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The somber ecological consequences of human-caused landscape change and unsustainable water use in a western watershed are carefully examined in the recently published book, Requiem for the Santa Cruz: An Environmental History of an Arizona River .
The somber ecological consequences of human-caused landscape change and unsustainable water use in a western watershed are carefully examined in the recently published book, Requiem for the Santa Cruz: An Environmental History of an Arizona River (University of Arizona Press).
Four authors from the U.S. Department of the Interior bring many combined years of cross-disciplinary and regional knowledge to the place-based investigation. Robert H. Webb (USGS hydrologist, retired), Julio L. Betancourt (USGS geoscientist), Roy R. Johnson (National Park Service ornithologist, retired) and Raymond M. Turner (USGS plant ecologist, retired) use field evidence and historical archives to track the evolution of water development and floodplain changes along the Santa Cruz River.
Historically, the Santa Cruz watershed is important in southern Arizona for settlement, ranching and economic development by Native Americans, especially the Tohono O'odham. Spaniards arriving in the late 1600s made this watershed the site of the first European colonization in what is now Arizona. Settlers from the United States and Mexico continued to arrive in the late nineteenth century. Because they depended on surface water in the river for irrigation and domestic supplies, these initial settlers and those who followed recorded and, in many cases, instigated floodplain changes along the reach of the Santa Cruz that today flows through the city of Tucson.
The authors marshal archival materials, repeat photography, and field evidence to document the many casualties of unsustainable water development as Tucson grew from a mud-walled village to a modern metropolis. In the late 1800s, groundwater levels were high enough to discharge as springs along the valley floor and sustain a forest of unusually tall and dense mesquite trees that provided rich habitat for birds and other wildlife. With increasing municipal water use in the 1930s enabled by the advent of the turbine pump, groundwater levels dropped precipitously, draining marshlands and killing the deep-rooted mesquite forest. Significant river habitat for migratory birds in southern Arizona was constricted to the San Pedro River, 30 miles to the east.
Large floods in 1890, 1905 and 1915 cut a deep channel or arroyo in the historical course of the river, putting to ruin farmlands and waterworks, but incidentally opening up the floodplain for urbanization. Later in the twentieth century, Tucson's attention turned to reducing the potential for large floods in an increasingly urban setting. Within the city limits, the unstable arroyo was confined to a cemented ditch that serves little ecological function.
Requiem for the Santa Cruz is a cautionary tale for other southwestern rivers undergoing rapid urbanization and water development, including the neighboring San Pedro River, a still-viable refuge that nurtures high levels of migratory bird diversity.
Webb, R.H., Betancourt, J.L., Turner, R.M., and Johnson, R.R. 2014. Requiem for the Santa Cruz: An environmental history of an Arizona River.University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 296 pp.


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Review: The New Frugality
The title of this book hooked me from the start. What am I writing about at The Simple Dollar if I'm not writing about "the new frugality"?
Chris Farrell, the author of the book, is a name I'm familiar with having been a long-time faithful listener of Marketplace Money (and it's other Marketplace brethren) on NPR. I expected a well-written book that offered lots of insightful thoughts on the "new frugality" along with some practical tips.
That's precisely what I got. Let's dig in.
1 | The Rise of the New Frugality
Farrell opens the book by making a strong effort at defining what "new frugality" means. I think it's best summed up as "seeking the best value, not the lowest price." Quite often, frugality has meant the same thing as cheap, but the "new frugality" means something different entirely. It means finding ways to preserve exactly what's important to you while minimizing the costs, with costs going far beyond just dollars and cents. The cost is about the environmental impact. It's about the time impact. It's about even the emotional impact. Really, the new frugality is simply being mindful of the many ramifications of the purchasing decisions we make.
2 | The Great Transformation
How did we get here? This chapter is basically a history of modern consumerism, particularly focusing on the housing bubble of 2008 and the rise in environmental and social awareness of people over the past decade. Farrell's argument seems to be that the current economic stagnation along with a growing sense that our actions have ramifications far beyond ourselves add up to a new attraction to frugal, simple living for people. I can't argue – I largely feel the same way.
3 | A Margin of Safety
What's the result of all of that uncertain feeling? People have begun to desire a margin of safety – something many of us felt naturally until the events of the past decade have shaken that sense of a margin of safety right to our core. How do we get back that sense of a margin of safety? By living within our means and preserving the resources we have – but without abandoning many of the enjoyable perks of today's life. We seek a balance that wasn't there in the Depression and wasn't there in the spend-spend-spend 80s and 90s.
4 | The New Frugality Rules
Keep it simple. Pay yourself first. Invest in yourself. Worry about the downside. Borrow rarely and wisely. Give back. These are the new frugality rules that Farrell proposes – and they pretty much describe a financially stable way of life that maintains that balance we all strive to have. I think the first one is key – keep it simple. The best way to do that is to make all of your saving as automated and straightforward as you possibly can, making it easy for you to make do with what's left.
5 | Make Frugality a Habit
One big way to make all of this work is to simply make frugality a part of your everyday life. The best way to do that is to simply start being mindful of every dollar you spend. It's fine if you want to splurge on yourself sometimes – that's not the point. The point is to think about it first. At the same time, think about what you're buying at the grocery store or when you go out to eat or anywhere else. Farrell offers tons of ideas on reducing your spending in sensible ways, but they all boil down to this one basic idea: think about what you're spending and why every time a dollar leaves your account. The more you think about it, the more you'll likely realize there are better ways of doing it that achieve the same result for lower cost. When you find those routes, that's nothing but a big victory for you.
6 | Borrow Wisely
The best debt is no debt, of course. When you do borrow, however, make sure you're borrowing to pay for something that will generate value (like an education) or will at least retain it (a sensible home purchase – meaning not a McMansion in a large metro area). Also, always borrow only when you have a margin of safety – in other words, don't borrow money when you're already hurting to pay your own bills and you don't have any savings in the bank. There's also a discussion about setting up your own debt repayment plan if you're already under a heap of debt.
7 | Investing the Simple Way
The investment advice here is pretty straightforward. If you have a 401(k) available to you that offers a company match, jump onto that and get every drop of that match. If you don't, get a Roth IRA. Put at least some of your money into something safe, like CDs or possibly treasury notes. If you want to take on more risk, buy some index funds – they're low cost and help you to diversify your money very widely. Use dollar cost averaging – in other words, set up a regular automated investment plan that puts a certain amount into your investment every month.
8 | Live Long and Prosper
This chapter has the most honest answers about retirement I've ever read in a personal finance book. Farrell simply says that there's no way to know if you have enough set back for retirement – and you don't. No one knows when or how their number will be up. How can you save, then? Your best bet is to save as much as you possibly can. Then, when you retire, rediscover the simple pleasures in life. It's a lot easier to cook yourself an inexpensive but amazingly delicious meal at home if you're not running back and forth to an all-encompassing career.
9 | Home, Sweet Home
Should you rent or buy? Much of this chapter focuses on this question. Farrell seems to point people towards the P/R ratio, which is the price of a home you would buy versus the cost to rent similar housing for a year. That ratio should be somewhere around 16 – if it's higher, you're probably better off renting. Most of the actual advice on mortgages is very solid – only buy when you have 20% down (unless you want to be hammered on the mortgage(s)), make a "thirteenth" payment each year by making half of a monthly payment every two weeks, and don't worry about the myth of maintaining a mortgage for a tax writeoff.
10 | The College Sheepskin
What about paying for college? Farrell argues that an education is very worthwhile, but the premium paid for a degree from a prestigious school rarely makes up for the huge difference in tuition costs. In other words, the huge additional cost for a typical student to go to Harvard versus their local four year state school will likely not be made up for after graduation. Your best strategy, actually, is to control costs (unless you get very lucky with a scholarship). He also recommends using a 529 savings plan if you're saving for your child's future education.
11 | Generosity and Gratitude
The book closes with a look at charity and the "keep it simple" mantra applies here. Identify charities that match your values. That takes time, because for many of us, a lot of charities sound good. What's important is to figure out our true purpose in giving. What is our mission with the money we give? Let that specific mission lead your giving and you'll find that you're truly building a better world.
Is The New Frugality Worth Reading?
What makes The New Frugality stand out isn't the advice. For the most part, the advice in this book is the standard personal finance stuff that you can find all over the place. What makes The New Frugality stand out is the broader awareness of the writing, which brings the book to life in a unique way.
I enjoyed reading this book for many of the same reasons that I enjoy listening to Marketplace on NPR. It takes information that I could get anywhere and places it in a social and cultural context that not only brings the ideas into a new light, but also makes clear the connections between our money and the broader world around us in ways that aren't always obvious.
I enjoyed it if for no other reason than it cast some new lights and angles on a lot of the ideas I already knew. That type of book is always a refreshing read.

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As Easter approaches there will of course be an innumerable amount of garbage proclaiming to be 'fact' about the death and resurrection of Jesus. Over years past, I have largely ignored this time of year; but this year I'd like to do something different. I want to hear from you, my readers, and also my fellow bibliobloggers about what they think or believe about the death and resurrection of Jesus.
There are some questions I'd liked to have answered:
1.) What is your overall belief concerning the resurrection? Do you think it happened? Don't believe? Why or why not?
2.) If you answered above that you believe in the resurrection, what type of resurrection do you think happened? A bodily resurrection? A spiritual one? Purely a theological one?
3.) If you believe in a resurrection, what is your authority on it? Do you adhere to a particular Gospel tradition? Combine them all? Ignore any? Accept only the epistles about the tradition? A non-canonical source?
4.) If you do not believe in a resurrection, what is your authority for it? What would it take for you to be convinced of a resurrection?
5.) If you do not believe in a resurrection, from where do you think the narrative of the passion and Easter originated?
6.) Do you believe that you will one day be resurrected? In what sense (spiritual, physical?) do you believe this will happen, or conversely do you think it has already happened?
If you would like to include anything else, please consider doing so. Any caveats or preliminaries or definitions that you think will help clarify your position, I'd like to hear it.
Now you might ask why I'm requesting this. Frankly, I don't think we analyze our own belief structures as well as we think we do. I also think that we can all bring a lot of interesting conversations to the table once we start analyzing our understanding of a particularly prominent religious belief that seems to have many heads. In doing this, in examining our own interpretations of the Easter tradition, it might not just tell us something about what we believe or reject, but also might tell us a little bit about ourselves.
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As protesters squared off against police and buildings burned in Athens, and unrest flared across the rest of the country, the Greek parliament approved stricter austerity measures insisted on by the troika of the European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank to win approval for a second bailout package of 130 billion euros ($172 billion).
Strong public opposition to the additional 325 billion euros in budget cuts, from pay, pensions and jobs, resulted in burning buildings and clashes with police in Athens. Bloomberg reported that Greek officials approved the measures early Monday, after hours of debate.
The deeply unpopular cuts, coming on top of austerity measures already imposed by the troika, promise more hard times for Greeks already struggling to do more with less and amount to approximately 7% of GDP over three years.
Now the measures head to the troika, in the hope that the lenders will approve the bailout package. Even though the austerity program was proposed by the three bodies, there is the possibility that it will still fail to satisfy those in charge; on Friday German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told German lawmakers that Greece appeared to be on a course to miss its deficit goals, suggesting that the measures may fall short.
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Nobody knows that better than Elinor Young, one of the posh housewives of Westchester County. She's worked hard all her life to get where she is. With her perfect husband, gorgeous grown-up children, and a house with more rooms than she can count, Elinor has it all—including her own personal blackmailer. Somehow, someone has figured out that she hasn't been spending her afternoons in Manhattan with ladies who lunch but with a major married politician, and now she's got to shell out a whole lot of money or the truth about her life will be exposed. If her family learns everything it would be embarrassing—besides she never set out to hurt them—but if the town finds out she's really screwed!
So she gathers her friends around her, spills the beans to them, and decides to do whatever it takes to prevent scandal. But when Elinor and friends set out to track down the extortionist, none of them expected other secrets to be told.


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Beastie Boys' 'Sabotage' Video Reenacted by Kids
The Beastie Boys released a slew of amazing videos over the years, but perhaps none more memorable than the one for 'Sabotage,' the iconic cops-and-criminals clip for the first single off their 1994 album, 'Ill Communication.' Now, in the latest tribute to B-Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch, who passed away earlier this month, a Portland-based filmmaker has reenacted the video with an absolutely adorable twist — he cast his two young boys and their nephew to fill in for Yauch, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz and Mike "Mike D" Diamond.
The original 'Sabotage' was pure campy brilliance, and filmmaker James Winters' update takes that campiness and adds an extremely low-budget, DIY twist — and three adorable kids to the proceedings. The little guys run around with bad wigs, oversized sunglasses, cheap little suits and fake guns as they struggle to climb fences, jump in kiddie pools and gamble over Connect Four in what amounts to almost a shot-for-shot remake (except for the clown — not quite sure where he came from).
"Worked on this with the wife, kids and our nephew over the past week to pay tribute to Adam 'MCA' Yauch," Winters writes of the clip. Considering Yauch passed away less than two weeks ago, that's quite a quick turnaround. Nathanial Hörnblowér would definitely be proud.
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National Portrait Gallery boss Sandy Nairne is stepping down from the job after 12 years in charge.
Nairne, who is leaving the central London gallery in February, said it had been "a great privilege to lead such a special institution".
He said: " The fact that two million visitors now come each year to visit exhibitions, take part in activities or see displays of this amazing collection in London, as well as around the country or online, is testimony to the dedication of all who work at the gallery and those who support it in so many different ways. The gallery is in very good shape and will go from strength to strength."
The gallery said Mr Nairne, who has also worked at the Arts Council and Tate, is leaving to " pursue his writing and advisory work".
In his time in charge, the gallery has seen annual attendance figures rise by more than 500,000 to two million and launched its largest public appeal that raised more than £10 million to keep a self-portrait of painter Sir Anthony van Dyck in the country.
Sir William Proby, who chairs the gallery's trustees, said he had "done a tremendous job".
He said: " He has significantly increased visitor numbers, put on some wonderful exhibitions, such as Lucian Freud Portraits, and overseen many major commissions and acquisitions, including the Van Dyck self-portrait this year.
"He has built a very strong team and prepared them well for the future. On behalf of all my fellow trustees, I would like to thank him for his exemplary leadership and wish him well for the future."


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The Student Organization Resource Center (SORC) aka "The Resource Center" is a multi-function space for use by Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) and their members. The SORC facilitates the diverse events, interests, and activities of the numerous student organizations by providing access to technology, equipment, space, and other materials. All of SORC's resources and services are provided free of charge to student organizations. SORC is funded annually by the Services and Activities Fee (SAF) and much of the technology and equipment is funded by the Student Technology Fee Committee (STFC).
Student Organization Usage
Any UW Seattle student who is an officer or member of a student organization currently registered through the Student Activities Office (SAO) may use the services, supplies, and equipment provided by SORC. Members of student government entities (ASUW and GPSS) may also use SORC. To date over 500 RSOs utilize the services of the SORC over the academic year.
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The Resource Center was established in 1998 by a few students who formed their own RSO and were dedicated to improving the resources available to all RSOs. The HUB provided a space in the HUB and the Resource Center ran a student-run service for several years under advising by HUB staff. In the mid-2000s the Resource Center became a formal unit within the HUB department and a full-time staffer was hired to manage the unit, its student employees, and services provided to RSOs.
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Who can lead the Catholic world now?
- The next pope faces economic%2C political%2C social and spiritual challenges
- Most Catholics live in the southern hemisphere now
- They%27re less interested in many of the issues that Americans care about
Any day now the cardinals of the Catholic church will huddle in the Sistine Chapel to choose the next pope.
Who is the holy, humble, super human who can lead the modern Catholic world of more than a billion believers? Who can preach eternal truth while confronting contemporary spiritual, social, economic and political challenges?
Americans are only 6% of the global church and the issues that loom large here -- the clergy abuse crisis, contraception or whether priests can marry or women be ordained -- may not be top-of-mind elsewhere.
"The great populations of Africa, Latin America and Asia are not thinking about those things," says Rev. Patrick Ryan, professor of religion and society at Fordham University in New York who has spent 26 years in Africa.
"When I read that The New York Times suggested one of the major problems Benedict faced was same-sex marriage, I burst out laughing," Ryan says.
The Catholic world has shifted radically south, to lands where the more urgent issues may be immigration and refugees, poverty and economic inequality, or human rights and social justice in the face of oppression and corruption.
In 1910, the faith was anchored in Europe (65% of all Catholics). In 2010, Europe was only 24% of the worldwide church. The leading regions have become Latin America (39%), Sub-Saharan Africa (16%) and the Asia-Pacific region (12%), according to a study by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public life.
"These people want to see a pope living his faith with joy and exuberance, someone with a public personality that embraces the future, not living in a state of mourning for a world that no linger exists," says Ryan.
He could be Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana, 65-year-old charmer who's fluent in least six languages, or Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo, 73. of the Republic of Congo, who had the courage to call the last national election a rigged ballot, says Ryan.
Fordham associate professor of theology Michael Lee sees the concerns of Latin American Catholics for another set of issues: The environment is endangered as development and pollution strip away at the Amazon basin. There's increasing competition for attention from other religions and a reviving interest in indigenous spirituality. And many want to see a shift to more power-sharing between the Vatican and national bishops' conferences, says Lee, who teaches in Fordham's Latin American Studies program.
Archbishop of Miami Thomas Wenski sees a pope as someone who can change the world in real time as the world's greatest promoter of human rights and democracy.
While everyone speaks of Pope John Paul II's powerful influence in supporting Polish workers and cracking the wall of Communism, few remember other places where his presence energized radical change.
"I can remember in Haiti after the pope visited in 1983," says Wenski. Pope John Paul II said things have to change and when (dictator Jean-Claude) Duvalier was overthrown in 1986, the people called out, 'Thank you, church!' In the Philippines, when Marco was ousted, people thought it was the clear voice of human rights of the Filipino church."
Wherever they are, says Wenski, "most people are looking for the church not to be hunkered down and turned in on herself but to give witness to the dignity of the human person and be a voice for the voiceless."
Yet, even as he insists that the 2,000-year-old church is "not a fossilized relic," Wenski adds that some contemporary efficiency, maybe a few MBAs on board, wouldn't hurt.
Not a bit, says, Felipe Avillez of Lisbon, 32, is looking primarily for a pope who is a man of prayer, but right behind that, he says, "We need a Pope who either has a firmer grasp of management and can get things running smoothly, or at least knows how to delegate to the right people to do so for him, he says,
Almost no one would object to a master manager pope who could drop-kick the baroque bureaucracy of the church, the curia, into the 21st century.
But don't hold your breath for a CEO apostle.
"People have called for cleaning out the curia since Pope Gregory VII," who died in 1085, observes University of Dayton, chair of religious studies Daniel Thompson
Thompson says the pope's real job isn't about facile changes, it's about addressing the deepest spiritual questions shared by humanity at any address: "Why would faith in Jesus be significant now? And how do you live it?"
Perhaps the next pope could also be a listener, attuned to lay men and women's everyday lives, says Jeannine Hill Fletcher, associate professor at Fordham, who describes herself as a Catholic feminist theologian.
"Women want to be treated as full members of this church. They want to give their gifts and be taken seriously as moral agents and contribute to the discussions in the light of their experiences," says Hill Fletcher.
Everyone has an idea who might be ideal.
Claire Mathieson, news editor for the Southern Cross, a Catholic paper in South Africa, says "the Holy Spirit will be in control" of the election. But if that spirit is taking notes, "we'd love to see Ghanaian cardinal Peter Turkson step up. We'd like to see greater African representation and consideration in the Vatican."
The Philippines, the third largest Catholic nation after Brazil and Mexico with 75.6 million followers, has its favorite son as well.
Chances are slim for Cardinal Luis Tagle. He's just 55, one of the newest and youngest in the College of Cardinals. But he has qualities that count, says Clarissa Reyes, 43, a Catholic radio show host in Quezon City.
He listens, he's dynamic and he knows the issues that matter to her. Those are fighting poverty and corruption and standing firm for the traditional family in a nation where a new bill sets up government funding for contraception, she says.
But whether the next pope comes from the Global South or the modern West, he still has to shepherd all the faithful.
Maria Concepcion Noche, 55 a law professor in Manila, Philippines, says they can't go wrong if they stay in the mold of Benedict -- "a Pope who relies on God, an Intellectual who trusts Reason, and a Man in love with Truth. The next Pope cannot be any less."
Brazilian Delanney Di Maio Neto, 21, currently studying philosophy in Rome, wants someone "contemplative and conquering, sagacious with hypocrites; Sincere, realistic and supremely practical, prudent, moderated and discrete, faithful, above all, man of convictions and values: another Christ."
For Sophie Nouaille, 43, a Catholic Radio consultant in France, the list of qualities is shorter.
"He need not be "a 'pope star' but someone who understands the world he lives in," says Nouaille.
That point resonates with Lynn Freehill, 29, of South Bend, IN., a free lance writer often featured on Busted Halo, a web site for young Catholics.
Name an Italian, an Argentine, an Canadian or Ghanaian. Popes come and go, says Freehill.
"I don't think the pope -- just one person -- is going to sustain my faith. And the idea is to keep the faith," no matter who takes Benedict's vacant throne.


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State formulating mosquito-borne illness plan
Two mosquito pools positive for EEE this year
State officials are formulating a program to help them determine when and how to react to the detection of mosquito-borne diseases in Maine.
A legislative resolution passed earlier this year directs the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to develop a plan to protect public health in cooperation with the Department of Health and Human Services.
Lawmakers are expecting to learn the results of this new initiative by December.
So far, state scientists have detected two positive instances of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in mosquito pools in York County.
The first positive test came from Alfred. The second came from York.
At a playground in York on Friday, parents are keenly aware that state health officials recently found a mosquito pool in town that tested positive for EEE.
"I'm definitely taking precautions to put bug spray on my child and I'm trying to stay inside in the morning," said Maureen Barr, of York.
There has never been a confirmed case of EEE in a human in Maine.
State Rep. James Dill chairs the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, and also works in pesticide management for the University of Maine.
"Most Mainers think, 'Eh, mosquitoes? Swat 'em! I can live with them. They bite me all the time.' Well, now, all of a sudden, we've got a different game plan out there because of these diseases that they carry -- something we never had to deal with growing up here in the state of Maine, so we've got to take a different look at things," Dill said.
Dill said determining when to spray for mosquitoes involves balancing reward with risk.
"There could be an area where people think, 'I don't want to be sprayed.' …or it may be that you could be in an area where there's EEE mosquitoes or West Nile mosquitoes and it's organic growers. Now, if you technically spray an organic farm, that puts them out of business for at least three years," he said.


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Discover the Adventure of Whitewater Rafting & Kayaking in Oregon & Washington
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For those looking to develop the skills necessary to run rivers on their own, or experienced paddlers looking to improve their technique, the Wet Planet Kayak School offers kayak instruction for beginning to advanced paddlers. Taught by our ACA and BCU certified kayak instructors, our two-day and three-day beginner kayak lessons, intermediate and advanced clinics, and certified Rescue3 River Rescue Courses are perfect for developing skills or helping you reach the next level of paddling.
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David Spade shared a rare picture of himself with daughter Harper, 5, and his own mother, on Easter Sunday (April 20). Harper's mom is David ex playboy playmate Jillian Grace. The photo, which David shared on his twitter account, was captioned: "Me on easter, hangin with my Peeps. Harper and mom".
David Spade and his daughter Harper
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Heidi Klum took her children Leni, 9, Henry, 8, and Johan, 7, to Pinkberry in Brentwood, CA on Saturday (April 19). Heidi Klum and her ex-husband Seal are also parents to daughter Lou, 4.


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Immigrants and Immigration Law: A State of the Field Assessment
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- Immigration Act of 1921. // Immigration Act of 1921;8/1/2017, p1
Presents the text of the United States' Immigration Act of 1921. Definition of terms; Restriction of the number of immigrants admitted into the United States; Determination of nationality; Regulation for the treatment of immigrants beyond the numbers allowed; Other stipulations.
- Immigration Quota Act of 1924. // Immigration Quota Act of 1924;8/1/2017, p1
Presents the text of the United States' Immigration Quota Act of 1924. Adjustments made to immigration quotas established in the act of 1921 and the Emergency Quota Act; Other stipulations.
- Breaking the Law Makes You Legal. O'Meara, Kelly Patricia // Insight on the News;11/29/99, Vol. 15 Issue 44, p22
Reports on the immigration policy of the United States that rewards illegal aliens. Details on basic immigration laws; Categories for family preferences; Provisions contained on the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
- INS detentions: No crime needed. Wirpsa, Leslie // National Catholic Reporter;07/17/98, Vol. 34 Issue 34, p3
Focuses on the effect of the 1996 United States' immigration laws on deportations. Increase in deportations in 1997; Costs of keeping illegal immigrants in jail; Problem of overcrowding in Immigration and Naturalization Service centers.
- Immigration policy is bottom-line issue. Mutz, John // Indianapolis Business Journal;4/9/2001, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p17
Comments on immigration policies in the United States as of April 9, 2001. Socio-economic impact of immigrants; Focus on the problems with illegal aliens; Need for reform of the country's immigration policy.
- Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Clinton, William J. // Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents;10/4/99, Vol. 35 Issue 39, p1839
Presents the text of a memorandum given by Bill Clinton, president of the United States, on September 24, 1999 which deals with delegation of authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1981.
- Don't slam the lid on the melting pot. R.E.B. // U.S. Catholic;Mar97, Vol. 62 Issue 3, p2
Provides insights on the problem with immigration in the United States. Question on the number of immigrants to the country; Problems with legal and illegal immigrants; Government's policy on immigration; Inconsistencies in immigration laws.
- Response. Lee, Erika // Journal of American Ethnic History;Summer99, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p157
Comments on the assessments made by several sociologists and immigration historians on the trend in immigration history in the United States (US). Significance of the examination of immigration law in the US; Overview of laws and government policies on immigration around the world; Relationship...
- Prospects for Immigration Reform. Meissner, Doris // La Prensa San Diego;2/12/2010, Vol. 34 Issue 6, p6
In this article the author discusses the U.S. comprehensive immigration reforms that gain different views from the opposing political parties.


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Avian Influenza Training
|This course provides the information and resources needed to recognize clinical signs and gross lesions that could be suggestive of Avian Influenza.
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The purpose of this training course is to provide the inplant inspection team with the information and additional resources needed to recognize clinical signs and gross lesions that could be suggestive of Avian Influenza.
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Avian Influenza
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|Etiology Avian Influenza viruses are members of the family Orthomyxoviridae. The influenza viruses that belong to this family are classified into types A, B or C. These types are based on differences between their nucleoprotein and matrix protein antigens. The Avian Influenza viruses belong to Type A.
Influenza viruses are further classified into subtypes according to the antigens of the Haemagglutinin (H) and Neuraminidase (N) projections on their surfaces. There are 16 Haemagglutinin subtypes and 9 Neuraminidase subtypes of the Influenza A viruses.
The subtypes that are of concern are the H5 and H7 because of their potential to mutate into highly pathogenic strains.
AI viruses can also be classified into low-pathogenicity (LPAI) and high-pathogenicity (HPAI) based on the severity of the illness they cause.
The Low Pathogenic form may go undetected and usually causes only mild symptoms such as ruffled feathers and a drop in egg production. However, some LPAI virus strains are capable of mutating under field conditions into HPAI viruses.
The High Pathogenic form causes severe, systemic disease with high mortality in chickens, turkeys, and other gallinaceous birds. The HPAI virus is extremely infectious and once established, can spread rapidly from flock to flock.
The strain that is currently causing worldwide concern is the HPAI H5N1 due to the millions of birds that have died in Asia, Africa and Europe. This strain has also infected humans, most of whom have had direct contact with infected birds.
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Avian Influenza Type A viruses are distributed worldwide, with wild shorebirds and migrating waterfowl, serving as the natural reservoir. Many of the strains in wild birds are either non-pathogenic or mildly pathogenic for poultry. However, through mutation or reassortment of less virulent strains, virulent strains can emerge.
These viruses infect the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts of these birds. Even though they are infected with the virus, the birds usually do not show signs of disease. The viruses are shed in the feces and respiratory secretions. The virus can survive in water and at low temperatures for weeks.
Susceptible birds become infected by contact with contaminated secretions or excretions by either direct or indirect contact.
Domesticated birds may become infected through direct contact with infected waterfowl, other infected poultry or indirectly by dirt, cages, water or feed that is contaminated with the Avian Influenza Type A virus.
Airborne transmission is possible if birds are in close proximity. The virus can be introduced into the nares, conjunctival sac and the trachea.
Once avian influenza is established in a domestic poultry flock, it is a highly contagious disease. Infected birds excrete high concentrations of virus in their feces and nasal and ocular discharges. After the virus is introduced into a flock, the virus is spread from farm to farm by the movement of infected birds, contaminated equipment and people.
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|Common Signs
The clinical signs and course of Avian Influenza Type A are variable and are influenced by the virulence of the infecting virus, species affected, age, sex, concurrent diseases and environment. In some flocks, seroconversion may be the only evidence of infection.
Avian Influenza can manifest as respiratory, enteric, or neurological disease with mild signs to a rapidly fatal fulminating disease.
With HPAI, the disease may appear suddenly and birds die either without clinical signs or with minimal signs of depression, inappetence, and ruffled feathers.
Other birds may show ataxia and torticollis.
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|The combs and wattles can be cyanotic and edematous, with petechial or ecchymotic hemorrhages at the tips
Per orbital edema is often associated with the swollen combs and wattles.
Hemorrhages and subcutaneous edema may occur on the hocks of the birds.
The birds can also be excessively thirsty and have a watery white to green diarrhea.
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In layers, with HPAI, the disease may appear suddenly and birds die either without clinical signs or with minimal signs of depression and inappetence.
The sick birds typically sit or stand, in a semi-comatose state.
The hens at first may lay soft-shelled or misshapen eggs, but then stop laying.
The mortality rate varies from 50 to 100%. Birds that do survive are usually in poor condition and may resume laying after several weeks
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In broilers with HPAI, like layers, the disease may appear suddenly and birds die acutely or with minimal clinical signs.
Common clinical signs seen are severe depression, ruffled feathers, inappetence, and a marked increase in mortality.
Respiratory signs include clear, mucopurulent or blood-tinged nasal discharge, coughing and respiratory distress.
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In turkeys, the clinical signs are similar to that seen in layers and broilers. However, the course of the disease generally lasts 2 to 3 days longer in turkeys.
This poult exhibits swollen sinuses which is a common clinical sign in turkeys.
Gross Post Mortem Lesions
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|Common Lesions
In the less acute form, significant gross lesions are frequently observed.
Fluid may exit the nares and oral cavity as the bird is positioned for postmortem examination.
The birds may have subcutaneous edema of the head and neck area, which is evident as the skin is reflected.
The trachea may appear relatively normal except that the lumen contains excessive mucous exudates.
There may also be hemorrhagic tracheitis similar to the lesions seen with Infectious Laryngotracheitis.
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|When the bird is opened, pinpoint petechial hemorrhages are frequently observed on the inside of the keel as it is bent back.
Petechia may cover the abdominal fat, serosal surfaces, and peritoneum.
Kidneys are severely congested and may occasionally be grossly plugged with white urate deposits in the tubules.
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|Hemorrhages may be present on the mucosal surface of the proventriculus particularly at the juncture with the gizzard.
The lining of the gizzard peels easily and exposes hemorrhages and erosions underneath.
The intestinal mucosa may also have hemorrhagic areas which can be seen on the serosal surface. These hemorrhagic areas are usually associated with the Peyer's Patches and in the cecal tonsils.
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In laying hens, the ovary may be hemorrhagic or degenerated with darkened areas of necrosis.
In birds that survive for 7 to 10 days, the peritoneal cavity is filled with yolk from ruptured ova, causing severe airsacculitis and peritonitis.
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|Broilers and Turkeys
Broilers and turkeys that die peracutely may not have significant gross lesions other than severe congestion of the musculature and dehydration.
If the birds do not die peracutely, there can be petechial and ecchymotic hemorrhages in the trachea, epicardial fat, serosal surfaces and intestines.
The spleen, liver, kidneys and lungs may have grey or yellow necrotic foci.
Differential Diagnosis
However, in an area where AI is prevalent, such as during an outbreak, a sound presumptive diagnosis can be made by flock history, signs, and gross lesions.
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Regulatory Actions
If you see something unusual, it is most important that you contact the District Office as soon as possible. FSIS Directive 6000.1, Rev. 1 provides specific instructions when you observe symptoms of Foreign Animal Diseases or other reportable conditions.
Educating the media and the public about the complexities of avian influenza as a disease among birds is one of USDA primary communications objectives.
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Deal-of-the-day website Groupon might have passed on Google's multibillion dollar acquisition offer, but it hasn't forgone using the online search engine and advertising empire's document-hosting services. In particular, Google Docs hosts a memorandum entitled the "Public Groupon Voice Guide," which details, with embarrassing clarity, "principles" apparently "intended to help new and applying writers learn Groupon's signature writing style." No doubt all commerce sites need web copy, but Groupon evidently needs its copy to adhere to a house style so purple it suggests a necrotizing soft-tissue infection.
Consider this recent Groupon write-up for a discounted stay at Sonoma bed and breakfast MacArthur Place: "Statistically, the home is the place you're most likely to fall asleep under a running lawn mower, get sexually harassed by a pet or suffer a heart attack while trying to fit into a heated oven. Escape that horrible deathtrap with today's Groupon for a stay for two at MacArthur Place in Sonoma."
Yes, this was Groupon's actual verbatim description (it's since been changed).
Groupon, a portmanteau that grafts "group" and "coupon," operates as its name suggests—by partnering with local retailers to offer its subscribers discounted fees when a predetermined number of people sign up for the deal. It's a form of assurance contract whereby all participants benefit, which, theoretically, mitigates the risk for the retailer who can leverage the coupon as a quantity discount. Of course, Groupon takes a cut of resulting sales.
What differentiates Groupon from the horde of copycats in this sector is its deft branding and user-friendly interface, which since 2008 has attracted over 40 million users as well as a salivating Google that 30-year-old Groupon CEO Andrew Mason (a recent Forbes poster child) famously rebuffed this month.
So how is it that Mason feels confident turning down $6 billion after a mere two years in business? Perhaps the answer lies in the glib lingo his company prefers over the more sober corporate-speak that defines the parlance of Silicon Valley. According to the document, Groupon has a sense of humor—or at least something it believes is humor. Under the title "Humor Devices that work well in Groupon Voice" are such axioms as "absurd images," "sweeping, dramatic nonsense" and "the absurd narrator."
These are buttressed by examples like "Humankind has been playing with fire for years; now we can harness the bronzing essence of the fiery sun in a gentle mist, proving once and for all our dominance over the weak, inanimate solar system." Why? Because one person's absurdity is another's marketing copy, and Groupon has diligently codified its secret sauce, lest applying writers misinterpret the meaning of "absurd." Others include "hypothetical worlds/outcomes" such as this chestnut: "Without goals, no one would unicycle the Appalachian Trail or train a flock of carrier pigeons to deliver meat pies to unsuspecting haberdashers."
Though Groupon's "signature writing style" might challenge one's definition of both "writing" and "style," its fake proverbs, mixed metaphors and intentionally errant take on history ("When strongmen of the past wanted to show their superhuman brawn, they coddled kettlebells or other potentially stronger strongmen") are arguably "signature," if not downright annoying to other online scribes.
On her blog The Conical Glass, Bay Area indie record label owner Sue Trowbridge has rued the "Grouponese" as nausea-inducing and "yucky." In a post entitled "The Worst Writing Job in the World," Trowbridge recounts researching the genesis of Groupon's tortured prose only to discover a help-wanted ad on its site that invites applicants to submit a sample write-up for a shot at a $40,000 salary and possible relocation to its Chicago headquarters. Ever game, Trowbridge attempted her own Groupon-styled translation of a favorite restaurant newsletter but gave up after some twisted verbiage. "Ugh, I feel dirty now," she signed off. "I think I'd rather make my living writing those fake letters to Penthouse."
For some, including Trowbridge, penning garrulous crap for a web discounter might epitomize the death of modern prose. For others, it might be a dream job with full benefits. Though Andrew Mason's business might be changing the face of local commerce, its colorful product plugs likely won't affect the world of letters anymore than jingles have affected music. That said, if Mason added stock options to his benefit package and courted another multibillion dollar acquisition deal, be assured more than a few professional writers might consider tossing his salad with the croutons of capital whilst forging phonemes on the velveteen anvil of loathsome lingo.
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Professional Community for Car Dealers, Marketing, Advertising and Sales Leaders
Whether you are a football fan or not, unless you have been living in a cave you have probably heard a lot about Johnny Manziel and Tim Tebow. What Tebow and Manziel have in common is that both are former Heisman Trophy winning college quarterbacks. What they both also have in common is that they are both very much hated and reviled by so many.
From the outside looking in, they are polar opposites in many ways. Tebow is publicly very religious and Manziel is not. Tebow is…Continue
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Cars, dealerships and sales people can be commodities. As a sales person, your job is to move everything you do and everything you have towards being a non-commoditized item or service. You must sell your difference.
When making a decision, customers look for deciding factors. Being able to know what the differences are and then helping the customer know what they look like, sound like and feel like is your job. Customers don't spend an hour with you and say, "This is exactly…Continue
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Many sales people tend to always be chasing the next customer and worrying about the next paycheck. The good news is that this is unnecessary and can be fixed forever in two years or less. Sales people can eliminate future sales and income anxiety once and for all.
What's the key to creating freedom? It's marketing. If you are a sales person who is waiting for your business to provide an endless funnel of prospects and buyers, you are living in a fantasy land. Even with a ton…Continue
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There is a revelation that is shocking and, quite frankly, scary. A dangerous and potentially fatal mistake is being made everyday in businesses. The mistake is the confusion between strategy and tactics. Strategy is your overall goal for your business and your overall marketing philosophy to achieve those goals. Tactics are executable actions you take to achieve those options. The good news is that once you have clarity about your strategy, and then apply emotional direct response marketing…Continue
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Each year at the start of football practice, Vince Lombardi, the coach of the Green Bay Packers started his season the same way. His opening statement to his players was, "This is a football." Every year, John Wooden, the legendary basketball coach of the UCLA Bruins started his first practice of the season by demonstrating to his players how to properly put on their socks to prevent blisters. Pretty basic stuff, huh?
Notice the similarities between Wooden and Lombardi in the…Continue
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What is the plan at your dealership for training your team members? If it is what I have seen at most dealerships, it's not enough. As a matter of fact, if you are operating at the industry standard, it's embarrassing. Dealerships that struggle always have people who are not trained enough or trained properly.
In 2011, NADA stated that the average automobile dealership in the U.S. spent $654 per vehicle on advertising. How much per car was spent for training? I don't know the…Continue
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In the first part of this series on why dealerships struggle, I covered some essential tips of hiring the right team members. Nothing happens until you have the right people. In this article, I wanted to elaborate on an element that always exists in struggling dealerships that must be addressed before you can hire the right team members. As simple as this is, the first element in getting the right team is the willingness to let go of bad or less-than-desirable team members you have…Continue
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In what now can be considered a good selling market — and what many predict will soon be a booming market — there are many dealerships under-performing, and some mightily struggling.
Why? Although there can be many reasons for dealerships that struggle, after two decades of consulting, coaching and…Continue
Added by Mark Tewart on February 20, 2014 at 9:00am — 8 Comments
Drive up to a dealership and you will most likely see a lot lizard. Their species is easy to spot. They tend to congregate in front of the dealership, smoking, joking, complaining and waiting to wait on someone. Notice I said waiting to wait on. These lizards are a curious species in how they tend to look for prey. The professional is a different breed. The professional tends to not wait on much or for long. The professional has goals, a work plan and is too busy taking action…Continue
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Robert Cialdini is a social scientist who wrote the book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. In the book, Cialdini describes six different influences that get people to say "yes." In this article, I would like to review those six influences and how that relates to selling vehicles, and add one more form of influence that will assist you in getting your customer to say "yes!"
Reciprocation — Human nature creates an urge to pay back debts. These debts can be in the…Continue
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"In the mind of the beginner there are many possibilities, and in the mind of the expert there are few."-Suzuki Roshi
What would you do in your sales career if you did not have limitations? Everyone has self-imposed limitations. These limitations can stem from several strong forces – environment, childhood experiences, workplace profiling, etc. Never allow anyone to pigeonhole you into who you supposedly are or who you are not.
People in your work…Continue
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As a sales professional, it can be an eye-opening experience when you go shopping for yourself. Weaknesses in other's presentations can teach us lessons about how to strengthen our own. One common theme you might notice is that many people don't seem to recognize that people don't buy products or services. People buy from people.
People buy solutions to perceived or real problems. Good sales people assist buyers in solving their problems through emotions, visual imagery, and…Continue
Added by Mark Tewart on February 14, 2014 at 8:30am — 4 Comments
Negotiating can be done in a professional manner that can increase customer satisfaction while helping to protect both parties' interests.
Let's first look at some of the problems that give negotiating a bad name and then look at the solutions. A lack of training in negotiating in the automotive industry has put sales people at a disadvantage. Usually, a sales person is taught how to negotiate in a learn-as-you-go method. Although all learning must be accomplished by doing,…Continue
Added by Mark Tewart on February 13, 2014 at 8:30am — No Comments
"You can't make gross profit anymore now that we are fully in the digital age." That is a common observation repeated every day by frustrated salespeople and managers. The reality is, that simply is not true. Gross profit is and always will be possible — if you create and practice the right elements for profit.
First of all, it is never possible to make the profit you desire without the right belief system and mindset. If you believe you cannot…Continue
Added by Mark Tewart on February 12, 2014 at 8:30am — No Comments
Do you believe in luck? Do you consider yourself a lucky person or are you waiting for your ship to come in? There is a difference between luck and randomness. You should create your own luck and remove the randomness of your results.
Recently, I conducted a sales meeting for a business. Before I gave the meeting, I entered the meeting area before the sales team arrived and I taped a $20 bill to the bottom of a chair. During the meeting, I asked everyone to stand up…Continue
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Recently, I conducted one of my sales seminars where I spoke about ideas that center around the following skill sets — sales, people, life and marketing. Some of the attendees at the program had been to three, four or more of my seminars in the past. In listening to the results of many of the repeat attendees, it struck me like lightening what the most important word I heard over and over in their successes: action.
In a series of recent sales meetings, I explained a…Continue
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What business are you in? "The car business" would probably be your normal answer. I would invite you look deeper into that question. Rarely, is your first answer to that question your most accurate answer. The majority of businesses fail, or fail to reach their potential, because the owner and managers haven't figured out the most important and most basic question: "What business are we in?"
Saying you are in the car business seems logical. However, that answer does not stir…Continue
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On November 19, 2005, a day after having surgery, I was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma cancer. I would compare receiving the news to going to the dentist and being numbed. However, this numbed my whole body. For 20 minutes I rushed through all kinds of thoughts and emotions – shock, anger, "why me?" questions, sadness.
After the 20 minutes, I made a big decision. I decided to live. I decided that all of the emotions and thoughts I was experiencing were not supporting…Continue
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When you have a first encounter with a customer, they are usually wondering one simple question. Can I trust you?
There are three stages of buying:
1. Character and Trust
2. Emotion
3. Logic
I don't know that one stage is more important than the other but I do know that the trust stage usually happens first. When you build a house and the foundation is weak, no matter how nice a house you build it comes…Continue
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Do you want to be more successful? You can achieve greater success if you begin to follow certain secrets that blow open the doors that are closed for you now. I am comfortable in saying that all people have some closed doors that limit their achievement. What are the doors that I am talking about and how can you open them?
The doors are a metaphor for the gateways to successful achievement. The keys are the secrets that unlock them and allow you move forward faster and with…Continue
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M.B.A. Applications Rebound
After four years struggling to attract students, interest in full-time M.B.A. programs – the bread and butter of business schools – is heating up. Melissa Korn reports on the News Hub.
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This beautiful US map, first published in May of 1933, accompanied a National Geographic article entitled, "How the United States Grew." Perhaps a sign of the times, the cartographers employed decidedly muted tones for the map. Wonderful typography and incredible attention to detail make this a map that is perfect for any collection.
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Matters of the Heart Draws More Than 300 for Evening of Heart-Health Education and Fun
On February 22, "Matters of the Heart: A Conversation about Women's Heart Health" was presented to a packed Galen and Nancy Dreibelbis Auditorium at Mount Nittany Medical Center. The program – which featured interventional cardiologists Albert Zoda, MD, and Jeffrey Gilbert, DO from the Mount Nittany Physician Group – was enormously popular, with a second session added to accommodate overwhelming interest from the community.
Heart disease is the number one killer of women, and an estimated 325 attendees came to Mount Nittany on a frigid evening to learn about warning signs and symptoms, preventive tactics and healthy lifestyle choices from some of the leading local experts in the field. The presenters provided the crowd with a combination of important clinical and experiential information, and also engaged the crowd with humorous personal stories about family, friends and patients – all with the goal of sending attendees home with a renewed focus on helping them and their loved ones establish healthy lifestyle habits and other choices to reduce the risk of heart disease.
As an added attraction for the evening's events, attendees were able to get a glimpse of celebrity dresses from the American Heart Association's Heart Truth Collection. The dresses were worn by Jordin Sparks, Jennie Garth and Venus Williams to raise awareness of heart disease in women. A program sponsorship from HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital helped add this unique and entertaining element to an informative and educational discussion.
Due to the popularity of the event, plans are in the works for a follow-up presentation on this topic sometime later in 2011.


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Vacation Rental in Guerneville
- Item Number
- 229
- Estimated Value
- Sold
- $700 USD to tcb29
- Number of Bids
- 12 - Bid History
Item Description
Relaxing 4 bedroom vacation rental in the colorful Russian River town of Guerneville - Central to Everything Guerneville, 2 Fireplaces, Hot Tub, Fenced Yard; Flat Walk to Downtown (1 mile). Your Well-Behaved Dog is Welcome!
Up to 4 nights, available October to March (except President's Day weekend, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years).
Special Instructions
Guests required to pay $165 cleaning fee.
Must be used by March 10,2019.
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Grails Shards Plugin
compile "org.grails.plugins:sharding:1.0"
Supports sharding of data
The Sharding plugin allows application programmers to define multiple database shards to horizontally scale their user's data across multiple database schema and servers. The programmer can easily change the database the set of Domain Classes are targeting with a simple service call and objects used to segment the data are assigned a shard based on all shards usage and capacity. This is not available to grails programs out of the box as currently there is only one DataSource and SessionFactory. The original blog post covering the plugin and a sample application can be found here.
- grails-datasources plugin
- hibernate plugin
Shards DSLThe Sharding plugin follows the convention over configuration philosiphy of grails but in some cases needs the programmer to provide some configuration. This configuration is contained in grails-app/conf/Shards.groovy. Here is a description of the DSL used to configure the sharding plugin.
- index - This section contains data about the Index Database
- domainClass - The name of the domain class used to represent the object used to segment the data.
- shardNameFieldName - The name of the domain class field that will hold the shard the object is assigned to.
- name - The name used to represent the SessionFactory and DataSource for this Index Database
- user - The username used to connect to the Index database
- password - The password used to connect to the Index database
- driverClass - The name of the driver class used to talk to the Index Database
- jdbcUrl - The jdbc connection string used to connect to the Index database
- dialect - The hibernate dialect used to talk to the Index database
- shards - This section has a set of entries for each shard in the system
- shard_XX - Container for a shard, XX should be a two digit number that increments and is unique
- name - The string used to represent this shard.
- user - The username used to connect to the shard database
- password - The password used to connect to the shard database
- driverClass - The name of the driver class used to talk to the shard Database
- jdbcUrl - The jdbc connection string used to connect to the shard database
- capacity - The number of objecs that can be assigned to the shard database before it is considered full, please note this is only used to calculate a percentage full. This does not stop objects being assigned if the percentage exceeds 100%.
index = { domainClass('UserIndex') shardNameFieldName('shard') name('shardINDEX') user('root') password('PASSWORD') driverClass('com.mysql.jdbc.Driver') jdbcUrl('jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/shardINDEX') dialect(org.hibernate.dialect.MySQL5InnoDBDialect) } shards = { shard_01 { name('shard1001') user('root') password('PASSWORD') driverClass('com.mysql.jdbc.Driver') capacity(1000) jdbcUrl('jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/shard1001') } shard_02 { name('shard1002') user('root') password('PASSWORD') driverClass('com.mysql.jdbc.Driver') capacity(1000) jdbcUrl('jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/shard1002') } }
Shard Domain ClassThe plugin creates a Domain Class called Shard which contains a record for every shard in the system. Included in this Domain Class is the capacity of the shard and the number of objects assigned to the shard. This class is queried every time a new object (typically a user) is created within the system to assign a shard based on the usage to capacity ratio. This allows for shards to be located on different types of hardware that should take either a more or less objects.
UsageTo install the plugin in your application just run the 'install-plugin' Grails script, e.g.
I have created a very basic test application that has the Index database and two Shard databases. This example applcation and instructions for using can be found here.
grails install-plugin sharding
AuthorsJeff Rick [email protected]Robert WoollamPlease report any issues to the Grails User mailing list and/or write up an issue in JIRA at http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILSPLUGINS under the Grails-Sharding component.
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The Vampire Diaries' Damon Salvatore showed a bit of his emotional side last season, but the wry, angst-ridden vampire we fell in love with early on is back in full force when the series returns.
"The guy tried everything," Ian Somerhalder told TVGuide.com. "He tried to be the romantic, he tried to be the big brother, but no one listened to him and it all went to sh--. He's now saying, 'You know what? I tried, it didn't work, screw you. This is who I am and this is what I do."
Vampire Diaries Video: Tough times ahead for Caroline and Tyler?
When the fourth season of the CW series premieres (Thursday, 8/7c), Damon will not only be extremely upset at his brother Stefan (Paul Wesley) for not saving Elena (Nina Dobrev), but he'll be also be an important guide for Elena as she transitions into a vampire.
Vampire Diaries Video: Nina Dobrev says you'll be surprised by what Elena does as a vampire
"I think Damon is the key to her understanding a lot of what's going on during the transition," Somerhalder said. "He even [tells Stefan], 'She's not going to be able to understand this blood lust, so let her feel the urge and the pain and hunger. That way, she knows what she's up against."
Watch the full interview below: