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Welcome to the website of the historical society that the Baton Rouge Advocate has called "perhaps the best in the state."
Or use the Site Outline below.
Quick links to our most popular pages:
Miniature lighted buildings are sold here!
Vermilion Parish Courthouse, Abbeville City Hall, School Board Building (first high school), Fenwick Sanitarium (Palms Hospital), St. Mary Magdalen, Bank of Abbeville, the Abbeville Depot (some items are now sold out)
Our products may also be purchased at The Depot at Magdalen Place, 201 W. Lafayette Street, and at the Abbeville Cultural and Historical Alliance Museum, 200 North Magdalen Square, Abbeville, LA 70510.
The Vermilion Historical Society is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the collection, preservation, and dissemination of the history of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It was formed in 1975 as a result of the renewed interest in history engendered by the impending national bicentennial. The Society published History of Vermilion Parish, La., a 485-page book containing historical topics, family stories, and pictures, in 1983. The second volume of that work, a 620-page book, was published in 2003, in conjunction with the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase. Our third book publication was Journeys Into the Past—Abbeville, Louisiana: The Early Years, by Abbeville's premiere historian, Kenneth A. Dupuy.
The Society also maintains a museum at the Alliance Center, 200 N. Magdalen Square, in the heart of Abbeville, Louisiana, as a part of the Abbeville Cultural and Historical Alliance. Historical artifacts, documents, and photographs are on display there, including the "Morgan Effigy," a deer antler carved by Native Americans about 1000 years ago. The sketch of the effigy shown above is the logo of the Society.
Alliance Museum and Art Gallery
Inside this website you will find images of the people, places, buildings, and things of the past, documents and maps, biographies, articles on interesting historical topics, obituaries, newspaper articles, and a wealth of other information relating to the history of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. Click the "Enter Here" button above, or choose a link from the Site Outline below. Click here to find out how to submit materials to the Vermilion Historical Society.
We sell miniature models of Abbeville buildings, Volume 1 and Volume 2 of our history book, History of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, and Ken Dupuy's Journeys Into the Past—Abbeville, Louisiana: The Early Years. To order our products, go to the ORDER FORM PAGE, print it out, and mail it in with your check or money order.
Membership in the Society is open to the public. The dues are $5 per year for an individual, $10 for a couple, and $100 for an individual lifetime membership. Contributions to the Society are tax-deductible. We invite you to join us, and/or to browse around our site and return often. Membership is not required for browsing this site nor for attending our meetings and presentations. If you want to join, go to the membership form page, print it out, and send it in with your check.
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Every week, a DIY expert spares us a trip to the grocery store and shows us how to make small batches of great foods at home.
Today, Adrianna Adarme of A Cozy Kitchen shows us that with just two simple ingredients, we can spare our wallets and whip up a small batch of crème fraîche right at home.
A few months into my first year in college, I realized that I hadn't prepared for such brokeness. In an attempt to pull myself out of college poverty, I applied for a waitressing job at a local brewpub. Aside from some insignificant retail jobs that lasted maybe a few weeks, I had no relevant work experience. So when it came time for my interview, I did what I seem to do best: I winged it. I spoke about everything that wasn't relevant -- how pretty the detailing on the general manager's shirt was, how nicely designed the restaurant was (it had a hideous interior), how challenging school was, etc.
Eventually I had to face the music and came clean, admitting to having no experience, but really really needing money. The general manager was visibly bummed; she genuinely wanted to hire me, but how could she at this point? She looked down at my application and said, "Well okay, so you have no experience. I can teach you how to juggle tables. I care more about people who know and like food. Can you answer this: What is crème fraîche?" My eyes lit up immediately.
My first dollop of crème fraîche had come into my life a few summers prior, in a cozy basement in the Netherlands. I was there on a road trip with my parents, and we stopped in the middle of the night in a small town called Emmen. The next morning, the bed and breakfast offered a quaint meal in the basement. This breakfast is one that I recall often. It was the first time I ever had eggs that were laid that very morning. The butter's hue was so bright and beautiful -- I had never seen anything like it. And its flavor! It may have been the best I've ever had. Next to the variety of fresh jams was a bowl of crème fraîche. I placed a spoonful atop some softly scrambled eggs, expecting it to mimic the flavor of sour cream; while it did have similarities, I found it far better. It was nutty, tangy and delightfully creamy.
After my movie-like flashback was done, I looked up and told the manager that I did know what crème fraîche was. She hired me on the spot. I soon found out that the restaurant had no crème fraîche on the menu and instead prided itself on serving frozen chicken wings tossed in store-bought bottled wing sauce. I wasn't too mad. I was just glad that I no longer had to eat cereal for dinner.
Even in big cities, like my current town of Los Angeles, good quality crème fraîche isn't that easy to find. Most grocery stores don't stock it, and if they do, it's at the steep price of $8 a cup. To my delight, I discovered that it's ridiculously easy to make at home. And while some will argue that it isn't true French crème fraîche, it comes in a very close second.
Homemade Crème Fraîche1 cup pasteurized heavy cream2 tablespoons buttermilk
You'll want to seek out a good quality heavy cream that is pasteurized, but ideally not ultra-pasteurized. (If you can only find ultra-pasteurized it will work, but will take longer to thicken.) To start, pour 1 cup of heavy cream into a non-reactive container with a tight-fitting lid (you can use pretty much anything that isn't made from iron or aluminum).
Next, add 2 tablespoons of buttermilk to the heavy cream. Cover the container tightly and shake until everything is thoroughly combined.
Loosely cover the container with parchment or a slightly damp paper towel and allow it to sit on your kitchen counter for 12 to 24 hours. For the best results, the temperature in your kitchen should be between 72 and 78 degrees F. (My apartment tends to be on the cooler side, so it always takes mine a full 24 hours to thicken.) Once it's at the consistency you want it (thick and creamy, but not stiff), transfer it to your fridge. The creme fraiche will last up to 2 weeks.
I love a dollop of crème fraîche on everything from a bowl of soup to fresh berries. Recently I've been obsessed with mixing the seeds from a quarter of a vanilla pod into about a half cup of crème fraîche. It's delightful.
Save and print the recipe here.
Adrianna will be answering questions about crème fraîche on the Hotline for those of you who want to take this project on at home. For the quickest response, go to her recipe and ask a question from there -- we'll email her your question right away!
Stay tuned for next week's Small Batch, in which Kelsey Brown of Happyolks gets us making our own tortillas -- no press needed! This summer's backyard taco parties just got a whole lot more delicious.
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Owosso Police are looking for a driver who fled the scene after a fatal accident shortly after noon.
Director of Public Safety Michael Compeau says two drivers were drag racing in pickup trucks northbound on Shiawassee Street, when a car pulled left in front of them.
He says the 55-year-old man likely misjudged the trucks' speed and was killed when he was broadsided.
The driver in that truck received non-life threatening injuries.
Public Safety officers are searching for the other driver, who fled the scene.
Witnesses say the driver was in a white pickup truck, likely a GMC S10 or a similar Ford truck, likely from the 1990s or early 2000s.
The truck has a Monster drink sticker on the back window.
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Asian Elephant
Fewer than 50,000
Scientific Name
Elephas maximus indicus
6.5– 11.5 feet
around 11,000 pounds
around 21 feet
Elephants are an important cultural icon in Asia. According to Hindu mythology, the gods (deva) and the demons (asura) churned the oceans in a search for the elixir of life so that they would become immortal. As they did so, nine jewels surfaced, one of which was the elephant. In Hinduism, the powerful deity honored before all sacred rituals is the elephant-headed Lord Ganesha, who is also called the Remover of Obstacles.
Asian elephants are extremely sociable, forming groups of six to seven related females that are led by the oldest female, the matriarch. Like African elephants, these groups occasionally join others to form herds, although these associations are relatively transient.
More than two thirds of an elephant's day may be spent feeding on grasses, but large amounts of tree bark, roots, leaves and small stems are also eaten. Cultivated crops such as bananas, rice and sugarcane are favorite foods. Elephants are always close to a source of fresh water because they need to drink at least once a day.
- Places
- Habitats
Progress in closing ivory markets
Singapore takes an important step in protecting species from illegal wildlife trade.
The Asian Elephant Family
Why They Matter
A future for Asian elephants ensures a future for other species and wild spaces.
Elephants are not only a cultural icon throughout Asia, they also help to maintain the integrity of forest and grassland habitats.
Indian elephants may spend up to 19 hours a day feeding and they can produce about 220 pounds of dung per day while wandering around an area that can cover up to 125 square miles. This helps to disperse germinating seeds.
- Population Fewer than 50,000
Extinction Risk Endangered
No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died
Extinct in the Wild
Known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalised population
Critically Endangered
Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the Wild
Facing a high risk of extinction in the Wild
Facing a high risk of extinction in the Wild
Near Threatened
Likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future
Least Concern
Does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, or Near Threatened
Habitat Loss
The main threat facing Indian elephants, like all Asian elephants is loss of habitat, which then results in human-elephant conflict. In South Asia, an ever-increasing human population has led to many illegal encroachments in elephant habitat. Many infrastructure developments like roads and railway tracks also fragment habitat. Elephants become confined to "islands" as their ancient migratory routes are cut off. Unable to mix with other herds, they run the risk of inbreeding.
Habitat loss also forces elephants into close quarters with humans. In their quest for food, a single elephant can devastate a small farmer's crop holding in a single feeding raid. This leaves elephants vulnerable to retaliatory killings, especially when people are injured or killed.
Illegal Wildlife Trade
Even where suitable habitat exists, poaching remains a threat to elephants in many areas. In 1989, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) banned the international trade in ivory. However, there are still some thriving but unregulated domestic ivory markets in a number of countries which fuel an illegal international trade. Although most of this ivory comes from poaching of African elephants, Asian elephants are also illegally hunted for their ivory, as well as for their skin. In some countries, political unrest is disrupting antipoaching activities.
Genetic Threat
Conservationists are concerned that a loss of male big tuskers due to poaching could lead to inbreeding and eventually to high juvenile mortality and overall low breeding success. The loss of tuskers also reduces the probability that these longer-living lone males will mate and exchange genes with females of different sub-populations.
Capture of Wild Elephants
The capture of wild elephants for domestic use has become a threat to some wild populations, seriously reducing some numbers. India, Vietnam and Myanmar have banned capture in order to conserve their wild herds, but in Myanmar elephants are still caught each year for the timber and tourist industries or illegal wildlife trade. Crude capture methods often result in elephant deaths. Efforts are being made not only to improve safety, but also to encourage captive breeding rather than taking from the wild. With nearly 30 percent of the remaining Asian elephants in captivity, attention needs to be paid to improve care and targeted breeding programs.
What WWF Is Doing
WWF's elephant work in South Asia focuses on creating a future for elephants in a landscape dominated by humans. WWF invests in antipoaching operations, reducing impacts on elephant populations, preventing further habitat loss and, most importantly, lowering local animosity against elephants.
Halting Poaching and Stopping Trade
In response to high incidents of elephant and tiger poaching in central Sumatra, WWF and its local partners have coordinated wildlife patrol units that conduct antipoaching patrols, confiscate snares and other means of trapping animals, educate local people on the laws in place concerning poaching, and help authorities apprehend criminals. The evidence collected by wildlife patrol units has helped bring known poachers to court. In many Asian countries, WWF works with TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, to reduce the threat that illegal and illicit domestic ivory markets pose to wild elephants.
Reducing Human-Elephant Conflict
WWF supports human-elephant conflict mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and awareness-building among local communities in two elephant habitats in the Eastern Himalayas, the North Bank Landscape and the Kaziranga Karbi-Anglong Landscape, and in the Nilgiris Eastern Ghats Landscape in South India. In Cambodia, WWF trains, equips, and supports local staff to patrol protected areas and assess elephant distribution and numbers. Similar approaches are underway in other landscapes.
In Vietnam, WWF supports an average of 20 forest guards that have been deployed by Vietnamese government authorities. WWF has been supporting these teams with equipment and allowances so that they can better execute their duties and spend more time out on patrol.
In Sumatra, WWF coordinates Elephant Flying Squads. When wild elephants are seen close to villages or farms, local people can call an Elephant Flying Squad, which is made up of trained elephants that scare off the wild elephants. The squads help bring short-term relief to the intense conflict between people and elephants and create support for elephant conservation among struggling communities.
Protecting Elephant Habitat
In the Terai Arc Landscape, which encompasses parts of western Nepal and eastern India, WWF and its partners restore degraded biological corridors so that elephants can access their migratory routes without disturbing human habitations. The long-term goal is to reconnect 12 protected areas and encourage community-based action to mitigate human-elephant conflict. Such approaches are being facilitated by WWF across the range of the Indian elephant.
Securing Healthy Forests
A major breakthrough was achieved in Sumatra with the 2004 declaration of Tesso Nilo National Park, a protected area, which represents a significant step towards the protection of the elephant's habitat. The Tesso Nilo forest is one of the last forest blocks large enough to support a viable population of critically endangered Sumatran elephants and is also home to the critically endangered Sumatran tiger.
WWF calls on the government of Indonesia, palm oil companies, members of the pulp and paper industry and conservation organizations, to work together to conserve Sumatran elephants, and their unique habitat. Because Sumatra's trees are rooted in carbon-rich deep peat soil, the high rate of deforestation is also causing high amounts of carbon to be released into the atmosphere, which contributes to climate change.
Thirty Hills
WWF and partners secure protection for critical rain forest in Sumatra. Thirty Hills is one of the last places on Earth where elephants, tigers and orangutans coexist in the wild.
Demand Under the Ban: China Ivory Consumption Research 2019
Demand under the Ban: China Ivory Consumption Research Post-Ban 2018
China's Ivory Market after the Ivory Trade Ban in 2018 from TRAFFIC
Factsheet: Demand under the Ban – China Ivory Consumption Research
Related Species
- African Elephant
- Snow Leopard
- Red Panda
- Ganges River Dolphin
- Tiger
- Greater One-Horned Rhino
- Rhino
- Indochinese Tiger
- Saola
- Irrawaddy Dolphin
- Chimpanzee
- Giant Panda
- Macaw
- Jaguar
- Poison Dart Frog
- Orangutan
- African Wild Dog
- Cross River Gorilla
- Mountain Gorilla
- Monarch Butterfly
- Amur Leopard
- Sumatran Tiger
- Sumatran Rhino
- Brown Bear
- Forest Elephant
- Western Lowland Gorilla
- Gorilla
- Eastern Lowland Gorilla
- Bonobo
- Bornean Orangutan
- Black Spider Monkey
- Tree Kangaroo
- Amur Tiger
- Bengal Tiger
- Javan Rhino
- Malayan Tiger
- Borneo Pygmy Elephant
- Sri Lankan Elephant
- Sumatran Elephant
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Concussions are a traumatic brain injury caused by a blow or jolt to the head. It forces the soft tissue of the brain to knock against the skull's bony surface. Although they range from mild to severe, they're all serious injuries that can harm the way the brain works. For many of these injuries, the athletes never lose consciousness yet still suffer serious damage.
Common immediate signs and symptoms of concussion include:
Visual complaints
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Concussions can happen to any boy or girl in any sport. The short-term effects of a concussion can generate additional problems that may plague a person through life. When young athletes have a flawed memory, they can have trouble concentrating in school, relating to other kids, or sleeping well. These things can have long-term, devastating consequences.
One grave danger occurs when athletes go back to the game before they fully recover from a concussion. In such a case, even a mild blow can cause second-impact syndrome. That can lead to brain swelling, brain damage, and even death. Statistics also show that athletes with a history of concussion are at much greater risk for another concussion than an athlete with no prior concussion.
Teammates have to keep an eye on each other. Athletes must also let everyone know if they hurt their heads.
Parents should make sure that children wear the right safety gear during all practices and games and that schools have a concussion plan. If you think your athlete has a concussion, the CDC says:
Seek medical help at once.
Bench your child until a healthcare professional who knows the return-to-play guidelines says it's OK to play.
Tell all your child's coaches about any past concussion.
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DEM Announces That US District Court Has Approved the State's Offer to Purchase Rocky Point Property in Warwick
PROVIDENCE – February 14, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island has just approved the State's offer to purchase the remaining land at Rocky Point in Warwick for the development of a future State Park. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), as Receiver for Moneta Capital, presented the State's offer to purchase the 82-acre property for $9.65 million to the federal District Court for final approval at a hearing held this afternoon in Providence.
Today's Court approval begins a 30-day appeals period, and therefore a closing on the property is at least a month away. Funding for the purchase will be provided from the $10 million Open Space bond approved by Rhode Island voters in 2010.
"The Court's decision today brings the State of Rhode Island significantly closer to successfully acquiring and preserving this iconic property," noted Governor Lincoln Chafee. "Rocky Point, one of Rhode Island's most beloved natural assets, holds many special memories of the past. I look forward to it becoming available for all Rhode Islanders to enjoy."
"The creation of a coastal park at Rocky Point that will benefit Rhode Islanders for centuries is now just a small step away," said Department of Environmental Management Director Janet Coit. "DEM is eager to see the public enjoy this special place now and for generations to come."
Director Coit said that once the state secures the land, it will be DEM's responsibility to develop a work plan and secure funding to clean up and remediate the property so that it can be made available for public recreation. The Department has contracted to get an environmental assessment of the site, and expects to use a combination of state and federal resources – in close collaboration with the City of Warwick – to clean up the site. Governor Chafee has included $2.5 million for clean up of the Rocky Point property in his 2014 budget proposal.
"We have a great working relationship with the City of Warwick and look forward to working jointly with the City to address issues of security, clean up and public access," Director Coit noted. Because of the issues associated with cleaning up the site, public access to the property may not be available until the fall. Following the clean up, DEM will work with the City of Warwick and other partners to restore the property for public benefit. Possible features of the new coastal park include a system of walking paths, fields, fishing access, and other recreational amenities.
"We are obviously very pleased with the Court's decision, which is one of the final hurdles before the state can purchase the remaining Rocky Point property," said Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian. "The City is very excited to work with Director Coit and other stakeholders to develop a comprehensive plan for the park. Thousands of people have visited our shoreline property since it opened nearly two years ago and we're eagerly waiting for the day when the rest of the park will be available for Rhode Islanders to enjoy for years to come."
Forty-one acres of shoreline property at Rocky Point were previously purchased in a City/State/Federal partnership effort in 2007. Over the past three years the City of Warwick, under the leadership of Mayor Scott Avedisian, has made tremendous strides in opening the waterfront portion for public use by developing a public parking area, a waterfront walkway, installing landscaping, and demolishing vacant derelict summer cottages.
The acquisition of the City's 41-acre parcel was made possible through the efforts of many parties including Senator Jack Reed, who obtained a $2.2 million federal grant for the purchase. Senator Reed, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and Congressman Jim Langevin were early proponents of public access to the Rocky Point property. In November 2010, Rhode Island voters approved a $10 million bond to purchase the remaining 82 acres of land at Rocky Point for a public park. This effort was spearheaded by a non-profit group called the "Rocky Point Foundation" with help from Save the Bay.
"This is another important step toward a truly landmark acquisition. Rocky Point is part of our history and we want to ensure future generations can share this beautiful area with their children," said Senator Jack Reed, who, as a member of the Appropriations Committee, secured two congressional appropriations which totaled $2.2 million in federal funding for the preservation of Rocky Point. When efforts to sell a portion of the property came up short, Reed worked with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to ensure that the funding he originally secured would remain available.
"Many Rhode Islanders cherish their childhood memories of Rocky Point Park. Today's decision ensures that the park's natural beauty and pristine shoreline will be enjoyed by generations to come," said U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. "I was proud to work with the delegation to secure funding to preserve this historic landmark, and I congratulate Governor Chafee and DEM Director Janet Coit on the Court's approval of the sale."
"Growing up in Warwick, I spent many happy days at Rocky Point, which remains an historic venue and a very special place for me," said Congressman Langevin. "I am proud to have worked with my colleagues in the congressional delegation as well as our state and community partners to see Rocky Point restored and preserved as a State Park so the public can once again enjoy its recreational opportunities and scenic views of the Narragansett Bay."
"I am pleased to learn that the sale of Rocky Point to the State of Rhode Island was approved today. This decision will help boost Rhode Island's important tourism economy by establishing a coastal park consisting of 120 acres of land for nature trails, fishing access, and many other forms of recreation," said Congressman David Cicilline.
In addition to recognizing the overwhelming support of the public and federal, state and local officials to secure the Rocky Point property, Director Coit said she appreciates the progress the state has made with the Small Business Administration to acquire this historic property for all Rhode Islanders to enjoy.
The Rocky Point property in Warwick has a 150+ year history of being a popular summer attraction for Rhode Islanders and visitors. Over the decades, attractions at Rocky Point have come and gone – nature trails, a ferry pier, an observation tower, hotels, clambakes, restaurants, swimming pool, rides, games, and concerts – but the attraction of 120 acres of land for public use within 10 miles of downtown Providence has been a consistent draw since 1850. In 1995, the operation of Rocky Point as an amusement park ceased. Soon thereafter, the United States Federal District Court appointed the SBA as Receiver for Moneta Capital.
Source: http://www.dem.ri.gov/


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This qualification standard applies to positions under the General Schedule (GS) and other "white collar," non-GS pay plans in the competitive service. Other "white collar" pay plans include unique agency pay plans that are not covered by the GS pay plan.
Graduates of foreign veterinary medical programs must also provide proof of proficiency in the English language by successfully completing one of the nationally and internationally recognized examinations that incorporate assessments of reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Examples of examinations that assess mastery of the English language are shown below:
Scientific presentations before professional groups; publication of medical reports in professional journals or publications; participation in seminars, advisory/working groups, and research groups; mastery of clinical medicine; or other related activities that contribute to the advancement of veterinary medical science are positive indicators of the quality of an applicant's experience. However, articles on the care of pets written for the general public would not be considered professional publications or qualifying specialized experience.
Applicants who meet the educational requirements described in paragraph A above as well as the specialized experience requirements below may qualify as follows:
GS-12: One year of progressively responsible professional veterinary experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level that demonstrates the ability to independently perform the veterinary medical duties required of the position.
GS-13 and above: One year of progressively responsible professional veterinary experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.
To qualify at the GS-12 or GS-13 grade levels on the basis of education, applicants must successfully complete relevant graduate study or a dual DVM/graduate degree as described below at an accredited college or school, in addition to completing the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or an equivalent degree:
GS-12: Master's degree in an area of specialization, including but not limited to, animal science, avian medicine, food safety, infectious diseases, veterinary clinical sciences, pathobiology, biomedical sciences, veterinary anatomy, veterinary preventive medicine, comparative biological sciences, epidemiology, veterinary parasitology, molecular veterinary biosciences, public health, microbiology, pathology, immunology, laboratory animal medicine, toxicology, wildlife, zoological animal medicine, or sciences related to the work of a veterinary medical officer position.
GS-13: Ph.D. degree in any of the above specialties or related sciences.
Residency or post-graduate training programs require two to five years of study in a specific discipline or specialty. Successful completion of such training qualifies the job applicant for the following grade levels:
GS-12: Successful completion of two years of an internship, residency program, or fellowship training program in a discipline related to the position.
GS-13: Successful completion of three years of an internship, residency program, or fellowship training program in a discipline related to the position.
Specialty boards that are recognized by the American Board of Veterinary Specialties (ABVS) of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) certify eligible candidates as specialists in specific veterinary medical fields.
Veterinarians who successfully complete all requirements for Diplomate status in an ABVS-recognized veterinary specialty organization may qualify for the GS-13 grade level.
Such specialties may include, but are not limited to, veterinary toxicology, laboratory animal medicine, poultry veterinary medicine, theriogenology, veterinary anesthesiology, veterinary behaviorists, veterinary clinical pharmacology, veterinary dermatology, veterinary emergency and critical care, veterinary internal medicine, veterinary microbiology, veterinary nutrition, veterinary ophthalmology, veterinary pathology, veterinary preventive medicine, veterinary radiology, veterinary medicine, and veterinary dentistry.
The above list of specialty areas for board certification should not be used for parenthetical titles or official job titles unless authorized by the classification standard for the 0701 occupational series.
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In such situations, agencies may consider using selective factors in the vacancy announcement when possession of specific experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, or competencies is absolutely required prior to appointment. Selective factors should only be used when an applicant cannot perform the work satisfactorily without such qualifications. Evidence of proficiency may be demonstrated by work experience; advanced course work or degrees; board certification; or completion of specific, intensive training, as appropriate. The level of proficiency must be commensurate with the grade level of the position.
In addition to technical competence in a general or specialized veterinary medical field, applicants must possess writing, oral communication, and interpersonal skills.
Individuals must be physically and mentally able to safely and efficiently perform the full range of duties of the position without creating hazards to themselves or others.
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Hello, Safeco Field 2012! (8/13/2012)
SAAAAAAAAAAAAAFECO FIELD! Yes! On August 13, 2012, accompanied by my parents, Tim, Kellan and I finally made our way to Safeco Field.
We were in town to visit my folks and brother for the week and we would be taking in three Mariners games including two games against the Rays (but not Felix Hernandez's perfect game, which occurred two days after this game while we were just across downtown Seattle at the Space Needle) and one game against the Twins.
Sadly, these would be our final Mariners games of the season. Coming into this game, our Mariners season record was 2-1. With one win this week, we would assure ourselves of at least a .500 Mariners record. And with 2 or more wins, we would enjoy a *winning* Mariners season. Whatever happened, our 2012 Mariners season would be better than our 1-8 2011 season record. So let's get to it!
Colleen sat this game out. But the boys, my parents and I arrived right around 5:00 p.m., twenty minutes after the CF and "The Pen" gates opened and ten minutes before the whole stadium opened.
Tim and I hustled in from the *Kingdome* parking lot while my folks and Kellan took a more leisurely stroll to the stadium. Tim and I headed into The Pen and grabbed a spot behind the M's bullpen:
Oliver Perez (who is wearing No. 36 in the photo above to the left) quickly fielded a ball right in front of us and lobbed it over the bullpen right to us. If the throw was a couple inches higher it would have hit the screen that protects the out-of-town scoreboard and fallen into the bullpen. Luckily, it didn't and I was able to make the easy grab.
Thanks, Oliver!
All three games at Safeco Field this season, The Pen area was way more crowded than I remember it being last season.
Shortly, we met up with my folks and Kellan and then the rest of the stadium opened. We headed up the stairs behind the visitors' bullpen and made our way down into the seats in foul territory. Right when we arrived in foul territory, the Mariners hurried off the field. It was sad.
Tim and my mom ran off to explore a bit. Kellan and I stood…
…along the foul line waiting for the Rays to finish up their stretching and head out to the field to take BP. My dad hung out with us too:
Eventually, James Shields and Matt Moore started playing catch down the LF line:
Kellan and I headed over to watch them. On Shields' first throw after we arrived, Matt Moore just flat out missed the ball. He put his glove up and it just sailed right by it and into CF. Although it was the simplest and straightest throw possible, I jokingly yelled to Shields, "That's just nasty, James!" He turned around and, with a smile and a shrug, made a little motion a little hand throwing motion to show he agrees that he just has filthy *stuff*
After Moore returned with the baseball, they each made about four more throws and then decided to relocate about 50 feet closer to the OF wall. As Shields started to walk down the LF line, he looked back and saw we were still there. He then bent down and grabbed that baseball that you can see sitting on the ground in the last picture and tossed it to us.
Thanks, James!
By the way, if you go see the Rays and attend BP, keep an eye on James Shields. He's a guy who knows how to have fun during BP. Many teams have a *fun* pitcher like him and, in fact, the Rays have two (Shields and David Price). Shields interacts with fans and runs around like crazy trying to make highlight reel catches. Last season at Camden Yards, we saw Shields make a great catch to pick off a would-be BP homerun into the Orioles bullpen.
Anyway, Kellan and I headed back down the LF line toward the dugout just to see what was going on over there. As we made it to the dugout, Desmond Jennings (shown here getting ready to take his hacks in the cage)…
…ran in from the field and tossed a baseball to us on his way toward the dugout.
Thanks, Desmond!
Next, something bizarre happened:
Tim and my mom were sitting about 30 rows up just past third base. Kellan and I stopped by to chat and see what they'd been up to and then we started walking back out to the LF corner to meet up with my dad. As we were cutting across a row of seats, a Mariners maintenance guy was walking up one of the aisle holding a seatback that he'd just removed from one of the seats right off the field.
As the guy passed by, I jokingly asked if we could get a souvenir Safeco Field seat back. He stopped, looked at the seatback with a quizzical look, and then looked at me, "Well, I was just going to throw it away. You really want it?" Of course, I did! He explained that he had to take it somewhere to find a match to replace it. He said he would be back in a few minutes and would give it to me.
And there you go, our first ever souvenir seatback.
I have a HUGE backpack that I got while in school so I could carry a dangerously heavy and large compilation of text books. I figured this seat back would fit in it. And it almost did. But, no, it didn't. Luckily, my backpack has straps that wrap around the back and clip on the opposite side. I was able to use these straps to strap the seatback onto my backpack.
If you want to get some strange looks, walk around a MLB ballpark with a seatback (that is obviously from that stadium) strapped to your back.
After my mom took that last picture, she and Tim headed off to the kids play area. On their way, they ran into the loveable Mariners Moose:
Last season, my folks and Tim determined that he wouldn't be able to play in the play area this season because he would be too tall. There is a little sign that says you must be under a certain height to play in the play area. Anyway, he was taller than the max height now, but they didn't question it. He played until his heart was content.
Meanwhile, Kellan and I hung out with my dad down the LF line. When we met up with him, Rays bullpen catcher Scott Cursi out-of-the-blue walked up and handed Kellan this baseball:
That is Cursi pictured just above this baseball. This was our third time seeing the Rays play this season and our third baseball from Cursi – one per game.
Thanks, Scott!
That was all of the action down the LF line. We hung out and I took some cute pictures like this:
I kept hoping someone would hit a foul ball into the stands that my dad could catch, but no one hit a single ball into the stands while we were over there.
Eventually, my dad decided to head out to the play area to see Tim and my mom. A few minutes later Kellan and I followed him over there. But before heading into the play area, we checked out the action in CF and I got an awesome picture of Kellan just chilling:
Then it was off to the play area for some playing:
After a whole bunch of playing, we left the play area and the boys tossed some coins into the little fountain:
And then I spotted the Mariners pig:
I'm not sure why the boys look so darn serious in this picture.
We all headed down to The Pen area to watch Blake Beavan…
…warm up for the game.
Eventually, the rest of the relievers made their way out to the Mariners bullpen:
Recently, Shawn Kelley and Lucas Luetge have been joking with each other a lot on Twitter. A day or two before this game a new Twitter account had popped up called "@Luetgeshair" that was providing tweets directly from Lucas Luetge's hair. I had a feeling that Kelley was the mastermind behind @Luetgeshair.
So when Kelley (as well as Stephen Pryor and Josh Kinney) signed the Scott Cursi baseball for Tim…
…, I mentioned @Luetgeshair to Kelley. I asked him if he knew who was behind @Luetgeshair and suggested that I assume it was him. He chuckled and gave a *whaaat…who….meeee?* response that pretty sealed the deal…yep, I'm pretty darn certain that Kelley is @Luetgeshair.
I told Kelley that I was going to send a picture to @Luetgeshair. He was all for it. And here it is:
…and here it is, here.
Beavan doesn't have a great record, but I see good things coming from him. He's had a good bunch of solid outings. We watched him warm up a bit more once he moved to the bullpen:
And then it was both game and dinner time:
Kellan did have his own seat and it was actually pretty packed in RF, at least down in the lower seats, so Kellan spent a lot of the game on my lap. So I spent a lot of time taking picture of him, like this one featuring a cheesy mess on his face:
But Kellan was a bit restless, so I also spent a decent amount of time following him around exploring the concourses:
Here's hands down cutest picture from Kellan's time sitting on my lap during this game:
As for the game itself, everything went smoothly for Beavan in the first two innings. But then came the third inning. The Rays exploded for five hits and four runs and the half inning seemed to last forever. The major damage was done on a 2-run LF upper deck jack by B.J. Upton. The other two runs were scored on a single by Desmond Jennings and a double by Ben Zobrist.
Other than the tough fourth inning, Beavan settled down and pitched sixth other solid innings. The big problem is that the Mariners were doing nothing at the plate.
Anyway, we were in section 109, row 32, seats 1-4. I was holding Kellan in seat 1 and there just wasn't enough room. So at one point, I moved back about five rows and sat in the first seat directly across the aisle. This resulted in Kellan walking-and-down the step…
…over and over again to see me for two seconds and then see grandma and grandpa for two seconds. Eventually both boys spent some time up there with me. And I got this shot of Tim showing off his new autographed baseball:
But Kellan still wanted to roam so we headed over to the Dave Niehaus statue for a picture:
We miss you, Dave!
Next, we headed over to the CF SRO by the end of the Mariners bullpen. Right when we walked up an usher gave Kellan a Mike Jackson baseball card…
…and a minute later another usher gave Tim a Mariners Moose card. Getting cards at the ballpark is always fun.
We grabbed the only open spot on the SRO counter behind the bullpens:
The spot was open because the barrier between the Mariners' and visitors' bullpens completely blocks the view of the infield.
Soon the end spot opened up at the other end of the Mariners bullpen. It was the bottom of the fifth inning and this was our view as Trayvon Robinson led off the inning with a triple:
Eric Thames followed Robinson with a RBI single. Hooray! The Mariners were on the board! The score was 4-1 in favor of the Rays.
Mariners rookie reliever Carter Capps started warming up. Here's a comparative view of my view from above the counter…
…and Kellan's from below the counter.
At one point, Kellan noticed a big "Classic Mariners" picture of Norm Charlton and he ran over to pose with it:
Jamie Moyer was right next to Norm and, you know, he is the winningest Mariners pitcher of all-time and an all-around great guy, so I had Kellan post with his "Classic Mariners" picture too.
It was already getting late in the game and the boys hadn't had any ice cream! So we headed back to our seats to meet up with Tim and my folks. There is an ice cream place in the concourse right by section 109 so we got ice cream on our way back.
I knew that Tim would want chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. And I knew that the lady would give scoop a HUGE helmet full of ice cream so I decided to just get one for the boys to share. It worked out just fine with Tim did eating most of it:
Late in the game, I took the following panorama from our seats in section 109, row 32:
And then all of us headed over toward the 3B dugout. We've only ever got one umpire baseball at Safeco Field. There seemed to be some open seats around the umpires' tunnel so we decided to give it a go.
We watched Shawn Kelley give up a single and then strike out the side in the top of the ninth:
Before the bottom of the ninth inning, Tim, Kellan and I headed down to section 136, row 18:
For some reason, my folks stayed in some seats by the concourse. Kyle Seager led off the bottom of the ninth with a single. With Seager waiting on first base, we had a great view of John Jaso as he and the rest of the Mariners tried to mount a ninth-inning comeback:
This was the third time we'd seen the Rays play in 2012 and they had lost the both of the previous games on walk-off homeruns by the hometeam (Jarrod Saltalamacchia for the Red Sox and Jim Thome for the Phillies) so I had high hopes in the bottom of the ninth.
But it wasn't meant to be. Jaso struck out, Jesus Montero grounded out, and then Trayvon Robins stuck out to end the game.
Getting an umpire ball also was not meant to be.
But, hey, a great post game family photo was mean to be:
And then we headed toward the gates:
On our walk to the car, we discussed how hilarious it was that during the whole game not a single Mariners employee stopped to ask me why I had a Safeco Field seatback strapped to my backpack.
Well, despite the loss, it was a great night and great to be back at Safeco Field sharing some quality time with family and the Mariners.
2012 C&S Fan Stats
|18/16 Games (Tim/Kellan)
|18/17 Teams – Tim – Mariners, Rockies, Phillies, Mets, Marlins, Athletics, Orioles, Nationals, Diamondbacks, Blue Jays, Twins, Cubs, Cardinals, Royals, Red Sox, Rays, Pirates, Braves; Kellan – Mariners, Rockies, Marlins, Nationals, Athletics, Orioles, Mets, Diamondbacks, Blue Jays, Twins, Cubs, Cardinals, Royals, Red Sox, Rays, Pirates, Braves
|27 Ice Cream Helmet(s) – Mariners 1, Phillies 2, Orioles 5, Mets 2, Twins 2, Cardinals 3, Royals 2, Rockies 3, Red Sox 2, Pirates 3, Nationals 2
|1 Ice Cream Glove! – Nationals
|99 Baseballs – Mariners 16, Marlins 4, Mets 8, Nationals 4, Phillies 5, Umpires 6, Orioles 13, Athletics 2, Diamondbacks 4, Blue Jays 1, Twins 1, Cubs 7, Cardinals 1, Royals 6, Red Sox 6, Rays 8, Pirates 3, Rockies 2, Braves 1
|17 Commemorative Baseball(s) – Marlins Park, Mets 50th Anniversary 2, Camden Yards 9, Dodger Stadium 4, Fenway Park 1
|11/10 Stadiums – Tim – Safeco Field, Citizens Bank Park, Nationals Park, Camden Yards, Citi Field, Target Field, Busch Stadium, Kauffman Stadium, Coors Field, Fenway Park, PNC Park; Kellan – Safeco Field, Nationals Park, Camden Yards, Citi Field, Target Field, Busch Stadium, Kauffman Stadium, Coors Field, Fenway Park, PNC Park7/1 Mascots Photos – Tim – Mariners Moose, Sluggerrr, Teddy Roosevelt, Abe Lincoln, George Washington, Oriole Bird (2); Kellan – Fredbird
|6/2 Player Photos – Tim – Ricky Bones, Willie Bloomquist, Jeremy Guthrie, Evan Scribner, Stephen Pryor, Shawn Kelley; Kellan – Willie Bloomquist, Stephen Pryor
|2 Batting Gloves – Ronnie Deck
|9 Autographs – Willie Bloomquist 2, Tim Byrdak, Brian Roberts, Munenori Kawasaki, Evan Scribner, Felix Hernandez, Shawn Kelley, Steven Pryor, Josh Kinney


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Back in the 19th century, Americans had a quaint way to express how it felt to confront "something novel, huge and terrible." They referred to it as "seeing the elephant."
Two fine new histories offer gripping accounts of how ordinary men met herds of elephants on the battlefields of the Civil War.
A century and a half ago, next to a Maryland creek called Antietam and in the Tennessee wilderness near a church named Shiloh, tens of thousands of soldiers learned about the horrible powers of a new kind of warfare. Death came not only from rifles and bayonets but from above, courtesy of exploding shells, heavy cannonballs, and knife-sharp shrapnel.
Meanwhile, back in Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Va., politicians grappled over strategy while a besieged man named Lincoln faced the very real risk of a military coup at the hands of a young egomaniac with a terminal case of "the slows."
Like much of the Civil War, the biggest battles of 1862 are familiar territory. But the authors of both these books offer unique perspective that make them page-turners even for those who know exactly what will happen.
Winston Groom, a historian and novelist best known for writing "Forrest Gump," tackles the earlier of the battles – the first "great and terrible" one of the war – in Shiloh 1862. He devotes little attention to politics, but instead focuses on military strategy, the civilians affected by the battle (including a memorable little girl stunned by soldiers in her midst) and the combatants themselves. Not just the ones with stripes, although they get plenty of attention, but also those with nothing more than shoes and the clothes on their backs, or even less than that.
Ulysses Grant is the most fascinating character here. Before he was the rock upon which Lincoln built victory, before he served as president for eight years, before a grand tomb was erected in his honor (yes, that tomb, in which no one is actually buried), Grant was a failure. Not to mention a reputed souse of the highest order, a poor dresser ("the most unmilitary looking officer in the army"), and a most unlikely leader of men.
There are plenty of other characters too, from William Tecumseh Sherman (thought to be mad, and with good reason) to connivers and politicians to a high-profile Confederate general who looked like the spitting image of comic actor Jonah Hill and would lose his life to a bullet, but not on the battlefield. Full of evocative stories – plus helpful maps and fascinating photos – "Shiloh 1862" is the perfect Civil War battle book for those who don't read Civil War battle books.
Shiloh was the first mammoth rumble of the Civil War, and Antietam would be the third, just a few months later in September 1862. Historian Richard Slotkin's The Long Road to Antietam: How the Civil War Became a Revolution is a remarkable piece of work, an eye-opening double history of a battle and a war.
Slotkin is interested in wider themes than what happened on a single bloody day, although he devotes plenty of space to the Battle of Antietam itself. He sees Antietam as a turning point, a quasi-victory for the North that gave the president breathing room and turned the war into a slog, an "all-out war of subjugation" from the North's perspective.
The star here – and boy, would he think he deserved top billing – is a pipsqueak of a general named George McClellan who commanded the allegiance of virtually everyone under him and no one above him. Not only did he insult and ignore the president – he "incessantly schemed and conspired and politicked" – but he also thought he could do a better job at the top.
Amazingly, it appears that he and his allies actually gave a lot of though to the idea of deposing Lincoln, at least temporarily. This while McClellan, again and again, failed to fight, paralyzed by the fear of risking and losing.
And whom did he face on the other side? A white-haired gentleman by the name of Robert E. Lee.
How bad did it get in 1862? Consider how 9/11 ravaged the country's heart, and how many of us knew one of the victims or knew someone who did.
Then imagine an even larger toll in a much smaller United States. Sept. 17, 1862, the date of the Battle of Antietam, remains the bloodiest day in American history, with an estimated toll of 3,650 lives. That's worse than 9/11.
And in a nation 90 percent smaller than it is now, that number would multiply, again and again. The war, once thought to be a temporary inconvenience, had moved past "the point of no return," as Slotkin writes, and it was far from clear who would win.
But a single thing seemed more certain than ever: No one, from a little girl near a church called Shiloh to the president of the United States, could escape the elephants.
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