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Running a graphical and computational piece of software in an Internet browser window seemed unachievable not too many years ago. With its 3D megahit Quake III, the video game pioneer id Software, of Doom and Wolfenstien fame, showed the world that a game could be run from any browser (under the name Quake Live). The game runs as if it is installed at the local machine, and countless games have followed suit.
This innovation is finally leaking into the application and work side of software. With cloud computing becoming more popular over the last few years, various companies are capitalizing on the medium by offering everything from data storage to mobile OS services. The Canadian engineering startup Upverter is looking to garner favor with the hardware engineering community by offering a GitHub-like (community software repository) cloud-based CAD platform to design, prototype, and test projects from conception to manufacturing.
Upverter's recently released cloud-based electrical engineering hardware or EDA (electronic design automation) software is actually a collection of updated tools (from the previous iteration of Upverter) for rapid design, prototyping, and manufacturing of hardware. It includes the schematic design ECAD (2D space only) for PCB layout and footprint generation, which can be shared and collaborated on in real-time. A simulation tool allows design rule checking/debugging and verification (a pay-as-you-go service), which can be done for simultaneous projects at the same time.
Despite the novelty of being cloud-based, an all-in-one package that takes the user from concept to production is well overdue.
The new version of Upverter simplifies and quickens the process of prototyping projects; users can just go to the software dashboard's order button. The software tracks your design through the development process and displays a list of components that are needed (along with prices), which can be ordered directly through Upverter. Any parts not listed can be reconciled through the tool, which displays an alternative list of parts that will work for your project. After all the components are chosen, you can select how much lead time you need for the prototype, as well as a host of other options. Next you can have Upverter assemble and test the project for you, or you can do it yourself.
Upverter 2.0 has been in development for two-and-a-half years. Its creators say the idea behind Upverter is to give engineers a truly open-source platform with everything needed to design and build projects without limitations. People can use Upverter for hardware layout, design, and manufacturing, while the software can be coded through GitHub's community-based development site. This lets project developers collaborate with one another and share ideas over a broad spectrum of product development in a cloud-based environment.
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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2002 News Releases > March 2002 > Wayland students share Christ, serve others during Spring Break
Wayland students share Christ, serve others during Spring Break
Parking meters might not seem to have any spiritual applications, but a group of students from Wayland Baptist University have learned to use the machines as a witnessing tool.
Thirteen students from Wayland's Baptist Student Ministries spent their Spring Break on a mission trip to the Durango, Colorado area. Twelve others traveled to the Metroplex to work at Mission Arlington. Though the two groups did vastly different work, their goal was the same: to share the love of Christ through service to others.
On the Durango trip, students worked with a relatively new church, Heart of the Rockies Fellowship, to increase awareness in the community.
"We prayer-walked the neighborhoods, then we went to downtown Durango and fed the parking meters and left these little leaflets that said, 'We were glad to serve you' and had the church's name on them," said Steve Howe, a junior from Buda who participated in the mission effort.
Howe admitted the trip opened his eyes to different ministry opportunities and taking advantage of every chance to spread the gospel.
"Even the simple things, like feeding the parking meters, I would have never thought of as a ministry, but they were great opportunities," he said.
During the next two days, students worked with a Christian organization at Fort Lewis College, taking surveys of students there about their belief in God and personal needs. Howe said the surveys presented several opportunities for WBU students to share their faith. The surveys were also used to determine whether a BSM group might be instituted on that campus.
"The group is currently pulling in about 100 students to their weekly worship service and converting 1-2 each week," Howe said.
"They've got some five- and six-week-old Christians reaching others for Christ and that's great. But they said it was hard to be a Christian organization on the campus because of what is being taught."
Looking back, Howe said he felt the trip was challenging because of the work involved and the outcome.
"It's a harder trip to take because there were no real objective goals, and you can't always see the fruit from it," he said. "There was a lot of seed-planting and a really good lesson in serving, if nothing else. just to serve and not see the rewards but to trust God that he'll use it."
The Mission Arlington group had to trust God as well. That group spent the week leading Vacation Bible School-type events in apartment complexes around the Metroplex, one in the morning and one each afternoon.
In some cases, students said, the children were not open to the messages and persecuted the teams who were bringing the gospel in activities to which children could relate. But through their faith in God's provision, the team was rewarded by a harvest.
"Some of the kids were so mean, but the most horrible kid there Monday through Wednesday was saved on Thursday and was leading others to Christ," said Korby Calley, a Wayland sophomore. "It was awesome to see that transformation. He was a leader in being bad at first, but then was a leader to bring people to Christ."
That transformation was key to this year's trip to Mission Arlington being more rewarding to Calley personally. Since the persecution was greater this year, she said the group really had to keep their faith and focus on God, which she said was a good thing. They also had to remember their ultimate goal.
"We just had to keep telling some of the kids, 'No matter what you do, I will always love you and Jesus will always love you.' We just had to kill them with kindness, and I think that's what made the difference," she said. "We just kept loving them."
Overall, Calley said working for and with the Mission has been a positive experience. That's a major reason why she wanted to return this year.
"It's so eye-opening. but so fun," she said. "You have no clue what you're getting into, but you know that God's going to provide. You really have to go with the flow, because you're on God's schedule." During free periods, Wayland students also worked at the Mission doing various projects like loading furniture and sorting donated items. They also spent one day relaxing in Dallas' West End.
According to BSM Director Donnie Brown, the mission trips serve several purposes.
"The reason we do mission trips over spring break is so students can get a taste of missions and so when they come back to campus, they'll continue to minister on campus," he said. "It's to basically open their eyes to ministry. We also hope they're able to lead people to Christ, and that's ultimately the goal. to build up the kingdom."


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Okay. I'm sure you all get it by now: Chocolate icing, when squeezed out of a pastry bag, looks like poop. Always. Especially when it's filled with air bubbles. And nuts. And sometimes corn.
(Although the flies with bunny heads will be visiting my nightmares tonight.)
But come over here to America, where ostensibly our bakeries do *not* make fecal facsimiles, and we get....this:
With a cherry on top.
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Thanks to Jen C., Kimberly W., Liz G., Kseniya T., & Mollie B., who are all Wreckies of excellent moral fiber.
*Update from john: First of all, yes. We know. Secondly, WE HAVE AN EPCOT!!! Under your desks everyone! This is not a drill!


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The name Ten Thousand Things is taken from a line of ancient Chinese philosophy: "from one thing begets the ten thousand things." This principle of infinite creativity and constant evolution guides designers David Rees and Ron Anderson.
Ron Anderson started making jewelry as a teenager in Detroit. He moved to New York City to work in high fashion retail and began selling his work on the street in Soho. In 1991, he met David Rees, who had moved to New York from Ohio after getting a degree in art history and was working for fashion innovator Linda Dresner.
Each Ten Thousand Things piece has the integrity of antique jewelry but is distinctly modern: both organic and refined. Materials include rare American pearls from the Mississippi River, unusual colored sapphire cabochons, black opals and diamonds, both brilliant white and unusual colors.
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Sources play a key role in genealogy.
A source is anything (personal testimony, video recording, photograph, newspaper column, gravestone...) from which (genealogical) information can be derived.
It is useful to make the following distinctions between sources:
- Primary source: firsthand evidence of history, made at the time of the event. For example, diaries, certificates, newspapers, ...
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HouseWares has been a mainstay storefront in historic downtown Edmonds since 1999. We offer home goods- furniture, pillows, cooks supplies, soaps and candles, barware- stylish, well priced, and geared toward modern living in smaller spaces.
At HouseWares, we believe that color and texture are essential elements of good home design. It's also why we continuously change the look and feel of our showroom to inspire ideas that you can easily and inexpensively add to your home.
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INDIAN LAND – No matter the outcome of the Carolina-Clemson football game on Saturday, Carolina was the winner at Indian Land Elementary School.
Students were challenged to do a canned food drive to benefit HOPE in Lancaster on Nov. 17. To take the excitement up a notch, the students were told to bring in cans for their favorite team, either the University of South Carolina or Clemson University. The two rivals face off at noon Saturday at Clemson's Death Valley.
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BuddyRoadhouse Sorry the trip was so underwhelming, but sometimes you "take one for the team". Thanks to you and Bob for saving folks a trip to the Moonshine.
BuddyRoadhouse ChickenDude, We got into Cajun Connection a little after 5:30, just before the rush started. There were actually several tables open and we sat right down. Within twenty minutes the line was starting to form. By the time we left, the line was literally out the door. It was only based on my remembering your disappointments that we were able to get in; planning to arrive before the crowds. I guess you took one (maybe two) for the Roadhouse team. Thanks! Buddy


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Fun events in beautiful Washington state!
Get Bold Events is a non-profit organization based in Battle Ground, Washington that designs, organizes, and manages athletic events that benefit local charities.
We pride ourselves in not just meeting our participants' expectations, but exceeding them. This is done by planning an exceptional course, providing high-quality shirts, finisher medals, goody bags, prizes, photos, and a great post-party with DJ or live music. Each program is designed to highlight the beautiful natural surroundings of North Clark County and bring optimal benefit to our participants, sponsors, beneficiaries, and community.


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Lewy Body Disease
(Lewy Body Dementia; Dementia with Lewy Bodies)
by Krisha McCoy, MS
Lewy body disease is a type of dementia. Dementia is the progressive loss of memory and various other mental functions, including the ability to learn, reason, and judge.
Lewy body disease is associated with the buildup of Lewy bodies in regions of the brain. These are abnormal protein deposits inside cells that play a role in certain aspects of memory, visual processing, and motor control. It is not clear exactly what causes the buildup of Lewy bodies in the brain.
Risk Factors
Lewy body disease is more common in men, and in people over 50 years old. It is also more common in people with a family history of Lewy body disease, Parkinson disease, or other dementias.
The disease is linked to:
Lewy body disease is characterized by:
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. A doctor can do tests to narrow the cause of dementia. Other tests may include:
The only way to confirm Lewy body disease is through an autopsy after death.
While there is no cure for Lewy body disease, there are treatments that can control the symptoms. Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Treatment options include:
These medications may be used to help with the symptoms:
If you have Lewy body disease, you may be sensitive to medications called neuroleptics. You may have adverse events with these medications.
Other Treatments
You may benefit from:
There are no current guidelines to prevent Lewy body disease.
Lewy Body Dementia Association
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An introduction to Lewy body dementia. Lewy Body Disease Association website. Available at:
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Ballard CG, Chalmers KA, et al. Cholinesterase inhibitors reduce cortical Abeta in dementia with Lewy bodies. Neurology. 2007;68(20):1726-1729.
Bouchard RW. Diagnostic criteria of dementia. Can J Neurol Sci. 2007;34:(Suppl 1)S11-S18.
Camicioli R, Gauthier S. Clinical trials in Parkinson's disease dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies. Can J Neurol Sci. 2007;34:(Suppl 1)S109-S117.
Chou KL, Borek LL, et al. The management of psychosis in movement disorder patients. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2007;8(7):935-943.
Dementia with Lewy bodies. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed... . Updated May 3, 2017. Accessed October 2, 2017.
Emre M, Tsolaki M, et al. Memantine for patients with Parkinson's disease dementia or dementia with Lewey bodies: a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial. Lancet Neurol. 2010;9(10):969-77.
Goldmann Gross R, Siderowf A. Cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies: a spectrum of disease. Neurosignals. 2008;16(1):24-34.
Jellinger KA. Formation and development of Lewy pathology: a critical update. J Neurol. 2009;256(Suppl 3):270-279.
Kemp PM, Hoffmann SA, et al. Limitations of the HMPAO SPECT appearances of occipital lobe perfusion in the differential diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies. Nucl Med Commun. 2007;28(6):451-456.
Meeus B, Theuns J, et al. The genetics of dementia with Lewy bodies: what are we missing? Arch Neurol. 2012;69(9):1113-8.
NINDS dementia with Lewy bodies information page. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website. Available at: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Dementia-Lewy-Bodies-Information-Page. Accessed October 2, 2017.
Tarawneh R, Galvin JE. Distinguishing Lewy body dementias from Alzheimer's disease. Expert Review of Neurotherapeautics. 2007;7(11):1499-1516.
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True as always to her own resplendent world, the Parisian designer takes us on a magic journey between dream and reality. The emblematic Baccarat Crystal red box is now the stage for a sumptuous set where the drops of the chandeliers come to life and blend in a kaleidoscope of clear crystal, blue lagoon, olive green, powder pink and ruby red. The vibrant and mysterious octagon metamorphoses into rings, pendants, necklaces and earrings. With incredible subtlety, the material embraces the skin on fine settings of gold or silver. Each piece becomes a magnet of attraction, its crown of a thousand lights illuminates any face, glorifies any decollete, magnifies any expression. Ultimate elegance signed Baccarat Crystal by Marie-Helene de Taillac.Hand made in France.
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Baccarat Crystal has, from the beginning, affixed its signature on strong works illustrating all the facets of artistic craftsmanship and covering a vast repertoire of inspiration.
In 1764 King Louis XV of France gave Bishop Montmorency-Laval of Metz permission to found a glassworks in the village of Baccarat located in Lorraine in eastern France.
The creations of great artists inspired by the magic of crystal are all magnificent stones brought together into building the Art de Vivre collection.
This is how Baccarat perpetuates the great French tradition of a cosmopolitan art of living. Envisioned by Philippe Starck, the Baccarat House in Paris, home to the brand's headquarters, is a meeting place for its most beautiful creations and one of its most beautiful manifestations.
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Winter Park Mountain Bike Loop Trail is a 11.7 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Winter Park, Colorado that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until September. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
dog friendly
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This is the only way to get to the top of the resort by the trails listed, other than taking the lift or the jeep roads. Winter Park Resort is located over 60 miles away from Denver. To get there, take I-70 west for about 29 miles to exit 232, Empire/Granby exit. Take this winding road up and over Berthoud Pass to the second entrance to Winter Park, about 26 miles from the exit. Keep in mind the first entrance actually takes you to the Mary Jane side of the mountain. Do not take this first entrance. Turn left at the second entrance and follow the road down for about 1 mile. You will see the Village Cabriolet lift. There is a parking lot across the street from this lift. Park your car here. Winter Park Mountain Bike Resort mostly caters to freeride downhillers who take the lift up and bomb downhill on the trails. If you want to ride some of the singletrack up to the top of the mountain, this is the only legal way up the mountain (many of the trails are only one way downhill). Of course, you can take the jeep roads up the mountain but this wouldn't be as much fun as getting some singletrack uphill. As you are facing the Village Cabriolet lift, there is a jeep road to the left that goes uphill. Take this jeep road. This drops you shortly onto the Icarus trail, a jeep road. Climb this trail until the intersection with the Jackalope trail at 0.7 miles. You can take the Jackalope trail (fun narrow singletrack with some steep uphill sections) or continue on the Icarus trail. The Jackalope rejoins the Icarus trail at 1.7 miles. At 1.7 miles, cross the two parking lots toward the mountain. You will see a jeep road that climbs steeply up. This is the continuation of the Icarus trail. At 2.9 miles, follow the sign for the Icarus trail. This is where the Icarus trail turns into singletrack trail. You will also see the Panorama Express lift to your left. At 4.2 miles the singletrack turns back into jeep road. You will be right by an abandoned ski lift. Turn right onto the jeep road (Icarus trail) and climb some more. At 4.8 miles you will be at the top of the ride. It is quite obvious. You will see the High Lonesome and Superguage lifts as well as a ski patrol lodge. Continue on the jeep road as it descends by the Superguage lift. At 5.3 miles, there is a faint singletrack to the left with a sign pointing you to the Upper Roof of the Rockies trail. Take this singletrack. In less than 0.1 miles, the trail splits. Take the left (downhill) and enjoy your singletrack descent. At 6.4 miles, you will come to the intersection with the Lower Roof of the Rockies trail. Go right onto this trail. At 7.1 miles, you will continue on the Shy Ann trail. This trail crosses the jeep road, follow the signs. At 8.6 miles, you will come to the intersection with the Long trail and Pipecut trail. Go left and cross the jeep road (watch for traffic) and you will see more signs for the Long trail. Follow the Long trail signs. At 9.2 miles, the Rainmaker trail comes very close to the Long trail. Continue on the Long trail (the uppermost trail). The Rainmaker trail is black rated and may lead to some gnarly singletrack. At 9.4 miles, you will intersect with the No Quarter trail. Follow the Long trail down. At 10 miles, you will intersect with the Upper Cherokee trail. Follow the Long trail sign down. At 10.3 miles, continue following the Long trail sign. At 10.4 miles, follow the Long trail sign again. At 10.5 miles, you will come to an intersection with the Green World trail, Bootcamp/Boulevard trails. Go left across the jeep road (watch for traffic) and follow the Green World trail sign down. The Green World trail is fun also (don't let the green rating fool you) and will dump you onto a jeep road. Turn right at the jeep road and you will be back at the Village base/Cabriolet lift.


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Just like it said it would, Google made its Nexus 4 Android smartphone available for sale again in the US.
Shoppers who went to the Google Play store briefly saw an 8 GB model going for $299, shipping in 4-5 weeks.
In less than half an hour, it was sold out again.
LG makes the Nexus 4 for Google, which chooses manufacturing partners to make Nexus-branded Android phones and tablets.
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This week, at an awards luncheon in Washington, D.C., Secretary Duncan honored 314 schools as 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools. "Our nation has no greater responsibility than helping all children realize their full potential," he said. "Schools honored with the National Blue Ribbon Schools award are committed to accelerating student achievement and preparing students for success in college and careers. Their work reflects the conviction that every child has promise and that education is the surest pathway to a strong, secure future."
In addition to the Secretary, other guest speakers included Department Chief of Staff Joanne Weiss on the agency's Recognizing Educational Success, Professional Excellence, and Collaborative Teaching (RESPECT) Project; Marc Johnson, the 2011 National Superintendent of the Year, on scaling up National Blue Ribbon School practices; Dee Gardner, principal of the National Middle School of the Year, on intuitive leadership in a data-driven world; and Michelle Shearer, the 2011 National Teacher of the Year, on the complexity of teaching and the power of the human factor. Moreover, educators had opportunities to share their best thinking on current educational issues as part of the Department's "National Conversation about the Teaching Profession."
The Department also recognized seven Blue Ribbon School principals as Terrel H. Bell Award recipients:
- Pam Camper (Russell D. Jones Elementary School, Rogers, Arkansas)
- Christopher Todd Hall (Pocomoke Elementary School, Pocomoke City, Maryland)
- Blaine Helwig (J. Walter Graham Elementary School, Austin, Texas)
- Tracy McDaniel (KIPP Reach College Preparatory School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
- James Mireles (Garden City High School, Garden City, Kansas)
- Dianne Reynolds (Spencer Elementary School, Mobile, Alabama)
- Liana Szeto (Alice Fong Yu Alternative School, San Francisco, California)
The award, named after the former Secretary of Education and presented by the Department in partnership with the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, and the Association for Middle-Level Education, honors exceptional leaders who overcome challenging circumstances and maintain committed to providing an excellent education for every student.
Investing in Innovation
Also this week, the Department announced the 20 highest-rated applications for potential funding under the Investing in Innovation (i3) program. These potential granteesschool districts, institutions of higher education, and non-profit organizationswere selected from 727 applications and must secure private matching funds by December 7, 2012, in order to receive federal funding.
This year's competition required applicants to submit proposed projects focused on one of six priorities: supporting effective teachers or principals; promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education; supporting the implementation of high standards and high-quality assessments; increasing parent and family engagement; turning around persistently low-performing schools; and increasing student achievement and high school graduation rates within rural schools. Preference was also given to applications focused on other key reform areas: improving early learning outcomes; increasing college access and success; addressing the unique needs of students with disabilities and English Learners; improving productivity; and using technology.
The Department selected the highest-rated applications based on recommendations from peer review panels. Eight are in the "validation" category, and 12 are in the "development" category. (This year, the agency did not identify any potential grantees for the "scale-up" category, instead choosing to invest in promising applicants in the other two categories.) Validation grants provide up to $15 million to fund projects with moderate levels of evidence of their effectiveness, and grantees must secure matching funds equivalent to 10% of their awards. Development grants provide up to $3 million to support promising but relatively untested projects with high potential for impact on student achievement, and grantees must secure matching funds equivalent to 15% of their awards. Final 2012 awards will be announced no later than December 31, 2012.
Race to the Top
The Department officially received 371 applicationsrepresenting more than 1,100 districtsfor the Race to the Top-District competition. This nearly $400 million competition supports classroom-level reform efforts that encourage transformative change within schools. Applicants were invited to demonstrate how they can personalize education for all students and provide school teachers and leaders with key tools that help them best meet their students' needs. The agency plans to support 15-25 high-quality proposals from applicants across a variety of districts. These four-year awards will range from $5 million to $40 million, depending on the population of students served through the plan. Final 2012 awards will be announced no later than December 31, 2012. (Note: The list includes all districts that applied and does not indicate their eligibility for the competition.)
Dispelling the Myth
In his remarks at Education Trust's "Dispelling the Myth" awards ceremony, Secretary Duncan defended the Department's granting of flexibility under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). "Contrary to what you may have read, these waivers will push states to dramatically accelerate achievement and attainment for disadvantaged students and students of color," he said. "Our goals for waivers in remaking No Child Left Behind (NCLB) are clear: protect children, set a high bar, and provide as much flexibility as possible. But, frankly, that is simply a starting point, not an ending point. As important as goals are, what is most important are actual outcomes for children. What matters most is results: whether kids are learning, and if achievement gaps are narrowing dramatically." The Secretary also gave a special "shout-out" to the three schools being honored: DeQueen Elementary School in Arkansas, Laurel Street School in Compton, California, and Edward Brooke Charter School in Boston.
Hurricane Sandy
The impact of Hurricane Sandy on schools (57 schools in New York City are too damaged to reopen, forcing the relocation of 34,000 students, and 14 schools in New Jersey are still closed) is a reminder of the need to build a comprehensive, all-hazards school emergency management plan that is framed by the four phases of emergency managementPrevention-Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. Two critical aspects include the continuity of education and the provision of mental health supports for students and staff experiencing trauma due to disasters or significant incidents. Visit the Hurricane Sandy web site and the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center for guidance and resources.
Also, the emergency underscored the importance of facilities' maintenance and environmental health, controlling utility costs, and schools serving as emergency shelters, as well as the need for effective environmental education (blog post).
Meanwhile, Scholastic is donating one million books to schools and libraries in the hardest-hit areas of the tri-state region.
Odds and Ends
More than 500 colleges and universities, enrolling over 2.5 million undergraduate students (13% of all undergraduate students), have committed to adopting the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet during the 2013-14 academic year.
A new Federal Student Aid (FSA) blog entry spotlights three things to know about financial aid for veterans.
Last month, the White House and the Department hosted an "Education Datapalooza" showcasing entrepreneurs and innovators working with open educational data to improve educational outcomes.
This month, the Department's Family Policy Compliance Office released its annual notice to states and districts of their responsibilities under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA).
The 2012 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange found that the number of international students at colleges and universities in the U.S. increased by 5.7% to a record high of 764,495 in the 2011-12 academic year, while U.S. students studying abroad increased by 1.3%.
The deadline to participate in Project Tomorrow's annual Speak Up survey on education and technology, open to K-12 students, parents, teachers, principals, administrators, and media specialists, is December 21.
The Schools and Libraries Division of the Universal Service Administrative Company, the agency that administers the federal E-rate program, recently published the dates of the filing window for the 2013 program year. Through March 14, 2013, schools and libraries may request their share of $2.3 billion in discounts through the E-rate program. All non-profit schools, public and private, are eligible for discounts ranging from 20% to 90% of the cost of their telecommunications services and Internet access, as long as their endowment does not exceed $50 million.
To learn about the history of Thanksgiving, find interesting food facts, and get tips on how kids can help with the meal, visit the Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) web site's Thanksgiving page.
Quote to Note
"The American people reaffirmed many things on Election Day. But, one of the most important things they affirmed is that education is an investment in the future of our nation and our childrenall of our children. It is not just an expense on a budget line that can be sacrificed in tough economic times. In the next two months, many tough decisions lie ahead. The fiscal cliff and threat of sequestration could cripple our efforts to expand access and increase attainment. But, today, I am so happy to see that the American people have recognized education as the key to economic growth and prosperityand the surest path out of poverty in our knowledge-based economy."
|Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (11/8/12), in remarks at the Education Trust National Conference
Upcoming Events
On November 19, the Department will host a Correctional Education Summit. Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education Brenda Dann-Messier will deliver opening remarks, and a panel of experts will discuss the state of education in correctional facilities. Following a final presentation of recommendations resulting from the event, Secretary Duncan will close the summit with brief remarks.
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Remembering Paul Soros
June 17, 2013
TechnoServe remembers Paul Soros, a longstanding member of our Board of Directors.
Image via Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Paul Soros, a successful businessman and philanthropist, died Saturday at age 87. Paul was a member of TechnoServe's Board of Directors for more than 20 years before retiring last year. He had a strong understanding of our mission. He was generous, thoughtful, and a dedicated steward and mentor. We are thankful for Paul's remarkable service to TechnoServe.
Read about Paul's life in his obituary in the New York Times.


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Undergraduate Degrees, Majors and Concentrations
HIST3500 - History Of Urban America
Summer 2019
This class will explore the evolution of urban America, paying special attention to the roles that geography, immigration, race, the federal government, and suburbanization have played in forming and reshaping American cities from the colonial era to the present day. The scope of the class is national; it will explore a variety of trends that transcend region. Special attention, however, will be paid to Pittsburgh and its surrounding communities.
Prerequisite: HIST1100, HIST1200, or HIST2200 and CSCM1030 (COSK2220) or CSHR1030 (COSK2225)
3 Credits
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Light. That's really what photography is all about.
First, we need to learn how to see the light:
• the contrast range in the scene;
• the direction of light;
• the quality of light;
• the color of light.
Check out the light in the above image compared to the image I posted a few days of the same scene. What's the difference? Better light!
Light is one of the main things I talk about on my workshops. Speaking of which, I am still in Costa Rica teaching a workshop with my friend Rob Knight. Good fun!
Once we learn how to see the light, we need to learn how to control the light - on site and in the digital darkroom.
Because the sunset sky had a pastel quality to it, I applied the Pastel Filter in Nik Software's Color Efex Pro to my photography. For a discount on Nik's plug-ins, and all the plug-ins I use, click here.
I look for light. You should look for light.
Most often, natural light is the best light. Both of the pictures above were taken using only natural light. I got a good exposure by checking the histogram on my camear's LCD monitor. Always check your histogram. It's you light meter.
Don't ya just love this tiny flower, about the size of a pinky fingernail, that looks like a ballerina!
Light illuminate, shadows define. Shadow can be your friend. Shadows are the soul of the picture. Shadows add a sense of depth and dimension to a picture.
Sure, we need how to see the light, but we also need to learn how to see the shadows.
Explore the light,


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Designer: Tammy Kelly
Machine Quilter: Linda DeVries
Plan Your Quilt
(Download the project pdf to get the Coloring Diagram to plan the layout of your quilt.)
3/4 yards total assorted pink batiks and prints (blocks)
3-5/8 yards total assorted purple batiks and prints (blocks)
2-3/4 yards total assorted green batiks and prints (blocks)
3/4 yard purple batik (binding)
7-1/4 yards backing fabric
87x95" batting
Finished quilt: 80-1/2x88-1/2"
Finished blocks: 8" square
Quantities are for 44/45"-wide, 100% cotton fabrics. Measurements include 1/4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.


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A Sandwich a Day: Supershrimp at Superdawg
Reviews of Chicago sandwiches.
Going to Superdawg and not ordering the eponymous offering (which still rates as my favorite in town) is much like going to Egypt and not seeing the pyramids. Sure, there are other things to see there, but come on, it's the pyramids. But if you've already experienced the wonder of the dawg, the Supershrimp ($9.95) is a worthy day trip on the menu.
Though technically a sandwich, the toasted hamburger bun in there serves little more purpose than lining the bottom of the box. Fortunately, that lets the Godzilla-sized shrimp take center stage. Fried to a golden hue, they are crunchy on the outside with just a bit of pop on the inside. Legitimate two-biters, they are salty, delicious, and go well with the tangy "private sauce." Served with a healthy heaping of crispy, crinkle-cut Superfries to complete the experience.
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Tras una noche de ocio, y con la siempre clara y precisa consigna de jerarquizar todo aquello que acontece en mi vida, ahora inspirado por la joyita de Frears/Hornby High Fidelity... les presento el TOP 15 de las MEJORES ROLILLAS DEL 2006.
La mayoría son sencillos extraídos de los albums de dichos artistas y producidos en el 2006. Bueno cualquier comentario, será bien recibido... now, the list:
15 – THE FIERY FURNANCES – Waiting to know you
Álbum: Bitter tea
LA FRASE: And when I'm about to give up hope/ Denote with my telescope/ To see could that one for me be
14 – ROBERT POLLARD – Dancing girls & dancing man
Álbum: From a compound eye
LA FRASE: Just sit down and say be thankful everyday…
13 – MATES OF STATE – Think long
Álbum: Bring it back
LA FRASE: Tell me how am I supposed to feel?/ How am I not put at ease?
12 – TV ON THE RADIO – Wolf like me
Álbum: Return to Cookie Mountain
LA FRASE: Feel me, completer /down to my core / open my heart and let it / bleed onto yours
11 – THE KOOKS – Naive
Álbum: Inside in/Inside out
LA FRASE: I may say it was your fault / Because i know you could have done more / Oh you're so naive
10 – THE SHINS – Phantom limb
Álbum: Wincing the night away
LA FRASE: Follow the lines and wonder why / There's no connection.
9 – BC CAMPLIGHT – Couldn't you tell
Álbum: Hide, run away
LA FRASE: And if you offer me a second chance / then I would quickly need another
8 – THE MAGIC NUMBERS – Take a chance
Álbum: Those the brokes
LA FRASE: What you gonna do when she turns around / And says you broke another heart that was broken down
7 – THE LIARS – The other side of Mount Heart Attack
Álbum: Drum's not dead
LA FRASE: I can always be found/ I will stay by your side/ And I want you to find me,so I'll stay by your side
6 – BC CAMPLIGHT – Blood & peanut butter
Álbum: Hide, run away
LA FRASE: Oh no having trouble finding out which way to go/ Im stuck in slow mo looking on the ground for the love I've found
5 – CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE – New Year's kiss
Álbum: Etiquette
LA FRASE: Not the way that you'd imagined it/ on a balcony with champagne lips/ you had your New Year's kiss
4 – PHOENIX – Consolation prizes
Álbum: It's never been like that
LA FRASE: I want you to change it all / I am gonna make it better
3 – THE GUILLEMOTS – Made up love song # 43
Álbum: Through the windowpane
LA FRASE: The best things come from nowhere/ I love you I don't think you care.
2 – SNOW PATROL – Chasing cars
Álbum: Eyes open
LA FRASE: All that I am / All that I ever was / Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see
1 – BEIRUT –Postcards from Italy
Álbum: Gulag Orkestar
LA FRASE: The shattered soul / Following close but nearly twice as slow


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According to the Civil Administration, over 100,000 Palestinians received medical care in Israel – a 13% increase; over 100 Palestinian doctors interning at Israeli hospitals.
(Source: IDF website)
Cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians in the medical field grows: An increase in the number of Palestinian patients treated in Israel was reported during 2011, according to the Civil Administration annual summary. Approximately 115,000 Palestinian patients were treated, over 100 Palestinian doctors interned at Israeli hospitals, and five organ donations were performed.
Annual summary data shows a 13% increase in the number of Palestinians treated in Israel in comparison to the previous year. "Every year more patients are sent to Israeli hospitals," said Civil Administration Health Coordinator, Mrs. Dalia Bassa.
Additionally, during 2011 five organ transplants saved the lives of Palestinian patients treated in Israeli hospitals. Two of the organs were donated by Israelis. Two operations on pregnant Palestinian women were performed as well at the Hadassa Ein Karem hospital in Jerusalem, saving their babies.
2,000 Palestinian doctors attended conferences and educational programs in Israel and abroad, acquiring professional training. Additionally, 118 Palestinian doctors worked for a year as interns in Israeli hospitals.
"We hope to train Palestinian doctors and improve Palestinian medicine, strengthening cooperation," said Mrs. Bassa. "Health is a separate issue, Israeli and Palestinian doctors are friends, making medicine a bridge for peace."
Civil Administration works to improve the Palestinian medical system. "We hope that the Palestinians will be able to treat their own patients. Treating Palestinian in Israel requires special documentation and burdens the patients' families," explained Mrs. Bassa. "It's important to create a new generation of high-quality doctors that will open great hospitals."
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COGAT – "Whoever saves one life saves the entire world"
The Civil Administration enabled the transfer of a premature Palestinian baby from Bethlehem to Bikur Holim Hospital in Jerusalem.
A premature baby girl, weighing 800 grams, was receiving intensive care at a hospital in Bethlehem when doctors discovered a bowel occlusion requiring emergency surgery.
The two-week old Palestinian baby was transferred from Bethlehem to Bikur Holim Hospital in Jerusalem on Friday, January 13, thanks to the intervention of Dalia Bassa, the Health Department Coordinator in the Civil Administration. Over the course of only a few hours, the Health Department organized the emergency transfer of the baby girl from the West Bank to Israel, and brought in doctors from Hadassah Hospital specifically for the operation, as it was a Friday night.
The Civil Administration covered the entire cost of the operation, the post-operation treatment, and the hospitalization. The total cost amounted to 120 000 NIS. "The baby is now well, and that is what is important," said Dalia Bassa.


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By Liana B. Baker and Lisa Richwine
Sept 12 (Reuters) - NBC's "Today" is revamping its show as it tries to retake the ratings lead it held for decades, adding "The Voice" host Carson Daly and a new set to lure back viewers who defected last year to ABC's "Good Morning America."
"Today," which generates the bulk of the profits for NBC's news division, is looking to recapture viewers it lost after anchor Ann Curry left in June 2012. Earlier that spring, "Good Morning America" snapped the show's 16-year winning streak atop the morning ratings.
"We want to be very competitive in the morning wars," Matt Lauer, the show's co-host, said on the new orange-hued set in Rockefeller Center on Thursday from which he and fellow hosts Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker will be seen starting Monday.
"Good Morning America" on Walt Disney Co's ABC leads the ratings race in total viewers and among 25- to 54-year-olds, the group advertisers target during the morning shows. "GMA" averaged nearly 2 million viewers in that age group, about 86,000 more than "Today," according to Nielsen data from Sept. 24, 2012, through Sept. 1, 2013.
Third-place "CBS This Morning," which has steadily grown its audience since it rebranded with a bent toward hard news in January 2012, averaged 1 million in 25- to 54-year-olds.
Advertisers spent an estimated $515 million last year for the 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. time slot, according to Kantar Media, and it is among the more profitable parts of a network's schedule, according to Jon Swallen, Kantar's chief research officer.
"Today's" share of that market has dropped to 50.1 percent from 59.1 percent in 2010, according to Kantar's numbers.
"You used to be able to just buy 'Today' and maybe a little CBS," said Aaron Cohen, chief media negotiator for Horizon Media. The marketing and advertising firm buys morning show ads for clients that include Geico, Capital One and Weight Watchers.
Cohen said "Today" is still valuable to advertisers because it trails "Good Morning America" by a just tiny margin among women 25 to 54, a key morning demographic.
Turning around the morning program has been a focus of Comcast, which bought control of NBC Universal in 2011 and installed former Comcast Cable President Steve Burke as chief executive of the TV and film unit. The company brought in Patricia Fili-Krushel, an ally of Burke, to oversee business operations of the news division, as well as cable channels MSNBC and CNBC.
The job of overhauling the show was given to Deborah Turness, a former ITV executive in Britain who oversees the NBC News division, including breaking news coverage at its bureaus as well as shows including "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams," the "Today" show, "Meet the Press" and "Dateline."
"We are a news show. I'll say it again. We are a news show," Turness told reporters. "We must be ambitious, we must be enterprising," she said.
To rebuild the audience, Turness says the show will stress exclusives and breaking news stories in a lineup that regularly features cooking segments, outdoor concerts and wacky YouTube videos.
She listed some recent "Today" exclusives, including an interview with cooking show cost Paula Deen, who had been involved in a scandal, an interview with the lawyer for convicted national securities leaker Bradley Manning, who revealed his client wanted a sex change, and interrogation tapes with Ariel Castro, who was convicted of holding three women hostage in a Cleveland home.
The hub of the show will be a new set, which features a desk area for hosts that can rotate 360 degrees, state of the art weather screens for Roker, bright orange couches, and Daly's new digital set, which will allow him to chat with guests after they appear on the main set.
The space is also designed for social media interaction with guests, including live stream interviews, and real-time analysis of social data and reactions from the web.
NBC did not say what it spent on the upgrades.
The news bent Turness intends to install at "Today" is a bid to stop the advance of the "CBS This Morning," which is in third place but has closed the gap since launching in January 2012. Hosted by Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell, it has positioned itself as a hard-news alternative to its two more heavily viewed competitors.
"CBS This Morning" has averaged 2.8 million total viewers so far this season, up 13 percent from a year earlier, but still about 1.8 million behind the No. 2 "Today."
"NBC doesn't really think about CBS, but they might need to in the future," said Brian Stelter, a New York Times reporter and author of "Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV."


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Excuse the sudden and random departure from the typical self-aggrandizing and narcissistic ornithophilic content. That will return next month. Today I'm exploring a couple questions that have been bouncing in my head for a while…I'd love to hear your thoughts…I'm not calling into question animal rights, just the focus of the movement. – The Great Ornithologist Felonious Jive
Animal rights. I know on some level, I think that's something almost all of us can get behind…no one, except the most callous and cold-hearted of the human race things its fine to torture animals, or deny that they are capable of pain and suffering. Unfortunately, once we discuss anything beyond this basic point, people vastly disagree on what is right and wrong.
The animal rights movement is (rightly) closely associated with protesting things like factory farming, dogfighting, etc…basically, the mistreatment of animals. This makes perfect sense. What I don't understand is why animal rights organizations almost completely ignore wildlife. It seems that these people, who purport to claim to care so much about animals, are completely ignorant of the existence of any animal life beyond horses, cows, pigs, chickens and turkeys. Sure PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, who are the biggest and best known animal rights organization), Sea Shepards and the like are involved with protesting and interfering with whaling operations (and I wish them all the best on that front), but they are essentially voiceless when it comes to two of the big evils that face wildlife around the world, namely, habitat destruction and invasive species. As you can see here, PETA does not even address these issues at all, while portraying themselves as indeed giving a damn. Habitat destruction and degradation is far and away the number one reason why wildlife populations are extirpated or go extinct. There is nothing abstract or controversial about this. The number of individual birds and mammals alone that are affected by these factors are countless; and when you consider fish, reptiles and amphibians, it is hard to comprehend the magnitude of life that gets wiped out around the world (and certainly including the U.S.) on a daily basis, both legally and otherwise.
What's even more frustrating is when animal rights people learn of plans to cull nonnative species. Nonnative species have huge impacts on wildlife species everywhere….mice kill seabird chicks in their burrows, rats eat endangered bird eggs, overpopulated deer clear the understory of forests, pigs root out native plants and terrestrial animals, cats kill anything they can get their paws on. A classic example of what an invasive species is capable of resides on the island of Guam…when one species of snake made its way onto to the island via airplane, practically all of the island's birds went extinct in a matter of a few decades. The birds had evolved without a predator like this, and with the new snake having no predators, it had no problem decimating the island's birdlife.
Many governments around the world are now privy to the ecological and economic harm invasive species cause, and some (such as New Zealand and the United States) have invested large sums of money to help make things right, both in programs to prevent nonnative species from becoming established, and to eradicate populations of nonnative animals that have significant impacts on native wildlife. Among biologists and birders alike, these programs are usually met with great praise. For example, when the U.S. Navy wiped out every single rat on Midway Atoll, seabirds flourished afterwards. Rats had previously preyed on eggs and young of practically every defenseless seabird on the island, and had taken to even attacking adult albatross as they sat on their nests. The number of bird lives saved as a result of the rat removal operation can easily be estimated to be into the millions by now. Albatross chicks will no longer have to endure slowly getting eaten alive, unlike this poor bird.
Instead of embracing these fantastic programs, a typical reaction from people within the animal rights movement is to condemn and protest the act, because animals were going to die. The logic of this is ridiculous. Yes, of course it is too bad that so many animals (most often rats, mice and rabbits) have to be killed. But the lives that will be saved by native habitats returning to normal, decreasing predation, and more indirect ecosysytem benefits are countless. People interested in animal welfare who are against this idea are completely missing the point here. It is simply not feasible to safely live-trap thousands of animals and conveniently move them to some rescue shelter…the time and money do not exist, and you will never remove every individual without accidentally killing some. Taking risks with any of these removals of "alien" species renders the whole operation pointless…it only takes two (2) to start the cycle all over again.
This narrow, frankly ignorant point of view is complete hypocrisy. How can people say they care about animals while seemingly ignoring the existence of the wild ones that have been there for thousands of year? Since they never think about cows and chickens going extinct, the concept that this possibility is very real and is what biologists are often trying to prevent goes right over their heads. The simple fact is this; by protesting the removal of harmful non-native species, they are supporting the unnecessary deaths and even extinction of many species.
If you, animal lover, have no interest in providing wildlife a healthy environment, then your efforts and passions are brought into question. I'm not writing this to rant against PETA (god knows enough people do that), in fact their stance on feral cats is comparatively progressive compared to some of their counterparts, although they aren't exactly on the anti-cat train most birders are on. Obviously its perfectly fine to concentrate on one particular problem (i.e. there is actually a group dedicated to saving lobsters!), but for animal rights groups to claim to be dedicated to animal welfare and practically ignore the most serious issues wildlife face is blatantly hypocritical. By focusing almost exclusively on barnyard creatures and denizens of laboratories, they turn a blind eye to who really could use their help…wildlife!
"Animal rights. I know on some level, I think that's something almost all of us can get behind…"
No, not me.
"…no one, except the most callous and cold-hearted of the human race things its fine to torture animals, or deny that they are capable of pain and suffering."
Agreed. I'm 100% behind Animal Welfare.
Please don't confuse these two. Believing that animals should be treated humanely (animal welfare) is NOT the same thing as believing that it is murder to eat meat once and a while, or that pets = slaves (animal rights).
Oh my goodness; I somewhat disagree. I think the gap between animal rights and wildlife protection is closer ideologically, than you think. Eating meat hurts the environment through farming expansion and methane gases (one of the leading causes of global warming). This is a core belief among vegans and the Peta movement. A lot of Peta members also support wildlife conservation groups and work locally in humane societies, albeit sometimes in euthanizing pet populations. Peta's website doesn't portray this as much as thier website is a PR hub, much like everything they do. Most animal rights groups beleive in removing feral cats and spaying/neutering current populations. I could go on and on but mostly, I am an animal rights activist, environmentalists, and wildlife protector. I do bobolink sit-ins, donate lots of money to land conservatories, volunteer, and promote veganism among other things to protect all plants and wildlife, both localy and globaly. There is nothing wrong with keeping the scope of a group small(like Peta's anti cruelty torch), but the idealogies overlap and I think there is even room to work together. I will also go on to say that people that are "anti cruelty", non progressive about euthanasia, anti hunting, etc. are not animal rights activists. Don't confuse fluffy animal lovers with actual animal rights people. Boycott the circus and eat local family farm meat.
I think the animal rights community is in a tough place. They value every life. Once you are born, you have a right to live. People would be complaining how hypocritical it is for them to support killing one species to attempt to preserve another species from extinction, the latter of which is caused primarily by habitat loss due to human development (suburbia, highways and meat-consumption). I do think most animal rights people support groups like land conservancies, wildlife societies, sierra clubs and their political endeavors, in addition to other animal-related causes.
My definition of animal rights includes animal welfare. Those who believe animals have the right to some level of animal welfare are, by definition, animal rightists.
Casey eating meat clearly does not harm the environment in North America. Compare a ranch where cattle graze the native grasses of the prairie provinces and states with a wheat, corn or soybean field. The crops are a barren wasteland supporting very few species of animals whereas the grasslands support a diverse community of wildlife. Converting grasslands to crops is devestating and grassland songbirds are the most threatened species in North America. Who is battling for the rights of the Sprague's Pipit, Long-billed Curlew and Loggerhead Shrike? Certainly not the animal rights people. Grazing is essential for healthy grasslands as a result cattle are critical. As for methane produced by cattle contributing to global warming, get a grip, they simply replaced the millions of bison we nearly hunted to extinction.
Man you're dumb. You dont even know the difference between animal rights and animal welfare. Also, everyone knows that bison are the same as cows and that one simply replaced the other. Did you even go to college? Maybe you should do some research before you go bashing meat-eaters and animal-rights activists alike. This article made me sick.
Whoooa. Everyone seems to be taking things a little too personally here. How 'bout you all calm it on down a notch or three.
I'm trying my hardest to not slam all you ignorant fools who got all offended enough to comment. But as a vegan (16 years now), environmentalist, and a wildlife biologist, I see exactly what the Jive guy is saying here, and if you don't, then perhaps you should get your sh!t together.
The problem seems to be when people define themselves broadly as "animals lovers," when what they really mean is "cat lover" or "horse lover" or whichever nuisance population you're dealing with. A co-worker of mine wondered how I felt about an area feral cat population, and I told her frankly. Knowing full well how much time I spend outdoors, and despite her complete ignorance of any native wildlife, she felt that she had the moral high-ground as "an animal lover". If she were just honest about being partial to cats, I'd almost feel like, "oh well, you're just standing up for what you love – fair enough." Only through of her insistence on referring to herself as an "animal lover" has she opened herself up to hypocrisy. I suspect that a lot of the other hypocrites you mentioned also have agendas that they're glossing over semantically in order to draw on a wider base of support.
You all have great points and I agree with most of them except that eating meat is not bad for the environment as it is. 60% of crops grown in this country are for feeding livestock. So how is clear cutting the natural habitat to feed some methane spewing cows not bad for the environment? And there are more cows, pigs, sheep, and other animals spewing methane gases (among other industrious farming chemical practices) that greatly out way the bison that once lived here. Not to mention the horrors of overfishing. I still see nothing wrong though with raising a cow or chicken of your own for consumption. @Nick, you are spot on. @dan…Do you really think cows and sprague's pipits can live together? Maybe out in North Dakota where there is not huge farms covering the land as far as you can see(please visit ohio or indiana). There is no trampling of ground nests? I am from the Midwest (where we do boblink sitins) where cows will decimate our prairies and hence causing the beautiful grassland birds to go in decline. Upland sandpipers are about 1-2 years from being extirpated from our county because a farmer insists on mowing his long grass once a year to get hay for his horses and pigs.
Just in reading this article, I knew there would be much debate even before seeing the comments.
@Kasey: Agreed!
There are lots of agencies (I've donated to many) who deal with wildlife/environmental impacts.
•Center for Biological Diversity
•Animal Legal Defense Fund
•In Defense of Animals
•Natural Resources Defense Council
•Lots More too!
Have you any idea what the BLM does to/with wild mustangs to appease the cattle rancher's lobby? I know… horses are also non-native, right? Not really, they helped build the infrastructure of this country, and our ancestors revered them.
And if a farm animal is unlucky enough to be born male? Chicks are ground alive, and Calves? The veal industry was created solely as a by-product of the dairy industry.
Gestation crates, battery cages: what's done to farm these animals on such a massive scale is downright gross… whether you're an "animal activist" or not.
If vegan isn't your thing, that's ok too. Just "think of the suffering which you choose to ignore every now & then" Limit meat & dairy. Don't support circuses or Seaworld, or any other "live animal shows". Don't swim with the dolphins either, despite what the company says, these animals are captive.
Here's a cool one by National Geographic: The movie "Collapse" portrays our planet 250 years from now. Great food for thought!
Have you seen the latest satellite images over Greenland concerning ice melts?
Ever seen or heard of the movie The Cove?
Heard about Ben the Bear, or Tony the Truck Stop Tiger?
Sorry, I may be all over the board here… just my two cents.
@Duncan. I love your writing and I completely agree. It is very thought provoking to think of a population as a whole instead of the suffering of one individual. As an "animal activist", I agree with taking out the individual (humanely) for the long term solution in conservation. I agree that we should be beating cowbirds over the head in Michigan to keep the Kirtland's warbler successful and taking out the rats that threaten the murrelets (same story with the Tristan albatrosses) .
Life will endure!I could only wish I had the writing skills as you to help spread the word needed for education and helping long term conservation within animal activists groups. They should not be mutually exclusive. Maybe I'm a fringe animal activist that sees both sides but I also see an opportunity.
Also, a bobolink sitin is what it sounds like. It starts with educating your local farmers on the local birds and when the best time to mow their back lots should be changed to accommodate fledgling ground nesting birds. 5 or 6 years ago, a group of 9 birders from Michigan stopped mowers from taking out 10 acres of grass prairie that had 14 nesting bobolink pairs; by physically blocking the machinery on private property(yes there was police involved). The farm and farmer in question is now a birder and waits to get his hay in July after the fledglings are gone. Now a days, this tiny and unnoticed movement is mostly door to door education on grassland birds and helping private property owners promote conservation. It is a loose organization between friends in southern Michigan. Cooperation and education are the drivers for even just a little bit of success. I became involved on accident on a local birding trip where we stopped to talk to a farmer about the grasshopper sparrows we saw on his horse grazing lot.
I share affiliations with all parties. As such, I agree with Casey that there's a lot of overlap into one big gray area. Even issues you cite as examples are not black-and-white themselves. As one for instance, the eradication of long-standing non-native plants in some areas carries the burden of reduced habitat and food sources for animals who've come to exploit these particular niches over time. There's a lot of ambiguity across the board, and that includes philosophical ambiguity across these diverse groups.
Caring for individual animals and species, does not preclude having a bigger vision when significant environmental issues threaten to overturn a sensitive ecology. And, similarly, remedying ecological problems doesn't mandate cruelty toward the animals in question — something that animal rights people would argue when some horrific means are used to exterminate.
I think it's an individual matter, not an institutional one, whether one can expand their horizons to embrace other points of view. You can't lump animal rights people into one closed box any more than you can do so for environmentalists, biologists or birders. To limit the examples to single organizations (like PETA) is to ignore a long and noble history of animal rights philosophy that overlaps with all other forms of anti-exploitation activism, including civil and human rights discourse.
In as much as there might be hypocrisy among those who claim to be animal lovers but who care nothing for wildlife, there's also hypocrisy among any of us who argue for rebalancing nature by way of extermination, while not addressing over-population in our own species, arguably the most damaging ecological numbers of all.
@Duncan – Horses originally evolved here, but went extinct up to 13,000 years ago. Ecosystems have changed since then, at least to some degree. If you let loose a bunch of lions and elephants into Yellowstone and called them "native", I think you agree that obviously is not true. I'm not aware of how similar America's current "wild" domestic horses are to those extinct species, or if it can be said that they really coevolved with current ecosystems. Since so many of the continent's charismatic megafauna have gone extinct since the last ice age, things have undoubtedly changed (and thats without considering direct human influences).
Gentlemen, there are some 224 million acres of PUBLIC land the BLM is responsible for managing. Of that 224 million acres, wild horses and burros are allotted less than 16 million acres. With cattle grazing some 200+ million acres of grasslands, from where do you honestly think the destruction of our fragile ecosystem stems?
Simply a matter of supply & demand, we are meat-eaters. Horses are rounded up only to have cattle replace them and the and sees no rest.
We have and will continue to destroy until resources are depleted.
@Beth – The BLM unfortunately does not have a very good reputation for protecting natural resources, I agree. There is no doubt how much damage to habitat grazing cattle inflict, but the BLM is legally bound to allow it. If burros and horses can be removed from 15+ million acres (that is still a big chunk of land), then I see that as a positive thing. Although Im sure there is some overlap between where horses/burros and cattle spend time, horses/burros are much more agile than cattle and can access areas cattle can not.
I dont think the arguments made that cattle simply replace other mammals have much evidence. Cattle, bison and horses all graze differently, behave differently, and forage differently. Studies have even shown that plants grazed by cattle and bison react differently based on the differences in the chemical makeups of the animals' saliva!
@casey – I thought I had limited my comments by mentioning the prairie provinces and states. We essentially agree. My point was, perhaps not clearly enough stated, cattle should be raised on native grasslands not, as you mentioned, stuffed into stockyards and fed corn and grain. Cattle should not be raised where its not sustainable, like forests. However with the proper stocking rates and grazing regime the prairies can and do benifit from cattle grazing. Can pipits and cattle coexist? Absolutely, and they do. The community pastures of the prairie provinces are among the last strongholds for pipits and the rest of the native grassland sparrows. Grazing along with the occasional controlled burn create the mozaic of grassland habitats required for the variety of species characteristic of a healthy grassland. Obviously things are different in differnt parts of the country but I can only speak for the area I know. I think the most important aspect of this is stocking rates and grazing regimes, careful control of both can keep a grassland healthy and productive for both cattle and our grassland birds.
@seagullsteve – yes cattle and bison are different in how they graze and plants may react differently to that but bison aren't going to replace cattle any time soon so we make the best of what we have on a prairie that requires grazing.
I agree on 90% of what you say, but I completely disagree on the last point where you say 'By focusing almost exclusively on barnyard creatures and denizens of laboratories, they turn a blind eye to who really could use their help…wildlife!'. I'm sure you understand ecology as you've discussed many times in your article. Anyway, I still want to remind you that left alone, all animals can survive in harmony. Nothing will be overpopulated if there is no human intervention in the ecosystem.
'Cattle are responsible for about 80% of all deforestation' in the Amazon region. In recent years, on average one hectare of Amazon rainforest has been lost to cattle ranchers every 18 seconds.
The Amazon is full of sentient beings ranging from indigenous tribes to native animal and plant species.
"About 85 percent of the world's soybean crop is processed into meal and vegetable oil, and virtually all of that meal is used in animal feed. Some two percent of the soybean meal is further processed into soy flours and proteins for food use… Approximately six percent of soybeans are used directly as human food, mostly in Asia."
Here's another bit of information. It's not the Amazonians who are growing the cattle! It mostly multinationals. The USA then exports that to places like the UK and Australia.
These 'barnyard' animals have to be fed on plants, water, they produce waste, methane, take up land. We have to wait for them to grow. Usually, it's by grain feeding, growth hormones etc. so more harm. So we are bound to count the land for growing the crops, the land for growing the animals, the plants that feed the animal and the waste/water etc. The animal uses most of the plant food as energy to move around, grow etc so does not use all of it to produce meat.
Raising animals for food requires more than ONE THIRD of all the raw materials and fossil fuels used in the United States.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the runoff from factory farms pollutes our rivers and lakes more than all other industries combined.
1 gallon of gasoline burned in an internal-combustion engine releases about 19 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
1 hamburger requires clearing and burning of rainforest which releases 165 pounds of carbon dioxide.
Bovine emissions actually account for about 51% of all global warming.
(World Watch)
50% of water used in the US is for raising animals for food. Each person on a carnivorous diet requires 4,200 gallons of water per day.
Each person on a vegan diet requires 300 gallons of water per day, just for comparison.
2.9 million acres of rainforest were destroyed in the 2004-2005 crop season in order to grow crops that feed chickens and other animals in factory farms. For every pound of hamburger produced in rainforest countries, approximately 220 square feet of rainforest are cleared to grow the required feed. The cattle industry is the world's largest driver of deforestation.
Taking all the above points into account, there must be no confusion that wildlife and barnyard animals are always linked although indirectly. No effort is futile, even if these animal rights organisations are working only for the welfare of barnyard animals its indirectly helping our wildlife too. However, I agree to your point that more direct actions towards preservation of our wildlife is required.
Lastly, concerning your point on the overpopulation of mice which had disastrous effect on seabirds. All species are linked together in some way and when one species disappears, an imbalance can occur. A perfect example is the overpopulation of mice. Coyotes are excessively hunted in US, allowing for an overpopulation of deer mice, the coyotes prey. Again, it is directly related to unnecessary human intervention.
Conservation should begin by understanding biodiversity, it's not about creating an imbalance and then trying to fix it with extreme measures. This is what I believe.
Thanks for the interesting article!
@Sneha – "Harmony" in nature is a strictly human construct…I don't think mass extinction events (i.e. when dinosaurs disappeared) are very harmonious to many of the species involved. The relationships between different plants, animals and the climate have been constantly changing ever since life began, it is not as if nature would return to a static, peaceful state if humans were to suddenly disappear. Overpopulation in various species/populations has undoubtedly occurred countless times before humanity became the environmental force (to put it mildly) that we are now. That said, since people tend to remove top predators from ecosystems and change the environment in ways that benefit adaptable, opportunistic species (i.e. deer mice), we certainly do cause a hell of a lot of "imbalances".
Thanks for your comments!
Dan nailed it with the first comment! Animal welfare is a far different thing than animal rights. From what I've seen, animal rights is not interested in actually improving animals' situations, at least in a common sense way. They're out to get animals considered to be equal to humans and compare their plight to be the same as Martin Luther King's push for civil rights. They think all animals should be free, and that keeping them as pets, using them for work, and/or raising them for food is slavery and barbaric. 'Animals should get to live of their own accord', and no, I've never seen anything from them about negative impacts people make on animals' natural environment for wildlife. They turn animals loose, thinking they're doing them a favor, without thinking about things like that those animals have never had to fend for themselves or the impact on native animals in the area.
Yes, New Zealand and the United States are investing "large sums of money to help make things right." But there's not enough money in the world to turn back the clock. And even if we could, to which date would we turn in back? And who among us decides?
We often talk about invasive species as if this were a recent development; but humans began changing the earth in very fundamental ways long, long ago. Which raises the question: what do we mean by "native species"?
In his provocative 1998 essay, "Nativism and Nature: Rethinking biological invasion," Jonah Peretti argues, "it is unclear how long a species needs to be established in a location before it is considered native."
"Is a species 'naturalised' in 100 years, 1,000 years, or 10,000 years? The distinctions are arbitrary and unscientific. Nativist trends in Conservation Biology have made environmentalists biased against alien species. This bias is scientifically questionable, and may have roots in xenophobic and racist attitudes" (Peretti, 1998).
In fact, most people are shocked to learn how few species ARE native. Where's the outcry against honeybees, for example, which originated in South and Southeast Asia? These days, the conversation is how to SAVE them.
"In many places," suggests environmental philosopher Mark Sagoff, "one can hardly imagine the landscape without alien species" (Sagoff, 1999). "Virtually everything down on the farm is an exotic: of all crops, only sunflowers, cranberries, and Jerusalem artichokes evolved in North America. Corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton have been imported from some other land. Cattle came from Europe. Rockfish—or striped bass as they are known outside Maryland—are native to the Bay but have been introduced up and down the Atlantic and Pacific coasts for sport and commercial fishing. More than 90 percent of all oysters sold in the world are produced by aquaculture, and almost the entire oyster industry on the West Coast is based on a species imported from Japan" (Sagoff, 1999).
(One wonders if the people vilifying, say, feral cats for their non-native status structure their diets so as to consume only native plants and animals. Somehow I doubt it.)
Our very identities can be wrapped up in what is, in fact, alien, notes Sagoff. "Kentucky identifies itself as the 'Bluegrass State,' but bluegrass immigrated from England" (Sagoff, 1999). And immigrants, Sagoff points out, are—broadly speaking—often unwelcome.
"Those who seek funds to exclude or eradicate non-native species," he argues, "often attribute to them the same disreputable qualities that xenophobes have attributed to immigrant groups. These undesirable characteristics include sexual robustness, uncontrolled fecundity, low parental involvement with the young, tolerance for 'degraded' or squalid conditions, aggressiveness, predatory behavior, and so on" (Sagoff, 1999).
Frankly, I find the whole native/non-native "argument" to be, more often than not, little more than a red herring, a distraction. Were we to learn tomorrow, say, that the domestic cat has been in North America for thousands of years, it's difficult to imagine the news making the slightest difference to those who advocate for their roundup.
Take that away from them, and they'll just find something else.
Peter J. Wolf
Literature Cited
• Peretti, J. H. (1998). Nativism and Nature: Rethinking biological invasion. Environmental Values, 7, 183–192.
• Sagoff, M. (1999). What's Wrong with Exotic Species? : Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy
@Peter – This thread is for making species arguments, not specious arguments. I see your confusion though – the words sound simiilar
Putting aside the differences of opinion people have about feral cats, Nick, do you see no validity in Peter's question of what constitutes "non native?" For the purposes of discussion, I think it's an interesting and fair question, especially when you consider the points that Felonius Jive makes — and keeping in mind that there are published pieces in conservation biology, suggesting a more nuanced approach toward certain non natives as potentially "valuable." As I wrote above, I share sentiments with all sides of these issues. I just think there's a significant gray area in many conservation problems and solutions.
Ingrid, I agree that the question of native vs. non-native is not black and white, and certainly there's room for nuance and honest debate about many of the issues that have been raised in the Jive's post and in the comments thread. However, Peter's question, and indeed his entire perspective, cannot, I believe, be considered "honest debate". He's the author of a fundamentalist cat website where he engages in anti-conservation hysterics about the American Bird Conservancy simply because they call attention to the fact that feral cats kill birds. I call your attention to the following:
"It's difficult not to see this as an act of desperation—the PR-equivalent of an all-caps e-mail. I'm surprised it hasn't happened sooner, though, given all that ABC and TWS have in common. Their shared disdain for TNR, obviously, but also their utter disregard for science, scientific literacy, and the truth about the impacts of free-roaming cats."
As I read his comment, it seemed clear to me from the way that he posed his question on native vs. non-native that his real interest was in painting all conservationists as racists, as a means of dismissing the entire debate. So, while most of the people in this thread acknowledge that this is a complicated issue, I think all of the previous commenters are willing to engage in that debate. Except for Peter. Peter would rather not have the debate at all, because he sees any attempt at preserving or protecting wildlife as a full-out assault on cats. His objective is not in finding a balanced approach… it's in letting the chips fall where they may, with no intervention at all by wildlife experts to protect at-risk species. He raises the native vs. non-native question, not a call for acknowledging that important gray-area, but rather to say, "there is no black-and-white means of determining what is native, therefore stop trying to protect native species."
And that is a specious argument.
Nick, thanks for the clarification on your point. Much appreciated. It's very difficult for me not to see all sides of these issues because although I studied conservation and resources, and am involved in various conservation groups, I've also worked hands-on in animal welfare all of my adult life — both with domestic animals (animal shelters.) and with wildlife, as a volunteer rehabilitator. I guess you could say that although I am impassioned where issues of environment, habitat and species loss are concerned, I understand intimately the emotions that inspire responses like Peter's. When you witness, everyday, the cruelty that results from human ignorance or malice, or sometimes, misguided policies, it can turn the most reasoned of humans into one who simply can't defend any cruelty toward animals whatsoever — even when the scientific justifications appear sound from a data and numerical perspective. I think that's why I personally lean initially toward a high degree of skepticism whenever a species is targeted for eradication, until I know the full picture. I see human greed, development, pollution and over-population causing the bulk of these issues and conflicts, and it troubles me that other species, native included, are almost always at the losing end of our rapacious appetite … and sometimes scapegoated without addressing the core issues that drive these imbalances.
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Some cakes are hard to read, and for once I'm not talking about the handwriting:
A screaming baby paired with "congratulations"? Ah, that's subtle sarcasm at its snarky finest.
Here's a tip gleaned from years of family reunions: the second Mrs. Klass asks "What's that supposed to mean?", it's time to leave. Trust me.
Of course some cakes are more subtle, like this one:
"We'll wish you luck, but we don't have to be happy about it."
Or just baffling, like this one:
I'm not sure if this guy is supposed to look afraid of being eaten, disapproving, or in pain from his "shades" melting onto his face. Say, there's a bit of unintentional ironic realism for you: sunglasses melted onto the face of the sun. Heh.
If Mr. Future's-So-Bright's feelings are ambivalent, though, these cookies are clearly ticked off:
Poor angry cookies. At least their pain is my sugary gain - and I get the added bonus of talking smack to my food. "What, you lookin' at me, punks? Huh? How's about I drown you in some milk before biting your heads off, then? Yeah, not so puffed up now, are you, tough guys?"
And finally [smirk],
All that black - and black roses, no less! - makes this look more like a final retirement cake, if you catch my drift. It gets double Wreck points for the "Retiremet" misspelling, too.
Brittany M., Elizabeth G., Jessica C., Linda N., Monique R., and Jill C., many "thanks".


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