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This Sunday we will celebrate International Youth Day, and it's particularly timely that this year's theme is "Building a Better World: Partnering with Youth." Secretary Clinton has made partnership a key part of her agenda. Young people comprise more than half the world's population and we know that we must recognize them as genuine partners. We've seen that in countries where young people have opportunities to advance in business, civic participation, and education, societies are more stable.
Global youth, increasingly powered by new technologies, are among the foremost potential drivers of economic and social progress. The entrepreneurial spirit, energy, and creativity of young women and men is truly inspirational, as is their commitment to improving their local communities. As I connect with young people from around the world, I'm always impressed by the innovative solutions they are finding to address the many challenges affecting them.
International Youth Day is also a chance to think about how we can better serve youth by helping their voices to be heard, looking out for their security, and offering them greater economic opportunities. At the Department of State, we're actively listening to youth around the world, including through 40 Youth Councils at our embassies and consulates. Many of these Youth Councils have implemented community-based solutions to local issues, from a community radio series highlighting youth role models to inspire positive social change to e-democracy platforms that give young people a voice in policymaking. And we're finding ways to partner with other governments to seek ways to empower youth as change agents through policies and programs.
Civilian security is a critical part of what we do and protecting young people is an inherent part of that. From aiming to prevent gang violence and finding positive alternatives for youth susceptible to radicalization, to deterring the scourge of human trafficking and protecting its victims, to resettling young refugees, the Department of State has numerous programs designed to protect youth so that they can lead more secure and prosperous lives.
And we're striving to give young people around the world greater economic opportunities. One way we are doing so is by partnering in a multi-sector global alliance in order to address the challenges of youth unemployment and increase opportunities for economic participation.
Partnership is essential to create a brighter future for the next generation. In honor of International Youth Day, we're asking young people to tell us how they are joining together to build a better world. On Sunday, you can view their video messages on our YouTube channel.
Join us on Facebook and Twitter for more information on Global Youth@State. More information about International Youth Day can be found on the United Nations website.
Freshnod in Bangladesh writes:
I also participant International Youth day. Always call and pride Youth to Build a Better World.
Tasha in the U.S.A. writes:
Youth is the main power of any country. if the countries youth is strong then they will in a very awesome boost. because they are the person who can change the country because they have that type of ability. so it feels really great to be one of them.


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The Wyoming Range Legacy Act signed into law last year put protections in place for more than one million acres of hunting and recreation land in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. But oil and gas leases granted prior to the law are still in play. The Forest Service releases an environmental analysis of drilling plans this week.
The group, Citizens for the Wyoming Range, is holding a meeting Monday evening in Jackson. Dan Smitherman is the group's spokesman. He says public comments on the Forest Service materials are expected to be numerous, and that may affect what happens next.


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About the Author: Farah Pandith is the Special Representative to Muslim Communities.
In response to President Obama's Cairo speech in June 2009, prominent Americans from the private sector have joined with the State Department to form Partners for a New Beginning (PNB). Led by Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Vice-Chairs Walter Isaacson (CEO, Aspen Institute) and Muhtar Kent (Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO), PNB brings together a dozen eminent Americans to engage Muslim communities globally on the basis of mutual interest, mutual respect, and mutual responsibility. This morning in New York, Partners for a New Beginning inaugurated its full Steering Committee. The members are:
• Mr. Tarek Abdel-Meguid, Founding Partner, Perella Weinberg Partners
• Ms. Cathleen Black, President, Hearst Magazines
• Ms. Jean Case, Chief Executive Officer, The Case Foundation
• Mr. John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Mr. Kenneth Cohen, Chairman, ExxonMobil Foundation; VP of Public Affairs, Exxon Mobil Corporation
• Dr. Helene Gayle, President and CEO, CARE USA
• Mr. Stephen Heintz, President, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
• Mr. Andrew Liveris, Chairman, and CEO, The Dow Chemical Company
• Mr. John Mack, Chairman, Morgan Stanley
• Mr. Paul Otellini, President and CEO, Intel Corporation
• Dr. Eboo Patel, Founder and President, Interfaith Youth Core
• Dr. Ruth Simmons, President, Brown University
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This morning at the Clinton Global Initiative, PNB announced commitments to improve the lives of up to 500,000 people by providing increased access to finance, improved business capacity and development services, greater educational opportunities for students and teachers, enhanced physical and virtual exchange programs, and new science and technology solutions across the PNB priority geographical areas of Egypt, Indonesia, Turkey, Pakistan and West Bank/Gaza.
Backed by the full support of the Secretary, PNB is exactly the kind of innovative, cross-sector, collaborative partnership that the United States is known for, and we are excited to work in partnership with some of America's most eminent leaders to fulfill the promise of a new beginning and translate it into positive benefits on the ground. As Secretary Clinton said when she first announced PNB on April 27th, "I think that this is one of those occasions in the diplomatic history of our country that we will look back on and say that that made a difference...This is a key element of our national strategy, and I am very grateful to the leadership of this effort and all who will participate in it."
Please watch the welcome remarks from the Secretary to the PNB Steering Committee, and if you are interested, please reach out to us to get involved, because we are eager to work with any new partners interested in joining the effort. To connect with PNB leadership, you can reach Rob Lalka in the Office of Global Partnership Initiatives (S/GPI) via e-mail.
John W. M. in Florida writes:
Open letter to President Barack Obama.
Mr. President: Hillary Clinton was exactly right when she called the Mexican Drug Cartel's organized violence an insurgency. The only problem I have with this label is that it should be called a North American uprising and dealt with by a combined front including the U.S. and Canadian governments - Mexico can not solve this problem alone! When one considers that 90% of the drug demand and the weapons being used by these thugs comes from the U.S., it is the ultimate hypocrisy for the U.S. to call it a Mexican problem.
This uprising must be put down immediately because the stability of the entire Mexican government hangs in the balance. Since a lawless Mexico poses a much greater threat to U.S. security than Al Qaeda ever did, we should immediately withdraw all our troops from Iraq and Afgahanistan and reposition them on our southern border. This action should, of course, be coordinated in advance with the Mexican and Canadian governments. Under no scenario should this action be taken as an act of war against the Mexican government; but, it should be made clear that if our troops are in 'hot pursuit' of members of the drug cartels, we will cross the border and deal with these criminals as the enemy combatants that they are, i.e., shoot on sight.
In addition to a frontal assault, we should immediately open up a joint dialogue inside the U.S. government to discuss emergency measures to legalize recreational drugs so it can be controlled, regulated and obviously taxed. We of all countries should know that prohibition does not work! In fact all it really does is give rise to organized crime with the attendant violence that goes hand-in-hand with it!
The White House should cease it's internal bickering with the Pentagon and congress and spear-head this campaign of drug sanity. Speaking of campaigns, this problem should be escalated to the level of a campaign issue for all political parties - we must get real on this issue before anarchy reigns in Mexico and the south western U.S.
Since Arizona is right on the firing line for this struggle, I would expect to hear a lot from senator John McCain among others in congress; let's see some real leadership from our elected officials on this crisis, right now!
Finally, Mr president, due to the urgency of this problem, every politico in Washington D.C., from you down to the lowliest clerk should consider this terrible problem as an golden opportunity to address several of our worst national issues at the same time: The wars in the Middle East; the drug war at home; illegal immigration; and yes economic problems here at home and the horrible carnage we are just now beginning to witness. And, by-the-way, Sir, if you put Hillary Clinton on the ticket in 2012, I promise to vote Democratic for the first time in my life!
I will be writing more about this crisis on my website "www.Ethical-Universe.com/blog" so please everyone join the discussion.
O.C. in the U.S.A. writes:
Dear Mrs. Clinton,
I also agree about the Mexican insurgency issue. Today while riding on my local bus line in Los Angeles I'm pretty sure I overheard one high schooler say to the other, "There's a riot going on?" As if rioting has replaced a visit to the local Saturday night cinema of my generation. There are massive hordes of people entering into the country untracked. Someone is fomenting civil disobedience in High schoolers. This is a worrisome trend because I live in L.A. the heart of the former flashpoint of the Los Angeles riots. There is an insurgency being foisted upon our nation. I don't think its just at our back door anymore. I think its in our nation's living room.


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I enjoyed many more books this year than I can possibly list, but the following – as with all lists – is selective and subjective. Books on the list are not necessarily ones that were published in 2013; rather, they are books I enjoyed reading this year. Read more
The cover of Sebastian Faulks's Jeeves and the Wedding Bells proclaims this return of the inimitable Jeeves-Wooster duo – a book commissioned by the Wodehouse estate – as "homage to PG Wodehouse". Read more
Cricket fans love making lists. Often, the lists are as eclectic as they are fanciful. Which is your all-time best XI comprising only No. 4 batsmen? How about the best leg spinners to have never played for Dunedin? We are indefatigable. We can make lists of anything, but few things make our eyes light up more than a list of great Test hundreds. Read more
Solo, William Boyd's James Bond novel, opens at the Dorchester hotel in London, where 007 is celebrating his 45th birthday on his own and in style. Read more
French novelist and screenwriter Pierre Lemaitre's Alex opens with the brutal kidnapping of a 30-year-old woman as she is walking home after dinner on a mild Paris evening. Read more
Shiva Naipaul, the younger brother of VS Naipaul, was born in Trinidad in 1945. He died in London in 1985, of a heart attack, at the age of 40. A life cut brutally short, an end brought on, some say, by his excesses and lack of discipline. Read more
Not having written for the first edition of the Wisden India Almanack gives me the advantage of writing about it. A cousin of the legendary Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, the inaugural edition is nearly identical to the original Wisden in shape, not as thick as it is, and is kitted out in blue and white as opposed to the original's signature yellow and black. It is a treat. Read more
Deborah Levy, 53, had gone under the reader's radar for a while. Her last novel, Billy and Girl, was published in 1999. And then, she zoomed out of as if nowhere to be shortlisted last year for the Man Booker Prize for her new, very short novel, Swimming Home. I'd been meaning to read it for months now, and I bought, as an e-book (because I was between books and wanted to start it right away) late one night last week. I had finished it by the following evening. It kept me up at night on the eve of a busy day in the office, but was it worth it! Read more
Two things written by the English poet Wilfred Owen kept cropping up in my mind as I read Nadeem Aslam's remarkable new novel, The Blind Man's Garden. They embrace this taut, intricate narrative like a double helix. The first is what is widely regarded as Owen's aesthetic: "My subject is war, and the pity of war. The poetry lies in the pity." The second is the following section from his poem, Strange Meeting: "I am the enemy you killed, my friend./I knew you in this dark; for so you frowned/Yesterday through me as you jabbed and killed./I parried; but my hands were loath and cold./Let us sleep now."
The Blind Man's Garden is set in the days following the September 11 attacks with the Americans having invaded Afghanistan. Aslam focuses on the havoc that invasion causes, including collateral damage across the Afghan border in Pakistan: in doing so, he shows up how, amid the brutality and bloodshed, the rapaciousness and bestiality, the overwhelmingly poignant thing is the pity of war, the numbing senselessness of it.
Two brothers leave their home in a fictitious town in Pakistan in an attempt to go to Afghanistan and help wounded civilians. But their good intentions flounder as they are kidnapped and thrust into the heart of the conflict. Only one of them is able to return home, and he, too, returns with a price on his head, and in a state unrecognizable from the one in which he had left.
Aslam's huge success lies in creating characters who have positions of polarity (devout/atheist; liberal/fundamentalist; captor/captive; ) and reveal that in reality they are closer to each other than they would imagine. This sense of nuance, of blurring of accepted borders of thinking and being, is one of the great achievements of this novel. Added to that is Aslam's eye for arresting images, and his loving, luminous delineation of the natural world.
Vivid, haunting and riveting, The Blind Man's Garden is Aslam's best work to date.
Here is a video of the author introducing his novel:
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The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is a rare species of porpoise. It is endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California. Estimates of the number of individuals alive range from 100 [2][3] to 300.[3] The word "vaquita" is Spanish for little cow.[4] Since the baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) is believed to have gone extinct in 2006,[5] the vaquita has taken on the title of the most endangered cetacean in the world.[6]
Other names include cochito, Gulf of California harbor porpoise, Gulf of California porpoise, and gulf porpoise.
Biology [edit]
Physical description [edit]
The vaquita are the smallest species of porpoise and are found only in the northern end of the Gulf of California. The vaquita has a classic porpoise shape. They are stocky and curve into a star shape when viewed from the side. The species is distinguishable by the dark rings surrounding their eyes, patches on their lips, and a line that extends from their dorsal fins to their mouth. Their back is a dark grey that fades to a white underside. As vaquitas mature, the shades of grey lighten . Individuals only reach a size of 1.2-1.5 m (4–5 ft) and a weight of 40–55 kg (90-120 lb) when fully mature.[7] The flippers are proportionately larger than other porpoise's and the fin is taller and more falcate. The skull is smaller and the rostrum is shorter and broader than in other members of the genus. The females are discernible from the males due to their larger size.[7]
Habitat [edit]
The habitat of the vaquita is restricted to the northern area of the Gulf of California, or Sea of Cortez.[4] Vaquitas live in shallow, murky lagoons along the shoreline. They rarely swim deeper than 30 meters and are known to survive in lagoons so shallow that their back protrudes above the surface. The vaquita is most often sighted in water 11 to 50 metres deep, 11 to 25 kilometres from the coast, over silt and clay bottoms. Vaquitas tend to choose habitats with turbid waters, due to the fact that they have high nutrient content.[1] The high nutrient content is important because it attracts the small fish, squid, and crustaceans that Vaquitas feed on. They are able to withstand the significant temperature fluctuations characteristic of shallow, turbid waters and lagoons.
Behavior [edit]
There are very few records of the vaquita in the wild. They appear to swim and feed in a leisurely manner, but they are elusive and will avoid boats of any kind. Vaquitas rise to breathe with a slow, forward-rolling movement that barely disturbs the surface of the water, and then disappear quickly, often for a long time. In order to explore their environment and communicate with each other, vaquitas use sonar and produce high-frequency clicks that are used in echolocation.[7]
Schooling [edit]
Like other Phocoena, the vaquita are usually seen by themselves. If they are seen together, it is usually in small groups, ranging from 1 - 3 individuals in size.[7] Less often groups of around 8 to 10 have been observed, with the most ever seen at once being 40 individuals.
Diet [edit]
Vaquitas tend to forage near lagoons.[7] All of the 17 fish species found in vaquita stomachs can be classified as demersal and or benthic species inhabiting relatively shallow water in the upper Gulf of California. It appears that the vaquitas are rather non-selective feeders on small fishes and squids in this area. Like other cetaceans, vaquitas may use echolocation to locate prey. It also is possible that vaquitas locate their prey by following the sounds given off by prey movement.[1]
Reproduction [edit]
Vaquitas sexually mature at 1.3 meters, between 3 and 6 years old. They have seasonal reproduction, and usually have one calf in March. Their gestation period is between 10 and 11 months. The interbirth period, or elapsed time between offspring birth, is between 1 and 2 years.[8] The maximum observed life span is 21 years.
Conservation [edit]
Vaquita have never been hunted directly, but it is known that the vaquita population is declining. Estimates placed the vaquita population at 567 in 1997.[4] With their population dropping as low as 150 individuals in 2007 and possibly even lower today, inbreeding depression has begun to affect the fitness of the species,further accelerating the population's decline.[9] The decline in the vaquita population is believed to be due to animals becoming trapped in gillnets intended for capturing the totoaba, another species endemic to the Gulf.
The vaquita is one of few marine mammal species and is considered the most endangered. The vaquita has been classified as one of the top 100 Evolutionary Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) mammals in the world.[10] The vaquita is an evolutionarily distinct animal and has no close relatives. These animals represent more, proportionally, of the tree of life than other species, meaning they are top priority for conservation campaigns. The EDGE of Existence Programme is a conservation effort that attempts to help conserve endangered animals that represent large portions of their evolutionary trees. The U.S. government has listed the vaquita as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The vaquita is also listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Convention on International Trade in the Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in the most critical category at risk of extinction.
Because vaquitas are indigenous to the Gulf of California, Mexico is predominantly leading conservation efforts with the creation of the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita (CIRVA), which has attempted to help prevent the accidental deaths of vaquita by outlawing the use of fishing nets within the vaquita's habitat.[10] CIRVA has worked together with the CITES, the ESA, and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to make a plan to nurse the vaquita population back to a point at which they can sustain themselves.[11] CIRVA concluded in 2000 that between 39 and 84 individuals are killed each year by such gillnets. In order to try to prevent extinction, the Mexican government has created a nature reserve covering the upper part of the Gulf of California and the Colorado River delta. CIRVA recommends that this reserve be extended southwards to cover the full known area of the vaquita's range and that trawlers be completely banned from the reserve area.
On October 28, 2008, Canada, Mexico, and the United States launched the North American Conservation Action Plan (NACAP) for the vaquita., under the jurisdiction of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), a NAFTA environmental organization.[12] The NACAP is a strategy to support Mexico's efforts to recover the vaquita.
Possible Threats [edit]
- Other lesser-discussed culprits of human-based threats on the vaquita population include pollutants and habitat alterations. The habitat of the vaquita is small and the food supply in marine environments is largely dependent on water levels. The damming of the upper Colorado river has potentially decreased the food supply by decreasing water levels, indirectly effecting the vaquita population and ability to reproduce.[13] In addition to reduced flow of freshwater from the Colorado River due to damming, the use of chlorinated pesticides and depression due to inbreeding[9] may also have a detrimental effect. Despite the potential detrimental effects, it is important to note that most of the recovered bodies of the vaquitas show no signs of emaciation or environmental stressors,[13] implying that the decline in the vaquita population is accredited almost solely to by-catch. However these additional hazards may pose a threat in the long-term. Even with a gillnet ban through The Refuge Area for the Protection of the Vaquita which contains 50% of the vaquita's habitat, the population is still in decline which suggests a complete ban of gillnet use may be the only solution to saving the vaquita population.[14]
Primary Impact [edit]
- Removal of the vaquita will have a significant ecological impact on the Northern Gulf of California. The Gulf of California is considered a Large marine ecosystem (LME), due to its high species diversity and large habitat size.[15] With such biodiversity in the region, it is important to consider the potentially harmful effects of slight drops in the vaquita population on seemingly unrelated species due to apparent competition.
- Sharks have been determined to be the only predators of vaquitas. Due to its limited number of predator species, the vaquita population is sensitive to small changes in predation from sharks.[15] Although the vaquita accounts for only a small percentage of the diets of sharks in the region, extinction of the vaquita could potentially cause negative effects on shark population sizes. Extinction of the vaquita may also impact the vaquita prey populations in the Northern Gulf ecosystem. The disappearance of the vaquita could lead to potential over-population of their prey species such as benthic fishes, squid, and crustaceans.[13]
- Conservation efforts for the vaquita are mainly focused on fishing restrictions to prevent vaquita bycatch. These fishing restrictions could prove beneficial for the fish in the upper gulf as well as the vaquita. As a result of increased restrictions on gillnet use, the populations of the targeted fish and shrimp species will receive protection from overfishing.[16] Historically, numerous commercially fished species have experienced devastating impacts due to overfishing, and the vaquita conservation program may lessen the severity of such devastation in the future.[16] Another solution to prevent vaquita bycatch might be to redesigning fishing nets. A redesigned net could be used to effectively catch fish but leave the vaquita untouched.
Secondary Impact of Declining Numbers [edit]
- Though the major cause of vaquita porpoise mortality is bycatch in gillnets, numbers continue to dwindle and new factors will arise that will cause the population to further decline. One future problem that will arise with the current rate of population decline is reduced breeding rates. With less vaquita porpoise individuals in the habitat, there will eventually be significantly less contact between the different sexes and consequently less reproduction. With an even lower reproductive rate, the rate of population decline will increase. With lower contact levels between sexes, there may likely be reduced fitness due to inbreeding and less genetic variability in the gene pool, following the bottleneck effect.
- When inbreeding depression occurs, the population experiences reduced fitness because deleterious recessive genes can manifest the population. In small populations where genetic variability is low, individuals are more genetically similar. When the genomes of mating pairs are more similar, recessive traits appear more often in offspring. The more related two individuals are in the breeding pair, the more deleterious homozygous genes the offspring will likely have which can greatly lower fitness in the offspring [17] It is important to note that these secondary impacts of dwindling vaquita numbers are not necessarily a threat yet, but they will become problematic if the vaquita population continues to decline.[18]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
This article incorporates text from the ARKive fact-file "Vaquita" under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License and the GFDL.
- ^ a b c Rojas-Bracho, L., Reeves, R.R., Jaramillo-Legorreta, A. & Taylor, B.L. 2008. ""Phocoena sinus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species."" Version 2012.2. [www.iucnredlist.org]. 2013.
- ^ Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises, Carwardine, 1995, ISBN 0-7513-2781-6
- ^ a b Aquarium Passport Book, Aquarium of the Pacific 2005
- ^ a b c "Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)". Encyclopedia of Endangered Species. Volume 1. Gale. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ Turvey, S.T.; Pitman, R.L., Taylor, B.L., Barlow, J., Akamatsu, T., Barrett, L.A., Zhao, X., Reeves, R.R., Stewart, B.S., Wang, K., Wei, Z., Zhang, X., Pusser, L.T., Richlen, M., Brandon, J.R. and Wang, D. (2007). "First human-caused extinction of a cetacean species?". Biology Letters 3: 537–540. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2007.0292. PMC 2391192. PMID 17686754.
- ^ Jaramillo-Legorreta, A.; Rojas-Bracho, L., Brownell Jr, R.L., Read, A.J., Reeves, R.R., Ralls, K. and Taylor, B.L. (2007). "Saving the vaquita: immediate action, not more data.". Conservation Biology 21 (6): 1653–1655.
- ^ a b c d e Barlow, Jay, Dr. ""Mammals."" EDGE of Existence. The Zoological Society of London, n.d. 2013.
- ^ Jefferson, Thomas A., Marc A. Webber, and Robert L. Pitman. ""Marine Mammals of the World: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification."" London: Academic, 2008.
- ^ a b Examining the risk of inbreeding depression in a naturally rare cetacean, the Vaquita, Taylor and Rojas-Bracho, Marine Mammal Science Vol 15. Pages 1004-1028.
- ^ a b "Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)". The Zoological Society of London. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise / Vaquita / Cochito (Phocoena sinus)". NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Project Summary". Commission for Environmental Cooperation. 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ a b c Rojas-Bracho, Lorenzo, Reeves, Randall R., Jaramillo-Legorreta, Armando. Conservation of the vaquita Phocoena sinus. Mammal Rev., 2006,Volume 36, No. 3, 179–216.
- ^ Gerrodette, T., B. L. Taylor, R. Swift, S. Rankin, A. M. Jaramillo-Legorreta, and L. Rojas-Bracho. A combined visual and acoustic estimate of 2008 abundance, and change in abundance since 1997, for the vaquita, Phocoena sinus., Marine Mammal Science, 2011
- ^ a b Diaz-Uribe, J. Gabriel; Francisco Arreguín-Sánchezb, Diego Lercari-Bernierc, Víctor H. Cruz-Escalonab, Manuel J. Zetina-Rejónb, Pablo del-Monte-Lunab, Susana Martínez-Aguilara (10). "An integrated ecosystem trophic model for the North and Central Gulf of California: An alternative view for endemic species conservation". Ecological Modeling 230: 73–91. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ a b Elton, Catherine (November/December 2011). "Safety Net". Audubon 113 (6): 74–80. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ CIRVA committee, Report of the Fourth Meeting of the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita (CIRVA). IUCN. 2012
- ^ Rojas-Bracho, L. and B. L. Taylor. Risk factors affecting the vaquita (Phocoena sinus). Marine Mammal Science 15:974-989
- General references
- Preventing the extinction of a small population: Vaquita fishery mortality and mitigation strategies D'Agrosa, Lennert and Vidal. Conservational Biology vol 14. pages 1110-1119
- National Audubon Society: Guide to Marine Mammals of the World, Reeves et al. 2002, ISBN 0-375-41141-0
- Convention on Migratory Species


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Hazard: The red bead on the crank of the toy can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: None Reported.
Description: These multicolor tin Jack-In-the-Box-type toys have illustrations of bears in various activities on the sides. Each side features the enlarged single letters of the word "BEAR" and "BEAR" is written on the top of the toy. Other writing on the sides includes, "Bears in a Boat," "Bears Eating Eggs," "Bears in the Air," and Bears Racing Rabbits." When the crank is turned, the song, "Pop Goes the Weasel" plays and a toy teddy bears pops up out of the top of the box. "Schylling" is written on the bottom of the toys. Toys with date code stickers on the bottom are not included in the recall.
Sold At: Specialty stores, gift shops and book stores nationwide from August 2003 through October 2003 for about $20.
Manufactured In: China.
Remedy: Take these toys away from children immediately and call Schylling Associates Inc. at (800) 767-8697 between 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.schylling.com for information on receiving a refund or replacement toy.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size ½ of recipe
Calories 270
Total Fat 12 g
Saturated Fat 6 g
Sodium 404 mg
Total Carbohydrate 8 g
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Protein 32 g
Ingredients and Preparation
Ingredients Measures
Cod (or other white fish) 12 ounces
Juice and zest of ½ lime
Salt ¼ teaspoon
Coconut flakes 2 tablespoons
Canola oil 2 teaspoons
Scallions, chopped 5
Garlic clove, minced 1
Curry powder 1 teaspoon
Light coconut milk ½ cup
- Preheat oven to 400˚F.
- Place cod filets in a baking dish; squeeze over the lime juice, season with the salt, and then sprinkle with the lime zest and coconut flakes. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
- Meanwhile, heat canola oil in a medium sauce pan over medium-high heat. Add 4 of the chopped scallions (reserve 1 chopped scallion for garnishing), garlic, and curry powder; sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add the coconut milk and simmer for another 2-3 minutes.
- Serve cod with the curry-coconut sauce. Garnish with remaining chopped scallions.


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The fare was quite similar across all seven locations: scrambled or poached eggs, on toast or english muffin, ham/bacon/sausages, potatoes or mushrooms, and half of a baked tomato with bits of something toasted on top.
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G-Star constantly experiments with the endless possibilities of materials, styles and cuts to create products that are unique but recognisable for their consistent G-Star signature look. As G-Star does not own or operate any factories, we work together with skilful suppliers that share our passion to make a strong product.
Our philosophy and priority is to build a trustworthy and long-term relationship with these suppliers in order to ensure continuity of the quality, look and delivery of our collections. At the moment, about half of G-Star's production volume is manufactured by suppliers we work with for over 10 years. Given the importance of the business relationship with our suppliers, we feel responsible to positively contribute to the working conditions of the people making our products.
We developed the G-Star Supplier Code of Conduct to ensure that G-Star products are made under fair and safe circumstances. This Code of Conduct outlines the minimum social and environmental standards we expect each factory to meet and gives guidelines hereto. The Code is based on the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ILO Core Conventions, the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Base Code, the SMETA Environmental Criteria and ISO 14000.
To verify whether our suppliers comply with our Code of Conduct, G-Star set up a compliance process using a combination of tools. As part of this process all our direct suppliers are audited on a regular basis by recognised, independent organisations. We also work on improving conditions further back in our supply chain and include indirect suppliers in the compliance process to the best of our ability.
View the G-Star code of conduct here.
Our suppliers play an important role in reaching our goal to make a strong product in a sustainable way. We are proud of the products we manufacture together with our suppliers and of the trustworthy and long-term relationships we have built up with them. The Manufacturing Map shows the factories that make G-Star products. All direct suppliers with whom G-Star has a business relationship for over two years are included in the map.
Visit the Manufacturing Map here.
G-Star's compliance process is built around the G-Star Supplier Code of Conduct. A combination of tools is continuously used by G-Star to verify whether suppliers comply with our standards. When we start a business relationship with a supplier, the following steps are taken:
We require all potential new suppliers to complete a self-assessment. This way, G-Star obtains detailed information about the factory and the social and environmental conditions on-site and, equally important, the supplier is made aware of our standards. As our Code of Conduct is an accurate interpretation of sustainability guidelines that apply to the industry, G-Star also sees the questionnaire as a valuable training tool to build sustainability awareness among our suppliers. In addition, an internal G-Star team visits the factory for a first on-site Corporate Responsibility check.
Before we place our first order, every supplier has to sign our G-Star Supplier Declaration, committing to comply fully and unconditionally with the Code of Conduct.
Subsequently, independent audits take place to inspect whether the factory is compliant with the G-Star standards. Regular audits are conducted using a methodology that includes in-depth interviews with both management and workers, a physical inspection of factories and a review of documentation and records. In 2012 77% of our suppliers were audited and in 2013 we conducted audits at 86% of our suppliers. Over the course of these two years all our suppliers have been audited.
The outcomes of the audit are discussed with the supplier concerned. In instances where suppliers are found to need improvement, G-Star works closely with them to both document and implement an improvement programme in order to reach compliance in an agreed time frame.
Through monitoring we are aware of the local situation. However, we do acknowledge that monitoring in itself does not bring us answers to solve possible issues found during inspection.
To tackle any issue, we need to dive deeper to identify the root causes behind it. That is why we not only focus on monitoring compliance but also on coaching and building up capacity of suppliers in order to address corporate responsibility issues at the point of origin. This means sharing the knowledge we have gained with suppliers and guiding and encouraging them to move forward, not softening our approach or relaxing our standards. Rather than highlighting non-compliances, we are engaging with suppliers and helping them to integrate good social and environmental performance into their business.
Cooperation in the industry is important to reach supplier ownership. Experience, dialogue and partnerships with training bureaus give us a roadmap on how to approach coaching and capacity building. Experienced trainers such as SGS facilitate courses on specific environmental topics such as hazardous chemical use. As part of our commitment to reach zero discharge of hazardous chemicals, we work together with other brands to educate suppliers and promote a responsible chemicals management.
To avoid audit fatigue and a multiplication of different standards for suppliers that work for several brands, we decided not to develop our own auditing guidelines and standards. Instead, we use a public methodology called Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) for all social audits commissioned by G-Star. This methodology is based on the ETI Base Code, which is one of the references for and almost fully aligned to our G-Star Supplier Code of Conduct.
The SMETA methodology is designed by a multi-stakeholder panel composed of brands, NGOs, suppliers and auditing companies in response to the search for a methodology that enables sharing of audit information and collaborating between brands and suppliers.
G-Star works actively to prevent the use of chemicals that can have a harmful effect on health or the environment. The basis for monitoring the use of chemicals in G-Star products is the G-Star Restricted Substances List. This list follows international laws and regulations and is updated frequently. Our textile engineers and quality assurance specialists work together with suppliers on proper use of chemicals and compliance with the list.
We monitor compliance of our products and processes with the restrictions in the G-Star Restricted Substances List by performing risk assessments, auditing and testing of our garments.
View G-Star Restricted Substances List here.
G-Star does not allow the use of chemicals in our products that have a harmful effect on health or the environment. That is why we live up to strict quality and safety standard and regulations, and carefully monitor the use of chemicals in G-Star products with our Restricted Substances List (RSL). Despite all measures taken this unfortunately does not fully prevent that hazardous chemicals can end up in the water. That is why G-Star is committed to eliminate industrial releases of hazardous chemicals into the environment, and set the target to reach zero discharge of hazardous chemicals (ZDHC) from all our products and production processes by 2020. We have set up an action plan and have agreed on a Detox Solution Commitment with Greenpeace that include all measures necessary to integrate this target into our business activities. By joining the Joint Roadmap together with brands including adidas Group, C&A, Esprit, H&M, Inditex, Jack Wolfskin, Levi Strauss & Co., Li Ning, M&S, New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc., NIKE, Inc., PUMA SE and PVH Corp., we also made the joint commitment to help lead the industry towards Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC).
As part of a process of continuous improvement and in line with our public Detox Solution Commitment with Greenpeace we have so far reached results that include:
- Elimination of APEOs since the end of August 2013
- Elimination of Phthalates since the end of September 2013
- Implementation of the G-Star MRSL (Manufacturing Restricted Substance List) in October 2014
- Elimination of all PFCs (short and long chain PFCs) since 1 January 2015
1. Detox commitment
Download G-Star's 2012 commitment towards ZDHC
Download our Detox Solution Commitment with Greenpeace (2013)
2. Progress
Download our Individual Action Plan
Download our steps to a Screening Methodology
Download our G-Star steps to develop further substitution case studies
Download our Progress Report 2012 on ZDHC
Download the G-Star Report on APEO Elimination Policy
Download the G-Star Water Discharge Report 1
Download the G-Star Report on Phthalates Elimination Policy
Download the G-Star Water Discharge Report 2
Download our Progress Report 2013 on ZDHC
Download our G-Star Detox Strategy 2014
Download the ZDHC Audit Protocol Report
Download the ZDHC Research List
Download ZDHC Framework for Prioritising Hazardous Chemicals
Download the ZDHC MRSL
Download our Progress Report 2014 on ZDHC
Download our MRSL 1.0 – 2015
Download our RSL 1.3
Download our ZDHC Annual report 2015
Download our Detox progress report 2015
Download our Environmental Guidelines
Download our G-Star MRSL
Download our RSL 1.3
4. Case studies on Subsport
Download Case Study on PFC-Free Alternative
Download Case Study on Root Cause Investigation of PFOS contamination in our leather garment
Download Case Study on APEO Alternative
Download Case Study on PVC and Phthalates Alternative
5. Transparency/Disclosure
Download the G-Star Water Discharge Report 1
Download the G-Star Water Discharge Report 2
Manufacturing map – Supplier list disclosure
Download our Modetracker - Manufacturing Cube
Since March 2013 G-Star is a system partner of bluesign technologies ag. We are committed to implement their bluesign® standard in our supply chain. This is an independent standard that guarantees that products are free of hazardous chemicals. By joining bluesign technologies ag we support our environmental goals and encourage suppliers in our entire textile production chain, from raw materials to textile manufacturers, to come to a healthy, safe and environmentally friendly production process.
For more information about the bluesign® system, please visit www.bluesign.com
G-Star is working together with Solidaridad and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on implementing cleaner production measures at factories in Bangladesh.
This Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PACT) programme is focused on doing assessments at factories on water, energy, dye and chemical usage. Based on the assessment factories receive support to produce with less water, energy and chemicals and to invest in new technologies. This way inputs are minimised, and waste and emissions are reduced, while maintaining or increasing production.
So far, 263 factories have been reached, a total of 6,3 million cubic meters of water have been saved and 111,000 tons of greenhouse gases have been avoided (source: Solidaridad).
Several suppliers of G-Star that represent 90% of the G-Star production in Bangladesh, participate in this programme, including Epyllion, Square, Vertex, Regency and DBL. Factories are supported to make basic improvements (good housekeeping such as putting switched on water hoses in the laundry, or add isolation to pipes that transport warm water) and in-depth improvements focussed on making processes more efficient and sustainable.
The current status of the programme at our Bangladesh suppliers is as follows:
Wage development is primarily a role for the government, however, we believe that we have the ability to contribute to a positive change. That is why our G-Star Supplier Code of Conduct, which has to be followed by all our suppliers, states the following on wages:
Suppliers must pay employees at least the minimum wage required by local law or the prevailing local industry wage (whichever is higher) based on the work performed. Wages should always be enough to meet basic needs and to provide some discretionary income.
The first step towards a fair wage is calculating what wage level can cover a worker's basic needs. Living wage calculations must take into account some common factors including the number of family members to be supported, the basic nutritional needs of a worker and other basic needs including housing, healthcare, education and some basic savings.
G-Star defines this as follows: a fair wage should be earned during a standard working week (maximum of 48 hours per week) and should provide for the basic needs of the family and for some discretionary income.
G-Star is currently working to further identify what a fair wage is in our production countries and how to work with our suppliers on reaching this wage level. We have set up a roadmap establishing the steps we need to take to achieve the payment of a fair wage in our supply chain and started by monitoring the wages paid by our suppliers against living wage figures.
G-Star cannot achieve this ambition alone; close collaboration with suppliers, other brands, NGOs, trade unions and (local) governments is necessary. On a national level, the trade organisations of the Dutch fashion industry; Modint, INRETAIL and 'Vereniging van Grootwinkelbedrijven in Textiel', presented a road-map to make the Dutch textile and garment sector more sustainable, called the Dutch National Action Plan. In this road-map the ambition was formulated that in 2020 living wage must be paid throughout the supply chains of the Dutch brands that endorse the roadmap. G-Star shares this ambition and is actively involved in the living wage working group of the Dutch National Action Plan.
In the coming months we will continue our work towards a fair wage and we expect to start our first pilot project with our most important suppliers in 2015.


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Property tax decreases a step in right direction, lawmakers say
MARSHALL – This week the Minnesota Department of Revenue announced the state's first overall decrease in property taxes in more than 10 years. While that decrease of $8 million may be small compared to the billions of dollars property owners are expected to pay in 2014, state legislators said it was nevertheless a positive sign.
"This is really good news for Minnesota, and for Minnesota homeowners," said Minnesota House Speaker Paul Thissen, DFL-Minneapolis.
Thissen spoke to reporters in a conference call Friday, along with Rep. Jim Davnie, DFL-Minneapolis, the chairman of the House Property Tax Division, and Rep. Paul Marquart, DFL-Dilworth, chairman of the House Education Committee. The three legislators discussed the reports released this week by the Department of Revenue and the nonpartisan House Research Department.
The reports found that while individual local levies were a mixed bag of increases and decreases, an increase in the amount of property tax credits and refunds available to property owners means they will pay a total of $8 million less in taxes this year.
Davnie said the impact of the property tax changes would be most helpful for homeowners and small businesses. The legislators said an additional 150,000 homeowners across Minnesota will receive property tax refunds in 2014. In Lyon County, about 800 homeowners would receive increased property tax refunds, they said.
Marquart added that the increase in tax credits and refunds would also have a significant impact throughout greater Minnesota. Rural areas in particular saw their property taxes rise after the Homestead Market Value Credit was eliminated in 2011, he said.
Even before increased tax credits tax credits come into play, Marquart said, property tax levies in rural Minnesota have decreased a total of $30 million.
Marquart said there are still some areas of concern for property taxes, however. Agricultural land values are continuing to rise, and with them property taxes on ag land.
"That is one side we really need to address," Marquart said.
Increasing agricultural land values were one factor that helped lead to some significant program aid cuts for 11 Minnesota counties, Davnie said. He said moving forward, legislators will be examining the state's Local Government Aid formulas to help make those aid payments less susceptible to fluctuation.
District 16A Rep. Chris Swedzinski, R-Ghent, agreed Friday that any kind of lower taxes was a positive thing for Minnesotans. However, he said the announced property tax decrease still leaves plenty of room for improvement.
"We've gotten such huge increases in property taxes and property values for farmland especially," Swedzinski said. Overall tax levies were also up for 2014, he said. Compared to an $8.015 billion statewide total for 2014 levies, the $8 million reduction was "a small drop in the bucket."
"But, whatever we can do to give back is a step in the right direction," Swedzinski said.
Taxes will still play a big role in the current legislative session, Swedzinski said. On Thursday, members of the House voted to pass a package of more than $500 million in tax cuts. Lawmakers will also be reconsidering a trio of controversial business-to-business sales taxes, including a warehousing tax.


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Countdown #10 Stove Top Candied Sweet Potatoes with Crunchy Topping
- 2 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- Salt
- 3/4 cups chicken broth
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter plus 2 tablespoons melted
- 1 generous pinch pumpkin pie spice
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups corn cereal (recommended: Corn Flakes)
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Place the sweet potatoes in a large pot. Add enough cold water to cover by 2 inches. Add a generous pint of salt and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until the potatoes are slightly soft but still hold their shape, 10 to 12 minutes. Strain and place back in the pot.
Combine the chicken broth and brown sugar in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat and cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add 3 tablespoons of butter, pumpkin pie spice, a generous pinch of salt and pepper, and stir to combine. Add the cooked sweet potatoes and gently toss to coat. Cook until the liquid has reduced down and is a syrupy consistency and the sweet potatoes are tender, about 5 minutes, making sure to stir every minute.
In a large bowl combine the corn cereal, pecans, maple syrup, and 2 tablespoons melted butter and stir until combined. Set aside.
Top the sweet potatoes with an even layer of marshmallows and let cook for 3 minutes to allow them to melt a bit. Top with the crunchy topping. Reduce heat to low and cook until marshmallows are completely melted, about 2 minutes.
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Needle-free alternatives to allergy shots promise ouch-free therapy to sufferers in the future.
When you have allergies, budding spring only looks like budding misery. For many people with allergies �seasonal or not--allergy shots are a boon, albeit an inconvenient, expensive one, requiring weekly shots at the doctor�s office for months, followed by monthly shots for several more years.
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Now, researchers are coming up with needle-free alternatives that, while not rendering allergy shots obsolete, could be breakthroughs some patients. �Shots are good and will stay around,� says Dr. David Skoner, director of the division of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. �But some people can�t tolerate shots, they�re costly, and sometimes�rarely--you have the added problem of anaphylaxis,� an extreme life-threatening reaction to the allergen in the shot.
Below, experts explain what may be coming soon to an allergist near you.
Allergy tablets or drops. Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT), a fancy term for applying tablets or drops that contain an allergen (the substance that you�re allergic to) under your tongue, has not yet been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. But some allergists already use the drops off-label, says Skoner: �They take the same extracts used in the shots and give them under the tongue. Tablets are under development and may be approved within the next two years.�
How they work: �The drops and tablets get absorbed under the tongue and go to the lymph nodes like the shots do, telling the immune system to shut off the allergic process,� Skoner says.
Advantages: �Shots have the danger of creating a reaction so they have to be given in a doctor�s office,� says Dr. Robert Bush, emeritus professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. �Drops and tablets may have to be given once in a doctor�s office but then can be taken daily at home.� Although anaphylaxis can happen with drops and tablets, it�s far less likely, says Bush.
Disadvantages: You may have a slight itching in your mouth or stomach upset, says Bush. You also have to take the drops or tablets every day for about three years, says Skoner. It�s also unclear whether the reduced reaction to the allergen is permanent.
Cost: Drops cost about $100 a month, says Skoner, and insurance is not likely to pay until the drops are FDA approved.� It�s not clear what the tablets will cost, Bush says.� But because drops and tablets use about 32 times the amount of allergen as do the shots, the expense of production will rise. �So the cost difference between shots and [oral remedies] may be a wash,� says Bush.
Allergy patches. Epicutaneous immunotherapy, dermatology-speak for therapy applied in a skin patch, is in development for grass pollen and peanut allergies, but only patches for grass pollen have been tested on humans.
How it works: A patch containing a specific allergen is placed on the skin, releasing the allergen to immune-system cells, which distribute the allergen to the lymph nodes to suppress the allergic process, says Dr. David Bernstein, professor of clinical medicine and environmental health at the University of Cincinnati.� In a 2012 study at the University Hospital Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland, 132 patients with grass pollen allergies received six weekly patches, two before pollen season and four during. Hay fever symptoms were reduced by 30 percent the first season among those who received the highest dose of allergens and by 24 percent the second season, although no patches were worn in season two.
Advantages: Over time, the exposure to the allergen lessens the reaction to it, just as occurs with shots. �But no one knows the effectiveness beyond the study length of two seasons,� says Bernstein.
Disadvantages: Patients still have to be observed because of possible systemic reactions, Bernstein says: �And there was a high frequency of itching and redness at the patch site.� Patients can�t yet be treated for more than one allergy, although theoretically, once patches are approved, patients could wear several simultaneously, each for a different allergen, says Bernstein.
Cost: Although it�s not yet clear what the cost will be, Bernstein speculates that a seasonal allergy patch of six weekly doses would be considerably cheaper than weekly and monthly shots taken over several years.
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Hey there, Can anyone suggest how to get my Bamboo tablet working again?
I've been using it without any trouble for some months now but this morning Windows 7 crashed. I got Windows going again and all my other program don't seem to be effected. I've uninstalled it, I've removed the driver and got the same one off Wacom's site and then reinstalled the Bamboo but nothing seems to work.
The tablet lights up when turned on and the lights recognise the pen when it's within range but that's it. If I try to go into the settings, I get a message saying "A supported tablet was not found on the system". Any suggestion short of throwing it out the window in frustation, would be great!
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Posted 08 September 2012 - 12:57 AM
Posted 08 September 2012 - 04:47 AM
As I started reading your question I thought - uninstall it all but looks like you have tried that.
Do you plug it in and let the computer find it first?
Here is the forum at Wacom, in case you have not already looked there:
Do you plug it in and let the computer find it first?
Here is the forum at Wacom, in case you have not already looked there:
Posted 08 September 2012 - 07:24 AM
my tablet (Bamboo) was also causing me issues - actually Photoshop wouldn't load. i uninstalled and deleted the driver and have yet to reinstall it. not sure if I want to yet! bummer, huh?
"I do not understand the mystery of grace -- only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us." Anne Lamott. My blog (Unfinished Work)
Posted 08 September 2012 - 09:03 AM
i have found them very helpful when i called wacom... so if you can wait till monday maybe call their help
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Posted 08 September 2012 - 05:41 PM
Thanks everyone. I'm still working on it. Anne-Marie the forum was helpful - it at least gave me something to do that was different to all the other things I've tried. Although all deleting from the hard drive really makes me nervous. I haven't been game to try to re-install yet, I'm not sure if I'm ready to be disappointed if it hasn't worked. I know how you feel Dianne!
Posted 17 September 2012 - 03:34 AM
Got it fixed! Thanks for the advice to go to Wacom. I feel like I'm in control again! Yay
Posted 18 September 2012 - 06:51 PM
I'm curious. What was the problem?
Posted 24 September 2012 - 03:25 PM
i read something about the Wacom driver conflicting with Microsoft's Tablet driver. Apparently if you plug in the tablet before you install the Wacom driver, Microsoft's tablet driver takes over. I uninstalled the Wacom driver. Last night I reinstalled that (new download, although the version date was not any newer). Then I plugged in the tablet. So far, so good. But then it worked last time for a while.
"I do not understand the mystery of grace -- only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us." Anne Lamott. My blog (Unfinished Work)
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Scared of spiders?Posted Saturday, October 6, 2007, at 10:40 AM
How do you like this thing? This is one camel spider eating another. However, the picture may be misleading. See the link at the bottom. Regardless of its true size or speed I don't want to find one in my yard.
The majority of this appears to have begun since the Iraq war, or at least that's when I first heard of it.
I'm talking about the camel spider. A spider with more tall tales following it than Paul Bunyan.
The rumors say that the spider can grow to three feet in diameter, kill camels, travel at over 10 miles per hour and can jump feet away almost instantly.
Despite the photo, MOST of those statements aren't true. Typically, the spider reaches about six inches (they can reach the size of dinner plates, but don't normally live that long), it CAN run and jump like an Olympian however and does not typically kill camels. It's also non-poisonous, but does that really make you any more comfortable?
Another rumor is that this spider injects its victims with a novocaine-like substance that numbs the area so much that you can't tell when he has bit you. It's also rumored that this beast will gnaw at you for hours while you sleep with its teeth...yes I said teeth.
I don't know how many of these stories are true, but I still wouldn't want to come across this thing.
Here's an interesting link about the truth of the camel spider.
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I'm with you Corey, i couldn't even watch arachnophobia don't like spiders no way no how....or snakes
-- Posted by LUFER on Sat, Oct 6, 2007, at 9:16 PM
I have a problem looking at this picture. I hate spiders!! I try to leave them along out in the wild, but in my area, I can't stand it. I read the link, but I just can't handle it. I can do snakes better than spiders. I went to a friends house to spend the weekend who owned a pet terantula (sp?). They kept it in an tank and I knew that it could not escape, but they would get it out to walk around and I would have to leave the house. They put a lid on top of the tank for my benifit that night.
I wish I was not so bad, but seeing this pict and reading the link, I do not feel any better about them.
-- Posted by aztecmomma on Sat, Oct 6, 2007, at 10:18 PM
Corey Noles' response:haha...neither do I. Spiders are at the top of my fear list. Looking at this thing makes my skin crawl.
Corey....you must learn sentance structure...the spider will NOT gnaw on you for hours while you sleep with its teeth...It willgnaw on you with its teeth while you sleep....HA HA..just had to say that. Also to hear you scream like a girl would be funny
-- Posted by bloomie on Sun, Oct 7, 2007, at 3:26 PM
Dude-is that 4 real or some photoshop deal,or a fake spider?
so i guess ur secret santa knows what 2 get u 4 ur gift-hehhehheh.
(please have the camcorder going and have old bobby download it on youtube) that will be present enough 4 me!
-- Posted by CharlesSmith01 on Sun, Oct 7, 2007, at 4:59 PM
Corey Noles' response:HAHA...it's a real photo it's just misleading. The spider is much closer to the camera than the people. If you click on the link in the story you will see the whole picture. Pay special attention to its size in relation to the shirt sleeve on the right.
The fear of spiders is enough to make everyone forget about sentence structure! Aztecmomma also had one - "to spend the weekend, who owned a tarantula..." Not nearly as funny as you sleeping with the spider's teeth, however!
As bad as those big Iraqi spiders look, it doesn't sound as if they're as bad as our brown recluses, of which we in the country have in abundance! (Mmm...try diagramming THAT sentence!!)
-- Posted by goat lady on Sun, Oct 7, 2007, at 6:16 PM
It definitely gives me the oogies there Corey. I'm deathly afraid of spiders as well, just the thought of them makes me all queasy feeling and dangit Corey you're not helping any by putting this picture up! HAHAHAHA but in all seriousness, spiders are one of those things that when I'm near one, I become a sissy spaz haha.
-- Posted by semosmitty06 on Mon, Oct 8, 2007, at 10:32 AM
Corey Noles' response:Anyone who doesn't get the oogies from this picture is simply not human. It's easy for people to say they're not scared of the picture but if it climbed up their leg they'd change their tune.
I will hurt myself and anyone in my way when there is a spider involved. I can't even kill one unless the piercing scream I emit causes instant death. Anywho, just looking at the pics of those things has me feeling them crawl all over me. aaaahhhh
-- Posted by tjulian on Mon, Oct 8, 2007, at 11:01 AM
Corey Noles' response:That is simply hilarious!
dude-u should seriously keep some black flag spray w/u at all times.those old lady blogs are funny,but in a real creepy,hobo-killer kind of way,and they r out for u now.
dont eat nothing u didnt bring w/u or sealed up-maybe they r funny and maybe one of them is going to use old age to get probation.
we live in stoddard county where its open season on men,keep ur eyes and ears open,and nobody brings u a present at work.
-- Posted by CharlesSmith01 on Tue, Oct 9, 2007, at 11:52 AM
Corey Noles' response:I am definitely watching my back. This whole trend of poetry about my death is a bit disturbing.
I'll fire back soon enough. I won't go down without a good fight.
wow what a spider nope wouldn't want too run across him myself either WOW!
-- Posted by lynn1979 on Wed, Oct 10, 2007, at 2:17 PM
Yes, this is why our boys hang their boots upside down while they sleep. As one of my "boys" says "These aren't spiders you step on, these are spiders you SHOOT!"
-- Posted by Infantry_Wife on Mon, Jan 21, 2008, at 1:12 AM
Oh, and one more thing... That particular picture is of TWO of them, one biting the other.
-- Posted by Infantry_Wife on Mon, Jan 21, 2008, at 1:14 AM
Corey, I have seen these things. The largest ones I have seen were six to eight inches in diameter. The one thing I disliked about them was how hard they were to kill. You could become all kinds of excited while you were beating on them with a stick because it ususlly took more than one good whack. It always seemed like the things would start running toward you when you hit it and then your aim would go all haywire.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Mon, Jan 21, 2008, at 11:22 AM
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Staci Cellamare AKA Ur Cell Mate with the Pensacola Roller Gurlz is the December USARS Roller Derby Spotlight Athlete. Staci has been part of the PRG league since its very early beginning in 2010, and is considered one of the first playing members of the league. She has been skating since she was a child, and seems to have kept that speed, endurance and agility all along even up until her present age of 37. Staci won MVP Blocker at PRG's April 15t game against the Northshore Lethal Ladies, a game PRG won 170-118. Her communication skills and quick response to changes on the track are just some of her many talents. But her ability to change a strategy quickly on the track, and relay it in a way to her fellow players through demonstration and placement, is truly an inept ability she excels in.
Hometown- I've been in the panhandle Destin/FWB/Pensacola since 1991 when I moved from Oahu, HI. Pensacola is home to me.
Personal website- I don't have a website but I have a Facebook an a athlete page also on there.....athlete page is under "ur cell mate", my Facebook is under "Staci m
Occupation & employer- I'm a barber/cosmetologist. I'm self-employed @ Tommys Barber Shop.
Career goals- just to keep being blessed with customers and making my own money since so many people don't have jobs an live off the government.
Current league- Pensacola Roller Gurlz
Derby name & number- ur cell mate #dc17
Years involved w/ derby- March 2013 will be 3 years; actually bouting 2 years.
Coaches name- Jody Nelson
Fav position- blocker or pivot
When began skating- I've grown up skating since I was little, I'm a rink rat. Continued skating even when prego with both my daughters....skated up until my due dates
Fondest memory of skating- my daughters are rink rats also......teaching them to skate an hearing my 5yr old say 'mom watch this' and she show me her new moves or when she gets out there for the races. Also my best memory was the xmas 92'.... I got my 595's with laser plate an wicked lips.........I stepped up to the big time from skating in some sp205's. I still have my 595's skates....call them my dinosaurs, I don't skate in them but I can't get rid of them.
Future goals as a skater- to improve my skills, hit more people, help my team win an progress, an promote our sport in hope that one day we can skate at our civic center an pack it out.....bay city bombers on TV---------people pack in to see us!
Awards, honors, and statistics received- this is my leagues first whole season bouting and I've received MVP blocker 2 times this season. I've mostly skated WFTDA rules, I've participated in USARS rules tournament and I'm skating with a different team on the 1st in the Southern Bell Ringer for a USARS bout.
Other sports- no other sports, I'm at the rink Monday-Thursday for open skates with my daughters and practice after that.
Favorite sports figure- I ran track and played soccer all through school........I admired Flo Jo (Florence Griffin Joyner). Now that I've been in derby......I like to watch Bonnie Thunders as a jammer and Davey Blockit as blocker for Gotham. Finally got to see them in person at the championships in ATL a couple weeks ago.......MAD SKILLZ! Definitely learned a lot just watching all those matches.
Person most admired/greatest influence in my life & why-- my oldest daughter Ashlee. she was born with dis-formalities, seizures and was diagnosed with aspbergers when she was 5. It honestly took me a while to grow up and realize she was depending on me, but she is always happy an positive. She changed my life in many ways- some things make you realize you have to step up to the plate...not just think of yourself and backing away and falling.
Hobbies-- family an skating time with my daughters, eating, reading, and I love jager bombs on the weekends and hanging T4 (trouble x's 4)
Music during training or competitions-- rock n roll, Joan Jett, Pat Benetar, 80's
What makes me unique and a special person-- my attitude definitely makes me unique. I walk to the beat of my own drum.....there are people in this world that might have been through the same things as you, but no one ever comes out the same way......different choices, different consequences, different outcomes that affect you down the road........I've made my own path, good/bad decisions...they are mine, and have made me what I am today.
Favorite food before competition-- pasta and red bull...I'm Italian
Favorite movie-- oh gosh.....pretty in pink, grease 2, the last dragon.....top 3
Fav place to shop-- thrift stores an flea markets
Most prized possession-- my daughters
Pick one word to describe myself-----unique


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As we get ready to welcome 2013, we SpouseBuzzers have been thinking about what made 2012 fabulous, and there's only one answer: it was you, our fantastic readers.
You showed us through your clicks and comments what you really care about (and what you don't). You taught us valuable lessons about military life and opened our eyes to perspectives we'd never before considered.
To celebrate the year that is soon to be behind us, we thought we'd take you on a quick recap, in no particular order, of the top six things you've taught us.
1. How you want to learn of your spouse's death is really, really, REALLY important. When one Fort Stewart spouse learned via text message and Facebook that her husband had been killed downrange, we were, well … "shocked" doesn't do our feelings justice. When, in April, a second found out via Facebook we knew we were witnessing a phenomenon that was not going to change. In these days of instantaneous information, even during a downrange blackout, we asked whether or not the notification process could be somehow sped up. The answer? Probably not. Because finding out from the guys in uniform on your doorstep that your spouse died is not only the way things "are supposed" to be done, it's the most respectful and honorable method we can think of. And that's what really matters.
2. It doesn't matter whether you're Guard, Reserve or Active — we're all military spouses. When a Vermont-based recruiter's spouse blasted to the internet that Guard spouses aren't the real deal, a firestorm of "oh-no-she-didn't" rained down on her head. Because you've seen how hard deployments, reunions and everything in between can be for everyone — no matter what service they are in, how long their separation is or what base or post they call (or don't call) home.
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No - I don't have a pizza truck. Just tell him "Craig says hi and is taking good care of the oven." He'll know exactly what it means.


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