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Name: Tessa
Suspected Breed(s): Tabby
Gender: Female
Age: 1 year
Weight: 6 lbs
Personality: Friendly, sweet, affectionate, playful, independent
Observations with Dogs: Unknown
Observations with Cats: Good with cats, fostered in a home with another cat
Observations with Kids: Unknown
House Training Progress: Good litterbox manners
Location: DC area foster home
Rescued From: Bladen County, NC
Additional Information: Tessa is a playful girl who gets along great with other cats. She loves to lay in the window and watch the world go by. Tessa is independent and can entertain herself, but she does love to be petted. She loves to explore and find new things to hide in or hide under. Tessa was rescued along with her five kittens and she's happy to be living life now that they are all weaned. Apply for Tessa today!
If you are interested in meeting a cat, we require an adoption application. Visit http://www.citydogsrescuedc.org/adopt-a-city-kitty.html to apply. If a cat has "HAS APPLICATION" listed, they are still available to receive additional applications but also may be in the process of being adopted soon.
City Dogs Rescue is a foster based rescue in Washington, DC. We do not have a shelter. We focus on local adoptions in DC and the metro area of Maryland and Virginia. CDR has a thorough adoption process in order to find the best possible fit for each of our animals (we do not operate under a first-come, first-served model).
Our cat adoption fee is $150 unless noted. Prior to arrival, all of our cats are spayed/neutered (unless specified) and given shots for Rabies, FVRCP, and Feline leukemia. They are microchipped and tested for FIV and FeLV. They are dewormed at least twice and given a health check by the vet.go
If you are interested in meeting this dog, please visit: www.citydogsrescuedc.org/dog-adopt.html
City Dogs Rescue is a rescue, not a shelter, and our dogs are located in temporary foster homes in the Washington, DC metro region. Adoption fee, home visit, and application required. CDR charges an adoption fee of $395 unless specified. This fee typically includes health care provided before adoption: all age-appropriate rabies, distemper, and bordetella vaccinations, flea and heartworm prevention prior to adoption, spay/neuter procedure, microchip when available, SNAP test for parasites, initial health check vet visit when going from the municipal shelter to City Dogs Rescue, and pre-adoption health care for dogs over the age of 1 year as needed. For puppies too young for spay/neuter: The fee is the same but does not include the cost of spaying and neutering.
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* If you are adopting a puppy, depending on the age of the puppy she/he may not yet be spayed/neutered. In this case, you will be required to schedule an appointment for the spay/neuter procedure for your new companion and sign an agreement in which you agree to spay/neuter your pet within a certain number of days.
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Hot Tub Health Benefits
Hot Tubs Promote Overall Wellness
We've all experienced the soothing effects of sitting in a hot tub, but do we understand what makes it feel so great? Just as the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians believed in the healing power of hydrotherapy, we know that the relaxing heat and jet-driven water does wonders to relieve physical burdens while decreasing stress levels, but how? Here, we will discuss the many benefits of hot tub hydrotherapy, and how they promote the body's natural healing processes.
1. Pain Relief: Hydrotherapy is the use of water to relieve physical discomfort, but the temperature of the water used plays an important role in the therapeutic properties of the treatment. Hot water has long been sought after for its ability to relieve bodily discomfort, such as muscle soreness, arthritis, and back pain, and is often recommended to expedite recovery from injuries. Researchers conclude that hot tub hydrotherapy facilitates the removal of lactic acid, opens blood vessels for better circulation, aids the flow of endorphins, and relaxes the soft tissue surrounding arthritic joints. In combination with heat, factory-built hot tubs with their myriad jets can improve joint and muscular functions by directing hot jet-driven water to specific trouble points or pressure points in the hands and feet.
2. No Stress: Of course, physical discomfort is often caused by high stress levels, but the reverse can occur as well. The key to overall wellness is to ensure a healthy mind and body, and hot tub hydrotherapy has provided an effective means of taking care of both. While soothing sore muscles and joints, a 20 minute hydrotherapeutic session in a hot tub can ease headaches and promote relaxation. Many portable hot tubs offer hot water massage elements that stimulate natural, stress-relieving endorphins.
Aromatherapy uses aromatic evaporating plant oils, including essential oils, for psychological and physical well-being. When added to a hot tub, specific scents can have therapeutic stress-relieving effects on the mind and body. The steam created by the hot tub allows the essential oils to be inhaled, and can relieve stress headaches.
3. Better Sleep: Hot tub hydrotherapeutic sessions can also promote better sleep. In fact, studies have shown that people struggling with sleep fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer after hot tub emersion. The rapid eye movement (REM) cycle is also observed to be more refreshing after the rejuvenating effects of a hot tub hydrotherapy session.
As you may have noticed, the benefits of hot tub hydrotherapy are very interconnected. Stress can play a role in physical discomfort and sleep deprivation, physical ailments can prevent a good night's sleep and cause stress over missing work, and not getting enough sleep can create health problems and, of course, stress. Whether a hot tub provides a relaxing environment where you can just clear your mind, or you need the pain relieving properties of hydrotherapy to soothe overworked muscles or speed recovery from injuries, hot tubs can provide effective and speedy healing and rejuvenation of your mind and body that lasts.
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This classic Italian favor box has the look and comes in two-pcs: a lid and a container.
This item has been carefully crafted to be a gift box for holding various
Wedding Favors surprises.
Feel free to use them at events, parties and trade shows as a thank you to your honored guests.
Ribbons can be tied around the box to create the total gift-box appearance.
Box measures 2" x 2" x 2". A total of 100 lid tops and container bottoms per order.
Boxes are shipped flat and are easy to assemble.
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By Brendan Conway
Tomorrow, Facebook (FB) officially joins the Nasdaq 100, the index of the tech-heavy exchange's biggest non-financial stocks that drives the PowerShares QQQ (QQQ), one of the most widely owned ETFs on the market. Not coincidentally, short sellers are becoming outnumbered.
Actually, overwhelmed may be the better descriptor for Facebook shorts. Exchange-traded fund sponsors and others are flooding the securities-lending market — that's where bear go to borrow shares before shorting them — with Facebook stock, which is sending the percentage of the social-media company's stock out on loan to fresh lows.
Short sellers are using an "inconsequential" 2.7% of the free float, according to Will Duff Gordon and colleagues at Markit, who sent reporters a bunch of interesting stats this morning.
This, by the way, doesn't have much bearing on whether the shorts will ultimately be proven right or wrong. The greater the supply of stock, the cheaper it should be to borrow — all the better for shorts. The proportion of FB in securities lending programs has been "surging" since November, Markit notes, from 85 million to about 138 million today.


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Californication starts back on Sunday.
Californication starts back on Sunday.
Strange. I'm the opposite. I did a 180 at the end of the first season and loved it. I was seriously about to give up on that show. First season was so dull IMO. These past couple of seasons have been outstanding.
Last season kind of sucked. Hopefully this one is better. Also, The Walrus is right. Women is a great novel. The Hank Moody character was based on Chinaski, especially in that book.
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Bukowski was a big fan of John Fante so I checked him out and ended up loving Ask the Dust (avoid the movie, other than Salma's tits). Fante's compilation of short stories, The Wine of Youth, is also fantastic. If you dig Bukowski I think you'll like it.
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FlamesNation Writers Around the Web
Kent Wilson
January 21 2013 04:20PM
Tonight's game preview coming up shortly, but before we get to that I just wanted to share that Book of Loob and Ryan Pike are publishing elsewhere these days.
BoL had his debut piece for the Spectator Tribune live this weekend. Check it:
Jarome Iginla
The man with the plan, the million middle names, a forehead crease that is as much his legacy as his offensive exploits, and probably Scotiabank's finest bank account, Jarome Iginla is, of course, the Calgary Flames. At 35, he may be slowing down a touch, and maybe in a 48 game season he doesn't continue his world beater streak of consecutive 30 goal seasons (currently sitting at 11!) (11!!!), but he still identifies as the face of the Calgary Flames until Sven Baertschi notches his first 50 goal season.
Next, Ryan Pike conducted an in-depth interview with Johnny Gaudreau for the Hockey Writers:
I knew it was going to be a difficult tournament going in. The NHL was locked out and we'd be playing against the players that would've been in the NHL at the time. I think going in, our team knew it was going to be a difficult tournament so it was a different mindset. The US didn't do too well last year, so coming in we were a little nervous at times. But I think that first game against Germany gave us a good idea of how the tournament was going to be like, and to have a chance to play against Russia next game and Canada the game following after that, it was really two good teams and we played well against them. Unfortunately we lost to them by one goal, but after those two games, I think we knew that we could fit well in that tourney and that we were going to have a pretty good tournament. Everything looked up from there.
As usual, Loob brings the funny while Pike brings the facts. Make sure to swing by and read 'em both.
January 21 2013, 04:40PM
Haha I love that Gaudreau's last few answers are all "I have to talk to my parents" and whatnot. That's the kind of humility/responsibility that you can't fake.
January 21 2013, 05:43PM
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Gene Larew Salt Flick'R 8pk
A sinking worm, a swimbait, a shaky worm and a do-nothing worm - all in one - the Gene Larew Salt Flick'R combines the best features of several baits into a single versatile design. One of the most effective ways to fish it though, is reeling it along the bottom on a shaky head. Actually called "flickering," this technique has been proven to fool largemouth, smallmouth and spots from Canada all the way to Mexico. Available in a variety of proven colors, the Gene Larew Salt Flick'R does it all. Leave the legs on for more action or pinch them off for a more subtle presentation.
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Comments: Sometimes you need to think beyond the senko. Senkos catch fish, in part, because of the shimmy. If front weighted they catch fish because they have almost no action. A nice profile without action works well for the finesse bite. Don't try to make this bait into something it is not. What it is works very well.
From: Dean: Apple Valley, MN 4/3/14
Comments: I like Larew baits especially the Biffle Bug, but this altered stickbait has no advantage over the regular Senko-type lures. If you want something that flaps its wings a little during a cold front, it does that much. Colors are good, but other than that it has no action, no shimmy. Maybe it wakes them up in Texas, but not where I fish.
From: Ed: Champaign, IL
Comments: This is a great bait. Consistently catch fish on these when my partner is throwing the entire tackle box. He finally breaks down and wants some.
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Although we had been busily hitting the streets in Los Angeles and New York City to drool over denim brands at the various trade shows and Fashion Weeks here in the States, we did not want to forget about a really cool Danish brand, Samsoe & Samsoe. They were at Copenhagen Fashion Week, showing off their collection of denim shirts, jeans, minimalistic basics and yummy footwear. Their spring collection is up online, so folks in select European countries can shop now. For the rest of us: we can only wish they start shipping to the U.S. (pretty please!) or open up shop near a Starbucks or something. See some snaps from Samsoe's Copenhagen Fashion Week set up, plus a few looks from their Spring 2011 LookBook.
View the full Spring LookBook online at Samsoe & Samsoe.
—Kathy Ng Hassan
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The Reebok Edge NHL Ice Hockey Sock is the official team sock used in the NHL. The Reebok SX100 sock features mesh inserts, sewn on Velcro attachment, and an ankle bubble to secure shin guards. Combine the Reebok Edge Sock with the Reebok Premier or Reebok Uncrested Jerseys for a pro look.
- Model: SX100
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Brass Finish Table Lamp
Swing-Arm Lamp Sends Light To Work
Years ago, no den or office was complete without a handsome, brass lamp. This one's classic style is sure to add grace to your favorite sitting area. The swing arm extends a full 7.5" and bends at the elbow to direct light just where you need it. The three-way switch lets you control brightness up to 100 watts. It stands 16" tall with a sturdy 6.5" base and an 11" ivory pleated shade. Matching 70" cord. UL listed.
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text: GLARO Priority Areas DU conservation priorities in the Great Lakes/Atlantic Region How We Chose the Priority Areas Through science-based strategic planning, the Great Lakes/Atlantic Regional Office (GLARO) has defined landscape initiative areas based on large-scale watersheds. This allows us to address waterfowl and wildlife habitat issues as well as water quality concerns that are important to this region. Within these initiatives,we have defined priority areas in which to target our restoration activities. These priority areas are represented on the map above. Navigating the Map Please click on a colored area of the map above to see more information about GLARO's priority areas (listed below). Placing your mouse over the area will reveal its name. States and Projects To see where exactly GLARO's working, please visit our Projects by State page. For a printable version of this information or more detailed information about our projects, our Resource Library is a great place to start. Delaware Bay Overview The Delaware Bay is one of the most important wintering areas in North America and is a major link in the migratory chain that stretches from South America to Canada along the Atlantic Flyway. In the Delaware Bay watershed, land-use conversion and land management practices have resulted in widespread loss, fragmentation and degradation of wildlife habitat, and deterioration of the quality of water entering the bay. Coastal and riverine marshes within this priority area have been ditched extensively for mosquito control and degraded by roadways and railway lines. The Delaware Bay priority area falls within DU's Atlantic Coast Ecosystem Initiative. Conservation Work The conservation focus is on habitat restoration and improvements in the lower watershed as well as coastal marshes and key sub-watersheds that influence water quality in the bay. Conservation efforts will concentrate on restoring wetland hydrology to sites by plugging drainage ditches, recreating open water habitat, constructing low-level berms, creating shallow excavated areas and installing water control structures. Riparian upland buffers will be restored to native grasses, trees, shrubs and other habitat components. Waterfowl Benefits Management of restored emergent wetlands within this watershed will benefit migrating and wintering green-winged teal, American black ducks, mallards and northern pintails. Breeding and nesting habitat will increase as wetlands and grassed and forested wetland buffers are restored. Further, Canada geese, snow geese and tundra swans will use the protected fields and restored wetlands as wintering habitat. Water quality in the bay will be improved by restoring wetlands and uplands across the watershed. These conservation practices will eventually contribute to the restoration of submerged aquatic vegetation beds throughout the bay. Implementation 2,372 acres per year (11,860 over a five-year period) Estimated five-year cost: $1,968,763 Return to top of page » Eastern Wisconsin Overview This priority area in southeastern Wisconsin spans an area historically characterized by a glaciated mosaic of wetlands surrounded by tall grass prairie and oak savanna. Agriculture and development are the dominant activities resulting in a substantial reduction of small pothole wetlands and of the original prairie that covered much of the area prior to settlement. Eastern Wisconsin is important for both breeding and migrating waterfowl. This area supports the highest breeding density of waterfowl in the state. The Eastern Wisconsin priority area falls within DU's Great Lakes Ecosystem Initiative. Conservation Work The protection and restoration of grass and wetland complexes will increase breeding propensity as well as improve production. Coastal habitat restoration and protection is primarily for spring and fall migratory waterfowl, although breeding birds will also benefit from these restoration projects. Conservation work in the Eastern Wisconsin priority area is designed to target migrating and breeding waterfowl. Projects focused on migratory waterfowl are generally completed on large public lands and are currently managed primarily for fall migrants. Active management focusing on spring waterfowl is limited, although the capacity is present and the need is evident. Many areas are managed for dual life cycle uses (breeding and migration). Waterfowl Benefits Conservation activities directly benefit 22 migratory waterfowl species by providing critical habitat for their life cycle. This area supports the highest breeding density of waterfowl in the state. The predominant breeding species include mallards, wood ducks and blue-winged teal, but also include northern pintails, American black ducks, redheads and canvasbacks. Projects focused on migratory waterfowl are generally completed on large public lands and are currently managed primarily for fall migrants. Implementation 7,935 acres per year (39,675 over a five-year period) Estimated five-year cost: $3,137,948 Return to top of page » Illinois River Overview The Illinois River valley is a critical migration corridor. The basin drains 28,500 square miles and is home to more than 11 million people. Less than 1 percent of the native prairie there remains. Human alterations of the landscape have made the Illinois River the most degraded and threatened segment of the Upper Mississippi River system: less than 50 percent of the original floodplain habitat remains and nearly all of the 500,000-acre Grand Kankakee Marsh has disappeared. Despite these declines, 25 percent of all ducks in the Mississippi Flyway still use the Illinois River as a migratory corridor. The upper tributaries are used by breeding waterfowl as well. The Illinois River priority area falls within DU's Upper Mississippi Ecosystem Initiative. Conservation Work Most waterfowl habitat occurs in the middle and lower reaches of the Illinois River, so conservation activities have been concentrated in these areas. DU's approach in the middle reaches has been to "fill in the corridor" by attempting to provide habitat along the expanse of the river for dabbling and diving ducks. These activities primarily have been acquisition followed by restoration designed for fall-migrating dabbling ducks. There is a great need to do habitat work for diving ducks in both spring and fall. Private land work exists all along the river, generally via enhancement of existing marshes with the addition of new management capability. Restoring ecological integrity to the system is the overall focus of restoration and protection work in this area for both breeding and wintering/staging waterfowl. Waterfowl Benefits The Illinois River priority area meets several life-cycle needs of waterfowl: predominantly breeding in the upper watershed around Lake Michigan and wintering and migration habitat in the middle and lower watershed. The production area spans Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. Mallards, wood ducks and Canada geese are the primary nesting species. Implementation 19,364 acres per year (96,820 over a five-year period) Estimated five-year cost: $10,528,867 Return to top of page » Lake Erie Overview The Lake Erie watershed is the glacial lake plain that roughly encompasses the geographic boundary of the Great Black Swamp (northwestern Ohio, northeastern Indiana and southeastern Michigan), northeastern Ohio and Lake St. Clair, and includes small pieces of Pennsylvania and New York. In the late 1800s, construction of dikes and ditches along the lakeshore to facilitate conversion to agriculture and other forms of development resulted in the drainage of many coastal marshes. These practices continue today and impact not only wetland habitat, but also water quantity and quality. Urban sprawl and industrial development, especially near Toledo, Cleveland and Detroit, and along the lakeshore, are significant threats to wildlife habitat and continue to fragment remaining natural communities. The Lake Erie priority area falls within DU's Great Lakes Ecosystem Initiative. Conservation Work Given the continued threat from sprawl and development, programs in this area focus on the long-term protection of important and threatened wetland habitat, primarily for migratory birds. Programs also focus on the acquisition of existing or restorable coastal habitat for inclusion into state or federal wildlife areas. Waterfowl Benefits Located at the crossroads of the Mississippi and Atlantic flyways, this area serves as a primary migratory corridor for important species including American black ducks, Southern James Bay Population Canada geese, greater and lesser scaup, canvasbacks, mallards and other neotropical migratory birds. Remnants of the Great Black Swamp, including inland-forested, riverine, emergent and depressional wetlands and associated uplands, provide valuable habitat for breeding waterfowl, primarily mallards, wood ducks and American black ducks. Implementation 21,193 acres per year (105,968 over a five-year period) Estimated five-year cost: $21,944,932 Return to top of page » Lake Ontario Overview The Lake Ontario watershed encompasses the low-lying lakeplain habitat of New York and is an important breeding area for mallards, wood ducks, blue-winged teal, American black ducks and Canada geese. Historically, this area was dominated by a forested ecosystem with extensive coastal marshes. The area has lost approximately 70 percent of its wetland base, primarily due to agriculture and urbanization. Urban sprawl continues to increase. Point and non-point source pollution from agriculture and industry have degraded water quality seriously in some areas. The three areas of concentration within the priority area are: the St. Lawrence Valley area, the Montezuma Wetland Complex and the Tonawanda-Iroquois-Oak Orchard Complex. The Lake Ontario priority area falls within DU's Great Lakes Ecosystem Initiative. Conservation Work The focus in the St. Lawrence area is to restore wetland complexes and secure grassland habitat. In the Montezuma Wetland Complex, Ducks Unlimited will restore and protect areas containing muckland soils to reduce habitat fragmentation and increase the quality and quantity of wetlands on the landscape. Opportunities to restore wetlands and wetland buffers on adjacent private property within the Tonawanda-Iroquois-Oak Orchard Complex exist, which would improve water quality, reduce habitat fragmentation and increase waterfowl habitat in and around the complex. Waterfowl Benefits The three areas within the Lake Ontario priority area benefit several kinds of waterfowl. The St. Lawrence area is an important breeding area for mallards, blue-winged teal and Canada geese. It is one of the most important migratory corridors for American black ducks, as well as scaup, canvasbacks and Canada geese. The lake and the river are major fall staging areas for many species of divers and sea ducks, including scaup, redheads and buffleheads. Inland areas provide critical spring migration habitat in the form of temporary sheetwater. The Montezuma Wetland Complex is an important staging area within the Atlantic Flyway that attracts as many as 1 million ducks and geese during spring and fall migration. And last, the Tonawanda-Iroquois-Oak Orchard Complex serves as a staging and migration area for more than 250,000 waterfowl annually. This area also supports significant wood duck and mallard production. High-quality emergent wetlands provide migration and production habitat for many declining marsh bird species. Implementation 3,802 acres per year (19,010 over a five-year period) Estimated five-year cost: $2,363,835 Return to top of page » Lower Chesapeake Overview The Lower Chesapeake Bay priority area encompasses the eastern and western shores of Virginia along with three major rivers. The James River is Virginia's largest river and drains approximately 25 percent of Virginia's land base, is the third largest tributary to the Bay and contributes more non-point source pollution to the Bay than any other tidewater river. Due to the high levels of nutrients, submergent aquatic vegetation production in its tidal waters has decreased significantly. The York River has been one of the fastest growing tributary basins in terms of population, but drains only 6 percent of the land use. Despite that growth, the land use is predominantly rural, with 70 percent of the watershed in forest, 20 percent in agriculture and only 10 percent in urban use. The Rappahannock River watershed drains approximately 6 percent of the land base and predominantly consists of forests or forested wetlands (60 percent) and agriculture (28 percent), with little urban development. The Lower Chesapeake priority area falls within DU's Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Initiative. Conservation Work All three tidewater rivers contribute non-point source pollution to the Bay. Conservation efforts will focus on reducing agricultural nutrient and sediment runoff by restoring freshwater and tidal wetlands, riparian buffers and warm season grasses, which provide breeding, wintering and spring staging habitat for waterfowl. The overriding objective on the western shore of the Lower Chesapeake is to develop a program specific to the priority area needs of waterfowl. Programs on the eastern shore of the Lower Chesapeake are well developed and focus on private lands. Waterfowl Benefits The watershed is important to Atlantic Flyway waterfowl. Its brackish and freshwater marshes provide wintering habitat for AP Canada geese, mallards and American black ducks. Its tidal waters provide important wintering habitat for canvasbacks, buffleheads and sea ducks (mainly surf scoters). The lower Rappahannock River and its tributaries provide important migrating and wintering habitat for several priority waterfowl species, including American black ducks, mallards and wood ducks. The watershed also contains a high percentage of the state's tidal freshwater and brackish marshes, providing wintering habitat for AP Canada geese, canvasbacks, buffleheads and sea ducks. Implementation 868 acres per year (4,340 over a five-year period) Estimated five-year cost: $1,075,104 Return to top of page » Lower Susquehanna Overview The Susquehanna River is the largest tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, the source of the most freshwater and the largest single source of nutrients to the Bay. This area accounts for only 25 percent of Pennsylvania lands, but 46 percent of all farms, 65 percent of the agricultural industry and 55 percent of all highly erodible cropland in the state. The Lower Susquehanna priority area falls within DU's Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Initiative. Conservation Work The focus of restoration activities in this watershed is on agricultural lands, primarily on restoring marginally wet pastures for breeding and spring staging, and secondarily on promoting restoration of riparian buffers. Restoration of larger tracts of public land will complement work on private lands to provide a mosaic of critical migrating and wintering habitat. Efforts will be focused on delivering wetland and riparian restoration projects using techniques such as breaking tile drains, constructing low-level berms and ditch plugs and planting native trees and warm season grasses. Waterfowl Benefits This area is extremely important to migratory waterfowl, and increasingly more important to waterfowl production in the Atlantic Flyway. The freshwater marshes support nesting wood ducks, mallards and American black ducks. This area is also important to wintering and migrating greater snow geese, AP Canada geese, tundra swans and American black ducks. Implementation 554 acres per year (2,770 over a five-year period) Estimated five-year cost: $1,902,157 Return to top of page » New England Overview The New England priority area encompasses parts of Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and southern Maine, and is characterized by an extensive chain of estuarine bays. Coastal New England has undergone remarkable human population growth and massive urban coastline development that has resulted in dramatic declines in living resources and the large-scale loss and degradation of marine, estuarine and freshwater habitats. In the North Atlantic, only half of the original marshes remain, but many of the remaining marshes have great potential to be restored to more productive systems. The New England priority area falls within DU's Atlantic Coast Ecosystem Initiative. Conservation Work The current habitat program focus is on enhancement of existing wetlands by restoring hydrology that had been altered significantly through extensive ditching for mosquito control. Additionally, restoration focuses on restoring tidal hydrology to wetlands that had been altered by roadways and railway lines. Waterfowl Benefits The restoration of saltmarsh and open-water habitat, such as deeper pools and shallow pannes, provides protective and productive foraging areas for waterfowl, game fish, baitfish and migrating shorebirds and wading birds. The American black duck, in particular, depends heavily on salt marshes and tidal flats for feeding and resting during migration and wintering. During migration, greater scaup, Atlantic brant, Canada geese and buffleheads occur in high numbers in saltmarsh habitat. Implementation 3,800 acres per year (19,000 over a five-year period) Estimated five-year cost: $6,761,993 Return to top of page » New York Bight Overview The Bight extends from Cape May, N.J., to Montauk Point, Long Island. This priority area encompasses the lower Hudson River watershed, coastal New Jersey and Long Island. Long Island and the bay shores of New Jersey have been ditched extensively for mosquito control and are heavily urbanized and industrialized. The Hudson River-New York Bight area also is heavily industrialized and subject to extreme social and economic pressure. Along the Atlantic Flyway, the Bight is an important pathway for migratory birds, providing coastal and north-south corridors that channel birds through the region. At least 75 percent of the historic wetlands in the area have disappeared due to filling, alteration of shorelines, dredging and coastal development. The New York Bight priority area falls within DU's Atlantic Coast Ecosystem Initiative. Conservation Work On Long Island, restoration efforts are evolving from ditch plugging to a form of integrated marsh management. This approach emphasizes restoring hydrology with multiple approaches to improve degraded marsh systems, food resources and habitat for waterfowl and other coastal marsh-dependent species. In New Jersey, coastal marshes are relatively healthy. In addition to providing migratory and wintering habitat, New Jersey coastal areas may also be important for breeding mallards and American black ducks. The coastal marshes of New Jersey have great potential to impact significant numbers of waterfowl and other birds. The final segment of the New York Bight priority area, the Hudson River Valley, has an established Estuary Plan. The potential for restoration and impact on large numbers of waterfowl is limited along the river corridor. However, potential does exist off river in the upland areas where private lands wetland restoration is possible. Waterfowl Benefits Remaining wetlands are critical to protect and restore because many species depend on these habitats. Priority species using this area include northern pintails, American black ducks, mallards, lesser and greater scaup, least and semi-palmated sandpiper, Louisiana water thrush and the salt marsh sharp-tailed sparrow. Implementation 3,626 acres per year (18,130 over a five-year period) Estimated five-year cost: $3,007,249 Return to top of page » Northwest Wisconsin Overview The Northwest Wisconsin priority area historically was dominated by pothole-type wetlands. However, agriculture and urban development have caused substantial wetland loss, fragmented grasslands and increased sediment and nutrient loading to streams and rivers. At present, human population growth poses the greatest threat to existing habitat because this is the fastest-growing area of the state. The Northwest Wisconsin priority area falls within DU's Upper Mississippi Ecosystem Initiative. Conservation Work The conservation focus in Northwest Wisconsin is on protecting and restoring small seasonal wetlands, re-establishing native prairie adjacent to wetlands for nesting habitat and expanding existing state and federal wildlife areas. The primary emphasis in the Northwest Wisconsin priority area is on breeding habitat, though some migration habitat opportunities exist along the Mississippi River. Waterfowl Benefits This area of Wisconsin supports relatively high densities of breeding waterfowl, particularly mallards, wood ducks and blue-winged teal. It also provides important staging areas for 22 species of ducks, including canvasbacks, lesser and greater scaup, blue-winged teal and American wigeon. Protected and restored wetlands and surrounding uplands will provide not only waterfowl nesting habitat, but also habitat for threatened and endangered species; improve water quality; control flooding and provide public recreation benefits. Implementation 914 acres per year (4,570 over a five-year period) Estimated five-year cost: $909,848 Return to top of page » Ohio/Mississippi Confluence Overview This priority area encompasses parts of the lower Ohio, Wabash, Kaskaskia-Meramec and Middle Mississippi River watersheds. Nearly one-third of the nation's waters drain past the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. This area is dominated by floodplain and bottomland hardwood forest habitat associated with large river systems. Much of this bottomland habitat was converted to agriculture. Wetland loss in this area has been extreme; approximately 90 percent have been altered by human activities. Flooding and associated sedimentation have caused extensive damage to the backwater areas, replacing mast-producing trees with willow and cottonwood, and degrading managed moist soil areas. The Ohio/Mississippi Confluence priority area falls within DU's Upper Mississippi Ecosystem Initiative. Conservation Work Conservation activities in the area mostly involve reforesting seasonally flooded bottomlands. In Indiana, most work has been on public lands. This type of work will continue in the future as opportunities arise. In Illinois, conservation activities are similar, with an emphasis on the Middle Mississippi River—an 'open' reach of the river with no dams stretching from the confluence of the Missouri River to the confluence of the Ohio River. DU is actively involved in acquisition and restoration efforts here. The focus of the restoration program in this area is on migration and wintering waterfowl habitat, including seasonal wetlands and reforestation/protection of bottomland hardwood forest habitat. Waterfowl Benefits The expansive floodplains of these river systems provide a diversity of wetland habitat, including temporarily and seasonally flooded bottomland hardwoods that serve as traditional migration and wintering habitat for a wide variety of waterfowl, including mallards, wood ducks, blue-winged teal, green-winged teal, northern pintails, American wigeon, canvasbacks, scaup, Canada geese and snow geese. Wood ducks are common breeders, but mallard breeding is limited except for scattered pockets with high numbers along the lower Wabash drainage. Implementation 2,851 acres per year (14,255 over a five-year period) Estimated five-year cost: $4,267,972 Return to top of page » Ohio Rivers Overview This priority area encompasses the watersheds of the Greater Miami, Scioto and Muskingum rivers in central and southern Ohio. Very little of the Scioto River, which flows through Columbus, remains unaltered. Channelization and the practice of removing trees and streamside vegetation, in addition to agricultural and urbanization impacts, have resulted in water quality concerns throughout the drainage basin. The Greater Miami watershed, in which Dayton is the largest city, is dominated by agricultural land use, and 25 percent of the streams do not meet aquatic life standards. The Muskingum River originally was dominated by forest, but now is impacted heavily by agriculture. In these watersheds, agricultural practices and urbanization continue to impact the river systems and the greatest impairment is non-point source pollution. The Ohio Rivers priority area falls within DU's Upper Mississippi Ecosystem Initiative. Conservation Work Ducks Unlimited is developing the opportunities for conservation programs within this priority area. The potential for restoration work and collaborative efforts need to be explored, but the focus of the program will be on spring-staging and wintering waterfowl. Waterfowl Benefits This area supports breeding wood ducks, mallards and Canada geese, but is primarily important for wintering/staging waterfowl, such as mallards, American black ducks and scaup. Implementation 500 acres per year (2,500 over a five-year period) Estimated five-year cost: $709,379 Return to top of page » Potomac Overview The Potomac River watershed includes Washington, D.C., and counties in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. It drains over 15,000 square miles, contributes 20 percent of the freshwater to the Chesapeake Bay and is the second largest contributor of nutrients from agricultural runoff. Within the Potomac priority area, there are two areas of concentration: the upper reaches and the lower reaches of the watershed. The Potomac priority area falls within DU's Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Initiative. Conservation Work The upper reaches are characterized by an agriculture-based landscape with gradient issues that lend themselves to private lands programs, which focus on classic riparian work and wetland restoration where possible. In this part of the watershed, habitat work indirectly affects waterfowl via water quality in the Bay, improving submergent aquatic vegetation for diving ducks. In the lower reaches, conservation activities directly affect habitat for staging and wintering waterfowl. Several approaches are possible: target restoration of small freshwater wetlands on both public and private lands and develop management regimes on old impoundments designed for fall migrants to meet the needs of spring migrants. Protection of key tracts of land will benefit waterfowl habitat and water quality throughout the watershed. The majority of efforts focus on the lower reaches. The restoration focus in this watershed is to increase wetland function in the lower portion of the watershed and to maintain current riparian restoration efforts in the upper reaches. Waterfowl Benefits Restoration of palustrine emergent and forested wetlands also will benefit water quality. Restoration in the lower reaches will benefit breeding waterfowl, primarily mallards, as well as enhance wintering and migratory habitat for mallards, American black ducks, canvasbacks, scaup and other diving ducks. In the upper reaches, nesting American black ducks, wood ducks and mallards will benefit from the increase in palustrine emergent and forested wetlands. Breeding and migrating populations of wood ducks will utilize restored wetlands and riparian areas as well. Implementation 217 acres per year (1,085 over a five-year period) Estimated five-year cost: $1,256,897 Return to top of page » Rock River Overview The Rock River watershed originates in Horicon Marsh, Wis., and joins the Mississippi River at Rock Island, Ill. Land use in the majority of the watershed is either livestock operations or crop production. These activities negatively affect the water quality of rivers, streams and lakes in the watershed. Approximately 90 percent of the wetlands in the Illinois portion of this watershed have been ditched, drained or altered. The Rock River priority area falls within DU's Upper Mississippi Ecosystem Initiative. Conservation Work Ducks Unlimited has been developing opportunities for conservation work within this priority area. Along the Mississippi River, restoration and protection opportunities likely exist for migration habitat, mostly inside protective levees. In the upper reaches of the watershed in Illinois' Boone, DeKalb and McHenry counties, opportunities for restoration of breeding habitat are possible, but not yet developed. Additional background work is needed to develop a program specific to the priority area needs for waterfowl. Waterfowl Benefits This priority area includes an important reach of the Mississippi River from Whiteside County south to the confluence of the Illinois River, in which locks and dams create "pools" and important wetland habitat along their shallow margins and backwater lakes. Historically, the area between Burlington, Iowa, and Keokuk, Ill., served as an important migration site for lesser scaup, canvasbacks and other diving ducks. Implementation 2,859 acres per year (14,295 over a five-year period) Estimated five-year cost: $2,621,471 Return to top of page » Saginaw Bay Overview A unique habitat feature of the Great Lakes region is the coastal marshes and lake plain surrounding Saginaw Bay. The 18,000 acres of coastal wetlands associated with the bay make up one of the largest remaining freshwater coastal marsh systems in the nation. The 22-county watershed supports more than 30 plant and animal species on the federal threatened and endangered list, as well as significant populations of breeding and migrating waterfowl and hundreds of other fish and wildlife species. Saginaw Bay and its watershed are an important resource base for commercial fishing, tourism and recreation, as well as being a major agricultural and industrial area. The Saginaw Bay watershed historically contained some of Michigan's most extensive wetlands, but settlement and intensive agricultural development have led to the loss of more than 50 percent of these wetlands. Wetland losses in coastal counties exceed 90 percent. In addition, agriculture and other development have led to the drainage or degradation of most Great Lakes coastal marsh. The once-extensive complex of wetland and upland habitats is found only as disconnected remnants today. Habitat destruction in the Saginaw Bay watershed has reached a critical level. The Saginaw Bay priority area falls within DU's Great Lakes Ecosystem Initiative. Conservation Work Conservation work is focused on the protection and restoration of Great Lakes coastal marshes and their associated habitats, expansion of existing state and federal wildlife areas with the restoration of newly acquired lands and restoration and enhancement of small wetlands and associated uplands important for waterfowl production on private lands. Conservation activities in the Saginaw Bay priority area are concentrated primarily on migration habitat, and secondarily on production habitat. Migration habitat work has been focused on large complexes along the coast and major river systems, primarily on public lands. Many projects on public lands were completed more than 40 years ago and are in need of infrastructure repair and structural improvements in order to maintain wetland values and management potential. Active management of natural marsh habitat will help meet the needs of both spring and fall waterfowl using these areas. Acquisition of new lands will create additional opportunities for wetland restoration in coastal and riverine systems. Waterfowl Benefits More than 3 million waterfowl annually migrate though the Great Lakes area. Several species of waterfowl and other priority species will benefit from conservation activities within Saginaw Bay. Southern James Bay Population Canada geese, northern pintails, American black ducks, mallards, canvasbacks, ring-necked ducks and greater and lesser scaup are common migrants through the area and will benefit from restoration designed to increase food supply, especially during spring. Production habitat projects will benefit primarily mallards and wood ducks, and occasionally American black ducks and blue-winged teal. Implementation 4,456 acres per year (22,280 over a five-year period) Estimated five-year cost: $3,818,678 Return to top of page » Southeast Lake Michigan Overview The lower portion of the Lake Michigan watershed is one of the fastest-growing and most urbanized regions in the Great Lakes basin. Agriculture and urban development dominate the landscape and have resulted in drained wetlands, fragmented forests and increased sedimentation and nutrient loading in lakes and streams. Habitat fragmentation has hindered attempts to restore large blocks within this watershed, though potential exists to restore small wetlands and establish native prairie, especially on private lands. The Southeast Lake Michigan priority area falls within DU's Great Lakes Ecosystem Initiative. Conservation Work Current efforts in this region are focused in the Grand River watershed, but will be expanded to cover the entire area in the future. Restoration of wetlands, particularly small emergent wetlands with a mix of open water and vegetation, and re-establishment of native prairie plant communities associated with existing or restored wetlands, are the conservation focus in this watershed. Restoration techniques include removing drain tiles, plugging drainage ditches and installing low-level dikes and water control structures to restore hydrology. Waterfowl Benefits Restoration will benefit breeding mallards, wood ducks and potentially American black ducks. Targeted wetland projects also will provide quality feeding sites for spring migrants, such as northern pintails, lesser and greater scaup, mallards, ring-necked ducks and Mississippi Valley Population Canada geese. This area supports some of the highest breeding densities of mallards and wood ducks in Michigan. Implementation 2,639 acres per year (13,195 over a five-year period) Estimated five-year cost: $1,875,764 Return to top of page » Upper Chesapeake Overview The Upper Chesapeake Bay watershed spans both the western shore of the upper Chesapeake Bay and the eastern shores of Maryland and Delaware. Ninety-five percent of this area is rural, consisting of either agriculture or forested lands. The coastal saltmarsh areas contain some of the largest remaining submergent aquatic vegetation (SAV) beds in the Chesapeake Bay. One of the most pronounced and reversible causes of saltmarsh habitat loss and degradation was the draining of wetlands through parallel grid-ditching systems. Between 1930 and 1940, 90 percent of the coastal marshes from Maine to Virginia were ditched or drained. The lack of stable water levels decimated tracts of SAV, altered the aquatic invertebrate communities, lowered groundwater tables and ultimately destroyed marsh habitat essential to various wetland-dependent birds. The Upper Chesapeake priority area falls within DU's Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Initiative. Conservation Work Conservation efforts in the Upper Chesapeake Bay priority area will focus primarily on wintering and spring migration habitat, and secondarily on breeding habitat needs. Ninety percent of the conservation activities will be focused on the eastern shore, where a strong private lands program is in place. Currently, activities focus on managed moist soil and upland cover restoration. Restoration plans in this priority area are to restore grid-ditched high-marsh habitat. Ditches can be filled to restore the natural tidal influence and hence the high marsh will be inundated during spring and storm tides. This will encourage reestablishment of endemic plant communities and shallow saltmarsh pools and pannes. Protection of key tracts of land will benefit wildlife habitat and water quality throughout the watershed. On the western shore north of the Patuxent River, conservation work will target wetlands and grass restoration in a 1:1 ratio. Waterfowl Benefits This area is the primary wintering ground for Atlantic Population Canada geese, and a major area for American black ducks, mallards, northern pintails, American wigeon, gadwalls, green-winged teal, snow geese and Atlantic brant. The Delmarva Peninsula also supports the last remaining population of wintering redheads on the Bay. In addition to providing important wintering habitat, the area also supports breeding populations of mallards, wood ducks, American black ducks, gadwalls and blue-winged teal. Implementation 2,348 acres per year (11,740 over a five-year period) Estimated five-year cost: $2,092,937 Return to top of page »


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Vincent Kompany talks to Umbro about the new Manchester City Home Kit by Aaron› 24 Jul 2012
After revealing the new Manchester City 2012 kits alongside Noel Gallagher, club captain Vincent Kompany speaks to Umbro. Talking about his role as captain and his pride at leading the club to the Premier League title, Vincent also discusses the new MCFC home shirt. For more on the new Manchester City home and away kits, and to take a look at videos of Joe Hart, Samir Nasri, David Silva and Mario Balotelli, head to our special Manchester City feature page.


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Home > National Parks of Canada > Prince Albert National Park > Activities > Swimming
Beaches and Swimming A 'day at the beach', has traditionally, been a part of many park visitor's summer trips.
The large lakes are ice-free about the middle to end of May. Water temperatures suitable for swimming are usually reached by end of June and continue until early September.
Rules and Regulations Beaches are unsupervised. Parents should keep an eye on children at all times. Use the 'buddy system' as well.
Remember, swimming in these areas is at your own risk.
For the safety of swimmers, the use of boats and canoes is not allowed in the buoyed beach areas.
Swimmer's Itch occurs rarely in park waters. Contact the Visitor Centre staff for up-to-date reports.
Waskesiu Lake Beaches Main Beach - large swimming area Beaver Glen Beach - a short walk from the campground Point View - located just past the Waskesiu Marina Birch Bay - sheltered kitchens and large swimming area South Bay/Mud Creek Trippes Beach Paignton Beach Narrows Beach
Beaches on other lakes Beaches ranging from tiny spots of sand, gravel or organic matter with varying slopes to long, wide stretches of fine sand with gentle slope can be found on other park lakes.
Some of the more popular include Namekus Lake, Sandy (Halkett) Lake and Kingsmere Lake- South End.


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Anyone else pre-ordered the premium set yet?
The UK is unlikely to get all those lovely extra illustrations and stuff so I pre-ordered from NISA, can't wait for it to come at the end of the month.
Waiting to find out if EU gets a CE of Disgaea 4 atm too. If not I'm gunna buy that CE from NISA.
I think Gust are getting the hang of cell shading now. Totori looks gorgeous from the previews. Just hoping the time restrictions aren't as tight as they were in Rorona. Don't wan't to constantly feel rushed when I play it.


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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
The manufacturing business Conductive Composites Company has chosen Green River to locate its new manufacturing plant. Currently an agreement with Green River City has been reached to lease the hangar at the Green River airport for the operation.
Remodeling will take place so this can be accomplished. The company is looking at that facility as a temporary solution while a building can be built on the chosen site for the new business. This will enable the company to get to work filling contracts while a permanent location is secured. The business for now will employ 12-18 people. Over the long term when a permanent home is established the business could employ up to 50 workers with excellent wages.
Emery County Economic Development Director Mike McCandless said, "We are getting everything worked out and we are excited about this new business. Right now they are revamping the old building and going through the planning and zoning process. Business recruitment is something often talked about, but very rarely materializes, so we are happy with the addition of Conductive Composites to Green River. The home company is based in Heber City. This is a green business with no emissions and no water needs. Currently they are located next to Wasatch Junior High in Heber City and their wishes were to be out in an open area where they can operate without problems. They also liked the security that rural Utah can offer. They have military contracts. They didn't want to locate in an area where growth might surround and swallow them like it has in Heber City. They believe Green River is the spot so this won't happen. They wanted a large piece of property and Green River fits."
George Hansen is the president of Conductive Composites Company and he explains a little about the business and how it works and the reasons for choosing to locate in Green River. "Composites and coatings are normally poor conductors. Our ability to engineer the electrical conductivity of these normally poor conductors opens entirely new applications for composite materials.
"Although there are many other conductive additives and coatings on the market, the Air Force Research Laboratory has demonstrated unprecedented electromagnetic performance using our materials. The research and development phase of the technology has seen major investment by the Department of Defense. Our technologies are quickly becoming essential to the warfighter. We are extending our work to several prime contractors; including Northrop, Hexcel, ATK, Lockheed, Boeing, Bell SAIC and ITT. We simply cannot manufacture enough material in our laboratory to service these customers.
Conductive Composites Company has developed a suite of electromagnetically active nanomaterials that are used to create electrically conductive composites, coatings, adhesives, elastomers and the like. Our business will continue to manufacture electromagnetic nanomaterials and coatings and engineer the electrical and magnetic properties of polymers, coatings, composites, adhesives, and elastomers. Composite materials are strong and lightweight, but lack conductivity. Conductive composites will be essential in digital communication and warfare.
"Our company was founded in 1995 with 12 employees. We were the winner of the 2005 Office of Secretary of Defense "Defense Acquisition Challenge Grant" for $1.7 million. (Only 26 chosen from 477 applicants). Our 5,000 square foot pilot facility is located in Heber City. We have been the winner of several nanotechnology awards.
"We are electing to build a satellite location at a potential site in Green River, currently three sites are being considered. Our process mandates remoteness, one of Utah's greatest commodities is remote land.
"Our manufacturing process uses no water, produces no air effluents, nor any solid waste. A good road and adequate three phase power are on site. We would need to extend the road to the proposed building location. A source of propane will be required because natural gas is too far away. A backup source of guaranteed minimal power is required. Water power is contemplated," said Hansen.
*We are looking at 15,000 square feet of primary manufacturing space.
*Ancillary administrative services building - approx 3,000 square feet.
*Shipping and receiving cross dock on Main street in town.
The company is involved with three separate processes: nanostrands, non woven coating and fiber coating
*Initial payroll: 35 jobs, average $60K/year plus generous benefits.
*50-100 jobs in five to 10 years.
*Tier one jobs: income multiplies through community three-four times.
*World leading materials and research activity.
*Very clean, green industry.
*Highly educated workforce.
*Technology quickly developing as essential for national defense.
*Maintaining global technological superiority.
McCandless said, "This is a great step in the right direction. It takes multiple years to put deals together. We have been working hard for six months with Conductive Composites. There is still a lot of work left to do to get them here permanently. It's going to take some time and we need to be patient, but this is exciting."


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Gilbert Moore
September 16, 2004 (202) 616-1728
Washington D.C. - The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) today awarded $82.6 million in grants to 23 communities in 17 states to develop interoperable communication networks. The grants will cover the purchase of communication equipment, enhancements to communication infrastructures, data information sharing systems and project management expenses associated with upgrading interoperable communication systems.
The grants were awarded under the COPS Interoperable Communications Technology grant program, which seeks to increase the number of integrated communication and data systems used by neighboring law enforcement, fire service, and emergency medical service agencies. Each grantee is required to provide a 25 percent match of the federal funds. Including today's grants, COPS has awarded $149.1 million to 37 cities to develop and upgrade interoperable communication systems.
"The ability of first responders and other emergency service providers to communicate effectively and affect a well-coordinated response during emergencies is a critical component of public safety," said COPS Director Carl R. Peed. "COPS is pleased to support the needs of first responders at the local level."
The two largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) from each state and U.S. territory as well as the 50 largest MSAs in the country were selected to apply for the grants, ensuring that large cities and small towns had access to the program. After eliminating duplicates and MSAs that had previously received Interoperable Communication grants from COPS, the primary jurisdiction in each of the resulting 109 MSAs was invited to apply on behalf of their entire region. Seventy-eight of the invited MSAs applied, and 23 applications were funded. Of the 23 communities that received grants, 6 had a population of less than 150,000.
In addition to Interoperable Communication grants, COPS provides law enforcement agencies with an array of community policing training and technical assistance resources. Since 1994, COPS has made grants to more than 13,000 state and local law enforcement agencies to hire over 118,000 community policing officers, investing more than $10.6 billion nationwide.
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This example shows how you can run multiple Simulink® simulations of a Monte Carlo study in parallel by using Parallel Computing Toolbox™. This involves five main steps:
Start MATLAB® workers on your machine
Set up data required for the multiple simulations
Run multiple simulations in a
parfor (parallel
for) loop
Plot results of multiple simulations
Close MATLAB workers
The model sldemo_suspn_3dof shown below simulates the vehicle dynamics based on the road - suspension interaction for different road profiles. The vehicle dynamics are captured in three degrees of freedom: vertical displacement, roll, and pitch. The road profile data for the left and right tires is imported into the Signal Builder block as different test groups. The Road-Suspension Interaction subsystem calculates the suspension forces on the vehicle at the four tire locations based on the road data and the current vehicle state. In the Body Dynamics subsystem these forces and the resulting pitch and roll moments are used to determine the vehicle motion in three degrees of freedom: vertical displacement, roll, and pitch.
In this Monte Carlo study, the damping coefficients of the front suspension system are varied to study their effect on the vehicle dynamics. Parallel Computing Toolbox is used to speed up these multiple simulations, as illustrated below.
mdl = 'sldemo_suspn_3dof';
isModelOpen = bdIsLoaded(mdl);
First configure and start a pool of MATLAB workers. Use the
parpool command to check if a parallel pool is open, and then open a local pool on your multicore desktop. This requires Parallel Computing Toolbox.
apool = gcp('nocreate'); if isempty(apool) apool = parpool('local'); end
Starting parallel pool (parpool) using the 'local' profile ... connected to 12 workers.
Create a parameter vector for the front suspension damping coefficient that will be used in the Monte Carlo study. Also preallocate an array of SimulationOutput objects in the Simulink package that will be used to collect the simulation results in step 3.
Cf_sweep = Cf*(0.05:0.1:0.95); iterations = length(Cf_sweep); simout(iterations) = Simulink.SimulationOutput;
parfor (Parallel
for) Loop
Run the multiple simulations corresponding to the different parameters within a
parfor loop. The sim command returns all the simulation data as a SimulationOutput object of the Simulink package. Note that the simulation results are collected in the simout variable, which was preallocated in step 2.
parfor idx = 1:iterations load_system(mdl); set_param([mdl '/Road-Suspension Interaction'],'MaskValues',... {'Kf',num2str(Cf_sweep(idx)),'Kr','Cr'}); simout(idx) = sim(mdl,'SimulationMode','normal'); end
Plot the vertical vehicle displacement from the different simulations to see how varying the damping coefficient affected the vehicle dynamics. Use the
get method of the SimulationOutput object to obtain the time and signal data contained in each element of simout.
legend_labels = cell(1,iterations); for i = 1:iterations si = simout(i); ts = si.get('logsout').get('vertical_disp').Values; ts.plot; legend_labels{i} = ['Run ' num2str(i)]; hold all end title('Response of a 3-DoF Suspension Model') xlabel('Time (s)'); ylabel('Vehicle vertical displacement (m)'); legend(legend_labels,'Location','NorthEastOutside');
Last, close the parallel pool and the model if they were not previously opened.
if(~isModelOpen) close_system(mdl, 0); end delete(apool);
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Another favourite moment: http://read.mangashare.com/One-Piece...5/page014.html
Buggy & Mr. 3's expressions to Crocodile showing up are priceless, as is Croc's response.
Another favourite moment: http://read.mangashare.com/One-Piece...5/page014.html
Buggy & Mr. 3's expressions to Crocodile showing up are priceless, as is Croc's response.
My favorite fighting moment is when Luffy went BOOM HEADSHOT!!! on Bellamy. Too bad he didn't kick the crap outta the rest of his crew (at least Blackbeard put Sarquiss in his place).
My favorite comedy moment was when the crew met Caimie and their memories of Kokoro being a mermaid went bye-bye. Also in the anime filler G8 Arc when they were breaking Zoro outta prison and Sanji used the flavor dial with Luffy's fart stored in it I couldn't stop laughing.
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One of my favorite manga moments was when Luffy said to Magellan, "If not touching you 'cause you're poisonous is gonna lose me this fight... then I'd do better to sacrifice these hands... and SMACK YOU ONE!!"
I also liked the moment when Luffy told the citizens of Amazon Lily about his "kintama". That reaction was beautiful, lol.
The moment Duval took of his mask... (I thought: wtf is thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat. I just fall into some kind of Koma. Respect Oda this was so stupid even I never thouht about something like that -.-)
i got goosebumps the first time i saw the page where it was just blackbeard and luffy with BB saying "a man's dream will never die"
oda should've made when BB said one piece was out there more memorible like that moment
Click to get your very own:Superrr~ Cross777 repellent^
There's a saying in the OP forums which goes like this..."If a new unidentified character is wearing a hat, he must be Sabo!"...Yeah, take that Obitio/Tobi/Madara theorists!
Spoiler!Akainu for the next Straw Hat Crew Member!!!
if not the most epic is was definitely the most important moment so far
the epicness
most moments with zoro are my favorite. lol when he was going to chop off his or usopps hand fighting the cp9 giraffe, when he was gonna chop off his feet when they were stuck in the wax, when he took all the exhaustion from luffy, beating up all the bounty hunters, etc.
also when the crew makes fun of zoro its epic lulz always.
Spoiler!Mangas i read/have read (in no particular order)
Hunter x Hunter
One Piece
666 Satan
D. Gray-Man
Death Note
Deadman Wonderland
Highschool of the Dead
Vagabond (just starting)
and i think 2 or 3 others ive forgotten about
One of my favorite moments is the fight between Luffy and Rob Lucci!
Manga reading list: Bleach, Naruto, Katekyo Hitman Reborn, One Piece, Code Breaker, Gamaran, Kuroko No Basket, Fairy Tail, The World God Only Knows, Kimi No Iru Machi, Good Ending, Medaka Box, Nisekoi, D.Gray-Man, Ao No Exorcist, Freezing, Magi - Labyrinth of Magic, Soul Eater, Rosario Vampire Season II, Iris Zero, Ubell Blatt, Bloody Cross, Sun-Ken Rock, and Infinite Stratos,


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Lady Gaga's ARTPOP Blasts Off
The pop artists' third studio album is cosmic, and more pop than art.
Though Lady Gaga's ARTPOP doesn't officially release until November 11, the album was leaked last Saturday and is currently streaming via iTunes Radio. The album is filled with glittery synths and thumping electro beats that launch into her gagalaxy. A noisy collision of sex, drugs, planets and Eros himself, the flamboyant pop artist's third full-length album is busy and loud.
If 2008's The Fame was Gaga's superficial and early attempt to claim fame by way of singing about money and disco sticks, and 2011's Born This Way was her manifesto of political equality and rock star punk culture, ARTPOP is indeed Mother Monster's third and most dramatic act within the unrelenting performance that is Gaga's exhibition.
The album lacks a cohesive thread to pull each track into a complete work of art. 'Aura' opens the album with a similar western campiness that's heard in the singer's BTW tune 'Americano,' and this seems to be Americano part two. You can either dance along or scrunch your eyebrows in confusion.
'Venus,' Gaga's first self-produced single, does as she sings: it blasts you off into another dimension. Multiple, pounding layers of voices and a break of Gaga listing off planets ("Neptune, go! / Now serve, Pluto!") make the track's ball scene strut worthy, though a bit dizzy.
'G.U.Y.' might have been a better opener for the album; the track itself has a thematic monologue by the god Eros, who greets us and tells us to lie back and let the album guide us through "new and exciting positions." Gaga sings about being the guy that makes us cry, wanting to be the 'g-u-y' in the relationship. More dance floor heavy than 'Sexxx Dreams,' a single for the sheets or dimly lit disco, 'G.U.Y.''s backtrack rhythms cater toward the cosmic Aphrodite aesthetic of the album more than some of the songs to come, such as the surprisingly hip-hip thrash 'Jewels n' Drugs' (featuring T.I., Too Short, and Twista) and R. Kelly's collaboration of 'Do What U Want.'
The album's eponymous track is perhaps the core of Gaga's newly produced universe. 'Artpop' is more intimate than the previous tracks, but it's a full-on tech ballad from Space-Aphrodite herself, who sings 'Free my mind Artpop / you make my heart stop'. It's by far the most nebular song of the album. The quick-paced and spinning hiccup filtered 'Swine' unleashes pure ecstasy, without actual mention of MDMA like Gaga's pop artist peers. She roars and screams over the entire club stomper, demanding us to "squeal out!"
Before the album closes with 'Applause,' the stripped down 'Dope' and the anthem-epic 'Gypsy' reveal the artist's vulnerable soft side. Gaga said earlier this month to German TV station ProSieben that ARTPOP is a spiritual experience with loud electronic music; yet, the album shares deep moments which required her to muster a lot of strength. In the end, she said, the music saved her.
But whether or not ARTPOP heals us listeners, or even takes us on a spiritual journey, the album certainly throws us into a starry-clad, clustered voyage of pop more so than actual art.


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Found a good interview...
Quite a few people knew...were just asked not to say anything until "the announcement" was made. There should be some eyebrows raised when detailed...
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What a lovely experience! The staff is attentive yet relaxed - helpful yet not intrusive. The room I stayed in was super clean and well appointed with a very large spa tub. This INN cares about the comfort of their guests. There was an attention to the detail from the beginning of the reservation experience (thank you Anna Maria) until my sad goodbye (I really did not want to leave). And, here is more about my stay at the Inn of Stonington: This Inn is both intimate yet spacious. There is a large open area with a fireplace many separate places to either have privacy or to mingle with other guests. It is welcoming yet not designed to force interaction. For breakfast the Inn offers a plentiful morning nosh of coffee/tea/juice...many different kinds of fruit; yogurt; hard boiled eggs; cereal, breads/muffins etc... btw..love their coffee! In addition, they graciously include an early evening hour of wine, fruit and cheese, biscuits, etc....not often that you are welcomed in the early hours and late in the day - but this Inn pays attention to these details. It was a really beautiful stay - and, I plan on doing what others whom I met have done...i.e. return as often as I can! (btw...I was not hired to write this nor am I connected to the profits of this special place...as I was writing it - I thought that perhaps others would think perhaps it sounded to good to be true - and, if I read this I might think that - but I am sincerely sharing my experience as a guest staying on November 9th, 2016).
A weekend at the Inn at Stonington was the perfect weekend getaway!
Feels small and intimate, like a large B&B. Although advertised as a Continental breakfast, there was a large selection of items, including fresh fruit and cereal. Staff was friendly and helpful. Great location.
My first night away from our 2 1/2 year old was at the Inn at Stonington, close enough to get home quickly as needed. Our room had a lovely view of the harbor as well as a jacuzzi and fireplace. The breakfast of cereal, scones, croissants, cranberry bread (homemade), fruit, tea and juice was much more than I expected, and delicious. Staff was eager to please and offered many dining recommendations. As for Stonington Borough, it's a lovely town and very walkable (a little chilly on a blustery January day). There were at least 5 restaurants in walking distance; we tried 3 of them. Milagro, an authentic Mexican restaurant, has fabulous food; Dog Watch Cafe offers decent pub grub and a lively bar atmosphere; Noah's offeres superb homemade desserts and pretty good lunch fair. I'd go back for dessert again before I'd go for lunch again.
My husband and I stayed for a long weekend for my birthday last year-was a lovely place to stay. The room was large and beautifully decorated-but it was so hot we couldn't stand it. The heat wasn't even on and it was sweltering. We weren't in the main building we were next door in their annex. Because it was so warm we couldn't use the fireplace and had to sleep with the window open. If we were ever to go I would ask for a room in the main house-maybe it wouldn't be so warm over there!!
The Inn at Stonington is newly built but in an old style. You have the look and feel of an older building, but everything is modern and works well. The decorating is great, and our room was exceptionally comfortable with a balcony, gas fireplace, water view and a deep whirlpool tub. The wine & cheese reception is a nice way to relax and meet people. Breakfast is continental but ample and fresh. The village is quaint, and there are good restaurants a short walking distance. This is a great inn to use as a base to tour the area, and I think it is much nicer than nearby Mystic options.
When arriving at the Stonington Inn, we were greeted with friendly staff welcome. A tour was giving of the cozy Inn and we were allowed to select our room. We chose a great second floor room, which included a fire place, balcony and jacuzzi bath. A nice touch was having the bed face the water. The wine and cheese hour was very pleasant and we were able to get advice on where to dine. Unfortunetly most restaurants were closed because we traveled on a monday during the off season. The Inn was quiet, clean and overall satisfactory. The breakfast was alright. Both checking in and out was no hassle. The staff was eager to help while be unintrusive. I would definately stay at this Inn again and reccomend it to others
A very quaint inn with unique rooms and a beautiful view of the harbor. The staff was very friendly and reserved a private meeting room for my business needs. We were able to borrow several bicycles to ride around Stonington and see the town, a great way to see it all. I would recommend this inn to anyone.
The Inn at Stonington is a wonderful inn where we have returned numereous times. The rooms are beautiful and immaculate. The staff is extraordinarily helpful and informative about Stonington and Mystic. We love this inn and plan to return again and again. Since we visit New England often and live on Long Island, this is the perfect place to extend our vacation.
We have made it a tradition to stay every Thanksgiving through the weekend. It is truly a very special place.
this was our 2nd visit. the inn and the people are of utmost quality. the rooms are like you are staying in a mansion. the service is unbelievable. you will not be sorry that you came here. the view alone is worth coming to. in all our travels, this inn is still the number one place to stay.
i loved it! the fireplace, the bed, the room overall, the stafe was more then helpful, they were outstanding.
Very relaxing stay. Our room was impecably clean. Loved the sitting room on the 3rd floor with the spectacular view of the water. Can't wait to go back.
We happened upon the Inn at Stonington while exploring the area and decided to stay the night. We were very pleased with the accommodations, well-appointed rooms and beautiful views. The innkeepers were extremely helpful and friendly, and the wine and cheese happy hour was a wonderful touch. We look forward to visiting again.
We enjoyed our stay at the Inn very much. The location is ideal and the town of Stonington is quaint, upscale and a wonderful place to take a walk or bike ride. The Inn itself is beautifully decorated with top notch linens, furnishings and art. The room did not have a "hotel" feel but felt more like being at home. We hope to return.
verly lovely inn in a charming town. we especially enjoyed the view from our seaside room, sunset with wine and cheese, breakfast on the patio and friendly and helpful staff. Nice touch to have an exercise roomm and internet access.
Located in a charming town this Inn is one of the best I've ever stayed in. The rooms are beautifully decorated and some have water views. Every amenity is provided, bath rooms are exquisite and the Inn's service is friendly and efficient. I'd recommend it to anyone!


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