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02-08-2013, 06:50 AM #1Junior Member Guppy
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Apple Snail Tank
So My wife and I bought a set of Apple snails for our tanks at home and her office and discovered that the boogers love to lay eggs. We are fine with this and let the eggs hatch in a breeder net and all seems to be going well until the snails keep laying clutch, after clutch, after clutch, etc. So 10 clutches later we are starting to wonder, wow maybe we should just setup a tank where these guys can just grow up to a size where we can sell them to a local pet store (one near us knows us by name and wants to buy them). We don't want to do this for a full time job or anything but it couldn't hurt since they are...snails after all.
So we purchase a very small tank (2.5gal), powerful filter (80GPM), and start the tank in a cycle. One day later we take the snails out of our tank and introduce them into the new tank and all seems well for a day or two then all of a sudden (overnight) the water just goes murky and foul smelling. I change out the filter, wait an hour, change it out again and the water starts to clear up but not enough. I do a 50% water change and it gets 25% better. I wait a day then do a 90% water change and it is doing much better but now I notice that more than 50% of my perfectly happy and live snails are dead and their shells are in a pile at the bottom of the tank. Now the remaining live snails are all clinging to the edge of the water in clumps with a few adventurous ones tooling around the bottom of the tank.
I have lots more clutches yet to hatch and don't want to lose another herd, what do I need to do?
Bear in mind that this is not long term, I just need to get these guys to pinkie size (0.25") and the pet store will buy them.
Tested the water quality and the ammonia is off the charts, all of the other levels are looking great. I have tried adding an ammonia detox at regular and metered intervals to control this but nothing seems to change it.
I have cycled many tanks and done this for a while now but this all-apple/mystery snail tank is just not clicking.
What is your cycling procedure?
If you are changing out the filter cartridge, you are throwing out the cycle every time. Also a 2.5 gallon is WAY too small to grow clutches of apple snails. The amount of food, waste and slime that will be in that water could never get dispersed for so low water volume. Though they are babies, they wont be for long, and the water will become noxious quick, as each one requires food, and defecates. That's a huge amount. A snail breeder should be at minimum ten gallons with double the filtration for the tank, and, a pre-filter sponge over the intake so the snails won't go up it and die in the filters themselves.2 10 gallon tanks, 1 20 gallon tank, 1 Fluval Edge, 1 29 gallon tank, and one backyard pond.
Additionally, as pointed out, the tank is way too small.
Return the survivors to one of your other tanks. Get somethign bigger (craigslist? Doesn't need to be fancy at all) Stick the new filter in one of your other tanks for the time being.My 33 gallon/125 liter tank. My photography on flickr.
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Thanks for the suggestions, I will start with a bigger tank and go from there. As far as the cycle, all I am doing is conditioning, waiting a while ~1 hour, then adding it to the tank add bacteria starter then test the heck out of it and watch for the spike of ammonia, add some ammonia detoxification to soften the blow, retest and when the tank cycles again it is easier for everything in it.
I have never had this much trouble with an aquarium before but I guess, as you guys say, these snails in such a dense population can really wreck a tank quickly. I will just shelve this tank as a "first aid" option for one of my other bigger tanks.
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Hatchery Salmon are now wild?
See the article here(msnbc).
It seems to me that what this really amounts to is an end-run around the endangered species act, but I'm not very well informed about the situation with pacific salmon.
What's everyone's take on this?
I think it is a cop out and not the best for the fish.
Plus these fish are not self-sustaining like their native brethern which I think is the real key. So if you use the hatchery+wild numbers things look great but once you cease hatchery operations you are back down to the remaining native fish which are really depressed in almost every river system in the Northwest. Hatchery fish do not have a good track record when it comes to being able to reproduce in the wild.
Over the past few years we have heard and witnessed huge fish returns but when you really start looking into the numbers it seems in most cases the wild portion of these runs are on their way down. For instance Native Columbia River Chinook are on a steady decline while the returning fish numbers are up due to good hatchery returns.
Now if these hatcheries went broodstock with the actual native fish used then you may be able to make a better argument but I do not see that happening anytime soon and even broodstock hatcheries have shown to not be all that effective.
So it seems we are at a crossroads. Do we stick with hatcheries forever or try to revive the real natives. Seems the government is making this decision for us
Great news! So I guess this means all the stunted ripple finned tiger trout should be counted as wild brookies in New England, therefore eliminating the need to protect natives.
And while we're at it, the brood stock salmon we dump into the Merrimac and Connnecticut Rivers are hereby native, therefore we can declare victory in restoring the once bountiful atlantic salmon runs in the US.
Absolutely ludicrous, typical political rationalization to justify some manipulative scheme to reduce spending on preservation, increase profitability of good ol' boy network buddies (Intalco, Plum Creek etc), harvest the remaining single digit percentages of old growth forest, or otherwise screw those who give a damn about the fragments of wild America that cling on for dear life.
The least controversial comment I can add is "Remember this in November".
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This kind of news perpetuates the problem.For years we have set fishing quotas based on big hatchery returns. this means the native stks are hammered harder and longer while boats attempt to fill those quotas.Same thing happened on the Solduck when they added hatchery fish initially. the returns were high.therefore the pressure was allowed to increase. word got out that catches were high.therefore more people fished there.This meant more chance that natives would be caught,especially the early season natives that were in the river at same time as hatchery fish. therefore ,more of them were killed and now hardly any of them exist.The bull-- continues and the cycle keeps going the same direction. Washington has ,for my life,had the dumbest fisheries management of any state or province I have ever been around!!!!If we could move Texas Parks and Wildlife up there and give them a free hand ,things would get better.My dad was a washington state senator and I was a page boy during the legislature sessions when I was in the 7th and 9th grades.I quickly became aware of the fact that the legislators were mostly idiots when I was a 7th grader!!!!! Beau
Let us not forget that this declaration of hatchery Pacific Salmon being identical genetically to wild Pacific Salmon was made by a U.S District Court Judge, and it was upheld by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Also, let us not forget that the legal defense group mentioned in the article has already put California, Oregon, Washington, Oregon, and the NMFS (and NOAA) on notice that if they don't change the fishing laws, and delist or change the status of the wild Pacific Salmon, they will be filing more lawsuits to force the change. Keep in mind they will use the Oregon Federal District Court's ruling to make their case, and it will be difficult to get another judge to go against the Oregon judge's ruling. We already know that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled the Oregon Federal Judge was correct in his ruling.
Therefore, one more time, we have had an appointed for life U.S. judge "invent science" or law and make a ruling (which remember has the force of law through out the PNW states because of the 9Th Circuits Court's ruling in agreement).
It matters not which administration is in office in DC, not does it matter who the governor is in each of the states effected, nor does it matter who the legislators are when a U.S District Court Judge and a U.S. Court of Appeals covering the states effected makes a ruling we don't like. A federal judge is not subject to recall by the voters, he can only be impeached by the House of Representative, and removed after a trial by the Senate, and this is an extremely unlikely event.
Oh yeah, the judge who made the ruling was appointed by the Clinton administration, just like judge Bolt (who is so beloved by Washington state fishers) was appointed by LBJ and both of those administrations were "environmentally friendly".
If I read your post correctly, are you saying the feds are to blame and it does no good to vote for environmentally friendly presidents?
It's time for a reality check...
Well said, flytyer. All of the hoopla about how this ruling is Bush's fault that I've seen on various boards is bunk. Those folks must have been sleeping in civics class (or whatever it's called now) or out fishing. The judicial branch of the government has ruled, and we have to live with it. The "we" includes both the administration and the public.
What we can do is hold politicians' collective feet to the fire to make sure that hatcheries are really turning out fish that are equal or nearly so with wild fish (and I'm not talking about the cement race-track zombies here) AND make sure that habitat restoration doesn't get sidetracked. Hatchery reform is a must if we have to live with the Hogan ruling.
All the hair-pulling I've read makes me wish those individuals could direct that energy to doing something useful.
One thing I do believe firmly is that the salmon and steelhead species are resilient natural animals that can recover. All you have to do is look at the return of steelhead and salmon to the Toutle system after St. Helens blew. It took a couple of years to see, but the runs did come back without much help from us. Wild fish will return to our rivers eventually if we leave them alone. Sure, we've lost genetic material of wild fish, and the same thing is happening in wild, pristine systems without man's interference. It's called selection, for those who skipped biology to go fishing.
As far as Bush goes, the man has made some good points from a conservation/fishing standpoint. He's also made some bad decisions as well. This isn't one of them-- he had nothing to do with the Hogan ruling. I applaud the idea that his administration is moving on-- there is little the executive branch can do to change a ruling of the judicial branch. If we can keep NOAA and the states improving hatcheries and the stock that they plant, then we may actually be ahead of the game.
My $.03
I am of the opinion that hatcheries are a necessary evil, but an evil just the same. And not all that necessary either.
Natural selection is just that - natural. Human induced selection however is not natural at all, eccentric to the cycles of nature fed with anti-biotics and chemically formulated pellets to raise fish 3x their natural counterparts with no sense of territorial bounds when pumped by the millions into river systems with snapping jaws eating alevin and fry of their brethren who are trying to exist naturally, ultimately resulting in artificial populations of drones who don't even have an urge to dig a redd.
Considering hatchery fish as equals to native fish is IMHO nothing more than delusional human rationalization for some financial, political or otherwise dishonorable agenda.
This is the Bush administration watering down our environmental protection laws in order to favor business and big money.
Wild salmon need protected watersheds and clean waters. Hatchery fish do not, plain and simple.
Juro-- I think that is why hatchery reform is so necessary. We've been turning out smolts that outcompete their wild brethren because of their increased size as well as their staggering numbers. But what if we could turn out hatchery fish that augmented natural production with fish much like wild smolts? If they're the same genetic stock, then I support that move.
I'm not as up to speed on hatchery science as perhaps I should be to comment, but it's my understanding that we can do a much better job than we have in everything from stock selection to culture. We have much of the knowledge but we lack the will and the money.
Having read the King of Fish about the fall of salmon, I believe that we've got to do much more than just close hatcheries to restore wild runs. We don't have the habitat in many of our rivers that these fish have adapted to... and without that habitat, healthy wild runs of salmon and steelhead naturally produced are unlikely to occur in our lifetimes.
But after Hogan's ruling was let stand, the question becomes one of what can we do to make hatcheries better? The alternative to better hatcheries that produce smolts better adapted to natural conditions is to close ALL hatcheries, making wild fish the only stock in the rivers. If that happens, it's likely that much of the fishing we now enjoy will be prohibited. We'll lose fishing, lose fishermen, lose fishing infrastructure. I doubt that full recovery would happen as quickly in most systems as it did in the Toutle, and if that is the scenario, then things indeed are bleak.
not only are hatchery fish not equal to wild, but as I stated above there is tremendous evidence that over time they do harm to the native runs.How smart is it to spend money to raise fish that help wipe out the superior fish that are free!!
In my life it has always been the judge,or the governor, or the mayor of forks,or the nets favored by the legislature, or the dams,or slade gordon stalling removal of the Elwa dams,or the quick fix hatcheries to make it look like someone is doing good,only to have them turn out crap fish and add to the decline of the wild fish.My entire fishing life, of say 50 yrs, of one mistake after another!And you know what must be one of the biggest problems.The fishing community never seemed to get organized enough to stop this trend.all the groups fight among themselves!Take the WSC and the town of forks!Still going on!The fly boys vs the gear boys.Kush is right! when the trend continues so long everyone interested in the resource needs to figure out a way to pull together.Beau
P.S.,for that 50 yrs of my fishing life everyone has held on to the belief and hope that hatcheries were the savior.they turned out to be the trojan horse in my opinion. except for an initial burst at the beginning of programs.then the offspring start a downhill slide and the wild fish do the same.Beau
No, the feds are not to blame, the blame for this mess (re: hatchery fish being genetically identical to wild fish) lays solely with a federal district court judge by the name of Hogan.
The judge ruled that the fish were identical genetically and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed earlier this year. the Bush administration had nothing to do with it, as Keith already pointed out. It was a federal judge, who was appointed by Clinton and affirmed by the Senate, that said it and changed environmental law with his decision. Since his decision was affirmed by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the decision effects all states within the 9th Circuit Court's jusridiction. This means that California, Oregon,. Washington, Idaho, and Alaska must abide by the single judges ruling and change their policies and laws to reflect it. It also means that the NMFS and NOAA have to change their policies and rules on Pacific Salmon to comply with the ruling as well.
Remember, this judge was appointed for life by the environmentally friendly President Clinton. And three the 9th circuit judges were appointed by President Clinton too. Also, remember that when a judge makes a ruling and the ruling is appealed and upheld by the higher court, it becomes the law and the judicial ruling (law) overrides any legislation or laws that were enacted by state legislatures or Congress. This includes any prior ruling that a species is endangered or threatened.
The maddening part about this is that no legislative body can change what the judge did. We and the feds and state fisheries managers must live with it. The only way it can be changed is through having another federal district court judge rule hatchery and wild fish are not genetically identical. This is highly unlikely, and even if it did occur, the decision would be immediately appealed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the probability of the 9th circuit overturning a prior ruling of theirs is nil.
The blame for this cannot be laid on Bush. The responsibility can only be laid on a single federal judge. Also keep in mind that Democrats in the Senate have prevented through filibusters on votes to affirm al the l Bush federal judicial choices for the last 2 years.
Welcome to the wonderful world of United States Case Law, which means the laws put into force by a non-elected federal judges that cannot be changed unless overturned by another judge.
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i can here it going off,,super thread,,the coho are considered offlimits offshore,and of course the communities at the coast rely on tourist dollars;apparently quite a few salt fishers catch a dozen hatchery cohos,that,can't be kept,while trolling for chinook,and that HAS to be applying pressure,,the coho story,,man!,,,i'm still downloading info on THAT,,i was told they aren't even native to the watershed;the ODFW planted them in the 30's!,can't quite seem to unlock info from their sites,,,yet!!!,,i'm listening!,,er, reading,,,,next!,,great thread!,,,,,,,,,edit,,,,,,,,,,,,hold it ,,six experts gave their views,and got ran off,i'm chasing this!,,,i'll be back!
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I should be on Anegada up until around January 15. We live at Cow Wreck Beach - ask anyone for Walker.
Here's a little video from last week - I call it a comedy of errors. Hooked up on a tarpon with drag too loose, backlashed my reel; wrapped line around rod; and - right at the end - my knot at the fly fails!
Eleuthera again ...
Off to North Palmetto Point to rent the terrific house I had last year Feb 23 to Mar 1. This is east coast 20 minutes from Governor's Harbor.
Last year many of you offered tips and yet I still ended up hitting the beach in front of my house and Savanah Sound. A cold front, wind and obviously a poor technique kept the SS bones safe from me but the ocean front produced.
If anyone has any more tips for southern Eleuthera please drop me a note. And if anyone plans on being in the area let me know. Friday night fish fry in GH is a must.
I'll be hitting Anegada (BVI's) Jan 10 to Jan 19. Hopefully I'll catch some good tides and less wind than usual.
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NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) — Police say a man who survived a plunge over Niagara Falls then fought off rescue attempts is a 30-year-old Canadian who was suicidal.
Niagara Parks Police Sgt. Chris Gallagher says the man who allowed himself to be swept over the Horseshoe Falls Wednesday was in stable condition Thursday at a hospital in Ontario. The western Ontario resident is expected to make a full recovery.
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text: Schistosomiasis afflicts over 250 million people around the globe and is the deadliest disease among the seven most prevalent NTDs, killing an estimated 280,000 people annually. Thanks to private donations from Mr. Morton Hyman, Dr. Gary Michelson, Texas Children's Hospital and the Blavatnik Family Foundation, the Schistosomiasis Vaccine Initiative (SVI) utilizes and leverages the Sabin Vaccine Institute PDP's existing programmatic and technical infrastructure to produce and evaluate a schistosomiasis vaccine. Major partner organizations of this initiative include Aeras (Maryland), Instituto Butantan (Brazil), Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine (Houston), George Washington University (DC), University of Kansas (Kansas) and James Cook University (Australia).


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Chinese poet to read from work, Oct. 3
Posted September 27, 2001; 11:14 a.m.
poet Bei Dao will read from his work at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in the Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St. The reading is part of the Althea Ward Clark Reading Series.
One of Chinas leading contemporary poets, Bei Dao was exiled from China in 1989 and accused of helping to incite the democracy movement that led to the Tiananmen Square massacre. He is author of "Unlock" (2000), "Landscape Over Zero" (1996), "Forms of Distance" (1994) and "Old Snow" (1991), all of which have been translated into English.
A review of his poetry by Publishers Weekly described his verse as an "exploration of existential themes and political redresses in a distinctly frantic and compressed expressionistic style that is transposed onto the structure of traditional Chinese verse."
Since leaving China, Bei Dao has lived in Germany, Norway, Holland, Denmark and the United States. He was a visiting professor at the University of California-Davis from 1995 to 1997.
Bei Dao will be introduced by James Lasdun, lecturer in the Council of the Humanities and creative writing. Bei Dao will read from his work in Chinese, after which literary critic and translator Eliot Weinberger will read the English translation. A question-and-answer period will follow.
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Description A low, cushion-like plant with deep blue flowers just above the tufted leaves.
Habit: native perennial herb.
Height: to 6 in (15 cm)
Leaf: alternate, lanceolate, covered with loose hairs, tipped with long hairy tuft; to 1/2 in (1.3 cm) long.
Flower: corolla funnel-shaped, about 1/4 in (6 mm) wide, 5-lobed, with 5 yellow pads around the opening to the narrow tube.
Fruit: 4 smooth nutlets.
Flower April to August.
Habitat Open rocky places high in the mountains; to 10,500 ft (3200 m).
Range Northern New Mexico to western Montana and Washington; Alaska and Yukon.
Discussion Also known as Arctic alpine forget-me-not. Listed as sensitive in Washington. Four varieties are recognized. The genus name comes from the Greek erion (wool) and trichos (hair), referring to the hairs on the plants. On Howard's Alpine Forget-me-not (E. howardii), a related plant found in western Montana and northern Wyoming, the hairs are so dense they usually hide the leaf surface.


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A new focus on Latin American alternative assets among foreign investors starved of substantial returns at home is coinciding with the emergence of a new breed of managers in the region whose skills have been honed amid the political, economic and financial turbulence that have repeatedly afflicted Latin countries and occasionally the entire region.
A more benign economic environment, including lower inflation and interest rates, along with the increasing availability of sophisticated financial instruments, is prompting managers to branch out from the multi-strategy and global macro approaches that still account for the majority of hedge funds, at least those that targeting a domestic clientele.
The new focus on the region by investors represents full circle in a cycle that began in the early 1990s, when emerging markets were strongly in fashion, only for portfolio investment to progressively flee the region in response to a series of setbacks that included economic and/or financial crises in Mexico, Russia, South-East Asia, Argentina and Brazil.
Says Florian Bartunek, a founding partner of Constellation Asset Management in São Paulo: "We have never seen such big demand for Latin American managers from outside. Global liquidity is very large, and there's a huge search for yield, so people are looking at emerging markets."
Constellation manages USD105m in assets in long/short equity funds that invest in the whole of Latin America, but with a strong Brazil bias - around 70 per cent of the portfolio consists of Brazil related trades. Most of the money - USD82m - is in a Cayman-based offshore fund, although the firm also runs a long-only domestic fund that is now closed.
Says Bartunek: "When the fund started, it was mostly Latin American investors, but now the new money is mostly from US and European institutional investors who are seeing that Brazil has large managers with a long track record" - and who are impressed by an annualised return of around 19 per cent, seven per cent volatility, and no down year since 1999.
He says the approach of North American and European investors to emerging markets has evolved in distinct stages. "When people invested in emerging markets 20 years ago, their first thought was to hire a big US or European name to manage your money, like Capital, Scudder or Mercury.
"Later, instead of outsourcing the management of emerging markets money to the likes of Merrill Lynch, people turned to emerging markets hedge funds, based in New York or London. In the third wave, they are asking why they should pay someone in New York who is trying to invest across all emerging markets to manage assets in Brazil, Malaysia or Turkey, when they can invest in a local manager, who is much more aware of what is going on locally."
He is echoed by Antonio Machado, a partner with Paraty Investimentos, who says:
"The trend over the years is toward greater interest in local managers. In 1992-95 there was a lot of interest in local managers. Then came the Mexican crisis, and interest continued but was slow, but after the Asian and Russian crises demand switched to global players, and Latin American funds had global outflows between 1998 and 2002. From 2002-04 there was renewed interest, but much less than in the years before 1995, and now we are entering a period in which flows from global to local players will increase."
This process started with Asia, Bartunek argues, because a couple of years ago growth rates there were much higher than in Latin America. "But now people are looking at Latin American managers for two reasons," he says. "First, they may generate alpha for offshore investors. Most of fund of funds' emerging markets exposure is in Asia, so investing in Latin America probably differentiates you from your peers.
"At the same time, there is a thriving new hedge fund industry. Foreign investors that come to Brazil are positively surprised by both the quality of the people, and the liquidity and depth of the local financial markets. We're in the sweet spot, in the sense that you have global demand for emerging markets, demand for Latin America to diversify that emerging markets exposure, and a flourishing local industry. In addition, people are positively impressed by the level and sophistication of the hedge fund regulation in Brazil."
Brazil is the cornerstone of the Latin American hedge fund market, accounting for the lion's share of a regional industry estimated at more than 220 dedicated funds and assets in excess of USD25bn. According to Enio Shinohara, a well-known analyst of the industry and now an emerging markets fund of funds manager at Claritas Investments, one factor is that unlike in Argentina, Chile and Mexico, Brazil has long had a strong domestic investment banking industry.
Shinohara and other market observers say many of today's hedge fund managers in Brazil are the product of a shake-out in the investment banking industry around 2002-03.
He says: "The presence of these good proprietary traders at local banks explains why there's so much talent in the hedge fund industry in Brazil compared with other Latin countries." Elsewhere, he says, the talent has migrated to the United States: "It's hard to find good Argentine and Mexican traders in their own countries, but you find lots of them in US investment banks or in emerging market dedicated hedge funds in New York."
The fact that a minority of managers have a long track record may be an issue for foreign investors. Says Bartunek: "I would feel more comfortable giving money to someone who has been managing money for 20 or 30 years, but unfortunately you do not have many in Brazil. On the other hand, it's said you can count managers' professional experience in 'dog years', because it's been so volatile in the past. If someone survives for 10 or 15 years, it's like an entire career somewhere else."
The development of hedge funds has also benefited from the problems of long-only equity funds in a market that has a tradition of turbulence and where in recent year's equities have struggled to match the extremely high real returns offered by fixed income investments.
Although interest rates have come down slightly, government bonds currently earn 19.5 per cent per annum, a high hurdle for a long-only manager when the risk of equities is much greater. "Brazilian investors are accustomed to fixed-income rates among the highest in the world," says Dara Chapman, head of sales and investor relations at Polo Capital Management. Says Palazon: "The hedge fund industry is growing a lot in Latin America, because the traditional mutual fund business does not work well. When you have a crisis, all assets fall in value, and you lose most of your money, whether you are investing in bonds or equities - whatever you hold is correlated in the same direction. That's why flexible types of investment are more appropriate for emerging markets."
Both long-only and long/short equity investments are likely to gain in attractiveness as interest rates come down, but in the meantime Brazilian banks have capitalised on the situation by offering funds of hedge funds to a retail investor base with investment minimums of as little as USD2,500.
The history of volatility that makes long-only investment less attractive also explains the preponderance, at least until now, of an overt multi-strategy style, or at least a flexible approach to investments. Says Carlos Palazon, chief investment officer at Cima Investments in Buenos Aires: "We invest mostly but not exclusively in emerging markets, which allows us a lot of flexibility regarding the type of investments we do.
"We don't want to be invested if we don't see any opportunities, and we don't want to miss opportunities because our prospectus restricts us from this kind of investment. In the past many funds disappeared because they had no good ideas to invest in. We discovered the need for a very broad and flexible investment policy." According to research by Eurekahedge, more than 70 per cent of Latin American onshore hedge funds as measured by assets are multistrategy funds, with long/short equity accounting for 12 per cent, macro six per cent and distressed strategies four per cent. Among offshore funds, however, distressed debt is the most popular strategy with 46 per cent of assets, followed by long/short equity with 20 per cent and fixed-income strategies with 15 per cent; multi-strategy funds make up just eight per cent.
Says hinohara: "The fact that domestic funds are mostly multi-strategy and macro is a consequence of the shape of the capital markets, the availability of debt, fixed income, and currencies. However, the equity markets have evolved strongly in the past two or three years - volume has increased exponentially, and the number of traded equities also has increased.
"That's why long/short equity has become significant over the past 18 months to two years. Secondly, distressed is a very good strategy because of all the defaults and restructuring in Latin America over the past five years,especially in Argentina."
Says Chapman: "Multi-strategy is a significant part of the market here, because you're able tovhit all the angles. However, I'm not sure how well the offshore market would perceive that kind of approach, because it's difficult to decide where the alpha of the manager is. That kind of strategy works better with onshore managers, who have different due diligence processes." Most managers agree that the flow of international assets into Latin American funds will lure more managers into the market, but they are not convinced that all, or even many,will be successful. Says Bartunek: "People who do not have the expertise open long/short funds simply to get a chunk of this new money. At the end of the day, you will have four or five large equity long/short funds that are successful, and a lot of the new ones will die."
Copernico's Maxit agrees the industry will keep on growing, albeit at a slower pace. He says: "The barriers to entry are not very high. Anyone can open a hedge fund and start a business. The economics are very attractive, so a lot of people will try to come into the industry. The cost structure here is low, there's a very entrepreneur-friendly environment, and there's a large number of traders, so you have the skill set. But opening up a fund is the easy part - the hard bit is to deliver returns consistently.The barriers to success are much higher. You see a lot of funds open and assets are growing,but assets can also leave very quickly." Maxit notes that many onshore funds that have offshore mirrors don't do much - or any - marketing at present. He says: "For most groups the focus is on Brazil because it's their backyard, and they find it easier to raise money here. It's a very long process to raise money from non-Brazilian investors. Everything here has a more short-term focus, so groups tend to put more of their energy into the onshore market."
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The Old Woman and the Herring
Do some people have an advantage when it comes to long life?
It's The Herring, Silly
Want to live to be 100? Well, Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper says eat herring...everyday! Seem like a crazy idea? Well, Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper lived to be 115 years old, so maybe it isn't too crazy. The thing is if it were that simple, we'd probably be seeing a lot more people live to be over 100--people in her native Netherlands consume 13 tons of herring every year! Researchers studying healthy aging have always noted how exceptional these long-lived people are not only in the age they achieve but in how healthy they are while aging. Recent studies indicate that while herring is good for you, so are certain genes.
- Gene Patterns Point To Long Lives from AMNH http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAe_4xrK_78
Extension Investigation
Use the resources below to answer the following questions:
- In industrial society, what percentage of people live to be over 100? What kind of health do they display in their 90's? Does this pattern surprise you? Why or why not?
- How many genetic markers did people over 100 years old have in common in this study? How consistent were the genetic patterns for people?
- How do researchers think that knowledge of these genetic markers may lead to healthier aging in people who do not carry these genetic markers?
- Does the existence of a genetic component to aging mean that things like nutrition and exercise are unimportant to aging? Why or why not?
- Do people who live extremely long lives show a lower incidence of "disease" genes? Is this why researchers believe they live such long lives?
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAe_4xrK_78
- http://www.cdc.gov/aging/
- http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/default.htm
- http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/tTXIlXbqRvOw577MUMT1wI/News-you-can-use--Gene-pattern-predicts-who-will-live-the-l.html
- http://www.livescience.com/16565-genome-world-oldest-person-longevity-secrets.html
- http://www.livescience.com/15362-live-100-longevity-good-genes.html
- http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/366/1561/35.full.pdf+html
- http://www.impactlab.net/2010/07/09/researchers-discover-gene-pattern-that-predicts-who-will-live-the-longest/
- http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/23/science/23retract.html


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I suck at writing journal entries, don't I? Oh well. Simultaneously a lot and not a lot has happened since the last time I wrote anything meaningful, but I'm not sure I have the patience to describe it all.
Monday I went to the Bottom of the Hill to see Kissing Contest, a cool local indie band that seems to contain a lot of my coworkers @ Danger in it. Wasn't sure what to expect until I listened to some mp3s the day before, and then I was pretty impressed. Live, they were pretty tight, and the songs were catchy and infectious without being simple. They were the first band of 3 playing that night, and at the beginning of the set, their co-workers and ex-co-workers (from Be, I think) made up about 1/3 of the crowd. By the end of their set, it was much less -- a bunch of people were drawn in. The following band didn't quite manage to live up to their opening act.
Some overdressed guy with a blond frat haircut was doing incredibly strange gyrations across the floor while they were playing. Didn't recognize him as a Danger person, so I thought, maybe he's a Be person? He was really getting into the songs, though he seemed to not know them very well. Then he did the same thing for the next band, and I found out that nobody knows who this dude is -- just took some bad drugs before the show I guess. People were literally moving a few meters away from him to keep from being a victim of a random spasm.
Wednesday I went back to see Mark Robinson, with Calvin Johnson and Whysall Lane. Didn't recognize the last two names, but wanted to see Mark Robinson, and I was pretty sure maybe Calvin Johnson had sung along with Lush and Heavenly before. Walt allowed himself to be dragged along merely on the basis that he liked a few Unrest songs and took my word for it that Mark Robinson had been in Unrest. Well, Whysall Lane turned out to be Richard-of-Versus, with an occasional friend, doing mostly acoustic stuff. It was cool! Never thought I'd get to see Versus, or even a subset of Versus, on the east coast. Then Calvin Johnson came on, and after the first song or two, I thought, "He sounds really a lot like the guy from Beat Happening." Well I'm a dork cause it soon became obvious that yes, he was the guy from Beat Happening -- the show turns out to be a veritable all-star lineup! His set was cool, though I only recognized one song he played (a Beat Happening song, natch).
Finally, Mark Robinson. Wacky wacky guy. He did no recognizable Flin Flon songs, but did several that he claimed were from his recent solo album (or albums?!) that I'd never heard of. (I picked one up after the show but haven't listened yet.) The crowd seemed more bemused by him than adoring; even when he played "I Hate Milk" and "Isabel", most people seemed to not recognize the songs. (How exactly did they hear about him if not through Air Miami or Unrest? The crowd was not very large.) He invited Calvin Johnson up to sing "Make-Out Club", which was hilarious, because Calvin obviously didn't know many of the lyrics, but had fun making up stuff and throwing Mark off so bad that a few times he was laughing too much to track where he was in the song. Then Mark invited Richard up, and the two of them did a two-guitars/two-voices duet of "She Makes Me Shake Like A Soul Machine", a really old Unrest song that I love and never imagined I'd see live. Richard did know the words, and they both played/sang it really beautifully. Very very cool. I doubt there are many people who would've enjoyed a show like this, so I was pretty gushed out that it could even exist.
Saturday, I go back again (3rd trip in a week) to see the Fairways and Poundsign, and possibly drag some of the 3440 crowd with me too -- whee!


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If you're concerned about your child becoming obese, you might be tempted to feed her only low-fat solid foods to help keep her weight at normal levels. Here's a very important recommendation to keep in mind—do not restrict your child's consumption of dietary fat and calories in the first 2 years of life. In other words, don't put a baby younger than 2 years on a diet or give her low-fat or skim milk.
Here's why: the early months and years of your child's life are critical for the normal development of her brain and body. Specifically, she'll need calories from dietary fat for her brain to grow and mature normally.
As a general rule, your child should get about half of her daily calories from fat up to the age of 2 years. After that, you can reduce those fat calories gradually; by 4 to 5 years, fat calories should provide about one third of your youngster's daily calories. Many families can be transitioned from whole cow's milk to skim or fat-free milk by gradually changing from whole milk to 2%, then to 1%, and then to skim milk. Some mothers even mix these together to make the changes imperceptible to their children.
Whether you've decided to breastfeed or formula feed your baby, either choice should provide your baby with all the fat she needs. However, when preparing formula, be sure to follow the label instructions carefully, adding the recommended amount of water. Formula is designed to provide about 20 calories per ounce, including the proper amount of fat to ensure optimal growth. If you weaken or dilute the formula by adding too much water, you can interfere with your baby's normal physical growth and brain development.


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Nature Centers
Visit one of Massachusetts' many nature centers, and you'll learn about the fascinating world around you.
Bristol County Natural History Center, south of Boston, enjoy live exhibits, ponds, wetlands, beaches, meadows and forest displays. The EcoTarium in Worcester is an indoor/outdoor museum dedicated to exploring the natural world, with three floors of interactive exhibits, wildlife exhibits, nature trails, ponds and award-winning meadows, planetarium and train ride. The Hitchcock Center for the Environment in Western Massachusetts provides nature trails, field trips, an environmental and natural history library, games, educational activities and more.
For something out of the ordinary, Davis' Farmland and MegaMaze in Central Massachusetts has lots of child-friendly farm animals, and, in late fall, a corn-stalk maze with three miles of pathways and bridges over eight acres.
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Alumni Association welcomes new board members
The Binghamton University Alumni Association announced that it has selected Margaret Lamphere Bellville, James Stehli and Arlene Michele Barnard to serve on its Board of Directors. Directors serve two-year terms with a maximum of three consecutive terms.
Bellville, a Binghamton-area native and Class of 1976 graduate, is a partner at Carter Baldwin Executive Search Services in Roswell, Ga. Bellville was a guest speaker at Homecoming 2005, presenting "Women as Leaders: Personal Power and Risk Taking." She is a board member for the Television Arts and Sciences Foundation, RCH Cable and American Israel Chamber of Commerce. Bellville captured the World Champion Showmanship Title at the American Quarter Horse Association Bayer Select World Championship Show in August 2008.
Stehli, a Manhattan resident and Class of 1988 graduate, is managing partner of Sirona Advisors in Manhattan. He is a mentor to students in the University's School of Management (SOM). While working at UBS, he helped create a partnership between SOM and the firm. Stehli founded the Binghamton chapter of the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity.
Barnard, a Bronx resident and Class of 1990 graduate, helps recruit students for the University. As a student, she was the founder and charter member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. - Lambda Zeta chapter. Barnard served as the National Pan-Hellenic Council representative to the Fraternity Sorority Advisory Committee.
For more information about the Alumni Association and its Board of Directors, visit binghamton.edu/alumni.


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"The Cafe next door is only open in ..."The Cafe next door is only open in the summer (from Easter) as are most of the experiences at Fort Victoria.
- Off road parking
- Ground floor accommodation
- Ground floor bedroom
- Smoke-free
- Pub/shop < 1 mile
- Seaside
Boathouse Apartments
Yarmouth 0.75 miles. Constructed on the site of a former boathouse, these seven Yarmouth self-catering apartments are in an enviable, idyllic location, situated on the shingle beach and coastal path, close to Fort Victoria Country Park, just to the west of the attractive harbour town of Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight. Renovated to a good standard, many of these Yarmouth self-catering apartments have sensational sea views, plus all have access to a private slipway for launching your own boat. Adjacent to these Yarmouth self-catering apartments is a licensed cafe, where you can sit out and eat alfresco. Yarmouth has lovely narrow streets to explore, and many shops and inns to enjoy, plus a visit to Henry VIII's castle is essential. The highlights of the rest of the island, such as Tennyson Down, the beaches at Colwell and Totland bays and the towns of Newport and Ryde are all easily accessible. A great Yarmouth self-catering base looking out to an ever-changing seascape.
The property
This delightful, ground floor, Yarmouth self-catering apartment provides light and airy studio accommodation, with an open plan living area, including sleeping area and separate shower room.
This Yarmouth self-catering apartment boasts panoramic views across the sea and is ideal for couples on a romantic retreat.
Note: This apartment can be booked with Refs. 4221, 4222, 905105, 905106, 905107 and 906577, together they sleep 20.
All ground floor. Open plan studio apartment with double bed, kitchen, dining area and sitting area. Shower room with shower, basin and WC.
- Electric convector heaters
- Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge, TV with Freeview
- Fuel and power inc. in rent
- Bed linen inc. in rent
- Off road parking for 1 car
- Use of private slipway
- One well-behaved dog welcome at £10 per week
- Sorry, no smoking
- Licensed cafe next door
- Shop and pub 10 mins walk
- Note: Property has direct access to the beach; children and pets should be supervised
- Note: Swimming is discouraged outside the apartment due to the strong tide and currents.
About the location
Newport 12 miles; Ryde 18 miles.
The attractive seaside town of Yarmouth is the oldest town on the Isle of Wight, and its busy harbour is a haven for all kinds of watercraft, with the terminal used for regular mainland ferry crossings to Lymington. Yarmouth's narrow streets are home to an attractive array of shops and inns, whilst a visit to Henry VIII's castle is not to be missed. There's great cycling (and a cycle hire shop) and walking to be had along the coastal path, or why not take an energetic stroll across to the nearby Tennyson Down via the Red Lion Inn next to Freshwater's Norman Church of All Saints? Sandhard beach is 15 minutes' walk away, and is ideal for swimming and crabbing from the jetty. Yarmouth's historic water mill is another good spot for crabbing. Four miles away is Compton Bay, famous for dinosaur remains; head there at low tide and see if you can find the two enormous three-toed feet. West Wight is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Yarmouth is an ideal base from which to explore this wonderful island.
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This property offers the following short breaks:
- Winter
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CORINTH – A new service provider will assume management of Alcorn County's transfer station and disposal of rubbish and solid waste effective Aug. 1.
The Board of Supervisors agreed to a 10-year contract with Waste Connections of Walnut after intense negotiations Monday that included current operator Waste Management and Waste Connections.
Supervisors chose Waste Connections' terms as the best bid at $22.98-per-ton tipping fee for residential and commercial waste disposal at the transfer station. Alcorn County will continue to haul its own garbage to the transfer station for that fee, and household garbage brought to the transfer station by county residents would be charged a minimum of $5 per load, with all loads being weighed.
The proposal from Waste Management was for $22.70-per-ton tipping fee for residential waste for the first four years, with years five to 10 based on the consumer price index. The tipping fee for commercial disposal would be what the company called its gate rate of $38 per ton. Household garbage brought to the transfer station by county residents would be charged $5 per load up to a ton.
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PHOTOS: Lufthansa Begins First Airbus A380 Service to Miami
Tags: Airbus A380, Lufthansa, Miami International Airport (MIA), photo
Lufthansa chose Miami as it's third destination in the USA, according to Jens Bischof, member of the Lufthansa Passenger Airlines Board, because of the large number of German tourists that visit Miami and South Florida. Bischoff said at the later news conference, "We are extremely excited to introduce our new, flagship A380 aircraft as the very first in the Miami market. I applaud Miami International Airport's management team for their determination to become A380-ready."
To welcome the A380 to Miami, the "A380's" of their age, the American Flagship Detroit DC-3 and the restored Eastern DC-7B preceded the A380 in landing on MIA's runway 9 and taxied to concourse J to await the arrival.
The A380 will now be a daily fixture in Miami on the flights to and from Frankfurt.


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The Shanghai Circus World is located on Gong He Xin Road and is moved from the former Acrobatic Hall of Shanghai. The Circus World is a ball shape building and is a professional place on acrobatics, magic and circus performances.
World famous circus troupes and magic troupes had performed in Shanghai Circus Hall. These famous acrobatic players all gave their high praises for Shanghai Circus Hall. Shanghai Circus World has a very modern appearance with an aluminum alloy spherical rehearse roof, which is quite bright and dazzling. The acrobatics hall is the main building of Shanghai Circus World. There are rehearsing hall, animal training room and cultural & commercial place.


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Well, I went this am our 2nd day of the season here in NY to a spot where 2 of 6 gobblers I had found about 5 weeks ago took up residence. So it wasn't too bad this am, no rain and little wind, but it had been raining and more rain was imminent. Got set up turkey early right where I wanted and sat in to wait. At 6:15, when it was really still too dark for flydown all of a sudden a hunter starts yelping and clucking behind me at about 60-70 yards. It sounded like a mouth call and it sounded really great, I mean really good calling. I thought, man, I wish I could use a mouth call that good. It stopped after about 40 seconds, but that was a long time and I thought, ah hell this isn't good, I am not safe and neither is he and besides, I think he is an idiot to start yelping so loud and crisp so early.
Well I since it was still to dark to simply stand up and call to him, so I thought I would wait till it was really light. So at 7:00 am, I told my self if he starts in again I'm gonna stand up and call out hello, hello...and sure enough he did and sure enough I stood up and started walking toward him and called out hello! and crap guess what happened then....I couldn't believe what I heard and saw, not 1, but 2 hunters flew out of that tree from the top [:@]and they had long skinny beards...yep, I had heard well, but not listened.[:'(] That loud and I mean loud yelping and clucking were the 2 gobblers. I had never heard the type of yelping they were doing...and actually recently on one of the call making and hunting forums a couple guys got started talking about gobbler yelping and I wondered what that sounded like....we sir, NOW I KNOW! I had been completely fooled and bad.
I still feel I made the right safe decision to identify myself, but next time will be different, man, never stop learning in the turkey woods!


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I know that your transplant surgery was scheduled for tomorrow. I will be thinking of you and your donor and look forward to hearing that it was a success.
My dad gave my uncle a kidney thirty-one years ago and my uncle is still alive and well and using that kidney. My dad's health was never seriously impacted by the transplant. Today my dad and my uncle are both living a healthy life and enjoying grandchildren. Science has progressed so much since the '70's that I can only imagine how much easier the procedure will be on you and your donor and how much more success they have in making sure the transplants are successful.
I hope that in time you are able to resume doing those things you have had to give up these past years.
Best wishes for a quick recovery and may the Force be with You and Your Donor, Josh!
Good luck and godspeed Tycho. Hope you make it out of the bacta tank ok.
Jeez, Droid, thanks for reminding us! Where the heck have I been!?
Good luck Josh! I'm sure the women of San Diego will be treated to Tycho Unleashed very soon!
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
We look forward to hearing what you ordered while medicated. Take care, sir.
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Hey Tycho-
Just wanted to get in on the well-wishing. Here's hoping everything goes well and you have a speedy recovery.
May the force be with you, brother.
Josh, I wish you and the donor(I know who you are) the best of luck later today. I will keep both of you guys in prayer.
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Tycho I hope everything goes well, and your up and about in no time, but while you are in hospital think of all those nurses, especially in those uniforms.
I would like to thank these people - Jediguy, El Chuxter
To both Josh (and the donor), I wish both of you the absolute best. You better get well soon and be back here in no time!
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Definitely hoping for the best for the both of you.
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5.69: Electric Conductors and Insulators
Do you see the slender spires on top of this old barn? They are lightning rods, and their purpose is to protect the building in the event of a lightning strike. Each lightning rod is connected to a wire that goes down the side of the barn and into the ground. If lightning strikes the building, it will target the rod and be conducted by the rod and wire into the ground. There the electricity can be safely absorbed. Lightning rods may differ in style, but to work they must be good at conducting electricity.
Electric Current and Matter
Electrical energy is transmitted by moving electrons in an electric current. In order to travel, electric current needs matter. It cannot pass through empty space. However, matter resists the flow of electric current. That's because flowing electrons in current collide with particles of matter, which absorb their energy. Some types of matter offer more or less resistance to electric current than others.
Electric Conductors
Materials that have low resistance to electric current are called electric conductors. Many metals—including copper, aluminum, and steel—are good conductors of electricity. The outer electrons of metal atoms are loosely bound and free to move, allowing electric current to flow. Water that has even a tiny amount of impurities is an electric conductor as well.
Q: What do you think lightning rods are made of?
A: Lightning rods are made of metal, usually copper or aluminum, both of which are excellent conductors of electricity.
Electric Insulators
Materials that have high resistance to electric current are called electric insulators. Examples include most nonmetallic solids, such as wood, rubber, and plastic. Their atoms hold onto their electrons tightly, so electric current cannot flow freely through them. Dry air is also an electric insulator. You can learn more about electric insulators—as well as how to test whether a material is an insulator—by doing the activity at this URL:
Q: You may have heard that rubber-soled shoes will protect you if you are struck by lightning. Do you think this is true? Why or why not?
A: It isn't true. Rubber is an electric insulator, but a half-inch layer on the bottom of a pair of shoes is insignificant when it comes to lightning. The average lightning bolt has 100 million volts and can burn through any insulator, even the insulators on high-voltage power lines.
The Path of Least Resistance
Look at the electric wires in the Figure below. They are made of copper and coated with plastic. Copper is very good conductor, and plastic is a very good insulator. When more than one material is available for electric current to flow through, the current always travels through the material with the least resistance. That's why all the current passes through the copper wire and none flows through its plastic coating.
- Electricity must travel through matter. All matter offers some resistance to the flow of electrons in an electric current. Some materials resist current more or less than others.
- Materials that have low resistance to electric current are called electric conductors. Many metals are good electric conductors.
- Materials that have high resistance to electric current are called electric insulators. Wood, rubber, and plastic are good electric insulators.
- When more than one material is available for electric current to flow through, the current always travels through the material with the least resistance.
- electric conductor: Material that has low resistance to the flow of electric current.
- electric insulator: Material that has high resistance to the flow of electric current.
At the following URL, do the simulation lab "Conductor or Insulator." After you work through the lab, identify which rod insulates and explain how you can tell. http://kids.britannica.com/lm/labunits/activities/Unit_5/product.html
- What is an electric conductor? Give examples of good electric conductors.
- Explain why electric current doesn't flow through rubber.
- Jon can see the conductor of the power cord for an electric lamp. Should he use the lamp? Why or why not?
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By the look on this girl's face, she's probably not worried about diarrhea or tracking cholera!
Is That An App?
Social media! Love it! Hate it! It seems it's here to stay, and that may be a very good thing as people are finding unexpected uses for it.
- Twitter Tracks Cholera Spread at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_81sZCdf1M
No Duh's and Head Scratchers
If you need help scratching a mental itch, use the resources below:
- How do health organizations usually track the spread of diseases? What advantage do social networks have over traditional methods? How does the evidence gathered after the Haiti outbreak support this conclusion? Do you find this evidence convincing?
- How is it believed cholera was introduced into Haiti? What evidence is there for this transmission pathway? Do you find this evidence convincing? Why or why not? Can you think of another possibility you feel is more likely?
- What other situations can you think of where social networks may create more opportunities for the improved transfer of information? Would all these opportunities have positive outcomes? Why or why not?
- Would the opportunity to use social networks as an information source be equal in all countries? Why or why not? Can you think of a way to improve this situation?
- Were you aware of the ways people can use information from social networks? How does this make you feel about participating in them? Do you think most people using them are aware of how this information can be used?
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_81sZCdf1M
- http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/01/12/169075448/after-bringing-cholera-to-haiti-u-n-plans-to-get-rid-of-it
- http://www.ajtmh.org/content/86/1/39.abstract?sid=10bfe646-fa0d-4062-b5c3-87aa6729d7ec
- http://www.cdc.gov/cholera/index.html
- http://www.who.int/hac/crises/hti/en/
- http://www.medicinenet.com/cholera/article.htm
- http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/189269.php
- http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholera/DS00579/DSECTION=causes
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/29/haiti-appeal-cholera-nepal-peacekeepers
- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/cholera/
- http://www.mspp.gouv.ht/site/index.php
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|Pacific Northwest Sea Run Forum No such thing as rainbow trout, only landlocked steelhead
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RE:Wind Storm Question
Leaving them there does make a lot of sense if they do not impact the migration. They do provide and create great current breaks and cover. We had the same affect on the high mountain streams in Colorado. Run off would wash most of the junk away leaving behind just enough to hide some nice large brown trout for those willing to take a long hike along a small mountain stream armed with only a 3 weight and a box of dry flies.
I have yet to experience the thrill of catching a wild steel head from the rivers in the PNW. But battling a 18" wild brown on a 7' 3 weight with 7x tippet on a remote high altitude stream does not suck either.
RE:Wind Storm Question
This makes me reflect about the dynamic nature of truly wild streams... rivers in Puget Sound never needed that kind of human intervention because nature blows out root snags with regularity.
Even when really bad log jams occur, they are not cleared by the hand of man. First of all, there are so many rivers out there that even people with driftboats just go elsewhere. Second of all, these create interesting pools. Brian and I found willing takers on the Elwha one fall evening. I hooked and lost a solid ten pound chromer and Brain rose two to a waking fly - all along a submerged tree laying along the far bank by the apple orchard hole.
That is not to say that erosion and thus washouts do not occur more now than in biblical times, I am sure they do. I am just realizing that anglers out in the PNW do not intervene in felled trees and log jams in rivers for whatever reason, the most of which I believe is availability of alternatives.
RE:Wind Storm Question
Hi Bob,
The streams in the Puget Sound area seem to have weathered the storm just fine. They all get serious flooding in fall-winter-spring that flushes (and deposits) new debris continually through and out of their riverbeds. The erosion problems suffered by many of these streams provide for a continual parade of trees being washed down banks and into the rivers.
When too much gets deposited and salmon/steelhead are blocked from ascending, the local groups (Washington Trout, the TU chapters, and FFF clubs) organize volunteer efforts to clean them up.
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Does anyone know what affect the wind storm has had on the rivers and streams out there? I would suspect that there may be a few more trees down in the waters.
Are there clubs or organizations who will/can go in a clean up?
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Here's the Phoenix's editorial on Obama, gay rights, and the Defense of Marriage Act. I couldn't have said it better myself.
I was serious when I began this effort, and while it's taken a back seat, I'm coming to understand how sadly right I was. We need to Take Back Barack.
CNN is now reporting that New Hampshire senator Judd Gregg is withdrawing his name from consideration for the position of commerce secretary. This shows a real lack of organization on Obama's part, and while Gregg was rather conservative as these things go (and therefore might not have been the best choice in the first second place), this suggests Obama's cabinet is going to be a real mess.
In addition to the petition for a Cabinet-level Secretary of Arts, there are plenty of other groups out there pushing Obama in a progressive direction. What's your issue? Here are a few to choose from, and places you can add your voice to the discussion. Robert Scheer at Truthdig has some reasons why, and so does Naomi Klein, but really, you already know why.
So Obama is for women's health, right? I mean, he reversed the global gag rule and generally likes women, plus he has daughters. But he's clearly hoping that his daughters never end up poor and in need of birth control from Medicaid.
Those of you who aren't following the TakeBackBarack news-articles RSS feed, you should be - I continue to update that every day, sometimes multiple times a day, with stories from all over the Web about Obama's moves, decisions, and their significance. I promise you'll find interesting stuff there - I spend a good chunk of time digging around, and Google Reader's a big help, too.
A brief summary of my thoughts since Inauguration Day:
-Closing Gitmo is great. Even spending a night in one of those cells was pretty bad - much less being waterboarded, starved, and otherwise tortured.
-Putting back the Geneva Conventions and the Army interrogation manual is also really a good sign for human rights around the world, as well as to restore America's standing among nations.
A comment by Quincy Jones, the musician/composer/general arts supporter (and FOB - that's Friend of Barack, now), made during a post-election interview with has spawned an online petition drive to create a cabinet-level Secretary of Arts position. While it's unclear exactly what such a person would do, the very existence of the position would certainly raise the profile of arts and their contribution to national life, economic activity, and culture.
The Take Back Barack effort is on TV throughout January around the nation, thanks to Liberty News TV. (It's a non-profit progressive outfit based here in Portland, and they accept donations!)
Here's the clip - click here for a map to see where you can watch the whole show on your TV!
First up, what about this whole Leon Panetta as CIA director thing? On the good side, he's a civilian with long experience navigating the halls of power in DC. On the bad side, the CIA is badly screwed up and Panetta has no real prior knowledge of running an intel operation (sure, he handled some intel stuff as Clinton's chief of staff, but that's pretty different).
You know you're on to something when somebody puts out a rush-edition book on the topic. And sure enough, in yesterday's mail, arrived Yes, We Can! 365 Ways to Make America A Better Place, by Paula Munier. It lists an action a day for an entire year that readers can take to improve America. Among the ideas are several we're looking to Obama for leadership on, and others will push him in progressive directions.
I'll be taking a few days off for the holidays, but I'll try to check in and respond to comments and post stuff every couple days.
Here are a few tidbits I've found especially interesting recently:
Brent Budowsky has the closest thing to a Take Back Barack essay I've read yet.
The Libertarian Party has decried Obama's foreign policy, or at least his indicators of policy, saying we'll be in Iraq and Afghanistan for "his entire presidency
President-elect Obama's commitment to restore honesty to the core of federal science policy (and science-related policies) is definitely encouraging. The biggest potential pitfall is that the Bush administration also claimed to base its decisions on science - even when it censored science to serve political ends.
I've been catching up on the blogosphere and reading Andrew Sullivan's commentaries on Obama's choice of conservative evangelical pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation on Inauguration Day. Sullivan and others appear to have struggled mightily and come to terms with the selection, saying it appeared abominable at first but is perhaps a new and giant symbol of Obama's "post-partisan" politics.
Sorry - it's been rather a day here, so while I'm waiting for the call to be on the radio (we're taping it so I don't have to get up at 1:30 am to attempt to be coherent), I'll offer a summary of some of my thinking so far. (I'll also marvel at how quickly this TBB meme is expanding.)
I've had several really interesting exchanges with people - and have been very entertained by various comments suggesting I'm either a moonbat or a wingnut or both.
Many of the comments about Take Back Barack so far have been from conservatives shouting with glee, calling Obama a "snake-oil salesman" and a "con man," and apparently suggesting I'm a sucker for believing his promises. But it appears the progressive community might be paying some attention. Early tomorrow morning (East Coast time) - so early it's late at night Pacific time - I'll be on the Phil Hendrie Show talking about the Take Back Barack effort.


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Description The Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from British Columbia east to Nova Scotia and south to Idaho, Colorado, the northern Midwest, Maryland and New Jersey.
The wingspan is 29-38 mm. There is one tail on each hindwing. The upperside is brown-grey, while the underside of the hindwings is grey. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year. They feed on flower nectar of various flowers.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Salix species, including Salix nigra and Salix sericea. The species overwinters as an egg.
Dimensions 1 1/8-1 1/4" (28-32 mm).
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OK.. we know what we must BE, we know what we must KNOW and now it is time to DO…
The Scoutmaster gives direction.. but understand this direction comes from many angles. Unlike a conductor, the Scoutmaster is not standing in front directing the band, he is offering advise and using Guided Discovery to get the Scout thinking of the next move. Direction as a good example of the Oath and Law and demonstrating Scout skills by example.. not doing it for the Scout.
The Scoutmaster sets the Scouts on the right path and is there for them, monitoring their progress to keep them heading in the direction they have set.
The Scoutmaster is a Coach. Coaching the PLC and specifically the Senior Patrol Leader, so they can be successful. Coaches do not score touchdowns, throw passes, or run the ball.. they stand on the side line and encourage, call a play now and again, and praise the team as they come to the bench… So it is with the Scoutmaster, always encouraging, always on the side line for the Scouts.
The Scoutmaster supports the Scouts of his troop, providing opportunities and support always keeping in mind that it is the Scout that sets the direction and pace of his activity and advancement. The Scoutmasters role is to be a resource and guide through the process… Many Scout leaders feel that support means doing for the boys what they should be doing for themselves. Baden Powell was clear when he said, "Never do for a boy what the boy can do" Scouts learn by doing and in a supportive environment that provides opportunities for learning and success, the Scout will succeed. By doing this the Scoutmaster empowers the Scout and they flourish.
And finally, the Scoutmaster MUST HAVE FUN. Fun is contagious. The more fun you have the more fun your troop will have. I personally think there is more value in the fun factor than we recognize in Scouting. Make fun your goal and encourage fun to be part of the PLC's annual plan. You do not have to over think fun.. you just have to do it.
And that is what a Scoutmaster must do!
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