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Description Sergeants major is a senior non-commissioned rank or appointment in many militaries around the world. In Commonwealth countries, Sergeants Major are usually appointments held by senior non-commissioned officers or warrant officers. In the United States, there are various degrees of sergeant major (Command Sergeant Major (CSM), Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA)), but they are all of the same pay grade.
In most Commonwealth forces, Sergeant Major is not a rank, but rather an appointment held by a warrant officer. A Sergeant Major will normally be the senior non-commissioned member of an Army or Marine unit. There are normally two grades of Sergeant Major, with the first grade being the senior soldier of a company, battery or squadron and the second, higher grade being the senior soldier of a batallion or regiment. The title normally consists of the unit title (e.g. 'Company') followed by 'Sergeant Major', and abbreviated by the initials (e.g. CSM). A Sergeant Major of a regiment is known as a Regimental Sergeant Major, rather than a Regiment Sergeant Major.
The sergeant-major of a unit is normally directly responsible to the Commanding Officer (CO) for all matters pertaining to dress, deportment, discipline, conduct, performance, standards and morale of the non-commissioned members (NCMs) of that unit. Sergeants Major are normally addressed as sir or ma'am by subordinates, and by Mr or Ms (surname) by superiors, with the term 'RSM'/'CSM'/etc reserved for the Sergeant Major's Commanding Officer.
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For those of you in Tulsa or the surrounding area, the Tulsa chapter of Delta Waterfowl will be hosting its annual banquet this Wednesday evening starting at 5:30. Tickets are available online or for purchase at the door. We are really excited about the ever increasing list of items that will be available for raffle/auction/free drawing. To get a better feel for everything that will be available and more information about delta waterfowl in general, please visit our website at www.greencountrywaterfowl.com Ticket prices for the event are as follows:
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$3,500.00 table
Table of 10 with dinner, beer, memberships included as well as 1 AR-15 for the table
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Evaluation Efforts
Ninety-four percent of early intervention programs report that they conduct program evaluations, according to the National Survey of Outreach Programs. About three-fourths report that they track program completion, 64 percent report that they track high school graduation and 29 percent track graduation from college. In their review of relevant literature, Schultz & Mueller of Wilder Research (2006) provided information on the following features associated with effective programs.
- Academic preparation: Ensuring access to a college preparatory curriculum appears to be a critical component for helping students gain access to a college education. Rigorous mathematics courses during high school remain an important predictor of successful college completion (Adelman, 1999; Adelman, 2006).
- Peer support and mentoring: Social support appears to influence college decisions (Perna, 2000), and mentors play important roles for helping underrepresented students navigate obstacles (Levine & Nidiffer, 1996).
- Intervene before high school and provide long-term support: Early awareness programs can help facilitate a student's high school curricular plans by ensuring preparation for rigorous classes prior to ninth grade (Perna, 2002). Some studies have shown that benefits for students are greater the longer they participate in a program (Gandara & Bial, 2001).
- Help students with college admissions and financial aid applications: Programs with the strongest evidence for effectiveness included this type of support (Wilder Research, 2006).
- Systemic reform: An example of system-level change is the alignment of high school requirements with college entry requirements, because this appears to help underrepresented students gain access and succeed in college (Martinez & Klopott, 2005).
However, rigorous evaluation of programs to improve postsecondary education enrollment and success is limited (Schultz & Mueller, 2006). Therefore, the evidence of effectiveness is limited, and there are things we do not know about early intervention programs:
- Few studies include control groups, so it is difficult to attribute the impact to the program.
- Selection criteria for program participation is usually not reported, so little is known about which students are most likely to benefit.
- Little is known about the cost-effectiveness of most programs, and it is often unclear which program features are most effective.
- Studies often lack clear or consistent measurable outcomes.
Adelman, C. (1999). Answers in a toolbox: Academic intensity, attendance patterns, and bachelor's degree attainment. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Research and Improvement.
Adelman, C. (2006). The toolbox revisited: Paths to degree completion from high school through college. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education.
Gandara, P., & Bial, D. (2001). Paving the way to postsecondary education: K-12 interventions for underrepresented youth. Washington, D.C.: National Center for Education Statistics.
Levine, A., & Nidiffer, J. (1996). Beating the odds: How the poor get to college. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Martinez, M., & Klopott, S. (2005). The link between high school reform and college access and success for low-income and minority youth. Washington, D.C.: American Youth Policy Forum and Pathways to College Network.
Perna, L.W. (2000). Promoting college enrollment through early intervention. ERIC Review: Early Intervention: Expanding access to higher education, 8, (1), 4-9.
Perna, L.W. (2002). Pre-college outreach programs: Characteristics of programs serving historically underrepresented groups of students. Journal of College Student Development, 43, (1), 64-83.
Schultz, J.L., & Mueller, D. (2006). Effectiveness of programs to improve postsecondary education enrollment and success of underrepresented youth: A literature review. St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research.


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The fourth studio album from Wellington's post-rock ambient music whiz, is like a meeting of electronic renegade Aphex Twin, an 18th century classical composer, and the heart-pounding pomp of Coldplay. The latter comparison might sound odd but Sheehan's music has an inviting, reflective, and uplifting mood similar to the Brit rockers. Although the multitude of textures he squeezes so delicately into his cinematic songs makes for a far more all-consuming and enveloping listening experience. There's the escalating swoon of Somnus, which is similar to Stories' collaborator Jeff Boyle's post-rock band Jakob; on the quirky and cute pop whimsy of Little Sines Sheehan's at his playful and tinkering best, and the music boxes he used so poignantly on previous album Standing in Silence (2009) are back again to conjure up happy, and sometimes spooky childhood memories on La Boite a Musique. This is a more expansive album than the beautifully brittle and static Standing in Silence. The triumphant Nocturne 1985 is the most striking example as it unfolds gently with glitches and chimes before putting the spectral, high-beam hammer down and moving into dance mode to make it a nocturne like no other. And it's with tracks like that you're taken away to "elsewhere".
Stars: 4/5
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CORINTH – The city of Corinth is preparing to say farewell to the city street commissioner who is retiring March 8.
Jim Bynum's retirement from the position he has held since 1999 was announced at Tuesday's regular city board meeting. He has been on extended leave for about three months.
A retirement reception is being planned.
Building inspector Philip Verdung will replace Bynum as street commissioner. He has handled Bynum's duties during his leave, and recruitment begins immediately for a new building inspector.


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Is there a free site online that lists sportscard, etc values?
I know there are books & magazines that have this but an online resource would be great as it would be updated regularly (hopefully) and books & magazines quickly get out-of-date.
Is there a site which has pics of every card in sportscard years?
Something that shows pics of all the cards in Topps Football 1979 would be great.
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On August 14, 2003, a software bug at a utility company brought New York City to its knees, and the resulting cascading effect ultimately forced the shutdown of more than 100 power plants (read more). Approximately 50 million people in 8 U.S. states and Canada experienced the worst blackout in North American history.
Research has been ongoing at the Department of Energy to improve our electrical grid's reliability to ensure history is not repeated.
DOE R&D Accomplishments is a unique website and database in the OSTI collection. For over 14 years, special Feature pages have been methodically researched and useful information collected on scientists, discoveries, and historical events to include in this searchable resource. It is a rich source of DOE trivia unto itself.
On June 12th, 2013, the 100th Feature Page was released on the website and it highlighted 2004 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics, David Gross. Gross joins other featured DOE Nobel Laureates such as Glenn Seaborg, E. O. Lawrence, Melvin Calvin and Saul Perlmutter on this distinguished list.
The redesign of OSTIblog makes it easier to find and view blog articles. The OSTIblog home screen now displays the title, image and opening paragraph for the last five articles. Earlier articles can be paged through, again viewing five per page.
The new menu bar has tabs for Topics, Authors, and Archive. The Topics tab allows users to browse OSTIblog articles assigned to one of four topic areas: Personal Perspectives, Products and Content, Science Communications, and Technology. There is also an option to browse by the name of an OSTI database, search tool or other product. The last choice under the Topics tab is to browse OSTIblog articles by subject tags.
OSTI Partnering with Publishers on CrossRef and FundRef to Enhance Public Access to DOE Scientific and Technical Information
Throughout our history, the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) has worked to make authoritative science information ever more efficiently available to researchers and the public alike. Our core mission – ensuring access to and preservation of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research results – has not changed. But the technology we apply to that mission has changed a lot over the past 20 years. By adopting Internet technology carefully and early, pioneering new advances in that technology to meet our needs and partnering with other stakeholders in the scientific and technical information community (STI), OSTI aspires to achieve our mission better than ever before.
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Here are some facts (with citations) I have attempted to dig up about Osama bin Laden's motivations (his organization being the prime suspect un the recent attack). Rather than stating my opinions (opinions just seem to get people mad) I'll let folks draw their own conclusion.
According to this article, the main thing that angers bin Laden is the US troops stationed in Saudi Arabia at the request of the Saudi government. He believes that Islamic scripture forbids the presence of non-Muslims in the Arabian peninsula (citations for this in Islamic holy writings I have seen include Hadith Vol. 5:716 and Qur'an 4366, but these were found on sites that aim to discredit Islam so I cannot vouch for how these verses are interpreted by Muslims in general). This is one reason his organization tries to destabilize the Saudi government and attacks the US military presence there. Second on his list of grievances is US support for Israel, and third are US alliances with the more moderate Arab governments (such as Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, etc).
In this rare interview, bin Laden expresses these views (all the references to liberating the Ka'aba are to the US presence in Saudi Arabia). He also seems upset at alleged support the US gave to the Serbs in slaughtering Bosnian Muslims; and later in the interview, for a plan he believes exists to split Saudi Arabia into three countries.
He also specifically includes Britain, along with Israel and the US, in the "crusader-Jewish alliance" that he opposes.
I strongly suggest reading the article and the interview to those interested in these issues.
(The reference to crusaders is particularly interesting since the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem in 638 was used by the Catholic Church to instigate the Crusades, which resulted in the slaughter of many Jews and Muslims. An amazingly sad and violent part of history.)


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The treatment of diabetes could be transformed by using nanotechnology to create a 'smart delivery' system that regulates glucose levels from within the body – effectively replicating the work of the pancreatic cells that produce insulin.
Nanomedicine is booming. And where better to focus research efforts than on a disease that affects the lives of more than 350 million people around the world – nearly 4 million in the UK alone – and which is on the increase: diabetes.


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Comment Re:Not eliminating all "gunpowder" (Score 1) 517
This is why you dont use rail or gauss guns for everything. For the heavy stuff, you make the projectile a steel rod into a satellite that you can remote initiate re-entry, keeping them pre-staged in space.
All you have to do is push it into re-entry and gravity does the rest. By the time it hits the ground, depending on the mass of the projectile, it can have the potential of a small nuclear bomb. And apparently this doesn't even violate treaties promising no nukes in space - because those only ban nukes, not conventional weapons.
Also, congrats on making me login for the first time in at least a year.


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Panel analyzes midterm elections, Nov. 21
Posted November 15, 2006; 11:28 p.m.
A panel discussion on the consequences of the Nov. 7 congressional elections is set for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, in 16 Robertson Hall.
The discussion, titled "And Now, the Aftermath: Analyzing the Midterm Elections," will be moderated by David Lewis, assistant professor of politics and public affairs.
The panelists are: Mickey Edwards, lecturer of public and international affairs and former U.S. congressman from Oklahoma; Nolan McCarty, professor of politics and public affairs; and Dick Polman, national political columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Most students think drug and alcohol use is a "rite of passage" during the college
years. In reality, most students have fun in responsible and safe ways without the
use of drugs and alcohol.
According to the CORE survey, more than 40% of Foothill students did not use alcohol within the last month. Despite this good news, there are still plenty of you using drugs and alcohol illegally and unsafely.
Don't let others pressure you into drinking. Make your own decisions about how you are going to live your life and whether or not you are going to drink.


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Deputy finds three stolen cars in one night
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - Spokane County deputies found three stolen cars Tuesday night, including a teenage girl's car that was reunited with her less than an hour after being stolen.
Around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, police got a report of a stolen car in Spokane Valley. A deputy spotted the car at Trent Avenue and Fancher Road a few minutes later. When the deputy tried pulling the driver over, the man took off. The deputy lost the car near Mission Avenue and Crestline Street.
The deputies found the car a few minutes later, crashed into a nearby garage and the driver was gone. Police used a K9 to track the man, eventually finding him on the 2300 block of East Marshall Avenue.Deputy finds three stolen cars in one night
Spokane County Sheriff Sergeant Dave Ellis said the deputy who originally spotted the car, Deputy Jason Karnitz, found two other cars earlier Tuesday night.
"It has been a busy night," Ellis said.
The first two stolen cars were spotted thanks to the new automated license plate reader.
The system, which includes cameras atop his patrol car, scans license plates and if it finds a stolen car it alerts the deputy.
"So they're basically just driving around and (the automated license plate reader) will give an indication when the car next to them is a stolen vehicle," said Ellis.
Jamie Hanks' car, a 1994 Honda Prelude, was stolen from her driveway Tuesday night.
"I was sitting in my room and I heard my car start up and I wasn't sure if it was mine and just sat there," she said. "My dad came down and was wondering where my car was and I don't know, called the cops, went looking for it," she said.
In her case, Deputy Karnitz spotted her car so quickly that the plate didn't have time to make it into the system, and it was her car that Karnitz spotted just before midnight.
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Rhode Island College Sigma Chapter of Phi Lambda Beta Portuguese Honor Society is an auxiliary of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). The purpose of this society is to reward outstanding achievement in the field of Portuguese language and Portuguese, Brazilian, African Lusophone cultures and literatures and their diaspora. Phi Lambda Beta is an exclusive National Portuguese Honor Society and has chapters in most major Colleges and Universities in the US that offer academic programs and degrees in Portuguese, Brazilian and African Lusophone Studies.
Active members of the Sigma Chapter of Phi Lambda Beta Portuguese Honor Society are Rhode Island College students who are nominated on the basis of high scholarship in the Portuguese Studies Program. High Scholarship is defined at a minimum of 3.25 GPA in Portuguese courses and a minimum of 3.0 CGPA (on a 4.00 scale); a minimum of three years of college Portuguese or the equivalent; and a minimum of one course in literature in the Portuguese Studies Program in the Modern Languages Department at Rhode Island College.
Honorary, Associate and Alumni membership shall also be attributed to persons - faculty members, community members, RIC alumni - who have demonstrated through scholarship, teaching and / or service, that they are earnestly interested in the promotion of the Portuguese language and Portuguese, Brazilian and African Lusophone Studies and their diaspora at Rhode Island College.
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Sílvia Oliveira
2016 Student Inductees:
Ryan Viveiros: Biology; Portuguese Minor
Wilma Varela: Nursing IM; Portuguese Minor
Karen Ramirez: Secondary Education; Portuguese Minor
Marcia Ramos: Modern Languages - Portuguese Concentration
Lelia Noble: Modern Languages - Portuguese Concentration
2015 Student Inductees:
Sandra Semedo, Health Care Administration; Portuguese Minor
Christine Meirinho, Modern Languages/Portuguese, Masters At Teaching
Bianca Barros, Nursing; Portuguese Minor
Honorary members:
Dr. Onésimo T. Almeida
Dr. Alice Clemente
Daniel DaPonte
2014 Student Inductees:
Bruno Ramos, Biology; Portuguese Minor
Denise DePina, Nursing; Portuguese Minor
Justin Soares, History; Anthropology; Portuguese Minor
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Leonel Teixeira, Vice-Consul of Portugal in Providence (ret.)
Paulo Silva, IPLWS Community Board Member
Dr. Peter Mendy, Professor of History and African Studies, Rhode Island College
2013 Student Inductees:
Liana Viveiros, Elementary Education - Concentration Portuguese; Middle School Endorsement
Stacey Saraiva, Health Care Administration; Portuguese Minor
Carlos Neves, Elementary Education - Concentration Mathematics; Middle School Endorsement; Portuguese Minor
Filipe Fernandes, Musical Theater; Portuguese Minor
Vanessa Branco, Nursing; Portuguese Minor; Psychology Minor
Christopher Barbosa, Secondary Education - Concentration Portuguese; Spanish Minor
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- Lelia Noble: Modern Languages - Portuguese Concentration (2016)
- Ryan Viveiros, Biology; Portuguese Minor (2015)
- Sandra Semedo, Health Care Administration; Portuguese Minor (2015)
- Christopher Barbosa, Secondary Education/Portuguese; Spanish Minor (2014)
- Bruno Ramos, Biology; Portuguese Minor (2014)
- Carlos Neves, Elementary Education/Mathematics; Portuguese Minor (2013)
- Liana Viveiros, Elementary Education/Portuguese (2013)
- Justin Soares, Anthropology/History; Portuguese Minor (2012)
Summer Study Abroad 2012 at the University of the Azores, sponsored by the IPLWS: Christopher Barbosa, Vanessa Branco, Kristen Cortes, Filipe Fernandes, Christine Meirinho, Steven Morais, Stacey Saraiva, Justin Soares.
Prémio em Estudos Portugueses sponsored by the IPLWS for best graduating major in Portuguese Studies ($250)
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Want to be a ho-ho-ho-it-all? Go to Santa school
The night before Christmas is only one-three-hundred-sixty-fifth of the fun for men like Kraig Haybarker. The Lowell man, who wears Santa casual — red flannel shirts and Santa glasses — during his off-seasons, never stops being the man whom children all over the world try to stay awake for the night before.
Haybarker never dreamed of being the jolly fellow until he grew his white beard out and a little boy shook his hand and said, "Hello, Santa."
Being Santa may be a calling for Haybarker, but being good at it is not a given. That's why he went to school to learn the X's and O's of ho-ho-hos.
Two schools in Michigan promise to help people like Haybarker become better Santas or Mrs. Claus counterparts.
The oldest is the Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School, founded in 1937. Tom Valent, president of Gerace Construction Co. in Midland, purchased the school in 1987 and moved it to Midland from Bay City.
Valent and his wife, Holly, who is Mrs. Claus to his Santa, run the school as a nonprofit corporation. The classes take place in a three-day seminar in October. The 2013 class numbered 120 students.
Valent said this year was the school's best, with gross revenue of $50,000, compared with $40,000 in 2012.
Seminars include classes on how to sing in public, live-reindeer habits and personal hygiene — "because the kids are 6 inches away from you, and they expect perfection," Valent said.
More than one place to learn Santa skills
Another school teaching Santa savvy is the St. Nicholas Institute in Livonia, started three years ago by the Rev. Joseph Marquis at Sacred Heart Byzantine Catholic Church. If Howard's school offers the undergraduate education, then Marquis' is akin to the master's program.
Marquis' goal: Reclaim the historic figure behind the traditional image of Santa Claus for people of faith.
The St. Nicholas Institute is a multiday seminar to train people to convincingly portray St. Nicholas or Santa "in a wide array of venues, whether they be secular or religious," Marquis said.
He takes a maximum of 30 students per seminar — all professionals who want to improve their craft.
The first year, Marquis had 17 students. Last year, 30 students enrolled. Marquis is thinking about letting more enroll for the seminar in October 2014. Tuition is $489 per student if enrollment is completed before Aug. 1.
Marquis declined to discuss revenue for his school but credits the sponsorship of Talmer Bank & Trust in Troy with helping sustain the institute, which is a nonprofit.
It's not that Marquis has a problem with the "elfin Santa Claus or the secular manifestation of St. Nicholas," as he described the traditional image of Father Christmas.
Marquis was the official Santa for the J.L. Hudson Co.'s Thanksgiving parade from the mid-1970s through 1983. He continued riding in the Detroit parade for six years after Hudson's closed. He also was the J.L. Hudson Santa in the store's catalogs.
Year-round Santas
Tony Vitu and his wife, Carol, are graduates of the St. Nicholas Institute. Like Haybarker, for them Christmas Eve is just the frosting on their fruitcake.
Vitu is Santa and his wife Mrs. Claus every day of the year.
Vitu couldn't even stop being Santa in Mexico when he left his Santa suit behind for a pair of blue swim trunks.
"Little Mayan children came running up to me on the beach yelling, 'Papa Noel, Papa Noel,' " he said. "When you have a natural beard, you can't stop being Santa."
Vitu wants to take what he learned at the St. Nicholas Institute and create a one-man show to teach his audience about the fourth-century Greek bishop who is the historical godfather of the man society calls Santa Claus 17 centuries later.
The institute and Charles W. Howard School worked for Norm Gerring, too.
Gerring, a resident of Lincoln Park, is a co-founder of the Michigan Association of Professional Santas, a social organization that he and two other Santas in Wayne County started in 2009. They wanted to offer support to others called to the red suit and beard.
"While it was a very merry job, it's not like you could go to the local anyplace and meet another Santa," Gerring said.
What began as a three-Santa group is now 189 Santas strong, ranging in age from 22 to 79 — with the 190th application on file.
Twenty-nine of the Santas in the Michigan association are from outside the state.
"We don't encourage that, but we meet Santas from outside the area who want to join, and I don't have the heart to say no," Gerring said.
Because they are on duty 365 days a year, Haybarker, Vitu, Gerring, and Marquis said they always have to be ready to offer counseling to children and adults.
Marquis said people tend to open up to him more when they see him as Santa than when they see him as a priest.
"All of the defense mechanisms drop," he said. "There is an automatic trust that comes with portraying this character."
Marquis has found that there are times when Santa has to do even more than that, including celebrating Christmas on an unseasonably hot day in June for a 4-year-old cancer patient who had only a few weeks to live.
The child's grandfather gave her a blue dress. Marquis gave her a Raggedy Ann doll and a button that read, "Santa says I am a good girl."
"Ten days later, her grandfather called to tell me they had just buried the child with the doll, the dress and the button," Marquis said.
"And I thought to myself, maybe this was the real reason I became Santa Claus."


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Animal Intelligence
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That Bird Ain't No Dummy
Have you ever heard the phrase, "running around like a chicken with its head cut off?" Well, chickens really do respond that way to having their heads cut off, though not many people are aware these days of the accuracy of that statement. What they are aware of is the social connotation of the phrase. If someone is scattered, flustered, simple minded, they're like a bird, a bird brain if you will. But in making this comparison, are we being fair to birds? The answer appears to be an emphatic NO! Research is increasingly showing how sophisticated some birds are in their behavior and decision making. Yep, some birds, such as crows, seem to make conscious decisions. Find out more from the below videos.
But as much as everyone loves demonstrations of intelligence in other animals, scientists have to be very careful in interpreting their results. Unfortunately, cool results are not always accurate results, and there is a long tradition of people reading "humanity" in the actions of other organisms. Read the below article to find out how scientists are trying to balance the scales and ensure the integrity of research into animal intelligence.
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- Do you think the crow "vending machine" represents learned or innate behavior? Give specific reasons for your answer.
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- Do you find it surprising that some species take advantage of circumstances that are harmful to other species? Why or why not? What does this say about the interconnectedness of living organisms?
- Joshua Klein states that the crow with the wire had never seen another organism bend a wire. What kind of life would this crow have led for this statement to be shown absolutely true? Would you be less impressed to find out the crow had seen this behavior at some point in its life and remembered it, rather than spontaneously generating the behavior?
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German village lures tourists with beautiful nutcrackersNovember 30, 2013 10:38 PM
SEIFFEN, Germany -- Giant nutcrackers stand sentinel in shop doorways. The aroma of hot mulled wine wafts through the air. And street lanterns glow day and night with colorful Christmas motifs.
The only thing missing on the autumn day I visited Seiffen was snow.
But that doesn't matter in this charming, "Toy Story" kind of town in eastern Germany's wooded Erzgebirge, or Ore Mountains. Located off the beaten tourist path, just minutes from the Czech Republic border, the tiny toy-making village is the 19th century birthplace of the nutcracker and evokes the Christmas spirit year-round.
Travelers come in all four seasons to stroll tidy streets lined with dozens of boutiques and workshops showcasing the region's signature folk art: high-quality wooden nutcrackers, spinning pyramids and other yuletide items handcrafted for generations by skilled local artisans.
Clustered in modest workshops, cooperatives or small family-owned businesses, many of the woodworkers are descendants of the original Ore Mountain miners who tapped rich deposits of silver, iron ore, nickel and tin for centuries. The town's name, in fact, relates to the sieves they used to wash the tin ore.
By the 1800s, when the minerals were tapped out, the miners sought new ways to feed their families and struck gold with their well-honed hobby of wood-crafting. Their products caught on in Dresden, Leipzig and elsewhere in Germany's famed Christmas markets, and Seiffen's new industry took off. The colorful wooden toys, particularly Noah's Ark playsets, soon became popular in North America with Victorian-era collectors.
Today, some 2,000 woodworkers and about 150 manufacturers continue the local toymaking tradition, according to Dieter Uhlmann, chairman of Seiffen's Woodworkers Association. The handicrafts, whether carved by hand, lathe or ring-turned (a special technique used to make small wooden animals) are rooted in the region's 500-year-old mining tradition and the miners' perennial craving for light.
The wooden nutcrackers, with their fierce expressions, were the working man's subversive nudge at soul-crushing authority figures, from supervisors and bosses to gendarmes and kings. Quirky incense burners, shaped like small men with pipes that puff scented smoke, represent the average guy on the street. They're called "smoking men," and Santa Claus and snowmen figures are included in their ranks.
Getting there: From Pittsburgh, United, US Airways and Lufthansa offer connecting service to Dresden. Seiffen is about 90 minutes by rental car or bus from Dresden. You can also take a train from Dresden to the silver-mining town of Freiberg, then a short bus ride to Seiffen.
Lodging: Decorated with local woodcrafts, the Hotel Erbgericht Buntes Haus is in the town center. Summer rates start at about $100 double occupancy, including breakfast; availability is tight in months leading up to the holidays so it's best to plan far ahead.
Attractions: Seiffen's three-story Toy Museum (www.spielzeugmuseum-seiffen.de/spmeng.htm). Also, the famous Round Church, blazing with light from lanterns, candles and a Moravian star on its tower, is a popular draw at Advent for concerts presented by the choir and trombone choir.
Events: Seiffen's annual Christmas Market runs through Dec. 22 this year. Traditional Miners parades take place Dec. 14, and an annual torch-lit procession along the old miners' paths is Dec. 7.
Information: www.germany-tourism.de.
From matchbox miniature to king-size, nutcrackers span the color palette. The most memorable are the wooden soldiers painted in crisp primary colors -- Christmas red, royal blue, bright yellow and shiny black. Other wooden toys, from animals and angels to snowmen and chefs, are done up in a rainbow array of colors.
Elegant spinning Christmas pyramids, candle arches and candle-carrying angels that symbolize the miners' wives waiting patiently at home are among Seiffen's other traditional wooden specialties.
Many of the woodcrafts feature Seiffen's famous octagon church perched on a hill above the village, which could be straight out of a German fairy tale. Dating to 1779 and known as the Round Church, it is well worth a visit if you need a break from the handicrafts spilling from the storefronts. Wooden carvings of the distinctive Baroque church, fronted by a group of sweet choirboys, are popular Seiffen souvenirs.
The Toy Museum, or Spielzeugmuseum, is a treat, too. It's a great place to learn about the region's history, see hand-carved wooden chandeliers and pose for photos alongside towering nutcrackers and twirling pyramids.
Some Seiffen visitors, such as Mona Mesereau of suburban Denver, succumb to "nutcracker fever" and give their credit cards a real workout. A collector for more than 20 years, she brings to mind the proverbial "kid in a candy shop" as she blitzes the German village.
"I love the quality -- what a difference from what you'd buy in a department store!" she says, midway through her buying binge. "So much of what we have is 'Made in China' and certainly not hand-carved."
Ms. Mesereau and her shopping companions stopped at one of the local co-op workshops to see German wood-crafting in action. They saw modern-day Santa's elves: young apprentices such as Abel Burma, 19, hunched over a lathe, and village women, known for their steady hands, showing off their painting skills. Amid piles of wood shavings and the scent of fresh-carved wood, the visitors learned that a typical nutcracker is composed of 15 to 20 different parts and that 135 steps are involved in building it.
The wood is hand-turned, polished, primed, glued, assembled, painted and decorated; finished figures are hand-packed. All the items carry fairly high price tags and a stamp of authenticity: "echt Erzgebirge" -- "made in the Ore Mountains."
Prized for their high-quality, the nutcrackers come in various sizes, shapes and prices, from about $70 for a 12-inch soldier, king or Santa, for example, to as much as $30,000 for a Gerhard Feldevert limited edition. The latter boasts a one-carat diamond, gold buckle, 24-karat gold leaf and real fur trim. Miniature snowmen and matchbox toys are much less.
Clutching her purchases -- three nutcrackers and three "smoking men" -- Ms. Mesereau says her visit to Seiffen taught her the story behind the beloved Christmas figures popularized by Tchaikovsky's 1892 "Nutcracker" ballet.
"The double entendre ... is absolutely hilarious," she says, citing the miners' subtle digs at authority figures. "And I like the fact that nutcrackers are not super-elegant. We're used to going to Christmas parties all done up in gold and coordinated decorations. This is a little more whimsical, and I'm attracted to that."
Susan R. Pollack is a travel writer who lives in suburban Detroit.


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"Moy Sand and Gravel," the latest collection of poetry by Princeton's Paul Muldoon , has been selected for inclusion on the Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist for 2003. The Toronto-based Griffin is the most lucrative poetry prize in the world for a single volume of poetry, and is awarded annually for the two best books of poetry published in English the previous year anywhere in the world.
The book by Muldoon, the Howard Clark '21 University Professor in the Humanities, is included among the four international shortlisted nominees. There also are three Canadian shortlisted nominees. The winners in each category will receive $40,000 (Canadian).
The shortlisted poets will give a reading in Toronto at a Harbourfront Reading Series special event on June 11. The winners will be announced at a ceremony the following day. A selection of poems from the 2003 shortlisted books will be included in the Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology.
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Code Red Alert from the Louisa County Sheriff's Office states there is a mandatory evacuation of Oakville and surrounding bottoms. This includes areas north of the Hawkeye Dolby Ditch to the Iowa River Bridge West of Oakville. Residents must be evacuated by 8 a.m. Monday (6/16/2008) morning. Officers ask that you place a white piece of paper on the front door to let them know the residence has indeed been evacuated. National Guard are being sent to the area for security. Please remember:
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- They are setting up mobile shower and laundry facilities
- You may go just for meals or showering even if you do not need to stay at the shelter
- They currently do not need supply support as they are being supported by the Red Cross
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The Last Windrow: George Jones leaves legacy
I only attended one George Jones concert and George didn't show up. We listened to Kitty Wells, Johnny Wright, George Morgan, Marty Robbins, but no George.
In a strange way, I feel rather blessed having been there to witness George not showing up. It was a part of his collective history.
Most of the world knows by now that George Jones, who probably had the most unique, pure country voice in history, passed on to his reward last week in Nashville. It was a sad trip into our little town that morning last week as I heard the news. I tuned into WSM on the computer where the day was dedicated to the music of this giant of a music genre.
George and I go back a long way. From the reports I've read, he began his singing career around the age of 12 in east Texas and never quit. He was in the planning stages of his final tour when he passed. Perhaps George used the old adage of "Leave 'em wanting more" as his final message.
There weren't many jukeboxes in the countryside during my growing up years that didn't at one time or another have at least a dozen Jones songs on those flip pages. You couldn't go into a pool hall or bar without hearing one of the hundreds of songs that George recorded over his years.
The songs ingrained themselves into the very wallpaper of saloons along with cigarette smoke and the smell of stale beer. Those songs in those surroundings felt as comfortable as a well-worn pair of shoes.
I remember watching George Jones perform on some of the original black and white TV shows that featured country music. I remember him wearing a crew cut that left his ears hanging out in no-man's land. His nickname, "Possum," seemed to fit him well.
But, his music caught me like a magnet that got too close to a steel fence post.
I fished catfish, hunted raccoons and chased fox and coyotes across the western Iowa landscape all with the music of George Jones playing on the AM car radio. Most of my friends were listening to rock and roll, but not me. I liked those long, lonely sounding, haunting songs with voice inflections that I've never heard repeated.
Maybe I was depressed, but George's songs seemed to speak to me, even if I wasn't living the lifestyle that he did.
George certainly had his struggles with alcohol and drugs and that is sad. He was not easy on himself, but he was human and he proved it many times.
So, another of my old time country music heroes has gone. He left a legacy that will never be forgotten. That was his greatest gift to folks like me.
I just wished he would have shown up at the Sioux City Auditorium that Saturday night so long ago where he was scheduled to perform. But, George didn't show up. And, I was there.
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I am organizing and cleaning all of our gear for a trip starting Thursday to the South Dakota Black Hills & Badlands with my two sons.
Cleaned out my old LL Bean skiing fanny pack I have had since 1978. This thing has been downhilland cross country skiing, white water canoeing, hiking, and a steelhead/salmon fishing trip miscelllaneous bag for the last twenty two years. Really still in great shape just had to be cleaned.
Well in it was two amber lenses from an old pair of polaroid sunglasses used for PM steelhead and salmon fishing in the early 1980s. Yes they have been in there that long. These bring back two funny events with old PM fishing buddy Dave from Indiana.
Event 1
We had driven up from South Bend, IN to the PM for the September salmon run, got there 2 in the morning slept in the Bronco in the state forest access parking. Hit the water at day break hit the fresh kings pretty good as I recall. Usually do at that time on the PM. Well about 11 AM we were tired so decided to drive to town and get something to eat. I was real tired from the all nighter we did. Dave is driving the Bronco looks over at me in the passenger seat and just bursts out hysterically laughing at me. I said what the heck at you laughing at ? He could not talk just keeps laughing for a couple of minutes it seemed. Now mind you my eyes were really tired and the bright sunlight made things seem brighter anyway. Finally he gets himself under control and points to my polaroids. One of the lenses had fallen out and I did could not detect it. Then he had me hysterically laughing. Glad we were in the middle of the national forest and there were no witnesses for that one.
Event 2
Yes it was with Dave again on the PM during salmon season in September. We were wading up to a prime stretch before daylight and the current was strong. Had to look before you waded with a flash light into the water. I was leading since I was Indian guide on these trips. Dave was behind me. I would look back every 5-10 seconds to make sure he was there. He had a slight limp from having polio as a child but was amazingly agile even with this physical impairment. Well I looked back again and he was gone, he had just went down completely under in the current and resurfaced about 5 yards downstream looking like one cold and very wet fisherman. Temperature of air was in low fifties and water in the high forties. I know I shouldn't of started laughing but it was just some thing I could not control. He was OK spitting water and cursing up a storm. He gutted it out and we started to fish. Immediatedly he nails like a 4-5 lb wild beautiful PM german brown in front of me. Still the nicest brown I have seen with my own eyes from there. I made him release it, but he was thinking about keeping it.
Event 3
Again on the PM during salmon season. We fished all day (as usual) was taking my mid afternoon nap on the river waiting for the dusk fishing. I did fall asleep. My brothers friend comes down where I am fishing and hides my rod and reel. He knew how much I loved that rod and reel. They leave me sleeping there and then come back a while later and wake me up. I of course start panicking where the Hxxx is my tackle. They played it really cool, and started searching up and down the river for it. I really thought it had been stolen. Finally they both just break down hysterically laughing at me, and then I new.
Event 4
Again with Dave but this time Hex fishing on South Branch of the Ausable in the FF only Mason Tract during July for this famous dry fly hatch for big browns. This is a dense woods area, not many trails into the river and we did not know it well. Got there at 8 at night walked in. We had a few beers with us in a small cooler. One of us I don't know which one decided you know we do not know this river or trails and at two in the morning when we are coming out we may not be able to find our way out. There were no trails in this section just dense woods. We had a roll of toilet paper and decided to place a piece every 15-20 yards on our way in. We fished in the pitch dark until 1-2 in the morning it was full moon night, could see the northern lights, it was beautiful. Bats flying by us in mid stream and beavers going by us in the dark. Have to be brave to do this type of fishing at night. The hatch was not great that night, we caught a couple of small ones.
So we decide to head pack to the Bronco, and could not find the first piece of toilet paper to lead us back through the woods. We made the mistake of drinking a couple of more beers also. (Would not do that again if I was doing this fishing). Oh yes the bugs were eating us alive that night, don't believe our bug spray was very good. We keep looking for the first piece of toilet paper still can't find it. Then Dave says he has to go to do you know what and asks me for the toilet paper. I respond well its all gone I used it for the trail and we both burst out laughing in the middle of Huron national forest at 2 am in the morning. I think he went and used some skunk cabbage. I don't know how we did it but we finally found the trail and then had to slowly proceed (while laughing) back wards looking for the pieces of toilet paper with our flashlights, laughing all of the way. This was through the infamous Michigan muck swamps and we had a couple of slight falls. This stuff is like quick sand and the blackest mud I have seen. Yes we did get dirty. I still don't know how we made it back to the Bronco in the dark. All I remember we were exhausted, sweating, smelly eaten by bugs, no fish, but had one good laugh all the way back through that dark woods and swamp!
Thats enough for now, I am sure there are a few more I could think of from my eastern fishing days with that set of fishing buddies.
Lets hear any others you are willing to divulge.
It didn't seem all that funny to us at the time but there was the time, back in the early 70s, dad and I were fishing with Key West light tackle guide John Eckard. We had been fishing with John for a couple years and had become good friends or I don't think he would have pulled this on us. Anyway we were fishing some flatts near tne Marquesas and dad and I both needed to go. So John pulls up to this little Mangrove Island and lets us out with a role, then pulls back out into the channel to wait. It didn't take long. I don't know if he could actually see us for the cloud of no-see-ums or not, but I KNOW he could hear us!
John was a pretty well known and respected guide back then and he had tackle companies giving him tackle to field test. Anyway this one major brand had supplied him quite liberally and we were using their gear. Dad hooked into a nice tarpon on this one particular ten or twelve lb spin rig and after a while the drag simply went to virtual freespool. Apparently there was something catching so that on a hard run the drag unscrewed. Needless to say the tarpon made a fast exit. I tried to tell John but he was sure we had done something wrong.
Next day dad comes down with the cramps in the morning so we take him in and I fish out the day with John. Now John never fished with dad on board. He just didn't feel like it was professional to play when he had clients on board.
Anyway, with just me he let his hair down and picked up a rod. We were near a particular channel marker outside Key West harbor where permit used to hang out. What most Keys guides won't tell you is that a permit is a great delicacy. I was buisy with a tarpon when these permit showed up. John grabbed a small live crab out of his bait well impaled it on a hool on the first spinning rig he could grab and flipped it to the permit. By now you should have guessed which reel it was. There is a light at this paricular location and John was concerned that HIS permit would cut him off so he started yelling at me to start the engine and back down to lead the fish away from the tower. Bear in mind that I am still firmly attached to a 75 lb tarpon. I am very ammused at the whole thing. I was having more fun teasing John about who was the guide and who was the customer than fighting the tarpon anyway. John informed me that this was HIS supper, and he was captain and to get that boat away from that light! I did, still fighting the tarpon. Then it happened. the permit made a run for the light. The faster it ran the less drag he had, and before John could react the reel was in freespool and supper was making his first and only lap around a barnacle incrusted leg of the tower. John just stood there with his mouth open until it finally sunk in exactly what had happened. Then he slowly unscrewed the reel and heaved it into the channel.
Lots of feathers,
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Peanut Butter Chiffon Pie
In 1973, WISC – TV 3 sponsored a recipe contest for dairy dessert pies. This was a winning recipe created by Norma Radke. Her husband Jerry and her daughter Lorie remember her wonderful family dinners and special desserts. They lived on a farm in Loganville, Wisconsin.
- 1 cup crushed pretzels
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup fat-free milk
- 2 egg yolks*
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 2 egg whites*
- 1/4 cup sugar, divided
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Garnish options: grated chocolate, chocolate syrup, chopped peanuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a 9 inch pie plate, combine crushed pretzels, sugar, and melted butter. Mix well and press firmly in bottom of pie plate. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool.
In a heavy medium sized saucepan, mix gelatin, 1/4 cup sugar and salt. In a small bowl, beat milk and egg yolks together. Pour gradually into gelatin and sugar mixture while stirring. Cook over medium heat while stirring constantly. Cook until mixture just comes to a boil. Add peanut butter and stir until well mixed. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff and add 2 tablespoon of sugar. Fold into peanut butter mixture. Beat cream until stiff and add 2 tablespoon of sugar. Fold whipped cream into peanut butter mixture. Pour into crust. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
When ready to serve, sprinkle with grated chocolate, drizzle with chocolate syrup and top with chopped peanuts if desired.
*Use pasteurized eggs.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories: 330
Fat, gm.: 21
Protein, gm.: 6
Carbs, gm.: 30
Cholesterol, mg.: 80
Fiber, gm.: 0.9
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