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U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grid System provides a simple and accurate method for recording the geographic location of a historic property. The UTM Grid System has a number of advantages over the Geographic Coordinate System of latitude and longitude, particularly speed, precision, and the use of linear, metric units of measure. Determining UTM references, in its simplest application, requires only a straightedge, a coordinate counter, and a sharp pencil as working tools. (The coordinate counter, a plastic measuring tool, may be obtained from J & J Reproduction and Drafting Supplies, Inc., 9017-F Mendenhall Court, Columbia, MD 21045, 1-800-825-2635.)
The UTM grid references may be determined from many USGS quadrangles published since 1950, and all published since 1959. If there is no USGS map with UTM ticks for a location, enter the geographic coordinates for the location of the property using latitude and longitude or a State's grid system.
In the UTM system, the Earth is divided into 60 zones, running north and south, each 6 degrees wide. Each zone is numbered (most of the USA is included in zones 10 through 19), beginning at the 180-degree meridian near the International Date Line. On a USGS map, each zone is flattened and a square grid is marked off in meters superimposed upon it. Any point in the zone may be referenced by citing its zone number, its distance in meters from a north-south reference line ("easting"), and its distance in meters from the Equator ("northing"). These three figures - the zone number, easting, and northing - make up the complete UTM grid reference for any point and distinguish it from any other point on Earth.
The simplest method of determining a UTM reference is based on drawing part of the UTM grid on the map, and measuring from the grid lines to the point. It requires the following:
To measure each point , follow these steps:
1. Draw a line from the top of the map to the bottom (north to south), connecting theUTM ticks of the same value directly west of the point, that is the ticks with the highest easting value west of the point.
2. Draw a line from the left to the right side of the map (west to east), connecting the grid ticks of the same value directly south of the point, that is the ticks with the highest northing value south of the point. This line will intersect the north-south line somewhere to the southwest of the point.
3. Record the zone number on a worksheet. This number appears in the lower left corner of the map.
4. Record on a worksheet the numbers given by the map ticks through which the lines have been drawn. These are the first three digits of the easting value and the first four digits of the northing value.
5. Locate the scale on the coordinate counter matching that of the map, eg. 1:24,000. Align the counter on the map so that:
a. the side of the scale that reads from right to left lies along the east-west line.
b. the side of the scale that reads from left to right passes directly through the point.
(Check the alignment to be sure that it is precise.)
6. Read the coordinate counter scales, right to left for the easting and upward for the northing to get a measured value in three decimal places. In each case, enter the measured value on the worksheet after the number recorded in step 4.
7. Check the readings--are all figures in the correct decimal place? The easting will have six digits and the northing seven.
8. Check the figures for accuracy by remeasuring.
9. Be sure the following is given: zone number, easting, and northing (Z,E,N).
10.Enter the each grid reference on the USGS form (in pencil only) and in section 10 of the registration form (see instructions in Chapter III, section 10). One UTM reference is required for properties less than ten acres; three or more references for larger properties.
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What kind of online programs are available in game design?
There are a lot of online game design programs available. Most programs offer certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor degrees in game design, and there are plenty of schools with online programs. An online program is a great option for an aspiring game designer. Online game design programs allow you to work at your own pace from the comforts of your own home. You'll still develop a great portfolio and master the same skills, but on your own time.
What are the job prospects like for a game design graduate?
Job prospects for game designers look pretty good through 2014, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In fact, positions for multimedia artists and animators are projected to increase by nearly 40% through 2014. As games become more and more sophisticated and the industry more fierce and competitive, jobs will continue to be plentiful. A talented game designer should have no problems.
Will I need a portfolio to get into a game design program?
In most cases, you will not need a portfolio to get into a program, but you definitely should put one together as you complete your game design education. A good program will give you ample opportunities to create games start to finish, which can then be part of your portfolio. Having completed projects is the best way to show off your skills when searching for a job.
How do I know if I'm choosing a good game design school?
All reputable schools are accredited, and that should be the first thing you check for when looking into the quality of a program. Make sure not only that your school is accredited, but that it's accreditation is from an organization that is recognized and approved by the U.S. Department of Education for accrediting purposes.
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What kind of degree should I get to be a game designer?
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
Chicken and Mushroom Risotto
Well, I'm finally back - I've officially finished the IB Diploma on Monday and my summer holiday has started! But strangely enough, and I really don't know exactly why - I haven't been dying to bake after exams. (Gasp!)
Maybe it's because prom is coming up next week and I want to make sure my dress fits, or because there's no one to share my bakes with, or because I gained an absymal number of pounds from too much snacking during revision, or simply because I was just exhausted after 4 weeks of hell and all I wanted to do was just...sleep.
However I did do some cooking. I really ought to try a few new dishes this summer, and learn a few Chinese dishes off my mum, because once I'm off to uni I'll have to feed myself, and I can't just eat brownies and cookies all day! At the moment I'm very keen on trying some Japanese and Korean dishes. Anyway, I made this Chicken and Mushroom Risotto for dinner the other day and it was not bad at all!
It's the first time I've made risotto using the stir-stir-stir-over-the-stove method (I tried oven-baked risotto before) and I must say it's pretty tiring, standing over the stove for almost an hour making this dish! It just seemed forever before the rice would absorb the stock become soft.
But the result was totally worth it. Even without the addition of cream, the risotto was still perfectly creamy but not heavy, the rice was done just right - soft with just a bit of bite. I used shiitake and white button mushrooms which gave a lovely blend of mushroom flavours. I can't wait to make risotto again - probably one with sun dried tomatoes next!
(Also fingers crossed that my baking crave will come back soon :S I really want to use this summer well and try baking new things!)
Chicken and Mushroom Risotto
Serves 4
250g arborio rice
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
300g mushrooms, sliced
4 chicken fillets, cut into bite size pieces
1L chicken stock
20g butter
3 tbsp olive oil
40g parmesan, grated
salt and pepper to taste
1. Fry the chicken pieces in 2tbsp olive oil until golden brown and cooked. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
2. Heat the remaining oil and butter in a large pan, add the garlic and onions and cook until onion is translucent. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring the stock to a simmer.
3. Add the sliced mushrooms to the onions and stir around to coat them with oil. Cook until mushrooms soften and release their juices.
4. Stir in the rice. A ladle at a time, add in the hot chicken stock and stir the mushroom-rice mixture until all the stock is absorbed. Repeat until rice is cooked - chewy, but not yet mushy - taste to check.
5. Season risotto with salt and pepper, and stir in the cooked chicken pieces. Stir in the grated parmesan. Plate up the risotto, and sprinkle on more parmesan prior to serving.
3 Responses to "Chicken and Mushroom Risotto"
Sonia (Nasi Lemak Lover) said...
Welcome back, this look so delicious after your hard works!
StupidHollyWolly said...
Good to see you back! I'm a new reader, happened to come across your blog when I searched for a Serradura recipe. I want to try baking as well...but too afraid of failure...!
Hope your baking crave come back soon! :D
The risoto looks soooo yummy, great work, Wendy, as usual!
Sylvanna from Vancouver


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If you are looking for inspiration to bake this week-end try these Chocolate Chips Muffins. I have been baking these muffins for years and they are still a favorite in my house.
500 ml all-purpose unbleached flour
75 ml brown sugar
75 ml sugar
10 ml baking powder
2.5 ml salt
75 ml milk
125 ml butter, melted and cooled
2 eggs, beaten
5 ml vanilla
250 to 300 ml Hershey's chocolate chips
125 ml walnuts or pecans, chopped (optional)
1- Preheat oven to 400F. Fill muffin pan with muffin cups or spray with Pam.
2- In a large bowl mix all dry ingredients. In a small bowl mix wet ingredients.
3- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Mix with a fork.
4- Spoon batter into muffin cups. Bake at 400F for 15 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
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French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault owns two houses and a garage valued at 1.2 million euros, a car and 1988 Volkswagen Kombi van, and has 81,000 euros to pay back in loans.
French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius owns one apartment and three houses that are worth nearly 4 million euros in total. And Justice Minister Christiane Taubira, in addition to listing the several pieces of land and the house that she owns, also purchased three bikes in 1996, 2005, and 2009 for respectively 200, 400, and 300 euros.
There is nothing extraordinary about these disclosures – except that this is France. And France has, until a corruption scandal rocked the administration of French President François Hollande, remained one of the last European countries to not require public officials to make public their assets.
Now, for the first time, Mr. Hollande demanded that all 38 ministers of his cabinet officially declare their wealth, in an attempt to temper public anger after his former budget minister confessed earlier this month to holding a bank account abroad illegally and evading taxes.
While the move has been praised by anticorruption watchdogs who say that such transparency is the only way to bring France up to international standards, it's been controversial here, shining a spotlight on a society that is intrinsically uncomfortable with money and wealth – and particularly talking about it.
"It's an old Catholic behavior, that money is something dirty. So the less you talk about it the better," says Jacques Terray, the vice president of Transparency International France. "French politicians are not less honest than in other countries, but they don't want to talk about [money]. So for the ones who are not honest, it's easier for them to hide."
The personal wealth and lives of politicians, which Americans regularly fixate on, are largely considered a private matter in France. In fact, France was the only country besides Slovenia, of 25 European countries studied by Transparency International last June, in which MPs' declarations are not made at least partially available for public scrutiny.
Ministers were required to declare their assets by Monday on the French government's website, after Jerôme Cahuzac, the former junior budget minister, admitted April 2 after repeated denials that he had evaded taxes. The scandal has threatened the already vulnerable Hollande administration. Hollande has denied that he knew anything about the tax fraud and pledged to make the political system more transparent.
The disclosure of assets of other officials is to follow when a law is presented later this month.
Long-held attitudes about money here stem from the rural roots of the French, who generations ago kept all their savings concealed in their homes, the prominence of Catholicism with its focus on the poor, and the influence that Marxism used to have on part of the population, says Janine Mossuz-Lavau, a sociologist at the Center for Political Research, part of the Paris Institute of Political Science.
"That doesn't mean that people have read [Karl] Marx," says Mossuz-Lavau, who also authored "Who do They Take us for? The Fooleries of our Politicians," a political essay. "But it means that they remember a simplification [of his philosophy] which is, 'Profit is not good.' "
According to a poll published last December in the daily Le Figaro from the polling group Ifop, 78 percent of the French surveyed said that to be rich is badly or very badly perceived in France.
Do you want my shirt size as well?
The new measure has been derided on both sides of the political spectrum. Jean-François Copé, the president of the right-wing opposition UMP party, said Monday that he strongly opposed the publication of assets of elected officials. "This is not transparency," Mr. Copé told BMFTV channel. "This is voyeurism."
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, a far-left leader and co-president of the Left Party, ridiculed the measure by publishing his height, weight, shirt size, and other quirky facts along with his assets on his blog last week.
"I don't know the value of the works of art I made with my paintbrush, my pencil, or my camera," Mr. Mélenchon wrote. "I think we are talking about a huge value. I own 12,000 books that I started accumulating at age 14."
Not all agree that the French are inherently uncomfortable with talking about money, such as Jeanne Lazarus, a sociologist at the Center for Sociology of Organizations, part of the Paris Institute of Political Science. But she says that the French measure of success is a person's achievements and qualities rather than wealth.
"The main difference between France and the United States is the idea that in France, you are where you are because of your diplomas, because of your personal merit, because of your personal qualities more than because of your financial success," Ms. Lazarus says.
And a poll published Sunday by Ifop found 63 percent of those surveyed supported the new requirement that ministers and lawmakers make their assets public, while 36 percent of respondents disagreed and 1 percent had no opinion.
Mr. Terray of Transparency International says that historic silence regarding the ruling classes assets has put France – which sits in 9th place in Europe, according to the group's rankings for perceptions of corruption – at risk.
"Transparency has not been the first priority for the people," he says. But the French are becoming fed up, a mood that might push the status quo. "Scandals like the Cahuzac one will help."


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As beautiful as these cigars are, their taste overshadows all. The deep complex taste is smooth, rich and exhilarating with creamy baking spices, eggnog notes and woody undertones. The finish is crisp, relaxing and never overpowering. Churchill are 7 inches long with a 50 ring gauge. 20 are hand packaged in a cedar wood box.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Tom Lehman took the lead in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship and moved closer to becoming the first player to win the Champions Tour season points title two straight years.
Lehman birdied the final hole for an 8-under 62 and a one-stroke lead over Fred Couples on Saturday in the season-ending event. Couples also shot a 62 to join Lehman in the final group, making two eagles in a round that could have been much lower.
The player topping the Champions Tour points list at the end of the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship will receive a $1 million annuity.
"I really like the pairing," Lehman said. "Hopefully, he plays his best, and, hopefully, I play my best and we'll see what happens. ... You got to go out there and make birdies and shoot low again."
Lehman shot the lowest round of his Champions Tour career for the second straight day. At 63-62 and 15 under, he was a stroke off the tour record for consecutive rounds set by Bruce Fleisher at 60-64 and 16 under in the 2002 RJR Championship.
"I played really well the last two days, probably as well as I've played in six months," said Lehman, a two-time winner this year. "I hit the ball very solidly both days. I gave myself a lot of chances for birdie. I've made my share, obviously. I think the big thing though is the saves. I've made a couple of really amazing key saves over the last couple of days."
Couples is playing for the first time since a back injury forced him to withdraw during the first round of the Boeing Classic outside Seattle in late August. Before this week, he hadn't completed a competitive round since winning the Senior British Open in July for his second victory of the year.
"If I can play like this every two months, I think I might finish my career playing four times a year and just say, "The heck with it,'" Couples said, joking.
Lehman was 17 under after three days in perfect conditions on Desert Mountain's Cochise Course. He entered the week second behind Bernhard Langer in the Charles Schwab Cup competition for a $1 million annuity.
Langer, tied for 10th at 6 under after a 70, was a projected 529 points behind Lehman after starting play Thursday with a 211-point lead. The tournament winner will get 880 points, with players receiving a point for every $500 they earn in the $2.5 million event.
Langer eagled the par-5 18th hole to get a little closer to Lehman, who would win the title with a tournament victory no matter where Langer finishes.
"I was certainly not happy with my day today," Langer said. "My mindset has to be aggressive tomorrow. I'll pretty much go at everything."
Jay Haas, five strokes ahead of Lehman at the start of the round after matching the tour-record Friday with a 60, had a 69 to drop two strokes back.
"I just wasn't as sharp," Haas said. "But the birdie at the last hole still gives me a chance tomorrow, and leaves a better taste in my mouth."
Lehman made his best par save on the par-4 16th, holing a bending 35-foot putt from the fringe after popping up a 3-wood drive into a rock outcropping in the middle of the fairway.
"I might have teed it up a hair too high, but I just popped it up and it landed right in the rocks," Lehman said. "I actually got kind of lucky that I could at least chip it out and hit a 9-iron."
His putt broke about 5 feet.
"It was one of those ones, quite frankly, I was just hoping to get close," Lehman said. "It was going to take my licking and keep on ticking with a bogey."
He then holed a 20-footer for birdie on the par-3 17th and got up and down for birdie from the front greenside bunker on the 18.
Couples chipped in for eagle on the par-5 eighth, his low runner veering to the right in the last few feet. He hit a 3-iron from 239 yards to 8 feet on the par-5 15th to set up his second eagle, and got to 16 under with a 20-foot birdie putt on 17.
He also missed five birdie tries inside 12 feet in the middle of the round, and settled for a par on the 18 after hitting his approach into the greenside bunker well left of the flag.
"I did leave a couple out there, but I made a couple of nice 20-footers and, obviously, chipped in on No. 8 for eagle," Couples said.


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You need to size bonding conductors to gas piping the same as those for water pipes and structural steel; even though they aren't used as electrodes.
A new rule for bonding gas piping systems leads to the highly debated question: How big does the bonding conductor need to be? This intense debate increasingly concerns the gas industry as well as ours.
For years (until the 1962 NEC), you could use a gas pipe as an electrode by right, if a water pipe were unavailable. The 1962 NEC (and the next eight editions) still allowed the use, but only with consent of the gas supplier. Meanwhile, the gas industry resisted. NFPA 54, the National Fuel Gas Code, prohibited these connections for use as electrodes. In 1990, the NEC finally followed suit, disallowing gas piping as an electrode.
Bonding, however, is a much different issue. Even as NFPA 54 forbids using gas piping as a grounding electrode, or as a grounding conductor, it requires the aboveground portion be "bonded to any grounding electrode as defined by the NEC." This rule is the new Sec. 250-104(b):
(b) Metal Gas Piping.
Each aboveground portion of a gas piping system upstream from the equipment shutoff valve shall be electrically continuous and bonded to the grounding electrode system.
However, this rule doesn't say how big this conductor must be. Therein lies the major controversy. We think it should be sized essentially the same as for water piping. This means you use Table 250-66 in most cases.
Some national authorities (including the former panel chair) have pointed to actions by CMP 5 that demonstratepanel intent opposite to our position. We agree CMP 5 intended to allow whatever size equipment grounding conductor runs to electrical equipment connected to the gas piping system to serve as the required bonding conductor. We recognize this is a judgment call for the AHJ, but we offer five reasons in favor of using Table 250-66, just as you would for bonding water piping [Sec. 250-104(a)] and structural steel [Sec. 250-104(d)] elements.
The panel statement doesn't apply. This may seem like an odd thing to say, but in this unusual case, it's on the mark. This is because the panel didn't write this rule. The National Fuel Gas Code Committee wrote it in Sec. 3.14 of NFPA 54. Under NFPA extract policy, extracted material must not technically differ from the source document, although there is room for editorial modification to meet the needs of the extracting document.
CMP 5 reported a rule based on equipment grounding conductor sizing. That introduced a technical difference from NFPA 54, where the bonding requirement is independent from any electrical connection to the piping system. There are gas piping systems that supply equipment with no electrical supply. A rule based on equipment grounding conductors would implicitly omit this piping from coverage, in direct violation of NFPA 54. The NEC Correlating Committee reworded the rule to agree with NFPA 54 and avoid this problem. However, since NFPA 54 has no size specified, no size appears in Sec. 250-104(b).
The context favors Table 250-66. This issue concerns a metallic piping system that may run throughout a facility, whether or not it has electrical equipment connected to it. Sound familiar? It should. Sec. 250-104(a) imposes a similar rule on water piping. Whether or not we use them as electrodes, we've been bonding water-piping systems for generations. In addition, unlike other more arcane system piping, some may use gas pipes mistakenly for other grounding connections. In fact, in an exception, NFPA 54 expressly allows you to use gas pipes as electric conductors in ignition circuits, electronic flame detection circuits, and control circuits below 50V.
This is a new rule, different from Sec. 250-104(c). The 1996 NEC grouped gas piping with all other piping and simply allowed the equipment grounding conductor to any electric equipment supplied by the piping to furnish the required bonding connection. You'll find the rule today as Sec. 250-104(c). If there's no electric equipment connected, then you don't have to provide bonding. Sound familiar? It should. It's the same requirement as would apply to gas piping, if the panel intention were to become the rule.
If a new rule comes into the Code, we think it should be interpreted to make it just that: something new and different. To interpret this rule as only requiring an equipment grounding connection is to effectively remove it from the Code. If you doubt this, mentally remove this rule from the book, and then ask yourself what you would do to comply with Sec. 250-104(c), which would still remain. You'd make the same connections, at the same point, with the same sized conductors, as you would if you applied the requirement the way the panel intended.
The only way you'd do something different is to apply the rule irrespective of electrical equipment connections to the piping system. We think that's what NFPA 54 has in mind. They control the technical content of this requirement. The last time this came up (in their '96 revision cycle), NFPA 54 rejected an attempt to rewrite it to go to equipment grounding conductor sizing. In their current ('99 Annual Meeting) revision cycle, no one even made a proposal to change this rule.
It's practical. Once you admit the Code requires this bonding connection even without other electrical equipment connected to the gas piping (and that's open and shut), consider what size conductor you'd use, and how you'd justify your choice. No one would question Table 250-66. No rule points to a smaller size in this case. Ask yourself, if Table 250-66 applies to a gas pipe with no electrical equipment connected, why would a No. 14 (for example) be appropriate for the same pipe with a piece of electrical equipment on a 15A branch circuit? Remember, the comparable water pipe bonding rules reflect not just ampacity but also physical permanence.
Stand-alone bonding connections of this sort need to follow the rules for routing grounding electrode conductors [see Sec. 250-104(a) and 250-104(d) for references to Sec. 250-64(a), (b), and (e)]. This means bonding conductors smaller than No. 6 need to be in a raceway (or cable armor). You'll usually find an accessible point on the gas piping system near the water system. Why not just clip both with the same conductor?
In terms of likely current flow, the current over either an equipment grounding conductor or over a bonding conductor to such piping will end up about the same, since in either case the earth resistance is the limiting factor. Some gas suppliers require dielectric unions to prevent any current flow over their piping systems.


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It's true though, these gluten free muffins are good. So good in fact, on the few people I tested these on
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I asked them:
does it taste like there is a missing ingredient(s)?
no, it tastes like that "death by chocolate" cake!
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Now it's come a long and more
flavorful way, thank goodness with the popular use of almond meal, coconut flour, rice flour, etc...
I get so many requests for more gluten free creations; I promise to try my best and do more this fall and
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You need to fill these pretty much to the top as they don't rise that much--just a little.
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Archery clinic for kids to be held April 27 in Roseville
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife will co-sponsor an archery clinic for youngsters from ages of 8-17. The Youth Archery Spring Fling will be held Saturday, April 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Maya Archery Range at 750 Galleria Blvd. in Roseville.
The other sponsoring groups are the State Archery Association and the California Bowman Hunters.
The clinic includes a safety orientation, fundamental instruction, an introduction to various types of equipment and plenty of target practice. Adult supervisors will watch over the youngsters as they shoot at bull's-eye targets.
There will be a group for ages 8-12 and another for ages 13-17. All participants must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
You can't beat what you get for the $15 fee — use of all equipment along with snacks and lunch. The accompanying parent also will receive eats at no charge.
Pre-registration is required, and space is limited. Register online at www.dfg.ca.gov/yo.
Senate Bill issues fishing, hunting licenses to recovering service members
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Members of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserve, who are recuperating or undergoing medical treatment or therapy and are in outpatient status are eligible. As you might guess, they just won't take your word for it. You'll need to submit an application along with a letter from a commanding officer or military doctor verifying eligibility.
These special-issue licenses are available only at state license sales offices. For the Sacramento area, that office is located at 1740 North Market Blvd. in Sacramento.
Rock crab is smaller, but season goes year-round
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While there are opening and closing dates for Dungeness crab season, rock crab is open year-round. Although much smaller, some anglers swear the rock crab actually has sweeter meat than the Dungeness.
The daily bag limit for Dungeness is 10 with a minimum size of 5¾ inches. The season closes June 30.
While rock crab is smaller, there are considerably more of them. The minimum size is four inches. However, you can take as many as 35 crabs per license holder per day.
That's a lot of cooking and cracking.
A new law this year, for Dungeness and rock crab, concerns your trap — an actual pot or hoop rings. It must be checked for content at intervals not to exceed two hours, and to keep or release any content.
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Current fishing
Suisun Bay: Sturgeon time in bay water is winding down, but they're there. Launch at the Martinez Marina just west of the Benicia Bridge, go east to the Mothball Fleet or west through the Carquinez Straits, and your graph will light up constantly. Sturgeon are taking all the usual baits — eel, any shrimp and salmon roe.
Lake Amador: Those fishing for trout are getting several limits, many in the five-pound class. Bait casters from shore, or cast-retrieving a white crappie jig, float tubers working woolly buggers and trollers are getting their share. If you're using bait, suspend it under a bobber or a cast-a-bubble to keep if off the bottom. Competition is growing between the trout anglers and bass casters, and bassers are getting their share, mainly in areas where trout anglers don't fish — up in the arms and off the drop-offs.
Sacramento River: Stripers are everywhere. From shore or by boat, numerous linesides are being hauled in from Clarksburg to the confluence of the Sacramento-Feather River and points up either river. Cut bait is providing plenty of action. One angler, filling the hook with everything available, hauled in a 50-inch sturgeon from a sandbar he stood on just above Discovery Park. With that, make sure you head out with enough gear to haul in something larger than a schoolie-sized bass. You never know when something larger will hammer your offering.
Lake Oroville: Bass fishing is outstanding. Catching 30-40 a day is the norm with some spots hitting four pounds. Most are found in the top 20 feet on secondary points and along steep walls leading into the coves. Just about anything tossed their way has been working: tubes, Senkos, reaction baits, worms. Crappie are beginning to stack up in the back of coves. Get minnows down into the grassy bottom areas or around brushy spots, and good slabsides can also be taken. Some parts of the lake are showing a considerable amount of debris, so keep your eyes peeled as you motor.
Collins Lake: Haul a crawler just under the surface and you can nail a limit of trout. Some are hitting to four pounds with an occasional six-pounder. No one spot is best; just be on the water. Shore casters also are getting their share by fishing on, near or around the docks to the campground area. As a bonus, many are tagged for a variety of prizes.
Lake Berryessa: Like just about everywhere, trout are on the surface and readily being taken. Troll a pins minnow or a Needlefish and a limit is pretty much assured. Go deeper, down to 40 feet, and chances are good of nailing salmon. The Skiers Cove shoreline area has been a great producer for trout while the dam area produces the best salmon action.
Lake Almanor: It's time for king salmon and browns, and trollers are getting into both. An Uncle Larry's spinner tipped with a brown grub has been the ticket for brown trout, a Pearl White Grub for king salmon. Get it down to 30 feet and you'll get fish. Most of the action has been along the east shore region, from the dam north to Hamilton Branch.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week kicked off on Thursday and will include hundreds of designers showing their Fall/Winter 2013 collections during the event at Lincoln Center and venues around the city.
The event, which runs through February 14, attracts 232,000 people to New York City, which estimates that millions be spent in the restaurants and hotels during Fashion Week.
Reuters correspondents with local knowledge show how to make the most of a short visit to the city and where to find good food, fun and fashion.
6 p.m. - After settling into your hotel, head to the Empire Hotel at 44 West 63rd Street and enjoy a cocktail on the roof and soak in the city views. During Fashion Week, you never know who you might run in to. (www.empirehotelnyc.com)
7:30 p.m. - Head across the street to Lincoln Center to see a show. Lincoln Center a cultural center in the city and home to The Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet and the New York Philharmonic orchestra.
Twice a year, in February and September, Lincoln Center hosts New York Fashion Week when the people-watching in the square is brilliant and where your style can draw the attention of the dozens of fashion photographers roaming the area.
To see what is on the Lincoln Center go to www.lincolncenter.org
10:30 p.m. - Stop for dinner near Lincoln Center at Bar Boulud, at 1900 Broadway, between 63rd and 64th streets. It is one of several New York City restaurants belonging to three Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud. (www.danielnyc.com/barboulud.html)
Dozens of restaurants around Lincoln Square take part in "Fashion Plate Prix Fixe" during Fashion Week, offering special three-course lunches and dinners. A full list of participating restaurants can be found at www.lincolnsquarebid.org/news/view/fashion-plate-prix-fixe-february-2013
10 a.m. - Enjoy a coffee and Mimosa cocktail with brunch at Morandi (www.morandiny.com), at 211 Waverly Place in the West Village, a favorite with celebrities in New York. It is also just a couple of streets from the fictional apartment of "Sex and the City" fashionista Carrie Bradshaw.
12 p.m. - Go shopping along Bleecker Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue in the West Village, where you will find labels including Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo and Ralph Lauren. Pick up a cupcake at Magnolia Bakery at 401 Bleecker Street(www.magnoliabakery.com)
4 p.m. - Get a manicure at Spa Belles on 326 Bleecker Street (www.spabelles.com/bleecker.php), and then get your hair done at Blow (www.blowpro.com) on 342 W. 14th Street, to be ready for a night out on the town.
6 p.m. - Enjoy cocktails at the bar at the top of The Standard Hotel at 848 Washington Street, which has amazing views across the Hudson River to New Jersey and of New York City - even from the bathroom! (www.standardhotels.com/high-line)
8 p.m. - Dine at Buddakan, 75 9th Avenue, in the Meatpacking District. You will recognize the long table in the grand main dining room from a key scene in the first "Sex and the City" movie - a dinner the night before Carrie's wedding to Mr Big. (www.buddakannyc.com/buddakan.html)
11 p.m. - If you feel like dancing off your meal, go to Chelsea to check out Avenue at 116 10th Avenue (www.avenue-newyork.com) or 1 Oak on 453 West 17th Street (www.1oaknyc.com), which are both popular venues for Fashion Week after-parties.
11:30 a.m. - New Yorkers love brunch on the weekend, but they don't eat early. Try out Beauty and Essex, 146 Essex Street, on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The entrance to this two-storey restaurant is hidden in the back of a pawn shop. (www.beautyandessex.com)
1 p.m. - While the established designers are showing their collections uptown at Lincoln Center, check out what New York City's young designers have to offer at The Market on Bleecker Street. (www.themarketnyc.com/themarketnyc/WELCOME_to_TheMarketNYC_159_Bleecker_Street.html)
Or head to Brooklyn to see the designers at the Brooklyn Flea, which is currently housed in the beautiful former Williamsburg Savings Bank. (www.brooklynflea.com/markets)
7 p.m. - After a hectic weekend of fun and fashion, enjoy a relaxed glass of wine and small plates for dinner at Gottino at 52 Greenwich Avenue in Greenwich Village. (www.ilmiogottino.com)
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Alfresco & Micro Strategies Introduce Alfresco Application Extension for High-Volume Document Capture
Provides integration with Kofax Capture to enable high-end document scanning and capture
LONDON, UK — June 22, 2009 – Alfresco Software, Inc., the leader in open source enterprise content management (ECM), and partner Micro Strategies Inc., today announced the availability of an Alfresco Application Extension, the Alfresco Kofax Release Script, which provides integration with Kofax Capture to enable high-end document scanning and capture.
As requirements for companies to process paper documentation show no sign of diminishing, organizations are seeking more efficient methods of handling paper-based forms and documents. The Alfresco Kofax Release Script allows companies using Kofax Capture to scan and process large volumes of paper-based forms and documents, which are then stored in a central Alfresco repository.
Micro Strategies' Alfresco Kofax Release Script enables data to be extracted from paper forms which the Alfresco ECM system uses to manage documents through their lifecycle. This key data drives workflows and ensures the right departments have access to the content.
The combination of Alfresco Open Source ECM and Kofax Capture will allow companies to address their paper document processing requirements more efficiently while dramatically reducing costs.
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"Micro Strategies developed the integration between Kofax and Alfresco in response to increasing demand for open source document management solutions. By providing this script, we can now support user requirements for high-volume document capture into Alfresco," commented Adam Storch, Vice President, Business Solutions, Micro Strategies. "This solution will enable Alfresco Enterprise subscription customers to take full advantage of their Alfresco solution directly from within Kofax Capture."
"We're excited that our industry-leading capture technology has been integrated with Alfresco's and our solution provider Micro Strategies' unique offering," said Jim Nicol, Executive Vice President of Products at Kofax. "The concept of open source systems has had a real impact on many industries, and we recognize Alfresco and Micro Strategies as leaders in the enterprise content management space."
The Alfresco Kofax Release Script has undergone certification by Alfresco and is currently being beta-tested. Once testing is completed, it will be available for download by Alfresco Enterprise subscription customers from the Alfresco Network.
A trial of Alfresco Enterprise 3.1 can be downloaded.
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Established in 1983, Micro Strategies has distinguished itself as one of the most innovative technology solution providers and a strategic business partner for premier technology vendors. As an industry leader, Micro Strategies is at the forefront of architecting and implementing quality technology solutions with a commitment to responsive, client-first service. Comprehensive solutions are centered in the following areas: Advanced Infrastructure, Business Systems Integration, Business Applications,
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Red Wagon Agents
We are a team of real estate agents who brand ourselves under the same 'team' name of Red Wagon Agents. We specialize in residential real estate and represent buyers as well as sellers. We focus heavily on customer service throughout the process, and long after as well. We are solid professionals with years of experience. We approach our jobs as professionals, we are always prepared, highly knowledgeable in our field of expertise, and extremely attentive to our clients needs. We derive much of our business from referrals and repeat business and thus concentrate great efforts on making sure that our clients are impressed by our efforts. We also strive to be approachable and fun and want to make sure that our image reflects that as well. We have always taken efforts to assure that our fun personalities shine through to make sure that we can't be labeled as stuffy. We try to balance both the professional and fun aspects of our team and would love our image to reflect the balance. We chose the 'Red Wagon' image because of the iconic nature of its image and its association to pleasant and fun childhood memories.
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Even if you live in a region that goes through all of the seasons, you may think of lawn care as something you primarily worry about in the summer. But, lawn maintenance is a year-round job, especially in the face of snow, falling leaves and the spring thaw. Read up on these helpful seasonal lawn care tips you can use to make your lawn look its best.
After the snow melts, it's time to start treating your lawn. Remove debris that accumulated during the winter, like leaves, sticks and twigs. If your lawn was damaged from snow blowing, plowing or shoveling, replace the divots or lay down new seed. Be sure to water regularly to bring your grass back to life.
While fall is the best time to apply fertilizer and herbicides, these activities can also be done in spring to get the grass off to a good start and keep weeds out of your lawn. However, most herbicides will conflict with seeding so it's best to choose one of the other.
As spring gets underway, it will be time to mow your lawn before you know it, so take the time to order lawn mower parts for routine maintenance or repairs. Spring is also a great time to create new flower beds and get firewood ready for next winter so be sure your garden tiller and other outdoor power equipment is running smoothly and you have all the parts you need.
During the summer months, your lawn maintenance should focus on cutting the grass and regularly watering it. When you mow the lawn, try not to cut the grass to less than two inches in height. When grass blades are too short, they are more likely to dry out and become damaged because they cannont shade the soil and roots from the sun. You can water the lawn with either a sprinkler or seep hose. Move the sprinkler or hose every half hour to ensure even watering. Also, it's best to water early in the morning or in the evening whent it's cooler; this prevents the scorching of the blades when the sun is at its hottest.
In the fall, it's important to take the time to properly maintain and store your lawn mower and outdoor power equipment so it's ready for spring. Order replacement lawn mower parts, change the oil and filters and add a fuel stabilizer to the tank. With respect to lawn maintenance, you should fertilize and seed your lawn in anticipation of the dormant season. Boosting its nutrients prior to winter can help it stay healthy and come back quicker in the spring.
Another fall lawn care tip is to mow your grass a little shorter than normal toward the end of the season so it is less damaged by snow during the winter. Don't forget to clean your yard by raking leaves, removing debris, storing garden lights and emptying flower pots. Add lawn debris to your compost pile and spread it over your yard as fertilizer before the first snow.
A key seasonal lawn care tip for winter is to shovel walkways to keep visitors from crossing the lawn so grass blades do not flatten or break. Trees and shrubs should be cared for by brushing snow off branches after a heavy snowfall so they don't break. If needed, late fall or early winter is also a good time to trim branches. While the limbs are dormant, the plant will sustain less damage than it would if you cut down branches when it's in full bloom. If you're ready to start thinking about spring, you can get a jump on it by ordering seeds and plants and starting them indoors in late winter.
Your yard has the best chance of looking its greenest and fullest when you tend to lawn maintenance throughout the year. And caring for your property is easier when you have the right outdoor power equipment and parts. By inspecting your machines on a regular basis, you can replace worn or aging parts and get back to your seasonal lawn care. Check out the other articles in the MTD Parts Knowledge Center for more machine maintenance and lawn care tips.
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With a Father who emigrated from Spain and a Grandfather who emigrated from India, founder of Nine Pin Cider Alejandro del Peral's story is one that millions of NY'ers share. See the #PeopleofNewYork, a NEW exhibit at the #NYSCapitol. 🗽🍎
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Even though we do not have any cottages to show at this time, take a virtual tour from the comfort of your own home of a past Model Cottage here: email@example.com,-73.6709163,3a,73.7y,279.45h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipMLNqOI.... ... See MoreSee Less
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Why not take a break from shoveling this afternoon and come take a tour of The Spinney! Our staff takes care of all snow removal so you could be enjoying a warm cup of hot chocolate instead of snow blowing or shoveling around your home today!
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There's a general strike in the USA on April 15th and you all are invited.
After the so-called tax cuts, this year you will receive a smaller refund, or will have to pay even more taxes than other years. Do you know who is really benefitting from the Republican/Trump tax cut scam? The VERY RICH. That's all Paul Ryan wanted; he got it and ran away.
 "The 2017 law was supposed to boost workers' wages, create jobs, and drive more investment — and as we've known for a while, it's done none of that. But now we can add two more failures to the creatively-named Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA): It hasn't encouraged corporations to return their profits from overseas, and it's probably hiding a nasty surprise for many Americans come tax season." – Jeff Spross
If in your tax bracket, after Trump's tax cuts, you received 3% more money in your paycheck, and then when you file your taxes you receive an average of 8% refund less than other years, how much are you losing?
"Lower tax refunds might hurt the economy. If Americans are getting less money back, that might mean they're going to spend less of their refund." - Jordan Valinsky
Your (small) refunds will be delayed thanks to President Donald Trump's shutdown.
"I DIDN'T NEED TO DO THIS." - Donald Trump as he declares a national emergency taking billions of dollars away from our Veterans, and leaving for Florida for the weekend to PLAY GOLF.


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Two men are dancing on stage, the small, tightly coiled white man darting around the 6-foot-1 black man who projects an elegant, riveting charisma. The year is 1981; they have been performing together for eight years. However it is still new that they are partnering each other in ways that men usually treat women – lifting each other, trading tender looks. Although there are established black companies in America by now, seldom are black dancers and white dancers seen side by side.
Bill T. Jones, the tall man, and Arnie Zane, his partner, talk out loud as they move, pushing another boundary. Zane recites a speech in Dutch, learned when he spent a period in Amsterdam. Jones recites the names of his 11 brothers and sisters.
Now, 30 years later, Jones is still speaking his mind, only this time as a trailblazer at the confluence of the avant-garde and commercial theater. You cannot miss his presence: His company will be performing in Arizona, California, North Carolina, Virginia, and New York this spring, while "FELA!" – his Broadway musical – starts its world tour in Lagos, Nigeria, in April and continues in London in the summer.
Born William Tass Jones in Florida to migrant workers, his family moved north when he was 3. Jones reaches back often to memories of family, race, and his mother's sustaining religious beliefs as he choreographs his works. Zane died in 1988 from complications of AIDS, but the company they formed in 1982 continues to bear his name.
Last year, Jones stood in the spotlight at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to receive the nation's honors, along with Oprah Winfrey, Sir Paul McCartney, and others. Jones was recognized for his accomplishments as a striking performer and creator in the uniquely American art forms of modern dance and musical theater, not to mention the fearless reflection of political concerns in his work.
The clarity of his outspokenness barely masks the fact that he cares very deeply about his family, his friends and associates, and his country. "When I dance, as when I talk, I strive for candor," Jones says.
The Kennedy Center Honors capped his annus mirabilis, a year of marvels: three more Tony Awards for the Afro-beat Broadway musical "FELA!" which he choreographed and directed, to add to his 2007 Tony for "Spring Awakening." In January, "FELA!" was broadcast live to 375 screens in 21 countries from the stage of London's National Theatre.
But Jones has not stopped wanting more. Returning early last month to the world of contemporary dance, he staged three works from those early years of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. "Body Against Body," a revival of pieces he created and performed with Zane, premièred last month at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art. Jones cast a man and a woman, rather than two men, in one of the duets.
"Arnie's no longer here. I'm not the same person. These works must now be seen for their ideas," Jones remarks, speaking by telephone for two interviews, and in person during the Boston weekend.
The idea of a dance studio was new to Jones when he met Zane and attended his first class in 1971, a year after he entered the State University of New York, Binghamton. He remembers dancing as a child with his brothers and sisters in their living room. "We were making up steps," he says. Even after starting classes, "I didn't dance with any great master," he recalls. "There were a lot of dance traditions besides the white man's modern dance."
Zane and Jones became a couple and collaborators on stage. Their works followed a path blazed by Merce Cunningham and the Judson Church experimentalists. Athletic moves and everyday tasks, stripped of décor and artifice, story and characterizations, became the stuff of their performances, enlivened by movement discovered through contact improvisation.
Since then, the dances that Jones has presented have ranged from provocative solos to pageantlike evenings, including works as controversial as "Last Supper at Uncle Tom's Cabin/The Promised Land" (1992), which dealt with issues of race, morality, history, and individual freedom of choice. "Last Supper" culminated in a finale that featured 50 to 100 nude bodies on stage – Jones included – chosen from volunteers of all ages in each city where the work was mounted during a two-year tour. The mass of critical approval was accompanied by an equal volume of protests. It was denounced by the Vatican.
Jones's reflections on the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, "Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray," performed by his dancers, several singers, and an actor-narrator, was commissioned by the Ravinia Festival in Illinois in 2009. It will be performed in Parma, Italy, May 7 and 8. Later this year, a feature-length film on the making of the Lincoln piece will be shown on PBS's "American Masters" series.
The responsibility of running a 10-member company, even with a devoted staff, requires Jones to "keep feeding the beast," as he calls it, which means constantly creating new repertory. Now that "Fondly Do We Hope" has joined other works on tour, and "Body Against Body" is ready to go on the road, Jones is deep in plans for another.
"Story/Time" has been simmering in his mind as a way for him to return to the stage without having to dance – he cites a litany of physical problems. But he recently asked himself, "Where does Bill, the performer, come in? What do I want to do to come onstage? I thought about what I love to do. I love to talk."
He says he's been "intrigued" by composer John Cage's "Indeterminacy." The 1959 work comprises 90 stories by Cage, which he read into a microphone from one room, while pianist and composer David Tudor provided unplanned accompaniment from another.
"Some of the stories are 100 words long, others are 200 words, but each one is delivered in the same time, one minute each. He's not talking about the content of the stories," Jones says. "He's a composer, doing time. I'm hoping to tell my own 90 stories in a way that won't turn into a confession. I'm an emotional person; I have a lot of strong feelings, but what if I had to control that in some formal way, like time?"
Jones intends to make a work for the theater, set within a bank of images, while the audience is encouraged to watch and participate on their cellphones.
"It would be connecting my inner world, the stories, the ideals that move me, with an external world, [my dancers] and the audience, then another part of the external world, the social network," he says.
Meanwhile, Jones and his company have completed the move to combine Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and Dance Theatre Workshop into a new entity, New York Live Arts, conceived as a new model of an artist-led, producing/presenting organization. He sees the new institution as a chance for a "bigger cultural footprint," rather than just a focus on dance.
"For me, the big struggle has been to find a place in the world through identity, history, and love," Jones says. "Though I move on, I must always ask the questions: Whom do I love, and what values are worth holding on to?"


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Two quick goals in third period send San Jose packing
April 22, 2012
ST. LOUIS – Jamie Langenbrunner and David Perron scored in a 45-second span in the third period, and St. Louis Blues woke up in time to put away the San Jose Sharks 3-1 and wrap up the first-round series in five games Saturday night.
Joe Thornton scored in the final minute of the second period for San Jose, and the Sharks were seemingly in control before the flurry that ended their season.
Brian Elliott made 26 saves, and Andy McDonald ended all doubt with an empty-net goal in the final minute. St. Louis, the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, won a playoff series for the first time in a decade against a franchise that reached the conference finals the previous two years. Before this series, St. Louis hadn't won a playoff game in eight years.
The Blues seemed a step slow most of the way in front of a sellout crowd waving white rally towels before tying it with their checking line, and getting the go-ahead goal from their top line. They were the first team to come from behind after two periods to win in the series.
The lightning strike rally began when Antti Niemi couldn't handle Scott Nichol's bouncing shot from just across the blue line and Langenbrunner tapped it home at 11:16, the first point of the series for both Nichol and Langenbrunner.
Perron deflected Alex Pietrangelo's floater from the point on the next shot, and Elliott made the lead stand with a handful of nice saves the rest of the way. The Blues had to kill off a delay-of-game penalty on McDonald in the closing minutes.
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The Blues were the NHL's best home team with a franchise-record 30 wins and just six regulation losses, and won two at home and two on the road against the Sharks. Counting the regular season, they were 8-1 against San Jose.
Thornton's second goal of the series gave the Sharks their second lead of the series with 39 seconds to go in the second. The San Jose captain converted a pass from Daniel Winnik and beat Elliott between the legs from the left side of the net for his fifth point of the series, giving him a hand in his team's last five goals.
Both teams appeared to be on the defensive much of the first two periods, with few big hits aside from an entertaining fight between the Blues' Chris Stewart and Tommy Wingels in the second. There was no sustained pressure from either side and few hallmark saves before the Sharks finally capitalized when Perron was unable to clear the puck.
Notes: Thornton had 42 of his team-leading 77 points on the road during the regular season. He tied for first in the NHL in road points. … This was the first time in the series the team scoring first didn't win.


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If you wish to know more about the theory and practice of Earth Observation, ESA produces a large amount of documentation to support the increased understanding and use of satellite data.
A wide variety of general and technical material can be accessed online in electronic form, or else in print or CD-ROM format available by ordering from the ESA's Earth Observation Library. More than 20 000 printed publications and CD-ROMs are distributed to users each year.
The ESA Bulletin is a magazine-format guide to ESA activities that often includes features on Earth Observation subjects.
ESA's Envisat brochure (order in print format) is a brief but authoritative guide to the capabilities of the largest and most advanced Earth Observation satellite ever launched. The Envisat 2005 CD-ROM offers an up-to-date overview of mission results and their operational applications.
Another ESA CD-ROM called Around the World in 80 Images re-traces the journey made in Jules Verne's famous Around the World in 80 Days novel with images from ESA's Envisat, a much more rapid global traveller.
The Planet Earth, Heavens Above - Ciele, ma Planete! CD-ROM is a multimedia guide to our world from space that is dedicated to children and available in different languages: English, French, Dutch, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
The Careers in Earth Observation CD-ROM is a good starting point to learn more about the variety of scientific and non-scientific careers related to environmental issues.
Also available is the Earth Explorers CD-ROM, which is a detailed guide to all five of ESA's new class of science missions planned to launch during this decade. For details of the first of these Earth Explorer missions, see the brochure on GOCE (Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer) which mapped variations in the global gravity field.
Another publication called Further Achievements of the ERS Missions summarises the trailblazing activities of ESA's ERS-1 and ERS-2 spacecraft up until 1998. The ERS-2 - 10 Years in Orbit brochure takes up the story to 2005.
The Earth Watching Anthology, produced jointly with Eurimage, is a colourful compilation documenting Earth Observation responses to disasters around the globe.
A set of Earth From Space brochures presenting satellite images of ESA Member States, South America, Morocco, China, Africa, North America, Asia and Oceania can be ordered online. Some of them are also available for download.
ESA's Earth Observation Market Development (EOMD) programme has a series of information booklets available at its website, detailing Earth Observation business services and applications.
Some of the older material available is nominally outdated, but remains valuable as historical background, or else a source of information about the theory underlying Earth Observation techniques.
One example is ESA's 1993 book on Radar Imagery: Theory and Interpretation, a succinct outline of the principles underlying the radar instruments aboard ESA's ERS and Envisat spacecraft.
The international Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) works to co-ordinate global Earth Observation systems. On behalf of CEOS, ESA has prepared the wide-ranging Earth Observation Handbook, which explains the vital role played by global Earth Observation satellite systems supplying information for high-level policy decisions.
The publications listed above are just a brief sampling: a full list of resources available for download or ordering is featured at the ESA's Earth Observation Library.


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Pets, Pets, Pets
You won't find the following in a travel brochure: An estimated 200,000 stray dogs roam the streets and beaches of Puerto Rico where dogs are too often regarded as pariahs, not family. Island Dog, Inc. is dedicated to changing the canine climate on all U.S. Caribbean islands. This organization's mission does not stop at airlift adoptions; but also strives to breed kindness through education, spay/neuter programs, and sanctuaries for semi-feral packs.
In 1999, Baltimore native Katie Block, the founder and director of Island Dog, worked in the resort industry of Puerto Rico. She discovered thousands of foraging dogs there. At the time, she started a small scale rescue, recruiting the help of the hotel guests and her family. She soon realized the scope of the problem was too vast. Her passion to help these pups kept pulling her back. In 2006 she moved to Farjado, Puerto Rico and created Island Dog.
In describing an encounter that cemented her resolve to increase public awareness of this pervasive indifference to animal suffering, Block emailed: "I had always wanted to do something big, but in 2006, I was sitting in traffic in Las Croabas, the park we now take care of, and watched a man run over a dog for fun. When I got out of the car to help the dog, I was screaming. The police sitting at a bar near the car watched me scream and shrugged their shoulders. The people around ignored the dog and cared more about me screaming like a lunatic. No one came to help me with the dog,"
Puerto Rico, the size of Connecticut, has 78 cities. By law, each should have a shelter, but there are only seven under-funded facilities. About 98% of the impounded dogs are euthanized due to crowding and illness. Meanwhile there are 450 pet shops selling unhealthy puppies, added to the discards when their novelty wears off. Carcasses litter the countryside. Few "owned" dogs ever see a vet.
The rest of the abandoned- the breed spectrum from Chihuahua to Bernese Mountain Dog typesface starvation, poison and attacks by disgruntled residents, annoyed by such a nuisance. Samson, a sociable Shepherd would go to the police station to hang out. He became one of Island Dog's first rescue refugees after the chief threatened to shoot him. Samson is now safely settled in Maryland.
Airlift Adoptions: Island Dog sends about 400 dogs a year to the states, over 1,200 thus far. The price of each flight- $300 per dog- makes it too expensive to transport more. No, the airlines do not donate space. All vet care including spay/neuter and heartworm treatment (whenever necessary) is done in Puerto Rico. The rounded up dogs recover from surgery in open-air shelters or "dog hotels" where Katie and crew assess temperament to see which are tame enough for placement state-side. Those too wary of close human contact are re-released into maintained areas.
Besides Baltimore, Island Dog has rescue allies and foster homes in Illinois, New Jersey and New York. Though not looking to take space needed by homeless dogs here, when possible, the NJ Atlantic County Humane will take in Island Dog waifs while the Alex Brook Canine Center in Chicago will help socialize others.
Meryl Alexander is Island Dog's Long Island liaison. She became an active participant after reading about Island Dog's efforts to remedy horrors at Dead Dog Beach in People magazine. Alexander, with a background in finance, does airport pick-ups, coordinates adoptions and foster care, plus arranges fundraising - more about a nearby benefit in a moment.
Red Collar Project: Island Dog believes that overpopulation, abuse and neglect are preventable. The group is realistic. Many of these dogs will never find home sweet home. Now through the Red Collar Project, akin to our ear-tipped feral cat colonies, the dogs returned after altering are maintained by Island Dog caretakers at some of the same spots that had become chronic dumping grounds. In the long run, this is a win/win for tourism. However, convincing all officials of that fact is another uphill battle.
Block explains: "The dogs are tattooed in the ear with the initials of the beach name and a number. They are also given a red collar. The Red Collar Project was established in 2008 to help identify dogs being cared for by Island Dog on the east coast of Puerto Rico. The collar is a symbol of protection and care. The dogs wearing the collars receive food, medications, vaccines, spay/neuter surgery, and the opportunity to be adopted into a state-side home. The red collar helps the locals and tourists identify the island dogs. The locals love the program and have joined our effort to take care of the Red Collar Dogs! It has helped us and the dogs earn respect in the communities which is a huge plus!"
Vision for the Future: Without spay/neuter campaigns the vicious cycle of stray surplus will self-perpetuate. Changing cultural attitudes takes time and perseverance. Island Dog runs a low cost spay/neuter program for "owned" pets. Thanks to a PetSmart grant, they go door to door talking up the benefits of spay/neuter. The response has been positive, with more resistance to neuters than spays. This is similar to the Almost Home approach via their outreach for chained Pit Bulls in Wyandanch.
Reaching children in schools is the key to lasting change. Island Dog provides Kind News, a humane education program that stresses compassion to animals and respect for all. Hopefully, a request to Build-A-Bear Foundation for toy dogs, as something to cherish and value, will be granted soon.
How to Help: On Sunday April 3 from 12 to 3 p.m. Island Dog (www.islanddog.org) is holding a brunch and silent auction at George Martin's Grill Fire in Merrick. Tickets are $35 in advance; $45 at the door. Call 917- 841-3625. Island Dog is also looking for more foster families, folks to help with airport runs and fundraising, as well as monetary and frequent flyer mile donations.
For Adoption at Babylon Town Shelter (631-643- 9270) Lamar St. W. Babylon: No need for a cruelty competition between homeless dogs near and far. Neglect rears its ugly head everywhere. "Delilah" # 93929 an American Bulldog was found with a male Mastiff (already adopted). She retains a delightful demeanor despite being used as a breeding machine. "Daddio" #93759 is an older Shepherd mix stray found by Almost Home during their Training Wheels stops in Wyandanch. He gets shelter furloughs to accompany Almost Home to adoption events where he has been a perfect gentleman with other dogs and kids. He ignores cats.
Male: "Ciggy"-Chow mix; "Valentino" Akita mix pup.
Female: "Trixie," "Foxy" & "Lydia" Pits with potential; Shihtzu; "Ali" brindle pup.
Ask about these lovely cats: "Magic," "Claudius," "Moo Moo," "April".


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Photography is all about the light the — light we see, the light we don't, and the light within. Tapping into our own natural resources of observation, imagination and more deeply connecting with our subjects is what allows us to extend our creative choices and discover our visual voice. I am thankful for the light.
As we slow ourselves down, breathe in the moments with all our senses, we grow our "seeing" skills and our connection to the miracles - great and small - among us. I hope you'll join me and New Life Photos in the journey to be encouraged, inspired and be present enough to let your creative flow expand.
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