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Fish are starting to show their true colors—and they're really glowing. In a first extensive survey, researchers have identified more than 180 species of fish that sport fluorescent coatings—showing that this phenomenon is widespread and could potentially allow individuals to communicate with each other.
Glowing, or biofluorescence, is a phenomenon in which special proteins absorb incoming light and re-emit it at a longer wavelength, giving off brilliant green, orange, and red colors. Although marine organisms such as corals and jellyfish glow, the effect had not been widely observed in fish, and scientists had spotted only red coloration. But discovering new fluorescent proteins could have practical benefits. The isolation of a green fluorescent protein from jellyfish, for example, has provided a revolutionary tool for biological imaging, enabling safer and easier viewing of everything from the innards of the brain to the AIDS virus.
In the new study, reported today in PLOS ONE, ichthyologist John Sparks of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and his colleagues explain that they had not originally set out to look at fish. They were studying the biofluorescence of corals when an eel swam in front of their specially filtered camera. Unexpectedly, the creature glowed green. Their curiosity piqued, the researchers set about to see just how common fluorescence was among fish. Accompanied by professional photographers and filmmakers, the team conducted four expeditions—to locations in the Bahamas and the Solomon Islands—and visited public aquariums to examine a range of fish species. Using waterproofed, high-intensity blue lights—which match the predominant color underwater—the researchers stimulated the fish's natural fluorescence. Although the resulting light show may have been invisible to human eyes, yellow filters enabled the team to see and film previously hidden colors.
"We found out that biofluorescence is much more widespread in terms of colors and fluorescent patterns than we ever anticipated," Sparks says. The team spotted biofluorescence in about 180 species, including cartilaginous fish (like sharks) and their bony counterparts (such as eels and lizardfish). The team believes the occurrence of fluorescence in so many different species indicates that, among fish, the capacity to glow may have evolved a number of times.
Biofluorescence was especially common in species that—to our eyes at least—are well-camouflaged in their coral reef environments. Instead of blending in, however, the species became highly noticeable when viewed through the yellow filters. Perhaps unsurprisingly, many of the same biofluorescent fish had their own yellow filters within their eyes, allowing them to see their peers. Because these fish often displayed species-specific patterns, the researchers propose that fluorescence may serve in communication or even mating displays, while keeping the fish camouflaged against predators.
Nico Michiels, a zoologist at the University of Tübingen in Germany who was not involved in this research, notes that the study is the first to present fluorescence data from a large number of fish species in the context of the fish tree of life. Although he agrees that the distribution of green and red fluorescence among fish does hint at possible uses in communication, he cautions against assuming that the biofluorescence is functional. He says that the need for artificial lights to detect the weak fluorescence in many species casts doubt on the usefulness of the coloration in the fish's dimly lit natural environments.
Bioluminescence expert Steven Haddock of California's Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in Moss Landing—who also was not involved in the study—agrees. Many natural materials fluoresce because of their structure, he notes. Even humans have fluorescent features—such as in our skin, fingernails, and eye lenses—but these have no specific role. More studies are needed to determine whether fluorescence in specific fish does have a function, he says. However, he gives Sparks and colleagues credit for paving the way toward interesting questions about the natural functions of fluorescence.
Sparks and colleagues intend to try to answer those questions: "For now we want to try and get at the functional aspect of it," Sparks says. He and his team plan to key in on some of the groups with more diverse patterns to determine whether fluorescence does play a role in communication.
*Correction, 8 January, 9:24 p.m.: This item originally stated that bioflourescent proteins re-emit light at a shorter wavelength. This has been corrected to "longer wavelength".


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Family history and genealogy is one of the most popular hobbies
around the world. There are over 250,000 Australians who are members of
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National Statuary Hall, also known as the Old Hall of the House, is the large, two-story, semicircular room south of the Capitol Rotunda. This historic space now serves as the main exhibition space for the National Statuary Hall Collection.
National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol Building is built in the shape of an ancient amphitheater and is one of the earliest examples of Greek revival architecture in America. While most wall surfaces are painted plaster, the low gallery walls and pilasters are of sandstone.
Around the room's perimeter stand colossal columns of variegated Breccia marble quarried along the Potomac River. The Corinthian capitals of white marble were carved in Carrara, Italy. A lantern in the fireproof cast-steel ceiling admits natural light into the Hall.
The chamber floor is laid with black and white marble tiles; the black marble was purchased specifically for the chamber, while the white marble was scrap material from the U.S. Capitol extension project. The four fireplaces on the south side of the room, in conjunction with an ingenious central heating system, warmed the room during cold months.
Only two of the many statues presently in the room were commissioned for display in the original Hall of the House. Enrico Causici's neoclassical plaster Liberty and the Eagle looks out over the Hall from a niche above the colonnade behind what was once the Speaker's rostrum. The sandstone relief eagle in the frieze of the entablature below (pictured above) was carved by Giuseppe Valaperta. Above the door leading into the Capitol Rotunda is the Car of History by Carlo Franzoni. This neoclassical marble sculpture depicts Clio, the Muse of History, riding in the chariot of Time and recording events in the chamber below. The wheel of the chariot contains the chamber clock; the works are by Simon Willard.
Today, National Statuary Hall is one of the most popular rooms in the U.S. Capitol Building. It, and its collection of statuary from individual states, is visited by thousands of tourists each day and continues to be used for ceremonial occasions. Special events held in the room include activities honoring foreign dignitaries and presidential luncheons.
This chamber is the second built for the House of Representatives in this location. An earlier Hall, designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, was completed in 1807; however, it was destroyed when invading British troops burned the U.S. Capitol in 1814.
Latrobe Drawing, "Design proposed for the Hall of Representatives section from North to South" Dated 1815.
The Hall was rebuilt in its present form by Latrobe and his successor, Charles Bulfinch, between 1815 and 1819. Unfortunately, the smooth, curved ceiling promoted annoying echoes, making it difficult to conduct business. Various attempts to improve the acoustics, including hanging draperies and reversing the seating arrangement, proved unsuccessful. The only solution to this problem was to build an entirely new Hall, one in which debates could be easily understood. In 1850, a new Hall was authorized, and the House moved into its present chamber in the new House wing in 1857.
Many important events took place in this Chamber while it served as the Hall of the House. It was in this room in 1824 that the Marquis de Lafayette became the first foreign citizen to address Congress. Presidents James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and Millard Fillmore were inaugurated here. John Quincy Adams, in particular, has long been associated with the Chamber. It was here in 1824 that he was elected President by the House of Representatives, none of the candidates having secured a majority of electoral votes. Following his presidency, Adams served as a Member in the Hall for 17 years. He collapsed at his desk from a stroke on February 21, 1848, and died 2 days later in an adjoining room.
The fate of the vacated Hall remained uncertain for many years, although various proposals were put forth for its use. Perhaps the simplest was that it be converted into additional space for the Library of Congress, which was still housed in the U.S. Capitol. More drastic was the suggestion that the entire Hall be dismantled and replaced by two floors of committee rooms. Eventually, the idea of using the chamber as an art gallery was approved, and works intended for the U.S. Capitol extensions were put on exhibit; among these was the plaster model for the Statue of Freedom, which was later cast in bronze for the Capitol dome. The lack of wall space effectively prevented the hanging of large paintings, but the room seemed well suited to the display of statuary.
In 1864, Congress invited each state to contribute two statues of prominent citizens for permanent display in the room, which was renamed National Statuary Hall. The legislation also provided for the replacement of the chamber's floor, which was leveled and covered with the marble tile currently in the Hall. This modification, along with the replacement of the original wooden ceiling (which was painted to simulate three-dimensional coffering) with the present one in the early 20th century, eliminated most of the echoes that earlier plagued the room.
Initially all of the state statues were placed in National Statuary Hall. As the collection expanded, however, it outgrew the Hall, and in 1933, Congress authorized the display of the statues throughout the building for both aesthetic and structural reasons. Presently, 38 statues are located in National Statuary Hall.
The room was partially restored in 1976 for the bicentennial celebration. At that time, the original fireplaces were uncovered and replicas of early mantels were installed. Reproductions of the chandelier, sconces, and red draperies were created for the restoration project based on the 1822 oil painting by Samuel F.B. Morse, The House of Representatives, which now hangs in the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Bronze markers were placed on the floor to honor the presidents who served in the House of Representatives while it met there (example pictured above).


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Water leak: Another group jumps ship?
Like the Sierra Club before it, a group once cited as a key backer of the official local water supply plan is now backing away from orthodoxy and demanding a full study of dredging. And the group, ASAP, Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population, wants the dredging studied before pouring any more money into what critics fear could be a $143 million water boondoggle.
"It's certainly a reasonable position," says former Charlottesville vice-mayor Kevin Lynch, who foresees further erosion of support for the so-called 50-Year Water Project, a controversial uphill pipeline-dam combo crafted by a firm allowed to steer a $3.1 million dam design contract to itself and downplay dredging as smelly and expensive.
Revelations uncovered this year by the Hook and by a group which counts Lynch as a member, called Citizens for a Sustainable Water Supply, raised concerns about the work of Gannett Fleming, the Pennsylvania-based engineering firm entrusted with carrying out a water supply plan devised in the wake of the 2002 drought.
Besides abandoning the 2002 water supply plan with the apparent approval of the unelected, five-person waterworks board, Gannett Fleming would claim that dredging the Rivanna Reservoir might cost over $223 million, an amount higher than a recent contract to widen the Pacific side of the Panama Canal. And then, instead of repairing or expanding the Ragged Mountain dam, the company insisted that Ragged Mountain must get a new $37 million, 112-foot-tall dam.
Besides the change-of-heart offered by ASAP and the Sierra Club, there's been another modification from the list of groups that local governments touted as water plan supporters when they launched an advertising blitz to shore up public support in April. An eco-lobbying group called Citizens for Albemarle no longer exists, Marshall says, and its assets have been liquidated.
Following a late-August meeting and a flurry of post-meeting emails, ASAP's 13-member board agreed to demand dredging for water supply "in light of new information."
"Our initial support," says ASAP leader Jack Marshall, "was premised on the belief that the water supply would be enlarged incrementally."
Longtime 50-Year Water Project supporter Gary O'Connell said he wouldn't necessarily see the move by ASAP as evidence of eroding support because he hasn't learned what prompted it.
But as for the claim that the water supply would be enlarged incrementally, O'Connell has an answer. "It's incremental," he says, "in the sense of the dam being built and then the pipeline."
Project critic Lynch, however, contends that the pipeline will probably never get built because he contends it will cost far more than the $60 million envisioned by the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority. Already, one of the key foundations of the pipeline–- that electricity cost will rise by just 50 percent in 50 years–- received a jolt earlier this year when Dominion Virginia Power spiked electric rates 18 percent before the pipeline has broken ground.
The Citizens group believes that dredging the Rivanna Reservoir, combined with using some other lakes during extreme droughts, could supply all the water Albemarle needs.
Aside from Gannett Fleming, estimates to dredge the Reservoir range from $24 million in a turn-key concept offered by a prominent local firm to as much as $30 million from a nationally recognized dredging consultant brought in to City Council by Mayor Dave Norris.
And yet no elected politician has yet done what the Sierra Club, the three most recently departed City Councilors, and now ASAP have done: demand a look at dredging not for aesthetics or for college rowers but for water supply.
Lynch notes that August was on track to be the driest ever, and that with July not much wetter, the Rivanna Reservoir was facing a four-foot deficit, which was erased with a single rain event: the 4.37" that began falling on Wednesday, August 27
"That's the big advantage of the reservoir that we have. We almost had a record-dry August, and we're back to capacity with one rain event. This drought shows how useful a reservoir with a big watershed and gravity can be."
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"This drought shows how useful a reservoir with a big watershed and gravity can be." All of the common sense one needs is wrapped into this one sentence.
" 'It's incremental,' he says, 'in the sense of the dam being built and then the pipeline.' " This statement by Overrun O'Connell shows either no sense at all or a total disdain for the common sense of the people he's paid big bucks to serve.
Unfortunately for both the city and county, it appears that the Nature Conservancy is also ââ?¬Å?engineering" a storm water plan for the city : HTTP://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/can_city_calm_stormw... . It seems council didn't exercise common sense in appointing a representative of the NC to that study committee. I'm sure we will be seeing more recommendations for big buck spending that do not reflect current technological developments in storm water management any better than the technological recommendations of a group led by the NC for the water supply. Maybe governance by advocacy groups is not such a great idea, either the oil cartel or environmentalists, after all. Oligarchies are not great democracies.
Throw the bums out of office !!!
Before all of the money got into this, dredging would have been the only option. We need to keep our resources for other important projects like clean energy and investment in public transportation. Tell your elected official!
No surprise at all....more water means more people. In case you haven't figured it out, not a lot of stock is put into the positions that ASAP takes. Is an organization focused on reducing the number of people (you/me) in a community really worth listening too?
Yikes and Arthur make good points.
By "smelly and expensive" I take it the consultants were talking about their bias opinion. To me what they proposed stinks! Dredging should have not even been discounted as not an option. What m o r o n s were so easily sold on the d a m n thing? Apparently those that think higher rates mean nothing and wasted energy (sending water uphill) is acceptable.
The League of Woman Voters always struck me as organization wanting to make sure decisions were based on the best available information. It is now clear that we do not have that in the case of the RWSA water proposal for our future water supply. Can anyone explain why the League has not joined with the Sierra Club and ASAP in calling for this given the new information about dredging?
The reason is their (League of Woman Voters) representitive and chairperson to study this issue is our board of supervisor Sally H. Thomas who always supports the money mongers and big developers instead of the small farmers that make up the majority of her district. Amazing that she is still in office.
County Farmer,
Even if Sally Thomas is not interested in getting the facts about dredging for the water supply, how can she speak for the entire League? Do they all agree with the position she has taken?
Betty, Sally is not going to help this cause. She doesn't easily admit she is incorrect either. Sally is looking out for certain interests in this case. Sadly the League will probably go along with her. The League is looking as a bunch of mindless cattle playing follow the leader. The league had better step up to the plate and reel Sally in fast, and before they look like fools. By the way, where is PEC in this situation? They must be hanging out with Sally. Betty, by the way, you make us proud. Thank you for standing up to the truth.
One really has to wonder given the new information about dredging, and the likelihood that the pipeline connecting the South Fork and Ragged Mt. will never be built how any environmental organization or responsible elected official could stand in the way of getting the information to evalutate dredging for the water supply.
The dredging Task Force will be meeting this Monday at 6pm at the Albemarle County Office Building Room 241
One need only look at the agenda to see what a sham this is and a desperate attempt to pile on more paper and more studies to stall getting the necessary survery done so we can begin dredging to increase our water supply
Agenda availabe at rivanna.org
meant to say get the necessary surveys done do we can begin dreging for the water supply
Betty, thanks for the heads-up on the agenda. It's interesting that at this meeting the committee will only allow public comment to the issue of how the committee will hear oral public comment. Earlier, however, the committee will discuss "7:00 Further questions, suggestions for field trips, for experts to invite, etc" and make decisions without public input. I hope the public will also help address this item during the time it is allowed to speak about it's being allowed to speak at some point in the meeting. It is very important for the public to let this committee know explicitly what questions it has, what information it needs to answer these questions, and where the committee should go to get them. These people, unfortunately, know very little about providing for an adequate water supply and need a great deal of help.
Cville Eye, that is exactly why this committee has no business investigating dredging for the water supply. The necessary surveys no matter why we dredge need to be done by a company with proven dredging experience. Obviously dredging needs to be done first and foremost to increase our water supply and to improve the quality of our drinking water. Other uses for fishing and boating are secondary and exist at all water supply reservoirs throughout the country.
Does anyone think this dredging task force is anything but a stall tactic ?
"Cville Eye, that is exactly why this committee has no business investigating dredging for the water supply." This is what I tried to warn the public against when it was announced that a task force would be formed. It was never charged with studying dredging as a way of maintaining our water supply. I wanted people to pay particular attention to the choice of words. Sally Thomas said early that she was only interested in looking at dredging within the context of providing water for other community uses if anything. Here is where she and Ken Boyd intersect. I am going to start watching both of them much more closely.
I think the public can determine early in this game just who is genuinely working on behalf of the public and who is working for the Nature Conservancy and the bass fishermen by listening intently to the task force's discussion of the "Questions & Answers." They have had ample time to digest that information and to seek additional information from auxially sources in the community for their impending discussion. So far, the answers from the staff seem to lean to the shallow side.
For those who may be interested, here is a link to the RWSA's website that provides the "Questions and AnswerS" compiled at the August 12, 2008 meeting of the task force: http://www.rivanna.org/documents/steward/aug12_qanda.pdf It would be interesting to see what the follow-up is. When asked "Why would we dredge?" the response was that is what the task force is to determine. It's up to the public to help this task force answer that. The "Q&A" makes for interesting reading.
Cville Eye I appreciate the insight you have into this affair. Do you understand why our elected officials are neglecting the public good in favor of a plan that clearly favors a national agenda held by the Nature Conservancy with no consideration of the cost to this community now estimated to be over $200 million. They seem to have lobbied every available official and environmental and community group to get their agenda thru.
Why would our officials go along with this without any consideration to the cost, or interest in asking the tough questions proposed by Mr. Crutchfield in his letter to the Hook?
Betty, the answer lies within the area of accountability. RWSA is not accountable to either jurisdiction. Each jurisdiction's representatives are employees. Employees should not be making the decisions but helping to provide the governing board of the authority with the information necessary to make good decisions. With everything else that is on the plates of O'Connell-Mueller-Fern-Tucker, do they, in all fairness, have the time to investigate this problem to make a decent decision? The BoS and Council shoved this responsibility of providing an adequate water supply of of their tables. The same issue crops up with the jail authority. Overrun O'Connell long served as one of the city's representatives. Finally, he asked Council to allow him to assign another staff member. What's to keep this authority from voting to build a 1,500 bed complex with a fitness complex and charge the city and county accordingly? I suggest that if our elected officials do not wish to control these "authorities" then the authorities should be re-constituted with elected representatives. If we don't like their decisions, then we can vote them out. Then, there's no question that when Overrun speaks, he's speaking as the city manager and not as a water lord. We are about to embark on a transit authority with taxing powers. It's members should be subject to the vote. It would not bother me if these people are paid, either.
Thanks, that makes alot of sense.
Betty, here is an interesting link that will shed some light on the history of this thing, if you scroll down to the bottom (page 12) and start reading the few paragraphs that begin "In early 1996, an opportunity arose that would take the Ivy Creek Foundation back to its roots." http://184.108.40.206/search?q=cache:zv7v9FNXgOwJ:ivycreekfoundation.org/... . I plan to add a few comments later to make observations about the connections between some of the major players.
Cville Eye,
This should be read by everyone who cares about the environment and saving an important resource for our community. Thank you !!!
How can any environmentalist support killing over 50,000 trees in this beautiful bird habitat and wilderness area when Charlottesville has so little park land and none as beautiful or as wild as this ?
I would love to learn anything more you can share about why the 2002 plan was scrapped when it was passed by both the City and County and applauded by the community including the League of Woman Voters. The only excuse I've heard is the consultants (VHB) miscalculated the amount of water that the bladder would provide.
From what I've read that explanation is like everything else about this plan dubious.
Also, is it your understanding that the RWSA director Lawrence Tropea was forced to resign and do you know why?
"Also, is it your understanding that the RWSA director Lawrence Tropea was forced to resign and do you know why?"
Betty, I found Indie's comments at http://www.cvillenews.com/2003/06/11/tropea-resigns-from-rswarwsa/ interesting.
And, Betty, here is an extraordinary perspective on the issue of reservoir expansion that appeared in the Cville Weekly in May of 2003 talking about the difficulty of RWSA implementing a $20M repair program: http://184.108.40.206/search?q=cache:TTv0lGIELvAJ:www.c-ville.com/index.p... Stephan Bowler's report in the Spring of 2003 stated in the Executive Summary "The community iscurrently engaged in a Water Supply Project with a planning horizon of 50 years. Allindications are that SFRR will remain the dominant water source for years to come." http://184.108.40.206/search?q=cache:4kkVJb7z5CsJ:www.dcr.virginia.gov/s...
And by June of 2004, I believe, hTropea and his $20M plan was gone.
So Mr. Tropea's $20million dollar plan was too much money and in comes Gannett Fleming who we've paid over $5 million and hundreds of thousands more to other consultants and now RWSA is proposing a plan for $143 million that is certainly going to go much higher.
What happened ???
I still don't see how our elected officials can just sit silently by and let this happen: lose our largest Reservoir to siltation, destroy a magnificent natural area, build a new dam to ultimately run our only reservoir under an interstate, and lose our best source of drinking water for the City which now comes from Sugar Hollow
What are they thinking?
Talk about leaving a legacy to your children and grandchildren boy will they have a bill to pay! and we will too----
Message to Public from Dredging Task Force Chair.
Any use of the words water supply when referring to the reservoir is forbidden.
I'll bet they do everything they can to avoid holding a real public hearing about the question they were charged to answer
Why Dredge
someone might just mention the elephant in the room
After the third task force meeting http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2008/09/rese... I am getting the sinking feeling that the participants are really not up to making any kind of decision about SFRR other than a bad one.
If equal weight is not given to the rate-payers as a group that has an interest in maintaining the reservoir, and the only groups that have a voice in this are the rowers, the fishermen and any educational groups that might use the reservoir, then one has to seriously question the integrity of this task force.
The rate-payers interest is clearly in finding out if maintaining the reservoir for water supply will save money and improve water quality.
At the last task force meeting on Monday night I was told by the Chairwoman, Sally Thomas, that the question of maintaining the reservoir as a way to restore its capacity for water supply will not even be allowed to be addressed by the 13 members in their meetings.
Hopefully the members of this group who have integrity and concern for the rate-payers, and concern for a fair and just process, will not allow the questions about water supply and restoring the capacity of the reservoir and if that will save money for the rate-payers to be censored from their discussion.
Shouldn't the RATE-PAYERS ---by far the largest group in number
have their concerns addressed too ?
Sally Thomas is supposedly on this task force, not representing the BoS, but the League of Women voters. The local chapter of the LWV has obviously changed its role as a fact-finding, educational organization to that of an advocacy group. I suspect that has caused it to lose membership and created the need to accept men into its ranks. People ought to keep that in mind if LWV sponsors any campaign forums this election cycle or distributes election ââ?¬Å?educational" materials. That organization once was a tremendous asset to this community, serving as a repository of local ââ?¬Å?untainted " information, and now its efforts in research is tantamount to that of a bunch of old crones stirring a pot of bat wings. What a disgustingly anti-intellectual stance taken in a college town.
I hope the public continues to monitor the operations of this sham and continue to evaluate the integrity of those who claim they are acting in the best interests of the public.
As a superviosr, Sally Thomas says that she would support and study of maintenance dredging and the supervisors agreed in June 2008 (http://18.104.22.168/search?q=cache:5RZ74GJ9DPsJ:www.cvilleblogs.com/ind...). In August, the first meeting of the task force is announced and that its membership has been increased to 13, with Sally Thomas, as a representative of the LWV, serving as chair. What else is Sally Thomas a member of. She is also chair of the Rivanna River Basin Commission whose representative on the task force is actually John Martin (http://188.8.131.52/search?q=cache:yzQhD6E1ym0J:cvilletomorrow.typepad....). So the Nature Conservancy and its off-shoot, the Rivanna River Basin Commission actually have 3 seats on this task force including the chair.
Sally Thomas, as a powerful member of the BoS, member of the LWV and chair of the RRBC, says "Thomas says that while contributing to the water supply through dredging remains a potential outcome, she notes that when the four water bosses got together June 30, they explicitly stated that neither the task force nor the now-postponed RFP should be allowed to delay the dam proposed for Ragged Mountain." (http://22.214.171.124/search?q=cache:ujt2JErSpQYJ:www.readthehook.com/blo...). Why do I say powerful? Sally Thomas was able to skillfully manipulate her way onto this task force and become its chair and then stifle any inquiry by her colleagues or the public as to using the SFRR as a substantial source of our water supply in the future. Or is Cville Eye looking for a conspiracy where there is none? There is something fetid somewhere around here and Sally Thomas seems to be knee-deep in it.
Cville Eye,
I don't think we should just single out the connections of one person on the Task Force. What would be helpful is if every members connections to various boards and organizations both current and past are public knowledge. That would assist everyone in understanding where the various members are coming from in their advocacy for certain results to dredge or not to dredge and for what purpose. But I do feel no possible answers to the question why dredge the reservoir should be off the table as a matter of discussion as now appears to be the case.
Unless someone calls each individual on the task force and asks, I doubt if that information is available. I'm not even sure that the appointees had to fill out an application stating his memberships. However, I found out on Charlottesville Tomorrow taht "John Martin represents the Rivanna River Basin Commission on the Task Force. He is also a member of Friends of the Moormans River and is an appointed member of the Albemarle County Service Authority Board."http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/. However, Mr. Martin does not set the agenda for the task force nor presides over it meetings and workflow.
That is a good point clearly the chair has more influence over the agenda and outcome and should be someone who is clearly open to All points of view. Mr. Martin at the meeting mentioned having UVA pay for dredging the portion of the Reservoir they need for their rowing program, if one extends that logic then Mr. Martin as one of the major members in Friends of the Moorman's River should suggest that they pay for a substantial part of the new pipeline cost estimated by Gannett Fleming to cost $57 million and estimated by Citizens for A Sustainable Water Plan to cost much more. I agree with Mr. Lynch's remarks in the article
"Project critic Lynch, however, contends that the pipeline will probably never get built because he contends it will cost far more than the $60 million envisioned by the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority. Already, one of the key foundations of the pipelineââ?¬â? that electricity cost will rise by just 50 percent in 50 yearsââ?¬â? received a jolt earlier this year when Dominion Virginia Power spiked electric rates 18 percent before the pipeline has broken ground.


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Soccer team, art class, drama club – throughout September, parents sign up children for interesting and enjoyable extra-curricular activities. Children with autism spectrum disorders, however, are often unable to participate in these activities because of behavioral and communication challenges that accompany their condition.
But thanks to the efforts of Fran O'Donnell and Cynthia Day, these children – along with kids not on the autism spectrum – can enjoy art, yoga, acting classes, game nights and more!
The Spectrum Studio for Fun and Social Connections will be held in O'Doodles' second floor party room.
It represents the collaboration of many individuals committed to creating meaningful social opportunities for children on the autism spectrum.
"Children on the autism spectrum are often very self-isolating," Day said. "The goal of the Spectrum Studio is to provide opportunities for fun activities for kids on and off the (autism) spectrum, where kids can have a good time, form relationships and work on social skills."
Day is the mother of a child with autism and is involved with Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism science and advocacy organization.
In seeking opportunities for her son, she found specialized programs "here and there." She could enroll him in a specific class for autistic kids, but it often involved a commute and didn't include family or siblings.
The Spectrum Studio in Chestnut Hill will serve as a center for these types of programs but will be open to all children and will include family activities as well.
"Kids on the autism spectrum are often involved in so much formal therapy that we really wanted to offer them a setting where they could have a good time, feel creative and participate in group activities whose primary focus is having fun," Day said.
O'Doodles would seem to be the perfect host for the studio. Owner Fran O'Donnell has considered his shop "unplugged" since he converted his family's stationery shop to a toy store.
"We sell toys that encourage kids to unplug (their computers and gadgets) and get back to the simplicity of play and socialization, whether they are off or on the spectrum," he said.
Time and time again, O'Donnell has met customers whose children have been recently diagnosed with a condition on the autism spectrum.
"They are often distraught and desperate to find anything they can to help their child," he said He has shown them his collection of Fun & Function toys specially designed for children with special needs, but he said he always wanted to provide more opportunities for these children and their families to have fun together.
"I believe everyone is given a gift," O'Donnell said. "Maybe through these [Spectrum Studio] activities, we will help children find their gift and maybe, as a result, they will not be a kid with autism, but rather an adult with a skill set."
Today, one out of 110 children born will be on the autism spectrum.
Day said these children need extra attention and time to learn eye contact, cooperation and taking turns.
O'Donnell believes that children off the spectrum need those same lessons.
"If we get these kids playing cards (and other games) at 4 years old maybe we won't have to detox them from X-Box (and other technical addictions) at 14," he said.
The Spectrum Studio has been working with occupational therapist and consultant Lisa Auerbach Baum who specializes in sensory integration, handwriting intervention and social skill competency training. She has recommended different programs to Day and O'Donnell and has made suggestions on ways to involve the entire family.
Happy Hearts Yoga will conduct the yoga classes, and Hearts for Autism will hold the art classes in the Spectrum Studio. Creative Dramatics-Family Stages will offer acting classes, and Cynthia Day and Schuy Nunn will host the Lego Stop Action Movie Making Class. Family Nights at O'Doodles will start on Friday, Oct. 22, and include games and snacks for all. Everyone is welcome to join in the games!
The Spectrum Studio also will be exhibiting at the Community Fair during this weekend's Philadelphia "Walk Now for Autism Speaks" on Saturday, Oct. 2, at Citizens Bank Park. "Walk Now for Autism Speaks" is a unique fundraising event that offers a safe and enjoyable day for families affected by autism.
The day includes a one to two mile walk, entertainment and community resource fair with educational sources, therapists, schools, recreational organizations and creative child-friendly activities – a "one-stop-shop" for families affected by autism. Opening ceremonies will be hosted by CBS3 and CW Philly 57.
Gates open at 8 a.m., opening ceremonies begin at 9:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m. There is no cost to participate, but walkers are encouraged to register in advance and to collect donations, which can be submitted in advance or on walk day. Last year the walk attracted more than 12,000 walkers and raised more than $850,000.
This past weekend, Cynthia Day's children and friends from Spring side School hosted a bake sale in front of Citibank to raise money for the walk. This was just one of the many events around the area dedicated to raising money for autism awareness.
All event proceeds will support Autism Speaks' work to increase awareness about the growing autism epidemic, fund innovative autism research and family services, and advocate for the needs of individuals with autism and their families.
Day will be at the "Walk Now for Autism Speaks" with her family on Saturday, but after this she will go back to dedicating her energies to creating the Spectrum Studio.
"We have received such a wonderful response from the Chestnut Hill community for 'Walk Now for Autism Speaks,'" she said. "We are so glad to be offering the Spectrum Studio as a center for social and community activity for area children and their families. We believe there are many, many area families who will benefit from this."
To register for the walk, go to www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/Philadelphia. For more information on the Spectrum Studio, contact Cynthia Day at 215-805-3094 or Fran O'Donnell at 215-435-0439.


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Big 12 Team Preview: West Virginia MountaineersPosted by Nate Kotisso on November 4th, 2013
This week, the Big 12 microsite will finish previewing each of the league's 10 teams. Today: West Virginia.
Where We Left Off: We left off with a year West Virginia hadn't experienced since legendary coach Gale Catlett's 8-20 nightmare of a season in 2001-02. While last season's edition of the Mountaineers won 13 games overall, it felt like eight games considering the success the program had achieved over the past decade. Kevin Jones and Darryl "Truck" Bryant, two integral pieces of the school's run to the Final Four in 2010, graduated after the 2011-12 season and it seemed their leadership on the court left as well. The responsibility of team leaders fell on the broad shoulders of upperclassmen Deniz Kilicli and Aaric Murray, but their combined struggles on and off the floor set an ominous tone for a team that couldn't seem to straighten themselves out. The .462 winning percentage in 2012-13 was the worst ever at the Division I level for WVU alumnus Bob Huggins.
Positives: One big problem for WVU last season was scoring, but three of the team's top five scorers are back for another season. Eron Harris was a precocious freshman who didn't see consistent playing time until conference play, but when he did play he took advantage of the opportunity, leading the team in scoring at a modest 9.8 points per game. The pressure will be on the sophomore Harris to become this year's go-to scorer. Terry Henderson is back for his sophomore season as well after developing into a threat from behind the arc last season (40%). More will also be asked of Juwan Staten, who transferred over from Dayton last season and now assumes the responsibility as the team's starting point guard and defensive leader. Another positive is for Bob Huggins to start fresh this season. The leaders of the team are mostly sophomores and juniors, and if you're a guy with the pedigree of Huggins, you've got to feel better about your team winning more than 13 games this time around.
Negatives: And yet as I make that point about the underclassmen, that could be his team's eventual undoing. There isn't a single senior listed on the roster and two of the five juniors are JuCo transfers. How will this young core deal with adversity? While Murray and Kilicli may have disappointed in their WVU careers, at least they were somewhat intimidating forces in the interior. Their departures leaves a gap that could be filled with an unknown commodity in JuCo transfer Jonathan Holton. He had solid numbers as a freshman at Rhode Island, averaging 10.2 points and 8.1 rebounds, followed by 17.5 points and 14.1 rebounds per game while shooting 39.6% from three-point range at Palm Beach State Community College (FL) last season. But that sure is a lot to expect from one guy needing to replace the production of two players.


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If you reported half of the conversion when you filed your 2011 taxes, you'll have to report the second half when you file your 2012 taxes this year.
You can find the amount of the conversion on which you still owe taxes (half the original conversion amount) on line 20b of your 2010 Form 8606, on which you originally notified the IRS that you would be putting off the tax bill. Report the amount on line 15b of Form 1040.
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There's no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and unreliable as our personal computers. Everybody has questions about them, and we aim to help.
Here are a few questions about computers I've received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. This week my mailbox contained questions about speech-recognition software for Macs, whether Windows Media Player will play video files from iTunes, and if Vista is worth the wait.
If you have a question, send it to me at firstname.lastname@example.com, and I may select it to be answered here in Mossberg's Mailbox.
I have an iPod which uses iTunes software on my Windows computer. With the iTunes software comes QuickTime. I do not want QuickTime to play video files. I wish to use Windows Media Player as the default player. Must I use QuickTime as a video player in order to use iTunes for music?
No. QuickTime is an Apple program that is required by iTunes, even on Windows computers. It can also be used on its own to play some video and audio files. But, if you set its preferences so it isn't the default player for various types of video files, and you set Windows Media Player as the default, you should be able to use the latter, as in the past. There is one exception: If you purchase videos from Apple's iTunes Music Store, you can only play them in either iTunes or QuickTime, not Windows Media Player.
Before we buy our daughter a laptop for school, should we wait until the new Microsoft operating system is released next year? If not, should we buy a laptop with a more powerful chip with the intention of upgrading once it is available?
It depends on when she needs the computer. If she can wait until January, when the new Windows Vista will be available preloaded on laptops, then wait. Vista should have significant advantages over Windows XP in the areas of security and user interface.
However, if she needs it now, you may be able to get a laptop that can be upgraded later to Vista. The trick is that Microsoft hasn't yet published the specs for a laptop that can be upgraded to Vista. My best advice would be to buy the most powerful processor you can afford, a full gigabyte of memory, and a video system that is called "discrete," rather than "integrated," with as much dedicated video memory as possible.
I've been using the Dragon Naturally Speaking speech-recognition software on my Windows PC at work. Is there a comparable product for the Mac I use at home?
Yes. There are at least two speech-recognition programs for the Mac. One is IBM's Via Voice (www.nuance.com/viavoice/osx/) and the other is called Mac Speech (www.macspeech.com/). I haven't tested them, so I can't say how they compare with Dragon on Windows, or which is best.


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First World Cup of 2010 Set to Begin in Mexico
The first World Cup of the 2010 season begins Thursday in Playa del Carmen, Mexico and runs through Sunday.
The men's qualification competition kicks off the action on Thursday, March 4, followed by the women's qualification on Friday, March 5.
The men's individual final will be held on Saturday, March 6, with the women's final wrapping up the competition on Sunday, March 7.
Five U.S. athletes will be competing in this weekend's event, including 2008 Olympians Eli Bremer (Monument, Colo.), Margaux Isaksen (Fayetteville, Ark.) and Sam Sacksen (Somerset, Pa.). Rounding out the team are Dennis Bowsher (Dallas, Texas) and Will Brady (Howell, Mich.).
Isaksen placed 14th at last year's World Cup Final and 17th at the 2009 World Championships. Brady was the top U.S. finisher at last year's World Championships, placing 14th, and Sacksen finished 22nd.
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What does Conor Maynard think of comparisons to Bieber? WITH VIDEO
LONDON (AP) -- Being called the new Justin Bieber has put British singer Conor Maynard on the music world's radar.
The 19-year-old from Brighton has gone from uploading videos of himself singing at home to working with Pharrell Williams on his debut album in Florida.
Maynard realized that by putting up covers of current tracks, people would stumble across his own versions. The results were impressive -- NeYo offered to work with him after watching his version of "Beautiful Monster" and Chris Brown retweeted the video of his "Yeah 3x."
Maynard couldn't believe his luck.
Actually, he was so skeptical he insisted on a chat with NeYo, to make sure it was the real R'n'B deal, rather than his friends joking around.
"It was about midnight when I was on Skype to him, everyone in my house was asleep," Maynard told The Associated Press. "So I was like, 'Hi, NeYo.' That kind of killed any starstruckness -- I had to talk really quietly."
Record company interest followed and now Maynard is dropping his debut single, "Can't Say No," on April 20 through Polydor.
The comparisons with Canada's Bieber aren't that far off the mark. Both got their break via YouTube, both were mentored by an established rhythm and blues star (Bieber's being Usher) and both, while inspired by American urban music, are foreigners.
"In terms of the music, it ends there," says Maynard. "(I have) a very different sound. But it's obviously flattering to be compared to one of the biggest artists in the world right now when I haven't even released my first single yet."
His talent was discovered when he was overheard singing to himself on the way home from school in Brighton, a hip coastal town in southern England. His friends kept asking him to perform, so he started putting videos online to keep them happy.
Soon after NeYo spotted him, record companies caught on and he signed with Polydor in the U.K. MTV has picked him as being one to watch for 2012 after he won their "Brand New" competition.
Thanks to Maynard's online following, "Can't Say No" has already clocked up over three million views in a month. He's also got 124,560 followers on Twitter -- and the number is rising.
"Can't Say No" is reminiscent of Justin Timberlake's vocals, with a catchy "Houston, I think we got a problem" hook.
"There's not too much meaning to be taken from it," he said, referring to its "girls, girls, girls" chorus.
An album is set to follow this summer and it has already gone down well with his five-star friends. Maynard has played it for Pharrell, Luadcris, Tyler The Creator, Lil Wayne and NeYo, among others
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Save Our Seats - some will be replaced with new, wider seats that
have cup-holders, while the rest will be seeing a proper restoration
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Here is the televised speech as it was shown on the Egyptian National TV on time. There was no single delay for one minute. Yes the Egyptian National TV announced that it would be aired on 9 PM and so it was.
Anyhow to the short speech and its major points :
- The interim president mentioned that 30th June is an extension to 25th January revolution despite he stressed later on "30 June" a revolution.
- The interim president said soon enough we will national reconciliation and there will be no exclusion.
- We are going forward in the political roadmap.
- The interim president emphasized on "The will of the people" and the greatness of the Egyptian people and how it does not know the impossible.
- The people want to go forward while there are others who want to attract the people to violence "in reference to the Muslim brotherhood"
- Egypt is going to restore back its position in the world
- Egypt respects its agreements and seeks peace "in other words to our neighbor Israel we are sticking to the peace agreement"
For those who do not know Mr. El Muslimany used to write some ousted President Mubarak's speeches. I do not know how to El Muslimany's videos except that he is nationalist. El Muslimany is smart , he avoided all Morsi and his MB media's mistakes from long speeches.
By the way speaking about media in presidency , yesterday Al Jazeera Arabic and Anadolu News agency correspondents were not allowed to attend the press conference held by Presidency. This is extremely wrong message to send to the world regarding the freedom of speech and freedom of press in the country.
This is the second time Al Jazeera Arabic is not allowed to cover an official presser. The first time was the army presser held next day the clashes at the Republican guards HQ. Of course they were kicked by other military correspondents from state owned media.
The TV channels and reporters knew that the short speech was recorded at the presidential palace and then was sent to Maspero. Amazingly earlier this week I remember that one of the army officers on twitter stated that Mansour was going to address the public on the 10th of Ramadan.
Interestingly I was expecting another speech on the 23 July as it is our national day.
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A few you have caught on to the fact that I am a military man. There is a following of MANDOLORIANS in the US ARMY and I was wondering how many other JOES, SEAMEN, MARINES and yes even AIRMEN are out there?
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Did you hear we have pumpkins this year and the kids can decorate them for free?
Come out to the farm and pick up some VA grown pumpkins to decorate for fall.
We will have hats, glasses, boas, googly eyes and a ton of stickers to let your child enjoy bringing their pumpkin to life without the mess of glue or paint!
Make a great memory and set up these masterpieces inside for all your friends and family to admire.
Come out 9 to 5, Thursdays - Saturdays in October.
Things to know...
- Pumpkin decorating with your child is free, just purchase your pumpkin and join us on the lower patio.
- While we don't allow picnics at the farm we are in close proximity to Crump Park
- Please be mindful we don't allow pets at the farm with the exception of service dogs that perform tasks as outlined in the ADA.
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Forget about past rivalries between 80s pop princesses Tiffany and Deborah Gibson – on "How I Met Your Mother," it's all about Robin Sparkles vs. Jessica Glitter.
Series star Cobie Smulders said her character Robin Scherbatsky's former alter ego, blonde mall-music superstar Robin Sparkles, will resurface on an upcoming episode of the sitcom. This time she'll be battling it out with a rival – both for the title of Canada's teen queen and the affections of returning guest star Alan Thicke.
"We're doing another Robin Sparkles video, and she's got a co-host who's played by Nicole Scherzinger – who's awesome!" Smulders said of the former Pussycat Doll and "Dancing With the Stars" winner, whose character co-stars on a Canadian TV show about teenagers in space with Sparkles.
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Over the summer Smulders caught Scherzinger on stage at the Hollywood Bowl with her "HIMYM" co-star Neil Patrick Harris. "I saw her do "Rent" with Neil and she was amazing, so that's gonna be really fun."
The actress says no matter how embarrassingly absurd the show's faux early-90s-era Robin Sparkles music videos get – she's previously appeared in "Let's Go to the Mall" and "Sandcastles In the Sand" – "I enjoy those episodes probably the most."
"I love it. I embrace it," she said. "I mean, this is the only time in my life I'm ever going to find myself in a recording studio - like, EVER. I relish it.
Just don't expect her to try to lay down some of her own music tracks for a bid at pop stardom. "No," she laughed. "I'm like, 'I'm done torturing you all. I'm gonna go home now.'"


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Fatal Lion Attack
This 2012 photo provided by KFSN-TV shows a 4-year-old male African lion named Couscous at Cat Haven, a private wild animal park in Dunlap, Calif. Authorities say the lion killed a female intern-volunteer on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Cat Haven, where the cat had been raised since it was a cub. The intern was attacked and fatally injured after getting into an enclosure with the lion, Fresno County sheriff's Sgt. Greg Collins said. (AP Photo/KFSN-TV) OUT KGPE, KSEE, KMPH, KFTV; FRESNO BEE OUT, VISALIA TIMES-DELTA OUT