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The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Library has received a grant of $16,380 from the National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) to preserve the Great Gull Island Film Collection.
The three films in this series offer a glimpse into the life work of AMNH Ornithologist, Helen Hays. Great Gull Island and Tern Watch beautifully showcase the Great Gull Island ornithological research station, located east of the North Fork of Long Island, where Helen and her team have conducted research on nesting Common Terns and endangered Roseate Terns for over forty years. Ducks, filmed by Helen as a student in the early 1960s, provides an important historic record of the behavior and mating habits of Ruddy Ducks in the West Pond at the nearby Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
History of the Great Gull Island Project
Great Gull Island was the site of the U.S. Army's Fort Michie from 1897 to 1949. Knowing that the island attracted terns, AMNH acquired the property in 1949. The Linnaean Society of New York prepared the island for tern colonization and, as the tern population grew, interest in the project spread through the birding community. In 1969, Helen Hays began recruiting volunteers and founded the Great Gull Island Project, an AMNH field station, where researchers have monitored the populations of Common and Roseate Terns nesting on the island to this day. Great Gull Island is now home to the largest colony of Common Terns in the world (9,500 pairs) and the largest colony of endangered Roseate Terns in this hemisphere (1,500 pairs).
Helen Hays is the chair of the Great Gull Island Committee at AMNH and a former president of the Linnaean Society of New York. All documents, field notes, aerial photographs, scientific papers and historical photographs pertaining to the Project are archived within the Ornithology Department at AMNH.
The Great Gull Island Film Collection
The Great Gull Island Film Collection is important to birders, naturalists, and science historians, but these films would be of interest to anyone studying the unique geography and varied life of the New York region.
Great Gull Island (1949) was filmed shortly after the U.S. Army left the island. Abandoned fortifications, gun mounts, railroad tracks, and bunkers are highlighted in somber detail as the camera passes slowly through the landscape.
Tern Watch, shot in the early 1980s, documents AMNH's research on nesting terns and provides insight into the daily activities of a bird banding field station. Although never distributed, the film was used to recruit, educate, and inform the next generation of volunteers on the Island. Volunteers and field assistants are filmed working in teams marking nests, banding chicks, and trapping adults as they monitor the colony. The data collected during this period was significant in documenting the detrimental shell thinning effects of DDT on tern eggs and the abnormalities in young tern chicks caused by PCBs. Michael Male, the film director, is now a professional cinematographer who has worked for National Geographic, Nature, and with the BBC on several international releases by David Attenborough. This film is his earliest student effort.
Ducks documents the breeding birds once found at the West Pond in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: Ruddy Ducks, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, and Least Bittern. This film has unique footage of Ruddy Duck mating behavior, as well as other freshwater birds that were found breeding in this habitat. For birdwatchers and other naturalists interested in New York history, this film provides exciting documentation of bird life before the pond, once the largest fresh-water pond in New York City, became brackish and saline conditions radically changed the habitat.
Beyond the intriguing insider's view of scientific research on location, these films provide a visual record of Long Island habitats that have been drastically altered since these films were made. Even though the Great Gull Island Project carefully manages all vegetation and rock formations to promote the breeding success of Common and Roseate Terns, Hurricane Sandy has impacted both Great Gull Island and Jamaica Bay's West Pond. This film collection shows life before that catastrophic event and provides an important record of birdlife that is slowly disappearing from Long Island waters.
Upon completion of this grant project, the Great Gull Island Film Collection will be stored at the AMNH Library and digital access copies will be available for viewing. Please contact [email protected] for more information.
For more information on the Great Gull Island Project, or to see how you can help, please visit the Great Gull Island Project website: http://greatgullisland.org/Main_Page.html.
For more information on the NFPF's outstanding support for public and non-profit archives and their ongoing efforts to protect our cultural heritage, visit the NFPF website: http://www.filmpreservation.org/about/PR-2014-06-24.


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Aerobic Exercise
Every exercise program should include some aerobic activities. The health benefits are many, and it is fairly easy to fit into your daily routine. If you are interested in increasing your aerobic activity, this information will get you started.
The Benefits of Aerobic Exercise
In aerobic exercise, you continually move large muscle groups. This action causes you to breathe more deeply and your heart to work harder to pump blood. This strengthens your heart and lungs.
There is strong evidence that the health benefits associated with regular exercise include:
- Lower risk of early death
- Lower risk of conditions such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes
- Weight loss and weight control
- Reduced depression
Examples of Aerobic Exercise
Aerobic exercises include:
- Walking
- Jogging
- Running
- Aerobic dance
- Bicycling
- Swimming
- Hiking
- Cross-country skiing
- Playing team sports that involve running, such as basketball and soccer
Getting Started
Before starting an exercise program, check with your doctor about any possible medical problems. This is especially important if you have a chronic condition. If you are new to exercise, consider making an appointment with a certified athletic trainer to help you develop a safe, effective, and enjoyable exercise program. You can find a trainer at a local gym or through a referral from your doctor or a friend.
The United States Department of Health and Human Services offers these exercise guidelines for adults:
- Adults should complete at least 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity.
- For greater health benefits, adults should increase their aerobic physical activity to 300 minutes a week of moderate-intensity or 150 minutes a week of vigorous intensity aerobic physical activity or a combination of both.
- Aerobic activity should be performed in episodes of at least 10 minutes and it should be spread throughout the week.
Older adults should follow the same guidelines as adults, but should also keep the following in mind:
- When older adults cannot do 150 minutes of moderate–intensity aerobic activity a week due to chronic conditions, they should be as physically active as possible (some activity is better than no activity).
- Older adults should determine their level of effort relative to their level of fitness.
Children and adolescents have the following key guidelines regarding aerobic activity:
- Participate in 1 hour or more of physical activity daily.
- Most of the hour should be either moderate– or vigorous–intensity physical activity
- The activity should include vigorous-intensity activity least 3 days a week
Tips for getting started:
- Short episodes of activity are appropriate for people who are new to aerobic exercise.
- Warm up to gradually increase your heart rate and breathing before an activity. A warm up before jogging might consist of brisk walking.
- Slowly increase the intensity of your activity. If you are aiming for a moderate-intensity aerobic activity, you should be able to talk during the activity. If you are doing a vigorous-intensity activity, you can't say more than a few words without pausing for a breath.
- Cool down with some stretching after an activity to gradually decrease your heart rate and breathing at the end of an activity. This will also help with flexibility and range of motion.
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Physical activity and health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/health/index.html. Updated June 4, 2015. Accessed October 11, 2017.
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The decisive clue to the vampire's kinder nature came in the form of long, stringy tentacles. For decades scientists puzzled over the mystery of these strange appendages. Are they for mating? Defense? No one knew, until scientists observed the squid doing something altogether surprising. It turns out, vampire squid use these tentacles like fishing lines, but they're not catching living prey, they're catching 'snow'. Vampire squid scoop up sinking ocean gunk, known as marine snow, with their thin yellow tentacles, and then suck it off these appendages (like licking your fingers). This gunk includes bits of algae, dead animals, poo and bacteria from the ocean above.
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I feel sorry for anyone who's tried to take vacation days since last weekend -- assuming those vacation plans involved anything outdoors.
Charlotte-area weather has been rather unpleasant. It's been wet in many places, the humidity has been high, and sunshine has been scarce. Temperatures have been cool, but I realize some people are pleased with that development.
That cool high pressure system that we talked about 10 days ago set up shop over the Northeast, and that provided the area with the below-average temperatures last weekend. Then an upper-level low pressure system moved into the Florida Panhandle area and became stationary for a few days.
The Charlotte region was on the boundary between the influence of high pressure to the north and low pressure over the Gulf coast. Along that boundary, showers and thunderstorms developed. The Florida low pumped enough tropical moisture into the area that heavy rain fell. At my home in Matthews, we've recorded as much rain in the past week that we normally get for all of June and July.
Now all that is ready to change, for a few days, at least.
By Tuesday night, the Florida low will backtrack to the west, and the prevailing east-southeast flow in the Carolinas will switch around to the southwest and west. That will help dry things out.
The results should be obvious Wednesday, with more of a typical summer pattern -- highs in the upper 80s, humid conditions, and afternoon thunderstorms. But "typical" won't last long.
Another cold front is forecast to barrel into the area Thursday, and drier conditions will follow Friday and Saturday.
One key player in the weather pattern has been a large area of stifling hot high pressure over the Southwest. That strong high has been nearly stationary, and it has helped set up a blocking pattern over the United States.
Much of the Great Lakes has been rather cool this month. Energy use in parts of Indiana, Michigan and Illinois is 25 to 30 percent below seasonal averages.
While Charlotte has seen some cool weather in recent days, we're only about 1 degree below average for the month. The number of cooling days -- a measurement of how the weather affects air conditioning use -- is down about 5 percent for the month in Charlotte.
It looks as if the cold front that moves through Charlotte later Thursday will dissipate after reaching the coast. Then warm and humid conditions with afternoon thunderstorms will return for next week.
Paul Pastelok, a long-range forecaster for Accu-Weather, thinks August could mark a return to more typical summer weather. He said a Bermuda high pressure system likely will establish itself off the Atlantic coast and dominate Eastern U.S. weather. That Bermuda high, a fixture of summer weather in the Southeast, has been missing in recent days.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Dreary weather pattern preparing to change
I feel sorry for anyone who's tried to take vacation days since last weekend -- assuming those vacation plans involved anything outdoors.
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Polar vortex this week ... in July?
Monday morning update: Well, common sense has taken over. The latest computer models show high temperatures for the middle and end of the week, after the cold front passage, in the mid 80s. This is certainly cooler than average, but it's also not anything in the "remarkable" category.
It'll be a break from the recent 90s, but it will still feel like summer. After all, this is July and we're in the Carolinas.
Earlier post: There has been a lot of conversation in weather circles about a rather unusual meteorological event that is likely to take place this week in the eastern United States.
Some are calling it the return of last winter's "polar vortex" -- a deep low pressure system over eastern Canada that drags cool air into the eastern part of the United States. Back during the winter, especially in January, when Charlotte averaged nearly 5 degrees below seasonal norms, the polar vortex was blamed for the extremely cold weather that settled into the East.
It was responsible for temperatures that plummeted far below zero in the Great Lakes and Northeast. The Carolinas weren't immune either. My birthday, Jan. 7, featured a morning low of 6 degrees that ruptured a lot of water pipes.
If you look at the weather map, this week's forecast conditions bear some resemblance to last winter. Once again, a deep low pressure system will move across Canada and take up residence in the eastern part of the country. The Washington Post's weather crew, the Capital Weather Gang, examines the situation in this article.
The National Weather Service office in Greer, S.C., began discussing the situation late last week, when it appeared as if the Eastern Canadian low would drive a strong cold front through the Carolinas and off the coast. In that situation, Charlotte could experience high temperatures at mid and late week in the upper 70s and lower 80s.
But now the computer models suggest the cold front won't make much progress south of the Charlotte region and eventually will stall just to the south. That seems more logical, given the time of year and our location in the South.
Still, it appears as if we're looking for unusually cool weather this week for the middle of July. And to the north, farther away from the stalled cold front, this week's temperatures will be unusually chilly. Some of the Great Lakes cities like Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago might struggle to get into the low 70s at midweek.
It's not really a "polar vortex," because the source of the system will be Alaska, not the polar regions. But this week apparently will give Charlotte-area residents a definite break from the type of mid-July heat we're accustomed to.
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Check out the 'super moon' tonight
With skies mostly clear tonight across the Charlotte region, you'll get another chance to see the so-called "super moon."
That's the term given the moon when it is full at the time of its closest monthly approach to the earth. Scientists at NASA say the "super moon" can be 30 percent brighter than a regular full moon.
Interestingly, we'll have three consecutive months of a "super moon," with upcoming events on Aug. 10 and Sept. 9.
The full moon actually was Friday night and Saturday morning, but we'll still have a moon that's 95 percent full tonight. The moon is scheduled to rise at 8:44 p.m. and set at 7:43 a.m., which will put it high in the sky for the overnight hours.
The moon's orbit is not a perfect circle around the earth. Rather, it's an elliptical orbit, and when the moon is at its closest approach (called the "perigee"), it's about 32,000 miles closer than at the farthest point ("apogee").
As I said ... the weather apparently will cooperate Saturday night and Sunday morning, and it should be easy to check out the "super moon." Some fog could develop in the hour or two before sunrise Sunday, but otherwise, it should be good viewing weather.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Storms will precede a much nicer 4th of July
It's another oppressive day in the Charlotte area, with temperatures above the 90-degree mark and humidity levels that are difficult to tolerate.
But better days are ahead ... as in Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Conditions are shaping up for a beautiful Independence Day weekend across the Charlotte region. While the coastal sections of the Carolinas worry about approaching Tropical Storm Arthur, the central and western parts of the two states will feature some great weather.
The Fourth of July in Charlotte is usually synonymous with heat, humidity and evening thunderstorms.
But a cold front is forecast to push across the area Thursday, and it will take the heat and humidity with it.
The 2 p.m. temperature Wednesday in Charlotte was 91 degrees, and the 70-degree dew point temperature produced a heat index of 97 degrees. That's not pleasant, and it's the second straight day we've dealt with those conditions. It's even worse in Raleigh, where a 95-degree air temperature and high humidity is producing a heat index of 103 degrees.
Thunderstorms are forecast to break out Wednesday afternoon and evening in the mountains and spread eastward into the Piedmont. A few severe storms are possible.
Additional thunderstorms are likely Thursday as the cold front approaches. Once again, some severe weather is probable, and people attending the Charlotte Symphony Pops Concert and fireworks display at SouthPark will need to keep tuned to weather forecasts.
Friday, behind the front, we can expect lower humidity levels, mostly clear skies, and temperatures in the upper 80s. There won't be any heat index issues, and if all that isn't enough, the warm weather will be tempered by a fairly stiff northerly breeze around the back side of Tropical Storm (or Hurricane) Arthur as it moves up the East Coast.
Morning lows will be in the mid 60s both Saturday and Sunday, and daytime highs will only reach the middle 80s.
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You may remember last week's unveiling of the Audi R8 GT took place at the rather unique venue of the 2010 Grand Prix de Monaco Historique - a vintage event where the the return of two Auto Union Silver Arrows (a Type C and Type D with Hans Stuck and Jacky Ickx at the wheel respectively) likely was just as significant to attendees as the GT's global launch.
With a mad scramble this week to rapidly deploy our new vBulletin forum software I neglected to upload these shots earlier in the week. As most know, the new Audi R8 GT revealed last week was shown at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique over the weekend. Tom Kristensen was on hand, presumably to drive the GT, while iconic drivers Hans Stuck and Jacky Ickx


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Candlewood, Corydalis aurea, Corydalis solida, Devil's Couchwhip, edible Ocotilla, field craft, field medicine, Fouquieria splendens, Fumewort, Golden Corydalis, Golden Smoke, home remedies, militia supply, native american medicine, Ocotilla, Scrambled Eggs, stomach aches, treat backaches, treat diarrhea, treat fatigued limbs, treat hand sores, treat hemorrhoids, treat hysteria, treat insomnia, treat lumbago, treat lymphatic system, treat nervousness, treat painful cough, treat painful menstruation, treat portal hypertension, treat prostrate enlargements, treat sore throats, treat swollen limbs, treat traumatic injury, treat varicose veins, treatment for lumbago, treatment to lower blood pressure
Medical disclaimer: always check with a physician before consuming wild plants, and make positive identification in the field using a good source such as Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West. Michael Moore also has a glossary of medical terms in his books, and maps in later editions. )
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Common Name: Golden Smoke, Fumewort, Scrambled Eggs
Latin Name: Corydalis aurea, C. solida
Family: Papaveraceae
Range: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=COAU2 All States west of the Mississippi R., except Louisiana, plus Alaska, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, New Hampshire and Vermont; In Canada, all except Nunavut, Labrador, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. (Corydalis aurea)
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=COSO6 Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont; In Canada; Ontario.(Corydalis solida)
Photos : (Click on Latin name after common name )
Common Name: Golden Smoke, Scrambled Eggs, Golden Corydalis (Corydalis aurea )
Appearance and Habitat: A soft plant, the stems weakly erect or supported by vegetation or rocks, with bilateral yellow flowers in racemes shorter than the leaves.(1)Talus slopes, ledges, rocky hillsides, forest clearings, open shores, creek bottoms, gravel pits, road cuts, and burned-over areas, in loose often gravelly soil at elevations of 100 to 3400 meters in N. America. Mainly in the west adn central areas, from Alaska to California, also east to New York. An annual / biennial growing to .05 m (1ft 8in). It is hardy to zone 6. It is in flower from Apr to May.(2)Corydalis is a rather clumpy plant with spreading stems which radiate from a small root. The leaves are disected in appearance, with a color of bluish-gray or bluish-green. The flowers are yellow and pea like. The flowers mature into bean like pods. Quiet typically the pods and flowers will be mixed on the same plant, as the plant matures. It is one of the first plants to bloom in the spring and the last to bloom, in the fall. It can forms stands, or solitary plants, over its range. It grows from Arizona and New Mexico north, from 2,000 to 10,500 feet in elevation, often in forested areas. Most plants are around a foot tall.(3)
Warnings: Corydalis species aer potentially toxic in moderate doses.(4)Not to be used when pregnant, or with any organic disease or used with medications of a neurologic treatment. Avoid the species Corydalis Dicentra that goes in California in burned-out areas.(5)
Edible Uses:None(6)
Medicinal Uses :A tea made from the plant is used in the treatment of painful or irregular menstruation, diarrhoea, bronchitis, heart diseases, sore throats and stomach aches. Externally, it is used as a lotion on backaches, hand sores etc and as a gargle for sore throats. Caution is advised in the use of this plant, see the note above on toxicity.(7)Collect the entire plant, roots and all, drying them in small 1/2 bundles, hung in the shade. You might need to shorten the stems if they are long and place in separate bundles. The roots should be dried in cheesecloth, folded to make a pocket, and then hung to dry. Corydalis is not safe to use along, but should be combined with Skullcap or Valerian, where is works much better. In combination it works well for nervousness and hysteria that causes trembling, shaking and twitching. If you are taking blood-thinning supplements such as garlic, Vitamin E, Omega 3 Fish Oil, CoQ-10 or aspirin it might cause nose bleeds, as it tends to reduce blood platelet count. Whether used in tea or tincture, combine it with the other herbs listed, for instance 1/2 teaspoon of tincture with 1/2 teaspoon of tincture from either Valerian or Skullcap. For the fresh tincture, use 1 part fresh plant with 2 parts 50% vodka by weight. For the dried plant up the ratio to 1 part dried plant to 5 parts vodka by weight. For the tea use 1/2 teaspoon in combination with the other herbs and take frequent small doses. Over dosing will cause the same symptoms you are trying to reduce.( 8 )
Foot Notes: (1)http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=COAU2
Foot Notes: ( 2, 4, 6, 7)http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Corydalis+aurea
Foot Notes: ( 3, 5, 8 ) Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West 2nd Edition, by Michael Moore, pages 96-97, Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press, Copyright 2003, ISBN 0-89013-454-5
Common Name: Fumewort (Corydalis solida )
Appearance and Habitat: Woods, hedgerows, meadows, orchards and vineyards, usually on stony soils, avoiding calcareous soils in Europe, naturalized in Britain. A perennial growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in) by 0.1 m (0ft 4in). It is hardy to zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf 7-Mar It is in flower from Apr to May, and the seeds ripen from May to June.
Warnings: The plant is poisonous.
Edible Uses: Root – boiled. Rich in starch. Some caution is advised, there is a report that the plant is toxic.
Medicinal Uses : Fumewort has been used as a painkiller in Chinese medicine for over 1,000 years. The tuber is anodyne, antibacterial, antispasmodic, hallucinogenic, nervine and sedative. It is used internally as a sedative for insomnia and as a stimulant and painkiller, especially in painful menstruation, traumatic injury and lumbago. It is also used for lowering the blood pressure. Research suggests that it also has an action in the thyroid and adrenal cortex. The tuber should not be prescribed for pregnant women. The tubers are harvested when the plant is dormant and are dried for later use.
Common Name: Ocotilla, Candlewood, Devil's Couchwhip
Latin Name: Fouquieria splendens
Family: Papaveraceae
Range: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=fosp2 California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas; south to Mexico.
Photos: here
Notes: Ocotilla is protected in Arizona, but cutting a six foot section of the plant does not cause permanent harm to the plant. Like Mesquite, which is protected in Southern Nevada, corporations are immune to the laws, and uproot whole plants for residential subdivisions, which might make another good source for a section of the plant.
Appearance and Habitat: Ocotilla is hard to mistake for any other plant, as most of the year it consists of a mass spiny stems that rise in height from 6 foot to 20 foot. The plant is leafless until after summer rains, when they sudden obtain small leaves along the spiny stem. In early spring they flower with hundreds of scarlet colored, tubular flowers. Ocotilla is found in all southwestern deserts, form sea level near the Imperial Valley of California to over 5,000 feet in central New Mexico. In areas where it grows, watch for it on mesa tops and rocky hillsides.
Edible Uses: Flowers collected in the spring make a delicious sweet and tart tea, whether fresh of dried. You can use them to make sun tea.
Medicinal Uses : Collect the plant using good gloves to prevent being stuck with the spines. Older plants (they seem to live forever) can have a center stem where the spines have disappeared under the bark. A six foot section will provide medicine for a year for a family. Once a section has been removed, cut it into 6 inch sections, remove the bark down to the center core. At this point you can make a fresh tincture using 1 part fresh plant to 2 parts 95% vodka or grain alcohol. Be sure and cover the plant with the alcohol and allow to sit in a closed bottle (canning bottle with lid) shaking it daily for 7 to 10 days. The tincture is taken every 3 to 4 hours, 25 to 35 drops in a little warm water, for hemorrhoids, benign prostrate enlargements and to help cure frequent urination with a dull ache of the urethra, but not from inflammation. The tincture will also helps the lymphatic system to remove excess fluids helping varicose veins. The tincture is absorbed by the small intestine and stimulates visceral lymph drainage, while improving dietary fat absorption into the lymph system. With fewer fats going to the liver it helps a condition called portal hypertension. Native Americans of California used a strong tea for moist, painful coughing in the elderly. Apaches took baths and drank the tea from the inner core of the plant for fatigued or swollen limbs.
Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West by Michael Moore, pages 81- 83, Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press, Copyright 1989, ISBN 0-80913-182-1


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June 11, 2013 — Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R) on Friday said he likely will sign into law legislation that would give him the authority over whether the state's Medicaid program covers abortions on a case-by-case basis, the Des Moines Register reports (Obradovich, Des Moines Register, 6/7).
Currently, the state's Medicaid program reimburses providers for a small number of abortions per year in cases of rape, incest, fetal abnormalities or to protect a woman's life. The Iowa Department of Human Services last year spent about $20,000 to cover 22 abortions (Lucey, AP/Huffington Post, 6/7).
Branstad said that while he is a "pro-lifer," he would comply with federal guidelines on the state's use of Medicaid funding, which require the state to pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest and to save a woman's life (Des Moines Register, 6/7). He said he would consider in a "thoughtful way" abortions sought in the case of severe fetal abnormalities (AP/Huffington Post, 6/7).
Branstad added, "[A]s I understand it, the decision is not whether there's an abortion or not," but "whether the state is going to approve funding, which is a decision that takes place after the fact" (Des Moines Register, 6/7).
The changes were negotiated as part of a larger health care bill that includes a Democratic proposal to expand the state's Medicaid program and the Republican proposal to give Branstad authority over Medicaid abortion coverage decisions, which they hope will reduce public funding for abortion.
Elizabeth Nash -- state issues manager for the Guttmacher Institute -- said the proposal "is completely out of the norm of how Medicaid would work in any state." She added, "This idea that the governor or someone in the governor's office would be reviewing medical documents to determine reimbursement is just -- I don't even know how to describe it."
Jill June -- president of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland -- also expressed concern, noting that it "creates a great unknown" for women seeking abortions since it would move reimbursement "out of a regulated democratic process to a unilateral decision by the governor." She added, "You won't know what to rely on determining whether or not you're going to have the kind of financial support you thought you would have if you looked at the rules and regulation."
However, Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D) said, "From my perspective the authorization coming from the governor, [or] coming from the Iowa Department of Human Services is in essence the same" (AP/Huffington Post, 6/7).


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Not too many family practice docs and hospitalists can drive this baby now, can they?
For those unfamiliar, this is my favorite instrument in the EP lab: the Bloom Stimulator. With the flick of a few switches, we can start or stop most heart rhythms as fast as you can say "S1, S2, S3 or S4."
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Google has awarded Scunthorpe the title of Britain's eTown, the UK locale that saw the strongest growth in AdWords use over the last year.
The town, known for its dwindling iron and steel works, dodgy MP and unfortunately misspelt name, was at the top of 20 towns named in the UK for seeing growth in small businesses using Google's advertising platform. The largest city on the list was Manchester, and none of the 20 areas named were in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland – although Douglas in the Isle of Man did get a mention.
Scunny might seem like an odd choice, since it has legendary problems with internet filters given its name. Nevertheless, with the steel industry in decline, there's hope that web-driven growth might stem the decline. Certainly, it might distract from the apparently less-than-pulchritudinous population.
"It's often assumed that big cities benefit the most from the internet, but we believe the net offers giant opportunities to everyone from urbanites to small town residents, farmers and nature lovers in the far-flung countryside," said Ben Novick, Google's European communications manager, on the company blog. "We recently tested this thesis in our first-ever European Google eTown awards, which recognize those areas that had most embraced the web's potential over the last year."
To be fair, it's hardly a proper European survey. Only four countries were involved: The UK, France, Italy and Poland. Anything claiming to be European these days should really include Germany, since it's bankrolling the entire system.
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From an early age, Karen Hesse had an interest in and enjoyed writing. She aspired to become a professional author, in part because of the encouragement of a supportive teacher. She has authored a number of works of historical fiction which bring history alive for young readers. Hesse's writing offers a view of historical topics varying from the depression-era dustbowl to World War II, the Holocaust, and early 20th century issues of racism and bigotry.
Have your students write original short works of historical fiction in verse format, modeling the style Hesse used to write Out of the Dust. Have students read the book and discuss the ways that Hesse incorporates historical detail into her work. Then brainstorm some of the historical topics they have studied in class during the school year. Tell students they will be writing original works using the history they have studied. Have pairs of students do the following:
- Select a history topic from the brainstorm list for their story.
- Research the topic, looking for factual details to include in their stories (names, places, and events).
- Create a Story Map to develop the details of their story.
- Work as a team to write the story in verse.
When all pairs have finished their stories, display them in your classroom by having students place them in order along an historical timeline.
- Karen Hesse's Biography
This Scholastic resource offers an author biography and interview. There is also a link to an annotated booklist.
- Karen Hesse: Genius at Work
This page from Librarypoint provides information about Hesse and her work, including brief biographical information and a link to her 1998 Newbery acceptance speech.
- Out of the Dust Research Project
Baltimore Public Schools offers this research project based on Out of the Dust. The project is designed to enhance students' reading of the novel by building their understanding of the historical time period in which it is set.
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Traveling the Road to Freedom Through Research and Historical Fiction
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Students write resumes for historical fiction characters. They first explore help wanted ads to see what employers want, and then draft resumes for the characters they've chosen.
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Our November 19, 2008 masterpiece restored. The world should shake. I guess it is in Nepal.
The strange circumstances behind the great California Shakeup Drill and subsequent fire. The history and role of mind control and cults controlled by the CIA leading to and from Jonestown. How mainstream academia can manufacture public opinion, program and deprogram the human mind. The classic film Sneakers foretells the unauthorized use of Promis software, crashing planes into buildings and the present day financial crisis. Ontario on fast track to police state status.
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- Ontario Premier looks like Norman Bates of Psycho
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- Sarah Palin and husband CIA covert agents
- Brits restrict news by law
- Movie Sneakers and Promis software
- Jonestown and the MK Ultra program
- Montecito fire a WMD?
- Mysterious brown clouds swarm Asia and the Middle East
- Pirate Wars
- Bloomberg sues the Fed
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Sunday was my first outdoor show at Leslie Grove Park in Leslieville.
Both kids caught a cold so we didn't bring them with us. For the past couple of days, I was fretting about the weather. Doing an outdoor show is always risky, even if you have a tent! This is what the weather network said our day would look like. Thundershowers!!!
But we didn't get the torrential downpour, just a couple of light sprinkles to keep us cool. Phew! Amanda at Leaf was really nice about giving us a table with good foot traffic near the entrance at Queen/Jones.
Here are some pics from my table display. As we all know from an earlier post, hubby is a whiz at many things. This time, he built me two stands to display my toy leashes. I also brought some tricycle bags, stroller bags, and Teo's brand new bulldozer backpack.
Here's an up close shot of his backpack. I didn't tell him that I made this for him until AFTER we got back from the show.
I missed the tree planting part of the day, but I did get to see the scary scarecrow on stilts and a performance by Zero Gravity Circus.
Overall, we had a great time! Special thanks to hubby who didn't get to watch the Euro Cup (Go Italia!) but we made it to the TV just in time to watch the kick off. Also special thanks to my friends and family that came by for moral support!


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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
My Guy!
Okay, I must say that I am almost 100% sure that Craig will not like that I am doing this for all the world to read but I have to say that I have the best hubby ever. He is amazing. He treats me so wonderful, and loves me no matter what. He is a wonderful father and sets such a wonderful example for my children and myself. He is a good sport and puts up with some of my crazy ideas, and tries to have a good time while doing them. (some ideas he likes more than others).
I have to tell you that the past month of so has been very hard on me. I am not a litttle pregnant girl I never have been blessed that way, I get huge!!! Well, I am so big already that everything is coming on so much faster...such as, trouble breathing, trouble getting from a laying position to a upright position, the feeling of being wiped out, shortness of breath from walking up the stairs, swelling, and having a horrible time sleeping and finding a comfortable position. Well, I know that I keep him up most nights and I feel really bad, so a few weeks ago, he started putting me to bed in our bed, making sure I had everything I needed and then he goes out into the family room and sleeps on a blow up mattress. It makes me feel so bad when I get up in the morning and see him there in the family room. He tells me he sleeps okay but still I feel bad. What a guy! I miss him! It seems like there are some days that bedtime is our only time to talk and me being so wiped out from working all day, I tend to crash if I have any down time in the evenings. I can't help it. He is very understanding and loving.
So I must just say thank you to my guy. He helps me so much, and I am hoping that he doesn't think I don't appreciate it. Because I really do! Sometimes the smallest things strengthen a love that is already strong. I can't tell you how much I love that he loves me now matter what!
So here's to my guy! I hope you all have a guy as good as mine. Thanks Craig! I LOVE YOU!
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Friday, November 21, 2008
It's 3:45 AM and I Can't Sleep!!!
I am pretty sure I never looked like this in 1992! Lovely, isn't it!
Also, elfyourself.com is hilarious. It doesn't matter how many times I watch it I still crack up!
Yes, this is Craig and I and I know that Craig will kill me when he sees this! I am trying to figure out how to get my dances on here but for now this will have to do!!!
Here is one of the whole family! I haven't laughed this hard since last year when I did this. I love it! Maybe this could be our Christmas photo for 2008!!
This is what I have done tonight...who knows what else I will find for tomorrow night! I'm sure you are dying to see. Happy Sleeping!!
P.S. It is now 4:40 am, I have been up since 2:35 am, and I have to work tomorrow. I better hit the hay and hope I get some shut eye!
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Lawn Mowing
We live across the street from our Stake President and one day he noticed that Caleb was out using the new mower and challenged Caleb to a race. The conversation went something like this.
The race is on!!!
Pres. Atkinson & Caleb in the heat of the race!
The race is over...them sitting and chatting! This photo is priceless. I love it.
I am pretty sure Pres. Atkinson asked for a rematch. He chuckles everytime he sees Caleb and mentions it.
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Finally getting to Halloween
"Midnight Fairy"
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
Playing HOOKIE!!!
So Thursday afternoon I decided to take Friday off. It was very well needed. I have been really tired and honestly have had something every night after school so nothing at home was getting done. I needed to take action. I found a sub and looked forward to have a day to get things done while being able to relax.
Friday morning I started to think about while growing up my mom would let us stay home just because every once in a while. Well, as I walked downstairs to wake up the kids, I decided to make them so happy and let them stay home with me. I think they loved me more yesterday morning then they ever have. I just laughed as I walked back upstairs letting them catch up on sleep.
We got their rooms cleaned and laundry folded and put away. It was nice to have that accomplishled. They were good helpers, and they even went and cleaned up all the leaves in the front yard. I am sure that anyone who drove by wondered why they were home. But it was a great day. When afternoon hit, I think I had totally overdone myself and I crashed. Craig came home and took the kids to dinner and to the Bean Museum at BYU. A place they love to go. This is the first time they got to see the White Rhino...since we were in the newspaper a few months ago. See article (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_/ai_n21143552). They thought it was pretty cool.
They had a good time and even ran an errand to WalMart and Caleb was thought to be shoplifting when Zach said, "I get shot gun" he and Caleb took off running out the doors, Caleb just happened to have a new toaster oven (which is very well needed here at home!) that wasn't bagged. The door greeter went running after him yelling "young man" until Craig caught up and showed him the reciept. I wish I could have seen that. I still laugh when I think of it. Zach ended up in shot gun. Even after all of that. So funny.
It was a fun day, even if I was wiped out by the end of it. Sometimes those days are just needed. It made me really excited for Dec. 19th which happens to be my last day of work. I think I will be able to get things accomplished that have been put on the back burner for far too long. I can't wait.
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Monday, November 10, 2008
Libby Lost A Tooth!!!
Even after a couple of days she was still very proud of herself and her toothless smile!
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Saturday, November 8, 2008
Caleb's Superbowl
PG Vikings
Look at all these blonde boys! It honestly took me a minute to pick Caleb out of the line. It was crazy!
Caleb with other teammates waiting team meeting
As part of the celebration the team gets down and pounds the score on the large Viking at the 50 yard line.
One of Caleb's biggest fans!
Caleb had the chance to play his cousin Christopher's team for the Super Bowl. I am sure there will be many more times these two boys have to play each other. But I love this photo of the two players.
Check out the enthusiasm on their faces. I love it!
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
35 and I Gave Into Peer Pressure
Don't ask me what I did wrong here! What a mess!
I couldn't let him go to school like that, keep in mind it is now 10:00 pm and the beauty supply store is closed so we quickly run to Walmart to see what we can find to fix it. This is what we came home with...
Notice the smile is gone!
Not exactly the look we were going for! I think Caleb (I know I was expecting) the white blonde look and we got the yellow blond look. By the time we finished the second round of bleach, Caleb looked at me and said I don't care if it is yellow, I don't want anymore bleach on my head. (I think he was thinking that it wasn't all it was cracked up to be). We went to bed and Zach and Libby were shocked to see him this morning. He was all cool about going to school but I had to snap this photo after I dropped him off he jumped out of the car and pulled his hood up as he walked into school. I just laughed!
He's walking into school with his cousin McKinsey who was shocked he actually did it.
Caleb Before Caleb After
I still love my son, but I prefer him with dark hair! Good luck Caleb! Play hard, you know blondes do have more fun!!! Go Vikings!
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Zach's Super Bowl
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Not for the Weak Stomach!
Check out the lovely remnants it left for us on the garage floor.
I will save you the details of the smell. You don't even want to know! But it is now cut up into roasts and sitting in the freezer waiting to be eaten. Just thought I would share! You know we have to document everything right!?!
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TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran would "blow up the heart" of Israel if it was attacked by the Jewish state or the United States, a Revolutionary Guards official was quoted Friday as saying.
"Even if one American or Zionist missile hits our country, before the dust settles, Iranian missiles will blow up the heart of Israel," Mojtaba Zolnour said, according to IRNA news agency.
Zolnour is a deputy representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the elite Guards force. Iranian officials have previously said Tehran would retaliate in event of an Israeli or U.S. attack.
Earlier this year, a senior commander said Iranian missiles could reach Israeli nuclear sites. Israel is believed to be the only nuclear-armed Middle East state.
Israel has not ruled out military action if diplomacy fails to end a dispute over Iran's nuclear ambitions, echoing U.S. policy, although Washington is engaged in a drive to resolve the issue through direct talks with Tehran.
The West suspects the Islamic state is covertly seeking to develop nuclear weapons, which Iran denies.
"The Zionist regime and the United States cannot risk attacking Iran," Zolnour said in the holy Shi'ite city of Qom on Thursday, citing Iranian military and technological advances, IRNA reported. Iran refers to Israel as the "Zionist regime."
At talks in Geneva on October 1, Iran agreed with six world powers — the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany — to give U.N. experts access to a newly-disclosed uranium enrichment plant south of Tehran.
Iran and Western powers described talks as constructive and a step forward. However, underlying tension was highlighted before the meeting when Iran test-fired missiles with ranges that could put Israel and regional U.S. bases within reach.
The Geneva talks are expected to win Iran a reprieve from tougher U.N. sanctions, although Western powers are likely to be wary of any attempt by Tehran to buy time to develop its nuclear program.
Senior cleric Ahmad Khatami, leading Friday prayers in Tehran, said the meeting represented a "victory" for Iran.
"The Geneva conference was a very successful one and amounted to a victory for the Islamic Republic," he told worshippers.
"Up until the conference they were constantly talking about sanctions and suspension, but when the conference was held there was no talk of either sanctions or suspension," he said, referring to demands that Iran halt sensitive nuclear work.
World powers at the next round of talks aim to press Iran for a freeze on expansion of enrichment as an interim step toward a suspension that would bring it major trade rewards. Iran has repeatedly rejected such demands.
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CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – It was a season of firsts for Penn State Lehigh Valley athletics with a new women's basketball team entering the Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) and the use of Stabler Arena as home court for both the women's and men's program.
The women's basketball team ended its inaugural season with a record of 9-12 overall and 6-9 in the PSUAC. The Lady Lions were picked in the preseason poll to finish 14th out of 14 teams in the PSUAC, but finished their debut season seventh overall.
Even though the team had hoped to qualify for the PSUAC playoffs, it fell just two games short of that goal. There were, however, some impressive accomplishments by the young players. Freshman Jailyn Stern was named to the PSUAC Honorable Mention Team and also named as a U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association Honorable Mention All-American. She led the Lady Lions in scoring, averaging 18 points per game and finished the season ranked seventh in the league in scoring. Taylor Russell led the PSUAC in blocks averaging 3.6 per game. Both Russell and Ashley Gordon finished the season averaging close to a double-double. Russell averaged 13.6 points per game and 9.6 rebounds per game, while Ashley Gordon averaged 14.3 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game. Simone Rey finished fourth in the PSUAC in steals, averaging 2.8 a game.
"Overall, for a first-year program, the team achieved great success. The future looks really bright for the team next year as all players will be returning as experienced sophomores," said coach Robin Martin. "I am extremely proud of the team's success not only on the court but also in the classroom."
Now in its third year, the campus' men's basketball season saw success in terms of individual and team growth. With 13 players at the start of the season and 11 of them freshmen, the players worked hard to grow up fast in a short period of time. Freshman Jordan Young and sophomore Brandon Holland were the team captains this season.
"They did a wonderful job in their leadership roles this season. There wasn't a time during the season they didn't live up to the expectations I had for them as captains this year," said coach Anthony Ross.
At the halfway point in the season, the team spoke about improving before playoffs. With one game left in the season, they were in playoff contention heading into the final game at Penn State York. The team fought extremely hard that night and came up short by just nine points.
"That night in the locker room we finally saw how far we've come as a family and program," said Ross. "We look back on our season and realize the small wins we spoke about in our preseason meeting came true, and say it was a positive and productive one. With intense recruiting we plan to take another step closer to becoming one of the prominent programs in the PSUAC."


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Busy times at the Taricaya Lodge
Things have been very busy at the Taricaya Lodge these past few months and the team out there doesn't stand still for long!
Resident botanist, Daniel Medina, has been out with volunteers on trails, identifying new species and collecting seeds for nursery beds at the pilot farm. There is now an ongoing update of new species counted and the current number stands at 240 – there are 47 species of fungus and 15 species of mosses. Daniel is also starting to process his data from leaf litter traps as we try to measure the productivity of the forest amongst other things. As for the seed nurseries we are concentrating on the ironwood tree at the moment as its seeds are in plentiful supply and it is a very useful type of wood both for construction and producing charcoal thus making it very commercially viable for farmers should they plant it on their land.
When it comes to birds, the list of newly indentified species continues to grow with the current tally standing at 414. This month Rachel has taken over the mist netting duties and she has been dutifully moving her nets along Quebrada trail taking three days to sample at each site. Whilst we caught many species we have already identified we were also able to catch and photograph many species that we have recorded but not been able to photograph.
Preparations are also being made for the opening of a new turtle farm. The team have been busy making preparations at the pilot farm as the artificial beach required its annual maintenance. The area needed to be cleared of vegetation to allow the sun to heat the eggs as they would be warmed in the wild and rotten wood had to be replaced with fresh planks. The onset of the egg-laying season meant that Daniel also started his weekly census of adult turtles in the area. This information is important as we can try to establish resident populations and as numbers increase around the critical egg-laying period we can ascertain how many females have come to the rivers from surrounding lakes and streams in the annual migration. Turtles will always return to their hatching beaches to lay their eggs and whilst they may leave the rivers during the year to avoid competition for food there will be an increase in their numbers over the coming weeks in the river.
The animal rescue centre has had its ups and downs this month. The accidental death of one of our young spider monkeys was a sad moment and everyone at the lodge was upset. It would appear that Gretel was playing in her enclosure when she got tangled up in her hammock and suffocated. This is a freak accident and one that could never have been foreseen but it was still very hard on everyone involved especially the longer standing volunteers who had seen her nursed back to health over recent weeks. Such incidents are few and far between and serve to reinforce how important the work with these animals is and the great sense of accomplishment that comes with every successful release.
Conservation Director, Stuart Timson, notes that 'elsewhere around the reserve we have been working hard to clear the trails and reopen areas that had suffered in the heavy storms; our wildlife observations have given us some great sightings including red howler monkeys, white-lipped peccaries and many groups of both saddle-backed tamarins and squirrel monkeys; a caiman hunt enabled me to capture a black caiman and a rarer smooth-fronted caiman and a nocturnal frog hunt provided us with sightings of night monkeys and the elusive kinkajou.
The team at the Taricaya Lodge doesn't let the proverbial grass grow and with volunteers on the 2 Week special programme and the usually high influx of volunteers arriving through the summer, things are set to stay busy for a good while to come.


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DHAKA - Bangladesh's star player and formerly the nation's most eligible bachelor Shakib al Hasan is set to marry his American girlfriend Wednesday in a ceremony timed for 12/12/12, a friend and local reports said.
The 25-year-old cricketer, the world's leading all-rounder, will tie the knot with an American of Bangladeshi origin in a private family ceremony organised on the once-in-a-lifetime date, his friend told AFP. "They want to make the occasion memorable by marrying on 12/12/12. But only a few people are invited in the ceremony," the friend said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
A spokesman for the upmarket Ruposhi Bangla hotel in Dhaka said the couple would hold a small family party at the hotel. "To the best of my knowledge, it's a wedding party," he told AFP. Shakib introduced his future wife, 23-year-old Umme Ahmed Shishir, to fellow cricketers on Monday during the Bangladesh-West Indies Twenty20 cricket match in the capital Dhaka.
According to Bengali daily Samakal, the left-arm spinner met Shishir, a Minnesota University graduate, in London in 2010 when he was playing for English county side Worcestershire. Social media was flooded with photos of the couple. Comments from some heartbroken girls questioned the cricketer's choice in marrying an allegedly hard-partying expatriate.
Shakib, from the small western town of Magura, has been the mainstay of the Bangladesh team since he made his international debut in 2006.
He is the country's highest-earning player and its only Indian Premier League player. In the last three years, he led the International Cricket Council's all-rounders' rankings in Test and one-dayers.
Bangladesh's top fashion and advertising model Monalisa, who uses one name, is also marrying her American boyfriend in Dhaka. The couple will host a party at a posh club Wednesday night. "12/12/12 is a memorable day. This magic day won't come again," Monalisa told reporters.


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ID Cards are printed in the residence hall mailroom located on the first floor.
Map and Directions
Monday-Friday: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Key card access to mailboxes and drop slots: Sunday-Saturday: 6 a.m. – Midnight
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Please do not punch holes in your ID Cards, there are electronics in the card (for the door locks) and punching holes, even outside the area of the chip, will damage them.
Q: What does my ID Card do?
A: Your OSU-Cascades ID serves as your official identification as a member of the student body, faculty, staff, or an authorized contractor. Student, faculty, and staff ID cards (with a valid transit sticker) also serve as a transit pass. As our campus grows, your ID will also serve the following functions:
• Electronic access to buildings using contactless technology
• Payment for goods from authorized vendors at OSU-Cascades
• Payment for printing from automated printing stations
• Tracking of attendance at events
• Load Orange Cash onto your card to use in the dining hall
Q: How do I request after-hours access to OSU-Cascades' facilities, or changes to my current access level?
A: Follow the instructions on the Facility Access Request page.
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A: Yes, your photo will be taken at the time you pick up your ID. Please do not wear a hat, sunglasses, or any other clothing that obscures your face.
ID Cards will be issued to all incoming freshman, transfer students (including those from OSU in Corvallis or other campuses), new faculty and staff, and contractors who regularly work within campus facilities. Lost cards must be reported to Public Safety immediately in order to deactivate the card.
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New faculty and staff will be issued an ID Card on their first day of work. It is anticipated that cards will need to be replaced approximately every 4 years due to normal wear. The original card and regularly-scheduled replacements will be paid-for through the Facilities budget. Replacement cards that are needed on a more frequent basis will be issued as-needed and will be charged to the department to which the individual reports, with department approval, or by a personal payment. New faculty and staff may pick up a new card 2 weeks prior to their start date.
Incoming freshman will be issued ID Cards as part of their orientation; the issuance will be phased to accommodate the large demand. Transfer students can be issued an ID card as soon as the enrollment process is complete. Students living on-campus will need to be issued ID Cards at check-in, in order to gain access to residential and dining facilities. The initial ID card is free-of-charge. Replacement Student ID cards will be placed on the student account, separate from incidental fees.
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Horchow is selling this faux book case for the MacBook Pro:
It seems that this attraction to the familiar, to older technology represents value and comfort.
Will we see natural language database interfaces repackaged with familiar, comforting reference librarian wrappings?
Will we see Google Data Centers holding Google Books sporting the glorious edifices of Library architecture?
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'Celebrity Apprentice': Latest Fired Celeb Tells Us 'It Was A Relief'
The celebrity fired on the April 29 episode gives HollywoodLife.com the scoop on his (or her) exit: 'It was just my time.'
Lisa Lampanelli clashed with Dayana Mendoza for the millionth time April 29 on The Celebrity Apprentice, but this time, the "Queen of Mean" wasn't alone! When project manager Dayana attempted to critique Clay Aiken's singing and change Lisa's lyrics — she called Dayana's writing style "pure idiocy" — her teammates revolted. There was yelling, there was crying, and expectedly, there was one ugly boardroom.
"With all due respect, there's nothing going on 'up here,'" Lisa told Donald Trump about Dayana. "She's the female Lou Ferrigno, and I object to that."
Despite being on the other team, Aubrey O'Day jumped in to defend Lisa against Dayana's accusations that "Lisa only works when she wants to."
In the end, it was Dayana — the boardroom's most popular seat-filler — who received those two dreaded words from the Donald.
But don't feel too badly for the former Ms. Universe. She tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively that she's happy to be 'unemployed.'
"It was a relief for me," Dayana says. "It's frustrating to work with people who don't want to work with you, and it was just my time. I was happy to know that, at the end of the day, I did what I came to do. I raised more money than I ever thought I could, not only for my charity but for other charities. And it's all for a good cause, so all the screaming and the yelling was worth it."
And in a nod to the show's editing, Dayana also tells us she has no qualms with her portrayal.
"It's me," she admits. "Everything that happened is there. It's all real."
Do you think Dayana was the right celebrity to go, or should Clay or Lisa been fired? Cast your vote below, then hit up the comments section with your reactions!


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Sport-Brella Portable Sun & Weather Shelter
Description: The Sport-Brella isn't just another gadget for Dad to bury in the garage. The Sport-Brella is useful year-round for trips to the beach or lake, while sitting on the sidelines, or on a fishing trip with the guys. The Sport-Brella portable sun & weather shelter sets up in seconds, protects over 99.5% of UVA and UVB rays, and comes with tethers and ground stakes to ensure it will stay put in windy or rainy conditions. It also comes with a carry bag & strap for compact storage and easy portability. The original Sport-Brella provides 8' of shelter, the XL adds another foot, and for a limited time, the Sport-Brella XL comes in a Woodland Camo print, which is an essential for the avid outdoors-dad.
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If you are under a doctor's care for
heart failure, the following tips may help you deal
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Note: If your symptoms are severe enough to require these
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new symptoms or if your symptoms have become worse than they were when you
last saw your doctor.
Don't smoke. Smoking will make it more difficult for you
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Cook the Book: Broccoli Rabe with Chiles and Garlic
Many people go through life hating certain vegetables just because they haven't eaten them cooked properly. Take brussels sprouts. Up until recently they've been almost a joke vegetable, making otherwise adventurous palates cringe. But most folks have only eaten them painfully overcooked, mushy, or even stinky sprouts. Broccoli rabe also gets a bad rap, oftentimes overly bitter and woefully over or undercooked. Even the best broccoli rabe from the farmers' market will taste terrible if not made properly.
Luckily, Marco Canora, author of Salt to Taste, has a recipe for Broccoli Rabe with Chiles and Garlic where the broccoli rabe stems have a great bite and crunch, the florets are sweet and vegetal, and the chile and garlic add an earthy spiciness.
When shopping for the freshest rabe, look for dark green stems and leaves with florets that have not yet bloomed. When cooking the rabe, Canora advises to separate the leaves from the stems and blanch them both separately, this way the leaves won't overcook while the stems are softening.
Another important point to remember: blanching doesn't mean cooking through, it's merely the start of the process.
The final cooking happens in the pan with a garlic- and chile-infused olive oil. To infuse the oil, add the chiles and sliced garlic to the pan with the cold olive oil, gradually heating it up. Then add the rabe and sauté until just cooked through; season with some salt and pepper.
This blanch and sauté method might add a few extra steps but it's worth the extra time. The broccoli rabe will taste exactly the way it should.
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- 2 bunches broccoli rabe
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Pinch of minced pepperoncini or red pepper flakes
- 1 large garlic clove, peeled and sliced
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Trim the broccoli rabe by cutting off the bottom of each bunch and then separating the leaves from the flower-topped stems. Snap off and discard the thin stems attached to the leaves.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Plunge the leaves into the boiling water. When the water returns to a boil, remove the leaves from the pot with a slotted spoon, cool them in ice water, then drain them well in a colander. Add the stems to the boiling water and cook until almost tender, about 2 minutes; then take them out of the pot, cool in ice water, and add them to the colander to drain.
Combine the pepperoncini, garlic, and oil in a large skillet and warm over low heat. When the garlic begins to color, about 2 minutes, add both the broccoli rabe leaves and flower-topped stems to the oil. Gently warm the rabe in the garlic infused oil just until the stems are tender, about 5 minutes. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper and serve.
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