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do a long-dead President and his slave concubine, the
tug-of-war over a little boy, and two current books
about men by feminists have in common? For nearly two
hundred years the keepers of the Jeffersonian myth have
denied there was a sexual relationship between Thomas
Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemmings, and that her
progeny were his. So they denounced feminist writer
Barbara Chase-Riboud's book about Hemmings because she
told the truth. Then along came DNA and that fiction
could no longer fly. Now their relationship is being
packaged as a tragic love story. In a recent made-for-TV
film, Hemmings is portrayed as a seductress who actively
pursues Jefferson. O.K., stranger things have happened,
and slavery created countless contradictory and confusing
relationships. (Hemmings was also Jefferson's wife's
half sister, the product of another "tragic love story.")
Could she have been a willing participant? Yes. But
nothing changes the fact that she was his slave, and
as such her very existence depended on pleasing him.
Turning this into a plantation soap opera demeans the
slave experience, reinforces stereotypes about black
women's sexuality, fails to grapple with the insidious
institution of slavery, sugarcoats Jefferson's hypocrisy,
and completely avoids the question of rape. I'm sure
that some folks find this a more palatable version of
history--Sally as old Tom's Monica Lewinsky.
the folks orchestrating the heartbreaking tug-of-war
over Elian Gonzles have convinced themselves that they
are motivated by concern for the well-being of this
little boy. But had this Cuban child not been on a boat
filled with people fleeing their country for the United
States, he'd have been immediately returned to his father
and his homeland. Had the boat been filled with people
fleeing the U.S. in search of asylum in Cuba, those
demanding that Elian make a new life in a foreign country
would be rattling sabers, demanding that he be returned
home. Their hypocrisy is hardly surprising given that
all too often interest in issues like "family values"
and "fathers' rights" is more about exercising control
over women than any genuine concern for the best interests
of the children involved. Their hypocrisy is as transparent
as the double standard being applied in this case. I
suspect that a movie about Elian pleading for U.S. citizenship
is already in the works.
how all the pundits and columnists avoid asking pointed
questions or commenting on the double standards. But
she who rocks the boat is sure to catch hell. Especially
when what she says raises uncomfortable questions. Which
explains why Susan Faludi caught so much flak from the
usual feminist-bashers when her book about men was published.
In Stiffed Faludi explores male country at a time when
the old rules about manhood no longer seem to apply,
men are floundering, and the terrain is fragile. Now
comes another book, by Ms. Editor Emerita Suzanne Braun
Levine, that looks at husbands and fathers. In Father
Courage, Levine sets out to discover how men (and women)
are redefining their relationships and parental roles,
and whether expectations, attitudes, and behaviors are
changing. There are no villains here, only menfolk struggling.
But both books rock the boat by posing challenging questions
about men's lives, the issues many men are grappling
with, women's expectations, and society's prescriptions
for manhood. In this issue, you'll find a lively conversation
between these two authors about men today.
what's the thread? Power, politics, and propaganda and
the need to keep rocking the boat.


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Every 8 weeks, Mercedes-Benz releases a mixed tape featuring 10 up-and-coming artists from around the world under the Mixed Tape Music section of mb! Magazine. The latest release, "Prime Choices", includes artwork by Sage Vaughn.
Watch an interview with Sage Vaughn and download the mix below!
Download the mixed tape "Prime Choices" here.

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by Sandi Rosner
Intarsia is a knitting technique that cycles in and out of fashion. In the early '90s, knitting magazines featured pullovers with large-scale world maps or zebra stripes, while yarn companies showed sweaters that were a patchwork of different yarn textures. If you think pictorial knits are just for children's wear or the ugly Christmas sweater, think again. For Fall 2007, Chanel featured a pullover with a large penguin design in its ad campaign. And argyle is a classic motif that never really goes out of style.
Intarsia is due for resurgence. In this issue of Twist Collective, intarsia is used for my design, Interleaf. With only basic knitting skills, you, too, can master this technique.
What is Intarsia?
The word intarsia is derived from the Italian verb intarsiare, which translates as "to inlay." In knitting, intarsia is the technique that creates isolated blocks of color.
Unlike Fair Isle, stranded, or mosaic knitting, a separate ball of yarn is used for each block of color and the yarn is not carried along the wrong side of the work. Because there are no strands across your stitches, intarsia retains the same elasticity as plain stockinette stitch.
Designs for intarsia are usually presented in charts, where each box in the grid represents one stitch. While contemporary charts use color in the grid to correspond with the yarn color, older charts may use symbols, with a different symbol for each color.
Note that the chart grid is not square. That's because in stockinette, each stitch is wider than it is tall. The chart is drawn to reflect a ratio of five stitches to seven rows, a typical stockinette gauge. If you decide to venture into charting your own designs—and I encourage you to do so—remember to work with a grid that is wider than it is tall. If you chart your design on a square grid, the picture will flatten out when you knit it.
Intarsia is usually worked back and forth in rows. As you finish each section of color, the yarn is dropped. This leaves it in position to pick up and use when you encounter this section on the next row. If you work in rounds, you'll find that your yarn is at the wrong edge of the color section. While it is possible to work intarsia in the round, the techniques for doing so are far fiddlier than just working flat and making seams and are outside the scope of this article.
The Step-by-Step
Intarsia is as easy as stockinette stitch—simply knit the right-side rows and purl the wrong-side rows, changing color according to your chart. The only trick is interlocking the yarns to prevent holes at the color changes. Here is how it's done:
As you end one color, drop the yarn to the wrong side of the work. Pick up the new color from beneath the old color, trapping the old color strand. Here is how it looks on the right side, as we finish working with beige, and begin to work with rust.
Here is how it looks on the wrong side, as we finish working with rust, and begin to work with beige.
Notice the line of neat interlocking loops where the two colors meet.
You are not limited to straight lines with intarsia. Work diagonals the same way by working to the color change and then picking up the new yarn from beneath the old.
You can carry the yarn across two or three stitches with no problem. If the color change is traveling farther than about half an inch (1.5 centimeters), it is better to break the strand and rejoin when the color is needed again.
Managing the Yarn
The biggest challenge in working intarsia is managing your yarn supply. When there are only two or three color sections in a row, you can easily work each from a separate ball of yarn. But in a complex design, you may have dozens of color sections in a single row. Working from multiple balls of yarn in this situation becomes ungainly.
There are three popular options for managing small amounts of yarn: bobbins, butterflies, and loose lengths.
Plastic yarn bobbins (easily found at your favorite LYS) allow you to control a small amount of yarn. Wind your yarn around the bobbin, then bring the end through the slit to prevent unwinding. Release the yarn and unwind as needed to complete each row.
To make a butterfly, wind the yarn in a figure eight around the index and pinkie fingers of one hand, keeping the working end free. As you near the end of your yarn supply, slip the figure eight off your fingers and tie the end around the "waist," securing it with a half-hitch. You should be able to pull the working end to free yarn as needed. Butterflies can easily contain 15 or more yards of yarn.
You can also join yarn as needed, a yard or two at a time. These manageable lengths of yarn will become entwined on the wrong side of your work as you knit, but it's easy to just pull the strand you want free of the jumble and continue. When you run out of a particular yarn, just join in another strand. If you can splice the yarn, there will be no extra ends to weave in.
My preference is to use manageable lengths of yarn in places where only a couple of yards are needed, and to use butterflies where a larger yarn supply is desired. I find that the weight of bobbins causes them to swing like pendulums, creating annoying tangles.
In this swatch, seven different yarn sources are in use – one for each spot and one for each section of background color.
I determined that each spot required about 1½ yards (1.4 meters) of yarn. I roughly measured out the length of the strand needed, and just left it hanging loose. You can estimate the yarn required for a color section by counting the stitches to be made in that color, wrapping the yarn around your needle the same number of times as the number of stitches, then adding in 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 centimeters) for the tails.
For the background sections, I wound butterflies. I've also included a bobbin, just for the purposes of illustration.
Troubleshooting Tips
The two biggest complaints knitters have when working intarsia are uneven stitches at the color change and dealing with all the yarn ends.
Take a look at the column of stitches on either side of the color change in this swatch.
Notice how enlarged stitches alternate with shrunken stitches in the columns? Why does this happen?
As you insert your needle into each stitch to knit or purl, you are enlarging that stitch to accommodate the second needle. Where is that extra yarn coming from? It can't come from the stitches yet to be worked, since the needle is holding them open. The extra yarn comes from the stitch just before the current stitch. As you insert your needle, you pull a bit of yarn from the stitch just before to enlarge the stitch you're working. That little bit of yarn is pushed along as you work your way down the row, enlarging each stitch in turn. When you reach the end of the row, or in this case, the end of a color section, that last stitch is always a little bigger than its neighbors. This is especially apparent when working with an inelastic yarn, like the cotton used for this swatch.
It is possible to fix these uneven stitches. Use the tip of your needle to pull on the left-hand leg of the shrunken stitch below the stitch you want to reduce.
This will shift the extra yarn from the enlarged stitch to the shrunken stitch, evening things out nicely.
Personally, I think the fix is more trouble than it's worth. I've decided to embrace the imperfection of these uneven stitches instead of letting them bother me.
Finishing Touches
Working a complex design in intarsia can leave you with literally hundreds of yarn tails to weave in—a daunting task. I recommend you don't leave it all for the end of the project. Set aside a little time at the end of each knitting session to neatly weave in your yarn tails. Be sure to weave the ends into a section of the same color to avoid having a contrasting color peek through.
Some knitters choose to weave in their ends as they go, using a method similar to that used to catch floats in stranded knitting. I think this is a technique best reserved for highly textured yarns. I find that it disturbs the smooth surface of the stockinette stitch in a way that draws attention, like a disturbance in the force. For best results, use a tapestry needle to weave in the yarn tails on the wrong side.
Designing Your Own
Once you've made a simple intarsia project, you're sure to feel inspired to try your hand at original designs. Team logos, favorite symbols, even a purple dinosaur are all within your reach.
Remember that the grid is not square. You can purchase knitter's graph paper with a proportional grid, or make your own using a graphics software program or even Excel. Use a grid with the same stitch-to-row proportions as stockinette stitch. Lay the grid over the image you want to reproduce, and trace it out.
Simplify your image as much as possible. Think in terms of large chunks of color for your intarsia chart, and add fine detail using duplicate stitch or other surface embroidery after the knitting is done. Buttons, beads and googly eyes are great sewn embellishments.
Sandi Rosner is a knitter who wears many hats: designer, technical editor, writer and teacher. She loves the little details that elevate a knitting project from homemade to handmade. Follow her blog at www.knittinginwinecountry.blogspot.com.


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How to Create a Pop Sensation
How does a pair of indie-rock darlings (and identical twin sisters) go from being a cult fascination to mainstream pop stars? WSJ's John Jurgensen joins Lunch Break with a look at how Tegan and Sara aim to join the likes of Gotye, Fun as crossover sensations. Photo: Lindsey Byrnes.
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Picking the Right Mortgage
Banks are offering a wider array of home loans. Here's how to choose the best one for you.
Banks are hoping a little variety can bring some life to the ailing mortgage market.
They are starting to ease their stringent requirements and offering a wider range of loans. The options being dusted off—many of them dormant since the housing bust—include interest-only mortgages and so-called piggyback loans. They also are promoting adjustable-rate mortgages and rolling out more-attractive terms.


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SOURCE: PriceSmart, Inc.
October 30, 2012 15:31 ET
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - Oct 30, 2012) - PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) today announced its results of operations for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012 which ended on August 31, 2012.
For the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012, net warehouse club sales were $499.0 million, compared to $436.0 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011. Total revenue for the fourth quarter was $515.5 million, compared to $447.4 million in the prior year. The Company had 29 warehouse clubs in operation as of the end of fiscal years 2012 and 2011.
Operating income in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012 was $27.9 million, compared to operating income of $17.7 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011.
The Company recorded net income for the fourth quarter of $17.7 million or $0.58 per diluted share, compared to net income of $12.7 million or $0.42 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011.
Net warehouse club sales increased 19.4% to $2.0 billion during fiscal year 2012, compared to $1.68 billion in the prior year, and total revenue for fiscal year 2012 increased 19.6% to $2.05 billion from $1.71 billion in fiscal year 2011. For fiscal year 2012, the Company recorded operating income of $107.9 million and net income of $67.6 million, or $2.24 per diluted share. For fiscal year 2011, the Company recorded operating income of $88.6 million and net income of $61.8 million or $2.07 per diluted share.
The Company filed its Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2012 on October 30, 2012.
PriceSmart management will host a conference call at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time (9:00a.m. Pacific time) on Wednesday, October 31, 2012, to discuss the financial results. Individuals interested in participating in the conference call may do so by dialing (888) 438-5525 toll free, and entering participant code 7308094. A digital replay will be available through November 30, 2012, following the conclusion of the call by dialing (888) 203-1112 for domestic callers, or (719) 457-0820 for international callers, and entering replay passcode 7308094.
PriceSmart also announced that on October 19, 2012 the Company successfully opened its second warehouse club in Colombia. This warehouse club, located in the city of Cali, brings to 30 the total number of warehouse clubs in operation by the Company.
About PriceSmart
PriceSmart, headquartered in San Diego, owns and operates U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs in Latin America and the Caribbean, selling high quality merchandise at low prices to PriceSmart members. PriceSmart now operates 30 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory (five in Costa Rica; four each in Panama and Trinidad; three each in Guatemala and the Dominican Republic; two each in El Salvador, Honduras, and Colombia; and one each in Aruba, Barbados, Jamaica, Nicaragua and the United States Virgin Islands).
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Baleen whales (Mysticeti) communicate using low-frequency acoustic signals. These long-wavelength sounds can be detected over hundreds of kilometres, potentially allowing contact over large distances. Low-frequency noise from large ships (20–200 Hz) overlaps acoustic signals used by baleen whales, and increased levels of underwater noise have been documented in areas with high shipping traffic. Reported responses of whales to increased noise include: habitat displacement, behavioural changes and alterations in the intensity, frequency and intervals of calls. However, it has been unclear whether exposure to noise results in physiological responses that may lead to significant consequences for individuals or populations. Here, we show that reduced ship traffic in the Bay of Fundy, Canada, following the events of 11 September 2001, resulted in a 6 dB decrease in underwater noise with a significant reduction below 150 Hz. This noise reduction was associated with decreased baseline levels of stress-related faecal hormone metabolites (glucocorticoids) in North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). This is the first evidence that exposure to low-frequency ship noise may be associated with chronic stress in whales, and has implications for all baleen whales in heavy ship traffic areas, and for recovery of this endangered right whale population.
1. Introduction
Underwater ocean noise from anthropogenic sources has increased over the past 50 years [1,2]. This acoustic pollution is a by-product of a rising tide of human maritime activities including seismic exploration by the oil and gas industries, military and commercial use of sonar, recreational boating and shipping traffic. In many ocean areas, the dominant source of human-generated low-frequency noise (20–200 Hz) is from the propellers and engines of commercial shipping vessels, and noise levels have been increasing [2–4]. These sound frequencies can propagate efficiently over long distances in the deep-water marine environment. Studies monitoring trends of underwater noise in the Northeast Pacific found that since the 1960s, low-frequency ambient noise (less than 80 Hz) has increased by 10–12 decibels (dB), coinciding with a doubling of the global shipping fleet [5,6]. This rising level of noise has raised concerns about effects on marine mammals that rely on acoustic signalling [7–9]. In particular, shipping noise directly overlaps the frequency band of acoustic communication signals used by the largest of cetaceans, the baleen whales (Mysticeti) [10,11].
Living in an environment where sound propagates far better than light, many marine animals, particularly cetaceans, evolved to rely primarily upon acoustic signalling to communicate, locate prey and navigate [12]. The acoustic repertoire of baleen whales consists of low-frequency, long-wavelength sounds that propagate efficiently underwater, potentially allowing communication over large distances in the open ocean [10–12]. For example, data from the U. S. Navy's SOund SUrveillance System (SOSUS) has shown that blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) calls can be detected offshore at ranges of hundreds of kilometres [13]. However, the range at which baleen whales actually communicate with each other remains unknown. Elevated low-frequency underwater noise levels near busy shipping routes and ports have the potential to interfere significantly with whale calls used to maintain contact, aggregate to feed and locate potential mates ('acoustic masking'), potentially affecting critical life-history events [1,7–11]. Reported whale responses to increases in background noise have included: habitat displacement, behavioural changes and alterations in vocalization patterns such as shifting the frequency band or energy level of calls, making signals longer or more repetitive, or waiting to signal until the noise is reduced [8,9]. Owing to the challenges of studying free-swimming large whales, it is unknown whether these responses to background noise translate into biologically significant effects that may have long-term consequences for individuals or populations [7].
The tragic events of 11 September 2001 (9/11 hereafter) resulted in an unplanned experiment on the effects of underwater noise on western North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). These baleen whales congregate during late summer in the Bay of Fundy, Canada, to feed and nurse their calves. Since 1980, the New England Aquarium (Boston, MA, USA) has conducted longitudinal population surveys annually in this critical right whale habitat. In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, we noted a marked decrease in ship traffic in the Bay of Fundy, Canada, and acoustic recordings revealed a noticeable decrease in low-frequency background noise levels. A study of stress-related faecal hormone metabolites was also underway throughout the 2001 field season and over the four subsequent years. We analysed acoustic recordings and ship traffic data along with faecal glucocorticoid (fGC) measures of physiological stress before and after 9/11. Here, we show that a post-9/11 decrease in background underwater noise from reduced large ship traffic corresponded to a decrease in stress-related fGC hormone levels in right whales.
2. Material and methods
(a) Acoustic data
Acoustic data were collected in the Bay of Fundy in August and September 2001 for a project related to right whale social behaviour. Data were collected with a single factory-calibrated HTI-94-SSQ hydrophone with a built-in preamplifier recorded into a Sony TCD-D8 Digital Audio Tape (DAT) recorder with constant recording gain setting (system frequency response 50 Hz–20 kHz ± 1 dB). The hydrophone was deployed from the side of a small vessel (with the engine shut off) using a spar buoy to minimize vertical displacement.
We analysed 93 min of recordings collected from 2 days before 9/11 (25 and 29 August 2001) and 90 min of recordings from 2 days immediately following 9/11 (12 and 13 September 2001) all with the same sea-state conditions (Beaufort 1-2). Recordings collected during several individual recording sessions from each day were compiled and converted to .wav files with a sampling rate of 48 kHz. The records were then bandpass filtered to 50 Hz–20 kHz. Extraneous noises (e.g. splashing sounds and whale calls) were removed to select the quietest section of background noise in each recording. The DAT recorder gain was measured in the laboratory by recording known voltage signals directly into the recorder. The sound pressure level (SPL) at the hydrophone was calculated using the known sensitivity of the hydrophone, the hydrophone pre-amplification gain and the measured gain from the recorder to obtain the overall gain for the system. A custom Matlab program was used to calculate SPL in dBRMS re 1 µPa for the full band (50 Hz–20 kHz) and power spectrum density level (PSL) in μPa2 Hz−1 for the range 50–500 Hz.
(b) Ship traffic data
The Bay of Fundy (BOF) has a Traffic Separation Scheme (i.e. shipping lanes) that is mandatory for all vessels of or over 20 m in length, and vessel-tracking radar data are collected. Ship traffic data on the same days as the acoustic recordings were extracted from the Kongsberg Norcontrol IT Vessel Traffic Management and Information System computerized log-files stored with the Marine Communication and Traffic Services, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada [14]. Figure 1 shows the Grand Manan Basin Right Whale Conservation Area in the Bay of Fundy where the study was conducted, and the location of the shipping lanes (in 2001).
(c) Faecal sample collection and hormone analysis
In a second study (conducted from 2001–2005), we collected faecal samples from right whales and measured metabolites of steroid reproductive hormones (oestrogens, androgens and progestins) and adrenal glucocorticoids (GCs) [15,16]. Circulating steroid hormones are metabolized in the liver and excreted in bile (and urine), and the resulting metabolites are measurable in faeces [17,18]. The pattern of faecal metabolites reflects the average level of circulating parent hormone with a lag time of hours to days, depending on hormone turnover rates and gastrointestinal passage time for the species [18,19]. Based on data from other species, the lag time for right whales was estimated as 1 day for this study [20]. Previous work has demonstrated that concentrations of fGCs reflect adrenal activation and relative physiological stress levels in a wide variety of animals [19], including North Atlantic right whales [15].
Faecal samples were collected near right whales in the Bay of Fundy from late July to early October. Samples were found opportunistically and using detection dogs trained to find right whale faeces [21]. Floating faeces were scooped from the water using a 300 µm dipnet (Sea-Gear Corp., Melbourne, FL, USA), temporarily stored at −20°C, and shipped overnight on dry ice to the laboratory. Species of origin was confirmed photographically and by amplification of mitochondrial control region DNA [21].
Samples were lyophilized (−20°C) to remove variation owing to water content and diet, then sifted and mixed to homogenize hormone metabolites. Steroid metabolites were extracted from weighed faecal powder with a methanol vortex method [19]. Radioimmunoassays for faecal oestrogens, progestins, androgens and GCs have been previously validated for right whales, and detailed methods have been described [15,16]. Briefly, faecal extracts were diluted in the appropriate amount of assay buffer, and GC and oestrogen metabolites were assayed using double-antibody 125I radioimmunoassay kits (MP Biomedicals, Costa Mesa, CA, USA) and counted with a Packard Crystal II gamma counter. Progestin and androgen assays were in-house 3H radioimmunoassays counted with a Beckman LS6500 liquid scintillation counter. All samples were assayed in duplicate, with a full standard curve and two controls (low and high) in every assay. Any samples with percent-bound outside of the standard curve, or with greater than 10 per cent coefficient of variation between duplicates, were re-assayed. Results are expressed as nanograms of immunoreactive hormone metabolites per gram of freeze-dried faeces (abbreviated as ng g−1).
(d) Statistical methods
We compared levels of fGC metabolites before (and including) 11 September and after 11 September for the years 2001–2005 using a two-way, unbalanced Kruskall–Wallis test. The main effects were year (2001–2005) and period (before and after 11 September for all years). The null hypothesis was no effect of period, year or interaction between period and year. We were interested in assessing whether there was a pre-9/11 versus post-9/11 effect on fGCs in 2001 that differed from other years. Samples with faecal metabolites of testosterone greater than 5000 ng g−1 and progesterone greater than 6000 ng g−1 were removed from the analyses to control for physiologically normal elevations of fGC levels in adult males (mean androgens ± standard error of the mean = 10 192 ± 986 ng g−1) and pregnant females (mean progestins = 201 240 ± 27 025 ng g−1) [15,16]. The hormone cut-off values were derived from conditional inference trees used to classify identified whales with known reproductive states based on faecal hormone levels (P. J. Corkeron, unpublished data).
3. Results
The acoustic analyses showed a 6 dB decrease in the overall background noise (50 Hz–20 kHz) in recordings made after 9/11. More importantly, the noise spectrum changed dramatically, with a significant reduction of noise below 150 Hz (figure 2). Records from the ship traffic monitoring programme in the Bay of Fundy (Fundy Traffic) confirmed a decrease in large vessel traffic following 9/11. Ship traffic (within 16 km of the Right Whale Conservation Area, figure 1) on the same dates in 2001 as the acoustic recordings, decreased from nine large ships on 25 and 29 August (five and four ships, respectively) to three ships on 12 and 13 September (one and two ships, respectively).
Faecal GC levels from a total of 144 samples were used in the analyses (n = 114 before 11 September; n = 30 after 11 September, for all years). Sample sizes before/after 11 September by year were as follows: 2001 n = 14/9; 2002 n = 14/3; 2003 n = 37/4; 2004 n = 3/9; 2005 n = 46/5. Samples were collected approximately proportionally on weekdays and weekends, 96 per cent were evenly split between August and September, and 4 per cent were collected in late July and early October.
There was a significant effect of year and period on fGC levels (Kruskall–Wallis χ2 = 29.6889, d.f. = 4, p = 0.000005663; figure 3a). The only year in which there was a significant decrease in fGCs after 11 September was 2001 (figure 3b). While the data show annual variability in fGC levels, the dominant trend was for higher fGCs after 11 September in three of four control (non-2001) years (figure 3b). This trend was particularly pronounced in 2003, a year in which 75 per cent of post-11 September samples were collected after 20 September. This is in contrast to all other study years in which only 19 per cent of (post-11 September) samples were collected after 20 September. A possible explanation for higher fGC levels in later September (as in 2003) is the observation of an increase in whale participation in surface-active (courtship) groups as September progresses (New England Aquarium, unpublished data). Increased courtship activity could be a significant social stressor elevating fGC levels.
4. Discussion
Acoustic studies have shown that right whales alter their vocalization behaviour in noisy habitats by increasing both the amplitude and frequency of their stereotyped upcalls [22,23], which are the main contact sounds used by these whales. A comparison of three right whale habitats along the east coast of the USA and Canada found that the Bay of Fundy had the highest levels of background low-frequency noise associated with heavy shipping traffic, and that the frequencies of right whale upcalls were significantly higher in this habitat [24]. While right whales alter their vocalizations in response to low-frequency underwater noise, it has been previously unclear whether these responses are accompanied by quantifiable physiological effects that could potentially lead to biologically significant impacts on individuals or populations.
Here, we show a decrease in baseline concentrations of fGCs in right whales in association with decreased overall noise levels (6 dB) and significant reductions in noise at all frequencies between 50 and 150 Hz as a consequence of reduced large vessel traffic in the Bay of Fundy following the events of 9/11. Even with relatively small sample sizes after 11 September in 2001, the decrease in fGCs after 9/11 was highly significant compared with other years. To our knowledge, there were no other factors affecting the population that could explain this difference besides the decrease in ship traffic and concomitantly reduced underwater noise disturbance after 9/11.
GCs are secreted in response to a large variety of natural stressors, such as social aggression, predators, starvation and drought, as well as anthropogenic disturbances [25,26]. Studies of terrestrial species have demonstrated increases in fGCs in response to noise-related anthropogenic stressors, such as snowmobiles [27], tourism traffic [28] and road noise [29]. Release of GCs from the adrenal cortex is mediated by the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis within minutes to an hour of experiencing (or even perceiving) a stressor [30]. This short-term stress response is beneficial to the individual by mobilizing energy reserves and initiating behaviours to respond to the threat. However, chronic elevations of GCs secondary to repeated or continuous stressors become maladaptive, suppressing growth, immune system function and reproduction [26,30], with implications for individual and population fitness. For example, circulating corticosterone levels predicted population-level survival probability in Galapagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) during an El Niño-induced famine [31], and high fGCs were predictive of individual mortality in ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) [32]. Definitively linking chronic stress responses to detrimental health effects in large whales is extremely difficult because of the logistics of studying free-swimming whales and the inability to conduct a controlled study. However, a large body of literature has demonstrated that chronic stress, assessed by persistently elevated GCs, can lead to detrimental effects on health and reproduction across a variety of vertebrate taxa [26,30–32].
While the results presented here provide compelling evidence of a stress response in right whales exposed to higher levels of low-frequency underwater noise from ship traffic, this is a retrospective analysis based on a non-repeatable event, with all of the inherent limitations. Because the study was unplanned, there are no comparable acoustic recordings from the Bay of Fundy in years other than 2001 for comparison. Additionally, sample sizes after 11 September were relatively small in all years because deteriorating weather conditions in later September are much less conducive to faecal sample collection. In the absence of planned cessation of shipping traffic, future work is needed to characterize and compare underwater noise and fGC levels in right whales occupying habitats with varying levels of low-frequency noise from large ships to see if an enhanced stress response to higher noise levels is detectable given natural variability in the hormone data.
Because of their use of near-shore habitats along eastern North America, recovery of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population has been seriously impaired by mortalities from ship collisions and fishing gear entanglements [33]. Acoustic pollution from anthropogenic sources presents a less visible but pervasive disturbance to these coastal-dwelling whales that may have negative consequences for population viability. Exposure to potentially significant underwater noise from ships is not unique to the Bay of Fundy. For example, data modelling and analytical approaches estimated that the acoustic communication space of calling right whales in a second east coast habitat (Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary) was reduced 84 per cent by the passage of only two commercial ships during a 13.2 h period [10]. The Stellwagen area averaged six ships per day [34], suggesting that acoustic masking was occurring for the majority of the time that right whales were feeding there. The communication space of singing fin (Balaenoptera physalus) and humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) whales was also diminished, but to a far lesser extent because of species-specific differences in acoustic signalling [10]. While increases in low-frequency ocean noise must be considered a potential anthropogenic stressor for all baleen whales in coastal areas with high levels of ship traffic, depleted populations experiencing the cumulative impact of multiple stressors and those with particular acoustic characteristics may be at heightened risk [7].
This work was supported by grants from the Office of Naval Research (S.K.), NOAA Fisheries (R.R. and S.P.), and the Northeast Consortium (R.R.). Our special thanks to the New England Aquarium right whale team and the other researchers who collected samples for the stress hormone study; to Philip Hamilton for right whale data discussions; to Jackie Ciano, Stephanie Martin and Cynthia Thomas for assistance with acoustic recordings; to Angelia Vanderlaan and Chris Taggert for supplying ship traffic data for the Bay of Fundy; and to Brooke Wikgren for graphics. This research was conducted under permits from Fisheries and Oceans, Canada and Scientific Research Permits under the Canadian Species at Risk Act.
- Received November 18, 2011.
- Accepted January 18, 2012.
- This journal is © 2012 The Royal Society


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Taylor Swift Returns to Times Square for 'Good Morning America' Performance
Taylor Swift's latest studio offering is already flying off of digital and literal shelves all over the world, but that doesn't mean that the 'Begin Again' hitmaker is done promoting 'Red.' On Tuesday, Swift graced the ears of a national audience when she took over Times Square in New York City to play a few selections from her new album on 'Good Morning America.'
No, you aren't experiencing deja vu. Swift did just appear on 'GMA' yesterday morning, where she gave an interview about her new album on the day of its release. But today… today was about the music.
The award-winning 22-year-old singer gave a 12-minute performance, which included 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' and 'Red' from the new album, plus her favorite old standby, 'Love Story.' Previously, Swift has made appearances to promote 'Red' while dressed in crimson dresses, shirts, pants and leggings. Today, however, she was ready to mix it up. The country crossover star wore a simple black outfit to highlight her signature red lipstick and sparkly red microphone.
Naturally, Swift kicked off the performance with the first single from 'Red.' The crowd stood shoulder to shoulder as they eagerly sang along to every word of 'WANEGBT.' From there, she launched into 'Red' and gave the audience a huge treat when she jammed out on a red electric guitar. As if fans weren't excited enough, they practically lost their heads when Swift closed out the set with 'Love Story.'
In her 'GMA' interview on 'Red' release day, Swift promised that no matter how many albums she releases, 'Love Story' and 'Story of Us' will always have a place on her setlist. She also proudly announced that 'Red' has already sold a whopping 4 million song downloads. Sounds like another record-breaker is in the works for Ms. Swift!


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Texas Retailer Helps Children's Medical Center
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Alvarado, Texas-based dealer Motor Home Specialist is giving back to the community with a donation of $202,000 to Cook Children's made possible by proceeds from the 2012 year-end closeout promotion on the company's website at http://www.mhsrv.com/.
According to a press release, the promotion ran from Oct. 16, 2012, to Dec. 28 with Motor Home Specialist pledging to donate $1,000 for every new motorhome sold.
"We are extremely excited to have the opportunity to give back to such a wonderful organization," said Donny O'Banion, Motor Home Specialist CEO. "We have a deep admiration for Cook Children's mission of improving the health of every child that comes into their care. The facility is extraordinary. I never imagined a place so massive in size and diverse in scope could be so thoughtfully designed and constructed to make every child and parent's life the absolute best it could be during a difficult time.
"We would also like to thank our loyal mhsrv.com customers for helping make this possible and with a lot of hard work and the good Lord's help, we hope to be able to continue on with this tradition and make it even bigger in the years to come."


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Gores Holdings III, Gores' third special purpose acquisition company, completes $400 Million IPO.Learn More
Gores Holdings II enters merger agreement
with Verra Mobility, leading provider of
tech-enabled smart transportation solutions.
SOLD: Millennium1 Solutions to Dimension Data,
a global provider of information technology services.
SOLD: Peoplenet to Bullhorn, a leading
provider of CRM and operations
software for the recruitment industry.
SOLD: The Clark Group to LSC Communications,
a global leader in print and digital media solutions.
Gores acquires AMI Entertainment, digital jukebox and video systems creator that delivers music, video and advertising content to 30,000+ locations
in North America and Europe.
The Gores Group announces completion of definitive agreements to sell Alpheus Communications
to LOGIX Communications.
Gores announces it has entered into a definitive
agreement to sell Fotona to AGIC Capital.
Gores completes acquisition of TurbineAero,
world's leading independent aerospace auxiliary power unit maintenance, repair, and overhaul
service provider, from Triumph Group.
VITAC, a portfolio company of Gores Small Cap,
has acquired Caption Colorado, creating the clear market leader in the captioning services industry.
Gores Holdings, Inc. Completes Acquisition
of Hostess Brands, LLC, Maker of Twinkies®.
Gores completes the sale of Hay Group,
largest producer of high precision forged and
machined steel auto parts, to Musashi Seimitsu.
Gores Small Cap Partners invests in Data Blue,
a customized storage, backup, and server
virtualization and consolidation solutions provider.
Sold: Etrali Trading Solutions to IPC Systems, a global
financial communications firm. In 2013, Gores
acquired Etrali from Orange S.A. (formerly France Telecom) through its Gores Small Cap fund.
Gores acquires VITAC, a leading provider of high quality closed captioning and subtitling solutions.Learn More
US Farathane Expands into Asia with acquisition
of Boston Plastics, a Shanghai headquartered manufacturer of plastic injected molded
components and assemblies.
The Gores Group Completes Sale of Unify
Gores and Siemens have completed the sale
of Unify, the number three world leader of
integrated communication solutions, to Atos SE
US Farathane acquires Tepso Plastics, a leading manufacturer of engineered plastic injection
molded components for the automotive sector.
Stock Building Supply (Nasdaq:STCK) completes merger with BMC to create the second largest
lumber & building materials distributor in the US.
The Gores Group Completes Sale of Therakos
Leading Immunotherapy Company Achieved Significant Growth Following Carve-out from
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Stock Building Supply (Nasdaq:STCK) announces merger with Building Materials Holding Corporation, creating a premier provider of lumber, diversified building products, and construction services.Learn More
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Glotel, a portfolio company of Gores Small Cap, acquires Arete, a leading wireless contractor specializing in the construction, modification and maintenance of telecommunications facilities.Learn More
Imagine Communications, a Gores portfolio company, acquires RGB, a leading provider of multiscreen IP video delivery and monetization solutions.Learn More
Gores invests in US Farathane, a leading solutions partner to auto OEM's providing highly engineered plastic injection-molded components.Learn More
Meridian Medical Management, a portfolio company of Gores Small Cap, acquires Origin Healthcare Solutions, a premier provider of revenue cycle management for healthcare providers.Learn More
Imagine Communications, a Gores portfolio
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Hay completes new greenfield site in China, expanding into the largest automotive
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Gores sells Scovill Fasteners, leading manufacturer
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Gores sells Sage Automotive Interiors, leading fabric supplier for auto, to Clearlake Capital.Learn More
The Hay Group expands its footprint with the acquisition of Metaco Union and Forjanor,
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supplier of forged and machined parts.
Gores and Premier Foods plc (PFD.L) have completed a joint venture transaction in relation to Hovis, Premier Foods' bread business. As part of the transaction, Gores acquired a 51% stake in Hovis.Learn More
Gores invests in the Tweddle Group, partnering with Andy Tweddle, the CEO and owner, and the management team. Tweddle is a leading provider of comprehensive technology and publishing related services to automotive OEMs and their suppliers.Learn More
Sold: Norment Security Group to Cornerstone Detention Products, a full service detention equipment contractor based in Alabama.Learn More
Harris Broadcast is now two separate market leaders in the broadcast communications space:
Imagine Communications and GatesAir
Gores Small Cap and Technology4Medicine, LLC acquire Fotona d.d., a Ljubljana, Slovenia-based manufacturer of high performance lasers used by medical and dental professionals worldwide.Learn More
Gores Small Cap acquires Melle Dachbaustoffe and SIG Deutsche Dachbaustoffe (together, "Melle"), a carve-out from SIG plc, a U.K. based global building materials distributor.Learn More
In January 2014, Gores acquired Zmags Corporation
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investment fund. Zmags is a leading
global provider of digital publishing and
eCommerce SaaS solutions.
Gores wins M&A Deal of the Year
award for the acquisition
of Stock Building Supply.
Harris Broadcast signs definitive agreement to acquire Imagine Communications, a leading innovator in digital video solutions.Learn More
Sold: Enterasys, a subsidiary of Unify (formerly Siemens Enterprise Communications), to Extreme Networks (Nasdaq: EXTR).Learn More
Sold: Alliance Entertainment, the largest wholesale distributor of CD, DVD and Blu-Ray titles in the U.S., to Super D, a global music wholesaler.Learn More
Stock Building Supply (STCK) rings the opening bell on NASDAQ following its IPO in August 2013.Learn More
In May 2013, Gores carved-out three separate business outsourcing units from D+H and formed Millennium1 Solutions as a standalone entity.Learn More
In May 2013, Gores acquired Etrali Trading Solutions, a leading provider of voice and electronic trading infrastructure and services for the financial trading communities.Learn More
In March 2013, Gores acquired Meridian Medical Management, a carve-out from GE Healthcare.Learn More
In February 2013, Gores acquired Harris Broadcast Communications, a global supplier of hardware and software used to create, manage, transmit, distribute and monetize video content.Learn More
In December 2012, Gores acquired Therakos, a global leader in advanced technologies for extracorporeal photopheresis.Learn More
Despite a challenging environment that saw new car volumes decrease by over 40%, United Road significantly outperformed its peers and grew EBITDA by 25%. In December 2012, Gores successfully sold United Road.Learn More
In June 2012, Gores acquired ELO Touch Solutions, a global supplier of touch screens, touch monitors, and all-in-one touch computers.Learn More
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Is Madonna Backtracking Her Lady Gaga Diss?
The Madonna vs. Lady Gaga feud has been boiling over lately, with Madge including 'Born This Way' in a bratty mashup of 'Express Yourself' and 'She's Not Me,' in what felt like a catty cheap shot. Gaga responded while performing in New Zealand, refusing to sink to Madge's level or to dignify it with a direct response, instead claiming that no force can take down the power of the 'Born This Way' credo. That's when we scored the fight in Gaga's favor, especially since she said she would not be fighting back. Now it seems that Madge may be backtracking.
In a chat with Italy's Republica — and note, it's not lost on us that this interview takes place in an Italian publication, since Madge and Gaga both have Italian roots — Madonna responded to the question, "Is Lady Gaga a threat or only another temporary Spice Girl?' with a positive comment. While her PR rep tried to bring the chat back to tour, Madonna stated, "She is an artist with a great, high level of talent." (Quotes courtesy of That Grape Juice.)
Those statements have just popped up in the press, but there is no confirmation of exactly when the Material Girl actually said them. If she said them before she created her mashup and before Gaga's measured response, it's curious, since her onstage diss is pretty nasty. If she said it after the fact, it seems like the extension of an olive branch.
Let's hope Ciccone and Germanotta can take the gloves off for good. This is a ripe scenario for a duet. We get goosies just thinking about it.


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Input from federal fishery experts increased the size and cost and hopefully the success of measures planned to aid the endangered shortnose sturgeon.
Harbor deepening is expected to reduce the harbor habitat for the prehistoric-looking fish by about 7 percent. To make up for that loss, the corps initially proposed building a small U-shaped structure around the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam near Augusta to allow the fish to skirt the dam and spawn in the upstream habitat they prefer.
Fish biologists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration criticized the corps' design as inadequate to woo the finicky sturgeons through. The final environmental impact statement released Wednesday calls for a larger, more linear fish bypass with a price tag of about $32 million. The design in the draft document issued 17 months ago was priced at $8 million. The new bypass will capture 100 percent of river flow when needed instead of the 5 percent predicted for the old design. It will also be built earlier in the process.
"It will carry most of the river around the dam in most circumstances," said David Berhart, NOAA Fisheries' assistant regional administrator for protected resources, "We have a lot more confidence it will be usable by sturgeon, both shortnose and Atlantic."
The latter fish, a giant cousin of the shortnose, was recently listed as endangered, too.
NOAA Fisheries has access to a veto on the project, through its status as a division of the federal Commerce Department whose head who must approve the deepening before it can move forward. The deepening also must receive approval from the head of the Environmental Protection Agency and the secretaries of the Interior and the Army.
Bernhart said his agency was satisfied that the new plan complied with his agency's recommendations issued last fall as a Biological Opinion, but that wasn't the same as Commerce signing off on the document.
"That decision will consider the Biological Opinion and endangered species but can be broader," he said. "That's still to come."


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Today Microsoft announced that Outlook reached its 25 million active user milestone, an achievement worth celebrating especially when Microsoft claims that four out of five Gmail users "would" switch to Outlook. And Microsoft isn't slowing down: It will introduce a slew of new features for Outlook in the coming weeks.
If you're familiar with the Bing It On Challenge – sponsored by Microsoft – then its recent findings about Outlook will feel familiar. Results based on a study from a Microsoft hired research firm that gauged the sentiments of Gmail users about Outlook found that users preferred Outlook's design, filters, and document sharing features. Seeing as how there isn't an independent study at hand aside from the one commissioned by Microsoft, we're going to justify our opinion of Outlook based on our hands on with the email client – and ultimately, we were pretty impressed.
While Outlook has a good thing going with its streamlined interface, unlike the increasingly cluttered and chaotic Gmail, Microsoft plans on adding additional features to Outlook. "We continue to listen to feedback on what enthusiasts want next – including making the switch from Gmail even easier – and build those features," said David Law, Windows Live product marketing manager, in a blog post.
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Walker Man Facing Marijuana Charges In Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A 39-year-old Walker, Minnesota man who Idaho State Police say had more than 3 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle has been taken into custody.
Police say they pulled over Edward Kendrick of Walker about 11 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 86 near American Falls in eastern Idaho following a traffic violation.
Police say they found the marijuana in the 2013 Ford Fusion Kendrick was driving.
Kendrick is being held in the Power County Jail and faces charges of trafficking a controlled substance and felony possession of marijuana.


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I've been reading (and loving) this book called Once-a-Day Country Faith: 56 Reflections From Today's Leading Country Music Stars. The author, country music journalist Deborah Evans Price, asked every country star she could one small-but-important question: "What passage from the Bible is the most meaningful to you — and why?"
Of the more than four dozen answers, Miranda Lambert offered my favorite one so far. It struck a chord with me because I'm about to celebrate a big wedding anniversary with my husband.
The scripture, Proverbs 12:4, states, "A wife of noble character is her husband's crown."
Lambert goes on to explain why this particular passage is her favorite.
"Proverbs 12:4 really means something to me. I love it," she says in the book. "I thought about getting a tattoo of it because I want to always know that it's there. More than a diamond or anything else, it's really tattooed on my heart."
And because her own marriage to Blake Shelton is constantly under the microscope of media scrutiny, she admits that they've had their share of ups and downs. But the Bible is a good reminder that marriage is the most sacred thing of all.
"I just realized how important the sanctity of marriage is, how much we needed each other and how good it feels to know somebody has your back," Lambert says.
That verse may make Lambert think of the Book of Proverbs, but it makes me think of her "Love Song" off her 2009 Revolution album. That's what's tattooed on my heart.


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I haven't had the time to pursue this hobby so I've decided to sell off my electronics, parts, etc... Looks like I will be selling controllers, bases, BOEbot, stamps, JSTAMP, Javalin and many components of the next several weeks on ebay.
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I haven't had the time to pursue this hobby so I've decided to sell off my electronics, parts, etc... Looks like I will be selling controllers, bases, BOEbot, stamps, JSTAMP, Javalin and many components of the next several weeks on ebay.
I decided to take a break from working on the bots and celebrate the aniversary of Ben Franklin's kite experiment. Since flying a kite in an electrical storm is a potentially lethal exercise I decided to construct a high voltage power supply and a leyden jar.
I forgot how much fun electro statics and high voltage experimentation could be. I think I might try some exploding wire experiments...
I am still working on the various modules for CIRCE-II; however, even though I have the JSTamp development system the lack of functional hardware is preventing me from developing the software for this system.
I recently decided to purchase the BOE-BOT parts from Parallax along with their new Javalin Stamp Starter Kit. I received the kits yesterday. I've already started developing the low level motor control classes. While the low level hardware control will certainly be different from CIRCE-II this environment allows me to start developing all but the upper level AI code.
Using this approach I can alternate between HW/SW/Sensors. In addition the need to port the software between two different embedded java environments should make for a better software design.
The pc boards from ExpressPCB arrived on friday. I cut them apart and assembled the Intervalometer and the two wheel encoder boards.
I tested the Intervalometer and the board appears to perform as expected. I used my new WARP-13 programmer for the first time burning the code for the intervalometer. The ability to burn code from MPLAB is great. I'll probably toss out my old Parallax programmer.
After spending most of Saturday refining the intervalometer code I have begun reverse engineering the Olympus Remote Control RC-200 to allow the intervalometer to emulate this trigger mechanism, instead of using the micro servo trigger for the EPIC. The system appears to use two pulse groups repeated three times. I want to keep taking samples.
Made progress on several projects this weekend. First I downloaded, compiled, and installed XCircuit. Xcircuit is an open source Schematic Capture software. It's Xwindows based but runs well under the CYGWIN extensions on Windows 98.
I used XCircuit to create full schematics on several projects that I had made notes on in my workbook. These are an intervalometer, a photogate timer/flash trigger circuit and a complete first draft of the circuit for CIRCE- I.
I drafted a circuit board for the intervalometer using Express PCB software and miniboard service. I had extra space on the board so I included 3 small boards for mounting a Hamatsu P5587 Photoreflector, it's required external components and a small header for attaching to a master circuit board.
I have also begun wire-wrapping both the CIRCE-I circuit and the photogate timer/flash trigger circuits.
I have finished assembling the CMUcam and successfully testing the system. This will serve as one of the two primary sensors for navigation purposes. These navigation sensors will be two CMUcams and a Polaroid sonar sensor to provide binocular vison, supplemented by sonar.
I have also finished assembly of two Devantech SRF04 sonar sensors to function as forward looking collision detectors.
I received the JStamp development station this week and plan on spending a little time experimenting with it. One or more of these JStamp modules will serve as the computation platform for the higher level functions on CIRCE-II.
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Long-Term Review
2013 Honda Accord: Noticeable Improvements
I've been checking AutoTrader.com's YouTube channel more than usual, and we're struck by how many comments about the new Honda Accord go something like this: "Looks too much like the old Accord." Really? I don't see it -- at all!
To put this to rest once and for all, I snapped a few pics of our long-term 2013 Honda Accord alongside a previous generation Accord.
Better Looking Than Before
How do these cars look the same? They don't. The 2013 Honda Accord looks wide and a little lower. The front end has more detailed styling, and the taillights on the new car are far more contemporary looking. The new Accord looks sleeker and sportier.
The older Accord looks narrower and taller. Ultimately, it's not as attractive, and a lot more mundane.
OK, I didn't get a photo of the 2012 Honda Accord with the added trunk reflectors, but these images speak for themselves: The new Honda Accord is a noticeable upgrade compared to the previous Accord.
Nicer Inside
Inside, the differences aren't as dramatic. For 2013, there are more metallic-looking surfaces and trim. It's generally not real metal, but then the car wouldn't have a base price of $22,000. Still, the dash, controls and seats all feel as if they've been engineered to a higher standard than before.
In fact, the new Accord leaves me with the distinct impression that the designers and engineers at Honda really enjoy making cars. The attention to detail is compelling -- any new car shopper will see it.
Features such as LaneWatch and the Smart Entry System (the doors unlock automatically as you approach) work well and are nicely integrated into the car. The additional features that come standard on the Accord EX don't feel like gadgets that have been slapped on an economy car; instead, they feel like features that were designed into the car from the very beginning.


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By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 06 Mar 2012
This movie clip shows a sawfish feeding.
Sawfishes can slash from side to side with the rostrum to stun, impale or even cut prey fishes in half. The rostrum can also pin fishes to the substrate where they are ingested.
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Whole Foods Market® named on Top 150 Workplaces list
WorkplaceDynamics ranks company at No. 42
Feb 01, 2013, 03:38 ET
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Whole Foods Market ranked No. 42 on WorkplaceDynamic's Top 150 Workplaces list, which is based on employee surveys from more than a million employees from 872 organizations with 1,000 employees or more. The survey was conducted in conjunction with 30 regional newspapers.
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"We're so thankful for the Team Members who gave their candid feedback for this survey, and especially grateful to all of our Team Members who keep our culture strong and exemplify our Core Values every day," said Mark Ehrnstein, global vice president of Team Member Services for Whole Foods Market. "We know that it's only because of this dedication that we have received the Top Workplaces recognition."
More information about WorkplaceDynamics and the survey can be found here: www.topworkplaces.com.
This new recognition joins the recent news that the company was named one of Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" for the 16th consecutive year. Whole Foods Market employs more than 75,000 Team Members in 350 stores in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Cattle are generally in good body condition and good health across Louisiana, but producers need to stay alert for potential problems, according to LSU AgCenter veterinarian Steven S. Nicholson.
Anaplasmosis and pneumonia are not uncommon causes of illness and death in adult cattle in the fall. Dead animals should be necropsied by a veterinarian to determine cause of death. Cattle may exhibit unusual behavior because of oxygen depletion accompanying the severe anemia produced by anaplasmosis.
Nicholson says it is not unusual for some herds to experience baby calf losses at the beginning of fall calving. Losses include stillborn calves with no apparent cause and calves that experienced infection in early pregnancy. Viruses such as BVD and bluetongue are sometimes implicated as the cause of nervous system or skeletal defects.
"Fall is a time of increased risk of poisoning caused by toxic plants," Nicholson says. Sicklepod and coffee senna produce marked muscle damage, coffee-colored urine and affected animals are down, unable to stand. Coffee senna is often browsed the morning after the first killing frost.
The LSU AgCenter veterinary also notes that in southeast Louisiana, some cattle herds and horses may have access to showy crotalaria, which contains a potent liver toxin. This plant stands upright on a single stalk, is 2 to 4 feet tall, has yellow flowers and produces large seed pods. Liver failure may not become apparent until weeks or months after the plant is eaten.
The fruit of the tung tree is on the ground in southeast Louisiana and may be eaten by hungry yearling age cattle. It produces severe inflammation of the digestive tract and is often fatal.
In some areas an abundant crop of acorns may be dropping from oak trees. Cattle may develop an appetite for green acorns and eat as much as one-half of their diet for a week or two if that many are available. Oak poisoning results in kidney failure, digestive system damage and death within one to two weeks.
Toxins in ergot-infected seeds of dallisgrass cause muscle tremors and marked incoordination. In heavily infected pastures, seed heads can be removed by clipping with a rotary mower before grazing or cutting hay. A rare condition in bermudagrass produces tremors and incoordination as well.
Nicholson says care should be taken when introducing supplemental feed such as grain or other carbohydrate source. Cattle need several days to adjust to a gradual increase in feed.
Nicholson urges cattle owners to obtain a veterinarian's diagnosis when health problems occur in their animals. AgCenter Extension agents can assist with identification of suspected toxic plants. Local offices can be found on the LSU AgCenter Web site at www.lsuagcenter.com.


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Denver Museum of Nature & Science Field Report from
Snowmass Village: Monday, November 9, 2010
Note to Reporters and Editors: Every afternoon,
the Denver Museum of Nature & Science will issue an update
about the fossil excavation taking place at Ziegler Reservoir near
Snowmass Village, Colorado. In addition to this e-mail, watch for
another e-mail with links to the still images shot today, and a
third e-mail that will allow you to download video.
Today: Three inches of fresh snow greeted Denver
Museum of Nature & Science excavation crews this morning in
Snowmass Village, Colorado, and more snow fell throughout the day.
The race against winter has officially begun.
One of the main areas of focus today is the removal of a beautiful
seven-foot mastodon tusk first discovered yesterday by Dane Miller,
the younger brother of Dr. Ian Miller, the Museum's curator of
paleontology. Dane Miller and several other volunteers form a team
nicknamed the "Blade Runners." Their job is to walk beside
bulldozers as they remove layers of sediment, watching for fossils
that are churned up by the bull dozer blade. The Blade Runners must
signal the drivers to stop before the fossils are crushed under the
bulldozer's treads. The younger Miller first spotted the mastodon
after a bulldozer blade clipped the tip of the tusk on
Today, other dig crews worked to excavate the tusk to prepare it
for "jacketing" in plaster of Paris and burlap. The mammoth and
mastodon tusks found at the Ziegler Reservoir fossil dig site are
especially fragile. The plaster jackets applied in the field
protect them as they are removed from the ground and transported to
the Museum in Denver. The jackets also prevent the tusks from
drying out too fast and shattering into pieces that cannot be
Also today, paleoecologists from the U.S. Geological Survey
visited the Ziegler Reservoir dig site to help Museum scientists
gain a better understanding of the stratigraphy of the sediments.
Their expertise should help explain how this ancient lake filled
with sediment, and how long that process took.
Media Availability: Dr. Ian Miller, Dr. Steve
Holen and Dr. Kirk Johnson, the Museum's chief curator and Vice
President of Research and Collections will be available for phone
interviews late today by appointment.
For additional information about the excavation, interview clips,
video clips and still images from the site, please check the Denver
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A STOPPAGE time winner from Brett Williams decided a dramatic game at Sixfields as ten-man Oxford United suffered a damaging defeat at Northampton.
The substitute chased down a lost cause before cutting in off the left flank to fire a low shot into the corner.
It was harsh on the U's, who responded well after an awful start which saw them concede inside the opening minute and then lose Peter Leven to what looked a serious leg injury.
Cristian Montano levelled the scores early in the second half before Adam Chapman had a penalty saved.
United controlled much of the second half, but could not find a winner before Williams netted and the visitors finished with ten men, with Michael Duberry picking up a second booking in the final minute.
U's boss Chris Wilder surprisingly made just one change to the starting line-up from the 2-1 defeat to Morecambe last Saturday, which he described as the worst display of the season.
Duberry returned at centre half after three games out with a groin injury, replacing Andy Whing, who was named among the substitutes.
Following on from the Morecambe display, a solid start would have been top of United's priorities, but instead they made a nightmare opening.
Just 45 seconds were on the clock when Luke Guttridge ran onto Adebayo Akinfenwa's ball over the top and curled a shot over U's goalkeeper Ryan Clarke and into the net.
It began a torrid opening 20 minutes for the visitors, who looked unsteady defensively.
Clarke was the busiest player on the pitch, forced to make a smart save to turn a volley from Michael Jacobs round the post.
Akinfenwa also had two efforts stopped, the second of which – a prodded shot from eight yards – should really have been the big striker's 18th goal of the season.
United's frazzled minds were illustrated by Clarke in the 14th minute, when he dropped a routine cross behind for a corner.
The gloom darkened for the visitors when Peter Leven was stretchered off with what looked a serious injury following a 50/50 challenge with Toni Silva.
The Scot's scream could be heard over the boisterous atmosphere at Sixfields, which was briefly silenced in concern for the midfielder.
Whing replaced the stricken Leven and the more defensive-minded player helped United gain a foothold in the game.
With the ship steadied the visitors looked far brighter in possession than against Morecambe.
Wingers Dean Morgan and Cristian Montano appeared revitalised and the pair were involved in United's best moment of the half, on 34 minutes.
Morgan spun into space before picking out a flying Damian Batt on the right flank, who found Montano to jink into the box and test Cobblers goalkeeper Neal Kitson.
United came close to an equaliser on the stroke of half-time, when Morgan's deflected cross was palmed away by Kitson, agonisingly just out of Montano's reach.
The visitors got on the front foot early in the second half and Duberry almost levelled with a header from Montano's 49th-minute cross, which Kitson blocked with his leg on the line.
The disappointment was short-lived, as Montano found the net a minute later to send the 1,631 travelling fans wild.
Scott Rendell got in down the right and crossed for the West Ham loanee, who showed great composure to skip away from a challenge and fire low into the far corner.
United had a perfect chance to go in front just before the hour mark, when Chapman was tripped by Adams in the penalty area.
With Leven off the pitch, Chapman took on the duties, but saw his shot saved by Kitson.
The game boiled over with 20 minutes remaining, when Guttridge reacted to a firm challenge from Liam Davis.
An unsightly melee followed, but after a lengthy discussion with his assistants, referee Mark Brown declined to send anyone off, booking Guttridge and Montano.
The visitors looked the more likely scorers in the closing stages, with James Constable immediately into the action after coming off the bench.
The striker had a glorious chance to make it 2-1 on 82 minutes, but he lost his footing on the edge of the area with only Kitson to beat.
But the decisive blow came at the other end in stoppage time, when Williams fired in a low shot to inflict a defeat on United.
It got worse for the visitors, when a rash challenge earned Duberry his second booking of the night.
Oxford Utd (4-3-3): Clarke, Batt, Duberry, Wright, Davis, Hall, Chapman, Leven (Whing 20), Montano (Pittman 87), Rendell (Constable 78), Morgan.
Substitutes: Brown, Tonkin.
Booked: Duberry, Wright, Hall, Montano.
Sent off: Duberry.
Northampton (4-4-1-1): Kitson, Johnson, Langmead, Carlisle, Adams, Silva (Young 65), Tozer, Harding, Jacobs, Guttridge (Williams 80), Akinfenwa (Charles 87).
Substitutes: Webster, Hall.
Booked: Adams, Guttridge, Akinfenwa.
Referee: Mark Brown.
Attendance: 6,860 (1,631 visitors).


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A small group of people with a common goal: in American mythology, this is where famous rock bands and big businesses often begin. It is where in fact Partners In Health got started 25 years ago—with five American friends who were appalled by the great sickness of poverty in the world and who dreamed of seeing it cured. Needless to say, Partners In Health (PIH) has not succeeded yet. But it has made progress.
In its earliest days, PIH's infrastructure was a two-room office over a seafood restaurant in Cambridge, Mass., and a one-doctor clinic in a squatter settlement in the Central Plateau of Haiti—in those days a wilderness of extreme poverty and disease. PIH was a grand idea then, and it is a grand idea today, but with a lot more behind it: some 14,000 employees who manage dozens of hospitals and clinics and have built and still are building schools and water and sanitation systems and houses for the very poor. PIH is doing that work in eastern Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, and of course in Haiti, the heartland of PIH, where it is struggling now to stanch a dreadful cholera epidemic and to lay durable foundations for the country's post-earthquake reconstruction.
In all, PIH directly serves about 2.5 million of the world's poorest people. It directly serves about 1.3 million in Haiti, in 12 different hospitals and clinics, providing medical care on the scale of a couple of big Boston teaching hospitals but at vastly smaller cost. Some aid organizations are notoriously self-serving, using large portions of the money they receive for their own administration and comfort. PIH spends only 7 percent of the money it receives from private donors on administration and fundraising.
It is mainly because it has grown in service that PIH has also grown in influence. PIH played an important part in the international debates about whether AIDS could and should be treated in places like Haiti and sub-Saharan Africa, debates that have largely been resolved in favor of treatment. But PIH's role had less to do with talk than with its own AIDS treatment program in Haiti, which provided vivid, incontrovertible proof that the disease could be treated successfully in a deeply impoverished setting.
PIH did much the same thing with drug-resistant tuberculosis. They proved that controlling this disease was possible by devising and administering effective treatment in a peri-urban slum in Peru. They also played the central role in driving down the prices of the necessary drugs. Since then more than 100 countries have adopted PIH's prescriptions for dealing with that dread and still widespread disease. Last summer PIH opened the first comprehensive cancer treatment center in all of rural East Africa. In this and many other ways, the organization continues to defy assumptions that many illnesses can't be treated in the world's impoverished places.
The scope of PIH's work is international, and the heart of it is local. All its work relies on well-trained and salaried community health workers, more than 8,000 of them now, who serve patients in their own communities—"accompanying" those patients, in PIH parlance. This is the essence of PIH's grand strategy, to address particular problems in particular places, and to learn how solutions in one place can be tailored to another. Part of this strategy lies in making projects indigenous. All too often aid organizations fail to do this, virtually guaranteeing that their projects won't last, let alone flourish and spread. By contrast, all but a tiny fraction of PIH employees come from the countries and communities that are being served.
Waking up in the morning to news of the world, one can justly feel that violence and chaos are fully in charge. Just personally, I find it more than reassuring at such moments to know that there are some effective counterforces, some people out there trying to offer cures for the world's great sicknesses. Nothing but hope suggests that these counterforces will prevail. But some basis for hope is far better than none. PIH's vivid proofs of what can be accomplished in the face of poverty and disease is such a basis. It is, I feel, one of PIH's most important gifts to the world.
Tracy Kidder, a longtime PIH supporter, is the author of Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World, and Strength in What Remains, among other books. His latest is Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction.


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I'm not a big user of using my phone as a hotspot. I rarely ever do it and when I do I am usually on vacation somewhere. I just realized T-Mobile had disabled my tethering and hotspot capabilities on my account. It worked just a week ago when I checked it last. I didn't know I wanted/needed it until it was gone. But now that it's gone I'm really starting to miss it and it's bugging me! LOL
I can pay the extra $15/month that they are asking to get it re-enabled. I could enable it the next time I need it and then turn it off the next month. But it really bugs me that I'm already paying for the bandwidth and they cap me when I would go over so why are they charging me for a capability I used to have. I'm not on an unlimited plan. And I only used it occasionally so I'm not excited about adding an extra $15/month to my bill.
I can root my phone I guess. Now I really have a good reason to do it. But I'm reading you still have to play games on the client side to make sure T-Mobile can't detect sniffing your packets to detect you are tethering. What a bother!
Switching carriers isn't going to help much since from what I've seen they all are charging for tethering services now. Or in the case of Straight Talk and Solavei it's not even offered and forbidden.
I'll probably root my phone since this bugs me so much. I might even put up the $15/month when absolutely needed. I haven't decided yet.
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At LEAST 30 police officers are now working on the Met's investigation into allegations that a police officer falsely claimed to have witnessed the "Plebgate" row that led to the resignation of Andrew Mitchell as Conservative chief whip.
David Cameron also expressed concern yesterday that a police officer tried to "blacken the name" of the former Cabinet minister.
Scotland Yard has vowed to "get to the truth" of allegations that a police officer falsely claimed to have witnessed the "Plebgate" row that ultimately led to the resignation of Mr Mitchell in October.
The Met's investigation is being supervised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
The officer at the centre of the row is said to have written to his local MP, posing as a member of the public, giving details of the altercation that took place when the senior Tory attempted to cycle out of the main gates in Downing Street.
Number 10 said the claims – which emerged after a member of the diplomatic protection squad was arrested – were "exceptionally serious".
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) said yesterday it was conducting a "thorough and well-resourced investigation" that could look at conspiracy.
In a statement it said: "The allegation that a serving police officer fabricated evidence is extremely serious. It goes to the very heart of the public's trust in the police service.
"The Metropolitan Police Service is conducting a thorough and well-resourced investigation to get to the truth of the matter as quickly as possible.
"On Saturday, an investigation into the alleged unauthorised disclosure of information was reopened. On Saturday evening, an officer was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
"The investigation is looking at the alleged unauthorised disclosure of information and the circumstances surrounding a police officer's claim to have witnessed an incident in Downing Street."
CCTV footage of the incident, which was broadcast for the first time on Tuesday, appears to contradict parts of a leaked police log detailing the row.
The footage, broadcast by Channel 4 News, appears to show there were few members of the public passing by at the time, apparently contradicting police records.
Mr Mitchell has demanded a full probe into the police account of events and insisted the e-mail – sent to MP John Randall – was key to the loss of his job. "I always knew that the e-mails were false, although extremely convincing," he said. "It has shaken my lifelong support and confidence in the police. I believe now there should be a full inquiry so we can get to the bottom of this."
At Prime Minister's Questions yesterday, David Cameron said: "A police officer posing as a member of the public and sending an e-mail potentially to blacken the name of a Cabinet minister is a very serious issue."


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The forecast was for another foggy morning so I arranged to meet up with @leftofthemiddle to see what we could foggy landscapes we could find. This is one of my favourites from this morning!
Limestone Guards
Masai Sunset
Sunset Strike
Hanging Rock Panorama
The Quiraing
Long Shadows
Wales Countryside
Gokarna Golf Course
African Skies
Resting in the Shade
Whats up the tree
Young Lion
A Young Herd
Following Mum
Still Learning
Triple Flare
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Boehner: Funding bill must include GOP priorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker John Boehner says House Republicans will not accept the temporary funding bill being considered by the Senate.
Boehner told reporters Thursday, quote, "I don't see that happening." Boehner, however, refused to say how the House would change it.
The Senate is expected to pass a bill this weekend that would fund the government beyond Monday, the last day of the budget year. House Republicans previously passed a bill to fund the government that also stripped funding for President Barack Obama's health care law.
The Senate is expected to remove the health care provisions from the bill and make other changes. Boehner said House Republicans want to avoid a partial government shutdown. But to do that, the House and Senate must agree on a bill by Tuesday.


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Farmhouse Conversion by LASC Studio Architecture
This week I stumbled across a remarkable Swedish farmhouse conversion project, Summerhouse Skåne, on the Architizer website. With a focus on traditional structure while incorporating modern elements of design and light, who wouldn't want to spend their summer afternoons in this Swedish home?
Jonas Labbé and Johannes Schotanus of Copenhagen's LASC Studio wanted to bring light into the typically dark interior of a traditional farmhouse. Using concrete, pine and white plaster, LASC Studio's goal was to emphasize the materials of the area in Österlen, Sweden.
By removing two thirds of the walls and ceilings, the home features an open floor plan and is accented with a bright pine, orange and teal color palate. My favorite room has got to be the bathroom with its modern claw-foot bathtub directly facing the countryside. This seems to further translate the connection of the home to the nature that surrounds it.
See additional photos of this and other projects at LASC Studio's website.
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