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Patagonian mara, Patagonian Cavy, Patagonian Hare
(Dolichotis patagonum)
Facts about this animal
The mara is a huge, long-legged cavy with a head-body length of 69-75 cm and a body-weight of 9-16 kg. The tail is hairless and very short, measuring about 45 mm. The hind legs have three toes with hooflike claws and are longer than the fore legs, which gave four digits.
The dense and fine fur is greyish-brown on the upper parts and whitish on the belly. The rump exhibits a striking white patch separated from the dorsal fur by a contrasting black area. The flanks and chin are orangish.
A cavy pair breeds two or three times a year. A litter consists of 1-3 young, which are born after a 3 month gestation period. The young are well developed at birth. They are born outside a burrow but are quickly placed in a communal den, usually made from a hole or tunnel abandoned by another animal. This den is home to the offspring of as many as 15 cavy pairs. Weaning occurs at about 11 weeks, and a young female may conceive when about 5 months old.
Maras are grazers and, like other cavies, are coprophagous.
Did you know?
That, uncommon among mammals and especially rodents, Mara's are monogamous and mate for life?
|Name (Scientific)
|Dolichotis patagonum
|Name (English)
|Patagonian mara, Patagonian Cavy, Patagonian Hare
|Name (French)
|Mara, Lièvre de Patagonie
|Name (German)
|Name (Spanish)
|Mara mayor, Liebre patagonica
|CITES Status
|Not listed
|CMS Status
|Not listed
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|Argentina pampa
|Arid grasslands and scrub deserts
|Wild population
|Unknown (Red List IUCN 2011)
|Zoo population
|1100 reported to ISIS (2006), but this species is also kept as animal pet
In the Zoo
How this animal should be transported
For air transport, Container Note 79 of the IATA Live Animals Regulations should be followed.
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Why do zoos keep this animal
Being the largest cavy and having a unique lifestyle for a rodent, the Patagonian mara is primarily kept for educational purposes. It is also a good ambassador species for its threatened habitat, the pampa of Argentina.


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Meteors and Nuclear Reactors: A Near Miss in the Urals
There are a lot of things that can spell trouble for nuclear reactors. They can be knocked offline or destroyed by earthquakes, floods, fires, drought, hurricanes and even solar flares. California's Diablo Canyon reactor once was shut down by tide of jellyfish-like salps. A reactor at Browns Ferry was set on fire by a worker using a candle to search for air leaks. And now there's a new, previously unseen threat on the horizon: supersonic rocks from outer space!
A meteor that tore through the skies over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk on February 15 should serve as a blazing wake-up call to pro- and –anti-nuclear partisans from Yekaterinburg to Kansas. Space scientists have been trying to tell us this kind of stuff happens all the time. Every day, more than 80 tons of interstellar stones rain down on planet Earth. Just because most of them flame out in the atmosphere or fall unseen in a wilderness area doesn't mean we aren't under constant bombardment. (For the record, the Chelyabinsk fireball — which measured 50 feet wide and weighed an estimated 7,700 tons — qualifies as a small asteroid.)
And, yes, scientists tell us, significant events like the one that dazzled Chelyabinsk, do "hit home" with some regularity. According to NASA, fragments from 10-meter-wide meteoroids reach the Earth's surface about once every decade. (Within the just the last 60 years, several meteorites have smashed to Earth, damaging cars and homes in New York, Connecticut and Alabama.) Fortunately, larger impacts — like the 1908 Tunguska asteroid that flattened a Russian forest and the blast that gouged Arizona's Meteor Crater 50,000 years ago (once again, it was actually an asteroid that did the damage) are far less common.
Meteors over Mayak
Russia has been doubly unlucky in this astrological lottery, with two major strikes in 105 years. The 1908 meteor that exploded several miles above Krasnoyarsk Krai had a thermonuclear force greater than the explosion of 1,000 Hiroshima bombs. The resulting blast leveled 80 million trees over an 830-square-mile stretch of forest. There were few eyewitnesses, however, since the region was largely wilderness.
The fiery descent of the Chelyabinsk space rock was much more troubling. In addition to damaging factory roofs and smashing tens of thousands of windows, the meteor came uncomfortably close to Russia's once-secret Mayak nuclear facility, a 38-square-mile site that hosts the remains of six Cold War reactors and a sprawling waste storage site.
Rosatom, the Russian nuclear agency, was quick to reassure the public that "the meteorite shower had not affected" the region's six operating nuclear facilities or the Mayak nuclear site.
Located 50 miles northwest of Chelyabinsk, Mayak (and the nearby city of Ozyorsk) were both rocked by powerful shockwaves as the asteroid exploded with the force of 30 Hiroshima bombs, sending a shower of smoking space pebbles crashing to Earth. But, even before this too-close encounter, it's fair to say the Mayak site had racked up a star-crossed history.
The massive industrial complex was a the home of the USSR's "Manhattan Project" — a secret Cold War hideaway for the reactors and reprocessing plants that produced plutonium for the USSR's nuclear arsenal. Mayak's uranium-graphite plutonium production reactors have been shut down, leaving two tritium-producing reactors (Ruslam and Lyudmila) still operating. Plans to add three new reactors were put on hold in 1993 following the Chernobyl accident but Russian authorities still have plans to build as many as four new 1,200 MW reactors by 2020.
Mayak was the site of the "Kyshtym disaster," one of the world's worst nuclear accidents. In 1957, a storage tank ruptured, releasing 50-100 tons of radioactive waste that blanketed the eastern Urals, irradiating some 400,000 people and causing scores of radiation-related deaths. The accident (which was covered up for nearly 35 years) is now considered history's third worst nuclear accident — just behind the reactor explosions at Chernobyl and Fukushima. (A Freedom of Information Act request subsequently revealed the CIA had known about the explosion soon after it occurred but kept the accident secret to protect America's burgeoning nuclear power industry.)
When Space Rocks Meet Reactors
What might have happened if — instead of disappearing beneath the frozen waters of Chebarkul Lake — Russia's latest space-rock had crashed to earth close to one of Russia's nuclear reactors or waste dumps? Well, thanks to a pair of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientists, we can draw a pretty clear conclusion: It wouldn't be pretty.
In the early 1980s, MIT researchers Kosta Tsipis and Steve Fetter set out to explore what would happen if a single Russian missile carrying a one-megaton warhead were to strike a 1000-MW reactor inside the US. (To put this in perspective, the one-megaton payload of a Minuteman missile contains the explosive power of about 50 Hiroshima bombs — an impact well within the range of historical asteroid strikes.)
Tsipis and Fetter estimated a post-impact dead-zone would extend more than 500 square miles. A fireball rising 12 miles into the sky would leave a 400-foot-deep crater while a rain of molten rock and radioactive ash would blanket more than 4,500 square miles. Anyone who could not relocate swiftly would be dead within two months.
The MIT team noted that an exploding reactor is even "dirtier" than an exploding nuclear bomb. While a bomb's radiation blast is relatively short-lived, blasting open a reactor core scatters long-lived isotopes over the land. Tsipis and Fetter estimated the total loss from the destruction of a single reactor would be "of the order of 4,000 square-mile-years; consequently it would result in vast capital losses that would dwarf losses from any other single natural disaster in the history of the modern world."
Mayak, of course, is also home to a sizable concentration of stored nuclear wastes and the MIT team considered the storage-site scenario as well. If a single 30-megaton blast were to explode over a nuclear waste storage site, the scientists concluded, the resulting fallout would extinguish all life in an area the size of Utah (85,000 square miles). After 10 years, this no-man's-land would still equal the acreage of West Virginia (24,000 sq. mi.).
If a space rock the size of a city bus were to come down over Chicago, it would most likely destroy most of the city and the human population along with it. Short of a fiery plunge into a major city, however, the second worst thing a speeding meteor could hit would be a nuclear facility — and there are now more than 435 nuclear sites around the globe, with plans for more than 80 new plants in the pipeline.
Granted, the odds of a nuclear reactor getting hit by a chunk of flying space debris are pretty slim. It is far more likely that the next nuclear disaster will be caused by an extreme weather event, an earthquake, a power blackout caused by a solar flare, or simple human error.
But now that it has become clear that our planet is (to a degree we previously never imagined) just one more rock in an occasionally bruising game of celestial rugby, this leaves us with the question: Do we really want to risk skewing the odds by placing any more nuclear reactors, reprocessing plants, waste storage sites or atomic bombs on the surface of Target Earth?
Gar Smith is editor emeritus of Earth Island Journal, co-founder of Environmentalists Against War and author of Nuclear Roulette: The Truth about the Most Dangerous Energy Source on Earth (Chelsea Green, October 2012).

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Formed in 1995, the Krewe of Dionysus has over 300 members. This family friendly night time parade consists of a dozen or more super floats, lots of throws including beads, cups & specialty items and marching bands. The Krewe gathers on Highway 1, South Drive for their float loading party early in the day and the parade begins around 5:30pm. Families are urged to set up along the parade route and tail gate with their family and friends. The route continues along Highway 1/South Drive north to Keyser Avenue and crosses the bridge over Cane River Lake to Jefferson Street and the Landmark Historic District.
The parade winds through the historic district and Front Street amidst 1000s of voices yelling "Throw me something mister".
Krewe of Dionysus Parade Route
The parade will begin on Highway 1/South Drive (across from Maggio's Package Liquor), travel North to Keyser Avenue, turn left, cross the bridge over Cane River Lake and take a right on to Jefferson Street, continue along Front Street, turn left onto Lafayette, then take another left onto Second Street, and end at City Hall.


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Historic Marker. "Arch Creek. Until 1973, when it collapsed, the forty foot natural bridge of oolitic limestone that spanned Arch Creek was one of South Florida's earliest landmarks. Prehistoric Indians occupied this site hundreds of years before European explorations. In the early 1800s, Seminole Indians lived in the area until forced out by United States soldiers during the Second (1836-42) Seminole War. During the Third (1855-59) Seminole War a military trail connecting Ft. Dallas and Ft. Lauderdale passed over the bridge. In 1892 the first county road to South Florida crossed here, as did the Dixie Highway, which opened in 1915. In the past, this natural bridge has attracted both tourists and settlers. A community known as Arch Creek grew up around the Arch Creek station of the Florida East Coast Railroad. By 1903 there were sufficient settlers to warrant the opening of the Arch Creek Post Office, which later became the North Miami Post Office."
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Montana Football Program Under Investigation by NCAA
The NCAA is now investigating the University of Montana football program, which is already the focus of investigations by two other federal agencies, The U. S. Department of Education and the Department of Justice.
The NCAA sent a letter to the University on January 30th, informing President Royce Engstrom about the investigation, without revealing its focus or intent. The University released the information about the NCAA investigation late Wednesday afternoon. President Engstrom had no comment on this additional investigation. Athletic Director Jim O'Day and head football coach Robin Pflugrad were informed at the end of March by President Engstrom that their contracts were not being renewed. Over the past 18 months, the University, City Police, the Missoula County Attorney and now the U. S. Departments of Justice and Education have been looking into allegations of sexual assault by student athletes both on and off campus. So far, only one individual, former football team member Beau Donaldson, has been charged with a crime. Just this week, President Engstrom announced that Grizzly quarterback Jordan Johnson, himself under a cloud of suspicion after a woman filed an order of protection against him, was enrolled for fall classes and was still a member in good standing of the UM football team.


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Lakers assistant coach Kurt Rambis hopes to help improve the team's defense, but he also had some thoughts to share on the offense.
"The [Lakers] still have big people and I think you have to take advantage of the big people," said Rambis in a phone interview with The Times on Thursday. "You can't ignore them because they are an asset to your offense."
The Lakers lost Dwight Howard in free agency but the team still has Pau Gasol and Jordan Hill, along with free-agent acquisition Chris Kaman.
Coach Mike D'Antoni prefers a fast-paced offense but Rambis cautions that the coaching staff still needs to evaluate the players during camp, especially from a health perspective.
Kobe Bryant is recovering from a torn Achilles' tendon. Steve Nash is almost done recovering from hip, hamstring and back injuries that bothered him late in the season. Gasol still hasn't been cleared completely from knee procedures to help alleviate tendinosis.
"In order to run, you need a push guard. That's Steve Nash," said Rambis. "It remains to be seen whether he's coming back from his injuries, and continues to [push] at an elite fast-break pace."
In Phoenix, Nash was surrounded by athletes and shooters. The Lakers are moving in that direction but aren't quite there.
"You need guys that can really get out and fill the wings because that pushes the defense down," said Rambis. "That's not necessarily the way that you would look at this team and describe them. You might say that with Nick Young, but it's not necessarily Kobe's forte nor was it Metta World Peace's forte last year."
D'Antoni had hoped to play at a faster pace but adjusted his system midway through the season to better match the Lakers' personnel.
It remains to be seen if the acquisitions of Wesley Johnson, Jordan Farmar and Kaman, along with rookies Elias Harris and Ryan Kelly (who remains unsigned), will be enough for the team to play at an accelerated clip.
"It's difficult for them to run at a real fast pace," said Rambis. "That doesn't mean you can't push the ball and add some thrust into your offense and play offense before the defense is set. That makes it a lot easier."
The Lakers will probably play a little quicker than they did last season, but based on the roster, D'Antoni is probably going to have to find some middle ground again.
Kurt Rambis happy to reunite with Wesley Johnson
Watch the Dallas Mavericks' pitch for Dwight Howard
Pau Gasol holds 'no grudges' against Lakers, still rehabbing knees
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Democratic participation by the rank and file of the ANC in the December national leadership conference is a charade. A genuinely open system in which members are able to choose quality candidates must be introduced.
The way in which the ANC elects its president is deeply flawed, is skewed towards churning out poor quality leaders and turns members and supporters into frustrated and impotent bystanders.
Firstly, the 4500 voting delegates that will vote for the ANC president at the party's upcoming December 2012 national conference are not representative of ordinary ANC members and supporters, let alone the country.
Currently every branch has one vote (this rise to two or three if it is a large city branch) at the ANC's national conference. Each branch sends one voting delegate (or 2 or 3 if it is a large branch) to the ANC's national conference, to vote on behalf of the branch.
The voting delegate usually sent by the branch is often one of the most senior branch leaders: either the secretary or the chairperson of the branch. Furthermore, the branch secretary or chairperson is usually either an elected representative such as a mayor or local councilor or a senior civil servant, or a prominent businessperson doing business with the government.
This means the voting delegates coming from the branches would normally be the ANC's establishment. The voting delegates therefore are most certainly unlikely to be your ordinary ANC supporter: working class, unemployed, or those in economic distress. Neither are they the type that will be using the lethargic public hospitals, send their children to ineffective state schools, or one of the majority who daily risk their lives using minibus taxis to go from one point to the other.
In fact, there is a deepening social gap between the ANC's leaders who in most cases live in luxury far remove from the daily grind of ordinary ANC supporters and members. This is for example, why the Marikana explosion could happen in Rustenburg, with the ANC's local (Rustenburg) branch leaders there caught totally caught off guard (off course the ANC national and provincial leaders were also flatfooted).
Many of the voting delegates coming from the branches will be conflicted as they will instinctively vote for the current president or national leaders, on whom they depend on for retaining their and government jobs and government tenders. Many would naturally fear that voting for a new president may mean the end of their party and government jobs as councilors or their supply of government tenders.
Voting at branch level for who should be the branch's candidate for the presidency is mostly by a show of hands, not secret ballot. It is not hard to imagine that an ordinary member at branch level who votes "against" the presidential candidate preference of the local leadership will be isolated: meaning unlikely to get a job, RDP house or government contract.
In the current ANC system branch membership records are kept by branch secretaries. This means branch secretaries can conveniently make the membership of members, who disagree with their choices of candidates or policies, disappear – and so make them illegible to vote - at branch annual general meetings. For another, since the branch secretaries keep membership records they could easily stack meetings with allies whose membership cannot be independently verified.
Audits of ANC branch membership are done by the office of the ANC general secretary – not by an independent outside institution. If the general secretary is running for re-election, he or she is obviously conflicted. The real danger then is that the sitting general secretary wanting re-election may penalize branches suspected of opposing his or her re-election, by finding reasons to make the dissident branches ineligible to vote. The sitting general secretary running for re-election could also prop up non-functioning branches that favour him or her for re-election.
In the ANC's internal election process nominees for the ANC presidency is usually pre-selected by a small, shadowy, and elite group. The ANC's national deployment committee often plays a key behind the scenes role in the pre-selection of ANC presidential candidates, nominees or selection deals.
These pre-selected presidential nominees are then "presented" to the ANC provinces and branches to "select" their preferred candidates from.
The idea of deployment committees which not only exist at national level, but also at provincial and municipal levels, undermines the ANC's internal democracy.
Exactly who the elite group that pre-select ANC presidential nominees and how they come up with their decisions is covered in a veil of secrecy. Not only is the group that pre-selects who should stand as ANC presidential candidates too narrow, the choices of presidential candidate nominees "presented" to provinces and branches are obviously far too limited.
ANC deployment committees often pre-select favoured candidates not only for leadership within the ANC, but also for positions at all levels of government and sometimes even tenders.
These deployment committees are often dominated by the faction in national control of the ANC – since the 2007 ANC Polokwane national conference – Zuma. In the last local elections, deployment committees pre-selected candidates that would be ANC local councilor candidates and mayors.
Zuma's inner ANC coalition that brought him to power at the ANC's 2007 Polokwane national conference has now disintegrated. There is now a fierce battle between the now divided Polokwane Zuma coalition for control of these deployment committees.
Presidential candidates who pre-selected nominees will not make any inroads. This was the case with Tokyo Sexwale ahead of the 2007 ANC Polokwane national conference, where he stood as presidential candidate, but was not "approved" as a nominee. Branches and voting delegates were encouraged not to endorse a Sexwale presidential nomination.
The fact that the branch delegates send to the ANC's national conference are mostly senior local ANC leaders linked to government or government business means that the voice of ordinary members and supporters in reality do not count for much.
We see public protests at local level against poor public services, indifferent public representatives and official corruption almost daily now. Most of these protests are by ANC members.
One of the reasons for them venting their anger in the streets – often violently, is because they have, as ordinary ANC members, little power in their branches to hold their local ANC leaders, who in most cases are the local councilors, accountable through branch meetings.
Some members even vent their frustration in their inability to influence the policies and leadership elections of their local ANC branches by violently attacking local ANC councilors.
The reality is that for Kgalema Motlanthe and the "Anyone but Zuma (ABZ) campaign to change the branch delegates from voting for the incumbent president will need them to be individually reassured that they will be re-appointed as councilors or their new government contracts will be renewed, even if they are ineffective as public representatives, corrupt or do not deliver on government contracts.
Clearly, the whole flawed internal ANC electoral process encourages corruption.
The decisions on who should be pre-selected to be nominated for the ANC presidency and who vote on them is a closed system, inaccessible to ordinary ANC members and supporters.
The ANC urgently needs to modernize, democratize and renew its internal workings or face becoming wholly ossified.
The elements of such a modernization program must include opening the ANC leadership elections, so that every individual member or supporter, affiliate organization or tripartite alliance partner can nominate a presidential candidate. Any ANC member should be able to avail him or herself for the presidency.
Nominated presidential candidates compete at a provincial level through competitive elections, in the same way US party candidates compete against each other. A system could be introduced whereby nominated candidates must be able to have a minimum number of verified nominations, let's take an arbitrary figure of say, 1000 individual ANC members.
The winners of the provincial voting contests must then compete in a national contest. The presidential candidates must publicly debate their policy positions, and then all ANC members must vote in their individual capacity, not through branches. Such new system would be like the US primary system, or the method introduced by the French Socialist Party last year, which gave all members and supporters and chance to vote for the party's presidential candidate.
In such a new system, every ANC member must be able to vote in their individual capacity, not through a branch, or through sending a proxy to a national conference.
President Jacob Zuma's acumen has been that he knows how to use the current opaque internal electoral system of the ANC to his own advantage. Furthermore, being the sitting president, Zuma has the added advantage of being able to use state power, institutions and patronage to reinforce his own power in the ANC. Zuma can use his control of state patronage to sideline would-be critics, opponents and rivals, by either barring them from state jobs or contracts or rewarding them.
In the current internal electoral system of the ANC, even if ordinary ANC members and supporters want to replace Zuma as leader, they will find it an uphill battle.
In general elections, most ANC members vote for the ANC as a movement, not for the individual ANC leader. Therefore, even if an ANC president is unpopular among broader society, he or she only has to be able to manage or control the internal electoral college of the ANC – and that person will be elected the country president because ANC members mostly vote for the movement, the so-called "collective", not the individual leader.
The very obvious short-coming of the ANC's current electoral college is that it does not measure leaders on their ability to manage the country, government or ANC well; but on whether they will be able to reward the ANC electoral college, the party establishment and whether they will be able to ensure influential factions are provided with patronage or at least left alone to accumulate wealth.
This means that unless the ANC modernize, renew and democratize its internal election process, it will produce leaders that will keep the ANC's establishment happy, but who will be ineffective in governing a complex country, with complex problems, operating in an increasing complex world.
Clearly, the ANC internal "democracy" when it comes to leadership election is dangerously flawed, and unless the ANC introduces genuine democracy into its internal election process, it will continue to produce flawed leaders.
The big question is at what point becomes the social distance between the ANC's leaders, whether at branch, provincial or national level, and its members and supporters so deep, that the supporters don't identify with the leaders anymore and as a consequence don't identify with the party itself anymore, and won't vote for the ANC anymore? For now, the disconnect between the ANC's leaders and its ordinary members and supporters have not been translated into the ANC losing elections.
However, the Lonmin Marikana mine explosion may be the tipping point, which has showed that the social distance between the ANC leaders and ordinary supporters may be now so deep that it may translate into the ANC losing votes dramatically in the next general elections.
The Marikana crisis was a manifestation of the social gap between the leaders of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and ordinary becoming so great that the ordinary miners could not identify with their leaders and trade union anymore and therefore sought leaders and established a new organization, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union.
Clearly, the social gap between the ANC leadership and ordinary members has now become such a gulf that many ANC members may not be able to identify themselves with both the leaders and party anymore. A case in point is Zuma's building of a R200m compound with taxpayers at his Nkandla homestead, while villagers living in the area live in dire poverty. Yet, astonishingly, the president and 'communist' leaders such as higher education minister Blade Nzimande cannot see anything wrong with this.
Unless there is change in the ANC's leaders, including replacing Zuma as president, the ANC may fragment, just as happened with the NUM at the Marikana mine: we may see more frustrated ANC members standing as independents at local level, breakaway ANC provincial parties forming at provincial level, and more Congress of the People (COPE)-like breakaways at national level.
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Boland, a leading commercial HVAC contractor based in Rockville, MD, is celebrating 50 years in business.
Boland was started in 1960 by Louis J. Boland, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and an officer in the U.S. Navy. Lou Boland began his career with Trane in 1954. After he completed the graduate engineeer training class in LaCrosse, WI, he was assigned to the Washington, D.C. sales office.
He worked as a Trane sales engineer, serving his customers well and delivering beyond their expectations. In 1960, he was promoted to Washington District Manager. The Trane sales franchise was incorporated at Louis J. Boland, Inc. on June 18, 1960.
Lou Boland created the first service department for the Trane Company in 1960. In later years, he spoke of the immensity of working without a service department prior to that time. "When I opened the franchise, we were without the support of a service department. I worked six hours a day as a service technician and six hours a day as a sales engineer," he said.
The first service technician he hired was Vern Hruska, who is still with the company.
In 2003, Jim Boland was named president after his father's death. A second son, Lou Boland, Jr., serves as executive vice president. The family is involved in numerous charitable organizations throughout the region, and truly gives back to the community they serve.
Boland provides building comfort solutions in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the West Virginia panhandle. Sources for Boland say a key to its success is that it allows customers to focus on their businesses, not on their buildings comfort needs. It installs systems that are tightly integrated into those facilities, increasing their long-term reliability and minimizing their environmental impact, while maximizing return on comfort investment.


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Choose Edit > Select All or Edit > Deselect All to select or deselect all the text in an Editor or Listener window, or all the items in a list or graph. These commands are useful whenever there is too much information to be able to select items one at a time.
These commands operate on the active pane of the current tool.
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Florida airline service ran into a headwind Monday on the first weekday since Federal Aviation Administration furloughs of air traffic controllers took effect.
Passengers faced delayed flights as air traffic controllers in the Southeast coped with stormy weather and a smaller workforce, the result of sequester-mandated cutbacks aimed at saving money.
"Today, since at least from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., there were delays in all flights headed from the rest of the U.S. down to Florida," said Mark Duell, vice president of operations at FlightAware, a Houston-based company that monitors air traffic for consumers and commercial customers.
In Southwest Florida, Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport and Tampa International Airport were at least moderately impacted by the delays.
In all, the FAA estimated about 400 domestic flights were delayed, the result of staff reductions from furloughs that began over the weekend.
"There are quite a few delays," said Tampa International Airport spokeswoman Janet Zink.
"Forty-six departures and 56 arrivals," Zink said. "People headed to Tampa International Airport to catch a flight, or pick up passengers, should be sure to check with airlines for the most up-to-date flight information."
Although some delays Monday were longer than two hours, the average was 50 minutes, Duell said.
The Florida airports most affected by late arrivals on Monday were Orlando International and Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International.
"It was anyone destined for Florida," Duell said.
In all, more than 1,500 air traffic controllers were forced to take an unpaid day off Monday because of the federal budget cuts.
Some flights into New York, Baltimore and Washington were delayed because remaining controllers could not keep up with the backlog of flights.
One out of every five flights at New York's LaGuardia International scheduled to take off before noon on Monday was delayed 15 minutes or more, according to FlightAware, the tracking service.
By comparison, last Monday morning just 2 percent of LaGuardia's flights were delayed. Monday is typically one of the busiest days at airports, as many business travelers set out on that day.
FAA officials have said they have no choice but to furlough all 47,000 agency employees — including nearly 15,000 air traffic controllers. Each employee will lose one day of work every other week. The FAA has said that planes will have to take off and land less frequently, to avoid overloading controllers on duty.
On top of the budget cuts that affected tower manpower at the start of the workweek, controllers handling en-route space along the Florida-Georgia border also were forced to deal with inclement weather issues.
"The weather, combined with reduced staffing, led to them basically holding aircraft at their origin airports before letting them go, as they metered them out to go to Florida," Duell said.
Gov. Rick Scott on Monday held a news conference in Tampa to decry the FAA furloughs, which he says take unfair aim at Florida.
"Florida communities will be disproportionately impacted by these furloughs, as we are the only state in the nation with four large hub airports, including Orlando International, Tampa International, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International and Miami International," Scott wrote in a letter to President Obama dated Sunday and shared with reporters.
At Sarasota-Bradenton International, chief executive Fredrick "Rick" Piccolo said some flights also had been delayed.
"We have seen some late arrivals, from 30 minutes to an hour," Piccolo said. "Our impact from sequestration has been more of a trickle-down effect from larger hubs and major cities than directly here."
Should the furloughs grind on through the rest of the year, Colorado-based aviation consultant Michael Boyd predicts that smaller airports would feel the brunt of the federal cutbacks.
"Smaller airports like Gainesville and Daytona Beach will get hurt," Boyd said. "If the system continues to be artificially constricted, airlines are going to say 'I have to cut out someplace.' "
Meanwhile, this region's other major airport — and one that could sustain a hit if the FAA cuts drag on — is in a holding pattern.
Punta Gorda Airport tower crew, who are employed by a private company under contract with the FAA, are scheduled to be laid off June 15.
In all, personnel at 140 airports nationwide are slated to be affected as the FAA seeks to cut expenses as part of an $85 billion reduction.
"In addition to the safety aspect, the effect of the furloughs will be to slow down traffic if this continues," said Gary Quill, the airport's executive director. "So you're going to see a cascading effect throughout the system. It is very upsetting."
But Punta Gorda could be spared a significant loss of service as a result of the FAA furloughs.
Allegiant Air, the airport's lone carrier, has said it will continue to fly scheduled flights in and out of Punta Gorda even without the control tower personnel.
The carrier said last month that its pilots are trained to fly both visually and with assistance of other, larger airport control towers like the one in Tampa.
"Allegiant doesn't mess around with these kind of things," said Boyd, the airport consultant. "If their system is being materially hurt, they will take action."
Some travel groups have warned that the disruptions could hurt the economy overall.
"If these disruptions unfold as predicted, business travelers will stay home, severely impacting not only the travel industry but the economy overall," the Global Business Travel Association warned in a letter Friday to the head of the FAA, Michael P. Huerta.
Two airline trade associations, meanwhile, and the nation's largest pilots union filed a lawsuit Friday asking the U.S. Court of Appeals to halt the furloughs.
No hearing date has been set.
Delta Air Lines, the largest carrier at Sarasota-Bradenton International, said it was "disappointed" in the furloughs and warned travelers Monday to expect delays in the following cities: New York, Philadelphia, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego.
In a letter to the FAA Friday, Delta general counsel Ben Hirst asked the agency to reconsider the furloughs, saying it could make the cuts elsewhere and could transfer funds from "non-safety activities" to support the FAA's "core mission of efficiently managing the nation's airspace."
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
FAA furloughs lead to flight delays
Florida airline service ran into a headwind Monday on the first weekday since Federal Aviation Administration furloughs of air traffic controllers took effect.


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Carls Patio, a Boca Raton-based furniture retailer, announced the acquisition of the company by a Cleveland-based investment group Thursday, according to a press release.
The investment group, Weinberg Capital Group headed by Paul Otowchits, will operate nine patio furniture stores in Florida, including the Sarasota store at 7492 S. Tamiami Trail, and the retailer's website.
The change in ownership comes after the company filed Ch. 11 bankruptcy in a Delaware court in January. The transaction closed this week. Otowchitz, who once served as the vice president of Carls Patio under its past ownership, is now is president of the company and a shareholder.
"The entire team at the company is excited over this opportunity to take Carls to the next level," Otowchits said in a statement. "Our management has long been at the forefront of the casual furniture evolution and we are now poised to aggressively enhance our Internet presence and roll out a number of new ideas for our retail locations."
Carls Patio's headquarters will remain in Boca Raton, although the company will merge its warehouse and corporate headquarters into a single facility. New store openings are also planned for the coming year, the release said.
Carls Patio sells outdoor furniture brands, from table sets and chairs to pillows, cooking grills and umbrellas.
Photo by Thomas Bender, Herald-Tribune staff.
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An independent investigation into the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya is complete. Congress will be briefed on the panel's report this week.
The State Department said Monday that the Accountability Review Board's findings would be sent to Capitol Hill before the panel's two most senior members testify in closed session before the House and Senate foreign affairs committees on Wednesday. The committees will hear open testimony on the report on Thursday.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the board submitted its report to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday. Clinton had been scheduled to appear before the committees this week, but cancelled after fainting and sustaining a concussion while recovering from a stomach virus that left her severely dehydrated.
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute recently announced several faculty members have collectively received $4.9 million in grant funding from federal agencies and other sources. These grants help fund important research that aims to develop new ways to prevent and treat cancer and improve patients' quality of life.
The recent grant recipients are:
Deborah Erwin, Ph.D., director of the office of cancer health disparities research, department of cancer prevention and population sciences, received a four-year, $2.6 million grant award from the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute to study factors influencing why African-Americans are less likely to receive referrals for colorectal cancer screenings despite having the highest incidence and mortality rates of any ethnic or racial group. Erwin's research will involve African-Americans age 50 and older in the Buffalo/Niagara region and New York City.
Dhyan Chandra, Ph.D., assistant professor of oncology, department of pharmacology and therapeutics, received a four-year, $984,285 award from the NCI to study how metastatic prostate cancer cells eventually become resistant to known chemotherapy agents, looking to determine new strategies to target these cells and improve treatment.
Kelvin Lee, M.D., chair of the department of immunology, received a five-year, $900,000 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to study and define the molecular components that lead to chemotherapy resistance and determine novel strategies for targeting multiple myeloma.
James Mohler, M.D., associate director, senior vice president for translational research and chair of the department of urology, received a three-year subcontract award of $298,191 for a Department of Defense-sponsored project. Mohler will explore genetic variations in mitochondria and prostate cancer progression in Caucasian-American and African-American men.
Santosh Patnaik, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of thoracic surgery, received a two-year, $275,000 grant from the NCI to be shared with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to develop a test to identify patients with early lung cancer who are at higher risk for post-treatment recurrence to help guide decisions regarding aggressive surveillance or intervention.


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Asia's legacy airlines are struggling to fill premium seats as demand for corporate travel remains weak. The WSJ's Jeffrey Ng talks about how Asian airlines are offering discounted business class fares to boost sales.
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UNITAR/ILO and Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention to discuss Linkages on chemical labeling [1]
20-24 June 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. On the occasion of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (COP-5) in Geneva, Switzerland, 20 – 24 June 2011, UNITAR/ILO and the Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention will hold a side event to brief delegates about the linkages between the international chemicals Conventions (such as the Rotterdam, Stockholm and Basel Conventions) and the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). Panelists representing governments, industry and IGOs will share practical experience of GHS implementation and discuss how the Conventions can make use of the GHS as a tool to increase chemical safety and assist Convention implementation. The event will take place on 23 June 2011.
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Walking into the New England Aquarium is a pleasant and exciting escape over February school vacation week.
BOSTON – With winter's precarious and frigid weather this year, walking into the New England Aquarium is a pleasant and exciting escape over February school vacation week. Visitors are greeted by more than 80 penguins and can watch more than 2,000 aquatic animals frolicking around the colorful new Caribbean coral reef of the recently re-constructed Giant Ocean Tank.
Record numbers of visitors are coming to the Aquarium after its $17 million renovation, and the animals – including sharks, rays, sea turtles, and vibrant, tropical fish of hundreds of varieties – are thriving in this four-story cylindrical tank. With Massachusetts public schools closed Feb. 15 to 23, it's a perfect time to stop in and check out the city's increasingly popular destination.
There's also a palpable energy afoot in the Aquarium's New Balance Foundation Marine Mammal Center which has truly become a seal playground. Five animals there are younger than three years old. Adding their goofy yet adorable energy to this beautiful, harbor-side pool are three Northern fur seal pups and two juvenile California sea lions which are usually playing, chasing, and jousting with each other. The newest addition is Kit, a spunky female fur seal pup who devours herring and squid while playing with her brother, Flaherty. A fourth recently rescued fur seal pup from Alaska named Chiidax (Chee-dacks) might make it on to exhibit by then as well.
Playing in the Simons IMAX Theatre over the vacation week are movies that also take visitors far away from New England winters including: "Journey to the South Pacific," which follows a 13-year-old boy swimming in the pristine waters off Indonesia or "Great White Shark 3D, which brings you to South Africa and Australia. If you want to up the frigid factor, watch "Penguins 3D" shot in Antarctica!
For this excursion, leave your passport and airline tickets at home. Just visit www.neaq.org to buy tickets.


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A bicycle, also called a cycle or bike, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A bicycle rider is called a cyclist, or bicyclist.
Bicycles were introduced in the late 19th century in Europe, and by the early 21st century, more than 1 billion have been produced worldwide.[1][2][3] These numbers far exceed the number of cars, both in total and ranked by the number of individual models produced.[4][5][6] They are the principal means of transportation in many regions. They also provide a popular form of recreation, and have been adapted for use as children's toys, general fitness, military and police applications, courier services, bicycle racing and bicycle stunts.
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Pure Detroit teamed up with two local hospitals Thursday to celebrate babies born on a Detroit kind of day.
The retailer outfitted babies born at DMC Hutzel Women's Hospital and DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital with special "Born in the 313" onesies, a play on the city's area code and the date – the 13th day of the third month.
It's the second year Pure Detroit celebrated 3.13 Day, said Ryan Hooper, the business's creative director. Last year, two babies born at Sinai-Grace received the onesies; this year, Pure Detroit expanded the promotion to Hutzel.
As of noon, five babies total (including a set of twins) were born at the hospitals.
As part of the celebration, Pure Detroit coordinated with Santa Monica, Calif.-based The Honest Co. to give each new mom $100 in diapers, wipes and baby shampoo.
City Moments is a new feature that captures images of places and people from across Detroit. Have a photo moment to share? Send it to Web Editor Kristin Bull at [email protected].


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NEW YORK -- The Portland Timbers used their final selection of the 2010 Expansion Draft to select San Jose Earthquakes winger Arturo Alvarez on Wednesday and hours later sent the Salvadoran international to Real Salt Lake in exchange the No. 22 overall selection in the 2011 SuperDraft.
The attack-minded Alvarez, who can play on both left and right wings, will join the highest scoring team in MLS after two seasons with San Jose. Left hamstring trouble limited the 25-year-old's playing time in 2010 and he started only 11 matches for the Quakes, finding the back of the net on three occasions.
His career started in San Jose, the club that drafted him with the 13th overall selection in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft. He played two seasons for the club and returned after four years with FC Dallas from 2005 to 2008.


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Taking the Lead in the Environmental Sustainability and Protection Industry
California Waste Solutions is Northern California's premiere full-service recycling and environmental services company. We service more than 3 million households worldwide every week.
California Waste Solutions thrives by protecting the earth's resources through diverting pollutants away from landfills, recycling needed materials, reusing vital products and using high tech sustainable strategies to prepare for the future.
The industry's leading publication, Waste Age Magazine, has consistently ranked California Waste Solutions as one of the top recycling companies in America. That's because we use the latest technology to make recycling customer-friendly and business efficient."We are absolutely committed to providing our customers with exceptional service, protecting the environment, caring for our employees in the best ways possible and keeping our facilities in peak operating condition." - David Duong, CEO


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Originally an I.E.D. (improvised explosive device) but then developed by the Russian special forces whilst fighting in Afghanistan. The Jo-bomb is a devastating weapon which can tear apart the tidiest of apartments. Within seconds, womens clothing, footwear and toiletries are dispersed at great velocity, sparing no-one. The United Nations Peace-keeping force has tried to ban the Jo-bomb, but they got blown up aswell.
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Armando Colaco's side let go off a glorious chance to close the gap on the leaders as second half strikes by Prakash Thorat and Ezeh Henry help Air India earn three points
Second half strikes by Prakash Thorat in the 51st minute and Ezeh Henry in the 58th minute seemed to have taken the hosts home, but a John Menyongar goal in the 83rd minute, set-up an interesting last few minute in the game. Dempo saw two shots come off the bar and a strong shout for a penalty was turned away.
The hosts made four changes to their line-up from the drubbing against Prayag United, with the likes of Ong Lepcha, Souvik Chakraborty, Micky Fernandes and Jagroop Singh, all being benched. John Dias, Bubai Singh, Pratik Chowdhary and Vijith Shetty took their places.
Armando Colaco too made a couple of alterations to his line-up, with Peter Carvalho and John Menyongar replacing Godwin Franco and Clifford Miranda.
The Airmen, in a desperate need of a win, started brightly, with Prakash Thorat, Ezeh Henry and E. Junior, all attempting shots from around the box, but none troubled Subhasish Roychowdhury in-between the sticks for Dempo.
However the defending league champions soon took control of the proceedings, and Anthony Pereira spurned a glorious opportunity to put his side ahead, when he was picked by a delightful pass by Ryuji Sueoka. The Indian International then dribbled past Gagandeep Singh and had a clear sight at goal. However he failed to keep his composure and shot over the bar.
John Menyongar was the next to try his luck, fashioning a chance for himself with a good dribbling run past a couple of defenders. The Liberian too though, failed to hit the target, much to the relief of Bubai Singh, who started in goal for the hosts.
Air India then replied with a couple of efforts of their own, with Baldeep Singh's effort going just wide, while Roychowdhury had to be on his toes to keep out a long distance effort by M. Pradeep.
Junior then was inches away from connecting with an inviting cross by Vijith Shetty at the near post, as the Airmen looked to finish the half with something to show for their superior play in attack.
However their efforts proved in vain, as the two teams went into half-time, tied at 0-0.
Minutes into the second half though could and perhaps should have gone ahead, when a Gagandeep Singh cross left Henry Ezeh with a simple header, with Roychowdhury completely stranded in goal. However the Nigerian somehow managed to head wide, even though it looked easier to score from there.
Prakash Thorat then showed him how it is done, as a Vijith Shetty throw was flicked on towards Thorat, who headed the ball home, to give his side the lead in the 51st minute.
E. Junior almost doubled his side's lead, when he was played in by Henry. However Roychowdhury was quick off his line, and saved his side's blushes.
Joaquim Abranches though, had no place to hide, when he failed to tap in a goal at the far post, after a hopeful cross somehow found its way all the way across the goal-mouth.
Dempo were made to pay for it, as in the 58th minute, Ezeh Henry doubled his side's lead, as he muscled past a couple of defenders, to get on the end of a hopeful freekick into the box, which the away side failed to deal with.
Thorat almost added insult to injury, as Colaco's side failed to deal with another ball into the box, and it fell kindly for the attacker at the edge of the box. However the midfielder went for power instead of placement, and saw his effort go over the bar.
The Goan side made a flurry of substitutions to get back into the game, and two of them, Romeo Fernandes and Joy Ferrao, linked up well, with the former showing good pace down the wing and crossing for the latter, whose first time effort came back off the bar, much to his anguish.
Just when it looked like it was curtains for Colaco's side, John Menyongar was quickest to react to a loose ball in the box, pulling one back in the 83rd minute.
The Liberian almost got the equalizer too, but the bar yet again came to the Airmen's rescue, as Menyongar's shot came crashing back into play.
The hosts then held on for a vital three points, which sees them move to 18 points on the table, one off Shillong Lajong, who occupy the 11th spot.
Dempo on the other hand stay third, five points off East Bengal, though they have a game in hand.
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Photographer David Vestal Passes Away
David Vestal passed away this week at home in Bethlehem, Connecticut. Born in Menlo Park, California in 1924, Vestal studied painting at the Art Institute of Chicago before becoming involved in photography in the late 1940s through the Photo League in New York.
Rather than working in photographic essays like many of his New York School contemporaries, Vestal captured singular moments of life in the city through his emotive and atmospheric images-a lone figure passing along a snowy sidewalk, a twilight drive over the George Washington Bridge, or the bustling traffic in Flatiron Square at night.
Vestal received two John Simon Guggenheim Fellowships in photography in 1966 and 1973. He wrote extensively for various photography publications, and published two classic books on photographic craft and printing: The Craft of Photography, 1975, and The Art of Black-and-White Enlarging, 1984. A lifelong educator, his illustrious teaching career included positions at Parsons School of Design, the School of Visual Arts, and Pratt Institute, as well as numerous lectures and workshops around the country. His work is included in such notable public collections as the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago.


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Recounted in full detail at the Bygone Bureau blog, Eric Smith found himself devastated after his long-time girlfriend confessed to cheating and broke up with him. At the time, Smith was prepared to propose to his now ex-girlfriend and had even obtained her perfect image of an engagement ring. Specific to her description of the perfect ring, the diamond was shaded canary yellow and set on a white gold band. After the breakup, the engagement ring remained in his closet for months. Due to the unpopular design, he was unable to sell the ring in-person to anyone, but did find a buyer on eBay and shipped off the unused jewelry.
With a substantial amount of money sitting in his Paypal account, Smith decided to get rid of the cash to destroy any lingering memory of the ex-girlfriend. While Smith still had graduate school loans to take care of, he decided to spend the entire amount on a complete set of wearable Master Chief armor from the popular Halo series. According to Smith's comment on Reddit, he hired a Detroit-based artist on Etsy before the site shut down the alchemy section during early 2011. The suit is mostly constructed out of steel as well as fiberglass and weighs approximately 40 pounds. Designed by an armor-builder based out of the Philippines that's known for Stormtrooper designs, the helmet utilizes LED lights and has the shiny golden sheen typical of Master Chief's armor. The various parts of the suit arrived in seven shipments over eight months.
Since the purchase of the armor, Smith likes to walk around as Master Chief at various conventions. It takes two people to help Smith put on the armor and he has to walk around slowly to avoid breaking any section of the armor. According to Smith, he identifies with Master Chief and doesn't regret the decision to spend all proceeds from the sale of the engagement ring on the set of Halo-inspired armor.


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Food writer Miriam Rubin gives this staple of southern gardens the passionate portrait it deserves, exploring the tomato's rich history in southern culture and inspiring home cooks to fully enjoy this summer standout in all its glorious variety. Rubin provides 50 vibrant recipes, including Stand-over-the-Sink Tomato Sandwiches, Spiced Green Tomato Crumb Cake and Green Tomato and Pork Tenderloin Biscuit Pie, as well as wisdom about how to choose tomatoes and which tomato is right for which dish. "Tomatoes" also includes lessons on history, cultivation and preserving, and variations for year-round enjoyment. Published by University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill. Hardcover, 131 pages, $19 (e-book and paperback).
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Club Ballet Folklorico de El Centro Dinner & a Show, 5-8 p.m., $10/$5, Fort Lewis College Student Union Ballroom, 247-7654 or e-mail: email@example.com.
Chili Night with The Moetones, 5 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792, www.skabrewing.com.
TBD, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150.
Rob Webster, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 375-7560.
Further: The Journey is the Reward, Jeremy Jones snowboard movie, two shows; 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m., $12, Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College Drive, 385-1711, www.abbeytheatre.com.
Terry Rickard, 7 p.m., Derailed Saloon, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440, www.derailedsaloon.com.
Natural Products as Inspirations for Drugs: From Aspirin to Zocor by Kenny Miller, Life-Long Learning Series, 7:30 p.m., 130 Noble Hall at FLC, 247-7401, www.fortlewis.edu/professionalassociates.
Salsa Night, 9 p.m., Moes, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018.
Psychedelic Mojo, 9 p.m., The Summit, 600 Main Ave., 247-2324, www.durangosummit.com.
About Light, works by Cynthia DeBolt, Ann Friedman and Caroline Reeves Johnson, through Nov. 17, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., 259-2606, www.durangoarts.org.
Portraits of Men, works by Elizabeth Kinahan, through December, Art Library at Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., 259-2606, www.durangoarts.org.
The Lost Dog Art Spectacle featuring Tess Corrinne Jordan, through Dec. 5, Lost Dog Bar & Lounge, 1150 Main Ave., 259-0430.
Exposure, annual juried exhibit, through Dec. 6; also Light, Speak: A Conversation with Cameras by Minna Jain and Brett Massé, through Nov. 29, Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., 382-8355, www.openshuttergallery.com.
Political Humor: Contemporary Artists Take on 21st Century Politics, through Wednesday, FLC Art Gallery, 247-7167.
Paintings by Brenda Grajeda, through November, ENO, 723 East Second Ave., 385-0105.
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Europe's ruling elite is now openly talking about whether Greece might leave the euro, breaking a two and a half year taboo. German chancellor Angela Merkel and EU president José Manuel Barroso were among those saying that if Athens could not abide by the rules, Greece would have to leave. We asked three experts to analyse the potential consequences
Nick Parsons, head of strategy at National Australia Bank
The choices facing Greece and its people are deeply unattractive. On a three- to five-year time horizon, there is no policy option that will turn a bad situation into a better one, and the likelihood is that it will become even worse for many of its people. If Greece stays in the euro it faces a long, slow depression in an effort to remain solvent. If it exits, it could see the collapse of the domestic banking system, the decimation of private savings and a crippling increase in the cost of imported goods and energy.
Greece could claw back some competitiveness through devaluation, making its exports much cheaper than they are currently. But the markets would demand devaluation, and then some. The drachma was fixed at 340 to the euro when Greece joined the single currency. But if a new drachma is introduced at parity with the old currency, then €1 would quickly buy about 1,000 drachma, or possibly even more.
Just look at the evidence of Argentina, which in 2002 decided to abandon the fixed 1:1 US dollar-peso parity, which had been in place for 10 years. A provisional "official" exchange rate was set at 1.4 pesos per dollar, but within six months the market rate had jumped to 3.90. The peso had lost almost 75% of its previously fixed value. Savings were effectively expropriated and import costs tripled. It was a far from painless transition.
A similar fate awaits a post-euro Greece, with capital controls, border controls, and a potential EU exit.
Financial markets today are in a better position to withstand the shock than they were two years ago. Again, though, better does not mean good. Asset prices such as stocks will not just be volatile, but also prone to significant drops, even after their recent declines.
But a Greek exit does not mean the end of the euro. It will, instead, mark a new beginning. Germany has a long and proud tradition of currency strength, but it could not cope with going back to the deutschmark because it would rocket in value and destroy the country's competitiveness.
Some 97% of the eurozone's population will continue to use the single currency and their leaders will circle the policy wagons to protect what is left.
A Greek exit could be the trigger for a stronger and more stable euro, led by politicians and institutions with a clear interest in both its success and theirs. After a very difficult summer, should Greeks choose self-determined, rather than European-imposed pain, the outlook for financial markets should be much brighter by the year end.
Costas Lapavitsas, professor of economics, SOAS, University of London
Greek exit from the euro is approaching and it has little to do with state incompetence. The fundamental reason is cumulative loss of competitiveness for Greece and other peripheral countries, mostly because Germany has kept its labour costs frozen for years.
Since 2010 things have become worse as austerity increased the burden of debt across the eurozone. Greece can no longer handle the discipline of European monetary union, and Portugal, Ireland and Spain are likely to follow.
Greek default and exit would remove the pressure of debt, boosting competitiveness, lifting austerity and allowing for proper restructuring of economy and society. In the medium term the results would be better, but in the short term the shock will be severe – made worse by two years of "rescue", which will have brought 20% contraction of GDP and 25% unemployment by the end of 2012.
The first step for Greece should be to denounce the bailout agreements and default on its debt, opening the path for aggressive cancellation. Exit will follow in short order, presenting three sets of problems: monetary, banking and commercial. The main difficulty of policy would be to keep these separate as far as possible.
Briefly put: the return to the drachma should be sudden, accompanied by a short bank holiday and immediate imposition of capital controls. For a period the new drachma would circulate in parallel with the euro and possibly other state fiat money.
There are €35bn (£28bn) of banknotes in Greece, mostly under mattresses. If they could be mobilised, a lot of problems would be made easier.
Banks would find themselves in the firing line as assets and liabilities would have to be converted. To protect depositors, but also to control credit in order to prevent a wave of company bankruptcies and support employment, banks should be immediately nationalised. The Bank of Greece should rapidly build mechanisms to generate liquidity independently of the European Central Bank.
The exchange rate of the new drachma would collapse in the open markets, making it difficult to secure supplies of oil, medicine, foodstuffs and other goods. As far as possible, the exchange rate should be managed; there should also be administrative controls to ensure that vital goods reached key enterprises as well as the weakest during the first critical months.
After the initial shock, the fall in the exchange rate would prove positive for the economy. Greece remains a middle income country with a substantial productive sector that could recapture the domestic market once imports became more expensive. There is plenty of productive potential in Greece, evidenced by the technological component of its exports, which remains higher than that of Turkey, a lauded export success story.
What the country truly needs is an industrial strategy as well as redistribution of income and wealth. That is also why default and exit are necessary.
Ray Barrell, professor of economics, Brunel University
Should we stay or should we go? This is the question Greek voters must now ask themselves. Each must do a careful cost benefit analysis, looking at the gains from being in the euro and the European Union against the costs of leaving. If the Greeks leave and default on the rest of their debt, there is a good chance they may not be welcome at the European Union's tables, so they have to answer both questions. For them, and perhaps for most, the benefits of leaving are transitory, while the benefits from staying may be permanent.
On balance, the advantages would press the Greeks to stay. Some of the advantages of being in the EU could be kept with an association agreement, such as the one Norway has, but it would be much harder to influence trade and competition policy, and subsidies would dry up.
The euro raised growth in the past and hence we have more output now. Leaving the EU would mean slower growth for a period as some of the gains were reversed. Similar estimates exist for the benefits from monetary union for the core countries, but these benefits from increased flows of investment and greater competition still lie in the future for countries such as Greece.
Their potential would be lost on exit, and if there were no benefits from leaving, the Greeks would be poorer in future than if they had stayed.
The gains from leaving would be immediate, with a devaluation restoring competitiveness and raising employment. However, they would be transitory, as borrowing costs and inflation would climb and be more variable with a floating currency. The need to reform the labour market would be less pressing, and raising the retirement age from the lowest in Europe could be delayed. Pension replacement rates could remain generous.
But Greece would lose easy access to borrowing, and taxpayers would soon have to face the reality that they would have to pay for those pensions and support all the other structures that need reform.
Economists normally advise that bygones should be bygones, but this might be the time to remember past favours. Outside the euro the Greeks would not have been able to borrow 200% of their GDP mainly to finance a higher living standard, and restructuring their debts would have been more expensive.


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Richard Archambault conducted interviews of various citizens of Ashfield, Massachusetts, under the direction of Joel Halpern of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Anthropology Department. Contains copies of typed notes from interviews, as well as names of the citizens who were interviewed.
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IT WAS Groundhog Day at Rodney Parade as mid-table strugglers defeated Newport County AFC once again to seriously damage their fading promotion hopes.
Just as Cheltenham did on Saturday, AFC Wimbledon came, they saw and they conquered.
A fortuitous own goal on 65 minutes looked to have handed County a vital three points.
But Justin Edinburgh's men crumbled in the last ten minutes, conceding two goals to substitutes Charlie Sheringham and Kevin Sainte-Luce to lose in heartbreaking fashion.
Edinburgh had resisted the temptation to make major changes following Saturday's defeat to the Robins and he may be regretting that right now.
Harry Worley returned from suspension to replace Andrew Hughes at the back.
In midfield Max Porter came in for Lee Minshull and up front Christian Jolley came in for Rene Howe.
Both Porter and Jolley were up against their former club, as was Ismail Yakubu, with two more ex-Dons on the bench in Ryan Jackson and Minshull.
But he kept Robbie Willmott at right wing-back with both David Pipe and Jackson amongst the substitutes and got away without naming a sub 'keeper.
Before this game the Dons had lost four out of four in February and scored just one goal but neither side really looked like scoring in a dour first 45 minutes.
Jolley was clearly fired up to prove a point against the side that deemed him not good enough for League Two last season and he was in the thick of things early on.
He combined well with Chris Zebroksi up front and Ryan Burge and Adam Chapman breaking through from midfield, as well as Willmott and Sandell down the flanks.
But the first shot on target came from the visitors midway through the first half when Luke Moore stabbed goalwards following Sammy Moore's free-kick but Elliot Parish gathered comfortably.
The closest County came to grabbing a much-needed goal before the break came in the 39th minute when Chapman's long range volley whizzed a yard wide of Ross Worner's far post.
The second half was an improvement on the uneventful first 45 minutes, although it would have had to be pretty poor not to be.
Wimbledon captain Alan Bennett almost made the Exiles the history boys but he headed just wide and the Londoners could easily have had a penalty shortly afterwards.
Burge got away with a risky tackle from behind as referee Tim Robinson firmly quashed any hopes the visitors had of a spot-kick.
And at the other end Jolley, still without a goal since the opening day of the season, hit the side netting with a snap shot inside the box.
That brought the crowd to life and it was soon end to end stuff as Jack Midson raced through on goal only to be excellently robbed of possession by a combination of Burge and Yakubu.
Then came the bit of luck that County needed with a howler from Worner in the Wombles goal.
Howe went up for a high ball with the 'keeper who fumbled it over the line under pressure.
Neal Ardley's side responded superbly to the setback, however, as Midson and Danny Hylton forced Parish into a fine double save before Midson fired into the net only to be denied by an offside flag.
Sub Sheringham, son of former England hero Teddy, then spurned two glorious opportunities as the Exiles continued to live dangerously.
But he made no mistake with his third chance on 84 minutes as he poked home from close range.
And Sainte-Luce ripped open a gaping wound and poured a gallon of salt in as he hammered home three minutes later to condemn County to defeat and leave their play-off hopes hanging by a thread.
County: Parish, Sandell, Yakubu, Worley, Anthony, Willmott, Porter (Minshull, 87), Burge, Chapman, Zebroski (Jeffers, 62), Jolley (Howe, 62)
Subs not used: Pipe, Crow, Jackson, Naylor
Wimbledon: Worner, Fuller, Fenlon (Sainte-Luce, 75), S.Moore, Jones, Bennett, L.Moore, Antwi, Hylton (Wyke, 68), Midson (Sheringham, 68) Collins
Subs not used: Brown, Pell, Nicholson, Arthur
Referee: Tim Robinson
Attendance: 2,666
Argus star man: Parish


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Coach Jeff McMartin has long believed that statistics often don't tell the story of a football game.
He got some ammunition for his argument Saturday as Central College saw its chances for a win slip away in the Michigan rain in a 35-16 defeat at Albion College (Mich.).
The Dutch (1-2), controlled the ball for more than 37 of the game's 60 minutes and outgained Albion 412 yards to 288. And Central punted just twice. The most revealing number Saturday was turnovers, as the Dutch lost that battle 4-1. Central was also flagged for eight penalties.
"You have to do things right," coach Jeff McMartin said. "We didn't do things right. We had far too many turnovers, far too many penalties, gave up too many big plays and paid a steep price.
"You can look at all kinds of stats. You can look at some and say, 'Boy, we had a nice game.' But if you look at the stats that, in my mind, really matter—penalties and turnovers—those didn't bode well for us today."
Albion (3-1) also got a 90-yard kickoff return for a score on the opening kickoff as it maintained the upper hand most of the way. The Britons had touchdowns on three of their first four possessions and held a 21-7 lead at halftime. Central drove 49 yards in 10 plays for a touchdown on its opening possession, with Blaine Forsythe (sophomore, Pella) snagging a 6-yard Jack Flaherty (senior, Burlington) TD pass. But the Dutch were then held scoreless until the fourth quarter.
A 32-yard fourth-quarter field goal by Kevin Sheldon (sophomore, West Des Moines, Valley HS), followed 1:30 later by a 43-yard Josh Osborn (sophomore, Burlington) TD run let the Dutch crawl to within 21-16 with 10:52 remaining.
"I felt like we were in a great situation early in the fourth quarter," McMartin said. "Even at halftime, we said, 'Listen, we're in good shape here.' It was still a 14-point game and other than giving up the long kickoff return, we were hanging in there. We had some things we felt like we could do and were heading in the right direction."
Central regained possession with 8:08 left but a chance to take the lead was stymied by an interception and, one play later, an Albion touchdown.
"Even after that turnover, there was still time," McMartin said. "But we really didn't bounce back from that."
Another Central pass was then picked off and the Dutch surrendered the ball on downs to set up a clinching Albion score.
Osborn finished with 118 yards and one TD on 15 carries. Running back Ross Doehrmann (senior, Williamsburg) had 80 yards on 16 attempts.
Flaherty was four-of-four on Central's opening drive, but finished nine-of-16 for 84 yards with three intereceptions and one score. Sophomore Aaron Eiseler (Mesa, Ariz., Red Mountain HS) completed eight-of-nine passes for 82 yards. Junior Austin Blom (junior, Mountain Pointe, Ariz., Pride HS) threw two late incompletions.
Freshman Brendon Boerm (Traer, North Tama HS) had five receptions for 53 yards while tight end Jack Norgaard (sophomore, Naperville, Ill., Neuqua Valley HS) had five catches for 40 yards.
"We ran the ball effectively," McMartin said. "But we've got to continue to work on the passing game and get better at that."
Albion freshman quarterback Dominic Bona, in his first career start, completed nine of 15 passes for 160 yards and one touchdown.
Dutch linebacker Seth Carson (senior, Woddridge, Ill., Downers Grove South HS) had six tackles, including 1.5 for loss, while junior Jacob Edleman (junior, Mechanicsville, North Cedar HS) and linebacker Mike Young (junior, Country Club Hills, Ill., Hillcrest HS) each had five stops. Young also had 2.5 tackles for loss.
"We've given up big plays in every game and we've got to stop that," McMartin said. "But we did a great job on third down and in containing the running game."
Albion rushed for 128 yards and was only one-of-nine on third-down conversions.
Central opens Iowa Conference play at home Saturday against the defending league champions, the University of Dubuque. The Spartans are 1-2 after enjoying an open date Saturday. They overwhelmed the Dutch at Dubuque last year, 56-28. It will be homecoming at Central, with the game starting at 1 p.m. at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium.
"There are a lot of things we have to get better at," McMartin said. "We've got to cut down on penalties, we've got to stop giving up big plays and we've got to find ways to be effective when we get inside the 30-yard line. When we do that, we'll do well."


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The race for president of our constitutional republic is coming to South Carolina. Have you decided on a candidate? All the GOP contenders have positive attributes. Newt Gingrich has great debate skills and a wealth of ideas. Ron Paul is domestically strong but foreign policy weak. Mitt Romney remains the overall steady lead, Rick Perry and Jon Huntsman never took off and Rick Santorum has come from way back in the pack. Santorum has earned every vote he received. My guess is for every hand he shook, he got another vote. I believe he has an honest heart and speaks with a clear conscience.
For the past three years I have been very uncomfortable not knowing what Obama was doing. Now everyone knows the damage that he has done. If Santorum is the next president, I would never doubt he was always working for America's interest. In my mind, Santorum exhibits several common leadership attributes: Strong moral character, a vision, ethics, confidence, and the ability to communicate and use words effectively. Santorum has remained steady in the belief of his message. People are beginning to see Santorum as a serious candidate with a moral purpose and a deep faith in the family as the basis for a strong America.
South Carolina will be a key state in clarifying the GOP field for the remainder of this election cycle. If you want our country to remain a constitutional republic, seek the truth, say a prayer and vote.
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Born in England, raised in Canada and of Sri Lankan descent, Sanji is a funny guy who uses keenly ironic intelligent observations to explain the world around him.
He has performed at comedy clubs all across Canada as well as in England, Scotland and Ireland.
Sanji's style is always fresh, clean and very original. Based out of Calgary, Sanji was a finalist in for Yuk Yuk's Annual Search for Canada's New Comic and always leaves the audience wanting more.
- Winner of Yuk Yuk's Funniest New Comic in Calgary Contest.
- Performed at the Calgary Comedy Festival and the Edmonton Comedy Festival.
- Winner of Funniest New Comic at the Calgary Comedy Festival.
- Appeared on Much Music (Canada's Music Television Station).
- Appeared on CSJW radio.
- Performed with Mitch Hedberg, Russell Peters, Harland Williams and Brent Butt.
- Performed at Ventura Comedy Festival 2013.
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