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BYLAWS (Retired November 2010)
Article I. Name
Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association.
Article II. Purpose
Section 1. This section shall represent librarians and others who specialize or are otherwise professionally involved in the cross-disciplinary field of Women's Studies. It may cooperate with other professional groups in regard to those aspects of library and information services that require special knowledge of Women's Studies.
Section 2. The Women's Studies Section has specific responsibilities
Section 1. Any member of the Association of College and Research Libraries may elect membership in the Women's Studies Section. Every member has the right to vote and is eligible to hold office.
Article IV. Officers
Section 1. Officers. Elective officers of this Section shall be a chair, a vice-chair / chair-elect, the immediate past chair, a secretary, and two members-at-large who shall represent the membership.
Section 2. Terms. All officers shall serve for a term of one year except members-at-large who shall serve two year staggered terms. All terms begin at the adjournment of the annual conference.
Section 3. Vacancies. In case of a vacancy in the office of the chair,
the vice-chair / chair-elect shall succeed to the office of the chair
and shall continue in that office until the expiration of the term for
which s/he was originally elected to serve as chair.
In case of vacancies in both the offices of chair and vice-chair / chair-elect, the Executive Committee shall elect one from their membership to act as chair until the next election.
Article V. Meetings
Section 1. Annual Meetings. The Section shall hold an annual business meeting at the time and place of the Annual Conference of the American Library Association.
Section 2. Quorum. Members of the Section present at an annual meeting shall constitute a quorum.
Article VI. Executive Committee
Section 1. Composition. The Executive Committee shall consist of the officers and the chairs of standing committees.
Section 2. Powers and Duties. The Executive Committee shall conduct the business of the Section during the period between annual Section meetings.
Section 3. Meetings. Regular meetings of the Executive Committee shall be held at the time and place of the Annual and Midwinter Conferences of the American Library Association. Special meetings may be called at the discretion of the chair.
Section 4. Quorum. A majority of members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Executive Committee.
Article VII. Committees
Section 1. Standing Committees. Standing committees to consider matters of concern to the Section that require continuity of attention may be authorized by the Section at the annual Section meeting. The size, name, purpose, membership, terms of membership, and chair of a standing committee shall be specified at the time of its authorization. The vice-chair / chair-elect shall appoint committee members to fill vacancies due to occur during her/his term as chair. Unexpected vacancies on a committee shall be filled by a special appointment made by the chair of the committee with approval of the chair of the Section. A standing committee may be discontinued by a majority vote of the members present and voting at an annual Section meeting.
Section 2. Special Committees. Special or ad hoc committees may be authorized as needed by the Executive Committee of the Section.
Article VIII. Nominations and Elections
Section 1. Nominations. The vice-chair / chair-elect of the Section, with the approval of the chair, shall appoint a Nominating Committee of at least three personal members of the Section. This committee shall choose a slate of at least two candidates for each office of the Section. Additional nominations may be made by petitions signed by no fewer than five Section members. All nominees must be members in good standing of the Section and must consent to candidacy in writing. All nominations shall be filed with both the Executive Director of ACRL and the secretary of the Section within the deadlines prescribed by ACRL.
Involvement in or commitment to the acquisition, organization, or use of Women's Studies information sources should be considered in selecting nominees for office.
Section 2. Elections. Elections shall be conducted by mail ballot in accordance with the procedures and deadlines established by the American Library Association. For each office, the candidate receiving a plurality of votes cast shall be elected, and the results reported to the Executive Director of ACRL. In case of a tie vote, the successful candidate shall be determined by lot.
Article IX. Amendments
Section. 1 Proposals. Amendments to these Bylaws may be proposed in writing to the membership of the Section by the Executive Committee, a committee appointed specifically for the purpose, or by any five members of the Section. Proposals shall be filed with the secretary at least three months before formal consideration.
Section 2. Notification. The secretary will arrange publication of the proposed amendments not less than one month before formal consideration.
Section 3. Voting. A plurality vote of the members present and voting at an annual meeting or casting ballots in a mail vote shall carry a proposed amendment.
Article X. General Provisions
Section 1. Wherever these Bylaws make no specific provisions, the organization of and procedures of the Section shall correspond to those set forth in the ACRL Constitution and Bylaws.
Section 2. These Bylaws and amendments thereto shall take effect upon approval.
Bylaws approved by ACRL Board, January, 1987

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Rekids will release the Russian DJ and producer's self-titled full-length in February.
Slated for release in February, the self-titled LP comes two years after Kraviz's first 12-inch on Jus-Ed's Uderground Quality imprint. The Russian DJ and producer (and one-time Breaking Through artist) has been highly in-demand ever since, with EPs on BPitch Control, Efdemin's Naïf imprint and finally Rekids, the label that's hosted her past few EPs and invited her to play at Panorama Bar in Berlin.
The upcoming album features all previously unreleased songs, except for "Ghetto Kraviz," the title track from her most recent EP. Keen-eared listeners might also recognize a few bits from her 2009 mix for Underground Quality's Club Tape Club Mix.
Chatting over Skype earlier this week, Kraviz gave us some personal insight on her debut LP:
When and where did you record the album?Tracklist
I started to record my album around two years ago. It wasn't like with bands, when you have your contract and you are just in the studio and record every day—that was not the case with me. For me it was more like compiling my songs into an album, but at the same time when I had stronger songs I knew wanted them in the album, and I had some transition songs, you know? Some of the songs from the album were recorded just five months ago, but basically it was finished half a year ago.
Do you have a studio in your apartment?
Yes, I have my studio at my apartment in Moscow. I have a lot of synths, a Yamaha, Korg, a mini moog... my studio is really simple. Nothing super special, but all of the instruments I use are quite precious to me. I love being in my Moscow studio when I have a chance. Over the summer I was traveling four days a week and that was really tough. Sometimes I would record in hotels just to capture a moment, some texture or emotion.
What's it like being a house artist in Moscow?
Moscow is my city and of course I love it, but it can be difficult as an artist here. The scene is very competitive, people can be jealous. I was just fired from my night [at Propaganda]—they replaced me with someone else. So yes, sometimes I feel all my efforts here aren't appreciated.
Do you think you'll ever move?
Yes, I'm thinking about it. Maybe to Berlin, maybe Paris, or something very small, maybe Innsbruck in Austria because it is ten minutes from the mountains and close to the airport.
Some of the songs on your album seem inspired by relationships. Do experiences like that often influence your productions?
Yes, all of my productions are very intimate, very personal. The whole album is about me, my suffering, my life. It's always based on emotion and has something to do with real life. That is the most important thing.
Who is the Ben in "4 Ben"?
[laughs] I don't know if I should say. It is a very special Ben, that is for sure. A very special Ben.
What's next?
I want to set up my live act, and of course to continue DJing. I love DJing. I can't tell if I'm a DJ first and a producer second or vice versa, but in any case I have a lovely job, and I can't wait to continue.
01. Walking In The Night feat. Hard Ton
02. Aus feat. King Aus
03. Ghetto Kraviz
04. Taxi Talk
05. False Attraction
06. Working
07. Choices
08. Love Or Go
09. Best Friend
10. 4 Ben
11. Turn On The Radio
12. Petr
13. The Needle
14. Fire
Rekids will release Nina Kraviz on February 27th, 2012.


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Dead Space 4 isn't in development, EA has confirmed.
The news follows a report from March 2013 that claimed EA had canned the Dead Space series following poor sales of Dead Space 3 and closed down developer Visceral. EA denied this at the time.
So in other words, it's dead. Activision said the same thing about Guitar Hero. This is a company known for killing off quality franchises, among other stupid things.
Nothin' to see here folks.
I worry for Mirror's Edge 2, i have a feeling EA are gonna shoehorn necessary MP and kinect capabilities and god knows what else into it, and then end up killing the franchise much like with Dead Space


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Julia Morgan
Julia Morgan, best known now as the architect of William Randolph Hearst's palatial San Simeon home, was a woman of firsts. At a time when it was still unusual for women to go to college, she became the first woman to graduate from Paris' prestigious Ecole Des Beaux Arts, and the first woman to be licensed as an architect in California. By the time she retired in 1951 at the age of 79, this unassuming woman, who never talked to the press or sought publicity, had designed over 700 buildings and left a lasting architectural legacy.
Julia Morgan was born in San Francisco on January 20, 1872 to Charles Morgan, a mining engineer, and Eliza Parmalee Morgan, who came from a wealthy family in New York. During her childhood, the Morgan family took frequent trips east to visit Julia's Parmalee grandparents (who continued to support the family financially, despite Charles' failed business ventures). On one of these trips, Julia met her cousin Lucy's husband Pierre LeBrun, a successful architect, who inspired her to become an architect herself.
At that time, most girls, after graduating high school, would have a 'coming out' party, which signaled a young woman's formal introduction to society and the beginning of her search for a husband. But Julia had other ideas. She wanted to go to college. The University of California at Berkeley, which was close to her home in Oakland, was chartered in 1868 and began accepting female students two years later. With the support of her parents, Julia enrolled in Berkeley's College of Engineering, the closest thing to an architecture school on the west coast. By the time Julia attended, Berkeley had around 100 female students, although she was often the only girl in her engineering classes.
During her senior year, Julia met Bernard Maybeck, a well-known architect of the Arts and Crafts movement who had been hired to teach geometry at Berkeley. She attended a series of informal lectures about architecture that Maybeck gave in his home, and was strongly influenced by the Arts and Crafts philosophy that a building should conform to its site. While studying at Berkeley, Julia probably also met Phoebe Hearst, a wealthy philanthropist who took an especial interest in the university and female students in particular, hosting teas and musical events at her house near the campus.
After graduating, Julia worked with Maybeck in his studio. In 1896, Maybeck got word that his alma mater, the prestigious Ecole Des Beaux-Arts in Paris, might finally be ready to admit women. He encouraged Julia to go to Paris and try her luck.
The Ecole, as it turned out, did not allow women to sit for its entrance examination until the fall of 1897. On her first examination, Julia placed 42nd out of 376 applicants, which was good, but not good enough for admission — the school only took the top 30 entrants. Julia stayed in Paris, working at various architectural offices to hone her skills. She took the test two more times. On her last try, in October 1898, she was ranked 13th, making her the first woman to ever be admitted to the school.
Now Julia was in a race against the clock — the Ecole did not allow students older than 30 to accumulate points towards graduation. Less than a month before her 30th birthday, Julia won a competition to design a theater, which gave her the points she needed to become the Ecole Des Beaux Arts' first female graduate. The education she received there continued to influence her throughout her life — she worked equally well in classical styles as in the Arts and Crafts style of her California home.
Back at home in San Francisco, Julia worked for architect John Galen Howard on a few different buildings for the University of California, including the Greek theater. After that, she decided to set up a practice of her own — perhaps inspired by reports that Howard had told a colleague that he had "an excellent draftsman whom I have to pay almost nothing, as it is a woman."
During her long career, Julia designed churches, gymnasiums, hotels, community centers, and private homes, but she is best remembered for her work for William Randolph Hearst, the newspaper magnate and son of her old friend Phoebe Hearst.
Hearst first approached her in 1919 about building a "bungalow" on a piece of land his family owned in San Simeon, 200 miles south of San Francisco, that he called "the ranch". Hearst's vision for the property quickly grew. Over the next 20 years, the program expanded to include three guest "cottages" (which were actually mansions in their own right), an enormous main house patterned after a Spanish cathedral, countless outbuildings, an outdoor and indoor swimming pool, and even a zoo. Complicating matters were the remoteness of the site, and the client's propensity for changing his mind at the last minute, as well as his mania for acquiring architectural antiquities from Europe, which he expected Julia to incorporate into the house. Hearst spent about a million dollars a year on coffered ceilings, statues, furniture, and even a Roman temple, which Julia worked into her design for the Neptune pool.
During the years between 1919 and 1939, Julia made the long trek to San Simeon 558 different times. Three weekends each month, she would take a 200-mile train ride and then a 50-mile cab ride each way, sleeping on the train on Sunday night and then going directly to her office on Monday morning. During the last of those years, she also traveled to Wyntoon, another Hearst family retreat in Northern California, at least once a month to supervise her work there. During the week, she continued to work on her other projects. Her employees remarked that she was seemingly tireless and thought nothing of working 18-hour days and subsisting on coffee and chocolate bars. She never married or had children of her own, although she took an especial interest in her nieces and nephews and in her employees' children.
By the time she retired in 1951, Julia Morgan had designed more than 700 structures. "My buildings," she said, "will be my legacy. They will speak for me long after I'm gone."
Recommended Reading:
• Homes as Museums: Hearst Castle
• Julia Morgan on Wikipedia
• Julia Morgan, Architect of Dreams
• Julia Morgan, Architect
(Images: 1. Museum of Motherhood, 2. Wikipedia, 3. Dennis E. Zirbel, Architect, 4. Landmarks California, 5. The New Fillmore, 6 & 7. Shutterstock, 8. Architectural Digest, 9. Paul Martzen via American Whitewater, 10. Landmarks California, 13. Wikipedia)


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Clayton Intermediate School held their fifth and sixth grade spelling bees on Feb. 14.
This year's fifth grade participants were Rebecca Lynch, Tristan Rybicki, Taylor Fellows, Jackson Dean, Espie Hart, Matthew Langton, Abigail Walters, and Jacob Cullen.
Tristan Rybicki won the fifth grade spelling bee, with Taylor Fellows finishing in second place and Matthew Langton in third place.
The contestants for the sixth grade were Morgan Holman, Quinn Boyd, Annika Burgoyne, Cesar Herreida, Keegan Holt, Shiann Cochran, Robert Bell, and Jamaine Ashford.
Keegan Holt and Shiann Cochran battled it out for a couple of rounds, before Holt was deemed the winner. With Cochran in second place, the third place finisher was Quinn Boyd.
Rybicki and Holt went on to compete in a spell-off against each other, with Rybicki winning. He will now represent Clayton Intermediate School in the state spelling bee Saturday, March 2 at St. Mark's High School.


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Discussion in 'Android Devices' started by ndh777, Jun 3, 2011.
"Why wouldn't anyone be excited?" is my question...
They could be waiting until hq opens in kansas, so that should be about 5minutes.
Lately the lack of gingerbread is turning into a famine!!! It is rather exciting and disappointing when you get a new update because you find some great things and some things which were not fixed at all. My hope is for my phone to call and text the right people so it stops getting me in trouble.
Thought it would be a good idea to have a thread specific to those who downloaded and are running Gingerbread now. Mods, close if you think this is redundant.
what is different ? havent found much yet .
Well, I can't seem to get Netflix to work over 4G. I'll try it on Wifi when I get a chance.
Now my Evo displays the Voicemail icon in the info bar. I cannot get the symbol to turn off. I have checked my voice mail, and there are no messages. I powered down, nothing,, I did a battery pull to no avail. Very weird....As for any changes,,,nothing drastic...
Yea, not very impressed yet.
Installed No issues, Nothing noticeably new
Android Version:2.3.3
Baseband Version:2.12.00.05.02
Kernel Version: 126.96.36.199-g4e39384
build #:4.22.651.2 CL60865release-keys
software #:4.22.651.2
Browser Version:Wenkit/533.1
PRI Version:2.15_003
PRL Version: 01115
New shutdown options. Powering down now just seems to put the phone into sleep mode and it wakes up very quickly. The Restart option seems to do more of a shutdown and it takes longer to boot up from there.
same version of sense
Well to say gingerbread is a let down would be an understatement. They shouldnt have even bothered updating the Evo if their gonna do it in such a half ass way. Gingerbread on the Evo looks absolutely nothing like gingerbread on stock google due to sense getting in the way. They didnt update sense at all from what I can see. And all of the cool features of gingerbread were not included, especially the one when you hit the button to turn off the screen and it makes that cool animation like a tv is shutting off.. its completely missing as is many other features
Notification bar is exactly the same, menu is still white, no new widgets, no new android keyboard, nothing new in sense.. let down
You can always use this: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock&feature=more_from_developer
I'm going to wait to see more reactions before I upgrade. Thanks for all the reports. So far, I've learned that there's no need to hold my breath.
Stock sense clock widget now flips the numbers when it changes time...new 3g icon, new Sprint navigation Icon, and that's all I've found so far.
Can anyone tell me where I can find the Droid X multitouch keyboard for 2.3
Just installed.
First two things I've noticed:
GMAIL app has copy and paste! finally!
"Fast boot" option under Applications.
They also changed the applications setting's page. New UI that also shows how much memory everything is taking up.
I can confirm the attachment bug in the HTC Mail app seems to have been fixed in the 4.22.651.1 update.
When setting up an Exchange Activesync account in the HTC Mail app (at least while using Gmail set as an Exchange Activesync account). I can download and view the attachment and there is no "Attachment is Corrupt" error. I am also able to foward an email with an attachment from my Inbox. However if I go into the Sent Mail folder and try to forward a previously sent email it does not send and I get the "Unable to Send Email" error.
The HTC Mail app is now at version 2.00.0037.60865. I'm not sure what the version was before the update though.
They specifically said there would not be any Sense updates in this release. Most of the changes are under the hood. New Copy and Paste, a few New System menus (Most Notably under applications), Fast Boot is really nice, HTC clock now flips (not a big deal at all just pointing it out), New Gmail Notification Icon (again no big whoop), it seems faster (seems being key word), New Browser. Again alot of Gingerbread changes are in the API's and the addition of NFC support. We do of course miss out on Vanilla Android UI improvements.
Update on the Update:
New logo for Apps being downloaded and Update logo
New "app" called "Downloads"
just to keep some confusion out. lets keep this thread for non rooted folk/stock ROM (preferably) and the rooted folk here:
I think someone said it, but now Netflix app loads up but doesn't play the actual videos. It tries to and then goes back to Netflix home page.. That being an app specific incompatibility I imagine we'll see updates rolling out soon. I've tweeted HTC, Netflix, and Sprint.
**Btw it's not playing over 3G, 4G, and WiFi.
So, all the apps etc already on the phone don't get wiped out?
My Evo definitely seems snappier. On 2.2.2 it would get sluggish from time to time. So far gingerbread has kept it running smoothly.


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Great White Egret
(Casmerodius albus)
Facts about this animal
The length of the great white egret is about 95 cm. It is an unmistakable bird, much larger then all other white egrets.
The plumage is white with fine feathers on the back. The bill of adults is yellow becoming temporarily black during the immediate pre-breeding period. Legs and feet are wholly black.
The great white egret roosts in groups, but is otherwise a rather solitary bird except when breeding. It hunts for fish, insects, frogs and small animals, which are taken by standing still and waiting, or by wading in shallow water.
Did you know?
that this species is also sometimes placed either in the genus Egretta or Ardea?
|Name (Scientific)
|Casmerodius albus
|Name (English)
|Great White Egret
|Name (French)
|Grande aigrette
|Name (German)
|Name (Spanish)
|Garza blanca
|CITES Status
|Not listed
|CMS Status
|Appendix II (only Casmerodius albus albus (Western Palearctic populations))
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Mike Baird
|Widely distributed throughout the world.
|Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) Rocky Shores, Sand, Shingle or Pebble Shores, Intertidal Marshes
|Wild population
|Not globally threatened. Intense persecution for plume trade in the 19th and the early 20th centuries led to a crash in numbers and a shrinking of the range, but has now almost recovered to former numbers. The destruction of wetlands poses a current threat to these birds.
|Zoo population
|100 reported to ISIS (2007)
In the Zoo
How this animal should be transported
For air transport, Container Note 17 of the IATA Live Animals Regulations should be followed.
Find this animal on ZooLex
Photo Copyright by
Mila Zinkova
Why do zoos keep this animal
The great white egret is not a threatened species, and zoos do not maintain coordinated breeding programmes. It is mainly kept for educational purposes and for promoting wetland conservation, ideally in mixed exhibits (walk-thru aviaries).


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An inclusive, pupil-centred response to educational needs is our priority, and involves engaging communities and increasing participation in learning. This approach focuses on identifying and supporting children with diverse needs, differential abilities and varied socioeconomic background.
Children have a right to education, and one of UNRWA's key priorities is to ensure universal access to basic education. All Palestine refugee children registered with the Agency are eligible for nine to ten years of free basic education.
We teach nearly half a million Palestine refugee children, using the host authorities' curriculums supplemented by enrichment materials.
In the 1960s, the UNRWA school system became the first in the Middle East to achieve equal enrolment of boys and girls.
Wherever possible, UNRWA students take national exams conducted by the host governments. Pupils at UNRWA schools often out-perform government school pupils in these state exams.
In Lebanon, most Palestine refugees lack access to public secondary schools and cannot afford the high cost of private tuition. Because of these special circumstances, UNRWA operates nine secondary schools in Lebanon. Although we are unable to meet demand, the nine schools help make up for the absence of available educational opportunities.
One of our key programmes promotes human rights and non-violent communication skills, conflict resolution and tolerance.
In the West Bank and Gaza, the Agency runs a remedial programme providing extra support to students with learning disabilities.
In response to a high failure rate in mathematics and Arabic in Gaza, UNRWA introduced a Schools of Excellence programme in January 2008. To improve students' performance, the Agency has reduced class sizes, hired extra teachers and run remedial summer courses. Similar measures were introduced in the West Bank in 2009.
Half the Palestine refugee population is under 25, which puts huge pressure on UNRWA schools. Almost three quarters run on a double-shift system, which reduces teaching time as two consecutive school streams run in one school building on the same day.
We have an ongoing building programme to upgrade and expand infrastructure. Donor contributions have allowed UNRWA to build some new classrooms and schools, but the Agency has not been able to meet demand.
In the Gaza Strip alone, more than 100 new schools are needed, with nine out of ten schools running on a double-shift basis. Many schools throughout the Agency's five areas of operations urgently need upgrading and replacing.
The occupation, frequent incidents of armed conflict and movement restrictions often pose serious obstacles to regular school attendance for children in Gaza and the West Bank.
In Gaza, ongoing conflict damaged some school property and interrupted schooling. Students lost many school days during the during the conflict of 2008-2009, and many of them also experienced post-traumatic stress.
The blockade of Gaza has also affected children's education. Millions of dollars of UNRWA construction projects, including schools, remain suspended. Paper for textbooks, notebooks and chalk are often delayed for months at a time. There is a huge shortage of uniforms, school bags and school supplies.
Most significantly, the blockade has left many parents unemployed, leading to further poverty and consequently hungry students in the classroom.
The situation in the West Bank is similar, though with some difference in scale and intensity. Checkpoints, obstacles and the Barrier hinder access to education and affect the quality of children's schooling.
In response, the Agency has prolonged the school year when permitted, or provided extra classes to compensate for lost time. UNRWA has also hired teams of trauma counsellors to work with children who have been emotionally scarred by their experiences.
Even with these efforts, such lengthy disruptions have badly affected the quality of education the Agency can provide.


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|Whale Shark
Whale Shark
R. typus
Binomial name:
R. typus
The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a slow-moving filter feeding shark, the largest living fish species. The largest confirmed individual was 12.65 metres (41.50 ft) in length and the heaviest weighed more than 36 tonnes (79,000 lb),[3] but unconfirmed claims report considerably larger whale sharks. This distinctively-marked fish is the only member of its genus Rhincodon and its family,Rhincodontidae (called Rhinodontes before 1984), which belongs to the subclassElasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes. The shark is found in tropical and warm oceans, lives in the open sea with a lifespan of about 70 years.[4] The species originated about 60 million years ago. Although whale sharks have very large mouths, they feed mainly, though not exclusively, on plankton, microscopic plants and animals, although the BBC program Planet Earth filmed a whale shark feeding on a school of small fish.[1]
The species was distinguished in April 1828, following the harpooning of a 4.6 metres (15.1 ft) specimen in Table Bay, South Africa. Andrew Smith, a military doctor associated with British troops stationed in Cape Town described it the following year.[5] He published a more detailed description in 1849. The name "whale shark" comes from the fish's physiology; as large as a whale, it too is a filter feeder.
Distribution and habitatEdit
The whale shark inhabits all tropical and warm-temperate seas.They are known to migrate every spring to the continental shelf of the central west coast of Australia. The coral spawning of the area's Ningaloo Reef provides the whale shark with an abundant supply of plankton. Primarily pelagic, seasonal feeding aggregations occur at several coastal sites such as the southern and eastern parts of South Africa; Gladden Spit in Belize; Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia; Útila in Honduras;Donsol, Pasacao and Batangas in the Philippines; off Isla Mujeres and Isla Holboxin Yucatan, Mexico; Ujung Kulon National Park in Indonesia; Nosy Be inMadagascar Off Tofo Reef near Inhambane in Mozambique, and the Tanzanianislands of Mafia, Pemba, Zanzibar and, very rarely, Eilat, Israel. Although typically seen offshore, it has been found closer to land, entering lagoons or coral atolls, and near the mouths of estuaries and rivers. Its range is generally restricted to about ±30° latitude. It is capable of diving to depths of 700 metres (2,300 ft), and is migratory.[4]
As a filter feeder it has a capacious mouth which can be up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) wide and can contain between 300 and 350 rows of tiny teeth.[6] It has five large pairs of gills. Two small eyes are located towards the front of the shark's wide, flat head. The body is mostly grey with a white belly; three prominent ridges run along each side of the animal and the skin is marked with a "checkerboard" of pale yellow spots and stripes. These spots are unique to each individual and are useful for counting populations. Its skin can be up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) thick. The shark has a pair each of dorsal fins and pectoral fins. Juveniles' tails have a larger upper than lower fin while the adult tail becomes semi-lunate (crescent-shaped). Spiracles are just behind the eyes.
The whale shark is not an efficient swimmer since it uses its entire body, unusual for fish, to attain an average speed of around 5-kilometre-per-hour (3.1 mph). The largest specimen was caught on November 11, 1947, near Baba Island, in Karachi, Pakistan. It was 12.65 metres (41.50 ft) long, weighed more than 21.5 tonnes (47,000 lb), and had a girth of 7 metres (23.0 ft).[7] Stories exist of vastly larger specimens — quoted lengths of 18 metres (59 ft) are not uncommon in the popular shark literature — but no scientific records support their existence. In 1868 the Irish natural scientist Edward Perceval Wright obtained several small whale shark specimens in the Seychelles, but claimed to have observed specimens in excess of 15 metres (49.2 ft), and tells of reports of specimens surpassing 21 metres (68.9 ft).
In a 1925 publication, Hugh M. Smith described a huge animal caught in a bamboo fish trap in Thailand in 1919. The shark was too heavy to pull ashore, but Smith estimated that the shark was at least 17 metres (56 ft) long, and weighed approximately 37 tonnes (82,000 lb), which have been exaggerated to a more precise measurement of 17.98 metres (58.99 ft) and weight 43 tonnes (95,000 lb) in recent years. A shark caught in 1994 near Tainan in Southern Taiwan reportedly weighed 35.8 tonnes (79,000 lb).[8]There have even been claims of whale sharks of up to 23 metres (75 ft). In 1934 a ship named the Maurguani came across a whale shark in the Southern Pacific Ocean, rammed it, and the shark consequently became stuck on the prow of the ship, supposedly with 4.6 metres (15.1 ft) on one side and 12.2 metres (40.0 ft) on the other.[9] No reliable documentation exists for these claims and they remain "fish-stories".
The whale shark is a filter feeder — one of only three known filter feeding shark species (along with the basking shark and themegamouth shark). It feeds on macro-algae, plankton, krill, Christmas Island red crab larvae,[10] and small nektonic life such as small squid or vertebrates. The many rows of teeth play no role in feeding; in fact, they are reduced in size in the whale shark. Instead, the shark sucks in a mouthful of water, closes its mouth and expels the water through its gills. During the slight delay between closing the mouth and opening the gill flaps, plankton is trapped against the dermal denticles which line its gill plates andpharynx. This fine sieve-like apparatus, which is a unique modification of the gill rakers, prevents the passage of anything but fluid out through the gills, trapping anything above 2 to 3 millimetres (0.079 to 0.12 in) in diameter. Material caught in the filter between the gill bars is swallowed. Whale sharks have been observed "coughing" and it is presumed that this is a method of clearing a build up of food particles in the gill rakers. Whale sharks migrate to feed and possibly to breed.[4][11][12]
The whale shark is an active feeder, targeting concentrations of plankton or fish. It is able to ram filter feed or can gulp in a stationary position. This is in contrast to the passive feeding basking shark, which does not pump water. Instead, it swims to force water across its gills.[4][11]
Behaviour toward diversEdit
Despite its size, the whale shark does not pose significant danger to humans. Although massive, whale sharks are docile fish and sometimes allow swimmers to hitch a ride.[13]Whale sharks are actually quite gentle and can play with divers. Divers and snorkelers can swim with this giant fish without risk, apart from unintentional blows from the shark's large tail fin.[14]
The shark is seen by divers in many places, including the Bay Islands in Honduras,Thailand, the Philippines, the Maldives, the Red Sea, Western Australia (Ningaloo Reef,Christmas Island), Panama (Isla Coiba), Belize, Tofo Beach in Mozambique, Sodwana Bay (Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park) in South Africa, the Galapagos Islands, Isla Mujeres in Mexico, the Seychelles, West Malaysia, islands off eastern peninsular Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Oman, Fujairah, and Puerto Rico.[13]
In captivityEdit
Two whale sharks are featured as the main attraction of Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan and as of 2005, three whale sharks are in captivity at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium inJapan. The Ioworld Aquarium in Kagoshima, Japan, also features a single adult whale shark as a major attraction. One is also on display in the Taiwan, Kenting National Museum of Biology and Aquarium. Four whale sharks, two males, Taroko, and Yushan,[15] and two females, Alice and Trixie, live in the Georgia Aquarium, in Atlanta, USA. Two male whale sharks, Ralph and Norton, died in captivity at the Georgia Aquarium on January 11, 2007, and June 13, 2007, respectively. The two females were added on June 3, 2006, in hopes that reproduction in whale sharks could be studied in captivity. All six whale sharks were imported from Taiwan, where whale sharks are dubbed tofu sharks because of the taste and texture of the flesh. Two whale sharks live at Polar Ocean World in Qingdao, China. One whale shark was at the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai, but was released in March, 2010.[16]One whale shark lives in Dalian, China.
The capture of a female in July 1996 which was pregnant with 300 pups indicates that whale sharks are ovoviviparous.[4][17][18] The eggs remain in the body and the females give birth to live young which are 40 to 60 centimetres (16 to 24 in) long. It is believed that they reach sexual maturity at around 30 years and the life span is an estimated 70[4] to 100 years.[19]
On March 7, 2009, marine scientists in the Philippines discovered what is believed to be the smallest living specimen of the whale shark. The young shark, measuring only 38 centimetres (15 in), was found with its tail tied to a stake at a beach in Pilar, Philippines, and was released into the wild. Based on this discovery some scientists no longer believe that this area is just a feeding ground; it may also be that this site is a birthing ground as well.[20]
Conservation statusEdit
The whale shark is targeted by commercial fisheries in several areas where they seasonally aggregate. The population is unknown and the species is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.[2] In 1998, the Philippines banned all fishing, selling, importing and exporting of whale sharks for commercial purposes,[21] followed by India in May 2001,[22] and Taiwan in May 2007.[23]They are currently listed as a vulnerable species; however, they continue to be hunted in parts of Asia, such as Taiwan and the Philippines.
In 2006, Resorts World Sentosa announced its plans to bring in whale sharks for their marine life park. This was met with opposition from seven notable conservation societies. In 2009, the plan was shelved in favour of a search for other alternatives.[24][25]
In 2010, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill resulted in 4,900,000 barrels (779,000 m3) of oil flowing into an area south of the Mississippi River Delta, where one-third of all whale shark sightings in the northern part of the gulf have occurred in recent years. Sightings confirmed that the whale sharks were unable to avoid the oil slick which was situated on the surface of the sea where the whale sharks feed for several hours at a time. However, no dead whale sharks have been found.[26] .
In human cultureEdit
Known as a deity in a Vietnamese culture, the whale shark is called "Ca Ong", which literally translates as "Sir Fish".
In Mexico, and throughout much of Latin America, the whale shark is known as "pez dama" or "domino" for its distinctive patterns of spots. However, they go by "Sapodilla Tom" in Belize due to the regularity of sightings near the Sapodilla Cayes on the Belize Barrier Reef.
In Africa, the names for the whale shark are very evocative: "papa shillingi" in Kenya came from the myth that God threw shillings upon the shark which are now its spots. In Madagascar the name is "marokintana" meaning "many stars".
Javanese also reference the stars by calling it "geger lintang," meaning "stars in the back". In the Philippines, it is called "butanding", while in Madurese, it is known as "kikaki".
- ^ a b Jurassic Shark (2000) documentary by Jacinth O'Donnell; broadcast on Discovery Channel, August 5, 2006
- ^ a b Norman, Brad (2000). 'Rhincodon typus'. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable.
- ^ Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa ISBN 978-1-77007-772-0
- ^ a b c d e f Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly."Rhincodon typus". FishBase. Retrieved 17 September 2006.
- ^ Martin, R. Aidan. "Rhincodon or Rhiniodon? A Whale Shark by any Other Name". ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research.
- ^ Compagno, L.J.V.. "Species Fact Sheet,Rhincodon typus". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 19 September 2006.
- ^ Gerald L. Wood, Animal Facts and Feats, 1990.
- ^ Summary of Large Whale Shark Rhincodon typus(Smith, 1828)
- ^ Xavier Maniguet, Jaws of Death; 1991.
- ^ Rebecca Morelle. (2008-11-17). "Shark-cam captures ocean motion". BBC News. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- ^ a b Martin, R. Aidan.. "Elasmo Research". ReefQuest. Retrieved 17 September 2006.
- ^ "Whale shark". Icthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 September 2006.
- ^ a b Compagno, Leonard J. V. (April 26, 2002).Sharks of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Shark Species Known to Date: Bullhead, Mackerel and Carpet Sharks. 2. Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). ISBN 9789251045435. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ Garrison, Tom (2008-07-30). Essentials of Oceanography. Brooks Cole. pp. 312.ISBN 9780495555315.
- ^ "Aquarium gains two new whale sharks". CNN.com. June 1 2007. Archived from the original on June 3, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2007.
- ^ "Dubai hotel releases whale shark back into wild". Associated Press (AP). 18 March 2009.
- ^ Shoou-Jeng Joung1, Che-Tsung Chen, Eugenie Clark, Senzo Uchida, William Y.P. Huang (July 1996). "The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a livebearer: 300 embryos found in one 'megamamma' supreme". Environ. Biol. Fish. 46(3): 219–223. doi:10.1007/BF00004997.
- ^ Dr. Eugenie Clark. "Frequently Asked Questions". Retrieved 26 September 2006.
- ^ "Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Issues Paper". Biology of Whale Shark. Department of the Environment and Heritage (Australian Government). 2005
- ^ Tan, Jose Ma. Lorenzo. "Tiny Whale shark pup caught and released in the Philippines". Wildlife Extra News. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ Whale Sharks Receive Protection in the Philippines.[dead link]
- ^ National Regulations on Whale Shark fishing. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
- ^ COA bans fishing for whale sharks. Taipei Times.
- ^ Resorts World considering alternatives to whale shark exhibit. Asia One Travel.
- ^ Animal welfare groups oppose whale sharks at Singapore casino. News Limited.
- ^ Whale Sharks Killed, Displaced by Gulf Oil?National Geographic News.
- General references
- Colman, J.G. (December 1997). "A review of the biology and ecology of the whale shark". J. Fish Biol. 51 (6): 1219–34.doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.1997.tb01138.x.
- FAO web page on Whale shark
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2004). "Rhincodon typus" in FishBase. November 2004 version.
- "Rhincodon typus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 November 2005.
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at Wikimedia Commons
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at Wikispecies
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at IUCN Red List
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at Animal Diversity Web
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at FishBase
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at Ocean Biogeographic Information System
- "Whale Sharks, Whale Shark Pictures, Whale Shark Facts". Animals, Animal Pictures, Wild Animal Facts. National Geographic.


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John Kyran Roth of Mills River is suggesting that Hendersonville resident Gary Crider's thinking on the Affordable Care Act is plenty clouded.
John Kyran Roth of Mills River is suggesting that Hendersonville resident Gary Crider's thinking on the Affordable Care Act is plenty clouded. "How is Obamacare working so far? It seems to me that it's working just as the naysayers claimed it would — poorly," says Mr. Roth. "To me, it's laughable that President Barack Obama has just had to do what he should have done some time ago to avoid the government shutdown, delay Obamacare. The truth is that it's Obama's shutdown. Our president's chickens are all coming home to roost. He lied to get his legislation passed. Now he wants to rewrite the law to suit his own purposes. Personally, I've had enough of his overweening arrogance. He's not the smartest guy in the room by a long shot. His lightweight, sycophantic appointees are not filling the yawning gaps in 'Obama the Unready's' lack of preparedness."
'MORE TIME READING': Joyce "J.J." Jolly of Hendersonville is ready to disconnect the TV. She's not happy that Media General and DISH Network can't come to an agreement about money. "So we still have no CBS on DISH," she fusses. "Each one consistently blames the other, and in my opinion it really boils down to two CEOs who only want to put more money into their greedy pockets. I'm sure neither has any concern about the elderly folks on limited income and who become the victims of their pricing. It's ridiculous to have to pay the prices any of the distributors of TV charge when many consumers only watch two or three stations. I am ready to cancel all TV and spend more time reading, exercising and enjoying the world God created."
'CAUSE OF DEATH': Jim Foster of Mills River tells that researchers for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority found more than 200 dead crows near greater Boston recently, and there was concern that they may have died from avian flu. A bird pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to everyone's relief, confirmed the problem was not avian flu. The cause of death appeared to be vehicular impacts, however, during the detailed analysis it was noted that varying colors of paints appeared on the birds' beaks and claws. By analyzing these paint residues, it was determined that 98 percent of the crows had been killed by impact with trucks, while only 2 percent were killed by impact with cars. The authority then hired an ornithological behaviorist to determine whether there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck kills versus car kills. The behaviorist very quickly concluded the cause: When crows eat roadkill, they always have a lookout crow in a nearby tree to warn of impending danger. While all the lookout crows could shout, "Cah," not a single one could shout "Truck."
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Let $k$ be a field of characteristic $p > 0$ (assume $k$ is perfect if it helps). Let $G$ be a connected finite group scheme of height one over $k$. Then $G$ is determined by its Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$, as a restricted Lie algebra: it can be recovered as the spectrum of the Hopf algebra dual to the restricted universal enveloping algebra $U( \mathfrak{g} )$.
Let $R$ be a local Artinian $k$-algebra with residue field $R / \mathfrak{m} \simeq k$. I would like to understand the category of $G$-torsors over $R$ (with respect to the flat topology, say) which are trivialized over $R / \mathfrak{m}$. This category feels very ``infinitesimal,'' so it seems reasonable to expect that there is a way to describe its objects concretely in terms of linear-algebraic data related to $\mathfrak{g}$ (and without ever mentioning the flat topology). Can this be done? (And if so, how?)


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BRANDON — The Hannaford Bros. supermarket chain has purchased the building it occupies in downtown Brandon, which raises the possibility of store expansion and puts to rest an effort to build a Hannaford store south of town.
Land transfer records obtained by The Reporter confirm that Hannaford purchased the building and 10.35 acres on Supermarket Drive next to the Rite Aid pharmacy for $2.9 million on Aug. 2.
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Mr & Mrs Smith (UK - BD RB)
Scott McKenzie asks our readers to blame Fox for the review déjà vu...
Since they got married five or six years ago, the spark in John and Jane Smith's marriage has gone out and they have resorted to visiting a marriage counsellor to resolve their problems. Unbeknownst (I love that word) to each other, their suburban upper-middle class lives are a sham and they are both assassins, working for competing organisations. When they are given the same assignment, their paths cross for the first time in their secret professional lives and their growing contempt for each other escalates, along with the violence.
For regular readers of DVDActive this review may have an air of familiarity about it. The reason is that this movie has already been reviewed twice (by Matt and Cas) and the discs are pretty much identical, whether you choose to pick up the region one, region two or this Blu-ray release. The movie's exactly the same and the extras are too, with no exclusive features so with the only difference being the presentation, is it worth adding this disc to your high definition collection?
What was clear to me from the beginning of Mr & Mrs Smith was that it was a movie based (and most probably sold to the studio) on the idea of getting two of the world's biggest movie stars on the same screen. Sticking the two most desirable people on the planet together certainly makes great business sense. Everyone who fancies them and reads about their exploits in the tabloids are shoo-ins to watch this movie, whether it was at the cinema or in the comfort of their own home. However, I found the movie suffered from trying to please everyone at the expense of key necessities of filmmaking, most of all the plot.
In order to satisfy the needs of both the male and female contingent in the audience, the screenplay contains a decent number of interesting and exciting scenes, with equal measures of female empowerment for the girls and violence for the guys. However, the story that ties these scenes together is pretty thin. We never really get much detail about the organisations they work for, other than the fact that Brad Pitt seems to work for a tin-pot team and Angelina Jolie works with a team of high-tech super-bitches. The work they do doesn't seem to be that important and neither is the effect that killing people has on their emotional state. And don't even get me started on the complete lack of response of the emergency services whenever cars flip over or houses blow up.
What the movie lacks in plot it makes up for in the set pieces. The padding down for weapons they give each other on a dance floor is a particularly strong scene and when they turn on each other the results are surprisingly brutal. The choreography of the gunfights is impressive, most of all in the final battle and I wonder if the musical theatre industry might turn to this movie for an adaptation as it continues to run out of ideas. The moments we share with the main characters and their therapist are also enjoyable but this theme is all but abandoned once the action kicks off and we only get a final token scene right at the end.
A few key lines and Vince Vaughan aside, the comedy element of Mr & Mrs Smith generally comes from things the central couple do rather than the things they say, which when coupled with the action make this a very physical movie. However, the lightweight plot doesn't make it the most memorable movie ever made and if I ever met anyone who said this was the best movie they'd ever seen, I'd tell them to stop reading Hello! magazine and watch Grosse Pointe Blank instead.
Mr & Mrs Smith is presented in 2.35:1 widescreen (1080p) and this is really where this disc has something to offer over and above the standard definition DVD releases. This is a very colourful movie and I'm happy to report that the colours are bright and strong, with good black level and no obvious signs of transfer problems. As expected with a high definition release, the detail of the picture is incredible and if you want to know just how many freckles there are on Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie's face then you've come to the right place.
With DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and plain old Dolby Digital 5.1 options, I was gearing up to give this disc a great score for the audio quality. I chose the DTS-HD option but found a problem in that the volume of the dialogue is significantly lower than the rest of the soundtrack. My surround sound setup is set up with an equal balance and it's not a problem I have encountered with many discs, certainly not Blu-ray releases, but I found myself adjusting the volume from time to time, struggling to hear the dialogue during quieter moments and having my ear drums blasted during the action. Apart from the volume trouble, the quality of the soundtrack is great and I even had to do a double take at one point, thinking something had hit our living room window when it was actually one of the many nice details from the surround speakers.
Commentaries galore! Not one, not two but three, yes three, but you'd already know that if you've got the standard definition DVD because they're all exactly the same. Commentary number one is probably the best of the bunch, coming from the director and screenwriter. There is a lot of repetition in the information across the extras but this is first time you'll hear that the movie was made without Brangelina ever having to leave Los Angeles and their chemistry is awkward in the opening scenes because they were filmed on the first day of shooting.
Commentary number two is with the producers Akiva Goldsman and Lucas Foster and what I found most interesting was that they comment on aspects of filmmaking that I would normally attribute to the director and it made me wonder just how much they had to do with the final product. The third talk track is edited together from conversations with the editor, production designer and the visual effects supervisor. There are more technical details to be found here, but it's quite dry and there are longer silences than in any of the other commentaries.
There are three deleted scenes, all of which would have clogged up the movie and pushed it past its running time of almost exactly two hours. Vince Vaughan's scene is worth a watch though, just to see him at his improvising best. 'Making a Scene' is a Fox Movie Channel show that includes interviews and behind the scenes footage of the filming of the scene where Jane tries to run John down in her car. At only eight minutes long, it feels like the interviews belong in a much longer 'Making of' featurette that we haven't seen yet. Trailers for Entrapment, The Sentinel, The Transporter and two for the title movie round out the extras.
Mr & Mrs Smith is worth a watch if you're in the mood for a movie with equal portions of comedy and action, with a splash of romance added in for good measure. It may even be a way for the guys out there to get their action-resistant girlfriends to watch a violent movie, but it's not quite up there with Grosse Pointe Blank or True Lies. This Blu-ray release looks and (to a certain extent) sounds great, but come on Fox, if you want us to fork out even more money for your movies, you've got to give us some exclusive content.
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Review by Scott McKenzie
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I hope they do a sequel to this someday.
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Shame they never used the alternative ending. It was much better.
Why isn't the Director's Cut anyway?
Why isn't the Director's Cut anyway?
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Sorry, really just an awful film. Definitely not a fan of Pitt's "acting"
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I'm in the minority here but I really hated this.
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 24th December 2007
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD MA 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 English, DTS 5.1 Castellano
Subtitles: English, Castellano
Extras: Director and Writer's Commentary, Producers Commentary, Editor, Production Designer and Visual Effects Supervisor Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Making a Scene, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Doug Liman
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Vince Vaughan,
Genre: Action and Comedy
Length: 120 minutes
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Safe Harbors promotes Lisa Silverstone
Lisa Silverstone was promoted to executive director of Safe Harbors of the Hudson.
Her duties will focus on the Safe Harbors redevelopment project, which includes the Cornerstone Residence, 128 units of supportive housing, the Ann Street Gallery, the organization's contemporary arts venue, the Lobby at the Ritz, Safe Harbors performing arts space and the Ritz Theater, the historic theater in the project.
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A basement fire that killed a 35-year-old woman and injured her daughter is being investigated as a possible arson, authorities said today.
Claudia Martinez, 35, suffered severe burns in the fire Wednesday night in the basement of the two-flat where she lived in the 4800 block of North Kenneth Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. The fire started about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, and Martinez and a 6-year-old girl were taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital following the fire, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala.
Martinez was transferred to Loyola University Medical Center's burn unit, where she was declared dead just before 6 a.m., according to the medical examiner's office. Neighbors told WGN-TV that the girl injured was Martinez's daughter.
The fire that is believed to have killed Martinez is being investigated as a possible arson, police said.
Neighbors who live upstairs from the Martinez family were in their second-floor apartment when they heard a loud noise, and the building's smoke alarms started going off. Nora Fernando had been in bed, but had gotten up to get something to eat, when she was frightened by the noise at the back of the building.
"I heard something, like an explosion, and the fire alarms were going off," Fernando, who was in her apartment with two sons, told WGN-TV.
At first, Fernando's sons, who were in the front of the apartment, paid little attention to the explosion sound, thinking it was a firework, said Jason Javier, one of her sons, who was on a computer at the time. Then Fernando opened the front door, and they realized the front stairwell was filling with smoke.
"I thought that the fire was coming from the front, but was worse when we got back there," to the rear of the building, and so they all three made their way back to the front stairwell and got out that way, Javier told WGN-TV.
Martinez lived in a lower-level apartment with her husband and daughter, neighbors told WGN-TV.
Fire officials weren't available to comment this evening.
Tribune reporter Liam Ford contributed


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Sporting dog injuries
With many of these increasingly popular sports, there is no specific breed requirement or physical examination by a veterinarian. A major concern for veterinarians is that little research has been conducted to determine the effect of these sports on the dogs.
Foot pad lacerations and nail trauma are common in sporting dogs. Most of these injuries are treated by the owners themselves, but full-thickness foot pad lacerations through the dermis need surgical closure if the dog is to return to athletics.4 The suture material should be large enough to withstand weight-bearing, and the interrupted mattress suture pattern is best to prevent tearing out of the sutures.4 In addition, a heavily padded splint bandage may be applied during the healing period to reduce weight-bearing and shear stress on the sutures.
Puncture wounds on the palmar or plantar surface of the paw can be problematic since a dog can develop deep digital flexor tendonitis, a potentially career-ending problem. Systemic antibiotics are recommended as well as surgical management with débridement and suturing of the puncture.4 Broad-spectrum antibiotics should be administered while culture and sensitivity test results (culture obtained during débridement procedure) are pending, and then therapy should be based on both aerobic and anaerobic culture results.


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Guest Comments and Accolades
- "Best on the Waterfront" by Arrington's Inn Traveler
- Winner: "City of St. Augustine Beach Landscaping Beautification Award"
Community Involvement
La Fiesta owners, Rich & Lauren are active members of the following local organizations:
- St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce
- St. Augustine Attractions Association
- Visit Florida
- St. Johns County Visitors & Convention Bureau
- St. Augustine Beach Civic Association
- Flagler College Presidents Council
- Northeast Florida Community Hospice
- Council on Aging
Public Service
In November 2012 Rich was re-elected to the St.Augustine Beach City Commission. He is currently Mayor of St. Augustine Beach. On January, 2013 & 2014 Rich was re-elected Vice Mayor of St. Augustine Beach. He previously served as Mayor in 2011, Vice Mayor in 2007 and Mayor in 2008 and Commissioner in 2009 & 2010. Rich also serves on the St. Johns County Visitors and Convention Bureau. He was previously an 8 year member of the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council. Rich & Lauren are members of the Flagler College, Presidents Council.
Lauren has a rich history in property management and sales. She is a volunteer with our local Hospice for many years and serves on the advisory board of Opportunity International. Lauren has done numerous mission trips throughout the world with her church Willow Creek Community Church, Barrington, IL.
Guest Comments
- "Loved the heated pool, wow it was 85 degrees so we really enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for doing a nice job! Marty & Gwen S.
- "We loved this place so much we want to spend a week here. The owners took our picture for us and were very friendly. We travel a lot and we have stayed in many hotels and I found this place to have so much class; it is great! We will be back. Thank you, Rich & Karen L
- "Amazing attention to detail at your Inn. Many special touches that others should follow. We LOVED the delivered breakfast to the room; hot food & delicious coffee." Rick & Beth, pool king
- "Great job of always keeping La Fiesta Inn up to date! The new furnishings and LED TV's are great. We always see someone painting and improving; thanks for all you do". Juan & Cici, gardenview king
- "Appreciated the friendly people at La Fiesta that went above and beyond our needs. We will definetly stay here again". Brian & Jerri, oceanside queen
- "Such a wonderful vacation! This place/staff are wonderful!" Ken & Margarite, pool area room
- "Nice service. Polite staff. Beautiful Place! Martin & Sturkie, Townhouse suite
- "Scones are fantastic! So wonderful to have someone deliver breakfast to our room. Thank you." Ross, pool area room
- "We just loved it here and the breakfast is such a wonderful treat. Thank you for a great, relaxing time." Twian J., oceanview room
- "You guys are the best! This is why we never go anywhere else but La Fiesta. Keep up the great job! Love the new patio in the apartment suite." Jordan's, apartment suite
- "We had a wonderful stay!. Loved th 2 level townhouse suite. You have a very nice place here." J.C. & Bev, Townhouse suite
- "Nice room, beautiful view and we hope to return soon. We would recommend to family and friends!" Natasha B., oceanview room
- "We had a wonderful time. The service was very good and the office staff were very helpful. Beautiful facility, well kept, great pool and we enjoyed mini golf. Bob & Martha, Pool king
- "Thank you for providing your lovely breakfast service. It is a really a nice touch and we enjoyed the breakfast so much." Tracey, Garden view suite
- " This was a really nice place and the scones were the best I've eer had tasted. Thank you! Very friendly and helpful front desk." Clouse, pool area queen
- "We love staying at La Fiesta! Thank you." Adam & Diana, Pool area king
- "Great hotel with a wonderful staff! Mini Golf next door was so much fun!" Watson's, pool area queeen
- "So convenient to buy the 3 day trolly pass and catch the bus in front of the hotel and be free of parking, etc. You must go see the Tiffany glass at Flagler! We relax at the beach most of the time which is great." Landon & Pat, Pool area King
- "We lived in Europe for 20 years and love the wonderful feeling we get when we stay at La Fiesta. We appreciate the many touches that makes it special." Bernard & Gigi, Apartment
- "Great to have the new tile floors on the first floor; so clean and upscale. Love the new Samsung LED TV's!" Ben & Olivia, Garden View King
- "We got to meet owners Rich & Lauren and they were so nice and accommodating. They have a real passion for making everything very nice. Loved it!" Mike & Karen, Pool king
- "We love the service, room atmosphere and everything you have provided. Thank you for making our first stay such a pleasure. Everything perfect." Susan H., garden view king
- "Heated pool at 84 degrees in February was fantastic-we love it here." Brian K. & family, Suite
- "We love the renovations-nice job! The new furniture and flat screen TV's in the rooms are lovely. You do a very nice job here." Mike & Kim, Apartment
- "We have returned here several times and we appreciate the amount of love & care you put into this beautiful property." Dan & Stephanie, Ocean View room
- "This place is awesome!", Annette F., Pool area room
- "Our room was very, very nice, bed was very comfortable and we enjoyed the sofa and having a refrigerator." Bard & Ken, Pool area room
- "Great place to stay-we will recommend to friends." Wendy & Lance W., Pool area room
Last year:
- "We come every winter because of the excellence at your establishment! New entry doors & locks are very nice" John, 2 level ocean view suite
- "Wonderful-wish we had found La Fiesta a long time ago!! We love the new tile & granite floors and flat screen TV's. Thanks." Patricia C., pool area room
- "We have totally enjoyed our stay and your hospitality. We hope to return soon." Aimee B. Pool area room
- "We keep coming back and are always happy at La Fiesta. Love the landscaped beach access." Carol & Jack, ocean view room
- "We have thoroughly enjoyed the good feel, good service and friendly staff." Mike T. Pool area room
- "Excellent stay and breakfast. Scones were excellent, warm and you could tell they were freshly baked-very nice." Karen M., Pool area room
- "Delivered breakfast was a great touch! Adds class to an already great place!" Luciano, pool area room
- "We have thoroughly enjoyed the good feel, good service and friendly staff at La Fiesta." Mike T., Pool area room
- "We love this place!" Burkhart's, pool area room
- "We will be back! Great amenities and your rates are great for an oceanfront property with a large heated pool and free delivered breakfast." Carl & Jane, pool area room
- "We had a wonderful time, everything was terrific! David A., 2-level townhouse Jacuzzi Suite
- "Especially enjoyed the real fruit for breakfast. Much better than other hotels-very nice!" Greta H., 2-level townhouse Jacuzzi suite
- "Kim was excellent front desk person. We didn't expect to stay overnight and she provided all the needed toiletries. This was really service! You have a wonderful staff." Mary & Jerry L. oceanview room
- "We enjoyed our stay. Thank you." Lisa P. Pool are room
- "We asked ourselves, why haven't we stayed here before. It was great!" Browns, pool area room
- "Very Great time. We will be returning for a future visit!" Ron & Jessica, Oceanview Jacuzzi king
- "Best Hotel ever, we loved La Fiesta!" Jeremy D., Pool area room
- "Your staff is awesome! Very attentive to every request. Thank you so much." Blake & Toni, pool area room
- "We had a great time. Thank you for your kind hospitality. We loved the room and the great ocean views." Alan & Maude, ocean view townhouse suite
- "You exceeded our high expectations!" Conner & Mindy, pool area room
- "We always enjoy it here! Cheryl is great, Kim is great and the owners are great too. We will be back! Fans since 1980. " Albert & Janie, ocean view room
- "It is a pleasure being here again. We appreciate your hospitality very much." Mike & Andrea, Ocean view townhouse suite.
- "It was great to stay at an Inn with a fantastic beach beach like La Fiesta. Loved our rooms and southern hospitality" Barb, & Ken, Apartment Suite
USA Today Travel recommends La Fiesta
From USA Today:
"For St. Augustine visitors looking for a place with a scenic view of the Atlantic Ocean, La Fiesta Ocean Inn and Suites offers just the spot. The townhouse suites can accommodate up to five guests, and couples will especially enjoy the Jacuzzi bathtub and fireplace. The hotels puts you just 10 minutes from the historic district and 30 seconds away from the cool ocean waters of the Atlantic. When the ocean turns too cold, hop into the massive heated pool. La Fiesta Ocean Inn and Suites 810 A1A Beach Blvd. St. Augustine Beach, FL 32080 904-471-2220"


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RLM-Fiji; Ray and Leslie will be going to Fiji spring 2019 to Minister with a Jesus team from the nations to minister to the nation of Fiji.
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Three Key Conferences in Africa by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation: Digital Switchover, e-Governance and Cybersecurity.
Following on from the previous six events of this series, the 7th e-Gov Africa Forum will inform high level decision makers on adopting ICTs in governance and democracy with a view to improving transparency in governance and achieving development goals.
Held in the luxurious Speke Resort & Conference Centre, situated on the shores of Lake Victoria, which was the location for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007, this event will be packed with knowledge sharing sessions together with an industry showcase.
Key topics to be discussed will include:
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan put Denard Robinson back in the starting lineup - at running back.
The senior lined up behind quarterback Devin Gardner in his final home game and gained 3 yards on a toss sweep the first time the 23rd-ranked Wolverines were on offense Saturday against Iowa.
Gardner made his third straight start at quarterback in place of Robinson, who had been out with nerve damage in his right elbow.
Robinson caught a pass on Michigan's second play for a gain of 4 yards. He finished with 98 yards rushing on 13 carries, including a 40-yard run. He added one more reception, during which he reversed field from sideline to sideline and gained 20 yards.
Robinson later took a shotgun snap and handed the ball off as a quarterback. Then, he got a handoff from Gardner and made an option pitch to Fitzgerald Toussaint for a first down. Toussaint was injured on the play and was carted off the field with a brace on his left leg, which appeared to be broken between his ankle and knee as he was tackled by two Hawkeyes.
Michigan coach Brady Hoke said Toussaint was sent to a hospital for surgery soon after he was hurt.
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Five registered sex offenders from Craven and Jones counties were arrested during a joint law enforcement operation Tuesday and Wednesday in Craven, Jones and Carteret counties.
Five registered sex offenders from Craven and Jones counties were arrested during a joint law enforcement operation Tuesday and Wednesday in Craven, Jones and Carteret counties.
Eric Bunting, 43, of New Bern, was arrested on an outstanding warrant charging him with failing to report a change of address-sex offender. Taron Anthony, 26, of New Bern, Curtis West, 35, of Trenton, and Melvin Ward, 27, of Trenton, were also arrested on the same charge. Jerry Banks, 27, of Maysville was arrested on outstanding warrants charging him with possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and maintaining a dwelling for controlled substance.
The joint law enforcement sweep, targeting registered sex offenders who do not comply with restrictions placed on them by law, was called Operation Infinite Justice and teamed the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force with the N.C. Community Corrections and deputies and probation officers from Craven, Jones and Carteret counties.
Law enforcement officers with Operation Infinite Justice visited the homes of 229 registered sex offenders in the three counties and arrested eight people, five on charges related to registered sex offenders not complying with restrictions that fall under the law.
Brandon Taylor, deputy U.S. Marshal of the Eastern Division of North Carolina, said other arrests made during the operation didn�t specifically fall under the registered sex offender non compliance restrictions.
The N.C. Department of Justice has a web link anyone can access to find out if a registered sex offender lives in their area at ncdoj.gov.
The search allows you to view a map that pinpoints where sex offenders live within five miles of any site you choose, such as your home, your child�s school or child care center, or a local park.
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U.S. Marshal Scott Parker of the eastern district of North Carolina said Operation Infinite Justice, which has been done in other areas, was the first of its kind in this region of Eastern North Carolina, but would not be the last.
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NEW YORK (AP) Dimitri Patterson's mysterious absence is over.
The veteran cornerback rejoined the New York Jets on Sunday night after inexplicably not showing up for the team's game against the Giants on Friday night.
The Jets announced that Patterson returned to the team's training facility in Florham Park, New Jersey, and spoke with general manager John Idzik and coach Rex Ryan.
The team didn't release any other details.
Patterson left the team for about 48 hours, a situation that Idzik called ''highly unusual.'' Idzik announced during a conference call Sunday that he learned through agent Drew Rosenhaus on Saturday that Patterson was OK physically and it is not believed to be a legal issue.
But at that time, neither Idzik nor Ryan had heard from Patterson directly after leaving several messages for him.
''I'd like to talk to him,'' Idzik said, ''so we could figure out what's behind it.''
It wasn't immediately clear if Patterson would face any discipline from the team, or if he would practice with the team Monday. Idzik said his ''unexcused'' absence would be handled accordingly, but added that he would rather not speculate on anything, including possible discipline, until the team had the chance to speak to Patterson.
''Needless to say, this situation was not expected and is highly unusual,'' Idzik said.
The 31-year-old Patterson was with the team Thursday night at a walkthrough practice at Hofstra University. Idzik said he was also present for meetings, a walkthrough and the pregame meal Friday, but didn't show for the game at MetLife Stadium that night.
''Obviously, as the game went on, we still had major concerns for his health and where he was, but were unable to locate him,'' Ryan said.
Ryan was asked about Patterson after the game, but the coach didn't let on that there was anything wrong, saying that the Jets would see if he could play in the preseason finale at Philadelphia on Thursday.
''Quite honestly, at that point, I had no idea where he was, what his situation was and was really uncomfortable to go into details about it,'' Ryan said.
Patterson, who has been dealing with ankle, calf and quadriceps injuries all summer, was expected to play against the Giants but it was uncertain how much.
Both Idzik and Ryan said they had no indication that Patterson was unhappy, but thought he might have been frustrated with his injuries - although he was working his way back onto the field.
''There really wasn't any warning that we had of something like this,'' Idzik said. ''There was nothing to indicate this kind of behavior.''
Patterson was expected to start for the Jets as long as he was healthy. New York signed him to a one-year, $3 million deal in April.
''Selfishly, we want Dimitri on this football team and I think we made that clear when we signed him that we had big plans for him,'' Ryan said. ''Obviously, we'd like to see him out here, so I'm a little shocked he wasn't here. Still feel that way, but I'm not real comfortable talking about it until we talk to Dimitri and find out what's going on.''
The players had a day off Saturday, but returned to the facility Sunday. Patterson didn't show until sometime Sunday night.
Patterson's situation is the latest in what has been a brutal summer for the Jets' cornerbacks. Top cornerback Dee Milliner is recovering from a high ankle sprain, and it's uncertain whether he'll be ready in time for the regular-season opener on Sept. 7.
Third-round draft pick Dexter McDougle was lost for the season during training camp after tearing a knee ligament. A few other backup cornerbacks have also dealt with injuries throughout the summer.
The team is so thin at the position, safety Antonio Allen has started the past two preseason games at cornerback. But Allen is going through the NFL's concussion protocol after injuring his head against the Giants.
''We hope that with Dimitri everything works out and he's with us, but we're going to be full steam ahead,'' Ryan said. ''That's the way we'll handle our business.''
NOTES: Ryan announced that QB Michael Vick will start at Philadelphia against his former team Thursday night, ''but don't expect him to play long.'' Geno Smith and the rest of the team's starters are expected to sit against the Eagles. ... Smith, announced as the Week 1 starter by Ryan on Friday, said he has always been confident, but ''I caught myself second-guessing myself last year for a lot of reasons.'' Smith, who struggled through an up-and-down rookie year, said he always knew he could play, but had to ''fight through a bunch of different things, and I had to learn as well.'' ... LBs Troy Davis (quad) and Ikemefuna Enemkpali (foot) didn't practice Sunday, and neither did WR Stephen Hill (illness).
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