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This weekend, Crab Cove will host I Love Mud with Victoria Baird, from 10-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 7.
Visitors are asked to meet the bathhouse (near the Westline Drive parking lot) to learn what's so special about our Alameda mud. They will get e a behind-the-scenes tour of our seldom-seen bathhouse aquarium.
Then guests will explore the mudflats from above and below, so bring galoshes/boots and a towel. You're bound to get muddy!
On Sunday, July 8, a Geology Rocks presentation, story time and nature-fun session will take place at the visitor center.
From 10:15-11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 10, pre-school kids and parents can share a morning of shoreline fun focusing on animals (and their poop). Other sessions are set for July 24, with a focus on sand sculptures; August 7: seals and sea lions; and August 21: incredible eggs. Registration is required.
School-age kids can enjoy activities from 3:45-5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10. Parents are not required to attend while the children explore nature. The themes and dates are the same as those for pre-schoolers, but work on an afternoon schedule.
Crab Cove Visitor Center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
For information call (510) 544-3187.
Note that every Sunday in July and August, from 10-10:30 a.m., kids can meet characters like sharks, hermit crabs, and "Rainbow Fish" through stories. There are also visits from live animals and scavenger hunts!
And from 2 to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday in the summer months, the pond is available for exploration with staff. The fish will be fed at 3 p.m., when there is viewing of crabs, flounder, perch, pipefish and more.

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VIDEO: Motorola Droid gets big budget ad
In the States Motorola has revealed its latest advert for the coming soon Droid.
Moving away from the iPhone-bashing Droid Does pre-launch campaign, this new effort is a big budget affair seeing Droids in pods fired to the earth from Stealth bombers, before revealing the device's "drop date" of 6 November.
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POLICE in Lusaka picked up an unconscious 30-year-old woman of Ng'ombe Township on Wednesday but died on the way to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH).
Meanwhile, Lusaka Province police chief Solomon Jere said police have intensified patrols countrywide to mitigate the escalating levels of crime. He has also warned that police would arrest any person found loitering after 20:00 hours.
Thandiwe Longwe was discovered with visible head injuries and her death becomes the fourth woman in a space of four weeks in Lusaka.
Police Service deputy spokesperson Charity Chanda said officers took Ms Longwe to UTH but she died on the way.
She said Ms Longwe was discovered around 21:15 hours and that the cause of her death would only be ascertained after a post-mortem.
And Dr Jere said police are on the ground investigating the murders of four women who were recently killed in the capital city.
Dr Jere said police have intensified patrols around the country to safeguard people's lives.
He said instructions had been issued to all police stations informing the officers about the development and all those found loitering would be arrested and fined.
"Starting from today, police will start intensified patrols commonly known as 'shishita' to safeguard the lives of people and instructions have been issued to all police stations to arrest anybody found loitering," he said.
Lusaka has recently recorded four killings involving middle aged women, the first being Ruth Mbandu, whose body was found near her house in Emmasdale, Sharon Tembo, a hair dresser of Matero Township. Mazuba Kapembwa of Woodlands was found dead in Chilenje Township on Tuesday.


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Shunsuke Taira – Paintings
One of my favorite ways to spend a weekend here in Tokyo is to visit some of the hundreds (thousands really) of art galleries in the city, as well as the many graduation exhibitions of the major art universities. Recently I have run into the same artist twice, Shunsuke Taira (平俊介). First at the graduation exhibition at the Tokyo University of the Arts, and yesterday at the Gallery MoMo Projects in Roppongi. Some of the paintings are industrial reinterpretations of buildings in and around Asakusa. Can you spot which ones? If I was an art collector I would snap all of his work up right now.
The Gallery Moma will have the exhibition until March 8th.
Scai The Bathhouse – Art Gallery
Tokyo is filled with great little galleries scattered all across the metropolis. One gallery that is a little bit different from the others, not only in the art it puts on, but also the building itself, is Scai the Bathhouse. Housed in a Meiji era classic styled former public bathhouse with a gorgeous exterior and a very simple remade interior. Well worth a visit if you have the time and not afraid to take a little walk from the bigger more famous art museums in Ueno.
Mika Ninagawa – Photographer
If you are in Tokyo over the holidays and have a little bit of free time, make sure you check out the Mika Ninagawa (蜷川実花) photography exhibition in Omotesando right now. Mika Ninagawa is probably the hottest Japanese photographer right now, and one of my absolute favorites (the other two being Masataka Nakano and Nobuyoshi Araki). Her subjects are basically, color and celebrities, often in a fantastic combination. Her portraits are amazing. There is also a very liberating "who-cares" attitude towards the technical aspect of photography in her work, I can tell that the camera is just a medium for her, very much unlike for example Araki, for which the camera is an obsession.
Usually her exhibitions are in large galleries where you have to pay to enter, so here's a fantastic chance to see some of her best work for free. It's also a great opportunity to test your knowledge of contemporary Japanese pop culture. How many geinoujin and their work can you name in the exhibition?
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Carbon dioxide level highest in 650,000 years
November 24, 2005
Carbon dioxide levels are now 27 percent higher than at any point in the last 650,000 years, according to research into Antarctic ice cores published on Thursday in Science.
Carbon dioxide is the principal "greenhouse" gas thought to be driving global warming. Humans boost carbon dioxide levels primarily by the combustion of fossils fuels and deforestation, and accordingly, atmospheric concentrations have risen sharply since the industrial revolution. Today the United States, the world's largest economy and consumer of energy, produces about 24% of global carbon dioxide emissions.
Below are two news releases from organizations involved in the Antarctic ice core research, American Association for the Advancement of Science and Oregon State University.
New evidence extends greenhouse gas record from ice cores by 50 percent, adding 210,000 years
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Today's atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are highest in 650,000 years, Science studies say
With the first in-depth analysis of the air bubbles trapped in the "EPICA Dome C" ice core from East Antarctica, European researchers have extended the greenhouse gas record back to 650,000 years before the present.
EPICA is the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica. The new ice core, initially described in 2004, is from a site in East Antarctica known as EPICA Dome C. This work represents a long-term European research collaboration and appears in two studies and an accompanying "Perspective" article in the 25 November 2005 issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS the nonprofit science society.
One study chronicles the stable relationship between climate and the carbon cycle during the Pleistocene (390,000 to 650,000 years before the present). The second one documents atmospheric methane and nitrous oxide levels over the same period. .
The analysis highlights the fact that today's rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, at 380 parts per million by volume, is already 27 percent higher than its highest recorded level during the last 650,000 years, said Science author Thomas Stocker of the Physics Institute of the University of Bern, in Bern, Switzerland, who serves as the corresponding author for both papers.
"We have added another piece of information showing that the timescales on which humans have changed the composition of the atmosphere are extremely short compared to the natural time cycles of the climate system," Stocker explained.
The new work confirms the stable relationship between Antarctic climate and the greenhouse gasses carbon dioxide and methane during the last four glacial cycles. The new ice core analysis also extends this relationship back another two glacial cycles, to a time when the warm "interglacial" periods were milder and longer than more recent warm periods, according to the European researchers.
The fact that carbon dioxide and methane levels were lower during the relatively mild warm periods of the two additional cycles, compared to the warmer warm periods of the last 400,000 years, is especially interesting for the study of climate sensitivity, which is a measure of how the climate system reacts when atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations double, explained Science author Dominique Raynaud from LGGE in Grenoble, France.
The new atmospheric and climate records from the EPICA Dome C ice core also indicate that the response of the natural carbon cycle to climate warming remains the same over time in terms of the mechanism involved and the degree to which greenhouse gasses further amplify climate change, explained Science author Jean Jouzel from LSCE and Institut Pierre Simon Laplace in France.
The EPICA Dome C ice core contains hundreds of thousands of years-worth of atmospheric air samples within tiny bubbles trapped in the ice. The air bubbles form when snowflakes fall, and they contain a record of global greenhouse gas concentrations.
The new ice core record described in the two Science papers provides some overlap with a similar record from the Vostok ice core now, the second longest ice core record -- and extends the Vostok record by 210,000 years.
The nitrous oxide record in EPICA Dome C is more fragmented and less clear than the carbon dioxide and methane records due to artifacts in the ice that appear related to the dust levels.
The new ice core analysis provides insights on our present interglacial warm period through a glimpse into Antarctic climate and greenhouse gas concentrations during the most recent warm period that is relatively similar to our current warm period. Known as Marine Isotope Stage 11 or MIS 11, this analog warm period occurred between 420,000 and 400,000 years and is not completely covered by the Vostok record.
The similarities between our current warm period and MIS 11 are primarily due to a similar configuration of the orbits of the Earth around the Sun: the relative positions of the Earth and Sun are thought to be the key driver of ice age cycles.
"MIS 11 shows us that the climate system can indeed reside in a warm period for 20,000 or 30,000 years, something that we can't say based on the last three warm phases which are no longer than about 10,000 years each," said Stocker.
We are currently about 10,000 years into our current warm period.
The new papers also document MIS 13 and 15 -- two warm periods more distant than MIS 11 that may have been about as long. The idea that MIS 13 and 15 were long warm periods contrasts the argument scientists have made in the past suggesting that our current warm period is exceptionally long.
Massive climate change rocked ecosystems, animals 55 million years ago
Continued increases in greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere from the combustion of fossil fuels could trigger large-scale changes in global biodiversity and require thousands of years of recovery according to recent research on an extreme global warming episode 55 million years ago
Coral reefs decimated by 2050, Great Barrier Reef's coral 95% dead Australia's Great Barrier Reef could lose 95 percent of its living coral by 2050 should ocean temperatures increase by the 1.5 degrees Celsius projected by climate scientists. The startling and controversial prediction, made last year in a report commissioned by the World Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Queensland government, is just one of the dire scenarios forecast for reefs in the near future. The degradation and possible disappearance of these ecosystems would have profound socioeconomic ramifications as well as ecological impacts says Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, head of the University of Queensland's Centre for Marine Studies.
14.5 degree increase in Earth's temperature possible finds new model
If humans continue to use fossil fuels in a business-as-usual manner for the next few centuries, the polar ice caps will be depleted, ocean sea levels will rise by seven meters and median air temperatures will soar to 14.5 degrees warmer than current day.
New insights important for understanding the impact early human activities such as land clearing and rice culture had on atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, the topic of several recent studies, are also now available, thanks to the methane and carbon dioxide records from the EPICA Dome C ice core. The new record shows that natural variability can result in significant oscillations in greenhouse gasses during some interglacial periods and raises the possibility that early human activities may not be responsible for the greenhouse gas variability seen as early as 10,000 years ago, writes Ed Brook from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon in a related "Perspective" article.
The greenhouse gas record from EPICA Dome C during past ice ages also provides indirect evidence for abrupt climate change in the past, the authors found. This suggests that abrupt climatic events on time scales relevant to societies may be common features of the last climatic cycles.
The stable relationship between carbon dioxide, methane and Antarctic climate over the last 650,000 years highlights one of the major unsolved mysteries of climate change -- the origins of climate-greenhouse gas relationships. Organic decomposition in subtropical wetlands remains a strong candidate for explaining the climate-methane relationship. On the other hand, oceans seem to play a critical role in the climate-carbon dioxide relationship; and the new work strengthens the idea that high latitude Southern Ocean processes are important for controlling glacial-interglacial variations in carbon dioxide, according to the "Perspective" author who says that retrieval and analysis of even older ice cores may provide more definitive answers.
"Stable Carbon Cycle-Climate Relationship During the Late Pleistocene," by U. Siegenthaler, T.F. Stocker, E. Monnin, D. Lüthi, J. Schwander and B. Stauffer at University of Bern, in Bern, Switzerland; D. Raynaud and J.-M. Barnola at Laboratoire de Glaciologie et de Géophysique de l'Environnement (CNRS) St Martin d'Hères Cedex, France; H. Fischer at Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven, Germany; V. Masson-Delmotte and J. Jouzel at LSCE and Institut Pierre Simon Laplace in France.
"Atmospheric Methane and Nitrous Oxide of the Late Pleistocene from Antarctic Ice Cores," by R. Spahni, T. Stocker, G. Hausammann, K. Kawamura, J. Flückiger and Jakob Schwander at University of Bern, in Bern, Switzerland; J. Chappellaz, L. Loulergue and D. Raynaud at Laboratoire de Glaciologie et de Géophysique de l'Environnement (CNRS) in St Martin d'Hères Cedex, France; V. Masson-Delmotte, J. Jouzel at LSCE and Institut Pierre Simon Laplace in France. K. Kawamura is now at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, United States. J. Flückiger is now at Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado at Boulder in Colorado, United States.
The accompanying "Perspective" article "Tiny Bubbles Tell All," is by E. Brook from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, United States.
The work described in the Siegenthaler et al. and Spahni et al. Science papers is a contribution to the "European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica" (EPICA), a joint ESF (European Science Foundation)/EC scientific programme, funded by the European Commission and by national contributions from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The researchers acknowledge long-term financial support by the Swiss NSF, the University of Bern and the Swiss Federal Agency of Energy, and EC Project EPICA-MIS. Support was also provided by the French programme PNEDC (INSU-CNRS).
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world's largest general scientific society, and publisher of the journal, Science (www.sciencemag.org). AAAS was founded in 1848, and serves some 262 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. Science has the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general science journal in the world, with an estimated total readership of one million. The non-profit AAAS (www.aaas.org) is open to all and fulfills its mission to "advance science and serve society" through initiatives in science policy; international programs; science education; and more. For the latest research news, log onto EurekAlert!, www.eurekalert.org, the premier science-news Web site, a service of AAAS.
This is a modified press release from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Oregon State University release
CORVALLIS, Ore. Two new studies of gases trapped in Antarctic ice cores have extended the record of Earth's past climate almost 50 percent further, adding another 210,000 years of definitive data about the makeup of the Earth's atmosphere and providing more evidence of current atmospheric change.
"Not long ago we thought that previous ice studies which go back about 500,000 years might be the best we could obtain," said Brook, who is also the co-chair of the International Partnerships in Ice Coring Sciences, a group that's helping to plan future ice core research efforts around the world.
"Now we have a glimpse into the past of up to 650,000 years, and we believe it may be possible to go as much as one million years or more," Brook said. "This will give us a fuller picture of Earth's past climates, the way they changed and fluctuated, and the forces that caused the changes. We'll be studying this new data for years."
As the data become more solid about the atmospheric conditions of the past, it's becoming increasingly clear that the current conditions of the past 200 years are a distinct anomaly, Brook said.
"The levels of primary greenhouse gases such as methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide are up dramatically since the Industrial Revolution, at a speed and magnitude that the Earth has not seen in hundreds of thousands of years," Brook said. "There is now no question this is due to human influence."
The ice cores being taken from Greenland, Antarctica and other sites provide an invaluable record of Earth's past climates, researchers say. By testing the gases and trace elements found trapped in these cores, scientists gain a better understanding of how climate and atmospheric gases interact and evolve.
"We predict, for instance, that rising levels of greenhouse gases will warm our climate," Brook said. "There's evidence that this is happening right now, and it would be interesting to find out if the same thing has happened at times in the distant past. And there are also concerns we're exploring about rapid shifts in climate."
Analysis of the older cores just removed from Antarctica, Brook said, are consistent with some of the quick changes in methane and carbon dioxide levels that are related to abrupt climate change. However, it also appears that the natural climate cycles in the distant past the development and retreat of Ice Ages, for instance were smaller in magnitude and had less fluctuation in atmospheric gases than what the Earth is now experiencing.
There are critical questions that work of this type may help answer, researchers say. One of the most obvious is the relationship between increasing levels of greenhouse gases and global warming. But there are also concerns that the Earth's climate may have changed very abruptly at times in the past, in complex interactions between the atmosphere, ocean currents and ice sheets.
Past studies of gases trapped in Greenland and Antarctic ice cores have suggested that Earth's temperature can sometimes change amazingly fast, warming as much as 15 degrees in some regions within a couple of decades. At the same time, there are concerns about the change of major ocean currents, such as those in the North Atlantic Ocean, that are responsible for the comparatively mild climate of much of Europe. If that "thermohaline circulation pattern" were to abruptly shut down, as has happened at times in the past, it could plunge much of the European continent into a climate more closely resembling that of central Canada.
According to Brook, continuing research will help to address many of these questions. The international committee he co-chairs, which involves representatives from 17 nations, is considering such work as a very deep ice coring project in Antarctica that might provide a record of atmospheric gases 1.2 million years ago, or even further back in time. Other studies are also anticipated in Greenland and the Arctic.
Some of these projects will require drilling in challenging locations on very old ice, Brook said, at considerable cost in initiatives that require international cooperation.
"Ice cores are the cornerstones of global change research," Brook said. "They have played a central role in showing how closely climate and greenhouse gas concentrations were linked in the past, and they are demonstrating also that very abrupt climate switches can occur."
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This original looking residence was designed by studio Alex Meitlis and is located just outside Tel Aviv, Israel. Displaying a highly original architecture, the building manages to draw attention and we believe you will be caught up in its design as well. The house has two levels and a total living area of 4,520 square foot. The white exterior walls are complemented by generous windows which provide unobstructed views of the surrounding landscape. Once inside, a potential visitor is welcomed by warm and delightful interiors. The overall design inspires coziness due the soft hues of beige and white which go great with the color of the furniture and flooring. The open plan, rectangular living room is particularly intriguing. It features a large sofa, dining table and inspiring decorating elements. Have a look at the photos below and tell us what details you find original.
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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars is one of Napa Valley's most established and respected producers. The winery was founded by Warren Winiarski and his family in 1970 and it is best known for estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignons - CASK 23, S.L.V., and FAY. Over the years, the wines have become some of the most highly regarded and collected wines worldwide. They are fashioned to express classic elegance,... More »
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With more than 80 years of collective ERP and management consulting expertise, Panorama's leadership team consists of a group of world class business leaders and entrepreneurs.
Eric Kimberling – Founder and Managing Partner
Eric Kimberling is the most recognized and respected independent ERP systems expert in the world, giving 100% unbiased advice to clients for over 20 years. Eric has dedicated himself to giving keynote speeches at industry conferences and universities worldwide, and has been quoted in thousands of articles in newspapers, magazines, and books, including the Wall Street Journal, CIO Magazine and Fortune. He has served as the expert witness in the industry's highest-profile legal cases, representing both government and private companies across the globe. He is also the author of the acclaimed book, "An Expert's Guide to ERP Success."
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Throughout his career, Eric has helped hundreds of high-profile enterprises worldwide with their ERP initiatives, including the Alaskan Native Tribal Health Consortium, Nucor Steel, Petro Masila, the Yemen Government, the City of Charlotte, NC, Fisher and Paykel Healthcare, Kodak, Samsonite, Coors, Boeing, Duke Energy, Filson and Lucent Technologies, to name a few. He has helped manage ERP implementations and reengineer global supply chains in countries as diverse as China, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States.
Eric holds an MBA with an emphasis in operational strategy and a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. He is also Six Sigma certified and a certified practitioner of multiple ERP solutions, including SAP and Siebel, among others. He has won numerous industry awards for his experience and contributions, including Supply Chain Pro to Know and Best Independent ERP Blog from ERP Focus.
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A summa cum laude graduate in finance and economics from the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver, Calvin has also carried various professional designations throughout his career, including a myriad of different securities industry licenses and accreditations in financial services. He also has served on boards of directors for financial services industry trade groups.
In 2002, Calvin started his own financial services firm, which grew to more than 600 employees generating $2.6 billion in financial asset production. In addition to building an industry-leading capital markets hedging and trading operation at the heart of the firm, he oversaw IT staff in both the development of proprietary ERP systems and the selection and implementation of off-the-shelf ERP solutions, ultimately orchestrating a joint venture with a startup software development firm to build proprietary middleware designed for the banking and financial services industries.
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With more than three decades of project management and process improvement experience in IT solution development and deployment, Allan has proven an invaluable resource during ERP implementations time and time again. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Allan has brought his expertise in areas as diverse as financial services, statistical project control, customer service, process architecture and strategic planning to enterprise and process management positions at Fiserv, Lehman Brothers and AdvizeX Technologies. At Panorama, he concurrently provides oversight on a number of ERP selection and implementation projects for manufacturing, distribution, health care and public sector clients both domestically and abroad. He holds a BS in Management Information Systems from Robert Morris University and is a graduate of the Oracle Fellowship Program.
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January is Lean Six Sigma certified and has a decade of experience using Six Sigma methodologies to analyze and improve companies' processes. She has extensive experience managing client relationships and programs ranging from SMEs to Global Fortune 500 companies within their implementation, process improvement, and organizational change management initiatives. As a cross-functional leader for global accounts, she is an expert at leading multiple teams in a variety of locations, identifying client cost reduction initiatives, as well as strong program/project management skills including new program launches and project initiatives. January holds her MBA from the University of Denver.
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Rich Farrell is a former U.S. Naval Officer with 13 years of technical and operational experience in military and government entities. As principal engineer and business developer at Cosmic Advanced Engineered Solutions, Rich oversaw business process improvements for multiple projects including the U.S. Air Force and the Department of Homeland Defense. In 2010, he received designation as an Associate Technical Fellow for the Camber Corporation. Rich is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. He also holds a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College and a Master of Science in Physics from the Naval Postgraduate School. He is currently pursuing his Master of Business Administration at the University of Colorado.


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By Jami
J. Lockhart and Frank F. Schambach
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The area known as Grandview Ranch is located in Hempstead County near Hope, Arkansas, in the southwestern part of the state. This 4885-acre property, originally the antebellum Grandview Plantation, is now the Grandview Prairie Wildlife Management Area, owned by the state of Arkansas and managed by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. The property had been protected from development and from looters by its previous owners. As a consequence, numerous historic and prehistoric archaeological sites within the boundaries of Grandview Ranch remain largely undisturbed and many are in pristine condition.
One of the most important prehistoric sites on the property is the Tom Jones site, Arkansas site number 3HE40 (Figures 1a and 1b). Beginning in 2001, and continuing in 2002, excavations at the Tom Jones site were carried out by the Arkansas Archeological Survey and members of the Arkansas Archeological Society under the direction of Dr. Frank Schambach, the Survey Station Archeologist at Southern Arkansas University. This ongoing research project also receives support from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, whose responsibilities to the property include the obligation to manage and protect its archaeological resources.
As part of the archaeological research design, selected parts of the Tom Jones site were explored using archaeogeophysical equipment for near-surface prospection. Archaeogeophysics in conjunction with pinpointed excavation and analysis provides our best chance to discover the constructed and even the conceptualized components of cultural landscapes landscapes built by people and also invested by them with often profound cultural meaning. The range of technologies employed, together with the simultaneous excavations that allowed us to "ground-truth" the computer-generated imagery, made this project the first full-scale test of geophysical remote sensing for archaeological research in Arkansas, and among the first in the Southeast region. The archaeogeophysical aspect of the Grandview research is directed by Jami J. Lockhart.
The Tom Jones site is a Caddo mound center consisting of a temple mound and at least five outlying mounds. Based on the evidence gathered so far, it appears that the Tom Jones site was occupied until approximately 500 years ago. Occupation probably reached its zenith during the latter part of the three centuries bracketed by A.D. 1200 and 1500. Chronometric dating of features is currently underway.
Grandview Ranch is located within the archeogeographic province of the Trans-Mississippi South, which is characterized as a marginal southeastern woodland environment. The area contains bottomland hardwood forests and prairie enclaves. The Tom Jones site itself is located at the edge of one of these prairie enclaves.
The site is also located very near the conjunction of three Caddo subregions within the Central Caddo Region (Figure 2). The Great Bend Caddo subregion encompasses the Red River Valley in southwestern Arkansas, northeastern Texas, and northwestern Louisiana. On its northern extent, this subregion shares a non-isomorphic boundary with both the Little River and the Little Missouri subregions. These Caddo subregions are composed of overlapping natural systems and subtle distinctions of cultural adaptation.
A large number of Caddo ceremonial centers are scattered along the major streams and tributaries in the Central Caddo Region. The Tom Jones site at Grandview is distinctive in several ways. Of 103 mound sites known from this region, only four are located on the geologic classification known as Saratoga Chalk. Tom Jones is one of these four. The site is on high ground, at an unusual distance from a reliable watercourse. The nearest creek, Terre Rouge Creek, is seasonal and is almost a kilometer away. The south fork of Ozan Creek is 2 km away. Somewhat nearer, approximately half a kilometer from the site, is a spring with an unusual bell-shaped cistern of impressive depth and a large surface aperture. This spring flows even in dry periods, and often overflows the ground in wet weather. It is possible that this spring was cut (or enlarged) into the underlying limestone during prehistory, which would make it a unique feature indeed and worthy of a separate paper.
All recognized time periods of human occupation in North America are represented in the archaeology of the Caddo cultural area. Domed burial mounds gave way to flat-topped ceremonial mounds sometime during the Late Woodland period, and settlement patterns shifted from villages of up to 10 acres in size to sparsely populated ceremonial centers supported by small, dispersed farmsteads. The latter pattern is true for the protohistoric period too, according to the limited early ethnographic evidence.
One valuable source of information on Caddo settlement patterns comes from the Teran Map, compiled during a Spanish expedition in the area during 1691 and 1692 (Figure 3). This map depicts a dispersed community made up of 25 clusters of buildings, including 23 farmsteads, arranged along the banks of the Red River with two oxbow lakes. A ceremonial center with a mound and temple is shown at the western margin.
The sociopolitical and ceremonial system of the Caddo was hierarchical. The paramount leadership position was occupied by a xenesi, in whom all sacred and secular power was focused. This individual probably resided at the temple complex on the margin of the community (or communities) and maintained the sacred temple fire. In addition to political duties such as presiding over the ritual calendar, the xenesi communicated with the supernatural realm. His power inspired intricate procedures of deference and obligation for example, he and his immediate underlings were supplied with provisions and did not have to engage in economic activities on their own behalf. Sources suggest that other important ritual buildings were probably located near the temple complex.
The geophysical explorations at Grandview Ranch can be integrated into our existing knowledge base of Caddo area archaeology and ethnography. This study brings a particular set of technological tools to the study of Caddo spatial organization, and attempts to understand what that organization meant (Figure 4). Potential exists for research at two scales the intrasite scale within the Tom Jones site area (3HE40), and the intersite scale, which looks at the larger cultural landscape of which this site is only one element, albeit an important one. This paper reports some of our conclusions at the intrasite scale of research, focusing on how the Tom Jones site functioned as a whole. Topics that may be addressed from this perspective include the site's physical layout, its population, characteristics of the immediate environment, and archaeological features within the site that define its overall function and tell us something about Caddo cultural organization, world view, and lifeways.
An integral component of this intrasite portion of the study entails large-scale contiguous coverage of the site using a variety of geophysical survey equipment (Figure 5). To date, fifteen 20 x 20 m geophysical grid units have been surveyed using electrical resistance, electromagnetic conductivity, magnetic susceptibility, and magnetometry (gradiometry). Initial results appear very favorable both for the location and identification of buried structures and other features using these techniques.
In the remainder of this paper we will look in detail at the results and interpretations in four specific locations on the Tom Jones site. First is an area just to the west of the large flat-topped temple mound (Figure 6). The magnetometry/gradiometry results for seven contiguous 20 x 20 m squares in this area show anomalies that we interpreted as at least five subsurface Caddo structures, some more heavily burned than others.
For a closer look at just one of the 20 x 20 m squares in this group, compare the imagery from all four techniques magnetic susceptibility, gradiometry, electrical resistance, and electromagnetic conductivity in geophysical grid unit 7 (Figure 7). Each technique measures different physical properties, but all four indicate similar anomalies. The signature in the lower left of each image was interpreted as a structure with massive burning. The anomaly in the upper center most noticeable in the magnetic susceptibility and gradiometry was interpreted as the wall line of another structure with a central hearth.
To test these interpretations, excavation units were "pinpointed" over the anomalies by locating georeferenced points within the imagery and using a Total Station transit to position them precisely on the ground. The excavations revealed that there was indeed a burned prehistoric structure in grid unit 7. Figure 8 shows the massive concentration of fired clay or burned daub that was responsible for the large magnetic readings in the geophysical image. A number of ceramic vessels were associated with this structure, including a large jar upended over a deer scapula (Figure 9).
Excavations also revealed post molds in the interpreted wall line anomaly in the upper center portion of grid unit 7. Another pinpointed excavation unit confirmed the location of a hearth in this area as well (Figure 10).
The second example is in another part of the site (Figure 11), in geophysical units that are some 250 to 300 meters away from the large mound (which gives an indication of the overall size of the site). The anomalies in this area were also interpreted as buried structures. The excavation units were aligned to bisect only one of the anomalies the one marked "verified structure" in Figure 12.
There were again large clusters of burned daub, and a series of post molds along a wall line. The unusual geology of Saratoga Chalk mentioned above makes for a striking contrast between the post molds and surrounding soil matrix (Figure 13). Some of the artifacts associated with this structure are an unusual star-shaped ceramic pipe, charred beams, corn kernels, and beans.
The third area is nearly half a kilometer away, in geophysical grid unit 12 (Figure 14). The imagery in this area also showed anomalies that proved,upon excavation, to be a prehistoric structure with many features and artifacts, including prehistoric graves dug through the floor of the structure. Excavations on these features were closed when the graves were encountered. There is a very close correspondence here between the imagery produced by two different devices magnetic susceptibility and gradiometry (Figure 15).
Finally, anomalies in geophysical unit 5 again, close to the large mound we strongly suspect to represent another buried structure surrounded by smaller features (Figure 16). This area has not yet been excavated, and may not be. It is similar in size, shape, and signatures to the other geophysical anomalies that have already been verified as buried prehistoric structures.
Another view of this last anomaly using a shaded relief visualization technique shows the orientation of the structure and other details (Figure 17). The protuberance at the lower right might be interpreted as the structure's entrance. If correct, it would have been facing the large mound. Figure 18 allows us to imagine the scene presented to the occupant of this house from his front door.
Were the people that occupied the structures at this Caddo ceremonial center the social and religious elite? Of all the artifacts recovered during our limited and focused excavations, very few reflect lithic tool processing, or tool-making of any sort. This suggests the possibility that their lives were oriented to other sorts of activities. Were their meals brought to them? Were there more structures and more people living nearby, perhaps in the plaza area in front of the mound? Or will the model suggested by the Teran Map, with a ceremonial mound on the periphery of dispersed farmsteads, eventually be proved accurate? Geophysical survey over larger areas of the Tom Jones site and at similar sites should help answer these and other important questions.
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|Background information
|August 17, 1958
|Rock, alternative rock, hard rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, experimental rock, electronic, indie, desert rock, stoner rock
|Musician, songwriter, producer, recording engineer
|Vocals, guitar, electric piano, bass, percussion, organ
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Christopher Ryan Goss, born August 17, 1958, is an American record producer and musician.
Recording career[edit]
As well as being the founding (and only constant) member of influential desert rock outfit Masters of Reality, Goss is also well known for his production work on albums by Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age. Largely credited as the Godfather of desert rock, Goss has on several occasions played down the importance of his role in this musical movement. In 1999 he stated:
|I can't make any claim at all to inventing desert rock, or stoner rock, or whatever you want to call it. I make rock n roll records, and hopefully try to make the listener feel like I did when I heard my favourite music.[1]
In 2004, Goss highlighted exactly what kind of music he created:
|There's a bunch of weirdos that I work with all the time, and we make what I call "out of whack" Rock records. That's what I do. When people want an "out of whack" weird Rock record, they call me, and I take an "out of whack" amount of money to do it, and I'm glad to be there. It's cool.[2]
In late 2004, Chris Goss had to be hospitalized due to severe internal infection and the European leg of his tour in support of the new Masters of Reality album Give Us Barabbas had to be postponed indefinitely. After his recuperation, he joined Jeordie White and Zach Hill to release I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine, a "mini LP" released under the name Goon Moon.
Goss appeared with his long time friend Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age as "The 5:15ers" at the "winter edition" of ArthurFest, performing an intimate set which was "crafted in less than a month as the duo was a rather late addition to the Arthurball line-up as Sunday's headliner".[3] Continuing with Goon Moon, Goss, White and Hill released a full length album in May 2007 entitled Licker's Last Leg containing many guest artists synonymous with the desert rock scene.
Goss also joined Queens of the Stone Age and Billy Gibbons to perform "Burn the Witch" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
In 2014, filming completed in Las Vegas for Death in the Desert, a full-length movie for which Goss wrote an original song titled Only the Lonely, performed by singer Roxy Saint, who plays the character Corey in the full-length film, which is directed and produced by Saint's husband, Josh Evans. It stars Michael Madsen, Shayla Beesley and Paz de la Huerta.[4]The movie is inspired by the book Death in the Desert by Cathy Scott,[5] with the screenplay by John Steppling.[6]
Selected discography[edit]
Throughout his career Goss has worked with a wide range of musicians in various genres.[7]
- 1988 - Masters of Reality by Masters of Reality
- 1992 - Blues for the Red Sun by Kyuss
- 1992 - Sunrise on the Sufferbus by Masters of Reality
- 1994 - Welcome to Sky Valley by Kyuss
- 1994 - All of Us by I Love You
- 1995 - ...And the Circus Leaves Town by Kyuss
- 1995 - Marie Mozege by Les Super Stars
- 1996 - Dust by Screaming Trees
- 1996 - Leave the Story Untold by Soulwax
- 1996 - Daaly by Thione Seck
- 1996 - Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop by Stone Temple Pilots
- 1996 - Amusing the Amazing by Slo Burn
- 1997 - How High the Moon: Live at the Viper Room by Masters of Reality
- 1998 - Holiday Man by The Flys
- 1998 - Gaslight by 30 Odd Foot of Grunts
- 1998 - Volumes 3 & 4 by Desert Sessions
- 1998 - Queens of the Stone Age by Queens of the Stone Age
- 1999 - Kimi No Oto Ga Kikoeru Basho by Bird
- 1999 - Welcome to the Western Lodge by Masters of Reality
- 2000 - Spirit\Light\Speed by Ian Astbury
- 2000 - Cocaine Rodeo by Mondo Generator
- 2000 - Rated R by Queens of the Stone Age
- 2000 - Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss by Kyuss
- 2000 - Outta My Way by The Flys
- 2001 - Toasted by Fatso Jetson
- 2001 - Volumes 7 & 8 by The Desert Sessions
- 2001 - Deep in the Hole by Masters of Reality
- 2002 - Songs for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age
- 2003 - Flak 'n' Flight by Masters of Reality
- 2003 - Tell Them Hi by Campfire Girls
- 2003 - Vol. 9&10 by The Desert Sessions
- 2003 - Atomic Ritual by Nebula
- 2003 - Here Comes That Weird Chill by Mark Lanegan Band
- 2003 - The Underground Personality Tapes by Roxy Saint
- 2004 - Never, Never Land by UNKLE
- 2004 - Give Us Barabbas by Masters of Reality
- 2004 - Bubblegum by the Mark Lanegan Band
- 2004 - Auf der Maur by Melissa Auf der Maur
- 2004 - Demon Crossing by Yellow #5
- 2004 - Mister Mental by The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
- 2005 - I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine by Goon Moon
- 2005 - Lullabies to Paralyze by Queens of the Stone Age
- 2005 - Ocean of Confusion: Songs of Screaming Trees 1989–1996 by Screaming Trees
- 2007 - Licker's Last Leg by Goon Moon
- 2007 - The Cool by Lupe Fiasco
- 2007 - Era Vulgaris by Queens of the Stone Age
- 2007 - War Stories by UNKLE
- 2008 - It's OK to be Happy by Smith & Pyle
- 2008 - Neptune by The Duke Spirit
- 2008 - More Stories by UNKLE
- 2008 - End Titles... Stories for Film by UNKLE
- 2009 - Pine/Cross Dover by Masters of Reality
- 2010 - Where Did the Night Fall by UNKLE
- 2010 - Everyman and Woman Is a Star by The Cult
- 2011 - Enjoy Your Psychosis by Drums Are For Parades
- 2014 - Sonic Highways by Foo Fighters
See also[edit]
- ^ "Masters of Reality". Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Get Ready to ROCK! Interview with Chris Goss of US metal rock band Masters Of Reality". Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ Icecreamman.com article
- ^ Death in the Desert (2014) - IMDb
- ^ Kindest cut of all for cancer patients (scroll to end) | Las Vegas Review-Journal
- ^ Man of Conviction: John Steppling - Playwright, Screenwriter and Teacher | Joanna Perry-Folino
- ^ Allmusic - Chris Goss discography
External links[edit]
- Chris Goss' homepage
- 2006 Chris Goss interview with Brian D. Holland of Modernguitars.com.
- 2010 Extensive Audio Interview with Chris Goss on the Jekyll and Hyde Show, 106FM Jerusalem.


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In a surprise move, the California Fish and Game Commission decided to reject proposals to expand trophy hunting of black bears across the state.
During a teleconference Tuesday (April 21) morning, the California Department of Fish and Game recommended that the Commission make no changes to bear hunting regulations.
The agency had previously recommended permitting hunters to kill an unlimited number of bears across California and allowing trophy hunting of bears in San Luis Obispo County for the first time. But Tuesday the Department backpedaled on the proposals and the Commission agreed to take no action.
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Sociable lapwing
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|Sociable lapwing, Little Rann of Kutch, India
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|V. gregarius
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|Vanellus gregarius
(Pallas, 1771)
Chaetusia gregaria (unjustified emendation)
The sociable lapwing or sociable plover (Vanellus gregarius) is a critically endangered wader in the lapwing family of birds.
It breeds on open grassland in Russia and Kazakhstan. Three to five eggs are laid in a ground nest. These birds migrate south through Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey, to key wintering sites in Israel, Syria, Eritrea, Sudan and north-west India. Birds winter occasionally in Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Oman. This lapwing is a very rare vagrant in western and northern Europe, where this gregarious bird is usually found with northern lapwings. It feeds in a similar way, picking insects and other small prey mainly from grassland or arable.
This attractive medium-sized lapwing has longish black legs and a short black bill. Summer adults have grey backs and breast, dark belly and white undertail. The head has a striking pattern, with a black crown and eyestripe, the latter being bordered above and below with white. The upper neck is ochre. Its longish black legs, white tail with a black terminal band and distinctive brown, white and grey wings make it almost unmistakable in flight. Length is 27–30 cm (10.5–12 in). The call is a harsh kereck.
Winter adults have a less distinct head pattern, slightly browner back and breast, and white belly. Young birds have a scaly back, and only vestiges of the head pattern.
In 2004 BirdLife International categorised this bird as critically endangered, due to a very rapid population decline for poorly understood reasons. The main decline took place between 1960 and 1987, when the known population halved; it is some 20-25% of the 1930s population levels (BirdLife International 2006). The current population was estimated to be between 600 and 1,800 mature birds in 2006 (BirdLife International), but is being revised to the upward end of that scale, possibly more, following the discovery of the species' previously unknown main wintering grounds in Syria, where 1500 birds of all ages were encountered [1]. Additionally, in October 2007, a superflock of approximately 3,200 sociable lapwing were discovered in Turkey, according to Guven Eken, director of the Turkish Nature Association [2]. The current IUCN classification is CR A3bc - meaning that the population is expected to decline in the next decade or so by 80%, but based on theoretical considerations and the known habitat destruction rather than direct observation of the birds. Thus, the new discoveries might mean that as more data becomes available, the species could be downlisted to Endangered.
- ^ BirdLife International (2013). "Vanellus gregarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Hayman, Peter; Marchant, John & Prater, Tony (1986): Shorebirds: an identification guide to the waders of the world. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. ISBN 0-395-60237-8


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text: Business Guest How to save crowdfunding before it's dead on arrival Above: We have a pulse...Image Credit: Eric Blattberg / VentureBeat February 8, 2014 7:00 AM Sherwood Neiss & Jason Best, CCA 0 If you're not reaching, engaging, and monetizing customers on mobile, you're likely losing them to someone else. Register now for the 8th annual MobileBeat, July 13-14, where the best and brightest will be exploring the latest strategies and tactics in the mobile space. Equity crowdfunding is about to come to unaccredited investors the United States, but some of the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed rules are hugely impractical. If we don't push the agency to implement some fixes, crowdfunding may be dead on arrival. It's historic when Congress passes legislation with nearly unanimous bipartisan support. Such was the case with crowdfunding in 2012: It passed the House with 96 percent approval and the Senate as part of the JOBS Act with 73 percent approval — not too bad in an era of "broken Washington." It has been almost two years since President Obama signed the bill into law. In October 2013, the SEC released 585-pages of proposed rules for debt and equity crowdfunding. While there are a lot of good rules, there are several proposed rules that we believe could make crowdfunding more difficult to use than other forms of financing. Here are four fixes that we believe will protect investors while increasing the utilization and effectiveness of crowdfunding by both Main Street businesses and high growth startups. Decrease lawsuits by making investors acknowledge the risk and allow crowdfunding sites to curate deals The legislation allows for transactions to take place via broker-dealers or crowdfunding portals. Both types of firms need to be registered with the SEC and are overseen by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The intent of the legislation was to allow funding portals to operate with lower costs and regulatory burdens, much like perks-based crowdfunding platforms (think Kickstarter). They list campaigns but leave the diligence and funding decision up to the crowd. Under the proposed rules, however, funding portals face a unique dilemma. In the rules, issuers must complete disclosures mandated by law (business plan, use of proceeds, valuation and how it was determined, capital structure, etc). Funding portals must verify that these items exist, but cannot prepare them or get paid to vet them like broker-dealers — this could be considered investment advice, which falls under additional regulation. So they are forced, by the regulation, to play a "hands off" role. Yet, according to the proposed rules, funding portals are liable for any material misstatements in the disclosures. So portals can't dig into the details, but they're accountable for them. This situation is like if you were a gym instructor and weren't able to remove pieces of equipment that you thought could be dangerous for your members. If they used the equipment and hurt themselves, they could sue you, even if you did not want the equipment in your gym in the first place. If this were the case, given our litigious society, pretty soon there would be no more gyms. The rules need to maintain the ability for investors to sue for fraud, while reducing lawsuits against companies that just fail. Even though the legislation mandates that investors complete an education series on crowdfunding, investors should also be required to sign a document acknowledging they could lose all their money, that they are responsible for reviewing the investment materials prior to investing, and if they can't afford to lose that amount of money, they should reduce the amount or not invest in the deal at all. Funding portals should also be allowed to fully curate deals, not just have generic exclusion criteria in their terms of service. They need the flexibility to keep deals off their platform that they do not deem worthy. This can benefit investors by keeping out deals that are not ready to raise capital, not fundable, or not worthy from the portal's perspective for listing. Add a "test the waters" safe harbor provision so companies can measure interest in their campaigns Under current proposed rules, companies must spend thousands (or potentially tens of thousands) of dollars on preparations to raise capital, even before they know if there's any interest in their campaigns. Many people do not have this money prior to their campaign, which is usually why they're raising money for their business in the first place. Businesses should be able to post their proposed deal on a crowdfunding site and be flagged "testing interest." If enough interest exists, it is a good indicator that the company may proceed with the offering and its associated costs. If not, it's back to the drawing board. This will save time and money for everyone. Reduce the cost to crowdfund by modifying accounting requirements and the thresholds for CPA reviews & audits Initial and ongoing costs to raise capital cannot be totally out of whack with how much one is trying to raise. The JOBS Act mandates a CPA review for raises over $100,000 and audits for raises over $500,000. After talking with several auditors, we've learned that accounting reviews are almost as costly as full audits. The most expensive part is making sure the systems are in place (review) to account for and document the money flows (audit). We also learned that for companies using crowdfunding, an audit of this size will provide minimal investor protection because there's usually little (if anything) to uncover. The legislation gives the SEC discretion to adjust these limits. While the cap in the bill restricts issuers from seeking more than $1 million per year, we suggest the following ranges for accounting oversight: Capital raise of $1 – $499,999: CEO sign-off Capital raise of $500,000 – $900,000: CPA review Capital raise of over $900,000: CPA audit This satisfies the need for an audit per the law, while dramatically reducing the costs of raising capital under $500,000. It also prevents startups from having to use accrual accounting methods (more expensive and complex) from day zero. If the audit requirement must remain, another possible solution could be the creation of a format for a "crowdfunding accounting review / audit" to streamline the process and reduce the costs while protecting investors. Audits and reviews need to scale to the size of the entity. Scale the disclosures to the size of the offering The rules require onerous levels of ongoing disclosures. For startups and small businesses, the current disclosure requirements will be a burden and a distraction. The rules should decrease the volume of filings and provide standard disclosure forms for issuers to use. The point of periodic disclosures is to inform investors of any "material" changes in a company or its financials. This can be accomplished with a modified annual disclosure form that should include these three questions: 1) Have there been any material changes to the business operations (customers, vendors, suppliers, competitors, product issues, market conditions, etc.) from what you originally put in your offering documents or since you last filed this form? 2) Have there been any material changes to your cash position that would affect the operations of the business going forward? 3) Have there been any material changes to your expenses from what you originally put in your offering documents or since you last filed this form? Companies that are raising under $300,000 shouldn't have to comply with current proposed annual SEC filings because the costs will outweigh the benefits. But following best practices (and the desire have a solid crowdfunding reputation and the ability to go out and get follow-on investment), these companies should provide regular updates on the status of the business to investors. Companies raising between $300,000 and $5 million should file a modified form in which they answer the three questions above. Is this a comprehensive list of everything we'd change? No. But for now, this is a short list of common sense, bipartisan changes that we believe that all parties (House, Senate, SEC and White House) can consider seriously because everyone wants the same thing: efficient capital formation and investor protection. Now that the SEC is finalizing the rules, we hope they will consider scaling their requirements so small business and entrepreneurs can finally get the help they need that is aligned with the legislative intent of The JOBS Act. Sherwood Neiss (@woodien) and Jason Best (@CrowdCapAdvisor) helped lead the U.S. fight to legalize debt and equity based crowdfunding, and co-founded Crowdfund Capital Advisors, where they provide advisory and implementation services to investors, governments, multi-laterals, and entrepreneurs seeking to create effective strategies in this new form of early-stage finance. They co-authored Crowdfund Investing for Dummies, as well as the World Bank report Crowdfunding's Potential for the Developing World. They are also both Entrepreneurs-In-Residence at the UC Berkeley Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology. Related articles It might cost you $39K to crowdfund $100K under the SEC's new rules You too can be a startup millionaire (or failure) with SEC's proposed crowdfunding rules Crowdfunding report signals increased revenue, jobs, and deal flow One country has been doing equity crowdfunding for 8 years. Here's what they learned The top 30 thought leaders in the crowdfunding industry (infographic) VB's research team is studying mobile user acquisition: Chime in here, and we'll share the results.


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Can you trust the news media to tell you what you need to know about your health? Not so much, says Gary Schwitzer, an associate professor of journalism and mass communication who reviewed 500 health news stories that ran in 50 major U.S. media outlets over 22 months.
Schwitzer and his colleagues found that news stories about treatments, tests, products, and procedures often omit information about costs, benefits and harms, other treatment options, and potential conflicts of interest. The results, says Schwitzer, can be unnecessary fear-mongering and consumer demand for unproven therapies.
One common fault is citing only relative risk (the risk comparison between two different groups) as opposed to absolute risk (actual probability). For example, ABC's "Good Morning America" reported that breast cancer patients with relatively low blood levels of vitamin D were 94 percent more likely to have their cancer spread and 73 percent more likely to die than those with high levels of vitamin D. But nothing was said about an individual's overall chances that a cancer would spread or cause death.
As for cost, Schwitzer says, "It's unforgivable that more than 75 percent of health journalism articles ... failed to address cost."
Although he says that we're also getting some of the best health journalism ever, "the valleys between the peaks may undo a lot of the good by driving consumers to demand unproven therapies."
Schwitzer's work was published in the online journal PLoS Medicine in May. He publishes a Web site reviewing medical information at HealthNewsReview.org.
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British Oil Company Tullow is set to begin another round of oil prospecting in Nyakach constituency following a recent visit by the company's technicians to the area.
Yesterday Nyakach DC Chaunga Mwachaunga and area MP Pollyns Ochieng, in a joint address to members of the Hindu Council of Kenya, said officials from Tullow have already secured a certificate of exploration from the Ministry of Energy to begin prospecting oil in the area.
Chaunga said the prospecting is part of the government's efforts to explore minerals in the region with Nyakach believed to have oil deposits.
Speaking in his office at Pap Onditi, the DC confirmed that he had received the technical officers from Tullow who toured the area early last week with a promise start putting up a drilling machine by mid June.
"The Government had earmarked some region for exploration of certain useful mineral and oil, this region was marked and Tullow were awarded the certificate top carry out exploration activities for oil in this region, other companies also have certificate to explore the possibilities of other minerals", said the DC.
Tullow Oil general manager for Kenya Martin Mbogo yesterday confirmed that an advance team had visited the area to do block assessment.
"What we are doing is surveying the area and checking issues of infrastructure, security and community issues. We expect to start the prospecting around August," Mbogo said. Oil deposits in Nyakach could open up the area for development and raise the standard of living for residents.
The wells will be the first to be sunk in the region whose major explorations are gold and other minerals. Ochieng said the Energy PS had informed him of the potential of the area and will take the matter to Parliament to expedite the exploration.
Should there be oil in Nyakach, Tullow will make another breakthrough after successfully discovering oil in Ngamia 1 block in Turkana. The firm has predicted that the country potentially has huge oil deposits and has laid out a huge budget for its exploration.


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