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Silas Kilpatrick1830 - Aft 1883
Possible Slave Owner - Warre Kilpatrick
Blog Post - January 5, 2007 Friday, January 05, 2007 A Slave Owner! Can it be true? Tonight, I talked on the phone with a lady who is a distant cousin of mine. She found my family tree in Ancestry and emailed me - I am her 4th cousin once removed. As we talked, she shared some of her lineage. Her great-grandmother was the sister to a great-great grandfather of mine (Randolph) and the crazy thing is that she didn't have Randolph in her list of her great-grandmother's siblings. One of the things she shared with me, which I am most excited about, is that she thinks she may have found the slaveowner of our common ancestor, Silas Kilpatrick. All that I know about Silas is that he was born somewhere around 1830 and was a slave of course. I also knew that there were white Kilpatrick slaveowners in that same county. In reading the will of Warre Kilpatrick, who died in Craven County, NC in 1831, he wills to his son a negro boy named Silas! I found the will transcription on the Craven County USGENWEB site. Could this be our Silas? I plan to investigate this further for sure. ABSTRACT OF WILL OF WARRE KILPATRICK - 1821 - Craven Co. loving wife Leovicy two beds and furniture, two cows and calves, six ewes and lambs, two sow and pigs, two horses called Snap and Twig, two plows and geer, one maple desk and third of my household and kitchen furniture including that already mentioned. I also lend her my dwelling house and negro woman Hue, during her natural life - Secondly, I give unto my son James, the one half of my manor plantation lands beginning at the East side and running up Moseley's back line, then a line parallel with the lower line to the River, so as to include one half of said lands, also one third part of a tract of land on the cypress pond patented by James West, also negroes Jack and Edmond, to him his heirs and assigns forever Thirdly. I give unto my son Wiley the other half of my manor plantation lands including my dwelling house and improvements, also the third part of my lands on the cypress pond, also one negro man called Ben and one boy called Silas, and after the death of wife, also the negro woman Hue, to him, his heirs and assigne forever. - Fourthly, I give unto my son Worry my plantation known by the name of the Jones Land, also three hundred dollars to be paid in cash by my sons James and Wiley one hundred each twelve months after the lawful time of paying my debts and fifty each twelve months after that, also one negro girl called Lucy, also one third of a tract of land on the cypress pond, to him, his heirs and assigns forever. Fifthly, having already given a portion to my son John I now give him ten shillings to him and his heirs forever - Sixthly, I give unto my granddaughter Sally Kilpatrick, one negro girl named Harriet and two hundred and two dollars in cash to her and her heirs and assigns forever - I also give unto my son Wiley the land that I bought at the sale of my son Lewis, dec on conditions t at he pays Sally the above mentioned two hundred and two dollars with interest from the time of my decease. I leave all my property not above mentioned, etc to be equally divided between my sons, James, Wiley, and Worry. I appoint William McKinney and James Kilpatrick Executors to this my Last Will and Testament. - 27 Aug l82l Worry's widow Lovicey appeared and dissented this Will. From: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/craven/wills/klptrk02.txt
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A musician with whom I'm unfamiliar (Lana Del Rey) had some romantic thoughts about the suicide and early deaths of Rock and Pop icons, like Kurt Cobain. She said in the interview (though she says she was tricked into saying it by the interviewer) "I wish I was dead already." Since the comment was in part a response to questions about the suicide of Kurt Cobain, Frances Bean Cobain weighed in, saying there was nothing romantic about an early death and her growing up without her father.
I get Frances Bean's point. Kurt's suicide in and of itself is tragic. And yet, it's hard to separate this final act from the music of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. If Cobain hadn't been tormented in the way he was and which lead to his suicide would Nirvana have been what it was? It isn't cause and effect but I also can't completely disentangle all those threads from each other.
I have reflected on this in a reflection on how joy and suffering are interwoven in the work Ian Curtis of Joy Division.
What ever lead Ian and Kurt to commit suicide was also woven in with their music. For Kurt and Ian the beauty of their music, is bound up in their brief life and their death, it's part of their genius. Not to say that all great art or music must come out of that mental and spiritual place. However, Ian Curtis, Kurt Cobain, Rozz Williams, all tormented, all committed suicide, all have music that speaks to me in away other music even in the same genre doesn't.
Not sure what to make of that. Yet, I can't deny that my love for the music and their quality as artists and musicians, even my reverence for them is bound up in their early demise, and due to that they lived the line from that Neil Young song "… Better off to burn out then to fade away."
Whether or not it is a "correct" or acceptable sentiment, I can understand how a musician (or any artist) may say "I wish I was dead already."
Death brings about the moment when the artist is complete, summed up. In the case of the likes of Cobain, Rozz Williams, and Ian Curtis the brief moment of their musical output continues to reverberate and have power, in part due to the brevity and thus the intensity of their output. Part of that power and resonance is bound up in their early death and that they committed suicide. It's powerful, and there's a simplicity to that artistic output.
Admittedly this is disturbing. This is not something to be emulated (but are artists, particularly Rock musicians role models?) These are people carried along by something with in them that drives them to create. There is a torment in this.
One might say that an artist longs for death, longs for that moment when they will have their body of work, complete and unchanging… finished. That is an artist longs to "know" what one's body of work is. One is only known in this sense in death.
Certainly, this isn't the only way of being known. All the same none of us are complete or settled until we die. So, it makes sense to say "I wish I was dead already." This expresses a desire to know and be known in completion and the fullness of the body of ones work. To achieve greatness in a brief moment is an astounding achievement. That a brief life has other more mundane and tragic ramifications is also true, but that truth doesn't deny this other truth and its power.
So, yes, there is something romantic and powerful about artists who produce with such intensity and torment that they willfully burn out quickly, it's also true that such brevity tragically tears at the human fabric of their lives.
However, we are mistaken if we think the long lived musician or artist escapes death, or that prolonged life is a life without death. There are ways to live towards death that are rich and aren't also a death wish, but pretending their isn't power and truth in the body of work defined by an artist's brief and tormented life isn't the way to find such a path. Rather I'd say accepting the death woven into their work already is a way to begin to find life that comes from death.
I find Cobain, Curtis, and Williams to be romantic figures, and their suicides are part of that romance. But it is because their death was already in their life, and because it is as much in their death as in their life that we know their beauty.

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White House Driving Chrysler to the Junk Yard
May 4, 2009 by Mr. ToughMoneyLove
Filed under Fools of Finance
Let's review the fantastic Chrysler re-structuring deal pushed through by White House finance thugs this past week.
Chrysler Ownership – Whom Do We Trust?
The UAW will own 55% of Chrysler. Fiat will own 35%. The remaining 10% of the company will be owned by taxpayers and bondholders.
Please – where do I sign up to buy the first new UFylser designed and built by that mess?
Do we think that the UAW will divert company cash into developing and implementing new vehicle technologies? Are you kidding? Job one for the UAW will be "preservation of union benefits." Job two for the UAW will be "increase union benefits." Job three will be …. uh – well – the UAW will have to get back to us on if there will be a job three.
Perhaps Fiat will carry the ball on new car design and quality. To ease our concerns in that area, let's summarize Fiat's historical success in the U.S. car market:
Oh, sure, Fiat sold cars here until it pulled out in 1987. Those cars were junk. They made the Chevy Vega (one of the worst U.S. cars ever built) seem rust-free and reliable by comparison. Mr. ToughMoneyLove is ashamed to admit that I actually owned a Chevy Vega. (Actually, it owned me.)
According to recent surveys of European car owners, the Fiat reputation for reliability quality is still poor. Italians don't even like Fiat.
Re-Branding in the U.S. Market
The Chrysler/Fiat business model apparently is that existing Fiat small car designs will be built and sold in the U.S. using Chrysler's excess manufacturing capacity. That's been tried before on many occasions, mostly with spectacular failures. For example:
Pontiac Vibe (which was actually a Toyota Matrix)
Chevy Nova and Geo Prizm (Toyota Corolla)
Mitsubishi Raider pickup ( Dodge Dakota)
Suzuki Equator ( Nissan Frontier
Geo Metro ( Suzuki Swift)
Eagle Talon (Mitsubishi Eclipse)
Dodge Raider (Mitsubishi Montero)
Geo Tracker ( Suzuki Sidekick)
Ford Festiva (Kia Pride)
Ford Aspire ( Kia Avella)
Geo Storm and Geo Spectrum (Isuzu Impulse)
Anyone encouraged by that list?
Well, maybe Tim Geithner at the U.S. Treasury will stand up for taxpayers and make sure that Chrysler builds and sells cars that consumers will want. Except that Geithner is kind of busy playing catch-up learning about tax laws and trivial stuff like that.
About the White House Finance Thugs
Speaking of junk and Fiat, Standard & Poor's recently financially downgraded Fiat to junk-bond status. Thank you White House for such a clever strategy – moving Chrysler into the welcoming arms of both junk cars and junk bonds.
Yes, I did refer to the White House arm-twisters as "finance thugs." That opinion is based on reports from bondholders at the Chrysler restructuring negotiating table. Apparently, some bondholders (e.g., hedge funds that managed pension assets) were willing to take a 50% haircut on what they were owed, in exchange for a larger ownership stake in the surviving entity. (Keep in mind that by contract, bondholders are generally first in line in any bankruptcy.)
Apparently, the White House didn't like that attitude. So it threatened to bring the full-force of a Presidential PR attack on those bondholders so as to ruin their reputation. (Source: WJR radio interview) Some bondholders capitulated (those that need TARP funds) and the favored UAW maintained its majority shareholder position.
Everyone who plans on buying a UFylser, please tell us in a comment.
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Readercon 19 - July 17-20, 2008, Burlington, MA.
by Eric Van, Chair
Review by Ernest Lilley
Date: July 2008
Links: Readercon website / Thurs Program Grid / Friday Program Grid / Sat-Sun Program Grid / Show Official Info /
A quick dash to the room and back down, and the three of us passed up a bite at the bar to make Gary Wolfe's panel on the terminology of literary SF criticism:
8. 9:00 ME Every Critic His Own Aristotle: The Languages of Writers, Critics, Academics, and Fans. Gary K. Wolfe with discussion by John Clute, F. Brett Cox, Paul Di Filippo, et. al. Talk / Discussion (60 min.).
Wolfe blitzed through an impressive short course in the historical efforts to define both science fiction and its internal organs, from the stentorian Robert Heinlein edicts which pretty much said you needed an sf writer's license to make sure you know enough science to do the fiction justice, to the Chip Delaney definition which regards the reader's opinion as the ultimate arbiter. He also spoke at some length (as Charley Brown warned us he might) about the tendency for each of the different communities to create their own lexicon of terms. Having got through this preamble, he was then joined by a host of SF's best known critics and reviewers, from John Clute to Paul Di Fillipo, to see if a consensus about what sf was could emerge. Not likely. There was some lively discussion about academia's inability to consider critical works outside its own "refereed journals" and something of a consensus that it didn't really matter if sf had a definition as long as it has a readership. I did like John Clute's comment that "we know SF is an elephant, but it's important to recognize that it's an elephant in motion. The only way to lock down a singular definition is to kill the elephant first." Let's hold off on that for the moment, shall we?
I ducked out on some more perfectly good panels to grab a Bass Ale and a cheeseburger at the hotel's pub. Though it claimed to shut the kitchen down at 10:00pm, they kept it open for considerably longer, which, to this hungry traveler, was a fine thing indeed.
I was impressed by the number of folks who had come to the con for the Thursday sessions, and the bar was well populated with authors, editors and readers. Not exactly a quiet place to relax, but oddly relaxing none the less. Or maybe it was the Bass Ale on tap.
Here's a collection of Friday photos from the con, starting with a panel moderated by soon to be Canadian TV host and SF icon Rob Sawyer about SF as a metaphor for reality. It drifted sideways into a discussion of whether SF had imagined 9/11 or not (well, duh) and how long it had taken to write about it after the event. The set drifts through panels of the day to end with many shots of the "Meet the Pros" event at 10pm.You can read more Readercon coverage on Gayle's Blog A Curious Statistical Anomoly.
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Federal Judge Orders Apple to Assist FBI in Accessing Terrorist's iPhone (C.D. Cal, February 16 2016)
February 16, 2016
A federal judge on February 16 ordered Apple Inc. to assist the Federal Bureau of Investigation in accessing an Apple iPhone that was used by a terrorist responsible for a shooting December 15, 2015, in San Bernardino, California (In the Matter of the Search of an Apple iPhone Seized During the Execution of a Search Warrant on a Black Lexus IS300, California License Plate 35KGD203, C.D. Cal., No. ED 15-0451M, 2/16/16.)
The FBI is investigating whether others assisted Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, in killing 14 people and wounding 22 people in the December attack at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino. The iPhone 5C was issued to Farook by the San Bernardino County Health Department, and the FBI has a warrant to search the phone. However, Apple's encryption technology erases the phone's data after 10 failed attempts to break the passcode. Thus, the FBI filed an action pursuant to the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. §1651, seeking a court order for Apple's assistance in breaking the code.
Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ordered Apple to provide "reasonable technical assistance to assist law enforcement agents in obtaining access to the data on the SUBJECT DEVICE."
The court's order states that Apple's technical assistance will performs three key functions: 1) bypass or disable the auto-erase function whether or not it has been enabled; 2) "enable the FBI to submit passcodes to the SUBJECT DEVICE"; and 3) ensure "that when the FBI submits passcodes to the SUBJECT DEVICE, software running on the device will not purposefully introduce any additional delay between passcode attempts beyond what is incurred by Apple software."
If Apple determines that these three functions can be achieved through an alternate technological means, and the government agrees, the order stated, "Apple may comply with this Order in that way." Further, the order stated that Apple would advise the government as to the reasonable cost for providing this service.
However, in a February 16 "Message to Our Customers," Apple CEO Tim Cook vigorously opposed the government's request. According to Cook, this "overreach by the U.S. government" represents an "unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers." This demand, he said "would undermine the very freedoms and liberty our government is meant to protect.


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[1]It's not terribly surprising that there have been a lot of excellent political cartoons drawn about Amendment One. Few things lend themselves better to a good skewering than pompous, mean-spirited bigotry. Kevin Siers at the Charlotte Observer [2] has had a lot of good ones of late.
Still, here at NC Policy Watch, we're partial to the fantatsic work of our own John Cole [3]. And, happily, a lot of smart folks agree. John is actually the President of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists [4].
Yesterday, the gifted cartoonist for MSNBC, Daryl Cagle, featured John's Amendment One work for Policy Watch (and a brief interview with him) on his blog, The Cagle Post. You can check out the article by clicking here [5].
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Derek Mooney with his unique mix of conversation, information, advice and entertainment
Gerald Kean relives memories of Christmas past with toys from an age gone by. Derek talks to Catholic priest Fr. Iggy O'Donovan, who is basing this week's sermon on a Mooney discussion about atheism. And what do you do when you smash the family heirloom? Brenda sets out on a mission to replace the irreplaceable...
We had lots of response into the programme following Derek's conversation yesterday with Abie Philbin Bowman. Abie is a committed atheist and he was telling us about the "Sunday Assembly" he attends, which is a sort of gathering of non-believers, offering an alternative to Sunday Mass.
We got lots of reaction into the programme, and one of the responses was the following e-mail:
"As a Catholic priest I found your chat with Abie Philbin Bowman riveting and thought provoking. I have next Sunday's sermon thanks to you."
It was sent from Fr. Iggy O'Donovan, and he joins us this afternoon from RTÉs Limerick studios...
The last time that celebrity lawyer Gerald Kean was with us (back in August) he was recovering from a near death experience. But thankfully, that's all in the past now and he's fit and well, and looking forward to a busy Christmas.
So seeing as it's Christmas, and people are starting to think about gifts and perhaps recalling toys they got as a child, we decided to send Gerald on a trip down memory lane...
The Little Museum of Dublin has a display of nostalgic toys among it's collection of artefacts and memorabilia. Gerald went along there this morning and saw some toys from yesteryear in the company of Simon O'Connor, the Museum's curator...
The Little Museum of Dublin is located at 15, St Stephen's Green. For more information about The Little Museum, visit www.littlemuseum.ie.
The nice thing about this time of year is that you don't need any excuse to welcome a choir onto the programme, so we're delighted to welcome onto the programme today the Chamber Choir Ireland, conducted by Paul Hillier.
The choir perform Away In A Manger and Ding Dong Merrily On High.
The choir's upcoming concerts are at St Thomas' Parish Church, Belfast, on December 16th at 8:00pm, and at University Church, Stephen's Green, Dublin on December 17th at 6:30pm.
For more information on the Chamber Choir, visit www.chamberchoirireland.com.
It's Mooney, it's Thursday, so it's time for Mooney's Thursday Quiz!
And, we have a terrific prize up for grabs today: it's a two-night weekend break to the five-star Monart Destination Spa in County Wexford, the only spa in Ireland to be shortlisted for the 2014 World Spa Awards!
Your prize is based on two people sharing one room and includes breakfast on both mornings, dinner on an evening of your choice and complimentary access to the spa's facilities.
Runners-up will get a copy of the Irish Times Book Of The Year 2013 by Peter Murtagh, and everyone who takes part in the quiz will get a Mooney Pride watch.
Something that most of us have done at some stage of our lives is to break, smash or destroy something that is of sentimental value and totally irreplaceable.
Whether you've smashed Dad's Waterford Crystal retirement vase, wiped the CD of your little darling's communion or dropped your wedding ring down the toilet, many of us know that feeling: the pang, the pain, the panic.
Well Brenda Donohue met one should man who is currently experiencing all these emotions.
Eoin O'Brien has broken two very precious plates. They belong to his partner Brid, and on the plates were footprints of her grandchidren's feet when they were only four weeks old...
They are irreplaceable - but is there anyone who can restore them to their former glory? Brenda visited Eoin and Brid...
Hedgerows: It is an offence to 'cut, grub, burn or otherwise destroy hedgerows on uncultivated land during the nesting season from 1 March to 31 August, subject to certain exceptions'. For more information, click here.
UPDATE: February 29th 2016 - Press Release From BirdWatch Ireland:
Putting the record straight: Dates for burning and hedge-cutting have NOT changed
BirdWatch Ireland, Ireland's largest conservation charity, is very concerned about misinformation that is currently circulating regarding the dates within which the burning of vegetation and cutting of hedges is permitted. It would like to remind landowners that all burning and cutting must cease on 29th February this year and that burning and cutting remains prohibited from 1st March to 31st August.
Despite attempts by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys T.D., to change the laws regulating these dates by introducing the Heritage Bill 2016 earlier this year, it is important to note that the proposed date changes were ultimately NOT made. This is because the bill failed to pass through both houses of the Oireachtas before the recent dissolution of the Dáil in advance of the general election.
The laws in place governing the dates for hedge-cutting and upland burning therefore remain unchanged. The period within which cutting and burning is prohibited are set down in Section 40 of the Wildlife Act 1976 (as amended in 2000), which states that:
(a) It shall be an offence for a person to cut, grub, burn or otherwise destroy, during the period beginning on the 1st day of March and ending on the 31st day of August in any year, any vegetation growing on any land not then cultivated.
(b) It shall be an offence for a person to cut, grub, burn or otherwise destroy any vegetation growing in any hedge or ditch during the period mentioned in paragraph (a) of this subsection (above).
The existing law provides exemptions for road safety and other circumstances and should be read carefully to ensure compliance.
Section 40 of the Wildlife Act exists to protect nesting birds. Many of our upland bird species are in decline and are in danger of extinction in Ireland; amongst them is the Curlew, which has declined by 80%. Many birds which nest in hedgerows into August are also in serious decline, including the endangered Yellowhammer. The changes to the cutting and burning dates which had been proposed in the now-defunct Heritage Bill 2016 would have caused serious impacts to these birds. A petition launched by BirdWatch Ireland in conjunction with several other national conservation organisations to stop these changes attracted more than 16,200 signatures and rising.
BirdWatch Ireland would also like to advise members of the public that if they see hedges being cut or fires in the uplands on or after 1st March, such activity could be illegal. In such cases, we would encourage people to contact the National Parks and Wildlife Service (www.npws.ie) to report such activity.
BirdWatch Ireland warmly welcomes the demise of the Heritage Bill 2016 and sincerely hopes that any future administration will consider the importance of Ireland's natural heritage and will not attempt to reintroduce such a flawed and damaging piece of legislation.
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I am and will always be an artist. Good or bad depends on the point of view. I am a former photo-journalist for Prick Tattoo and was the editor of Xcitement Magazine, I've been published in several magazines, locally, nationally, and internationally. I've showcased my work all over the southeast and co-owned one of Atlanta's neatest clubs, which mixed goth kids and ravers, house heads and fetish folks. I was stung by the scorpion a few times and still survived, different but alive. I was a cop and a preacher, I've been convicted of my morals and faith. I'm simple yet confounding. I am what I am. I don't fit within the framework of what most people understand but I'm not a bad person, I just look that way. I don't ride the rail because I chose it, it is where I was destined to be just like your places whereyou want to be, the difference is I don't judge you for it and ask you to justify your choices. However, I like the chasm between heaven and hell.
"Assuredly we bring not innocence not the world, we bring impurity much rather: that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary."
John Milton
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I am on a endless path of learning. I haven't decided where I am going to end up but I hope there is a camera in my hand where ever it is. This is where I place my shots (edited or not) to share what I do with those who want to know. I consider this place sacred ground because it's my craft we are are looking at, I may not be as good as some, I may be better than others. All that I care is that I've made the people happy who allowed me to capture them in this medium. If you want to tell me how to do a better job, I'll listen. If you want to tell me how pretty my model is, I'll pass it on. If you want to tell me how shocked you were with my shots, I did what I wanted to. I won't listen to bashing of my models looks or what I choose to shoot. Praise me, help me, or move the hell on.
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As Henry VIII's interest shifted from her powerful Hapsburg relations and drifted towards France, so began his obsession with the pretty Lutheran Anne Boleyn.
Jane Seymour's submissiveness was in contrast to Anne's vampish style, and Henry married her on the day of Anne's execution. Jane died soon after giving birth to the longed-for son.
There followed a farcical "beauty contest" which ended in the short marriage of the now grossly overweight Henry to "the mare of Flanders", Anne of Cleves.
The final part of Six Wives contrasts the two Catherines; Catherine Howard, the flirty child whose adulteries made a fool of the ageing King, and Catherine Parr, the shrewd, religiously radical bluestocking.
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"I now know a lot more!"
I have always known Henry VIII had six wives, but my knowledge ended there. I could not remember their order, who was beheaded, or who suvived, let alone how long each marriage lasted. Thanks to this book all is now a lot clearer, and my desire to learn more 'history' has been wetted. Not that it is an easy book, it assumes some knowledge of historical terms and dates and names fly at you with amazing and sometimes bewildering regularity. I found regular visits to a well known on-line encyclopaedia, both necessary and helpful and was in need of family trees to keep track of everyone as well! My only minor concern is that quotes are taken from still existing letters from the period written obviously in 'old' english, the author also uses this 'old' english to reconstruct conversations and I could not therefore always tell what was factual and what was supposition. Overall an enjoyable and educational read..........now what did happen to Mary and Edward?
"Good but too short"
It is well-written and well narrated, but I'd have preferred an unabridged version - there didn't seem to be enough detail and the time period was sped through.
"All six wives brought to life"
Immensely enjoyed this book. The background political stories got a bit heavy for me at times, but I just let that wash over me and was carried along by the story. It's very interesting to find out why each queen was "ended". Some queens appeared to be players themselves, while others were only puppets in a game.
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Enjoyable history of the lives of Henry VIII's long suffering wives. It was interesting to get the historical truth about the lives of these famous queens, who have featured so much in novels and films recently.
Facinating story, which is just as extraordinary as the Hollywood versions and which was riveting listening. Beautifully read.
Highly recommended.
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An absolutely riveting text. I was ignorant of King Henry and his wives but now am able to think outside the box. This text gives emoyional, psychological, historical contexts to events.
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As always even abridged David Starkey's words are a good combination of informed without being patronising. The only issue I had with this recording is the insitence of mispronouncing the name Wriothesley. I kept shouting Risley at the recording.
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What does asahikawa mean?
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a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area
Asahikawa is a city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of the subprefecture and the second-largest city in Hokkaido, after Sapporo. It has been a Core city since April 1, 2000. The city is currently well known for the Asahiyama Zoo and Asahikawa ramen. In July 31, 2011, the city had an estimated population of 352,105, with 173,961 households and a population density of 470.96 persons per km². The total area is 747.6 km².
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The numerical value of asahikawa in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
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The numerical value of asahikawa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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I was skeptical to try this...I was thinking, "Hmm...what makes this so much different than everything else?" But wow. I used to wake up with a new pimple every day until I started using this. I can't believe how fast it cleared me up. The only downside was that it is very drying and I got flaky. I also experienced a bad breakout at first as the cleanser and BP did its thing. I'm pretty clear now, but I still use this when I have a bad breakout.
before Retin a this was the only thing that kept me from having severe acne . Now that my acne has gone from severe to light it works even better . If you want treatment that works , use moisterizer over this . Good luck !
P.S I only use the acne cream
Do not ever use this treatment....spend the extra money n get proactiv!
I have very oily skin, and I saw this at Dominicks for 6.50$ and decided it to give it a try. I know that the packages are small, but I looked at it more as a trial size because I hate buying full size and yet again discovering they don't work for me. BUT THIS STUFF REALLY DID HELP ME! I watched my lumps go down, and my acne dried out. I highly recommend at least trying this, because it really helped me. I have mostly whiteheads all over my face and my cheeks are just giant areas of red dots- not a black or whitehead, not a pustule- just dots. But this soothed them and took care of the bacteria. I'm almost clear!
i purchased the face wash and spot treatment after receiving a free sample in the mail. i'm not going to go as far as saying this stuff is a miracle, but it's been pretty close for me. i don't get serious breakouts anymore, but this is the kind of stuff you wish was around when you were in high school acne hell! anyway, i only use the cleanser when i feel a breakout coming on, and generally only where the pimple is coming in because i do find the wash to be pretty harsh and very drying too be used on the whole face. maybe they do it on purpose to get you to buy the moisturizer, but i think it's because the higher percentage of BP. if you don't use lotion right after, your face will feel dry and tight.
my favorite is the spot treatment. i just recently felt a big pimple coming on and used this from the beginning. while the pimple still popped up, it didn't get nearly as big and red as it could have/usually does. it is really drying so you want to be careful to put it just on the spot and not the skin around it. a good moisturizer and/or vitamin e oil will help the problem. this is def. the best spot treatment i have ever used and trust me, ive used hundreds!
I don't know if I'm allergic to SA or what. But after switching from Oxy BP Wash to this, my chin area broke out like crazy. And they are not just little pimples, but big ones and they kept spreading to other areas. It was so terrible that I had to stop after using it for 2 days. I know people are going to tell me it's too soon to stop it. But I broke out like I never did before in my life. I switched back to BP wash and BP 2.5% treatment 2 days later. My face already started to clear up just hours later of switching back. I will never buy anything with SA again.
Overall I really am enjoying this system.. it's one of the VERY VERY VERY few things that is clearing my skin!
Advanced Face wash: 4.0 oz ($8.27)
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Pads (90 pads ($6.88)
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I thought I would use this (not the solutions pack, just the cleanser and treatment), to help with my acne. The first three days, my skin felt fine. After that, washing with the cleanser burned, and the treatment started to burn, too. At the start of my second week, my skin had gotten so dry and irritated, I had to stop this system. I am now following the Regimen to some degree (gentle cleanser, 2.5% BP, plain moisturizer day & night, SPF moisturizer in the day), but my skin is still recovering.
I use just the face wash at night with neutrogena lotion & wash my face with only water in the morning & my face is virtually acne free!
This is a great product, I've been using it for a month and my acne is better than it was. But the only bad thing about this is that it may dry out your skin too much, and it stings for the first week. Anything other than that.. this product is great.


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The ruination of the Croatian coast
Predators from the UK and Germany descended on the Spanish coast and chased out the Spaniards a few decades ago – they built pink stucco condos and basically destroyed the land values and culture of Southern Spain. I heard from someone in New York, they are now descending on Croatia. "Gorgeously unspoiled," a guy tells me his friend describes Croatia this way and bought a $300K vintage stone house on the Dalmatian coast. "The Germans and Brits buy these houses and flip them," the guy told me.
My stomach was flip flopping. The natural beauty, the unspoiled coastline, the stone houses. Have they no shame? The one good thing about New Orleans is we probably will never be economically viable enough to attract flippers and investors. We had our moment in the sun when Ann Rice and Linda Ronstadt and others bought old houses here, but most of those have gone now – only our Saint Brad is a stakeholder in our fair city. Absentee landlords are a nuisance.
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Boko Haram kills 34 in Nigeria
Soldiers based in Konduga killed the 12 gunmen
MAIDUGURI: Suspected Boko Haram fighters killed at least 34 and injured several others in attacks on villages near Chibok and Konduga in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state earlier this week, residents and local officials said on Saturday.
Boko Haram gunmen attacked Gatamarwa, Lehu and Makalawa villages near Chibok on Thursday. File Pic
The gunmen attacked the Tamsu-Shehuri village on Wednesday night where they killed more than 12 people. "Many of them came riding on bikes and Hilux vans, and all of them were armed with rifles," said Aisami Bashir, a member of a local civilian
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"They opened fire on the village, broke into homes and looted belongings," he added. Later gunmen hit a nearby village, Ladi-Shehuri, where they killed and burned a man in his car. Soldiers from Konduga responded and killed about a dozen of the attackers. "The soldiers in Konduga killed the 12 gunmen," he said.
Soldiers based in Konduga have earned a reputation of foiling dozens of attacks launched by Boko Haram on the town, he said. Suspected Boko Haram fighters on Thursday attacked Chibok, the town where in April last year Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls who are still missing. Twenty-one people were killed this week in coordinated attacks on communities around Chibok, said Suleiman Ali an official.
Boko Haram also attacked Gatamarwa, Lehu and Makalawa near Chibok. Meanwhile, the Nigerian army said it has retaken the north-eastern town of Baga, held by militants since January 3. In a tweet, the army said there had been heavy casualties and that "mopping up"operations were underway.


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2012 Marks a Banner Year for Endangered Kirtland's Warblers
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports that 2012 has been a banner year for endangered Kirtland's warblers. Survey results of the rare bird in Michigan and Wisconsin scored a new record, with 2,090 singing males, up from 1,828 last year.
"It was only 1987 when we tied an all-time low of 167 singing males. This is a pretty remarkable recovery -- 12 times the population size from where it was just a short 25 years ago," said Scott Hicks, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's East Lansing Field Office Supervisor.
Biologists, researchers and volunteers in Michigan observed 2,063 singing males during the official 2012 survey period – up from 1,805 in 2011. In Wisconsin, volunteers and paid monitors found and tracked singing male Kirtland's warblers and were able to monitor nesting.
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To commemorate Silent Spring's 50th Anniversary, our Environmental Contaminant Specialists have written a series of articles about some of their modern problems and projects, and how those relate back to Rachel Carson's work and her findings in Silent Spring. Here is the first in the series.
A Legacy Continues within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Contaminants Program
After years of witnessing American robins dying or dead on her lawn each spring, a St. Louis, Michigan, resident sent two dead robins to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Disease Laboratory. Upon examination of the robins, the Michigan DNR sent the birds to a lab at Michigan State University where concentrations of DDT and its metabolites DDD and DDE were found in the robins' brain tissue. Soon thereafter, on June 22, 2012, the headline in The Morning Sun, a central Michigan newspaper read, "Dead Robins in St. Louis Poisoned by DDT." Yes, it was 2012 and, ironically, the date marked the 50th year since Rachel Carson, "launched the environmental movement" by explaining the history and effects of pesticides on our nation's wildlife in her book, Silent Spring.
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East Lansing Field Office Provides Presentation about Michigan's Threatened and Endangered Species at Local Nature Center
October 20, 2012
Visitors to the Seven Ponds Nature Center in Dryden, Michigan, learned more about the state's threatened and endangered species during a presentation by East Lansing Field Office biologist Barbara Hosler. Read more >>
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Comment Period Reopened for Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for Midwest Wind Energy Facilities
October 3, 2012
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reopened the comment period for accepting information and ideas from the public on a proposal to develop a Habitat Conservation Plan for wind energy facilities in the Midwest. The new comment period ends Dec. 3, 2012.
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Midwest Wind Energy Conservation Plan in Eight States
August 29, 2012
To ensure conservation of federally-listed species while meeting the growing demand for rapid approval of wind energy plants, the Service and a coalition of eight states, The Conservation Fund, and representatives of the wind energy industry are preparing a Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan. This is an incidental take permitting program for federally listed species that may be impacted by existing and future wind energy projects in the Midwest Region.
The Service published a Notice of Intent to prepare a Midwest Wind Multi-species Habitat Conservation Plan in the August 30, 2012 Federal Register. The purpose of the Notice of Intent is to let interested parties and the public know that we, in cooperation with our planning partners, are preparing this Multi-species HCP, and we would like to receive their input, suggestions and information at this stage in the planning process. The Notice of Intent opens a 30-day public comment period that will close on October 1, 2012.
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East Lansing Biologists Search for Invasive Species Damage on Threatened Pitcher's Thistle
August 15, 2012
Biologists from the East Lansing Ecological Services Field Office spent three days in August at Wilderness State Park in northern Michigan to search for signs of damaged seed heads on Pitcher's thistle, a federally listed species. A non-native species of weevil, which was introduced to fight non-native invasive thistles (such as Canada thistle and bull thistle), had first been reported on Pitcher's thistle in the park at the end of July. Because the extent of the threat that non-native weevils pose to Pitcher's thistle is currently uncertain, ELFO biologists, with assistance from researchers at East Carolina University, collected Pitcher's thistle seed heads with signs of damage to begin to assess the level of weevil infestation. More than 150 seed heads were collected and sent to the Chicago Botanic Garden, where botanists will analyze the seed heads for weevil presence. Pitcher's thistle is a Great Lakes endemic that occurs in dune ecosystems and is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
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Collaboration Key to Success of Dead River Restoration in Michigan
August 15, 2012
Recently the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality held a celebration recognizing and marking the completion of a decade-long effort to restore the Dead River in Marquette County, Michigan. The celebration, attended by MDEQ director Dan Wyant, State Senator Tom Casperson, Marquette Mayor John Kivela, representatives from Governor Rick Synder's office, and many others, highlighted the importance of collaboration and partnerships in turning an unfortunate event into a restoration success. In 2003, a dike breach at Silver Lake, a 1,500- acre storage reservoir owned by Upper Peninsula Power Company, sent 9 billion gallons of water rushing downstream toward the City of Marquette. The resulting flood caused an estimated $100 million in damages when streamside homes, camps, bridges, dams and public access sites where damaged or destroyed, and power, gas, and telephone services were interrupted. The environmental damage was also significant. The flood event mobilized approximately 1 million cubic yards of sediment and debris. Four miles of river channel below Silver Lake was devastated as the torrent of water scoured a new channel and deposited sediment into adjacent wetlands.
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Hine's Emerald Dragonfly to Benefit from Groundwater Mapping
August 7, 2012
Coastal Program biologist Christie Deloria recently kicked off efforts to map groundwater contribution areas for the endangered Hine's emerald dragonfly in Michigan. Planning partners1 met to begin working on a hierarchical model that will map areas important to sustaining the fens used by this dragonfly.
The larvae of Hine's emerald dragonfly grow and develop in calcium-rich fens for 3 to 4 years before they emerge as adults, then mate and die. Water in fens is primarily from groundwater sources. So, it is not only important to protect the fens, but also to protect land surfaces that contribute to the groundwater "recharge" of the fens. Once the recharge areas are understood, we can carry out appropriate conservation actions (such as land acquisition, easements, or improving private landowner awareness) to help ensure good water quality and long-term conservation of the Hine's emerald dragonfly and its habitat.
Michigan State University's environmental and civil engineering department, which helped with a similar groundwater modeling effort for the endangered Mitchell's satyr butterfly, will lead the effort. Funding to initiate this project came through the Coastal Program - Great Lakes Restoration Iniative and the Hiawatha National Forest.
1Planning Partners: FWS East Lansing and Chicago Field Offices, Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Natural Features Inventory, The Nature Conservancy and Michigan State University
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Spill Drill: Enbridge Line 5 release of crude oil to Saginaw River and Bay from Bay City, Michigan
August 1, 2012
East Lansing Michigan Environmental Contaminant Biologists participated in a spill drill sponsored by the Saginaw River All Hazards Committee of the Southeast Michigan Area Committee. Service staff provided input, advice and assistance, in particular discussing issues specific to the region's public trust natural resources. Some important issues discussed included critical habitat, migratory birds, interjurisdictional fish, federally listed threatened and endangered species, invasive species and Natural Resource Damage Assessment. Service staff also met with local licensed wildlife rehabilitators to discuss information, contingencies and planning for appropriate regional wildlife response. FWS reviewed their capabilities and suggested ways they might improve their readiness.
Under the National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program, the oil pipeline company Enbridge Inc. and response agencies including appropriate industry, local, state and federal government agencies and industry held the spill drill/table top exercise Wednesday August 1, 2012. The exercise was a simulated release of 205,422 gallons of light sweet crude oil from the catastrophic failure of an oil pipeline that crosses the Saginaw River in Bay City, Michigan.
The tabletop exercise focused on multi-agency notification and initial response coordination including use of the Unified Command System under the Southeast Michigan Area Contingency Plan. The purpose was to test responders' readiness and improve contingency plans and communication to deal with potential spills in the Bay City, Saginaw River and Saginaw Bay area.
Local industry participating included the sponsor Enbridge Inc., Consumers Energy, Marathon Oil, Bay Aggregate, Young's Environmental, Marine Pollution Control and local wildlife rehabilitators.
Participating agencies included local fire and police departments, Bay County emergency management agency, Bay County Health Department, Michigan State Police, National Weather Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Michigan Department of Community Health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Coast Guard SECTOR Detroit, the U.S. Transportation Security Agency, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Contaminants staff from the East Lansing Field Office.
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July 27, 2012
Dr. Carol Bocetti of the California University of Pennsylvania, who leads the recovery team for the endangered Kirtland's warbler, was among 56 teams and nine individuals honored as 2011 Recovery Champions by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Dr. Bocetti received her award from Service Acting Midwest Regional Director Charlie Wooley.
Dr. Bocetti was recognized for her work with the Kirtland's warbler, an endangered songbird found only in Michigan, Wisconsin and Ontario. Dr. Bocetti's research and recovery initiatives have been a key factor in the growth of the warbler population from near record lows of about 200 pairs during the mid-1980s to the current estimate of more than 1,8700 pairs, surpassing recovery goals. Her research also documented the link between the size of jack pine stands – the warbler's nesting habitat - and warbler productivity.
A member of the Kirtland's warbler recovery team since 1998, Dr. Bocetti became the team leader in 2006. Working with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, The Nature Conservancy, the U. S. Forest Service, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and others, she spearheaded efforts to develop a conservation strategy and commitment to managing habitat, a significant step toward recovery and long-term conservation of the species.
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Federally Endangered Water Beetle Remains On-Site Following Construction at Stewart Creek
June 28, 2012
The federally endangered Hungerford's crawling water beetle was discovered in Stewart Creek, a tributary of the Black River (Montmorency County, Mich.) in July of 1999. The beetles were located upstream and downstream of the Stewart Creek crossing on Blue Lakes Road. The culvert located at the crossing was in poor condition, and an estimated 43 tons of silt and sediment washed into the creek from the road annually. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program teamed up with Huron Pines, the Upper Black River Council and the Montmorency County Road Commission in 2012 to pool funding and resources to improve the road crossing.
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East Lansing Field Office provides outreach to the Au Sable Institute
June 20, 2012
On June 19 and 20, 2012, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's East Lansing Field Office presented the Au Sable Institute an opportunity to learn about Kirtland's warbler and its habitat. Located in Mancelona, Michigan, the Au Sable Institute provides field-based courses in environmental studies and environmental science to students from all across the United States and Canada. Each summer, the entire faculty and student body visits the jack pine plains of northern Lower Michigan to study the Kirtland's warbler and its unique habitat.
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ThirdGraders Enjoy Kirtland's Warbler Education
June 1, 2012
In late May and early June of 2012, biologists from the East Lansing Field Office travelled to elementary schools in northern Lower Michigan, to educate approximately 365 third graders about the Kirtland's warbler. Biologists visited classrooms to introduce students to endangered species and the plight of the Kirtland's warbler through an interactive presentation and educational game.
News Release
Recovery Plan Outlines Steps to Help Rare Plant
May 30, 2012
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced availability of a draft recovery plan for the threatened dwarf lake iris, a species native to the Great Lakes coastline of Michigan, Wisconsin and Ontario, Canada.
The recovery plan provides federal, state and tribal natural resource managers and their partners with a blueprint of actions needed to prevent the extinction of the plant and recover it to the point that protection under the Endangered Species Act is no longer needed. Recovery actions focus on conserving the iris' habitat through a variety of protection strategies, including the preparation of management and monitoring plans. Additional efforts will focus on improving understanding of dwarf lake iris ecology.
Listed as threatened by the Service in 1988, the dwarf lake iris occurs along the shorelines of northern lakes Huron and Michigan, where it ranges from the Door Peninsula of northeastern Wisconsin eastward through the Mackinaw Straits region of Michigan and then south to the Bruce Peninsula of Ontario. Dwarf lake iris typically grows in shallow soil over moist sand, gravel and beach rubble, and limestone crevices. Dwarf lake iris is vulnerable to both natural processes, such as shading from forest growth, and human activities that can modify or destroy its habitat.
Copies of the Recovery Plan for the dwarf lake iris are available from the East Lansing, Michigan Field Office, 2651 Coolidge Road, Suite 101, East Lansing, Michigan 48823. The plan may also be downloaded from the Service's website at: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered. Comments may be submitted to the East Lansing Field Office at the address above, and must be received by June 29, 2012.
The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. We are both a leader and trusted partner in fish and wildlife conservation, known for our scientific excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources, dedicated professionals and commitment to public service. For more information on our work and the people who make it happen, visit www.fws.gov.
Connect with our Facebook page at facebook.com/usfwsmidwest, follow our tweets at twitter.com/usfwsmidwest, watch our YouTube Channel at youtube.com/usfws and download photos from our Flickr page at flickr.com/photos/usfwsmidwest.
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Tours Offered to View Endangered Kirtland's Warbler
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, and Michigan Audubon Society are again providing opportunities to catch a glimpse of the endangered Kirtland's warbler in northern Michigan this spring and summer.
The Fish and Wildlife Service and Michigan Audubon Society will lead tours from the Grayling, Michigan, Ramada Inn from May 15 through July 4. Tours are offered weekdays at 7 am and on weekends and holidays at 7 am and 11 am.
"This is an incredible opportunity to observe the endangered Kirtland's warbler and view nesting areas," said Dan Elbert, biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. "The warbler's nesting areas in northern Michigan are closed to the public during nesting season."
Although actual sighting of the Kirtland's warbler is not guaranteed, participants will learn about the conservation success story of the Kirtland's warbler, a species once on the brink of extinction and now making a comeback. Tours are free of charge.
Most male Kirtland's warblers arrive on the breeding grounds between May 1 and May 18, with the first females arriving a week or so after the first males. The best period for seeing the warbler is late May and the month of June. After July 1, viewing opportunities diminish. Participants are encouraged to bring binoculars and spotting scopes.
Groups of eight or more should contact the offices listed below for reservations. Playing recorded warbler songs or the use of any other attraction methods will not be allowed. Special efforts will not be made for photographers.
The U.S. Forest Service will conduct tours on the Huron-Manistee National Forest. Please contact the U.S. Forest Service for more details using the contacts listed below.
For more information:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service
Michigan Audubon Society
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Connecting People and Nature through Restoration with Natural Resource Damage Assessments and Brownfield Improvements: Midwest - Great Lakes Society of Ecological Restoration Meeting
May 4, 2012
On May 4, 2012, Dr. Lisa Williams of the East Lansing Field Office and Dr. John Hartig of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge each gave invited talks in the opening plenary session of the Midwest-Great Lakes Society of Ecological Restoration annual meeting in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Lisa described Natural Resource Damage Assessments as a path to restoration and described examples of restorations in and near urban areas that have been completed or are planned using NRDA settlements in Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana. John talked about the work being done to transform a former industrial site and adjacent wetland and uplands at Humbug Marsh into much-improved habitat with environmental education and a planned visitor's center to help connect the nearly 7 million nearby residents with this Ramsar "Wetland of International Importance." John's talk was titled "Extreme Makeover: Brownfield Edition." Approximately 100 people from local, state and federal agencies, colleges and universities, private companies and the public attended the plenary session.
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Restoration Projects Proposed for Portage Creek and Kalamazoo River Areas
May 1, 2012
Restoring fish, wildlife, and other natural resources in the Kalamazoo River watershed that were injured as the result of PCB contamination was the topic of a public meeting held on May 1, 2012, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Dr. Lisa Williams of the East Lansing Field Office represented the state and federal trustees for the natural resources of the Kalamazoo River and presented a draft restoration plan which describes potential restoration projects that could compensate for injuries to natural resources related to releases of contaminants from the former Allied Paper Mill (OU 1) portion of the Superfund site along Portage Creek in Kalamazoo. Approximate 25 people attended the meeting and participated in discussions during and after the presentation.
Trustees prepared the draft restoration plan as part of a Natural Resources Damage Assessment, a process that evaluates impacts of released contaminants and seeks ways to restore natural resources. Trustees for the Kalamazoo River include the Michigan Departments of Environmental Quality and Natural Resources, the Michigan Attorney General, the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The draft restoration plan also serves as an Environmental Assessment (EA) for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act. The draft plan/EA is open for public comment until June 1, 2012.
Copies of the plan are available at the Kalamazoo Public Library and on MDEQ and USFWS websites:
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Reaching Out to Wastewater Treatment Plants about Contaminants of Concern and their Effects to Fish and Wildlife
April 30, 2012
On April 26th, 2012, Jeremy Moore and Lisa Williams, contaminants specialists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's East Lansing Field Office, were invited to present at the Regional Seminar of the Michigan Water Environment Association in Frankenmuth, Michigan. This annual event brings together wastewater treatment plant operators, chemists and engineers from the eastern part of Michigan. Approximately 50 people were in attendance. Jeremy provided an overview of the Service and the services provided by the East Lansing field offices, and then highlighted the historical bald eagle and herring gull contaminant monitoring programs within the Great Lakes basin. Read more
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Trustees to Begin Restoration Planning for
2010 Oil Spill Near marshall, Michigan
March 1, 2012
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, on behalf of the U.S. Department of the Interior, along with its federal, state and tribal co-trustees, today announced its intent to conduct restoration planning to restore natural resources that were lost or injured by the discharge of crude oil from a pipeline in Calhoun County, Michigan, near the town of Marshall.
The spill occurred in July 2010, when Enbridge Energy Partners LLP reported a rupture in a 30-inch pipeline near Marshall, Michigan, which released over 840,000 gallons of crude oil into Talmadge Creek, which flows into the Kalamazoo River. Heavy rains caused the river to overtop its banks and carried oil approximately 38 miles downstream on the Kalamazoo River and into adjacent floodplains. This discharge, along with associated response activities, is adversely affecting and/or threatening natural resources within the jurisdictions of the United States, the State of Michigan, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Tribe, and the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of the Pottawatomi Tribe. In response, the designated state, federal and tribal trustees for these affected and potentially affected resources are undertaking a natural resource damage assessment.
Michigan Enbridge Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lists
Two Freshwater Mussels as Endangered Species
February 13, 2012
The logperch is a host fish for snuffbox mussels. In this photo, a logperch approached the female mussel, which then snapped shut. Oftentimes,the mussel will snap closed on a fish's head or snout, ensuring that glochidia are released into the fish's gills.
Photo by Dr. Chris Barnhart, Missouri State University
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed two freshwater mussels – the rayed bean and the snuffbox – as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. The two mussels are found in river systems in the eastern United States.
The rayed bean is currently found in rivers in Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia, as well as Ontario, Canada. The snuffbox occurs in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Ontario, Canada.
Information about Listing the Rayed Bean
Information about Listing the Snuffbox
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February 8, 2012: Service Announces Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest
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ES Day in the Midwest
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February 03, 2012: Ultralight-led Whooping Cranes will head to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
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Jan. 9, 2012: Reward Fund Started for Indiana Whooping Crane Case
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Salazar Announces Recovery of Gray Wolves in the Western Great Lakes, Removal from Threatened and Endangered Species List: States, tribes to assume management responsibility
December 21, 2011
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that gray wolf populations in the Great Lakes region have recovered and no longer require the protection of the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is publishing a final rule in the Federal Register removing wolves in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, and in portions of adjoining states, from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife and plants.
"Once again, the Endangered Species Act has proved to be an effective tool for bringing species back from the brink of extinction," Secretary Salazar said. "Thanks to the work of our scientists, wildlife managers, and our state, tribal, and stakeholder partners, gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region are now fully recovered and healthy."
The rule removing ESA protection for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes becomes effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.
Information about the Delisting the Gray Wolf Western Great Lakes DPS
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There are many car owners that have tried their hand at Reno auto painting with some unsuccessful results. This might be because, unlike washing the car or changing your tire, auto painting is complicated work that requires, if not expertise, then just a little bit of experience. You can't just purchase some car paint, get to work, and expect perfect finish. The task needs more than just a willing worker; knowledge is essential as well. Unfortunately, unless you've had prior experience in auto body jobs, DIY articles are not always enough to assure you of a well done Reno auto painting work on your own vehicle.
There are so many things you need to consider when dealing with a Reno auto painting job. First is the color of the paint. Auto paint jobs usually fall into two categories: a total change in color of the vehicle, or a basic touch up just so it looks new again. Going to a good auto body shop, like us at the Dent Doctor of Nevada, will be extremely beneficial for you whichever your reason is. If it's a complete makeover in the color of your vehicle, we will provide you with more choices in colors. You'll have more freedom with your creativity in picking the car color you think will best express your personality. We can mix paints and give you different shades of options. In the same way, should your auto painting requirement be to get your car a new coat and you want the paint to be exactly the same shade as the original color of the vehicle, we will get the exact color match of your car's original color. You won't even notice the difference once the Reno auto painting is done.
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In a court filing on Monday, Apple extended its ongoing litigation struggle with Samsung, adding the company's recently released Galaxy S4 to the list of devices Apple says infringe on its patented designs.
Apple adds Samsung Galaxy S4 to patent suit
Written by Jim Dalrymple
- Jason Hill
Perhaps Apple needs to spend less time in the courtroom and more time in their R&D labs. I love Apple, but this is getting ridiculous.
And with respect, your reply is a well worn cliché. Legal processes are separate from any other, such as R&D. I don't think their pursuance of legal action, for whatever reason, has any impact on their development process. 😉
Besides, you have no idea what they're cooking in the labs, just as you didn't before the Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad..
- Jason Hill
I didn't literally mean that Apple should reallocate a portion of its legal budget to fund its R&D division. The perception that Apple is conveying to the general public is not flattering to its brand. To the general public, the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the iPhone 5 are completely different products. Obviously Apple has a really good idea of what patents it owns, and which of those patents may be being infringed upon by Samsung; however, as an avid Apple fan, I look at the iPhone 5 (released about 8 months ago), and it's hard for me, as a consumer, to see very many similarities to the just-now-being-released Samsung Galaxy S4. It's disappointing to see Apple chasing Samsung instead of innovating right NOW. You're right, I have no idea what Apple is cooking in the labs, but the problem is that during the shareholders' call last month, Tim Cook said that Apple has some exciting stuff coming out this Fall and early 2014 (http://www.forbes.com/sites/haydnshaughnessy/2013/04/24/apple-earnings-tim-cook-invites-further-trouble-in-q3/ ); so, according to him, we have a while before we will see some great stuff come through the pipes. Meanwhile, Samsung is loving the fact that Apple, the second biggest company in the world, is relentlessly pursuing them ("no press is bad press" sort of thing). I'm ready for new Apple products now. I want Apple to be in the press for their innovation, not litigation.


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by @AnnieDaylon
The idea for THE MANY-COLORED INVISIBLE HATS OF BRENDA-LOUISE appeared long, long ago and far, far away, sparked by a friend whom I thought could express emotions as easily as one could don a hat. The completed rhyme stayed in a file for years.
Then, one day, at a meetup of the Fraser Valley Branch of the Federation of British Columbia Writers, I met up with author and artist, Loreena M. Lee, who showed a picture book that she had illustrated. I was intrigued. At home later, I visited her website gallery and was enchanted by a portrait she had painted, that of a little girl. I knew then that Loreena was the illustrator for my picture book.
I emailed the rhyme to Loreena and, when she expressed interest, we set up a meeting… and several more. At the first couple of get-togethers, we hammered out a contract; Loreena promised that she could have the work done in four months. With the contract out of the way, Loreena asked questions, telling me that she had to get into my head. Then, she did pencil drawings and awaited my approval before moving on. Sometimes we communicated by e-mail; often I visited. I think it took about ten meetings total.
A TIP FOR WRITERS: Collaborating with an Illustrator? Own your words, but be flexible.
EXAMPLE 1: Before the illustration was created, in order to facilitate the illustration, I changed "Each box is the shape of its very own hat" to "Some touch the ceiling while others lie flat." EXAMPLE 2: After the illustration was created, because the illustrations were wonderfully specific, I changed "rubber hats for rain, straw hats for sun, and party hats for parties…" to "A sou'wester for rain, a straw hat for sun, a cone hat for parties…"
Near the end of the process, I walked into her home as usual one morning. In preparation for my arrival, Loreena had set out her original watercolor paintings on a love seat. The sight stopped me in my tracks.
Have you ever watched Extreme Home Makeover shows? If so, you'll understand what I mean when I say this was a "Move that bus!" moment for me. Freeze-frame magic!
Loreena completed all the work prior to her four-month deadline. From there, I worked with another member of the Federation of BC Writers, Brian Rodda, who, when asked to design and format this book, said, " I will do it with a song in my heart and a lilt in my step." (Excellent price too, I must add.) And now, The Many-Colored Invisible Hats of Brenda-Louise is a reality.
Many thanks to Loreena M. Lee, to Brian Rodda, and, of course, to the original, one-and-only Brenda-Louise!
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