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Shark finning in Sipadan/Mabul area
Posted 19 January 2009 - 08:46 AM
Yes, shark finning is happening on Mabul island as resorts are being built non-stop on Mabul and Kapalai for the tourist dollar. In this time of economic crisis, we divers should vote with our money in protecting the sharks from areas that are deemed protected, yet not. Mabul/Kapalai are not part of any marine protected area, but there is a park fee for diving in Sipadan. This fee goes to Sabah Parks, presumably for the protection of Sipadan.
The finners come from a fishing village on the island of Mabul and not attached to the resorts in any way. However, the resorts hire their staff from the islanders, and we are contributing to the resorts. What is the point of paying RM40 to protect Sipadan if the outlying areas will be decimated? At 120 divers per 1/2 day (240 per day), RM9600 a day is being given to Sabah park for the maintenance of the rest area and toilets?
We fully understand that the fishermen are autonomous and deserve the right to make a living. However, when they are making a living on an unsustainable resource, in an area where we tourists pay money to go to see that same particular resource, then the authorities have to decide whether to attract tourism or accede to a short term gain by 5 fishermen.
If the resorts are not contributing to the local community, being via employment, schools or other benefits, then they are also limited in their outlook for the future of tourism in the Ligitan Island group. As diving tourists, why should we contribute to the decline of a beautiful area by supporting the resorts which do not protect their own resources?
In conclusion, we strongly urge the resorts to campaign Sabah Parks to prohibit shark finning in the Ligitan island group area. If the area is not protected, we will choose to dive in other areas of South East Asia where the marine life is protected with the money collected.
As divers please write to these resorts and relevant Malaysian Authorities to ask them to reconsider their position, lest we reconsider how we spend our money. It is also VERY important to keep your emails civilized and non-confrontational, as a calm protest will always garner more respect:
Government authorities:
Minister of Tourism, Malaysia:
YB. Dato' Sri Azalina Dato' Othman Said
General Manager
Sabah Tourism Action Council
Environment Protection Department
Sabah Parks:
Rayner Stuel Galid
Director of the Department of Fisheries,
Sabah email@example.com
Borneo Divers:
Sipadan Water Village:
Sipadan Mabul Resort:
Sipadan Kapalai Resort:
Additional email addresses to follow on:
YB. Dato' Sri Sulaiman Abd. Rahman Abd. Taib
Pejabat Timbalan Menteri Pelancongan (Deputy Minister of Tourism)
Ministry of Tourism email Directory
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Posted 19 January 2009 - 09:50 AM
Just saw a program on TV (HDT) "Edge of Existence" by Donal MacIntyre, some of the footage were shot at Mabul island, showing the water village. The program wasn't about killing sharks but rather the edge of existence of the sea gypsy and how they flight for their survial as well. For folks who doesn't get the opportunity to dive Sipadan, Mabul, this is great to get a feel of the what it looks like there. Also offer another perspective on survial, humans too !
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Posted 19 January 2009 - 11:30 AM
Many of the Bajau are learning to live within marine parks, including growing seaweed and other sustainable sea related cottage industries. They were wiping out many areas of grouper, which is sold to the live seafood trade. Fish stocks in general are down in the areas now designated as marine park areas, like TSMP. So even if they are left alone, they'd need to move after they wipe out the area of saleable fish, which isn't for survival but for profit, especially shark fin. I am very sensitive toward the sea gypsy, since a few of the captains on my fave dive boats in Thailand are sea gypsies.
Still preservation of a culture does not take precedence over wiping out entire eco-systems which not only affects that culture but everyone else. A MPA has been proven to increase fish yields in the outzones once the no-take zones start getting crowded. Many fishing communities with hundreds of years of history in Indonesia have adjusted to marine protected areas and are benefiting from such programs. So why not those on Mabul?
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Posted 19 January 2009 - 11:02 PM
Well, this definitely makes sense....I was in Mabul/Sipaden during the same time that Syam was there and even though I did not see the shark finning going on, this comes as no surprise. As my wife just commented, "No wonder why we did not see any sharks outside of the boundaries of Sipaden!" We walked around Mabul multiple times and did not see sharks or fins on the docks, but we were told that this still goes on. Shark jaws are sold in the village on Mabul thus obviously sharks are being poached.
If we had known this prior to booking our trip to Sipaden, we most definitely would not have spent our money there. Thanks for posting the tourism board information...they will be hearing from us.
Posted 20 January 2009 - 12:09 AM
Erm, I think Mabul is still not a MPA & strictly speaking, the locals are not shark finning. I think they will sell the fins for money & eat the shark's meat... I remembered that when we were young, my mum used to cook shark's (or sting ray's) meat with salted vegetables... (But note that shark's products are "banned" in our home since I picked up diving )
imho, I think the locals need to learn not to kill the goose to get to the golden eggs... The local politicians should look after the welfare of everyone in their wards, not just those paying taxes. Furthermore, the resorts who are earning the tourists' & divers' dollars, should take up more responsibility to spread the conservation message to the locals & ensure that the locals feel that they are also rewarded by living in a MPA (in terms of jobs, or infrastructure building - education, sanitation etc). I believe the resorts are able to do a good job - 2Fish @ Bunaken is 1 such example...
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Posted 20 January 2009 - 12:30 AM
Besides the shark finning...
Expect to hear dynamite fishing when you are diving in the Sipaden area. I heard (and felt) dynamite charges popping during multiple dives...
Posted 20 January 2009 - 12:46 AM
Thanks Drew for posting this. I've linked this thread onto few forums to raise more awareness and hopefully more divers will campaign against shark finning (fishing) in Sipadan/Mabul area.
Sipadan did holds a special place in my heart. It was at South Point where I first saw my first school of hammerheads few years ago. It was never the same again on my last trip back in June 2007 ... fewer gray reef & white-tip sharks & only ONE lone hammerheads. Now, I know where they have gone to ;-( It ain't global warming!!!
I AM going to boycott Sipadan & blow happy bubbles somewhere else ...
Edited by wahlaoeh, 20 January 2009 - 12:49 AM.
Posted 20 January 2009 - 04:36 AM
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Posted 20 January 2009 - 09:43 PM
Dear Mr. Jovin Lim,
Thank you very much for highlighting and bringing up this issue to me. Since
yesterday, I've received many e-mails on the same issues from concerned
individuals throughout the globe. For your information, the enforcement of
the existing act/regulations on fisheries is under the purview of the Sabah
Fisheries Department. Therefore, all e-mails received on the same issue has
already been forwarded to that department for their information, attention
and further action.
Thanks once again.
Yabi Yangkat
EPD Sabah
Let's hope that together, we can make a difference.
Posted 21 January 2009 - 02:03 AM
Reply from Mr Yabi Yangkat from Environment Protection Department
Dear Mr. Jovin Lim,
Thank you very much for highlighting and bringing up this issue to me. Since
yesterday, I've received many e-mails on the same issues from concerned
individuals throughout the globe. For your information, the enforcement of
the existing act/regulations on fisheries is under the purview of the Sabah
Fisheries Department. Therefore, all e-mails received on the same issue has
already been forwarded to that department for their information, attention
and further action.
Thanks once again.
Yabi Yangkat
EPD Sabah
Let's hope that together, we can make a difference.
Hey, how abt providing a copy of your email to them? So that I don't have to draft it out... Pardon me for my sloth....
Suggest to email directly to Rayner Stuel Galid - Director of the Department of Fisheries, Sabah email@example.com email@example.com Sabah Fisheries Department & CC to the other depts as listed on Drew's original post.
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Posted 21 January 2009 - 01:42 PM
I just sent an email to Sabah Parks regarding how I am quite disturbed that shark-finning was occurring on Mabul AT THE SAME TIME THAT I WAS DIVING THERE!!! I also mentioned that if I had known about the shark poaching prior to going, I would have spent my money else where...
Posted 21 January 2009 - 09:56 PM
I thank you for your original email about shark fishing in Sipadan/Mabul area; I have your email by way of a number of concerned individuals who wrote to me about this matter. I thank you for your concern and appreciate your concerns about unsustainable fishing including fishing for sharks (be it just for the fins or otherwise).
Malaysia has since 2006 a NPOA (National Plan of Action) for the Conservation and Management of Shark (see attached) and the Deparment of Fisheries (primarily) is undertaking many activties as follows :
Strengthen data collection on biology and related habitats.
Collect and compile list of dominant, vulnerable and endangered shark species found in Malaysia
Monitor landings so that it stabilized at sustainable manner
Identify habitats for reproduction and nursery ground and these need to be protected from destruction and fishing activities.
Strengthen data collection on socio-economic of fishers and traders
Strengthen data collection on trade
Encourage full utilisation of elasmobranch catches by improving value-added of shark's product especially meat, skin and cartilage.
Improve and develop framework for establishing and coordinating effective consultation involving stakeholders in research, management and educational initiatives within and between States.
Strengthen education and public awareness among fishers and people on importance of conservation of shark resources.
Implement effective conservation and management strategies on shark resources.
At the moment also, the Fisheries Act 1985 (the main national law of fisheries and fishing) is the final stage of stakeholders consultations with a view to tabling an updated Act that is better and stronger with respect to sustainable fisheries resources management. Defintely, we will be addressing the issue of species-specific fisheries management regimes (such as for sharks) in this undertaking.
At the moment though, the current law is that if a fishermen holds a fishing gear licence, and he abides by the conditions for that particular licence (such as not fishing in no-take areas), he commits no transgression. That includes fishing for sharks. (The only protected species of shark at the moment under current law is the whale shark.)
In the case of the reported shark fishing in Mabul/Sipadan, my Department will investigate this matter. If indeed there are illegal fishermen (fishing without a licence or fishing in contravention of the conditions of the licence) we will take the necessary action and prosecution under the law on such individuals. Sipadan and the seas around Sipadan (but not Mabul waters) are off limits to fishermen (licenced or unlicenced); we will work with all the stewards (government or otherwise) responsible for this security area/bird sanctuary/soon-to-be Marine Park (Sipadan) to ensure that no fishing are carried out in these waters.
Once again, thank you for your concerns and thank you for bringing this up to my attention.
Yours sincerely,
Rayner Stuel Galid
Pengarah Perikanan Sabah
(Director of Fisheries, Sabah, Malaysia)
Posted 21 January 2009 - 10:16 PM
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Posted 21 January 2009 - 10:41 PM
I got that same reply. I'm writing back telling them that some sharks are pelagic and don't exactly know where the confines of the MPA are. If they are serious about protection of the sharks (which is one of the reasons people go to Sipadan) then they need to expand the MPA boundaries.
Agree fully. I have also sent a reply to Mr Rayner asking him about the current boundaries laws/rules and bring up the points you mentioned. I have raised my concerns about the decreasing numbers of sharks saw from my own personal experience over the years. Hopefully, he will take all these into considerations and revisit the laws/rules.
Posted 27 January 2009 - 02:15 PM
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Posted 27 January 2009 - 09:13 PM
As it goes, over 800 individuals have read this thread. This news has spread, not unlike when the barge damaged the coral at Sipadan. Look at what happened then. The idea is to let the authorities and resorts know that divers want more protection for the area or they won't go back. Why would any one? I've heard more than 5 people have written in and it will get bigger as more people know about it.
I applaud the action taken by the members of this board in writing to Malaysian authorities. The dive community and indeed all of mankind need to find new solutions for sustainable fishing. But does boycotting help? The more tourist dollars that are spent, the more receptive the government will be to new regulations to protect the ecosystem. If the tourists leave, what incentive is there to protect? Maybe I am wrong about this. Just some fodder for trying to come up with plans that work, instead of 5 people saying the are going to boycott, which ends up being so small that no one on Mabul even knows there is a boycott and the resorts are still sold out. Any one else think similar or differently then me?
The incentive is the tourist dollar and park fees which have been collected but obviously not spent correctly. Many communities have benefitted from marine park areas in the philippines and in Malaysia. We divers can act as watchdogs since we are the ones who pay for it in the end.
As a side note: I was in sipidan/mabul about 10 years ago. I remember so many sharks, you almost bumped into them. I returned last year, and was horrified. I'll bet I saw 2 sharks in 7 days. Whats going on there has probably been going on for years. What the locals need is an incentive to stop. I cant say I know what that is, but they look at survival not the enviroment. Can you blame them? The only solution is to stop the demand. I only wish I had the answer to that.
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Posted 29 January 2009 - 12:06 AM
Its a pity the small amount of mercury in the fin was not harmful enough to humans.
Yes humans need to survive but if we continue to consume more than is available then we are only self destructing.
Its not enough that scientists believe by 2060 all the reefs in the world will be gone. And I think we obtain 90% of our protein from fish.
So killing one thing will only start a catastrophic chain of events. I for one will not be sad. We are the protectors, not the destroyers.
So what are we really killing/destroying here?
Edited by seven1970, 29 January 2009 - 12:08 AM.
Posted 29 January 2009 - 12:39 PM
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Utility company anticipates higher cost, later date for Northern Pass completionBy DAVE SOLOMON
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February 21. 2013 7:18PM
In a wide-ranging teleconference with stock analysts and the media, executives from Northeast Utilities said the Northern Pass hydroelectric project is going to cost more and take longer to build than expected, but they held fast to their position that a route through northern New Hampshire will soon be announced and the project will be approved.
The new cost estimate is up to $1.2 billion from $1.1 billion, and the targeted completion date has been moved from early 2017 to mid-2017. At one point, NU predicted that the project would be completed by 2016.
NU executives also dismissed land purchases or easements obtained by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests to block the project, saying they were never interested in those parcels anyway.
The comments came from Leon J. Olivier, chief operating officer and executive vice president for Northeast Utilities, in the company's regularly scheduled fourth quarter earnings call Wednesday.
"The revised cost estimate is the result of having a more defined design," he said. "This estimate will of course be continually refined as we move through the siting process."
In a similar conference call in July, Olivier predicted that "the new route will be filed with the U.S. Department of Energy in the fourth quarter of (2012). That should support the start of construction in the second half of 2014, and completion by the end of 2016. However, should the process of securing the property continue beyond the end of this quarter, the project completion would move to early 2017."
In his comments Wednesday, Olivier said, "We believe (Northern Pass) will be completed between the end of 2016 and mid-2017."
Paul Patterson, an analyst with Glenrock Associates, pressed Olivier on whether the company had all the required rights of way, prompting Olivier to acknowledge for the first time that the company may seek access to public rights of way along or across state highways.
"We are very confident that we have a route," said Olivier. "We have spent really the last two years acquiring rights of way from private property landowners. We have a number of options around intersections, over public rights of way, so we are very confident we have a route."
The state highway commissioner was asked by an Executive Council member at a Feb. 6 council meeting about inquiries from Northern Pass regarding rights of way along or across Route 3 near the Vermont border.
"It's coming; I know it's coming," said Department of Transportation Commissioner Christopher Clement, in response to a question from District 1 Councilor Ray Burton. "But as of today, we do not."
When Patterson asked about the land purchases or rights of way obtained by the forest society, Olivier said, "the land which they have acquired, for the most part, is land which we never have sought to purchase to begin with. So we are not at all concerned with their claims."
Those comments are inconsistent with the claims of landowners who say they were approached by Northern Pass, but decided to work with the forest society instead, according to society spokesman Jack Savage.
"Multiple landowners with whom we've worked to protect land from Northern Pass report having received offers from Northern Pass," he said. "It's not surprising to learn that at Northeast Utilities the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. Of course it's also common for anyone who loses out on something to then claim they never wanted it in the first place. I'm guessing that when Northern Pass finally packs up and moves on, they will say that they never really wanted to build a transmission line in the first place."


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Among the events happening in Michigan, two stood out for me Thursday: Protests in Lansing over Right to Work legislation and a movement to impeach President Obama staged in front of the Ionia Post Office.
Among the events happening in Michigan, two stood out for me Thursday: Protests in Lansing over Right to Work legislation and a movement to impeach President Obama staged in front of the Ionia Post Office.
Regardless of which side you are rooting for, these actions are great reminders of what a wonderful country we live in, where it doesn't matter what side of the isle you are on, how old you are or what tax bracket you are in - you are afforded the opportunity to express opinions regarding government leaders and legislation.
It's impossible for me to think about freedom and liberty without acknowledging how it came to be, especially on today, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
In the wake of the bombings on Dec. 7, 1941, throngs of our citizens signed up and shipped out to fight for what they believed in - our country. Please take some time today to think about the selfless acts of these soldiers and their families, and how, one by one, they created the firm foundation of freedom we still stand on today.
Columnist Jim Moses writes about accurately preserving family histories in his column on Page 3 today and now is a great time to start.
For a classroom assignment years ago, I asked my grandmother what she was doing on the day Pearl Harbor was bombed. Although decades had passed since the bombing, she answered my question like I has asked her what she had done the day before.
Grandma said she was serving a big family dinner that Sunday, and everyone was glued to the radio as news came in. She also recalled being mad because my grandpa and his brother were throwing biscuits at the dinner table, pretending they were bombs as they became embedded in mashed potatoes and splashed in the gravy bowl.
Looking back, I think she was scared rather than mad, scared for her husband, her family and her country. Grandpa's brother enlisted in the Navy right away. My grandpa, who was much older than his sibling and had a growing family, eventually couldn't stand the thought of his younger brother fighting without him, so he enlisted in the Navy as well.
Be sure to share your family stories with younger generations - they just might be listening.
Here are some tidbits from our archives:
• A meeting to save the fairgrounds is set for Dec. 7, 1912, and half of the money needed to meet obligations for the fair for the previous four years had been raised.
• The Hayes-Ionia Factory has a $20,000 payroll for the month "where big business is being carried on." Three hundred men are turning out 50 to 60 automobile bodies a day.
• The church walk/sing drew a crowd of nearly 250 people and the event had mild weather.
• Ionia retailers are readying for a four-hour, open house celebration in downtown Ionia.
Lori Kilchermann is general manager of the Ionia Sentinel-Standard and regional editor for GateHouse Media's family of Michigan newspapers. Have a question, comment or story idea? Email her at email@example.com or call 616-527-2100.


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It was exceptionally rewarding recently to see both Senator Lamar Alexander and Congressman Chuck Fleischmann sponsoring bills in the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, calling for the passing of legislation that would create the Manhattan Project National Historical Park.
It was exceptionally rewarding recently to see both Senator Lamar Alexander and Congressman Chuck Fleischmann sponsoring bills in the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, calling for the passing of legislation that would create the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. These actions will build on the progress made in Congress last year and support the reintroduction of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act in the 113th Congress.
Recognition of the Manhattan Project in the national park system is essential to help educate coming generations regarding this historical and pivotal world- changing event and the technological advances proceeding from the Nuclear Age it introduced. Oak Ridge played an important role in the Manhattan Project, with close to 60 percent of the total expenditures having been incurred here. Separating the uranium for Little Boy was just the beginning of Oak Ridge's contribution to technological advances that have benefited the entire world.
With both the Department of Energy and Department of the Interior supporting the creation of the new park, Congress should find a way to capitalize on bipartisan support to create the park with units at Hanford, Wash., Los Alamos, N.M., and Oak Ridge, Tenn. Because the park focuses on Manhattan Project properties already owned by the federal government, no new federal funds are needed to acquire these properties.
A recently completed survey conducted for PlanET by the University of Tennessee found, "Economic and workforce development is one focus area for PlanET and continues to be reported by survey respondents as the highest priority for improving the future quality of life in the area." Well, Heritage Tourism, as identified in the report provided by Akins-Crisp, "Creating the Living Story of 'The Secret City'" is an economic development strategy that was recommended to City Council. It works for others, why not us?
Oak Ridge is highly dependent on the Department of Energy and its contractors yet has long sought to diversify the local economy. Heritage tourism associated with this park could be a strong step in this direction and might well benefit East Tennessee regionally. Effective heritage tourism, a huge attraction in other areas of our nation, could even have state level positive impact.
The purpose of a Manhattan Project National Historical Park is to educate the public and interpret what some have called "the single most significant event of the 20th century," the development of the atomic bomb and introduction of the Nuclear Age. Ultimately, this park may well be the leader in the park service as they transition to a more educationally focused entity as directed in the report advocating "rethinking the National Parks for the 21st Century."
The report states, "The National Park System Advisory Board, therefore, recommends that the National Park Service:
• Embrace its mission, as educator, to become a more significant part of America's educational system by providing formal and informal programs for students and learners of all ages inside and outside park boundaries.
• Encourage the study of the American past, developing programs based on current scholarship, linking specific places to the narrative of our history, and encouraging a public exploration and discussion of the American experience."
As the steward of so many of America's important historic places, the National Park Service will preserve and objectively interpret this complex and contentious history. The Manhattan Project will be presented in its historic context with multiple first-hand and contemporary perspectives on its role in World War II and its legacy. Visitors will be able to draw their own conclusions about the Manhattan Project and how it has changed the world.
The DOE will continue to own and maintain its historic properties and address any environmental, health and safety issues. Public access will be limited until health, safety and security concerns are fully addressed.
The legislation is supported by a host of stakeholders and interest groups. These include the National Trust for Historic Preservation, National Parks Conservation Association, the Energy Communities Alliance, local historic preservation groups at all three Manhattan Project sites and others.
The Park has been through serious scrutiny within the Department of the Interior and enjoys strong support (including financial) from the DOE. With this breadth of support, the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act bills will help ensure Tennessee's permanent place in the history of the Manhattan Project.
With the youngest veterans of the Manhattan Project approaching the age of 90, it is time to act while some of these veterans are still alive. It would be seen as a strong "thank you" to these most deserving individuals.
I have asked several organizations to send letters of support to our elected officials and surely do appreciate the support I have received. Of course, individuals can also influence support for the bills. So, please take the time to let your representatives know how you feel regarding the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act.
Here are links to the two bills:
• Senate: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s507/text
• House of Representatives: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr1208/text
What is being said at Hanford:
• http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/03/15/2516179/house-bill-to-include-b-reactor.html
• http://www.nbcnews.com/ id/51202446/ns/local_news-tri_cities_wa/t/bill-congress-make-manhattan-project-national-historic-park/
What the Department of Energy says about the park:
• http://energy.gov/management/manhattan-project-national-historical-park
What the National Parks Conservation Association is saying:
• http://www.npca.org/ news/media-center/press-releases/2013/senate-introduces-manhattan.html
Thank you very much for your role in preserving this important chapter of American and world history.


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You are confused -- that's okay it's a confusing subject. Malice aforethought is a legal term of art. Although the entire history is too much to go into here, but today in most states it requires either intent or premeditation. It would be nearly impossible to satisfy with drunk driving. There is a different kind of murder called depraved indifference or depraved mind murder. The requirement for that type of murder is that someone take actions that are do reckless that they constitute indifference to human life. The classic example is riding a horse into a crowded square. A more modern one is firing into a crowd, but without aiming at any particular purpose. There have been a handful of convictions of this type of murder for drunk driving around the country, but most states require something more than driving drunk - for example a pattern of drunk driving or a long series of crashes or near crashes before the fatal crash.
More common if you kill someone while drunk driving is some kind of manslaughter. While there are many different types the relevant one here is manslaughter through recklessness. Recklessness is defined as more than mere negligence it usually requires the conscious disregard of a grave risk. Because some states treat intoxication as mitigating the conscious disregard element many have passes laws that substitute deliberate intoxication as a predicate for manslaughter, but in every case I'm familiar with the law still requires the prosecution to prove beyond a resonable doubt that the intoxication was the cause of the death.
Finally the lowest level of criminally culpable homicide -- called variously criminally negligent homicide, involuntary manslaughter or vehicular homicide -- require proof beyond a resonable doubt that the defendant acted with gross or criminal negligence (which is a higher standard than civil negligence). Again under some states' laws intoxication can give rise to a presumption of gross negligence, but in all cases is rebuttable.
In any event I'm not crying any tears for someone who kills someone else with an automobile -- BAC 0, .05, or .1 -- who is then investigated to see if he is criminally responsible. An investigation is a lot less of a big deal than being killed.
They wouldn't need to know then, and if they did they'd need to prove that I'm dangerously impaired at that level, which most people aren't.
If the police officer takes a reading it goes in the police report whatever it is. And your insurance company doesn't need to 'prove' anything to settle your case. I thought that was *your* point originally.


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Maiolica was born of a desire to emulate porcelain, a delicate and translucent form of pottery that until the eighteenth century only the Chinese knew how to make. The technique was a complicated multi-step process. First, the clay was collected, strained, and dried to a plastic consistency. Then it was shaped into the desired wares, by wheel, mold, or hand and fired in a kiln. Once fired, the ceramic was covered with an opaque white glaze containing tin, an expensive metal imported into Italy from England or the Low Countries (present-day Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg). The porous ceramic absorbed this glaze immediately, leaving a powdery white coating on the surface. It was then painted using pigments made from ground metals suspended in water. The most common pigments were made from metallic oxides: copper made green, iron made orange, manganese made purple, cobalt made blue, antimony made yellow, and tin made white. Again the ceramic absorbed the water in the paint, leaving the pigments on the surface and making it nearly impossible to correct any errors or change the composition. When the painting was completed, some vessels were coated with a shiny lead glaze, and then all were fired again, at a slightly lower temperature.


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Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) belongs to a group of disorders called fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. It is caused when a woman drinks alcohol during pregnancy. The alcohol can cause birth and developmental defects in the baby. These defects make up FAS.
Alcohol can cross from the mother's blood to the baby's blood. It is passed through the placenta. Even a small amount of alcohol can damage the fetus. It is not known how much alcohol it takes to cause defects. Social, binge, moderate, and heavy drinking all have a negative effect on fetal development.
All types of alcohol, including beer and wine, can cause birth defects.
Risk Factors
Factors that increase your baby's chance of FAS include:
- Unplanned pregnancy or failing to recognize pregnancy and continuing to drink
- Alcohol use disorder
- Lack of knowledge about the risks of drinking while pregnant
- Low socioeconomic status
Birth and developmental defects depend on when the fetus was exposed to alcohol and how much alcohol was consumed.
Babies with FAS may have the following physical symptoms:
- Low birth weight
- Small size and delayed growth
- Small head
- Small eyes
- Short, flat nose
- Flat cheeks
- Small jaws
- Unusually shaped ears
- Thin upper lip
- Shaking or tremors
- Sight and hearing problems
- Heart defects
- Small, abnormally formed brain
- Vision problems
As the infant grows, other symptoms may develop, including:
- Difficulty eating and sleeping
- Delayed speech
- Learning disabilities
- Intellectual disability
- Poor coordination
- Behavior problems
- Poor ability to control impulses
- Problems getting along with other children
Children do not outgrow these effects. Teens and adults often experience social and emotional problems. They may develop secondary conditions, which include:
- Problems at school
- Inability to hold a job
- Trouble living independently
- Mental health problems
- Alcohol or drug dependence
- Anxiety disorders
- Difficulty controlling anger
- Legal problems
You will be asked about your alcohol intake while pregnant. The child's growth will be assessed. A physical exam will be done. The diagnosis is based on:
- History of alcohol use
- Characteristic facial appearance
- Slow growth
- Nervous system problems
Some children with this condition do not have the typical physical features. Their condition is described as:
- Fetal alcohol effect
- Alcohol related neurodevelopmental disorder
An early diagnosis can help your child get the proper services.
There is no specific medical treatment for this condition. Early intervention is helpful, as well as a supportive, nurturing home. The doctor may recommend hearing and vision testing, as well as testing for any other medical problems related to FAS.
Social Services
Professional support helps a family cope with caring for a child with birth defects. Services include respite care and parent training. You can learn ways to handle behavioral problems and stress management techniques.
Special Education
Programs designed to meet your child's needs can help improve learning. For example, messages may need to be repeated. Tasks may need to be broken down into smaller steps.
Supportive Environment
A supportive environment includes:
- Providing consistent direction and structure.
- Keeping to routines.
- Establishing simple rules, limits, and consequences.
- Praising desired behaviors.
- Lack of threats and violence. Violence or abuse increases the risk the child will learn to react in a similar fashion. Your child may need special training to learn ways to handle anger.
Efforts to prevent fetal alcohol syndrome are important.
- Avoid drinking alcohol if you are pregnant or trying to get pregnant. Also, take folic acid to prevent other birth defects.
- Avoid heavy drinking when not using birth control. Damage can occur before you even know you are pregnant.
- Seek help from a doctor if you cannot stop drinking.
- Use birth control until you are able to quit drinking.
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We asked for photos of your Thanksgiving tables and feasts, and wow! A flood of photos from Alaska to Florida came pouring in, and it was such a delight to get a peek into your holiday. Here are about 15 more photos in an updated slideshow. Look for a grandmother's silver turkey platter, a cheerily decorated kids' table, leek and Comte stuffing, a beautifully set table for two, prosciutto-wrapped sweet potato wedges, and much, much more!
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Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank announced Tuesday that she has hired local businessman Thomas Shope as her fiscal analyst.
Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank announced Tuesday that she has hired local businessman Thomas Shope as her fiscal analyst.
"When I campaigned for office, I pledged to internally audit the books to look for efficiency on behalf of the taxpayer," Mayor Frank stated in a news release issued Tuesday. "Hiring Tom is part of keeping that pledge.
"I approached Tom several weeks ago and asked him if he would be willing to take a career detour and help us in county government for a while. I'm excited he agreed to join our team. In addition to being a wonderfully kind and professional person, Tom is proven trustworthy having maintained government security clearances," Frank said.
"Tom brings to county government over two decades of working in the area of fiscal responsibility. My intent in bringing Tom in is to find ways to operate at more efficient cost to the taxpayer, and also improve how we serve the taxpayer," the mayor said.
Shope is being hired as a part-time employee.
Anderson County residents, Tom and his wife, Debbie, have two adult daughters and live in Oak Ridge. He has a master's degree in analytical chemistry from Florida State University and a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Albright College.
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Before I started to read food blogs I had never heard of Nanaimo Bars. Before this month I had never eaten one either. Now, not only I ate Nanaimo Bars, but I've also eaten Nanaimo Spoons…
The January 2010 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen. Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources she based her recipe on are 101 Cookbooks and www.nanaimo.ca.
Lets start with the Graham Crackers, one of the components of the bars/ spoons. I've made homemade graham crackers before, but I'd have to say I liked these ones better! Plus these are graham crackers feet, and that makes them even cooler!
- 1 cup (138 g) (4.9 ounces) Sweet rice flour (also known as glutinous rice flour)*
- 3/4 cup (100 g) (3.5 ounces) Tapioca Starch/Flour*
- 1/2 cup (65 g) (2.3 ounces) Sorghum Flour*
- 1 cup (200 g) (7.1 ounces) Dark Brown Sugar, Lightly packed
- 1 teaspoon (5 mL) Baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon (4 mL ) Kosher Salt
- 7 tablespoons (100 g) (3 ½ ounces) Unsalted Butter (Cut into 1-inch cubes and frozen)
- 1/3 cup (80 mL) Honey, Mild-flavoured such as clover.
- 5 tablespoons (75 mL) Whole Milk
- 2 tablespoons (30 mL) Pure Vanilla Extract
* I didn't make mine gluten-free, so I've used the same amount of wheat floor (half AP, half whole wheat).
In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade, combine the flours, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. Pulse on low to incorporate. Add the butter and pulse on and off, until the mixture is the consistency of a coarse meal. If making by hand, combine aforementioned dry ingredients with a whisk, then cut in butter until you have a coarse meal. No chunks of butter should be visible. In a small bowl or liquid measuring cup, whisk together the honey, milk and vanilla. Add to the flour mixture until the dough barely comes together. It will be very soft and sticky. Turn the dough onto a surface well-floured with sweet rice flour and pat the dough into a rectangle about 1 inch thick. Wrap in plastic and chill until firm, about 2 hours, or overnight. Divide the dough in half and return one half to the refrigerator. Sift an even layer of sweet rice flour onto the work surface and roll the dough into a long rectangle, about 1/8 inch thick. The dough will be quite sticky, so flour as necessary. Cut into 4 by 4 inch squares. Gather the scraps together and set aside. Place wafers on one or two parchment-lined baking sheets. Chill until firm, about 30 to 45 minutes. Repeat with the second batch of dough. Adjust the rack to the upper and lower positions and preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius). Gather the scraps together into a ball, chill until firm, and reroll. Dust the surface with more sweet rice flour and roll out the dough to get a couple more wafers. Prick the wafers with toothpick or fork, not all the way through, in two or more rows. Bake for 25 minutes, until browned and slightly firm to the touch, rotating sheets halfway through to ensure even baking. Might take less, and the starting location of each sheet may determine its required time. The ones that started on the bottom browned faster. When cooled completely, place enough wafers in food processor to make 1 ¼ cups (300 mL) of crumbs. Another way to do this is to place in a large ziplock bag, force all air out and smash with a rolling pin until wafers are crumbs.
For Nanaimo Bars — Bottom Layer
- 1/2 cup (115 g) (4 ounces) Unsalted Butter
- 1/4 cup (50 g) (1.8 ounces) Granulated Sugar
- 5 tablespoons (75 mL) Unsweetened Cocoa
- 1 Large Egg, Beaten
- 1 1/4 cups (300 mL) Gluten Free Graham Wafer Crumbs (See previous recipe)
- 1/2 cup (55 g) (1.9 ounces) Almonds (Any type, Finely chopped)
- 1 cup (130 g) (4.5 ounces) Coconut (Shredded, sweetened or unsweetened)
For Nanaimo Bars — Middle Layer
- 1/2 cup (115 g) (4 ounces) Unsalted Butter
- 2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons (40 mL) Heavy Cream
- 2 tablespoons (30 mL) Vanilla Custard Powder (Such as Bird's. Vanilla pudding mix may be substituted.)
- 2 cups (254 g) (8.9 ounces) Icing Sugar
- 4 ounces (115 g) Semi-sweet chocolate
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It overwrites files in the affected computer and steals confidential user information.
Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95
LoveLetter.A is a very dangerous and destructive worm that uses a so-called love letter in order to entice users into opening the file that contains it and therefore affect the computer.
LoveLetter.A overwrites the contents of all the files with a VBS, VBE, JS, JSE, CSS, WSH, SCT, HTA, JPG, JPEG, MP3 and MP2 extension.
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Ah, life isn't all easy for a Book Fair manager, apricot croquette. Some weeks are thoroughly thumbs up, and other weeks you can't tell where that thumb will wind up.
Last week, besides being called to find out when I was going to pick up those eighty boxes of old reference books, I offended the powerful tea towel lobby. Apparently, there are plenty of people out there who still use tea towels (though they have not necessarily crocheted the edges themselves) and one or two who still drape them over their televisions. I remember way back when televisions were flat on top. If I put a tea towel on mine now, I'd only see the bottom half of the candidates.
And if I pursue that thought, I shall offend someone else.
I can't do that because last week, besides being called by someone who wants to deliver 60 boxes of discarded library books, I offended several members of Hummers Anonymous. These are people who spontaneously hum when something reminds them of a song, rather in the manner I blogged about. It isn't that my bringing up the subject makes quitting harder: they aren't quitting. Many of them carry iPods so their friends won't question where the sound is coming from.
No, they're upset because at least they want to hum reasonably current songs, and my mentioning Wolverton Mountain threw them back fifty years. (I do not take this sort of complaint lightly. Next chance I get, I'm going to throw them back to 1891 by discussing Malcolm Gladwell.)
I do not have TIME for all these skids of books and emails of complaint. I have worries, bobolink casserole. I have deep philosophical problems I have to work my way through.
For example, last week I also sorted out books and found myself holding a copy of a bestseller called Watchable Birds of the Southwest. I've been worrying about this ever since.
Are there unwatchable birds in Arizona? How come? Do certain birds in New Mexico come punch you in the mouth if they spot the binoculars? I'd expect a birdcall of "Whatchoo lookin' at, vulture vittles?" from birds in, say, Brooklyn, not so much in Sedona.
Of course, we all have our off days: perhaps birds are watchable at some times and not at others. Perhaps this is a guide to timing more than to bird varieties. Go at 10 A.M. (Mountain Time) if you want to watch them sing and build nests. After dark, they kick back, pull out a sixpack, and throw bits of worm jerky at the screen during American Idol.
Or perhaps some of those birds are just plain boring, and the guide tells you which ones not to bother with. Given the trend of our times, you'd think evolution might result in a few mud-gray birds who fly like buckets and whose spring song is "Glop!" I wouldn't consider that especially watchable.
Anyway, it takes my mind off of…hmmm? Oh, well, see, among Malcolm Gladwell's numerous bestsellers, there's one called Outliers. And the folks at the A.C. McClurg Bookstore were telling me about the man who, never having seen this word before, assumed it was French, and pronounced it "OOT-lee-ay."
So I can never look at his book these days without thinking "Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay." Happy humming.


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DOVER — The Great Bay estuary was a topic of concern again this week, at both a Coalition meeting in Rochester on Thursday and at the State of our Estuaries Conference in Portsmouth on Friday.
John Hall, a Washington, D.C., environmental attorney, joined Dover's environmental consultant Dean Peschel, on Thursday evening in Rochester, prior to the conference, to update community members and local legislators on the health of the Great Bay, the worry of its high nitrogen levels and to remind the communities surrounding the estuary that permits are beginning to be distributed, requiring multimillion dollars in upgrades to waste water facilities.
Peschel said he has been working with the Great Bay Municipal Coalition, consisting of officials from Dover, Newmarket, Portsmouth, Rochester and Exeter, for more than three years now to come up with a plan where a permit would not be needed and that natural science would take care of lowering the estuary's nitrogen level from upward of 20 milligrams per liter down to 8 milligrams per liter. Dover hired Wright-Pierce Engineering to design a plan to decrease the nitrogen levels earlier this year, who said reductions to 8 milligrams per liter would address the troubled health of the estuary.
The state Department of Environmental Services and the federal Environmental Protection Agency, however, are requiring levels of nitrogen to be reduced to 3 milligrams per liter, a number so low it would need methanol and ethanol to maintain.
"I don't care how much you spend, $10 billion, bring levels down to zero," Hall said. "You could remove all the nitrogen if you'd like, but no, it's not going to do anything in terms of transparency in the Piscataqua River."
During the State of our Estuaries Conference in Portsmouth, data prepared by the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership and their partners, reported that between 2009 and 2011, the total nitrogen load to the Great Bay estuary was 1,225 tons per year and that there appeared to be a relationship between total nitrogen loads and rainfall.
The study shows that nitrogen is necessary to life in the estuary, but that high levels cause problems. It enters the bay through fertilizers from lawns, farms, septic systems and air pollution and from sewer treatment plants. Population growth and development are major contributors to the high levels at this point, according to the study, which has continued to increase throughout the region over the past three years. The study shows that since 1990, impervious surfaces, such as roadways and parking lots, have increased by 120 percent and population has grown by 19 percent.
The objectives of the Great Bay Municipal Coalition are to protect estuary resources, follow applicable regulatory process and invest in effective solutions. They have applied these to the lawsuit they filed against NHDES, where the judge decided to not rule one way or the other since he believed it to be a federal issue, stating the decision was ultimately the EPA's because they will be the issuers of the permit.
At this point, the Coalition, along with Hall, are asking state representatives and other local legislators to step in and order a peer review with a formal rulemaking to follow and to work together to obtain results that will not "bankrupt communities," Hall said.
A 2010 Piscataqua Region Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan was addressed at the conference, which is a 10-year strategy plan for protecting the estuary, recommended investing in clean water through infrastructure upgrades as one of the ways to move ahead from where the estuary is at this point.
"The watershed is not just New Hampshire, it is in Maine, too," Hall said. "It's not just the communities that are in the coalition, it is everybody that is in this watershed that is affected by the regulatory actions that are ongoing right now."
Rivers flowing from 52 communities in New Hampshire and Maine actually form the Great Bay and Hampton-Seabrook estuaries. According to the 2013 State of our Estuaries study, the watershed covered 1,086 square miles.
Hall reminded the audience on Thursday of Newmarket's final nitrogen discharge permit for its wastewater treatment plant, distributed earlier in November, which he said ignored all updated scientific information and included nonpoint source and stormwater control requirements.
"In three to five days, Exeter is expecting their permit. I'm not sure how soon the Dover permit will come out," Hall said, adding that Portsmouth may be the only city along the estuary that has a less stringent permit because of its location.
Peschel said communities will likely spend a total of $1 billion in updates, with wastewater plant upgrade costs for 3 milligrams a liter for the coalition communities alone to be $588,000,000 over a 20-year period.
"Your future is hanging by a thread with these permits coming out," Hall said. "You are going to spend more money than you can possibly imagine on nitrogen control and it is not right."


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