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For Adoptee's and Birthfamily Searching in Manitoba
This is the ONLY web-site on the world wide web that is intirely dedicated to only Manitoba Born Adoptee's and their BirthFamiles.
Oh there are many others out there, but they have all of Canada, or the States and Canada (it's like looking for a needle in a hay-stack)
There is a Strong possibility to match Birth Family up on this web site. Make sure and list your loved ones birthdate here, and send me your non-identifying information.
Come on Manitoba! lets fight this law!!
Alberta has now opened the adoption records ... We can have this too... if we'd only write the politicians and demand our rights back.
All listing go by, birthdate, name at birth, place born, who is searching, and the file number. If any of this looks at all familiar to you, Contact A.S.A.P!
September 25, 1925
Helen Isobel McLean. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Birth-Cousin--1026
May 1, 1930
William Storey. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1118
June 22, 1931
James Ivor Hunt. Winnipeg, Manitoba. AdopteeD--1092
August 15, 1933
Baby Girl 'Wills ? '. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptees-Daughter--1104
Reunited June 18, 1937
Mabel Ann Clark. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--g-1009
Note: BirthFamily Found. Now searching for BirthFather.
Thelma Alexander. Neepawa, Manitoba. Neice& two sisters--1082
January 24, 1941
Janice Elizabeth Baldwin. East Paul, Manitoba. Adoptee--1090
Reunited April 1, 1941
Mildred Elleene Decalver-Dekelver. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1024
April 16, 1945
Edward Donald. Winnipeg, Manitoba?. AdopteesDaughter--1102
February 28, 1946
Sheila Jean Kelly. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1123
March 24, 1948
Leonard Richard Jasko. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee --VS-FB-48
November 4, 1951
Susan Lynn ?. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee
January 27, 1952
Gordon?. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1125
April 13, 1952
Linda Susan McKay. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee4BDad--g-1110
July 5, 1952
Dorothy Lynn Tymchuk. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Birth-Brother--1124
August 11, 1953
Lawerance Anthony / Anthony Lawerance. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Birth-Uncle & Auntie--00
Reunited March 3, 1954
Marsha Scummorwski. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1005
June 27, 1954
Faith Comley. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--g-1035
August 23, 1954
Bernice Marie Panko. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--g-1048
February 28, 1955
Jan Weisbeck. Winnipeg Manitoba. Adoptee--1013
Reunited May 22, 1955
Ronald Blaine Dunseath. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sister--Fb773-wl-55
Reunited July 26, 1955
Anne Marie Bouchard. St. Boniface, Manitoba. Adoptee--1137
August 20, 1955
Jo-Anne Louise Favelle. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--Fb311-rk-55
October 6, 1955
Dennis William Perkus-Perkis. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--g-1015
Feburary 7, 1956
Allen Lindsay Monette. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--0094
March 17, 1957
Mona Patricia Hart. Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Adoptee--1094
May 5, 1957
Marie Ann Funk. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1076
Reunited August 14, 1958
Carol Ann Tokaryk. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee-1074
Reunited December 13, 1958
Theresa Marie Henson. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sister--g-b7
April 18, 1959
Heather (?). Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sister--g-1029
Reunited June 14, 1959
Rosemary Diane Grouette. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee.
September 17, 1959
Larry William Smith. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1003
Reunited December 7, 1959
Baby Girl. Brandon, Manitoba. Adoptee--g-1029
December 23, 1959
Micheal Brent. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1058
November ?, 1960
Jerry Scott Grouette. St. Boniface, Manitoba. Birth-Sister--g-1027
Reunited October 30, 1961
Carol Kehoe. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1007
Reunited November 30, 1961
Donald William Quaye/Henson. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Birth Sister--g-b7
March 14, 1962
Baby Boy Byers. St. Boniface, Manitoba. Birth Father & Cousin--
April 5, 1962
Althea Blanche Letendre'. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1063
Reunited May 23, 1962
Wanda Ann Wright. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Birth Mom--0090
July 22, 1962
Baby Boy? Jonasson/Jacobson?. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sister--1114-1081
September 26, 1962
Baby Girl - possible name Lana McNaughton. Winnipeg, Manitoba. -Adoption finalized in Flin Flon, Mb. AdopteesDaughter--FB-HA.54
Reunited November 6, 1962
Angela Dawn Shotter. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--708
November 21, 1962
Baby Girl Neault. Dauphin, Manitoba. Adoptee--1061
?, 1963
Deborah Jeanine Johnson. Unknown, Manitoba. BDaughter--1089
January 27, 1963
Baby Boy?. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1064
October 24, 1963
Baby Boy. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1106
Reunited December 13, 1963
Denise Michelle. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--0093
January 22, 1964
Ronald. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--g-1032
June 17, 1964
Christina Brown. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--0073
Gloria Marie McPherson. The Pas, Manitoba. Sister--1067
April 17, 1965
Baby Girl. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--g-0031
July 14, 1965
Marilyn Pelleteir. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--g-1027
November 1, 1965
Philip Allen. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1098
November 20, 1965
Sherilyn Dana Fisher. The Pas, Manitoba. Adoptee--1071
Leeann. Gimli, Manitoba. Birth Mom--0146
Reunited January 26, 1966
Darryl John Morris. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Birth-Mom--g-1021
March 18, 1966
Charlotte Joan Antonio/Beckett. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--g-1044
March 21, 1966
Patricia Ann Brown. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1122
May 17, 1966
Micheal Keith. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Cousin&BirthMom--1051
Reunited July 7, 1966
Kimberly Dawn. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Birth-Dad--1008
Reunited July 30, 1966
Micheal Joesph. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--g-1025
Reunited September 5, 1966
Brian Archibald. Carberry, Manitoba. Birth-Sister--0001
September 9, 1966
Kenneth Allan Earl. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--a24
September 18, 1966
Kristin Lee-Ann Kirton. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--g-1033
Reunited December 1, 1966
Heather Angela Frazer. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--g-1030
December 11, 1966
Christine Ann McAuley. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--Fb--KG-66
February 20, 1967
Cathy Rose Turgeon. Thompson, Manitoba. BirthSister--1086
February 21, 1967
Philip Andrew Veitch. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1007
March 29, 1967
James?, Baby boy. Manitoba. Adoptee--0000
March 31, 1967
Daniel. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--g-1028
April-Aug. 1967 -or 1969
Kelly Beckett. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Birth-Cousin--g-1044
June 29, 1967
Baby Girl. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1100
NoContact#OnFile September 29, 1967
Baby Boy ?. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--g-1109
Reunited December 13, 1967
Lynda Lee Webster. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--49
NoContact#OnFile December 24, 1967
Baby Boy. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptive-Brother--a100
NoContact#OnFile January 28, 1968
Baby Girl. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1055
February 24, 1968
Marie. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1120
July 5, 1968/69
Baby girl. Manitoba. Adoptee--0000
July 28, 1968
Sylvia Janzen. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--a32
September 16, 1968
Doreen Evelyn Sinclair. Selkirk, Manitoba. Sister-Fb-CH-68
October 4-6?, 1968
Lawrence McPherson. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sister--g-1011
November 11, 1968
Tyrone Harrington. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1134
December 9, 1968
Lisa Perrault. ? Manitoba. Adoptee--1130
NoContact#OnFile December 24, 1968
Brian Boal. St. James, Manitoba. Adoptee--1050
December 31, 1968
Baby Boy ? Winnipeg, Mb. Adoptee--FBDec68-54
January 1, 1969
Baby Boy Wolaniuk. Winnipeg?, Manitoba. Birth-Mom--1068
Feburary 7, 1969
Lawrence. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1078
Reunited May 22, 1969
Barbara Anne. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1096
June 13, 1969
Baby boy. St. Boniface, Manitoba. Adoptee--g-1018
Reunited July 6, 1969
Karen Leigh Start. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Birth-Mom--0055
August 21, 1969
Baby Boy. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1073
September 7, 1969
Dean Stokell / Kircz?. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Birth-Brother&Sister--g-1036
September 30, 1969
Baby Girl. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1103
Reunited October 1, 1969
Nellie Lois McKay. Ashern, Manitoba. Sister--g-1004
November 18, 1969
Lisa Marie Chenier (DeGroot). Winnipeg, Manitoba. BirthSister--1099
NoContact#OnFile December 5, 1969
Jerett Roger Block/Biggs. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1070
December 18, 1969
David Michael ?. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1115
Reunited January 5, 1970
Shauna Lee. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--g-1038
January 14, 1970
Michelle?. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1133
February 14, 1970
Baby Boy. St. Boniface, Manitoba. Adoptee--1069
March 26, 1970
Terry Lynn. St. Boniface, Manitoba. Adoptee--g-1020
September 25?, 1970
Stephen. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Birth Dad--1079
November 3, 1970-1972?
Gerri Nadine Prince. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Cousin--Sp-yg-1498
December 8, 1970
Denise Anne. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee --FB-70
Reunited January 21, 1971
Baby Girl. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1132
September 24, 1971
Michelle Catherine. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--0092
September 24, 1971
Christine. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Adoptee--1059
November 21, 1971
Delores Anne. Flin Flon, Manitoba. Adoptee--1091
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It has been heavily anticipated that the 26-year-old will leave Grand Stade Lille Metropole this summer, with a number of club's vying for the player's signature.
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Latino was elected to the Whittier council in 1970s
In reading your editorial of Jan. 9, I noted there were some misstatements that might misinform Whittier residents and warrant clarification.
First, the editorial states "Latinos have never been elected to the council." However, many Whittier residents remember that Vic Lopez, a Latino and long-serving Whittier High School educator and coach, was elected to the Whittier City Council three times. He served on the council between 1978 and 1990, also serving as mayor two times and mayor pro tem once. More recently his son, Doug Lopez, was appointed to complete an unexpired term on the City Council in 2005-06 but chose to not seek election at the end of the term.
Also, it is correct that a hearing has been set for March on this case, however the court has already rejected a request to move this hearing to an earlier date.
On another point the editorial states that the Anaheim lawsuit is almost identical to Whittier's lawsuit.
However, it is important to note there are significant differences in the Anaheim case as well as the Palmdale case.
First, Whittier has placed on the ballot a charter amendment measure to change its electoral system. That process was started before the city was sued. That did not happen in either Anaheim or Palmdale. Significantly, the recent Anaheim settlement to which the ACLU agreed on behalf of the Latino plaintiffs, places on the ballot a charter amendment measure that provides for the mayor to be elected at-large, with the City Council members elected in single-member districts. This is the precise electoral plan that the Whittier City Council has placed on the June ballot for voter approval back in August of last year.
Another significant distinction is that in both Palmdale and Anaheim, Latinos are a minority of the voters in those cities. In Whittier, Latinos are the majority of registered voters.
The City Council's action to respond to concerns of community members by proposing an amendment to the city's charter to create a district election process reflects the council's respect for the law and residents of Whittier. The City Council's proposed four district system with a directly elected mayor is consistent with processes in other cities and has already been determined to be legal and appropriate by Judge Mooney in the Palmdale voting rights case.
— Jeffrey Collier, city manager, Whittier
Most media still liberal
Take it from a member of the liberal media to not understand what is meant by the liberal media. What a shock! Columnist Thomas Elias (Jan. 14) aimlessly attempts to connect the fact that the overwhelmingly amount of radio listeners in Southern California listen to conservative talk radio to his belief that there is no liberal bias in today's media. This attempt is another case of liberal media bias. Consumers listen to conservative talk radio because the alternative, which has been tried for many years, is objectionable to the public — no one wants to listen to liberal talk radio. This is happening in Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco (all not exactly bastions of conservative thinking). Quick hint to the lefties: Your message does not sell when the listening public has choices other than your failing agenda. The reference to a liberal media is the overwhelming availability of TV and news organizations that promote the leftist agenda incessantly: ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone.
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Hepatitis C: New Dangers, New Hopes
Fall 2012
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is perhaps one of the most overlooked viral infections worldwide, despite being very common and preventable. Recently, it has become apparent that the risk of transmitting HCV during sex had been underestimated because earlier studies included mostly monogamous, heterosexual, HIV-negative couples. Outbreaks of sexually transmitted HCV among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) have been reported in many parts of the world in the past decade, proving that the risk of sexual transmission of HCV may be higher in certain groups.
HCV is a serious threat to the health and well-being of those who become infected, but recent advances in testing and treatment have greatly improved the situation for those who are at risk or diagnosed.
What Is HCV?
HCV is transmitted by contact with HCV-infected blood. It is an extremely efficient virus, meaning people who are exposed to it are very likely to become infected. The virus can live for over two weeks in a speck of dried blood! Blood-to-blood contact remains the most likely method of transmission, whether during sex or through sharing needles. The virus has also been found in semen, but it remains unknown how efficient that route of transmission is. Without treatment, HCV viral loads can increase to levels that make transmission even more likely.
In the U.S., about 3 million people have HCV, and over 80% of these cases are chronic. Fortunately, chronic HCV infection usually progresses slowly and may not lead to liver disease in many patients -- especially if the infection is acquired later in life. Approximately 20 to 30% of people who are chronically infected develop cirrhosis over 20 to 30 years. In 2007, HCV was the cause of approximately 15,000 deaths, surpassing the annual mortality rates of HIV. HCV is a common co-infection in people with HIV, but it often goes undiagnosed for many years, and 73% of deaths are in people aged 45 to 65. Chronic HCV infection is also associated with high rates of liver disease and cirrhosis, which can lead to expensive and invasive liver transplants. The average cost of HCV-related care for one person over their lifetime exceeds $100,000.
Why Should LGBT People Be Concerned About HCV?
"Past HCV prevention efforts focused on people who inject drugs. It is now widely accepted that HCV is a sexually transmitted infection, and that HIV-positive MSM are especially vulnerable."
Past HCV prevention efforts focused on people who inject drugs. Whether for recreational drugs, hormones, or cosmetic products, LGBT populations are more likely to report having used syringes than the general population. The large number of new cases of HCV among HIV-positive MSM in Europe added a new cause for concern since the vast majority of these men reported no history of injecting drugs. Studies later confirmed that there was a network of sexual transmission in several countries by showing the strains of HCV believed to be sexually acquired were not the same as those commonly passed between injection drug users. In Amsterdam, it was estimated that 1 to 4% of HIV-positive MSM were co-infected with HCV in 2000. By 2008, nearly 21% of HIV-positive MSM in one study sample were co-infected, and most of the infections happened between 2005 and 2007. Since the early 2000s, HIV-positive MSM in Belgium have experienced a 3% increase in co-infections annually. It is now widely accepted that HCV is a sexually transmitted infection, and that HIV-positive MSM are especially vulnerable.
Rapidly increasing rates of sexually transmitted HCV have now been documented in cities in Europe, Asia, and North America. In the U.S., it appears that HIV-positive MSM in New York City are experiencing the highest rates of HCV co-infection, at around 12%. North America has not yet experienced the dramatic rates of HCV that have been seen in other parts of the world. Therefore, better prevention initiatives and increased testing could help avoid such a situation from developing.
HIV/HCV co-infection is a major concern, because it can mean faster progression to serious liver problems and can increase the likelihood of death from either virus. It is important to note that HCV has been found in HIV-negative MSM who reported only sexual risk behaviors. This could mean that sexually-transmitted HCV could become a serious issue even for MSM who are HIV negative.
How Can I Protect Myself?
Past recommendations for avoiding HCV were simple: don't inject drugs -- and if you do, use clean needles. Unfortunately, the ways in which HCV transmission occurs during sex are not as well understood, and may include a number of biological and behavioral factors. Several studies of HIV-positive MSM found that recent HCV infection was associated with:
HCV cannot be transmitted by sweat, tears, or saliva. Ways to lower the risk of HCV transmission include:
Some of these recommendations are vague. This is because there are not enough data to make specific statements about what behaviors carry the highest or lowest risk of HCV transmission. A few studies have found particular sexual acts to be associated with HCV transmission, but these findings remain controversial. For example, some studies looked specifically at "fisting" as a risk for HCV transmission. This is based on the idea that the act of fisting is more likely to result in contact with blood than anal sex because it can cause more trauma to tissues in the anus.
In real life, however, sex and drugs are complicated topics. It's difficult to calculate the exact risk for any one behavior when there are endless combinations of sex acts that can occur during a single encounter. The overlap between sex and drug use certainly complicates the equation. Likewise, those acts labeled as "dangerous" can be done in ways that reduce the likelihood of transmission. As with many other STIs, the overriding message is to avoid contact with bodily fluids that may carry pathogens. Condoms, medical-grade gloves, or dental dams are a good place to start if there is a chance of contact with the bodily fluids of another person.
How Do I Know If I Have It?
There are no obvious symptoms of HCV, but some people may experience chronic fatigue, jaundice (yellowing of skin), nausea, and joint pain. The majority of people with HCV will have no symptoms for many years and may go undiagnosed until the effects on liver function become more prominent. Luckily, HCV can be detected with a simple test.
A conventional HCV test requires a blood draw and, in most cases, a waiting period. However, OraSure received FDA approval for a rapid HCV test in 2010. The test requires only a finger stick to draw a drop of blood and twenty minutes for results. It is expected that the same device will be approved for testing with an oral swab in the future. As with other antibody tests, confirmatory viral load testing should be performed if the antibody test is positive, since some people can clear the virus without treatment. If a diagnosis of chronic infection is confirmed, a healthcare provider should also perform liver function tests.
Unfortunately, not many community providers have been able to add HCV testing to their services because many states do not yet have an oversight process for rapid HCV testing. Likewise, there is little funding for HCV testing or education, though this is changing. Many federal agencies have turned their attention to the issue and some pharmaceutical companies have committed to expanding existing testing efforts. The Department of Health and Human Services now encourages HCV testing and care to be added to existing Ryan White CARE Act initiatives. The CDC has also expanded its recommendations to state that all "Baby Boomers" (those born between 1945 and 1965) should receive at least one HCV test in their lifetime. Hopefully, these new guidelines will help to increase the detection of HCV infection and referrals to treatment.
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Only days after hurricane Sandy has left the city of New York, twin brothers and artists How and Nosm started painting the iconic mural at Houston & Bowery, which was previously covered in the art of RETNA, Shepard Fairey, JR, Barry McGee, Kenny Scharf and other big names in the world of street art.
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On paper, our nation's economic recovery looks solid. We've had 11 straight quarters of GDP growth and 48 straight months of private sector job growth. Unemployment is down and consumer confidence and spending is up.
But there are significant problems underneath those statistics — wages have stagnated since the Great Recession, and millions of Americans are unable to find good-paying jobs. The problem is we're not making enough smart investments that will create those jobs, make America more competitive, and help us save money in the long run.
Business, organized labor, and government don't always agree. But we stand united in our belief in a strategy that will put people back to work and boost the economy — investing in America's infrastructure.
Today in Los Angeles, mayors and other elected officials from across the country are meeting with experts on public policy and private investment to discuss how to jump-start infrastructure investment. This meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, co-hosted by President Clinton, Mayor Garcetti and the West Coast Infrastructure Exchange, examines solutions to problems that local officials and businesses encounter in financing, developing and constructing infrastructure projects. Finding the answers, including promoting the private public partnerships so pivotal to this work, will help us build a financially and environmentally sustainable American economy.
Los Angeles provides an example. The city had been spending almost $15 million a year on streetlights and emitting 110,000 tons of carbon dioxide to power them. With help from the business community and the Clinton Foundation, the city has retrofitted over 140,000 lamps with more efficient LED bulbs. This project put people to work and is now saving the city around 60 percent on its energy costs. Carbon emissions have dropped by over 40,000 tons each year — the equivalent of 10,000 cars off of the road. The project will pay for itself within seven years, after which the city will save $10 million annually. This is a model for cities across America.
Buildings are an essential part of our national infrastructure, and they present another big opportunity to create good-paying jobs and save energy. This weekend will mark five years since the building's owner launched a massive energy retrofit of the Empire State Building. The project, which included things like replacing windows and lights and improving the cooling system, created 275 jobs and exceeded projections on energy savings and carbon output reductions every year. Not every community has a building as tall or iconic as the Empire State Building, but they all have schools, hospitals or government offices that can be retrofitted in a way that saves money and creates jobs.
Key to this strategy is helping local communities identify and finance the many opportunities that exist for infrastructure investment. For example, the AFL-CIO has made a Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action, to encourage AFL-CIO members' pension funds to invest in $10 billion worth of infrastructure projects. Initial investments from the California Public Employees' Retirement System and California State Teachers' Retirement System have created more than 13,000 jobs. In addition, organized labor has invested a remarkable amount of resources into worker education, apprenticeship, and retraining to ensure that when we make these critical investments, we'll have the skilled workforce needed to do the job.
The opportunities to create jobs and economic prosperity are in front of us. Now we must find the strategies that make public-private partnerships work for our nation's largest cities, our rural communities and workers across the country. As representatives of business, government and labor, we are fully united behind the goal of harnessing the full power of America's workforce to build better communities, stronger industries, and a brighter economic future. This week's meeting in Los Angeles is an important step toward achieving that goal.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A roadside bombing near Baghdad's volatile Sadr City neighborhood on Wednesday killed at least 11 civilians and wounded 20 others, an Interior Ministry official said.
A man rushes an injured child into the hospital in Baghdad on Wednesday after a roadside bomb explosion.
The incident occurred about 10:45 a.m. in Habibiya, at the southeast edge of Sadr City, a densely populated and predominantly Shiite neighborhood in Iraq's capital that's a stronghold of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his Mehdi Army militia.
In the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a suicide car bomb at a checkpoint killed a policeman and wounded 28 other people, police said.
The bombing occurred around 3 p.m. in the southeastern part of the city, police said. The injured included street vendors and people in nearby houses, they said.
The U.S. military Wednesday reported the deaths of six U.S. soldiers in Baghdad -- two on Wednesday and four on Tuesday.
Two soldiers died in combat in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, a military statement said.
On Tuesday, three U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb, also in eastern Baghdad, and one died in combat in western Baghdad, the military reported.
The number of U.S. military deaths in the Iraq war now stands at 3,750, including seven civilian employees of the Defense Department.
The bomb, known as an explosively-formed penetrator, detonated while the soldiers were on patrol during combat operations in the eastern section of the Iraqi capital.
The military has said for months that the high-tech, armor-piercing explosively-formed penetrators are supplied to insurgents in Iraq by Iranian operatives. Iran denies it.
U.S.-led coalition forces captured a "highly sought" individual with alleged ties to Iran early Wednesday during a raid south of Baghdad in the Shiite Muslim holy city of Karbala, a U.S. military statement said.
According to the military, the detainee was suspected of coordinating with high-level officers in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, with the goal of taking Iraqis into Iran for terrorist training.
Although the coalition is still assessing the individual's connection with the Quds force, Multi-National Force-Iraq spokesman Lt. Col. Christopher Garver described the arrest as an "integral part of dismantling terror networks that seek to kill innocent Iraqis and security forces."
Coalition troops Wednesday killed a person described as "an al Qaeda in Iraq leader" and detained 18 "suspected terrorists" in a series of raids, the U.S. military.
"The al Qaeda in Iraq emir of the Arab Jabour area" south of Baghdad was killed, it said. The militant, who wasn't named by the military, "managed all terrorist attacks in the area south of Baghdad," the statement said.
The military said coalition troops were approaching a building when they came under small arms fire. They returned fire and killed one person, later determined to be "the terrorist emir." Eight other people were detained and weapons were found.
In northern Iraq, coalition troops detained 10 people during operations in the cities of Mosul and Baiji.
Also Wednesday, Iraq's first prime minister of the post-Saddam Hussein era said the current prime minister needs to step down from his post.
Ayad Allawi made the call for embattled Nuri al-Maliki to leave his job in an interview with CNN.
"If I were in his shoes, I would resign, I would not stay for a single second in office," said Allawi -- the first mainstream Iraqi politician to call for al-Maliki's resignation.
Allawi is making a major push to challenge al-Maliki's Shiite-dominated government and provide an alternative path for marginalized Sunnis, wavering Shiites and influential Kurds.
He has retained a U.S. public relations firm, Barbour Griffith and Rogers, which has ties to the Republican party to promote his agenda and challenge the ruling Shiite coalition.
Allawi made the comment as parliament reconvened after its August recess and before next week's report on Iraq to Congress by Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker.
Some American politicians, such as Sens. Carl Levin and Hillary Clinton, have also called on Parliament to select a new prime minister. Many U.S. politicians and officials have been upset with the lack of progress in political reconciliation, a major goal in restoring order in Iraq.
Allawi says al-Maliki, a secular Shiite, has ignored calls to rid the government of sectarian agendas and tolerance for Iranian influence.
Allawi also addressed other issues in the interview. He challenged an assertion in a recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office that Iraq is ensuring the rights of minority political parties -- one of the few benchmarks the government has met, according to the report.
"The Sunnis are being harassed and intimidated, and they've pulled out of the government. And the rest, the liberal forces like us, are being faced with pressure, extreme pressure. So this is really not a healthy democratic system we have," he said.
Allawi questioned President Bush's statement that recent military successes in turning Sunni tribes against al Qaeda in Iraq could lead to a decrease in U.S. troop levels.
"This is a phenomenon which will backfire at some stage," said Allawi, who warned that new Sunni militias could emerge from this effort unless the strategy is coordinated.
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"The international community has become increasingly concerned by the continued lack of progress in achieving reconciliation, justice and accountability for serious allegations of violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law," Paula Schriefer, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state, told the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Sri Lanka, which rejected the resolution, has been under international pressure to deal with war crimes allegedly committed in the final stage of the 26-year conflict in which the army defeated separatist Tamil Tiger rebels.
Sri Lanka's ambassador, Ravinatha Aryasinha, told the talks on Thursday that the Indian Ocean island nation had made tangible progress in addressing accountability. He said parallel processes would be "counter-productive".
"Sri Lanka categorically and unreservedly rejects this draft resolution as it challenges the sovereignty and independence of a member state of the U.N....and is inimical to the interests of the people of Sri Lanka," Aryasinha said in a speech before the vote.
The head of Sri Lanka's human rights council said the UNHRC report could lead to sanctions on the country by the U.N. Security Council, including a freeze of bank accounts and bans on travel by Sri Lankan leaders.
"That is where the problem will start," said Prathiba Mahanama. "But we still have an opportunity to do things in a way to prevent a report reaching the Security Council."
A total of 23 states voted in favour, 12 against and 12 abstained. States that voted against included China and Pakistan, while Sri Lanka's neighbour, India, was among those that abstained.
Launching an international inquiry into wartime abuses and monitoring abuses since then, including the harassment of journalists, lawyers and activists, was a priority of the U.S. delegation during the four-week council session.
The investigation will be led by U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay, a Tamil of Indian origin who is from South Africa.
Amnesty International said the inquiry would bring hope for thousands of victims of abuses in Sri Lanka.


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NEWPORT COAST — Scott Brooks said he is hardly overwhelmed by fame. The former UC Irvine basketball star who earned more television air time than Arsenio Hall last summer by coaching the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA Finals, said he is recognized a lot more frequently these days in his offseason home of Newport Beach.
But he can still blend in.
"I can throw a hat on and throw some glasses on and I'm only 6-foot," Brooks said Tuesday afternoon at Pelican Hill Golf Club, where he held court over the second annual Scott Brooks Golf Invitational that funds scholarship for Anteaters student-athletes. "I look like just an average person. I don't stand out."
But in the annals of UCI athletics, few, if any, have produced more singular accomplishment in professional sports than Brooks. After leading the West Coast in scoring at 23.8 points per game as a senior in 1986-87, Brooks went on to play 11 seasons for six NBA teams.
Brooks, the NBA Coach of the Year in 2009-10, when he led the Thunder to the NBA Playoffs with a 27-win improvement over the previous season, signed a four-year contract with Oklahoma City in June for $4 million per season.
But meeting with a handful of media members Tuesday, it was casual candor and home-spun humility that helped the multimillionaire shine more brilliantly than any Back Bay bling.
"He's the best representative of UC Irvine ever," said tournament co-chair Otto Reyer, a former UCI administrator who last year convinced a then-reluctant Brooks to lend his increasingly famous name to this fundraiser.
Brooks interacted and took pictures with all 36 foursomes Tuesday. The self-proclaimed 12-handicapper forfeited a coveted round at the esteemed layout in order to satisfy the paying participants with schmooze. He joked that he had mingled with 144 Lakers fans, all excited about the prospect of Los Angeles dethroning Brooks' team as Western Conference champions in 2012-13.
Athletes and coaches from all 18 UCI sports were also at every hole, helping personalize the benefits bestowed upon them by willing scholarship donors.
"One of the things I like about coming back, and it's been what, 25 years since I graduated? is all the student-athletes here today," Brooks said. "Just to see them and you know you're doing something good for them, makes it worthwhile. They are all so energetic and they have so much enthusiasm and you can just see that they appreciate what we do for them and it's great."
Brooks, whom some believe is working toward coaching greatness, said he is a proud Anteater, whose 16-year-old son Chance and 12-year-old daughter Lexi indulge his passion for UCI sports with some interest of their own.
"Oh, yes, they follow," said Brooks, who sported a blue UCI cap and golf shirt Tuesday. " My son and I go on campus just about every summer and [the kids] know that I'm very proud about my school. It's a great place to go to school. It's a great place to live, and athletics is only going to get better."
Brooks said he takes every opportunity to brag with NBA players and colleagues about UCI athletic success, including three NCAA men's volleyball championships the last six years.
"I know in basketball, we've had some down years," said Brooks, who despite playing only two seasons after one-year stints at TCU and San Joaquin Delta Community College ranks No. 1 in school annals with an .859 career free-throw percentage, is fourth in career steals (123) and seventh in career three-pointers (142). "But I think [Coach] Russell [Turner] is doing a great job ... I see the program heading in the right direction."
Brooks said he looks forward to celebrating what would be UCI's first appearance in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
"Everybody will know it," Brooks said. "They tell me when we don't make it, so, hopefully soon, I'm going to rub it in their face. It will be a great day when we can be proud of an NCAA appearance."
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
A Love I Never Knew...(non school related)
On Monday, December 12th, I went in to be induced at 8AM. The doctor and nurses all said they would be surprised if I were still pregnant at 5PM. The baby was really low, I was 3cm, and 90% effaced. They started my Pitocin drip at 9AM. The doctor had told me he would break my water early, well I started to get ansy around 2:30 because nothing was happening. I wasn't progressing at all.
I started having pretty bad back labor around 5 and asked for my epidural. Finally, around 6:30PM, the doctor broke my water. It was then that I realized that the epidural hadn't worked. I labored on slowly until 9. Around 9:30, they took out my epidural and gave me a new one. The new one just took off the edge, but they had to keep dosing me every 20minutes...I'll be honest, it was not fun!
I started to worry that I would end up needing a C-Section sometime after midnight. Things finally started progressing after 2AM. After an hour and 21 minutes of pushing and tearing :(....I had my little miracle in my arms. I remember just repeating, "I want him, I want him." All "goopy" and all. Nothing else in the world mattered and everyone and everything thing simply disappeared.
Cooper Daniel
21 1/2 inches
Perfection in a tiny package :0)
It is a love that I never knew before. He is this amazing little person that I literally can stare at for hours on end. All the pain of 2010, all the difficulties with getting pregnant, all the crazy drugs and procedures, all 225 (give or take) days of throwing up....ALL worth it!! I love him more than I have ever loved. I am truly blessed with the best Christmas gift EVER!!!
Here are some pictures...
I hope you have a wonderful Christmas or Hanukkah. May the New Year bring you joy and happiness!
Love to you and yours,
Shannon and Baby Cooper
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He is adorable! Congratulations! Enjoy every minute!ReplyDelete
Congratulations on your new bundle of joy! He is absolutely beautiful!! Merry Christmas to you and your family!!ReplyDelete
He is beautiful! I prayed for you that day and have been wondering how everything is going; thanks for taking time to update the teacher brigade!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas :-)Chrissy
you are blessed! merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
He is precious! I love the last picture in the bear hat! Enjoy him!ReplyDelete
Jennifer @ Herding Kats In Kindergarten
Aaww, what a beautiful boy! Congratulations :))ReplyDelete
Grade ONEderful
Congratulations!! What a wonderful Christmas blessing!ReplyDelete
Congratulations Shannon! He is so precious. <3ReplyDelete
Little Miss Glamour Goes to Kindergarten
He is so beautiful. I will continue to keep you in my prayers. Congratulations!ReplyDelete
How wonderful is he! What a blessing, and he's just in time for his first Christmas! You'll be a great mama!ReplyDelete
He is adorable!! Congratulations on your wonderful Christmas blessing! :)ReplyDelete
ADORABLE!!! Merry Christmas :)ReplyDelete
There is nothing like it, is there? Enjoy every minute!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful little one. I am so thrilled for you. Have a wonderful holiday with your beautiful family. Please get some rest.ReplyDelete
Oh my! He is absolutely precious. Love him! Congrats. I'm so happy for you!ReplyDelete
Michelle-Fabulous in First!
Ah, Shannon he's precious! Lots of hugs and love to your family this holiday season. What a wonderful blessing!ReplyDelete
Ms. Solano's Kindergarten
Congratulations Shannon! He is absolutely precious!ReplyDelete
How ADORABLE HE IS!!!!ReplyDelete
And you.....YOU LOOK FABULOUS!!!!
What a precious little fellow, a wonderful blessing at such a joyful season of the year! Wishes for a joyous new year with your new little Cooper Daniel.ReplyDelete
Congratulations, Shannon!! What a blessing and I love the name Cooper! What an exciting year you have ahead of you! (technically a lot of years) ;DReplyDelete
So happy for you! Your story makes me cry. It has been a blessing seeing how God has worked in your life. Have a great Christmas.ReplyDelete
What a beautiful post! Congratulations and welcome to the world Cooper! Now go get some rest and stare at him some more because they grow sooooo quickly!ReplyDelete
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Little Literacy Learners
Congratulations! He is beautiful! Have a blessed Christmas with your new little one!ReplyDelete
Wow! What a wonderful Christmas present...congratulations! Your words made me cry while I was reading. Your baby boy is perfect and precious!ReplyDelete
Congratulations, Shannon! Baby Cooper is absolutely precious! You look great, too! Enjoy every single second with him. I'm sure you are looking forward to a wonderful Christmas.ReplyDelete
Prayers for rest and relaxation as you enjoy your new little blessing!
Lil' Country Kindergarten
WOW......that's all I can say! U are soooo blessed. He looks perfect! I am so very glad everything worked out for you and ur husband......beautiful family! Enjoy the holidays and ur time with him....it definitely flies by!ReplyDelete
Perrfection! What a wonderful family you have. God bless you and enjoy every minute with him.ReplyDelete
Congratulations! He is just beautiful! I've been praying for you. Enjoy the wonderful holiday with your blessing!ReplyDelete
Tonia in Redlands,CA
Congratulations! He is such a doll!!! Have a wonderful holiday.ReplyDelete
Congratulations! I have been thinking of you. Enjoy your time with your new bundle of joy; he is perfect!ReplyDelete
Congratulations Shannon! He is adorable! I'm so happy for you and your family. I hope that you have a wonderful holiday season and enjoy your time with your new little guy!ReplyDelete
Congratulations he is previous! And thank you for sharing the pictures. I have followed your story and am so happy for your family. Best wishes and have a wonderful New Year.ReplyDelete
It is when you look at the miracle of birth that you KNOW there is a God!ReplyDelete
Congratulations on your miracle.
Shannon, he is adorable! It is easy to see that you really did get the most amazing Christmas gift this year. Enjoy every minute with Cooper and all of his 'firsts'.ReplyDelete
Kari :)
This will be the first of many wonderful Christmases. Congratulations to you!!! Enjoy!ReplyDelete
Beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing pictures of your new little one. Have a great Christmas!ReplyDelete
Congratulations!!! He's so absolutely perfectly beautiful!!!! You just never know how your delivery is going to go, do you?! With my last one, I was 7cm when they informed me I couldn't have an epidural because my platelets were too low. I didn't think I was going to make it....but once you have that perfect bundle in your hands-everything else disappears:)ReplyDelete
Congrats again!!! He really is beautiful! And you look fabulous! Merry Christmas to you and your family!!!
Little Warriors
Congratulations! He is so handsome!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas to you and your family :)
Soooo precious! Thanks for the update! Enjoy every magical moment!ReplyDelete
Congratulations! Boys are so much fun! So happy for the three of you!ReplyDelete
Congratulations on your beautiful baby boy! Enjoy every minutes!!!ReplyDelete
Congratulations! Many blessing to you and your new little one!!!ReplyDelete
Congrats on your new little miracle!! Enjoy every minute!!! I hope you all enjoy this blessed holiday season!ReplyDelete
Congratulations! He is beyond beautiful! So happy for you and your family :)ReplyDelete
Congratulations to you and your husband. Cooper is just perfect! Enjoy every moment you have with your precious little one. I'm sure you've heard from others how fast they grow - well they really do!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas to your family!
Congratulations---he is BEAUTIFUL! Enjoy every minute!ReplyDelete
Color Me Happy in Kindergarten
Congrats!! He is beautiful!ReplyDelete
Congratulations! God bless you and little Cooper.ReplyDelete
You brought tears to my eyes because I remember my two little miracles too and that exact moment when you realize that nothing else matters in the world. It is the most wonderful feeling in the world!ReplyDelete
Congrats and enjoy your little Christmas miracle.
Congratulations!!! No matter how much people tell you- you still can't really explain the love for a child until you hold them for the 1st time. I remember my 1st day home alone with my oldest daughter, my husband left for work and called 2 hrs later. I was in the same position just holding her and staring. The TV wasn't on - all I was doing was looking at her and thinking my heart actually hurts with the amount of love I felt. Enjoy every moment and good job he is adorable :)ReplyDelete
God Bless your little one! How precious can he be? Continue to savor every little moment because they truly do grow sooooo fast.
Merry Christmas :)
Congrats on your new bundle. Becoming a parent is one of the biggest blessings!ReplyDelete
Congratulations--what a lovely family! I am so happy for you and your long-awaited blessing--he may not know it yet, but how wonderful for him to be born into a family who wanted him so much! :)ReplyDelete
Hoping you are enjoying your Christmas blessings!
Congratulations Shannon! For all you have given us teachers over the years, I am glad you were able to get a wonderful gift for yourself! He is absolutely beautiful. My 2 year old boy is jumping on the couch right now-- enjoy your little guy- they grow so fast! Merry Christmas from a thankful Kindergarten Teacher in Ohio :)ReplyDelete
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I am so happy for you! =) He is perfect and beautiful! Now you take some time to rest and enjoy that baby! And post some pics once in awhile! We just celebrated my niece's 1st Christmas and I kept thinking back to last year how I was joking with my mom about "maybe next year we'll have a lil baby to celebrate with!" (Not knowing it was going to happen!) It is so amazing how life changes over one year. I wish you nothing but happiness and good health for you and your new little family for the upcoming year!!! Congrats again!ReplyDelete
Your post brought tears to my eyes. As a kindergarten teacher who went through many treatments in order to have children many years ago, I was reminded of my pain and joy and rejoice in yours. Enjoy your time with your son. I am very happy for you!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 26, 2011 at 4:04 PM
He is absolutely gorgeous! I am so happy for you and your family! Congrats!ReplyDelete
Congratulations! You have a beautiful family!ReplyDelete
Hooray, you have a new reason to smile! May Cooper's life be filled with many blessings. Congratulations!ReplyDelete
~ Amy
- AnonymousDecember 28, 2011 at 11:42 AM
Congratulations! What a wonderful blessing.ReplyDelete
Congratulations....What a perfect little Christmas gift! Enjoy every minute!ReplyDelete
Congratulations on little Cooper! Im sure you had a great Christmas! Enjoy every minute...it really goes fast!ReplyDelete
Shannon, he's beautiful. Such a gift! Congrats to everyone...he's one lucky little boy.ReplyDelete
Congratulations Shannon! Cooper is beautiful! I am so happy for you.ReplyDelete
Congratulations! Cooper looks so sweet. What a wonderful Christmas present.ReplyDelete
What a joyous CHristmas you must be having.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year.
Congrats on your wonderful blessing. I just wanted to say thank you so much for all of the wonderful freebies that you so graciously share with us. I have downloaded so many of your wonderful goodies and I truly appreciate it!ReplyDelete
Congrats on your beautiful new little one! I know you have been through so much to get to this point. You look beautiful BTW!ReplyDelete
Enjoy your babymoon!
Teachers Cannot Live By Apples Alone
He's adorable!ReplyDelete
Very best wishes to all of you :)
Congratulations and welcome to the world of motherhood! He is so beautiful! Enjoy every moment - they truly grow so fast!ReplyDelete
Ѽ Alessia
Mrs. Albanese's Kindergarten Class
Congratulations! Children are a gift from God! Thanks for the update and for posting pics of your precious son!ReplyDelete
I am so happy for you!! I love your blog and appreciate all your freebies!! Enjoy your snuggle time with your little man:)ReplyDelete
Jonelle Bell
A Place Called Kindergarten
He is precious! I am so happy that you got the perfect Christmas present. Have a happy new year!ReplyDelete
Aww! He is adorable! I am so happy for you. Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful baby boy! Congratulations to you and your family! It is a love like no other - so happy for you!ReplyDelete
Congrats on your bundle of joy:)ReplyDelete
Congratulations!!!! He is beautiful!ReplyDelete
Congratulations!! Parenthood is a beautiful trek!! Your little Copper is just a handsome guy!!ReplyDelete
Im sure it was the BEST christmas ever!!
Congrats again!
He is beautiful! Congratulations to you and your husband, what a wonderful family you have created! Enjoy every moment as they grow SOOOOO fast.ReplyDelete
I just awarded your blog the Versatile Blogger Award. Check out my blog for details.ReplyDelete
Ann @ http://mrsgreeneskindergartenkorner.blogspot.com/
Congratulations! He is beautiful!ReplyDelete
Rowdy in First Grade
Baby is precious! I just gave you the Versatile Blogger Award! Check it out here: http://creativeteaching-kimberly.blogspot.com/2012/01/versatile-blogger-award.htmlReplyDelete
As soon as you hold that precious little miracle in your arms for the very first time, everything you went through and all the pain to get there just fades away, doesn't it? My story is so similar to yours and I remember saying the same thing over and over, just give him to me! As soon as I saw him for the very first time, all was right with my world and has been ever since! Enjoy your sweet little boy - he is absolutely beautiful!ReplyDelete
Congratulations! What a miracle. May you lives always be blessed.ReplyDelete
Congrats! He is beautiful. Welcome to the world of mommyhood!ReplyDelete
Congratulations!!! I simply LOVE the last picture!!! His is gorgeous! Enjoy snuggling with him!ReplyDelete
Congratulations on a handsome little man. Your baby is your true love and no other man will ever know your love for him. Thanks for your great story.ReplyDelete
Congratulations! He is precious! Children change your life in such an amazing way :)ReplyDelete


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Part of the Creatures of Light exhibition.
The Young Naturalist Awards is the Museum's research-based science competition for students in grades 7 through 12. Below, read about one of the 2011 winners, who studied bioluminescent dinoflagellates, and visit the Young Naturalist Awards site to read the contest guidelines and find out more about the competition.
Puerto Rico is one of the few places on Earth with bioluminescent bays. A favorite destination for tourists, these inlets glow at night when swimmers agitate the waters' light-emitting dinoflagellates, or tiny photosynthetic microbes.
Seventeen-year-old Ryan wanted to understand whether the popular insect repellant DEET, worn by many tourists to ward off mosquitoes, had any effect on the dinoflagellates in these bays. His investigation, outlined in the essay The Effects of DEET on the Bioluminescent Dinoflagellate, Pyrocystis fusiformis, earned Ryan one of the 2011 Young Naturalist Awards.
Ryan hypothesized that the presence of DEET in the water would adversely affect the dinoflagellates' ability to luminesce. To test his prediction, Ryan used black garbage bags and duct tape to convert wooden shelves into near-complete darkness experimentation areas. He added several solutions with varying concentrations of DEET to flasks filled with dinoflagellates, also monitoring a control group that contained distilled water. After setting a timed lamp to mimic 12-hour cycles of daylight and darkness, Ryan agitated each culture with a swirl and measured their illuminance with a light sensor.
Upon recording the dinoflagellates' maximum illuminance each day, Ryan realized his results did not support his hypothesis. While dinoflagellates exposed to the lower (.01 to .1 percent) concentrations of DEET emitted significantly less light than the control group on the first day of the trial, they rebounded on the second day and performed as well as the control throughout the rest of the experiment. The dinoflagellates that experienced the highest concentration of the repellant (1 percent) died, leading Ryan to conclude that these organisms may rebound from the stresses of DEET up to a certain threshold.
Ryan acknowledges the limits of his investigation and hopes he can conduct another one in the future that would take into account the amount of DEET that leaves a swimmer's skin and enters the water. This information, he believes, "would aid scientists and conservationists in evaluating the policies regarding swimming in some bioluminescent bays."
The Young Naturalist Awards is a nationwide, science-based research contest for students in grades 7 through 12 presented by the Museum. To learn more and to submit your own project, click here.
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luka.zubovic needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 42 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
Net.hr (http://www.net.hr) is the most popular web portal in Croatia according to independent survey http://www.audience.com.hr/. Other than daily news we offer our visitors large number of services like mail, forum, social network, classifieds… Our newest project is flash games site / subsection that will feature our own games and free games embedded from other sites
Mostly younger population, from 12 to 29 years of age.
Our plan is to make flash games web site similar to games.yahoo.com or http://www.miniclip.com.
We crated mockups for main pages. You can use them as base for your design.
Mockups can be downloaded here:
Skyscraper banner on the right is replaced with list of bookmarked games when user is logged in. I think everything else is pretty much self explanatory.
If you need any additional information feel free to contact me.
If we decide to go with your design we'll contact you and provide info for additional layouts we might need.
We decided that you don't have to make design for all mockups. You can submit just front page and one more page you choose to make.


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Ruth & Jude
Ruth Wilson is Jude Law's new girlfriend. She's an actor. They've worked together on a few projects the last couple of years, most recently Anna Karenina which is supposed to factor into the coming award season.
Jude certainly knows how to pick them when they're on the rise. People have been calling for Ruth to "break out" for some time now. If you watch Luther, you're well aware of her abilities. Luther was my jam for a few months last year. SO f-cking good.
Anyway, here are Ruth and Jude photographed together as a couple for the first time yesterday. I'm into it. On the surface very compatible. But, I dunno, Jude seems drawn to the dramatic ones. She's a well trained stage actor, after all. Which is why I'm photo assuming some volatility here. Volatility, as we all know, it's always good for gossip.


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It is possible that the main title of the report Mal de Debarquement is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
Mal de debarquement syndrome (MdDS) is a rare and little understood disorder of the body's balance system (vestibular system) and refers to the rocking sensation and/or sense of imbalance that persists for an excessive length of time after an ocean cruise, plane flight or other motion experience. Most people after exposure to an ocean trip or long airplane ride will experience "motion" after the event is over and for a short period of time. But for persons with MdDS, these sensations may last for six months or a year or even many years. Symptoms may diminish in time or periodically disappear and reappear after days, months, or years, sometimes after another motion experience or sometimes spontaneously. This syndrome is probably more common than the literature might lead us to believe, as the level of awareness in the general population as well as among health personnel is very low.
The disproportionate length of time over which the discomfort persists is normally unaccompanied by nausea, nor is it responsive to motion-sickness drugs.
For reasons that are not understood, women are overwhelmingly more likely to come down with MdDS than are men. However, most studies so far have disavowed hormones as a cause.
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