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Mechanicsburg, surrounding townships under boil-water advisory
United Water issues advisory due to low chlorine levels
United Water customers in Mechanicsburg as well as Hampden, Lower Allen, Monroe, Monaghan, Silver Spring and Upper Allen townships are under a boil-water advisory.
Company officials said the chlorine feed system at a water treatment plant in Fairview Township, York County, malfunctioned.
About 12,000 customers are affected and the boil-water advisory will be in place at least through Friday evening.
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It's Muffin Tin Monday (or it was yesterday, anyway)! In our house, Christmas preparations are picking up speed, and it's not even December yet! But The Muffin is Incredibly Excited about it, plus my shopping isn't as organised this year as it usually is, and we've got a Christmas party happening at our house this year, so there's a fair bit to organise...
Anyway, the point is, I decided to start our Christmas themed Muffin Tins this week, so we get to do a few of them before the big day. This one was a bit of a rush job, I shall do something more creative in the weeks to come!
Top Row: Apple Christmas tree; Apple Christmas bauble; Popcorn "snowflakes" with a puffy green pick.
Bottom Row: Pikelets (Reindeer footprints?); Yoghurt "snow" with vanilla, cinnamon & Christmas tree shaped sprinkles; Plum "Pudding".
I was very pleased with how the "Plum Pudding" turned out - it's just a whole small plum, with a bit of yoghurt drizzled on top, and holly made from a craisin and apple skin. The Muffin was thrilled with it. Upon discovering it was not the dessert, she wanted to know where the dessert was. I told her she had to find it by eating the other things. Eventually she discovered that the green pick was poked into a white marshmallow (hidden by all the popcorn). She found this simple little hide-and-seek aspect great fun.
The After Shot:
Enough said, I think! To check out what other mums did for Muffin Tin Monday this week, check out the Muffin Tin Mom's blog.
Coming soon: Cupcakes!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Muffin Tin Monday - Christmas (#1)
It's Muffin Tin Monday (or it was yesterday, anyway)! In our house, Christmas preparations are picking up speed, and it's not even December yet! But The Muffin is Incredibly Excited about it, plus my shopping isn't as organised this year as it usually is, and we've got a Christmas party happening at our house this year, so there's a fair bit to organise...
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Muffin Tin Monday - Two For The Price Of One!
In our house, we Never Ever miss a Muffin Tin Monday. It's just too much fun (and The Muffin does remember!) However, we do get busy. So sometimes I do miss a Muffin Tin Monday linkup. Like last week. Sorry about that.
But the good news is, that means this week you get Two Muffin Tins For The Price Of One!
First, last week's tin. The Muffin has been quite interested lately in the idea of Disneyland. I can't quite remember why we started talking about it, but I ended up showing her my photos of when I went there, and she was fascinated. And then, the contestants on Junior Masterchef got taken to Disneyland, and that was it. She was hooked. We had an elaborate Sylvanian Families Disneyland set up all over the lounge room for a week, complete with "Splash Mountain" (a slide made with pillows down from the lounge), "Sleeping Beauty's Castle" (Zhu Zhu pet castle), "Big Thunder Mountain Railroad" (a small train set with Megabloks "mountain" in the middle), and the list goes on. Okay, I'll admit it - it was actually kind of awesome. I had fun too. :o)
Anyway, so last week's Muffin Tin just had to be Disneyland themed:
Top Row: Banana person (this was not part of the theme. I had run out of ideas at this stage, so I shoved some sultana eyes in half a banana and said "look, this naughty banana person has jumped into your Disneyland tin!" She thought this was hysterical, and kept shrieking "Oh dear, what a naughty banana person!"); Peach Big Thunder Mountain (yes, I know. Rather a lot of imagination required); Mickey head shape made from a tiny choc chip cookie and two mini licorice allsort circles.
Bottom Row: Mickey Mouse and Daisy Duck head Vegemite sandwiches; Yoghurt with red, white and blue stars (we talked about these being the colours of the American flag, and that Disneyland was in America); Mickey Mouse head pikelets (with sultana eyes & nose, and Gourmet Writer mouth).
Here's a closeup of Mickey and Daisy:
I have a Disney cookie press kit, bought by my mother a thousand years ago at Disneyland, so I used a couple of the cookie stamps to cut these sandwiches out, then added sultana and Gourmet Writer details.
So it wasn't the most elaborate Disney tin - it was kind of a last-minute idea - but she loved it. As evidenced by The After Shot:
But wait, there's more!
This week's tin has a Seasons theme. The Muffin helped me come up with ideas for this one:
Top Row: Summer - Pancake Sun (with maple syrup hiding underneath in a little cup); Winter - Popcorn Snow; Spring - Fairy bread Flower with mini M&M centre.
Bottom Row: Summer - fresh Peaches (which are only available in Summer here); Winter - Yoghurt Snow with blue sanding sugar Frost; Autumn - Cheese Leaves.
Yes, I am very aware of the irony of teaching my daughter to associate Winter primarily with snow, when we live in Western Australia (where it has literally never snowed at ground level. Very rarely we may get a tiny bit on our highest mountains, and it melts virtually immediately). But the thing is, snow is so much easier to represent with food than rain is, and I was feeling lazy. We did talk about the fact that we don't get snow here.
The After Shot:
If you'd like to check out what other mums did this week, head on over to The Muffin Tin Mom's blog. Why not make one yourself next week? (hey, you don't even have to have a kid....!) :o)
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Monday, November 7, 2011
Muffin Tin Monday - Kindy
The Muffin has been talking about doing a "Kindy" theme for Muffin Tin Monday for a while now. She asked about it again today, and considering she only has five or six weeks left of being a kindy kid, I thought it was probably time!
The muffin helped with this tin, as it is intended to represent some of the things she likes about kindy.
Top Row: Strawberries (representing Fruit Time); ABC pikelets (representing Reading and Writing); Yoghurt with sprinkle face (representing "Making Friends", or "Playing with other kids". Actually this one was not her idea - she's quite shy - but she agreed to it.)
Bottom Row: Banana slices (also representing Fruit Time); Cheerios (representing Hula Hoops); String cheese carved into pencil shapes (representing Drawing).
I forgot to take an After Shot, but she ate the lot.
To see what other mums fed their small people today, check out The Muffin Tin Mom's blog.
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The Approach of Montessori Education
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Montessori advocated special preparation for the teacher: a course of study promoting self-knowledge along with knowledge of child development and techniques for implementing individualized learning, curriculum, and educational environment. Authentic Montessori environments offer the child an experience that builds competence and confidence with unsurpassed effectiveness--a timeless gift from one of the world's great educators. Authentic Montessori teacher education programs provide a rich, fertile ground for the nourishment and development of the teacher.
Maria Montessori created the first "Casa dei Bambini,"(Children's House) in the slum quarters of Rome, Italy. With the 1912 publication of her first book, The Montessori Method, she described a revolutionary, new kind of school that gained immediate worldwide fame for the Montessori system. She revealed how her tiny "students" realized a potential that no one, not even Montessori herself, had even dreamed of as being possible.In the Casa dei Bambini Montessori had created, for the first time, an environment tailored to the child's needs. One where adults demonstrated profound respect for the child and employed pedagogical techniques that resembled guidance more than direct teaching. She established an atmosphere of freedom within limits. The "disadvantaged" children flourished in their development of independence, self-discipline, social grace and cognitive accomplishment.
Montessori's most recent biographer states that many of the ideas she either invented or used in a new way have become part of education's common language of discourse about the subject of educating the young--so much so, that their source is neither recognized nor credited (Kramer, 1976). Among these ideas we find:
- Child-scaled furniture
- The concept that children learn through play
- The idea of developmentally appropriate educational materials
- The "ungraded" class, which groups children by interest and ability rather than age, provides individually paced instruction, and gives each child freedom to proceed at his/her own rate
- The idea of the child as different from adults, not just a smaller edition
- The observation that infants are learning from birth onward, that age six is late to start thinking of a child's education and three is not too early to begin schooling of the right kind
- The importance of the environment in which learning is to take place
- The significance of early stimulation for later learning and its implications for the education of the culturally impoverished child
- The observation that children take a natural pleasure in learning to master their environment and that this mastery is the basis of the sense of competence necessary for independence
- The judgement that real learning involves the ability to do things for oneself, not the passive reception of a body of knowledge
- That the child benefits from learning materials that are intrinsically interesting, reality oriented, and designed to facilitate self-correcting and the refinement of sensory perceptions
- That imposing immobility and silence hampers children's learning and that, given interesting work to do, children will establish their own order
- The concept of "sensitive periods," phases of development appropriate to the learning of specific motor and cognitive skills
- The right of every child to develop his or her own fullest potential and the idea that the school exists to implement that right
- The idea that the school must be part of the community and involve the parents if education is to be effective
In many respects Montessori has been the starting place for all of early childhood education. Her influence may also have made itself felt through the contributions of others respected today in the fields of education, child development, and psychology: Jean Piaget, who made many of his early observations in Montessori schools and served as president of the Swiss Montessori Society; Erick Erikson and Helen Parkhurst, who held Montessori teaching credentials.Once again, we need to reimagine our schools through the lens of Montessori education. More and more parents are clamoring for the very atmosphere of education that Montessori developed, all those years ago: a place of eager learners, experiential, hands-on learning, creative thinking and problem solving, and collaborative work to nurture the imagination of children and lay a solid foundation for success in life.
What a difference it would be if the values that we celebrate and promote in Montessori classrooms and schools were available to more children and families throughout the country.


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Hobby Lobby Says It Can Delay Health Law Rule (Jan 11, 2013)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An attorney for Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby says the company has found a way to delay providing insurance coverage for birth-control pills that's required under the federal health care law.
Peter Dobelbower said in a statement Thursday that the company will shift the plan year for employee health insurance that will delay by several months the Jan. 1 effective date of the requirement.
Hobby Lobby did not return phone calls seeking further comment.
Hobby Lobby sued to overturn the mandate on grounds that it violates the religious beliefs of founder and CEO David Green and his family. The Greens say requiring insurance for what is known as ``morning-after'' and ``week-after''
pills forces them to either violate their religious beliefs or face hefty fines.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied the companies' request for an injunction while the lawsuit is pending.
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New film highlights conservation
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The Rios Guatemala Foundation will tell its story Tuesday night in a film premiere highlighting the group's recent advancements – and near life-threatening encounters – in preserving the rivers of Guatemala through eco-tourism.
The film screens at 7 p.m. at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards.
Silverthorne resident, river runner and filmmaker Paul Heesaker is the driving stateside force behind the project. He, as well as the film's hero and on-site leader for Rios Guatemala expeditions Max Baldetty, will be in attendance.
The group is asking for a $10 donation at the door to benefit the Rios Guatemala Foundation in its efforts to preserve and restore wild rivers in Guatemala.
The group's mission is simple: to provide for the enjoyment, preservation and restoration of Guatemala's wild rivers. Getting to this point, however, was far from simple.
"I went down there not knowing for sure if I could establish a river preservation organization in Guatemala," Heesaker explains in the film. And in the process, he narrowly escaped with his life. An expedition to paddle and film the country's endangered rivers quickly turned into an international crisis when local Mayan villagers held the group hostage, mistaking them for dam builders and outside spies for engineering and development companies.
The film tells the story of a group of paddlers, conservationists and filmmakers who risked their lives to gain access to the endangered Rio Copon. Along the way, viewers are treated to astounding footage of six other jungle rivers as well as scenes of Guatemala's other natural and cultural attractions.
Heesaker made his first trips to the country in the early 1990s, and in 1993 began taking paying customers down Guatemala's rivers through his company, Area Verde Expeditions. "It was the perfect place to combine my passion for whitewater and river exploration with exotic travel," Heesaker said. "I'm often asked, 'Why Guatemala?' That question always comes from people who haven't been there. Guatemala is the perfect location for an Indiana Jones movie or a National Geographic photo spread. It's amazing."
"But there was another side of the country that I didn't consider," Heesaker said. "Guatemala was then and still remains a country marred by 36 years of civil war; a war rooted in the unequal distribution of land and wealth."
"Rios Guatemala is a dream of many of us in the country, and in fact an opportunity for communities to develop through outdoor sports and come out of extreme poverty," foundation co-founder and in-country operations manager Max Baldetty said. "It's an opportunity the country has to promote outdoor sports, conservation and restoration. The rivers are the veins of the world and we can be a part of keeping the rivers alive."
According to Heesaker, who has been spending time in the country for nearly two decades, the most productive agricultural land in Guatemala is used for export crops, leaving many indigenous Maya little choice but slash-and-burn agriculture in remote jungle regions, an unsustainable practice that depletes the soil and ultimately leads to increased poverty. Leading river trips for Rios Guatemala and working in eco-tourism is a way out of that poverty.
The 36-year-long civil war in the country ended in 1996, leaving 20,000 dead, mostly native Mayans. "This reputation, along with trip cancellations due to travel warnings, hurricanes, a historic drought, and the theft of office and river equipment made Guatemala a difficult place to make a living," Heesaker said, and he made the decision to close his business Area Verde Expeditions in 1998. "The war tarnished the reputation of what should be one of the world's top travel and river-running destinations."
His dream of building a riverside base camp that would be the focal point for the preservation and exploration of wild rivers did not end there, however. In January, Heesaker connected with Baldetty, and the two shared a vision.
"The establishment of Rios Guatemala is the passing of the torch from one generation to another, from an American to a Guatemalan," Heesaker said. "Max has the charisma, work ethic and character to see this vision become a reality."
"I'm excited because I am believing in something that I can see. It's a purpose, and I always say, if there is a purpose in one drop of water to make a river flow, we all have to have a purpose," said Baldetty. "Sometimes dreams seem far away but it doesn't matter how many times you fall to make the dreams come true, it's how many times you get back up."
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You're running out the door, driving in your car, waiting for the subway, walking down the street, shuffling between meetings at work and cheering your kid on at hockey practice. You're always somewhere and it's often the most inconvenient thing ever when you're hungry.
One of the worst things about being hungry when you're out and about is the unplanned and uncontrollable mouth-stuffing that tends to occur when we finally get our grubby hands on something to eat. And it's never the healthy stuff that takes preparation, right? Nope–it's the processed, packaged, convenient stuff that's easy to grab fast.
The trick to saving your waistline from those not-so-healthy indulgences is to plan ahead by having snacks on hand that are portable and can be eaten easily without heating or refrigeration. Here are 10 of your best choices.
1. Trail Mix
Trail mix that contains a variety of nuts, dried fruits, seeds and other ingredients like coconut flakes and chocolate nibs can be one of the best and most nutritious foods to take with you on the go–as long as you keep your portion size in check. Try measuring out about 1/4 cup and filling a baggie or container with it.
2. Fresh Fruit
You have to admit that sometimes, there's nothing easier than grabbing an apple, a banana, a pear, an orange or a bag of grapes. Although juicy, these fruits are relatively mess-free. They're also full of fiber, water, nutrients, antioxidants and of course natural sugars that can give you a boost of energy when you're feeling sluggish.
3. Dried Fruit
4. Fresh Veggies
Believe it or not, being busy and hungry at the same time is a great excuse for upping your veggie intake for the day. Try bringing along some cucumber slices, celery sticks, baby carrots,and bell pepper pieces in a baggie or container that you can gnash on to fill you up with lots of water and satisfy any crunch cravings.
5. Jerky
There are some really clean and healthy varieties of jerky you can find at health food stores these days, which are perfect for a protein boost that may leave you feeling fuller than anything else on this list. Look for turkey jerky or grass fed beef jerky with sea salt and no nitrates.
6. Homemade Energy Bites
There's this DIY protein/energy ball trend going on right now, which often includes chocolate and healthy fats like coconut. Most recipes don't require any baking either. Here's a no-bake date and chia energy bite recipe you can try. Drop them into a baggie or container when you're heading out pop them into your mouth when you feel those hunger pangs start to set in.
7. Homemade Protein Bars
Like the homemade energy bites suggested above, homemade protein bars can be just as good and deliciously filling. Best of all, you know exactly what goes into them when you make them yourself. Check out these 10 raw homemade nutrition for recipes for ideas that suit your tastebuds.
8. Spinach or Kale Chips
Potato chips are one of those forbidden foods we love to reach for when we're too busy to prepare something healthy, but planning ahead by baking a healthier version and bringing them along with you in a container will save you from those added calories. Here's how you can make your own crunchy kale chips with sea salt and sesame seeds.
9. Nut Butter and Honey Wraps
Wraps are perfect for portability, but the fillings usually require refrigeration and often get mushy when not eaten right away. To solve this problem, fill your wrap with your favorite all natural nut butter and some honey. To add a little extra crunch to the filling, add some mixed nuts and maybe some dried fruit like cranberries.
10. Dark Chocolate
Here's an easy and healthy snack idea that takes next to no preparation: a couple squares of at least 70% dark chocolate and some water to wash it down. Chocolate is actually an appetite suppressant, so you won't need much of it. You'll also get an added mood-boosting effect!
What's your favorite healthy snack from this list? Anything else you'd say is super portable that was left out?
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These Races Will Shape What the U.S. Elections Mean for Climate Progress
By Mark Hertsgaard
What follows are not candidate endorsements. Rather, this nonpartisan guide aims to inform voters' choices, help journalists decide what races to follow, and explore what the 2020 elections could portend for climate action in the United States in 2021 and beyond.
Will the White House Turn Green?
Whether the White House changes hands is the most important climate question of the 2020 elections. President Donald Trump rejects climate science, is withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement, and has accelerated fossil fuel development. His climate policy seems to be, as he tweeted in January when rejecting a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to protect New York City from storm surges, "Get your mops and buckets ready."

Joe Biden, who started the 2020 campaign with a climate position so weak that activists gave it an "F," called Trump a "climate arsonist" during California's recent wildfires. Biden backs a $2 trillion plan to create millions of jobs while slashing emissions—a Green New Deal in all but name. Equally striking, his running mate, California Senator Kamala Harris, has endorsed phasing out fossil fuel production—a politically explosive scientific imperative.

The race will be decided in a handful of battleground states, five of which already face grave climate dangers: Florida (hurricanes and sea-level rise), North Carolina (ditto), Texas (storms and drought), Michigan (floods), and Arizona (heat waves and drought). Public concern is rising in these states, but will that concern translate into votes?

Will Democrats Flip the Senate, and by Enough to Pass a Green New Deal?
With Democrats all but certain to maintain their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate will determine whether a potential Biden administration can actually deliver climate progress. Democrats need to pick up three seats to flip the Senate if Biden wins, four if he doesn't. But since aggressive climate policy is shunned by some Democrats, notably Joe Manchin of coal-dependent West Virginia, Democrats probably need to gain five or six Senate seats to pass a Green New Deal.

Environmentalists, including the League of Conservation Voters, are targeting six Republicans who polls suggest are vulnerable.

Steve Daines of Montana, who denies climate science

Martha McSally of Arizona

Thom Tillis of North Carolina

Susan Collins of Maine

Joni Ernst of Iowa (bankrolled by Charles Koch)

John James of Michigan (also a Koch beneficiary)

Republican Senators are even at risk in conservative Kansas and Alaska. In both states, the Democratic candidates are physicians—not a bad credential amid a pandemic—who support climate action. In Kansas, Barbara Bollier faces an incumbent funded by Charles Koch. In Alaska, Al Gross urges a transition away from oil, though his openness to limited drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Preserve dims his appeal to green groups. He faces incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan, who receives an 8 percent lifetime voting record from the League of Conservation Voters.

Will Local and State Races Advance Climate Progress?
THE CLIMATE HAWKS

Under Democratic and Republican leadership alike, Washington has long been a graveyard for strong climate action. But governors can boost or block renewable energy; the Vermont and New Hampshire races are worth watching. Attorneys general can sue fossil fuel companies for lying about climate change; climate hawks are running for the top law enforcement seats in Montana and North Carolina. State legislatures can accelerate or delay climate progress, as the new Democratic majorities in Virginia have shown. Here, races to watch include Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Colorado.

THE CLIMATE POLICY MAKERS

Perhaps the most powerful, and most overlooked, climate policy makers are public utility commissions. They control whether pipelines and other energy infrastructure gets built; they regulate whether electric utilities expand solar and energy efficiency or stick with the carbon-heavy status quo. Regulatory capture and outright corruption are not uncommon.

A prime example is Arizona, where a former two-term commissioner known as the godfather of solar in the state is seeking a comeback. Bill Mundell argues that since Arizona law permits utilities to contribute to commissioners' electoral campaigns, the companies can buy their own regulators. Which may explain why super-sunny Arizona has so little installed solar capacity.

In South Dakota, Remi Bald Eagle, a Native American U.S. Army veteran, seeks a seat on the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, which rules on the Standing Rock oil pipeline. And in what HuffPost called "the most important environmental race in the country," Democrat Chrysta Castaneda, who favors phasing out oil production, is running for the Texas Railroad Commission, which despite its name decides what oil, gas, and electric companies in America's leading petro-state can build.

Will the Influencers Usher in a Green New Era?
THE UNCOUNTED

The story that goes largely under-reported in every U.S. election is how few Americans vote. In 2016, some 90 million, roughly four out of every 10 eligible voters, did not cast a ballot. Attorney Nathaniel Stinnett claims that 10 million of these nonvoters nevertheless identify as environmentalists: They support green policies, even donate to activist groups; they just don't vote. Stinnett's Environmental Voter Project works to awaken this sleeping giant.

THE SUNRISE MOVEMENT

Meanwhile, the young climate activists of the Sunrise Movement are already winning elections with an unabashedly Green New Deal message. More than any other group, Sunrise pushed the Green New Deal into the national political conversation, helping Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey draft the eponymous congressional resolution. In 2020, Sunrise has helped Green New Deal champions defeat centrists in Democratic primaries, with Markey dealing Representative Joe Kennedy Jr. the first defeat a Kennedy has ever suffered in a Massachusetts election. But can Sunrise also be successful against Republicans in the general elections this fall?

THE STARPOWER

And an intriguing wild card: celebrity firepower, grassroots activism, and big-bucks marketing have converged behind a campaign to get Latina mothers to vote climate in 2020. Latinos have long been the U.S. demographic most concerned about climate change. Now, Vote Like A Madre aims to get 5 million Latina mothers in Florida, Texas, and Arizona to the polls. Jennifer Lopez, Salma Hayak, and Lin-Manuel Miranda are urging mothers to make a "pinky promise" to vote for their kids' climate future in November. Turning out even a quarter of those 5 million voters, though no easy task, could swing the results in three states Trump must win to remain president, which brings us back to the first category, "Will the White House Turn Green?"

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By Tony Carnie
South Africa is home to around 1,300 of the world's roughly 7,100 remaining cheetahs. It's also the only country in the world with significant cheetah population growth, thanks largely to a nongovernmental conservation project that depends on careful and intensive human management of small, fenced-in cheetah populations. Because most of the reserves are privately funded and properly fenced, the animals benefit from higher levels of security than in the increasingly thinly funded state reserves.
Vincent van der Merwe at a cheetah translocation. Endangered Wildlife Trust
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Cheetah populations elsewhere in Southern Africa have not prospered over the past 50 years. In Zimbabwe, cheetah numbers have crashed from 1,500 in 1975, to just 170 today. Botswana's cheetah population has held steady at around 1,500 over the same period, but illegal capture for captive breeding and conflicts with farmers and the growing human population are increasing. In Namibia, there were an estimated 3,000 cheetah in in 1975; roughly 1,400 remain today.

In contrast, South Africa's cheetah numbers have grown from about 500 in 1975 to nearly 1,300 today. Van der Merwe, who is also a Ph.D. student at the University of Cape Town's Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa (iCWild), says he's confident that South Africa will soon overtake Namibia and Botswana, largely because the majority of South African cheetahs are protected and managed behind fences, whereas most of the animals in the neighboring countries remain more vulnerable on mainly unfenced lands.

Wildlife researchers Florian Weise and colleagues have reported that private stock owners in Namibia still trap cheetahs mainly for translocation, but there are few public or private reserves large enough to contain them. Weise says that conservation efforts need to focus on improving tolerance toward cheetahs in commercial livestock and game farming areas to reduce indiscriminate trapping.

Van der Merwe says fences can be both a blessing and a curse. While these barriers prevent cheetahs and other wild animals from migrating naturally to breed and feed, they also protect cheetahs from the growing tide of threats from humanity and agriculture.

To simulate natural dispersion patterns that guard against inbreeding, the trust helps landowners swap their animals with other cheetah reserves elsewhere in the country. The South African metapopulation project has been so successful in boosting numbers that the trust is having to look beyond national boundaries to secure new translocation areas in Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique.

Cheetah translocations have been going on in South Africa since the mid-1960s, when the first unsuccessful attempts were made to move scores of these animals from Namibia. These relocations were mostly unsuccessful.

Charli de Vos uses a VHF antenna to locate cheetahs in Phinda Game Reserve. Tony Carnie for Mongabay
Swinging for the Fences
But other wildlife conservation leaders have a different perspective on cheetah conservation strategy.

Gus Mills, a senior carnivore researcher retired in 2006 from SANParks, the agency that manages South Africa's national parks, after a career of more than 30 years in Kalahari and Kruger national parks. He says the focus should be on quality of living spaces rather than the quantity of cheetahs.

Mills, who was the founder of the Endangered Wildlife Trust's Carnivore Conservation Group in 1995, and who also spent six years after retirement studying cheetahs in the Kalahari, says it's more important to properly protect and, where possible, expand the size of existing protected areas.

He also advocates a triage approach to cheetah conservation, in which scarce funds and resources are focused on protecting cheetahs in formally protected areas, rather than diluting scarce resources in an attempt to try and save every single remaining cheetah population.

"People have an obsession with numbers. But I believe that it is more important to protect large landscape and habitats properly," Mills said.

He suggests that cheetahs enclosed within small reserves live in artificial conditions: "It's almost like glorified farming."

"In the long run we have to focus on consolidating formally protected areas," he added. "Africa's human population will double by 2050, so cheetah populations in unfenced areas will become unsustainable if they are eating people's livestock."

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'Here to stay': But lawsuit and foreclosure cloud Kluge's dreams
With a looming foreclosure of its only spec house and a $2 million lawsuit against it, Patricia Kluge's Vineyard Estates subdivision seems to be pumping out sour grapes instead of sales.
"If Vineyard Estates breaches the contract, they have to pay the full commission," says Brock Green, attorney for real estate broker Frank Hardy, who alleges in lawsuit that Vineyard Estates breached its listing contracts and now owes nearly $1.9 million in commission his firm would have reaped had it sold all the lots.
Back in 2003, wine-making philanthropists Kluge and husband William Moses envisioned the 511-acre Vineyard Estates as luxury villas in the midst of grapevines and orchards. After their bold concept of interweaving mansions with vineyards fell afoul of neighbors and Albemarle County zoning laws, the couple ended up performing a simpler by-right division of 24 lots. Frank Hardy signed two listing agreements for the million-dollar-plus lots in 2007 that were to expire about a year and a half later.
According to Hardy's suit, filed about a year ago in Albemarle County Circuit Court, his firm "diligently, professionally, and aggressively" pursued leads but met with resistance not only from buyers but from Vineyard Estates. Notably, the suit claims, Hardy was not permitted to enter the properties in the MLS, a searchable system but one sometimes considered too proletarian for upper-echelon estates.
The suit alleges that when Hardy refused to release Vineyard Estates from the contract without compensation for time and expense, Vineyard Estates signed with another brokerage, Sotheby's– the firm responsible for the initial $100 million-dollar listing of Kluge's main residence, the 24,000 square-foot Albemarle House, which was reduced mid-February to a still eye-popping $48 million.
In response to Hardy's suit, Vineyard Estates claims it really had been released from Hardy's contract– and provides an exhibit that seems to support the claim.
"We all agree that we would like to accept your offer of $25,000 together with the release of the existing contract," Hardy wrote in an email to Vineyard Estates representative John Grab on April 25, 2008– about a year before the listing contracts expired. "Would you like to prepare a document which would terminate our agreement upon receipt of funds?"
While Hardy's attorney Brock Green says that email "is only a small part of the story," Vineyard Estates attorney David Thomas says the "email speaks for itself" and notes "lawsuits like this are more common since the real estate market took a downturn."
Regardless, the lawsuit is "bizarre" says one local realtor, who asked not to be named. "I would never sue my clients," says the realtor, noting that the real estate business is "relationship-based" and relies on goodwill and word of mouth.
Realtor Roger Voisinet agrees that suing clients is indeed unusual–- particularly given what he sees as a "generous" settlement offer.
"To be given any compensation is way more than the average seller would do," notes Voisinet, adding that Hardy, whom he respects, "must have given it a lot of thought, and maybe felt that he was much more damaged than $25,000."
Albemarle Circuit Court Judge Cheryl Higgins will rule on Friday, February 26 whether the case will go to trial.
Could it be that there just aren't buyers for such exclusive listings? A year into the new listing agreement with Sotheby's, not a single lot at Vineyard Estates has sold. And making matters worse, the lone spec house now faces the threat of foreclosure.
The house, a 6,600-square-foot mansion at 2621 Coopers Lane, was built in 2007 on 2.895 acres and is assessed for $2.76 million. Buyers hoping to score a bargain should be sure to bring their checkbooks to the 9:30am March 1 auction at the Albemarle courthouse, as a $360,000 deposit is required.
According to county property records, a company called Lehman Rockwell Evans LLC bought an 18.33 percent piece of the house for $712,000 in March 2007. Brian and Debra Helms invested $1 million for a 30 percent share in January 2008.
"Like most real estate projects, it was developed with partners," says winery spokesperson Kristin Moses Murray. "As a result of the collapse in the real estate market, some of those other partners went bankrupt, and many of the remaining investors abandoned their continuing obligations. In short, they have gone under, and Patricia and Bill have not."
Only one lot in the subdivision is foreclosed, and Vineyard Estates is a separate holding from other Kluge enterprises, such as the Kluge Winery and Vineyard, stresses spokesperson Murray.
"Because we remain financially viable, we are in the process of consolidating all ownership back with us," Kluge and Moses say in a prepared statement, "and pursuing discussions with stronger partners who both understand the potential of these 24 lots and have the resources to help us realize it."
But with so much property for sale, including gourmet gas-bistro Fuel, on the market since mid-2007, are all the for-sale signs indicative of cash-flow woes or merely downsizing, which has been the official company line since Albemarle House was listed with Sotheby's in October?
"You'll never hear the D-word out of my mouth," says Murray. "But they are streamlining their lifestyle."
Murray points to a Sotheby's release: "Her future plans include creating a new home on the vineyard property, which will be built and decorated in a style entirely different from Albemarle House, reflecting her changing taste and more streamlined lifestyle."
Indeed. Kluge plans to start streamlining by auctioning the estimated $13-million contents of Albemarle House. On June 8 and 9, according to an auction house official, Sotheby's will hold an on-site auction at the 300-acre property in southern Albemarle County in an effort to unload an estimated $13.5 million worth of decorative objects, Georgian furniture, and paintings.
"Let me assure you," says Murray, "that both the [Vineyard Estates] project and Kluge are here to stay.
–with additional reporting by Lisa Provence
Updated February 22 with the Albemarle House price reduction.
Updated 3:49pm, February 23 with scads of additional infomation
Original headline: "Default alleged: Kluge spec house under foreclosure"
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Deep pockets are going to be increasingly hard to find, my guess-- this will be the year when the wealthiest of the wealthy, in our community, will be hit hard.
from today's Washington Post: " there's been an enormous bubble in commercial real estate and it has to come down..there will be significant bankruptcies among developers and significant failures among community banks" according to Elizabeth Warren, chairman of the Congressional Oversight Panel, the watchdog created by Congress to monitor the financial bailout.
"much of that was in tax decreases for 95% of america. in fact, most of the tea baggers received a tax decrease under obama. how many of them know that and how many want to give that back? i would think 0 and 0."
You received more in your paycheck but are still in the same tax bracket. This trick shows up when you fill out your taxes.
confused One of the nightspots in Belmont had a burlesque show a while back just a JOKE that story in in another blog in the hook
bushes spending
obamas spending
How about the american middle class spending WAY more than they made for an entire decade.
You want to blame the government because YOU spent money.
you deserve to lose.
fdr though you were DEAD please stay that way.
hey taxman...
when the tax cuts expire next year will that be an increase or a decrease?
Price Reduced: Albemarle House now goes for $48 Million, a cut of $52M. Why, we'll be seeing new owners over there any day now, won't we?
Told you she was a deep financial doodoo.
Just what I like to hear .The rich winery whine about not being rich enough! Only in C-Ville ( Stepford that is )What are they going to do buy it back at 1/2 price like someone else we know did last week ?
Just watch --not this time, sure they won't go to the poor house, but many will face a drastic change in lifestyle. The regulatory environment is changing, and just today we learned from the fed that the days of cheap borrowing are coming to an end. Think you'll be surprised at what's coming down the pike for the wealthy.
Mrs. Kluge seems headed back to the penury with which she started, when she was an "exotic dancer." Karma. She extracted a lump sum from Kluge, blew it all in upscale ventures reflecting her own pretentious taste rather than sound business judgment, and now can't pay the maid. All she kept from Kluge was his name (even after she remarried). Hard to feel sorry for her. Welcome back to the real word. Get a job.
Pound Foolish, no I did not spend beyond my means nor did many people. Unfortunately many did do so and now we all are expected to bail them out.
Chouva, Obama has more than doubled the deficit already, mostly borrowed from China. What tax decreases? This will not end well.
No, the spending has to decrease. Taxes will go up next year but the spending has to slow as well. Buying out GM and Chrysler to save the UAW was a horrible ideas as is bailing out state governments.
whomever won the election was getting a 1.2T defecit. that is fact according to the CBO. obama has added to it, to the tune of about 300B so far, with more to come.
much of that was in tax decreases for 95% of america. in fact, most of the tea baggers received a tax decrease under obama. how many of them know that and how many want to give that back? i would think 0 and 0.
i cant take a group of people seriously when their solution to defecit reduction is tax decreases.
...sniffle ... sniffle .. (tears in my eyes) .. That is just sooooo sad .. Booo Hoooo! .. sniffle
The biggest part of the deregulation happened under Clinton when they removed most of the rules regulating banks that were setup by, yes, FDR in the 1930's. No, I didn't like Bush's spending. However it is still Obama who is spending billions on the car companies and subsidizing the banks today and doubling the federal deficit.
Ending financial advantages for the wealthy is long overdue. What we've witnessed is welfare for the wealthy,and the middle class and working class have financed this huge gap in earnings, where real work earned less,and investments and moving your money around earned more. I do believe that Obama and his advisors have seen this for what it is, and both the effects of the housing and commercial real estate bubble bursting, and the inability of everyday Americans to make ends meet, even for basic necessities, is forcing a change.
Nancy Thanks for the Washington post quote ! NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The riches of the rich will never get hurt by this stuff. It becomes right-off for them and the get it back in a lower tax bill!
"streamlined lifestyle." first we need to know what is her lifestyle and then we can hypothesize what this will mean. I seem to remember someone commenting that her vision for Vineyard Estates was only affordable for Arab oil sheiks, now perhaps only affordable for downsized Wallstreet CEO's .
Nancy, hate to give the bad news, but Obama and his advisors are the wealthy benefiting from it all. Direct bank bailouts, bailouts for the UAW, indirect bank bailouts by having the feds provide funds to prop up home prices, which incidently hurts those trying to buy a home.
Its a mess and it isn't getting better.
Time to get Halsey Minor on the line, now that would be a partnership: " pursuing discussions with stronger partners who both understand the potential of these 24 lots and have the resources to help us realize it."
Don't disagree that it's a mess, and I'm sure Ms. Kluge would concur, but the blame goes back before the Obama administration, to the go go Bush days of deregulation. Easy money, easy credit, led to just the type of development you see here. I doubt if you will see many multi-million dollar spec houses built anytime soon in this area.
Nancys right The Bush crime family started all this bank ,housing health insurance stuff the first two years in office . We'd be in deeper dodo if this administration didn't just in as save their ass's .FDR you know that there are other real news outlet besides the Fox(faux)News network. Try the BBC America on for size and see the real deal.
Crozetette, how is that a useful comment?
The topic here is the Kluge/Moses couple looking to dump their bad choices onto the banks and ultimately the taxpayer. I don't feel sorry for the banks - they shouldn't have loaned her the money without real collateral.
Please take your earlier conspiracy theories about Bush etc elsewhere. There are plenty of non-news blogs for that.
Have you seen the trailer trash that lives in that neighborhood? Blenheim Road is one of the trashiest spots in the county.
It may well be that Ms. Kluge could afford to make the lenders whole, but why should she? The property is worth less now than when the financing was provided (to the buyers) in 2007 and early 2008. Any rational businessperson would and should walk away from such an investment.
It doesn't mean that she's in the poor house. The property is under water. In such a circumstance, foreclosure is the smart move.
She's another great C'ville entrepreneur. As long as she was married to the richest man in the U.S her words meant something. She's as hollow as her name. John could afford a helicopter with landing pad. Even Thomas Jefferson would live on the West-end if he had kids and had to go pick up them up at soccer practice! Ever seen Rt.53 at 7 a.m. no Patricia I'm sure you haven't. Most upwardly mobile multimillionaire types like to leave their house in the morning! Why not have another taped interview on the Live show with WNRN where you tell everyone how great your new husband is. Why didn't you take his name? She should have been forced to drop the name Kluge when he paid you off! The only reason she has a dime! I see her as a great motivator in the C'ville area. From what I've been told she's single handedly changed Farmington's Membership requirements as far as land owners being members and how the board of visitors get appointed!


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We welcome practitioners of all levels and traditions. One does not need to identify as Buddhist to attend.
Everyone is warmly welcome to join our community and participate in our gatherings. Both cushions and chairs are provided.
Meditation instruction is offered by a senior practitioner. More detailed guidance is available upon request. The evening includes an hour of sitting and walking meditation, metta practice and contemplation, a half hour of Dharma Sharing, and a closing hour of social time, snacks included. We end the night by mindfully cleaning up together.
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Red and blue waves triggered by a magnitude 4.6 earthquake rippled outward from the Anchorage area and fizzled out after 45 seconds. Except in Cook Inlet basin, where the waves were trapped for another half-minute, bouncing back and forth, up and down, within the 7.5-kilometer-thick sedimentary basin.
"It's like throwing a rock in the pond. Except water is a homogeneous material. In the solid earth you have basins and mountains and other variations," said Carl Tape, a seismologist and assistant professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
The actual Cook Inlet earthquake occurred in 2009. Tape is using supercomputers to do the first detailed three-dimensional simulations of earthquakes in Alaska with computational models that he has played a major role in developing over the past 10 years. The models are too complex for regular computers, using codes that track the seismic waves at millions of grid points at each time step. They are also far more accurate than traditional seismic models, factoring in the physics of three-dimensional wave propagation, the topography of the earth, and tons of geological data.
Tape has two main research goals: to model the ground motion caused by earthquakes and to build a high-resolution picture of Alaska's crust and underlying mantle. This will help seismologists predict the shaking intensity of earthquakes with a whole new level of accuracy, which could help responders better prepare for big earthquakes.
Alaska gets 35,000 earthquakes every year, far more than anywhere in North America.
"The whole state is constantly deforming," Tape said.
The earth's plates are always stirring beneath us. As the Pacific plate south of Alaska slides northwest, it dives beneath the North American plate, setting off frequent earthquakes in southern Alaska, the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutians. Interior Alaska's earthquakes rupture on faults created by these plates colliding.
"They're stuck. They keep driving together and every 100 years or so you will have a big earthquake and release all that accumulated strain. And then they're stuck again," Tape explained.
During earthquakes, shaking is intensified in basins, "bowls" of sediment (or super-compacted sand or dirt) that hasn't yet turned to rock. "It excites the basin and you get stronger shaking for longer," Tape said. Alaska is full of these basins—Cook Inlet basin, Nenana basin (Minto Flats), and on the North Slope—which often contain the most coal, oil and gas potential.
Most of what we know about earthquakes comes from about 150 seismometers across the state. These stations, maintained by the Alaska Earthquake Information Center, are constantly listening for earthquakes and provide critical—yet limited—data for seismologists.
"All we have are little wiggles at recorded points," he said.
The simulations provide a more holistic picture of an earthquake, showing the range of ground motion, the peak ground velocity (maximum shaking) and predictions for the hardest hit areas, like sedimentary basins. He validates the models by reconstructing earthquakes to see if the predicted shaking matches the actual shaking recorded by seismometers.
"We're trying to fit the true wiggle-for-wiggle ground motion."
Tape produced a set of seismograms for a recent earthquake near Mount McKinley with red lines of modeled shaking closely overlapping blue lines of recorded shaking. With this kind of accuracy, you can more confidently predict ground motion from earthquakes that haven't happened yet.
The models are constantly being improved with new data on the earth's crust, which comes from various imaging techniques used in seismic surveys, oil exploration and other sources. Each simulation helps paint a sharper picture of the crustal landscape and how waves travel through it. Ultimately Tape plans to use the simulations to improve the models of Alaska's crust by using a procedure similar to medical imaging.
This summer UAF will host the largest seismology conference ever held in Fairbanks to discuss the computational modeling of seismic waves with some of the world's leading seismologists.
"It's an ideal venue because we monitor thousands of Alaska earthquakes a year, and we have world-class academic supercomputing resources."
Watch the simulation of the earthquake near Cook Inlet in Southern Alaska here.
The Alaska Science Forum has been provided as a public service by the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, in cooperation with the UAF research community since the late 1970s. Molly Rettig is a science writer who currently works in communications at the Cold Climate Housing Research Center in Fairbanks.


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Jodi Kantor reports: The Obamas fought the system, and the system won.
The man who wanted to change the nature of Washington now warns job candidates that it is hard to get anything done there. Not so long ago, he told others that he did not need a presidential library, a tribute to himself costing hundreds of millions of dollars. Now a former aide, Susan Sher, is quietly eyeing possibilities for him in Chicago.
The first lady who wanted to forge connections with her new city found that even viewing the cherry blossoms required a hat, sunglasses and wheedling the Secret Service. In a demonstration of how difficult it can be for any president or first lady to sustain relationships, Mrs. Obama stopped taking on girls in a mentorship program she founded because of concerns that other teenagers would envy the lucky advisees, according to an aide.


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kids book suggestions
So, my mom is asking for suggestions for books for hanukah presents for the grandchildren — my sons, who will be 7 and 9 (with the 9 year old a very strong reader and the 7 year old just really starting to read on his own), and my nephews, ages 2 and 4.
I futzed around online and came up with the following recommendations, but I thought I'd see what my readers had to add:
For the 2 year old:
The Quiet Book, Deborah Underwood
Can't Sleep without Sheep by Susanna Leonard Hill
(I don't know anything about these other than what I found online, but they look pretty good.)
4 year old: City Dog, Country Frog, Mo Willems
Knuffle Bunny Free, Mo Willems
(I love Mo Willems)
7 year old: The Dinosaur Museum: An Unforgettable, Interactive Virtual Tour Through Dinosaur History, National Geographic Society
Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: The Definitive Pop-Up, Robert Sabuda
Knuffle Bunny Free, Mo Willems
Rocks and Minerals (Eye Wonder)., DK books
(He's at an awkward stage, not really into reading himself, but getting old for picture books, although I'll make an exception for Mo Willems. We've been reading the Narnia books and Paddington out loud. He says he wants to be an archeologist, and loves rocks.)
9 year old: City of Ice, Laurence Yep (not yet released)
Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume, Jeff Smith
Warriors: Power of Three Box Set: Volumes 1 to 6 Erin Hunter OR
Warriors Box Set: Volumes 1 to 6 Erin Hunte
(He loved City of Fire, and City of Ice is due out soon. I have no idea which of the Warriors books he's read, but he doesn't mind re-reading, so I think the box sets are a safe pick. And he liked the volume of Bone that I got out from the library for him. I'd put the new book by Richard Riordan set in the world of the Percy Jackson books on the list, except that I assume he'll want to buy it as soon as it comes out.)
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A Bad Plan for a Healthy Fishery
The Columbia River Working Group held its third and final meeting in Seaside Oregon on November 15. The Working Group was established in September to consider Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber's plan to change the Columbia River salmon harvest allocation and phase gillnets out of the main stem. The working group was composed of three Fish and wildlife commissioners from Oregon, three from Washington, plus two commercial and two sport advisers from each state.
Gov. Kitzhaber's proposal was introduced in August. There were several aspects to his plan. The primary one was that gillnets would be phased out of main stem fisheries over the coming four years. This would not apply to the tribal fisheries but it would essentially eliminate the non-Indian gillnet fishery which has been in place on the River for 150 years. Gillnets would be restricted to the off channel "Select" areas such as Young's Bay by Astoria, which have been established for more than 20 years and were originally intended to supplement the main stem fishery, not to replace it. The governor's basic premise was that gillnets are non-selective and are therefore incompatible with the conservation requirements for rebuilding endangered and threatened salmon runs in the Columbia. He also sought to create a sport priority for the fisheries on the Columbia.
The governor said that his motivation for this proposal was two-fold. First, Measure 81 was going to be on the ballot in Oregon in November, and Kitzhaber said that he felt his proposal would allow the gillnet fishery to continue, albeit on a more restricted scale, because the measure would eliminate the use of gillnets anywhere in Oregon. He proposed that the groups promoting the initiative, such as the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA), Northwest Steelheaders and the Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association (NSIA), withdraw their support and instead back his plan, which is what they eventually agreed to do. The commercial industry, meanwhile, was developing an active campaign to kill the measure, confident that it would be defeated in the polls just like three similar previous initiatives in the Northwest in the last 20 years, provided the public could be informed that it was primarily an allocation issue, not a conservation issue. Oregon voters did soundly defeat Measure 81 by a margin of two to one, but Kitzhaber had pushed the discussion into a forum over which he could have more control, so the results of the Working Group meetings became the real focus for changes in salmon management on the Columbia.
Governor Kitzhaber also said that he was frustrated by the continual contentious atmosphere between the sport and commercial fisheries on the River that led to regular arguments over allocation of the salmon resource. However, nowhere did he bother to consider that those arguments were always initiated by the sport community, not the commercial fishermen, under lobbying by industry segments such as NSIA and the CCA that were always pushing for more sport fishing time and a greater share of the resource.
Management guidelines in both states for the sharing of the salmon resources require that decisions by the commissions provide for the economic stability of both sport and commercial user groups. In order to maintain that economic stability for the gillnetters, Gov. Kitzhaber proposed significant increases in the release of Chinook and Coho smolts in the off-channel Select areas to provide additional income that would replace the harvest in the main stem. He also encouraged the development of alternative gears that he claimed would be more selective than the gillnets and would be more compatible with rebuilding the salmon runs.
Over the course of these meetings, it became apparent to the commercial advisors that there wasn't going to be any effort to find compromise between the existing fishery management plan and Gov. Kitzhaber's proposal. In fact, he stated that it was essential that his proposal be adopted in its entirety; that selecting some portions and eliminating others would make it ineffective. It was apparent that the commissioners were taking that directive to heart.
The first meeting allowed some time for discussing the priorities for the commissions and also for the various user groups, and staff was assigned various objectives to flesh out in an effort to provide some clarity for how these changes could be accomplished. However, at the start of the second meeting in Portland in October, the Washington Commission representatives already had a proposal for how they wanted to modify the existing fisheries and implement the Oregon Governor's plan. This ended up being the framework that Oregon also worked toward by the final meeting, and was essentially the plan the commissions agreed to bring to their full commissions for consideration and adoption in December.
The commercial representatives in this process spent a lot of energy pointing out basic flaws in the Governor's plan, but it was clear from the beginning that the commissions were not interested in discussing the plan – they were only interested in finding the means for making it a reality. The commercials challenged the concepts of non-selectivity in the existing fishery by pointing out that the industry had made significant strides over the last 15 years in adapting their fishery to the recovery of the weak stocks in the Columbia. For example, they use tangle nets in the spring, they use large mesh nets during the summer season to avoid steelhead and sockeye that are in the river, and they use zone closures to avoid weak stocks in the fall fishery. All in all, the present fishery is vastly different from the historical fishery, creating a gillnet harvest that is highly selective in catching plentiful stocks while avoiding weak ones. Their record of staying within their quotas consistently exceeds that of the sport fishery that is fishing at the same time in the river.
The commercial folks also pointed out that the existing fishery already exhibits a significant sport priority. The majority of the non-Indian spring Chinook and summer Chinook are reserved for sport harvest. In the fall, the sport fishery is developed in the North of Falcon process to create as much of their preferred season as possible, and the commercial fishery works on the frontside and backside of the Chinook runs to stay within their share of the wild Tule Chinook impacts while harvesting plentiful hatchery Tule and wild upriver bright stocks assigned to them.
The commercial representatives also pointed out numerous times that the salmon hatcheries are paid for in the Columbia by federal and local mitigation monies that all citizens contribute to. The sport license monies go to the production of steelhead and trout, not salmon, therefore implementation of Gov. Kitzhaber's plan would essentially remove the salmon from the marketplace and deny access to them to those who are paying for them. They also pointed out that the alternative gears that are being tested on the river, primarily beach and purse seines, are still in the developmental stage and though they have been shown to catch fish effectively when fished on the peak of the run, their economic viability has not been proven. They are also presently not legal in Oregon, and would only be allowed in Washington under "emerging fishery" rules at this time.
It also became clear as the process played out, that Gov. Kitzhaber's proposal to increase smolt production and releases would not be adequate to replace the income the gillnet fleet derived from their main stem fisheries. In fact, the proposed smolt releases were reduced significantly from the original plan so that they would only provide one-third to one-half of the income originally intended. In order to balance the economics, Department staff indicated the creation of a variety of new fisheries, many with alternative gears and a few with existing gears, but it was unclear exactly when those would take place, what they would catch, and how they would interact with the sport fisheries in the river, or how the fishermen might pay for the significant costs of building new nets and finding boats they could use for seining.
Nonetheless, the two commissions moved ahead with Kitzhaber's plan and developed guidelines that would turn the spring Chinook fishery, the most prized runs on the Columbia for the marketplace, over to the sport fishing industry. The summer Chinook runs, a healthy stock which spawns in north-central Washington and had only been rebuilt to harvestable levels in the last 10 years after being protected since the mid-60s, would also be turned over completely to the sport fishery within four years. The fall Chinook fishery, which is composed primarily of wild upriver bright Chinook, a healthy stock that spawns near Hanford, would still be available to the commercial fishermen, but with Kitzhaber's intent to eliminate gillnets it would be transitioned to alternative gears.
Of course, though the existing commercial fishery would be significantly reduced by this plan, if not completely eliminated, the other big loser would be the fish buying public. There would be no certainty over when fish would be available, and the window of opportunity to bring some fish to market would certainly be reduced. All in all, the Chinook runs on the Columbia, historically the biggest producer of Chinook salmon in the world, would become primarily the domain of sports fishermen, except for the tribal fishery, which would continue above Bonneville dam.
The commissions are set to consider finalizing this plan in their December meeting. There is still some uncertainty about how that will play out. The commissions are supposed to manage the resource for the benefit of the public, and for the economic stability of both the sport and commercial industries. It would seem on the surface that this plan clearly violates that tenet, as it would be applied to the commercial fishermen on the Columbia. There is also the question of whether Gov. Kitzhaber's plan can be defended in a forum other than the commissions, which have tended to act for the benefit of the sport industry in recent years, especially in Washington. Staff was unable to supply a much defensible statistical backing for the Governor's plan, from the basic premise of gillnets, as used in the Columbia, being nonselective, to the question of future income for the commercial fishermen as the fishery transitions to a model that prioritizes recreational seasons that match the requirements of the sport industry at the expense of making fish available to the public. There is also the matter of tribal concerns. The tribes are opposed to the plan and say they will request reopening the management plan currently in place on the Columbia to discuss how Kitzhaber's plan will impact their harvest.
There is also the question of what Washington Governor- elect Jay Inslee will have to say in regards to this plan, once he takes office. There are no Select areas in Washington for their fishermen except for Deep River, which has traditionally been a very poor producer. It would seem that this plan will have a negative economic impact on Washington, because even though Washington State's gillnetters can fish in the Oregon Select areas, they would have to sell their catch in Oregon. It will also be hugely damaging to the fragile rural economies of the lower Columbia in both states. All of the counties on the lower Columbia are in opposition to Kitzhaber's plan. That should be a significant concern to the future Governor.
Clearly, the whole process has created more questions than it has provided answers to. The commissions in the two states appear confident that they can put this plan into play by the end of the year. It will be up to the commercial industry to find ways to continue the discussion and try and bring some factual basis into anything that is developed. It will also be important to continue to bring the public into the discussion, either via the legislature in both states or the markets, restaurants and individuals who appreciate the unique and wonderful quality of the salmon available from the Columbia and who need to recognize that if this plan is allowed to be implemented, it will have a huge negative impact on the availability of local salmon to the 90 percent of the population in the Northwest that doesn't sport fish. It is also important to remember that it will do nothing to help rebuild weak salmon runs in the Columbia – it will only reallocate the harvestable fish to the sportfishing industry.
Columbia River Commercial fisherman and buyer Robert Sudar has served as commercial adviser to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for the last 20 years.


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Why Anthropology?
"I had been looking for a society reduced to its simplest expression. The society of the Nambikwara had been reduced to the point at which I found nothing but human beings."Anthropology examines human adaptation, variation, and change. From a holistic perspective anthropologists study human adaptability in the past, present, and future by analyzing culture, society, language, and biology.
-Claude Lévi-Strauss
There are five main sub-disciplines in anthropology. Cultural anthropologists conduct participant-observation fieldwork in communities throughout the world. Archeologists investigate material cultural remains to better understand human behavior. Linguistic anthropologists examine how speech and language is used to communicate ideas about our environment and how language and speech changes over time and across geographical areas. Biological anthropologists research questions pertaining to human evolution, forensics, genetics, human growth and development, and demographics. Applied anthropology is conducted in all of these four sub-fields.
Today many anthropologists work in applied fields that use anthropological methods and theories to identify and solve contemporary social problems.
Anthropology at UAS
Students have many opportunities to learn about anthropology at UAS. There are a wide variety of classes that emphasize theories, methods, and ideas in the five sub-disciplines of anthropology. Students may also pursue a minor in Alaska Native Studies, with a combined focus upon northwest coast art, history, language, and literature.
Practical Experience
Anthropology is not limited to the classroom. In many courses you will be engaged in practical study, from archaeological fieldwork to interviewing elders. You will also have the opportunity to participate in archeological field schools, ethnographic studies, and internships.
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When major development work is proposed on federal lands an assessment of cultural resources (archeology) must be made as part of the Environmental Impact Statement. This provides a need for archeologists and/or "cultural resource managers."
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As bilingual programs develop in Alaska, this field may well employ many teachers and researchers.
- Preservation of Alaska Native languages
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Within the Bachelor of Arts in Social Science, you pursue a minor field of study. Minors at UAS that combine well with an emphasis in anthropology are:
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- Communication
- Spanish
These programs build upon your emphasis in anthropology by enhancing an understanding of human diversity from additional perspectives.


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The house on the island of Li Galli .. The fact that the first hosts of the islands long before the Russian dancers were sirens, we are informed by the geographer Strabo. Insidious hunter on travelers, almost deprived the winding path Penelope was returning home from the war, her husband lived on three rocks near the Apennine peninsula. For many centuries the archipelago known as the "island of the Sirens," and only the warlike Saracens were not afraid to stick to these shores. By the early twentieth century, the legend had forgotten the name was transformed to Li Galli, and not very suitable for living and bathing the island ceased to anyone interested. So far in 1917 in Positano, the closest to the city on the coast of the archipelago, has not arrived dancer Leonid Massine. Among Diaghilev he toured Italy with his ballet "Parade" (music by Erik Satie, libretto by Jean Cocteau) and willingly accepted the proposal writer Mikhail Semenov and stay with him in Positano. It is from here Massine first saw the rocky ridges of Li Galli. On one of them there was a tower and other signs of human presence. Dancer told legend that were present and sirens, Odysseus, and the Saracens, which further spurred his interest. Upon learning that the islands are empty, he set about trying to buy them. After several years of negotiations with the local authorities, in 1924, the idea was a success..
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So the Brewer's Pride selection running now is the Shiner Prickly Pear. I loved this beer, which means I am screwed for ever getting it again. Getting a hold of more than one of these is impossible without buying a Family Pack.
This is a delicious little beer that has a subtle flavor that is sweet without tasting like hard cider. I can see this going well with dessert. It wasn't bitter at all so there isn't going to be a flavor conflict and it is just sweet enough that I could drink a few of these without getting overly tired of it.
Damn you Shiner for teasing me like this.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/CNN) - Prosecutors allege a retired Massachusetts detective killed his wife because he was having an affair and wanted to avoid a divorce that would impact his pension.
Brian Fanion, 55, pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the May 2018 death of his 51-year-old wife, Amy Fanion, which was originally reported as a suicide.
Prosecutors with the Hampden County District Attorney's office say Brian Fanion staged his wife's suicide. They say law enforcement initially had concerns about the reported self-inflicted gunshot wound, and investigation only confirmed their suspicions.
Assistant District Attorney Mary Sandstrom says none of the telltale signs of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, including burned hair, soot residue and a straight bullet trajectory, were found on Amy Fanion.
"She had no singeing of the hair to suggest close-range to her head," said Sandstrom in court. "At the very least, this gun was fired 18 inches away from her head."
Sandstrom also says the testimony from Brian Fanion was inconsistent with the suicide he claimed to witness.
"He's bringing the gun up to his temple. He's firing that gun in a straightforward motion across the head," she said in court. "Amy Fanion's wound is instead above and behind her ear and traveling in a downward angle."
The prosecution claims Brian Fanion was planning to retire from the Westfield Police Department around the time his wife died in their home. They say their team found evidence of an affair with another woman beginning in early March 2018.
"He didn't want to get divorced because that could impact or ruin his pension," said Sandstrom in court.
Brian Fanion also allegedly used his devices for suspicious searches that prosecutors say point to murder in the days and hours before his wife's death. These searches included looking up the medical examiner's office, the forensic biologist section of the medical examiner's office and household items people could overdose on.
"There was only one way to enjoy his retirement, to go on with his life and new love affair. That was through murdering Amy Fanion," said Sandstrom in court.
However, the defense claims the science is on Brian Fanion's side. His wife's death was determined to be undetermined by the state's medical examiner's office.
He also has the support of his late wife's family, who maintain Amy Fanion did die by suicide.
Attorney Jeffrey Brown says his client is ready for his day in court.
"He looks forward to it because he didn't do it," said Brown in court.
Brian Fanion is being held without bail. He is due back in court Jan. 9 for a pre-trial hearing.
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Let Us Pray. Decoy Prayer Meeting is a C&W/rockabilly outfit that includes vocalist-guitarist Eric Chial from Penthouse Sweets and Bon Mots; former Bon Mots drummer Jason Styx; bassist-vocalist Brian Stout from Le Concorde; and pedal steel guitarist Ken Champion from Smog. They'll be playing melodic, thought-provoking songs like "Younger Than You" and "Jackboot" during a single set at The Horseshoe club at 4115 N. Lincoln Avenue in Chicago tonight, followed by the Austin, Texas based band Horse Opera.
Good To Go. The hard-edged power pop band Go Time! also has a date at The Horseshoe this weekend, sharing the bill with Headless Troubadour and Justin And The Salty Dogs tomorrow night. I reviewed Go Time!'s Hit It CD in an earlier post, noting the band never loses track of the melody while charging through songs like "Sudden Death" and "Wilmette."
The Baron Of Rock Photography. Rock Art Show, an online site that sells art and photographs of and by famous musicians, has a special deal for its VIP members on the new book by former Rolling Stone photographer Baron Wolman. The 176-page effort, titled The Rolling Stone Years, collects pictures from his days of working at the magazine from 1967 -1969, some of which have never been seen before. The book also includes Wolman's behind the scenes stories about photo shoots, hanging out with Mick Jagger, The Who, Janis Joplin, George Harrison, and Jimi Hendrix, as well as being onstage at Woodstock. Wolman will sign and personalize copies of the first printing/first edition for those who purchase The Rolling Stone Years through Rock Art Show by August 1st . Total price will be $48.90, including shipping.
Rock From The Heart. A number of acts will be coming together at The Heartland Cafe on Saturday, July 23rd for Real Vision Is In The Heart, A Benefit for the Choroideremia Research Foundation. (Choroideremia is a hereditary eye disease that affects peripheral vision and ultimately results in blindness.) The Hannah Frank Trio, WhiteWolfSonicPrincess, The Telepaths, Urban Twang, and seven other performers will take part from 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM. There is a $5 donation. The Heartland Cafe is located at 7006 N. Glenwood Avenue in Chicago.
A Recurring Dream. Cheap Trick, along with the Rhythmic Noise Philharmonic Orchestra & Mind Choir in 4D, plans on bringing its multi-media Dream Police show back to the Northern Lights Theater in Milwaukee for 10 performances starting on October 7th. Tickets go on sale tomorrow. Still would love to see them bring a show like this to Chicago.
Beady's Back. The Oasis offshoot Beady Eye has announced a U.S. tour for this Fall. So far, the only dates are at the 9:30 club in Washington, DC on December 8th and at the Terminal 5 club in New York City on December 9th. Hopefully, more dates will follow.
Your Say It's Her Birthday. Beatles tribute band Liverpool Legends will be staging a special concert at The Mansion Theatre in Branson, Missouri on August 16th in honor of Louise Harrison's 80th Birthday. The Bash for George's big sis starts at 8:00 PM. Ticket price is $19.21.
Women On Weapon. "Boris" Boden, a graphic designer who creates work for SoPro and other music-related clients, has been an avid fan of power pop and indie rock for decades. So it's no surprise he's amassed more songs than most countries have citizens. It's now possible to check out his impressive collection via Secret Weapon, which is part of the online Canadian-based Woody Radio.
One of his regular programs, "Women And Chords First," can be heard each Wednesday, and recently offered Rachel Sweet doing the medley "Then He Kissed Me"/"Be My Baby" and Bazooka Jones covering "These Boots Are Made For Walking." "Everything on the Secret Weapon is from my collection of music," Boden explained through a Facebook message. Station Manager DJ Gidget, who's based in Indiana, "is the keeper of the store. She loads them up and oversees the operation." Secret Weapon can also be accessed through its Facebook page.
Hopefully They'll Rise Again. Garage rockers Michael Lux And The Bad Sons are describing their Thursday, July 21st gig at The Empty Bottle as their last in Chicago "for some time." Not sure what that means, but it might be a good idea for the group's fans to check it out. Lux is also the lead guitarist for the rock band Hollus.
Waterloo In Schaumburg. Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg kicked off its free Summer Breeze 2011 outdoor concert series with The Neverly Brothers last Saturday. Tomorrow night, the tribute band ABBA Salute pays homage to the Swedish chart-toppers. The concert gets underway at 7:00 PM. Upcoming Summer Breeze concerts include Eddie Harrison Band on July 23rd, Midway Ramblers on August 13th, Rio Bamba on August 20th, and Symphonic Pops Orchestra Of Chicago on August 27th.