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Clan Ladder Live!
Clan Ladder Live!
9/13 Balance Update:
Boosts: Kankuro
Nerfs: Kisame Body Double
(these should be the last until next character release)
Yo players,
After 2 years we finally have a clan ladder with clan system. Over the past week(s) we gave clans the opportunity to invite their members. The clan ladder is now officially released! Clans can finally compete to determine which clan is the strongest on Naruto-Arena.
In the ladders page you will find the clan ranking of the top 1000 clans. In the profiles of the players you will find information about the player's clan. In the clan profiles you will get all information about the clan, including their statistics. After you finish a ladder game you will be noticed about how much experience you have gained/lost for the clan.
Every clan has its own clan experience, level and win/loss ratio. Resetting an account of a member has no influence on a clan's statistics. The higher your personal ladder level is, the more points you can gain/loose for your clan. Additionally, the amount of experience a clan loses from a loss depends on the level of the clan. Higher level clans will loose more experience from a loss. Also note that players which have a rank based on trial member do not count for the clanladder.That's about all the details i can give you for now.
Go check everything out and have a great clan experience!
Note that we will soon add a clan basics section which explains more about the ladder, and management of a clan. We also might add a clan reset option to reset the clan statistics. The Clan ladder can be discussed here.
It's time for me to fight along with Mark and Luapman to kick your asses for the sake of the Admin Clan :).
Good luck!
clan ladder live!
NARUTO © 2002 MASASHI KISHIMOTO. All Rights Reserved.


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A Kafka quote begins Roger Kimball's op-ed "This Metamorphosis Will Require a Permit/Sandy wrecked our house, but bureaucrats are keeping it broken."
Kimball also quotes Hayek:
[T]he power which a multiple millionaire, who may be my neighbor and perhaps my employer, has over me is very much less than that which the smallest functionnaire possesses who wields the coercive power of the state on whose discretion it depends whether and how I am to be allowed to live or to work.And Tocqueville:
"[A] network of small, complicated, painstaking, uniform rules"... reduces citizens "to being nothing more than a herd of timid and industrious animals of which the government is the shepherd."Books:
Franz Kafka, "The Trial"
F.A. Hayek, "The Road to Serfdom"
Alexis de Tocqueville, "Democracy in America"
Roger Kimball, "The Fortunes of Permanence: Culture and Anarchy in an Age of Amnesia"

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Bull Market Lives as Deutsche Bank Targets 2.25% U.S. Yields
Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) was one of the few firms surveyed by Bloomberg in January to correctly predict the worst rout in the U.S. Treasury market since 2009. Now, Germany's largest lender says it's time to buy.
"The economy isn't growing as strongly as we'd hoped," Dominic Konstam, the New York-based global head of interest-rate research at Deutsche Bank, said in a telephone interview on Oct. 28, one day before a measure of U.S. consumer confidence plunged by the most in more than two years.
Given up for dead less than six months ago by Bill Gross, who oversees the world's biggest bond fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., the three-decade bull market in debt is showing renewed strength as indicators such as retail sales and jobs growth falter. Last week, a Citigroup Inc. index showed that U.S. economic data began to fall short of analysts' estimates for the first time in three months.
Speculation has switched from how soon the Federal Reserve will pare its unprecedented stimulus to how long it may need to wait with the world's largest economy weakened by a 16-day government shutdown and policy makers falling short of their goals for employment and inflation. Deutsche Bank, which at the start of the year forecast 10-year Treasury yields would rise to 2.75 percent by Sept. 30, now says they will end the year at 2.25 percent, down from last month's high of 2.73 percent.
"The idea that we have very strong growth and that they're trying to have a meaningful reduction in monetary policy accommodation, that hypothesis is looking very damaged," said Konstam, whose firm is one of the 21 primary dealers of U.S. government securities obligated to bid at Treasury auctions.
Bond Allocation
Konstam isn't alone. Firms from ING Groep NV to SEI Investments Co. have boosted their holdings of Treasuries since September as growth prospects diminished, while a weekly survey by Stone & McCarthy Research Associates showed the proportion of U.S. government debt held by money managers increased in the week ended Oct. 29 from the lowest since June 2012.
Lower borrowing costs are key for the Obama administration and the Fed as they seek to foster the U.S. recovery after its worst recession in seven decades. The Treasury Department faces a record $1.38 trillion in notes and bonds due next year that it will need to repay or refinance.
Yields on 10-year Treasuries, used to help set interest rates on everything from mortgages to car loans, have decreased 0.37 percentage point since this year's high on Sept. 5 as the shutdown boosted speculation the Fed will prolong its buying of $45 billion in Treasuries and $40 billion of mortgage-backed bonds each month to support the economy.
Diverging View
The rally in the Treasury market has mirrored those for fixed-income securities worldwide in the past month as bonds of issuers from Morgan Stanley to the Mexican government erased their losses for 2013, driven by speculation the Fed will keep flooding the financial markets with cheap money.
The Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Broad Market Index's 0.91 percent return last month pushed gains to 0.44 percent for the first 10 months of the year. Eight weeks ago, before Fed policy makers surprised investors by maintaining stimulus, the gauge was down 2.1 percent.
The rebound has alarmed BlackRock Inc.'s Laurence D. Fink, who said last week that the Fed's decision is now contributing to "bubble-like markets."
"It's imperative that the Fed begins to taper," Fink, who oversees $4.1 trillion in assets as chief executive officer of the world's largest money manager, said Oct. 29 at a panel discussion in Chicago. "We've seen real bubble-like markets again."
'Sticking Power'
The four other firms that joined Deutsche Bank in correctly predicting at the start of 2013 that Treasury yields would rise, including Jefferies Group LLC and Credit Agricole SA, are all forecasting higher U.S. borrowing costs by year-end.
The jump in asset values may be one reason pushing the Fed toward tapering, David Zervos, the New York-based head of global fixed-income strategy at Jefferies, said in an Oct. 30 interview. By year-end, he expects 10-year yields will increase to 2.8 percent and reach 3.4 percent by June.
The economy will quickly regain its momentum as companies start to hire more workers, giving the Fed enough evidence to taper in January, according to David Keeble, the New York-based head of fixed-income strategy at Credit Agricole.
"Once you get into the taper talk, yields can spike mightily again," Keeble, said in an Oct. 30 phone interview. Demand for Treasuries don't have "much sticking power."
He projects that 10-year yields will end the year at 2.85 percent and rise to 3.2 percent in June.
Factory Data
Yields on Treasuries climbed higher last week as the Institute for Supply Management's factory index showed some parts of the economy already started to recover. Manufacturing grew in October at a faster pace than economists forecast, with the index climbing to the highest level since April 2011.
The Fed also refrained from providing stronger signals of prolonged stimulus in a statement after its Oct. 29-30 meeting, signaling diminishing concern over higher borrowing costs as they maintained the pace of bond purchases and sought more evidence of sustained growth.
Yields on the 10-year notes rose 0.11 percentage point to 2.62 percent last week, Bloomberg Bond Trader prices show. The yield on the benchmark security dropped two basis points to 2.6 percent at 12:30 p.m. in New York.
At the start of the year, Frankfurt-based Deutsche Bank predicted in a Bloomberg survey of 75 forecasters on Jan. 4-9 that yields would eclipse 2.5 percent by the third quarter as a strengthening economy bolsters speculation the Fed would start paring stimulus.
Taper Talk
The average estimate called for yields on the 10-year notes to reach 2.09 percent, from 1.9 percent when the survey was published. Yields started to climb from a low of 1.63 percent in May, prompting Gross, co-chief investment officer at Newport Beach, California-based Pimco to say on May 10 that the bull market in bonds probably ended.
Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said later that month that policy makers could taper their bond buying in "the next few meetings" if the U.S. showed sustained growth.
By Sept. 30, 10-year yields had soared to 2.61 percent, rising almost a percentage point from the end of May in the biggest surge since the first four months of 2009 and putting Treasuries on course for their first annual loss in four years.
Konstam's year-end forecast of 2.25 percent is now lower than 64 of 65 estimates in a Bloomberg survey and more than a half-percentage point below the average 2.79 percent projection.
Economic Growth
Economists predict the Fed will maintain the current pace of purchases until March, a Bloomberg survey on Oct. 17-18 showed. They cut their forecast for fourth-quarter growth to 2 percent, according to the median estimate in a Oct. 31 survey, from 2.4 percent prior to the shutdown.
"The uncertainty generated by that shutdown is likely to be enough to keep the Fed's position on tapering on hold for longer," Jake Lowery, a money manager at ING U.S. Investment Management, which oversees $120 billion of fixed-income assets, said in an Oct. 29 telephone interview from Atlanta.
Lowery began buying Treasuries after yields on the 10-year note reached this year's high of 2.99 percent in September.
Indicators gauging the health of the economy fell short of analysts' estimates last week for the first time since July, the Citigroup Economic Surprise Index showed. The minus 2.1 reading on Oct. 30 compares with 53.3 at the start of the month.
U.S. consumer confidence slumped in October, with the Conference Board's index falling by the most since August 2011. The reading was the lowest in six months and less than the median forecast in a Bloomberg survey.
Holiday Shopping
The decline may hold back the household purchases that make up 70 percent of the economy as the U.S. enters the holiday shopping season. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Macy's Inc. and Nordstrom Inc. all cut their forecasts on concern demand will falter in the Thanksgiving-to-Christmas season.
Even before the shutdown, the economy showed signs of cooling. Retail sales slowed in September as Americans became less upbeat about their finances and curbed spending.
"The overall backdrop of softer economic data that we've been starting to see" has made Treasuries more attractive, Sean Simko, an Oaks, Pennsylvania-based money manager at SEI, which oversees $8 billion, said in an Oct. 29 telephone interview. "We had the sense that the data was going to slow, and with the government shutdown imminent at the time, we thought it would create" a buying opportunity.
He began to buy seven-year and 10-year notes in September.
No Brakes
Demand for government bonds is unlikely to decrease as long as the weakened economy prevents the Fed's from fulfilling its targets, according to Robert Tipp, the chief investment strategist at Prudential Financial's fixed-income division, which oversees $395 billion in bonds.
Joblessness is at 7.2 percent -- versus 5 percent when the 18-month recession began in December 2007 -- and above the 6.5 percent rate that the Fed said would prompt policy makers to consider raising short-term rates. Employers added fewer workers to payrolls than economists projected in September, the third straight month the data fell short of forecasts.
Consumer prices will increase less than the Fed's target of 2 percent annually for at least three years, based on bond trading. The so-called break-even rate, or the gap between yields on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and fixed-rated Treasuries, indicates that inflation will rise an average 1.4 percent through 2016.
Debt Demand
"Given how sluggish things are with households and the fact that you need more demand, they should really be keeping both feet on the accelerator," Tipp said by telephone from Newark, New Jersey. "The economy is not rip-roaring. It would make sense to push back tapering for at least a year."
The Fed is also considering standards that by 2017 will require the biggest U.S. banks to hold enough easily sold assets to survive a 30-day drought, a move that would compel the nation's lenders to purchase more Treasuries.
Demand for Treasuries at government debt actions increased in successive months for the first time in a year, as bids exceeded the amount of coupon debt sold in October by 2.85 times, the most since May.
Americans, who have the least amount of debt since 2002, are also holding more cash and investing their disposable income in bonds rather than spending, according to FTN Financial. That's holding back growth in the U.S. economy and spurring more demand for Treasuries as the Fed maintains its bond buying, Jim Vogel, a Memphis, Tennessee-based interest-rate strategist at FTN, wrote in a report on Oct. 25.
"I would not have wanted to add too much" to our Treasury holdings a few weeks ago, said Jeffery Elswick, who oversees about $4.5 billion of fixed-income assets at San Antonio-based Frost Investment Advisors LLC and manages the Frost Total Return Bond Fund (FIJEX), which has beaten 95 percent of peers in the past three years. Now, "we have been recommending over the last week or so adding to Treasury positions."
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Turn Watcher is a tool based on Dungeons & Dragons rules. It is used to track the initiative of your players and monsters. It includes an option to roll initiative on every round, roll will, listen, and spot, and it has a status column that shows you the current status of your players. When you enter a player or monster, you also enter all of its modifiers, so the computer can take care of rolling all the dice for you. Still want to roll initiative? You can simply order the characters with the Move Up and Move Down options.
Miscellaneous Container Templates is a C++ library that provides a collection of various STL-like containers with specific properties. It currently contains six closely related containers: closed_hash_set, closed_hash_map, linked_hash_*, and forward_hash_*. The first two are very similar to TR1 unordered_set and unordered_map; the linked ones provide additional functionality, while forward hash tables are more performant than linked, but have a restricted interface.
Memview is a realtime visualization program which shows the memory state of another running program as a graphical image. Memory addresses correspond to pixels in the image, and as memory is accessed, the display will animate to show which parts of the address space are currently being referenced by the program.
lrc (The Linux Resource Compiler) is a system for packing many files into a single file for installation and use in a program as its resources (such as the graphics and sounds used by a game). It consists of a command-line tool, called lrc, for compiling the resources and a library, called liblrc, to extract the resources from a file generated by the compiler.
Pito is a set of C++0x header libraries to facilitate writing system call interceptor libraries based on LD_PRELOAD wrappers. The program "pito" is also provided for loading Unix commands with such wrappers. This system is capable of passing command line arguments to loaded plugins for easy configuration. Pito is supplied with a powerful system call sandbox library to prevent modifications to supplied filesystem locations and a system call logging library.
nyu is a combination of modern academic approaches to parsing formal grammars from PEGs and expression grammars that represents the new state of the art in parser generators. nyu grammars are written in a powerful language based on PEGs (parsing expression grammars) but with modifications to allow both the AST and the parser to be specified intuitively in a single grammar. nyu outputs parsers that take advantage of the chilon::parser meta-programming library for C++. The generated parsers are almost as concise and readable as the input grammars, yet perform as well as hand-written C code. nyu ASTs are built using tuples, variant types, and lists, and allow self referential parsers and AST nodes to be manipulated. Advanced features such as hashed containers and grammar inheritance are also possible and well tested. nyu is currently powerful enough to deal with complex grammars and bootstraps its own parser.
chilon::parser provides an extended PEG-like language using C++0x template meta-programming. This PEG-based language has been extended to support AST building features directly embedded into the type system. chilon::parser uses the input PEG to create the AST type at compile time using tuples, vectors, variants, custom classes, ranges, and primitive types. The AST is populated by parsers generated from the same type description at run-time.
The Mirror C++ reflection library provides both compile-time and run-time meta-data describing common C++ program constructs like namespaces, types, enumerations, classes, their base classes and member variables, constructors, etc. and provides generic interfaces for their introspection. It also provides several high-level utilities based on the reflected meta-data like a factory generator, which generates, at compile-time, implementations of object factories which can create instances of arbitrary 'reflectable' type.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California voters reined in the nation's harshest three strikes law Tuesday with the passage of a ballot measure that allows for shorter sentences for some third-time offenders.
With 26 percent of precincts reporting, Proposition 36 passed with a commanding 68 percent of the vote total.
Fewer repeat offenders will now qualify for a three-strikes sentence of 25-years-to life, while some 2,800 prisoners serving that term can now apply for sentence reductions.
Until now, a person convicted of two violent and serious felonies would automatically be sentenced to 25-years-to-life if convicted of a third crime, regardless of its severity.
California was the only state of 24 with three-strikes law to have that provision.
Now, the third conviction must be a serious and violent crime as well.
"The historic passage of Prop. 36 overturns the long-held conventional wisdom that it's impossible to fix our most extreme and unjust crime laws," said Stanford University law professor David Mills, who helped write the measure and was one of its biggest donors. Mills contributed nearly $1 million to the measure.
"My most sincere hope is that this victory serves as a turning point that inspires others to advocate for more sane and humane criminal justice policies," Mills said. Read more


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The joys of adventuring in a 3D world as a 2D chap, not to mention scrawling pages of notes in an attempt to decipher cryptic symbols, are coming to new audiences this year. Much-beloved spin-o-jump 'em up Fez is shedding its Xbox Live Arcade exclusivity and coming to unspecified "other platforms" in 2013, creator Phil Fish has announced.
"Yes, I've heard you, dozens of people emailing me everyday telling me how much of an idiot I am for not porting FEZ to everything," Fish wrote in an end-of-year blog post.
Many people wanted to play Fez on their PC or PlayStation or whatnot, naturally, but Fez also had a nasty clash with XBLA policies. Polytron pulled the game's first patch after a save corruption bug was discovered, but later re-released it, bugs and all, to avoid paying Microsoft "tens of thousands of dollar" to recertify the patch. The developer reasoned, "For 99 percent of people, it makes Fez a better game" but it was an unpopular decision with many fans.
Polytron grumbled, "Had Fez been released on Steam instead of XBLA, the game would have been fixed two weeks after release, at no cost to us. And if there was an issue with that patch, we could have fixed that right away."
Fish said that Fez's XBLA sales "didn't break any records," but it "made more than enough to let me keep doing what I do. So I'm afraid you're stuck with me for a little while longer." He also noted that Polytron has "a couple of new games in the pipeline."
Reflecting on the past year, Fish wrote, "Between Sundance, [Indie Game: The Movie], winning the IGF, becoming a notorious racist, the game coming out, the patch incident, becoming a notorious asshole, travelling the world, battling a brutal post-partum depression and finding love, my ears are still ringing." Bless his little white cotton socks.
Polytron was curiously once approached by 'Ville magnate Zynga about a mobile port.


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A recent toast to James Watson highlights a tolerance for bigotry many want excised from the scientific community.
Review: Sacred Stories, Genetic Privacy Collide
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Cherished myths and merciless facts clash in a one-act play.
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Cherished myths and merciless facts clash in a one-act play.
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What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species' genomes
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Female fruit flies challenged with infection during their lifetimes have offspring with greater genetic diversity.
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Personalized interpretation is the next frontier in clinical genomics, but we won't get there without sharing data representing all ethnic groups.
August 12, 2015|
Several recent studies point to serious—and mysterious—declines in butterfly numbers across the globe.
August 11, 2015|
The country will opt-out of growing genetically modified foods that have been approved for cultivation in the European Union.
August 6, 2015|
Duplication of copy number variants may be the source of greatest diversity among people, researchers find.
August 1, 2015|
Understanding the genetics of stem cell population maintenance in plants producing jumbo tomatoes could help scientists generate more-massive fruits.
August 1, 2015|
Gods of the Morning, Hedonic Eating, A Beautiful Question, and Genomic Messages
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Among the first to discover epigenetic reprogramming during mammalian development, Wolf Reik has been studying the dynamics of the epigenome for 30 years.


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Meeeeechigan - 35, Notre Dame - 31
Greatest. Comeback. Ever!
There are no word, only happiness!
We have a loooong wait until kick-off. So leave us your thoughts throughout the day on all the college football happenings. We'll be updating both here and on Twitter, so be sure to follow us there if you're not already.
While you wait, you can always check out our scroll through our Notre Dame posts this week (and get a few laughs now, just in case we don't come out on top during the game).
And proving that we'll beat the hell out of Brian Kelly's sideline antics like the dead horse it is, we leave you with this pic of a very huge-headed Kelly berating Touchdown Jesus.
|Brian Kelly chews out Touchdown Jesus
It's almost here! Just got the pic below from AHS!


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The Java Engine for Testing (JET) is a system for running distributed automated tests. It has been used by Sun for testing the High Availability DataBase (HADB), JavaDB, PostgreSQL, Memcached, and the MySQL Cluster Manager. JET should be a good way to write your tests if the product you want to test is distributed or has a client/server architecture, if it is natural for you to write the tests in Java, and if you want to invest time in developing tests and abstractions for later reuse.
CODERU is a Java code quality tool to enforce design quality in respect to packages (and therefore modules) dependencies. The Java language is lacking a module concept. CODERU is an approach to close the gap. The approach relies on reserved package names, and the allowed dependency rules between them are expressed in a general way. It includes a Maven plugin for checking your code for rule conformance.
SimpleDBM is a multi-threaded transactional database engine. It has a very small footprint and can be embedded in the address space of an application, or used in network client server mode. It provides a simple programming API that can be learned very quickly. SimpleDBM supports ACID transactions, steal/no-force buffer management, lock-based concurrency, row level locks, b-tree indexes, tables, write ahead log, crash recovery, and deadlock detection.
Zynaptic Reaction is a flexible asynchronous programming framework for Java which may be used to implement complex event-driven applications. It is heavily influenced by the Twisted programming framework developed by TwistedMatrix Labs for the Python programming language. The focus of the Reaction library is on the concurrency and callback model and as such it is application neutral. It can be used to manage lots of concurrent I/O or to farm out compute intensive tasks to multicore processors. As well as being usable as a basic Java library, Reaction can also run as an independent OSGi service and integrate into any GUI framework you choose.
CompactBeans is a separated-out implementation of the java.beans.Introspector and associated Descriptor classes, targeted at Java 1.8SE Compact Profile 1. The code is based on the openjdk source bundles. The aim is for API compatibility as much as possible. In the simplest case, a package import rename is all that is required.
A tool to retrieve Revelation-stored passwords from the command-line.
The most POSIX compliant and fastest known implementation of a tar archiver.


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Worldhotels is an exclusive collection of the world's most unique independent hotels. Under the banner "Where Discovery Starts", it now has almost 500 affiliate properties in more than 250 destinations and 65 countries worldwide. The hoteliers within the Worldhotels portfolio create hotels with their own personal soul and touch, each hotel has something special.
In the event that the points have not been registered you need to contact Worldhotels by sending in the invoice complete, with your name and EuroBonus membership number by e-mail to following the following address email@example.com
Points cannot be exchanged for award stays until further notice.
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The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and ViralEd are proud to announce the extension of this ground-breaking CME activity. Mirroring academic grand rounds programs, these CME-certified sessions combine traditional academic grand rounds with the innovation and convenience of telemedicine. The "HIV Grand Rounds from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania" is delivered live via the Internet every Thursday at noon (12 PM) Eastern Time and is available for on-demand viewing twenty-four hours after the live broadcast.
Presentations cover the most important and current topics in HIV/AIDS and are delivered by the top experts in the field. They are designed to be immediately relevant to practicing HIV clinicians and many are case-based. The final 10 minutes of each one-hour educational activity consists of a live question and answer period, with the presenting faculty member available to answer questions asked by attendees using the webinar interface. These weekly grand rounds are intended to provide clinicians with convenient and easily accessible knowledge and clinical skills they need to provide the best medical care for their HIV-positive patients.
Each session may be broadcast via your Internet connection in your conference room or auditorium for large groups to view, or individually to your personal computer at your convenience. Simply register at www.viraled.com/grandrounds for easy access.
This educational activity is designed for HIV specialists, Infectious Disease specialists, Internal Medicine specialists, Family Practice physicians, Dermatologists, Osteo-specialists, Nephrologists, Hematology/oncologist, Psychiatrists, Public Health professionals, OB/GYN physicians and other clinicians interested and involved in the care of patients with HIV/AIDS.
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USFWS National Digital Library
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Wolf Recovery in North America
Photo by Gary Kramer/USFWS
Before the arrival of European settlers,
wolves ranged widely across the
continent, from coast to coast and from
Canada to Mexico. Two species are
found in North America, the gray wolf,
with its various subspecies, and the
red wolf, found in the southeastern
United States.
Wolves play an important role as
predators in the ecosystems they
inhabit. They feed primarily on large
mammals, such as deer and elk,
removing sick and injured animals
from the populations. Wolves are highly
social, living in packs and hunting
and raising young cooperatively.
As the country was settled, native prey
species declined and the number of
domestic animals increased. As wolves
increasingly turned to livestock for
prey, government agencies and private
citizens undertook large-scale predator
control programs, with wolves
hunted nearly to extinction.
By the middle of the 20th century, few
wolves existed in the lower 48 States.
Only several hundred gray wolves in
Minnesota and an isolated population
on Michigan's Isle Royale remained,
along with an occasional Mexican
wolf— and reports of a few red wolves.
Thanks to recovery programs and to
the natural migration from Canada
into Montana, more than 5000 gray
wolves now live in the lower 48 States.
Under the Endangered Species Act
gray wolf populations in the northern
Rocky Mountains are listed either as
endangered or as "nonessential,
experimental." Mexican gray wolves
are also "nonessential, experimental,"
a designation that provides
management flexibility.
Partners such as State wildlife
agencies, universities, and conservation
organizations have developed recovery
plans in various parts of the country,
with the goal of restoring the species
to a secure status in the wild as a
functioning member of its ecosystem.
Recovery enables the U. S. Fish and
Wildlife Service to "delist" species so
that they are no longer endangered
or threatened—and to return their
management to States and Tribes.
Recovery plans identify the population
levels and distribution necessary for
a species to be considered recovered.
When a species reaches recovery
criteria, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service reviews the population status
to determine whether reclassification
or delisting is appropriate. Recovery
criteria differ among populations
depending on the threats to the species,
the connectivity of the populations,
and local ecological circumstances.
At the time of its listing under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, the
gray wolf in the eastern part of the
United States had been eliminated
from the landscape, except in northern
Minnesota and on Isle Royale,
Michigan. Protection under the Act
has allowed the Minnesota population
to grow, and now about 2,922 wolves
live there. In addition, wolves returned
to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and
Wisconsin. About 1,057 animals live
Because these States achieved
recovery goals outlined in the Eastern
Timber Wolf Recovery Plan, the U. S.
Fish and Wildlife Service has removed
the western Great Lakes population
of gray wolves from the protection of
the Endangered Species Act. States
and Tribes now manage wolves in
the region.
Wolves in the Rocky Mountains
Probably the best-known wolf recovery
effort was the reintroduction of wolves
into Yellowstone National Park and
central Idaho in 1995 and 1996. After
an absence of more than 50 years, the
Service brought wild gray wolves
from Canada to the Park and to the
Frank Church River of No Return
Wilderness Area in Idaho. The goal
was to speed up recovery in the
Rocky Mountain region and restore
a species to the historic range from
which it had been eliminated in the
late 1920s.
Recovery partners released wolves
as family groups in Yellowstone and
individually in central Idaho. The
program has been extremely
successful. Wolves in both areas
have formed packs and reproduced.
Now Montana is home to about 497
wolves. About 846 wolves live in
Idaho, and about 302 in Wyoming.
The reintroduction program has been
so successful that the wolf population
in the northern Rocky Mountains has
exceeded recovery goals every year
since 2002. Also, the states of Montana
and Idaho have made commitments
to maintain wolf populations well
above minimum recovery levels.
Therefore, the Service identified a
northern Rocky Mountain wolf
Distinct Population Segment that
includes all of Montana, Idaho, and
Wyoming, the eastern third of
Washington and Oregon, and a small
corner of north-central Utah. This
wolf population was removed from
the protection of the Endangered
Species Act, except in Wyoming.
Mexican Gray Wolves
Mexican gray wolves, called
Mexican wolves or lobos, were once
common through western Texas,
southern New Mexico, central
Arizona, and northern Mexico. By
the early 1900s, growing numbers, of
livestock in the region and fewer
natural prey species resulted in
increasing numbers of livestock
losses. Intensive control efforts
were largely responsible for
eradicating Mexican wolves by the
middle of this century. The last
confirmed wild Mexican wolf was
reported in the United States in 1970
and in Mexico in 1980.
Mexican wolves were listed as
endangered in 1976, and a joint
recovery effort with Mexico began.
Using animals captured in Mexico in
1977, recovery partners established
a captive breeding population. These
animals are the foundation of the
recovery effort. Wolves that are
candidates for reintroduction
undergo a "pre-acclimation" period
at Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
in New Mexico and other remote
facilities. This practice helps foster
behavior and characteristics that
enhance their ability to survive in
the wild.
In 1998, the Fish and Wildlife
Service released 13 captive-reared
Mexican wolves in eastern Arizona.
Two years later, the first Mexican
wolf pup was conceived and born in
the wild! Additional releases from
progeny of the 300 wolves in
captivity are planned to reach the
goal of a wild population of 100
Wolves in Alaska and Canada
Gray wolves in Alaska and Canada
have never reached the point that
protection under the Endangered
Species Act is necessary. In Alaska,
the State manages wolves—about
7,700 to 11,200 animals. Similarly,
provincial governments manage
Canada's 50,000-60,000 wolves. The
species is not considered
endangered or threatened.
Red Wolves
Red wolves once ranged throughout
the southeastern United States up
the eastern seaboard towards New
England. As with gray wolves,
concern about conflict between red
wolves and human activities resulted
in eradication efforts. As red wolf
numbers declined, the remaining
animals in the wild were removed to
zoos and other facilities to save the
species. By 1980, the red wolf
existed only in captivity, with a
founder population of 14 animals!
Captive breeding efforts are proving
to be successful. Reintroduction is
continuing at Alligator River
National Wildlife Refuge in North
Carolina. Red wolves have returned
to the wild.
In northeastern North Carolina
about 100 red wolves comprise 20
packs the wild. Captive breeding
efforts at nearly 40 facilities
throughout the United States have
about 170 wolves. The captive
rearing program is vital to
maximizing the genetic diversity of
the species and provides animals for
occasional release into the wild.
Recovery goals are 550 red wolves,
including at least 220 in the wild.
Number of Gray Wolves in the
Continental United States in 2008
Western Great Lakes States
Michigan 520*
Minnesota 2,922
Wisconsin 537
*not including Isle Royale's 23 wolves
Western States
Wyoming 302
Montana 497
Idaho 846
Arizona/New Mexico 52
(Mexican Wolf)
For more information about the
status of wolves, contact one of the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
offices listed below or the Service's
homepage at www.fws.gov.
Midwestern Region
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1 Federal Drive
Ft. Snelling, Minnesota 55111
Rocky Mountain Region
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
585 Shepard Way,
Helena, Montana 59601
Mexican Wolves
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
P.O. Box 1306
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103
Red Wolf Recovery Program
c/o Alligator River National
Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
708 North Highway 64
Manteo, North Carolina 27954
April 2009
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False Start
The last few days have been cold, bitter cold. Sunday morning greeted me with a -11 F reading. It was cold enough to freeze the water pipes at the store. This was no great surprise, the pipes have frozen at least 50 times since we've been here. So as I was leaving the shop last night, I made sure to close up all the open faucets and turn-off valves in the bathroom, in case the pipes warmed overnight. It was a routine I've done many times.
I wanted to get an early start this morning, as with yesterday's holiday, we would have twice the orders to wrap up and get out. I was in by 7:30 or so, and the first thing I noticed when I walked in the door was that there was a big puddle. At first I thought some snow might have drifted under the door and melted, as the winds were high last night. Then I heard the sound. The great hissing of the beast.
It took me a second to realize what had happened and what I had to do. I sloshed though the water and over to the main shut-off. The hissing quieted, then stopped. I got up off the floor and took a good look; it was still mostly dark outside, and the only light was from the EXIT sign above the door. I noticed the reflection on the floor, rippling. This wasn't just a little water. It's a good thing I wore my boots.
Thank you for indulging me a bit. I'm a little overwhelmed. And sad. And angry... but I wanted to let you know where I've been this morning. For a moment, I wondered what I was doing here on Blogger in the middle of this emergency, but I realized that you all are my friends, and I'm here to share news with you, good or bad. Today is not good, but we're all alive and it appears that we have only lost about $10,000 in books or so. It could have been a lot worse...
The pipe burst right behind my desk, where we keep a lot of the expensive books, and where I keep all the forgotten bookmarks. I lost most of them:
So, we'll see what this week brings. I can't promise you anything, but you can be sure I'll do my best. Here are a few more pictures for you:
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83 comments:
- Brenna said...
On no that is terrible news, Michael. I wish you and your store the best and a quick recovery.
- January 17, 2012 at 11:17 AM
- Margaret said...
Oh no! I'm so sorry! As someone who has had major flooding in our basement this past year -- 3 times -- I so sympathize with you. It's not fun to clean up, and the loss of valuable and precious items is so painful. Again, I'm so sorry. I hope the clean up goes quickly for you.
- January 17, 2012 at 11:17 AM
- The Bunny said...
Oh man that completely sucks! I'm so sorry you were greeted with that. You need extra baby cuddle time.
- January 17, 2012 at 11:19 AM
- Maggie said...
wow... that is awful! I hope the clean up isn't too bad. :(
- January 17, 2012 at 11:20 AM
- Mere said...
Oh, Michael, I am so sorry! I get upset when one of my books is damaged; I can't imagine how you feel. I wish you good luck in getting things back together. Please know your readers support you.
- January 17, 2012 at 11:21 AM
- Spacebeer said...
I'm so sorry to hear about this! If you have some particularly valuable / important to you books or records that got wet, this NEDCC pamphlet on recovery from a water disaster has some great information: http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/3Emergency_Management/06SalvageWetBooks.php
- January 17, 2012 at 11:21 AM
- Nicole Palmby said...
My heart breaks for you! I know it could have been worse, but $10,000 seems such a huge amount to me.... I can't imagine what you're going through as you work to clean up and recover from this.
- January 17, 2012 at 11:26 AM
- rocklady54 said...
OMG I am sooooooooo sorry.... If I were closer I would come to help you clean up anyways. Good luck.
- January 17, 2012 at 11:27 AM
- becky up the hill said...
heartbreaking..I am so very sorry.
- January 17, 2012 at 11:29 AM
- John Rudy said...
I want to help. I'm sure others do as well. You've done much for a small community of bibliophiles. Do you have a PayPal we could use as a "tip-box" to help with the recovery efforts?
- January 17, 2012 at 11:29 AM
- Birch said...
Oh god.... that's the most horrible thing that can happen for a book shop. I really have no words and the sight of this hurts me as a book lover.
Look on the bright side, though, you and your family are still intact and the books -some expensive, some not- can be replaced, at least partially.
- January 17, 2012 at 11:30 AM
- Rasco from RIF said...
I am so sad for you...thank you for posting the pictures hard as it probably was to actually take them and really look at them...it makes it more real now and the next time we hear of such.
- January 17, 2012 at 11:33 AM
- Elise said...
Oh my gosh! I am so sorry that happened to you, what a terrible way to start your day. What a horrible waste, but at least no one got hurt. I know how much books mean to you and all those great bookmarks, I am truly sorry. I would be devasted as I am sure you are, books are like friends.
I think it is time to take up a collection for some plastic baggies in all sizes to keep things safe. I would be the first to donate. Wish I could help clean up but I live kinda far away.
- January 17, 2012 at 11:43 AM
- Dave said...
Very sad to hear lousy story but during this time of joy with addition to family, I am sure that you will persevere and as always come out smelling like a rose. With affection, Dubby
- January 17, 2012 at 11:47 AM
- Adrienne Martini said...
Good gravy. That is a lot of water. Please let me know if there's anything I can help with.
- January 17, 2012 at 11:49 AM
- Melissa (Avid Reader) said...
Oh my gosh, I am so sorry. That's just awful!
- January 17, 2012 at 11:55 AM
- Briony said...
Oh no, that's awful! The picture of all the forgotten bookmarks in the bin made me so sad, let alone the destroyed books; I can't imagine how you felt when you walked in and realised what had happened. I'm glad you're okay, and hopefully you'll get the bookshop back on its feet soon and be able to replenish your collection.
- January 17, 2012 at 11:59 AM
- Margaret said...
I am so sorry. Books are like friends -- we don't want anything bad to happen to them. I hope the clean-up and recovery go well for you and that brighter days are ahead.
- January 17, 2012 at 12:00 PM
- Stacie said...
We had the same thing happen at our house this year, but our damage wasn't nearly so costly! What a bummer of a fresh start. Hopefully you can clean up quickly and without too much loss.
- January 17, 2012 at 12:07 PM
- Ginnie said...
How horrible! Please do let us all know if there is something we can do to help. A collection, perhaps.
What a shame that all the bookmarks were lost. But at least it was just 'things' and no one was injured. And you still have that beautiful baby to go home to. That should help ease the blow. :)
- January 17, 2012 at 12:10 PM
- TorontoViewer said...
Those photos are heart-breaking to see.
- January 17, 2012 at 12:14 PM
- Tricia said...
I'm sorry - what a blow!
- January 17, 2012 at 12:15 PM
- AldenM1 said...
Oh no. What a terrible thing to happen to nice people and old books! :-(
- January 17, 2012 at 12:29 PM
- Lent said...
Oh, I am so sorry for you!! My heart is hurting for you and your store! I hope and pray that the store will have a quick recovery and that you will have the strength to deal with this along with all the rest of life you have on your plate right now!
- January 17, 2012 at 12:30 PM
- Laurie said...
Oh I am so sorry. This is the last thing you needed right now. :(
- January 17, 2012 at 12:31 PM
- in defense of retail therapy said...
my eyes teared up when i saw the trash can, i am so sorry. i hope clean up is relatively swift, and while it might feel like much consolation right now, at least many of your forgotten bookmarks will live on thanks to your dedication documentation and gift of sharing.
- January 17, 2012 at 12:55 PM
- George Wittner said...
As one who cherishes the book Forgotten Bookmarks, I'm glad you didn't put off its publication with so many lost.
- January 17, 2012 at 1:12 PM
- Katy said...
Oh no! What a nightmare!
- January 17, 2012 at 1:23 PM
- Alicia said...
My heart is breaking for you; ugh. I don't even know what to say - why do such bad things happen to such good folks? Wishing you a speedy recovery in all possible aspects.
- January 17, 2012 at 2:23 PM
- Pete said...
Michael, this is terrible news. I hope you and the store have a very fast recovery. I've already suggested to my blog readers that they shop your online store as a way of helping out.
- January 17, 2012 at 2:28 PM
- Everett Howe said...
I hope your insurance will cover most of this. You do have friends here, and we will give you what help we can. If there are expenses that insurance won't cover, please let us know, and tell us how we can contribute.
- January 17, 2012 at 2:30 PM
- Tereza said...
don't take them for lost! Freeze them (literally, in your refrigerator or something) meanwhile you get your things to save them. The thing with wet paper is it looses it shape when it gets dry, so, first you should keep them freeze and analyze what are the most valuable and put drying paper between the pages and covers. This is the cheaper way to save books, but not always is the best. If you have a really wet book, you can go to companies who dry them.
Look out for major temperature and humidity changes, they can affect tremendously your collection in time. (Flat paper, yellow paper, etc)
This is really a tragedy, but you can get over it!
- January 17, 2012 at 2:37 PM
- Dorian said...
Oh, that's awful! I'm so sorry, and I do hope you can minimise the loss and misery.
- January 17, 2012 at 2:39 PM
- Kurt said...
- January 17, 2012 at 2:50 PM
- Jennifer said...
Suckitude! I'm so sorry. Nothing wrenches the gut like water-logged books. But as a mother of two little ones, you quickly come to realize that as long as your family is healthy and sound, everything else is just a bump in the road.
- January 17, 2012 at 3:01 PM
- Kate said...
O no!! So so sorry to read your post...thinking of you....
- January 17, 2012 at 3:40 PM
- Rach said...
Delurking to say I'm so so sorry. My heart breaks for you.
I hope insurance covers most of this and that the cleanup is quick and relatively painless.
- January 17, 2012 at 3:44 PM
- Jennifer said...
Oh, how awful! I gasped when I saw the news, and my kid asked me what had happened but had to ask me to stop telling him because it was too sad to contemplate. Like other people here have mentioned, I'd donate to a recovery fund. Our sympathy is with you.
- January 17, 2012 at 3:50 PM
How terrible, Michael. Best of luck with the clean-up and recovery.
- January 17, 2012 at 4:51 PM
- SeeryusMama said...
Oh, my heart breaks for you! Our basement flooded in 2010 and it sucked.
Keep your chin up!
- January 17, 2012 at 5:02 PM
- EvaB said...
Oh this is so awful and so, so so heartbreaking! May the waters recede NOW! and the books mend.
- January 17, 2012 at 5:09 PM
- Jean Vogler said...
This is horrible!! I'm glad to see you didn't lose your entire inventory. And I'm glad to see you're still with us in blogland. Best wishes to you!
- January 17, 2012 at 6:03 PM
- Allie said...
How awful! I'm so sorry.
- January 17, 2012 at 6:15 PM
- bookworm said...
My heart is breaking for you. My neighborhood flooded, along with other parts of the Southern Tier, back in September from Lee. I know what it is like to throw out ruined belongings and treasures. It is no fun, and I didn't have a newborn baby to care for, either. I am so sorry.
- January 17, 2012 at 6:15 PM
- JC said...
This is a terrible way to meet, but I do enjoy your blog and this made me sad.
I hope you can salvage most of your prized books.
If this link doesn't help do please google for more options:
Good luck!
- January 17, 2012 at 6:26 PM
- Gale said...
Oh that trashcan makes me cringe. I hope you get everything cleaned up as quickly & easily as possible.
- January 17, 2012 at 6:30 PM
- Donna said...
ugh that totally blows, as I said this morning i'll be more than happy to come in tomorrow and help clean up. I'll be sure to wear my boots lol :D
- January 17, 2012 at 6:32 PM
- Terri Beth said...
This is terrible. So sorry to hear this.
- January 17, 2012 at 7:16 PM
- keribrary said...
I survived a frozen-pipe water disaster at my library on a cold, January afternoon. It was right outside my office, and we lost mostly staff computers, a copier, and flooring. We were lucky it wasn't in our stacks. But I have to say that it was one of the scariest things I've been through at work. Best wishes to you for a speedy and safe cleanup.
- January 17, 2012 at 8:53 PM
- Bev Hankins said...
Oh no, Michael! I am so sorry! It's no fun to clean up such things and I absolutely sympathize with the anguish (and anger) at losing as much as you have. I'm only glad it wasn't worse.
- January 17, 2012 at 8:57 PM
- Nancy said...
Oh, sad, sad, sad. I'm so sorry. A new baby, a recuperating wife, and now a recuperating store! I hope you don't lose anything else.
- January 17, 2012 at 9:57 PM
- Rose said...
Heartbreaking! I hope the damage is covered by insurance and everything is speedily handled.
My deepest sympathies for the mess. And the lost books and bookmarks.
- January 17, 2012 at 9:59 PM
- Marie said...
Oh wow. So sorry for the loss.. The bookmarks that won't be forgotten..
- January 17, 2012 at 10:15 PM
- Lisa Shafer said...
I'm with the others who are wondering about a pay pal or tip box. I'd like very much to help out in whatever small way I can, as you have made me smile for years on this site (although I've usually not left comments or have left them under another name).
Perhaps you could let us know about your somewhat damaged but possibly still usable books. Some of us would buy them to help out, I'm sure.
- January 17, 2012 at 10:20 PM
- VM Sehy Photography said...
I feel for you.
Our basement flooded once and I lost a lot of stuff I'd saved in scrapbooks. I about cried.
Good luck with the clean up. I really enjoy following your blog. There will be more forgotten bookmarks. It's human nature to tuck things away and forget about them.
- January 17, 2012 at 10:41 PM
- Nephthys said...
That is terrible!! Can't they be salvaged at all? Maybe keeping them by a fire might help?
I am so sorry about what happened! I hope everything gets okay real soon.
- January 17, 2012 at 11:04 PM
- saji said...
Oh, so unwelcome and unfortunate! I just about cried when I saw the wastebasket photo. Hope the task of cleaning up and drying out goes as swiftly and smoothly as possible, Michael.
- January 17, 2012 at 11:08 PM
- Country Girl said...
I'm so sorry to hear this devastating news. Thinking of you!
- January 17, 2012 at 11:57 PM
- Cara said...
Oh no! I'm so sorry. This is just so sad. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
- January 18, 2012 at 12:53 AM
Oh no no no! What a terrible thing to happen. Hope you can clean up quickly.
- January 18, 2012 at 1:47 AM
- What-I-Found said...
I am so sorry. I love your blog and you loosing so many books is heartbreaking. I lost most of mine when we had a house fire. I think it was the hardest part of the whole experience.
Please keep talking to us.
- January 18, 2012 at 2:27 AM
- LookingUp said...
I'm so sorry to hear this. You've got a great group of people who care about you, so please let us know if there's anything we can do to help.
- January 18, 2012 at 6:43 AM
- Emily said...
Oh, my gosh, how horrible. I'm so sorry.
- January 18, 2012 at 7:01 AM
- PaperSponge.com said...
I'm so, so sorry. Water is the enemy of our favored hobbies and professions. Try to hang in there and I hope things are better than they appear when all is said and done.
- January 18, 2012 at 8:00 AM
- K. Henderson Art said...
I'm heart broken!
- January 18, 2012 at 9:53 AM
- susied said...
That's very sad. I'm sorry you lost all those bookmarks and wonderful books. :(
- January 18, 2012 at 10:52 AM
- Kelly Robinson said...
Heartbreaking! Hang in there.
- January 18, 2012 at 11:18 AM
- sarala said...
So sorry. A flood in a bookshop is such a tragedy!
- January 18, 2012 at 11:55 AM
- Moonshadow said...
Such a sad thing to see. I hope you feel the support from your fans, we'd be there to help if we could.
Maybe you could have your plumber put a drain in the lowest area of the room to limit damage in the future.
As for the already damaged books and ephemera, you might offer them to crafters. A favorite thing to do is Mod Podge pages of books to everything.
- January 18, 2012 at 11:58 AM
- sportsmom said...
Adding my thoughts! I hope you will be able to salvage more than you initially thought; depending on the value vs. damage of your items, you may be interested in seeing what the National Archives website has to say about salvaging flood-damaged items. http://www.archives.gov/preservation/conservation/library-materials-01.html
Best of luck! Extra snuggle time with Baby is prescribed by this doctor. ;)
- January 18, 2012 at 12:17 PM
- Sharon's Garden of Book Reviews said...
My heart goes out to you! Hope recovery is going well!
- January 18, 2012 at 12:25 PM
- Shawna said...
Hope things dry out soon. I am so sorry to hear about your book loss. If I were closer, I'd come help. I hate to see books get damaged, too. As a librarian, I have to weed a lot of things and I just hate doing it. Sending positive vibes your way!
- January 18, 2012 at 1:40 PM
- Andrea said...
That's terrible and the timing wasn't stellar, either. I'm sorry about the drowned books and bookmarks, it really is a shame! But perhaps some things may be partially salvaged, as has been suggested? Nothing lasts forever, sadly, not even books :( I wish your shop a speedy recovery.
- January 18, 2012 at 6:21 PM
- Célia Costa said...
My heart is broke. I'm so sorry. I can't imagine how it is for you to endure such a situation. My best wishes!
- January 18, 2012 at 7:04 PM
- Kathy said...
Hi Michael: How horrible! As you work your way through recovering, take good care of yourself - sounds like a very stressful time with lots of great stuff and lots of tough stuff. All the best, Kathy aka Ruby
- January 18, 2012 at 8:23 PM
- E.St.Clair said...
Joining the chorus of well wishers and hoping today was a bit brighter...and tomorrow even more so. Hang in there.
- January 18, 2012 at 9:31 PM
- Jennifer said...
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. As a token of my appreciation for your site, I have bought one of your books. I do hope that you'll be back to normal soon!
- January 19, 2012 at 1:21 PM
- Sophie said...
I know I'm a couple of days late, but I wanted to share my condolences anyways.
Crappy pipes nationwide seem to have joined forces in the last few months. They've definitely been wreaking havoc here in MD.
At least it wasn't crappy electrical wiring.
I really hope that you guys (family & bookshop)make a recovery that's as quick and headache free as possible
- January 19, 2012 at 5:14 PM
- Broche Fabian said...
Oh my gosh! I just read this post. I am SO sorry for your loss! Please let me know how I can help. I'm not in town, but if you're having a fundraiser or need donations of any kind, please let me know.
- January 20, 2012 at 9:47 AM
- Shaunna said...
Heart wrenching. Hug that new baby and all will seem brighter!
- January 20, 2012 at 4:19 PM
- Alice said...
I can hardly bear to look at these pictures.
- January 20, 2012 at 7:20 PM
- Theresa said...
I'ms so sorry, what a tragic event. Good luck for the clean up.
- January 22, 2012 at 1:28 AM
- JLynnPro said...
I'm so sorry! :( That's really sad. Those pieces of history can't be replaced.
I hope things have gotten back on track for you, and I'm glad it was not worse than it was.
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Next week, on Jan. 22, Israelis go to the polls to elect the members of the next Knesset from among whom their next government will be formed.
As ever, they have a wide-ranging, left-to-right, secular-to-observant, narrowly ethnic to widely inclusive, single-issue to multi-issue, new-faces and old-faces constellation of competing parties from which to choose.
And as ever, the key issue facing Israelis is their security: physical and economic.
The economic security choices they face fall very much along lines familiar to voters in Canada, and indeed in the entire western world. More or less, we make those decisions according to our personal understanding of the appropriate role of government in a free market.
However, the physical security choices Israeli voters face are unlike any Canadians, Americans or other westerners confront: how to find a way to live in peace with all of its neighbours?
Unfortunately, it has been thus for Israeli voters since their very first election after the state was founded in 1948. No other country in the United Nations must still diplomatically and militarily defend its very right to exist against the malevolent efforts of some fellow UN members to "wipe it off the face of the earth."
From our vantage point, in the comfort and safety of our Canadian homes, we can only hope that Israelis will elect a parliament and choose a government that will make every reasonable effort to reach a treaty of peace with the Palestinians. And we would even hope that the definition of reasonable efforts would include new, bold, imaginative, fresh-thinking, daring steps to find common ground with the Palestinians. It is our view, and most recent polls in Israel confirm, that the majority of Israelis share this hope.
But it is also our view, and most recent polls in Israel confirm, that reasonable efforts do not include patently reckless and self-destructive steps.
In the current circumstances, however, it would be difficult to convince most Israelis that the Palestinian leadership truly wishes to make peace with the Jewish state.
The rulers of Gaza are ideologically, theocratically and politically sworn to annihilate Israel. And the rulers of the West Bank prevaricate at every opportunity, suggesting at the United Nations and to visiting western leaders a willingness to negotiate with Israel, but exhorting their people to the "fulfilment of the dream of return" and "ending the occupation" when western microphones are turned off (Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Jan. 4, on the anniversary of Fatah's founding).
As Paul Michaels astutely summarizes in his column this week, "A clear majority [of Israelis] supports a two-state solution while at the same time Israelis fear it cannot be achieved due to the absence of a committed Palestinian partner."
It is the perpetual dilemma for the Israeli electorate.
We hope and pray they choose wisely.


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The Henderson County Board of Social Services is well along in the process of selecting a new director for the county's Social Services Department.
"There are big shoes to fill," says Board President Lee Luebbe, referring to the present director, Liston Smith, who recently announced his retirement effective Aug. 1, after 25 years on the job.
"Liston was dedicated to improving our ability to protect neglected or abused children and disabled adults and we are proud of the high standards he has achieved. He was always willing to collaborate with other community organizations for the greater good. We will be looking for someone who shares Liston's commitment and who can provide strong leadership in an environment of shrinking public support and increased technological demands."
DSS is converting to electronic registration and eligibility certification for public benefits, and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act will require DSS to incorporate applications for health insurance subsidies into its system, Luebbe explained.
The director of Social Services is responsible for a department of 180 employees and a budget of $18 million. The federal government provides 48 percent of the funds, the state share is 12 percent and Henderson County support amounts to 40 percent.
While the director is hired and evaluated by the Board of Social Services, Social Services is a department of county government and the director is a part of the county leadership team. The director's budget must be approved by both the Social Services Board and the county commissioners.
"Not only will the new director need thorough knowledge of social welfare policy and practice and considerable public administration experience and management skills, strong personal relationship and negotiating skills are required," says board member Gary Cyphers, chairman of the Search Committee.
The Department of Social Services administers 46 federal, state and county programs, most of them mandated by law. Children's services include child abuse and neglect investigations, in-home family support services for families at risk of abuse or neglect, protective custody, foster care, social casework for children in custody, enforcement of child support, and administering subsidies for child care.
At any given time, the DSS director is the legal custodian for about 100 children who were determined to be abused or neglected by a judge in the Henderson County court.
DSS also provides protective services and social work support for vulnerable, exploited, abused or neglected older adults and people with disabilities. It administers the state program of aid for the blind and supervises adult care homes.
Among the financial aid and medical assistance programs DSS is responsible for are the Food and Nutrition Program (food stamps), screening and eligibility determination for the public insurance programs Medicaid and Health Choice, as well as Work First employment support. DSS has contracts with 29 other agencies that assist in providing services.
The board conducted a national search for a new director.
"This recruitment process is fairly complex," says Cyphers. "We are working with the county human resources department to ensure compliance with county protocol, but we must also submit the applications of candidates we wish to interview to the state social services department for approval prior to scheduling interviews. We will be interviewing candidates beginning in mid-July, and we hope to have a new director by the end of August."
The board is committed to filling the position as soon as possible.
"We are sensitive to the fact that DSS employees have difficult and stressful jobs, particularly those who work in emotionally volatile situations," Cyphers added. "Maintaining a supportive work environment for staff is a key leadership role. We don't want a longer period of uncertainty about the new leadership than necessary and we certainly don't want it to affect the people who rely on us for help."
Other board members on the search committee are Luebbe, Don Cooper, Melinda Lowrance and Sharon Tirrell.
Search for new county director of Social Services
The Henderson County Board of Social Services is well along in the process of selecting a new director for the county's Social Services Department.


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Thursday, February 02, 2006
Alabama vs. Auburn Fans
That post has generated the most comments ever for one entry here on the M Zone. Man, and we thought there was bad blood between M/OSU. Reading the comments under that post would make Palestinians and Israelis shake their heads and go, "Wow, those folks really hate each other."
Glad we could provide a Cyber Iron Bowl for you fans. Which gave us an idea...
If you notice above, we have the first ever M Zone BCS -- Blog Co-ed Showdown -- match-up going on. And from your comments under the Auburn mascot post, each of your school's fans claim their side has the prettier co-eds. So, in an effort to settle the dispute (and see hot SEC girls), if we get pictures of Auburn and Alabama co-eds (which either have something with a recent date or "M Zone" visible so we know they're a) real students and b) recent pictures), we will host the 2006 M Zone Alabama/Auburn version of our BCS - Blog Co-ed Showdown.
That's what we do, folks. We give like that.
Please note: As much as it pains me to say this, no nudity in the pictures.
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where are the pics of the fine ladies of Alabama & Auburn? Although I am a Bama fan, I married a hottie from Auburn.
- February 02, 2006 7:40 AM
- Yost said...
We're trying, Peter. We're trying.
- February 02, 2006 12:35 PM
That Tiger Eagle thing sounds like something they hunt in Auburn.....hillbillies. Cow College....their battle cry should be Moooo. ROLL TIDE.
- February 02, 2006 3:35 PM
- billy bob bammer said...
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- February 03, 2006 12:25 AM
Ahhh yes, a cow college. I see...
A note for the bammers: You had a lucky season, congrats. I'm honestly glad that Crodie "London" Broyle was able to keep his tender knees from buckling this year(Note last year when he tore his acl for running out of bounds). We on the Plains were tired of hearing how many times you would have beat us if only Brodie would have been healthy. As you can see, Brodie's first start in the Iron Bowl resulted in a Brodie sandwich about 11 times. You will always have the "Bear".
KP/War Damn Eagle!
- February 03, 2006 9:27 AM
Yes, we will always have Coach Bryant, which by the way was little shug's daddy, Bryant had a record of 13-5 against your greatest coach ever, now go get back to picking that cotton boy!
- February 17, 2006 12:50 AM
To those folks who like to call us a "Cow College". So are Penn State, Cornell, Florida, Georgia, and many other fine institutions. My Grandfather was Penn St.(33'), my father was Penn St. 62', We moved to Atlanta in 78. My dad said that Auburn had the feel of Penn St. All Bama makes are lawyers and we all know what they are good for. From someone with northern roots and loving the south, redneck is not a geographical definition, but a state of mind. Just as many up there, as there are down here. WDE class of 89'!
- February 17, 2006 2:00 AM
I am an engineer, and I graduated from Bama. You on the other hand are an idiot.
What does an Auburn grad say to an Alabama grad?
Do you want fries with that sir?
Screw You Auburn!!!!! and GO TO HELL!!!!!!
- February 19, 2006 4:29 PM
By the way Barn pukes. How is Wayne Hall and his endowment fund? How about Rev Chette? How's the former coaches hush fund coming along?
Michigan fans,
There are three things that are certain in life.
Death, Taxes, and Barn fans being asshole.
Once again: Screw you Auburn!!!!
- February 19, 2006 8:09 PM
This is funny! lol
- February 24, 2006 12:39 AM
- joevick1 said...
Hey Bamers, after you're finished making out with your sisters and kicking your dogs, visit this website:
be patient, it may take a while to load, especially since you probably don't have a high speed connection in your single wide home on wheels.
- March 10, 2006 4:47 PM
Hey dickhead, maybe you should learn to spell "Bammer" before you come over to talk shit. I see that your Barn education is really paying off.
Congrats on having the worst basketball team in the SEC for the second straight year.
- March 24, 2006 6:14 PM
it just pains these auburn fans.ok michigan fans here's how it is:i dont care how good auburn says they are,they will ALWAYS be second fiddle in the heart of dixie.0-11 or 11-0 bama has the most followed and most covered team in the state,while auburn doesnt.yes,auburn has had the upper hand recently,but they will always be the little brother who couldnt tag along.get some winning tradition(more than a sec title)auburn,and maybe we can make a argument.ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!
- April 06, 2006 12:28 AM
They have had some recent success against us. Funny how reduced scholarships will do that to you. The playing field is becoming more and more level by the day. Fear the thumb? LOL, we will stick that thumb up your ass.
- April 08, 2006 2:10 PM
For all you folks outside Alabama who are observing this for the first time, there is a pattern you will observe. Since it is spring, and Alabama "won" the A-day game, the Bammers are starting to crawl from under rocks, proclaiming some Freshmen QB as the next Namath, figuring that the all-SEC team will simply be a copy of the bammer depth chart, and pulling the underpinning off their trailers so they can put the wheels back on in September to travel to games (is they can keep the repo men at bay.) This idiocy will rise to a fever pitch until November 18 when Auburn goes to Tubberville-Denney Stadium and, for the fifth year in a row, treats Alabama like boys do their sisters in Tuscaloosa county. The bammers will then enjoy a second rate bowl, and be overjoyed if Auburn loses on New Years Day in a real game. The bammers will then crawl in their caves, rejoicing in the past, and looking for the next Namath.
- April 17, 2006 10:12 PM
Hey jackoff,
I live in a 6000 sq ft house in Greystone in Shelby County, and I am a Bama alum.
I wouldn't talk bad about Bama's A-Day game, because at last count we had 40,000 show up for a glorified scrimmage, and you Barn goat fuckers only had about 16,000 to show up in the "Lovliest Little Shithole on the Plains". Try again little brother.
- April 18, 2006 9:58 PM
And the difference between you and most bama fans is the "Alum" part. And 16K is pretty good for an A-day game that you only have 10K tickets for. thats 6K people that showed up to just hang out!! ALSO, there are 25K people in Auburn on any given day because of school...Bama Alum == good for society...90% of Bama fans aren't alums...90% of bama fans are TRASH.
Its been 1613 Days since you've beaten us....
- April 19, 2006 8:26 PM
Wow! A 6000 square foot house! Another bama 'alum' living with his parents, no doubt. The fact of the matter is this:
Bama fans are stuck in a time warp. They are still in 1979 and have the college football world by the balls! Kids will turn down a scholorship offer from other universities to walk on at Bammer!
The truth is that the college football world has passed them by, and their arrogance will not allow them to admit that they are now '2nd fiddle' in the state to The School Down The Road, and will be from now on. War Damn Eagle!
- April 19, 2006 10:32 PM
You Auburn pieces of crap really amaze me. First of all, let me set the record straight. I am an engineer, and have not lived with my parents in over 20 years. Secondly, the Barner claim that all of their fans are alums is absurd. That is probably the dumbest arguement I have ever heard.
Bu bu bu bu bu bu but our fans are all alums.
Sir, you are a dumbass. Plain and simple.
You also say the college football world has passed us by. Let me ask you a question. If the college football world has passed us by, then how come we get much more respect than Auburn???? Huh????? That's what I though. Finished in the top ten (higher that Auburn I might add), won our bowl game. We had an SI cover (where you guys did not, even during the best run you ever had two years ago lol). On national TV every week instead of the 11AM Jefferson Pilot game that Auburn fans are used to. The fact of the matter is that you guys have put your team on a pedastal. The only problem is that nobody outside of Lee County can see it. Now go back to Trailer U. and think about that one Barner.
- April 21, 2006 5:53 AM
lets get some insight from another storied program,michigan.michigan fans?do you think college football has passed alabama by?my guess is no.somebody in budapest knows the name alabama,but ive had people ask me''auburn,they are in michigan right?''they are confused with auburn hills.which shows how much auburn is followed outside of auburn-opelika area.ROLL TIDE ROLL
- May 14, 2006 4:44 AM
- Boomer Bear said...
Why is everyone who talks so much trash insist on psoting anon? I would think if you have an opinion you should have the testicular fortitude to own up to them and post your name or sign-in. Anyone can insult someone and hide behind the "anon" label. Michigan fans, can you please back me up on this? If ND-Mich fans talk trash for the most part they own up to it. And by the way, in the south do you use trailers to mark the endzones or the boundries? And since everyone is related does it really matter which of the schools you went to?
06-07 National Champions -Notre Dame!
- August 23, 2006 11:31 AM
Odds are 8 to 1 a female wins the Heisman trophy before auburn ever wins a national championship
- September 18, 2006 6:37 AM
and odds are that an elephent will fly and you will fuck every single girl in the world before bama beats as you call it that "cow college". Bama fans are all fags and you know it. So go fuck your dad bama fans.
- September 23, 2006 9:31 PM
this is so funnnnny. it's just a football game. why doesn't auburn secede from the state of alabama or something and declare themselves national champions.
- October 31, 2006 2:46 PM
Hey bama fans, STOP LIVING IN THE PAST. bear bryant is DEAD...GET OVER IT! Who gives a flying fuck about your 12 National Championships? Ya'll haven't come close to one in 14 years since your last one. Auburn has had 2 undefeated seasons since your last championship ('93, '04) and not to mention we've been stompin' your ass for the last 4 years (5 after Saturday). bama fans are always going to dwell on something that happened years ago and nobody gives a crap except other bama fans. So to all you bama fans from everybody: SHUT THE HELL UP!! NOBODY CARES!!! WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!
Bend over Bama...here comes the thumb!!!
- November 16, 2006 11:24 AM
I am a Bama fan and I will be pulling for "The Thumb" this year. It is time for Shula to say bye-bye to Bama and the powers that be will not get rid of him until he commits some atrocity. So, for the first and, I hope last time ever, I will be pulling for the cow college in the Iron Bowl. RTR. By the way, my boyfriend is an Auburn fan and he has already told me about the backlash I am going to get from the Bama fans. Don't waste your breath; SHULA NEEDS TO GO!!!
- November 17, 2006 6:25 PM
As an Alabama student, I find this whole mess dreadfully embarrassing. Not the losing part, no, I'm talking about all the mud slinging between Alabama and Auburn fans.
I particularly love how both parties insist on making redneck jokes. Cuz, like, y'all? Both teams? Located in the state Alabama. Pot, kettle, etc. See also: References to either side being drunks.
It isn't quite as good as the whole "living in the past" counterpoint. Guys? Yes, you would have to live in the past to celebrate any victories, because as soon as the timer hits "00:00" the game is over. In the past, even.
And don't get me wrong, it isn't like both teams are innocent. No, both teams do things that are so asinine they should be mocked and ridiculed for. Examples includes the Tide's 2006 season and Auburn's National Championship Ring debacle.
I actually hope most of the posters here aren't students, because, like, yikes. I have a lot of friends who attend Auburn, and I've met a lot of people down there. They're generally good people. Certainly not the sheep humpers or morons or rednecks (well, not any more so than the kids in Tuscaloosa) that the overzealous Bama fans like to claim them to be.
I mean, if you guys really validate yourselves by which team wins, that's... great. Really. But, uh, could you affiliate yourselves with different teams? Cuz, like, its embarrassing for both schools.
- November 20, 2006 6:34 PM
First of all, let me state one thing both Alabama and Auburn fans can agree on...SEC football is the best, hands down.
Alabama does have the history. You guys have your legit 6 National Championships, even if the Bear did cheat to get them. He didn't get caught, so more power to you. You also had a good year 2 years ago. Lucky, but good.
Now, on to my problems with Alabama fans...quit trying to act like you are the best team in the world. Don't try to act like you are the best in the west. If UAB hadn't been down this year, I would tell you to not try to act like you are second-best in AL (you got lucky that they sucked this year). It is time to admit that Auburn has passed you by for the time being, not to say that Rich Rodriguez won't bring you back to being competitive. The days that most Alabama fans brag about but weren't alive for are over. You are yesterday's news. Sit back and enjoy Auburn's run for a while. Enjoy 6-6 while you can, it will turn to a losing season really quick.
By the way, Auburn and Alabama both have unbelievable looking girls. Alabama girls are the ones you look for to have a fun night. Auburn girls are the ones you want to spend the rest of your life with.
One last thing, when was the last time you beat us in Tuscaloosa?
War Eagle!
Electrical Engineer
Class of '06
(never spent a day in a barn)
- December 08, 2006 1:19 AM
We all know them Bama fans love a Rod.... Now they can scream it without being outed.
- December 08, 2006 7:36 AM
Fuck Bama. Bunch of damned hill billy sister fuckers.
- December 09, 2006 12:57 AM
Go to hell Awbarn
cow college where sociology degrees are handed out like candy
this is the myspace profile of the a one of the bama twins
- December 13, 2006 12:40 AM
- Auburn Andrew said...
No funnier concept than "Bamer Engineer"... I've been to your little piss ant college over there in West Vance and I must say its just as much of a "cow college" as Auburn.
Name one thing that Alabama is better than Auburn at since the mid 90's (that matters and no, gymnastics doesn't matter)... Not football... Not academics (Auburn has been the highest ranked school in the state for the last 11 years, we have better engineering, architecture, pharmacy, veterinary and even business.)...Not anything.
Go back to your crappy little school that is the embarrassment of Alabama and continue your cheatin' losin' ways.
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Yuhi Kurenai - Page 25
Naruto-Arena forces you to select 3 characters when you start a new game. This page gives you an overview of all characters available in the Naruto-Arena game. Not only can you view each character's skills, you can also discuss the characters by posting comments.
Yuhi Kurenai
The squad leader of Team 8, Kurenai is a caring woman and a close companion to Asuma. Kurenai is a genjutsu master, being able to use a variety of illusions to disrupt and trap her enemies in nigh impossible to escape illusions.Requirement to unlock: Mission: Team 8 Scouting at its Best
Demonic Illusion: Entrap
Kurenai hinders an enemy with her genjutsu, dealing 10 damage to them, making them unable to become invulnerable or reduce damage, reducing their non-affliction damage by 10, and increasing the cost of their skills by 1 random for 2 turns.
Cooldown: 2
Chakra required:
Classes: Mental, Ranged, Instant
Illusionary Tree Meld
Kurenai melds into an illusionary tree, gaining 10 destructible defense, and an additional 5 for each skill other than this skill Kurenai has used. The additional destructible defense will be reset when this skill is used.
Cooldown: 2
Chakra required:
Classes: Mental, Instant
Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death
Kurenai imprisons an enemy in a powerful genjutsu, stunning them for 2 turns. The following 2 turns, this skill will be replaced by 'Tree Binding Death Attack'.
Cooldown: 4
Chakra required:
Classes: Mental, Ranged, Instant
Vanishing Illusion
This skill makes Yuhi Kurenai invulnerable for 1 turn.
Cooldown: 4
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Wind deflectors for your Fiat Grande Punto:
Wind deflectors allow you to leave the windows of your Fiat Grande Punto open while you are driving and not have the problem of excessive wind blasting through your car.
With wind deflectors fitted you can even leave your windows open when it's raining. Usually, if you open the window when it rains the water pours in and the interior trim and electric window switches in your Fiat Grande Punto will be ruined. With wind deflectors, you can still open your windows enough to allow a cool air flow but any rain will be deflected keeping the interior of your car dry and clean.
If you have dogs wind deflectors are particularly ideal. When leaving the dogs in the car you need to leave the windows open enough to allow fresh air into your Fiat Grande Punto but it's a worrying thought that everyone else can see that the windows are partially open too. Wind deflectors allow you to open the window a couple of inches to let enough fresh air flow in but nobody can see that the window is open at all.
These in channel wind deflectors are fitted to your Fiat Grande Punto into the channel of the window frame. The in channel wind deflectors are secure and as they are fitted closer with the shape of the vehicle they look like part of the car.