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By Sean Keller
Well I am writing this article on the behest of my friend who asked me to discuss why Reagan Democrats should vote for and support Senator Rick Santorum. First, I will take a moment to explain to you the definition of a Reagan Democrat. "The term was coined when traditionally Democratic voters were drawn to Ronald Reagan in the early 1980s for his social conservatism and fiscal responsibility." Now that you understand what a Reagan Democrat is let us now begin.
As I sit here I ask myself a fundamental question of relationships that all psychiatrists ask you to make when you think you may be in a bad situation. Are you in a safer, better situation because the person you have aligned yourself enables this feeling. Maybe you find yourself saying, "No this person makes me feel a little less whole of who I was before I met them." I am not saying that Obama is a bad person or questioning his religious beliefs. We are a free country that promotes freedom of religion. What I am saying is, "There has to be someone who represents my blue collar construction work ethic, while upholding my social and economic conservative beliefs." I believe that is Rick Santorum and not Mitt Romney.
I believe that your word is your bond. If you state your belief in something, stick to that belief. I realize that sometimes when new facts come to light we may need to change our views this is only natural. Except that one cannot constantly change your views and hold credibility. I feel that with Mitt Romney I cannot trust him to stick to his word because he has changed his position so many times.
Health Care For example;
Romney, June 24, 2009: "Well, that's what we did in Massachusetts, and that is, we put together an exchange, and the president's copying that idea. I'm glad to hear that." Watch video
Romney, Oct. 18, 2011: "Obamacare is bad news … and if I'm president of the United States I will repeal it." Transcript and Video
I could write an article on Romney's Political gaffs but I will use only one too illustrate my point.
Not only is your word your bond, in order to win the Presidency you need to energize your base and connect with the voter. This is something that Romney continues to struggle to do. When I was watching him give his victory speech in Michigan last night I had the feeling that he was a car salesman trying to sell me on something I know I already want. Mitt we understand your views but we do not understand you. I keep asking myself who is this guy really?
When Rick gave his speech in Iowa stating about his grandfather, "And all I could do — eye level — was look at his hands. They were enormous hands. And all I could think was those hands dug freedom for me."
I looked down at my calloused hands from doing construction and thought of my father who just passed away last year and those hard callused hands he had. Not just from working on the railways of the light rail transit of Pittsburgh, but those who also fought as a Navy Seal. He gave up his youth to give me, and so many others the freedoms we take for granted. Rick touched something so very personal and deep within my core. For the first time I thought, wow a candidate that I can relate to on at least some level.
Not only does he stir up my deep convictions he also cherishes my views of balancing the budget and cutting taxes. No one wants to talk about cutting programs for the poor and needy, but it is an issue that needs to be addressed. I am not against welfare or helping others who have lost their jobs and need to collect unemployment. What I am against is Americans who abuse the system and make it a way of life. Since I do construction in a State that has bad winters I collect unemployment when I am laid off due to lack of work because of inclement weather. But I do not make it a way of life it is something I do so that I can get through 3 months of inclement weather then I go back to work. Rick's work on the Welfare Reform act of 1996 was a great piece of legislation that helped many Americans escape the poverty line and enter back into the workforce.
In addition to that he also championed reform entitlement programs to cut spending. We blue collar workers do hard manual labor that requires a disciplined work effort. Rick champions these ideas. My only concern is that Rick is now supporting the right to work effort, which I feel is a bad choice. Since I am in the Labor Union I feel that it is imperative that we be able to negotiate for better wages and health care. The Right to Work Law takes away these collective bargaining rights. Now I can understand that policeman, teachers and local officials should not be able to go on strike and paralyze a city. Here is what Santorum said about the Right to Work Law in a Debate on September 22nd 2011. Those of us who do construction work on highways; bridges and sewer systems should have the right to collectively bargain. I would only hope Rick would change his views on this one issue and go back to his roots of supporting the Union on this one issue.
Finally, the issue that has recently been hurting Santorum is his hard line religious views, and the topic of contraception (Santorum never said he wanted to ban birth control). The majority of Americans feel that the use of contraception is not morally wrong. I feel that most women should have the right to use contraception if they so choose. I understand that it is against the Catholic faith to use contraception, but not everyone that works for the Catholic hospitals, schools and churches are Catholic. The law does not force people to use contraception; it only makes it an available choice for women. But once again I commend Rick for staying true to his beliefs and doing what he feels is right. Once again I say we know who Rick is unlike, Mitt. Watch Rick Santorum's interview on Meet the Press with David Gregory on the topic of contraception.
In conclusion, if you are a Reagan Democrat trying to make a choice for a President that upholds your values and gets you motivated to champion your fiscal and social conservative values Rick Santorum is the obvious choice. I urge any Reagan Democrat who is looking for an alternative to Obama to take a good look at Rick Santorum and his views. Furthermore, for those Republicans who are on the fence, just ask yourself, "Can Mitt Romney win the votes of moderate democrats and independents?" Take a look at a head to head comparison of Romney's and Santorum's election records.
If you truly want to vote President Obama out of office, you are going to need someone to win over independents and Reagan Democrats. No Republican can win the Presidency without these votes. So think long and hard about that and make the obvious choice for Rick Santorum. There is a lot more I would like to talk about but I will save it for another time. I hope that those that read this keep an open mind. Remember this is only my opinion.
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HGTV's "House Hunters International" Hits 500th Episode Milestone
For more than a decade, the House Hunters franchise - House Hunters and House Hunter International - has remained a ratings powerhouse for HGTV. House Hunters International, which premiered in February 2006, will air its 500th episode on HGTV tonight at 10:30pm ET/PT.
In this milestone episode, viewers will enjoy the vicarious and entertaining experience of choosing a home in Marseille as they follow Annie and Blake on their quest to move their family to the south of France. She wants to start a home business, he wants to write a book, and they both want more time together with their three kids. After mulling it over for a year, they ultimately decided that the answer to all of their dreams can be found in Marseille. They just need to keep to firm budget as they'll be living on savings until Annie can get her home business up and running.
Over the years, both series have consistently ranked among the top 10 programs on the network. On average, more than 25 million viewers watch House Hunters and House Hunters International each month.

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If Apple won't make a Mac-style netbook, someone else will. And if you can't face waiting for the Asus Eee PC 1008HA, how about this fine piece of trademark infringement from Hong Kong?
Yu Guan's 'Apple' netbook: chip off the old unibody?
Excitingly dubbed the WF188 - we'd suggest renaming it WTF188 - it's a 10in MacBook Air-style netbook based on VIA's 1.3GHz Nano processor and new HD-capable VX855 chipset.
The unit has the Air's trademark curves, inlaid ports, notch at the front for lifting the lid and there's even an Apple logo - in a lawyer-beating 'flip horizontal' mode. We're not sure if it's clad in aluminium or simply sprayed glossy Macbook white - the latter, we suspect.
An IP lawyer's dream
Supplier Yu Guan says the unit contains up to 2GB of 533, 667 or 800MHz DDR 2 memory, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, 10/100Mb/s Ethernet, three USB ports and a multi-format card reader.
There's a choice of storage units: 40-160GB of 2.5in SATA HDD space, or 16-64GB of SSD goodness.
Yu Guan's website isn't limited to Mac-like knock-offs. There's a range of phones and other devices that will have intellectual property protection officers at HTC, Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung and others rolling in the aisles. ®
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ProCut S-Series
The ProCut™ S-Series digital cutting tables are affordable, small footprint, all-round production systems that streamline your finishing workflow of rigid and flexible display graphics media.
- Versatile, accurate finishing of rigid and flexible mediaFast and robust, designed for productivity
- Modular design with easy tool changing
- 6 models for different sized tables
- Easy to use, easy to upgrade
- Procut software suite
- Automated workflow
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The ProCut S-Series digital cutting tables are all-round production systems that streamline your finishing workflow of rigid and flexible display graphics media. Six models (133 to 227 cm wide) support a variety of table sizes enabling these versatile cutting systems to effortlessly finish a wide variety of materials including vinyl, cardboard, textiles, foam board, hard and soft plastic, Dibond and more.
Dependable and accurate
The ProCut S-Series is designed and developed with maintenance-free components for dependable around-the-clock performance. A unique high-performance direct drive system ensures cutting is highly accurate as well as both quiet and energy efficient.
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Jobs that might take hours of manual labour-intensive work can be automated and carried out in just minutes with an ProCut S-Series cutting table. The Procut software suite streamlines the preparation of cut data and provides an intuitive, powerful front-end interface that makes operation effortless and error-free.
Modular design
The ProCut S-Series models are designed to be completely modular, allowing print providers to add additional tools as their business evolves. Two modules can be combined at once and tool changing is quick and simple, ensuring set-up times are kept to a minimum. A wide variety of cutting tools are available including Universal Routing, Universal Cutting, Kiss Cutting, Creasing, Electric Oscillating, Pneumatic Oscillating, Universal Drawing and Driven Rotary.
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Andrew T. Moody
Have you been surfing lately? Since the emergence of the World Wide Web over a decade ago, billions of people have flocked to the Internet in order to reap the benefits offered by the information superhighway. With over 70 percent of Americans having access to the Internet, surfing the Web is now commonplace in most of our homes. However, the Internet can be a treacherous sea. Many of the sites it contains are destructive, and must be avoided by Christian surfers.
How can the church minister in such a stormy arena? How can the gospel of Jesus Christ be brought to bear on the Internet? Although it is only a virtual reality, the Internet presents new and exciting opportunities for introducing people to our risen Savior.
This is carried out on several different levels. Many local churches maintain an official website, as do most of our presbyteries. The united face of the OPC is presented on our denominational website, OPC.org. This site first went online over a decade ago, and has been a work in progress ever since. It has recently undergone its largest revision to date, which added a beautiful form and user-friendly layout to the existing content. The digital face of the OPC is overseen by the Committee on Christian Education's Subcommittee on Internet Ministries (SIM).
The OPC has had a considerable influence on her much larger sister denominations, despite her comparatively small numbers. This influence extends into cyberspace, as our website receives an average of 35,000 unique visitors each month from all over the world. People from many different church backgrounds visit the site regularly, because it is a helpful and reliable resource. It is not just the quantity of information that makes the site helpful. The quality of the content keeps people coming back for more. The website contains a great deal of information that cannot be found elsewhere, and new content is posted on a daily basis!
When the site loads in your web browser, the first thing you see in the center of the page is the current feature article. This article is normally published each month specifically for the website. The first few sentences appear with an accompanying picture to encourage you to click on the link to read the remainder of the article.
As your eyes take in the rest of the home page, you will see three menu bars (left, top, and right) that are the primary tools for navigating the site. Studies show that when people view a website, they scan the left margin first, followed by the top margin. With this in mind, the first link viewed on the left navigation bar is Find Eternal Life, which leads to an evangelistic message. This is followed by a daily devotional, where encouraging messages are presented from various sources. You can see already how the gospel of Jesus Christ is the central focus of our website. The next link takes you to the book reviews page, which contains over one hundred reviews, followed by the publications page, which features all the books and other media available from the Committee on Christian Education and the Committee for the Historian. All of the titles published by the Committee for the Historian can be ordered online from this page. The remaining links are to the Committees of Worldwide Outreach (Christian Education, Foreign Missions, and Home Missions). Each of these pages contains a wealth of information on these vital ministries of the OPC.
The top navigation bar features the About the OPC page, followed by the church locator (Find a Local Congregation), which contains the contact information for every OP congregation. This tool helps connect our visitors with a local church. This virtual directory leads to real visitors in your congregation, and in many cases to new members! To the right of the church locator is the What We Believe page, which provides a brief summary of the Reformed faith. The contact us page provides all the relevant contact information for the denominational offices.
On the right margin is a link to a page devoted to the founding of the OPC, followed by links to the pages containing the complete texts of our church standardsa Searchable Bible, our Confession & Catechisms, and our Book of Church Order. The link to resources includes the words and tunes of the original Trinity Hymnal (copyright issues prevent the revised hymnal from appearing here). There is also a link to the newly-added Audio Sermons page, which links to thousands of sermons preached by OP pastors.
Below the feature on the home page are links to the current editions of New Horizons and Ordained Servant, as well as full text archives of past issues. These are updated each month with new content!
Below the New Horizons box is one of the most popular features of the website, the Questions and Answers page. Every month, numerous questions are received, and they are answered by a member of a panel of pastors. Many of these questions and answers are then posted on the website. To the right of the Q&A box is the News box, which contains news items pertaining to the OPC and the website.
The Lord has blessed us with the opportunity to use the Internet as an avenue to glorify and enjoy him. I hope you take the time to visit the OPC website, so that you can benefit from the many resources that are being made available to you for your own growth in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. May he be glorified in every space in his creation, including cyberspace. If you have found the OPC website to be helpful in specific ways, or if you have suggestions as to how the site can be further improved, please send your comments to Stephen Pribble at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Pest Prophecy
Cost effective insect management often begins with the cost of the insecticide selected to control the pest. However, many other factors can be equally important in determining the final outcome of insect control. Pest forecasting is a technology that continues to expand and is of interest to many turfgrass managers. Much of the current forecasting technology applies to turfgrass disease prediction, but some is available for insects. What many turfgrass managers don't realize is that they can make a lot of progress toward forecasting pest outbreaks simply by doing a good job of record keeping, mapping and monitoring the weather.
Forecasting pest outbreaks is important for many reasons. Providing a "head's up" on the potential for attack by certain pests can help avoid unnecessary pest damage. Forecasting can also insure you are treating at the optimal time. Furthermore, forecasting can help identify high-risk areas. As a result, pest forecasting can be a real money saver. It can save you money through time and product invested in pest control. If you learn how to focus on three different aspects of pest forecasting, you'll be able to use this knowledge to cut costs.
Pest forecasting or predictions can cut costs by providing pest insight for three main areas. First, look at whether or not the pest will be present at damaging levels. Second, determine whether the pest will show up earlier or later than normal. Finally, forecasting may help us identify those locations that are at greatest risk of attack. Some pests are easier to forecast than others and for some pests more than one of these areas may be practical to forecast. As for other pests insight can only be gained into one area of the pest's biology.
We would all like to know if a pest will be present at damaging levels well in advance of the pest season. This, however, is very difficult to predict. For many insect pests the damaging stage is the larvae. This is true in the case of white grubs (the adult is a beetle) and armyworms/cutworms (the adult is a moth). The adult stage precedes the damaging larval stage. Research has typically shown that it is hard to forecast the number of larvae resulting from the adults laying eggs. A number of factors influence the subsequent larval population and that makes forecasting the abundance difficult based solely on adult abundance. While Japanese beetle traps, light traps and pheromone traps may provide insight into the timing of an infestation, they seldom shed much light on the intensity of the next generation outbreak.
Environmental factors may help us make better judgments on the abundance of a pest. Hot, dry conditions will certainly indicate a strong likelihood of high numbers of southern chinch bug. These same conditions may also encourage problems with fall armyworms as other vegetation may dry out, leaving irrigated turf more attractive. Wet, cool conditions may favor a number of predators, diseases and parasites that will reduce the number of armyworms. Dry conditions in early to mid summer may reduce the likelihood of white grubs, particularly in non-irrigated turfgrass. When the beetles lay eggs, it is critical that soil moisture remains at 10 percent or above over the next few days to ensure egg survival. Dry soil will deter egg laying and the eggs that have been laid will not hatch. Wet summers encourage white grub development in all areas.
Understanding what environmental factors encourage the pests you encounter in your location is helpful to give you an early warning. If you understand what conditions favor your most common pests and keep a close watch on weather trends, you are giving yourself some protection against being caught off guard by serious infestations. It can also help you prepare for certain pests that may be more common than normal.
The second area to forecast is the exact timing. This is a challenging area, yet can be of great benefit to turfgrass managers. Knowing when to look can help save time scouting and make sure you are using your time and your employees as efficiently as possible. It helps you avoid an early infestation that could catch you by surprise. Insects are cold-blooded creatures, which means their growth and development is regulated by the temperature. In general terms, that means the warmer it is, the faster insects develop. The translation: The warmer the spring and summer, the earlier the insects develop damaging populations. There are exceptions, but this is a rule that can help you each year. There are also interactions. A warm, wet spring may allow mole cricket egg-hatch to occur earlier, while a warm, dry spring may see a delay in egg hatch.
Some commercially available weather equipment and some Web sites contain forecast models for various pests including insects. These are typically based upon degree-day information. Degree days are a way to measure heat in heat units. Most insects have a minimum developmental temperature of around 50°F although many soil insects such as grubs develop at slightly lower temperatures. This means that at temperatures below 50°F, most insects do not grow or develop. The higher the temperature above 50°F, the faster they grow. A degree day is simply the average temperature for the day minus the threshold temperature. For example, if the average temperature for a day was 72°F, then subtract 50°F and the degree days for that one day equals 22.
There are a few degree-day models available for some insect pests of turfgrass. Some start on Jan. 1 and forecast when an insect will first appear. Others forecast the time to complete development once a generation has started. The latter are often difficult to use because it may be hard to determine exactly when a generation begins in the field. If you have interest in using degree-day models, contact your local university turf expert or consultant to obtain more information. Many of these models are pest and location specific.
Another way to forecast whether insect populations will be early or late is by observing plants that give a hint of a warm or cool spring from a biological perspective. Dogwoods, forsythia and spirea offer insight into the development of pests that are temperature dependent. Once again, local experts can offer additional advice on specific plants and pests.
The third area, and perhaps the most important, is that of forecasting which areas will be attacked by insect pests. This is the most important area of prediction because it allows you to focus your energies on scouting and treating only those areas that are highest risk. By treating only those locations that truly have a real risk of serious turf damage, much can be saved on insecticide expenditures. Understanding which areas are high risk can significantly reduce your scouting and monitoring time and give you a great deal of confidence. If you don't find the insects you are looking for in those areas, it means they probably aren't showing up anywhere.
Forecasting high-risk areas is based upon two pieces of information. First is a good knowledge of what makes an area more attractive or more susceptible to a certain pest. Maybe it is the lush green grass and good soil moisture that makes the site very attractive to Japanese beetles to lay their eggs that leads to subsequent white grub problems. A higher, dry, sunny area may be at greater risk to chinch bugs or billbugs. An area with a lot of thatch may be more attractive to green June beetle grubs. An area with lots of adult mole cricket activity in early spring is most likely where they will lay eggs later in the season. There are many scenarios that make an area more attractive to a certain pest and a working knowledge can help predict the likelihood of a pest problem and help you use your time and insecticides more effectively.
Additionally, high-risk areas can often be defined simply through good record keeping. Some pests are creatures of habit and return to the same areas year after year.
This may be due to the fact that the area is highly suitable or may be related to surrounding vegetation and activities or other factors. The bottom line is that good record keeping through the years can help reveal trends for pest occurrence in certain location and provide guidance for your scouting efforts. It is also important that you record not only the specific locations, but also the timing for the pest occurrence. This can help you with the previously mentioned aspects of pest timing. By keeping good records of the timing of pest occurrence, you can compare cool and warm springs as well as the timing of pest outbreaks and become quite proficient at pest prediction.
A good question to ask is if forecasting increases your risk. For example, if your intuitive forecasting tells you that a pest won't be a problem or that it is going to be later in the season and you are wrong, what is the fallout from such a decision? If the answer is serious turfgrass injury and additional costs in trying to clean up a problem that got too much of a jump on you and a disgruntled customer, then you must proceed with caution. Obviously, any forecasting that indicates a problem will be later or less than normal must be carefully adopted. This does not mean sit back and relax, but rather it means you should stay alert and prepared. The safest way to use forecasting is to avoid getting caught off guard by problems that occur earlier than normal or the threat of more intense damage. In other words, it helps you stay one step ahead of problems, rather than slacking off.
Forecasting the location, timing and intensity of insect pest occurrence is often part science, part experience and part guesswork. However, by keeping good records and monitoring temperatures you can almost always improve your ability to know when and where to look. In doing so you can often improve insecticide effectiveness and avoid unnecessary applications, which all add up to more money in your pocket.
Rick Brandenburg, Ph. D., is professor of turfgrass entomology at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, N.C.) and co-director of the Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research and Education.
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Amazonas Regnskogbevaring - Frivillig Arbeid i Peru: Månedlige Oppdateringer
Monthly Update - July 2010
It seems that every month when I start writing these reports I begin by commenting on how much we have achieved at Taricaya but, if it is possible, then July has been one of our most productive months ever here in the Peruvian rainforest. With the lodge bursting at its seams and everybody keen to get stuck in it has been an amazing few weeks. We have discovered many new species for the reserve; collected the first turtle nests; cleared kilometres of trails; cleaned up the farm project; visited Palma Real; built a new cage for the short-eared dogs and been treated to some fantastic sightings on the trails. This, along with the day to day running and maintenance of the project, has kept everybody busy and in high spirits that not even an eight day cold spell when temperatures dropped to just 8°C could slow the momentum. So, where to begin....?
After close to nine years of research since the conception of Taricaya it has become more and more difficult to discover new species in the reserve but this month we were visited by two friends, one old and one new, to help our biodiversity studies. Cesar Medina is another graduate from Arequipa University with ties to the second largest natural history museum in Peru (UNASA) and he joined us in the second two weeks of July to perform our first ever investigation into small mammals in the reserve. Cesar's speciality is Rodents and Marsupials and with the aid of several different trapping systems he set out to create an inventory of these elusive little animals. Volunteers were quickly caught up in his enthusiasm as we set and checked traps for the duration of his stay. The project relied on four different types of trap: pitfall, Sherman, Tomahawk and rat traps whereby each system is designed to capture different kinds of mammal. The pitfall traps are identical to the ones we use in our herpetology research and are designed to catch small terrestrial mammals: the Sherman traps are also designed for terrestrial mammals but larger individuals that trigger a release mechanism when entering the box-like structure to eat the bait: the Tomahawk traps are larger cages still, also with a pressure related trigger, that are hauled up into the canopy to catch arboreal mammals and the rat traps, whilst less forgiving to the animals it catches, are necessary to capture certain ground dwelling rodents. All four proved very successful! Not least the Tomahawk traps which managed to catch not only marsupials and rodents but also an unsuspecting saddleback tamarin monkey (Saguinus fusicollis).
In total 15 species of animal were captured and of these 12 were new to Taricaya. Some of them still need to be identified down to species level as many opossums and rodents are very difficult to identify and require detailed measurements of their craniums to differentiate between species of the same genus. Some notable new findings however were a Slender Opossum (Mamosops sp.), a Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis sp.), a Pygmy Rice Rat (Oligoryzomys sp.) and a Spiny Tree rat (Mesomys sp.). Cesar will follow this up back at the museum and will send through the completed list but when he finishes the updated version we will have close to 65 species of mammal recorded excluding bats.
This leads me nicely to our second visitor, Hugo Zamorra, another graduate from Arequipa who returned for his third visit and quickly got moving in putting up his nets to catch bats. With Hugo and Cesar working in parallel we had people out and about day and night in the reserve but with 34 species of bat already registered Hugo's task was that little bit more difficult! Nonetheless he was up to the challenge even though the dry season appears to be a difficult time to catch bats as their densities drop due to less food being available and resulting seasonal migrations within the forest. Hugo caught many individuals during the two weeks with the last night being the most spectacular for two reasons. Firstly he caught over 20 bats on the final night but within this group was a first for him and a huge bonus for Taricaya. Not just one but four fishing bats! Of all the animals on the planet the fishing bat (Noctilio leporinus) is perhaps one of the most amazing creatures I have ever come across. Its sonar and resultant echo location is so effective that this particular species can cruise over water in pitch blackness and detect fishes swimming below the surface just by the displacement ripples on the surface. Once a fish of suitable size and depth is detected the bat swoops down and snatches the prey from below the surface with fierce talons and flies off to feast on its prey. Hugo had never caught one of these amazing bats before and whilst I was certain of their existence in the reserve as I have heard animals fishing in the creek many nights whilst lying in bed, the proof was truly breathtaking. By the end of his visit Hugo had added four new species, again with a couple awaiting exact identification, and my thanks go to both him and Cesar for their time and expertise these last weeks. Next month Mauricio Ugarte returns to open his mist nets in our ongoing bird research so I am certain that there will be more excitement to report there also.
Elsewhere at Taricaya it was time to start monitoring the turtle beach entrusted to us by the Peruvian government. The "friaje" which sent temperatures plummeting around the 15th July meant that we delayed the start of the project as the turtles would not lay their eggs in cold sand and justifiably so as we went to inspect the beach the day after the cold weather lifted and there was not a turtle track to be seen anywhere. The freshwater turtles (Podocnemis unifilis) will only lay their eggs if the weather conditions are ideal and this includes the lunar cycle also. Soon after the cold passed we went into a full moon and the excessive light deterred laying also. Nevertheless we established our presence on the beach to deter fishermen and egg poachers whose tracks we had seen on that initial inspection and not many nights after with the moon fading and the sand warming we collected our first nests. To date we have 15 nests collected with close to 500 eggs and I am confident that as nesting conditions continue to improve that we will have a great month in August.
The large numbers this month made it possible to work on many projects simultaneously and with many enthusiastic volunteers we were able to send out large groups to clear and remark our trail system. With large groups heading out armed with machetes and rakes we managed to tackle the longer trails deep in the reserve and as some needed to be modified to avoid large tree falls, GPS points were taken again to update our current map. With such an extensive presence in the reserve it was inevitable that we would come across some of the rainforest's residents and this month we encountered some amazing animals. It seemed that every group to head out saw large groups of peccaries, both collared (Pecari tajasu) and white-lipped (Tayassu pecari), with the later often in groups of over a hundred individuals. These wild pigs are fiercely hunted for their meat and their presence in such large numbers reinforces our attempts to keep the reserve as a safe area free from poachers. Elsewhere, a pair of wild tapirs was spotted (Tapirus terrestris), a Brazilian porcupine (Coendu prehensilis) was seen near canopy, a jaguarundi (Puma yaguaoroundi) wandered just behind the animal enclosures and much more..... It is great for volunteers to see wild animals in their natural habitat and not just in the rescue centre and everyone became yet further motivated to get out into the reserve on the off chance of seeing another amazing creature.
As we continued the maintenance work it was time to tackle the pilot farm and the task ahead appeared daunting indeed. The strong winds of the friajes had played havoc with the once neat rows of flowers and the ever persistent weeds need pulling out or chopping down. I can honestly say that I have never seen the farm in such pristine condition and I thank everyone who worked hard, often in hot conditions, and with many blisters to make this possible. Having tidied up our own reserve it was time to visit the Ese'eja community of Palma Real and continue extending our reforestation transects in their abandoned plots of land over-run with bamboo and other pioneer species of plants. The trip was made down river in the most arctic of conditions at the height of the cold weather spell and as we all disembarked shivering we were grateful to get warmed up wielding machetes and hacking through the tough vegetation. In fact the trip was a huge success as the cold meant we could last much longer than under a hot sun and after several hours of hard labour we stopped to buy some artesanias and local crafts from the village's ladies before returning to Taricaya for a late lunch.
Back at the rescue centre we were also hard at work clearing and building a much larger enclosure for the endangered short-eared dogs (Atelocynus microtis). These canines are now housed in a spacious and functional cage designed to enable us to manage the animals during their captive breeding program should we be successful in getting the animals to mate. We built also a new external area for our very young inmates that on arrival cannot be released into the larger cages. This small cage joins on to the animal hospital and will enable any future youngsters to get some sun and enjoy their first taste of the outside world but under close supervision and safe from the potentially aggressive older animals in the larger enclosures.
All in all it has been a fantastically successful month in Taricaya and we have achieved so much that I fear I might have left some things out…but I must mention that on the 18th of July with the arrival of ten people on the same day we welcomed our 1000th volunteer to Taricaya. It is staggering to think that we have been helped by so many people over the last nine years and the achievements of today would never have been possible without the work of every single person who came before them. It has been an honour to meet so many dedicated people that have allowed me to follow my personal dream and Taricaya is a tribute to every last one of them.
Thank you!Stuart Timson
Conservation Director
Projects Abroad
4th August 2010


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It sounds like a very convenient excuse: Steve Coogan could not be banned from driving, he successfully argued in court this week, because it would prevent him from recording his next TV series. His character, Alan Partridge, wouldn't ever be seen using a train or a bus.
Coogan follows many other celebrities who have escaped a ban by claiming it would cause them "exceptional hardship".
The Porsche-driving TV chef Tom Kerridge, who hit 12 points on his licence after a fourth speeding offence, escaped a ban in January after magistrates were told it would "destroy" his chances of filming a TV series in the US that depended on him driving. He admitted driving at 47mph in a 40mph zone.
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The former England cricket captain, Andrew Flintoff, avoided a ban in 2014 – after reaching 12 points by hitting 87mph on the M6 – as he was about to drive a cooking fat-powered van for a TV show.
The pop star Gareth Gates, caught doing 47mph in a 30mph zone in Bradford in 2017, successfully argued that he was "a one-man band" who needed to drive to his shows in his own car full of equipment.
Time for this loophole to be tightened?
The "exceptional hardship" get-out clause is not only open to celebrities, of course. Last month, magistrates in Leicester allowed a truck repairer, Gregory Hollyoake, 43, from Measham, to continue driving because a ban would prevent him from carrying out his work, as well as for personal reasons.
Some might argue this is a good example of the law being pragmatic and flexible if and when required.
But after it was revealed last year that an unnamed driver from the West Midlands was still allowed to drive after clocking up 54 points on his licence, even the specialist motoring solicitor Nick Freeman, known as "Mr Loophole", said the law needed to be reformed.
"Multiple offences committed by an individual driver are bundled together," he said. "There should be one exceptional hardship argument for one offence. What we have now is not a loophole. It's bad law and it's why the legislation sorely needs redrafting."
Having cases heard individually could be more lucrative for Mr Freeman. But with 1,770 deaths on Britain's roads in the last 12-month figures, and calls for the use of hands-free kits while driving to be outlawed to improve safety, it may be felt that drivers should not be able to escape a ban so easily when they hit 12 points.
The loophole is not universal
Not everyone gets away with it, however. In June, the TV presenter Nick Knowles was told he would suffer no "exceptional hardship" when he was banned from driving for six months after he was caught speeding at 85mph in a 70mph zone in his Range Rover. He was also using his mobile phone, despite having a hands-free kit, due to a "dodgy power lead".
Knowles said afterwards: "The six-month ban was appropriate because to give anything else would be giving me special privilege."


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Home to millions of caribou and thousands of polar bears, the Kivalliq Region will provide you with an Arctic experience that is second to none. It is here that you will find the great expanse of the Arctic tundra - rolling hills that stretch from horizon to horizon - this is also a home for some of Nunavut's largest lakes and rivers, providing you with not only an amazing wildlife experience, but unparalleled paddling, hunting and fishing as well.
The Kitikmeot spans the northern mainland of Canada to the mythical heart of the Northwest Passage and is a crossroads of the Arctic - bringing together an amazing array of ecosystems and cultures. The most western region of the Territory, the Kitikmeot communities are abundant in wildlife.
The Baffin Region of Nunavut is as diverse as it is iconic. Stretching from Sanikiluaq in the southern waters of Hudson's Bay to the tip of Ellesmere Island, there is much to explore in this incredible area.
When you close your eyes and imagine the Arctic, you are likely picturing the hamlet of Arctic Bay. Nestled snugly amidst stunning mountains, Arctic Bay is a traditional community heavily reliant on hunting, fishing, and tourism, It provides visitors with a wide range of Arctic experiences- Inuit culture and tradition, rare Arctic wildlife, and awe-inspiring scenery.
A nature lover's dream, Naujaat,meaning seagull nesting place, is a must see destination located right on the Arctic Circle. The gateway to Ukkusiksalik National Park, Naujaat is home to almost all arctic animals - polar bears, narwhal, bowhead whales, and seals.
Located on the western shores of Hudson's Bay, Arviat has become the premier destination for viewing Nunavut's treasured wildlife. In Inuktitut, Arviat means 'place of the bowhead whale'. Arviat is also reknown for caribou, beluga whales, bird watching, and polar bears.
Nowhere else in the Arctic is the absolute majesty of the land, and the rhythms of Inuit life as accessible as Pangnirtung. Also known as Pangniqtuuq in Inuktitut,meaning 'place of bull caribou', it is the southern community gateway to Auyuittuq National Park.
Baker Lake's Inuktitut name is Qamani'tuaq, means " where the river widens", those who experience canoeing the great Arctic rivers – the Thelon and the Kazan - know that this is true: Baker Lake is 'where the river widens' having reached their final destination.
Pond Inlet (Mittimatalik - Place where Mitima is buried) is renowned for its scenery. Located at the eastern entrance to the Northwest Passage on the Eclipse Sound and overlooking famous Bylot Island, mountain ranges are viewable in all directions and icebergs often dot the ocean.
Cambridge Bay, in Inuktitut 'Ikalutuuttiaq', means 'good fishing place', has been a gathering place for Inuit for over 4000 years. Today, Cambridge Bay continues to welcome Inuit and visitors alike, embracing the traditions of the past while building for the future.
Located at the northern entrance to Auyuittuq National Park, Qikiqtarjuaq is a welcoming and picturesque community. Qikiqtarjuaq is the Inuktitut word meaning 'big island'.
Inuit have congregated in the area for over 3000 years, drawn by the wildlife that provided the necessities of life. The ancient Dorest people are referred to as 'Tuniit' or 'Sivullirmiut' in Inuktitut and historians believe that the Dorset Culture people were perhaps the first North Americans ever encountered by Europeans who visited Baffin Island sometime before 1000 AD. The Dorset people became extinct by 1500 AD, however mystical traces of them are still visible while hiking Mallikjuaq or Dorset Island.
Rankin Inlet, also known as Kangiqtiniq in Inuktitut meaning 'deep inlet', is a modern and vibrant community that is a blend of cultures and traditions. This mixture of Inuit and European culture, the old and the new economy, and the blending of Inuit from many tribal backgrounds led to a generation of prominent leaders that started the movement towards creation of the Nunavut territory.
Chesterfield Inlet, located on the northwestern coast of Hudson Bay, is the oldest established community in Nunavut. The Inuktitut name is Igluligaarjuk 'Place with a few Thule Houses'). There are archaeological sites where the ancient Dorset peoples (500BC – 1,500AD) are believed to have camped in the summers.
Resolute Bay is one of the most fascinating communities in Nunavut. Because of the long winter night in the extreme north of Nunavut, its Inuktitut name is Qausuittuq meaning 'place with no dawn.'
There is a special magic in the air around Clyde River. Its Inuktitut name, Kangitugaapik meaning 'nice little inlet', belies its stunning beauty and its importance to Inuit for nearly 2000 years.
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Coral Harbour, in Inuktitut Salliq meaning 'large flat island in front of the mainland' is located on Southampton Island at the north end of Hudson Bay. It has been a traditional meeting place for Inuit since 500 BC because of the abundance of marine life and migratory birds. It is the base for the best walrus and whale viewing at nearby Coats Island.
Taloyoak (Inuktitut for 'Large Caribou Hunting Blind') is a unique community, defined by the strength of the people and the ruggedness of the land. Formerly called Spence Bay, Taloyoak provides you with glimpses into Inuit culture and wildlife.
Gjoa Haven is located on the southeast coast of King William Island at the heart of the Northwest Passage. It is also called Uqsuqtuuk which means 'place of plenty blubber' in Inuktitut. The name Gjoa is named after Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen's ship during his expedition through the Northwest Passage.
Whale Cove is located on a long point of land extending into Hudson's Bay. The Inuktitut name, Tikirarjuaq meaning 'long point', reflects this geography. The English name, Whale Cove refers to the many beluga whales that congregate off the coast every fall.
Grise Fiord, also known as Aujuittuq in Inuktitut meaning 'place that never thaws', nestles amongst majestic mountains at the end of a stunning fiord. As one of the the most isolated communities in the North, the people of Grise Fiord have overcome hardship to establish a home in one of the most beautiful parts of Canada.
Called Sanirajaq, meaning 'the shoreline', the Inuit of Hall Beach have enjoyed and benefitted from the abundance of marine life, including walruses and beluga whales for thousands of years.
Millions of people from around the world were captivated by the stark beauty of the Igloolik area through the award-winning films of Igloolik-based Isuma Productions. These films tell many stories of Inuit life and the connections with Europeans, but what they subtly showcase is the tremendous cultural knowledge of the people that reside in Igloolik- hunters, storytellers, keepers of traditional knowledge. When you visit Igloolik you feel as you are entering the spirit of Inuit culture.
Canada's newest capital will provide you with a fascinating glimpse of the Nunavut territory and its ever-changing culture. The bustling capital is a modern Inuit community, home to Inuit people from around the Territory as well as proud newcomers from around the world.
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Mitt(wit) Romney Pathetically Pummelled In Poll
President Barack Obama is on a roll. In a carefully orchestrated campaign game-plan, he has been stealing the thunder from Mitt Romney and the Republicans on issues of importance to key voting blocs in swing states and the nation as a whole. The results of Obama's plan are now paying off.
In recent months the President has secured his rock-solid grasp on the support of the gay community by publicly declaring his support for gay marriage as well as by repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell and ceasing enforcement of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). He has locked-up the female vote by means of his support of the Equal Pay For Women Act, his advocacy for the re-instatement of the Violence Against Women Act and his rule requiring health insurers to provide co-pay-free contraception coverage for women. Then, just last week, he solidified his already overwhelming support from Hispanics (and other immigrant groups) by means of utilizing "prosecutorial discretion" so as to halt deportations of undocumented children who were brought to this country at an age of under 16 years, have lived in the U.S. for at least five consecutive years, have graduated high school (or obtained a GED) or joined our military, have no criminal record and are under the age of 30.
President Obama's strategy has worked. A Bloomberg national poll was just released which reveals that Barack Obama has opened a significant lead over Mitt Romney. Obama leads Romney 53 percent to 40 percent among likely voters (a 13 point lead). The poll of 1,002 adults has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points for the full sample. Questions asked of the 734 likely voters have a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points.
The Bloomberg poll's findings are at odds with other recent national surveys that have found the two candidates tied or shown a slight advantage for Obama or Romney. Nonetheless, Real Clear Politics reports that of the eight most recent polls, Obama leads Romney in five and is tied in one while Romney leads in only two. The polls which show Obama in the lead (or tied) are Reuters/Ipsos, Monmouth/Survey USA/Braun, IBD/CSM/TIPP, CNN/Opinion Research and the aforementioned Bloomberg. The Polls which show Romney leading are Rasmussen and Gallup Tracking. The Fox News poll has the candidates tied.
It is interesting to note that the Bloomberg poll reflects Romney's weaknesses more than the President's strengths. The survey shows Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, has yet to repair the damage done to his image during the Republican primary. Thirty-nine percent of Americans view him favorably, about the same as when he announced his presidential candidacy last June, while 48 percent see him unfavorably — a 17-percentage point jump during a nomination fight dominated by attacks ads. A majority of likely voters, 55 percent, view him as more out of touch with average Americans compared with 36 percent who say the president is more out of touch.
Beyond Romney's low favorability ratings, the poll reflects perceived weaknesses for the Republican challenger both in style and substance. Only 31 percent of likely voters say they'd want to sit next to Romney on a long airplane flight, compared with 57 percent who prefer Obama as a seat mate. Furthermore, about a third of likely voters rate Romney best at understanding their problems and struggles, and dealing with world leaders, while Obama draws majorities on both. And just 34 percent of respondents prefer Romney to Obama in appearing regularly on their TV and computer screens for the next four years; the President is the pick of 54 percent. Obama's favorability ratings are the reverse of Romney's, with 55 percent of Americans viewing the president positively, while 42 percent don't.
Additionally, the poll also undercuts Romney's central argument for his candidacy, suggesting that his background as a private-equity executive isn't seen by voters as his greatest strength. Asked to name the most important qualification on Romney's resume, a plurality of 41 percent cite his experience as governor of Massachusetts, while 34 percent say it's his business experience at the Boston-based firm Bain Capital LLC.
Finally, Fifty-three percent of Americans approve of the job Obama is doing in the White House — the first time since March 2011 that he has broken the historic 50 percent threshold for U.S. presidents who have won re-election; 44 percent disapprove of his service.
Well played, Mr. President. Very well played.
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Fallin' Fallin' Fallin'
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Fallin' Fallin' Fallin'
Poll Slide
Keep movin', movin', movin'
People disapprovin'
Romney's not improvin', Poll-Slide!
Mitt cannot understand 'em,
He hopes results are random,
Soon he'll be very mortified
There's no way of definin'
Just why the polls declinin', declinin' like a massive
Headin' down, movin' fast,
Losin' ground, ship him out,
Headin' down, movin' fast
Kick him out, shoot him down,
Send him home, push him out,
Kick his butt, fallin' fast
Fallin' Fallin' Fallin'
Mitt's eyeballs are ballin'
How come no-one's callin'?
It looks like stormy weather
And Mitt's light as a feather
He'll be swept under by the tide.
He'll be unemployed soon,
A job-killin' buffoon,
And all this resultin' from his lies
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Losin' ground, ship him out,
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In addition to setting an overall goal of 20GW of new renewable capacity to meet the 2020 target, California governor Jerry Brown has also issued a non-binding call for 12GW of this to be in the form of DG, from rooftop solar and other localised sources. Under this scenario, wind energy would be left to share a still-sizeable 8GW pie with utility-scale solar and other renewables. Should all of these targets be met, it would transform the energy landscape in a state that — with a population of almost 40 million — is one of the world's ten-largest economies.
Understandably, wind-energy representatives are keen to see wind win as great a share of California's expanding renewables market as possible. "The concern that we have is that the agencies will get diverted to developing a DG programme," says Steven Kelly, director of policy for California-based renewables organisation the Independent Energy Producers Association. "While we're just at the start of taking off on the utility-scale stuff."
Nancy Rader of the California Wind Energy Association (CalWEA) echoes this concern. "I would characterise the governor's DG goal as aspirational," she says. "The associated grid impacts, costs and policies required to achieve anything close to that goal in the 2020 timeframe have not been grappled with."
As recently as 2006, California outpaced all US states in wind energy with more than 2GW operational. Since then, Texas has taken the lead with Iowa boasting the second-largest installed capacity. Last year, permit-friendly Texas moved past the 10GW mark, while just one wind project was completed in California, the 101MW Hatchet Ridge development.
California struggles to advance projects beyond litigation limbo and despite recent multi-megawatt gains, still remains short of 4GW.
Competing against solar
Solar's inroads in California — distributed and utility-scale — are attributable to falling prices, along with the fact that the sun shines when the state needs most of its power. Much of the state's best wind occurs overnight.
"Wind faces competition from solar in California," says Ryan Wiser, staff scientist at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. "That competition is real and it's serious."
Solar's competitive advantage has been recognised by Gary Hardke, president of California-based developer Cannon Power, a company that has designed major wind farms in Washington state and Mexico with the intention of exporting power to the lucrative California market. Cannon is currently developing a utility-scale California solar project, but no in-state wind.
"The X-factor is solar, which is crowding out wind as the renewable technology of choice," says Hardke. "Part of the reason is the way prices work in California. There's a base price, and then there's a time-of-day adjustment where a solar project is going to get about a 25% increase in price compared to a wind project."
Hardke also laments California's protracted permitting process, which typically involves half a dozen or more federal, state and local agencies. "You might have as many as ten or 15 outside consultants cranking on, not for two or two-and-a-half years but maybe for five years or more."
In addition, various anti-development groups exist solely to create slowdowns, according to John Calaway, director of wind development for California-based Pattern Energy. Pattern has been busy in its home state. It completed the Hatchet Ridge project last year and is expecting to build the 315MW Ocotillo project in 2012.
Any developer pursuing a substantial project on federal land in California expects to face legal action designed to derail the project, with suits typically aimed at governmental agencies, explains Calaway. "You're dealing with high probabilities of multiple suits on every single project," he says. "That in itself creates a lot of tension within agencies."
Anti-development groups know slowdowns can force project financing to unravel. "If somebody doesn't have the stomach for that, then they need to stay in Kansas or Texas," argues Calaway. Despite these disincentives, California's high energy prices - near $100/MWh versus $60/MWh or less in the Midwest — ensure a steady stream of developers pursuing projects.
Part of the solution to permitting obstacles may emerge from the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, a project focusing on more than 90,000 square kilometres of California desert. If completed by its 2012 target, the plan is expected to accelerate permitting for nearly 40GW of renewables potential in a vast area east of Los Angeles.
The zone, which includes wind-rich Kern County and the Tehachapi region, could become home to as much as 80% of the state's new wind, solar and other renewable-energy projects by 2050, according to CalWEA's Rader.
The purpose of the plan is to streamline permitting by limiting preconstruction surveys and levying up-front mitigation costs while addressing the concerns of various governmental and environmental stakeholders. "The question is how high they're going to set the bar and how high the fees are going to be," says Rader. "But we're fairly confident that, if this gets done, it will simplify permitting."
Transmission construction
Three major transmission lines are also in the works. The Sunrise Powerlink, expected to be completed as soon as next year, will bring 1GW of power from near the Mexican border to San Diego. A Tehachapi project, which will include new and upgraded lines, should add 4.5GW of capacity by 2013. Finally, a third project, the Colorado River Devers Valley line, could add as much as 10GW of wires between the Arizona border and major California population centres before the end of the decade.
"It's assumed that all three of those projects will be completed," says Rich Ferguson, director of research at the California-based renewables organisation, the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies. "If they finish everything they've permitted, it would pretty much satisfy our transmission requirements."
Ferguson believes some of the new renewable energy will supplant fossil-fuel generation, freeing up even more transmission. "The new energy will displace energy we're getting now from gas," he says. "Although you might have to keep a bunch of that capacity around for reliability purposes and ancillary services and ramping."
Out-of-state imports
Another factor in the mix is renewable energy generated in nearby states. Recent legislation has put significant caps on utilities' use of out-of-state renewable-energy credits. However, utilities have been granted unlimited use of actual imports of renewable energy generated in other states. Although some details remain unclear, new transmission upgrades between California and the state of Oregon should facilitate more imports from the windy Columbia River Gorge.
Another priority is repowering dozens of California's existing wind projects, many of the oldest in the nation. Some experts also insist that energy storage should be part of the solution to meeting the 33% target. Offshore wind development is unlikely in the near term due to the extreme ocean depths off California's coastline.
It is clear that wind is bound to share the 8GW pie with players from other sectors, including geothermal and biomass developers. Meanwhile, critics point out that the state is still short of meeting its 2010 mandate for 20% of electricity to be generated by renewable sources, even with the compliance period extended to 2013.
"The irony in California is we're so green that the permitting process is complicated," says Peter Asmus, author of several books on the California energy market.
Clearly, leaders of the state's understaffed and underfunded regulatory agencies have their work cut out as the clock ticks towards 2020.


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SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) — The intricate design etched into a field of barley two hours south of San Francisco was spotted Monday morning by Julie Belanger, a photographer, as she and her husband were flying over.
"What is it?" was her first thought, she told CNN affiliate KSBW.
Whatever it was, "It was beautiful, quite beautiful," she said, adding that they came upon it by chance but that she was skeptical that the crop circle was evidence of something otherworldly.
"I believe it's possible that aliens exist, but I don't know if they would bother making a crop circle to give us a message," she said.
Still, the news spread quickly. The field's owner, Scott Anthony, had just returned from vacation to his home when he got a call from one of the employees on his 2,000-acre farm outside the tiny town of Chualar, 10 miles southeast of Salinas.
"He said, 'Hey, there's a buncha stuff out in the middle of the field,' so when I went up there I go, 'Ohhhh, shoot!'," the 58-year-old farmer told CNN Tuesday in a telephone interview.
What he saw was an elaborate design sculpted into one to two acres of his barley field: a crop circle -- more precisely, a lot of squares and rectangles within a large circle.
"To me, it looks like a computer chip, or something like that," said Anthony, who added that he had no idea what may have caused it. "To be that intricate in design, it kind of baffles me as to how that was done," he said about the flattened grassland. "It didn't look burned to me, it just looked like it was pushed over."
We have zero evidence of aliens landing anywhere; we have lots of evidence of pranksters hoaxing.
–Michael Shermer
Soon, the news vans showed up, followed by the curious, some of whom stood on fences to get a better view. Anthony called security agents to keep people from crossing onto his farmland, where he also grows broccoli, snap peas and lettuce.
"It's a food-safety issue," he said.
That hasn't stopped the roadsides from filling with the curious, many of them self-appointed experts.
"It looks like aliens to me," Manuel Madrid of nearby Gonzales told KSBW.
"Definitely pranksters," said Brandon Brooks of Chualar, who added, "This is kind of a strange place to have anything out of the ordinary happen."
The latter theory got some support from Jim Gillott, who told KSBW that he had seen 20 to 30 people with ladders in the field in the days before the design was discovered.
And Jake Gain said he too had seen evidence that humans were involved.
"Every time I drove by, I saw them either parked over there," he said, pointing, "or people in the field just walking around, and it looked like they had little GPSes or something," he said.
And someone identified solely as "Cannot Say" posted a 2½-minute video on YouTube that shows green flashes of light emanating from what appears to be the field before dawn on Monday. "Dude, this is a crop circle," says one of two men in the video as they clamber from their car into the field.
The founding publisher of Skeptic magazine was unimpressed.
"It looks like a couple of kids did this," Michael Shermer told CNN. "Short of having a video of it, it's hard to prove that kids did it. So, in that case, we have to make a choice: what's more likely? That aliens landed in Chualar, California, or that a couple of pranksters made it?
- Sizable pattern created by flattening of a crop
- Documented cases started in the 1970s
- Since then, 10,000 reports in 26 countries
"We have zero evidence of aliens landing anywhere; we have lots of evidence of pranksters hoaxing."
Such circles can be made by simply dragging a rope attached to a board over the grass, he said.
Still, he noted, such stories are attractive to many. "People seem less intrigued by pranksters than they do by aliens, so it's a compelling story for people to think that we're not alone."
Farmer Anthony said he was out of town during the week before the discovery, so he saw nothing that might have tipped him off that pranksters were at work. But whoever -- or whatever -- caused the circle has caused him no lasting upheaval -- financial or otherwise. The barley was planted between cash crops to add nutrients to the fields; he is planning to plow it -- and the crop circle -- back into the earth on Thursday.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- The Kyle Williams-led Bills defense and gusting winds in Buffalo combined to be too much for the New York Jets and rookie quarterback Geno Smith.
Williams had two sacks and forced a fumble, and Jairus Byrd had two interceptions as the Bills turned four turnovers by Smith into 17 points in a 37-14 win Sunday.
Starting with EJ Manuel's 34-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Graham, Buffalo scored 17 points over a span of 2:50 to build a 20-0 lead with 65 seconds left in the first half. Safety Da'Norris Searcy put the game away with 1:14 left in the third quarter when he returned an interception 32 yards to make it 34-7. Marquise Goodwin also scored on a 43-yard catch for Buffalo.
The Bills (4-7) snapped a three-game skid and enter their bye week by winning for only the second time in seven games.
The Jets (5-5), coming off their bye, continued their string of inconsistent outings in having failed to yet win or lose consecutive games this season. They became the NFL's first team to alternate wins and losses through the first 10 games of the season.
Manuel, selected 16th overall out of Florida, outdueled fellow rookie Smith, the second QB drafted in April, by going 20 of 28 for 245 yards passing and two scores. And he did so with Buffalo playing minus both starting receivers: Stevie Johnson (groin) and Robert Woods (sprained left ankle).
Smith, a second-round pick out West Virginia, finished 8 of 23 for 103 yards before being yanked in favor of Matt Simms after three quarters. He's now gone a combined 36 of 72 for 377 yards passing, with no touchdowns and five interceptions in his past three games.
Smith has particularly struggled on the road, where he dropped to 1-4 and thrown four touchdown passes and nine interceptions. Overall, he has eight touchdowns, 14 interceptions and has lost four fumbles.
The blustery conditions didn't help, with the game played on an overcast day with wind gusts approaching 30 mph.
Then again, Smith didn't help himself with his interceptions to Byrd. Both came on passes over the middle, with Byrd having to hardly move in picking them off.
Smith's day did not get off to a good start. He spent one play on the sideline before returning after being drilled in the midsection by Williams on the Jets opening possession.
Smith's day ended with 13 minutes left, and Simms took over. Simms marched the Jets on a six-play, 62-yard drive, capped by a 13-yard pass to Jeff Cumberland with 9:36 left.
The Jets other score came on Chris Ivory's 1-yard plunge on fourth down midway through the third quarter.
The Bills took control in the final minutes of the first half.
Manuel's touchdown pass to Graham put the Bills ahead 10-0 with 4:05 left.
On the second play of the Jets' next possession, Williams broke in around the right side and knocked the ball out of Smith's hand. Manny Lawson recovered the fumble and, Summers scored two plays later.
Smith forced another turnover two plays into the Jets next possession, when he forced a pass over the middle intended for Cumberland. Byrd intercepted that one, which set up Dan Carpenter's 42-yard field goal.
The Jets offense sputtered. It managed just 57 yards and three first downs in the first half. New York endured a stretch of five consecutive possessions in which it combined for 4 yards, no first downs and committed two turnovers on 13 plays.
The conditions were so tough that a tear-away portion of the football-field sized American Flag came undone during the national anthem. The Bills also elected against erecting several vending tents inside and outside the stadium gates.
Jets kicker Nick Folk missed his first field-goal attempt of the season after a 48-yarder sailed wide right in the swirling winds inside the stadium. Folk's streak ended at 23 straight, one short of matching the franchise record set by Jay Feely from 2008-09. Folk's last miss was a 30-yard attempt that was blocked in the Jets' season finale at Buffalo last year.
Among those in attendance was New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who played a big role last year in negotiating the Bills' 10-year lease agreement to stay at Ralph Wilson Stadium.


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Graduate Council Meeting
February 21, 2013
I. The meeting was called to order at 2:05 p.m.
Voting members and alternates present were: G. Alter, A. Chamberlain, R. Grandhi, B. Gray, M. Kadakia, M. Kaylor, M. Kazimierczuk, J. McAlearney, B. Milligan, W. Mosier, R. Ramsey, B. Rigling, A. Russell, S. Schiller, M. Schultz, E. Self, T. Tarpey, and J. Warfield.
Non-voting members, alternates and other attendees were: R. Ayres (chair), L. Caron, S. Foster, E. Gilles (scribe), J. Greening, J. Hilgefort, M. Holland, L. Hong, J. Keferl, D. LaHuis, M. Mamrack, and R. Williams.
II. Approval of Minutes
It was moved and seconded that the minutes of the Jan. 24, 2013 meeting be approved as written. Motion carried unanimously.
III. Report of the Interim Dean (R. Ayres)
a. University-wide Program Reviews – HLC will visit Wright State in two years. All programs will not need to be reviewed by then; only the process needs to be in place. The process for the review of doctoral programs was established last year. The undergraduate and graduate program reviews are being discussed by a faculty committee; one early discussion included scheduling program reviews to coincide with external accreditation reviews.
b. Marketing update – Marketing efforts for the Graduate School are entering the third year. The outside consultant work is done; a new style guide has been developed and has been approved by the WSU Communications and Marketing department. The style guide is available for any of the colleges to use.
c. Graduate Council Elections – Emails will be sent in the next couple of weeks with information about members' terms and current college-specific graduate faculty lists. In general, each college/school will need to elect one new representative for a three year term.
d. Reminder re: Scholarship and Award Nominations – Calls have been sent out for nominations/applications for Graduate Student Retention Scholarships (deadline Feb. 22), Graduate Council Scholars and Wright Fellowships (deadline March 15), and Graduate Student Excellence Awards (deadline March 18). The Excellence Award Ceremony will take place on Wed. April 10 at 4 p.m. in the Apollo room.
e. Grad Program Directors' Workshop - Monday, April 1. The topic will be advising and its role in retention and student success.
IV. Committee Reports
a. Policies Committee (G. Alter)
The Policies Committee met once since the last Graduate Council to review an addition to Graduate Council Policy 2.41. When the new approval procedures for graduate faculty membership were passed in 2011, the dual approval of the membership committee and the Graduate School dean was underplayed. The proposed additional language (underlined) would remedy this: Nominations that do not meet the primary criteria are forwarded to the Membership Committee, along with all necessary explanatory and supporting material. The Membership Committee will review these nominations in accordance with the Graduate School policy. Nominations may be approved by the Committee, in which case they are sent to the Dean for concurring signature and recording in the list of graduate faculty, and reported to the Graduate Council. In cases of disagreement between the Dean and the Committee, the Graduate Council will serve as the final arbiter. If a nomination is deferred, a letter of explanation will be sent to the nominator.On behalf of the Policies Committee, G. Alter moved to approve the addition to Graduate Council Policy 2.41. No discussion. R. Ayres called for a vote. All in favor. Motion passed.
The Policies Committee considered two additional items. The first was a change in requirements for graduate admission transcripts. After a prolonged discussion, the committee tabled this issue. The second item involved graduate student status for 3+2 programs that involve WSU and an external university; this item is still under consideration by the committee and the provost.
b. Membership Committee ( B. Gray)
Since the last Graduate Council meeting, the Graduate School Dean approved 3 regular and 2 adjunct graduate faculty memberships. The Membership Committee approved 1 adjunct nomination. Reminder: Colleges should periodically review their lists of graduate faculty to be sure faculty who are teaching graduate level courses and/or are serving on thesis or dissertation committees have membership.
c. Curriculum Committee A (R. Grandhi)
Course Modifications: BMB 8990 and PSY 8090 - On behalf of the Curriculum Committee A, R. Grandhi moved to approve the two course modifications. No discussion. R. Ayres called for a vote. All in favor. Motion passed.
d. Curriculum Committee B (S. Schiller for S. Franco)
1. New Course Requests: DOS 9000, DOS 9020, DOS 9030, DOS 9050, DOS 9060, EDL 8950, EDL 9130, EDL 9140, and EDL 9150
2. Programs of Study: MED Classroom Teacher: Learning & Motivation (qtr to sem), EDL Principal Licensure (modification) and EDL Teacher Leader Endorsement (modification)
3. Combined Degree Programs: B.A.-M.S. in Economics and B.S.B.-M.S. in Economics
On behalf of the Curriculum Committee B, S. Schiller moved to approve the nine new course requests, three programs of study, and the two combined degree programs in economics. No discussion. R. Ayres called for a vote. All in favor. Motion passed.
e. Student Affairs Committee (R. Ayres for C. Brun)
The committee met once since the last Graduate Council meeting to select the first 2 Grad Council Scholars. Offers have been made; the students have until April 15 to accept or decline the offer. Any nominees not selected in the first round will be reconsidered in the second round.
V. Graduate Student Assembly (J. Greening)
GSA received 21 applications for the second round of professional development and original work grants. Between the two rounds, over 60 applications were received which is 50% more than last year. The membership of GSA has also reached 105 members, which is triple the size from the beginning of the academic year. The GSA is currently assisting with a review of student health insurance with a goal of proposing a plan for insurance coverage that recognizes the different health care needs of graduate and undergraduate students.
VI. Old Business – None
VII. New Business – None
VIII. Discussion - None
IX. The meeting was adjourned at 2:25 p.m.


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On Friday, Sept. 5, USC will be showing two films directed by Lee Myung Se, namely Duelist and M. Duelist plays at 4pm and will be followed by a Q&A with Lee Myung Se. The Q&A will be followed by a reception, and the reception will be followed by a screening of M. For more details click here.
Due to the fact that it's at USC and I'm not familiar with the campus or comfortable there, I probably will not go. But it sounds like a fun event. Both films should be watchable. Duelist sounds more plot-driven, M more character-driven. Plot synopses are available at the link in the previous paragraph.
Besides, there's a reception. Who can object to free food?
The event is cosponsored by these organizations:the School of Cinematic Arts, East Asian Studies Center, Center for International Studies, East Asian Languages & Culture, East Asian Library, Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles, Korean Film Council, University of Notre Dame.


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A record-breaking number of exhibiting suppliers and independent HD distributors participated in the 8th annual Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW '13) last month in Las Vegas, according to HDAW organizers CVSN, HDDA and HDMA. The annual conference was held at The Mirage in Las Vegas, NV, Jan. 21-24.
To get a feel for the event, click here for our slide show.
More than 2,100 aftermarket industry leaders attended the three-day conference, including over 1,400 supplier and 590 distributor executives. Available booth spaces for exhibitors at the HDAW Product Expo sold out more than a month prior to the start of the event, with 408 booths purchased in total. In addition to extremely high overall attendance to the 8th annual conference, more than 1,600 people attended the HDAW all-industry opening reception on Monday evening. All of the above broke records for the HDAW conference.
"The phenomenal growth in HDAW participation suggests that the value and importance of HDAW to the heavy duty aftermarket industry continues to increase as we strive each year to improve its content and take away for those who attend," said Tom Stewart, HDAW '13 co-chair and TruckPro LLC's Director of Industry Affairs.
"The theme for HDAW'13 was Formula for Success – Focus on the Future," stated Walt Sherbourne, 2013 co-chair and Meritor's Senior Director of Field Sales, North America. "The education sessions were very well attended and received, the product expo traffic was consistently heavier from start to finish over previous years, the numerous networking sessions were expanded this year and the One-on-One meetings were extremely popular as always."
More than 800 people attended the opening general session as Sam Geist of Geist and Associates, Inc. presented "Competing for Today-Building for Tomorrow," which was developed specifically to highlight current marketplace trends and strategies. Bill Strauss of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, presented "Economic Outlook: 2013 and Beyond", in which Strauss shared economic data trends that will impact the industry.
New this year was Service Opportunities and Learning Day (SOLD!), a program for WDs who provide truck service and repair, which attracted more than 200 shop owners and managers. Presentations included "Service-Readiness: Preparing for the Shop of the Future," a panel discussion moderated by Tony Molla of ASE; "Steer Axle, Drive Axle, Trailer Axle and Suspension Inspection and Diagnostics," presented by Rick Martin of Meritor LLC and Tony Kockritz of Hendrickson International; "Heavy Duty Aftermarket Service Outlook," presented by John Blodgett of MacKay & Company; and "Driving Profit Into Your Service Business," presented by Bill Wade of Wade & Partners.
Four education seminars were held during HDAW'13: "Unbundled Services: Is it Time?", presented by Michael E. Workman of Michael E. Workman and Associates, LTD; "Technology Trends Driving Aftermarket Opportunities", presented by Derek Kaufman of C3Network; "It's Not Who You Know, It's Who Knows You: How to Build Your Business by Building Your Brand", presented by David Avrin, The Visibility Coach; "Gaining Competitive Advantage with Virtualization, aka Outsourcing", presented by Mike Marks of the Indian River Consulting Group.
Presentations from HDAW's SOLD! and Education Program are now available online at www.hdaw.org.
The annual All-Industry Reception and Pinewood Challenge, sponsored by Minimizer, proved again to be an exciting event for all 17 race participants and an audience of over 800. Bendix CVS "Wheels of Steel" was the winning entry.
HDAW'14 will be held at The Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, January 27-30, 2014.
HDAW is a business-to-business, executive conference presented by a joint operating committee of industry leaders from 13 distinguished industry associations: American Council of Frame and Alignment Specialists (ACOFAS), Association of Diesel Specialists (ADS), Automotive Electric Association (AEA), Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network (CVSN), HDA-Truck Pride, Heavy Duty Distribution Association (HDDA), Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA), APRA's Heavy Duty Remanufacturing Group (HDRG), International Truck Parts Association (ITPA), Overseas Automotive Council (OAC), Power Heavy Duty, Service Specialists Association (SSA), and Vipar Heavy Duty.


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YouTube emerged victorious in its long-running lawsuit with Viacom Inc., as a federal judge granted the video sharing site its motion for summary judgment in the $1 billion copyright case.
Kent Walker, general counsel for Google Inc., the Mountain View owner of YouTube, said in a corporate blog post:
This means that the court has decided that YouTube is protected by the safe harbor of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) against claims of copyright infringement. The decision follows established judicial consensus that online services like YouTube are protected when they work cooperatively with copyright holders to help them manage their rights online.
This is an important victory not just for us, but also for the billions of people around the world who use the web to communicate and share experiences with each other. We're excited about this decision and look forward to renewing our focus on supporting the incredible variety of ideas and expression that billions of people post and watch on YouTube every day around the world.
Viacom pledged to appeal the decision, saying in its statement:
We believe that this ruling by the lower court is fundamentally flawed and contrary to the language of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the intent of Congress, and the views of the Supreme Court as expressed in its most recent decisions.
We intend to seek to have these issues before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit as soon as possible. After years of delay, this decision gives us the opportunity to have the Appellate Court address these critical issues on an accelerated basis. We look forward to the next stage of the process.


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I saw my first Perseid of the year last night. Just a chance view of a mag zero meteor through thin cloud.
I am planning to do some meteor watches from home at Bassingham and would be happy for some LAS members to join me for the maximum on 12/13 August. If that night is set to be cloudy then it will be postponed to 13/14 Aug. We are located about a mile east of Bassingham so there are no street lights and the sky can be very dark except towards Lincoln. Numbers need to be limited to around a dozen due to parking space and to minimise disturbance to our neighbours, so please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com if you would like to come. The plan is to meet up from about 7pm for bbq and preparations, and so you can see where there are obstacles around the garden before it gets dark. Observing can start as soon as it is dark enough and carry on until dawn or when you have had enough. All you need to bring is warm clothing and an observing chair (deck chair or lounger that supports your head is recommended). Bring a telescope, binoculars, camera etc if you wish. I shall have my 1100D set up to take a series of 30 sec exposures in the hope of catching some Persieds.
Maximum is predicted for 08.00 on 13 August so it will be in daylight for us, but there will be a good number of meteors on nights a couple of days either side.
Apologies to cosmicdave for the competition, but not everyone will want to travel to the coast.


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In many articles and web pages I found people claiming that the maximum critical temperature for superconductivity in the BCS framework is about 40K.
Sometime, more accurate writers report that the above temperature is the maximum critical temperature achievable with electron-phonon coupling.
In both cases I never sow a reliable proof of these statements, so I'm asking if they are correct and where I can find a reference (a paper or simply few physical considerations) leading to this result.


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My name is Britney, and I live in the outskirts of Philadelphia, PA. I currently have 11 piercings; eight in my ears (including tragus), my nostril, my septum, and one microdermal surface anchor on my cheek. I have 6 tattoos; a tiny star on my left wrist, a tiny heart on my right hand, a tribute to my mom on my right wrist, a large vine of cherry blossoms on my chest/shoulder/back, and two large swallow birds on my right and left shoulder blades. One of the best feelings is the feeling you get after a new tattoo or piercing!
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