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Sylvia turned 8 this year! While summer birthdays can be tough to schedule with friends, we were able to get a few to come over to celebrate this day with her. This year's theme - Sushi!
Quick photo shoot with sister prior to the friends showing up
Crafting time - this craft was origami
and making jewelry
Minnie Mouse was the special guest at the lunch table!
Birthday cupcakes - everyone gets to blow out the candles
The crazy kids group photo!
Happy birthday Sylvia! May this year be your best year yet!


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It takes a shocking amount of food to keep spiders alive
As much as it might freak everyone out, spiders are all around us.
According to a recent survey conducted in North Carolina homes, reported The Washington Post, spiders were discovered in 100 percent of those homes tested, including 68 percent of bathrooms and more than three quarters of bedrooms.
With them all around us, especially in our homes, it's no wonder we worry about what they do all day while we are away. Well, apparently, they eat. Most spiders feast on insects while larger spiders eat lizards, birds and even small mammals, according to the Washington Post.
Two European biologists, Martin Nyffeler and Klaus Birkhofer, decided to answer the question: How much does the entire spider population eat in a single year?
The pair published the study earlier this month and found that overall the world's population of spiders consume around 800 million tons of prey in any given year. Together that amounts to at least as much meat as all 7 billion humans on the planet.
To put that in perspective, the total biomass of all adult humans on the Earth right now is estimated to around 287 million tons, according to the study. So, theoretically, the world's entire population of spiders has the appetite to finish off the entire human race in just one year.
Before you worry about how many spiders are living under your bed in the dark spaces, though, keep in mind they have probably been there for a while and have not bothered you.
In fact, the study showed that if you placed the population of spiders in the world together, they would weigh around 25 million tons. The Washington Post reports, the Titanic only weighed 52,000 tons. So, basically the mass of every spider today added together weighs around 478 Titanics.
Because they eat around 10 percent of their body weight in food each day, that means less pests for you.
The San Francisco Chronicle and The Washington Post contributed to this article

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Vestal, N.Y. – UMBC held a 6-4 halftime lead, but the host Binghamton Bearcats outscored the Retrievers, 9-1, in the second half and earned a 13-7 America East Conference victory at the Bearcats Sports Complex.
UMBC had its two-game winning streak snapped and fell to 5-5 overall and 1-1 in league play, while Binghamton improved to 4-6, 2-0.
Binghamton outshot UMBC, 38-27, and UMBC fell to 0-5 when being oushot in 2014.
Freshman attackman Max Maxwell (Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg) led UMBC with a goal and two assists, while sophomore midfielder Pat Young (Ewing, N.J./Christchurch School) and senior attackman Matt Gregoire (Crofton, Md./South River) each scored a pair of goals.
Binghamton jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but the Retrievers reeled off four consecutive goals and led, 4-2, on a score by Maxwell with 11:00 to play in the second quarter. The Bearcats tied the game on back-to-back scores, but Gregoire gave the visitors the lead back, converted a high feed from Maxwell inside with 3:29 remaining in the stanza.
With 1:45 to play in the half, Young found the net on a dodge and shot from 10 yards out to give UMBC a 6-4 advantage, which they took to the break.
But Binghamton came out in the second half and jumped on the Retrievers, racking up four straight goals in the first 10 minutes of the third. Sophomore midfielder Jack Gannon (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North) tried to breath life back into the visitors, finishing on a man-down fast break situation with 4:31 to play in the quarter.
UMBC won the ensuing draw, but turned the ball over and BU's Michael Antonozzi closed the quarter with a goal at the 13:03 mark of the period to give the hosts a 9-7 lead after 45 minutes.
A key sequence early in the fourth quarter stung the Retrievers, as Binghamton netminder Max Schefler made back-to-back, one-on-one saves on Gregoire in a five-second span. After BU's Tucker Nelson gave the Bearcats the first three-goal of the day at 10-7 with 10:58 remaining, the Bearcats took over the momentum and controlled the final stages of the game.
Schefler, who made just two saves and allowed six first half goals, stopped 11 shots (13 saves) and permitted just one second half UMBC goal. UMBC red-shirt freshman netminder Connor Gordon (Bourne, Mass./Tabor Academy) allowed more goals (13) than recorded saves (11) for only the second time in 2014.
UMBC won the battle of face-offs, 14-10, but committed more turnovers (15) than the Bearcats (12).
The Retrievers return to action on Saturday, April 12, when they host Hartford at UMBC Stadium. The opening face-off is set for 3:30 p.m.


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Wanted: Tractors to be displayed at Ripon's downtown Main Street.
The event, sponsored by the Ripon Chamber of Commerce, is the 24th Annual Main Street Day & 7th Annual Car Show & Health Faire scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Those who want to enter their tractors in the car show are asked to fill out a form and indicate the make, model and year of the vehicle entry.
Tractors will be for display only and will not be judged. A copy of the entry form is available on the chamber's web site at www.chamber.org. Entry fee for each car is $35. Checks must be made payable to Ripon Chamber of Commerce and mailed to P.O. Box 327, Ripon, CA 95366.
In addition to the car and tractor show, the popular annual event will feature food, arts and crafts, commercial vendors and a health faire.
For further details or for additional questions, call the Chamber office at (209) 599-7519 or log on to www.chamber.org.


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Black Island Farms in Utah boasts having the largest corn maze in the state. For the last couple of years they have done Twilight themed corn mazes. This year they are back again and they are grateful for the support. Their Eclipse maze was a big hit last year, and so was their New Moon maze the year before that.
According to the Standard
Owner Dorothy Law said the theme of this year's maze is "Breaking Dawn," a sequel in the popular "Twilight" saga. The cornfields — with twists, turns and dead ends — are designed to look like the faces of the actors: Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.
Besides the maze and hayrides — which include a pumpkin for every passenger — there is a farmer's market, animal alley, cow train, corn cannon, pig races, a haunted house, a grain-chute slide and many other activities.
"It's really neat to see so many people here," Black said, adding that organizers are hoping 50,000 people will come to the farm.
"At night when the lights are on and you're in the maze where the fire pits are, it's magical," Black said.
Because of the way the venues are set up, he said, it doesn't seem that crowded, even at the busiest times.
Dorothy Law said by opening the farm to the public, her family has a chance to teach visitors why farming is so important for the country.
"At the rate farms are being sold, the U.S. will soon be relying on other countries to import fresh vegetables and fruits," she said, pointing out that Black Island Farm is not just a place for entertainment, but a "real working vegetable farm."
If you are in Utah check them out! Full details on their website.


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The photograph in the inset is once again a long preserved historical document (courtesy the Das Studio Darjeeling) which is shared with me by Mr. Dweep Subba, a student of B.A. III semester of Namchi Government College. This is a photograph of a Sikkimese Carpet Seller probably of 1910's taken at Darjeeling. The person in the photograph is a typical Bhutia or Tibetan as his dress suggests. These traders used to bring carpets from Darjeeling to Sikkim and then they used to send it to Tibet. The British provincial Estate of Darjeeling had then been the centre of trade and commerce of the places like Kalimpong, Kurseong, Sikkim, Bhutan and Nepal. Tradesmen from Nepal, Bhutan and many other neighbouring places used to come to Darjeeling to attend the Sunday HAAT (Market) to have their trade dealings. This is to be cited here that they used the Silk Route which connected Kalimpong with Tibet via Sikkim for their trading purpose. The background of the photograph shows one portion of Darjeeling which seems to be comparatively developed in the then scenario. The posters and hoardings written in English suggest that Darjeeling was a pioneering place to amalgamate with the English language. The photograph itself is a testimony to the fact that technological instruments like camera, electricity, and, of course, the system of photo developing marked the advancement of Darjeeling in comparision to other adjacent places.
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The first Indian to scale Lama Anden a mountain lays left of Lachung is Mr. A.D. Moddie who is also the first batch IAS of independent India. He scaled this peak in North Sikkim in 1946. Recruited in 1948, Mr. Moddie served as an IAS officer in Bihar's Madhubani district and later resigned and joined Hindustan Liver. I met Mr. Moddie at his Bhim Tal Cottage at Nainital which once belonged to Col. John who was assigned with the charge of administration of the Kumaun and Garwahl region by the British Government. Mr. Moddie bought the house from Mr. Elgin, the last British Officer of the region in the 60's of the last century. When I reached at his cottage an old man of 90's opened the door. He still has the very same charm on his face which he used to have 60 years back. I greeted him and our course of interaction about Sikkim started. Mr. Moddie has shared with me some of his great experiences at Gangtok while going to Lhasa as an Indian trader. He told me that Gangtok was then a small town with few houses at present days M.G. Marg. About the least bothered attitude of the then Indians towards the trans-Himalaya in his book Witnesses to our Times he has written the following lines:-
"No one then bothered about the Trans-Himalayan Central Asia. In due course, after a discussion with Harishwar Dayal (then Indian Political Officer to Sikkim) I found myself posted as a trade agent to Gyantze in Tibet……… I think I got my posting on the strength of two earlier treks and a climb on Lama Anden in Sikkim- all I could show of my meager expertise of Central Asia. But my imagination was full of the old Shangri La, the Silk Route, the early Everest story and the earlier Pundits of the survey of India".
Regarding the perplex situation that he had to face at Gangtok he writes:-
"As there were only two ways, a trader's or a pilgrim's permit, I opted for the former. I wrote to our agent in Gangtok, Sikkim, to arrange a mule and a muleteer for me; I would walk. When I arrived in Gangtok and enquired about the mule arrangement, the Agent prevaricated. He shyly disclosed he had arranged twenty mules. He was taking advantage of a sahib-type, who also knew the Political Officer, Gangtok, to send his mules train in, for greater security, under my leadership. When I met Apa Pant, the P.O. for my permit in English, Hindi and Tibetan, I thought I would amuse him with the story of one mule becoming twenty. Apa Pant saw no humor in it. In serious official style, he advised me to take all twenty mules saying, "One mule no status, twenty mules status".
Apart from the information which he has written in his book Mr. Moddie shared few valuable information about his meeting with the then Maharaja of Sikkim late Sir Tashi Namgyal. He told me that the late Maharaja was a pious person who had nothing to do with politics and who always kept himself busy in religious paintings. Mr. Moddie still has a great love towards the Himalayas and Sikkim has a special place at his heart. When I asked to take few pictures of him he preferred to take them under the pictures of Sikkim which he had taken during his visit.
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Tablescapes, A Sea of Texture
I am participating in a white table challenge at Cuisine Kathleen this week
This is a huge challenge for me because normally everything I do is full of color~
We are allowed to use one accent color, but I decided to stay with all neutrals and try to achieve drama and impact by an array of textures
A woven runner placed down the table center helps unify all the varied elements, an eclectic mix of new and old
A layered a square dark rattan charger and a round white wooden charger with a pewter plate under a glass candlestick full of white sea shells
Places were set on a creamy open weave mat, topped with a square silver charger, placed on the diagonal. Franciscan china white dinner plate, with embossed pineapples and a platinum edge, a pewter salad plate, and a Franciscan butter plate, silver Gorham "Medici" flatware, and Waterford cut crystal goblets.
A starched, crisp white linen napkin point is tucked under the salad plate
The natural elements contrast with the elegance of the formal china and crystal
the shells are a nod to the summer season
I love to use candlesticks for surprises other than candles
A silver charger embellished with shells is the base for the large hurricane candle in the table center, and is flanked by tall pewter candlesticks, and shorter Arthur Court candle holders
And a dark rattan basket holds loaves of crusty bread, another contrast to the formal setting to keep things warm and interesting
Sea Shell herb butter pats are ready for spreading on the individual butter plates
The dark wood of the table and the black accents on the chairs and china cabinet help to make this setting dramatic
In the absence of bright colors, the eye finds a whole new palette of color, subtle yellows, pink tones, grays and browns~
After dinner, things will return to normal in the dining room, and the centerpiece will stay in place for several weeks
But something about this is already bothering me….
Ahhh, yes, much better!
That looks more like me!
The china, pewter plates, crystal, and flatware are from my wedding registry so many years ago. I still love it, and it makes regular appearances at our table. The other elements have made their way to my china closet over the years, the only things that have been purchased within the last year are the 2 square shell edged mats {World Market} and the pink ruffled mat {Pier 1}.
When I don't need all 10 chairs in the dining room, you will find 4 at the smaller round table in the foyer, and I often swap the dusty pink floral upholstered chairs with the black accented wood side chairs back and forth between the 2 spaces.
Here are the upholstered chairs in the foyer at the recent Night in Morocco
Here are the wood chairs at the Topsy Turvy Table in the foyer.
Being able to swap these chairs around opens up so many possible looks for the tables.
Thank you so much for tablescaping with me today! I hope I have made you want to go set a pretty table, even it's just for fun!
I'll be joining
Comments27 Responses to "Tablescapes, A Sea of Texture"
Beautiful mix of rattan, pewter and whites. It gives it a beachy and relaxing feel, I think….Christine
I simply love it, Jenna. It is a gorgeous table!
Hi, I always love your tablescapes and this is so beautiful.
Julie from julieslifestyle.blogspot.com
Such wonderful pieces you used! Love all of the platinum and pewter that you used with the neutrals. The shells really scream "Summer". Great job!
Love your silver and texture! The silver charger turned at an angle is the perfect basis for your place setting and I have these and will use your idea. This is a very detailed table from the shells to the beautiful candle holders! Have a great week!
Love the images of the sun streaming in across your neutrals. The silver and white with all the textures of the neutrals makes for a lovely table. I envy you the space to have a table in the foyer. Clever of you to change out the chairs.
Jenna, using texture instead of color was a wonderful idea and you executed it so well! I love those wooden chargers–I almost used mine today but I use them too often! And I always love shells so your table is just the kind I like. Very nice! Linda
What a wonderful summer feel!
– The Tablescaper
I can only dream of having the space for two gorgeous areas for a tables. Love the use of the Pier 1 chargers, have to use that for sure. Lovely table setting.
Cathy's Cupboard Calamity
I love the neutral look, Jenna! The soft glow of candlelight is so romantic. I'm with you, in loving the photo that looks like you!
Love all the silver with the neutrals. The way you did your places etting with that charger and the napkin presented that way is my favorite thing about the whole, lovely, table.
Very pretty table, lots of textures too! Great mix of neutrals.
Thanks for linking to Let's Dish!
Beautiful table!! Your centerpiece sure adds a lot of drama, beautiful mix of neutrals. I enjoyed both versions, the high drama and the little more relaxed version!
Oh my goodness!!! I had to slow down and scroll through your pictures slowly to take it all in because i love it so…this is just my style and I am pinning it for future reference…just gorgeous..love the way you used those chargers on the diagonal.I will be doing that soon..Really, Jenna..I just love this table…..and I will be writing about mayhaw jelly soon…
Love, Mona
Thanks for all the beautiful inspiration! Your tablescapes are gorgeous!
Positively striking, Jenna! So many wonderful textures & sparkles from all corners. I love it, especially your Franciscan china with the embossed pineapples!
You have a lovely home…thank you for inviting us to share your table.
p.s. Please pass me a slice of that yummy looking bread??
Painte Apron,
I am swooning over the silver and white combination
for Let There Be White Challenge, dear one! Exquisite!!!
The contrast of the dark wood is breathtaking!
Thank you for your kind visit and sweet comment!
I found this a real challenge, but obviously you didn't with this really classy white and silver combo!
Have a wonderful week, Jenna…
I really like the idea of swapping out the chairs. I'll have to try that with the wrought iron ones from the backyard. I also love using color on my tables, but your neutral look was great.
As usual, it's gorgeous! Thank you for sharing. You will be one of the features tomorrow at the Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Hope to see your prettiness again at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse


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In the last couple of years, Keiji Inafune (Dead Rising, Mega Man) has become a somewhat controversial figure in the Japanese game industry. That's what happens when you say things like the Japan makes "awful games".
Right after the Tokyo Game Show, Inafune wrote a long blog post titled "Don't Call Me Immature" in which he touched on several issues that ranged from clarifying his "Japan's-industry-is-dead" remarks for the umpteenth time to the chances that he and Capcom have been taking this generation. He even said there was internal opposition to the TGS playable demo of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd.
In a post on September 28, Inafune talks about "that game" he wants to make. He says there are games he would like to make, but probably will not be able to. He also talks about games of his that haven't sold.
"Even in the games that haven't sold," Inafune blogs, "there are ones that I love." Even if the games don't sell, he says that he does not want to wipe them from his game history. "Even if there games didn't sell, I made them with all my heart."
Shifting gears, he adds that he swears that one day he will make "that game". Inafune did not write what exactly "that game" was. "It's not just me, but a game that pretty much the entire staff pledges to make."
One day has come pretty quick, because if you have been following the recent news, "that game" seems to be Mega Man Legends 3 — a title that was revealed a day after he teased "that game" he wanted to make.
Inafune is a lighting rod — and that's not necessarily a bad thing. For every time he ticks off the hardcore fanbase with something like DMC: Devil May Cry, he seems to be apt in balancing things out with something like Mega Man Legends 3 — or a playable Monster Hunter Portable 3 demo.
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This time of year, we give thanks for our families, friends and freedoms. In this little corner of the world, we also give thanks for the fools, felons and flops in contention for Turkey of the Year.
This time of year, we give thanks for our families, friends and freedoms. In this little corner of the world, we also give thanks for the fools, felons and flops in contention for Turkey of the Year.
Yes, it's been another big year for knuckleheads. Check out who couldn't even crack the baker's dozen countdown:
Bob Babich, Dusty Baker, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, John Daly, Vernon Davis, Sergio Garcia, Ben Gordon, Rick Greenspan, Rex Grossman, Ed Hochuli, Richie Incognito, Michael Jordan, Bobby Knight, Jim Leyland, Rod Marinelli, Jay Mariotti, John Mozeliak, Chad Ocho Cinco, Shaquille O'Neal, Terrell Owens, Shaun Pruitt, Rich Rodriguez, Tony Romo, Patrick Roy & Sons, Bud Selig, Jamar Smith, Nick Swisher, Ted Thompson, Javier Vazquez, Ben Wallace, Bruce Weber, Michelle Wie, Ned Yost.
My columnist predecessor, the late, great Gene Seymour, started doling out Turkeys long ago, and I brought back the tradition in 1998 to honor my absent friend.
Past recipients: Charlie Weis (2007); Aramis Ramirez (2006); Andy MacPhail, Jim Hendry and Dusty Baker (2005); Sammy Sosa (2004); Sosa (2003); Dick Jauron (2002); Frank Thomas and David Wells (2001); Bobby Knight (2000); Jerry Krause (1999); Mike McCaskey (1998).
Which loser is this year's winner? Let the countdown begin ...
13. LOVIE SMITH. It's fashionable to blame Bob Babich for the Bears' defensive mediocrity, but he didn't hire himself as coordinator. The defense is Lovie's baby. It needs a diaper change.
12. BCS PROPONENTS. Still waiting to hear even one good argument against a college football playoff.
11. ORLANDO CABRERA. Word of advice for the now-ex-White Sox shortstop: Don't challenge a pitcher to throw you 95 mph fastballs if you can't hit 95 mph fastballs.
10. RON ZOOK. Maybe if he says 100 more times that this year's Fighting Illini were better than the previous season's Rose Bowl squad, the BCS folks will put his team in the mythical championship game.
9. BILL DEWITT III. While the Cubs and Brewers armed for the stretch run, the Cardinals' president was content to let his club fire blanks, undermining a gallant effort by Tony La Russa's charges.
8. CRANE KENNEY. For months, Lou Piniella and the Cubs' players told the world there were no curses. Then, hours before the playoffs, the team chairman hired a priest to sprinkle holy water at Wrigley Field. After that, the Cubs had no prayer.
7. UNDERACHIEVING BEARS. Time for more pay raises and contract extensions, fellas!
6. MATT MILLEN. Well, at least he left the Lions' cupboard stocked with stars.
5. ISIAH THOMAS. Lost lots of games, lost his job as Knicks coach and reportedly almost lost his life after overdosing on sleeping pills. Ah, but nobody ever can take away his role in Eddy Curry's development.
4. JOHN PAXSON. The lucky ping-pong ball that delivered Derrick Rose bought the Bulls GM some time, but the clock is ticking on the guy who considered Viktor Khryapa a good idea.
3. CHARLIE WEIS. The 2007 Turkey winner made a nice run at repeating. And people say Notre Dame isn't a consistent contender.
2. KELVIN SAMPSON. A cheater of epic proportions - and not even a very good one. Indiana will be digging out from his manure pile for years.
And now, the 2008 Turkeys of the Year ...
C is for Century, that's one hundred years ... of flailing and failing and torment and tears.
H is for Hitters who grind to a halt. Still, Rammie and Fonz say it isn't their fault.
O is for October, a month of pure grief. A bit of "good" news: Their stay's always brief.
K is for Kosuke, who arrived at great cost. Needs GPS 'cause he's completely lost.
E is for Errors; one game they made four. It's also for Emptiness, and Excuses galore.
R is for Righties: Demp, Rich and Cra-Z. Big winners all season but then oh-for-3.
S is for Sweet Lou; the skipper's no dunce. Though it looks pretty bad when he can't win even once.
Chokers they are, and chokers they'll stay. "Not so!" say the odds. "They'll be champs one day!
"Keep buying tickets and keep buying beers; that title will happen one of these years."
So stay patient, Cubbieland; keep paying the freight. Destiny will arrive in twenty-one aught-eight!
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Our Partners
Government of Tanzania through District Councils
Kilwa District Council
MCDI has established an excellent working relationship with the District Council and its officials in Kilwa. The council plays a critical role in MCDI's work as the Full Council must approve all bylaws proposed by villages to govern the use of their Village Land Forest Reserves, whilst the management plan for each community-managed forest must be approved by the District Forestry Officer. MCDI's cooperation with KDC, however, extends far beyond that: work plans are shared, our staff work closely alongside each other, and new initiatives are launched only after full consultation.
Lindi District Council
MCDI has an MoU with LDC to promote sustainable forest management in Lindi district.
Other districts
MCDI also collaborate with all District Authorities where it operates
We work closely with the Tanzania Country Office of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-TCO). WWF-TCO support conservation activities across Tanzania, and have a major interest in conserving forest as a whole and East African Coastal Forests in particular, fragments of which are found in most MCDI's operational area. As well as supporting MCDI financially, WWF-TCO have utilised their technical expertise in support of MCDI's work
United States Forest Service
We entered into a long term partnership with United States Forest Service in 2015. A group of technical experts have since visited us on various missions to leverage their resources and expertise in GIS to bolster our mapping and monitoring needs. This has played a transformative role in enabling us to accurately map patches of critically endangered coastal forests in the communities where we work, and to improve our community-based wildlife monitoring programme in these areas.
University of Edinburgh
We are partnered with the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh in the UK. They have specialist knowledge on determination of carbon stocks within Miombo woodlands and the effect of fire. These technical skills makes them a critical partner on our REDD pilot project.
We have partnered with the School of International Development at the University of East Anglia in the UK. They are helping us to monitor changes in household wealth and wellbeing as a result of our work in the communities, and also changes in the quality of governance within communities, which is critical to how they manage revenue derived from their forests.
Tanzania Natural Resources Forum
The Tanzania Natural Resources Forum (TNRF) is a collective civil society-based initiative to improve natural resource management and conservation in Tanzania by addressing fundamental issues of governance. MCDI is a leading member of TNRF's Forestry Working Group, and a partner in the Mama Misitu Campaign to improve forest governance in Tanzania.
We have an organisational development partner, Maliasili Initiatives, with which we work closely to grow our internal capacity as a leading conservation and development organisation in Tanzania. With Maliasili Initiative's support, we developed our first, comprehensive five-year strategy in 2015. This serves to guide our organisation towards achieving its vision. In 2016 we began to clearly link this strategy to our annual budgeting and work planning, which helps to guide us in deciding which new projects to prioritise in order to scale up the level and quality of support we are providing to Tanzanian communities in sustainably managing their forests.
The Environment Africa Trust (EAT) is our main UK partner. Its mission is to support organisations working in Sub-Saharan Africa that encourage sound environmental management and biodiversity conservation through a strong community economic development focus to achieve sustainable livelihoods. EAT have spearheaded our drive to get funding for our FSC group certificate scheme.


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Mercy Does Not Mean Thank You (audio only)
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Rachel Eliza Griffiths
Rachel Eliza Griffiths was born on December 6, 1978, in Washington, D.C. She received an MA in English literature from the University of Delaware and an MFA in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College.
She is the author of five poetry collections, including Seeing the Body (W. W. Norton, 2020) and Mule & Pear (New Issues Poetry & Prose, 2011), which was selected for the 2012 Inaugural Poetry Award by the Black Caucus American Library Association.
Also a visual artist, Griffiths is the creator of Poets on Poetry (P.O.P), an intimate series of interviews, which gathers more than fifty contemporary poets together in conversation to discuss poetry in relation to individual human experience and culture.
Her honors include fellowships from Cave Canem, The Millay Residency, the New York State Summer Writers Institute, the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, Soul Mountain, and Vermont Studio Center.
Griffiths teaches creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College. She lives in New York City.
Seeing the Body (W. W. Norton, 2020)
Lighting the Shadow (Four Way Books, 2015)
Mule & Pear (New Issues Poetry & Prose, 2011)
The Requited Distance (The Sheep Meadow Press, 2011)
Miracle Arrhythmia (Willow Books, 2010)
Date Published: 2014-06-18
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 11, 2013) – Three U.S. women's beach volleyball teams and three men's teams are slated to compete in the main draw of the Transavia The Hague Grand Slam event that started Tuesday and continues through June 16 in The Hague, the Netherlands.
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on Wednesday in The Hague.
In men's action, Jake Gibb (Bountiful, Utah) and Casey Patterson (Las Vegas, Nev.), seeded No. 5, have won medals in three straight FIVB beach events (gold at the Shanghai Grand Slam, silver at the Corrientes Grand Slam and the World Cup Final) and will be looking to add to that haul. They will open pool play on June 12 against Canada's No. 28 Ben Saxton and Chaim Schalk.
On Thursday, Gibb and Patterson will play Latvia's No. 21 Martins Plavins and Janis Peda and finally Italy's No. 12 Nicolai Paolo and Daniele Lupo.
After some time off, No. 3 Phil Dalhausser (Ormond Beach, Fla.) and Sean Rosenthal (Redondo Beach, Calif.) will return to the sand and open pool play against Netherlands' No. 30 Michiel van Dorsten and Steven van de Velde.
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The U.S. team of Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Ryan Doherty (Toms River, N.J.), seeded No. 16, will begin pool play on Wednesday against Germany's No. 17 Sebastian Fuchs and Thomas Kaczmarek. On Thursday, they will face Poland's No. 32 Piotr Kantor and Bartosz Losiak and Netherlands' No. 1 Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil.
In the women's bracket, Jennifer Kessy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and April Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.) jump right back in action in hopes of achieving another medal to go along with their FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Final silver medal which they earned June 1 in Brazil.
On Wednesday, Kessy and Ross will face Switzerland's No. 18 seeded Isabelle Forrer and Anouk Vergé-Dépré and the Dutch No. 31 seeded Laura Bloem and Rimke Braakman.
On Thursday, they will complete pool play against Germany's No. 15 Karla Borger and Britta Büthe.
Lauren Fendrick (Carlsbad, Calif.) will team with Brittany Hochevar (Fowler, Colo.) while Jennifer Fopma (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) and Brooke Sweat (Fort Myers, Fla.) will compete together.
Lauren Fendrick (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Brittany Hochevar (Fowler, Colo.), seeded No. 17, will open play against the No. 1 seeded Netherlands team of Sanne Keizer and Marleen Van Iersel along with Australia's No. 16 Louise Bawden and Taliqua Clancy.
Jennifer Fopma (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) and Brooke Sweat (Fort Myers, Fla.), seeded No. 21, match up with Russia's No. 28 Evgenia Ukolova and Ekaterina Khomyakova as well as Germany's No. 12 seeded Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst on Wednesday.
On Thursday, Fopma and Sweat will complete pool play against Netherlands' No. 28 Jolien Sinnema and Michelle Stiekema.
Two U.S. teams attempted to qualify for the tournament main draw on Tuesday.
Emily Day (Torrance, Calif.) and Whitney Pavlik (Laguna Beach, Calif.) lost their second-round qualification match to Brazil's No. 1 seeded Maria Clara Salgado Rufino and Carolina Solberg Salgado, 21-14, 21-16 in 37 minutes.
Nick Lucena (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and John Hyden (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) fell in the second round of men's qualifying to Spain's Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira, 21-16, 21-10 in 33 minutes.
The Hague is hosting a FIVB Beach Volleyball Grand Slam for the first time after Open events in 2009, 2010 and 2011, and the European Championships in 2012.


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What is Tularemia?
Tularemia (also known as rabbit fever or deerfly fever) is an infectious disease in ticks and rabbits that is caused by a bacterium (Francisella tularensis). The disease was first described in Japan in 1837. Its name relates to the description in 1911 of a plague-like illness in ground squirrels in Tulare county, California (hence the name tularemia) and the subsequent work done by Dr. Edward Francis. Tularemia occurs throughout North America and in many parts of Europe and Asia. Francisella tularensis is found worldwide in over a hundred species of wild animals, birds and insects. Some examples of animals, other than rabbits, that carry tularemia are meadow mice, ground hogs (woodchucks), ground squirrels, tree squirrels, beavers, coyotes, muskrats, opossums, sheep, and various game birds.
There are two common ways that humans can contract tularemia:
- From the bite of an infected tick, deerfly (Chrysops discalis), or mosquito. When transmitted to humans by insects, exposed body surfaces are bitten, and the on set of pain and fever is sudden.
- When broken skin (cuts, abrasions) comes into direct contact with an infected rabbit carcass (namely rabbit species of the genus Sylvilagus which are the cottontails).
Less common means of spreading the disease are drinking contaminated water, inhaling dust from contaminated soil, or handling contaminated pelts or paws of animals. Human-to-human transmission of tularemia is uncommon.
What are the clinical features or symptoms of tularemia?
In humans, tularemia may appear in two forms depending on how a patient contracted the disease. The most common form is usually acquired through the bite of an infected tick (especially deer ticks and dog ticks) or from contact with infected rabbits. (Please take note that dog ticks are also called wood ticks and that deer ticks are the primary cause for a very serious disease called Lyme Disease.) Patients will develop an ulcer at the site of infection (photo at left) and lymph glands become inflamed and swollen. Severe fever and flu-like symptoms may accompany the ulcer or lesion. Symptoms start to show within 1-14 days after contracting the disease, with 3-5 days being most common. The fever generally lasts for 3 to 6 weeks if no type of antibiotic therapy is used to combat the bacteria. Patients with the less common form of tularemia, which occurs mainly after inhalation of bacteria, typically experience sudden chills, fever, weight loss, abdominal pains, tiredness, and headaches. Patients with this form of tularemia may develop an unusual pneumonia that can be fatal.
Symptoms of the disease in a rabbit are a white spotted liver, swollen spleen, and an ulcerated or raw area about ¼ inch in diameter which is where the animal was bitten by a tick or deer fly and thus infected.
How is tularemia transmitted to humans through wild game?
Reports of tularemia outbreaks indicate two primary modes of disease transmission. An increase in the number of reported cases in the eastern and midwestern United States during fall and winter coincides with hunting season when hunters are skinning rabbits. In the southwestern and western United States, the incidence of tularemia is highest during summer months due to tick bites .
The risk of contracting tularemia from rabbits is greatest when handling rabbits after the hunt during the cleaning process. Hunters skinning rabbits are advised to wear protective rubber gloves to reduce the risk of contracting the bacteria that cause tularemia when broken skin (cuts, scratches, open wounds, abrasions) comes into contact with an infected carcass or a live, infected rabbit.
Cook all rabbit meat thoroughly before eating. This doesn't mean you have to over cook the meat, simply make sure it is not bloody in the middle which is a sign that the meat is still raw or uncooked. Bacteria that cause tularemia can live for weeks in water, soil, carcasses, and hides, and for years in frozen rabbit meat.
Other than hunters, who else may be at risk for illness from tularemia?
Approximately 150-300 tularemia cases are reported in the United States annually, with a majority of those from Alaska, Arkansas, Illinois, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. The frequency of tularemia has dropped markedly over the last 50 years and there has been a shift from winter disease (usually from rabbits) to summer disease (more likely from ticks). The bacteria F. tularensis is a hazard to laboratory staff that work closely with rabbits. Matter of fact, nearly all cases reported each year are by people that receive the bacterial disease from a tick bite rather than from cleaning rabbits. Note: as few as 5-10 bacteria can result in disease. Others at risk may include timber industry personnel, outdoor enthusiasts, as well as those who work, play, or live in tick-infested regions during summer months.
As recently as 1984, 20 people from the Crow Creek and Lower Brule Indian reservations in west-central South Dakota were diagnosed with tularemia. Tularemia was spread through these two reservations by dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) that carried the bacteria.
Treatment of tularemia
Doctors recommend a preventative vaccine for people at high risk of contracting tularemia. Untreated, tularemia (Type B) carries a mortality rate of 5-15%, even higher to about 35% with the typhoidal form (Type A). Appropriate antibiotics lower both mortality rates to about 1%. If you suspect that you have been infected with tularemia, seek care from a medical professional immediately. Antibiotics such as streptomycin, gentamicin, and tobramycin are effective in the treatment to eliminate this infectious bacteria. Long-term immunity will follow recovery from tularemia. However, reinfection has been occasionally reported in laboratory workers that had not received the Tularemia vaccine.
Contacting your health care physician
Diagnosis of tularemia is difficult because symptoms of tularemia are also common in other diseases. However, Tularemia can be positively diagnosed by an antibody test, but your doctor may not conduct the test unless you tell him you are a rabbit hunter, or that you are an outdoors type person that has been exposed to ticks. Patients who provide their physician with a recent history of activities could assist in the diagnosis of tularemia. Information provided in this document should NOT be used as a substitute for seeking professional treatment from your local health care provider if symptoms develop after receiving a tick bite or being exposed to the flesh of a wild animal.
How can tularemia be prevented?
Rubber, plastic, or latex gloves should be worn while skinning or handling rabbits, especially if you have open cuts or abrasions. Wild rabbit and rodent meat should be cooked thoroughly before eating. Once again, this doesn't mean you have to over cook the meat, simply make sure it is not bloody in the middle which is a sign that the meat is still raw or uncooked. When outdoors, avoid bites of deer flies and ticks by wearing insect repellents that contain DEET (for skin) and/or repellents containing Permethrin (for clothing only). Also, conduct "tick checks" every two to three hours if spending a lot of time outdoors where ticks are plentiful. All ticks attached to the body should be removed immediately. Using a pair of tweezers, slowly pull the tick straight out, no twisting, then wash hands thoroughly after removal (click here for tick removal photo). Avoid drinking, bathing, swimming or working in untreated (nonchlorinated) water. It is wisely suggested that you not pick up wild dead rabbits found in the outdoors. Also, be suspicious of rabbits that appear to be seriously ill or are easily caught by your Beagles.
Webmaster's Note
I have been a rabbit hunter for more than 30 years and I have never seen a rabbit with a contaminated, spotted liver. I am also unaware of any friends that are hunters or outdoors persons that have ever contracted the disease. Remember, out of several million people that frequent the outdoors, work with laboratory rodents, and rabbit hunt only 150-300 cases are diagnosed throughout the entire US on a yearly basis. Also, remember this disease has been on a sharp decline for the past 50 years. The sole purpose of this article is to educate you on the disease tularemia, but in no way is this article intended to exaggerate its minimal risk factor. Just beware that the disease does exist, use the proper precautions, and enjoy rabbit hunting and eating rabbit meat.


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Sawdust, wood shavings and chips, which are suspected to have played a part in two recent deadly sawmill explosions, have also fuelled dozens of fires at B.C. sawmills over the past decade.
Sawdust was listed as the material which first caught fire in more than half of 89 sawmill fires in Interior B.C. between 2001 and 2011, according to B.C. Fire Commissioner incident reports obtained by The Vancouver Sun.
It was ignited most often by sparks (52 per cent), followed by friction heat (25 per cent), hot objects and direct flame (each eight per cent).
The sources of the ignition included bearings, electric panels, welding equipment, cutting torches, wiring, general machinery and in one case a halogen lamp.
The explosive capacity of dust in the sawmills was noted in comments attached to the individual incident reports filed by local assistant fire commissioners, which were obtained under a provincial freedom of information request.
However, the commissioner's office, which is the senior fire authority in the province for fire safety and prevention, could not recall issuing any blanket warnings or cleanup recommendations.
The comments show there was at least one minor dust explosion, as well as separate incidents of a blown fuse that ignited dust, an electric short that caused sparks that ignited fine dust and an overheated motor that caused sparks that ignited sawdust.
The 89 incidents do not capture all sawmill fires in B.C.'s Interior between 2001 and 2011 because not all fires were reported to the fire commissioner's office. The Sun's request was also limited to companies where fires were previously reported publicly in the media.
The fact that sawdust was a major factor in these fires should have provided a warning of the potential danger of catastrophic dust explosions, said John Astad, a combustible dust consultant from Texas.
Forest companies, the United Steelworkers union, individual workers at the two mills that exploded and the province's safety agency, WorkSafeBC, have all said the risk of wood dust explosions wasn't widely known.
Astad said he believes industry and provincial regulators had been lulled into a false sense of security because the fires in the past had not killed people, and the fires often didn't cause significant damage.
The belief that "since nothing bad had happened, [nothing] bad can happen in the future" overshadows the fact wood dust can be an element in a chain reaction that can lead to catastrophic explosions, he said.
"Address the fires and you'll minimize the probability and the severity of a secondary catastrophic explosion," said Astad, who conducted a combustible dust workshop for WorkSafeBC in March 2010 and last month delivered several more public presentations in B.C.
That not only means addressing cleaning at sawmills but adding proper ventilation equipment, he noted.
Sawmills were ordered to clean up wood dust after the second deadly explosion on April 23 at Lakeland Mills in Prince George killed two workers. The first explosion Jan. 20 at Babine Forest Products in Burns Lake also killed two workers.
B.C.'s Fire Commissioner officials said they believe they may have issued advisories about sawdust being an ignition risk before the fatal explosion earlier this year, but could not immediately provide any examples.
Kelly Gilday, the province's deputy fire commissioner, acknowledged the incident reports from the local assistant fire commissioners are meant to provide the fire commissioner's office with information to track trends.
But Gilday said because sawdust is a byproduct of the sawmilling process, it's the responsibility of business owners to ensure the site is clean of sawdust.
"Even if an inspector goes through a property once a year, there's 364 other days for that material to accumulate," he said.
United Steelworkers safety specialist Ron Corbeil said he's concerned that not all sawmill fires are being reported to the fire commissioner.
"Statistics can identify trends, and that's when things are put into place to ensure we don't have a catastrophe like we had twice," said Corbeil.
There were three fire incident reports filed with the fire commissioner in the past decade for Lakeland Mills in Prince George.
In August 2004, a hot bearing threw sparks into sawdust and ignited wood piled up against a wall, and a fire was started in November 2006 by welding above an area housing wood shavings.
There was also a fire in February 2012 in Lakeland's dust-filtering baghouse where the material first ignited could not be determined.
Sawmill worker Darryl Kennedy said, however, it was started by a portable halogen light that heated dust that ignited.
Still, Kennedy said workers did not generally make any connection between previous fires and the explosive potential of wood dust.
Greg Stewart, president of Sinclar Group, which owns the mill, declined to comment on the fire history at Lakeland.
The fire incident reports also found:
— In May 2005 at Tolko's Soda Creek sawmill in Williams Lake, wiring to an electrical motor had loosened and arced, igniting dust and sawdust in the room and creating a "minor" dust explosion.
— In July 2009 at West Fraser sawmill in Williams Lake, large fuses blew, igniting dust above panels. Fire damage was minimal.
— In October 2006 at Canfor's Prince George Sawmill, an electric short of breakers caused sparks that ignited fine sawdust in the lumber edger. Damage was contained to electrical controls and catwalk.
— In August 2011 at Dollar Saver Lumber in Prince George, sparks from an overheated electrical motor ignited sawdust and hydraulic fluid. The interior walls of the compressor room were charred.
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Eight Years with Bear
I wasn't prepared for how hard my life was going to be. None of us are. Unexpected hills and valleys, illnesses, loss, broken hearts, and then even more loss in different forms. There are so many things I have now that I thought I would never have: love, marriage, a sweet husband, a good, well-paying job, and relatively good health (aside from chronic migraines).
But I am healthy enough to get up and go, to work, and to take care of myself and my family.
I am guilty of making decisions in the hope that this "one thing" would make everything better. If I move here- to this place- my life will get better. If I get this job—my life will completely change and everything will work out. None of it is absolute. So many pieces have to fit together. I learn new lessons every day—some infinitely more painful than others.
Last year, as it came time for my annual post about Bear—my 7th, celebrating his 7th year as my sweet boy, I struggled to write it. I try to post on January 17 every year, the date I adopted him. It has always been fun to revisit the previous year of his antics and stories. The last few years have been harder for me to write, because I see time already affecting him and slowing him down. Mind you, he is now only 8, and he has an activity level now that probably represents a normal dog. When he was younger, he had the energy of 10 dogs, and I remember thinking I couldn't wait until he slowed down.
And now he has.
As I have written before, he truly was a part of saving my life. In a low point—my lowest—I felt there wasn't much to live for. I had battled depression for most all of my life, and I was losing the battle, the war, and my very desire to try.
Bear wasn't one of those decisions where I thought—if I get this dog, it will make everything better. Deciding to adopt Bear was an out of the blue, completely unplanned, and not-thought-through, snap decision. Something in me knew he was mine-- and I was his--the very second I saw him. It wasn't a choice, or a hopeful decision. I just knew he was supposed to come home with me, even though it made no sense at the time to bring a dog into my life.
I have no idea what he went through before he came to me, but I know it probably wasn't good. He was only 12 weeks old, and for the first few days I had him, he was calm, and seemed sad. He perked up quickly, though, once he seemed to realize that he was staying and not being taken anywhere else.
He was stubborn, demanding, hilarious, and a big cuddle bug.
He is still all of those things today.
The biggest difference between now and even a few years ago is the stomach issues he has. This was a dog that could eat anything—and I mean anything—and would leave the vet scratching his head as to how he ingested a myriad of things, including: matchbooks, lightbulbs, packets of shampoo, Christmas ornaments, and large amounts of chocolate (just to name a few) without so much as a whimper, any sickness, or any damage, or need for surgery.
Now, if we give him too many treats in one day, his stomach gurgles and moans, and he feels awful. Not so awful that he doesn't continue to beg for more, but he doesn't have his cast-iron puppy tummy anymore.
We also no longer have to brace ourselves and guard the front door in acrobatic fashion—as he doesn't dart out the second he sees an opening. This activity consumed our lives the first three years we had him—and I cannot count how many times I ran through several neighborhoods in hot pursuit of my 110 pound dog who had once again Houdini-ed his way out the door and down the street.
But, oh how lucky we are to share every moment.
I know everyone believes their dog is special (and as the saying goes, they would be right). But there are a few dogs—I see this in other dogs I meet at the dog park or other places—that hold some special quality that makes you believe there is something deeper lurking behind those big round eyes staring back at you.
Bear has that quality. He seems so aware of the world around him—in an almost human way. He senses when my husband or I are struggling and comes to us in ways and with gestures that take our breath away. I have a connection with Bear that is hard to explain, and yet, I love to tell people about. The bond he shares with my husband Shea is almost magical to watch. Bear loves Shea – adores him—and has from the second he met him. He hangs on Shea's every word.
Bear is different with me, more subtle. Cuddling next to me on the couch, wiggling like crazy when I get home from a trip, and wanting me all to himself when he is sick. More than anything, Bear knows when I am off--not feeling well, or depressed or stressed--and he comes and finds me. He comforts me—silently, but not silently. With his big, brown, soulful eyes, he does communicate with me.
I adopted Bear in Charlotte, NC, and then we moved to Myrtle Beach, and then traveled across the country with Bear in the car to move to the San Francisco Bay Area. As Shea and I have had our ups and downs with our careers, family stresses, financial worries, and other issues, Bear was always our constant—the rock that made us laugh in the middle of tension-- and pulled us closer when we needed each other.
I love and hate marking this anniversary—eight years with Bear. I want time to stop. I don't want to ever think about not having Bear in our lives. It's silly, I know, to worry like this already. Bear likely has many more years with us, and is far from being old. But I also want this awareness of the fleeting time I have with him, because it makes me and my husband appreciate every second. We absolutely do. This boy has been loved beyond measure from the time he became mine, and every single day he knows it. He is spoiled, given more kisses on his furry head than we could ever count, and gets away with getting in the garbage and eating too much fruit in the backyard because we want every moment for him to be happy.
He does generally get scolded for chasing our cat, or trying to steal treats from his little brother Boone, but other than that, he has a pretty stress-free existence.
He LOVES stuffed toys, but doesn't tear them apart like other dogs do--along with his brother Boone. He just loves them and carries them around. And every night, when he comes to bed, he chooses one toy to bring with him to sleep. Every night, I think my heart will burst when he does this.
He is hilariously impatient. He knows what we are asking for when we tell him "be patient" as we have to open a wrapper with a bone, treat, or toy, and he barks in defiance of the mere notion that he should be patient for that. He also wants to be let outside and back in the very second he requests both activities, even if that means they are only a minute apart. Once we let him outside and he comes to the door to be let in, he will bark once—urgently and loudly. If you don't run to open the door, his barking becomes more insistent –and you can hear the annoyance in it. It makes us laugh, especially when he can see us walking to towards the door, but feels the pace isn't quick enough and barks in rapid-fire fashion to let us know it.
A few months ago, I had the scare of a lifetime. It was very early, around 7:00am, and I was still sleeping after a late night of work. I was woken suddenly by an incredibly loud banging sound. I was sure that a generator had exploded in our neighborhood. The house was dead silent. Even the dogs were so shocked- they didn't bark, which is unusual--they looked around as I did, confused.
I turned over to see that Shea wasn't in bed with me. I called out to him. Silence. I got up and walked through the house, still thinking it was a generator that had exploded, not noticing that the lights were on and ceiling fans were running—all the while calling out for Shea. Not in the den, not in the kitchen. I had left my cell phone on the kitchen table and was hoping to see a text from him "gone to the gym"—his usual note to me if I was sleeping when he leaves to run.
No text.
Then, I turned to look down the hallway. In a moment I will never forget, I saw that Shea's bathroom door was closed. That door is never closed unless he is in there. I started running down the hall, now screaming his name. Then, the dogs started barking. I pushed against the door and it wouldn't open. To my horror, I realized Shea had collapsed and fallen against the door. The loud bang had been his body hitting the door. I pushed against the door, terrified—Shea was unconscious--and I was panicked. I was afraid of not being able to get to him, and also afraid of hurting him further as I pressed the door against his limp body on the other side.
Then, I noticed Bear next to me, pushing against the door with his head, scratching wildly at the floor, crying. He was panicked, too. But the miraculous thing was that the very high dog gate I had the boys blocked into the bedroom with was still in the same place, completely blocking the bedroom door, with no opening for escape. It's too high for Bear to have jumped. I will never know how he got out in the hallway. All I know is that he had to try and get to his beloved dad, and he was trying to help me.
Thankfully, as I started dialing 911, Shea came around, groaning, the sweetest sound I have ever heard. He ended up spending the night in the hospital for observation, but was totally fine, and the whole thing boiled down to him passing out from extreme pain in his knee.
The night he spent in the hospital, Bear was inconsolable. He sat staring at the front door, whining, jumping at every sound outside to see if it was Shea coming home. Bear never likes it when Shea is gone, but this was different. This was worry. I had to force him into the bedroom that night, and he stood at the gate for most of it, staring down the hallway, whining.
Since Shea came home, he can't shut the bathroom door without Bear scratching, or managing to open it. He sometimes stands in the bathroom while Shea showers. He is keeping an eye on him, and his worrying is so human, so real. We both talk to him and assure him. But, it's in those eyes of his. He understands what happened, and he is worried.
As much as I try and explain it, I can't. The special being this dog is. His sixth sense of knowing so many things that he shouldn't be able to understand. The way he cocks his head when we talk to him. The way he comes to me when I am too deep in thought about things I can't change, and no one but me knows my heart is hurting, and I am in the bedroom alone. I hear the soft click-click of his claws as he enters the bedroom and comes to me, quietly, slowly, and puts his head against mine, and then lays down next to me.
When I first brought him home, Bear literally saved me.
He still does, every single day.
It's funny, I have made so many (what I considered to be) well-thought-out decisions in my life, in the hopes of that one small, insignificant thing changing my whole life for the better. But the one decision I made without thinking, without weighing the pros and cons, and without putting the weight of all my happiness on the outcome, turned out to be the one decision that did all those things and more.
Thank you, sweet Bear, for eight years with us.
You are so loved.
We are so lucky.
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Direct flights from Boston to London's Heathrow take about 6 hours (or 5 1/2 on a good jetstream day) and leave mostly in the evening. Which means you arrive in the world's worst airport at 3 am your time, and basically make a mess of the whole thing. Wait, that's just me on the mess … Continue reading Perambulation – London, England
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Mathematicians working on one of the bedrocks of mathematics, the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra (FTA), have recently found collaborative allies in the unlikely field of astrophysics.
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Mathematicians working on one of the bedrocks of mathematics, the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra (FTA), have recently found collaborative allies in the unlikely field of astrophysics.
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The death toll from wars around the globe in the second half of the twentieth century should be increased by a factor of three, according to a recent mathematical study by Ziad Obermeyer and colleagues at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle, Washington.
Estimating a war death toll is usually done by a mixture of eyewitness reports and media coverage. This involves extrapolating large numbers from sketchy data — read more about how this is done in the Plus article Body count.
Uppsala University in Sweden, and the Peace Research Institute in Norway, both keep death toll records estimated from media coverage, but Obermeyer's study suggests that the recorded death toll for 20th century wars could have been up to three times higher than they record.
The researchers looked at the death toll estimates gathered by the World Health Organization (WHO) — these numbers are extrapolated from telephone interviews with individuals with family members who may have died. This method is considered to be more accurate than gathering information from media reports.
In most cases, the WHO surveys recorded much higher numbers of dead than the Norwegian and Swedish databases. For example, the WHO figures suggest that more than twice the number of people died in Vietnam than previously thought — currently recorded at two million. On average, across 12 countries, the WHO figures are three times bigger. If true, then the average annual death toll for wars between 1985 and 1994 was 378,000.
During the 50 years covered by the study, Obermeyer suggests that there were 269,000 deaths in Bangladesh and 141,000 in Zimbabwe — nearly five times more than previously thought — and conflicts in Sri Lanka, Bosnia, Georgia and Laos are also estimated to be more costly than previously thought. However, in other countries, such as Burma, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Namibia and The Philippines, the death tolls dropped.
The study also found that a controversial report in 2006, which estimated the death toll after the invasion of Iraq at 655,000, may have been an over-estimate. You can read more about this study in the Plus article Body count. Obermeyer revises this number down to 184,000.
One downside of the study is that it only counts conflict fatalities and not deaths that have arisen from infectious diseases, which often afflict poor countries after war.
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No matter how many friends you have on Facebook and MySpace, you won't have more real-life friends than the average person. Using mathematics to model online social networks is an evolving field, with techniques that have been used to model human interaction, such as network modelling, moving into the online world. Users of online social networks tend to build up long lists of "friends" with whom they only occasionally interact, if at all. Given that we can maintain more weak relationships online than we can in real-life, it is an interesting question to ask whether or not online social networks create as many close friendships as in real life. According to Will Reader of Sheffield Hallam University, the answer is no, and in this there is an interesting scientific and social point to be found.
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If we are to believe the latest signs from outer space, the local aliens are keen mathematicians. A new crop circle appeared on the 1st of June this year in a barley field near Barbury Castle in Wiltshire, England, measuring 150 feet in diameter and correctly representing the first 10 digits of the irrational constant pi.
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Issue 47 of Plus is our biggest issue ever and a mathematical showcase! Not only are we bringing you the best young writing talent with the winners of the Plus new writers award, but we are overloaded with features about the ways maths influences and shapes our lives. We investigate the overlap between the arts and maths, find out why mathematicians are always portrayed as mad in the movies, and learn about the nature of infinity and of prime numbers. We also challenge 118118 with some mathematics, uncover the mathematics of surprise and respond to recent newspaper reports that maths is no longer relevant. There are also all our usual puzzle and teacher package.
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The 2008 Plus new writers award has been run and won. This year's competition saw an exceptional standard of writing. The winning entries include biographies of two of the greatest mathematicians of the last 100 years, as well as articles on the mathematics of Google, ants that do maths, why we should (or should not) woo brunettes, the dangers of probing the infinite, and joining the mathematical mile-high club...
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Maths has long been a theme in the movies. Plus talks to Madeleine Shepherd, organiser of the maths film festival at the recent Edinburgh science festival, about how maths has been presented in the movies over the years, with particular reference to three more recent films, Cube, Pi and Flatland. For more on maths in the movies read the Plus article Maths, madness and movies.
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MANILA (Reuters) - The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year pounded the southern island of Mindanao on Tuesday and about 40 people were dead or missing, media said, after the storm destroyed homes and brought down power and communication lines.
Typhoon Bopha, with wind gusts of up to 195 kph (121 mph), made landfall at dawn, uprooting trees and tearing off roofs.
About 40 people were killed or missing in flash floods and landslides near a mining area on Mindanao, ABS-CBN television reported, saying waters and soil had swept through an army post.
A television reporter said she saw numerous bodies lined up near the army base. A military spokesman earlier said about 20 people, including six soldiers, were missing.
Disaster official Liza Mazo, said more casualties were expected to be discovered as search and rescue teams fanned out.
Media said dozens of people were injured by flying debris, falling trees and swept away by swollen rivers and flash floods.
But the relatively low death toll was due in part to an early evacuation. More than 155,000 people were in shelters late on Tuesday.
About 20 typhoons hit the Philippines every year, often causing death and destruction. Typhoon Washi killed 1,500 people on Mindanao in 2011.
"We have suffered enough," Felicitas Cabusao said, clutching a Holy Rosary beside her crying 12-year-old daughter.
Cabusao said her daughter survived Typhoon Washi, almost exactly a year ago, after she was washed out to sea when flash floods swept away entire coastal villages.
Dozens of domestic flights and ferry services in the central and southern Philippines were suspended on Tuesday. Schools and some businesses were closed.
Bopha, with a storm cloud covering of 500 km (310 miles), was moving west-northwest and was expected to move out into the South China Sea by Thursday.
Farm Minister Proceso Alcala said on Monday he expected minimal damage to rice and corn crops as they had only recently been planted and could be replaced quickly if damaged.
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Okay, XFCE works nice en sweet on FreeBSD, but ... how do I get sound :-s
Installed xmms but it complains about soundcard install
Ask this on you distro's forum, Xfce has nothing to do with sound (except that there is a mixer).
well.... that is to say, using mpg123 it does work.....
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You could be forgiven for mistaking the newly YouTube-famous horned "Frankenstein" rabbit for the legendary jackalope of the Wild West.
20-year-old Gunnar Boettcher first spotted the odd rabbit in his backyard in Mankato, Minn., on June 26, around midday. "At first we had no idea what it was and why it had horns and spikes out of its head," Boettcher told NBC News. "We were pretty blown away on how it looked."
Boettcher was able to get a few photos of the rabbit — "He sat perfectly still like he wanted to be photographed or something" — which he posted to Facebook. Those landed on Reddit in the "WTF" subreddit 15 days ago, and began causing a stir. So far, the post has collected 2,567 upvotes, and almost 2,000 comments.
It's just a cotton-tail with a bad case of papilloma virus, Ken Varland, regional wildlife manager at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources told NBC News. But years ago, a bunny with a condition like the "Frankenstein" rabbit could have been a source of the jackalope legends that circulated when early settlers encountered sick animals in the wild.
The jackalope is, of course, a jackrabbit with the horns of an antelope. In some states like Wyoming, it's taken serious root: The state recently adopted the jackalope as the official mythical creature of the state. Also in Wyoming, the sale of stuffed jackrabbit heads with antelope horns sewn on have been supplementing the taxidermy business of one pair of brothers for years.
After the surge of Reddit interest, Boettcher, who'll be a junior at Gustavus Adolphus College this fall, posted a YouTube video of what he calls a "majestic and magical creature" that "feeds off of the dying souls of other rabbits."
In the video, which has been seen 321,600 times and counting, he tails the rabbit with running commentary in an Australian accent. (Boettcher used to watch the late wildlife explorer Steve Irwin as a kid, he explained.) The 462 comments on the video touch on the bizarreness of the bunny as well as the oddness of the host's accent.
As far as Boettcher can tell, the bunny's leading a normal life. "Frankenstein does not appear to be suffering at all internally," he said. "He's hopping around really fast, he hasn't slowed down one bit. He looks completely healthy to me."
And that's the Varland's take as well. In fact, he gets calls about horned rabbits once or twice a summer, he said. Some citizens send in letters and photographs. DNR officials don't go after the other bunnies, and he won't go looking for this one, Varland said. Even if he did, the condition can't be treated.
The virus is contagious and in rabbits "appears to be aided by mosquitoes or ticks." The condition is harmless, but could turn cancerous in an estimated 20 percent of cases. The growths can occur anywhere on the rabbit's body, and this bunny, he said, is a "fairly typical" case. Your pet rabbit can get it, he said.
Varland believes the growths wouldn't interfere with the rabbits social interactions with other rabbits, or turn off coyotes or foxes or owls that would otherwise eat it for dinner.
And dinner is where Varland is betting this bunny will end up. "The chances of its dying of cancer are less than the chances of it being taken by a predator," he said. "This is just reality."
Nidhi Subbaraman writes about science and technology. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.