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|Sun May 06, 2012 11:52 pm
Wonderful sighting J.J.
Thanks for sharing.
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|Mon May 07, 2012 9:59 pm
Stunning J.J.
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Addo Elephant
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|Fri May 25, 2012 1:34 pm
Friedrich von Hörsten wrote
Why use contraceptives on lions that are a BIG tourist attraction at Addo, and allow the hyenas to keep on breeding freely?
Surely more lions would mean less hyenas as they are know to kill young and older hyenas whenever they can.
The opposite is also true: hyenas surely will kill small unattended lion cubs whenever they can, so maybe there won't even be the need for contraceptives with so many hyenas around at present?
How many spotted hyeans are in Addo at present?
Do the hyenas not have a serious impact on prey animals too? Pics of hyenas surrounding an eland and killing it were shown on this forum recently. I would rather put them on contraceptives and allow the lions to breed once in a while...
To reply to Friedrich's questions above (and I haven't quoted the whole post here), contraception is one of the management tools we use, in conjuncton with translocation, to ensure their is a balance in the ecosystems within the Park. We also need to think about the health of each population's genetics which means we do use contraception and translocation for genetic aims too.
We do need to limit the numbers of lions in the main game area (I'm including the Colchester section in this) since lions have an impact on prey species. Spotted hyena also have an impact on prey species and so we monitor their numbers too. So far, we have translocated some hyenas in the past out of the park to control numbers. We have not needed to contracept them yet as their social structure, as well as the effect of the lions on them, has kept their numbers in the acceptable range. Hyenas have a matriarchal society and if the matriarch is deposed/moved, there is fighting within the ranks to establish a new structure, which can also act to control numbers.
There are 17 spotted hyenas in the main game area presently.
Lions will kill or attack hyenas just as hyenas will kill / attack lions because they are competing species in the ecosystem. It all depends on the relative numbers of each predator at a confrontation as to which species will be the most dominant. It is said that 1 adult lion is equal to 3 adult hyenas in terms of dominance.
We will need to continue to manage the two species with contraception and with translocation in the future.
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Friedrich von Hörsten
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|Sun May 27, 2012 9:08 am
Morning Megan
Thanks for the interesting reply. It makes a lot of sense, especially the inbreeding part. I am also glad that you have relocated some hyenas to keep their numbers down!
I suppose it has been frustrating not to show my school photo club any lions in the past 2 outings (5 days) to Addo, especially since I remember how (relatively) easy it was when the lions had cubs, since they did not move such large distances at a time, and could be spotted more regularly in certain areas.
Obviously you won't answer for a while, but if you read this one day, I am still curious about the warthogs in Addo -- you culled about 400? during the drought 2 years ago, and I can see the effect in the Main game viewing area. Interestingly, in 3 days we really did not see 1 SMALL piglet in this area, but only a few medium sized ones.
In Matyholweni the opposite was true. On Harvey's loop alone we must have seen 50+ pigs, and 75% of them were teeny piglets! They obviously thrive down there, and maybe the open patches next to the road attract them.
Question: The lions are there, most hyeans hang around Main Camp, and the odd lynx or jackal could catch a piglet. Are there enough predators down there to keep their numbers in check?
Thanks again and God bless,
Friedrich von Horsten
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|Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:29 pm
we saw this lovely lady on June 5 around 11am on the Vulkani loop. Can someone help me with her name ? Just a bit later at the 37/38 juntion there had been 2 young males with their warthog kill, but they had dragged it off by the time we got there and could no longer be seen. Thanks in advance !
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|Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:27 am
Hi kellyee,
Lovely photos! This looks like Aardlam - she is missing the black tip to her tail. Aardlam is one of the original 6 lions that were translocated here from the Kgalagadi.
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|Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:22 pm
Thanks so much for your reply Megan, I thought it might be but I wasn't sure if any of her offspring had the same white tail. We really didn't go expecting to see lions so this was really a great surprise. Thanks again !
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|Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:03 pm
After the rain last Saturday, Gina and her boys must have took mud baths. Even their faces was full of mud.
Then one of the boys walk through the wet bushes and appear with a cleaner face...
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|Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:20 am
Man, I love that first shot!
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|Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:28 am
Brilliant, J.J.!!!
But are you sure these are Gina's boys?
They look more like proper adults.
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|Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:32 pm
Beautiful pictures.....Im badly missing Addo !!
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|Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:21 pm
Where are the lions keeping these days?Have'nt had any lion news for a while now.
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|Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:47 pm
We have been in Addo for a couple of days and were lucky enough to see two beautiful male lions on the domkrag loop. We are not experts on the lions in Addo. Would anyone have an who hangs out in this area. It would be interesting to know what lions are still in Addo.
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|Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:48 am
Only guesswork here, Readles, as last time we were in Addo (March 2012)
all the lions were in the southern section of the park. However, two males
parted from their mum shortly after that, so maybe it's them who establish a new territory.
Wonder if they were named by now?
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Friedrich von Hörsten
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|Sat Aug 31, 2013 2:00 pm
Hi Readles,
I haven't seen Addo lions for a while now, but if they were not the two young brothers, then it should be Roy (Megan's brother) who should be a mature black maned lion by now, and Nomad who is older, but lighter maned from what I see in the pictures.
Need to get back to see them myself!
Thanks for sharing, and God bless,
Friedrich von Hörsten
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So, day 2 was good. I did some cooking, so I could eat something more than soup. I've got a lot going on in the next 5 days or so. Tomorrow, I'm going to NH to see my son and my dog, and then we are going out of town on Friday to NJ for a family event for The Boyfriend. So.... there will be a break in the 7 days of eats.
Yesterday's meals:
Breakfast: Last of the Broccoli Soup
Lunch: Cajun Red Bean and Rice Loaf, Roasted Broccoli (this was really yummy.. I love roasted broccoli. It is totally possible to roast frozen veggies!)
Dinner: Roasted Veggie Pasta with Beans and Aioli/Chipotle Sauce:
Breakfast this morning was the last of the Minestrone soup, sans pasta.
So, here is what I have in the fridge cooked and waiting:
- 1 1/2 cup baked beans
- Around 1 cup of Broccoli Sauce (for pasta)
- around 2-3 cups of cooked pasta (from the first box of pasta I bought)
- around 2 cups of cooked Red Beans and Rice (From a box)
- cauliflower from 1 bag of frozen broccoli-cauliflower
- 2 lbs kidney beans (I'm cooking one as I'm writing this)
- 1 box Fiber Pasta
- 2 26 oz cans Mushroom Marinara
- 2 lbs frozen broccoli cauliflower
- part of a bag of frozen peas and carrots
- part of a bag (over half) of frozen peppers and onions
- garlic
- canned okra, tomatoes and corn
- jar roasted red peppers
- canned chickpeas
- 20 oz. frozen blueberries
- Chili
- Pasta with Marinara, Beans and Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower
- Baked Beans and Pasta with Broccoli Sauce (probably for lunch today)
- Indian Spiced Chicipeas, Broccoli and Cauliflower
- Blueberry Smoothies
- Cajun Stew with Okra, Corn, Tomatoes, Red Beans and Rice

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Looking back to last week's post about the areas where the Phillies improved their pitching last season compared to 2007, one of the areas of improvement is what they did as a group before the All-Star break.
This does not come at as a big shock considering that, in 2007, the Phillies were simply miserable before the All-Star break. It left huge room for improvement and the Phillies improved hugely. In '07, the Phils had the worst pitching in the National League in the first half the of the year. They went into the break with a 4.91 ERA (16th in the NL), having allowed 463 runs (16th) and 432 earned runs (16th). Their ratio as a team was 1.46, which was second-worst in the league behind the Fish.
Adam Eaton and Freddy Garcia were the biggest culprits in the miserable first half for the Phils in '07. Eaton made 18 starts in which he threw to a 5.69 ERA with a 1.50 ratio. Garcia tossed to a 5.90 ERA in 11 starts with a 1.60 ratio. That duo can't take all the blame, though, as the pen was bounced around pretty hard in the first half of '07 as well.
Here's what Phillies' starters and relievers have done before and after the All-Star break in the last two years:
Before All-Star break
After All-Star break
|2007 Starters
|2007 Pen
|2008 Starters
|2008 Pen
In 2008, the Phils put up a fourth-best 3.90 ERA in the NL before the All-Star break, allowing 403 runs, which was also the fourth-best. The starters were better, but not by as much as you might think. Hamels and Moyer both had nice first halves, Hamels made 20 starts and threw to a 3.15 ERA and Moyer made 19 and threw to a 3.95 ERA. But Kendrick was off from his '07 pace, putting up a 4.47 ERA in his 19 starts before the All-Star game. And despite all the room for improvement that Garcia and Eaton had left from the year before, the Phillies starters didn't exactly capitalize. Myers struggled terribly in his return to the rotation, making 17 starts with a 5.84 ERA and a 1.56 ratio. Eaton was awful again: 19 first half starts, a 5.71 ERA and a 1.61 ratio.
So while a miserable first half from the Phillies starters opened the door for improvement before the break in 2008, it was largely an outstanding performance by the bullpen in the first half of last season that was responsible for the difference between what the staff did in the two seasons.
Finally, I think it's also interesting to note the significant drop off of the bullpen performance in the second half of the season in 2008. As a group they pitched about as well as they did in the second half of 2007 (but we much better in 2008 in the playoffs than they had been the second half of the year). As I mentioned in last week's post, Phillies' pitching overall allowed runs at about the same rate in the second half as they did in the first half in '08, but that was in large part because the starting pitchers performed so much better after the break than they had before it. By ERA, the Cubs had the best starting pitching in the NL in 2008. Chicago starters threw to a 3.75 ERA, making them the only team whose starters for the year threw to a lower ERA than the Phillies' starters pitched to in the second half of 2008.
Carlos Ruiz won't play in the World Baseball Classic.
This suggests Adam Eaton is not in the mix to win the fifth starter's job and that the battle will be between Kendrick, Happ, Park and Carlos Carrasco. I would be surprised if Carrasco started the year in the rotation.
Bill Conlin writes about the Phillies battle for fifth starter, giving Park the best chance to win the job, followed by Happ, Carrasco, Kendrick and then Eaton. As long as there's one lefty in the pen I see Kendrick and Park as the front runners ahead of Happ, with Carrasco as a long shot and Eaton as a really, really long shot.
Utley says his rehab is on schedule and hopes he will be ready for opening day.
This from the middle of last week projects the Phillies' payroll for '09.
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WCC Colleges offer an alternative to more traditional liberal arts colleges. WCC students graduate with multiple transferrable skill sets and are workforce-ready, so it's important to track indicators that reflect the added value of an education at our Member Colleges and are in accord with the WCC mission. These assessments help us to track progress and determine best practices to share with others involved in higher education.
Over the past ten years the Work Colleges have collaboratively engaged in several research and outreach projects, listed below. Please note that individual institutions are also readily engaged in their own institutional research and present on a wide range of topics to a variety of audiences.
In the fall of 2010, the Consortium conducted a survey of alumni (1993-2007) across our seven institutions. The data and information is currently being analyzed and reviewed and will be released later this year. For a preview, click here.
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Consortium Collaborative Research and Outreach:
- 2009 Symposium on Work and Learning in Higher Education in the 21st Century
- Education That Works, Roger Fenton, Blackburn College
- Liberal Education as Preparation for a Life of Work, Steven Weisler, Jesica Payne, Carol Trosset, Hampshire College; Gail Wolford, Berea College; Chris Carlson, Becki Elkins Nesheim, Cornell College; Stacie Hagenbaugh, Maureen Mahoney, Smith College; Don Ray, Ian Robertson, Warren Wilson College; Natalie Mello, Rick Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Work College: Purpose, Models, and Operations , Ian Roberston, Warren Wilson College
Assessing Curricular and Co-Curricular Student Outcomes, Jeff Aper and Sam Meredith, Blackburn College
What We Know About Work Colleges Outcomes and How We Know It, Elizabeth Perry Thomas, Sterling College, Don Ray Warren Wilson College, Judith Weckman, Berea College
Learning Objectives, Evaluation and Record of Work Performance, Chris Larsen and David K. Tipton, Berea College
- Education That Works, Roger Fenton, Blackburn College
- 2007 Wingspread Conference: Examining Learning Outcomes at Work Colleges
- NSSE (National Survey of Student Engagement), 2003/2007
- Work, Learning and Belonging at Six U.S. Work Colleges, 2002-2005 (Funded by the Lumina Foundation)
- Appalachian Colleges Region Alumni Outcomes Survey, 2000-2001
In Defense of the Liberal Arts, Jeff Aper, Blackburn College


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The United Nations Department of Public Information wishes to congratulate the four students who received this prestigious award at GMUN 2010:
Ms. Natalia Rialucky (Indonesia) representing the United States (Committee on Education and Civic Engagement) - read it here
Mr. Abhishek Parajuli (Nepal) representing Yemen (Committee on the Global Information Society: Removing Barriers and Strengthening Cultural Dialogue) - read it here
Mr. Wesley Timm (South Africa) representing the Russian Federation (Committee on Cultural Challenges to Global Human Security) - read it here
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"tasty, unpretentious smokes"
I have enjoyed these off and on for years now. I really enjoy the flavor, and I find it nice to take a break from "normal" cigars from time to time. Enjoy one with a nice cup of coffee in the morning, it's great.Dave C. in Beaufort, SC March 6, 2011
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it's true, these are just fine little cheroots, except that you can count on a certain number of them having holes or cracks making them difficult/impossible to get a draw. ... yet I still keep buying them. >shrug<zeno in the great northwest February 22, 2011
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I love these puppies.....but that last 2 orders.....[I order 2 boxes of 100].....i got tremendous inconsistency in one box....some great, some zero draw, some inbetween.....BUT And this is a BIG BUT.....on both orders 1 entire box [not 5, not 1 pack]....1 entire box per order was virtually UNSMOKEABLE.....nothing would draw out of these things.....i expect 1 or 2 duds in a box of 100, heck they are cheap......but 100 duds, twice? Unaccecptable......just a shame because I've loved these little buggers for years... And I really want to be clear......I am not a fussy guy, don't have sky high expectations ....I get they are cheapies.....but this is outrageously bad for 2 entire boxed....that's 200 ...were just unsmokeable.... I really thought the kids had done something to play a joke on me......I wish that was the casemark in kekaha, Kauai, HI September 8, 2010
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Great little cigar for working around the house and out in the yard. Not a bad taste either for such an inexpensive smoke.Larry in Georgia May 16, 2010
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I do lawn maint. and I usually have one on hand to smoke while I'm Buzzing around on my rid'n lawn mower. I have to re-light if I don't pay enough attn. to it. This kindda stretches the cigar burn time for me. I like these about as much as RamRods for a working cigar. I save the hand-made ones for winding down after a long day.Buffalo S. in Wisconsin November 23, 2009
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I smoked Parodis for years in Pittsburgh PA.Always liked them,a mans stogie. Question : the Kings are listed as the same length.That is not what I recallJohn in Carlsbad CA May 4, 2008
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Many new exciting building projects have recently been completed or are currently in design, including the 200-bed LEED Silver-certified Enotah Hall, the 148-bed apartment-style housing facility The Village, the 57,000-square-foot Recreation and Fitness Center featuring a 1,100 seat basketball arena, the new 12-court, lighted Bob & Gayle Nichols Tennis Complex, and the 125,000-square-foot Rollins Campus Center.
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The centerpiece of Young Harris College's master plan is the construction of the $41 million, 125,000-square-foot Rollins Campus Center. Named for its $22 million lead gift from the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation, the Rollins Center will become the signature facility at Young Harris College—the social and intellectual heart of campus. The three-and-a-half stories of this new glass, brick and stone building will create a new hub of bustling activity, uniting social and intellectual aspects of a thriving college campus, while optimizing the surrounding mountain views and maximizing outdoor space with numerous porches for inspiration and renewal. The Rollins Center will connect four distinct areas in a single, state-of-the-art structure: a 60,000-square-foot multi-purpose student center, an expanded dining hall boasting a wide variety of food stations, a 350-seat, versatile banquet facility and a 40,000-square-foot modern library—named for Young Harris' most famous son, Zell Miller, and his remarkable wife, Shirley. The facility will be designed and constructed to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards and is expected to earn LEED certification. Find out more about the Rollins Campus Center>>
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In Fall 2013, Young Harris College opened The Towers, a unique housing community for first-year students. Centered near the heart of campus, this facility is made up of three separate buildings connected through a shared central building.
The Towers are configured in "pods," or small communities consisting of students living in different sizes and styles of rooms surrounding a country-club-style bath area. The innovative pod concept is a growing trend in residence life nationwide. It provides both living and learning spaces that encourage student interaction and foster a sense of community during formative semesters on campus. Each pod features large and inviting study alcoves and lounges with comfortable sofas and 55" flat-screen televisions, providing students with ample common areas to study and socialize. These spaces within the building give resident assistants the opportunity to regularly interact with students and introduce unique programming. Other ammenities include cable television access, wireless internet access, ample closet space and a laundry facility on each floor.
The Towers are designed and constructed to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards and are expected to earn LEED certification. This facility was the fourth construction project to be completed as part of Young Harris College's strategic plan to make the transformation to four-year status and will be the fourth to earn LEED certification.
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The Village
The Village, a brand new apartment-style housing community for upperclassmen, opened in August 2011. The furnished apartments in The Village are constructed on a rolling terrain with views of the surrounding mountains and campus athletic facilities. The first phase of construction called for 148 beds, configured in apartments of four private bedrooms, for Fall 2011. A second phase will offer another 100 beds in the same configuration. In addition to four private bedrooms, each apartment includes a living area, kitchen and washer and dryer. The "village" atmosphere is facilitated by expansive porches, designated areas for grilling and abundant green space surrounding the apartments. The Village is designed and constructed to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards and is expected to earn LEED certification.
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Recreation and Fitness Center
Young Harris College was awarded LEED Certification for the 57,000-square-foot Recreation and Fitness Center that opened in August 2010. This facility features a first-class, fully equipped weight room and fitness center, an impressive 37-foot-high rock climbing wall, an elevated indoor jogging track surrounding the facility and a state-of-the-art 1,100-purple-seat, NCAA-regulation arena that serves as the new home of Mountain Lions basketball. The center also boasts the Balance Café, a healthy food and juice bar, multipurpose classrooms for yoga, dance and aerobics, office space and locker rooms for the athletic department and wide expanses of windows to enjoy the surrounding mountain-landscape views.
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Bob & Gayle Nichols Tennis Complex
Completed in August 2010, the Bob & Gayle Nichols Tennis Complex is located on Highway 76 and is home to the College's men's and women's tennis teams. The complex features 12 lighted tournament-quality courts. In 2012, the complex was named to honor Dr. Bob and Gayle Nichols for their distinguished years of service to YHC. Bob taught math, coached tennis and served as director of academic advising, while Gayle served as the senior college counselor, until retiring in 2009 after more than 30 years of service.
Enotah Hall
Young Harris College was awarded LEED Silver Certification for its newest residence hall, Enotah Hall, by the Green Building Certification Institute, making it the first higher education facility in the state north of the Atlanta area to achieve this level of certification. Enotah Hall's 50 residential suites are each comprised of two double-occupancy bedrooms, two bathrooms and a common living space that includes a kitchenette. Notable areas include four state-of-the-art Wenger Corp. music practice rooms, available for use 24 hours daily, and study "sunrooms" at the far ends of the six corridors in the residence wings.
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A visiting federal judge says he is prepared to dismiss all charges against the alleged ringleader of the so-called medical mafia conspiracy. Self-described medical fixer Howard Awand is scheduled to go on trial next month, but it looks like it's not going to happen.
Visiting Federal Judge Justin Quakenbush took the case after all of Nevada's federal judges bowed out because they feared they would have a conflict presiding over the prosecutions of Las Vegas attorneys.
As many as two dozen lawyers and doctors are believed to be targets of a massive FBI investigation, but the case took another hit Friday morning when the judge hinted he might dismiss everything against the central figure in the probe.
The FBI and federal prosecutors allege that consultant Howard Awand is the middleman in an ambitious conspiracy that raked in tens of millions of dollars from accident victims and legal clients, money that went instead into the pockets of high profile doctors and lawyers.
Awand, who reportedly bragged that he secretly works for the CIA, was the hub of an operation that connected injury victims and their doctors to certain lawyers. He used those relationships to raise piles of campaign cash and forge friendships with several Las Vegas judges.
Originally, prosecutors wanted to try Awand with attorney Noel Gage, the first two members of the self-described medical mafia to be indicted. But visiting Judge Justin Quakenbush split the cases, then tossed out many of the charges against Gage prior to trial. Then, after a hung jury, he dismissed the rest of the charges against Gage because the U.S. Attorney refused to grant immunity to a defense witness, Dr. Mark Kabins.
According to law enforcement sources, Kabins is one of the main targets of the four year investigation, so prosecutors say there is no way they would ever give him immunity to testify in defense of Noel Gage.
Attorneys for Awand seized the opportunity to obtain the same ruling. They filed motions saying they too wanted immunity for Kabins and if they don't get it, they want Awand's charges dropped.
Friday morning, Judge Quakenbush hinted that he is ready to do just that, which would be a major victory, not only for Awand, but for all of the other potential targets who are awaiting indictment.
But it's not the end of the matter by any means.
The U.S. Attorney's Office entered a deal with both Awand and Noel Gage. Prosecutors want to appeal the issue of immunity for Kabins to the Ninth Circuit Court. They argue that the government cannot be forced to grant immunity to a defense witness, especially a witness who is also a target.
It might take a year or more for the appeals court to issue a ruling, but if the prosecutors prevail, they will be able to try Awand and Gage together, which is what they wanted to do in the first place, and such a trial might be in front of a judge other than Quackenbush.
In the meantime, sources say, the investigation of other targets continues and there may still be additional indictments.
If you think this part is confusing, imagine what it's like for Las Vegas surgeons John Thalgott and Ben Venger. They volunteered to help the government by testifying against their colleagues.
Both have been raked over the coals, their practices have suffered and they face possible discipline by state medical officials. If the case dies here, it would mean the only people to be punished are the witnesses who offered to help.
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It's the place where everybody in the neighbourhood and the rest of the world come together to enjoy everything from coffees in the afternoon, to our famous cocktails (and a game of baby foot in between), all supported by hearty lunches or tapas in the evening...and not to forget the game on the screens.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN (WRCB) -- Channel 3 has received several calls about "fireball" zooming across the sky.
According to the American Meteor Society there have been more than 80 reports of some type of fireball activity in the Southeast Saturday.
Several Channel 3 viewers have weighed in on this event and sounded off on facebook.
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AMS received 81 reports about this fireball seen over AL, GA, KY, MD, NC and TN on September 28th 2013.
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When Baltimore County schools Superintendent Dallas Dance announced plans this fall to create a school safety office in the aftermath of several gun incidents, some in the community assumed he would pick someone with a badge to lead the new department.
Instead of choosing a police officer, Dance last month named a 36-year veteran of the system who has worked with high-risk students and led efforts to respond to emergencies in schools.
Safety is something Dale Rauenzahn already handled in his previous post as the schools' executive director of student-support services — along with health, counseling, athletic and social work offices.
"Now it can be 100 percent of my job," he says.
"Dale is an incredibly hard worker," said Don Mohler, who is chief of staff to County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and once supervised him when they both worked in the school system administration. "There are talkers and there are doers, and Dale Rauenzahn is a doer. You give Dale a task, and he's on it."
The school system has dealt with several incidents this year involving weapons. On the first day of school, a shooting in the cafeteria of Perry Hall High critically injured a 17-year-old. Two weeks later, a student took a loaded gun to Stemmers Run Middle School, where he allegedly threatened his teacher and classmates. And most recently, police found bullets in a student's jeans pocket at Deer Park Middle School, while an Owings Mills High School student was arrested after police say he brought a BB gun to school.
The new office of safety and security will coordinate programs involving emergency management, anti-drug efforts, student discipline and other issues, Rauenzahn said.
A key to protecting students and teachers is to get students involved "and changing the climate within the school" to help students speak up about what they see, Rauenzahn said.
With bullying, for instance, the strength in defeating it "is in the person that's watching," he said. "The bystander has power."
He'll also take on the controversial topic of metal detectors, which some parents have called for in the wake of the gun incidents. The school system's steering committee on safety and emergencies is now reviewing research on stationary metal detectors, which Rauenzahn said have "major budgetary implications."
"They do lower the number of weapons that get into schools," he said. "On the other side of that are a lot of psychological issues."
This month, police distributed hand-held metal detectors to school resource officers, who have been trained to use them only if they have reasonable suspicion that a student or visitor has a weapon.
A former elementary school teacher, Rauenzahn was a pioneer in the local alternative education programs for high-risk students.
He was the county's first alternative education specialist and helped revamp the county's alternative education centers in the 1990s. He also built the county's adult education program, which was later turned over to the community colleges.
Mike Gimbel, who worked with Rauenzahn when Gimbel led the county's efforts against substance abuse, said Rauenzahn "always brings resources together" and is open to using outside expertise.
Gimbel worked with Rauenzahn in the 1990s to bring drug counselors into the county's alternative schools. Rauenzahn also helped change the county schools' drug policies so that when a student was caught with drugs or alcohol, the student was evaluated for substance-abuse issues, Gimbel said.
"That was a really radical change for any school system," Gimbel said. "I'm glad that the superintendent understands that this is not a problem that's going to be fixed by police or metal detectors. It has to be fixed from inside the school system and changing the culture. It means the students, it means the parents and it means the staff."
Dance had planned to create a safety office before the school year began, though the recent gun incidents highlighted the need for one, schools spokesman Mychael Dickerson said. Many people predicted Dance would bring in someone with a law enforcement background, but that was "not something we said was a must-have," he added.
The schools already have a law-enforcement presence because of the school-resource officer program, Dickerson said. But Rauenzahn brings a deep knowledge of the system to the position, he said, and already has been immersed in safety issues.
As the school system's critical incident manager since 2002, Rauenzahn has led the system's response to all types of emergencies. If a student dies in a car accident, for instance, he helps make sure enough counselors are at the school to help students cope with the loss.


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The Medical College of Wisconsin offers a Master of Science in Bioinformatics.
This program is offered jointly by Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Graduates of the MS in Bioinformatics program have been successful in finding positions such as bioinformatics specialist, computational biologist, computer programmer, senior research associate, and database specialist.
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A common saying goes, "give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
Let's take a closer look at the traits that make 3-year-olds absolutely nuts.
YouTube user Oh My Disney has recreated the opening theme to "DuckTales" using live ducks, and it's everything you didn't know you dreamed of.
But school district now disputes that the child was ever labeled a "truant."
It isn't just about wishes, hopes and demands on God.
The Library of Congress is a bibliophile's dream, but most people miss the full experience. Here is a guide to get a library card, access rare books, and read inside one of the most majestic reading rooms in the country.
If you are astute in reporting what is already happening and insightful about the effects it has on things your co-worker cares about, he or she is likely to listen.
Tall men marry earlier but are more likely to cheat and divorce. Short men are more likely to stay married, according to new research that indicates it's the height of ignorance to discount personal stature as a factor in one's life.
The clear connection between the decline of families and the world's social problems cannot be ignored. The trick is figuring out which is the cause and which is the effect.
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Community Choice Energy
Community Choice energy is one of the most powerful vehicles for communities to reduce their use of fossil-fuel-generated electricity and cut greenhouse-gas emissions. When a local government establishes a Community Choice energy program, it can procure electricity on behalf of ratepayers. It can reduce greenhouse-gas emissions both by purchasing renewable power on the market, and also, more importantly, by developing local renewable resources. Such programs can provide important community benefits like economic development, clean-energy jobs, lower electricity bills, and increased community resiliency. That's why the Sierra Club Bay Chapter has campaigned to democratize energy by establishing Community Choice energy programs throughout the Bay Area.
Our first big success was in Marin County, where Marin Clean Energy has been providing cleaner power to residents since 2010. In 2012 the city of Richmond also joined MCE.
Next, in September 2012 the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved legislation that established CleanPowerSF. This program will build hundreds of megawatts of energy efficiency and local renewable generation and provide thousands of clean-energy jobs. The program will begin with an initial purchase of renewable electricity and deliver it to 70,000 residential customers commencing hopefully some time in 2014.
We will continue promoting energy-demand reduction and local generation of renewable power. Our next big Community Choice energy campaign is to establish a Community Choice program in the East Bay. We are working to get Alameda County to study setting up a program; see "Alameda County moves forward on starting Community Choice energy program". For more information, check out the Clean Energy & Jobs Oakland campaign of the Oakland Climate Action Coalition and the Community Choice Working Group of the Berkeley Climate Action Coalition.
With worsening extreme weather conditions and wildfires, and continuing high unemployment, the need is increasingly clear for the Bay Area to take the lead in replacing outdated fossil-fuel energy sources with clean power as rapidly as possible.
The Sierra Club is working to move the American economy from its reliance on dirty fossil-fuel energy to clean, green, renewable technologies. Bay Area Community Choice agencies will be among the nation's first to do their own local energy procurement. This Community Choice energy program (akin to a co-op for purchasing and generating energy) will be able to bring online renewable energy rapidly, as well as invest in new renewable energy and energy efficiency. This will create local jobs, and the program can set prices that are affordable to the average resident.
To address the dual crisis, California has passed a series of laws (including SB 375 and AB 32) meant to cut carbon emissions. California is also pioneering alternatives to the investor-owned utilities. These have been enabled by the Community Choice law (AB 117) allowing local agencies to procure energy on behalf of ratepayers, and strengthened by Mark Leno with SB 790 in 2011.
Spread the word! Like the Sierra Club's Community Page and help end the PG&E monopoly. Advocate for a strong program with low costs that builds new local renewable energy sources and creates local jobs!


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The Busy Woman's Guide to a Great Body
Time-Saving Tips
You want to work out today. You really do. But what with groceries to pick up, personal calls to make that you didn't get to at work, a dog that needs to go to the vet, and a billion other responsibilities, your motivation is fizzling. We get it -- in fact, we've been there many times. Here, an entire month's worth of smart advice on how to work out no matter what, from top fitness experts and real women who find time for fitness on an (almost) daily basis.1. Do it in the morning!
Nothing major has likely cropped up yet -- hey, it's only 7 a.m. Now is the time to get in that run or yoga DVD. In fact, research suggests that women who work out in the morning stick with their programs more successfully than those who don't. Not a morning person? Become one. (We know: It's painful at first, but it's worth it.) "The longer you wait in the day to work out, the more excuses you can find to put it off," says Carol Espel, national director of group fitness at Equinox Fitness Clubs. "Get it out of the way early so you don't have to think about it later on." Another reason to follow the sun? You'll start your day with a smile. A study done at the University of Glasgow in Scotland found that early-bird exercisers felt significantly happier than those who worked out later in the day. Here's a trick to help you avoid the temptation to stay under the covers: When you're lying in bed staring at the ceiling, visualize yourself at the end of your workout, reveling in your post-exercise, glad-that's-over feeling, says Nicki Anderson, president of Reality Fitness in Naperville, Illinois.2. Rent a gym locker.
Seems simple, but think about how much energy you expend schlepping your stuff around. "Every holiday season I get a locker at the gym and leave my workout clothes there, with some makeup and other necessities," says Constance Mensink, 40, a fund-raiser from New York City. "This way I don't have to take anything with me, and I have no excuses not to hit the gym right after work."3. Do the big four.
"If you don't have a lot of time, you'll get more strength gains by focusing primarily on larger muscles," explains Jonathan Ross of Aion Fitness in Maryland. These body-weight moves target every trouble zone fast: squats, push-ups, lunges, and plank pose. Do them back-to-back as a circuit three or four times, without taking a break.4. Keep an eye on your workouts -- literally.
At least one week in advance, write down all of your workouts and stick the list someplace you'll see it often -- like on your fridge. "If your routine isn't right in your face, it's easy to 'forget' about it," says Mike Monroe, program director of PUSH.tv in New York City. In fact, research done at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, has found that writing out workouts in advance makes you more likely to stick with them. Another motivation trick: Write your workouts for the week on three-by-five note cards, and as soon as you do them, toss 'em. "Your goal is to finish the week with no cards," explains Monroe.5. Get a fitness "non"-buddy.
According to numerous studies, working out with a partner will help you get your butt to the gym. So seek out a friend of a friend or a colleague as your exercise partner -- someone you can't blow off with a quick e-mail and a sorry excuse -- says Monroe. "If it's a person with whom you are friendly but aren't all that close with socially, you're probably going to feel more of an obligation to get to your workout appointments on a regular basis."
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Jamie Moyer and the Phillies' bullpen shut down the Marlins last night. Moyer held Florida to a pair of runs on four singles over six and Durbin, Romero and Lidge did the rest. Over his last eight starts Moyer has thrown to a 2.86 ERA with a 1.19 ratio. He has a 3.12 ERA for the season in his ten starts away from Citizens Bank Park.
Geoff Jenkins slumped much of the first half, but the first half is over. Jenkins drove in two of the Phils' four runs in the game, blasting a solo home run out to center in the fourth after he had singled in Burrell in the second.
The Phillies beat the Florida Marlins last night, winning 4-2. They improve to 53-44 on the season.
Moyer got the start for the Phillies and went six innings, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk. All four hits were singles and he struck out three.
Moyer threw a 1-2-3 first.
Mike Jacobs led off the second and lifted a fly ball into right field that Jenkins made a sliding play on in foul territory for the first out. Moyer got the next two behind him.
After a 1-2-3 third he started the fourth up 4-0. Hanley Ramirez led off with a walk and Jeremy Hermida followed with a single that moved Ramirez to third. Jorge Cantu was next and he looped a ball into left-center. It looked like both Victorino and Burrell had a chance to make the play with a dive, but neither did and it fell in-between them for a single. Ramirez scored to make it 4-1. Jacobs followed with a single that loaded the bases for Dan Uggla. Uggla hit into a double-play for the first two outs of the inning. Hermida scored and it was 4-2. Josh Willingham popped up to first to end the inning.
Moyer came back with a 1-2-3 fifth.
Cantu singled with two outs in the sixth. Jacobs was next and popped to Howard to leave Cantu stranded.
Durbin started the seventh with the Phils still up 4-2. He struck out Uggla and Willingham before getting Cody Ross on a ground ball to short.
Durbin returned for the eighth and got the first two before Ramirez singled. With the lefty Hermida due to hit, Romero came into the game. Righty Wes Helms hit for Hermida and lined to short to end the inning.
Lidge threw a 1-2-3 ninth with a 4-2 lead to nail down his 21st save.
Three scoreless innings for the pen in which they allow one hit. Durbin threw 24 pitches, Romero five and Lidge, coming off 2/3 of an inning in an All-Star game in which he warmed up six times, threw 11.
The Phillies' lineup against righty Ricky Nolasco went (1) Rollins (2) Victorino (3) Utley (4) Howard (5) Burrell (6) Jenkins (7) Feliz (8) Ruiz. Jenkins in right against the righty with Ruiz behind the plate.
1-2-3 in the first.
Howard led off the second and hit a tracer out to right on a 1-0 pitch to put the Phils up 1-0. Burrell was next and doubled down the third base line. Jenkins singled up the middle and Burrell chugged around to score from second. 2-0. Feliz struck out, Ruiz popped to first and Moyer flew to left to leave Jenkins stranded.
Rollins led off the third with a double. Victorino flew to right for the first out before Utley singled into right. Rollins scored from second and the Phils were up 3-0. Howard flew to left and Burrell struck out swinging to set the Phillies down.
Jenkins led off the fourth and blasted a 1-0 pitch out to center. 4-0. The Phils went in order behind him.
With one out in the fifth Victorino tried to bunt and looked like he was hit by a pitch on the leg but didn't get the bat out of the way. The home plate ump called it a foul ball. Manuel argued and was ejected. Victorino flew to center for the second out before Utley doubled to right. Howard was walked intentionally, but Burrell fouled out to third to leave both runners stranded.
The Phils went 1-2-3 in the sixth and the seventh. Taguchi hit for Moyer to lead off the seventh and popped to short.
Utley was hit by a pitch to start the eighth and went to second on a wild pitch. Howard struck out for the first out. Burrell was next and he flew to deep center for the second out. Utley should have tagged but was halfway to third when Ross caught the ball and had to hold second. With lefty Renyel Pinto on the mound Werth hit for Jenkins. Righty Doug Waechter entered the game for Florida and got Werth swinging for the third out.
Phils can't score after putting a man on second with no outs. Howard can't move the runner to third. Utley should have gone to third on Burrell's ball, but if Werth was going to strike out anyway it wasn't going to matter. Burrell gets to hit against the lefty with lefties hitting third, fourth and sixth in the lineup.
Ruiz reached on a dribbler to third with one out in the ninth. With righty Joe Nelson on the mound, Dobbs hit for Romero. Ruiz stole second and the catcher John Baker threw the ball into center field. Ruiz went to third, but Dobbs struck out and Rollins struck out to leave him stranded.
Dobbs already had two strikes on him when Ruiz went to third, but still can't bring the runner home with a fly ball with one out.
Rollins was 1-for-5 with a double.
Victorino 0-for-4.
Utley 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Howard 1-for-3 with a walk and his 29th homer.
Burrell 1-for-4 with a strikeout and four men left on base.
Jenkins 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Also made a nice defensive play in the second.
Feliz 0-for-4 with four strikeouts.
Ruiz 1-for-4.
Kyle Kendrick (8-3, 4.47) faces lefty Scott Olsen (5-4, 3.77) this afternoon. Olsen has been tough on lefties this season, they're hitting .177 against him. Righties are hitting .258. Howard has hit him well in his career, he's 10-for-21 with three doubles and two home runs. Utley 3-for-21. The Phillies have won eight of the last ten games that Kendrick has started. Lefties are hitting .320 against him, righties just .247. He's also walked way more lefites, who are on-basing .386 against him, than righties. About 55% of the batters that Kendrick has faced (258 of 469) have been left-handed, but they have drawn 75% (24 of 32) of the walks he has allowed. Impressively he has walked only eight of the 211 right-handed batters he's faced (about 3.8%). By comparison, looking at his fellow righties, Myers has walked about 6% of the right-handed hitters he's faced, Eaton about 7.4% and Blanton 7.8%.
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Pinterest moves on up, passing a few older social networks. Pinterest
Some links that caught our eye on Friday, April 6:
Michael earned his BA from Mercer University, along the way excavating a Roman bathhouse with the American School of Archaeology. Plus, he provided security at Oxford University, where he also studied literature and philosophy. He earned his MS from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism while training for and running in the New York marathon.
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It's been 6 years since #SteveIrwin passed away. R.I.P. Mate…. My #hero and #idol … you left us too soon. You will always be remembered. Thank you for everything you have done. #TheCrocodileHunter #HeChangedOurWorld #memories (Taken with Instagram)
You should never want to be perfect, he who is perfect can never get any better. -Ashley M.L.
Showing affection doesn't make you less of a man. Instead it validates you as a man because you're not ashamed to hold back how you feel
ahh i love bukowski
(Source: mariannapaige)
This man died today. He may look like any other old person, but he was the last remaining combat veteran of World War I. He joined the Navy at 14, and had a 41-year military career, published his first book at 108, and was 110 when he passed away. No matter how you view war, people like this deserve all of our thanks.
RIP Claude Stanley Choules. <3
AMEN Jenna… :)
That is why I don't text, I feel like I bug the person I text~
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