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Conservation Research Statement and Species Recovery Plan for (Persoonia nutans) R. Br. 1996
Geoff Robertson, Maria Matthes, Martin Smith
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Environment Australia
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Study environment
- 1.3 Description of P. nutans
- 1.4 Conservation status
- 1.5 Distribution and abundance
- 1.6 Habitat
- 1.7 Population dynamics
- 1.8 Current status of populations
- 1.9. Threats
- 1.10 Existing conservation measures
- 1.11 Biodiversity benefits
- 1.12 Recommendations
1. Conservation research statement- Persoonia nutans
Persoonia nutans R. Br. (Proteaceae) is an endangered plant species, known only to occur in the Cumberland Plain, Western Sydney (Figure 1). Western Sydney has undergone rapid urban expansion in the last decade. Penrith Local Government Area - the stronghold of P. nutans - has one of the greatest population growth rates in Sydney and a large demand for residential land (Mathias & Carter, 1991).
Figure 1: The original distribution of Persoonia nutans
The Cumberland Plain is generally flat to undulating in a low lying basin (20-100 m a.s.l.), bounded by dissected sandstone plateaux to the north, south and west (Doherty, 1987; Figure 2. from Benson, 1992).
Figure 2: The Cumberland Plain
The Cumberland Plain is the oldest settled district in Australia (Corbett, 1987). In the 1790's early settlers cleared the floodplain forests of the Hawkesbury River for intensive agriculture and used the Cumberland Plain Woodland for grazing and timber production (Benson, 1991). In 1810, Governor Macquarie established farm lots around Castlereagh, Windsor and Richmond (Proudfoot, 1987) and in 1820 established Campbelltown.
By 1984, 79.8% of north-western Sydney had been cleared and several significant areas since then (Antcliffe, 1988). Approximately 1% of Western Sydney is reserved for conservation (Benson, 1991; Cohn & Hastings, 1994).
Castlereagh Nature Reserve was managed by State Forests of NSW until 1996. It was gazetted State Forest in 1917 at twice its present size. The excised portion was revoked for Castlereagh Liquid Waste Depot and a jail (Doherty, 1987).
The vegetation in the Agnes Banks area has more recently been cleared extensively for sand, clay and gravel extraction (Doherty, 1987; Benson, 1991; 1992). About half the original sand area had been cleared or quarried by 1972 and most of the remainder committed for future sand extraction (Benson, 1981).
The Southern part of the Cumberland Plain was recognised for its farming potential by 1793 when cattle that had escaped from Sydney were found near Camden. Only isolated fragments of the original woodland remain, as farming in the 19th Century, and housing and industrial development in the 20th Century have taken their toll (Benson & Howell, 1990).
Persoonia nutans is found on the Agnes Banks and Berkshire Park soil landscapes. The largest population (approx. 2,500 individuals) occurs on the Pleistocene aeolian sands at Agnes Banks. These have high permeability, low to very low fertility and low available water capacity. The Agnes Banks sands conformably overlie the Berkshire Park (bp) soil landscape.
The bp formation is a Tertiary alluvial sediment derived from sandstone and clay, and consists of sandy loams, sandy clays, clay loams and heavy clays. Stones and ironstone nodules are common, indicative of lateritic soils. Soils are of low permeability, low fertility, low available water capacity, are strong to very strongly acid and in places have high aluminium toxicity (Bannerman and Hazelton, 1990).
The average rainfall for the Cumberland Plain is lower than other areas of Sydney, with an annual average of 700-1000 mm (Doherty,1987). At the University of Western Sydney at Richmond, the closest station to the largest P. nutans populations, data has been recorded since 1881. January is the hottest month with an average maximum temperature of 29.4° C, while July is the coolest month with an average maximum temperature of 17.3° C. The average minimum in July is 3.2° C. Median annual rainfall is 803.6 mm with less rain in winter than in summer (Bureau of Meteorology), Figure 2.
Figure 2: Median monthly rainfall at UWS, Richmond.
P. nutans is an erect to spreading shrub to 2-2.5 metres high with yellow flowers and reddish stems and branches. The following description is from Weston & Johnson (1991a, 1991b):
The leaves are alternate, linear-oblong, acuminate, 1-4.5 cm long, 1-1.8 mm wide. They are usually flat with recurved margins, sometimes recurved toward the tip and slightly falcate, and are strongly discolorous. Sparse, short, mostly appressed hairs are present on the leaves when immature and are smooth and glabrescent when mature. Inflorescences axillary or terminal, usually growing on into a leafy shoot, with 1-40 flowers on a rachis 0-25 cm long. The flowers are mostly subtended by leaves; pedicels 7-12 mm long, recurved, glabrous. Tepals 8.5-11 mm long, shortly caudate, glabrous. Ovary glabrous with 2 ovules. The drupes (fruit) are green with purple markings.
Persoonia nutans buds and flowers
P. nutans has a risk code of 2ECi (Briggs & Leigh, 1996) which indicates it has a distribution less than 100 km, is in danger of becoming extinct in the wild within 10-20 years, and although found in a conservation reserve is not adequately conserved. It is also listed as E on the ANZECC (1993) list, and is on Schedule 1 of the NSW Threatened Species Act, 1995, as an Endangered species.
Continued habitat loss via urban development, particularly in the south of the Cumberland Plain, could result in the extinction of several populations.
1.5. Distribution and abundance
The distribution of P. nutans is restricted to the Cumberland Plain between Richmond, Macquarie Fields and East Hills, particularly near the Nepean and Georges Rivers (Weston & Johnson, 1991b). P. nutans was probably never widespread on the Cumberland Plain as is confined to aeolian and alluvial sediments. Near Richmond and Windsor these deposits are extensive and presumably are the reason for the greater abundance of the species in the Northern end of the plain. In the South these deposits are limited, primarily to the vicinity of the Georges River near Liverpool.
P. nutans was first collected in 1801 by Robert Brown near Richmond, at the confluence of the Nepean and Grose Rivers. Herbarium records show that P. nutans has been found at 19 different locations, although the exact number is somewhat sketchy due to imprecise locality information.
Half of the recorded locations of the species, including Robert Brown's type collection in 1801, have been cleared. The low fertility of the soil and location on the outskirts of Sydney has probably helped preserve the remaining populations. Populations recorded in St Marys, Macquarie Fields, Glenfield, Pleasure Point, Appin and Yarramundi have all disappeared.
This survey found 9 of these extant with the total population estimated at approx. 6300 individuals (Table 1, with full details in Appendixes 2 & 3). Sites that are less than 500 metres apart are regarded as being part of the same population. Hence the large number of sites, but only 9 different populations.
The total range of the species is 35 km E/W and 38 km N/S. The sites are clustered into two main areas: just south of Richmond, and another group near Liverpool.
Table 1: Population numbers at each location.
It is difficult to place precise limits on the boundaries of the populations near Richmond. Provided the soil conditions were suitable P. nutans did not appear in discrete, easily counted populations. While there were populations that were aggregated, in other places such as Windsor Downs N.R., Castlereagh N.R. and the undisturbed parts of Londonderry individuals are scattered through the woodland. Surveying in these areas would undoubtedly reveal more individuals. With the likelihood of only finding isolated plants extra surveys were not feasible in this study.
P. nutans was found in 1993 in the Australian Defence Industry Site proposed for sub-division. This site was not examined because access was refused.
In the Liverpool area the populations are localised due to the limited extent of the bp soil landscape and because suburban development has isolated several of the populations.
The population occurring on the aeolian sands at Agnes Banks comprises 69% of the total number of individuals. So many plants occur at Agnes Banks that total numbers were estimated. About 4,300 plants occur there (details in Appendix 2). This population has probably been significantly reduced in size as a result of sand mining to the north and east. Air photos show that only a small proportion of the sands remains unmined. Approximately 1,380 of the remaining plants are growing in portions that will be mined in the future.
Only 2.1% (132) of total number occur on the Southern part of the Cumberland Plain in the Liverpool area. These are found in 5 sites, 4 of which have fewer than 12 individuals. More thorough surveys need to be conducted near Liverpool as there are several outcrops of suitable soil supporting a canopy of E. sclerophylla and A. bakeri, the dominant canopy species where P. nutans occurs. The largest occurs on Holsworthy Military Area. This expanse of the bp soil landscape is contiguous with the population at Voyager Point. An area of private land in between the populations of Voyager Point and Heathcote Road is worthy of investigation, plus the Holsworthy Base.
P. nutans grows in Castlereagh Scribbly Gum Woodlands and in Agnes Banks Woodland (classified by Benson, 1992). In Castlereagh Woodlands it is found in open woodland with dominant overstorey species being Angophora bakeri, Eucalyptus sclerophylla and Melaleuca decora. Other species in the overstorey are E. parramattensis and Eucalyptus fibrosa. Common associated understorey species being Melaleuca nodosa, Hakea sericea, Dillwynia tenuifolia, Micromyrtus minutiflora, Banksia spinulosa, Acacia elongata, Themeda australis, Cyathochaeta diandra, Xanthorrhoea minor.
The Agnes Banks Woodlands have a similar array of tree species, with the addition of Banksia serrata and Banksia aemula. Eucalyptus fibrosa is absent from the sands. The understorey occurring on the sands is very different to that found on the adjacent Londonderry Clay, having affinities to coastal dune communities rather than Cumberland Plain associations. Soils are dissimilar, with permeability on the clay being much lower than the Agnes Banks sands. Benson (1981) distinguishes five communities along a drainage gradient at Agnes Banks.
Drainage appears to influence the distribution of P. nutans as the species is more common on the deeper sands at Agnes Banks than at the edge of the deposit next to the Londonderry Clay. At other locations on the Cumberland Plain it occurs on low rises as opposed to swales or other low lying areas.
A full description of surveyed sites is provided in Appendix 2.
- 1.7.1 Regeneration and recruitment
- 1.7.2 Phenology and fecundity
- 1.7.3 Breeding system and genetic diversity
The biology and ecology of P. nutans is not well understood. Current knowledge is based on general observations. No quantitative data has been collected. One problem with a single survey is that there is no appreciation of the fluctuations in numbers over time, or any knowledge of seasonal changes in flowering, fruiting etc.
Three kinds of population structure were evident:
- High population density in undisturbed habitat at Agnes Banks on sand.
- Low population density in undisturbed habitat on the clay.
- Very high population density on disturbed land at Londonderry and Maquarie Fields.
Regenerating shrubland adjacent to the Drop Zone with a very high density of P. nutans
The soils were lateritic where P. nutans was present in disturbed landscapes.
P. nutans growing on laterite at the site shown above
Only the occasional seedling or small plant was found in the undisturbed areas. More small plants were present in the disturbed habitats.
1.7.1. Regeneration and Recruitment
Persoonia nutans is an obligate seed regenerator. In the event of a fire all existing plants of P. nutans are killed. Obligate seeders regenerate after fire by seedlings, depending on pre-fire seed storage and dispersal (Keith & Bradstock, 1994). There are juveniles at some sites, showing that recent recruitment has occurred from seed. Further study at recently disturbed populations is required to examine seedling recruitment.
Four, and possibly five sites were discovered where P. nutans appears to have colonised land that has been completely cleared. If the Agnes Banks population is excluded, 4 of the 32 locations with P. nutans possessed 77% (1511) of the individuals found in the survey. The Agnes Banks population is excluded since it occurs on a different soil type to the rest of the populations. Whether the 'disturbed' populations regenerated from a seed bank left in the soil, or whether there was dispersal of seed from surrounding areas into the disturbed areas is not known.
In dense parts of the woodland at Agnes Banks, where the understorey was about four metres high, old senescent P. nutans were found. P. nutans frequently occurs beside the tracks at Agnes Banks. These plants appeared healthy, being covered with many flowers and fruit, in contrast to senescent plants often only metres away in the understorey. Some of the largest individuals were found on a disused track adjacent to thick bush containing senescent plants.
These observations, coupled with the ability to successfully colonise cleared land, indicates that to persist P. nutans requires disturbance (and is capable of surviving extreme disturbance). Fire has probably been the primary agent of disturbance in the past. Research is needed to determine the time taken for a population to replenish the seed bank after a fire, and how long it takes for plants in the community to become senescent.
Studies of other obligate seed regenerators by Auld et al (1993) found that seed production reached a peak at least 10 years after fire before declining. Survival of P. nutans in the long term will be best achieved by management for of the whole community, but prescribed burns may be needed. For P. nutans, Agnes Banks may be approaching the limit between disturbance events. At present the number of tracks providing open conditions is probably important in maintaining a viable population at Agnes Banks.
Small, senescent individuals were encountered, particularly in the populations colonising disturbed ground. It is not known whether this is just a seasonal phenomenon or whether there is high mortality in these areas.
Wallabies and birds such as Currawongs are known to disperse Persoonia seed after eating the fruit (Rose 1973, Buchanan, 1989, T. Auld, pers. comm.). It has been suggested that passing through the gut of these mammals may assist the seeds to germinate. Preliminary trials by T. Auld using seed recovered from scats of swamp wallabies found no change in dormancy or viability of some Persoonia spp.
Germination of P. virgata has been achieved by removing the endocarp (Ketelhohn & Johnston 1995). Provided the removal of the endocarp has not damaged the seed germination rates are high. In natural conditions the endocarp is believed to prevent germination until decomposition has progressed to the point where the seed may imbibe. There is no data on the length of this process, or the conditions required for this to occur (eg is a fire necessary?).
If seed germinates following decomposition of the endocarp a continued trickle of seedlings, or a pulse of germination from each years seed would be expected once populations had become established. This was not observed, although it is possible that seeds germinate but there is not significant establishment until after disturbance. Juvenile plants were very rare, indicating that additional controls over the timing of germination probably exist. In other Persoonia species there is dormancy that can be overcome using high concentrations of gibberellic acid (P. Weston, pers. comm.).
1.7.2. Phenology and Fecundity
The flowering period is from November to April (Weston & Johnson, 1991b) with a few flowers all year round (Bernhardt & Weston, 1996). Most populations have been observed with flowers and fruit during the survey period of May and June 1996.
Large numbers of fruit were found on most plants. Plants only 1m high often had in excess of 300 fruit. Some plants were found in Agnes Banks that were roughly hemispherical in shape, being 2.5 metres high and 3 metres in diameter. The number of fruit on these specimens was estimated to be in the thousands. Even plants only 30 cm high had borne fruit. Several were found that possessed up to 60 fruit.
1.7.3. Breeding System and Genetic Diversity
It is likely that the genetic variability within P. nutans has reduced since European settlement simply through the destruction of sites, particularly at the southern end of the species' distribution. The genetic diversity within and between populations of P. nutans is unknown. The breeding system of the species would influence the degree of difference between populations.
Outbreeding species tend to have much less of the overall diversity represented between populations than selfing species. Krauss (1994) found that self fertilisation in the Persoonia mollis complex rarely resulted in successful seed set. Field observation of P. nutans showed that plants apparently isolated by several hundred metres from the nearest neighbour still possessed large numbers of fruit. This may imply self fertilisation, but this would be unusual as most Persoonia species are believed to out-cross (P. Weston, pers. comm.).
Gene transfer could occur between the populations of the Northern Cumberland Plain, and between the populations around Liverpool via the dispersal of fruit by vertebrates. Provided the species outcrosses gene transfer could then occur over long distances. Pollen dispersal by native bees could also link some populations. Leioproctus and Chalicodoma native bees have been observed carrying P. nutans pollen (Bernhardt & Weston, 1996) and are likely to be the primary agents of cross-pollination. Other vectors may also be important.
It is not considered necessary for the management of the species to undertake an investigation of the genetic diversity. For small populations of a few plants, however, it may assist in their management.
It is important that the genetic diversity represented in the Liverpool populations be retained. The plants around Liverpool may have a different genetic composition from the populations on the northern Cumberland Plain. Although gene transfer over the 40 km is possible, it is unlikely, and hence the Liverpool populations are probably genetically distinct. Seed should be collected from the Liverpool populations that are at most risk of extinction.
1.8. Current Status of Populations
P. nutans occurs on land owned by the Crown and freehold (Appendix 3). Three populations, those at Windsor Downs Nature Reserve, Castlereagh Nature Reserve and at Agnes Banks Nature Reserve are officially conserved.
Unfortunately the densest populations at Londonderry and Agnes Banks are not protected by reservation. A Permanent Conservation Order was placed over part of the Agnes Banks area in 1989. Most of this area was subsequently incorporated into Agnes Banks Nature Reserve in 1995. Only an area 400 metres x 80 metres remains covered by the PCO. In total approximately 1967 of the total Agnes Banks population are protected.
Of the wooded land outside the PCO/Nature Reserve at Agnes Banks about 15 ha. is leased by P.B. White and has a development consent for mining, while another 10 ha. (Lot 43 and Lot B) is freehold land owned by CSR.
The P.B. White land will be mined in the future, leaving approx. 1000 plants in the block owned by CSR. A development consent for mining has been issued over the already cleared part of CSR's block. CSR have not been granted approval to mine the wooded portion of their land and will need approval from the relevant authorities to do so.
The populations near Liverpool are in a perilous situation. The small size of the populations renders them very susceptible to extinction. Only the population at Macquarie Fields in Simmos Beach Reserve has any protection at all. This is declared Regional Open Space. A freeway was proposed to pass through this reserve, which would affect the population if it were built. The freeway was intended to serve the new satellite city of Appin, the development of which has been postponed.
Other populations occur on Vacant Crown Land near Londonderry with Aboriginal Land Claims under the Land Rights Act, 1988. The future of these populations will be determined pending the assessment of the land claims and any subsequent development proposals.
- 1.9.1 Inappropriate fire regimes
- 1.9.2 Mining
- 1.9.3 Vegetation clearance
- 1.9.4 Unrestricted access
- 1.9.5 Rubbish dumping
- 1.9.6 Exploitation
- 1.9.7 Weed invasion
Several threats are reducing the capacity of P. nutans populations to be self-sustaining. These threats include: inappropriate fire regimes, mining, vegetation clearance, unrestricted access, rubbish dumping, exploitation and weed invasion.
1.9.1 Inappropriate Fire Regimes
Fire has the potential to eliminate entire populations if they occur too frequently. Study of the fire ecology of P. nutans is needed before predictions can be made about the inter-fire periods and intensity of fire that are most appropriate. In the interim fire should be suppressed in those populations that have not yet produced fruit so that the seed bank may be replenished.
Mining leases and associated development consents affect the part of the population at Agnes Banks. The consents include areas containing the densest concentrations of P. nutans in undisturbed habitat. These areas, north of the Nature Reserve on deeper sands are more attractive economically. Fortunately P. nutans does occur throughout the entire sands area, but with lower numbers in the south. Only a small proportion of the vegetation community on deep sands is conserved in the Nature Reserve/PCO area.
Populations in the Liverpool area are likely to be affected by clearing for suburban development. The populations at highest risk occur on private property at Kemps Creek, the Taubmans Site and the population(s) near Heathcote Road.
Vegetation clearance is continuing on the Cumberland Plain. Sites near Londonderry that are known to have possessed P. nutans in the past have been cleared.
The Commonwealth leases several portions of land west of Londonderry. Two portions are used by the armed forces for parachuting practice, an area known locally as the Drop Zone. Periodically the army clear the D.Z. of vegetation. P. nutans occurs on the boundary of the zone and some plants recolonising the D.Z. are probably destroyed during each clearing operation. Further increase in the area cleared is unlikely.
All of the unreserved populations are at risk from vehicular damage. At most the sites there is an extensive network of tracks through the landscape. The flat terrain, open woodland and often sparse understory make it easy for drivers to leave the existing tracks to avoid obstacles. New tracks have been created that often lead nowhere, or create a minor shortcut. At Londonderry tracks evident on aerial photos taken 10 years ago are no longer used, but new ones have been established. Several populations have been affected by this damage. Fencing, or permanent obstacles to prevent vehicles but not inhibit animal movement may be required around the most significant populations. Education to encourage an appreciation of the local natural environment is needed, however this is unlikely to have much effect in the short term.
Track bypassing a bund which was built to stop access to a trail
The attitude and perception of bushland by some parts of the community are reflected in actions such as rubbish dumping (Perkins, 1991) - a physical problem in that large quantities of rubbish (household, building and industrial) can smother the populations of P. nutans. Other sites are also affected by the dumping of stolen cars. This may have an immediate impact on individuals, but more seriously the vehicle is often burnt, providing the additional threat of fire.
Dumped chairs next to P. nutans
P. nutans is an attractive shrub, already grown for the nursery industry. If demand for this species increases and unmonitored collection of wild sources continues, there could be detrimental impacts on the wild populations.
The Castlereagh Scribbly Gum Woodlands and Agnes Banks Woodlands grow on acidic, nutrient poor soil which acts as a buffer to exotic weed invasion (Benson, 1992). The exotic weeds of the surrounding sandstone areas are not prevalent on the Cumberland Plain.
Dumping of garden waste has the capacity to introduce weeds. Prickly pear (Opuntia sp.) and Cootamundra wattle (Acacia baileyana) were both found in the area growing near piles of waste.
African Lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula) and is widely spread along the roadsides in Western Sydney and has been declared noxious in 18 council areas in NSW (Dean, 1987). Its natural attributes of copious seed production, vigorous seedling growth and its ability to reduce drainage efficiency make it an invasive problem (Dean, 1987).
Whisky grass (Andropogon virginicus) is also common on roadsides and disturbed areas in the region. It has invaded some of the Swamp Woodland which merges with the Castlereagh Scribbly Gum Woodland (Benson, 1992).
At present these species do not pose a major threat to any populations but they do occur in the area. A bush regeneration strategy should be implemented to prevent the situation from worsening.
1.10. Existing Conservation Measures
Mt Annan Botanic Garden have collected P. nutans from the Taubmans Factory at Villawood, Readymix Sandmine at Londonderry, and the corner of Government and Spence Roads at Berkshire Park. Propagation of this material has been successful from cuttings (Armstrong, pers.comm.). Accessions are being held at the garden. These are not considered adequate as ex-situ stock for conservation purposes, but are still worth noting and may be required in the future.
The conservation of P. nutans is important in maintaining the biodiversity of the remaining Cumberland Plain woodland in which it occurs. Several other nationally threatened and numerous regionally significant plant species occur in association with P. nutans.
The most significant of these are Allocasuarina glareicola and Pultenaea parviflora which are both Schedule 1 (Endangered) Species under the Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995. Micromyrtus minutiflora and Dillwynia tenuifolia, both Schedule 2 (Vulnerable) Species, are also commonly found with P. nutans.
Based on the current information available the following research and management actions are recommended.
1.12.1. Recommendations for Research
- Survey potential habitat for new populations.
- Research the recruitment and mortality of populations, including seedbank dynamics and the effects of fire on P. nutans.
- Research the flowering and fruiting phenology and fecundity, breeding system, and the effects of post-dispersal predation on P. nutans.
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- Development of adequate planning controls to conserve populations, including voluntary conservation agreements, additions to and creation of national parks and/or nature reserves for areas containing P. nutans.
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Federal grand jury indicts Millvale police officer for tasing cuffed suspect
A Millvale man and his family probably won't celebrate the indictment of a police officer who is shown on video repeatedly tasing him, said an attorney who represented the man.
"Quite frankly, I don't think that that is of major concern to them," said Downtown attorney David Shrager. "They're not vengeance-oriented. He just wants to do what's required of him under the law, cooperate with the FBI and move on with his life."
A federal grand jury on Tuesday charged Millvale police Officer Nichole Murphy with violating the civil rights of Thomas Jason James Smith on Sept. 21, 2012.
Millvale police had arrested Smith, 28, for public drunkenness. He was sitting handcuffed on the floor of the police station when he started banging his head against a desk. Using both the probes and making direct contact with the Taser, Murphy repeatedly shocked Smith to make him stop, according to court documents.
Shrager represented Smith on the criminal charges police filed against him. Smith pleaded guilty to public drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
His mother previously told the Tribune-Review that Smith has bipolar disorder, depression and other mental health problems.
Murphy, 30, of Shaler and police Chief Derek Miller couldn't be reached for comment on Wednesday.
The police department conducted an internal investigation and reprimanded Murphy. She received additional training on the use of a Taser, said Jack Cambest, the borough's solicitor.
Borough council will have to decide whether to place Murphy, a part-time officer, on paid or unpaid leave while the charges are pending, he said. Council's next regular meeting is Tuesday, but it probably won't make a decision then, Cambest said.
"I would expect that if there's any action taken, it will be taken within the next month, one way or the other," he said.
Mayor Vincent Cinski and council President James Machajewski Jr. couldn't be reached for comment.
Millvale paid Smith $37,500 last month to settle a civil lawsuit he filed. Gianni Floro, the lawyer who represented him in the civil case, said the indictment surprised him.
Floro, who has 10 years of experience in bringing civil rights cases that include allegations of police misconduct, said it's rare for such a case to result in criminal charges.
"I think that it's important for the Justice Department to investigate and potentially prosecute these types of cases if they find them to be warranted," he said.
Shrager said he wasn't surprised by the indictment because he knew the Justice Department had conducted a thorough investigation. Smith and his family cooperated but didn't do so out of spite, he said.
"My client does not have any malice toward the officer or any agenda," Shrager said.
Smith couldn't be reached for comment. Shrager said the incident left Smith more fearful of others but that he's doing well.
"He's a very hard worker and a very kind and compassionate young man," Shrager said. "I've never heard him during this entire situation say anything mean or hateful or negative."
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I came across this blasphemy today…. From an interview at NFL Network, Barkley said the best candidate to go from the NBA to NFL was not Lebron James but Russell Westbrook, claiming that Westbrook would be a great wide receiver, running back, and/or corner. He went on to say to Warren Sapp:
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Three security personnel killed by colleague during poll duty in Maoist-hit Gumla District
Three security men of the India Reserve Battalion (IRB) were killed in Jharkhand's Maoist-hit Gumla District on Thursday.
They were killed by a colleague, who opened fire on them after getting into an argument.
The incident took place during poll duty hours.
IRB Commandant Surya Pratap Mandal said Constable Bikas Tiwari started firing frantically on his colleagues following an argument. Mandal said Tiwari first killed one person, and when he saw others moving towards him, he killed two more.
Tiwari has since surrendered before the police, which is investigating the cause behind the incident.
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Volume 56, Issue 5, pages 335–340, November 1997
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Czeizel, A. E. and Rockenbauer, M. (1997), Population-based case-control study of teratogenic potential of corticosteroids. Teratology, 56: 335–340. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9926(199711)56:5<335::AID-TERA7>3.0.CO;2-W
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The teratogenic potential of oral and topical corticosteroid treatment during pregnancy was evaluated in the population-based large dataset of the Hungarian Case-Control Surveillance of Congenital Abnormalities, 1980–1994. Corticosteroid tablet pregnancy exposure was 1.55% among 20,830 malformed cases and 1.41% among 35,727 healthy control births (P = 0.2). Corticosteroid ointment pregnancy exposure was 0.35% among malformed and 0.33% among control births (P = 0.7). The absolute risk of oral and ointment corticosteroid treatment was low in pregnancy and particularly in the second and third months of gestation, i.e., in the critical period for major congenital abnormalities. The adjusted odds ratio and the analysis of case-control pairs did not show any association between the rate of different congenital abnormalities and the corticosteroid treatment in the second and third months of gestation. Thus, treatments with corticosteroids in pregnancy do not appear to noticeably increase the risk of congenital abnormalities in humans. Teratology 56:335–340, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.


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Sport: Track and Field
Event: Long Jump
Height: 5-10
Weight: 175
Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas
Hometown: Garland, Texas
High School: Rowlett High School (Rowlett, Texas) '09
College: University of Texas '13 Kinesiology
Career Highlights:
Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas
Hometown: Garland, Texas
High School: Rowlett High School (Rowlett, Texas) '09
College: University of Texas '13 Kinesiology
Olympic Highlights:
London 2012 Olympic Games, 10th (long jump)
Career Highlights:
- Two-time national outdoor champion (2011,12)
- Two-time national junior champion (2008, 2009)
- 2008 world junior champion
- Two-time NCAA outdoor champion (2010, 2012)
- Four-time NCAA All-American
- Seven-time All-Big12 selection
- University of Texas indoor record holder (8.12m/26-8)
- Two-time Texas Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2008, 2009)
Personal: Son of Tamina Goodwin…Has three sisters, Deja, Brye and Shay…Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round (78th pick overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft…Was a two-sport athlete at the University of Texas, where he also played football for the Longhorns.
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Brunswick County Sheriff's detectives arrested two suspects for a Supply burglary last week, but one suspect is still wanted.
Ray Stanley Waters, 47, of 1776 West Long Acres, Ocean Isle Beach, has been charged with second-degree burglary, breaking and entering and larceny. Waters is wanted for allegedly breaking into a Hewett Road storage facility and stealing an air compressor.
Two other suspects were also charged, and arrested in connection with the break-in.
Ziras, a former Brunswick County K-9, devoted most of his life training and assisting with efforts to keep drugs off local streets.
When the retired K-9 died last week following a seven-month-long battle with lymphoma, his adoptive family was with him until the end.
"There was no hope for him, and we couldn't allow him to continue suffering," Ziras' owner, Mariah Brazil, wrote in an e-mail to the Beacon after Ziras was humanely euthanized Thursday at Oak Island Animal Hospital.
Rowdy (ID No. A003222) is a 4-month-old male Norfolk terrier pup seeking a good, new home at Brunswick County Animal Services in Supply. The shelter's adoption fees are based on age. Adoption fees for dogs are $65 for ages 6 months or older, and $46 for dogs 5 months old or younger. Fees include rabies shot, physical exam, heartworm test (for older dogs only) and spay or neuter. Female cats and kittens, $55; includes physical exam, feline leukemia/FIV (feline HIV) tests, rabies vaccination and spay surgery.
BOLIVIA—The first-ever Bearduary, sponsored by the Brunswick County Schools' Relay for Life team, raised a total of $868.
"We were thinking if we raised $500, it would be a success," Darrell Cheers, testing and assessments director and the team's organizer, said.
The concept for the fundraiser "just came to me one day," Cheers said, as he was thinking of a fundraiser that would not cost a lot of money or take up a lot of time.
OCEAN ISLE BEACH—Breaking the cycle of poverty one area at a time is what Dane Neves, founder of Divine Faith Missions, hopes will help change impoverished areas of South America.
"You take one little area and you try to break that cycle of poverty," Neves said, "and that's what we're trying to do."
After my junior year in college I worked on a summer job and just before leaving to return to school for the fall semester, my supervisor gave me some advice that has remained with me over the years.
He said, "Do what's right."
The only difference in my advice and his is, "Do what's right in the sight of God."
A likely state reduction in the public schools budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year may cost more than 50 Brunswick County Schools employees their jobs.
Paul LeSieur, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction business services director, said the Office of State Budget and Management requested an education budget that includes a 3, 5, and 7 percent reduction in a variety of areas, including classroom teachers, teacher assistants, instructional support and literacy coaches.
The third annual Brunswick Beacon Health Expo this past weekend at West Brunswick High School, was a success, Christy Williamson, event coordinator, said.
A steady stream of people all day long attended health lectures, visited vendors and got the chance to have their health questions answered by local professionals.
Holden Beach Town Manager David Hewett has fired planning and inspections director Jason Walker.
Walker had been in the position since Nov. 20, 2002. Hewett terminated his employment Feb. 23, according to information from Hewett's office.
Walker was earning $74,366.24 a year in the position.
Hewett did not respond to messages seeking comment on the matter, and Walker said he didn't want to make any public comments at this time.
Dredgers have three canals left to do in Holden Beach Harbor, their second dredge is now at the entrance to Heritage Harbor ready to begin work, and the entrance to Harbor Acres from the Intracoastal Waterway was finished last week.
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Despite the solid performance of Guild Wars 2, the development team at ArenaNet is not yet ready to talk about the content of a much rumored expansion, which might be launched as early as this year.
Colin Johanson, the game director working on the MMO, tells VG247 that, "I can say we absolutely will have expansions in the future, however right now our major focus is on building upon the core living world and major game systems of Guild Wars 2. Thematically, we'll discuss expansion content a lot more once it's closer to being realized."
Guild Wars 2 uses a business model that does not ask the player to pay a monthly subscription and the team relies on retail sales of the core game and its expansions in order to get revenue and continue development.
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Digitalis-based drugs like digoxin have been used for centuries to treat patients with irregular heart rhythms and heart failure and are still in use today. In the Dec. 16 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine now report that this same class of drugs may hold new promise as a treatment for cancer. This finding emerged through a search for existing drugs that might slow or stop cancer progression.
"This is really exciting, to find that a drug already deemed safe by the FDA also can inhibit a protein crucial for cancer cell survival," says Gregg L. Semenza, M.D., Ph.D., director of the vascular program at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Cell Engineering and a member of the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine.
Semenza and his team have long studied the hypoxia-inducible factor, or HIF-1, protein, which controls genes that help cells survive under low-oxygen conditions. HIF-1 turns on genes that grow new blood vessels to help oxygen-starved cells survive. Regions of low oxygen are common within the environment of fast-growing solid tumors.
"Oxygen-deprived cancer cells increase their HIF-1 levels to survive in these unfavorable conditions," says Semenza. "So turning down or blocking HIF-1 may be key to slowing or stopping these cells from growing."
The researchers took advantage of the Johns Hopkins Drug Library, a collection of more than 3,000 drugs already FDA approved or currently being tested in phase II clinical trials, assembled by Hopkins pharmacology professor Jun O. Liu. In this study, the research team tested every drug in the library for its ability to turn down HIF-1in cancer cells. The top 20 candidates identified were able to reduce HIF-1 by more than 88 percent, and more than half of these 20 belong to a class of drugs already commonly used for treating heart failure, and included digoxin.
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GANT, Virginia M., 80. Services at 10 a.m. today at Tenth and Broad Church of Christ in Wichita Falls. Burial in Lake Creek Cemetery. Visitation following the funeral in the atrium of the church.
HAGEMANN, Mary Jo, 84, of Burkburnett. Memorial services at 3:30 p.m. today at First Christian Church in Burkburnett.
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NESKORIK, Hellen, 79. Services at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church in Seymour. Burial in Masonic Cemetery.
RUTHERFORD, Bobbie B., 83, of Vernon. Services at 10 a.m. today at First Baptist Church. Burial in Eastview Cemetery.
SAUCEDA, Guadalupe, 74, of Wichita Falls. Services at noon today at Lemons Memorial Chapel in Plainview, Texas. Burial in Olton Cemetery in Olton, Texas.
SEBREN, Billy W., Jr., 67, of Throckmorton. Services at 10 a.m. Thursday at Church of Christ in Throckmorton. Burial in Throckmorton Cemetery. Visitation 6-7 p.m. today at Smith Family Funeral Homes.
SLAUGHTER, Laura M., 89, of Lubbock, formerly of Graham. Graveside services at 2 p.m. Thursday in Pioneer Cemetery.
TUCKER, Phyllis G., 74, of Burkburnett. Services at 2 p.m. today at Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of Burkburnett. Burial in Burkburnett Memorial Cemetery.
TYLER, Madonna R., 77. Funeral services at 11 a.m. today at Morrison Funeral Home, Graham. Burial in Pioneer Cemetery.
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Groton - Some of the most noticeable changes during the new school year may take place at Robert E. Fitch High School, where administrators are adding classes to help struggling students and expanding the pilot of a new grading system.
Principal Joseph Arcarese said the school is placing freshmen and sophomores into an extra math or reading class as part of their regular schedule if they're having difficulty with those subjects. The class will meet every other day for 80 minutes, like other high school courses, and will be taught in addition to students' regular math and English classes.
Parents will be notified if their child is recommended for the program.
"We're here to help the kids," Arcarese said.
Students will be identified based on standardized test scores and teacher recommendations, and will stay in the class for at least one semester, Arcarese said. Students could then test out of the class or continue it for the rest of the school year and receive one credit.
The course would take the place of an elective or another class in the students' schedule; Fitch High School students take eight classes per semester that meet for 80 minutes every other day.
School Guidance Director Erin McGuire said the school has about 150 students enrolled in the classes so far, with 10 sections of math and eight of reading where students will receive small group instruction.
"These classes have been designed to help students in groups of 10 and smaller," McGuire said. Fitch had a support program for math and reading last year, but it took place during the daily 25-minute advisory period. This is the first time the school has created an actual class.
In addition to the reading program, Fitch is expanding its pilot of a new grading system, called "equal interval grading."
The system replaces the traditional A through F, or 100-0 numeric grading system, with a 5-0 scale. It's designed to give each grade equal weight, so 5.0 to 4.0 is an A, 3.9 to 3.0 is a B, 2.9 to 2.0 is a C, and so on. An F would be assigned 10 points, not 60 points as under the current system.
Here's how the new system would help some students: If a student received a 95, 75, 75 and 0 on four tests, the numeric average under the traditional system would be a 61, or an F. If the same student were graded under the 5-0 scale, the average would be a 2.3, or a C.
Fitch piloted the grading system last year with 21 teachers, and this year will expand it to 35 or 40 staff, which will affect 600 to 700 students, McGuire said. The school plans to move all classes to equal interval grading during the 2014-15 school year, Arcarese said.
He said students can still fail, but added that the goal is to make grades more equitable so that students who fail a test or two can still pull up a grade and succeed.
"The new system does give kids hope and a light at the end of the tunnel," Arcarese said. "That if they have a few bad days, they can still manage."
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BELGRADE, Mont., May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bacterin International Holdings, Inc. ("Bacterin") (NYSE Amex: BONE), a developer of revolutionary bone graft material, today announced that, subject to NYSE Amex approval, Bacterin has raised $1,874,502 in a private placement transaction. The transaction was funded in two tranches and priced at market value on the date each tranche was submitted to NYSE Amex for approval. In addition to shares of common stock, investors also received warrants to purchase 40 percent of the common shares purchased in the private placement at the closing price. The warrants are exercisable over the next five years, subject to a six month holding period. Bacterin intends to use proceeds from the private placement for working capital and to increase production capacity in light of growing demand for its existing and newly launched products.
The securities in Bacterin's private placement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
About Bacterin International Holdings, Inc.
BACTERIN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. ("the "Company" or "Bacterin") develops, manufactures and markets biologics products to domestic and international markets. Bacterin's proprietary methods optimize the growth factors in human allografts to create the ideal stem cell scaffold and promote bone and other tissue growth. These products are used in a variety of applications including enhancing fusion in spine surgery, relief of back pain with a facet joint stabilization, promotion of bone growth in foot and ankle surgery, promotion of cranial healing following neurosurgery and subchondral repair in knee and other joint surgeries.
Bacterin's Medical Device division develops
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Season 12 Episode #1224
Kevin Shluka; Salt Lick; Sculptor Kenneth Standhardt
Oregon Art Beat
Sculptor Kenneth StandhardtOPB | Oct. 15, 2009 8 p.m.
Kenneth Standhardt makes ceramic vessels that look like woven baskets. He makes all his designs by hand with a can opener, spending hours for the perfect result.
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Kevin ShlukaOPB | April 28, 2011 8 p.m.
Kevin Shluka has managed to miniaturize his studio, but his art is big on beauty.
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Baker City's Great Salt Lick Contest started as a joke but put the town on the map!
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All Season 12
Michael O'Neill; Mike Prigodich; Original Practice Shakespeare Festival
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1228
Original Broadcast: May 26, 2011
Andrea Benson; Melanie Ooi; Thad Beckman
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1227
Original Broadcast: May 19, 2011
Gesine Krätzner; Portland Cello Project; Printmaker Gene Flores
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1226
Original Broadcast: May 12, 2011
Jazz Singer Shirley Nanette; OSU Agriculture Art; Shannon Weber
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1225
Original Broadcast: May 5, 2011
Kevin Shluka; Salt Lick; Sculptor Kenneth Standhardt
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1224
Original Broadcast: April 28, 2011
Emcee Desmond Spann; Lisa Kaser; Sculptor Nelson Davis
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1223
Original Broadcast: April 21, 2011
Blues Musician Steve Cheseborough; Painter Ken Roth; Portland Actors Conservatory
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1222
Original Broadcast: April 14, 2011
Ceramic Sculptor Maria Wickwire; Eugene Symphony; Painter Trude Parkinson
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1221
Original Broadcast: April 7, 2011
Ginberry; OSF 2011 Preview; Ten Tiny Dances (Mike Barber)
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1220
Original Broadcast: March 31, 2011
Liquid Sculpture by Martin Waugh; Painter Shanna Trumbly; Guitarist Nokie Edwards
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1219
Original Broadcast: March 24, 2011
Cal Scott & Kevin Burke; Painter Sidonie Caron; Poetry in Motion
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1218
Original Broadcast: March 3, 2011
Landscape Designer Gary Kirk; Painter Lyla Messick; Portland Symphonic Choir
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1217
Original Broadcast: February 17, 2011
Bow Maker Michael Yeats; Sculptor Heather Soderberg; Watercolorist Gene Gill
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1216
Original Broadcast: February 10, 2011
Cuban Singer Jessie Marquez; Musical Trio Dirty Martini; Painter Janet Ekholm
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1215
Original Broadcast: February 3, 2011
Kim Hamblin; Painter Jhenna Quinn Lewis; Soprano Rebecca Fromherz
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1214
Original Broadcast: January 27, 2011
Doc Denning; Installation Artist Brenda Mallory; Potter Eleanor Murphey
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1213
Original Broadcast: January 20, 2011
Marimba player Mylinda King; Painter Rogene Manas; Sculptor Brad Lorang
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1212
Original Broadcast: January 13, 2011
Cellist Adam Hurst; Dave & Boni Deal; Gil Reynolds / Blue Ox Mural
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1211
Original Broadcast: January 6, 2011
Harpsichord Maker Byron Will; Painter Tom Browning; Sleepy Bell
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1210
Original Broadcast: December 23, 2010
Nutcracker Kids; Printmaker Sarah Landwehr; Sculptor Marie Watt
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1209
Original Broadcast: December 16, 2010
Callahan Sings!; Laura Russo; Oaks Bottom Mural
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1208
Original Broadcast: November 25, 2010
Author Lauren Kessler; Sculptor Jud Turner; Singer/Songwriter Beth Wood
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1207
Original Broadcast: November 18, 2010
Fabric Artist Laura Berman; Singer Nancy Curtin; Storyteller Ed Edmo
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1206
Original Broadcast: November 11, 2010
Author Ursula Le Guin; Ceramicist Babette Harvey; Photographer Natasha Bacca
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1205
Original Broadcast: November 4, 2010
Composer Todd Barton; Steamroller Art; Swing Papillon
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Original Broadcast: October 28, 2010
Musician Gary Ogan; Photographer Eve Crane; Super XX Man
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Original Broadcast: October 21, 2010
David Ornette Cherry; Painter Cathleen Rehfeld; Playwright Susan Banyas
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1202
Original Broadcast: October 14, 2010
Painter George Johanson; Periscope Studio; Ukulele Player Jim D'Ville
Oregon Art Beat: Episode #1201
Original Broadcast: October 7, 2010
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Paoletti: If any team can get through adversity
We have seen this before from the New England Patriots. With their rash of injuries, many are wondering if the Patriots will be able to overcome the adversity.
In 2003, the Patriots set a then NFL record by starting 42 different players and they still went on to win the Super Bowl.
The Patriots are hoping that precedent is true for this season as Mary Paoletti and Tom E. Curran gave their thoughts on the injury situations.
"If any team can maybe get through adversity, it might be the Patriots, we'll see," Paoletti said.
While Paoletti thinks the Patriots might be able to fight through the adversity, Curran doesn't think so.
"[They're] screwed," Curran said. "I'm not sure if the NFL now is the NFL then."


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There's a real hunger from Roadshow fans for tantalising stories about what happened once the cameras stopped rolling. Did the owners polish their family treasure and put it back on show? Or did the temptation to sell the glittering items that excite the team of experts prove too much? In this special edition Fiona Bruce looks back on the most talked about finds of the last 12 months with updates on a dozen star items from the year including delivering some staggering news to one owner.
After 37 years of combing through fascinating antiques you might imagine there are few surprises left to deliver, but this episode reveals how one piece of furniture brought to a Scottish Roadshow once belonged to a Queen of England and resided at Hampton Court Palace, why an object valued at £5,000 twelve years ago delivers the largest sale price on any object seen on the show: and yes it is a six figure sum, plus did the vicar really buy a lost masterpiece for £400 when he found a "Van Dyck" in a local antique shop? As Fiona says, it's been a vintage year for the team with a flurry of exciting finds and just in case you think you have a "sleeper" gathering dust in your loft there's a full line up of the locations the team will visit in 2014.
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