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1. The Cheyenne Agency
1217 Vine StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19107
From Business: The Cheyenne Agencyâ"¢ is one of the most well respected and eagerly sought after agencies. They are known throughout the industry for offering business…
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217 Fairmount AvePhiladelphia, PA 19123
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2301 Cherry StPhiladelphia, PA 19103
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684 North Broad St, 2nd floor Philadelphia, PA 19130
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I started taking pilates and belly dance group classes with Valerie Rushmere over the summer, just to keep myself active because I don't work as muc…
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4624 Pulaski avePhiladelphia, PA 19144
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1500 Locust St.Philadelphia, PA 19102
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1213 Vine StPhiladelphia, PA 19107
10. Perfect10Talents
315 N 12th StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19107
11. Sunset Talent Management
1724 Jackson StPhiladelphia, PA 19145
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2316 N Broad StPhiladelphia, PA 19132
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14. Greer Lange Talent Agency Inc
251 Saint Asaphs RdBala Cynwyd, PA 19004
15. Sheldonian Talent Management
2311 Marlton Pike WCherry Hill, NJ 08002
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1250 John Tipton BlvdPennsauken, NJ 08110
17. Pennsauken Alliance For
5537 Cedar AvePennsauken, NJ 08109
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AMA Is a good group. SAG Franchised and state bonded. They are the real deal. Truthful and have a great track rate working with good talent. I have …
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841 Sussex BoulevardBroomall, PA 19008
20. Wilhelmina Pa
Wilhelmina has helped me evolve into the model I've always wanted to be. Everyone is so friendly and welcoming. I have learned so much and cannot w…
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PO Box 8607Blackwood, NJ 08012
22. AM Music Entertainment Talent Agency
2230 Galloway RoadBensalem, PA 19020
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906 ChanticleerCherry Hill, NJ 08003
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221 Mill StBridgeport, PA 19405
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641 Knox RdWayne, PA 19087
26. New Jersey's Got Talent
675 Bridgeton PikeMantua, NJ 08051
27. Anderson Jo Model & Talent Agency
1 Eves Dr Ste 111Marlton, NJ 08053
28. Mainline Models
234 Mall Blvd Ste 110King Of Prussia, PA 19406
29. VIP Talent Connect
3 Neshaminy Interplex Dr # Ste 301Feasterville Trevose, PA 19053
30. Expressions Model & Talent
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"The Blue Fish" At Norris Is Situated In the Heart of Deerfield. This Spacious Lake View Home Will Allow You Full Access To All That Deerfield Resort and Lake Norris have To Offer...Golfing, Boating, Fishing and More. After a Fun Day On the Lake, Go Back To the Marina and Enjoy a Drink At Deerfield's Newly Renovated Tiki Bar or Just Return Home For a Relaxing Evening Overlooking the Beautiful Water At Norris.
Long term winter renters are always welcome, golfing and fishing year round.
Deerfield Resort is an exclusive and secluded area nestled between the Cumberland Mountains and the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, overlooking gorgeous Norris Lake! It is approximately 25 miles south of the Kentucky/Tennessee border off I-75, exit 134 (11 miles from LaFollette and 30 miles east of Knoxville.)
Overlooking the Norris Lake, this beautifully appointed, 2 level, home has three full baths to support each guest's stay. The following is explanation of the sleeping areas: Master bedroom 1 has a queen bed with full bath. Master bedroom 2 has a full bed with a full bath. There are three sleeping areas on the lower level. LL bedroom 1 has (2) twin beds and a full over full bunk bed. LL bedroom 2 has (1) twin over full bunk bed. Finally, the open area on the lower level (1) twin bed.
The main level walks out to a large outside deck in the front and rear of the home. The lower level also walks out to another deck.
There are three garages on the property. A one car garage is attached to the home, while an additional two car garage is detached from the home. In additional, there is ample parking space on the property.
The Greens at Deerfield, OPEN YEAR ROUND, is an 18 hole championship golf course located right in our backyard! Deerfield Cove Marina is visible from the deck. Access ramp is available. Springs Dock Marina (full service) is right around the corner. Norris Lake and most of the front nine holes of the Deerfield Resort Golf Course encompass the beautiful view. The Chef's Restaurant serves a delicious dinner, is 5 minutes away and has a full menu and bar.
Breakfast and lunch are available at the golf course grill. Also five minutes away is Fast Freddie's Restaurant/Bar with big screen TV/grocery store/outside patio with live entertainment on weekends. Floating Tiki Bar (with the only full-service liquor license in Campbell County) at Deerfield Marina can be seen from our deck and is less than one half mile by car and is accessible by car or boat.
Norris Lake has it all! The lake's beautiful blue/emerald green waters span more than 800 miles of shoreline covering 34,000 acres. Norris Lake boundaries extend up to the Clinch and Powell Rivers which feed Norris with clear, pristine waters making this lake perfect for family vacations!
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The beauty and accessibility of Norris Lake is unparalleled. Not only is this a fantastic destination regardless of location, it is within four hours from many major cities (Cincinnati, Lexington, Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Atlanta and more).
The Blue Fish is a very spacious home which can accommodate up to 4-5 families comfortably. The view from the home is spectacular. Outside the home, the large deck area and gazebo allows for everyone to gather outside to take in the view, grill or sit around one of the two fire pits on the property.
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On top of being a self proclaimed "revolutionary" with a bogus immigration tale, Rafael Cruz has deemed himself a Pastor and Professor. Cruz refers to himself as a Southern Baptist, which happens to be one of the least policy ridden of the Christian faiths. Pastors don't have to be ordained, they can be divorced, some allow speaking in tongues; in fact, if you read the Southern Baptist Convention's FAQs page, you'll find they take an official stance on almost nothing. While choosing a Pastor is left to each individual congregation, Southern Baptists do claim to have a "common practice" for ordination in their churches:
"…to have a council (usually of pastors) review his testimony of salvation, his pastoral calling from the Lord, and his qualifications (including theological preparation and scriptural qualifications according to 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:7-9) for pastoral ministry…"
1 Timothy 3:1-7 (emphasis mine):
"This saying is trustworthy: "If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work." An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher…"
Titus 1:7-9 states that an overseer not be "arrogant", a "bully", or "greedy for money" among other things. The site Baptist Distinctives, in addition to referencing the same passages, states (emphasis mine):
"…qualifications fall generally into two categories: character and gifts for ministry. The office of pastor should be used to serve others, not in selfish or self-promoting ways".
Rafael Cruz doesn't quite seem to fit the church's requirements. As Theocracy Watch has reported, Pat Robertson declared in 1992 that his goal was to "take working control of the Republican Party." In fact, the extreme religious right, which includes "Dominionists" (or American Taliban, as they're often referred to) have taken over the party, hence the flood of ridiculous Republican bills in recent decades. Rafael Cruz is a Dominionist much more so than a Southern Baptist. Political Research Associates define Dominionism as:
"The theocratic idea that regardless of theological view or eschatological timetable, heterosexual Christian men are called by God to exercise dominion over secular society by taking control of political and cultural institutions."
Mr. Cruz believes he and his son are two of those men; in fact their fellow unhinged Christian extremists have anointed Ted as their "Messiah". As Hrafnkell Haraldsson at Politicus USA explains:
"…Jesus, who is every other Christian's messiah, can't be their messiah because Jesus reviled the wrong people: the rich, not the poor…"
Rafael Cruz believes his son to be above all others in "Godliness", as Ben Sherman at Burnt Orange Report wrote:
"In a sermon at an Irving megachurch last year, Ted Cruz's father spelled out a very interesting theory about who his son really is. He described Ted as one of the "kings" meant to control society, and then "bring the spoils of war to the priests," which will result in a "great transfer of wealth". Of course, this transfer is from the "wicked" to evangelical Christians."
Funny, after the Right's constant use of the term "Imperial President" for President Obama, it is their own party talking about electing a "King".
Since Ted Cruz arrived on the Tea Party scene, his father has been described as a pastor in Carrollton, a pastor in Dallas, the Director of North Texas-based Purifying Fire Ministries which, when it was found there was no such entity in Texas, changed to a "one-man religious shop known as Purifying Ministries". Truth is, Rafael Cruz is not a Pastor anywhere but in his traveling road show.
He's also claimed to be President of Kingdom Translation Services (another one-man gig that he started a year ago), and a "professor of Bible and Theology", first at Advance Institute, then Advanced Bible Institute, neither of which can be found… anywhere. Considering his current star power on the right, it's odd that no religious institution claims any affiliation with him. Maybe it's that silly lack of a degree thing. Even Liberty University didn't call Rafael Cruz a "professor" when he gave the convocation speech there in November of last year, referring to him as a "Pastor and political activist" instead. That might be because, according to requirements in one of their own employment ads for a Part Time/Adjunct Professor, Liberty U. required that applicants:
"… possess one of the following degrees from an accredited school: PhD, ThM, MDiv, and/or MA with thesis including a minimum of 18 hours in the discipline and 2-3 years teaching experience.
It would seem Rafael Cruz is to Professor as David Barton is to historian.
In Summary of This Series
The Right has latched onto and exalted one of the biggest phonies this country has ever seen; literally paying for the privilege of hearing him lie to them. Rafael Cruz, just barely tethered to reality, exists mostly in delusions of grandeur:
He doesn't just claim to have taken part in Cuba's revolution, he made himself "a leading figure" in it. He wasn't content with his phony washing dishes while in college story, so he goes on to make himself waiter, then "Chef". He goes from Pastor, to "Director" of the non-existent Purifying Fire Ministry. He goes from there to "Professor of Bible and Theology" without any apparent degree, and now, "His Son's a King"!
And the Right thinks we're scared of this guy because "He speaks the truth." What a bunch of dupes. Every time this guy opens his mouth, I'm reminded of John (before he was an ass) Lovitz' "Pathological Liar" character:
Yeah, that's the ticket.


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Great opportunity to start your own hair salon! Owner is selling the salon she established in 2012. The sale includes all furnishings, office supplies, inventory and salon equipment (totaling approximately $20,000). See attachment.
There currently are 2 booth renters & 2 commission people on board already. Additionally, there are part timers willing to share a booth so could potentially bring up to 2 more on board.
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Beautiful full service salon and day spa in one of the fastest growing residential markets in the Midwest. Owner has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars developing a facility that provides custom cuts and styling, manicures & pedicures, facials and makeup, massage and a wide assortment of beauty product sales. Ultra-luxurious decorator finishes in all areas underscore the first class approach to services provided.
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Fantastic Sams is a convenient, affordable alternative to high-end salon and budget haircut franchises. Own an existing hair salon in an established market!
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Well established accredited beauty school business available. This type of beauty business is currently in demand and will continue to be for years to come. This is a great opportunity for a new owner to step into a career they love and take over this profitable business with multiple locations. This business comes with a great track record and is operated efficiently. Present owner is willing to provide training and support to assure a smooth transition. Use accreditation to diversify into new age beauty school retail business.
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This well established beauty salon has stable/loyal clientele and is located in Southwest Missouri. The salon has adequate parking and easy access. There are five chairs in use with space for a nail technician and an additional stylist. The current owner is a passive owner. An owner (stylist) would likely enhance the earnings potential of this business. The seller will assist in a smooth transition.
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- Excellent facilities & equipment
- Located minutes from interstates, business district(s), colleges, and high-end residential areas
- Upscale, prominent Edwardsville location
For additional information, please call Bob Dopuch at (314) 420-1001, or call our office at (314) 842-3802 and ask about ID#2273BD.
Full service high end day spa in a busy location with very little competition for sale. Enjoy working in an environment where relaxation and positive energy surrounds. This highly profitable day spa has numerous opportunities to grow and become even more profitable.
2015 numbers are down and the seller has a very good explanation. Seller says 2016 is looking good!
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Pam Ludwinski 314-368-8811 or our office at 314-842-3802 and ask about ID#2365PL.
Well established Salon looking for a new owner. 12 stations, four available.
For further information, call Joe Snyder at 314-379-9937 or our office at 314-842-3802 and ask about ID#2363RJ.
Springfield, MO
This beautiful salon is well located in Springfield, Missouri in a busy part of town. The Salon operates on a commission model and has grown steadily since opening 3 years ago. The salon grossed $450,000+/- revenue in 2015 and has room to continue to grow. The Salon currently has 11 employees, 8 stylists, 2 assistants, and a receptionist. The owner works as one of the stylists 2 days a week and will assist a new owner through transition. This is a great opportunity for an owner/operator!
Brentwood, MO
Fantastic Salon located off Brentwood rd just north of Manchester. This is a true turnkey Salon for sale. All equipment is included in this 2,500 Sq Ft space with amazing build out. Call today!
Harg, MO
Absentee operated high end salon that needs owner operator, huge upside for cash flow to experience high end salon stylist
Saint Charles, MO
Here is your chance to own and operate a Salon in St,Charles County with a great location on a major traffic route. This salon is profitable with long term Clientele and employees that provide a rather unique niche type service to the public. Beautiful facility with many opportunities to expand, products, services and profits.
For more information please call Bill Roland at 636-345-3426 or office at 314-842-3802 and ask about ID#2320BR.
WEST COUNTY HAIR SALON with great exposure and many clients in place.
( located on major intersection with high traffic flow )
This West Saint Louis county hair salon is located on a corner intersection and next door to very busy restaurant and other well named tenants. . This business has been operating for many years as a NON owner operating salon and has many clients in place. This is the perfect location for someone who wants to walk in with everything in place and start making money from day one. This is a commission salon and Seller will entertain some owner financing to an experienced operator .
Please call Ken Kunkel at 636 346 0293 as there is much more on this salon that I can explain that is confidential, or our office at 314 842 3802 and ask about ID#2314KK.
Well established beauty school business available. This type of beauty business is currently in demand and will continue to be for years to come. This is a great opportunity for a new owner to step into a career they love and take over this profitable business with multiple locations. This business comes with a great track record and is operated efficiently. Present owner is willing to provide training and support to assure a smooth transition. Real estate is available at an additional cost on one business only.
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You can own one of the nicest salon and spas in St. Louis! Beautiful and Thriving operation based on commission technicians for a profitable business model. Offering a full service hair salon and a large array of spa services. With decades of success and experience, the owner will assist through transition and may even be willing to stay on for an extended time period. Bring your customer base or management/marketing skills to this opportunity and grow to even further heights!
For more information call Jeff Bach at 314-941-8530 or office at 314-842-3802 and ask about ID#2241JB.
Highly profitable tanning salon for sale! Own this award winning tan spa with a huge membership base near major university and lot's of room to grow. There is nothing to do here; this is a turnkey operation in a great location.
For more information call Pam Ludwinski at 314-368-8811 or office at 314-842-3802 and ask about ID#2236PL.
Highly profitable tanning company for sale. This tanning company can be owner operated or owned by an absentee owner. State of the art equipment and a hip up to date look keep customers coming back day after day.
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High End salon with 12 Double Stacked stations, allowing for almost twice the number of stylists. Currently has 12 RENTERS AND 6 COMMISSION STATIONS. Combine this with a custom relaxing PEDICURE room and a ESTHETIAN room you have all the parts of a great business opportunity. This location is an A++ located in a shopping center that has incredible traffic counts. This is a destination shopping center!!
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Current owner wants to stay and rent a station and provide on-going training and support.
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Outstanding salon and spa featuring 15+ stations. This salon has been in business for over 5 years and features all the incredible services you could want in a salon. This salon is both COMMISSION and RENTAL. The entire staff is there to make your visit enjoyable and relaxing.
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For more information please call Rob Schmitt on his cell at 314-757-4450 or 314-842-3802 office and about ID#2205RS.
Well established and profitable Hair Salon located in high traffic location in West County St. Louis. A great opportunity for someone who want to step right in and take over ownership in the hair stylist profession - productive staff, loyal clientele base and a fun working atmoshere!
For more information about this great opportunity - please call Paul Highsmith @ (314) 346-8982 or call our office @ (314) 842-6450 and ask about ID#2197PH.
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#1383 Jul 11, 2013
Its the bm who is devine but he was brought down by eve, who worshipped the devil. She came at the bm with the devils culture,values, education, and adam said by, down the road I go.
#1388 Jul 11, 2013
I don't care about IR.
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#1390 Jul 11, 2013
So you see a need for a "Black" Hitler, huh???
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yep, always have. well not in the sense of purging some other group, but purging the 'undesirables' within the aa community.
well i already know you don't subscribe to these types of methods.
i don't think you get there when you need to get there, without it.
i liken the prophetic ascension of the bm, to that of the arab. the illiterate backward thinking technologically underdeveloped bedouin. who defeated the eastern roman empire, and the persian empire, at the same time, and went on to push back the western roman empire, and conquer nearly the rest of the known world...with all this happening at light speed.
muhammad had to 'purge' his own people first, while consolidating power in arabia.
its this process of shaking off the ignorance and getting everyone on the same page, that will require a zero tolerance heavy hand.
sorry, but there's no getting around it. you will see a certain shocking level of brutality and purging within the aa community as part of her ascension.
i simply can't invision a scenario where this won't be the case.
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youre the one begging for validation, on one hand you criticize bm for ir then in a sly way you promote ir for bw, a blind man can see through your game, bm only get ugly ww but all the wm bw date are successful, you hypocrites, how can you criticise bm for ir, and glorify bw with wm, you dont make sense, I see through you, again youre the ones begging for wm, we bm dont need a ww to make us feel good about ourselves getit.
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Somebody need to slap that stupid look off this clowns face.The stupid shit that come out of some of these bob barker n//gaz.Both these n//ggaz was playin pitch and catch with each others panties a year ago.
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BigKnob, fairness, balance and equality is a foreign concept to most BW in any and all things relating to BM. I have long since surrendered any expectation of them viewing or judging the actions of BM by the same metrics that they themselves want to be judged by; and the subject of IR relationships is one of the more egregious violations of this truth.
Apparently, in their minds, their gender combined with the ingested feminist ideology entitles them to a special dispensation that allows them to either ignore or alter reality should they not find a truth congenial to their emotional sensibilities and vanity; yet simultaneously, this dispensation allows them to enumerate and classify each and every violation of BM, real and imagined, as being derelict and treasonous to them; tenets that they themselves have unilaterally decided for us, constituting our obligations to them.
Quid pro Quo means nothing to most of these chicks and they truly believe that men exist only to service they needs and wants. I remember a while back I was with a few sisters and they were talking about how BM needed to man up and stop whining about the 2 plus hours of negative portrayals of us as sadistic monsters propagated in the movie "Precious," being willfully ignorant to it further contributing to how we are inhumanly perceived around the world; yet ten minutes later they started to complain about their absence in the movie "Redtails," but were shockingly chagrined that black men seemed indifferent to their cries....Unbelievable!
Clearly, most of them believe that any reunification of black cohesiveness is the exclusive responsibility of BM and that their autonomy to do and date as they please should not be disturbed. That discipline and tradition is only for BM, not BW. They celebrate BW/WW relationships as evidence of their universal appeal, but but view BM/nonBW relationships as evidence of our self hatred. I mean....how do you reason or have a logical discourse with anyone who thinks this way? Well, at least you are improving your typing speed and accuracy, so something go will come of your exchange here.
#1396 Jul 12, 2013
Youre welcome ms 49er.
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#1397 Jul 12, 2013
You yell that to these bw on here, theyre the ones who keep this ir bs going on, like thats all they know to talk about, a fool can see their double standards, lies, double talk, if I go ir then thats my business.
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#1398 Jul 12, 2013
being herself is not gpod enough for her, she takes a wht girl personality.
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#1399 Jul 12, 2013
Then won't you just allow black men date who they want to date. Why do you quarrel and want to tell us where to put our d!cks.
Why do you think we owe you the full rights to our d!cks?
Let those of us who want to satisfy and gratify our urges at the expense of non-black women do.
Just live and let live.
But don't hold us captive out of your jealousy towards us and long natural haired white women, you weave wearing militants.
Luton, UK
#1400 Jul 12, 2013
So why is it that black men (according to you alll irbw,) are the biggest ir daters.
I have always said black women are the only group of women, who is not able to make sense of the foolishness that you so speak. And its because, no one really CARES ABOUT YOU.
Luton, UK
#1401 Jul 12, 2013
You have taken a break from your hworing for a few days or months even.
Of course you need to relax to allow your sexual cushion, to revert back to its usual tension, since now age is creeping and you need to find a man OR ANY MAN.
Men need to be aware of women like you.
Luton, UK
#1402 Jul 12, 2013
See how you try to bury your shame.
Perhaps you are indeed proud to be in circles with white men who raped your female ancestors, who died for your freedom.
Only black women hate each other so much.
I will ensure my sons DO NOT DATE BLACK WOMEN.
"Be wise as a serpent"
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Yea..Though he has his moments of brilliance, looms is a bit loony.
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#1406 Jul 12, 2013
Of course they do; most of the mean DON'T MEASURE UP!
Many of the books, articles and newspapers state that Black women don't want to marry marry marginal men and most men refuse to help the women they live off women!
Too many Jeff's living off White women (3rd marriage) Too many Black men living off women period and they don't help! Not everybody but enough for the media, Black women and Specialist to write about it!
Black men's state as well as mentality does effect the Black community because you refuse to help your women but you want a Top Notch woman you can live off while you cheat behind her back..........I think Black women are Fed up now!
What do you think MACEO?
I think that's why they dont' date Black men and the stats drop so low on Match.com and many other dating sites.
From 94% to 27% is a pretty signifant drop!
#1407 Jul 12, 2013
Beer Belly Maceo
Your FAT!
Many Black women go natural and their with White men or their natural already! lmao Everybody doesn't derive from the Carolina's or Deep South!
Embarrassingly many Black men can't even speak Kings English or simply don't have the basics down.
Remember you harassed Lisa for years and said the White man she's dating wouldn't marry her because she was some White man's cum bucket
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She very poised and elegant and he also married her giving her a 3 carat diamond! She an Executive but simply wanted some answer and was talking to you CIVIL but you showed so much hate. I gave her your history she was shocked but found out that many Black men who only marry White women and say white women are better at the ones who harass Black women with White men.
What she couldn't understand is why you couldn't hold a Civil conversation! She was surprised when I told her you were in your Mid 50 years!
Someone Like You
You call her a Sheboon too but she's a Class Act to me and helps others! You harassed Gennifer too for over a year she's another very elegant poised Black woman calling her names and she married her Beau last November he's Jewish!
The Black women you harass are all Classy, Well educated, sophisticated Black women!
You don't want Black women and Black women don't want you either not in your current state- work on Bettering your lives and you'll get more respect!
Most of the disrespect comes from the facts that you don't do for Black women, children or your community! I know you don't like my verbiage, I could care less because you love pointing out the worse ini Black women because Black women are doing better than many Black men as well as moving on!
Black men want Black women to do the "Man/Women' while they cry Da White man and Racism which does exist but it shouldn't stop you nor does it stop other races who face extreme racism.
Irresponsible behaviors come from being IMMATURE and not acting RESPONSIBLE! Many times "Lack of Father, no guidance or role models " are the main reasons in the black race!
Black women need to keep moving Black men would have done something by now if they cared!
#1408 Jul 12, 2013
You have no sons; you were TOO SELFISH, SELF CENTERED AND ARROGANT!
Black men are too busy raping underage girls who are 13 years and younger at a 65% rate! Your worried about what happened CENTURIES AGO? LMAO
What about today?
What about 65% of Black men who rape/molest underage girls? Don't you feel that those girls grow up to hate Black males?
What about the 78%-80% Child Abandonment Rates from Black males who don't do a damn thing for their children including biracial children. If a child is Black or Biracial then in MOST not all cases the FATHER is MIA chasing SEX or justifying chasing White women!
Shaking my head!
Even Capree sees it, President Obama see its (he addressed the issue many times, Republicans say it (Blacks have NO FATHERS) which is shameful!
Then you get angry at Black women for pointing out how Black males don't do a damn thing!
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The hysteria surrounding much of the public discussion around student loan debt does not have a strong basis in reality. In a recent report, Beth Akers and I show that education debt levels have increased markedly over the last two decades, driven in large part by rising tuition levels and Americans obtaining more education (especially graduate degrees). But the typical household with debt is no worse off today than a generation ago, with increases in lifetime earnings more than offsetting increases in debt, and monthly payment burdens kept manageable by longer repayment periods.
Why then is the rhetoric on student loans so far removed from reality? If the economic position of college-educated households has improved over the last 20 years, despite large increases in debt, why have commentators and policymakers become more concerned about student debt? One possibility is that public attention to student loans may have as much to do with who borrows as with how much they borrow.
In a previous post, Beth Akers and I showed that high-income households hold a disproportionate share of education debt. Might the recent surge in attention paid to student loans stem in part from increases in debt among affluent households, similar to the attention Congress paid to sequestration when federal budget cuts led to flight delays out of New York and other major cities? I tackle this question by examining whether increases in debt have been concentrated among the affluent, measured using both the income of students' families and their own income as young adults.
The figure below shows average borrowing (per academic year) for undergraduate students who are financially dependent on their parents, based on inflation-adjusted data from the nationally representative National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS). In 1990, students from lower-income families borrowed a bit over $1,000 per year of college (in 2012 dollars), whereas their classmates from high-income families borrowed an average of less than $500, with more than 90 percent of high-income students borrowing nothing at all.
Average Per-Year Borrowing of Dependent Undergraduates by Family Income
Source: Author's calculations from NPSAS 1990 and 2012.
Between 1990 and 2012, borrowing to pay for college became an egalitarian affair. Average borrowing is now about the same for the poorest and wealthiest families, at about $2,600 per year.[i] Over the past 22 years, borrowing increased across all income groups, but the increases were largest among students from wealthier families.[ii] Debt levels more than doubled among the two lowest- income quintiles, but increased more than six fold among the top-income group. The share of students from top-income families borrowing at all increased from 7 percent in 1990 to 36 percent in 2012.
The NPSAS data clearly show how the distribution of borrowing shifted based on the income of dependent students' families, but what about the incomes of those students themselves after they left college? I next examine data from the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), a nationally representative survey of U.S. households administered by the Federal Reserve Board. The SCF data allow me to examine how the average amount of outstanding education debt among households headed by individuals age 20-40 has changed over time. These data will capture borrowing as well as repayment, and reflect debt incurred for college as well as graduate school.
The figure below shows that average education debt levels did not vary much by income in 1992, with average debt (in 2010 dollars) of less than $2,000 for all income groups except for the middle fifth. An important difference between the SCF and NPSAS is that the SCF covers all U.S. households, whereas NPSAS is focused on college students. Consequently, the fact that the data from the early 1990s differ between the two data sources reflects the fact that the SCF includes many non-borrowing individuals that had no reason to borrow because they did not attend college.[iii]
Average Outstanding Education Debt of U.S. Households by Income
Source: Author's calculations from Survey of Consumer Finances 1992 and 2010.
By 2010, high-income households had accumulated a significant amount of education debt, with an average debt of over $15,000. Debt levels increased for all income groups, but the increases were largest for the top two income groups (although the increase for the bottom group was larger than for the second or middle groups). Put another way, the share of total outstanding education debt held by the wealthiest 20 percent of households increased from 18 percent in 1992 to 33 percent in 2010.
An era in which students from low-income families used loans to supplement grants has given way to a system dominated by the wealthiest Americans, many of whom were born to affluent parents. This trend supports the theory that the intensification of the public debate over student loans may be due in part to the increased prevalence of debt among more affluent households. Given the unlikely reversal of this trend, political pressure on policymakers to offer broad-based "relief" to borrowers, such as a reduction in interest rates, may continue to intensify. Absent credible evidence that such a policy would have a large "trickle-down" effect on the broader economy, policymakers should instead focus on the core mission of the federal loan program: promoting access to higher education on terms that are fair to both students and taxpayers.
[i] These averages include students who do not borrow. Forty-three percent of dependent students borrow, so average borrowing of about $2,900 across all income groups implies average borrowing of $6,700 per year among those that did borrow, which in turns amounts to $27,000 over four years or $33,700 over five years. These latter figures are in the range of the typical debt loads reported for recent graduates of four-year colleges.
[ii] Over this period, the top income group also became wealthier, with the bottom of the income range defining this group increasing from about $106,000 to about $118,000 (in constant 2012 dollars), and mean income among this group growing from $173,00 to $185,000.
[iii] It is also worth noting that 20-40 year-olds in 1992 attended college at significantly earlier points in time, on average, than dependent undergraduate students surveyed by NPSAS in 1990.
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In the wake of reopening the U.S. Embassy in Havana, President Obama travelled to Cuba this weekend in an effort to thaw diplomatic relations with the island nation.
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Last week, Lubbock native Taylor Force was killed in a terrorist attack in Israel.
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Yesterday, Dana and I were saddened to learn of the passing of former First Lady Nancy Reagan, and we send our thoughts and prayers to the entire Reagan family.
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Arsene Wenger remains confident that defender Bacary Sagna will remain with Arsenal beyond the end of the season, even though his contract expires in the summer meaning he is free to negotiate a move to another club.
Italian side Inter Milan have already made an approach for the France international – which is said by the Serie A club to have been rejected – while there is also interest coming from Manchester City.
The Gunners remain keen on keeping Sagna, who joined the club in 2007, but negotiations have been hampered by their refusal to offer the right-back the three-year deal he is seeking. Instead, Arsenal have offered a two-year contract with Wenger's policy of offering short-term deals to players over the age of 30 standing prominently in the way of negotiations once again.
Speaking about the situation regarding Sagna's contract at a pre-match press conference, Wenger said: "There is an offer. He has not come back to us yet.
Arsene Wenger signs new contract: His favourite Arsenal XI
Arsene Wenger signs new contract: His favourite Arsenal XI
1/11 David Seaman - 564 appearances
Seaman is Arsenal's all time appearance maker for a goalkeeper and second to only Ray Palour for the most Premier League appearances for the Gunners. Seaman won the Premier League title, FA Cup and Community Shield on three occasions apiece and was named seventh in the list of the 50 Gunners' Greatest Players of all time. Famous for his pony tail, Seaman was also named in the PFA Team of the Year for the 1996/97 season.
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The right back took the number three shirt from Ashley Cole after being signed for a fee in the region of 9 million Euros from Auxerre in 2007. He has been named in the PFA Team of the Year twice, for the 2007/08 and 2010/11 seasons.
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3/11 Kolo Toure - 326
The Ivorian could be considered to be Wenger greatest bargain signing, costing just £150,000 from ASEC Minosas in 2002 and then selling him for a huge profit to Manchester City for £14million. He was part of the 2003/04 Premier League winning team and also won the FA Cup and Community Shield twice during his Arsenal career.
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4/11 Martin Keown - 266
Keown won nine major titles and was a key figure at the heart of Arsenal's defence for many seasons. As a non-compromisingly tough centre back, he was part of formidable partnerships with first Tony Adams and then Sol Campbell. His clash with Ruud van Nistelrooy after the Manchester United forward missed a penalty has gone down in Arsenal folk law.
5/11 Gael Clichy - 264
After joining from Cannes in 2003, the French left-back went on to win 3 major titles with Arsenal. He was also named in PFA Team of the Year for the 2007/08 season. Clichy was sold to Manchester City for £7million in 2011.
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6/11 Ray Parlour - 318
As a work horse of a player, Palour was a fan favourite throughout his Arsenal career. He won 9 major titles under Arsene Wenger and is the Gunners all-time leader in Premier League appearances. He will be forever fondly remembered for his 25 year strike against Chelsea during Arsenal 2-0 FA Cup final victory in 2002. Palour moved onto Middlesborough in 2004.
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7/11 Patrick Vieira - 402
The Frenchman joined Arsenal the same season as Wenger in 1996 in a £3.5million deal from AC Milan. One of the most influential and powerful midfielders Arsenal have ever had and true Premier League legend. He won 11 major titles during his Arsenal career and his last action as a player was to score the decisive penalty to win the 2005 FA Cup, Arsenal last trophy. He will be forever remembered for his goals and rivalry with Roy Keane. He left Arsenal for Juventus in 2005 for a deal worth £13.75million.
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8/11 Cesc Fabregas - 303
The Spanish international came through the ranks of Arsenal's youth academy to become their captain and one of their most influential players in recent times. He won the FA Cup in 2005 and was named the PFA Young Player of the Year for the 2007/08 season. Arguably his best season at the club came in 2009/10 when he scored 15 league goals and was their best player. He left the Gunners for an Arsenal record for a received transfer after being sold to Barcelona for £35million in 2011.
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9/11 Freddie Ljungberg - 328
Famous for his quirky hairstyles, the Swedish winger was in eight trophy winning sides during his career with the north London club. He joined for a measly £3million from Swedish club Halmstads BK in 1998 and scored on a regular bias throughout his nine years being a key man in the Arsenal's 'Invincible' season in 2003/04. He left for West Ham in 2007.
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10/11 Dennis Bergkamp - 376
Dutchmen Bergkamp is Arsenal's third highest goal scorer under Wenger and immortalised with a statue of one of his famous goals outside of the Emirates stadium. He scored 107 goals under Wenger's management and his touch and class has made him one of the Premier League all-time greats. The striker won ten major titles during his time and saw out his illustrious career with the Gunners.
11/11 Thierry Henry - 377
Having scored 228 goals during his Arsenal career, Henry will go down as one of Wenger's and Arsenal's greatest ever players. His explosive pace and devastating finishing helped to earn his club seven major titles during his time with the Gunners. He was named PFA Players' Player of the Year in consecutive seasons between 2002 and 2004 and has been forever remembered with a statue of his famous knee slide celebration outside the Emirates Stadium.
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"I'm confident Sagna will stay but we will accept his decision and go with it," he added, with reported interest also coming from Liverpool and Tottenham – though the latter is believed to be a no-goer due to Sagna's long spell with Spurs' north London rivals.
Wenger also acknowledged reports that City have offered Sagna a three-year contract, with The Guardian reporting that the Frenchman could be the latest Gunner to head north and join the Etihad outfit. Arsenal supporters have been infuriated in recent seasons by the conveyor belt taking some of their biggest names to the city of Manchester, with Samir Nasri, Kolo Toure, Gael Clichy and Emmanuel Adebayor all leaving London for City, while former captain Robin van Persie also headed to Manchester to lead Manchester United to Premier League glory last season.
Arsenal left 'disappointed' by recent form
The 64-year-old Frenchman stated that any approach to Sagna from Premier League clubs would convene the ruling that player's cannot negotiate a domestic move until the third Saturday in May, five weeks before a contract runs out in order to avoid any conflict of interests when a player could potentially play against the club he is about to join.
When questioned whether Sagna had been offered a three-year contract, Wenger said firmly: "That cannot be right because it's illegal," before grinning prominently.
He explained that while the desire to only offer over-30's a one-year extension, the ruling does not necessarily apply to defenders.
"Not for the defenders, necessarily," Wenger explained. "It depends. It's a general law in our club, yes. But it's not a stupid law. We look at individual cases and adapt to the individual."
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Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne is a film that, as a fan of the series, I kept trying to like. It just wouldn't let me.
Jason Bourne is a film that, as a fan of the series, I kept trying to like. It just wouldn't let me.
Bad Moms nails a universal sensation but balances its nuggets of truth with hilariously raunchy humor.
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a…
Ken Loach's "I, Daniel Blake" wins the Palme d'Or at the 69th Cannes Film Festival.
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Writers at RogerEbert.com pick their favorite cinematic remedies to elevate their moods.
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Michael Hoffman's "Restoration" plunges us into the heart of 17th century England, and the court of Charles II, who followed the austere Cromwell years with a riotous time of sensual excess. The film has many virtues, but for me the most enchanting is simply the lust with which it depicts a bold and colorful era in history.
Never before in the movies have I seen such a riotous depiction of period London: The overwhelming excess of the royal court, the teeming traffic on the Thames, the bridges groaning with buildings and people, the streets jammed with life and lowlife, the delight in all the pleasures of the flesh - and then, like two grim wake-up calls, the Black Plague and the Great Fire. It is remarkable that this movie, which re-creates a world, cost only about $18 million, and never seems to cut a corner; credit goes to production designer Eugenio Zanetti and costumer James Acheson.
Then there is the story itself: sometimes as rambunctious as "Tom Jones," sometimes morbid and dour. The movie stars Robert Downey Jr. in a remarkable performance as Robert Merivel, a serious young physician, who, in an opening scene, is seen solemnly palpitating the exposed heart of a patient who sits proudly (cheerfully, even) in an operating theater. Merivel is summoned away from his studies by the king (Sam Neill), and his first entry into the Stuart court is an astonishing progression through ornate decoration and the heedless display of excess.
The king is morose. His beloved Lulu is dying. Lulu, Merivel eventually discovers, is a spaniel. The young doctor cures the dog, more by luck than by skill, and is appointed on the spot as physician to the king's dogs. He accepts, although it means abandoning his serious medical studies and the respect of his best friend, a Quaker named John Pearce (David Thewlis).
Life at the court in the 1660s is presided over by a king who can only be called the world's most committed amateur. He is a hobbyist at everything: He parades down avenues of architectural models, he peers through telescopes, he breeds animals and he beds his extensive collection of mistresses. Finally the most spirited of them, Celia (Polly Walker) grows troublesome, and so the king determines to marry her off to Merivel. The deal is straightforward: The doctor gets the mistress, a knighthood and a country estate, but no sex: "No intimacy!" the king warns. "You are a keeper!" The wedding scene is one of unbridled excess: A lagoon is constructed, and Merivel's bride floats toward him on a vast wooden horse, while playing the lute. To see such a scene is to revel in the vulgarity. Merivel settles into the life of a country knight (aided by the advice of a servant cunningly played by Ian McKellen), and yet he is not happy, because, of course, he wants the one thing he cannot have, Celia. His passion leads to disgrace and banishment, and for much of the second half of the movie, he is reduced to living in poverty with his friend Pearce.
These scenes teem with the same kind of life you experience in a Dickens novel. The Plague has spread from Europe, the hospitals are bursting at their seams, the streets are filled with dead and dying, and the living walk through the city wearing fearsome beaked masks. They look like birds of prey, but the beaks are stuffed with herbs to fight the Plague. It is at about this time that Merivel meets a wandering woman (Meg Ryan), who is said to be mad, but who provides a center for his life. (Ryan, who has played many kinds of scenes in her career, here definitively ups the ante in the childbirth sweepstakes by undergoing an unanesthetized Caesarean section).
Some reviews of "Restoration" have faulted it for trying to cram too much in. I don't see it that way. There may have been a temptation to limit the story to the private affairs of Robert Merivel, but I would not want to do without the Plague and the Great Fire, which bring to vivid visual life the kinds of events described in Pepys' diary. The scope also gives room for the key emotional arc in the film, which is the maturation of Merivel, who grows up into a worthy man. (Even the king is older and wiser by the end.)
"Restoration" is based on a 1989 novel by Rose Tremain, unread by me, but my guess is she covers as much ground as the movie does, since her story is titled "Restoration" and not "Merivel." What the film evokes is an age that must have been supremely interesting to live in. Sometimes I think that modern travel and communication have destroyed the mysteries by which we live. The people in this film occupy a world of unlimited choice, playing flamboyant roles, relishing in theatricality, mixing science with superstition, discovery with depravity. And by capturing that energy, "Restoration" avoids the pitfalls of pious historical reconstructions and plunges right into the cauldron.
This movie is trying to kill these women, but they endure.
"It's a madhouse!"
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Biodiversity and Genetic Structure of Benthic Macroinvertebrates along an Altitudinal Gradient: A Comparison of the Windhond and Róbalo River Communities on Navarino Island, Chile
Date: 2016-5
Creator: Pulliam, Lauren
Description: Altitudinal gradients in Sub-Antarctic freshwater systems present unique opportunities to study the effect of distinct environmental gradients on benthic macroinvertebrate community composition and dispersal. This study investigates patterns in biodiversity, dispersal and population genetic structure of benthic macroinvertebrate fauna across an altitudinal gradient between two watersheds on Navarino Island in southern Chile. Patterns in diversity, density, evenness and functional feeding groups were not significantly different across the altitudinal gradient in both the Windhond and Róbalo Rivers. Taxa richness in both rivers generally increased from the headwaters of the river to the mouth, and functional feeding group patterns were consistent with the predictions of the River Continuum Concept. Population genetic structure and gene flow was investigated by sampling the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene in two invertebrate species with different dispersal strategies. Hyalella simplex (Amphipoda) is an obligate aquatic species, and Meridialaris chiloeense (Ephemeroptera) is an aquatic larvae and a terrestrial winged adult. Contrasting patterns of population genetic structure were observed. Results for Hyalella simplex indicate significant differentiation in genetic structure in the Amphipod populations between watersheds and lower genetic diversity in the Róbalo River samples, which may be a result of instream dispersal barriers. Meridialaris chiloeense exhibited weak population structure ...
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The Effects of Neonicotinoid Exposure on Embryonic Development and Organ Mass in Northern Bobwhite Quail
Date: 2016-5
Creator: Gobeli, Amanda
Description: Since their emergence in the early 1990s, neonicotinoid use has increased exponentially to make them the world's most prevalent insecticides. Although there is considerable research concerning the lethality of neonicotinoids, their sub-lethal and developmental effects are still being explored, especially with regards to non-mammalian species. The goal of this research was to investigate the effects of the neonicotinoid imidacloprid on the morphological and physiological development of northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus). Bobwhite eggs (n = 650) were injected with imidacloprid concentrations of 0 (sham), 10, 50, 100 and 150 grams per kilogram of egg mass, which was administered at day 0 (pre-incubation), 3, 6, 9, or 12 of growth. Embryos were dissected on day 19 when they were weighed, staged, and examined for any overt structural deformities. Embryonic heart, liver, lungs and kidneys were also weighed and preserved for future use. Treated embryos exhibited increased frequency of severely deformed beaks and legs, as well as larger hearts and smaller lungs at the higher dosing concentrations. Some impacts are more pronounced in specific dosing periods, implying that there may be critical windows of development when embryos are highly susceptible to neonicotinoid exposure. This investigation suggests that imidacloprid could play a significant ...
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The Influence of Urban Green Spaces on Declining Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Date: 2016-5
Creator: Beckham, Jessica Lorene
Description: Bumble bees (Bombus spp.) are adept pollinators of countless cultivated and wild flowering plants, but many species have experienced declines in recent decades. Though urban sprawl has been implicated as a driving force of such losses, urban green spaces hold the potential to serve as habitat islands for bumble bees. As human populations continue to grow and metropolitan areas become larger, the survival of many bumble bee species will hinge on the identification and implementation of appropriate conservation measures at regional and finer scales. North Texas is home to some the fastest-growing urban areas in the country, including Denton County, as well as at least two declining bumble bee species (B. pensylvanicus and B. fraternus). Using a combination of field , molevular DNA and GIS methods I evaluated the persistence of historic bumble bee species in Denton County, and investigated the genetic structure and connectivity of the populations in these spaces. Field sampling resulted in the discovery of both B. pensylvanicus and B. fraternus in Denton County's urban green spaces. While the relative abundance of B. fraternus in these spaces was significantly lower than historic levels gleaned from museum recors, that of B. pensylvanicus was significantly higher. Statistical analyses found ...
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Informing Conservation Management Using Genetic Approaches: Greater Sage-grouse and Galápagos Short-eared Owls as Case Studies
Date: 2016-5
Creator: Schulwitz, Sarah E
Description: Small isolated populations are of particular conservation interest due to their increased extinction risk. This dissertation investigates two small wild bird populations using genetic approaches to inform their conservation. Specifically, one case study investigated a Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) population located in northwest Wyoming near Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park. Microsatellite data showed that the Jackson sage-grouse population possessed significantly reduced levels of neutral genetic diversity and was isolated from other Wyoming populations. Analysis with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and microsatellite data provided further evidence that the population's timing of isolation was relatively recent and most likely due to recent anthropogenic habitat changes. Conservation recommendations include maintaining or increasing the population's current size and reestablishing gene flow with the nearest large population. The second case study investigated the genetic distinctiveness of the Floreana island population of the Galápagos Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus galapagoensis). Mitochondrial DNA sequence data did not detect differences across nine island populations, yet microsatellite and morphometric data indicated that limited gene flow existed with the population and surrounding island populations, which appeared asymmetric in direction from Floreana to Santa Cruz with no indication of gene flow into Floreana. These results have important conservation implications and ...
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Photo-induced Toxicity of Deepwater Horizon Spill Oil to Four Native Gulf of Mexico Species
Date: December 2015
Creator: Alloy, Matthew M.
Description: The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill resulted in the accidental release of millions of barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Photo-induced toxicity following co-exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is one mechanism by which polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from oil spills may exert toxicity. Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) are an important commercial and ecological resource in the Gulf of Mexico and their largely transparent larvae may make them sensitive to PAH photo-induced toxicity. Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), an important fishery resource, have positively buoyant, transparent eggs. These characteristics may result in mahi-mahi embryos being at particular risk from photo-induced toxicity. Red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and speckled seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) are both important fishery resources in the GoM. They spawn near-shore and produce positively buoyant embryos that hatch into larvae in about 24 h. The goal of this body of work was to determine whether exposure to UV as natural sunlight enhances the toxicity of crude oil to early lifestage GoM species. Larval and embryonic organisms were exposed to several dilutions of water accommodated fractions (WAF) from several different oils collected in the field under chain of custody during the 2010 spill and two to three gradations of natural ...
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Spatially Explicit Modeling of West Nile Virus Risk Using Environmental Data
Date: December 2015
Creator: Kala, Abhishek K.
Description: West Nile virus (WNV) is an emerging infectious disease that has widespread implications for public health practitioners across the world. Within a few years of its arrival in the United States the virus had spread across the North American continent. This research focuses on the development of a spatially explicit GIS-based predictive epidemiological model based on suitable environmental factors. We examined eleven commonly mapped environmental factors using both ordinary least squares regression (OLS) and geographically weighted regression (GWR). The GWR model was utilized to ascertain the impact of environmental factors on WNV risk patterns without the confounding effects of spatial non-stationarity that exist between place and health. It identifies the important underlying environmental factors related to suitable mosquito habitat conditions to make meaningful and spatially explicit predictions. Our model represents a multi-criteria decision analysis approach to create disease risk maps under data sparse situations. The best fitting model with an adjusted R2 of 0.71 revealed a strong association between WNV infection risk and a subset of environmental risk factors including road density, stream density, and land surface temperature. This research also postulates that understanding the underlying place characteristics and population composition for the occurrence of WNV infection is important for ...
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Dynamics of Stream Fish Metacommunities in Response to Drought and Reconnectivity
Date: August 2015
Creator: Driver, Lucas J.
Description: This dissertation investigates the spatio-temporal dynamics of intermittent stream fish metacommunities in response drought-induced fragmentation and re-connectivity using both field and experimental approaches. A detailed field study was conducted in two streams and included pre-drought, drought, and post-drought hydrological periods. Fish assemblages and metacommunity structure responded strongly to changes in hydrological conditions with dramatic declines in species richness and abundance during prolonged drought. Return of stream flows resulted in a trend toward recovery but ultimately assemblages failed to fully recover. Differential mortality, dispersal, recruitment among species indicates species specific responses to hydrologic fragmentation, connectivity, and habitat refugia. Two manipulative experiments tested the effects of drought conditions on realistic fish assemblages. Fishes responded strongly to drought conditions in which deeper pools acted as refugia, harboring greater numbers of fish. Variability in assemblage structure and movement patterns among stream pools indicated species specific habitat preferences in response predation, resource competition, and desiccation. Connecting stream flows mediated the impacts of drought conditions and metacommunity dynamics in both experiments. Results from field and experimental studies indicate that stream fish metacommunities are influenced by changes in hydrological conditions and that the timing, duration, and magnitude of drought-induced fragmentation and reconnecting stream flows have important consequences ...
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Effects of Macrophyte Functional Diversity on Taxonomic and Functional Diversity and Stability of Tropical Floodplain Fish Assemblages
Date: August 2015
Creator: Treviño, Jessica Marie
Description: Multiple dimensions of biodiversity within and across producer and consumer guilds in the food web affect an ecosystem's functionality and stability. Tropical and subtropical aquatic ecosystems, which are extremely diverse, have received much less attention than terrestrial ecosystems in regards to the effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning. We conducted a field experiment that tested for effects of macrophyte functional diversity on diversity and stability of associated fish assemblages in floodplain lakes of the Upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil. Three levels of macrophyte functional diversity were maintained through time in five floodplain lakes and response variables included various components of fish taxonomic and functional diversity and stability. Components of functional diversity of fish assemblages were quantified using a suite of ecomorphological traits that relate to foraging and habitat use. Response variables primarily distinguished macrophyte treatments from the control. Macrophyte treatments had, on average, double the number of species and total abundance than the control treatment, but only limited effects on stability. The high diversity treatment was essentially nested within the low diversity for assemblage structure and had similar or even slightly lower levels of species richness and abundance in most cases. Gymnotiformes and young-of-year were diverse and relatively abundant in ...
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Developing a Forest Gap Model to Be Applied to a Watershed-scaled Landscape in the Cross Timbers Ecoregion Using a Topographic Wetness Index
Date: August 2014
Creator: Goetz, Heinrich
Description: A method was developed for extending a fine-scaled forest gap model to a watershed-scaled landscape, using the Eastern Cross Timbers ecoregion as a case study for the method. A topographic wetness index calculated from digital elevation data was used as a measure of hydrologic across the modeled landscape, and the gap model modified to have with a topographically-based hydrologic input parameter. The model was parameterized by terrain type units that were defined using combinations of USDA soil series and classes of the topographic wetness index. A number of issues regarding the sources, grid resolutions, and processing methods of the digital elevation data are addressed in this application of the topographic wetness index. Three different grid sizes, 5, 10, and 29 meter, from both LiDAR-derived and contour-derived elevation grids were used, and the grids were processed using both single-directional flow algorithm and bi-directional flow algorithm. The result of these different grids were compared and analyzed in context of their application in defining terrain types for the forest gap model. Refinements were made in the timescale of gap model's weather model, converting it into a daily weather generator, in order to incorporate the effects of the new topographic/hydrologic input parameter. The precipitation ...
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Modeling the Effects of Chronic Toxicity of Pharmaceutical Chemicals on the Life History Strategies of Ceriodaphnia Dubia: a Multigenerational Study
Date: December 2013
Creator: Lamichhane, Kiran
Description: Trace quantities of pharmaceuticals (including carbamazepine and sertraline) are continuously discharged into the environment, which causes concern among scientists and regulators regarding their potential long-term impacts on aquatic ecosystems. These compounds and their metabolites are continuously interacting with the orgranisms in various life stages, and may differentially influence development of embryo, larvae, juvenile, and adult stages. To fully understand the potential ecological risks of two candidate pharmaceutical chemicals (carbamazepine (CBZ) and sertraline (SERT)) exposure on survival, growth and reproduction of Ceriodaphnia dubia in three sucessive generations under static renewal toxicity test, a multigenerational approach was taken. Results indicate that SERT exposure showed higher sensitivity to chronic exposure to C. dubia growth and reproduction than CBZ exposure. The lowest concentration to affect fecundity and growth was at 50 µg L-1 SERT in the first two generations. These parameters become more sensitive during the third generation where the LOEC was 4.8 µg L-1. The effective concentrations (EC50) for the number of offspring per female, offspring body size, and dry weight were 17.2, 21.2, and 26.2 µg SERT L-1, respectively. Endpoints measured in this study demonstrate that chronic exposure of C. dubia to SERT leads to effects that occur at concentrations an order ...
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The First Phone Call from Heaven tells the story of a small town on Lake Michigan that gets worldwide attention when its citizens start receiving phone calls from the afterlife. Is it the greatest miracle ever or a massive hoax? Sully Harding, a grief-stricken single father, is determined to find out. An allegory about the power of belief and a page-turner that will touch your soul Albom's masterful storytelling has never been so moving and unexpected.
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