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Quoting Quiverfull: The Bible is All You Need to be Educated?
by Nancy Campbell of Above Rubies -You Don't Have To Be Rich I read this morning in Ecclesiastes 34:13, "Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king." … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverful: Christian Adoption Unapologetics?
by John Piper of Desiring God - Christian Adoption: Disavowals and Affirmations Here is my effort to express the kind of commitments that would, I think, guard us from the kinds of abuses that have marred this otherwise beautiful movement of compassion and conviction in our day. … [Read more...]
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by Vaughn Ohlman from Perservero News - Imaginary Money and Fairy-Tale Business Take the minimum wage… one of the many issues that is destroying the South African economy. The government thinks that by telling people that they have to pay people more, that, somehow, people will make more. But in reality … [Read more...]
Cloistered Fruit (Not) An Open Letter to the Pearls
by Samantha cross posted from her blog Defeating The DragonsSo, a friend of mine sent me this post by Michael and Debi Pearl the other day. I encourage you to go read it, just so that you have some context for the following rant and can follow along. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Clumsy and Unfeeling?
by Debi Pearl of No Greater Joy in "Cloistered Fruit" To most young brides the husband appears clumsy and unfeeling. But as the wife continues to obey and reverence her young husband, … [Read more...]
The Fundy World Tales: Part 1
by Bruce Gerencser cross posted from his blog The Way ForwardSetting the StoryMy parents were saved (put their faith in Jesus) at the Scott Memorial Baptist Church, San Diego, California (now Shadow Mountain Community Church) in the early 1960's. The pastor of the church was Tim LaHaye. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Public Schools Do What?
by Mary Pride of Homeschool World - Sibling Revelry However, in one respect these books do get it right. In school, kids learn to segregate themselves by age. Older kids learn to be embarrassed about spending time with younger kids. Schoolkids also quickly learn the art of the putdown, … [Read more...]
Laughter is Good Medicine: Adam & Eve?
So here we are again, it's not Monday but it sure feels like it after the long weekend. So here's something to given you a giggle. No disrespect meant to any Asian culture or people. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Explaining Self-Editing?
by Tony Reinke from John Piper's Desiring God - "Those Deleted Tweets" Monday night, in the wake of the devastating tornado in Oklahoma, John Piper posted two tweets at 11:00pm (CST). Both tweets quoted the first chapter of Job. … [Read more...]


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50 Cent just released his latest album Animal Ambition ... but apparently that wasn't the only project he's been working on.
While visiting "Jimmy Kimmel Live," the rapper and Jimmy unveiled a special movie trailer he appears in. The film is so big, he tells Jimmy, "This one ain't going to no Redbox."
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By Gale Fiege Herald Writer
EDMONDS — Ervin Schmidt is a patriotic man who served in the Navy in the first battle of World War II, and what was one of the last. He doesn't hide the thrill he expects today at noon when he serves as the grand marshal of the Independence Day parade in Edmonds.
It likely will be the last time he wears his prized "digger" or bush hat, which honors the U.S. Navy's allies from Australia and New Zealand in the Pacific during World War II. He also plans to wear a vest decorated with his Navy medals, ribbons, pins and patches from all the veterans groups to which he belongs.
Schmidt, at age 97, is one of the few remaining survivors of the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. It's a day he remembers with remarkable clarity, unsettling sorrow and deep thankfulness for his life.
War should never be glorified, he said, but its history must be kept alive.
"Or we'll never learn how to avoid war. The Lord can't help us get rid of war," Schmidt said. "If people weren't so greedy, we could settle things without war."
Schmidt is a 65-year member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8870 in Edmonds. For many years, he's talked to school groups around the county, helping young people get a better picture of the history he can share.
More than 2,400 sailors were killed at Pearl Harbor and about 84,000 survived. Today fewer than 1,000 of those survivors are still alive. "Our numbers are plummeting," Schmidt said.
At age 7, Schmidt emigrated with his family from Germany through Ellis Island and on to Wisconsin. When he landed in the hospital last month with a prostate problem, a nurse noticed that he was born in Germany. She spoke to Schmidt in German and he responded right back in his native language.
As a young man, Schmidt served three years in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Wisconsin. The corps gave him a sense of duty, he said, and so he joined the Navy at age 24.
"I knew the United States would be involved shortly in the war in Europe and in the Pacific," Schmidt said. "I thought we should be prepared."
Schmidt proudly displays his class photo from 1940 when he completed basic training at the Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Ill. He then was assigned to the warship USS California. On the morning of the Japanese attack, it was docked on battleship row at Pearl Harbor.
Shortly before 8 a.m., Schmidt was still in his bunk several levels below deck. He and a buddy planned a shore-leave outing to Waikiki Beach that day. Instead, the California was hit by torpedo fire and one of his bunkmates was killed by the blast.
"We knew then that our war with Japan had started," he said.
Schmidt and 26 of his fellow sailors tried to make it to their battle stations, but, overcome by smoke and fumes from the ship's oil tankers, they passed out. After a second torpedo strike, the ship began to list and the captain ordered his crew to abandon ship. Schmidt didn't hear the order. Had other shipmates not discovered Schmidt and his group and pulled them to fresh air on the main deck, they likely would have drowned, he said.
"So guys were diving into the water to swim to shore," Schmidt said. "I noticed three young sailors who were shaken and confused. They admitted they couldn't swim. I decided to stay with them. Instead of panicking, we went below to get some ammunition to fight back."
The men went below deck in the dark, carried up a heavy wood box filled with shells and climbed up to the anti-aircraft gun above the ship's bridge. "We found energy for this task that we didn't know we had," Schmidt said. "We fired at as many Japanese bombers as we could."
Schmidt and the three younger men were rescued after the bombing had stopped and before the battleship sank. (Three months later the USS California was raised and went to Bremerton for repairs and refitting.)
In the confusion of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Schmidt was listed as killed in action. Six weeks after his family held a memorial service for him, they learned that Schmidt had survived and was serving aboard the USS Chicago. The Chicago was in the Coral Sea backing up Australian and New Zealand forces in fierce fighting there. One night they buried nearly 40 sailors at sea.
When the Chicago was sunk off the Solomon Islands, Schmidt swam away. He was rescued by a destroyer and sent back to San Diego where he then volunteered for duty as a radio and sonar operator aboard the submarine USS Saury, which later sank nine Japanese ships. Near the end of the war, Petty Officer 1st Class Schmidt served as a radioman on the submarine USS Torsk, working among the mine fields laid at the bottom of Tokyo Bay and the Sea of Japan.
At one point, Schmidt remembered, the Torsk surfaced to pick up seven survivors of a Japanese ship the submarine had destroyed.
"The youngest was only 14 years old," Schmidt said, his voice cracking. "We fed them, clothed them and took care of them until the war ended 30 days later."
On the Torsk, Schmidt participated in the final Navy battles of World War II. The Torsk crew sunk four Japanese ships, the last one as the U.S. bombed Nagasaki and Hiroshima, and the Japanese surrendered.
Schmidt and his wife, June, moved to Washington state after the war, living for a time in a rustic shack on Lake Serene and eventually settling in Mountlake Terrace, where their four children attended school and where they worshipped at First Baptist Church.
Schmidt, who worked as a barber before joining the Navy, and June ran their own beauty shops for a time and he worked as a sales representative for Paris Beauty Supply in Seattle. After retirement, they visited Pearl Harbor. Later they lived in Edmonds before moving to south Everett before June's death earlier this year.
The members of Post 8870 were proud to honor Schmidt as their nomination to serve as grand marshal for today's "Edmonds Kind of Fourth" parade, said fellow VFW member Ron Clyborne.
"We recognize Erv's great service to our grateful nation," Clyborne said. "We think the world of him. He is amazing."
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I've had a pullout for a bantamweight 62kg to face a debut lad in Kelso on sat 2nd march (2 weeks) it's under 2 options of unified rules but hoping for unified "A" rules which is the following:
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He was much more staid and quiet than Ludendorff, nor was he so sensitive to public opinion as the latter.
And then, Ludendorff had framed the revolution—actually manufactured it.
Ludendorff claims, quite justly, that it was in accordance with the laws of war.
What if Ludendorff had known just what Foch was going to do, Sergeant?
That crisis, however, was safely survived by Ludendorff, who remained supreme.
Ludendorff, on his side, knew that he must hold the hinge of the door.
Ludendorff's great offensive had failed and had turned to ruin.
Ludendorff, sword in hand, took Liége, accompanied by a couple of men!
On March 21, 1918, Ludendorff launched his great offensive against the British army.
In fact it was a stern ultimatum sent by Ludendorff that brought the wavering Carl back to his allegiance.


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Many of you have asked if Message Wall can be optional. My quick and short answer is that we don't know yet. But, we are taking an important interim step.
The next stop for Message Wall is Wikia Labs. Putting Message Wall in Labs will give you the chance to try the feature out for a while and see how it works for your community. It also gives you a place to share insights about testing the product with other users and Wikia staff.
During the Labs phase, we'll be tracking usage and your feedback; we'll also be working on any bugs present. We'll be asking and answering the following types of questions:
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We people are fond of making allegiances. Schoolchildren are required to daily recite a pledge to the "United State of America and to the Republic for which she stands. One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." Millions of boys have taken the Scout's oath: On my honor I will do my [Read More…]
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Schools back in session
Thousands of students in the Long Beach area will soon be heading back to school following winter break. Here is a list of spring start dates and websites for area school districts, community colleges and Cal State Long Beach.
ABC Unified: Monday; www.abcusd.k12.ca.us
Bellflower Unified: Monday; www.busd.k12.ca.us
Downey Unified: Monday; www.dusd.net
Long Beach Unified: Monday; www.lbschools.net
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified: Monday; www.nlmusd.k12.ca.us
Paramount Unified: Monday; www.paramount.k12.ca.us
Cerritos College: Spring semester, Jan. 14
Long Beach City College: Spring semester, Feb. 5
Cal State Long Beach: Last day of winter session,
Jan. 18; Spring semester Jan. 22; www.csulb.edu


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Even though you hate me,and dont take advice well- this is quite easy to get down and takes 5 mins:
Kale,cucumber,pear,celery,half avocado,kiwi,1 tsb chia seed,handful hemp seed,2 cubes frozen ginger (asda)- blend tha shit up and feel like superman son!
Try blending a mixture of veg with your favourite fruits.might help with the flavour
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Got some great advise today from a nutritionist apparently Sun chlorello is what i need its a supplement and does not come cheap but if it does what it says on the tin i will be a very happy chap. Any feedback on the product welcome.
I also throw this in-chollera (?) if its the same thing-derived from seaweed or kelp,sort of a fish/sea smell and crazy green colour. Supposed to be a good green powder but I wouldnt substitute it for any of the stuff mentioned. Try and get as much from ya diet,then supplement it-not the other way round.
Sun Chlorella A contains 60% protein, 18 amino acids (including essential amino acids), various vitamins and minerals and is rich in chlorophyll helping to "feed" the body and increase energy levels. Almost anyone would benefit from Sun Chlorella A's nutrient packed properties as well as its detoxifying properties. Although chlorella is an extremely nutrient dense food, ordinary chlorella supplements have as low digestibility rate as opposed to Sun Chlorella A. The major and micro-nutrient base helps to vitalise the body as well as providing the energy to the cells of the body to enable regeneration. The patented process of breaking down the cell wall is unique to Sun Chlorella A. This exclusive technology preserves the nutrients in Chlorella, while breaking up the highly indigestible chlorella cell wall without the use of heat and chemicals. This process assures you maximum digestion and assimilation of all Sun Chlorella's beneficial nutrients.
Apart from its nutritional content, and its energising properties, Sun Chlorella contains aphanizomenon flos-aquae, one of the most potent detoxifiers of all foods.
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15-40 tablets per day taken at any time. These may be taken all at once or in smaller amounts as desired.
Pulverised chlorella (95.5%), Soy Lecithin (from soy beans).
Supplements are a whole new thread mate, and one that will prob offer a load of contradicting info-plus far too many variations from one to the next-But to put uber simple: Something for joints (msm,glucosamine etc),recovery(BCAA's Glutamine,protein etc) and whatever you use post w/out (whey etc)- might wanna bit of creatine too, but the supplement market is a head fuck mate-just as its supposed to be. Most of what I take these days is through trial and error
Cheers man but I have started eating vedge its amazing how I was so sure I hated it but never give it a chance.


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text: "Roman Comedy in Performance" is a four-week college and university teachers institute for twenty-five participants to study and perform Roman comedy. The institute, co-directed by Sharon James (Classics and Comparative Literature, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) and Timothy Moore (Classics, University of Texas, Austin), aims to increase scholarly understanding of the ancient contexts and practices of the plays of Plautus and Terence and to provide practical experience in performance of these plays. "Roman comedy should be widely read, taught, and staged," the directors argue, noting "it is part of Roman history, and had a significant influence on European theater. It offers vantage points for the study of Rome that are not available elsewhere." Morning sessions focus on discussion of scholarly issues in Roman comedy, ranging from the physical locations of Roman performance spaces to the social make-up of the ancient audiences, to the meaning of such elements as rape and slave torture in the plays themselves—all subjects of current debate in the academy. In the afternoons, participants work in groups on aspects of performance of specific scenes, experimenting with translation, music, use of masks, costuming, modern vs. ancient staging, and performance in Latin. The co-directors are joined by distinguished scholars in Classics and performance studies, including Sander Goldberg and Amy Richlin (University of California, Los Angeles), C.W. Marshall (University of British Columbia), Niall Slater (Emory University), Mary-Kay Gamel (University of California, Santa Cruz), Anne Groton (St. Olaf College), John Starks (State University of New York, Binghamton), and George Franko (Hollins University). An accomplished composer and specialist on Roman comedy, Ted Gellar-Goad, composes original music for the performances.


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'"There's still five months left in the season," Connolly said, "so we're not going to even mention anything about this being the end of my season. It could be a little while, but you have to sit back and wait and see. I'm confident I will be back."'
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As the name suggests, this is a backup app, but the idea is that it backs up all your phone's data rather than just, say, the music, or your contacts. Instead you can send these, plus call logs, SMS, bookmarks, settings, pictures and videos to one place in the cloud, retrieving them should disaster strike. The first 1GB of storage is free, and after that it's 99c for 10GB per month.
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The Community Safety Website is a tool to improve the Police Bureau's community-oriented policing approach. The website provides an easy way for citizens to take an active role in their neighborhoods' public safety. Through this website, you can report anonymous tips, receive real-time crime alerts, view crime statistics and join or start a block watch.
"When I want to know about criminal activity in my community, I go to the Police blotter section to see a list of incidents in my zone. I can also find important alerts and links to information about neighborhoods throughout the city."
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Kanye West posts touching tribute to his mother Donda
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Even with all of the excitement surrounding his upcoming wedding and his wife's bridal shower this weekend, Kanye West can't help but realize how bittersweet it all is.
He is perhaps having the best year of his personal life but he is always reminded that someone very important is missing… his mother. Kim's fiance Kanye West paid a touching tribute to his mother Donda West, who died following plastic surgery complications in 2007.
The rapper took to Twitter to post the following:
hi Mom pic.twitter.com/rP0xlyt4Eq
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 11, 2014
What a sweet way to acknowledge his feelings which so many others share. The loss of a parent is a very sad and unfortunate part of life.
At the time of her passing, 'Ye said that the death was "like losing an arm and a leg and trying to walk through that." But Kanye also made sure to focus on the positives in his life. Next up, his lavish wedding in Paris set to take place next month.
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Leibniz (185) and Voltaire (170) also performed well, but others gave a lackluster showing.
It is a question, however, for which Leibniz himself has provided an answer.
It is, like Leibniz and Spinoza, to deny to duration all efficient action.
His father, who died when Leibniz was only six years old, was a professor in the university and a notary of considerable practice.
The latter, in particular, gave Leibniz every encouragement.
If Leibniz had a profession in literature, it was history rather than philosophy.
Spinoza would be right, said Leibniz, were it not for the existence of monads.
If we condemn Leibniz for writing physical theology, we condemn not him but his age.
But the Englishmen found the thought of Leibniz paradoxical and forced.
But it is the idea of organism, of life, which is radical to the thought of Leibniz.
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Someone has absconded with the letters "L", "O", "V", and "E" from the "Multnomah University" sign on Glisan Street!
Honestly, who steals letters?
Some possible theories from around campus:
- Since the "pink mist" (that means that engagements and love is in the air with students) is floating in spring, perhaps someone is trying to propose or otherwise proclaim their love with the golden letters of "love"?
- Maybe it is tennis players from nearby Montavilla Park since "love" means "nothing" to them!
- Maybe there is something malicious afoot where someone is trying to make a statement about no "love" in MU?
- Perhaps our Advancement department is holding an elaborate fundraiser where "love" is being held hostage and only one letter at a time will be released as ransom is paid?
- Maybe I couldn't think of anything better to blog about so I trooped out in the rain, in my suit, with an expensive camera, and staged it for giggles? (Nope. Campus Services would be ticked!)
Well, honestly, we don't know what happened or why. Maybe the letters will resurface? Probably not.
Oh well...any ideas? Anyone?
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Fox's Cameron Spotlights Questionable Cuccinelli Ad To Attack McAuliffe's "Character Questions"
Fox News' Carl Cameron highlighted a misleading attack ad by Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli while simultaneously smearing his opponent, Terry McAuliffe, as having "had character questions for decades."
During an October 18 report on Happening Now, Cameron aired a portion of a new Cuccinelli campaign ad which portrayed McAuliffe as a "corrupt insider" by attempting to link him to Joseph Caramadre, a Rhode Island businessman who recently pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Cameron claimed that Cuccinelli has "been battling really hard" and "making sure that voters get all the goriest details about scandals that are currently under investigation related to this Democratic nominee."
Cameron did not provide any context for the ad, failing to point out that McAuliffe was only one of dozens [1] of passive investors with Caramadre -- a group that includes a police chief, a state supreme court justice, and a Catholic priest. In fact, according to [2] the Associated Press, "There is no allegation of wrongdoing by McAuliffe or that he or other investors knew of efforts to defraud the terminally ill."
Cuccinelli has faced his own questions [3] regarding the ethicality of his conduct while Virginia Attorney General, something Cameron omitted.
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you can't make acid in a bathroom. i have a friend who's a chemistry major... he has made some acid the easiest way thats possible (and i trust he'd know the quickest way to get the end product since he's a chemist) and it looks pretty complicated... there is a lot of shit.
even if you had a precursor for the reaction (good luck getting one, LSA via extraction from seeds would be the easiest i can think of) it'd be way too complicated to make in a bathroom.... there is a reason why most of the world's acid comes from only a few labs (which is why the price went up so drastically a few years back, one of the major labs got busted... so now you have to pay more money for lower quality acid), whereas other drugs that are easier to make get made everywhere....
you might be able to do a crude LSA extraction in a bathroom... but make LSD? nahhh.... i'm not too bad at chemistry myself and I can't see how it would be possible (and yes I have looked into making acid before) and the fact that my friend doesn't see any easy ways to make it either just confirms it. plus in order to get precurors and other chemicals required to make acid you pretty much need a high-clearing lab authority anyway (or really good direct connections to black market trade in european countries).. so if you had to go through all that trouble chances are you wouldn't be whipping the shit up in a bathroom, but rather a high-tech lab.
^ also ether doesn't make your crack any more addictive or fuck you up anymore, the reason people use ether is because it evaporates cleanly... it's used as a solvent not an additive. so in the end people use ether because it leaves NOTHING behind and leaves a PURER product. it's also used because it can be more efficient, seeing as how water is a polar solvent it won't dissolve the freebase coke (it just mixes in and makes cloudy water)... ether however is a non-polar solvent and the coke can dissolve in it.


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Discussion in 'CZ Announcement Zone' started by Hostile, Jul 6, 2012.
Welcome to the Peanut Gallery, Hos!
its fun just being a grunt
you will love it
Quoting this so that Hos has a chance to see it.
6 years ago, Hos came to NY and we went to the NFL draft together. He stayed in NY for three days and pointed at every building and asked, "Is that the one that King Kong climbed?"
It was pretty annoying.
But he more than made up for that by constantly getting stuck in revolving doors...threatening to cheer for the Red Sox when we were at Yankee Stadium...asking for barbecue sauce at one of the finest Italian restaurants in NYC...trying to trip Mike Golic as he walked past us...and being totally rude to one of my close friends, Irv.
All in all, it was pretty annoying.
Oh, right, this was supposed to be a tribute.
...uhm...as a Wise Old Cowboy once said "Mike who?"
Uhm, I am proud to state a little known fact... Mike and I are related in an indirect way...I'm fooling around with his wife.
For those who are unaware, that would be approximately the entire site because he never boasted about his efforts, the amount of time and energy Hos invested into this site, is one of the main reasons for its success.
The Zone, as you know it, is in large part a reflection of Mike's passion, creativity and love for quality.
That said, it's time for his next project/creative endeavor.
*Raising a glass to you Miguel* Give 'em hell.
Maybe we can finally win another superbowl now.
Hey, that crossed my mind. If we win, the last 15 years are my fault.
I still have nightmares about that revolving door at Macy's.
You'd still be there if it wasn't for me.
You saying that door couldn't have digested me in 6 years?
I'm not saying anything other than that the entire East Side lived on meat powder for weeks after you made your way through the restaurants there.
I still haven't had a knish.
They hid them from you.
Sorry to see you go as a mod. Glad you are still going to be posting here. You still gonna do the send kids to Witten Camp every spring?
If the staff asks me to be involved, I will absolutely pitch in and help. That is a great cause.
Hos, you had a strong run.
I can attest to how much more fun things can be as a poster.
The ignore feature alone is worth gold.
You can get around much of the petty stuff that way and banter with only those you know can handle it and bring something to the discussion.
Short-term ignores work wonders for getting past contentious subjects.
Hope you enjoy being a regular joe around here as much as I have.
You were an admin here?
I suspect he's been a mod elsewhere as have others here. It's a lot more fun not to have to watch over things and if I were a mod here I'd be much more subdued with my posting and never be confrontational in public. There's benefits in being part of the crowd.
He was a mod here when I first joined the site. He stepped down.


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Crested screamers are part of order Anseriformes, in the family Anhimidae (screamers). There are three species of screamers in the two genera of this family: Anhima and Chauna. In Anhima, the single species is the horned screamer (A. cornuta). In Chauna, the other two species are northern screamer (C. chavaria) and the crested or southern screamer (C. torquata). Crested screamers live in the southern part of South America, in the countries of Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, north and eastern Argentina, southern Brazil and Uruguay.
Freshwater locales, such as tropical and sub-tropical wetlands, including lakes, marshes, flooded grasslands and lagoons.
The crested screamer is a large gray bird with occasional black and brown feathers. Certain individuals may have a green-black coloration. The body shape and size of crested screamers resemble that of a goose or turkey. Their head is small, covered with downy feathers and features a short, conical, hooked beak. A pair of rings encircles their neck, one is bare white skin, and the other is black feathers. They may also have white feathers on their head, neck or forewings. Ornamental feathers grow in tufts on the back of the head and also form a slim tuft on the forehead.
Juvenile plumage is usually duller in comparison to adults. Red skin surrounds their yellow or orange eyes. Large feet with slender toes support their long, thick and strong legs. Their feet have only vestigial and barely noticeable webbing at the base of the toes. However, the toes are long and help support these birds as they walk across dense mats of floating vegetation or wade on soft, muddy bottoms of swamp areas.
Male and female coloration is identical, as these birds are not sexually dimorphic. Both adult sexes have two large, bony spurs on the inner side of each wing. Each spur is up to 2 inches (5 cm) in length. Male crested screamers that are not paired off use these spurs to fight for females, while both sexes use them to protect their territory from predators or disputes with other screamer pairs. An easy way to distinguish juveniles from adults is the fact that the spurs on juveniles are shorter.
Body length varies, between 28 – 37 inches (71 – 94 cm). For adults, the wingspan is approximately 69 inches (170 cm) in length.
Females may be slightly smaller in weight and height compared to males.Body weight varies greatly, between 4 – 11 pounds (1.8 – 5 kg).
In the wild, estimated to be 15 years. In zoos, they can live up to 35 years.
In the wild: unlike some species of waterfowl, they do not filter their food. Instead, they eat a variety of vegetation, such as the grasses, stems, seeds, berries and leaves of several different kinds of plants. They also occasionally eat insects and small animals.
At the zoo: waterfowl pellets, romaine lettuce and an occasional apple.
Crested screamers establish monogamous relationships that last several years in a row or possibly for the pair's entire lifetime. Some populations breed any time throughout the year, but others breed only in springtime (October – December). Before breeding, courtship involves the pair engaging in loud, continual duets and mutual preening of each other. Courtship also involves un-paired males competing with rivals, as they kick and strike with their sharp beak and robust wings.
When the pair is ready to make a nest, they create a huge platform of reeds, sticks, straws and other aquatic plants on the ground near a source of shallow water. Together, the pair tries to build the nest in an area that is inaccessible to most predators and they vigorously defend this territory. The pair may use the same nest or nest area year after year. The pair mates on land, with the male holding the back of the female's neck with his bill.
At two day intervals, the female lays two to seven white or beige eggs in the nest. The incubation period lasts 40 – 46 days, with the male and female taking turns. At birth, the chicks are precocial and are covered in gray-yellow down feathers. After hatching, the chicks leave the nest and begin to eat on their own. For the next few weeks, the chicks remain close to the nest as their parents watch over, feed or point out food items to them. The chicks fledge after 8 – 10 weeks of parental care and are fully independent at just 12 – 14 weeks of age. Juveniles join non-breeding birds or form their own groups before forming pair bonds in the next breeding season.
Although these birds easily swim through the water, they prefer to move on the ground. Unlike many other species in Anseriformes, they do not dive for their food. They are non-migratory birds but are also excellent flyers. When not breeding, they gather in large flocks numbering hundreds of birds to search for food. During the winter, the flock lives a semi-nomadic lifestyle, grazing together in open grasslands and moving as water conditions change. Other times, the flock circles the skies in a large group. This behavior usually involves calling loudly to each other, as they spiral until they are almost out of view.
These birds are more than capable of defending themselves from most predators. Their noisy call discourages all but the most determined hunters. However, some predators such as foxes, wild cats or hunting dogs will hunt screamers. When encountering large predators, screamers escape by flying to the treetops and wait until it is safe to return to ground.
In addition to their deafening and non-melodic call, all species of screamer birds have unique adaptations to survive in a variety of environments. First, they have a layer of insulating air cells separating the outer skin from the body. Unlike most birds they do not possess feather tracks. Their feathers grow evenly all over their entire body without any bare spaces in between. Even though they are large birds, their relatively low body weight helps them navigate their aquatic surroundings. Screamers have a low body weight relative to size due to the fact that they possess more extensive hollow spaces in their bones compared to other birds. Additionally, screamers lack an uncinate process, which is an extension of bone on each rib that projects towards the tail of the animal. Via these extensions, ligaments join the ribs together and this uncinate process strengthens the rib cage. The uncinate process is present in almost all species of birds. Interestingly, screamers are the only living species of bird lacking an uncinate process; the only other species that lack this are the extinct and ancient species of Archaeopteryx. Lastly, their tongue has many rough bumps on it to help the screamer grab and swallow tough plants.
Crested screamers are on exhibit in the Temperate Forest. They are in their own exhibit with the Chiloe wigeons, next to the Chilean flamingos and Coscoroba swans. The Temperate Forest also includes the Family Farm, Bug World, Wetlands and Asian cranes. Other birds on exhibit in the Temperate Forest include: various pheasant species, curassows and trumpeters from South America, and several softbills (jays, laughing thrushes, turacos, whistling thrushes, birds of paradise and mynahs).
Crested screamers are the most common of the three screamer species and are not endangered. However, at least 27 other species of waterfowl in Anseriformes are either vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered. Crested screamers have a large range within South America, as their stable populations cover at least 1.35 million square miles (3.5 million km2). Crested screamers also have a minimum population of at least 100,000 with up to as many as 1,000,000.
Although native peoples sometimes hunt crested screamers in the wild, this practice does not currently threaten these birds. Hunters or predators may take their eggs, but as sentinels, these birds often startle or warn other members of the flock. The biggest threats to crested screamers (and many other species of waterfowl) are loss of habitat and other human–caused activities. These activities include drainage of wetlands for agriculture, logging, pollution and construction of roads. Fortunately, some screamers can adapt to these impacts by foraging in and eventually colonizing cultivated fields. In turn, local peoples consider them pests as they raid crops and compete for food or other resources with domesticated species of birds.
The effort to save endangered species requires cooperation and support at the international, national, regional and individual levels. You can help in this cause. Join and become active in Woodland Park Zoo and other conservation organizations of your choice. Please do not buy products made from wild animal parts. Contact your elected representatives and express your views about conservation of endangered species and wild habitats.
Contact Woodland Park Zoo at email@example.com to find out how you can support conservation efforts at the zoo. Learn other ways you can help conserve wildlife and the habitats they require for survival by visiting our How You Can Help page.
Campbell, Bruce and Elizabeth Lack, editors. 1985. A Dictionary of Birds. Published for the British Ornithologists' Union by Buteo Books, Vermillion, SD. 670 p.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. 2001 – 07. screamer. New York: Columbia University Press. Accessed March 1, 2008 at www.bartleby.com/65/.
del Hoyo, Josep et al. 1992. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 1: Ostrich to Ducks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain. 696 p.
InfoNatura: Animals and Ecosystems of Latin America. 2007. NatureServe. Accessed March 1, 2008 at http://www.natureserve.org/infonatura.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System: Chauna torquata. 2008. Accessed March 1, 2008 at http://www.itis.gov.
The Sacramento Zoo Species Fact Sheet: Southern Crested Screamer. Accessed March 1, 2008 at http://www.saczoo.com.
Sibley, Charles G., and Burt L. Monroe. 1991. Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT. 11,360 p.
Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anhimidae Genus: Chauna Species: C. torquata
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BIG BEAR LAKE -- Many Big Bear Lake residents were on edge Thursday as the mountain town became the focus of a statewide manhunt for accused killer and ex-Los Angeles Police Department officer, Christopher Dorner.
Laura Richard who lives in Sugarloaf, less than a mile south of Big Bear City, and whose children attend Bear Valley schools, was nervous that Dorner may be in the resort town.
"With the middle school so close to the resorts, if he decides to shoot it out and target others, the conditions are prime to release holy Hell if he wanted to," Richard said from her home.
Others, though, do not think Dorner is in Big Bear at all. "He has the training," said a man who only wanted to be identified as Chris. "I mean, I hear he was a Marine or a Seal or something like that and if it's true I think the truck was a diversion and he's gone. This is what they train for."
More than 100 law enforcement officers converged on Big Bear Lake Thursday and the extra show of force made some feel more at ease.
"I'm glad to see this many police officers and deputies and the FBI here," said 17-year-old Ngaio Nobumoto who drove up Thursday to the command post set up at the Bear Mountian ski resort. "If he really is here, it's good to see this show of force."
Employees at a 7-Eleven convenience store remarked there was a steady stream of San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies and other law enforcement officers into the store for coffee mainly and other supplies.
Vehicle and pedestrian traffic was somewhat light Thursday night, but those who did go out to do some shopping or pick up a few last minutes items before the snow storm moved in were talking about the manhunt.
"This is scary, but more because we just don't know (if he's still here,)" said a Kmart employee who did not wish to be identified.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's deparment will continue their search for Dorner until either he is found or they are satisfied he is no longer in the resort community, Sheriff John McMahon said Friday morning at a press conference.


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REDMOND — Microsoft is dealing with a worldwide outage in an online service that stores data for a wide range of business customers.
The software maker says its Azure service went down shortly before 1 p.m. PST Friday. The breakdown prevented Azure customers from accessing files kept in Microsoft's data centers.
Microsoft Corp. didn't say what crippled Azure, in a Friday statement acknowledging the problem. The company, based in Redmond, Wash., says it is working to fix the problem.
Azure's failure illuminates the pitfalls of storing important information in remote data centers. Online storage, often called "cloud computing," is growing in appeal because it allows workers to pull up data, wherever they are, to an Internet-connected device.


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Czech and Greece are terrible, reckon they might be the two worst teams in the tournament after Ireland. Basically a bonus round for whoever gets out of the group of death.
Bit harsh on the Czech's I would say, they are not good but tidy enough after their poor first game.
Czechs clearly better than Poland IMO
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RIP Craigos. A true CW legend. You will be missed.
I missed the game last night but after watching the first two games I'd have said there's no way they're better than Poland. The performance against Russia was the worst of the tourney so far.
Don't know whether it's a compliment or not though. Poland were clearly better than Greece, but totally choked, whereas Czech were under a lot of pressure for much of their game against Greece but still scrapped a win. There's a lot to be said for finding a way through in spite of your total ****eness.
Poland had a bit of the ball first half last night, but given how the Czechs stepped up after the break when they knew they needed to score I think they were more than happy with the draw which would've taken them through had the Greeks not scored.
If they had a less turd striker than Baros they could've had three easily. Even the ball he played for Jiracek's goal was ordinary. Left the bearded winger with an awful lot to do.
Can't believe Baros is still only 30. Has packed a lot of direness into those years.
Cricket Web's current Premier League Tipping Champion
- As featured in The Independent.
"I don't think that they'll come close to us to be honest."
- Steve Smith before the Ashes
Poland in all their games were capable of 20 minute spells of being really rather good but fairly hopeless the rest of the time.
Sweden had a really good time round then. Finished 3rd at that WC I believe.
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Staatskapelle Dresden Orchestra Tour Comes to Chicago, DC, NYC, April 2013
Founded in 1548, the Staatskapelle Dresden is one of the oldest orchestras in the world. Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili joins the orchestra and its new Principal Conductor Christian Thielemann for 4 Guest Concerts in the US: Chicago (4/14, Brahms Progrm), Washington (4/16, Brahms Program), and 2 at Carnegie Hall (4/17-Brahms Program+4/19- BrucknerNo.8).
Lisa Batiashvili has been named the Artist-in-Residence for the 2012/2013 season. Today stunning Georgian born violinist is regarded - despite her young age - as among the best in her field as she continues to amaze audiences and specialized press alike. In June 2012 she recorded the Brahms Violin Concerto with Christian Thielemann and the Staatskapelle. Now the public can enjoy live concerts with her right here in the Semperoper.
On 22nd September 2008 the Staatskapelle Dresden celebrated its 460th jubilee. Founded by Prince Elector Moritz von Sachsen in 1548, it is one of the oldest orchestras in the world and steeped in tradition. Over its long history many distinguished conductors and internationally celebrated instrumentalists have left their mark on this one-time court orchestra.
Previous directors include Heinrich Schütz, Johann Adolf Hasse, Carl Maria von Weber and Richard Wagner, who called the ensemble his »miraculous harp«. The list of prominent conductors of the last 100 years includes Ernst von Schuch, Fritz Reiner, Fritz Busch, Karl Böhm, Joseph Keilberth, Rudolf Kempe, Otmar Suitner, Kurt Sanderling, Herbert Blomstedt and Giuseppe Sinopoli. The orchestra was directed by Bernard Haitink from 2002-2004 and most recently by Fabio Luisi from 2007-2010. Christian Thielemann began the post of Principal Conductor of the Staatskapelle in the 2012/2013 season. Sir Colin Davis has been the orchestra's Conductor Laureate since 1990. The upcoming season also sees the introduction of the new position of Principal Guest Conductor, whose first holder will be Myung-Whun Chung.
Richard Strauss and the Staatskapelle were closely linked for more than sixty years. Nine of the composer's operas were premiered in Dresden, including »Salome«, »Elektra« and »Der Rosenkavalier«, while Strauss's »Alpine Symphony« was dedicated to the orchestra.
Countless other famous composers have written works either dedicated to the orchestra or first performed in Dresden. In 2007 the Staatskapelle reaffirmed this tradition by introducing the annual position of »Capell-Compositeur«, successively held by composers Isabel Mundry, Bernhard Lang, Rebecca Saunders, Johannes Maria Staud and Lera Auerbach. The Capell-Compositeur for the 2012/2013 season is Hans Werner Henze.
The Staatskapelle's home is the Semperoper, where it performs around 260 operas and ballets each season. In addition the ensemble presents another 50 symphonic and chamber concerts in the opera house, as well as playing at various musical events in Dresden's Frauenkirche. As one of the world's most celebrated and popular symphony orchestras, the Staatskapelle regularly travels abroad to the world's leading classical venues.


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"But I hate sports!" is what you are saying right about now. You may scoff at going to Minute Park looking for single men because you don't exactly dig on baseball. But there really is nothing to being an Astros fan. Games can be as good as movies, with moments of tears, laughter, utter infatuation, crazy wardrobe changes and hilarious misunderstandings — like when Cecil Cooper doesn't pull a pitcher out of an inning even though he's given up seven runs. There are men galore walking around the Juice Box, and if there's anything that cheers dudes up after Albert Pujols uses the Crawford Boxes as a target, it's female company. Well, that and an open tab at Larry's Big Bamboo. And maybe one of those little baseball helmets filled with ice cream.
When Hurricane Ike was destroying lives and property in Galveston, one man thought to himself, A-ha! I can use this! And that man was Jacob Calle, although he is probably better known as Hurricane Bear. That's because he donned a bear costume with a pink bowtie and moonwalked along a Galveston beach while TV news crews were surveying the damage. It got him on CNN and in The Wall Street Journal. He sold T-shirts from his Web site and made himself available for parties — but he also included a link to the Red Cross's Web site, so people could donate. It's an interesting idea, and we're eagerly awaiting the appearance of Hurricane Platypus.
Heading up the public-health department for the third-largest county in the U.S. is never going to be an easy task, but Harris County brings its own special challenges, like hurricanes and, this year, its seeming to be Ground Zero for the swine-flu pandemic/panic (take your pick). Herminia Palacio handles these duties with competence and class — during Ike, she and staff members were at TranStar headquarters full-time; during Katrina she supervised operations at the Dome, an experience she still is asked to lecture about to public-health organizations nationwide. And when the swine flu hit, she worked closely with cities and school districts in her jurisdiction to keep things a lot calmer than they might have been. She's loved by her staff, and she keeps them up-to-date by ensuring they have the opportunity to get the latest training. Handling public-health issues in Harris County demands a calm and capable leader; luckily, we have one.
The idea of "best cemetery" may sound a bit grim, but there's nothing gloomy about Glenwood. It's just as much of a tranquil park and beautiful place to visit as it is a spot to bury loved ones. Built in what was then rural Houston in 1871, Glenwood's graves sit nestled amongst some of the city's only lush, rolling hills, which lead down to Buffalo Bayou off of Washington Avenue. Visitors can slowly drive along the winding roads throughout the cemetery underneath cascading trees and get a glimpse of where local and international luminaries are interred. Such notables include DeWitt Harris, for whom Harris County is named, former Texas governor William Hobby, Hollywood actress Gene Tierney Lee and billionaire eccentric Howard Hughes.
What Houstonian isn't proud of this beautiful, expansive, multifaceted park? Located on a former military camp where soldiers trained for battle in World War I, the park is dedicated to those soldiers' honor. Today, the park has something for just about everyone — an 18-hole golf course, 2.93-mile jogging trail, mountain bike paths, tennis, soccer, baseball, croquet, volleyball and a playground for kids. There's even a fitness center, with daily or monthly memberships that won't hurt your wallet. Or you can just chill in the Picnic Loop and people-watch.
Okay, you've committed a crime. Quick, check your shirt: Is the collar white? If so, there's only one attorney in town to contact: Joel Androphy. You may have seen him on TV as a legal expert both locally and nationally, but ironically enough, a lot of his most important work goes unnoticed. He specializes in whistleblower lawsuits, and while those suits often bring bad-behaving corporations to heel — and give help to people brave enough to take them on — they are usually settled with confidentiality agreements that prevent media coverage. And they are civil cases, so even though he's mostly known from criminal stuff, Androphy easily qualifies as a top-rank civil attorney. Besides whistleblowers, he is an expert on all types of corporate crime; he's honest, tough and knows how to get things done. If you've stabbed your crack dealer because he shorted you two rocks, Androphy's probably not your man, but if you find yourself in a courtroom because of things that happened in a classier setting, he's who you need to see.


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White Wins Park City's Inaugural Intelligent Design
Words: Jen Sherowski Photos: Liam Gallagher
Pipe riders haul ass up icy 22-foot walls, rail kids dull their edges and 270 in, kicker killers point it and send it—but it's all just snowboarding, right? That's roughly the idea behind Park City's all new Intelligent Design competition, featuring a grab bag of all of the above in one course at the base of Utah's most park-friendly resort. Starting off with a 60-foot kicker into a unique step-up hip jump, jib section, Superpipe, and finally a massive quarterpipe to finish things off—this outside-the-box contest venue makes being an all around snowboarder a total pre-requisite.
Up until the last minute, the event had commitment from a wide range of top riders—from Marc Frank Montoya and Mason Aguirre to Torstein Horgmo and Andreas Wiig—but at the very last minute the roster thinned out savagely. It seems that there were some end-of-season injuries (Aguirre broke his rib etc.), but evidently some folks just couldn't wrap their head around the concept. Says event mastermind Jim Mangan, Park City's Director of Action Sports Marketing, "There were some riders who said to me, 'Jim, it's just too much,' but you know we're pushing things and this is what needs to happen for the sport."
Of course, every pro snowboarder isn't an all-around attacker, but it was still a surprise that more riders didn't come out for the event—especially considering how many pros clamor from all ends of the earth to ride in commercial, non-endemic-generated events like the Dew Tour. I know how it is, though—"Show me the money!", right? Still, "I wish we could've had more support," says Mangan. "We worked our asses off and we're really doing something different here."
However, that's not to say that no one showed up (Shaun White, Luke Mitrani, Wyatt Caldwell were there, etc. etc.), and it's definitely not to say that no ripping went down (sweet airs, a backside 1260 on the kicker, and a double backy in the halfpipe!). The morning's qualifiers started off crisp and sunny with the likes of Joe Eddy, Sebastien Toutant, and Tim Humphries slaying the kicker-tranny-rail combo course while many others excelled at one element and struggled with another. It's like I said, the Intelligent Design is all about being all around—and it was impressive to see the younger guns adapting.
Since Shaun White was pre-qualified into the finals, no one got a real taste of his all-terrain mastery until finals practice time—and I gotta say it: After Shaun's first practice run it was obvious that he had the thing won. But I'm getting ahead of myself. The finals was best of three runs, and a young Charles Reid had three pretty flawless runs—a front 1080 off the kicker into a backside rodeo on the hip followed by a savage inverted frontside 900 in the halfpipe. And actually, Reid stepped up that nine in the pipe to 1080 on his last run—totally solidifying his number-two position on the podium. Let's see, what else? Norwegian Gjermund Braaten spun a backside 1260 on the top kicker so fast that announcer The Dingo called it a 1080, and Luke Mitrani launched straight from the back of the pack into third place with an explosive last run that included a frontside 900 on the kicker, back to back sevens in the pipe, and—you ready for this?—a switch double back flip at the bottom of the pipe. The crowd was stoked! However, sixteen-year-old Sebastien Toutant couldn't find the clean, killer runs that won him the morning's qualifiers, and Tim Humphreys battled consistency issues, too.
So what did Shaun do to win yet another title at his home resort of Park City? Well, after working his way down the kicker line with flawless spin maneuvers, he headed into the Superpipe and did this: backside 900, frontside 7, and Cab 1080—then on to the QP to loft a nice big backside rodeo 5. Yep, Shaun's consistency and his otherworldly ability to slay anything he points his snowboard at made him a total shoe-in for the gold medal today. Not showing up would've been like turning down $20,000 for him—and not even Shaun is rich enough to do that, right?
1. Shaun White
2. Charles Reid
3. Luke Mitrani
4. Gjermund Braaten
5. Wyatt Caldwell
6. Joe Eddy
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8. Tim Humphries
9. Sebastien Toutant
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The goal of the Advanced Book Conservation Internship is to enable conservation graduate students or emerging conservators with similar experience to broaden and refine decision-making, manual, and technical abilities, and function as a cooperative and productive staff member in the special collections conservation laboratories (Conservation Division) of the Library of Congress. Interns focus on conservation problems in the context of a large research library and are challenged to develop solutions for a broad range of formats and collections.
Responsibilities include: documentation, examination, treatment, housing, collection surveys, environmental monitoring, emergency preparedness and recovery, and research. Advanced Conservation Interns are expected to work in the Conservation Division for 11-12 months,* contribute to the annual treatment and housing actions performed by the Division, further the expertise in the conservation of cultural heritage materials through research, and to share these research results with Library staff and with the broader community.
The Advanced Book Conservation Internship is hosted by the Conservation Division of the Preservation Directorate at the Library of Congress. The Conservation Division includes staff specializing in book, paper, photograph, and preventive conservation. The Preservation Directorate has a Research Resource Center with an expansive collection of conservation literature that is available to Interns for their research.
* Conservation students who cannot commit 11-12 months, please apply to the Preservation Internship Program. All aspects of the internship are the same, except the length.
Internship Details
Interns produce a variety of written documentation including checklist and narrative Library of Congress report forms and condition surveys. Interns document treatments with digital photography, employing specialized techniques such as photomacrography and transmitted, ultraviolet, and infrared illumination when appropriate.
Interns perform appropriately detailed examinations of objects in preparation for treatment and/or research. Techniques commonly employed include visual examination using a variety of light sources; binocular magnification; fiber and pigment analysis using chemical tests and polarizing light microscopy; spot testing procedures to identify adhesives, paper additives, and other paper components. Collaboration with the Preservation Research & Testing Division and access to additional analytical instruments is possible.
Numerous Library exhibitions and an active loan schedule require a portion of the Division's resources. Interns learn about the Library's exhibition-related policies and practices. Interns may participate in pre-exhibition examination and treatment and occasionally help with installation.
Interns provide proper housing for the objects they treat. Interns learn to construct the basic housing forms, including clamshell boxes, mats, and polyester film encapsulations.
Lab Maintenance
Interns participate in the regular maintenance of the conservation laboratory with the rest of the staff and are periodically responsible for preparing stock materials. Interns experience firsthand the dynamics of working in a communal space with a large professional staff.
Preventive Conservation
Interns have the opportunity to participate in preventive conservation activities such as environmental monitoring, stack cleaning, archival housing projects, emergency preparedness, and collection surveys.
In addition to practical exercises and projects, Interns are encouraged to conduct a research project that can be completed within the Internship year. Topics for projects are of the Intern's choosing and may be related to ongoing research projects, subject to approval by supervisors. Interns are also encouraged to fully utilize the Preservation Directorate's Research Resource Center and to remain current with conservation literature.
Interns undertake a range of conservation treatments that build upon his/her current level of expertise. Interns benefit from the impressive size and scope of the Library's collections that include medieval manuscripts to modern 20th century bindings and photograph albums. Candidates for treatment reflect the Conservation Division's priorities in a given year. Interns learn various techniques such as dry cleaning, aqueous treatments, mending and filling (including leaf-casting), media consolidation, toning, rebacking, rebinding, tape removal, and stain reduction. Interns may have the opportunity to work closely with senior photograph and paper conservators on special book projects that require photograph or paper expertise.
The Library of Congress has tremendous quantity, quality, and diversity in its holdings. Interns have the opportunity to tour the other Directorate divisions as well as the many custodial divisions in the Library.
Training and Conservation Professional Activities
Interns have the opportunity to participate in outreach activities such as lab tours for visitors and are encouraged to attend relevant in-house lectures and conferences. Interns meet curators to discuss treatments and are expected to give a farewell presentation to Library staff on their year's work and accomplishments. The Washington metro area is home to many museums and other institutions with conservation facilities that are available for visits and Interns are encouraged to be active in the Washington Conservation Guild.
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The goal of the Internship is to enable conservation graduate students or emerging conservators with similar experience to broaden and refine abilities and function as a cooperative and productive staff member in the Conservation Division of the Library of Congress. Candidates will be selected on the basis of conservation knowledge, skills, and abilities, an active commitment to professional ethics as stated in the AIC Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice, effective communication skills, and an understanding of library and archival collections.
The Library may accept one or more Interns per year for the Advanced Book Conservation Internship. The length of the Internship is typically 11-12 months* and follows the academic year. Minor variations on this schedule are possible depending on time available, current Library staffing and work load, and the candidate's interests and qualifications.
Citizenship requirements: U.S. citizenship not required; non-resident aliens must be eligible for U.S visas.
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A complete application (only complete applications will be reviewed) consists of:
- Preservation Application Form [PDF: 174 KB / 4 pp.]
- Formal letter of interest
- Resume
- Two letters of recommendation
Please follow carefully the instructions at the top of the form. If it is not possible to submit the requested materials by email, an alternative arrangement can be made.
Application Schedule
- December 1-31: Applications accepted
- January: Qualified applicants will be scheduled for a phone interview and must submit written and photographic treatment documentation
- February: Interviews conducted
- March 1: Letters posted to applicants
- September: Internship begins
A small stipend (~ $3,500) may be available. The availability of the stipend is determined each year and if approved, is usually disbursed in the third quarter (sometime from March through May).
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Anne Hathaway Dishes on Katie Holmes Impression with Ellen
She's getting ready for the release of her highly anticipated film "Les Miserables" and during a promotional run Anne Hathaway stopped by "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" this afternoon (December 17).
The 30-year-old opened up to the hilarious host about portraying Katie Holmes on "Saturday Night Live" and also discussed her breaking her arm on the set of the blockbuster smash "The Dark Knight Rises."
While speaking about her recent "SNL" hosting gig, Miss Hathaway said, "This is the second time I've done Katie [Holmes]. I wanted Katie to come on the show and do me and I wanted to do this rap about how awesome I think Katie Holmes is, but she is on Broadway and she's killing it on Broadway, so she was busy."
Anne gushed about the late night cast, explaining, "Everyone's great, but the women are really shining this year. I kind of have a crush on all of them and I just want to stop by the offices and hang out and braid their hair."
She also dished about breaking her arm while filming scenes for "The Dark Knight Rises" and said, "When my husband went to pick up my pain meds, the pharmacist was like, 'Catwoman can't ride a bike?' — so I was like, Oh my God, I can't let anyone know about this. I managed to keep it a secret. Until now."
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Endocervical cultureVaginal culture; Female genital tract culture; Culture - cervix
Endocervical culture is a laboratory test that helps identify infection in the female genital tract.
During a vaginal examination, the health care provider uses a swab to take samples of mucus and cells from the endocervix. This is the area around the opening of the uterus. The samples are sent to a lab. There, they are placed in a special dish (culture). They are then watched to see if bacteria, virus, or fungus grow.Further tests may be done to identify the specific organism and determine the best treatment.
In the two days before the procedure:
- Do not use creams or other medicines in the vagina.
- Do not douche. (You should never douche. Douching can cause infections of the vagina or uterus.)
- Empty your bladder and bowel.
- At your health care provider's office, follow instructions for preparing for the vaginal exam.
You will feel some pressure from the speculum. This is an instrument inserted into the vagina to hold the area open so that the health care provider canview the cervix and collect the samples. There may be a slight cramping when the swab touches the cervix.
The test may bedone to determine the cause of vaginitis, pelvic pain, an unusual vaginal discharge, or other signs of infection.
Organisms that are usually present in the vagina are there in the expected amounts.
Abnormal results indicate the presence of an infection in the genital tract or urinary tract in women, such as:
- Genital herpes
- Chronic swelling and itrritation of the urethera (urethritis)
- Pelvic inflammatory disaese ( PID)
Craft AC, Woods GL. Specimen collection and handling for diagnosis of infectious diseases. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 63.
Eckert LO, Lentz GM. Infections of the lower and upper genital tracts: vulva, vagina, cervix, toxic shock syndrome, HIV infections, endometritis, and salpingitis. In: Katz VL, Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, Katz VL, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 56th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier Mosby; 2012:chap 23.
Review Date: 9/30/2013
Reviewed By: Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Bellevue, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Bethanne Black, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


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RIALTO - In the aftermath of a failed ballot measure that would have brought millions to the city, officials on Tuesday discussed bringing to voters an extension of the utility-users tax to help stave off a financial collapse.
A loss of the tax would mean "major cutbacks and additional layoffs to prevent bankruptcy," according to a staff report to the City Council approved by City Administrator Mike Story.
The tax accounts for around $11 million annually and averages more than 20 percent of General Fund revenue.
According to the staff report, the loss of the tax, which is set to sunset in June, "can be described as catastrophic when added to the existing deficit spending situation."
Combined with the $11 million structural deficit, the tax loss would create a General Fund shortfall of more than $21 million.
Public safety would likely be impacted, and if the General Fund takes the hit, so too would the city's credit rating and its ability to fund projects.
The tax is set at 8 percent on users of various utilities in the city. It was first adopted in 2003 and intended to be for five years.
But voters approved its renewal in 2007 as the economy turned sour and the city bled property tax revenue and other income.
Indeed, property taxes here remain at insufficient levels, and according to the staff report "there are no other sources of replacement revenue."
The city has been in deficit-spending mode since 2008 and has used reserve funds to stay afloat.
But the reserve funds have reached "a critical level and if used further, would severely hamper the city's ability to continue operations."
Management already has reduced staff, negotiated employee concessions, and scaled back services and supplies spending.
But they say those measures have only reduced the deficit spending but have not eliminated it.
If the utility-users tax sunsets, management says the city faces more cuts in public safety departments and the elimination of basic operations including recreation, code enforcement and street and parks maintenance.
George Harris, director of administrative and community services, told the council that all of the city's fiscal reserves "will be depleted" by fiscal 2013-14 if the tax is not reinstated.
The discussion came on the heels of another proposed tax that Rialto voters shot down on election night.
Measure V, a proposed tax hike on petroleum companies operating in the city, fell as more than 52 percent of voters said no to the proposal.
Officials pushed hard for the measure as it could've meant as much as $5 million annually to the city.
In fact, the council voted 4-1 on Sept. 11 to pay Bustamante and Associates $15,000 to $143,000 on "community outreach services" that included five mailers, which were also posted on the city's website.
Measure V was touted as a way to pay for more police officers and firefighters.
But it failed, and officials will likely ask utility users if they can spare a dime again.
Councilwoman Deborah Robertson, who just won election to the Mayor's Office, asked Harris "is 8 percent really enough" of a utility-users tax.
Harris said that would be fleshed out during a Nov. 20 public workshop when various rates will be discussed.
The utility-users tax is as high as 12 percent in parts of the state, officials said. They said the public needs to be clear about what's at stake without an extension of the tax.
Councilman Ed Scott said the city "clearly can't operate without it."
A ballot measure could go before voters in March.
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LONG BEACH - Police are investigating a brazen midday shooting in North Long Beach on Wednesday that left a man injured, though he is expected to survive, authorities said.
Police and Long Beach Fire Department crews were called to the 1300 block of East 67th Street at about 1:32 p.m. after shots were fired in the area, said Lisa Massacani, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
Officers and paramedics found an adult male victim who was shot in the lower body. He was rushed by paramedics to a local hospital, Massacani said.
Officers and a crime scene unit were canvassing the scene most of the afternoon. Bullet casings could be seen in the middle of 67th Street, a residential road that runs parallel to the Artesia (91) Freeway.
"It's usually pretty quiet this way, and worse over there," said Lupe Cabrera, gesturing south toward Artesia Boulevard.
Cabrera was walking her 8-year-old daughter Esperanza home from nearby Grant Elementary School when they stopped to peer over the yellow crime scene tape that was strung across 67th Street at Orange Avenue.
Several people walking in the area of the crime scene said they heard multiple gunshots and one said it sounded like a semi-automatic weapon.
"It was one shot and then at least two more, but they were close together," a man said, declining to give his name.
Police declined to name the man who was shot, noting he is the victim of a violent crime. His name and city of residence were still being confirmed Wednesday afternoon, Massacani said.
The motive for the shooting also remained under investigation, said Nancy Pratt, an LBPD spokeswoman.
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A Christmas Story – You'll Put Your Eye Out
November 27, 2013 by Corey A. Edwards
Some stories have the ability to transport you to many different eras and places at once – Jean Shepard's classic "A Christmas Story" is one of these.
I'll be surprised to hear you're not familiar with the film. "A Christmas Story" is one of those classic, holiday movies beloved by many and watched over and over again each year – but even if you have seen it a billion times before, take my word that catching it on stage is a special treat.
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Thread: Potty Training Stories!
3rd March 2014 08:51 AM #1
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Potty Training Stories!
My three year old is now in potty training mood! He seems to understand that he has to go to the lu but has trouble pulling his bottoms down and up. He even asks me for his nappies. I would love to hear different stories on how you potty trained your child.
4th March 2014 06:29 AM #2
Hi mumof2boys,
Ours is a story in progress. Our 3 year old has been asking to do poos in the loo for some time now - and is nearly always successful at that. But he is only just starting to notice when he needs a wee. I read recently that the muscles which control the urine are more difficult for children to control compared to their bottom muscles. We are using training pants at the moment which are a cross between a pull-up nappy and pants. We have also been reading lots of stories about potties, pants and wees!
I know that some parents, when they are at home with a potty training child, let them go around trouser free or even naked (as long as the house is warm enough!).
I find it hard to have the potty out of reach of my 1 year old but within easy access to my 3 year old. My son prefers to use a toilet seat on the toilet rather than a potty.
I look forward to hearing more about your story and others!
Best wishes,
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Thanks for sharing LJ, it's nice to hear what mums are doing so you can try new tricks yourself!
12th March 2014 07:51 AM #4
Yes I certainly find hearing other parents' experiences helpful too.
I look forward to hearing how you get on over the next few months.
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apart smashing or submitting everyone in 30 seconds, being tough and resilient is what i respect most about fighters. God bless Brad, what a machine.It netted him a $50,000 "Fight of the Night" bonus and a $50,000 "Submission of the Night" award, but McDonald was still a bit perplexed by Pickett's ability to fight through a truly staggering first-round onslaught of punches.
"I was really confused whether he had the toughest chin I had ever touched or whether I lost all my knockout power between camps," McDonald said after the fight. "More than anything, it was just realizing, 'I dont think I can put this guy away like I normally do. I touched him so many times. He's fallen like three times, and he keeps getting back up. I'm going to take the pace and power down a tiny bit and keep landing shots, keep touching him.'
"It's kind of draining when you hit someone like that and you get that huge rush of adrenaline three or four times in a fight."
in fact that isn't true. I respect toughness and willingness to continue through pain more than i respect winning.


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By John Boyle herald Writer
SEATTLE — Mike Daugherty jokes that, after all of these years working for his wife as an assistant coach, he's gotten pretty darn good at following directions.
That's why he didn't argue when his wife June, Washington State's head coach, told him not to come with her to the hospital Thursday, and it's also why the Cougars were able to come back to beat Arizona State 48-41 without their head coach in their first game of the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament at KeyArena.
Daugherty, the former longtime University of Washington coach who has led a program revival at WSU in her five seasons in Pullman, felt pain in her stomach during the team's shootaround at earlier in the day, and team physician Dennis Garcia examined her and determined the coach was suffering from acute appendicitis.
Mike Daugherty got a cab and was ready to accompany his wife to the hospital, but she had other ideas.
"I was going with her until she told me not to, and I just do whatever she says," he said. "She said, 'No, you stay here with the team in case I have to stay at the hospital.' So I did that. She said, 'Win the game,' so we did that. I'm good, I've been listening to her for 24 years."
Mike Daugherty reported after the game that his wife was out of surgery and doing well, and said he wouldn't rule out seeing her on the sideline when the Cougars play Stanford tonight.
"I hope so, because I want to retire 1-0," he joked. "I'd like to go out undefeated, and that would assure that."
Mike Daugherty can make light of an unexpected trip to the hospital and surgery because he knows his wife has survived much worse. Back in May of 2007, not long after taking the WSU job, Daugherty was arriving at an Everett medical clinic for a scheduled appointment when she went into sudden cardiac arrest. If Daugherty's daughter, Breanne, hadn't been home sick from school that day, she wouldn't have been in the car to run for help when her mom collapsed, or if Daugherty hadn't been at a medical clinic, there wouldn't have been an immediate medical response and Daugherty likely wouldn't have survived that day six years ago, so it's easy to see why her husband wasn't too worked up about an appendix.
"They say the procedure is one you go home from the next day," Mike Daugherty said. "And knowing my wife, if she can come back to the hotel, she'll be on the sideline tomorrow."
Whichever Daugherty is leading the Cougars tonight, they'll need a better start than they had Thursday if they're going to stay in the game with Stanford. Whether it was the distraction of knowing their coach was in the hospital, the defense of the Sun Devils, or just some Pac-12 Tournament nerves, the Cougars couldn't get much going offensively, scoring just 13 points as Arizona State built a five-point halftime lead while dealing with its own shooting woes.
The Cougars responded in the second half, however, determined not to let their hospitalized coach down, and used a 19-4 run to take control of the game.
"Our nerves kind of got the best of us in the first half offensively," said freshman forward Mariah Cooks. "But we used June as motivation to push us.