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Barnacle Temporal range: Mid Cambrian–recent |
Chthamalus stellatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Maxillopoda |
Subclass: | Thecostraca |
Infraclass: | Cirripedia Burmeister, 1834 |
Superorders | |
Synonyms | |
Thyrostraca, Cirrhopoda (meaning "curl-footed"), Cirrhipoda, and Cirrhipedia. |
A barnacle is a type of arthropod constituting the infraclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters. Barnacles are exclusively marine, and tend to live in shallow and tidal waters, typically in erosive settings. They are sessile (nonmotile) suspension feeders, and have two nektonic (active swimming) larval stages. Around 1,220 barnacle species are currently known.[1] The name "Cirripedia" is Latin, meaning "curl-footed".
Barnacles are encrusters, attaching themselves permanently to a hard substrate. The most common, "acorn barnacles" (Sessilia), are sessile, growing their shells directly onto the substrate.[2] The order Pedunculata (goose barnacles and others) attach themselves by means of a stalk.[2]
Free-living barnacles are attached to the substratum by cement glands that form the base of the first pair of antennae; in effect, the animal is fixed upside down by means of its forehead. In some barnacles, the cement glands are fixed to a long, muscular stalk, but in most they are part of a flat membrane or calcified plate. A ring of plates surrounds the body, homologous with the carapace of other crustaceans. These consist of the rostrum, two lateral plates, two carinolaterals, and a carina.[3] In sessile barnacles, the apex of the ring of plates is covered by an operculum, which may be recessed into the carapace. The plates are held together by various means, depending on species, in some cases being solidly fused.
Inside the carapace, the animal lies on its back, with its limbs projecting upwards. Segmentation is usually indistinct, and the body is more or less evenly divided between the head and thorax, with little, if any, abdomen. Adult barnacles have few appendages on their heads, with only a single, vestigial pair of antennae, attached to the cement gland. The six pairs of thoracic limbs are referred to as "cirri", which are feathery and very long, being used to filter food, such as plankton, from the water and move it towards the mouth.
Barnacles have no true heart, although a sinus close to the esophagus performs similar function, with blood being pumped through it by a series of muscles. The blood vascular system is minimal. Similarly, they have no gills, absorbing oxygen from the water through their limbs and the inner membrane of their carapaces. The excretory organs of barnacles are maxillary glands.
The main sense of barnacles appears to be touch, with the hairs on the limbs being especially sensitive. The adult also has a single eye, although this is probably only capable of sensing the difference between light and dark.[4] This eye is derived from the primary naupliar eye.[5]
Life cycle[edit]
Barnacles have two distinct larval stages, the nauplius and the cyprid, before developing into a mature adult.
A fertilised egg hatches into a nauplius: a one-eyed larva comprising a head and a telson, without a thorax or abdomen. This undergoes six months of growth, passing through five instars, before transforming into the cyprid stage. Nauplii are typically initially brooded by the parent, and released after the first moult as larvae that swim freely using setae.[7]
The cyprid larva is the last larval stage before adulthood. It is not a feeding stage; its role is to find a suitable place to settle, since the adults are sessile.[7] The cyprid stage lasts from days to weeks. It explores potential surfaces with modified antennules; once it has found a potentially suitable spot, it attaches head-first using its antennules, and a secreted glycoproteinous substance. Larvae assess surfaces based upon their surface texture, chemistry, relative wettability, colour, and the presence/absence and composition of a surface biofilm; swarming species are also more likely to attach near other barnacles.[8] As the larva exhausts its finite energy reserves, it becomes less selective in the sites it selects. It cements itself permanently to the substrate with another proteinacous compound, and then undergoes metamorphosis into a juvenile barnacle.[8]
Typical acorn barnacles develop six hard calcareous plates to surround and protect their bodies. For the rest of their lives, they are cemented to the substrate, using their feathery legs (cirri) to capture plankton.
Once metamorphosis is over and they have reached their adult form, barnacles continue to grow by adding new material to their heavily calcified plates. These plates are not moulted; however, like all ecdysozoans, the barnacle itself will still molt its cuticle.[9]
Sexual reproduction[edit]
Most barnacles are hermaphroditic, although a few species are gonochoric or androdioecious. The ovaries are located in the base or stalk, and may extend into the mantle, while the testes are towards the back of the head, often extending into the thorax. Typically, recently molted hermaphroditic individuals are receptive as females. Self-fertilization, although theoretically possible, has been experimentally shown to be rare in barnacles.[10][11]
The sessile lifestyle of barnacles makes sexual reproduction difficult, as the organisms cannot leave their shells to mate. To facilitate genetic transfer between isolated individuals, barnacles have extraordinarily long penises. Barnacles probably have the largest penis to body size ratio of the animal kingdom.[10]
Barnacles can also reproduce through a method called spermcasting, in which the male barnacle releases his sperm into the water and females pick it up and fertilise their eggs.[12]
Most barnacles are suspension feeders; they dwell continually in their shells, which are usually constructed of six plates,[2] and reach into the water column with modified legs. These feathery appendages beat rhythmically to draw plankton and detritus into the shell for consumption.[13]
Other members of the class have quite a different mode of life. For example, members of the genus Sacculina are parasitic, dwelling within crabs.[14]
Although they have been found at water depths to 600 m (2,000 ft),[2] most barnacles inhabit shallow waters, with 75% of species living in water depths less than 100 m (300 ft),[2] and 25% inhabiting the intertidal zone.[2] Within the intertidal zone, different species of barnacles live in very tightly constrained locations, allowing the exact height of an assemblage above or below sea level to be precisely determined.[2]
Since the intertidal zone periodically desiccates, barnacles are well adapted against water loss. Their calcite shells are impermeable, and they possess two plates which they can slide across their apertures when not feeding. These plates also protect against predation.[15]
Barnacles are displaced by limpets and mussels, which compete for space. They also have numerous predators.[2] They employ two strategies to overwhelm their competitors: "swamping" and fast growth. In the swamping strategy, vast numbers of barnacles settle in the same place at once, covering a large patch of substrate, allowing at least some to survive in the balance of probabilities.[2] Fast growth allows the suspension feeders to access higher levels of the water column than their competitors, and to be large enough to resist displacement; species employing this response, such as the aptly named Megabalanus, can reach 7 cm (3 in) in length;[2] other species may grow larger still (Austromegabalanus psittacus).
Competitors may include other barnacles, and disputed evidence indicates balanoid barnacles competitively displaced chthalamoid barnacles. Balanoids gained their advantage over the chthalamoids in the Oligocene, when they evolved tubular skeletons, which provide better anchorage to the substrate, and allow them to grow faster, undercutting, crushing, and smothering the latter group.[16]
Among the most common predators on barnacles are whelks. They are able to grind through the calcareous exoskeletons of barnacles and feed on the softer inside parts. Mussels also prey on barnacle larvae.[17] Another predator on barnacles is the starfish species Pisaster ochraceus.[18][19]
Barnacles and limpets compete for space in the intertidal zone
Underside of large Chesaconcavus sp. (Miocene) showing internal plates in bioimmured smaller barnacles
The anatomy of parasitic barnacles is generally simpler than that of their free-living relatives. They have no carapace or limbs, having only unsegmented sac-like bodies. Such barnacles feed by extending thread-like rhizomes of living cells into their hosts' bodies from their points of attachment.[4]
History of taxonomy[edit]
Barnacles were originally classified by Linnaeus and Cuvier as Mollusca, but in 1830 John Vaughan Thompson published observations showing the metamorphosis of the nauplius and cypris larvae into adult barnacles, and noted how these larvae were similar to those of crustaceans. In 1834 Hermann Burmeister published further information, reinterpreting these findings. The effect was to move barnacles from the phylum of Mollusca to Articulata, showing naturalists that detailed study was needed to reevaluate their taxonomy.[20]
Charles Darwin took up this challenge in 1846, and developed his initial interest into a major study published as a series of monographs in 1851 and 1854.[20] Darwin undertook this study, at the suggestion of his friend Joseph Dalton Hooker, to thoroughly understand at least one species before making the generalisations needed for his theory of evolution by natural selection.[21]
Some authorities regard the Cirripedia as a full class or subclass, and the orders listed above are sometimes treated as superorders. In 2001, Martin and Davis placed Cirripedia as an infraclass of Thecostraca and divided it into six orders:[22]
Infraclass Cirripedia Burmeister, 1834
- Superorder Acrothoracica Gruvel, 1905
- Order Pygophora Berndt, 1907
- Order Apygophora Berndt, 1907
- Superorder Rhizocephala Müller, 1862
- Order Kentrogonida Delage, 1884
- Order Akentrogonida Häfele, 1911
- Superorder Thoracica Darwin, 1854
- Order Pedunculata Lamarck, 1818
- Order Sessilia Lamarck, 1818
Fossil record[edit]
The geological history of barnacles can be traced back to animals such as Priscansermarinus from the Middle Cambrian (on the order of 510 to 500 million years ago),[23] although they do not become common as skeletal remains in the fossil record until the Neogene (last 20 million years).[2] In part, their poor skeletal preservation is due to their restriction to high-energy environments, which tend to be erosional – therefore it is more common for their shells to be ground up by wave action than for them to reach a depositional setting. Trace fossils of acrothoracican barnacle borings (Rogerella) are common in the fossil record from the Devonian to the recent.
Barnacles can play an important role in estimating paleo-water depths. The degree of disarticluation of fossils suggests the distance they have been transported, and since many species have narrow ranges of water depths, it can be assumed that the animals lived in shallow water and broke up as they were washed down-slope. The completeness of fossils, and nature of damage, can thus be used to constrain the tectonic history of regions.[2]
Balanus improvisus, one of the many barnacle taxa described by Charles Darwin
Miocene (Messinian) Megabalanus, smothered by sand and fossilised
In human culture[edit]
Barnacles are of economic consequence, as they often attach themselves to synthetic structures, sometimes to the structure's detriment. Particularly in the case of ships, they are classified as fouling organisms.[24]
The stable isotope signals in the layers of barnacle shells can potentially be used as a forensic tracking method for whales, loggerhead turtles and marine debris, such as shipwrecks or a flaperon suspected to be from MH370.[25][26]
Some barnacles are considered edible by humans, including Japanese goose barnacles (e.g. Capitulum mitella), and goose barnacles (e.g. Pollicipes pollicipes), a delicacy in Spain and Portugal.[27] The resemblance of this barnacle's fleshy stalk to a goose's neck gave rise in ancient times to the notion that geese, or at least certain seagoing species of wild geese, literally grew from the barnacle. Indeed, the word "barnacle" originally referred to a species of goose, the barnacle goose Branta leucopsis, whose eggs and young were rarely seen by humans because it breeds in the remote Arctic.[28]
Additionally, the picoroco barnacle is used in Chilean cuisine and is one of the ingredients in curanto.
Barnacles slowly reclaim pilings along the Siuslaw River in Oregon
Gooseneck barnacles being enjoyed in a Spanish restaurant in Madrid
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Further reading[edit]
- Alan J. Southward (ed.). Barnacle Biology. Crustacean Issues. 5. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press / A. A. Balkema. ISBN 978-90-6191-628-4.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cirripedia. |
Wikispecies has information related to: Cirripedia |
- Barnacles from the Marine Education Society of Australasia
- Barnacles in Spain Article on barnacles in Spain, and their collection and gastronomy.
- Darwin, C. R. (1852). The Lepadidæ. A monograph of the sub-class Cirripedia, with figures of all the species. 1. London: Ray Society.
- Darwin, C. R. (1854). The Balanidæ, (or sessile cirripedes); the Verrucidæ, etc. A monograph of the sub-class Cirripedia, with figures of all the species. 2. London: Ray Society.
- Calman, William Thomas (1911). "Barnacle". Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 (11th ed.). p. 409.


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This is a discussion on Bad : Was Around This Kid Who Killed Someone within the In the News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly forums, part of the The Back Porch category; This kid came to our local YMCA where I go with some friends to work out. He even joined in with us on occasions and ...
This kid came to our local YMCA where I go with some friends to work out. He even joined in with us on occasions and played some basketball with us as well. He seemed like a nice kid and appeared to like us old guys. I suspected his dad wasn't around much so he may have been looking for male role models.
Too bad he fell into that trap of drugs and crime. Now his life is basically over and I'm looking at these "kids" in a whole new fashion.http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/...ior-to-killingSuspect contemplated suicide prior to killing
HUNTINGTON, WV -- A local man told police he contemplated suicide moments before he killed a New York man whom he had met just hours earlier, a detective testified Monday.
Anthony Patrick Cole walked two blocks Jan. 26 from his family's house to 7011/2 8th Ave., entered Apartment No. 8 and went into its bedroom with a pistol, Huntington Police Cpl. Cass McMillian testified. Cole told police he pointed the barrel at his head, but one thought of devastating his two younger brothers kept him from pulling the trigger.
The 19-year-old then told police he walked into the apartment's living room, heard a comment from his new acquaintance and fired a gunshot that could forever change his young life.
"He turned around and looked at the victim and said, 'May God have mercy on your soul,'" McMillian testified in recounting Cole's report to police about the killing of Dashawn Gilbert.
The testimony came during a preliminary hearing on a charge that Cole committed first-degree murder in the death of Gilbert.
The two men met the night before, both deciding to stay with the apartment's tenant, who was a mutual friend. McMillian testified the trio ate together, watched a movie and went to sleep.
Public defender Paul Jordan argued Monday that McMillian's testimony fell short of proving premeditation.
Cabell County Magistrate Darrell Black disagreed. He ordered Cole to stay behind bars, while his case is presented to a grand jury for consideration of a possible indictment.
McMillian testified Cole had been staying at various places since leaving his mother's house Dec. 20, 2010, the date Cole was accused of robbing a 24-year-old at gunpoint in Huntington.
Cole's friends say the transformation from a high school athlete with a contagious smile to a man charged with homicide is surprising. Kelly Barry, 17, watched Monday with tears and dismay as McMillian testified about a Facebook post on Cole's page saying, "I couldn't do it because of my two younger brothers."
Barry recalled reading that post. It prompted her to send a text message asking Cole if he was OK. He replied with "Good-bye," she said after court.
"It was scary," she said of reading the initial post. "I thought, with the way he carried himself, that his life was going OK and everything was fine, but I guess he was good at covering his feelings."
Monday's hearing attracted friends and family representing both Cole and Gilbert.
Eva Jones said Gilbert, the father of her child, moved to Huntington to be closer to them. Jones and her mother had relocated, seeking a change of atmosphere from the bustle of New York.
"I don't believe it," she said of his death. "He was a good dude."
McMillian testified officers immediately sought Cole's help in the investigation since he had slept at the apartment. His elusiveness and Facebook postings then made him a possible suspect.
McMillian cited the would-be suicidal posting and two others. He paraphrased one saying the author wrote, "I can only lie when it benefits myself." The other simply said Cole was in the country.
Cole's video-recorded confession sealed the arrest. McMillian testified Cole told police he left the 8th Avenue apartment, walked south toward a friend's house and tossed the gun over a hillside from Miller Road. He described it as a small, silver handgun.
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One early evening I was at a discount store to get some shotgun shells, so went back to the gun area. A 'kid' there brought my red flags up high .... as he was trying to illegally buy ammo there and they were refusing the sale. He kept joking and pushing it some with the comment , "what do you think I'm going to do, go out and shoot a bunch of people with it ? (laughing)". The fact that thought came out of his mouth bothered me. Right after he left, I told them 'call the police ' and report this, let them check this out, and they wouldn't do it.
The next morning, his picture was on TV..... that they were searching for him.... as he had gone into a school 1 block from my house, and opened fire...... killing a vice principal and wounding several others.
Don't try to figure out "what were they thinking" , because you will try to put some "logic" and rationale thought to it, and at that point... they were not using either of those in their thought process.
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Its been said before--PAY ATTENTION to the red warning flags, or the "spidey sesnes" when they go off.......... Imagine how the clerks felt after they learned that they could potentially have averted a murder??A 'kid' there brought my red flags up high .... The next morning, his picture was on TV..... that they were searching for him.... as he had gone into a school 1 block from my house, and opened fire...... killing a vice principal and wounding several others.
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It's impossible to really tell what people are thinking...people do unpredictable, stupid things.
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Gee, I'm really down, my life sucks, I'm gonna kill myself. No, wait - I'll kill my new friend instead! I feel MUCH better now!
One seriously deranged idiot. Time for some bleach in the gene pool.
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I can see where this confusion comes from--the OP was about this guy who killed a new friend, and I was thinking & responding to Eagleks' post:How would they have known they had done so, though?The next morning, his picture was on TV..... that they were searching for him.... as he had gone into a school 1 block from my house, and opened fire...... killing a vice principal and wounding several others.
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Investors welcomed 2013 with a big rally on the first day of trading Wednesday after Washington managed to cobble together a deal on the U.S. fiscal cliff. Despite its ups-and-downs, especially during the choppy trading in the last month on the fiscal cliff drama, the markets and exchange traded funds experienced a strong 2012.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a 10.2% gain over 2012. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite increased 15.9% and the S&P 500 rose 16%. [Ups and Downs for ETFs in 2012]
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In what appears to be a recovering market, homebuilders and the housing sector has finally found their groove. Now, the sector is breaking out after the budget resolution. [Homebuilder ETFs Breaking Out on Budget Deal Optimism]
Now that Turkey has its finances in order, the country is working toward sustainable economic growth, which prompted ratings agencies to upgrade Turkish sovereign debt to investment grade last year. [Turkey ETF Outperforming in Emerging Markets]
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Positive economic data from manufacturing, retail and employment, along with the Fed's commitment to extend its bond purchasing plan and low rates, all added to the broad market's upward movement early in December.
However, with Congress dragging its feet and a stalemate among House Republicans, the equities market soured as investors anticipated the worst, heading in to the last weeks.
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Last month, the top non-leveraged ETFs included Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSEArca: TAN) up 19.6%, United States Metal Index Fund (NYSEArca: USMI) up 19.5% and Market Vectors China A-Shares ETF (NYSEArca: PEK) up 19.1%.
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After the battle M. Aquillius fled and attempted to make his way back to Italy. At Lesbos he was captured and delivered to Mithridates. After being taken to the mainland, he was then placed on a donkey and paraded back to Pergamon. Aquillius was then moved to and executed at the Theater of Dionysus which sits on a hill of the Acropolis. A large bonfire was made in the center and Aquillius was dragged behind a horse rode by a soldier. Aquillius was dragged around the bonfire as gold coins were melted down in crucibles. Aquillius was then held down and the molten hot gold was poured down his throat for an agonizing death.
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(April 1, 2014) It may not seem like good news for a veteran waiting—and waiting—for a disability claim to be processed, but the Department of Veterans Affairs says it has reached an important milestone in its effort to reduce the backlog of claims in 2015.
Army Times is reporting that the number of claims that have been waiting at least 125 days has fallen below 350,000 for the first time since February 2011. It is also the first time the number has been so low since additional illnesses linked to Agent Orange exposure became eligible for benefits. That move in 2010 added tens of thousands of claims to the backlog.
The VA is crediting new technology, better training of workers who handle the claims and improved communications systems for the rapid reduction of the backlog, which has fallen by more than 250,000 in the last year.
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I saw a few solutions posted under this thread.
Try this one first from new member ladiosadeluna found in the above thread:
I was having the same exact problem, I couldn't find app world anywhere. But then in applications, I hit the blackberry button and selected "show all" and it appeared grayed out. Then select app world and hit the blackberry button and unclick 'hide' and then you can unclick 'show all' afterwards if you want.
That worked for me, and I would imagine it would work for a lot of people having the same problem.
Maybe this works for you.
Suggestion 2:
This link will not install the current App World version but one which works on your phone:
If you want the newest App World version I do not recommend to wipe your phone as suggested in the top thread rather do an 'alias update' where you select your current OS as the alias. This method is explained here and restores not only your PIM data but also your applications in one swoop.
Let's assume DTM 7.1 is on the 'Home Screen' and you see the message: 'Sync All' and there is copy of your current device software
1) Click 'Device' and then 'Update'
2) Wait for the message: 'There are no Blackberry Device Software Updates available' and then click 'View other versions'
3) Wait till you see a box labeled 'Available Vers
It will take now some time (~ 30 min) but eventually a message comes up saying: 'Your software update is complete'.
Wait till you see this message. Then disconnect your phone and follow all prompts on your phone after you have turned on you
When you phone's PIM is working again select now App World via a restored visible icon and then follow again all prompts.
Tell me which suggestions worked for you. I ended up staying with my default App World version because version 126.96.36.199 eventually failed me again after doing other apps upgrades. We are all waiting for RIM to address this issue. Good luck.
my apps world is not working
Here are a few suggestions for jamadarikbal1994 to solve this AW (Application World) issue:
If the next 3 short ideas don't work follow my above procedure or the link below. Unfortunately, there is no known quick fix for this problems (yes, it will take about 40 minutes but it will make AW work again).
Before you try one of the following ideas I suggest doing first a full backup with your DTM (Desk Top Manager).
1) Try a battery pull or hold down the left alt - right shift -delete buttons simultaneously till you see a red LEd (the 3 button-salute)
2) Reinstall AW by using this URL on your browser's top line:
This method will delete your present AW version and will then install the newest AW version, e.g. 18.104.22.168
3) You can also manually delete AW via Option/Device/Application Management then selecting AW and hitting delete; then after a reboot download AW again by doing 2) which then does not require a reboot.
4) If none of these 3 ideas work I suggest reloading your current OS but since you will be using the 'Update' option via DTM one gets the benefit of retrieving all emails and address-book data plus all installed apps automatically without having manually to do this tedious task.
Important here is to make sure you have the current AW loaded on your phone even so the icon might not be present or does not open AW. Why? ...because the 'Update' auto reload task will install the troubled AW version properly.
Since I described the above method also in another thread you might also go here for further instructions:
I hope this work around will make the AW icon re-appear and let's you open AW properly. It is not a permanent fix but OK for now. Let us know what worked for you this time. e.g. idea 1, 2, 3, 4?


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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Julio Jones is still drawing double-takes over his new hairstyle.
His position coach is more taken with what he hears.
"You can listen to him run," said Terry Robiskie, who works with the Atlanta Falcons receivers. "I can hear him galloping. I can actually hear the sound. It's like a horse that's trotting out on the track. Whatever that sound is, it's music to your ears if you're a coach."
This is why the Falcons paid such a heavy price to land Jones in the first round of the 2011 draft. This is why the team is convinced that he's poised to become one of the NFL's top receivers, even after a rookie season that had some downs along with the ups.
"Just look at the physicality of the guy," Robiskie said Sunday, after the Falcons wrapped up the training camp portion of the preseason.
"When you look at how strong he is, how big a guy he is, how powerful he is ... he's got all the powerful stuff that's just beautiful to watch."
To those on the outside, Jones' most visible move of the offseason was cutting off his dreadlocks, which he had throughout his college career at Alabama and his rookie season with the Falcons. He donated the hair to a charity that helps children with cancer and has no plans to grow it back, enjoying his sleeker look (especially in the heat of a Georgia summer).
For the coaching staff, the most noticeable difference is on the field. Jones is much more comfortable in the Falcons' offense, having spent much of 2011 learning on the fly.
Because of the lockout, rookies didn't get a chance to work with their teams until training camp opened, eliminating all those valuable months spent learning the playbook, meshing with new teammates and getting acclimated to the NFL way of life.
"Confidence" is how Robiskie describes it. "You can just see it in everything we're doing. If we call a play and he walks out of the huddle, he knows what that play is. His wheels are turning, but they're not turning quite like they were. Last year, he came in and was just thrown into the mix. He was trying to figure it all out."
There's no question about Jones' physical skills. If you drew up a receiver in the laboratory, chances are he would look a lot like this: 6-foot-3, 220 pounds, a dazzling combination of size, strength and 4.39-second speed in the 40-yard dash. While there have been some questions about Jones' hands, that is more nitpicking than a major complaint.
As a rookie, Jones had 54 receptions for 959 yards, including eight touchdowns. He had five 100-yard receiving games, helping the Falcons claim a wild-card playoff berth.
Still, there was a perception that Jones didn't quite measure up to the lofty expectations. The Falcons gave up a lot to get him, believing he was the player who could push them over the top for a Super Bowl title.
Instead, the team never seemed to gel offensively, and the playoff showing was brief and abysmal: a 24-2 loss to the eventual champion New York Giants, the only Atlanta points put up by the defense.
"I don't let that get to me," Jones insisted. "People want me to catch a thousand balls, but if we win the game and I catch one ball, I'm happy with that."
He wasn't satisfied with his conditioning, feeling that contributed to hamstring problems which kept him out of three games. Jones underwent foot surgery before he even reported to the Falcons, and he wasn't quite ready for the grind of 16 regular-season games, not to mention four preseason games and the playoffs.
"He didn't have the summer training," Robiskie said. "He wasn't in the building for us to help him get his stamina going. He had been used to a 12-game schedule in college. All of a sudden, it's a 20-game schedule. He wasn't familiar with it. He had never dealt with it before. I don't think he knew about the seven-day grind we have in the NFL."
That's not all. While Jones played for one of the nation's elite college programs, it was still a big jump to the NFL.
"Every Sunday in the NFL is like Alabama-Florida or Alabama-LSU," Robiskie said. "We don't have Louisiana-Monroe on the schedule, we don't have Troy on the schedule in between the big games to slow the tempo down. Every week you've go to go play LSU, you've got to go play Florida. That's a grind."
Jones acknowledges it was a difficult adjustment. He was used to dominating. Suddenly, he was just trying to keep up.
"In college, you can take certain plays off because you're a better athlete than the other guys," Jones said. "But in the NFL, everybody is a great player. You've got to go out there with your 'A' game on every play."
The first two preseason games have provided a tantalizing glimpse of what this season might hold. Playing what amounts to just over a half, Jones already has nine receptions for 150 yards.
"I'm not sure about people's expectations," head coach Mike Smith said. "I do know this: Julio is a better player today than last year when we were breaking camp. There's no double about that, just from the maturation process of understanding what it means and what it takes to be an NFL player."
With a new offensive coordinator, Dirk Koetter, the Falcons are hoping to produce the sort of explosive numbers that everyone kept waiting for — and waiting for — last season. They still have weapons all over the place: quarterback Matt Ryan, receiver Roddy White, running back Michael Turner, tight end Tony Gonzalez.
And Jones.
"I don't have to be that No. 1 guy all the time," he said. "We've got No. 1 guys all over the team."
Maybe the new hairstyle will help.
"It's like those Olympic swimmers who shave their heads because they don't want any resistance," Robiskie said. "Now, he's got nothing to hold him back. He's got no resistance up there. We think he was going fast before. I think he can actually fly now."


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love this shade. natural colour with gloss effect! highly recommend this for girls who like natural colour make up and want gloss on their lips. it has a very nice smell too! some lip gloss don't smell nice at all. definitely recommend this!
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Marshmallow - sticky but sweet colour
love the colour~ Very sweet and soft pink! and small side mirror is very useful for on the go application. but too sticky for my liking so it is a bit harder to apply. good to use on it's own or on top of your lipstick. will buy again if there is promo. :) will not try other shades though
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Miami Sunset - so-so
the gloss does leave a slight sticky feeling and isn't that lasting. drinking water etc and the lipstick leaves marks. best part is the packaging - nifty little mirror at the side. wonder why no other brand has thought of this idea before
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Quite a huge packing. the colour is really good for a night out. Got it during sales. Considering that it is a reputable brand, quality is great, low price and such a huge bottle (as compared to normal lip gloss), i feel that it is WORTH ITTTTTTT.
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Striptease - Simply Lovely
I purchased the colour "Strip tease" and am very impressed. The colour is this lovely nude, apricot colour against my lips and looked quite nice against my Fair complexion. I consider this colour strong enough to wear alone but think it looks amazing paired with the colour "Kitty" from the Modelco Party Proof Lipstick range. Formula isn't sticky unless over applied as a little goes a long way to effectively give a nice sheen to lips. Packaging is quite cute also.
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Brought the colour "Berry Pink" and would say that I'm reasonably happy with the purchase. Alone this colour looks rather plane and only really gives a shine to my lips - one I think looks a lot better, and needs to be worn over a lipstick to actually be appreciated. Formula is the same as the others - not sticky unless over applied. A nice medium toned pink lip gloss. Also really loved the packaging.
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I purchased the colour "Showgirl Red" Which is this bright red that looks surprisingly nice against my pale complexion. This colour shows up really well even when used without lipstick, but when worn over lipstick makes the colour just POP! Gives a nice sheen to lips without a sticky feeling (unless over applied.) One of my favourites in the range. I also really like the packaging and design of the product.
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Miami Sunset - Nice hint of Colour
I brought the colour "Miami Sunset" and so far have been rather happy with my purchase. The colour is a nice, bright orange, but nothing too overpowering. Worn by its self it gives a nice sheen and hint of colour to the lips ( I would probably recommend wearing over a lip stick to enhance the colour.) A little goes a long way and doesn't have that sticky feeling unless over applied (but that's easily avoidable.) Pretty Packaging too.
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The colour "Marshmallow" is this gorgeous soft, light pink that looks so amazing up against my light complexion. Only a small amount of this gloss is needed to give off its intense colour - too much can cause a sticky feeling but that can be easily avoided. Wears well too and last a few hours before re application is required. Looks good with or without lipstick. Also love the packaging the product comes in.
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Favourite lip gloss of all time. Has a really pleasant strawberry smell. The lipgloss was not sticky unlike normal lip gloss. Functional mirror at the side is convenient for on the go lip gloss application. In all, will definitely repurchase this item again!
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Asylum seekers living in limbo in Indonesia
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Every year, thousands of asylum seekers leave Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Iraq and Iran to make the dangerous and illegal journey across the sea to Australia.
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Carver C. Gayton has had a distinguished career as a teacher, a university administrator, a corporate and government executive, and a public historian. He completed his BA and MA at UW before earning his PhD in Political Science in 1974. In his early career Dr. Gayton taught at Garfield High, became the first African American FBI agent from Washington State, was UW's first director of diversity programs, and was a professor at Florida State University. During 18 years as a Boeing executive, Dr. Gayton devel-oped innovative education programs and managed university rela-tions. He then led the WA State Employment Security Dept. for four years before returning to work at UW's Evans School. He is an author and editor of books on history and was the founding Executive Director of the Northwest African American History Museum. A "Husky Football Legend," Dr. Gayton has been recognized locally and nationally as a pioneering educator and community leader.
Christine Charbonneau is the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands, an organization that includes Alaska, Idaho, Hawaii and western Washington. Beginning as a volunteer at the Seattle Health Center in 1982, she expanded her volunteer commitment to include community education and public policy activism. Her work includes expansion of telemedicine to serve people in remote areas and creating Planned Parenthood Online, serving over 50 million users. Ms. Charbonneau earned her B.A. in Political Science and History in 1982. She was selected for the Distinguished Alumna Award to recognize her career in advocacy.
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Dow Constantine received his B.A. in political science from the University of Washington in 1985. Additional degrees earned at UW include his law degree (1989) and a graduate degree in urban planning (1992).
Constantine was elected King County Executive in 2009 and is currently serving his first term. As County Executive, Dow Constantine oversees the regional government for the 14th largest county in the United States, an organization with 13,000 employees and an annual budget of 5.1 billion dollars.
Constantine's career in politics began in 1996 when he was elected to the Washington State Legislature. He was elected to two terms in the House and one term in the Senate. In the legislature, he served as co-chair of the House Judiciary Committee and vice-chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee. He was appointed to the King County Council in January 2002 and subsequently won election to that office four times. He served as County Council Chair in 2009 and also served four years as a member of the Councils budget leadership team. In addition to holding elected office, Constantine has served on the boards of numerous non-profit organizations and worked as a lawyer in private practice. During his distinguished career in public service, he has successfully championed causes like government reform, environmental protection, public transportation, historic preservation, education, and empowerment of women.
Justice Barbara Madsen currently serves as the 55th Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court. Chief Justice Madsen received her undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Washington in 1974 and earned her J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law in 1977. After completing law school, she worked as a public defender in King and Snohomish counties. In 1982, she joined the Seattle City Attorney's Office and was appointed Special Prosecutor in 1984. Mayor Charles Royer appointed Justice Madsen in 1988 to the Seattle Municipal Court bench. In 1992, she was elected to the Washington Supreme Court. In 2004, Justice Madsen co-chaired the Crystal Brame Committee which secured legislation requiring all police agencies to adopt investigation protocol for police perpetrated domestic violence. Since 2005, she has led efforts to establish the Initiative for Diversity, a program encouraging legal employers to commit to and implement individual organizational plans to increase diversity. Chief Justice Madsen has chaired the Washington State Gender and Justice Commission since 1998. Most recently the Commission, partnering with other community groups, succeeded in passing legislation banning the shackling of women prisoners during labor. As chief justice, she is committed to continuing the Supreme Court's long-standing support for access to justice.
From 2001 to 2007, John McKay served as United States Attorney for Western Washington. He then joined the faculty of Seattle University School of Law, where he now teaches Constitutional Law of Terrorism and National Security Law.
Mr. McKay received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Washington in 1978 and his law degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska in 1982. He has been a partner at the Seattle firms Lane Powell and Cairncross & Hempelmann. He has also served as a White House Fellow and as President of the Legal Services Corporation in Washington, D.C. In 1995, the Washington State Bar Association named Professor McKay Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year. In 2001, he received the Associations Award of Merit, and following his controversial dismissal as U.S. Attorney in 2007, its Courageous Award. In 2008, the Legal Foundation of Washington awarded Professor McKay, along with his brother Mike, the Charles A. Goldmark Award for Distinguished Service for his contributions to equal access to justice for all.
Maralyn Chase represents the 32nd Legislative District in the Washington State House of Representatives. In 2007, she was named Legislator of the Year by the Washington Public Employees Association. She also received the 2007 Legislative Excellence Award from the Washington State School Retirees' Association. She serves as a board member on the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce, Shoreline Solar Project, and the Peace and Justice Alliance. Chase received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington in 1972, and an M.A. in Political Science in 1974.
Since his election in 2007, Bruce Harrell has served as a councilmember on the Seattle City Council. He chairs the Energy and Technology Committee, is vice-chair of the Public Safety, Human Services and Education Committee, and is a member of several council and external committees. Previously, he acted as an attorney and community volunteer. He is a member of the UW Alumni Board of Trustees. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington in 1979 and a J.D. from the Law School in 1984.
John E. Carlson is a popular conservative talk radio host on KVI, a Seattle talk radio station. He worked as the Communications Director for the state Republican party and co-founded Washington Institute Foundation. He served as president of that organization from 1985-1994. He has been listed as one of the University of Washington's most influential graduates of the century. He received a B.A. in political science from the University of Washington in 1981.
Gary Gayton is an executive with the investment Bank of Siebert, Brandford Shank & Co. Gayton has a long history of fighting for civil rights; he was the first African-American student-body president at Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington, and he was the first African-American captain of a varsity sports team at the University of Washington. After graduating from law school, Gayton served as assistant U.S. attorney under Robert F. Kennedy, and went on to found his own law firm in Seattle that fought for civil rights. Gayton received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington in 1955.
Robert D. Kaplan is prominent Seattle lawyer that works on cases involving small business, charitable organizations, artists, and authors. He serves on numerous boards of non-profit and community organizations that deal with health care for underserved communities and the arts. In 1996, he was recognized by the American Bar Association, Business Law Section, for his pro-bono work. He and his wife, Margaret Levi, have amassed a substantial collection of Australian aboriginal art, which is on loan to the Seattle Art Museum. Kaplan received his B.A. in political science from the University of Washington in 1966, and a J.D. from the Law School in 1969.
Michael S. McGavick is the Chief Executive Officer of XL Capital Ltd. Previously, McGavick served as the President of CEO of Safeco Corporation from 2001-2005. In 2003, McGavick was named the Puget Sound Business Journal's Executive of the Year, and in 2005 he was the 2005 winner of the prestigious Charles E. Odegaard award for his efforts to promote diversity at the University of Washington. McGavick received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington in 1983.
In 2008, Bobbe Bridge became the first president of the Center for Children and Youth Justice, which was created by a five-year, $10 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's Models for Change Initiative. This Center will fund juvenile justice reform programs in Benton, Clark, Franklin, King, Pierce and Spokane Counties. Bridge served as a Washington Supreme Court Justice from 1999 to 2007. Bridge received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington in 1966, and she received a J.D. from the Law School in 1976.


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Woman with 3 car tires goes on police chase, rams sheriff
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A Heartland woman involved in a chase with law enforcement officers is now charged with attempted murder after she allegedly rammed a sheriff's SUV with her vehicle.
Crystal Agan, 28, also known as Crystal Ingersoll, is also charged with two counts of neglect of a dependent person and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, second offense.
Wednesday night around 11:30, authorities say Agan, of Mystic, Iowa, was driving south on Highway 5 in Appanoose County.
Appanoose County authorities in the area noticed she was driving without a right front tire.
An SUV, driven by Appanoose County Sheriff Gary Anderson was traveling south on Highway 5 behind her. Another vehicle, driven by Deputy Jonathon Printy was behind Agan's vehicle as well.
According to the sheriff's office, Agan refused to stop her vehicle even though both officers had emergency lights and sirens on.
Sheriff Anderson was able to pass Agan where she became boxed in between Anderson and the deputy. Agan continued to drive erratically and attempted to pass the sheriff's vehicle. She then allegedly rammed into the back of the emergency vehicle and continued to accelerate.
The sheriff's SUV was eventually pushed to the right side of the road.
That is when Deputy Printy's vehicle made contact with the rear of Agan's vehicle. Her vehicle then spun counter clockwise, went into a ditch where and overturned.
When officers approached the car after the crash, they found a five-year-old and a six-year-old child in the car. The children were transported to Mercy Hospital in Centerville, examined and then released.
Agan refused an alcohol and drug test when she was taken into custody and is currently being held in the Appanoose County Jail without bond.


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From Wiktionary
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- (uncountable) Rent is the money you pay to borrow and use something, usually an apartment.
- Have we paid this month's rent yet?
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Past tense |
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- (transitive) If you rent something, you pay money to use something for a limited time.
- I'm flying down to Texas next week and I guess I'll have to rent a car.


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Affordable Rental Housing
Each year, the federal government spends around $40 billion for rental housing programs serving households with lower incomes. As the stock of housing assisted with federal funds ages and the number of families experiencing housing affordability problems grows, the federal government faces a number of management challenges and policy issues in its efforts to support affordable rental housing.
Since 1937, the federal government has supported various programs that subsidize the construction or rehabilitation of low-cost rental housing or make rents affordable to eligible households. The government currently administers over a dozen different affordable rental housing programs, which provide assistance through a variety of tools, including rental assistance payments, grants, loan guarantees, and tax incentives. Each year, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) spend around $40 billion on such programs, serving households with lower incomes (80 percent or less of the applicable area median income) as well as populations with special needs, such as the elderly and persons with disabilities. Key federal rental assistance programs include:
- HUDs Housing Choice Voucher, Project-based Section 8, and Public Housing programs
- IRSs Low-Income Housing Tax Credits program, and
- USDAs Rural Rental Program.
However, not all eligible low-income households receive federal rental assistance. According to the most recent available HUD data, in 2009, of the 17.12 million very low-income renters susceptible to severe rent burdens and severely inadequate housing, 7.10 million41.5 percentfaced one or both of those problems without housing assistance.
The federal government faces a number of management challenges and policy issues in its effort to support affordable rental housing, including:
- ensuring that its rental programs operate efficiently and effectively while also providing safe and decent housing and limiting growth in program costs;
- ensuring that the stock of assisted properties is maintained in a physically and financially sound manner, is administered in a way that best serves the needs of low-income households, and remains available to lower-income tenants to the extent practicable; and
- examining options for providing housing assistance that recognize the importance of promoting economic self-sufficiency and providing incentives for work among low-income households.


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These are dangerous times we are living in.
Say what you want about Jerry Brown - and there's a lot to say about his one track mind on high speed rail as well as his Twin Tunnel religion - but the governor has nailed it again when it comes to prudent budgeting.
Call it being scared straight.
Given the historic election of Donald Trump, it's easy to miss the true message sent by the electorate. With Republicans winning control of the presidency and Congress, voters signaled a desire for leaders to work together to solve the nation's most difficult domestic policy problems. That requires Republican leadership in Congress that is serious, focused on action not rhetoric, and understands this historical moment. The first step: the re-election of Paul Ryan as Speaker.
It's the $68.4 billion question: Why would an otherwise fiscally conservative governor like Jerry Brown go full speed ahead with a $68.4 billion plan to build a high speed rail system with only $9.95 billion in hand and a lot of studies that point to a more realistic price tag of $100 billion?
Serious question: Is California part of the same country as Maine, Illinois, New Hampshire, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin?
Guilt by association.
Colin Kaepernick did not beat his significant other. Nor did he run dog fights and then execute the losing dogs.
As we approach the Nov. 8 general election, I wanted to speak to my friends, family and neighbors not as your mayor, but as a concerned citizen of Turlock. For far too long, Turlock's roads have dropped drastically in quality and safety with no end in sight. There is, however, a great opportunity to reverse our history of neglected roadways by voting in favor of Measure L, a countywide initiative dedicated to fixing our local roadways.
This is not a holier than thou column. I'm not. Nor is this gloating. Healthcare needs in this country - defined by cost and results -is not something the government can resolve.
Over the last several decades, I have witnessed firsthand the power of philanthropy-using charitable dollars as venture capital to solve some of society's toughest challenges and create real, meaningful change in our communities. As the new President and CEO of the Legacy Health Foundation (LHE), my goal is to bring this power to Stanislaus and Merced counties.
Can we stop the political posturing for one day and act like adults?
No one should find joy in ITT Technical Institute pulling the plug on its 130 plus campuses including the Lathrop location that has been around since 1997.
There's a measure on the ballot you're going to want to pay extra attention to on Nov. 8.
Who killed the modest proposal by Gov. Jerry Brown to spend $400 million in state money to subsidize affordable housing?
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Tigers first at competition
The Newberg High School cheerleading team began its quest for back-to-back state titles in style, winning the season-opening All-State competition Nov. 9.
The Tigers sent three teams to the competition, earning first, second and sixth places.
Head coach Lisa Berg said the teams executed well, displaying excellent technique and great showmanship.
I believe our strength is the character of the girls, Berg said. Thats been the experience with everybody. They all are just so talented.
Newbergs top team was composed of Tia Runia, Allie Dummer, Abby Long, Isabel Bridges and Brittany Casey.
The runner-up squad includes Allison Schmidt, Rilee Rosauer, Kaitlyn Russo, Ally Hagen and Marlee Schroll.
The Tigers No. 3 group is made of Rachel McWilliams, Anni Gissel, McKenzie Morse, Sidney Fischer and Lacee Cloepfil.
Newberg will return to competition Dec. 14, when it will attempt to qualify for nationals at the USA Regional event in Portland.


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Cuba once had a strong tradition of musical theatre that all but disappeared after the 1959 revolution, when it was considered frivolous and ideologically inappropriate.
Now an award-winning international team has revived the genre, creating a Cuban version of the hit show Carmen Jones.
Producers from around the world, have travelled to Havana to watch the production with a view to taking the Cuban Carmen to the West End, Broadway and beyond.
Sarah Rainsford went to meet the people bringing the Cuban Carmen to life.


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In 2011, America's cities will develop and launch strong, unique cultural images that describe their blend of culture, arts, creative, heritage, and historic assets.
That's our fifth trend projection for 2011, in our Eleven Trends for 2011 Series.
The concept of place "branding" has recently been considered to have negative connotations, though it shouldn't. A real brand is based on a depth of assets and the identification of the unique strength that links together the entire "brand portfolio" and makes it stand out from the competition. The very exercise of place-branding around culture, arts, creativity, heritage, and historic assets should help any city or region that goes through the process to understand and value its unique cultural assets.
Has your community gone through an asset inventory and analysis like this? Are you ready to build an internal and external image based on the best of your community's assets? You may be surprised by what they are.
It always surprises me there are only two International Cities of Culture (a UNESCO designation) in the United States: Iowa City, IA for literature, and Santa Fe, NM for craft and traditional arts. Why not more? Why not identify the cultural strength of each community, of every size, and build a pride of place and celebration of excellence? And cities that have so much cultural vitality to show the world – and be proud of – make 2011 the year to create and celebrate an image that tells the world.


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BG CEO Finlayson Quits as Oil Producer Scraps Forecast
Will Kennedy and Eduard GismatullinBG Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Chris Finlayson resigned after little more than a year in the job as the third-largest U.K. oil and gas producer ditched an output forecast that's just three months old.
Finlayson, 58, will be replaced immediately by Chairman Andrew Gould until a permanent successor is found, BG said today in a statement. The company said Finlayson resigned for personal reasons.
BG said today oil and gas output this year would be at the lower end of an estimated range on falling production in Egypt. The company's reviewing operational, investment and portfolio management plans and won't offer 2015 guidance until February, it said, abandoning a forecast Finlayson made in January.
"The board felt that it was in the best interests of the group to accept Chris's resignation and seek fresh leadership," said Gould, who becomes interim executive chairman. BG needs to accelerate returns to shareholders, he said.
BG closed little changed at 1,146 pence in London. It earlier fell as much as 6.8 percent in the biggest intraday decline since the outgoing chief unveiled project delays on Jan. 27.
Finlayson, a former Royal Dutch Shell Plc executive who joined BG in 2010 before taking over from long-term CEO Frank Chapman at the start of last year, was forced to issue a profit warning in January because of delays at projects in Australia, Brazil and the North Sea, as well as political turmoil in Egypt. The shares dropped 14 percent that day.
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"Only two and a half months ago he was still confirmed in the job, obviously frustrated by Egypt, and seemed to be the savior of BG a year ago," said Jason Kenney, an analyst at Banco Santander SA in Edinburgh. "The surprise resignation could be seen as a reaction or a frustration that a growth period for BG is struggling to get started."
The Reading, England-based company will report its first-quarter earnings on May 1.
Egyptian oil and gas production dropped 35 percent in the first quarter to 66,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day from the prior three months because of deteriorating reservoir performance and the diversion of fuel to the domestic market, BG said. That means total output for 2014 will be at the lower end of its forecast of 590,000 to 630,000 barrels a day.
In January, BG had said 2015 production would be 710,000 to 750,000 barrels a day as new fields started output.
Egypt Deteriorated
"Egypt has further deteriorated," said Bertrand Hodee, an analyst at Raymond James Financials Inc. in Paris, cutting his output forecast 4.6 percent to 587,000 barrels a day this year.
Finlayson was charged with balancing record capital spending with lower-than-expected oil and gas production after taking over from Chapman. BG shares rose 28 percent last year under his leadership before plummeting this year following the January profit warning and today's resignation.
He won the top job at BG in competition with former Chief Operating Officer Martin Houston, who led the company's liquefied natural gas business. Houston decided to retire in November ending his more than 30-year career with the company.
BG, formed in 1997 when former state gas monopoly British Gas Plc split its exploration and production arm from its retail business, is the biggest U.K.-listed gas producer after Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc. Chapman was CEO from 2000 to 2012.


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Gordon, White trample Purdue in 41-10 win
MADISON—Melvin Gordon keeps trampling over opponents for Wisconsin.�
Gordon ran for three touchdowns, James White added 145 yards rushing and a 70-yard score and the 24th-ranked Badgers opened Big Ten play with a 41-10 win Saturday over Purdue.
Gordon scored from 5 and 27 yards in the first half before capping the opening drive of the second half with a 15-yard touchdown run to give Wisconsin (3-1, 1-0) a 31-10 lead.�
Nose guard Warren Herring had a sack and three tackles, and linebacker Chris Borland had six stops and a pass breakup at the goal line with the game still close in the first half.�
Wisconsin moved on nicely from last week's stunning 32-30 loss to Arizona State, after officials mishandled the final seconds to deprive the Badgers of a game-winning field-goal try.
No last-minute worries this week.
Quarterback Rob Henry's 22-yard scramble for a score on what appeared to be a busted play provided one of the few highlights for the Boilermakers (1-3, 0-1).
Ricardo Allen intercepted an errant throw by Joel Stave and returned it to the Wisconsin 10 to put Purdue in good shape on its next drive.
But two running plays stalled, and Borland broke up the third-down pass to hold Purdue to a 24-yard field goal by Paul Griggs. That made it 14-10 early in the second half.�
Still, maybe, just maybe, the Boilermakers were going to build on their near-upset last week of Notre Dame before losing 31-24.�
One big problem: Purdue couldn't stop the run.
It is an age-old problem in the Big Ten. The Badgers still love to run, even with first-year coach Gary Andersen now calling the shots. Opponents know it is coming. Statistically, Purdue seemed to be in decent shape coming into the game after holding its last two opponents to less than 100 yards rushing.
Instead, Gordon and White made the poor-tackling Boilermakers look silly.
Gordon had 16 carries for 147 yards, his fourth-straight 100-yard game. White, the FBS' active career leading in yards rushing, also got 16 carries.
His 70-yard TD run on third down with 43 seconds left in the first quarter epitomized Purdue's frustrating afternoon. White took the handoff to his right, made one cut to deke Anthony Brown before making another cut inside that froze safety Taylor Richards for an unhindered path to the end zone and a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.�
Gordon's 27-yard scoring run sapped Purdue momentum after Griggs' field goal to put Wisconsin back up by 11.
Gordon followed with his 15-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter, carrying a lunging Allen into the end zone with him to give Wisconsin a three-touchdown lead.�
Allen later left the game with what appeared to be a right leg injury. Wisconsin was also battered with injuries, losing tight end Jacob Pedersen (left leg) and center Dallas Lewallen (right leg). Cornerback Peniel Jean and linebacker Brendan Kelly also left with leg injuries.
Wisconsin was also without receiver Kenzel Doe (hamstring).�
Henry finished 18-for-36 with 135 yards and an interception. He netted zero yards on seven carries.�
Overall, Purdue's running game was nonexistent again, with starter Akeem Hunt gaining just 31 yards on nine carries. Herring's solid play early set the tone for Wisconsin's active defensive front.�


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Business / Labor / Ideological Split In PAC Contributions
2012 Race: Arizona District 01
From this chart, you can get a flavor of which are the top industries giving to the candidates running for Congress in your district. Do the industries match your local economy, or are they more Washington-based? If the latter, the candidate may have divided loyalties on issues where the interests of their cash constituents conflict with those of the voters who elected them.
Ann Kirkpatrick (D)
Business | $114,300 |
Labor | $203,500 |
Ideological | $224,912 |
Other | $1,500 |
Jonathan Paton (R)
Business | $211,500 |
Ideological | $219,250 |
Uncategorized | $500 |
Kim Allen (L)
No reports on record for this candidate.
HOW TO READ THIS CHART: Most members of Congress get the bulk of their campaign contributions from two main sources: the industries that make up the economic base of their home district and the Washington-based interest groups that pay more attention to the member's committee assignments in Congress. In addition, most Democrats receive substantial sums from labor unions.
NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2011-2012 House election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on Monday, March 25, 2013. ("Help! The numbers don't add up...")
Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the Center for Responsive Politics. For permission to reprint for commercial uses, such as textbooks, contact the Center.


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As a Spanish teacher,
Do you have any on-line links for "simple" reading so I can improve my vocabulary?
Also do you have any links for prayers in Spanish?
Lastly, would you please translate the Jesus Prayer into Spanish for me?
I know studyspanish.com has some good vocab pages. Were you looking for something like that?
I love that he pronounces his a's as in apple rather than as in autumn.