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Should – The Great Pretend
Words On Music – WM38 CD Time: 43:15 (To be released on March 25, 2014)
More on Should and the album: http://www.words-on-music.com/WM38.html
Tracks: 1) Don't Send Me Your Regrets 2) Loveless Devotion 3) Mistakes Are Mine 4) In Monotone 5) Down A Notch 6) Everybody Knows 7) Dalliance 8) A Lonely Place 9) Amends 10) Gold Stars 11) Don't Get To Know Me
I was around for the punk and post-punk eras (Wire's Pink Flag and Chairs Missing being pretty prominent in my studio days along with early Talking Heads albums and many other bands and genres). I have to admit that I missed a great deal of the original Shoegaze bands largely due to austerity and having a young family, so other pleasant distractions reigned from the late 1980s into the late 1990s (although bands like Cocteau Twins, The Sundays and Scritti Politti found their way to my vintage stereo). I missed the early days of the band Should, but I remember their second album Feed Like Fishes from the edges, and their 2011 album Like A Fire Without Sound is a recent favorite (by then I was well out of my musical seclusion).
Relationships are often complex entanglements, whether one is embarrassed to admit being in one, longing to be in one (longing to be OUT of one, perhaps?), or preferring to be just plain left alone (whether misanthropic or morbidly shy). The songs on The Great Pretend have pleasantly simple and catchy foundations of melody, chords with lyrics of young and even mature longing or angst. The songs build gradually and the instruments and voices weave into dulcet yet deceptively intricate compositions. The album never sounds heavy, and if anything it's ironically upbeat at the moments when lyrically it's just the opposite (at times avoiding directness, shrouding emotions, much like the album's stylized cover). A side note: The Great Pretend is also the title of the last track on Like A Fire Without Sound.
Don't Send Me Your Regrets opens the album and is a sort of foreword, largely a verse without a chorus. To me, it's more of a song fragment that sets a mood, much like some of F. M. Cornog's East River Pipe songs like Wholesale Lies from The Gasoline Age. The one cover on the album (and it's a great one) is Loveless Devotion by Over The Atlantic's Nik Brinkman and Bevan Smith (from their album Dimensions) and it's a softer interpretation with staggered harmonies from Marc Ostermeier and Tanya Maus accompanied by crisp guitar and bass. The rougher edges of the original version appear towards the end of the song.
What's a bit different on this album compared to Should's last is that rhythms seem more energetic (dare I say danceable?) as in Mistakes Are Mine, Everybody Knows (with drum machine and statement-response lyrics) and Dalliance, yet there are moments (like In Monotone) that are more contemplative with gentle keyboards, light electric guitar and drums; it's a Shoegaze One Note Samba.
Down A Notch is an excellent first single for the album, another example of an upbeat song with paradoxical lyrics. A Lonely Place is a duet reminiscent of some of Brian Wilson's songs from the romantic yet melancholic Pet Sounds era, it reminds me of Caroline No. Amends explores a darker mood and sound. Gold Stars is like a gentle sonic waterfall, similar to Turned Tables from Like A Fire Without Sound.
The album closes with the curiously upbeat yet shy introspection of Don't Get To Know Me, and there it is again, the complexities of relationships and emotions—songs that often express feelings better when one is at a loss for words.
Porya Hatami – Shallow
Tench Records: CD TCH06, about 43 minutes
Tracks: 1) Fen; 2) After The Rain; 3) White Forest
Artist links: https://soundcloud.com/poryahatami & http://poryahatami.bandcamp.com/
There are unknowns and misconceptions when it comes to learning of others in far away lands and different cultures, but we have a universal language: Music. Music with or without words, music of nature or created with found or built objects. This is perhaps where we can find common ground and even Peace among us. We can hope.
Years ago when I was in school I had a friend from Tehran, Iran who sadly I have long since lost touch with (I always marveled at his design work, because it was rooted in ideas and techniques so different from my own), and later I got to know another person from a different family who fled Iran during the 1979 Revolution. This person's family was persecuted because of their beliefs (sound familiar?). We became friends and colleagues in the mid 1980s after he made his way to America via Europe and we have since learned of each other's heritages (and enjoyed many spirited discussions over the years!). We all have stories, histories, struggles and desires—we have far more in common with one another than we often think.
Porya Hatami is from Sanandaj, Iran and although we have never met in person, I believe I feel Hatami's deep and universal desire to reach out and share the experiences of his culture and environment in the hopes of achieving connections we can all appreciate while preserving our regional identities. With all the turmoil and fear bred by our countries and political establishments, Hatami's music is a magical beacon of hope and beauty observing the natural world around and more of what binds our humanity instead of what separates us in our beliefs and politics.
Some of Shallow is taken directly from the fens and streams, some from the sky and rain, and some from soft breezes in the trees (as in White Forest), while parts are symbolically reminiscent of those places and experiences (real or imagined). There is deep sense of warmth in Hatami's work. At times it's so delicate and tender and at others it gently soothes and envelops–allowing one to drift freely into an imagined experience (like where Fen transforms from an environmental to more of an inner dream or even underwater experience at the mid-point of the piece, before returning again to the outdoors—as if from reality to dream and back again). After The Rain opens as if soft comforting rays of sunshine have entered the morning with a fresh mist still falling from trees or eaves (you can decide).
Shallow is available here: http://www.tenchrec.com/TCH06.html
A List Too Small – My Favorites of 2012
Thank you to all the artists and record labels for such wonderful and diverse music.
This is one list of many, it's my list, and it leaves off many other favorites that I have enjoyed over the year in addition to the thousands of other albums and single tracks that make up music throughout the World. What has helped me arrive at this list is what I have always loved about music: Does it move me? In addition, is it creative, well recorded and produced with a degree of care that makes me pay attention to it? There was a time when I was obsessed with highly produced and tightly engineered works, then I learned about artists such as East River Pipe and Sparklehorse, and many other genres of music were opened to me.
If you don't see your favorite album on this list (or even your own album), it doesn't mean a thing. If an album has been reviewed on my website this year, it's meaningful to many others and me, but this is only a very, very small slice of the music world. Often people ask me about new music, and what I recommend. When I started this website in late January, 2012 it was first a means to write about music that I enjoyed, but also to get to know other artists and learn about new music that they create, so I could pass it on. Often, the best new music is that referred by a friend. Please feel free to send me your comments and recommendations.
Special note: There are still three or four late 2012 releases that are either enroute to me, have yet to be released or have just arrived. I need to spend proper time listening to and absorbing these albums. Rather than delaying this list further, and if after listening to those last 2012 releases I feel that they hit a sweet spot, I'll review those albums in early 2013. I know of at least two 2012 releases that I'll likely not receive until 2013.
I have three categories: Albums (12), Individual Tracks (6), and Special Releases (3) that don't necessarily fit into a category.
Albums (Artist – Album Title – Record Label)
1) Twigs & Yarn – The Language of Flowers – Flau
2) Lambchop – Mr. M – Merge Records
3) Zammuto – Zammuto – Temporary Residence
4) Steve Hackett – Genesis Revisited II – Inside Out Music
5) Taylor Deupree – Faint – 12k
6) Billow Observatory – Billow Observatory – Felte
7) Gareth Dickson – Quite A Way Away – 12k
8) Pill-Oh – Vanishing Mirror – Kitchen. Label
9) Brambles – Charcoal – Serein
10) Almost Charlie – Tomorrow's Yesterday – Words On Music
11) Cody ChesnuTT – Landing On A Hundred – One Little Indian
12) Stick Men – Deep – Stick Men Records
Individual Tracks (from other albums)
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1) Library Tapes – Sun peeking through (from the album Sun peeking through) – Self Released
2) Cock & Swan – Orange & Pink (from the album Stash) – Lost Tribe Sound
3) Alex Tiuniaev – Daylight (from the album Blurred) – Heat Death Records
4) Kyle Bobby Dunn – In Praise of Tears (from the album In Miserum Stercus) – Komino
5) Kane Ikin & David Wenngren – Chalk (from the album Strangers) – Keshhhhhh
6) Olan Mill – Bleu Polar (from the album Paths) – Fac-ture
Special Releases
1) Celer & Machinefabriek: Maastunnel/Mt. Mitake, Numa/Penarie, Hei/Sou – Self Released
2) Birds Of A Feather: Michael Frommer – The Great Northern Loon, Porya Hatami – The Black Woodpecker, Darren McClure – The Black Kite, The Green Kingdom – The Great Blue Heron – Flaming Pines
3) Simon Scott, Corey Fuller, Marcus Fischer, Tomoyoshi Date and Taylor Deupree (Recorded live in Japan October, 8, 2012) – Between (…The Branches) – 12k
Record Labels Noted Above
Flau: http://www.flau.jp/
Merge Records: http://www.mergerecords.com/
Temporary Residence LTD: http://temporaryresidence.com/
Inside Out: http://www.insideoutmusic.com/
12k: http://12k.com/
Felte: http://www.feltesounds.com/
Kitchen. Label: http://www.kitchen-label.com/
Serein: http://www.serein.co.uk/
Words On Music: http://www.words-on-music.com/
One Little Indian: http://indian.co.uk/shop/landing-on-a-hundred-1.html
Stick Men Records: http://stick-men.net
Library Tapes: http://librarytapes.com/
Lost Tribe Sound: http://www.cockandswan.com/ Note: I have not listed the weblink to the record label as Google has noted that the website MAY be compromised.
Heat Death Records: http://www.heatdeathrecords.co.uk/
Komino: http://kominorecords.com/
Kesh (Simon Scott's label): http://www.keshhhhhh.com/
Facture: http://www.fac-ture.co.uk/
Machinefabriek & Celer: http://machinefabriek.bandcamp.com/ & http://www.thesingularwe.org/fs/
Flaming Pines: http://flamingpines.com/
Review: Almost Charlie – Tomorrow's Yesterday
Words On Music – WM33: CD Time: 42:17
Record Label Website: http://words-on-music.com/
More on this release:
http://words-on-music.com/WM33.html & http://words-on-music.com/almostcharlie.html
Artist Website: http://www.almostcharlie.com/
Available at: http://darla.com/
1) Hope Less; 2) Open Book; 3) Sandsong; 4) Man Without A Home; 5) A Nice Place To Die; 6) Tomorrow's Yesterday; 7) Still Crazy 'Bout You After All These Years; 8) Cummings; 9) Youth Is Wasted On The Young; 10) Undertow; 11) When Venus Surrenders
I have a broad rotation of albums, all sorts of genres (I listen to more than ambient and electro-acoustic works, despite what some might think from my reviews). Since its release in 2009, Almost Charlie's album The Plural Of Yes (TPOY) hasn't been too far away from my CD player. It's a great album of songs written in the tradition of Elton John and Bernie Taupin or Burt Bacharach and Hal David, musician and lyricist working separately. In the case of Berlin's Dirk Homuth (singer and multi-instrumentalist) and New York City's Charlie Mason (lyricist), they still haven't met in-person and aren't separated by "two rooms", but two continents and an ocean. It's evident, however, from their work together that they communicate well, no matter what the distance.
Tomorrow's Yesterday is the latest release, and I'm really happy that Almost Charlie has returned after three years with more beautifully crafted and skillfully recorded songs. There are familiar faces in the band: Sven Mühlbradt on bass and Pelle Hinrichsen on drums and percussion with the addition of Bert Wenndorff on piano as well as other supporting musicians.
For those unfamiliar with Almost Charlie, I find similarities to the songwriting and sound of bands like The Beautiful South, The Autumn Defense and some of the less raucous songs of the Fountains of Wayne. I'd even compare some songs to works by 10cc (either written by Eric Stewart/Graham Gouldman or Kevin Godley/Lol Creme). Similarities to the Beatles are also unmistakable (especially the voice of John Lennon with a bit of George Harrison on the track Still Crazy 'Bout You After All These Years). There are marvelous wordplays, edges of wit and subtle metaphors in the lyrics resulting in this latest collection of musical gems.
The feeling of Tomorrow's Yesterday is a bit more pensive and acoustic than TPOY, but there are upbeat, playful and spirited tracks too. Instrumentally, the foundation of most of the songs is guitar, bass, drums and piano, but many of the tracks are delightfully punctuated with brass, woodwinds, sitar and dobro guitar. Some of the finest moments are simply acoustic guitar and Homuth's vocal harmonies, as on Sandsong, which is a bit melancholy and reflective. In this album there are songs of relationships, a sense of realism, but not resignation; acceptance and contentment, but also a feeling of hope as in Cummings. I also appreciate that the recording is crisp and sounds like a live performance in the studio with minimal processing. There was only one point (at the end of the last track) where the recording was sounding saturated on my equipment, but I stress this is a minimal issue.
Hope Less (a song of setting expectations) begins with acoustic guitar and harmonies and then advances into a march of sorts. This and Open Book are great examples of the smart wordplay in the lyrics, double-meanings, literary references and a deft efficiency of expression. Man Without A Home and Youth Is Wasted On The Young are ironically upbeat ruminations with shades of The Byrds (electric guitars), syncopated rhythms and are gently arranged with brass and strings respectively. A Nice Place To Die has a lively rhythm and bluegrass roots-music vibe with dobro and violin solos. Tomorrow's Yesterday is a stark and melancholy observation on the passage of time, and perhaps more than any other track Homuth is channeling John Lennon's voice (literally and figuratively).
Undertow (a favorite of mine) has power in its symbolism and realism; the words and music combined are indeed greater than the sum of their parts. The passage "The more I try to fight it; Its grip on me is tightened…Overwhelmed by the undertow" is about as close to perfect as it gets. The closing track When Venus Surrenders builds from a quiet beginning, and is the longest and most ambitious song on the album, similar to the spirit of The Monster and Frankenstein from TPOY with a nod, I think, to The Beatles' Let It Be.
As The Plural of Yes was in 2009, Tomorrow's Yesterday is one of my favorite song-albums of 2012. Perhaps next time lyrics could be included in the package, since they are such an integral part of the songs. The Homuth and Mason formula works, the chemistry is still there, and I hope they continue to write songs together and we hear much more from Almost Charlie in years to come.


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New York City -- The U.S. shopping-center industry grew to approximately 108,000 centers in 2010, according to the latest statistics from CoStar Group. The data, compiled on behalf of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), marked the slowest U.S. industry growth (+0.2% or 259 centers) on record since at least 1971 for which consistent data exist.
Over the first four months of 2011, 50 new centers were tallied by the CoStar Group, which continues to suggest a sluggish annualized rate of growth. Total shopping-center space trends echo a similar pattern with a 0.2% point gain in 2010 to 7.33 billion sq. ft. of gross leasable area.
"This slow industry expansion in the United States is still part of an adjustment process from the aftermath of the 2007-2009 recession," observed Michael P. Niemira, VP director of research and chief economist for ICSC. "As the economy continues to grow, however, this more constrained expansion will improve the occupancy rates and make for a more profitable industry.

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Wicksteed Park, The Amusement Park and Arcades, right in Kettering.
Wicksteed Park.
Amusement Park Kettering
Wicksteed Park is one of the oldest leisure parks in the UK having opened in 1921.
It has something suitable for all ages but is mainly aimed at children between the ages of 3 and 13 years.
The rides are split in to three main areas: The Arena, The Lakeside and the Fairground – plus don't forget the ever popular Wicksteed Railway and the large free playground area.
For more info please see www.wicksteedpark.co.uk
Please call us and mention The Best of Kettering when you do.
Found on The Best of Kettering "amusement parks and arcades" category.
In July 2008, Stuart P said about Wicksteed Park
I have been to some excellent dinners at Wicksteed Park, the catering for large numbers has always been top notch, I would use them for any large function.
What a fantastic day out great for the kids and us parents, we will go again there is so much to see and do. Give this a try anytime.
In October 2007, Peter D said about Wicksteed Park
I have visited Wickstead Park for the last 50 years and have seen it evolve and grow over this time. It has been and is one of the major attaractions in Kettering and I would recommend it to anyone visiting Kettering especially with children.


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The Original Rocket Scientist-Retired
"My Father always considered a walk in the mountains as the equivalent of church going."
Aldous Huxley
My mistake, I meant the scopes with built in rangefinders and automatically compensates for your distance. Pretty sure Montana does not allow them.
I won't say it doesn't give you an edge to know where your hunting partners are, but you still have to make a well thought out plan and execute the plan to be successful. We will share waypoints like "beds", but I can't say that we have ever sent a waypoint pin pointing an animal. That does start to sound fishy. The exception to this is a downed animal, but like everyone should, we use predetermined code words for that. Sharing a static waypoint like a rub or a bedding area isn't anything that can't be done at a mid day break on top of a ridge comparing maps. That is all part of good hunting. We have all weighed in on some of these questions on other threads.
I just checked this years regs on scopes and couldn't find anything. Maybe it changed or the fish and game guy told us the wrong information. I didn't have a scope like that anyways.... Anyhow...
As far as GPS regs go, I was just curious. Nobody ever knows what kind of rules may come out, as ridiculous as it sounds.
We picked up 3 garmin 650 rino so I can keep track of my dad an cuz also has 2 way built in havnt figured them out all the way yet
I went with the Garmin Etrex 20. Its cheap and easy to use.


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Cypress Creek WMA is located in northeast Hamilton County, north of White Springs. This property consists of floodplain forests and planted pines along more than 10 miles of the upper Suwannee River. Hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, hiking, and boating are among the recreational activities available in this quiet area. Caution should be used when operating boats and motors in the Upper Suwannee especially during low water periods. Wildlife that may be observed on the area include white-tailed deer, beaver, turkeys, owls, red-shouldered hawks, and swallow-tailed kites. Anglers will enjoy abundant populations of largemouth bass, sunfish, catfish, and bullhead in the river. A boat ramp is located at Turner Bridge Park. You can view a map of the Upper Suwannee basin on the Suwannee River Water Management District's website.
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Manchester City flexed their enormous muscles at Eastlands on Monday to delight the man who made it all possible and deliver a 3-0 win which was their biggest beating of Liverpool since 1937.
Sheikh Mansour could not have picked a better night to watch the team he has spent £1billion on in a league game for the first time.
With James Milner enjoying an outstanding debut, City were far too good for a Liverpool side who have a week to get themselves into some sort of shape given Javier Mascherano's absence seems like the next step in a big-money move to Barcelona.
Milner set up Gareth Barry for City's opener before Carlos Tevez claimed to have got a touch to Micah Richards' goalbound header just after half-time.
A brilliant double save from Joe Hart snuffed out any chance of a revival before Tevez sent Pepe Reina the wrong way from the spot after Martin Skrtel had fouled Adam Johnson.
It capped a performance that proves City have the credentials and the talent to win the biggest prize they can this season, if manager Roberto Mancini can keep his vast squad happy.
Had he so wished, Manchester City's immensely rich owner could have had his pre-match meal at the new 'City Square' on Joe Mercer Way, part of the £20million stadium revamp that has taken place since he took control from the discredited former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Rather more costly were the players he has helped assemble.
Nine of them were part of Roberto Mancini's starting line-up - Richards and Hart the two exceptions - a sign of the revolution that has taken place in the past two years.
Long-standing City fans are still pinching themselves at having the opportunity to watch the likes of Yaya Toure and Tevez.
But down the years, they have taken a huge amount of pride in their academy, which has produced so many first-team players, Richards among them.
The level City are operating at now means continuing that work is going to be tough. Instead, pleasure has to be derived in different ways.
So to have the stamp "Made in England" embossed on their first Premier League goal of the season was an achievement to be noted.
That the goal came about because of a momentary failure from Steven Gerrard just brought added poignancy.
Johnson spotted Milner advancing just beyond the Liverpool skipper and found him with a smart pass.
Milner delivered the perfect cut-back into an area he hoped a team-mate had filled.
Barry obliged and did the business from 10 yards with a neat side-footed finish.
It was the high point of a one-sided first-half.
Tevez and Johnson both found the side-netting from an acute angle. Johnson had earlier driven a fierce shot wide and Milner's running was intelligent and incisive.
Liverpool could certainly not have complained if they had been further adrift.
Roy Hodgson's men struggled to retain any sort of possession, which just confirmed the gaping hole Mascherano will leave should he get his wish to start another phase of his career away from Anfield.
Liverpool appear too deficient in too many areas for Hodgson to waste much time persuading someone intent on leaving that his future remains on Merseyside.
In a meagre first-half, the visitors created just a single chance, which the returning Fernando Torres set up for Gerrard, who wasted it.
The only time Liverpool got any nearer after half-time was in the flurry of activity that followed Gerrard's explosive free-kick that thudded against the post.
Hart was beaten on that occasion but not when David Ngog had a go.
England's new number one palmed that away, straight into Torres' path. It seemed a certain goal but Hart stood firm again, repelling the Spain striker with a magnificent save with his left hand.
That this all came after a second City goal, which Tevez claimed even though any touch to a Richards header from Milner's corner was so faint as to render it impossible to spot.
Reina could not keep it out anyway.
Nor did the goalkeeper do any better when Tevez sent him the wrong way from the spot after Johnson had been fouled by Skrtel.
All summer, the football talk around these two clubs has centred around breaking into that top four.
On this evidence, only City are capable of that. And, thanks to Sheikh Mansour's largesse, they are capable of much more besides too.
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News ProfileLove Doctors Without a LicenseTwo local pick-up artists in the fieldEric Williams I meet Reuben Irving, aka Whisper, in an Albuquerque bar. Whisper is a pick-up artist in training. "Before we start this interview, I want you to go up to that group of women and start a conversation," Whisper says while ordering a vodka tonic and a glass of water. My hands get clammy and my throat becomes parched as I approach the group of women with nothing better to say than, "Hey, what time is happy hour over?" My utter failure to "open the set" labeled me an "A.F.C." (average frustrated chump), according to lingo established in the group Whisper belongs to. Whisper and Casey Romero are part of a nationwide subculture known as The Community that unofficially began in 1970 when the book How to Pick Up Girls by Eric Weber was published. Whisper doesn't like the term pick-up artist "because it tends to carry a negative connotation," he says. Definitions aside, people outside of the group are undecided about The Community and its methods for meeting women. According to some people, pick-up artists (PUAs) are nothing more than womanizers with little regard for ethics or etiquette. But PUAs all over the world claim their craft to be sincere in helping men who have problems socializing with the opposite sex. Eric Williams PUAs have their own abbreviations for discussing their experiences when meeting women. They have endless archives of field reports, along with methods and routines for talking to women. The Community online can be seen as an open informational source, says Whisper. It's available all over the Internet through forums, downloadable materials that give advice on pick-up, and "lairs" allowing you to find other PUAs in your area, says Whisper. A popular find when searching PUAs is www.bristollair.com. There you can strap in for a crash course on just about everything the pick-up artist community stands for. A glance at the website makes one thing clear: This is an international social club designed to seduce women. But Whisper and Romero say it's also a community that helps men overcome the fear of talking to women. "Pick-up to me is the ability to vanquish the frustration in meeting girls and having the option to date any girl I want," says Whisper. The subculture Whisper identifies himself with recently gained popularity in the media with the 2005 publication of The Game by former New York Times arts reporter Neil Strauss (known as "Style" in The Community). After its publication, VH1 aired the reality series "The Pick Up Artist," in which eight men apprenticed under pick-up pioneer Erik von Markovik, aka Mystery. There's a point in pick-up before you have sex with a woman where you're building connections that most people don't even bother to do when having a one-night stand. Casey Romero, pick-up artist "Mystery was a nobody like me," says Whisper. "He took it upon himself to improve his social skills, which is what I am attempting to do for me and for other men who need help." When men hit a certain age, Whisper and Romero say, approaching a woman becomes more of a nerve-racking feat than an innocent gesture of interest like the days of roses and "do you like me" letters. Whisper and Romero work as small-town PUAs posting field reports and contacting other PUAs in Albuquerque. "I share all my information and experience in forums online," says Whisper. According to Whisper, he's had several responses to his blogs and a few men interested in apprenticing or just being wing-men. "I'm no master PUA in any sense, but I remember what it was like being deathly afraid of approaching random girls, which is why I enjoy helping other men overcome this fear." Whisper spent two years pursuing a dance career in Los Angeles and studying Eastern medicine overseas in China. He didn't discover The Community until he returned to the U.S. in 2007. He decided to go out one night with Romero, whom he hadn't seen since he moved to L.A. "Keep in mind this used to be a guy like myself that only knew relationships," Whisper says. "But when we were out that night, he must have pulled at least 10 girls' phone numbers." Romero told Whisper about The Community and its resources to help men perfect the skill of meeting and seducing women. "I was skeptical about telling Whisper at first, because I thought he would reject the idea like most of my other friends," says Romero. But Whisper became interested in the art of seduction. "It's like I created a monster—in a good way. He's more social than ever." As good as all this Don Juan stuff sounds, is it respectful toward women? According to Whisper and Romero, it's a black-and-white matter with a whole lot of gray. "Pick-up artistry is like martial arts. People can abuse their craft, but I practice with integrity in the sense that I meet girls in hopes of a relationship, not a one-night stand," says Whisper. He says it's not a bad thing for men to be trained to pick up women. "All we're doing here is helping other men say the right things at the right time. And I figure it's a token of respect and appreciation toward women in the sense that at least we're attempting to be gentlemen and not just hitting on them with rude comments out the car window like, Hey, nice ass." I figure it's a token of respect and appreciation toward women in the sense that at least we're attempting to be gentlemen and not just hitting on them with rude comments out the car window like, Hey, nice ass. Reuben Irving, pick-up artist Women are not without a dating-advice armory. A series of publications written by Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider for women titled The Rules provides advice in meeting the men of their dreams and playing hard to get. These books give specific rules for women to follow like "Don't call him and rarely return his phone calls" and "Have sex! It's fun." But both members of the opposite sex will argue that it's not all about the sex. "There's a point in pick-up before you have sex with a woman where you're building connections that most people don't even bother to do when having a one-night stand," says Romero. PUAs have the skill to "F-Close" with women, they say, but that's not always the goal. "I might have the ability to seduce, but I choose to respect girls and my craft and not jump into bed with every girl I have the chance with," Whisper says. I asked a few random women Downtown how they would feel if they were approached by a man they knew to be a pick-up artist. "I would be cautious, because what they are doing is not natural. It's more programmed and patterned," says Madeline Drayton. Carla Chang says men should be more genuine when approaching women. "I would be annoyed and amused. 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Conservative activist Chuck Muth has won one for the Gipper, but he needs one more victory to reach his goal.
Muth's push to name a valley mountaintop after Ronald Reagan is headed to Washington, D.C., for a deciding vote after winning the stamp of approval from an obscure state panel in charge of reviewing such things.
During a meeting in Reno Tuesday, the Nevada State Board on Geographic Names voted 5-2 in favor of Muth's proposal to name the 4,052-foot peak of Frenchman Mountain after the 40th president.
The final call will be made by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, which could take up the matter before the end of the year.
"We're thrilled, absolutely thrilled," Muth said. "With a strong vote in our favor, we like our chances."
No matter what happens, Frenchman Mountain will still be called Frenchman Mountain. Muth's proposal only concerns the mountain's highest point, a treeless and as-yet-nameless bump with a communication tower sticking out of it.
The state board's decision came despite "a stack" of last-minute opposition to the Mount Reagan idea, said UNLV vice provost and geology professor Margaret "Peg" Rees, who is the board's only member from Southern Nevada.
She said she voted no because of that opposition and her own belief that the peak lacks sufficient "grandeur" to be named for Reagan or anyone else.
Though technically the tallest peak on the valley's eastern skyline, it doesn't stand out enough to be easily recognized as the highest point, Rees said. It's also bracketed on one side by what used to be the community's garbage dump and on the other by a trash-strewn patch of desert heavily scarred by off-road vehicles, illegal dumping, illicit parties and target shooters.
"It's a shooting gallery. It's been that way for 20 years," Rees said. "I won't allow my (geology) students to go up there after 3 o'clock. It's just too dangerous."
Rees also worries that adding another name to the mix will only deepen the confusion among local residents who already have trouble telling the difference between Frenchman Mountain and Sunrise Mountain, which is three miles to the north and almost 700 feet lower.
State naming board Chairwoman Linda Newman said she cast the other vote against Mount Reagan after seeing her email box fill with criticism of the proposal, nearly all of it generated by an online petition drive.
"Yes, some of it was politically charged," Newman said of the emails and letters the board received, "but there was significant objection to putting any name on it, even if they're confused about which mountain is what."
Muth has been trying for years to get something in Nevada named after Reagan, a personal and political hero of his. His effort is an offshoot of the Ronald Reagan Legacy Project, which national conservative leader Grover Norquist launched in 1997 in hopes of plastering the president's name on as many landmarks as possible.
The original target in Nevada was Boundary Peak, the state's highest point at 13,146 feet, but that idea quickly fizzled when Muth and company learned how hard it is to change an existing place name.
Though Rees said it is "highly unusual" for the national naming board to go against a recommendation from a state board, it has happened before.
The most famous example, at least in Nevada, came in 2011, when the national board shot down a state-endorsed plan to name a Lake Tahoe cove after Samuel Clemens, the writer and newspaperman better known by the pen name Mark Twain.
The idea was rejected at the federal level amid opposition from the U.S. Forest Service, which still blames Clemens for "carelessly" starting a forest fire at the lake in September 1861.
Members of the public will have at least one more chance to weigh in on the Mount Reagan proposal. Newman said the state board is in the process of collecting feedback from local governments and American Indian tribes in the area. After that, the national board will collect additional public input before rendering its decision.
Rees said those who plan to comment would be wise to avoid partisan attacks. Politics are not part of the criteria for naming things. If all a comment says is "I want Mount Democrat and I hate Reagan, it goes nowhere," she said.
More information on the U.S. Board on Geographic Names and the naming process in general is available online at geonames.usgs.gov.
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Same here. Le Metier de Beaute's Kaleidoscope Eye Kits costs $95 each but they are so worth it.
MUFE Flash Palette, and I believe it was $95 at the time. I've used it for just about everything (although I originally bought it to use as eyeshadow bases), so it is *definitely* worth the price. It's also extremely pigmented, so the tiniest amount is needed, therefore, despite the "small" wells, you really do get a lot of product.
I think it was my beloved Chanel Eclosion quad. I don't regret the tiniest bit of it, since I reach for it several times a week.
Face Product: Sisley- eye cream, Creme de Mer and Santa Maria Novella face creams. They are all about the same price.
Face Color: Guerlain- Pucci Blusher/Bronzer and Tom Ford eyeshadows- same price, although 20 years ago, I bought YSL loose face powder and it also was 75.00. The container is so beautiful and I still have it.
as long as it doesnt include perfume, brushes, tools, etc, I cant recall the exact prices but either the Dior holiday or even the Mitzah palettes (I have way too many sitting in a drawer but they are pretty!) or the Nars bento box, so as collectibles they are worth it, but as actual products to be used, um.. no. Brush- yah some of my Hakuhodos were over $100. One brush that wasnt worth it= Nars Botan ($75 and too cumbersome and scratchy).
Naked $50 lol
$50 is my limite for beauty cosmetics. =$
I think my most expensive product, would be Chanel Joues Contraste blush, great quality absolutely worth it. My second most expensive product would be Ysl Rouge Volupte lipstick, just plain amazing, I adore it, and such gorgeous packaging. 😀
Currently, it's my Guerlain Meteorites ($56). I haven't quite gotten my value out of them yet since I've been incredibly busy with work and schooling, but once things even out next year, I'll be more apt to include them in my regular routine rather than just special occasions. 🙂
Illamasqua Skin Base for $41AUD. I just can't afford to buy expensive things. Totally happy to keep buying it, despite my previous efforts to find cheap alternatives for major make up items.
Dior 5-shadow-palette I think… very good quality though.
I purchased Fysiko eyelash serum, it grows eyelashes and eyebrows, it is $139.00 per tube, but worth it, as I have huge eyelashes now, saved lots of money on extensions…
A Guerlain powder foundation back in the day. I can't remember how much it was but it was a LOT.
Chanel Illusion D'ombre (Mirifique) and Guerlain's Parure Extreme Foundation ^^
Arcona Night Breeze $52. I'm sure I got a discount bc that's just me, but I do remember having anxiety about such a high-cost single item. I'm not sure yet if I'd repurchase, but there's still a ton left and it does smell like the most magical thing I've ever put on my face, lol.
Gigolo by Guerlain, which cost me like 80-90$ here in Norway.
Oh my! I have that color too. And it is 48.00 in the U.S. I wonder how much Cle de Peau would cost in Norway.
I'm thinking it was a Sephora pantone collection pallette, and it was $58.00. If perfume counted than it would be Lady Gaga's at $59.00. But, yeah, I think that's as pricey as I ever bought.
A makeup kit which cost me 40$. I know its not much for some, but for me it was expensive
Smashbox Halo powder (£45), considering it was exactly the same as a Mac MSF natural and i could have bought two MSF's naturals for the same price and have some change, it wasnt worth it.
Same result here! Smashbox is pricey in general. Halo powder was a big bust for me.
My YSL 5 colour eyeshadow palettes, Guerlain Meteorites, Guerlain Rogue G lipsticks to name a few. Yes the prices of these items fall on the other end of the spectrum compared to other more affordable brands but the quantity (especially the Meteorites) and quality is to the roof. Don't get me wrong, I do have drug store brands but usually when I buy high end makeup I do an extensive research and testing in the store before I buy it. Therefore, its worth it for me since they definitely have a huge pay off.
I think it was Chanel Sublimage ( at that time 260 € or so ) but I am not sure. Anyway it was quite disappointing ! Now there are at last 2 different textures and the excellent Sublimage l'Essence which is highly expensive though ( I had a sample, very very good product indeed )


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Apples aggressive enforcement of environmental policies in China has turned many activists who were once some of its harshest critics into ardent defends. In 2011, Chinese environmental groups took Apple to task over pollution produced by its suppliers building parts for devices such as the iPhone. The environmental groups claimed that Apple was unresponsive to concerns and was taking advantage of lax environmental protection rules.
Over the last few years, the company has instituted a number of changes and those have been noticed by its former critics according to Adam Lashinsky of Fortune. Of the many different critics, one of the most notable was Chinese environmental activist Ma Jun who spoke at a panel recently in Chengdu where he practically gushed about Apples change in behavior.
Apple initially drew the ire of Ma when his Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs approached 29 major Western companies about environmental cooperation. Apple was the only company of the 29 that didnt respond citing a long-term policy against participating with such groups. Mas group then wrote a series of reports chastising Apple, which prompted the Cupertino California company to meet with his organization and attempt to address concerns over domestic supplier pollution. By early 2012, Apple had agreed to open up supplier factories to third-party environmental inspections from groups like the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs.
After placing its changes in place, Apple is now heralded as a leader in environmental activism in China and has been credited with motivating its supply chain partners to clean up their operations. The changes have all been instituted since the death off Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, which has led to speculation that current CEO, Tim Cook, has been supportive of Apples cooperation with environmental groups in a way that Jobs was not according to Lashinsky. Apple has been a more open company regarding environmental policies and workers rights in China and elsewhere since Cook took the helm in August of 2011.
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ihave only done this on the plant chapter-it might work on the tanker also like shown in the opening video |
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Cheats - How to detect dog tags and get them
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first equip the thermal gogles then hold up the soldier go on the front of the soldier you will see the dog tag of yhe soldier then aim the soldier at the head that causes the soldier to shake and the dog tag will fell of the ground then get it... |
Cheats - Bathroom Problems
by Unregistered Apr 25, 2005
First play through both the Tanker and Plant episodes and get every dog tag. Then start a new game and save. You will then have a wig in your inventory that gives you infinite ammo and allows you to not have to reload. |
Hints - How to avoid vamp
by Unregistered May 16, 2006
When you fight vamp and he jumps to the floor in front of you either shoot him with a stinger or hang from the fence behind you. |
Cheats - A little help beating Fatman and Vamp
by Unregistered Apr 26, 2005
If you move the joystick in the right direction in the last cutscene you can see Vamp in the crowd for a split second. |
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Driving in the snow can be challenging; having the right equipment is one of the best ways to make it less daunting.
Winter vehicles come in a definite pecking order. Cars with all-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive provide you with the most traction. Front wheel-drive cars put more weight over the drive wheels and occupy the middle of the hierarchy. Rear wheel drive offers the least traction.
No matter what you drive, four winter snow tires will be one of the most effective upgrades you can make to prepare your car for winter. For many folks, it�s more cost-effective to have these tires mounted on their own rims. That way, the twice-a year swap is just undoing the 20 or so lug nuts, not removing and remounting, then balancing four tires.
Subaru made its reputation on offering only AWD cars here in the U.S. since 1997. They now sell the sporty rear-wheel drive BRZ, but everything else would be a good choice.
The base Impreza offers the highest highway mileage for a car sold here with AWD. Those who favor performance could take a WRX or WRX STI and add snowtires.
The XV Crosstrek is new for 2013, and might be your best bet.
Audi�s Quattro brand of AWD has also made them famous. The new 2013 Allroad replaces the A4 Avant and features their wonderful 211 horsepower, turbo, four-cylinder engine.
While Jeep doesn�t make cars, their AWD and 4WD systems are among the most legendary. Having made a truly epic journey through a snow storm in a Jeep Grand Cherokee, it would be my first choice. A less costly selection would be the Compass.
Toyota�s gotten away from offering AWD sedans and wagons, but does offer a full lineup of SUVs. A Sequoia is too big for my tastes, so I�d have to say it�s a tossup between the RAV4 and the larger Highlander.
Likewise, Volkswagen has fewer cars available with AWD than before, but the Tiguan climbs to the top of those available. I�d like to know when we�ll be able to get their fine TDI diesel engine with AWD.
Cadillac has more choices than you might think. While the mid-size CTS4 would be my first choice, it�ll probably move down in my ranking once I�ve driven the new full-size XTS. All reviews of the small ATS, which also has AWD available, point to a new segment leader.
That leads me to BMW. The 3 Series counts for the greatest part of BMW�s sales here, and is available with X-Drive (AWD). I might be tempted to go with the ubiquitous X3 SAV, but the new-for-2013 X1 offers tantalizing possibilities.
While I�ve performed great feats of daring at a Nissan Xterra launch in the snow, and the Pathfinder once turned an eight-hour slog in an ice storm into a tolerable ordeal, I�d move over to their upscale Infinity brand. Here the G37AWD or M37 AWD are about a tossup in winter prowess.
Hyundai/Kia offers an array of SUVs and cute-utes. My choice here would be the new-for-2013, five-passenger Hyundai Sante Fe Sport, or the seven-passenger Sante Fe, which has muscled aside the outgoing Veracruz.
In the tenth spot, we have Volvo. Given Sweden�s chilly climate, is it any wonder that the folks at Volvo have winter driving down pat? The S60 sedan with AWD would be my pick for driving fun, but an XC60 is what I�d choose if I needed the extra cargo room.
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While India debates whether caste should be included in its population census, industry chamber CII has done its own statistical digging to assess the ground reality. Its findings: despite the absence of reserved quotas in the private sector, scheduled castes (SCs), scheduled tribes (STs) and other backward classes (OBCs) are already well entrenched in southern India's private firms.
The Confederation of Indian Industry data reveals SC/STs make up 16.2 per cent of its member workforce — not far behind the 22.5 per cent reservation mark for these categories of people in government jobs. OBCs account for 51.8 per cent.
The survey was across 270 firms (10 per cent of CII firms) in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Puducherry, where average SC/ST population is 19.3 per cent.
A similar exercise is on for the north and will be followed by surveys in the west and east.
"The findings in the south show there is already a fair representation of SC, ST and OBC in the private sector," CII president Hari S. Bhartia told HT.
Tamil Nadu appears to employ a higher number of SC/STs, owing to the presence of a large base of textile and apparel manufacturing units, the survey carried out by Feedback Ventures said.
Excluding Puducherry, the four states have 44 per cent of the total urban OBC population, according to a 2006 parliamentary standing committee report. That year, the government had asked industry to prepare base-line data on SC/ST employment to ascertain industry-wise progress later on.
Industry leaders oppose mandatory job quota. "Voluntary action would get better results," Bhartia said. "Companies will continue to invest in the 4Es — employability, education, entrepreneurship and employment — with the focus on employability. This may be an incremental method of addressing this social issue but is a surer way of doing things, and in alignment with the inclusiveness agenda of the government."


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How Papa Liberated Paris
An eyewitness re-creates the wonderful, wacky day in August, 1944, when Hemingway, a handful of Americans, and a senorita named Elena helped rekindle the City of Light. Champagne ran in rivers, and the squeals inside the tanks were not from grit in the bogie wheels
April 1962 | Volume 13, Issue 3
When the smoke cleared that night, nine of us dined at the Hotel Ritz. Officially, we were the only uniformed Americans in Paris. That knowledge made us more giddy than did the flow of champagne. There was food fit for the gods and service beyond price. But the headwaiter made one ghastly blunder.
He slapped a Vichy tax on the bill. Straightaway we arose as one man and told him: "Millions to defend France, thousands to honor your fare, but not one sou in tribute to Vichy."
He retired in confusion, crying: "It's the law!" and clutching a $100 tip. It was our finest and final victory of the evening. Then we did a round-robin signing of menu cards for the benefit of posterity. Among my souvenirs is the paper bearing the signatures of Colonel David K. E. Bruce, Brigadier General Edwin L. Sibert, Ernest Hemingway, Commander Lester Armour, U.S.N.R., G. W. Graveson, Captain Paul F. Sapiebra, Captain John G. Westover, and J. F. Haskell. Above the signatures is the caption: "We think we took Paris." The date was August 25, 1944.
But we agreed on something else. Hemingway said it: "None of us will ever write a line about these last twenty-four hours in delirium. Whoever tries it is a chump." Ou that pledge, we solemnly shook hands, raised our glasses, broke up, and redeployed.
Still, there had been a few touches which kept the show earthbound, encouraging the thought that we were not sleepwalking. For our column, the advance ended at the top of Avenue Foch in midafternoon. By then Paris was almost as free of gunfire as a modern July 4 picnic. So I walked on a hundred yards to get a front view of the Arc. At least six thousand cheering Parisians thronged the Étoile.
As I gazed upward, one last tank shell, out of nowhere, hit the outer edge of the stone pillar fifteen feet up. Of the effect on the crowd, there was no chance to judge. The square was absolutely empty before the echo died; the human tide simply evaporated. Not even a gendarme remained to guard the Eternal Flame below the Arc.
Then I looked down the Champs hoping for a sign in keeping with the splendor of the hour. It was there, all right, a great canvas ten feet deep, moored to the top stories of the buildings that faced the Arc and dominating the broad avenue. It read: "Hart, Schaffner & Marx Welcomes You," the final blessing on a great day. Next morning's promise was even brighter. By then a French AA gunner, from a battery which had set up next the Arc, had shot the sign down.
As all who visit Paris know, the Etoile is its bullseye. The great avenues radiate from it like spokes from a wheel hub. And the last street, as one approaches the Arc, Rue de Presbourg, makes a circle around the Étoile.
Toward the freeing of Paris, our final burst of sound and fury occurred along this roundabout. Save for cheering and the popping of champagne corks, the end of the drive along Avenue Foch had been quiet. Arriving at the circular street, the head of the column split, and the French armor and half-tracks deployed around it in both directions in a pincers movement perfectly designed to envelop the Unknown Soldier, had there been any resistance around him. Curious about the next move, I parked the jeep in front of No. 1 Avenue Foch and walked forward.
That was a mistake. Before I had passed two doors on Presbourg, the street was swept in both directions with automatic and cannon fire. The scars from that blast are still to be seen on the Presbourg walls. Some of it was random shooting aimed at nothing in particular. But several of the vehicles plainly were concentrating their fire on an apartment building opposite No. 1 Avenue Foch.
There was nothing to do but sink back into the nearest window embrasure, suck in my guts, and hope for the best. Through the shot and shell came the Girl from Bilbao who figures in this story. She carried a carbine. She said: "I saw the weapon and knew that either you or John were unarmed. So I came looking." What a woman! I pulled her up into the embrasure, and we stood there perfectly helpless.
This mad shooting went on for thirteen minutes. When it died, Paris began the return to normal. I went looking for the French major commanding the forward tanks, simply to ask him: "What in hell are you doing?" He said: "We're tranquilizing that enemy-held building."
I asked: "What enemy?"
His reply was positively fierce: "It is defended by the Japanese. We saw them at the window."
No answer was possible. It would have been as pointless to tell him that he was nutty as to accuse his troops of shooting up Paris real estate to enjoy an illusion of valor. But there was some argument for quitting his battalion at that moment and sitting on the curb.


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I havent writen anything lately so I thought I would. First of all I finally finished Eternal Sonata yesterday, I have been borrowing that game from a friend for about a year now, because at first I played a ton of it for about 3 or 4 days. Then I got stuck on one of the puzzles. So I stoped playing it for a while and then a few months ago I tryed it again and got stuck on a boss. Then finally about 3 days ago I started grinding my level up and beat the game. I actully really enjoyed the game, But I dident like the ending that much.
I also downloaded the demo for Mega Man 9 off PSN on thursday. I really want to get it but I dont want to spend my money... So I will have too wait till the XBLA release this week because I got a spare 800 MSP. I played the demo level which is Concrete man and it was great it felt just like the good ol' Mega Man none of that new card game shit or the ZX or Z series which im not too big of a fan of. I really think that Capcom needs to do this more with Mega Man to really save the series like makeing a new game to the Legends series and remake the Mega Man X 2 and 3 like the did Mavrick hunter that would be soo fuckin cool.
I have been playing a little of The World Ends With You here and there and I really am enjoying the game. Its so unique and original. I really love the artistic style of it too. The thing about it is though its really hard for me to comit to handheld game just because im more of a console person. Im about 20 hours into it and a little over half way through it.
I got Battlefield Bad Company for 360 off Goozex a few days ago. I beat it and its alright, nothing really that special about it but its pretty fun. Im trying not to buy any games between now and Fable 2 in order to save money for this hoilday season. But im really on the verg of geting Wario Land Shake it for Wii but I need to fight the temtation. Have any of you guys gotten it or played it yet? Thats about all for today Peace.
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Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of Miami, Florida Department of Biology
Senior Research FellowUCLA Center for Tropical Research
Department of Biology University of Miami, Florida |
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My main interest is studying the factors promoting avian diversity in South America. Specifically, I study phylogeographic patterns of hummingbird species in the Andes and Yellow Warbler populations in the Galápagos Islands, paying particular attention to the role of geography, natural selection, and genetic drift in differentiation.
The impressive latitudinal range the Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys) exhibits (from the Andes of Venezuela to Bolivia) makes it suitable to examine mechanisms promoting genetic and morphologic differentiation in the different habitats where it is found along the cordillera and at different elevations. To conduct these studies, I use a combination of methods from morphometrics, multilocus phylogenies, and remote sensing data.
In contrast to the examination of evolutionary aspects of diversification in the Andes, I am also interested in patterns of recent differentiation in the Yellow Warbler subspecies (Dendroica petechia aureola) from the Galápagos and Cocos Island. I expanded on the Yellow Warbler phylogeny, including samples from these islands to determine lineage relationships as well as to reconstruct migration and colonization routes.
One part of my doctoral research looked into the patterns of genetic diversity and morphological variation in Adelomyia hummingbirds. The six monophyletic clades recovered have lineage limits at well-defined geographic barriers indicating the important impact of geographic isolation on genetic diversification. In contrast, morphological analyses suggested that, despite deep genetic breaks, ecology was important in promoting differentiation. The combination of morphometrics, multilocus phylogenies, and remote sensing data proved to be a useful tool in informing speciation patterns of diversification in Adelomyia.
Subspecies Adelomyia melanogenys melanogenys from east Ecuadorian and Peruvian Andes (A),
A. m. maculata from west Ecuadorian Andes (B), and A. m. inornata from the Andes of Bolivia (C)
I also examined patterns of recent differentiation in the yellow warbler subspecies (Dendroica petechia aureola) from the Galápagos and Cocos Island. Bayesian Inference analysis suggests aureola yellow warblers diverged from Central American lineages 300,000 years ago colonizing the Pacific islands through the Galápagos first and back to the Cocos Island. Within the Galápagos archipelago patterns of genetic variation in microsatellite and mitochondrial markers suggested prevailing current wind patterns may play a role in structuring populations across islands. No intra-island patterns of morphological variation were found, even across step ecological gradients, suggesting that either (i) high levels of gene flow may be homogenizing the effects of selection, (ii) populations may not have had enough time to accumulate the differences in morphological traits, or (iii) yellow warblers show lower levels of 'evolvability' than some other Galápagos species. Thus, by incorporating genetic data and morphological variation these results provide an understanding of microevolutionary processes occurring in island forms.
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia aureola from the Galápagos |
Field work in the highlands in Santa Cruz Island |
Yellow Warbler caught in mistnet |
Processing birds in the lowlands on Isabela Island with Charles Darwin Foundation's Technical Assistance Director Felipe Cruz |
In collaboration with the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, I am generating distributional images which will contain patterns of genetic diversity, morphological differentiation, and physiological adaptation to examine the underlying effects of the various mechanisms responsible for the patterns observed and relate them to detailed habitat characteristics and to geography. I will be able to identify particular geographical regions and gradients where these differentiations and adaptations are produced and maintained and where conservation efforts should be allocated to preserve evolutionary processes in the Tropical Andes region.
Elevational gradients are of particular interest to me because they present a unique scenario where different selection regimes can act within relatively short distances, creating a mosaic of selecting agents as one examines populations up and down the gradient. In particular, I am interested in the effect of elevation on the flight mechanics of the hovering flight of the Speckled Hummingbird. In my past research, I have found that hummingbirds at higher elevations, such as 3000 m, modulate their flight as a response to the hypoxic and hypobaric conditions, compared to a the lower energy hovering flight of their conspecifics at lower elevations.
Flight ecophysiology of the Speckled Hummingbird |
Cloud Forest in Manu National Park, Peru |
In a 2011 publication in the Journal of Global Change Biology, written in collaboration with other researchers, we showed that Neotropical hummingbirds are expected to shift altitudinally upwards in the Andes in response to climate change, which is predicted to influence their flight performance.
Chaves, J.A., P.G. Parker, and T.B. Smith. 2012. Origin and population history of a recent colonizer, the yellow warbler in Galapágos and Cocos Islands. J. Evol. Biol. 25: 509-521. PDF.
Chaves, J.A., J.Weir, and T. B. Smith. 2011. Diversification in Adelomyia hummingbirds follows Andean uplift. Molecular Ecology 20:4564-4576. PDF.
Chaves, J.A. and T. B. Smith. 2011. Evolutionary patterns of diversification in the Andean hummingbird genus Adelomyia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 60: 207-218. PDF.
Buermann, W. J. A. Chaves, R. Dudley, J. A. Mcguire, T. B. Smith, and D. L. Altshuler. 2011. Projected changes in elevational distribution and flight performance of montane Neotropical hummingbirds in response to climate change. Global Change Biology 17: 1671-1680. PDF.
Chaves, J.A., John P. Pollinger, Thomas B. Smith, Gretchen LeBuhn. 2007. The role of geography and ecology in shaping the phylogeography of the speckled hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys) in Ecuador. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 43: 795-807. PDF.
Chaves, J.A. and Juan F. Freile. 2005. Aves Comunes de Otonga y los Bosques Nublados Noroccidentales del Ecuador. Fundacion Otonga, Ecuador.
Chaves, J.A. 2004. Phylogeography, evolution and flight ecophysiology of the speckled hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys) in Ecuador. Master's Thesis Degree. Department of Biology. San Francisco State University, San Francisco CA.
Freile, J.F. M. Moreano, E. Bonaccorso, T. Santander y J. A. Chaves. 2004. Notas sobre la historia natural, distribución y conservación de algunas especies de aves amenazadas del suroccidente de Ecuador. Cotinga (21): 18-24. PDF.
Freile, J.F. and J. A. Chaves. 2004. Interesting distributional records and notes on the biology of bird species from a cloud forest reserve in north-west Ecuador. Bulletin of the Brithish Ornithologists' Club. 124 (1): 6-16. PDF.
Rampón B. and J. A. Chaves. 2004. Quinde, Hummingbirds of Ecuador. Barcelona 2004.
Freile, J.F., J. A. Chaves, G. Iturralde and E. Guevara. 2003. Notes of the distribution, habitat and conservation of the cloud-forest pygmy-owl (Glaucidium nubicola) in Ecuador. Ornitología Neotropical 14: 275-278.
Chaves, J. A. 2001. Comparación de avifaunas en dos bosques nublados del Chocó ecuatoriano. Epiphytes and canopy fauna of the Otonga Rain Forest (Ecuador) Nieder, J. & Barthlott, W (eds.). Vol 2. pag: 311 – 326.
Chaves, J. A. 2001. Selección de hábitat y conducta alimenticia de aves frugívoras en dos bosques nublados de las estribaciones occidentales de los Andes del Ecuador. Licenciatura thesis degree, Departamento de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
Chaves, J. A. 2000. Use of Cecropia and Ficus trees by fruit-eating birds in Ecuadorian chocoan andean cloud forests. 3rd International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal, Biodiversity and Conservation Perspectives.
Freile, J. F. and J. A. Chaves. 2000. Field observations on copulation by White-rumped Hawk. Buteo leucorrhous. Cotinga 14: 12.
Freile, J. F. and J. A. Chaves. 1999. Photospot: Colombian Screech-Owl, Otus ingens colombianus. Cotinga 12: 95-96.
Cresswell, W., S. Yerokhov, N. Berezovikov, R. Mellanby, S. Bright, P. Catry, J. Chaves, J. Freile, A. Gretton, A. Zykin, R. McGregor, and D. McLaughlin. 1999. Important wetlands in northern and eastern Kazakhstan. Wildfowl 50: 181-194.
Cresswell, W., M. Hughes, R. Mellanby, S. Bright, P. Catry, J. Chaves, J. Freile, A. Gabela, H. Martineau, R. MacLeod, F. McPhie, N. Anderson, S. Holt, S. Barabas, C. Chapel, and T. Sánchez. 1999. Densities and habitat preferences of Andean endemic birds in pristine and degraded habitats in Northeastern Ecuador. Bird Conservation International 9: 129-145.
Cresswell, W., R. Mellanby, S. Bright, P. Catry, J. Chaves, J. Freile, A. Gabela, M. Hughes, H. Martineau, R. MacLeod, F. McPhie, N. Anderson, S. Holt, S. Barabas, C. Chapel, and T. Sánchez. 1999. Bird of the Guandera Reserve, Carchi province, northeastern Ecuador. Cotinga 11: 55-63.
2006 Hummingbird Research. Mariri Magazine. Freelance Writer. "To Catch a Hummingbird." http://www.mariri.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=1
Some of my illustrations from the plates of the field guide, Aves Comunes de Otonga y los Bosques Nublados Noroccidentales del Ecuador (English translation: Common Birds of Otonga and the Cloud Forests of Northwestern Ecuador).


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Partner Camp with Hogle Zoo.
Every part of a plant or animal serves a purpose! Discover how the different parts and pieces fit together and help organisms survive. Spend your mornings at Red Butte Garden learning about the parts of plants as well as the amazing adaptions different plants use to survive in the wild. Travel to Hogle Zoo in the afternoon to discover all of the incredible features that help animals adapt to their environments.
Drop off Location: Red Butte Garden
Pick up Location: Hogle Zoo
Garden Members: $210+$30 transportation fee
General Public: $250 +$30 transportation fee
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Waiting List available. Contact Amie Cox at: 801-581-8454


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