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* Coming Up: U.S. GDP Q1 final; 1230 GMT
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By Alejandro Barbajosa
SINGAPORE, June 24 (Reuters) - Oil prices edged higher on Friday after a U.S. government forecaster raised the chances that a weather system headed towards the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico may develop into a tropical cyclone.
Weather models project the system will cross Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula from the Caribbean over the next few days, re-emerging in the gulf, where both Mexican and U.S. offshore oil production facilities are concentrated. [ID:nN24131749]
Tempering oil prices, Asian equities fell on economic worries after fresh signs of consumer weakness, worries about stringent financial regulation and over the Greek debt crisis sent Wall Street lower on Thursday. [ID:nTOE65O003]
U.S. crude for August CLc1 rose 23 cents to $76.74 a barrel at 0242 GMT after posting a 16-cent gain a day earlier. Prices have shed 0.6 percent this week, but are up almost 19 percent from a trough below $65 on May 20. Ice Brent for August LCOc1 gained 21 cents to $76.68.
"Psychologically people are concerned" about hurricanes, said Keichi Sano, general manager of research at SCM Securities in Tokyo.
"But overall the market is still caught in a tight range between $70 and $80 and I don't see any reason to break that range, just like the stock market."
U.S. durable goods orders reported Thursday were not robust enough to dispel doubt about the U.S. economy or affect the Federal Reserve's cautious outlook on interest rates and growth. [ID:nN24110731]
Most forecasts still expect the weather system in the Caribbean to turn northwest and hit the coast near the Texas-Mexico border, with Mexican oil fields producing more than 2 million barrels per day (bpd) near its path.
But some models expect the wave to turn northeast towards Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico, closer to U.S. offshore production and where BP Plc (BP.L) is trying to clean up the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. The tropical depression would be named Alex.
For a graphic on U.S. offshore oil output in the Gulf of Mexico: here
Asian stocks on Friday slid for a fourth straight session, driven by expectations of tighter financial regulation ahead of the weekend G20 meeting and uncertainty about the global economic recovery. [MKTS/GLOB]
"If people pay attention to the EU sovereign risk news, stock markets go down and commodities go down. The U.S. economic data is not so good for the last couple of days, so that is a bearish factor," Sano said.
U.S. new home sales fell at a record pace in May, a report showed on Wednesday.
The Obama administration lost a legal skirmish on Thursday when a judge refused to put on hold his decision lifting a ban on deepwater oil drilling imposed after the worst spill in U.S. history. [ID:nN24265002] (Editing by Ed Lane)


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This weekend, the ROUSH Performance Road Racing Team will be racing at Road America. Qualifying will take place at 10:45 am CT on Saturday, June 27th, and the two races will take place on Saturday at 3:40 pm CT and Sunday at 11:10 am CT.
The No. 60 ROUSH Performance Mustang will be driven by Jack Roush Jr. with Capaldi Racing handling crew duties. At last year's Pirelli World Challenge event at Road America, Jack had a great run in the first race, but hit a patch of oil on the track that unfortunately resulted in a collision with another car. Although the crash didn't immediately end his day, it took out the car's transmission cooler, which eventually did cause the car to have a mechanical failure. In the second race, Jack rallied back and put up a strong fight to make it on to the podium. Although Jack feels good about being back, he feels that the new restrictor that the series placed on the Mustangs prior to the event will be a challenge.
"Road America is one of my favorite tracks," says Jack Jr. "It has a character that you only get at the great historic tracks. The high-speed kinks and intense brake zone test both your brain in set-up and your guts for pushing the limit."
The Capaldi Racing team also is campaigning the No. 68 BOSS 302 this weekend with Joey Atterbury behind the wheel. Joey drove with Capaldi last year at Mid-Ohio and Sonoma, and has been a member of the ROUSH Road Racing Team in the past, co-driving the No. 51 Mustang in the Grand-Am Continental Tire Series with Shelby Blackstock.
"It's great to be back in a racecar, especially at such an amazing track with a great team. The Capaldi guys know how to put together a fast car as we've stood on the World Challenge podium last year at Sonoma. Needless to say, the entire Roush family is great to work with, working alongside Jack Jr. is always a good time, and we are both looking to work together for a great result here at Road America."
The No. 60 Mustang is sponsored by ROUSH Performance, Quarter Master, GoPro, PWR, Kooks, BMRS, KW Suspensions, and NanoProMT. The Capaldi team is sponsored by Wolverine Bronze Co.
Stay up to date with live timing and scoring and the live feed from the events at world-challenge.com and world-challengetv.com. The event will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network at 9 pm ET on Wednesday, July 8th.
For more information, visit www.ROUSHRoadRacing.com.

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The TLCC Willowglen 4x4 Challenge is an exciting 4WD event held annually over the NSW October Long Weekend. The Willowglen 4x4 Challenge sees teams consisting of 4 vehicles from various registered 4WD clubs competing over a Friday night stage, four stages on Saturday and four stages on Sunday.
The Friday night stage commences just after sunset, Saturday's events are all day from 8:00am, Sunday's events start at 8:00am concluding with the Mud Hole, followed by the presentation at approximately 6:00pm.
The competition stages are designed to suit both competitors and spectators and ensure maximum enjoyment, speedy recovery of vehicles and continuous running of events. All stages are a test of both driver & navigator skill and vehicle capability.
Spectator's tickets to the Willowglen 4x4 Challenge are available online from $TBA for a day visit ticket or $TBA for a weekend ticket (including booking fee and transaction fee). Click on the link.
Tickets are also available at the gate from midday on Friday 4th October. Day tickets are $TBA per person (cash only). Weekend camping passes are $TBA per person (cash only). Children aged under 15 enter free if accompanied by a family adult.
Willowglen is located near Tarago some 40 minutes south of Goulburn. On event weekend, direction signs will be posted along the road giving directions to the Challenge from Tarago. Importantly, you don't need a four wheel drive to get there. The property and car parks can be accessed by two wheel drive vehicles.
The event is hosted by the Toyota Land Cruiser Club of Australia, and regarded as the premier 4WD competition in NSW.
Willowglen 4X4 Challenge Entry Forms are available here - 'How do I enter?'
The Willowglen 4x4 Challenge is run under the Cross Country Drivers Association rules as well as Willowglen's supplementary rules. The Supplementary Rules are available here. The CCDA rules are available on their website at www.ccda4wd.com.au
Here is an example of what the event could look like. The final stages will be completed close to the competition start date.
4 competition stages are held on Saturday all within a short walking distance ~
Note: Five available stages are available for use
Carnage Canyon
A drop into a rocky, twisting rocky creek bed with a loose hill climb to finish.
The Waterfall
A rocky creek bed climb with a difficult rock hill obstacle climb to finish.
The Spider
A figure 8 shaped track through a gully driving over a mixture of tyres, rocks, logs with hill climb to finish.
Step'n up
A series of log steps ascending up a hill. As you climb the logs get bigger.
Up the Creek
A step ascent followed by a steep descent, through a natural ravine climbing over rocks, logs, tyres and dugouts.
4 competition stages are held on Sunday all within a short walking distance ~
Rockin 'n Rollin
A rocky course with opposing and unusual holes designed to test the car's suspension.
All Shook Up
A course over fixed logs finishing with a difficult log hill climb to finish.
Gullied Out
A course through a gully which weaves its way up and down the hill sides over logs tyres and rocks, finishing with a steep long hill climb.
Tyred 'n Twisted
A 'U' shaped event involving large excavator tyres and angled logs.
The Mud Hole
A course set in a natural amphitheatre with hidden holes in the mud, run in a zigzag pattern.
Thanks to the TLCC for hosting the Willowglen challenge. Tracks were great. Cheers on behalf of the Canobloas club.
On behalf of the ACT All Terrain Club, I'd like to say thanks for continuing to putting on another great Willowglen Challenge weekend. Willowglen is one of the standout 4WD events that will, hopefully, be around for many years to come. I would also like to say thanks to the Challenge Committee, Stage Marshalls, Officials, Recovery Crews and all those involved. The amount of time and effort that goes into running such an event in not lost on the competitors, and we all really appreciate it. If it wasn't for that time and effort, there wouldn't be a Willowglen. We are already looking forward to next year
On behalf of the On all 4's 4wd club I would like to thank TLCC for another great weekend, we all had a blast. Yet again it was another very well run event
WOW WOW WOW, what another great 2019 Willowglen event.
The Blue Mountains 4WD Club would like to thank you for all the time and efforts putting on an amazing event. Your club Volunteers are truly valuable to the 4wd Community and cannot be thanked enough for their time and efforts.
What really stood out this year was the help and assistance from all clubs with parts, welders, equipment and manpower when needed in keeping truck on the tracks.
We all hope you had as much fun as we did and look forward to 2020.
Again, thank you.
The Blue Mountains 4WD Club
Thanks for a great weekend. Willowglen was awesome. I must really make a huge note on one factor, those toilets where the cleanest most hygienic toilets ever, huge congrats to the cleaners of them. An extremely well organised weekend. Thank you to all who put this fabulous weekend one for us all.
On behalf of team Drop Bear, we thank TLCC for a fantastic weekend. We also thank all the club's and everyone who rallied around to help each other out. It's what makes this sport enjoyable.
Another awesome Willowglen weekend run and done!! 3 days of great driving and, more importantly, spending time with friends and family.
On behalf of the Shellharbour 4WD - a massive THANK YOU to the Toyota Land Cruiser Club of Australia for all your hard work planning, preparing and running another great weekend!! We know there's a huge amount of work that goes on behind the scenes to make this weekend happen and we're all very grateful that you all make the effort and put in the time to run it each year. Lets hope it's around for years to come.
A huge thanks to our Shellharbour team - the boys worked hard, and had some fun, all weekend and they all had some awesome drives. Very proud of you all.
Thanks also to all the other competitors - what a great group of people to wheel and camp with. Some amazing friendships have been made through this sport and, especially through this event. Congratulations to the winners, place getters and everyone who competed. Bring on 2020 - Shellharbour is keen!!
Just wanted to say well done to the TLCC organising committee, the volunteers, marshals & yourself who have all excelled once again in what we have found to be one of the best run competitions of professional standards in NSW. From both a competitor & spectator point of view, the Macarthur Club members appreciate all the time & effort that goes into the preparation & running an event of this calibre, by your tremendous hard working body of volunteers. We loved every aspect of it all & we look forward to next year already. Please pass on our huge thanks to the Willowglen team on our behalf.
To our fellow Competitors – thanks for another great weekend. To be with a group of likeminded people, many of whom have become good friends, enjoying a sport we all love – what better way to spend a few days!! And to see competing teams supporting each other, cheering each other on, offering help when needed and sharing a few laughs at the end of the day is pretty cool. Belinda
Big thanks to the TLCC for another great and well run event.
Big Thanks to the TLCC and other clubs/competitors for another top weekend.


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This beachfront property w/adjoining second row lot (available separately) is located in the Southern portion of the Habaneros subdivision (10 miles north of San Pedro Town) and just a little north of the Sapphire Beach Resort. It is covered in lush tropical vegetation including sea grape trees, coconut palms and palmetto palms. There is Road Access, electricity, high speed Internet and phone service available here. The land in this area features some of the highest elevations on the island and has a large diversity of fauna.
The property measures 90 feet along the beach by 400 feet deep (.86 acres) which backs up to the main road and across the road there is another parcel (available separately) which measures 90 feet by 300 feet deep (.62 acres). This will give you plenty of room for a large home or small resort. 450 feet south of the property is the Sapphire Beach Resort which is operational. Fishing, diving, snorkeling, bird watching and of course relaxing are a few of the activities that you can enjoy in this area. Directly to the south of this property is a beach access road which means that you will have at least 40 feet between you and your neighbor to the south.
Annual Property Taxes(both properties together): $1,00.00 USD
Back lot available separately (90′ x 300′): $75,000.00 USD
Email us for more information about this property.
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AFLSE San Francisco newsletter - JULY
We will NOT be having a First Monday in July!
Normally, when the First Monday of the month falls on a holiday (in this case, Independence Day), we gather on the following Monday. As the Bon Voyage party is scheduled for July 19th, we thought having these two events so close together would be unproductive.
Please join us at Jillian's for the 2010 Bon Voyage party! We will be sending off the newly-admitted students with a toast, some good advice and a few anecdotes from London. Come and meet our future alumni, reconnect with older alumni and generally have a good time in the spirit of the LSE!
See you all there,
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|AFLSE San Francisco: 2010 Bon Voyage Party
Monday, 07/19/10 at 9:00pm
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Please come and join our future alumni as they begin their journey to Houghton Street. Last year, over 50 newly-admitted students attended!
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The last Pattern Maker~This is the story of US
A story of US. Of America. Of Small Business. Of Dreams. Of Passion. Of love of craft.
People who love their craft, live it every day.
I just saw this video today, and I was simply moved. Not by the memories of my Grammy who was a noted seamstress in San Francisco, nor because I am also a creative type.
But because this grand lady, Chris Ellsberg, lives and loves her craft of pattern making. By 'craft' I do NOT mean 'crafting'… It's more like craftsmanship, or trade.
You see, Chris is a pattern maker. One of the last the United States. It is an old trade. One that is difficult to master.
In her 80's now, Chris strutted into Raleigh Denim Workshop and volun-told the owners, Victor & Sara, that she was going to work there. (Love her Moxie!!) For FREE, until they could afford to pay her.
She has been passing on her knowledge and love of craft to a new generation. It is thrilling to watch their story unfold.
I would love to meet them all! It sounds like they are a 'family' working at Raleigh Denim Workshop.
Helping each other to hold fast the dreams.
I am inspired. This story has so many lessons we can all learn from. Lessons about community, giving, teaching and inspiring. Of holding on and letting go.
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You are invited to a special event in the Urban Design Graduate Program: an international discussion regarding the urban future of Jerusalem's stone, in the light of the UNESCO's Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL). The event is part of the Modern Cities Reporting conference which will be held in Tel Aviv (4-5.6) and Jerusalem (6.6), and in collaboration with Hansen House and the Jerusalem Design Week 2018 (7-14.6).The event will be held in English. Entrance is free. For more details check the event and the attached invitation.


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Keith Fox is the only professionally trained, BAS Auctioneer in the US with over 30 years of unequaled entertainment experience. UNEQUALED. Advantage #1. Keith Fox has earned the prestigious BAS designation from the National Auctioneers Association. Keith Fox has been in the entertainment industry since 1986. Beginning as a Club DJ at famous nightclubs such as; Bobby McGee's, Red Onion, Baxters, Club Xenon, California Black Angus Restaurants, and the Marriott Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. He was also the entertainment director for the San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel. Keith Fox has worked in clubs in Colorado, Utah, and California. He was entertainer of the year for California Black Angus Restaurants. Twice. He was considered for offstage announcing of the Oscars and was the regional winner for the Game Show Networks "National Coast-To-Coast-Search-For-A-Host", enabling him to host many pilot project game shows for major production studios. He currently has two game show concepts registered with the Writers Guild. Keith Fox has over 30 years of real world, "in-the-trenches-thinking-on-your-feet" MC/DJ, acting & improv experience. He has unparalleled experience in working with, and entertaining an incredibly diverse demographic of clientele. He has attended prestigious acting & improvisation classes conducted by Howard Fine, Margie Haber and the AIA Actors Studio. He has appeared on stage as "Sir Henry Baskerville" in "The Hound Of The Baskervilles", and was the weatherman for a local cable news network, studying radio programming and production, and television programming and production at renowned Ohlone College in Fremont, CA. Advantage #2. Keith Fox is LOCAL and serves California exclusively. You want an ambassador – someone who will represent you and your cause and get everyone to "jump on board" and "rally" behind you. Keith Fox goes way beyond just helping you raise funds – he gets people to "buy into" you, and your organization. You need your guests to believe in your organization, become passionate, and believe in what you're doing – this is what cultivates philanthropic giving. You simply cannot get that from an auctioneer who just shows up the night of your event to "call bids" at your live auction event. How could you? Keith Fox gets to know you and your organization during the collaborative process – fully investing in you and your cause. Your auctioneer needs to understand your mission so that your guests can understand your mission. Ultimately, turning attendees into long-term donors. Advantage #3. Keith Fox is collaborative. As you are well aware of, non-profit organizations are always competing for funding. That means we need to work with you to keep YOUR donors focused on YOUR organization. There is now a whole new generation of donors is looking for more. They want to be part of a giving experience that all of their friends will be talking about and that they can post on social media. Advantage #4. Keith Fox is FUN! I specialize in fundraising for schools – because well, I'm the father of a beautiful, school-going daughter… but I'm available for just about any charitable organization, I'm a supporter of environmental issues, the arts, women's causes, and I am a complete sucker for ANYTHING involving children. CALL TODAY TO BOOK YOUR EVENT! 1.800.828.9599
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She's only young once. Preserve and capture her innocence. Protect her imagination.
- Melody Jemison
As I'm getting ready for this weekend's July Magical Unicorn Event, I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the beautiful images from last month's event. As always, a special thanks to Kris Norris of Purple Gate Farm Unicorns for the use of Aurora, the beautiful Unicorn you see in these pictures. If you haven't heard Aurora's story, she is a rescue "Unicorn" literally saved at the last minute from being slaughtered. She had also been neglected. Thank God for Kris coming to her rescue! Aurora now lives her life being a pampered and much loved Unicorn.
I do have dates for the September and October events. I will be opening those up for registration very soon. These events usually sell out in 1-2 days. If you want to make sure you have the first shot at an appointment please make sure you sign up for my email list. Everything goes there first. Then if I have openings left I share it on Facebook. You can be added to my email list by clicking here.
Here are some of the beautiful little girls and Aurora. I think everyone had a great time and loves their pictures. If you know a little girl that would enjoy this experience please pass this information along. Thank you!
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Janell Smith and Wayne Thomas will never forget the day they met online — April 13, 2016. They spoke on the phone often before finally agreeing to meet in person. Wayne joked that Janell chose a flea market for their first meeting place so she could size him up in a very public place. They walked around and went to lunch and then began a relationship where they truly got to know everything about each other.
Janell lives in Jacksonville, where she owns a day care center; Wayne lives in Gainesville, where he does pre-trial and probation services. He is also a high school basketball coach. Since they lived in separate cities, they would Skype every night and see each other on weekends. Wayne had been married before and this time he wanted to get it right, so he insisted that they ask probing questions about each other, just to be sure they were a good match. They covered religion, politics, finances and so much more. Wayne said the thought-provoking questions and heartfelt answers drew them closer, faster. "I had to know as much as I could about her before a commitment." Janell said she thoroughly enjoyed the process. "We were open and transparent with each other and not trying to hide anything. It helped me learn more about myself. It was a great experience. Some of the things I hadn't thought of since my childhood."
On Valentine's Day the following year they were both very certain they were in love and wanted to be together forever. So certain, in fact, that they actually both proposed at the same time. They were at Wayne's apartment and he went to get the engagement ring. When he returned to the room, Janell was waiting with a ring for him. Wayne asked, "'Are you getting ready to propose to me? You can't because I am going to propose to you.' It was one of those magical moments. I had envisioned how I wanted it to go and it completely went out the window." They agreed the mutual proposal proved just how much they were on the same page.
Janell and Wayne were married on April 14 outdoors at Haile Plantation Golf and Country Club in Gainesville before about 70 guests. At least that's when they had the ceremony and most people thought they got married. Unbeknownst to the guests, they had secretly wed the day before at the courthouse, because April 13 was the anniversary of the day they met online. Only their pastor knew the service before friends and family was just symbolic. It was still quite emotional. Janell took her father's advice to breathe and stay calm and remain in the moment. Her favorite part was just after walking down the aisle. "When I got to the altar and looked at him and saw my honey's face and eyes and we made our public profession of our love for each other." Wayne could not believe Janell had memorized all of her vows. "They were pretty lengthy vows. I was trying to hold back tears, but I couldn't do it. I was trying to be cool, but I was crying like a little baby. Everything was surreal." They included the ancient ritual of jumping the broom as part of the ceremony. Their reception followed at the same location, where they enjoyed dancing and celebrating.
Wayne said he is grateful for his wife's giving spirit and constant support, even traveling with him to cheer on the basketball team he coaches. "I love her patience, she is very self-driven. She inspires me to work as hard as I do and continue to improve myself." Janell calls her husband very caring and sensitive and she loves the way he honors his mother. "You can tell so much about a man by how he treats his mom, and he treats her very well." Janell and Wayne, both 49 years old, are grateful they went through the process of learning so much about each other before their marriage. However, even after thousands of questions, they aren't finished yet. They look forward to a lifetime of getting to know each other even better.
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Monday, 3 December 2012
Pie's inspiration !!!
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I'm so glad your on the mend. Take care over the next few weeks.ReplyDelete
Your tags and bookmarks in the previous post are so Breton!
Best Wishes Jude x
I am so glad that you are home and on the mend. Appendicitis is very seriuos and painful. Did you ever have trouble with it before?ReplyDelete
Don't overdo, take time to heal,let the family spoil you!
Love the things you have created....I think the creative process makes you forget your troubles for awhile. It is so with me.
I have not been blogging or visiting much of late.
There seems to be never enough time for everything.
I don't feel very much like Christmas either. Hope that decorating little by little will get me in the mood. Had too many shows this fall.
I wish you well with the fair. Your things are lovely. Love, love the cat pillow.
Wishing you a peaceful and healthy Christmas,
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Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning // Paul Pelletier
August 2009
Civil unrest and factionalism tears apart the Shi'ar Empire, culminating in the assassination of its Empress, an old Claremont creation. As w/ many Marvel "events", WoK is less coherent w/o its supplemental minis. The lack of time for character beats reinforces the bombast of space opera too.
last issue: War of Kings #3 of 6
next issue: War of Kings #5 of 6
see also War of Kings: Ascension #3 of 4
also indexed for Aug. '09
Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #4 of 5
Guardians of the Galaxy #15
Nova #26
War of Kings: Ascension #3 of 4
War of Kings: The Savage World of Skaar #1 of 1
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Ever since my AP Art History class in high school, I've been fascinated by Islamic (or Moorish) architecture. One of my favorite things about Seville is its Islamic influence–certain buildings' striped, onion-shaped archways and beautiful mosaics distinguish them as Islamic, or of the mudéjar architectural style.
I recently visited the Real Alcázar of Sevilla, or the "royal palace of Sevilla." Literally a stone's throw away from La Catedral de Sevilla (or "The Giralda"), the medieval Real Alcázar is the oldest European palace still in use today. Full of decadent gardens and intricately carved halls, walking through the palace is like walking through a bygone age of sultans and caliphs. Even better, the entrance fee for students (even with an ID from a foreign university) was only €2!
From enormous wall-sized tapestries depicting medieval tales to the 16th century Moorish tiles, the interior of Real Alcázar was heaven for a history nerd like me. The surprisingly expansive gardens, while stunningly beautiful, also contained some surprises. My friends and I certainly weren't expecting to be chased by a giant peacock while exploring the gardens outside the palace! (One of them was forever traumatized.)
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|Public Notice
|Seeking a new board member.
|Closing Date:
|22 October 2018 at 4:00pm
Council is seeking a new board member for its council controlled trading company (CCTO) Gisborne Holdings Limited.
The role of GHL is to operate profitably and provide a non-rates income stream to Council – so that we can deliver better outcomes for the communities of Tairawhiti–Gisborne.
To help achieve this we are looking to appoint a person who is capable of representing the interests of the community as a whole. This includes - but is not limited to - having these skills:
• commercial acumen
• sound judgement and decision-making
• public service ethos and awareness of a public media profile
• an understanding and commitment to Council's obligation to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• a high standard of personal integrity
• clear communication and an ability to debate in a reasoned manner
• effective teamwork and collaboration
• the ability to think strategically
• risk assessment and contingency management
• commitment to the principles of good corporate citizenship
• understanding of the wider interests of Council as a publicly accountable shareholder
• experience in governance, preferably corporate governance.
We recognise that increasing diversity and fostering inclusive board culture in our CCTO is an essential element to it being a high performing board that can drive long-term success. We encourage anyone with an interest to apply. The term of appointment is for three years.
To express your interest in being a board member of GHL, please send your CV with a covering letter to firstname.lastname@example.com before Monday 22 October 2018 at 4pm. Interviews will be held at Council offices on 1 November 2018.


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Aren't you something to admire, 'cause your shine is something like a mirror
And I can't help but notice, you reflect in this heart of mine
If you ever feel alone and the glare makes me hard to find
Just know that I'm always parallel on the other side
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Start Your New Year Right with Hoboken Volunteering Opportunities
It's January, which means there have already been an infinite number of posts on the Internet about New Year's Resolutions. Whether cynical and bitter or hopeful and sunny, one thing's for sure: There are no shortage of Think Pieces on how you can make, keep, disdain, or subvert the resolution tradition.Most resolutions are personal ones, and the non-personal resolutions designed to make the world better are probably kept private unless you're a showboating grandstander more interested in getting credit for your purity than actually, you know, making the world a better place. But sprinkling in some goodness to your 2018 Self-Improvement Resolutions is a great idea—why not make one of your resolutions to volunteer and make your local community a better, stronger one? One great benefit to volunteering is that you more or less get carte blanche to complain all you want. And nothing is more American than complaining, so that license is valuable.There are tons of ways you can volunteer in Hoboken. While you can always work solo to make your community better in a million small ways, there are also plenty of organizations that pool resources and efforts. The list here isn't comprehensive by any stretch, but serves as a roundup of ways anyone can get started volunteering today.
General Community
There are lots of ways you can put your time to good use just making life better in general around these parts. The Hoboken Shelter always needs help, in the form of donations and volunteer efforts. This is mostly centered around the meals they serve the homeless population, so be prepared to cook, clean, stock, and serve. Note that large groups should call ahead to schedule a time, and don't be surprised if there are too many volunteers—or not nearly enough; it's kind of feast or famine there.
Two great ways to help out are with the Hoboken University Medical Center and the Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps. The former is always happy to take on volunteers to help out around the hospital, and you can have a huge impact on people who are probably not having a great time in their life. The screening is slow and strict, so be prepared to wait and fill out some paperwork, and don't be surprised if you're asked to do some pretty intense stuff there—when emergencies hit, it's often all hands on deck. The Hoboken VAC is one of the last all-volunteer EMS services left in the state, if not the country, and not only will you be helping to save lives, you'll also get CPR certified.
Speaking of emergencies, Hoboken maintains an all-volunteer Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). A training course is required, but it's free and you don't need any experience or special skills. As anyone who lived through Sandy knows, people who actually know what to do and how to get in contact with services during an emergency is an absolute necessity.Finally, a less intense but no less important volunteering opportunity lies with the Hoboken Historical Museum, which needs volunteers in its exhibiting and fundraising efforts. It's a fun, educational way to preserve our community's history and culture. The Hoboken Elks Club also sponsors a lot of community service-oriented programs and events and they're always looking for volunteers to help them staff up.
Like Mariah Carey says, children are the future. Hoboken, like a lot of large towns, has a lot of kids who either need some guidance, something to do after school, or just good examples in general. TRUE Mentors tries to get kids on the path to successful adulthood by helping them find employment, learn valuable skills, and generally absorb the good sense and experience of a mentor—and they always need mentors. The Hoboken Family Alliance is focused on community, schools, and introducing neighbors to each other in order to foster a strong bond between people, and they also run tons of programs throughout the year that can use some volunteering. And the Boys & Girls Club of Hudson County is the classic old-school program that tries to give kids a safe place to hang out, fun, safe activities to engage in, and mentors of both sexes to show them how to adult.
Animals, as always, are often the first to suffer, and stray animals have a direct impact on our community. Volunteering to help out our furry critter friends can start with being a foster home to adoptable cats and dogs—while adopting and donating is wonderful, there are usually too many animals and not enough homes for them, so fostering is a crucial way to keep the critters off the streets until they can be situated. You can foster for JerseyCats or Companion Animal Placement, giving animals a safe place to live and some affection while they recuperate from injury or until their forever home comes knocking.
Finally, volunteering to help keep our world viable is always a good idea. Riverkeeper is always looking for folks to help keep the Hudson and its banks clean and safe. And if you're not into organized volunteering, you can also just take it upon yourself to pick up trash when you come across it—maybe organizing one of those block party-cum-cleanup events in your neighborhood.
Volunteering is one of the most pure things you can do—although there is a reward for it, namely the sense that you've done your part. What are some other great ways to donate your time?


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What a historic week it has been for our Church, for our country. It has been a week of firsts. First time in a good while since a pope has been here. First time that Pope Francis has come to the States. First time a pope has addressed a joint meeting of congress. First time the New York Post has changed its masthead….instead of New York Post, it read New York Pope. First time a saint was canonized on US soil. And it was the first time a Hispanic man or woman from the US was declared a saint. It was the first time for such a huge crowd in Philadelphia. It has been the first of a lot of things.
I watched him carefully. I've been thinking about how to summarize all he has said, and God sent one phrase from the pope's speeches to me. It was early on, in his address to congress. He was talking about promoting what he calls a "culture of care." It's a phrase he has used before, in his encyclical. I guess if you are a pope you can quote yourself when speaking. It's the same culture Jesus advocates for in the Gospel today, when he blesses anyone who should provide even a cup of water to another. I want us to consider this morning four things the pope repeatedly emphasized that we should care a great deal about as Catholics. We'll use CARE as an acronym. C=Church. A=Afflicted. R=Relatives. E=Environment.
Church. While speaking in both St. Patrick's in NYC and SS Peter and Paul in Philadelphia, Pope Francis marveled at the beautiful structures of the churches. There is no doubt, he said, that we've built some nice churches. But they are symbols, he said, symbols of all that we do and are as church. He praised the religious and priests for all their work, especially in the realm of Catholic education. We are fortunate to have so many wonderful, beautiful Catholic schools here in ArchyIndy, and the best of them all right here. Pope Francis spoke about how we are a part of a most beautiful church. It is not a business, or just some organization, or some institution. It is the living, breathing body of Christ. Pope Francis loves his church. Pope Francis canonized a saint, St. Junipero Serra. This is a man who, out of his love for his church, sought to spread it. He left his comfortable life in Spain to build missions in California, which brought a great deal of blessings to the Native Americans. In the East, the early settlers pushed the Indians away and treated them like animals, even killing them. Junipero Serra treated the Indians in the West like children of God. He cared for them, and invited them—they were not forced—to enter these missions. Most did, and they found life there, and protection. And they found Christ there. Junipero Serra is a man who understood church as something that is on the move, hence his life's motto: Siemper Adelante. Always moving forward. That is the pope's vision of church.
Pope Francis also spoke about how we must love the afflicted. He spoke especially about immigrants and how we are called to love and respect them. As Francis said, we were all immigrants once, and Christ was the ultimate immigrant. We have a good many immigrants at this parish, and we are a richer parish for it. We must care for them, which starts by knowing their names, their stories. He said to a group of immigrant Catholic school kids, "you have a right to dream." The Hispanic ministry is one of my favorite things I do here. But Pope Francis also spoke about other types of afflicted people, like the homeless, the elderly, the sick, those on death row. We are called to care for these people in a special way. Which means loving them. Do you see how naturally it comes for Pope Francis? Instead of the lavish meal prepared for him with the politicians, he said, "Nope, gotta go. I'm eating dinner with the homeless." Would that care for the afflicted were as easy for us. It can be.
Another central theme to Pope Francis during these days has been the family; after all, the trip has been called "The World Meeting of Families." He still has more addresses to give on this topic, but he said at congress, "I cannot hide my concern for the family, which is threatened, perhaps as never before, from within and without. Fundamental relationships are being called into question, as is the very basis of marriage and the family. I can only reiterate the importance and, above all, the richness and the beauty of family life." He spoke about the sanctity of all life, from conception to natural death. He also visited the Little Sisters of the Poor, a visit that was meant to offer them support….they have been on the front lines of the contraceptive mandate controversy. The bottom line is: family is important. It matters, and, as he said, it is the greatest thing God has ever made. He even went so far as to say, "the family is the factory of hope."
Lastly, an important message of Pope Francis lately has been care for God's creation, the environment. We cannot dismiss his message or shrug it off. The importance of creation is written about even on the first pages of the bible. He said there are two big reasons for this. The first is that we humans are a part of the environment, and therefore "any harm done to the environment, therefore, is harm done to humanity." The other reason is that "every creature, particularly a living creature, has an intrinsic value, in its existence, its life, its beauty and its interdependence with other creatures." The bottom line: we must love our earth and treat it well. Because, as God says, it is very good. We have to keep it that way.
The pope has spoken a lot. Perhaps you saw a cartoon that illustrates this difficulty well. The cartoon shows the pope, a donkey and an elephant. The donkey of the Democrat party announces, "He's with me on climate change!" Then the Republican elephant responds, "He's with me on life!" Then there's Jesus on the side, saying, "Excuse me, but I'm pretty sure he's with me." The bottom line for us is, we have to be with the pope. Because to be with the pope, especially this pope, is to be with the Lord. Let's think and pray about one way we can care more for and about our church, one way we can care more for the afflicted, one way we can care more about our families, and one way we can care more about the environment.


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Cedar City Love's Wins $1,000 for Primary Children's Hospital
Thanks to everyone at Love's Travel Stops for raising more than $29,000 for the kids at Primary Children's Hospital. You and your customers make a difference for our patients and their families.
A special congratulations to the Cedar City Loves for winning $1,000 for Primary Chidlren's Hospital through the "Share your Heart" video contest.


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Simple But Significant
December 19, 2010As New York's elected officials consider options for balancing budgets in the face of record deficits, they should eliminate a public employee fringe benefit rarely offered anywhere else: reimbursement for Medicare Part B premiums.
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What is OPEB and Why Does it Cost $9.4 Billion?
December 05, 2010The true cost of retiree health insurance and "other postemployment benefits," or OPEB, was $9.4 billion in fiscal year 2010. Why it cost so much and what should be done about it.
Report Health Care
Analysis of the New York State Medicaid Program and Identification of Potential Cost-Containment Opportunities
November 17, 2010This report identifies trends in expenditures and enrollment in New York's Medicaid program.
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No Easy Solution
November 17, 2010This report examines Medicaid spending in New York relative to other states and finds the program is big not just because New York is a populous state or it covers a lot of people. It recommends a multi‐year agenda to restructure service provision and the cost of care for the elderly and disabled.
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Rent Regulation: Beyond the Rhetoric
June 01, 2010This report is designed to inform debates over changes in rent regulation. It provides background information including a history of rent regulation laws and an overview of the rental housing market in New York City, it describes the benefits of current rent regulations in the forms of "discounts" to affected households and increases in "affordable" housing for New Yorkers, it assesses the evidence relating to criticisms of rent regulation, and it recommends future rent regulation policies based on the findings discussed.
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Nine Facts New Yorkers Should Know About Rent Regulation
June 23, 2009This report details nine important facts for the Legislature to keep in mind as rent laws are considered for modification. CBC believes they should be cautious about initiatives to extend the reach of rent regulation. Instead, state leaders should think more broadly about ways to better target assistance to lower income households and to allow the market to work in ways that better allocate housing and expand housing choices for all New Yorkers.
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Paying More, But Not Getting Better Care
December 09, 2008New York's Medicaid program is the most expensive in the nation, projected to cost $45 billion in fiscal year 2008-09 and to consume nearly one-third of the New York State budget. New York State can provide needy residents with better nursing home care and save about $1.2 billion annually in fiscal year 2008-2009 by changing the way its Medicaid program pays nursing homes. This report explains why the current system is wasteful, perpetuating inefficiencies and inequities without assuring high quality care, and how a better payment system might work.


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Case Histories: Educational/ Institutional
Lighting for Safety and Savings
by William Kirkland
School crime is often encouraged by the way campuses are managed or maintained. Poor lighting often means poor security.
The Clark School in Swampscott, Massachusetts, was experiencing a security nightmare. Kids were climbing onto the roof and removing shingles. Leaks developed that required costly repairs. In other campus areas, kids lit fires. Windows near the boiler room door were constantly being used for target practice.
Most of the problems were occurring at night, when darkness was an ally of the young vandals. Surveillance indicated that, although the school had security lighting installed, it was woefully inadequate. A facility manager directed that the existing security lighting be replaced. Although the new system provided significantly more and better directed light than the old one, it consumed far less energy. The end result? Security lighting operating and maintenance costs were reduced and, more important, the vandalism was ended.
It's not unusual for schools to upgrade their lighting systems. For the most part, however, the upgrades are performed principally to lower the cost of energy consumption. While the amount of money spent on lighting is an important issue, the quality of lighting is a far more important matter. Quality determines how much lighting really costs–or saves.
Consider the Clark School case. Suppose, for the sake of discussion, that the existing system already was efficient, and that the lighting needed would have increased the amount spent on operation and maintenance. Under these circumstances, would the lighting have been upgraded? In many cases, it would not have been. Generally speaking, the objective of facility managers is to lower costs, not increase them.
What many school officials budget managers do not understand is that lighting should not be looked at as a cost in and of itself. Lighting is not an end; it is a means to an end. In the final analysis, better lighting very often saves far more than it costs.
Quick return on investment
Consider the case of Central Michigan University and its concern about campus crime. The facility manager determined that the existing mercury vapor lamps used for walkways should be replaced by more efficient high-pressure sodium lamps. Two choices were available: 150 watt lamps, which would have provided more light than before while reducing energy consumption by almost one-third, or 250 watt lamps, which would have no appreciable impact on energy consumption but would greatly enhance the lighting conditions on campus. The 250 watt lamps were chosen–not despite bottom line issues, but because of them. The new lighting provided such an improvement that students felt far more secure. The lighting allowed students to spot potential trouble before it confronted them, so they could take appropriate avoidance measures. The new lighting also permitted security patrols to better view potential problem areas, allowing them to react more quickly.
As a result, the college was able to reduce security patrols without compromising security in any way. The security patrol savings amounted to $10,000 per year, and that financial benefit gave the project a two-and-a-half-year payback. Based on energy savings alone, payback would not have occurred for more than 20 years. This means that the project might not have been implemented at all, or that the 150 watt high-pressure sodium lamps would have been chosen, saving energy, but having precious little impact on security and security cost savings.
Lighting is by far the most visible form of security available. It discourages vandalism, break-ins, and the "hanging out" that too often leads to violence. At the same time, better lighting greatly enhances the performance of the personnel and other equipment (e.g., closed-circuit television cameras) used to provide security and keep the peace, because the personnel and equipment depend on visual inputs.
Lighting used for security purposes can also have other important benefits. The case of Bryant College in Smithfield, Rhode Island is illustrative. At Bryant, the security problem was an outdoor parking lot, a location problematic for many schools across the nation. The lot in question was used principally by night students and faculty. Students reported that they were afraid for their personal safety and personal belongings being taken from their cars.
The new lighting Bryant installed virtually eliminated the problem. Auto break-ins ended, and the very few incidents of vandalism that did occur were reduced from minor to petty status. As a side benefit, the number of vehicular accidents that occurred in the parking lot was cut by 80 percent, and the risk of vehicle/pedestrian accident became extremely low.
Better lighting in such cases can also improve good will. Consider, for example, a school's lowered exposure to claims, litigation, and bad publicity as a consequence of assaults, vehicle/pedestrian accidents, or even simple incidents of slipping or tripping. The lack of adequate lighting could cause someone to not see a patch of ice or ponded water or some wind-blown debris, or even miss three steps.
Bryant College also enhanced the quality of its roadway lighting, and the number of moving accidents was reduced significantly. The new lighting was comforting to students, their parents, visitors, and faculty, sending a message that stated, "We care about safety."
Some administrators may worry that security lighting will make a school "look like an armed fortress," but that does not have to be the case at all. At any number of schools and other facilities, lighting designed principally to provide security is also used to enhance the appearance of buildings and grounds.
Better lighting can also provide opportunities to generate income, particularly for athletic events. Parents and school supporters will often attend a night game that they would miss if it were held during the day. By lighting areas around a field or stadium, opportunities for crime are reduced, and opportunities for additional revenues concession sales are increased.
In North Andover, Massachusetts, Merrimack College significantly upgraded lighting in its Volpe Physical Education Center. The Center included a 3,500-seat ice skating arena and an 800-seat gym. The lighting, which was generally considered dim, gave the beautiful interior a somewhat shabby appearance. The school invested in new lighting. First one, then two, then three and more schools asked about renting the arena for hockey practice. Event promoters and civic associations of all types began asking about renting the facility for events, all of which generated income to the school, or which the school offered pro bono to benefit the community.
The end result? A rather substantial investment in new lighting paid for itself in less than six months. Athletes and coaches were also pleased. They commented that better lighting enhanced eye-hand coordination, promoting better performance and lower risk of accident and injury.
High-Benefit Lighting®
The National Lighting Bureau can be an excellent source of assistance in determining lighting needs. Founded almost 25 years ago, this not-for-profit educational resource is sponsored by professional societies, trade associations, credentialing organizations, manufacturers, utilities, and agencies of the federal government. Its mission is to provide guidance about lighting decisions to those with relatively little technical background.
The Bureau advocates "High-Benefit Lighting"–lighting that carefully considers the full range of improvements that just one change can make, and then accounts for such benefits in design. Any specific change likely to improve safety will probably be able to achieve other valuable benefits as well. High-benefit lighting can lower costs associated with risk management, operation and maintenance.
William Kirkland is a vice president-Marketing, MagneTek, Inc. and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Lighting Bureau.
Reprinted from School Safety Update, December 1999. Published by the National School Safety Center, 805/373-9977.


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Rev. biol. mar. oceanogr. vol.48 no.2 Valparaíso Aug. 2013
NOTAS CIENTÍFICASFirst records of emerging benthic invertebrates at a sublittoral soft-bottom habitat in northern Chile
Primeros registros de invertebrados bentónicos emergentes en un hábitat sublitoral de fondos blandos en el norte de Chile
Aldo S. Pacheco1, Gonzalo E. Goméz2 and José M. Riascos1
1Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, Climate Change Ecology Group, CENSOR Laboratory, Universidad de Antofagasta, Av. Jaime Guzmán 02800, P.O. Box 170, Antofagasta, Chile. firstname.lastname@example.com
2CENSOR Laboratory, Universidad de Antofagasta, Av. Jaime Guzmán 02800, Antofagasta, Chile
Some benthic invertebrates perform vertical diel migrations by swimming up from the seabed to the water column, i.e., they emerge. Although such migrations may have important implications for benthic-pelagic coupling, there is no information reporting this type of ecological processes in sublittoral soft-bottom sediments in the Humboldt Current system. Herein, we present the results of a short-term experiment using traps designed to collect emerging invertebrates in a sublittoral site in northern Chile. Seventeen taxa principally composed by peracarids, copepods and ostracods were identified. This report constitutes the first description of an emerging benthic assemblage in the Humboldt Current ecosystem.
Key words: Diel vertical migrations, benthic-pelagic coupling, macrofauna
Emerging benthos, also known as demersal zooplankton, are assemblages of meio- and macro-invertebrates that perform vertical migrations into the water column (Armonies 1988, Mess & Jones 1997). At a diel scale these incursions into the water column occur from a position in/on the seabed during the day moving to the water column during the night and returning to the seabed during the day, although not all individuals of a population emerge in a given day/night. Incursions in water column by invertebrates are also mediated by bottom waters via resuspension and/or passive dispersion (Palmer 1988, Armonies 1994), however emerging assemblages are usually composed of active dispersers, which swim into the water column regardless of the intensity of bottom hydrodynamics (Teasdale et al. 2004). Emerging benthos play an important role in the benthic-pelagic coupling, i.e., some organisms feed on the water column and return to the seabed bringing water column resources to the benthos, and benthic organisms are consumed by pelagic predators moving benthic resources into the water column (Vallet & Dauvin 2001).
From a biological point of view, multiple reasons have been proposed explaining these diel migrations including; reproduction (Hicks 1988, Thistle 2003), molting (Akiyama et al. 2004), predation and feeding (Alldredge & King 1980; 1985) and post-larval dispersion (Ullberg & Ólafsson 2003). Assemblages of emerging invertebrates have been documented in several benthic habitats ranging from vegetated and unvegetated soft- and hard- bottoms (Walters 1991, Walters & Bell 1994, Jørgensen & Christie 2003), tidal flats (Armonies 1994), sublittoral seafloor (Thistle 2003) and the deep sea (Thistle et al. 2007). However, these studies have mainly focused on ecological aspects of meiofaunal components particularly copepods (e.g., Walters 1991, Walters & Bell 1994, Thistle 2003, Teasdale et al. 2004, Vopel & Thistle 2011), thus for a better understanding of the ecological consequences of these migrations it is important to describe and to include macrofaunal components into the analysis of emergence processes.
To our knowledge, there is no information about emerging benthos in sublittoral soft-bottom habitats of the Humboldt Current ecosystem. This is surprising considering the growing interest to understand the functioning of this ecosystem in terms of energy and matter flow throughout benthic_pelagic coupling (e.g., Vargas et al. 2007). Colonization experiments using containers filled with defaunated sediments positioned between 5 and 27 cm above the seabed, suggested that active swimming was the main mechanism of post-larval colonization in shallow, sublittoral, soft-bottom habitats in northern Chile (Pacheco et al. 2010, 2012, 2013). However, it needs to be revealed if these colonizers where part of the emerging benthos. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the macrofaunal assemblage that performs diel vertical migrations (i.e., emerging benthos) for the first time, in a shallow sublittoral soft-bottom habitat in northern Chile.
An experiment was conducted in late April 2012 in Bolsico (23°28'S; 70°36'W) a small and sheltered cove at the southern part of Península Mejillones, Antofagasta Region. In this location, the soft-bottom habitat at 7.5 m depth is composed of poorly sorted sand and bottom current velocity is rather low (~2.7 cm s-1, current meter placed 50 cm above the bottom). Details of the abiotic characteristics of the site are available in Pacheco et al. (2012). The experiment was conducted in a low-bottom current location in order to distinguish active emerging invertebrates from those that may be resuspended by strong hydrodynamics in a more exposed site. To study the emerging assemblage composition, invertebrates were captured using emergence traps (see design details in Fig. 1A) with 2 different designs. The first design, i.e., bottom traps, consisted of traps placed onto the sediment surface so that the outer rim of the inverted funnel (i.e., the base of the trap) was in contact with the sediment surface (Fig. 1B). In addition, since it has been suggested that emerging organisms may use bottom current cues to trigger migrations into the water column (Palmer 1988, Armonies 1994), the second design consisted of traps (i.e., leg traps) installed 3 cm above the sediment surface thus allowing bottom water to flow (Fig. 1B). Similar distance between the trap base and sediment surface has proved to be successful collecting emerging invertebrates (e.g., Thistle et al. 2007). Five bottom and 5 leg traps were installed at 1800 h in the afternoon (i.e., half hour before dusk) and collected the next day at 0900 h. Traps were installed in 2 rows in an `L' shape deployment and always keeping a distance of 2 m between traps (Fig. 2). The first row consisted in 3 leg and 2 bottom traps while the second row was made of 2 leg and 3 bottom traps. At the time of collection, traps were closed with rubber plugs inserted in the inner part of the funnel, and carefully transported onboard by divers. The collecting chambers of each trap were washed and the retained organisms were deposited in labeled plastic bags containing a 10% formalin solution with rose bengal for coloration. In the laboratory, samples were washed and sieved through a 0.5 mm mesh with a 0.3 mm mesh underneath, in order to retain very small organisms. Samples of both types were transferred into jars with 90% alcohol for preservation. In addition, sediment samples were collected from the upper 5 cm of the sediment using a cylindrical core (10 cm diameter and 15 cm high). Every 3 hours, 5 sediment samples were randomly taken in areas 3 m apart of the traps deployment (Fig. 2). Onboard, the collected sediment was preserved in plastic bags with the formalin solution. In the laboratory, organisms were counted and identify to the lowest possible taxonomic level with the aid of micro- and stereoscopes. Traps and sediment sampling was repeated 3 times at one-week intervals.
Figure 1. A) Emergence trap design; the collecting chamber consists of a plastic cylinder with an inverted funnel installed in the bottom part. The area covered by the trap base was 314.15 cm2 and the volume of the traps was 2.8 liters. Solid arrows represent the path taken by emerging organisms to be captured in the bottom of the trap. Some might scape throughout the opening (dotted arrow). B) Scheme of the both types traps used in the experiment. The base ring of the leg traps was 1 cm wide and it was inserted into the sediment, keeping a fix 3 cm distance between the sediment and the trap base border. C) View of the leg trap in situ
Figura 1. A) Diseño de la trampa de emergencia; la cámara colectora consiste en un cilindro plástico con un embudo invertido instalado en la parte basal. El área cubierta por la base es 314,15 cm2 y el volumen de la trampa es 2,8 litros. Las flechas solidas muestran la ruta que siguieron los organismos capturados en el fondo de la trampa. Existe la posibilidad de escape a través de la apertura (flechas punteadas). B) Esquema de los dos tipos de trampas usadas en el experimento. El ancho del anillo en la trampa de parantes es de 1 cm y fue insertado en el sedimento manteniendo una distancia fija de 3 cm entre la superficie del sedimento y la base de la trampa. C) Vista in situ de la trampa de parantes
Figure 2. Schematic representation of the emerging traps deployment and position of the sediment cores during night/day sampling. Bottom traps (gray circles), leg traps (white circles)
Figura 2. Representación esquemática del arreglo de las trampas de emergencia y las posiciones de los cores durante los muestreos nocturno/diurno. Trampas de fondo (círculos grises), trampas de parantes (círculos blancos)
To determine true emerging organisms, the following criteria was adopted: (a) organisms collected in the trap chamber from both bottom and leg designs and also present in the day sediment sample but not in the night sediment sample = emerging organisms, (b) present in both traps and also in night and day sediment samples = emerging organisms, since not all organisms of the same population emerge, (c) present in the trap chamber in bottom and leg designs but not present in none of the sediment samples = no emerging organisms, likely pelagic, and (d) present in the leg trap but not in bottom trap and not present in sediment samples = no emerging organisms, likely pelagic entering throughout the elevated part of the trap.
A total of 63 taxa were recorded during this experiment, 53 were recorded in sediment samples and a total of 38 from both trap types (Table 1). Using the criteria mentioned above, the results of this experiment indicate that the emergence assemblage was composed of 24 species constituting the 38% of the total taxa recorded. The emerging assemblage was composed principally by crustaceans, consisting of 7 amphipods, one cumacean, one mysid, one callianasid, one brachyuran zoea, 10 copepods, 2 ostracods, and one polychaete post-larva (Table 1). The taxonomic composition of this assemblage is similar to that reported in most of the studies dealing with emerging benthos in which crustaceans are one of the most common taxa reported. For example, copepods, polychaetes, amphipods, isopods, mysids, cumaceans and tanaids constituted the emerging assemblage of experimental studies (e.g., Alldredge & King 1980, 1985). Adult polychaetes, isopods, and tanaids have been also reported and even though these were identified in the samples, none of them meet the criteria used for the assignation of emerging benthos. Other studies have studied principally harpacticoids copepods (e.g., Thistle 2003, Teasdale et al. 2004, Vopel & Thistle 2011). We recorded the following harpacticoid copepods; Tigriopus sp., Euterpina acutifrons, Clytemnestra scutellata, Microsetella rosea, and M. norwegica thus concurring with the aforementioned studies. However, it is worth noting that we conducted a short-term experiment and likely the taxonomic richness of the assemblage may increase by enhancing the temporal and spatial replication of these experiments.
Table 1. Mean (±SD) abundance of invertebrates collected in traps and sediments at Bolsico. EI: Emerging invertebrates. Taxonomic affiliation: (A) amphipod, (Cr) crustacean, (Co) copepod, (O) ostracod, (Ch) chaetognate, (G) gastropod, (B) bivalve, (T) tunicate, (P) polychaete, (ind.) indeterminate
Tabla 1. Abundancia promedio (±DE)de los invertebrados colectados en trampas y sedimentos de Bolsico. EI: invertebrados emergentes. Afiliación taxonómica: (A) anfípodo, (Cr) crustáceo, (Co) copépodo, (O) ostrácodo, (Ch) chaetognato, (G) gastropodo, (B) bivalvo, (T) tunicado, (P) poliqueto, (ind.) indeterminado
Studies on ecological aspects of the emerging benthos have been conducted focusing on single groups, such as the case of nematodes (e.g., Ullberg & Ólafsson 2003) and copepods (e.g., Thistle 2003). Harpacticoid copepods in particular, have been subject of several studies at different sublittoral habitats (Thistle 2003, Teasdale et al. 2004, Vopel & Thistle 2011) and the deep sea (Thistle et al. 2007). In agreement to that evidence, 4 harpacticoid species were present in our traps thus providing further evidence of the widespread distribution of this emerging component in soft-bottom communities. It is also worth mentioning the presence of the calanoids Acartia tonsa and Paracalanus sp., as part of the emerging benthos assemblage. These 2 species are abundant components of the zooplankton linking the primary production with upper trophic levels in the pelagic habitat of this upwelling system (Vargas & Gonzalez 2004). Their presence as part of the emerging benthos suggests that this species might be involved in the transference of the primary production in the water column to the benthic habitats. However this should be addressed in future studies.
In northern Chile, studies dealing with the ecology of soft-bottom invertebrate's assemblages often report species taxonomic composition and/or trophic guilds usually from samples or experiments conducted at day hours (e.g., Laudien et al. 2007, Pacheco et al. 2010, 2012, 2013). Understanding of the dynamics of these assemblages could improve by not only asking what and how many species they are composed of (i.e., taxonomical diversity) but rather addressing questions about what these species do (i.e., functional diversity). In that sense, our study shows the importance of considering diel emergence of several invertebrate species which may help to explain the striking variation in space and time often found in benthic communities.
We thank Patricia Ayón and Daniela Araya for helping us with copepods taxonomy. Espiridion Montanares, Guillermo Benavides, Pablo Santoro, Maritza Malebran and Cynthia Cortes are thanked for supporting field and laboratory work. Comments by two reviewers help us to improve and early version of this manuscript. This study was financed by FONDECYT N° 11110030 research fund granted to A. S. Pacheco.
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Assistant boss Ned Kelly believes the January transfer window has been a great success for the Iron, with the side bulking up on not only numbers, but on class too.Talking to The Iron Player, he spoke about the window as a whole for the Iron, and the importance of acting fast in the market.
Kelly said: "The gaffer was mindful of trying to get things over the line really quickly.
"I think we've done very good business trying to add quality to the team.
"Since we've been here we've assessed everybody, we feel like we've given everybody a fair crack, not just in games but in training sessions as well because we want to win all the time.
"It's important that we train as we play, committed and dedicated and with a hard work ethic in the group. It's nice to get everything sorted before the chaos of deadline day."
February 2 saw not a lot of movement in or out for the club, but the first piece of business on the agenda was to extend hot-shot Tom Hopper's loan until the end of the season, a move greatly approved by the Iron faithful.
Kelly stated: "It's great for us he's still here until the end of the season.
"He's had a great run of form, and a great couple of goals last week at Orient, took them very, very well.
"He's got a brilliant work ethic, he's done exceptionally well since he's been here so we are delighted to be able to keep him and grateful to everybody at Leicester for letting us have him."
Going back to one signing that well and truly slipped the radar of the press was the loaning of Manchester City midfielder George Evans for the remainder of the season, and Kelly shared a little about what the young City player can offer to the team.
Kelly said: "He's got good feet. He's very good on the ball, and he's well thought of at his parent club so we are happy to have him.
"He's a good midfield players who has got a good range of passing as well."
There were two outgoings late on Monday night, with defender David Mirfin joining League Two side Hartlepool United on a one-month loan deal, while striker Lyle Taylor joined former club Partick Thistle in the Scottish Premier League.
Kelly continued: "It was a great move for Mirf firstly, he's been out for a while so he'll get some football and some fitness.
"The gaffer knows Ronnie Moore really well so it's a good deal for everybody concerned.
"Lyle needs games, we've brought in Hops and now Kevin has come in, so it'll be important for Lyle to get a run of games under his belt.
"It's a place he knows well having done very well there before, and we wish them both the best of luck."
Talking more specifically about the short term move for Mirfin, Kelly clarified the club's position in relation to the Iron stalwart.
"He is on a month loan at first," Kelly said.
"He has been out for a while but he's trained really, really well over the last month or so since he's been back with the first team group, and it's been really important for Mirf to get some first team football.
"Ronnie will give him that opportunity and obviously we'll be watching to see how he's getting on."
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WALLBURG - Against a quality opponent in the second round of the 2-A playoffs, you absolutely cannot give away points.
Ledford gave away a dozen Tuesday night.
Service error after service error, coupled with a phenomenal defensive effort by Fred T. Foard, doomed the Panthers as they lost 25-17, 21-25. 25-22, 27-25. The Panthers – champions of the Central Carolina Conference -- ended their season 23-2. Foard, the No. 2 seed from the Northwestern Foothills Conference, moved to 19-8 and advanced to Saturday's third round.
The Panthers' biggest downfall was consistently serving either into the net or long. They did it four times in the third game and six more times in the fourth game, including once while clinging to a 24-23 lead in the fourth game – one point away from a decisive fifth game.
Ledford coach Christy Palmer wasn't extremely surprised by her team's shortfalls at the service line. "We've talked about that all season," Palmer lamented. "We've had a problem with it since midway through the conference, and we talk about it all the time.
"I don't know what it was. I think it was nerves a little bit. You know, we haven't been in that situation (trailing) too many times this year."
Foard sent the message from the very beginning, the Panthers had a fight on their hands. The Tigers won the first four points, then used another 5-1 spurt to jump ahead 10-3 in the early going. The Panthers got as close as 17-14 when Erika Bogue slammed a kill to the floor.
But Ledford's block attempt at the net fell out of bounds moments later, and that opened the door for the Tigers. Gwyn Brooks found holes in the Panthers' defense for a pair of aces, and Megan Dorsey came through with a kill of her own. Moments later, Michelle Trao finished a kill to secure the first game.
Nursing some tired legs after a long bus ride, early momentum was crucial for the Tigers. "It was definitely important to win the first set," Foard coach Allison Yount said. "Having travelled about two hours, that was helpful to get the momentum started."
Using strong defense at the net, the Panthers quickly turned the momentum in their favor. McCall Denny, Bogue and Danielle Searcy worked several shots through Foard blockers, and either one or two Panthers were everywhere at the net blocking Foard spikes. Bogue hammered a kill for a 24-20 lead, then Searcy and Denny teamed up for a block to clinch the second game.
The third game was nip-and-tuck the whole way, with neither team leading by more than four points. Foard finally gained control when a Ledford player made contact with the net, pushing the Tigers' lead to 21-18. Ledford's next hit sailed out of bounds then, after regaining the serve on Foard's double hit, the Panthers served long to give the visitors a free point. Denny's tip on game point came up short, and Ledford appeared to be in serious trouble.
But, despite trailing 2-1, the Panthers never went away. The Panthers took advantage of two Foard mistakes to jump out to a 15-10 lead, but the Tigers stormed back in front 19-17 when two Ledford blocks went out of bounds. Ledford finally got in position to win the game when a Foard hit went long to put the Panthers ahead 24-23. But, following a Foard timeout, Katie Torres' serve sailed long to knot the score back at 24-all. Ledford couldn't dig Dara Shaffer's serve and faced match point, down 25-24, but Foard's next shot went into the net for a 25-all tie. Thao hammered a kill through two blocks to set up another match point for the Tigers, and Dorsey finished it off when the Panthers couldn't dig her spike.
Even until the final point, Palmer had hopes for a rally. "I'm proud of them, they didn't quit," Palmer said. "I really thought we were gonna take game 4 right there and go to 5, and take it out in 5. But, it didn't happen."


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Styx – Treasure Island Resort & Casino – Welch MN – March 24th 2017
STYX at Treasure Island Casino proves that classic rock is still king!
There's a really good reason that bands like Styx are still here and rockin' after 4 decades! It's simply because they're a fantastic band… What was really interesting about this show is that they connected with their audience very well! I could tell that the band really appreciated the fans. Not only that the amount of energy they created at the show was great as well. These guys have an awesome approach to their intricate style of music and it was very pleasing to hear it at thunderous volumes. None of these guys lost their chops that's for sure, it was absolutely flawless. They played some major hits and some "B Sides" as they stated too. Overall it was a great show from top to bottom.
Set list – Grand Illusion – Too much time – Fooling yourself – Lady – Light up – Man in the wilderness – Miss America – Crystal ball – Walrus – Blue collared man – Come sail away – Rockin' the Paradise – Renegade
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Jeremih finally releases the official visual for his song Youre Mine. This track will appear on the soundtrack to the upcoming movie A Madea Christmas. Check the video after the jump
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Permaculture ethics:
- Care of the Earth: Provision for all life systems to continue and multiply.
- Care of People: Provision for people to access those resources necessary for their existence.
- Setting Limits to Population and Consumption: By governing our own needs, we can set resources aside to further the above principles.[7]
Permaculture 12 design principles:
- Observe and interact: By taking time to engage with nature we can design solutions that suit our particular situation.
- Catch and store energy: By developing systems that collect resources at peak abundance, we can use them in times of need.
- Obtain a yield: Ensure that you are getting truly useful rewards as part of the work that you are doing.
- Apply self-regulation and accept feedback: We need to discourage inappropriate activity to ensure that systems can continue to function well.
- Use and value renewable resources and services: Make the best use of nature's abundance to reduce our consumptive behavior and dependence on non-renewable resources.
- Produce no waste: By valuing and making use of all the resources that are available to us, nothing goes to waste.
- Design from patterns to details: By stepping back, we can observe patterns in nature and society. These can form the backbone of our designs, with the details filled in as we go.
- Integrate rather than segregate: By putting the right things in the right place, relationships develop between those things and they work together to support each other.
- Use small and slow solutions: Small and slow systems are easier to maintain than big ones, making better use of local resources and producing more sustainable outcomes.
- Use and value diversity: Diversity reduces vulnerability to a variety of threats and takes advantage of the unique nature of the environment in which it resides.
- Use edges and value the marginal: The interface between things is where the most interesting events take place. These are often the most valuable, diverse and productive elements in the system.
- Creatively use and respond to change: We can have a positive impact on inevitable change by carefully observing, and then intervening at the right time.[8]
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