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Marine aquaculture production more than doubled from 4.96 Mt in 1990 to 11.14
Mt in 1997. Similar trends were exhibited in freshwater aquaculture, with increases
from 8.17 Mt in 1990 to 17.13 Mt in 1997, while yields from marine and freshwater
fisheries remained relatively constant. The net result was that aquaculture
production represented approximately 30% of total fish and shellfish production
for human consumption in 1997. Aquaculture production is expected to continue
its upward trend in the foreseeable future, although in many areas (such as
in Thailand) there is a boom and bust pattern to aquaculture.
About 30% (29.5 Mt) of the world fish catch is used for nonhuman consumption,
including the production of fishmeal and fish oils that are employed in agriculture,
in aquaculture, and for industrial purposes. Fishmeal and fish oils are key
diet components for aquaculture production; depending on the species being cultured,
they may constitute more than 50% of the feed. Climate change could have dramatic
impacts on fish production, which would affect the supply of fishmeal and fish
oils. Unless alternative sources of protein are found, future aquaculture production
could be limited by the supply of fishmeal or fish oils if stocks of species
used in the production of fishmeal are negatively affected by climate change
and live-fish production. The precise impacts on future aquaculture production
also will depend in part on other competing uses for fishmeal and fish oils.
Usage of other sources of protein or developments in synthetic oils for industrial
applications could reduce demands on fishmeal and fish oils, thereby reducing
potential impacts on aquaculture.
Climate change is expected to have physical and ecosystem impacts in the freshwater
and marine environments in which aquaculture is situated. Water and air temperatures
in mid- to high latitudes are expected to rise, with a consequent lengthening
of the growing season for cultured fish and shellfish. These changes could have
beneficial impacts with respect to growth rate and feed conversion efficiency
(Lehtonen, 1996). However, increased water temperatures and other associated
physical changes, such as shifts in dissolved oxygen levels, have been linked
to increases in the intensity and frequency of disease outbreaks and may result
in more frequent algal blooms in coastal areas (Kent and Poppe, 1998). Any increases
in the intensity and frequency of extreme climatic events such as storms, floods,
and droughts will negatively impact aquaculture production and may result in
significant infrastructure damage. Sea-level rise can be expected to have a
negative effect on pond walls and defenses.
Elevated temperatures of coastal waters also could lead to increased production
of aquaculture species by expanding their range. These species could be cultivated
in higher latitudes as well as in existing aquafarms as a result of a longer
warm season during which water temperature will be near optimal. A decrease
in sea-ice cover could widen the geographical boundaries, allowing cultivation
of commercially valuable species in areas hitherto not suitable for such developments.
Ocean ranching is used to increase the production of several fish species.
The primary difference between ocean ranching and aquaculture is that in ocean
ranching the fish are cultured for only a portion of their life cycle and then
released prior to maturity. The cultured fish are then captured as "common
property" in a variety of fisheries. These cultured or "enhanced"
fish interact with the wild fish in the ecosystem and compete for the finite
food and habitat resources available (often referred to as "carrying capacity").
Climate change will alter carrying capacity, but the impacts associated with
ocean ranching or stock enhancement activities also need to be considered when
examining overall changes to the ecosystem.
Although the precise impacts are species-dependent, the addition of billions
of enhanced fish into the marine ecosystem may have significant consequences
from genetic and ecological perspectives. In the Pacific, for example, large
numbers of salmon are released from hatcheries in Russia, Japan, Canada, and
the United States (Mahnken et al., 1998). Beamish et al. (1997)
estimate that 83% of the catch of chum salmon by all countries is from hatchery
production. If climate change increases SST and reduces winter wind mixing in
the upper layers of the ocean, the feeding areas for salmon may be less productive
because of increased surface layer stability. Reductions in overall production
and catches of salmonand likely other specieswould result (Gargett,
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BALTIMORE — Co-owner Steve Coburn is having the time of his life following California Chrome in his run for the Triple Crown. He let folksy remarks and point-blank opinions fly and gushed about Maryland hospitality after Saturday's Preakness win. But where was his partner, Perry Martin?
Coburn said Martin, whom he described as a "very private person," wasn't happy with the hospitality he received two weeks earlier at the Kentucky Derby and that he opted to watch from an undisclosed location.
"The hospitality we received at Churchill Downs wasn't very good, and Perry ... decided that he and his family were going to watch the race some place within the world — I can't tell you where it's at because I don't even know where the hell it's at — and then go have a supper."
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Coburn said Martin had his 84-year-old mother with him in Kentucky and apparently had difficulty getting her into the winner's circle.
"There were people doing what they could to help us," said Coburn. "But apparently they didn't do quite enough. ... Even though we won, it was a bad day for my partner and his family."
John Asher, vice president of racing communications at Churchill Downs, expressed regret that the Martin family experience in Kentucky didn't measure up to "the stellar performance of their horse" in the race.
"Our team worked to satisfy the California Chrome team's needs when they were communicated to us and regret that their experience at Churchill Downs appears to have fallen short of expectations," Asher said in a statement. "We would certainly look forward to discussing with them any issues stemming from their Derby experience, and wish California Chrome and his team the best in their pursuit of the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes."
Coburn lives in the Reno, Nev., area and works for a firm that makes magnetic strips for credit cards and hotel keys. Martin and his wife, Denise, own and operate a materials testing company in Sacramento.
Now co-owner of a race horse worth millions, Coburn says he has no plans to quit his regular job. "Well, I'm only 61, so I've got at least four more years to work," said Coburn. "And I will show up every day because I cannot do this (quit) to my family, which is the people I work with. I could not walk away from them simply because I don't want to put them in a bind. ... That's not the type of person I am. ... I get up. I go to work every day."
He and Martin bought a mare for $8,000 and paid a $2,000 stud fee and the result of that mating was California Chrome.
Coburn said Maryland hospitality was top-shelf. 'I'm talking above top-shelf liquor," he said.
He also said, "Churchill Downs (in Kentucky) needs to call Maryland to get a lesson in hospitality because these people right here, they've treated us like royalty."
Coburn said he hadn't yet spoken to Martin after the race, but he hopes to convince him to attend the Belmont Stakes in New York, where California Chrome will try for the first Triple Crown in 36 years.
"We'll drag his butt to Belmont if he doesn't want to show up," said Coburn. "... All I can say is, Perry, you're missing a hell of a party, buddy. You really are."
Coburn was asked how much racing needs a Triple Crown winner. He responded by taking a jab at trainers.
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"There are trainers out there that train horses just to upset the applecart," said Coburn.
"I honestly believe that there are a lot of good horses running out there, and 19 of them started in the Kentucky Derby. ... They need to change this sport to where those ... horses that started in the Kentucky Derby are the only (ones) eligible to run in all three races. If you bow out of the Preakness, you don't come back for the Belmont."
Coburn, 61, also said, "I honestly believe that if the Triple Crown is not won this year by California Chrome, I will never see it in my lifetime because there are people out there trying to upset the applecart."
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i'm sure in extreme moderation beer for a dog isn't deadly or anything.
but, in my experience, if you get bottled water fresh and cold, the dog will go for that first. Just substitute for something healthy. Some dogs love sweet stuff like chocolate, so people feed them carob.
anyway, just my suggestion. don't mind me. i'm a newborn yet.
How much beer?
Talk about diets, exercise, and disease.
chevy gets a little beer and people food, hes 5 months, but bliss is only three months and just doesn't look as old as him so i won't let her have any. it's like having a beer with your 17 year old son, but not your sixteen year old daughter , weird but that the way it feels. for some reason she just looks too small and inocent, even though i am sure she is the one that started chewing on stuff and chevy was just there trying to stop her.
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KIDNEYS can be saved by vodka---if your dog drinks some anti-freeze the antidote [if it has gotten into the blood stream] is to get the dog "stone" drunk. We [at the veterinary emergency clinic for the county of Monterey California] used to put vodka in a 60cc syringe then inject it into an IV line with LRS running. The doctor told us to always keep the affected dog drunk to be sure the kidneys were spared the ravages of the anti-freeze. We kept the dog very drunk [watching the coordination of the dog etc] for 12 hours or so. How ironic huh?
It's not natural or enjoyable for animals to become intoxicated.
While I wouldn't get my dog drunk or stoned, I just had to jump in and dispute this statement. My cats are the biggest nip-heads in the world! They'll do ANYTHING to get stupid on catnip (and they get funked up, too! swatting at things that aren't there, rolling around like the floor is the best thing in the world...I have to hide the catnip in an airtight container in the cupboard to keep them from it). Monkeys eat hallucinagenic plants to get high, birds and elephants eat fermented fruit to get drunk, moose eat mushrooms and trip their brains out.
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All new incoming students, whether from private schools or other school districts, must register at the Fremont Union High School District's Enrollment Residency Office.
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Further Expands Intellectual Property Covering System Diagnostics (SysDx™) Approach to Matching Patients to Appropriate Drugs
Further Expands Intellectual Property Covering System Diagnostics (SysDx™) Approach to Matching Patients to Appropriate Drugs
CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwired - Jan 7, 2014) - Selventa today announced that it has been issued United States Patent, No. 8,594,941, which covers a system, method and apparatus for causal implication analysis in biological networks. The patent covers both reverse and forward causal reasoning, and, in particular, describes automated reasoning techniques that process networks of causal relationships to formulate hypotheses and evaluate those hypotheses against data sets of differential measurements. Each hypothesis links a biological entity to measurable quantities that it can influence (i.e., potential biomarkers), which is a key component of Selventa's Systems Diagnostics (SysDx™) approach to achieving precision medicine. Selventa's first SysDx product, ClarifyRA, is a predictive test for response to anti-TNF therapies in rheumatoid arthritis.
"This IP coverage critically protects a core piece of Selventa's competitive advantage in the market -- our unique analytical framework to perform SysDx," said Dr. David de Graaf, CEO of Selventa. "SysDx identifies a multi-parameter panel of biomarkers that can help clinicians to more accurately diagnose a patient's disease, and response or non-response to a given therapy. The SysDx tests that we are developing, such as ClarifyRA, will be able to provide a more detailed and complete picture of patient's disease than current tests that are largely limited to the analyses of genetic aberrations."
The molecular drivers of disease are manifested across thousands of interacting biological entities, so it is vital that a diagnostic be able to test for a more comprehensive set of disease-relevant biomarkers. Selventa's SysDx works by analyzing a holistic range of a patient's molecular information (e.g., genomic, epigenomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, and electronic medical record information) to stratify patients for their likelihood of response to a particular therapy. SysDx is already used by several large pharmaceutical companies to develop companion diagnostics (CDx) that match patients to their drugs.
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SysDx testing is a much needed progression from 'single-omic' tests that today are largely limited to the analyses of genetic aberrations in a patient's disease. As the molecular drivers of disease are intertwined across thousands of interacting biological entities, it is vital that a diagnostic be able to test for a more comprehensive set of disease-relevant biomarkers. SysDx testing, such as ClarifyRA, promises to capture a more detailed profile of a patient's disease leading to superior predictive and prognostic healthcare decisions.
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Selventa is pioneering the development of Systems Diagnostics (SysDx™). This novel approach to diagnostic development harnesses a comprehensive range of complex, biological information (genomic, epigenomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, electronic medical records) to generate a clinically relevant dashboard that physicians, patients and researchers can use to make an optimal treatment decision or stratify patient populations.
SysDx tests, including ClarifyRA, are enabled by Selventa's "Big Data" analytics engine that integrates, processes, and analyzes the molecular information from thousands of patients to identify biomarkers linked to disease-driving mechanisms. SysDx tests are differentiated by their ability to capture a holistic picture of a patient's disease and drug-response profile. This is in contrasts to MDx tests that are limited by their focus on a particular class of biological analytes (e.g. genomics-only tests). This superior predictive and prognostic value is required in the diagnosis of complex multi-factorial diseases such as autoimmune disease and cancer.
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Africa's latest crisis is escalating into further bloodshed and suffering and risks becoming another "forgotten emergency" as thousands of Ivorian refugees flee for their lives, international agency Oxfam warned today. The agency is gearing up its operations as the number of people escaping the West African country in search of safety and aid in Liberia shot up from 40,000 to 70,000 over just a few days last week. This figure is likely to increase rapidly if fighting continues over the coming weeks.
Oxfam is deploying a team of aid experts and preparing to provide clean water, sanitation and hygiene supplies to refugees in Liberia. Conditions for refugees and host communities in the border areas are very poor, with people receiving inadequate assistance.
"This could become Africa's latest forgotten crisis. Thousands of civilians are fleeing for their lives yet the international community is failing to respond adequately. The world risks being seriously unprepared for the escalating crisis in West Africa," said Chals Wontewe, Oxfam's Country Director in Liberia.
"For more than three months now the people of Ivory Coast have been living with the threat of violence, intimidation, economic collapse and sexual assault. The situation is now deteriorating rapidly and urgent action is needed to avert a humanitarian crisis.
"The conditions for refugees and communities hosting them in Liberia are extremely worrying. People are in dire need of the very basics – clean water, food and shelter," said Wontewe.
The large influx into Liberia is already putting a severe strain on poor villages, forcing camps and transit centers to be set up, mainly in Nimba county in eastern Liberia and further south along the Ivory Coast-Liberia border.
The crisis in Ivory Coast caused by the contested presidential election in November 2010 has resulted in months of instability and a steep increase in violent clashes in the past week. As well as rising political and military tensions, many banks remain closed, prices of basic goods are rocketing and more than 500,000 people have lost their jobs.
"The next few weeks will be crucial. Governments, the UN and aid agencies must respond to the increasing need and ensure relief supplies reach eastern Liberia before the rainy season starts to hamper access," said Wontewe. "The situation is quickly deteriorating and requires a rapid response.
"This must not be allowed to develop into another forgotten crisis. Growing humanitarian needs will require much more attention than they are getting at the moment, and must be backed up by significant funds and resources."
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- In addition to a growing rate of refugees crossing international borders, there is an increasing number of displaced people in Danane, Duekoue, Man and Abidjan (especially Abobo district) in Ivory Coast itself due to ongoing fighting in the west of the country.
- The majority of refugees in Liberia are being hosted by families in more than 76 border villages in Nimba county.
- Refugees are now beginning to enter Liberia further south in Grand Gedeh, River Gee and Maryland counties.
- Oxfam is preparing to help provide clean water, sanitation facilities and hygiene supplies to up to 70,000 people in the coming months. The agency also plans to help families hosting refugees to restock diminished food supplies.
Oxfam is successfully delivering targeted aid to help eliminate global poverty. Last year, we helped more than 17 million people in 62 countries. Around the world, millions more people are being pushed into extreme poverty as a result of the economic crisis.
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The Repose of His Eminence, Archbishop Dmitri Metropolitan Jonah with Archbishop Dmitri in late August.
His Eminence, the Most Reverend Dmitri, 87, retired Archbishop of Dallas and the Diocese of the South, fell asleep in the Lord at his home here at 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning, August 28, 2011.
His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, and many priests and faithful had kept vigil in Dallas during Archbishop Dmitri's final days. The Metropolitan was to have traveled to the Czech Republic with a delegation from the Orthodox Church in America, but remained in Dallas to be with the Archbishop.
Funeral services will be celebrated at Dallas' Saint Seraphim Cathedral — the parish Archbishop Dmitri founded as a mission shortly after his ordination in 1954. Days and times will be posted at oca.org as they are received.
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You wouldn't know it to look at him, but retired Mammoth Lakes Police Department officer Paul Dostie's big, rambunctious Lab, Buster, has become something of an international sensation recently.
Trained as a cadaver dog by Dostie, Buster is one of the few dogs in the world who can not only detect recent human graves, but he can also detect very old graves. This ability is a product of Dostie's driving passion to bring murderers to justice and peace to victims' families, even if it's been decades since the murder was committed.
Verified by some of the top forensic scientists in the country for his accuracy, Buster has already been instrumental in solving long-standing murder mysteries, most notably when he found the decade-old grave of Fullerton State student Lynsie Ekelund, whose accused killer is now in jail.
Solving such a crime and working on several others with nationally recognized experts would seem to be enough for even the most driven law enforcement officer. But in 2009, Dostie got an e-mail that changed his life in ways he could never have anticipated when a forensic scientist he was working with asked him about getting involved in an even older mystery: the fate of hundreds of America's missing WWII soldiers.
Tarawa Island, 2011
It is February 2011. Buster and Dostie are on the hot, sweltering beach of the tiny Microindonesian island of Tarawa, site of one of America's most bloody WWII battles. Here, some 1,200 U.S. Marines and some 4,500 Japanese and Koreans died in a 76-hour fight that would forever change the way the U.S deployed its soldiers and Marines.
Buster is hot and panting, but no matter. He's working, and Buster lives to work. Dostie lines his dog out near a site where previous research indicates dozens of Marines may have been buried in a mass grave. The dog is prancing, whining, practically crying in his eagerness to work.
Dostie gives the word: "Buster, find."
The dog shoots across the sandy yard, nose to the ground, trying to pick up the chemical signature of human decomposition – volatile oils and chemicals still present in the soil 68 years after that terrible battle. His nose is thousands of times more sensitive than a human's and he races from site to site until he finds what he is looking for.
Then he lies down on the spot in the sand, practically grinning, watching Dostie with his intense brown eyes.
"Good dog, Buster, good dog," Dostie says. "Good dog." He frees Buster from his sit and throws him his favorite toy, a blue rubber bone that travels with them.
Dostie turns to Mark Noah, the man whose e-mail call he answered to come to Tarawa.
"How did he do," Dostie asked.
Noah shakes his head, amazed. "He nailed it," he said. "He nailed it."
What Buster didn't know was that this was a test. Noah already knew exactly where the Marines were buried, after thousands of hours of research and the use of a technology called "ground penetrating radar," or GPR. But if you are going to dig up old Marine graves, some in the very backyards of the 20,000 people who now live on the small island, not to mention getting permission from the U.S. military, you had damn well better be right on. Betting wrong on the nose of a dog was a gamble neither Noah nor Dostie could afford to take.
Buster was right on, and over the course of the next few days, he continued to be, in test after test, all corroborated by the GPR. Then Noah and Dostie and the team of researchers with them set out to find new graves.
It wasn't hard. Of the 1,200 Marines who died on Tarawa on those three days in November 1943, only about 500 were ever returned home to their families, due to the overall confusion and chaos that followed the war years. The rest still lie on Tarawa, covered by sand and rock, backyards and kitchens, airstrips and markets, pigs and dogs.
When Buster and Dostie returned home to Mammoth, and Noah to Florida (where Noah lives, works and runs a non-profit dedicated to finding soldiers missing in action) the real work was still ahead: convincing the U. S. military to follow up on Buster's nose, and heading to Tarawa to bring back the soldiers.
"It's the code of the U.S. Marines, to leave no man behind," Dostie said. "Tarawa is the story they tell all the new Marines about, because they lost so many men, and I personally know of families who are still waiting for their loved ones to come home from there. But we knew it was going to take some work to convince the military to go back again."
The team of researchers got a break this March, when Mammoth Town councilman John Eastman introduced Dostie to Mono County's U.S. Congressional representative, Buck McKeon, at an event in Mammoth. McKeon, now head of the powerful Armed Services Committee, was shocked when Dostie showed him photos of the islanders' pigs (kept for food) urinating and defecating on the graves of the Marines and he pledged to help Dostie and Noah bring the Marines home.
In April, McKeon kept his word, meeting with Dostie and Noah and others in Washington D.C., setting up a meeting with the military, paving the way for movement at the sclerotic Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), the agency charged with finding and returning all of America's soldiers still missing.
Though nothing is set, Dostie said it's possible that JPAC could go to Tarawa in the fall.
"Tremendous asset"
Meanwhile, Dostie is back in Mammoth. Not one to wait around, he's working a few other cases, following leads, poking his nose, and Buster's, into more mysteries than most of us read about in a lifetime, let alone live through.
It suits the restless, driven man and his equally restless, driven dog. Though Buster is motivated by something totally different than Dostie – the drive to hunt, the drive to play – the two really aren't that different. Both dark, compact, intense; watching the two together is like watching a single organism.
"Paul has done a remarkable job with the dog," said Dr. Donald Allen, a veterinarian from Ohio who has written a book on Tarawa and who served as Buster's personal vet when the dog and researchers went to Tarawa. "They communicate exceedingly well, almost without effort."
The key is that Dostie grasped early on what motivated Buster: play.
"Buster, like most Labs, has two critical qualities for a working dog, and he has them in great abundance: a strong play drive and a strong hunt drive," said Allen.
"So Buster was trained on lots of exciting toys, especially his blue bone, which he gets every time he succeeds. Dogs evolved to be right by our side. They basically want to please the alpha male. So what makes the alpha male happy, in this case finding graves, makes the dog happy."
Another thing that makes Buster such a good cadaver dog is, literally, the size of his nose.
"The dogs with a lot of surface area on their noses and their nasal cavities, like labs and some of the hounds, have more surface area to pick up more odors," Allen said.
Border collies and other working dogs are smart enough to do the work Buster does, but their noses don't match up, he said.
Mark Noah (whose lifelong interest in WWII led him to form his non-profit "HistoryFlight" business) said the work Buster did on Tarawa could transform the way both historical forensic research and criminal forensic research is done.
"The dog can cover more ground in 25 minutes than we can cover with our technology in a week," he said. "That makes him a tremendous asset."
Cutting edge
Dr. Arpad Vass is a forensic anthropologist and research chemist working at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. Vass's life work, for which he is internationally famous, has been to catalog the some 400 body vapors that are emitted during human decomposition, all in an effort to help law enforcement solve crimes.
He's worked with Dostie on past and present cases, and said there are a lot of cadaver dogs in the world, but very few are trained like Buster.
"What Paul did with Buster that is unique was to train him on very old graves," he said. "That made him invaluable to us, since most cadaver dogs are trained on remains where there is still some soft tissue left.
"Another thing that makes Paul unique is that he understands the science behind what we do.
Understanding the science means he understands the limits of his dog, meaning he is more accurate than most."
Vass said that factors such as temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure and more affect a cadaver dog's reliability. Humid climates are better for the dog, as the chemical compounds are more likely to be trapped, versus a hot desert environment where the chemicals are more likely to escape.
"Most cadaver dog handlers just assume their dog is always right. Paul pays attention to the site, the topography, and that makes his results more valid."
"Fierce advocate for victims"
Closer to home, Mammoth Lakes Town councilman John Eastman, a friend and colleague of Dostie's, said what sets Dostie apart is something indefinable – a certain drive to "do good things in the world.
"I don't know if it's his personality or his police experience, but he recognizes that the unique training that his dog has is an asset and he is driven to use that asset however he can, to help solve crimes, to help the military bring home American soldiers," Eastman said. "And the work he's doing, it's very cutting edge. It's almost never been done before."
"He's a person with a strong sense of values, he's very principled."
"I'll tell you one thing about Dostie," said Mammoth police officer Luke Schwartzkopf, whose relationship with Dostie has not always been smooth. "He's a fierce advocate for victims. He will do everything he can, turn over every stone, to bring a criminal to justice."
"Buster and Paul are two of the most important people in my life," said Nancy Ekelund, whose 10-year search for her missing daughter, Lynsie Ekelund, finally ended when Buster found Lynsie's remains in a grave in Southern California. "Because of them, I have closure. I know what happened to my daughter. And I'm one of the lucky ones. Only five percent of the people that go missing are ever found.
"Buster and Paul are my heroes."
What about Dostie himself?
Not one to self-analyze much, Dostie nevertheless will tell you it makes him furious to see someone who has committed a crime go free, or to see pigs urinating on the graves of American Marines, who gave their lives for this country.
And he was visibly moved when he found himself in the Washington, D.C. National Archives a few weeks ago, searching for more information on his own namesake, his uncle Paul Dostie, who died in the Battle of the Bulge.
"I was able to pull information from Battalion records on my uncle's unit and learned a lot about where he was fighting before he was killed," he said. "He fought in the Hurtgen Forest and was in the Battle of the Bulge. He died after that battle, on March 21, 1945 during the breakout from the Remagen bridgehead.
Prior to this trip, I had to do all my research in books."
And all because of that big, black Lab, that Buster.
"He's a member of the family," said Dostie. "He's a typical goofy Lab, but when he's told to work, it's like flipping a switch. He's all business then."
And Buster?
"We're looking for a girlfriend for Buster right now," said Dostie. "There are a lot of people out there who want some Buster puppies."


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World Youth Day: LGBT youth, abortion, and protesting priests?
Not quite in that order.
Just as in the visit to Great Britain, the papal sojourn in Spain is getting a thumbs down from some Spanish priests (and others) on the grounds that it is too expensive during these cash-strapped times: ""It is scandalous, the price," said Rev. Eubilio Rodríguez. a pastor in a poor area of Madrid, according to The New York Times. "It is shameful. It discredits the church." Not sure I ever found this argument convincing, since all those pilgrims spend a lot of money, a plus for a depressed economy. (Unlike the G8 and NATO summit Chicago will be hosting next year! Argh....)
On the abortion front: The UK Guardian reported yesterday that, as a "concession," the diocese hosting World Youth Day will allow any priest to remove the penalty of excommunication from anyone who confesses an abortion. "Normally, only certain priests have the power to lift such an excommunication, but the local diocese has decided to give all the priests taking confession at the event this power," said the pope's spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi. This is kind of a weird one: Abortion is one of those sins for which the penalty is latae sententiae excommunication (you're out because you committed the act, not because a bishop said you were), and it usually requires the bishop to lift the penalty. But I think it's fairly common for bishops to delegate that authority. What confessor would want to have to run and call the bishop in the middle of a confession?
And finally, LGBT youth at WYD: Not sure how many will be there, but the Equally Blessed coalition (Dignity/USA, New Ways Ministry, Fortunate Families, and Call to Action) sent Nicole Sotelo of Chicago and Emily Jendzejec of Boston to WYD to advocate for gay and lesbian youth at teach-ins and prayer vigils. Don't know how much success they will have, but given the fact that the church is against bullying and "unjust" discrimination (even if the bishops spend most of their time denouncing same-sex marriage), I'm glad there will be at least two people there reminding everyone that there are indeed GLBT youth in the church.


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Why See Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve?
Another exciting tour by the TSO!
This exciting Trans-Siberian Orchestra show has to be seen to be believed! The story is about a runaway girl who takes refuge in an abandoned theater on Christmas Eve, and meets the Ghosts of Christmas, and learning her own worth in the meantime. The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve was in fact the band's first made-for-television film back in 1999, and now they are taking it on tour again around the country as a live concert!
The rock band's concerts are arguably the most visually dazzling live event you're ever likely to see, featuring giant video screens, a pyrotechnics display that rivals many cities New Year's celebrations and more lasers than Star Wars. Composed of four original members, the group's touring lineup's ranks are swelled with entire string sections, dozens of extra musicians and choirs.
As for the music, TSO take the likes of Pink Floyd and Yes as their inspiration, adding in elements of classical music, heavy metal and just about anything else which takes their fancy. You won't find many other bands switching from a lacerating guitar solo to the heavenly voices of a children's choir without a moment's notice. The Ghosts of Christmas Eve Tour is named after the band's 1999 holiday-themed\rock opera TV movie which they'll be playing live in its entirety for the first time.
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Vincent van Gogh, one of the most well-known artists in the world, was born on this day in 1853. Easily described as a tortured genius, Van Gogh was consumed with an undefined illness and possessed an unparalleled talent. Despite - or because of - his complex existence, Van Gogh produced masterpieces that, more than a century later, still evoke a breathtaking wonder. As a tribute to Van Gogh and the beauty he gave us, we're asking readers to submit a birthday wish via the comments below, on Facebook, through a RT on Twitter, or via Instagram comment. To be automatically entered to win a Van Gogh inspired gift from the Museum Store, tag a friend in your birthday wish!
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Since Monday, the Cleveland Museum of Art has been celebrating #MuseumWeek on Twitter with more than 2,000 other arts and culture institutions around the world. Today's theme is "family," and we're sharing with you the top 15 ways to play at the Cleveland Museum of Art in 2015! Check out the list, download a printable version to hang on your refrigerators at home, and share all the ways you #PlayatCMA!
This week at the Cleveland Museum of Art, join us for a lecture on Chinese ceramics, enjoy live performances by Mivos Quartet and Cleveland School of the Arts, see a Cleveland International Film Festival screening at the museum, and more!
The Mivos Quartet talked with us about their start, creative process, and what they hope to share with audiences at their Cleveland show on Saturday, March 28 as part of the Cleveland Museum of Art's Performing Arts Series.
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Today is March 14, 2015 - 3.14.15 - the closest we will get this century to our date reflecting "Pi" (π in Greek), the mathematical constant. Signifiying the ratio of a circle's circumfrence to its diameter, we are bringing you a few objects from the Cleveland Museum of Art's collection that are have circumfrences of their own: circular objects. Take a look at the selection on our blog, enjoy a number of them on view at the museum currently, and share your favorites in the comments. Happy Pi Day!


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The U.S. can't count on Russia _ a major arms supplier to Syria _ to force President Bashar Assad from power, Sen. John McCain said Sunday, blaming President Barack Obama for embracing a "feckless" foreign policy and punting tough decisions until after the fall election.
It was a particularly sharp rebuke even for McCain, R-Ariz., who as a longtime critic of Obama's war strategy hasn't pulled many punches. As the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, McCain's viewpoint on complex world events often finds its way into GOP election-year talking points.
"This administration has a feckless foreign policy which abandons American leadership," McCain told "Fox News Sunday."
"What the conclusion you can draw is that this president wants to kick the can down the road on all of these issues until after the election. ... It's really an abdication of everything that America stands for and believes in," he later added.
Mitt Romney, Obama's presumed rival in this year's presidential election, said Obama "can no longer ignore calls from congressional leaders in both parties to take more assertive steps." He said the current approach has only given Assad more time to crackdown on protesters.
"The United States should work with partners to organize and arm Syrian opposition groups so they can defend themselves," Romney said.
The White House called for Assad's ouster as recently as Saturday when it blamed the Syrian government for the deaths of more than 100 people, including 49 children, following peaceful protests. National Security Council spokeswoman Erin Pelton said the attack serves as a "vile testament to an illegitimate regime." The Syrian government has denied responsibility.
The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting Sunday afternoon to discuss the massacre, which took place in the Syrian town of Houla.
A council statement released after the meetings "condemned in the strongest possible terms the killings, confirmed by United Nations observers, of dozens of men, women and children and the wounding of hundreds more in the village of Houla, near Homs, in attacks that involved a series of government artillery and tank shellings on a residential neighborhood."
It also "condemned the killing of civilians by shooting at close range and by severe physical abuse," but avoided assessing responsibility for the killings.
Before the meeting, Russia's Deputy U.N. Ambassador Alexander Pankin had questioned whether Syrian tanks and artillery were responsible for the killings. He told reporters "there is substantial ground to believe that the majority of those who were killed were either slashed, cut by knives or executed at point-blank distance."
Earlier this month, at the meeting of leading industrial nations at Camp David, White House officials said they had hoped Russia could use some of its sway to halt the bloody crackdown and raised the possibility of modeling a regime change in Syria after Yemen. Yemen's longtime President Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down in February as part of a U.S.-backed power transfer deal that gave him immunity from prosecution in return for relinquishing power.
According to U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev "did not dispute the fact that there needs to be a process of political transition" in Syria.
"I think the question is, just how does that manifest itself?" Rhodes told reporters at a May 19 press conference.
The United States wants to avoid escalating a confrontation with Moscow over Syria, but wants Medvedev to hear the depth of international outrage. Specifically, the U.S. wants to prevent another Security Council showdown, in which Russia might feel it had to veto any anti-Assad proposals on principle and the U.S. would lose that avenue as a practical alternative. Moscow and Beijing have already twice shielded Syria from U.N. sanctions over the crackdown.
According to one official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal diplomacy, the U.S. focus is now on getting Russia to tolerate a "political transition" in Syria similar to Yemen.
But McCain says the U.S. would be foolish to rely on Russia, a main supplier of arms to the Syrian military.
"Here we are a year later and 10,000 killed," he said, referring to the onset of protests across the Arab world. And "our hopes rest on convincing (Russia) to ease out Assad, comparing it to Yemen, which there is no comparison. It's really just a sad story."
AP Writers Edith M. Lederer from the United Nations and Anne Gearan from Washington contributed to this report.


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The world inside Mark Zandi's computer model feels pretty familiar. It's full of people who are worried about the economy. Their homes are being foreclosed on. They're paying more for gas. Something like 13 million of them can't find jobs.
Zandi is the chief economist at Moody's Analytics, and he built his model to predict what's going to happen in the real world. When he plugs what he thinks is going to happen in the real world, his model spits out a pretty grim result: Four years from now, the unemployment rate will be 6.6 percent. That's lower than today, but still much higher than the 5 percent rate that was typical before the recession.
I recently sat down with Zandi, and gave him a challenge: Fix the economy in the world inside your computer. Try to ensure that, four years from now, the unemployment rate inside the computer will get back down to 5 percent.
Zandi starts big: He fixes the U.S. government. Republicans and Democrats work together to agree on a long term plan to deal with the country's debt through a mix of tax increases and spending cuts.
The computer chews on this unlikely event for a few seconds, solving equations, calculating some 1700 variables. It tells us that, four years from now, the unemployment rate will be 6.1 percent.
"Still uncomfortably high," Zandi says.
Next up: Gas prices. Zandi brings down the price of a barrel of oil by about $20. The price of gas in the U.S. falls to $3 a gallon.
This, sadly, only reduces unemployment by a tenth of one percent. Zandi's not surprised.
"Gasoline prices are outsized in our thinking," he says. "But when it comes down to brass tacks. still a small proportion."
On to Europe.
Let's make sure the euro survives. Inside Zandi's computer, the European economy is going to grow. Not grow like crazy, but grow more than it's growing now. That means more U.S. exports to Europe. And it means that U.S. unemployment four years from now will be 5.9 percent.
Still too high. In fact, It is surprisingly hard to get back to a 5 percent unemployment rate in the world inside Zandi's computer.
But we keep trying. We boost home prices by 10 percent. We make banks lend out more money. We raise consumer confidence. We still can't get to 5 percent unemployment. It's time to get crazy.
We make people not just confident, but super confident. We cut the price of a barrel of oil in half. We give Europe a spectacular recovery. China keeps growing. Africa takes off.
We let the computer rip. In 2016, it tells us, the unemployment rate will be 5.2 percent. No matter what we do, we can't seem to get the unemployment rate down to 5 percent.
"What's happening is the economy is reaching its new limits," Zandi says.
This is something I hadn't really appreciated before. When you go through a really big, catastrophic recession, it's not always possible to fix things.
Millions of people lost their jobs in the recession. At the same time new high school and college grads started looking for jobs.
The economy just can't grow fast enough to absorb the backlog. Zandi says we'll have an extra million people looking for jobs, and unable to find them.
"We dug ourselves a huge hole," Zandi says, "Its gonna take a generation to get completely out of it."
If you are tired of hearing bad news about our economy, this next story is for you. We're going to try to make everything better - at least for an economy very much like ours, that lives inside a computer. Here's David Kestenbaum with our Planet Money team.
DAVID KESTENBAUM, BYLINE: The people in Mark Zandi's computer model, like us, they are not happy. Homes are being foreclosed on; gas prices are up; there's a debt crisis in Europe; something like 13 million people can't find jobs. Consumer confidence? Low.
MARK ZANDI: We are pretty dark right now. People are very upset.
KESTENBAUM: But fear not, since this is a computer model of the economy. We, sitting here at this computer in Zandi's offices at Moody's Analytics - we control this little world, and we are going to try to fix it. Economists often use computer models to try to understand the real economy. And our goal is that four years from now - the end of the next presidency - we will have gotten the unemployment rate back to what was normal before the Great Recession; back to 5 percent.
Right now, Zandi's model is assuming not much good happens in the next four years, and the unemployment rate will only go down to 6.6 percent. So Zandi starts big. He fixes the U.S. government. Republicans and Democrats work together - agree on a long-term plan to deal with the country's debt, a mix of tax increases and spending cuts. The computer chews on this unlikely event for a few seconds; solving equations, calculating some 1,700 variables...
ZANDI: And now, the unemployment rate is 6.1 percent. So we, by the end of 2016, have shaved about a half-point off the unemployment rate.
KESTENBAUM: It's still not great.
ZANDI: No. Still too high. Still uncomfortably high.
KESTENBAUM: So what else can we do? How about peace in the Middle East? Zandi says. That could bring down the price of oil.
ZANDI: Let's lower the price of a barrel of oil by about $20. In terms of gasoline price, it means that instead of paying 3-buck-75 for a gallon of regular unleaded, we're going to be paying closer to 3.
KESTENBAUM: This - sadly - only reduces unemployment by a tenth of 1 percent. Zandi's not surprised.
ZANDI: Gasoline prices are outsized in our thinking but, you know, when it comes down to brass tacks, it's still - you know, relatively small proportion here.
KESTENBAUM: All right. So let's keep trying. What else can we fix?
ZANDI: Why don't we - why don't we fix Europe; as best we can, fix Europe.
KESTENBAUM: All right. Zandi tells the computer that the euro is going to survive. European economy starts to grow. Nothing crazy - but better than now. In the model, this means more U.S. exports to Europe and...
ZANDI: And now, the unemployment rate is 5.9 percent. So we've now pushed the employment rate down another tenth of a percent.
KESTENBAUM: That's all we get for Europe? That's all we get, for fixing an entire continent?
ZANDI: Yeah, yeah. Well, we didn't fix it completely, right? We didn't, you know, sort of - we didn't say they're off and running. We're just saying they're not going to fall apart.
KESTENBAUM: It is surprisingly hard to get back to a 5 percent unemployment rate. We keep trying. Boost housing values by 10 percent, we make banks lend out more money.
Can we try one more thing?
ZANDI: Yeah.
KESTENBAUM: Can we just make everyone happier?
ZANDI: Yeah. Let's try that, let's try that.
KESTENBAUM: We boost consumer confidence, and still...
ZANDI: Ah, not very much.
KESTENBAUM: We can't get to 5 percent unemployment. I refuse to give up. We make people not just confident, but super confident. We cut the price of a barrel of oil in half. We make the European economy recover spectacularly. Put in a huge number for economic growth in Asia and around the world.
And this assumes, maybe China somehow...
ZANDI: And Africa takes off, right.
KESTENBAUM: And Africa takes off?
ZANDI: Let's say Africa takes off.
KESTENBAUM: Wow. (LAUGHTER) All right.
Let 'er rip, he says. This is so ridiculously optimistic, he doesn't know if the computer can handle it. But it does. And it gives us its answer: 5.2 percent. Still, we cannot get the unemployment rate down to 5 percent.
ZANDI: What's happening is that the economy is reaching its new limits.
KESTENBAUM: Its new limits. This is something I hadn't really appreciated before. When you go through a really big, catastrophic recession, it's not always possible to fix things. So many people lost their jobs and meanwhile, every year more people graduate from high school, graduate from college. They're looking for jobs also. And the economy can't grow fast enough to absorb the backlog. Zandi says we'll have an extra million or 2 million people looking for jobs, and unable to find them. [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: In the long term, Zandi says there will be an extra million people looking for jobs and unable to find them.]
ZANDI: Think about each and every year, how much they would be producing. That's a lot of lost talent, wealth - we're much worse off as a result.
KESTENBAUM: You know, that's sad because I came here today thinking we would be able to fix everything - at least, in a model. And what you're telling me is, you can't.
ZANDI: Yeah, I think we're in a different world. We dug ourselves a huge hole. And you know, even after doing all these things we discussed, we're not going to get completely out of that hole; certainly not by the mid-part of this decade. It's going to take a generation to get completely out of it.
KESTENBAUM: Zandi's isn't the only computer model out there. But he says the consensus in all these little, virtual worlds, is that the effects of the Great Recession could be with us for quite awhile. David Kestenbaum, NPR News.
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isonic 86 09.
Hi Kevin
i just got an Isonic 86 from 09.
i use it with a severne code red 6.5 from 09 and a K.A koncept 5.8 also 09.
i weigh 86 kg and am 183cm tall.
i have had some difficulties trimming the board. I find it to be very difficult to control.
i use it with a Vector Canefire 34 fin for the 6.5 and a 32 for the 5.8.
do you have any suggestions to footstrap positioning and mast trackpositioning?
my current footstrap position is:back foot mid pos. front foot in "front"pos.
i have my mast track approx.1 cm in front of recomended pos.
at speeds around 32 knots it gets very unstable. like a rodeo horse. it rides very high on the water. espicially the nose of the board rides high.
i have almost the same topspeed on my 122 also 09 with 7.5 code red with a 44 canefire. but in full control.
and my guess is that i should be able to find more topspeed/control at highspeeds, on the small board than on the large?
water conditions varies from flattish water to 1.5meters sweel/chop.
All the best
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well finally got it sorted. as on my other starboards, i moved the mast track 1,5-2 cm back relative to "recomended" position.
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