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UPDATE – February 10, 2015. They've just made the announcement that there will be a new Spider-Man. Again. And based on the way "#DonaldForSpiderman" is trending everywhere today, things haven't changed that much.
I doubt Marvel's going to jump right to Miles Morales, but I would imagine that if Sony is going to make spin-off movies, they're going to need to rely on the very popular character in the near future. I would guess it's only a matter of time until we will see a black Spider-Man, and seeing the way some people are reacting to even the thought of that, we felt like it was worth revisiting the original piece we wrote and having this conversation again.
It will be lovely when we don't have to have this conversation and we fully internalize the idea that the default should never just automatically be "white male." We're not there yet, though, and so whether it's female Ghostbusters or a black Spider-Man, we find ourselves having that conversation.
Here's the original article:
Here's my first question for you: why is Peter Parker white?
My answer to that question would be "Because the comic book was published in the early '60s, and there was no way Marvel was going to make their main character anything BUT white at that point in publishing history."
Aside from that, there's no inherent story or thematic reason for Peter Parker to be white. None at all. But you wouldn't know that looking at the reaction this weekend online to what started as a bit of a goof and has now blown up into a typhoon-force internet meme that is forcing an interesting and always-explosive conversation.
Donald Glover, who you used to be able to follow on Twitter under his name @donglover (and, yes, he knows exactly how else you can read that), has been building a following this year with his work on the show "Community." He's also a member of the group DERRICK Comedy which I wrote about last week, and he's an active member of LA's stand-up comedy community, a former writer for "30 Rock," and the star of "Mystery Team," which just got a DVD release. I'd say his audience is still a cult audience, but a passionate and growing one, which is probably why he changed the Twitter name to @MrDonaldGlover.
Over the weekend, as people were publishing more stories speculating about the casting process on Sony's "Spider-Man" reboot, Don started a campaign via Twitter, using a simple hashtag. Actually, here's how it started on May 30 at 2:45 PM:
RT wittyallusion : @io9 wrote a post about casting a non-white #Spiderman for the reboot. some1 suggested @MrDonaldGlover. I agree with this
Okay. So iO9 started this with an article that simply asked why Spider-Man needs to be white. It's a fair point, especially in the year 2010. Donald's response a minute later was simple:
You guys. Let's make this happen. #donald4spiderman
Like many people his age, Donald was raised on pop culture, and Spider-Man is one of those great Everyman characters that many of us felt kinship to as we were growing up. Marvel's entire company was built on a simple narrative innovation, the idea of giving superheroes real-life problems that made them feel like normal people who just happened to have amazing powers. Peter Parker was a perfect example of that, a teenage kid who was given these amazing abilities that did absolutely nothing to help him solve all the problems that regular teenagers deal with every day. Parker's love life tortured him more than the supervillains he had to fight, and dealing with hiding the truth about himself from his loved ones gave him angst you could measure on a Richter scale.
So now imagine you're a comic fan, you've grown up reading about Peter Parker and identifying with him, you've started to build a Hollywood career for yourself, and suddenly they're casting Spider-Man, and you're the right age and in good shape. You figure a little grass-roots campaign might actually get you in the room for an audition, and honestly… you can't ask for more than that, right?
Well, fast-foward a few days, and now look where we are. Look around at the message boards and comment sections under all the articles out there that have detailed the situation. Many of those articles were half-kidding, half-curious, and unfortunately, the response from fandom is exactly as bad as I feared it might be. Over the decade plus that I was at Ain't It Cool, I learned some very uncomfortable truths about fandom, and a situation like this just highlights those things once again. One of the core truths about many fanboys is that they have a very limited imagination, which seems odd when you consider that they are drawn to works of fiction that are all about imagination. People get hung up on the strangest things when it comes to new versions of the things they like, and when you start talking about casting, and especially when race becomes a factor in that conversation, things can get ugly. And fast.
Here's what I personally consider important about Peter Parker: he's a science nerd, he has trouble with girls, he is great with a camera, he loves his Aunt May and his Uncle Ben, and he is a wise-ass in a major way. Beyond that, I don't really care what color his skin is. The Sam Raimi "Spider-Man" films featured Tobey Maguire in the role, and he got certain aspects of Parker right, but not all of them. In fact, I'd argue that all three of Raimi's films really missed the boat on the "wise-ass" side of Parker, which I consider WAY more important than whether or not he's white. I've always loved the notion of Peter using his sense of humor to anger and distract villains in fights, and certain writers have nailed that. The Bendis run on "Ultimate Spider-Man" frequently made me laugh out loud, and there was one particular encounter with The Kingpin where I couldn't stop laughing after I read it. Even with Raimi and his various screenwriters totally missing that key element of Parker's personality, I was able to enjoy the films as interpretations of "Spider-Man," knowing full well that any adaptation is going to be filtered through the sensibility of whoever makes it, and that no adaptation will ever do every single thing that I, as a fan of that character, would want done.
So we've had three films now where Spider-Man is a humorless mope who looks perpetually ready to cry. Great. If casting Donald Glover means that we get a Spider-Man who is as comfortable cracking a joke as spinning a web, then I'll gladly accept a non-white Peter Parker and never look back.
However, just the idea of a black actor WANTING to play Spider-Man… and keep in mind, he hasn't auditioned or spoken to Sony or done anything official except say he sure would love a chance at the role… has made the fanboy nation crazy, and I wonder how many of them even fully understand the implications of what they write when they rail against the idea. It's a big deal to call somebody a racist, and it's not a word I throw around lightly. I think there are many people who are opposed to the notion of Donald Glover playing the role because he doesn't fit their interpretation of the character, and I can see that. Casting an icon like this is never easy. But there's a difference between knowing Donald's work, considering that work, and deciding that you'd rather see someone else play the part and flat-out rejecting the notion that any black man can EVER play the role, and that's the position that many people have taken in this debate.
And that, in my opinion, is absolutely racist.
We're not talking about a historical figure. We're not talking about a character whose race is essential to the story being told. We're talking about an audience surrogate, someone who is supposed to be us, and while I see a white face when I look in the mirror, I consider "us" in the year 2010 to be an inclusive word that reflect the post-Obama reality of our country. I wrote recently about the reasons I miss Jim Henson, and the subtle but effective way he tore down notions of racial inequality on "Sesame Street" is one of the things about him that I treasure. Seems like that lesson didn't really sink in for everyone, though. I want to believe that "us" reflects a multi-cultural multi-racial reality. I have a South American wife and I'm raising my kids (one who looks very gringo, one who looks very Latino) bilingual, aware of their heritage on both sides. And as they get older, I want them to actively be aware of what it means to come from two cultures. I am doing my part for the Great American Melting Pot, and my whole life, I have struggled with the way society pushes us to think about race versus the way I want to think about it.
Part of that struggle comes from being a pop culture addict. The default hero in most fiction is a white, heterosexual male. That's just the way it works. And as a culture, we are all expected to identify with the white heterosexual male. We are all supposed to be able to see ourselves in that character. It is lazy and arrogant and presumptuous, but it's also been the default for decades, and Hollywood certainly doesn't seem to be in any hurry to change it. To be fair, though, I don't think it's a uniquely American issue. For the past few years, I've been dealing with international financing on a film I wrote, and the main character has been incredibly difficult to cast. He's an ex pro-wrestler, and we always knew we needed someone of a certain size and heft. At one point, we got Michael Clarke Duncan to say yes to the role, and as far as we were concerned, that was a completely victory. I think he's exactly right for the role physically, but beyond that, he has a vulnerability that would fill the character out in the right way. Unfortunately, we were told that the financiers wouldn't accept him in the part because… and I quote… "there's no international audience for black actors."
That, by the way, is the real reason Donald Glover won't be playing Spider-Man.
It won't be because a bunch of vocal fanboys have trouble seeing past one ingrained visual image of a character, but because there's no way Sony bets their mega-franchise on a black face when they use the exact same grotesque international money charts and graphs as everyone else. Next time someone tells you America's got problems with race, you can point out that at least in this country, we seem to have room for actors of many ethnic and racial backgrounds, while internationally (Europe is evidently the worst about this), that is not true at all.
Trying to have this conversation on Twitter today, I was amazed at some of the responses I got, and from people I consider very smart and decent and not remotely bigoted. Over and over, I was asked if it would be okay to cast someone like Tom Cruise as Black Panther or Sam Worthington as Luke Cage. That argument just makes me sad. Those characters were created as a direct reaction to the overwhelming ocean of white faces in the world of comic books, and while I think there's something vaguely condescending and slimy about throwing the world "Black" in front of a character name, I can see why it was important for the characters to exist when they were first published. Their race is a central part of who they are, why they fight, and how they were written. The issue of Captain America came up again, too, and I'm one of the people who had trouble understanding the talk of Will Smith for that role when that was a rumor last year. Again… it's a story issue. Captain America was created as a symbol in WWII to lead American soldiers, and he had to be the ideal for the time period in which he was created. In WWII, there was no way they were going to make him African-American. No way at all. Even Jesse Owens, with his amazing victory at the Berlin Olympics, failed to convert many of the most entrenched racists of the day. Certain characters exist to explore ideas of race or to offer up a counterpoint to the traditionally white faces under those masks, and denying that or altering that seems to me to be willfully obtuse.
But with a character like Spider-Man (who, I should point out, is covered head to toe when he's in costume, meaning in much of the film he would be red and blue just like he always is), race has never been an issue. I can't think of a single key Spider-Man story that would be affected by casting a black actor. There's nothing about the character that you have have to fundamentally alter. Peter Parker would still be Peter Parker, defined by the same problems. Several people have countered, "Well, if it doesn't matter, then why do it? It's just political correctness." No… not really. The truth is, there's a big talent pool out there, and excluding talented actors because of a default decision made 40 years ago feels wrong to me.
Before this conversation began, I didn't really have much opinion about Spider-Man and the casting. I hear they're getting closer and closer to choosing Josh Hutcherson, and he's even evidently shot some tests for the film. I'm not sure if they've had anyone else in front of the camera yet, but with Hutcherson, they've already seen him in action, an important part of making the choice. Hutcherson's fine. He's a decent actor, and he might be able to pull off wise-ass in a way that Maguire never could. But is he the absolute best actor for the part?
Until Sony is willing to consider ALL actors for the part… and until fandom gets over their preoccupations with surface characteristics… we won't know, because the playing field remains uneven. In cases where race doesn't add or subtract anything from a character, it is my sincere wish that casting directors and studios would simply look past skin color and judge talent. It won't happen on this film, and I guarantee we're all talking about this more than the studio ever will, but that's still what I wish.
In a perfect world, every conversation about Glover as Spider-Man would be focused on his work, his talent, his ability to handle an action scene, and whether or not Sony would consider him "bankable." Instead, here we are in the year 2010, seriously debating whether or not the color on the outside of someone has anything whatsoever to do with the character within. Seems like a real shame to me.
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Lake Oswego School Superintendent Heather Beck resigns
Superintendent Heather Beck, who guided the Lake Oswego School District through a successful bond campaign and consistently worked to improve students' academic achievements while weaving herself deeply into the fabric of the community, announced Tuesday that she will leave her job at the end of the current school year.
Beck will become the deputy head of school at the Canadian International School (CIS) in Singapore, she told The Review. Her resignation will take effect on June 30, 2018.
"This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for me," Beck said. "I am able to bring my passion for using data to inform instruction to an international school that will embrace my talents and skill set to move to the next level of excellence."
Beck will continue to serve as superintendent through the end of the 2017-18 school year. School Board members are scheduled to discuss the district's succession plan at the next board meeting, which is slated for Dec. 11.
On Tuesday, board members were consistent in their praise for Beck, who joined the district as superintendent in the summer of 2014.
"Our district is thriving under Dr. Beck's leadership," said board Chair John Wallin, "and we are going to miss her advocacy for all students, deep analytical skills and passion for academic excellence."
"When we hired Dr. Beck, we could see that she was destined for a national stage. We are not surprised that an international school pursued her," said board member Liz Hartman, who served on the board that hired Beck. "We are so thankful for the changes she has initiated for our high-performing district and we are fortunate to have had four years with her."
"Dr. Beck has done a fantastic job for our students," said board member Bob Barman, who also served on the hiring team. "You never want to hold an incredible person from a great opportunity. I understand her excitement, but we will be losing a wonderful friend, a champion for our children, and a national education leader."
Beck lists passage of the LOSD's $187 million bond in May as one of her more significant achievements. She also worked with faculty, staff and administrators to launch and refine professional learning communities, response-to-intervention strategies and other supports for students; fostered professional development days for faculty; restructured academic programs; increased the district's graduation rate to 93 percent; adopted new curricula and reduced barriers to AP and elective classes; and negotiated four-year contracts with both labor associations.
But she will also be remembered for her immediate and lasting impact outside of the district.
Beck developed and nurtured deep relationships with the business community, faith communities, city leaders and service organizations. She joined and remains a member of the Lake Oswego Rotary Club, where she has spearheaded a holiday fundraising campaign to buy gift cards for Lake Oswego's neediest students, and the Chamber of Commerce, where she leads the group's annual Leadership Lake Oswego class with City Manager Scott Lazenby.
At one point, she even flipped the switch to light the city's Christmas Tree.
"I will miss her very much, as a professional colleague and friend," Lazenby told The Review on Tuesday. "Dr. Beck is one of the best superintendents I've had the pleasure to work with."
Lazenby said he and Beck had a lot of coffee and lunch meetings, just to keep communication open. But one example of their working relationship really stands out.
"When we negotiated the final terms of the sale of the West End Building, Yakima Products needed to be able to move in soon because their space was being taken over by Nike. But we didn't have a home lined up for Parks & Recreation," Lazenby said. "I think it was a Friday evening; I called Heather at home on her cellphone and asked if we could use the Palisades school building on an interim basis. She just said, 'We can make it work.' We both knew we needed the OK from our respective boards, but that experience exemplifies the relationship we've enjoyed with LOSD thanks to Dr. Beck's leadership."
Chamber CEO Keith Dickerson echoed Lazenby's thoughts, calling Beck "a leader's leader who embraces her role of service to her students, teachers, staff and families with fairness and innovation."
"It didn't take long for me to see that she was the perfect blend of intelligence, human compassion, integrity and good humor," said Dickerson, who met Beck shortly after being named director of the Leadership Lake Oswego program. "I found her to be a loyal friend and community partner from that day to this. My wife and I cherish her friendship and will greatly miss her being near."
Beck had some pretty big shoes to fill when she arrived in Lake Oswego. Bill Korach, who retired in 2014 after 27 years at the LOSD's helm, was the longest-serving school superintendent in Oregon. His efforts to stabilize funding for the district and to strengthen enrichment programs for its students created what many consider to be a "destination district" with schools that consistently rank among the state's best for student achievement. And like Beck, his civic contributions touched every aspect of life in Lake Oswego.
But the district Korach left behind was not without its problems.
Beck, who served as the chief academic officer of the Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado before coming to Oregon, inherited a district filled with buildings in dire need of maintenance, repair or replacement — and without the money to pay for it. She's dealt with parents who were angry over the closing of three schools and the potential sale of others, angry about the location of a bus barn in their neighborhood and angry about the implementation of Common Core curriculum in classrooms.
Part of her first summer was spent dealing with the repercussions of a penalty-plagued season that resulted in fines for the district, probation for Lakeridge High's football team and a lawsuit filed by a former player. That was followed by reports of pot smoking at a Lake Oswego High football team retreat and then by allegations of hazing on the Lakeridge High dance team.
Those hazing allegations landed the LOSD in court earlier this year, resulting in a $70,000 judgement against the district and Lakeridge Principal Jennifer Schiele. The district also settled a federal Title IX lawsuit brought by members of the Lake Oswego High softball team, which will result in widespread changes to athletic programs and facilities.
But to her credit, Beck never backed away from any of it.
She worked to create an atmosphere of continuous improvement under the banner "all means all," using each of the athletic scandals as a teaching and learning opportunity to foster better behavior, mutual respect and inclusiveness. She worked closely with the School Board and staff to create a strategic plan to address the district's future needs. And she maintained an open-door policy that may not have eliminated all of the anger, but certainly made even her staunchest critics feel heard.
"I cannot thank the Lake Oswego community enough for the wonderful experience I have had," Beck said on Tuesday. "I will miss LO — its passionate parents, hard-working board, dedicated staff and talented students. You will forever be in my heart and I will always be in your corner."
Beck's next adventure will take her to Singapore, where she will serve as deputy head of school at the Canadian International School. The school's 3,000 students represent more than 70 nationalities and are located at two different campuses.
CIS uses a student-centric approach to deliver a global curriculum that develops students' abilities to collaborate with their peers and connect with their curiosity in order to overcome barriers to success. The school measures success based on students' abilities to innovate, act and connect with people on both a local and global level, not just by exam results.
"I have traveled extensively and bring a global perspective to education and world citizenship," Beck said. "This is the next step in my career as an international academic advocate. The Canadian International School is on the forefront of innovative approaches to education. I look forward to deepening my knowledge of different approaches to teaching, learning, and assessment."

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Everton 2-2 Spurs - report from White Hart Lane...
Gylfi Sigurdsson rescued a deserved point in a thrilling Premier League encounter against Everton at the Lane on Sunday.
The in-form Iceland midfielder was on the spot to equalise three minutes from time after Emmanuel Adebayor's effort cannoned back off the post.
Adebayor was outstanding and opened the scoring inside the first minute.
Everton levelled in the 15th minute through Phil Jagielka and then took the lead when Kevin Mirallas burst forward and fired home in the 53rd minute.
We responded well to both Everton goals and were camped in the Toffees' half before Sigurdsson finally struck.
Andre Villas-Boas made five changes to the team that started against FC Basel.
Hugo Lloris was back in goal for Brad Friedel while Kyle Walker, Steven Caulker and Michael Dawson started for Kyle Naughton, William Gallas and Benoit Assou-Ekotto respectively. Jan Vertonghen switched to left-back with Caulker partnering Dawson.
Clint Dempsey also returned for Gareth Bale and started on the right of a 4-1-4-1 system.
The game started perfectly as Vertonghen had room to whip in a superb cross from the left that beat Sylvain Distin and was slid home by Adebayor.
The early momentum was with us but Everton had the next chance on 11 minutes when Dawson misplaced a pass out of defence and Leon Osman, spotting Lloris off his line, curled an instant effort just wide.
The Toffees levelled four minutes later when Leighton Baines' corner floated to the far post was met by Jagielka and his downward header somehow squeezed through Lloris' legs at the near post and home.
We recovered quickly from that blow and got back on the front foot. Mousa Dembele, Dempsey, Lewis Holtby and Walker all tried their luck in the next 10 minutes, all missing the target from the 25-yard mark.
Sigurdsson was next up, his curler didn't have enough on it to trouble Tim Howard and Jagielka did well to glance away Dembele's cross from Holtby and Adebayor.
The tempo was high again at the start of the second half and Adebayor almost fashioned a goal from nowhere, holding off two defenders on halfway before surging forward and taking on Jagielka, who timed his challenge well in the box.
However, Everton took the lead on 53 minutes when Seamus Coleman hooked the ball forward from the right touchline to Mirallas, who beat Parker and Caulker before firing across Lloris into the far corner.
We almost responded immediately as Dembele's 20-yarder clipped off John Heitinga but Howard adjusted quickly to flick the ball up and onto the crossbar.
Everton then broke quickly and Lloris had to spring off his line to smother from Osman.
We upped the pressure again. Dempsey fired into the side-netting, Walker burnt Howard's palms after connecting with one of his specials from 30 yards, Parker burst into the box but seemed caught between crossing and shooting and then Adebayor curled straight at Howard.
Tom Huddlestone entered the fray for Dembele on 76 minutes and was soon spraying the ball around as we continued to push forward.
We finally got the reward our efforts deserved in the 87th minute.
Walker darted down the right, his cross was dummied by Parker for Adebayor, who measured his curler from 16 yards only to see it hit the post. The ball rebounded across goal and Sigurdsson was there to finish.
Lloris was forced into a fine late save one-on-one from Victor Anichebe but despite our final efforts in four minutes' added time, we couldn't find the winner.
Spurs (4-1-4-1): Lloris; Walker, Caulker, Dawson, Vertonghen; Parker (Carroll, 87); Dempsey, Dembele (Huddlestone, 76), Holtby, Sigurdsson; Adebayor. Unused subs: Friedel, Assou-Ekotto, Naughton, Ceballos, Livermore.
Everton: Howard; Coleman, Distin, Jagielka, Baines; Gibson, Heitinga; Barkley (Jagielka, 52), Osman, Mirallas (Naismith, 86); Anichebe. Unused subs: Mucha, Oviedo, Hitzlsperger, Stones, Duffy.
Yellow cards: Spurs - Dempsey. Everton - Mirallas.
Goals: Spurs - Adebayor (1), Sigurdsson (87). Everton - Jagielka (15), Mirallas (53),
Referee: Mr A Marriner.
Attendance: 36,192.


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SAN JOSE, Calif. --San Jose police are searching for an elderly man suffering from dementia who has not been seen since he walked away from his home Sunday morning.
Binh Le left his home at 893 South Second St. around 9 a.m., police said.
Officials say he is known to frequent the downtown area, including Le Pharmacy at the corner of S. 10th Street and Santa Clara Street and Vietnamese businesses in search of newspapers.
He is described as an 87-year-old Vietnamese man with salt and pepper hair, 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing around 105 to 110 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray wool cap with ear covers, a beige jacket and gray slacks, and usually wears brown sandals.
Anyone with information about Le or his whereabouts is urged to call 911 or Missing Person's Unit at 408-277-4786 and reference San Jose police case #13-160-0427.
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Wow, thank you to all our wonderful supporters for helping us reach our £3,000 target.
Endangered species like the dormice depend on a well-connected network of hedges for nesting and hibernating so they can survive the winter.
Any further donations will allow us to carry out dormice surveys to monitor their progress.
Please don't let Dormice disappear forever!
In the last 16 years the population of dormice has dropped by a 1/3 in the UK.
Hazel dormice are in real danger…
Like us, dormice live in close-knit family groups as the young mature. Dormice spend most of their lives sleeping, so safe nesting and hibernating sites such as those found in well maintained hedgerows are vital to their survival. When hedges are neglected they become 'gappy' making it impossible to build safe, warm nests, putting baby hazel dormice in real danger.
Lack of continued funding has meant Dorset Wildlife Trust urgently needs to raise money to ensure we can maintain our nature reserve hedges for these vulnerable creatures here in Dorset.
In addition to somewhere to nest, hedgerows provide good crops of nuts and berries to help Dormice put on weight in preparation for hibernation in autumn. Blackberries are a favourite to help fatten up a dormouse!
A thriving population of hazel dormice needs an ample food supply and shelter, and good lengths of hedgerows to move about.
Please show you care today, and help us ensure we are able to provide dormice with safe and secure homes, whilst providing ample food supplies for them to survive the winter.
Your donation can make a real difference
- £10 would pay for 1m of hedge fence to be erected
- £15 would enable us to trim 5m of hedge
- £30 would help 2m of hedge to be laid
- £50 would cover the cost of 4m of new hedge to be planted
- £100 would pay for a day of outreach and volunteering work
Over the next few months DWT is planning to:
With your help, we can engage, inspire and work with more young people across the region, enabling them to discover and explore our beautiful county and rich, diverse wildlife. With your help, we can focus on the youth of Dorset and the future of wildlife across the region.
The future of wildlife in Dorset is also in the hands of the next generation and we believe that by working with schools and young people we are promoting and enabling a better world for all, encouraging people out of their houses and into the world.
As part of our education and outreach programme, Dorset Wildlife Trust aims to give young people a greater understanding of the importance of hedgerows for wildlife; for shelter, food and transport corridors across Dorset. We would like to do this by involving people in looking after hedgerows in their own area.
This campaign will also enable us to:
- Provide hedge laying training events for volunteers.
- Create hedge laying days with targeted groups (including Drug and Alcohol and Special Needs groups and young people) – 5 days, getting people out, working together and having fun alongside learning.
- Lay 1,060m of hedgerow, spread over six nature reserves.
- Volunteer days for young people focusing on hedgerow and related woodland management – 10 days.
- Plant two new 150m hedges
- Trim 3,200m of hedgerow, at seven of our nature reserves.
- Replace or install 1,300m of hedge fencing over 2 reserves.
- Dormouse surveys with guide and scout groups and local communities to check on how this vital hedgerow species is fairing – 4 days.
We are offering a variety of rewards to put you at the heart of this project. They range from:
- Adopting a Dormouse with a £50 pledge - a great way to help us with this important work.
- For a £100 pledge we'll take you on a guided walk to see where these creatures live on our reserves.
- Plus five lucky winners of our free prize draw will be invited to join conservation officers on a dormouse survey at one of our reserves. Everyone who pledges will be entered into this exciting prize draw
Please help us to give dormice a chance by donating today. Thank you.
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First and forth Dormouse image © Heather Radice


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Something worth reading: Nomenclature Revision for Encapsulated Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid CarcinomaCreated by:
They say that thyroid cancer is on of the most over treated disease. The follicular variant of papillary thyroid cancer in paticular has a very indolent course and good prognosis. I for one has seen several of this type of thyroid cancer during the past 6 months and admittedly advised these patients to undergo total thyroidectomy and depending on risk stratification, also advised radiactive iodine ablation. So this new nomenclature revision will definitely have great impact on health care quality and cost. It would be really helpful if we have our own thyroid cancer guidelines. I am not aware of any guideline or position statement coming from the Philippine Thyroid Assoc. Anyway, I am sharing the link below:


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(Article taken from the Daily Republic:
http://www.dailyrepublic.com/sports/scc-soccer-players-set-to-move-on/ )
By Mike Corpos
ROCKVILLE — If it says something about an athletic program when it sends players on to the next level, then Solano Community College's soccer program made a statement Wednesday, officially sending seven athletes on to four-year schools.
Falcons head coach Jeff Cardinal gathered five of the seven with their families for a short ceremony to celebrate the various scholarships the players had earned to the next level.
Cardinal said this year's crop is the largest group he's ever sent on in his 11 years at the college.
Those moving on include goalkeepers Erica Ramirez (Columbia College, Missouri), and Briana Scholtens (Cal State East Bay), forward Britney Cooper (Columbia College), Jessica Chase (William Jessup), forwards Sandy Garcia and Alexsa Gonzalez (Nyack College, New York) and Barbara Bakh (University of Mary, North Dakota).
Ramirez, Scholtens, Garcia, Gonzalez and Chase were at the ceremony Wednesday.
For Ramirez, an Armijo High graduate, the idea of joining a brand new program at Columbia — this fall will be the school's first soccer season — was an exciting idea. Joining forces with former rival — Cooper went to Fairfield — makes it even more exciting.
"My options were Sacramento State and Fresno State," Ramirez said. "Then I got call from this coach in Missouri."
After film and emails were exchange, Ramirez made her decision.
"Within a week he offered me this opportunity to play with almost a free education," she said.
Playing with Cooper, who was an All-America selection her last season at Solano, adds a certain level of comfort, too.
"It's going to be good. We're confident with each other's abilities," Ramirez said.
Garcia and Gonzalez are set to join former Falcon and longtime friend Sabrina Caires at Nyack, making the transition easier on everyone.
"It makes the whole process a lot easier because I have a friend already who's been there a year and she's going to show us around and stuff," Garcia said. "It's going to be my first time away from my family, but knowing that I have not only people that I know, but people that I know that I can play with on the field (helps)."
Garcia said going into a new team and a new school on her own would be much tougher.
"I'm going with two other players from the team, but we've been together since we were like 12 years old, since we were really little," Gonzalez said. "So Sabrina (Caires) is there, and I just kind of went off what she said."
She echoed Garcia's thoughts on having lifelong friends there.
"It's going to mean a lot to me," she said. "I'm going to have people out there that's going through the same thing as me. We'll all help each other too."
It's a toss-up between Chase and Scholtens for who is staying closest to home, a major goal for both in deciding where to go.
"It's a small, intimate campus, good team, close to home," Chase said of the Rocklin campus where she's headed.
It was a very recent decision for here as she heard from William Jessup coaches last week.
"They offered me half the tuition off the bat and I just made up my mind last weekend, so here I am," she said. "It's nice because I didn't know where I was going to go for the longest time. It's just perfect timing and the perfect place I wasn't going to pass it up."
Scholtens signed with CSU East Bay a few months back, but was thrilled to be able to have a moment with her teammates as they prepared to move on.
"All day me and (Gonzalez) — we were texting, talking about how nervous we were," Scholtens said. "This is a huge step. This is something we've talked about since our freshman year. Since the first day we stepped on the field. 'I can't wait, we all got to transfer together.' It was kind of overwhelming that we finally did it."
The fact that so many athletes are moving on at the same time says a lot about the program at Solano, Scholtens added.
"I think the program is very solid. I think the (reputation) we have helps," she said.
Cardinal was happy to see his players get the recognition for the accomplishments and to be able to go on and continue playing and finish their education.
"We continue to get those players that come in and they already have a good level (of skills) coming in and we just kind of improve them and we run our program like a four-year college would run it so they get prepare for that, so I think it's an easy transition when they come from Solano to a four-year program because they're already experienced in what it's like to be in a four-year program," he said. "That's kind of the No. 1 reason why we're here and what we're doing."
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Major transport groups assured the public of their non-participation in the transport strike that would be staged by the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) on October 16 and 17 in protest to the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program.
The Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (FEJODAP), Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations (ACTO), Liga ng Transportasyon at Operators sa Pilipinas (LTOP), Alliance of Transport Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (ALTODAP) and Pangkalahatang Sanggunian Manila and Suburbs Drivers Association (PASANG MASDA) denied PISTON's claims that they support the jeepney strike and would paralyze public transportation nationwide.
The transport groups said the PUV modernization program seeks to overhaul the public transportation system to meet safety, energy efficiency, and emission standards in order to enhance commuter convenience.
"We will not be joining the transport strike. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has assured to us that there will be no phaseout of jeepneys. The PUV Modernization only wants to ensure the security of passengers and to have an environmentally sustainable mode of transportation," ACTO President Efren de Luna said in a press conference held Wednesday in Quezon City.
The transport groups appealed to PISTON to support the PUV Modernization Program and come up with alternative policies that would address their concerns.
"We are asking the jeepney groups to support the government in modernizing the public transportation system in the country," according to LTOP President Orlando Marquez.
Under the PUV Modernization Program, jeepney units that are 15 years old will be replaced with Euro 4 engines or electrically-powered engines with solar panels for roofs. These will also be equipped with closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, a GPS navigation system, an Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS), speed limiters, dashboard cameras, and Wi-Fi.
Local manufacturers will present the prototype design of the modern jeepneys based on the Philippine National Standard set by the Bureau of Product Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on October 12. (PNA)
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Lepus corsicanus
|Scope: Global, Europe & Mediterranean
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Lepus corsicanus de Winton, 1898
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|Taxonomic Notes:
|Formerly included in Lepus capensis or L. europaeus; see Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951) and Petter (1961); but see also Palacios et al. (1989) and Pierpaoli et al. (1999) who provided evidence of their specific distinctness (see also below).
The taxonomic status of L. corsicanus has been uncertain since its first description by De Winton in 1898. Its species rank was soon rejected by Miller (1912) and others, who considered L. corsicanus a subspecies of L. europaeus. However, Palacios (1996) studied historical museum specimen and described new morphological traits that provided phenotypic support for the species rank of the Apennine Hare. Recent molecular studies confirmed that L. corsicanus is a phylogenetically distinct species, which can be identified by concordant morphological and mtDNA traits. It is reproductively isolated and apparently does not hybridize with sympatric L. europaeus. Phylogenetical analyses suggested that corsicanus and europaeus are not closely related sister taxa, but belong to distinct evolutionary lineages that dispersed in western Europe in different periods during the early Pleistocene. L. corsicanus probably differentiated in isolated refuges in southern Italy during the last glaciation. Comparative analyses of genetic variability highlighted a phylogeographical structure of the Apennine Hare. Recently, it has been hypothesized that L. corsicanus and L. castroviejoi are conspecific, based on preliminary molecular studies involving low sample size and mtDNA (Alves et al. 2003).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable A2bcde+3bcde ver 3.1
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|Date Assessed:
|Angelici, F.M., Randi, E., Riga, F. & Trocchi, V.
|Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. (Lagomorph Red List Authority)
Our assessment is based on field surveys (spotlight censuses, hunting bag, captures, etc) and on molecular analyses of specimens collected by a network of helpers (hunters, park rangers, etc). This species has been monitored continuously since 1997 in continental Italy and Sicily.
L. corsicanus shows a variable conservation status across its distribution range. Due to the fragmentation and scarcity of L. corsicanus populations in continental Italy, mainland status is classified as endangered (following Angelici and Luiselli 2001). However, the creation of several protected areas in southern and central Italy will help the populations to recover.
In Sicily, L. corsicanus is widespread and the populations are locally abundant. Furthermore since its official recognition as true species (1998), the local government has forbidden hare hunting on the island. However, hunting of this species was permitted during the 2004-2005 hunting season in Sicily. Therefore, in Sicily L. corsicanus does not appear to be threatened.
Finally we have no direct information on the status of the species in Corsica. The recent discovery of three specimens in Corsica implies that there are extant populations of L. corsicanus (Scalera and Angelici 2002). However, it is presumed that population numbers are low. Further studies are needed to ascertain its true status.
Globally, this species is classified as Vulnerable due to its variable conservation status across its geographic range. Utilizing information currently available regarding the historical range on continental Italy, we replicated this portion of the range using GIS to calculate the total area (Pierpaoli et al. 1999). The result showed that the historical range on continental Italy was approximately 79,700 km². Online sources gave an area of approximately 25,700 km² for Sicily. This provides a total area of 105,400 km² as the historical range for L. corsicanus. We inferred an approximate decline of 50% for the continental populations from the map provided in Pierpaoli (1999). From this we derived an overall decrease of only 37.8% for the species as a whole.
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|Until the 1930s, L. corsicanus was distributed in south-central Italy (the northern limit being marked by Elba Island on the Tyrrhenian coast and the province of Foggia on the Adriatic coast) and Sicily. It was also present in Corsica, where it was introduced by man in historical times (maybe between the 14th and 17th centuries). The current distribution of L. corsicanus is still poorly known. In Sicily, the distribution seems to be continuous, whereas in the Italian Peninsula, populations are known only in Tuscany (in Grosseto province), Latium, Abruzzo, Molise, Apulia (Gargano), Campania, Basilicata and Calabria. It has been recorded from sea level to 2,400 m a.s.l. on Mount Etna. Recently the presence of L. corsicanus has been rediscovered in Corsica, too (Scalera and Angelici 2002). As of 1984, L. corsicanus was thought to be possibly extinct in Corsica; however, one dead specimen was found in 2000 and two dead specimens were examined in 2001 (Scalera and Angelici 2002).
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|Populations of L. corsicanus in the Italian peninsula have a fragmented distribution and are sometimes in sympatry and syntopy with Lepus europaeus. Density estimates highlight low values in hunting areas (0.5 hares/km²) and higher in protected areas (11 hares/km²). In mainland Italy L. corsicanus is decreasing because of habitat degradation, hunting pressure, and probably, from competition with introduced L. europaeus. However, in Sicily, where there are not populations of L. europaeus, L. corsicanus is continuously distributed and locally abundant (protected areas: 10 hares/km²; hunting areas: 2 hares/km²). No data are actually available on abundance and distribution of L. corsicanus in Corsica (where L. europaeus is present too).
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|Information about the ecology of this species is still limited. However, it seems well adapted to the Mediterranean environment, although it has been recorded from sea level to 2,400 m a.s.l. on Mount Etna (Sicily). The preferred habitats are the Mediterranean maquis and the mosaic of clearings (also cultivated), bushy areas, and broad-leaved woods. Furthermore L. corsicanus inhabits also coastal dune habitat. When L. corsicanus is in sympatry with L. europaeus, the latter species tends to be more a habitat generalist, while L. corsicanus seems to inhabit almost only pastures and grasslands. In Sicily, the species inhabits a variety of natural and artificial habitats: open grassland, bushy pastures, cultivated areas, etc.
In terms of elevation, L. europaeus and L. corsicanus do not differ significantly when they live allopatrically. According to Angelici and Luiselli (in press), when the two species coexist in sympatry, L. corsicanus occurs at elevations significantly higher than L. europaeus. L. europaeus inhabits significantly higher elevations when it lives allopatrically than when it lives sympatrically, and L. corsicanus inhabits significantly higher elevations when it lives sympatrically than when it lives allopatrically. However, this ecological allocation is not shared by Trocchi and Riga who always directly observed, in sympatric condition, L. europaeus occupying the mountain grassland and L. corsicanus inhabiting the lower and warmer areas with thermophilous oak woods.
The diet of L. corsicanus, studied in Sicily, varies seasonally as the available vegetation changes. Monocotyledones, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae, are ingested year round, while Gramineae and Labiatae are consumed during spring and summer, respectively (De Battisti et al. 2004). Dicotyledones ingested year round by L. corsicanus are Leguminosae and Compositae (De Battisti et al. 2004).
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|Today Lepus corsicanus is legally protected in continental Italy because of the bad conservation status of its populations. However, the problematic discrimination in the field between L. corsicanus and L. europaeus (a game species) produces remarkable problems for effective protection. Since L. corsicanus was recognized as a true species (1998), hare hunting has been banned in Sicily. During the 2004-2005 hunting season, this ban was lifted allowing the hunting of all hares in Sicily. In Corsica it is a game species, since it is not distinguished from L. europaeus in the French hunting act.
|Major Threat(s):
|The main threats to L. corsicanus have been identified in the following aspects: fragmentation of the range, low or absent genetic flow between populations, low population density, habitat loss, introduction of L. europaeus in central and southern Italy (with interspecific competition and disease spread - L. corsicanus is fully susceptible to EBHS), competition with the European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus (mainly in Sicily, where this species is widely distributed), over-hunting, poaching and predation by foxes and feral dogs (both abundant and largely distributed in southern Italy). L. corsicanus is susceptible to accidental mortality due to difficulties distinguishing it from L. europaeus by hunters (Angelici and Luiselli 2001). Potential hybridization between L. europaeus and L. corsicanus could constitute a future threat to the species (Pierpaoli et al. 2003). On the major threat list "other" has been checked and identified as intraspecific genetic pollution.
|Conservation Actions:
The main conservation actions are:
-improve data of the distribution and status of the species in Italian peninsula and in Corsica
-conservation and improvement of natural populations
-habitat improvement
-minimizing risk factors
-planning specific oriented management both in protected areas and in hunting territories at a local level
-carrying out a number of enclosures for captive breeding and initiating behavioral study on L. corsicanus
-promote a public educational campaign to develop the awareness and understanding of L. corsicanus
-prepare a training program on biology and conservation of L. corsicanus for field biologists, conservationists, game keepers, and protected areas staff
-creation of a data bank on the species
-improvement of scientific research
-place the species on a suitable legal status for international legislation
Today L. corsicanus is legally protected in continental Italy because of its conservation status (primarily low population size). However, the problematic discrimination in the field between L. corsicanus and L. europaeus (a game species) produces remarkable problems for effective protection. Since L. corsicanus was recognized as a true species (1998), hare hunting has been banned in Sicily. During the 2004-2005 hunting season, this ban was lifted allowing the hunting of hares in Sicily. In Corsica it is considered a game species, in the French hunting act, since it cannot easily be distinguished from L. europaeus.
Lepus corsicanus can be found in many protected areas in Italy. The following is a partial list.
Continental Italy:
Parco Regionale della Maremma
Parco Regionale Monti Lucretili
Parco Regionale dell'Appennino "Monti Simbruini"
Parco Regionale del Cilento
Parco Nazionale della Sila
Parco Nazionale del Pollino
Parco Nazionale dell'Aspromonte
Parco Regionale dell'Etna
Parco Regionale dei Monti Nebrodi
Parco Regionale delle Madonie
|Angelici, F.M., Randi, E., Riga, F. & Trocchi, V. 2008. Lepus corsicanus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T41305A10436746. . Downloaded on 18 August 2018.
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As a massive snow storm continues to billow through the Midwest, including my sweet Eliza Joy, below is a post I wrote last year when we were buried in DC's 2nd "Snowpocalypse" of 2010….
When posed with the profound and significant question of "Mountains or Beach?" I'm a mountain girl through and through. However, just because you're a "mountain girl", does not require you to be a "snow girl". The District is currently being blanketed with it's third major snow storm of the year, and I must confess, I'm a little over it. The past two storms came one after the other, so it's hard to know where one snow storm finished and the other began…there's just lots and lots of snow.
This morning as I sit on my couch looking at the sea of white outside the window, I am reminded of when David prays to the Lord in Psalm 51 and pleads, "wash me and I will be whiter than snow."
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In David's prayer, we see him pleading with God to make the ugly, shameful, sinful, broken places of his heart whiter than snow. The amazing reality of God's love? He can do that!
When reading and hearing about the extent of God's forgiveness, at times I find myself questioning if that applies to me as well. Is God's love for me so vast that He can choose to forgive me and purify me? He is really able to blanket my ugliest parts with His grace and make them whiter than snow?
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And may this undeserving love, compel us to long for more of Him.