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MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (www.orangebowl.org) – No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama will meet in the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 7, 2013 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Kickoff is slated for 8 p.m.
The teams enter the BCS National Championship Game leading the nation in scoring defense. Notre Dame finished the regular season with the top-ranked defense, allowing 10.3 points per game, while Alabama finished second allowing 10.7 points per game. On the offensive side of the ball, both teams average over 200 yards per game rushing.
Notre Dame (12-0) is making its first appearance in the BCS National Championship Game. The Fighting Irish finished the regular season undefeated for the first time since 1988, the last time they won a National Championship. Notre Dame is making its fourth BCS appearance, but its first in the BCS National Championship Game. The Fighting Irish have played in five games hosted by the Orange Bowl (1973, '75, '90, 91, '96) and have a 2-3 record in those games.
Alabama (12-1, 7-1 SEC) is making its second consecutive trip to the BCS National Championship Game and its third in the last four seasons. With a victory, Alabama would become the first team in the BCS era to repeat as champions. The Crimson Tide is making its fifth trip to a BCS bowl game and its third in the National Championship Game. Alabama is the sixth team to play in consecutive BCS National Championship Games. The Crimson Tide have played in eight games hosted by the Orange Bowl (1943, '53, '63, '65, '66, '72, '75, '00) and have a 4-4 record in those games.
The 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game will be the seventh all-time meeting between Notre Dame and Alabama and the first since 1987. Notre Dame holds a 5-1 record in the all-time series; including two bowl victories over the Crimson Tide. The two teams met in the 1973 Sugar Bowl and the 1975 Orange Bowl. Alabama entered the 1975 Orange Bowl ranked No. 1, but the Fighting Irish took an early 7-0 lead en route to a 13-11 upset victory in Ara Parseghian's final game as head coach at Notre Dame.
MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (www.orangebowl.org) – Two conference champions, No. 12 Florida State and No. 15 Northern Illinois, will meet in the 79th Discover Orange Bowl on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., it was announced today by Orange Bowl CEO Eric Poms. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m.
Northern Illinois is among the hottest teams in the country, riding a 12 game winning streak which is tied for the longest active winning streak in the nation (Notre Dame and Ohio State are the others). The Huskies are one of three teams to have won their conference outright the last two years (Wisconsin and Arkansas State are the others). Florida State finished the regular season ranked second in total defense and seventh in scoring defense, and has held opponents to under 10 points five times this season. Northern Illinois ranks ninth in scoring offense and rushing offense.
No. 12 Florida State (11-2, 7-1 ACC) earned the ACC's automatic berth in the Discover Orange Bowl by virtue of its 21-15 victory over Georgia Tech in the eighth annual Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Running back James Wilder, Jr. earned MVP honors as he rushed 10 times for 69 yards and two touchdowns. Defensive backs Xavier Rhodes and Karlos Williams each picked off a Georgia Tech pass as the Seminoles earned their second ACC Championship Game victory. Florida State is making its ninth Orange Bowl appearance (1980, '81, '93, '94, '96, '01, '04, '06) and its first since the 2006 Classic. The Seminoles have a 3-5 record in their previous Orange Bowl games, including a national championship victory in the 1994 Orange Bowl.
No. 15 Northern Illinois (12-1, 8-0 MAC) is making its first BCS bowl game appearance and its first appearance in the Discover Orange Bowl. The Huskies outlasted Kent State 44-37 in double overtime in the MAC Championship Game. Quarterback Jordan Lynch led the way against Kent State, as he threw for 212 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 160 yards and three touchdowns. Lynch leads the nation in total yards (4,733) and ranks third in total yards per game (364.08) behind Baylor's Nick Florence and Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel.
This will be the first ever meeting between the two schools and the first ever BCS bowl game for a member of the Mid-American Conference. It is also the first ever bowl meeting between the ACC and MAC.
The Orange Bowl is currently accepting credential applications for the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game and the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl. Credential applications will be accepted until Dec. 14. Media can access the application by logging on to www.orangebowl.org/pressbox. The 2013 Discover Orange Bowl is on Jan. 1 at Sun Life Stadium. The 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game is on Jan. 7 at Sun Life Stadium.
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text: Student Profiles Latoyia Hall '10 Latoyia Hall '10 Major: English Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Why did you choose to come to Bowdoin? As a high school senior, I was looking for a place where I felt like a real college student. During Bowdoin's Experience Weekend I felt that I was not just visitor; I felt like I already knew the campus and that I was actually a part of the student body, which made me confident. Plus, I actually had a moment where I visualized waking up for the next four years on the campus. I also purchased an expensive Bowdoin sweatshirt, which I considered an investment in my future. My decision to matriculate was meant to be. Why did you choose your major? In high school I loved to read and write, so choosing English as my major was a natural move. But choosing a minor: that was difficult. I dabbled in abnormal psychology for a while, and thought that I would enjoy double majoring in psychology and English. This path, however, was not as promising as I had imagined. Although I was interested in abnormal psychology, it was not a subject that I was naturally talented in. I realized my passion was studying literature and that is what I stuck with. If I could decide all over again, I would minor in Italian. What has been a course you especially enjoyed at Bowdoin? I would have to say my senior seminar White Negroes, taught by Professor Guy Mark Foster in the English department, was one of my favorite courses. The class explored racial identity and how that identity is perceived and interpreted. I particularly enjoyed this class because of one of the unconventional assignments we had to do. Each student in the class had to go out and try to convince someone we didn't know that we were the opposite race (of what we appeared to be) without using any makeup or changing our appearance in any way. Most of us were intimidated by this, but how often do you get to try things like that for class? What professor or professors have especially inspired you during your time at Bowdoin? All of my professors have been awesome, but Professor Foster has inspired me the most. I have taken multiple courses with him and I always look forward to his classes and meeting with him in his office or at a meal. He is passionate, enthusiastic, and knows how to connect with students. He expects his students to put their best foot forward, but is supporting in a way that makes you want to do well. Professor Foster and Professor Marilyn Reizbaum have made me a more mature writer and helped me find the confidence to pursue a career as an author. Their advice and encouragement were invaluable, especially as I began applying to graduate school. There are so many components to graduate applications that it's easy to become overwhelmed. Having people who have gone through the process helping me focus on my goals made a huge difference in how I approached my applications. Which staff members have you connected with most? The staff members I connected with most work for the Dining Service. Because I have tried out so many different campus jobs, I have met some pretty awesome people. While working in Jack Magee's Pub, I came to be really good friends with Angie Menard who makes all the pizza students eat. On nights when it was slow we would crank up the music and sing along with the radio in back while doing food prep. I also worked with Mona Paschke and Irene Gamache in the Café early on Friday mornings, often serving construction workers who were renovating Adams Hall. Whenever I was working with Mona and Irene, we would play "Build me up, Buttercup" by The Foundations. I still see Mona and Irene almost every day, and every time I hear that song I think of the Café. The Cheer Squad after a football game on Whittier Field. What extracurricular or work experiences have you had at Bowdoin? As a first year I joined the Bowdoin Cheer Squad and I have been a member ever since. I have built strong friendships and have had many laughs and great times with the other girls on the squad. One way in which we give back to the Brunswick community is by mentoring middle school cheerleaders. During my first two years here, I was also an active member of the African-American Society. My work experiences have varied dramatically. I worked for a year in the pub as a grill cook on the busiest nights of the week, Friday and Saturday, and I then worked at the Café making lattes and cappuccinos. I've also worked in the Bowdoin Express convenience store (C-store). Currently, I work as an intern in the Career Planning office and with Residential Life as the deputy commissioner of intramural sports, where I coordinate and manage the intramural Latoyia and her mentor, working at College Access in Philadelphia, an organization that helps adults go back to college. What have you done during your summers? My summers have been consistently inconsistent. By that, I mean I have worked at the same nonprofit organization called Philadelphia Youth Network in Philadelphia for some time, but have served in a variety of capacities. The organization aims to provide professional summer employment to inner-city and low-income students in the Philadelphia area; last summer we served over 8,000 youths. I started working for the organization in high school as an intern, and I participated in its summer programming where I worked closely with a vice president of Comcast. In the summer of 2008, I worked as a project assistant and I was responsible for assisting with the creation of academic portfolios. Last summer, I had the opportunity to work as a program officer and was responsible for managing and maintaining the recruitment efforts of several smaller youth-based organizations. All these experiences have sharpened my professional skills. What is your favorite Bowdoin memory? I strongly oppose pulling all-nighters. I love to sleep: If sleeping were an Olympic sport, I would win gold. However, one night during my first year, a few of my friends and I were frantically working to finish papers and studying for exams in Moulton Union. It was maybe four or five in the morning, and we were all delirious from exhaustion when someone began singing a song that they were listening to on their iPod. We slowly all joined in and then started making a music video remix on the spot! We laughed ourselves to sleep, and still joke about it today. What are your plans for after graduation? My ultimate academic goal is to earn a Ph.D in English. After graduation, I plan to obtain a M.F.A. in creative writing. As far as my career, my dream is to be an author, but I have expanded my vision to include careers that would allow me to be as creative as possible. I love to have lots of artistic control over my work and want to work in an environment that allows me to do that. My dream job would be one where I wake up every day looking forward to and feeling passionate about working. What advice would you give to a prospective student or first-year about the Bowdoin experience? My advice to first-year students would be to enjoy Bowdoin while they can. Although students here take their studies seriously, you have to have fun because the small, precious moments with friends will be the best memories you have. Once you graduate, you probably won't have the luxury of waking up late and going to brunch with your best friends. Simply put, enjoy the people and the time you have. What quirky or fun thing do you wish you had known before you came to Bowdoin? I wish I had known the real story behind Ivies Weekend. Even as a senior, I am still wondering how it came to be. There are several stories floating around why we have Ivies, but I don't know which of the stories are true. Also, the C-store sells the most delicious kettle corn I have ever tasted, and I don't know how I will live without it after graduation—it's that good. Story posted on July 13, 2010 « Back | More Student Profiles | Go to News Home


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The period represented by grades five to eight is especially critical in students musical development.
The music they perform or study often becomes an integral part of their personal musical repertoire. Composing and improvising provide students with unique insight into the form and structure of music and at the same time help them develop their creativity.
Broad experience with a variety of music is necessary if students are to make informed musical judgments. Similarly, this breadth of background enables them to begin to understand the connections and relationships between music and other disciplines.
By understanding the cultural and historical forces that shape social attitudes and behaviors, students are better prepared to live and work in communities that are increasingly multicultural.
The role that music will play in students lives depends in large measure on the level of skills they achieve in creating, performing, and listening to music.
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Only God Forgives would seem to be a parody of something or other — "Blue Velvet"? "Last Year At Marienbad"? — except that the film takes itself seriously to the point of suffocation in telling its lurid tale of slaughter and revenge.
The wallpaper emotes more than Ryan Gosling does in Only God Forgives, an exercise in supreme style and minimal substance.
The collision of violent spasms and art-film ennui leave the viewer's brain bloody but unfilled.
God may forgive you for seeing this needlessly brutal film. But you won't forgive yourself.
However mystifying, or downright boring, you find the result, rest assured that the Refn faithful will swoon. Peace be with them.
Only God Forgives is a hypnotic fugue on themes of violence and retribution, drenched in corrosive reds.
This is one of the most shocking and one of the best movies of the year.
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Envelope-pushing revenge drama is ultraviolent (and slow).
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Parents need to know that Only God Forgives is an extremely violent drama from Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn. Like 2011's Drive, Refn's latest movie stars Ryan Gosling as a tortured man and features scenes of unflinching violence. The brutality can be startling and includes several moments of vengeance and torture. Men use knives, swords, guns, and their fists to injure, maim, and kill. A client brutally kills a young prostitute, and another man pays a prostitute to pleasure herself while his arms are bound. The language is strong, particularly from Kristin Scott Thomas' character, a grieving (and vengeful) mother who likes to say "f--k," "c--t," "bitch," and much more.
Messages: When seen as a cautionary tale, the movie's message is that violence only begets more violence, and vengeance can ultimately lead to your own destruction. Julian's unwillingness to kill an innocent child proves that even the darkest hearts can exhibit moral behavior.
Role models: Despite his propensity for killing and torturing criminals, Chang loves his daughter and is trying to rid the streets of rapists and murderers. Julian is willing to seek revenge for his brother's death, but he's also willing to let people go once he realizes the circumstances of his brother's murder.
Violence: This is a remarkably violent film, with scenes often showing the violence in close-up. In addition to shootings, characters are also killed via swords, knives, hairpins, and other sharp objects. The first two murders consist of a man killing a prostitute and then her father being allowed to bash in the killer's head (the dead man's half-missing face is shown). There are scenes of bloody killings, eviscerations, and torture. Chang chops off hands and ears; stabs hands, thighs, and ears; and slices throats and guts. Paid assassins fire a machine gun on a restaurant, killing more innocent bystanders than their intended targets. There's also a bloody boxing scene.
Sex: A man goes into a brothel and asks for a 14-year-old prostitute, but the owner declines. He later finds a young-looking streetwalker and goes up a room with her. Julian pays a prostitute to masturbate in front of him after she ties his hands to a chair. A mother talks about the fact that her older son had "a bigger c--k" than her younger son. Thai go-go dancers and sex workers are shown trying to attract clients.
Language: Lots of cursing, including "f--k," "motherf--ker," "a--hole," "c--t," "bitch," "yellow n----r," "c--k," and more.
Consumerism: Not an issue
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Adult characters smoke cigarettes, and Julian's mother admits that her family deals drugs, mostly heroin and cocaine.
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South Texas Leads Way for Banner Hunting Season
AUSTIN, Texas — When the hunting is good in South Texas, few places in the nation can compare and hunting has been excellent this season, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists.
As the 2003-04 seasons wind down, state officials are already making comparisons to the 1997-98 banner season. Ideal weather conditions throughout the past year set the stage for a boom year for white-tailed deer and quail and hunters were not disappointed.
TPWD quail program leader Robert Perez had noted going into the hunting season textbook-perfect conditions for quail reproduction throughout South Texas and above-average conditions across the Rolling Plains. "These kinds of conditions and alignments don't happen often, maybe once every 5-7 years in South Texas, but it happened this year," he said.
The results of those favorable range conditions? "Incredible would be a fair assessment," beamed TPWD biologist Macy Ledbetter at the James Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area. "Quail hunters are still encountering up to 42 coveys of bobwhites per day of hunting, although the averages are more like 10-12 coveys per hunt with as many as a dozen birds per covey not uncommon."
TPWD Biologist Alan Cain added that the quail hunting in Karnes County "is probably one of the best this area has seen in 20 years. Several ranches are busting 15-25 coveys a day."
The same ideal habitat conditions benefited deer as well, according to TPWD Big Game Program Director Clayton Wolf, who noted that timely spring 2003 rains resulted in range conditions that helped jump-start antler development in most areas of the state.
Just how good has the deer season been? In South Texas and much of the Edwards Plateau, awesome might be an understatement. "Body weights began the season off the charts," said Ledbetter. "We had mature bucks dressing out at 200-225 pounds and 170-class (Boone and Crockett score) deer are fairly common. Many mature bucks were carried over from last year and this year's harvest has many ultra-old bucks present."
Wolf said that while veteran South Texas hunters are already drawing comparisons to the '97 boom season and other regions saw some quality deer harvested, the overall statewide harvest may be off some. "We got off to a slow start and a good portion of the harvest usually occurs during those first two weeks of the season," he said. "It's tough to make up what you missed on opening weekend, but I think hunters did alright. But, it did turn out to be near perfect for South Texas."
The brush country may be getting all the attention for producing so many quality whitetails this season, but the biggest buck in Texas happened to be the state record non-typical mule deer taken in Reeves County. The huge mule deer boasted 29 measurable points and a gross Boone and Crockett score of 288 6/8 points. The new state record could rank among the world's top 40 all-time.
Although deer hunting in East Texas got off to a relatively slow start due to moderate temperatures, TPWD's Northeast Texas Project Leader Kevin Herriman gives the overall season a thumbs up. "No really nice antlered deer have been harvested, but hunters did report observing some nice bucks during our later hunts on several of our wildlife management areas."
Post Oak Savannah District Leader David Sierra would agree, but added that harvest increased as the season progressed, with some mature bucks showing up later in the year.
While deer and quail made the biggest splash of the 2003-04 hunting season, waterfowl barely made a ripple in some areas of the state, according to TPWD Waterfowl Program Leader Dave Morrison.
Panhandle duck hunters did not get a repeat performance of last year's outstanding season, since less than 10 percent of the playas had water compared to more than 30 percent last year. "Hunters that found water had a fairly good season," said Morrison.
In East Texas, few areas received enough fall rains to even hold ducks, although the region saw a typical November migration of birds that provided some hunting opportunity during the first split of the season.
"We had a fairly normal migration through Thanksgiving and temperatures remained normal, but then it started becoming more moderate and we didn't get a push of reinforcements," said Morrison. "The greenwings didn't start showing up until Christmas, so we were behind on migration."
Morrison noted that birds along the coast appear to be dispersed throughout the marshes and have become pretty wary of hunting pressure, making conditions tough for hunters toward the end of the season.
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As part of the Federal Highway Administration Surface Transportation Program, the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) is a reimbursable federal aid funding program for transportation related community projects designed to strengthen the intermodal transportation system.
It provides funding for projects that enhance the cultural, aesthetic, historic, and environmental aspects of the intermodal transportation system. The program can assist in funding projects that create bicycle and pedestrian facilities, restore historic transportation buildings, convert abandoned railway corridors to pedestrian trails, mitigate highway runoff, and other transportation related enhancements.
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Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) supports and administers the TAP for all Maryland projects as a service to its customers. Under MAP-21 50% of funds apportioned to Maryland's Transportation Alternatives Program will be sub-allocated to three Maryland Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO). The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB), Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) and Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) will be responsible for review and approval of projects within their urbanized area. Click here to see if your project is within one of these MPO's.
SHA will continue to encourage and promote the development of TAP projects for the 50% of the state apportioned funds that may be obligated to any area in the state, as well as provides some project support services. The project sponsor is responsible for the design, management, construction, implementation and permit requests for TAP projects. All potential TAP projects require a sponsor to be responsible for a minimum of 20% of the project costs. The project sponsor also assumes the maintenance and legal liability for the duration of the project's useful life. Any project sponsored by a non-government agency, organization or individual must have a government agency as a co-sponsor.
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• Birth—January 9, 1954
• Where—Nairobi, Kenya
• Raised—Bristol, England, UK
• Education—B.A., Sussex University; Ph.D., Edinburgh University
• Currently—lives in the North York Moors, Yorkshire, England
Philippa Gregory is a British historical novelist, writing since 1987. The best known of her works is The Other Boleyn Girl (2001), which in 2002 won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award from the Romantic Novelists' Association.
Early life and academic career
Philippa Gregory was in Nairobi, Kenya, the second daughter of Elaine (Wedd) and Arthur Percy Gregory, a radio operator and navigator for East African Airways. When she was two years old, her family moved to Bristol, England.
She was a "rebel" at Colston's Girls' School where she obtained a B grade in English and two E grades in History and Geography at A-level. She then went to journalism college in Cardiff and spent a year as an apprentice with the Portsmouth News before she managed to gain a place on an English literature degree course at the University of Sussex, where she switched to a history course.
She worked in BBC radio for two years before attending the University of Edinburgh, where she earned her doctorate in 18th-century literature. Gregory has taught at the University of Durham, University of Teesside, and the Open University, and was made a Fellow of Kingston University in 1994.
Private life
Gregory wrote her first novel Wideacre while completing a PhD in 18th-century literature and living in a cottage on the Pennine Way with first husband Peter Chislett, editor of the Hartlepool Mail, and their baby daughter, Victoria. They divorced before the book was published.
Following the success of Wideacre and the publication of The Favoured Child, she moved south to near Midhurst, West Sussex, where the Wideacre trilogy was set. Here she married her second husband Paul Carter, with whom she has a son. She divorced for a second time and married Anthony Mason, whom she had first met during her time in Hartlepool.
Gregory now lives on a 100-acre (0.40 km2) farm in the North York Moors national park, with her husband, children and stepchildren (six in all). Her interests include riding, walking, skiing, and gardening.
She has written novels set in several different historical periods, though primarily the Tudor period and the 16th century. Reading a number of novels set in the 17th century led her to write the bestselling Lacey trilogy — Wideacre, which is a story about the love of land and incest, The Favoured Child and Meridon. This was followed by The Wise Woman. A Respectable Trade, a novel of the slave trade in England, set in 18th-century Bristol, was adapted by Gregory for a four-part drama series for BBC television. Gregory's script was nominated for a BAFTA, won an award from the Committee for Racial Equality, and the film was shown worldwide.
Two novels about a gardening family are set during the English Civil War: Earthly Joys and Virgin Earth. She has also written contemporary fiction—Perfectly Correct; Mrs Hartley And The Growth Centre; The Little House; and Zelda's Cut. She has also written for children.
Some of her novels have won awards and have been adapted into television dramas. The most successful of her novels has been The Other Boleyn Girl, published in 2002 and adapted for BBC television in 2003 with Natascha McElhone, Jodhi May and Jared Harris. In the year of its publication, The Other Boleyn Girl also won the Romantic Novel of the Year and has subsequently spawned sequels—The Queen's Fool, The Virgin's Lover, The Constant Princess, The Boleyn Inheritance, and The Other Queen. Miramax bought the film rights to The Other Boleyn Girl and produced a film of the same name starring Scarlett Johansson as Mary Boleyn and co-starring Natalie Portman as Anne Boleyn, Eric Bana as Henry Tudor, Juno Temple as Jane Parker, and Kristin Scott Thomas as Elizabeth Boleyn. It was filmed in England and generally released in 2008.
Gregory has also published a series of books about the Plantagenets, the ruling houses that preceded the Tudors, and the Wars of the Roses. Her first book The White Queen (2009), centres on the life of Elizabeth Woodville the wife of Edward IV. The Red Queen (2010) is about Margaret Beaufort the mother of Henry VII and grandmother to Henry VIII. The Lady of the Rivers (2011) is the life of Jacquetta of Luxembourg, mother of Elizabeth Woodville, first married to John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, younger brother of Henry the Fifth. The Kingmaker's Daughter (2012) is the story of Anne Neville, the daughter of the Earl of Warwick, the wife of Richard III. The next book, The White Princess (2013), centres on the life of Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII and the mother of Henry VIII.
In her novel The Other Boleyn Girl, her portrayal of Henry VIII's second wife Anne Boleyn drew criticism. The novel depicts Anne as cold and ruthless, as well as heavily implying that the accusations that she committed adultery and incest with her brother were true, despite it being widely accepted that she was innocent of the charges. Novelist Robin Maxwell refused on principle to write a blurb for this book, describing its characterisation of Anne as "vicious, unsupportable." Historian David Starkey, appearing alongside Gregory in a documentary about Anne Boleyn, described her work as "good Mills and Boon" (a publisher of romance novels), adding that: "We really should stop taking historical novelists seriously as historians. The idea that they have authority is ludicrous." Susan Bordo criticized Gregory's claims to historical accuracy as "self-deceptive and self-promoting chutzpah", and notes that it is not so much the many inaccuracies in her work as "Gregory's insistence on her meticulous adherence to history that most aggravates the scholars."
Gregory is a frequent contributor to magazines and newspapers, with short stories, features and reviews. She is also a frequent broadcaster and a regular contestant on Round Britain Quiz for BBC Radio 4 and the Tudor expert for Channel 4's Time Team. She won the 29 December 2008 edition of Celebrity Mastermind on BBC1, taking Elizabeth Woodville as her specialist subject.
Charity work
Gregory also runs a small charity building wells in school gardens in The Gambia. Gardens for The Gambia was established in 1993 when Gregory was in The Gambia, researching for her book A Respectable Trade.
Since then the charity has dug almost 200 low technology, low budget and therefore easily maintained wells, which are on-stream and providing water to irrigate school and community gardens to provide meals for the poorest children and harvest a cash crop to buy school equipment, seeds and tools.
In addition to wells, the charity has piloted a successful bee-keeping scheme, funded feeding programmes and educational workshops in batik and pottery and is working with larger donors to install mechanical boreholes in some remote areas of the country where the water table is not accessible by digging alone. (From Wikipedia. Retrieved 9/22/2013.)
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The Port Arthur Fire Department Arson Division is investigating a fire that broke out at a two-story apartment in Port Arthur Friday morning, Sept. 20. The apartment, located in the 1900 block of 10th Avenue, caught on fire around 7:15 a.m., said PAFD Battalion Chief Mike Free.
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Gematsu: "Bethesda Japan has gone live with first story details and a list of key features for Tango Gameworks' newly revealed The Evil Within (or Psychobreak as it's called in Japan) ahead of Monday's IGN details story."
<sheds tear>
It sounds so...so beautiful
I honestly can't wait for this. It's like what happens when you cross Resident Evil and Silent Hill together.
" Players must survive on limited resources "
" Players can die in a trap all too easily, however, at times they can turn them against enemies. "
"The scenery: hallways, walls, doors, rooms, buildings, and even nature, all transforming in real time based on the player's actions"
Win, win and win
If Sebastian says "You bastards, why do you keep torturing me like this? WHY!?" anytime in the game I will laugh my head off......
Limited resources, traps, unstable world that always changing. Yes YESS YESSSSSSSSSS! *screaming yes like a madman XD
This is now my most wanted game.
Maybe there is still hope for survival horror fan after all.


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SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. -- With wild fires raging just a couple of miles away, the Smoky Mountains were in desperate need of rain. The lightning, however, was what caused play to be suspended Monday afternoon on the opening day of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.
Most of the women's players have between five and seven holes remaning in the first round at the Sevierville Golf Club, and will resume Tuesday morning at 8:30 a.m. EDT. Following that, the 13 teams will play the scheduled 18-hole second round to total 36 for the tournament.
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While serving as Georgia's governor, Sonny Perdue said he was fortunate to have an executive counsel who had the fortitude to sometimes say, "Governor, you can't do that."
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech soccer team got back to its helpful ways over the weekend by volunteering at the fifth annual After Dark – Race for the Park 8K and Kids for the Park 1 Mile Fun Run.
Under the guidance of head coach Daniel Brizard, the players arrived early to the race and helped set up luminaries along Dixie Avenue for the children's 1 Mile Fun Run. The team then teamed up with the kids and ran the mile-long race, which, along with the Race for the Park 8K, served as a benefit for Cookeville's Dogwood Park.
"It's always fun to come out here and be with the community and be with the kids," said senior midfielder Keri Reid. "We really enjoy it. It's a nice break from soccer and it's great to come out here and give back. The bonding we do here is some of the most fun we have. It's really fun to run with the kids, as well, because it fosters a sense of getting outside and playing outdoors that is really just lost in kids today."
In what marked the third straight year the Golden Eagle soccer team volunteered at the event, the players stationed themselves at water stations every two miles. Beyond the water they handed out, the team also offered encouragement to the runners to keep on pushing through the pain.
The soccer team is also coming off a fantastic 8-0 exhibition win over Tennessee Wesleyan on Saturday. The win marked the biggest test of the preseason for the players, as they head back out to practice with just three days left before the regular season opener. The Golden Eagles will host East Tennessee State on Friday at 3 p.m. CT. Admission to the match is free.
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American e-Journal review, republished by permission of the American Go Association
Reviewer: Philip Waldron
The phrase "opening dictionary" brings to mind massive chess tomes filled with a maze of variations for every conceivable opening. While hardly at that level, the nearly 300 pages of this book do provide some systematic analysis of several modern openings, including the mini-Chinese, full Chinese and Kobayashi fusekis.
Each of the book's 59 sections a position from the very early (~5-10 moves) of a common opening and provides roughly a dozen diagrams discussing possible variations. Although this cannot hope to provide an exhaustive analysis of an entire opening, it does cover the major branches. Because the analysis deals with the early stages of the game, it is hardly definitive. Variations where one player gets blown away in 20 moves are not shown. "Black has better prospects" is a typical judgment, and considerable playing strength is required to convert such an advantage into a win. For this reason the book will be most useful to dan-level players. Kyu players will likely have to grow into the book as their openings improve, although seeing a discussion of why some opening variations are not played by pros is bound to help.
Given the scarcity of high-level opening theory available in English and the complete absence of any analysis of several modern openings, this book should be a welcome addition to any shelf. While unlikely to have anyone playing perfect openings by the next Congress, this book is very well written and I highly recommend it.
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Norma (Whaley) Smyth
Norma (Whaley) Smyth, of Friendship Street, formerly of Narragansett, died Sunday, April 23, 2006 at home with her family. She was the wife of Frederick C.B. Smyth.
Born in South Kingstown, she was the daughter of the late H. Clifford and Elizabeth (Doherty) Whaley.
Mrs. Smyth graduated from South Kingstown High School. She was formerly of Old Pt. Judith Road, Narragansett. After graduation she went to work for the New England Telephone Company in Narragansett and also for the Jamestown office as an operator. She later worked as a telephone operator for the state of Rhode Island at the Ladd School, retiring from there. Mrs. Smyth was a former Cub Scout, Brownie and Girl Scout leader and belonged to the Conanicut Grange. She was a communicant of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Jamestown.
Besides her husband she is survived by her children Barbara A. Whitaker and Frederick C.B. Smyth Jr., both of Jamestown, and Susan J. Smyth of Newport; her granddaughters Melanie Whitaker, Kristin Gouveia, Megan Jones, and Sarah Smyth; her great grandchildren Kelsey Gouveia, Rileigh Gouveia and Aidan Jones, and many nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Smyth was the sister of the late Lloyd L. Whaley, Clifford M. Whaley, Laura E. Church, Margaret I. Cahoone, Marion L. Kissick, and Madeline J. Champlin. Her funeral will be at the convenience of the family.
Calling hours are respectfully omitted.
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Primary dangers of smoking marijuana being overlooked
Although much has been written deploring Colorado's legalization of marijuana, because of feared increases in crime, traffic accidents, use of other drugs, and general lack of attention to the vital aspects of life, something very serious seems to have been totally overlooked.
According to the American Lung Association, "Marijuana smoke contains a greater amount of carcinogens than tobacco smoke. In addition, marijuana users usually inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than tobacco smokers do, further increasing the lungs' exposure to carcinogenic smoke. Marijuana use is not only associated with adverse physical effects, but also mental, emotional and behavioral changes."
Ingesting the weed, for example in brownies, can hardly be expected to cause less harm. If anything, it seems like it would be even more.
Jim Bower, Evergreen
This letter was published in the Aug. 18 edition.
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The Zonta Club of Grand Island celebrated Zonta Rose Day at the club's March 12 meeting at the Buffalo Launch Club.
Pictured, from left, are Zonta Vice President Agnes Becker and President Maria Burns with yellow roses that were presented to each of the members, provided by club member Sue Berger, owner of Flower A Day Florist, 2119 Grand Island Blvd. Zonta Rose Day falls on March 8 and coincides with International Women's Day. On this day, Zontians worldwide distribute yellow roses, accompanied by information about Zonta International and issues relating to its mission of improving the lives of women.
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Zonta Club of Grand Island 2013 Scholarships
The Zonta Club of Grand Island will be awarding four scholarships in three categories this year at its annual awards dinner on June 25.
Veronica Connor Scholarship Award
Two $750 awards named for charter member, Veronica Connor, will be presented to two high school seniors. To be eligible the senior high school candidate must reside on Grand Island and be accepted at a college. For those seniors attending Grand Island High School applications are available through the guidance department (due April 18). For those attending other area high schools, applications (due April 25) are available online through the Isledegrande website, the school's guidance office or by calling 716-479-2599 and leaving a message.
Memorial Scholarship Award
One $750 scholarship will be presented to a woman between the ages of 18-25. This award is in memory of deceased Zontians who gave of their time and resources to improve the status of women.
To be eligible for this award the applicant must be at least 18 years old (not a high school senior) and be enrolled in a degree or certification program. Applications are available online through the Isledegrande website or by calling 716-479-2599 and leaving a message (due May 15).
Career Advancement Scholarship Award
Zonta's Career Advancement Scholarship will recognize one woman over 25 with a $750 award. She must be a resident of Grand Island and be attending or have proof of acceptance in a program to further her education or help reenter the job market. These applications are also available online through the Isledegrande website or by calling 716-479-2599 and leaving a message (due May 15).


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A director at Los Angeles' Amateur Athletic Foundation, formed after the 1984 Olympics, Dr. Wayne brought extensive archival skills to the Drachen Foundation. He served on the Board and made significant contributions as our collection and archive grew. He was generous with his knowledge of archival organization as well as professional standards and procedures. An active outdoorsman, Wilson added kite flying and kite sports to his personal and professional life.


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Ailurops melanotis
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Ailurops melanotis (Thomas, 1898)
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|Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v) ver 3.1
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|Date Assessed:
|Flannery, T. & Helgen, K.
|Johnson, C.N. & Hawkins, C.
Listed as Critically Endangered because it is only known with certainty from a single location, Salibabu Island, which is less than 100 km2, and there is a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat and in the number of mature individuals due to hunting. Further taxonomic research should be conducted to confirm the identity of the bear cuscus on Sangihe as this could have implications for its listing.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|This species is endemic to Indonesia, where it has been reported from Sangihe (the largest island in the Sangihe Island group) and Salibabu (within the Talaud Islands). However, although a bear cuscus has been seen and photographed on Sangihe, no specimen from here is known to exist. It has been assumed that this bear cuscus is Ailurops melanotis, but this requires confirmation as the Sangihe Island group is separate from the Talaud Islands and lies closer to Sulawesi, where the more widespread A. ursinus exists.
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|This species is rare. In the late 1990s survey work on Sangihe and Salibabu Islands failed to locate the species (Riley 2002). This survey work was intense on Sangihe (120 days), but brief on Salibabu (Riley 2002). A captive individual was found on Sangihe and there was local knowledge of the species on both islands (Riley 2002).
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|It is though to be restricted to primary forest and gardens next to the Sahendaruman caldera on Sangihe, but on Salibabu it is reported also from degraded forest and adjacent gardens (Riley 2002).
|Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat:
|Use and Trade:
|This species is heavily hunted. Increased community awareness and enforcement are seen as essential to the conservation of this species, which will require a reduction in hunting pressure and habitat protection (Riley 2002).
|Major Threat(s):
|This species is heavily hunted (Riley 2002). Its populations are now small and fragmented within its small range (Riley 2002). Although it has been reported from secondary forest and gardens, these individuals are probably dependent on nearby primary forest, which continues to be reduced and degraded by logging, expanding agriculture, and human settlement.
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|Riley (2002) states that the key site for the conservation of this species is the Sahendaruman forest block on Sangihe. This forest is 4,268 ha in size, and represents the only remaining sizeable area of primary forest left in the two islands. It was designated as Protection Forest Hutan Lindung (Riley 2002), but it is not strictly protected and is subject to a number of threats (Riley and Wardill 2001). The species is protected under Indonesian law, but there is little enforcement. Increased community awareness and enforcement are seen as essential to the conservation of this species, which will require a reduction in hunting pressure and habitat protection (Riley 2002). Further taxonomic research should be conducted to confirm the identity of the bear cuscus on Sangihe, and field surveys are needed to confirm its continued existence on Salibabu.
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M's Prankster!
Ken Griffey Jr. is a Seattle sports icon and will always be remembered for his sweet swing, his incredible glove work and that big smile of his.
The Seattle Mariners fan favorite wore his hat backwards during batting practice all the way until his career ended, one of his signatures.
He liked to joke, prank and have fun with his teammates and coaches alike. It's no wonder how he got the famous nickname, "The Kid."
Today I break down Junior's Top 5 Pranks he pulled throughout his career.
#5 The Shirt Says It All
When Junior made his return to the Seattle Mariners in 2009, he vowed to show Ichiro's human side to the team as they all though of him as aloof. This prank started it all off. One day, when Griffey was approaching Ichiro to greet him, Ichiro's face was one of shock and awe.
That's because Griffey was wearing a T-shirt of himself with his arm around Ichiro's wife.
#4 Dress Code Strictly Enforced
While preparing for a roadtrip, the Mariners boarded their plane. Junior waited for all the players to board before breaking out his box of goodies he smuggled on board.
He started handing out neckties to the team to wear. You wouldn't think anything odd of it until the players inspected the ties they were handed.
Each tie was bright white and had one of two images on them. One had a stencil-like drawing of Ichiro's face while the second had a drawing of Ichiro's dog on it.
Hilarity ensued and Ichiro even tied his in a Windsor knot to wear over his batting practice jersey.
#3 Are You Nuts?!
In September 2009, Mariners then-third baseman Adrian Beltre took a ground ball to the man parts. It shouldn't phase a baseball player that much, because you're supposed to be wearing a protective cup, which Beltre wasn't.
As Beltre walked to the plate for his first at-bat after he returned from his "injury," the PA system was not blaring his normal plate music.
Instead, it was playing Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite."
It took seconds to figure out who arranged that one.
#2 Can You Spare Some Change?
Although this didn't happen while he was with the Mariners, this is one of Junior's best pranks. In 2008, while with the Cincinnati Reds, for some unknown reason, Griffey borrowed $1500 from pitcher Josh Fogg. And being a man of his word, he promptly repaid his debt…in pennies.
Fogg came to his locker to find 60 boxes containing 2500 pennies in each box at 16 pounds per box. Here's Griffey's explanation:
"I'm a man of my word. And when you owe a man $1,500, you pay him. And I'd like to thank the lovely people at National City Bank for helping me with this joke.
There isn't a whole lot you can do with pennies.
Just think, each box weighs 16 pounds, so the man has 60 bowling balls in his locker."
#1 One Hell of a Steak Dinner
During the preseason of the 1995 season, Lou Piniella made a wager with Junior during batting practice. The bet was the Griffey could not hit homeruns to left, center and right field on 3 pitches. Junior lost the bet and promised to pay up with the steak dinner they wagered.
And he did. Sweet Lou came to his office in the clubhouse one day to find a live cow waiting there for him, courtesy of none other than Ken Griffey Jr.
That counts as a steak dinner, right?
I wonder if the nickname Moo Piniella would've stuck that season…
The only available video footage I can find of this epic prank is #7 on this all-time pranks list.


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The Archangels are called the great heralds of good news, announcing the great and most glorious. Their service (as St. Dionysius the Areopagite says) consists in revealing prophecies, knowledge, and understanding of God's will which they receive from the higher orders of angels and announce to the lower order, i.e., the angels, and through them, to men. St. Gregory the Dialogist says that the archangels strengthen people in the holy faith, enlightening their minds with the light of knowledge of the holy Gospel and revealing the mysteries of devout faith.
As it is shown in the Book of the Holy Prophet Ezekiel throughout (compare with the Book of Revelation), the first four Archangels (Archangel Michael, Archangel Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel) are the ones that stand in the four corners of The Great Throne of God (the Ma'aseh Merkabah). Together with them stand the four six-winged Living Creatures (Ayyot), the four many-eyed Cherubim, -having four arms, four wings and four faces each-, and the four many-eyed Wheels (Ophannim) or Storm-Winds (Galgallim), which Christians, (according to the example of the Great Apostle Paul and that of his illustrious Disciple, St. Dionysius the Areopagite) call Thrones. These four Archangels are the ones that protected the four camps of the people of Israel in the wilderness : to the North, to the South, to the East and to the West. They are the Angels of the four winds, according to the Scripture that says : "You, Who make Your Angels spirits (winds), and Your servants pears of flaming fire".
The ancient Rabbis allways connected the seven Archangels with the seven then-so-called Planets : the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter, and the Church Fathers have allways thaught and taught that God rules this Universe through his Celestial Armies. (See Angels) There are three (irreducible) lists of these seven Archangels : one from the Book of Enoch, (which is accepted as canonical by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, who, in its turn, is representative of the Oriental Orthodox Churches, which are all of semitic origins : Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Syrian); the second from the tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church, (which, interestingly enough, coincides with that of the Gnostics -- who were an Eastern Christian sect, to begin with); and a third from such Great Church Fathers as St. Dionysius the Areopagite and St. Gregory the Dialogist.
("Who is like unto God?" Dan. 10:13; 12:1; Jude v. 9; Rev. 12:7-8) See Archangel Michael.
("The Powerful or Strong Man of God", "The Power or Strength of God" Dan. 8:16; 9:21; Luke 1:19-26) See Archangel Gabriel.
("The Healing of God" Tobit 3:17; 12:15) Another name for this Archangel is : Israfel.
("The Light or Fire of God" A.V. II Esdras 4:1) Other names for this Archangel are : Sariel, Suriel, Muriel.
("The Command, Communicant or Prayer of God") Other names for this Archangel are : Salathiel, Selathiel, Seraphiel, Sarakiel, Saraqael, Zerachiel.
("The Glory, Laudation or Praise of God") Other names for this Archangel are : Jegudiel, Gudiel.
("The Blessings of God") Another name for this Archangel is : Varachiel.
("The Compassion, Exaltation or Mercy of God" R.V. II Esdras 4:36) Other names for this Archangel are : Jeramiel, Jerahmiel, Jerehmiel, Ramiel, Remiel.
Lucifer / Satan
("The Light-Bearer" or "The Morning-Star" Isaiah 14:12; "The Enemy" Jude 1:9, Revelation 12:9) Other names for this fallen Archangel (or his unfortunate companions) are : (1). Azazel, Azrael, Izrael, Izreel, Uzziel; (2). Camael, Chamuel, Samael, Shemuel, Simiel; (1+2). Samiaza; (3). Satanael,
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CARSON, Calif. -- There's many staff that make The Home Depot Center tick each and every day and on Thursday, the LA Galaxy honored one special member, who is moving on.
LA presented a team-autographed jersey to security guard Thurman Edwards, who retired on Thursday after working at AEG venues for 10 years. A frequent sight at in front of Galaxy training sessions and at The HDC entrance, LA honored the man whose face has been a constant around the club for many years.
Here at the LA Galaxy Insider and LAGalaxy.com, I'd like to take the time to thank Mr. Edwards for all of his work at The HDC and wish him all the luck in the future.


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School to use $1,864 in awarded funds to serve fruit smoothies during school breakfast
MILTON -- The New England Dairy and Food Council announced today that Pierce Middle School has been selected to receive $1,864 to support its Fuel Up to Play 60 Initiative.
More than 73,000 schools across the United States are participating in Fuel Up to Play 60, which encourages students to consume nutrient-rich foods in order to exercise for at least 60 minutes every day.
Pierce Middle School was selected out of hundreds of applicants to receive funding. The school was use these funds to purchase blenders that can produce nutrient-rich smoothies for students during a daily breakfast program. The school will promote this new menu option by offering students a free smoothie on the day of the program's debut.
Beginning next year, public schools will be federally mandated to provide a fruit option as part of their breakfast programs, and Pierce will fulfill that requirement by serving smoothies.
"We're hoping that by offering smoothies at Pierce Middle School, we will help drive our breakfast participation," said Jackie Morgan, School Nutrition Director for Milton Public Schools.
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Gary J. Glazer papers, 1964-1967 | Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
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Scope and Contents: The Gary J. Glazer papers (1964-1967; 2.4 cubic feet) document Gary J. Glazer's student life at Purdue from 1964 to 1967. He was active in the Owen Hall Hussar Club and most of the collection relates to his activities with this club. There are also materials related to the Purdue Boilermaker football team playing in the 1967 Rose Bowl. Types of materials include printed materials, photographs, ephemera including pins and patches, cords, caps, and plaques. Purdue traditions are documented here, such as the Senior Cords and the Freshman pot (beanie type hat).


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By Nanci Bross-Fregonara
At Coopers Rock State Forest east of Morgantown, the lovely stands of flowering dogwoods have been reduced to stark trunks. In central West Virginia, the gypsy moth has decimated oak stands. And most recently, another invasive species is threatening the Mountain State's evergreens.
A recent forest inventory report published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and the West Virginia Division of Forestry shows an alarming new trend: West Virginia's trees are nearly as likely to die from disease, pests and fire as they are to be harvested for timber. This trend could decrease shade for trout streams and threaten the food supply of the Mountain State's wildlife.
West Virginia University Extension Service Wildlife Specialist Bill Grafton says that a wide variety of animals use trees as sources of food. Deer, bear, squirrel and turkey rely heavily on acorns from oak trees. Maples, hickories and black cherry also provide food for wildlife. Grafton particularly worries about the deer herd. The deer herd in some northern counties is well above carrying capacity, says Grafton . Browse in the woods is getting pretty scarce. When there's not enough food in the woods, they wind up moving closer to roads and gardens. Dick Hall, Division of Natural Resources game management supervisor, agrees. For this reason, it is important to harvest an adequate number of antlerless deer each year, he says.
One of the most well-known culprits in this forest loss is the gypsy moth that targets the state's hardwoods. State Forester Randy Dye points out that the annual tree mortality roughly 138 million cubic feet represents more than half of the total volume of trees harvested annually. Many of those are oaks, which can bring as much as four times more at market than other trees. West Virginia is the number two producer of hardwood growing stock in the nation, and about 70 percent of the state's acreage is populated with oak species, says Dye. The gypsy moth has taken a substantial toll on the oaks, however, cutting into mast production for deer and a variety of other wildlife in the process.
While the West Virginia Department of Agriculture's Plant Industries Division has been battling the gypsy moth for nearly 25 years, another insect is on the attack. The hemlock woolly adelgid literally saps the strength out of hemlocks, trees known for providing summertime shade for streams containing heat-sensitive trout. Within the past 10 years, the pest has moved into the state's eastern border counties and shows continued southern and westward movement.
The adelgid secretes a waxy, woolly-looking residue as it feeds on sap from the tree and can kill the tree within four years of infestation. The adelgid has infested hemlocks in 18 counties in West Virginia. The infestation is found in Greenland Gap Nature Preserve as well as Cathedral and Blackwater state parks, with some areas having entire stands decimated.
The damage is significant, for when a hemlock stand dies, the local microclimate changes significantly, with higher temperatures and lower humidity affecting other species that may live there as well. The evergreen canopy of hemlock affects light, temperature and humidity levels in the understory , says Jim Vanderhorst , DNR ecologist. Hemlock forests are a contrasting habitat to the predominately deciduous forests in West Virginia. They are the preferred habitat for a number of birds, mammals and amphibians, for some or all of their life stages and seasons.
A closely related invader, the balsam woolly adelgid , is currently attacking a unique fir species found in the isolated high elevation bogs and swamps of north central West Virginia. The Canaan Valley balsam, thought to be a unique subspecies of its more northern cousin, is also recognized as a superior Christmas tree stock.
Researcher Leah Ceperley , awarded a grant from the DNR, studied the types and health of the balsam fir communities located in the state's high elevation wetlands. During the last decade, a decline in live mature firs in West Virginia has reinforced their imperiled status, Ceperley notes. The balsam woolly adelgid threatens the health and existence of the fir stands and their associated communities.
The wooly adelgid is an exotic species, brought in on nursery stock from Europe, Ceperley explains. It has already killed most of the Fraser firs in the Smokies . European firs are naturally resistant to the insect, but North American firs are not and die quickly.
Nearly every natural stand of balsam in West Virginia has adult trees that are either dying or are already dead, at least in part because of adelgid damage, she says. The fir communities are suffering massive death, with those affected stands highly visible because they are snags or stands of balsams with orange needles.
In 1975, one wetland was noted to have 26 percent to 50 percent canopy cover by fir trees. By 2000 that percentage had been reduced to less than 10 percent. As the older canopy trees have died, the community is converting to a dominantly herbaceous cover type, Ceperley says. Standing snags of Canaan Valley balsam fir are all that reflect its former presence in the area.
This conversion is happening quickly. The balsam firs found in the Mountain State had been relatively healthy until the last decade, Ceperley points out. Field surveys conducted in 1990 make no mention of the declining health or threats from infestation.
While she says that there has been little success with adelgid control measures on natural stands, other methods may help strengthen balsam populations. Researchers are finding that while the adelgid attacks adult trees, they seem to have less effect on young trees. Unfortunately those trees are threatened more by deer browsing. Currently personnel from the DNR Wildlife Resources Section, Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge and Canaan Valley State Park are building exclosures to keep deer from eating balsam seedlings. Ceperley says, Overabundant deer in the Valley decimate balsam seedlings, the next generation of fir. Keeping the deer away from a few seedlings will hopefully give them a chance to grow to maturity and produce cones before succumbing to the adelgid . She also found that some trees do not seem to be as easily killed by the adelgids , giving hope that a very small number of trees may have resistance to the insect.
Another highly threatened tree species is the elegant flowering dogwood. In some areas, such as Coopers Rock State Forest, the dogwoods have been killed in a matter of only three to four years. For those familiar with the destruction caused by Dutch elm disease and with the loss of the American chestnut, this attack on the dogwood seems like a bad memory revisited. Within the last few years, dogwood anthracnose disease has had a devastating impact on flowering dogwoods throughout the state. According to the state Department of Agriculture, it is the most serious problem affecting the flowering dogwood ( Cornus florida ) in the eastern United States and is spreading rapidly, killing trees in a very short period of time.
The disease is caused by the fungus Discula destructiva which causes small purple leaf spots that enlarge to form large, tan spots and blotches of dead plant cells. Once it spreads onto the branches, the disease progresses rapidly, usually within three to five years after initial infection.
In West Virginia, anthracnose disease is moving quickly. In a 1999 state inventory of 100 impact plots, 44 percent of the flowering dogwoods surveyed were dead. In other states the percentage is just as high, with some fear of losing all of these beautiful trees. For dogwoods in the Mountain State forests the outlook is grim. The
·Eastern forests are stressed from climate change, periodic drought and acid rain, making them more susceptible to invasion by exotic diseases and pests. Do your part by maintaining the health of your trees by minimizing tree damage or wounding, as this can invite disease. If you have concerns about a particular infestation or threatening situation on your trees, contact your local extension agent or the state Division of Forestry county service forester.
·Tree specialists recommend that dogwoods be purchased from a reputable source and that trees never be transplanted from the forest. Not only could they have the deadly fungus, but they may also be inappropriate for where they will be transplanted.
· If planting a dogwood, place it in a more open area where it will receive moving air and sunlight. There are some non-native varieties of dogwood that are more tolerant to heat and light than the native flowering dogwood, which is known as an understory tree. For native alternatives try the red-osier ( Cornus stolonifera ), a popular native dogwood shrub which has bright red twigs, or the alternate- leaved dogwood ( Cornus alternifolia ) which has very fragrant white clusters of flowers and fruit that is blue-black with showy red stalks.
·When trying to maintain current stands of dogwood, prune away any diseased area before it spreads to the main trunk. Do the pruning in the tree's dormant stage and do it correctly so that it doesn't become susceptible to other types of infestation. Because some research has shown that dogwoods are more susceptible to the fungus when rains occur close to blossoming time, it may also be beneficial to trim away some of the branches to insure plenty of air movement and additional light. In a stand of dogwoods, insure the survival of the fittest by cutting down any weakened trees, leaving the strongest, most vital ones.
·Buy all trees and shrubs from reputable nurseries and choose disease-resistant varieties and those that are harvested locally.
For more information, log on to www.invasive.org.
U.S. Forest Service is predicting 80 percent to 100 percent mortality in the National Capital Region and others predict virtual elimination for elevations above 3,000 feet.
It is hard to imagine our forests without the blossoming dogwood, mighty oak or ageless stands of evergreens. The ramifications spread outward like a tree's roots. Some of the greatest changes to our world are caused by overlooked, tiny bugs and microbes, notes Vanderhorst . It is often too late once we notice them.
Sudden Oak Death: Although sudden oak death has not been identified in Appalachia, it is an important potential threat to West Virginia forests where the land area is predominantly oak forest.
Sudden oak death, or SOD, is caused by the fungus Phytophthora ramorum and has killed tens of thousands of trees in California and Oregon since 1995 . Thought to have been introduced from Europe on rhododendron, SOD is a danger because it can be carried by nursery stock that is shipped all over the country. West Virginia is considered at high risk for the disease based on climate and abundance of vulnerable species, such as huckleberries, rhododendrons and azaleas, as well as red oaks. Since Douglas fir is also a host, the importation of contaminated Christmas trees is of concern. It cannot be eradicated, but efforts are underway to try to contain it to the West Coast through state and federal quarantines.
The Emerald Ash Borer -The emerald ash borer is most widespread in Michigan and has moved from there to Maryland, Virginia, Ohio and Canada. It can kill ash trees in as few as two years. Eradication efforts are underway in all of these locations.
Nanci Bross-Fregonara is a public information specialist stationed in Elkins . Rose Sullivan, WV DNR and Buddy Davidson, WV Department of Agriculture contributed to this story.


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Microbiology (Bachelor of Science)
Students who choose the microbiology major usually will have a concentration in clinical, applied or general microbiology. Microbiology majors must fulfill the basic distribution requirements for a Bachelor of Sciences (B.S.) degree from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Microbiology majors also take a core set of courses, totaling 65 credits, including: First-year Colloquium, Senior Seminar, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Recombinant DNA Lab, Molecular Cell Biology, General Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, General and Organic Chemistry, Calculus, Physics, and Statistics. In addition to the core requirements, Microbiology majors take a minimum of fifteen credits from an array of upper-level microbiology courses, including Clinical Microbiology, Immunology, Mammalian Cell Culture, Eukaryotic Virology, Bioinformatics, Internships, and Undergraduate Research. These courses meet the prerequisites for applying to Medical School or to Graduate School to do life sciences or biomedical research.
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