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100 block of E. Michigan
SPD Sgt. Keith Smith took a report about an ex-employee causing problems at the business. The owner said the woman keeps coming to the store and causing problems and demanding money he doesn't owe her, plus she eats candy from the racks. He said the woman also let her friends and family buy lottery tickets and other items with out them paying for them.
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900 block of N. Maple
SPD Ptl. William Basore initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for having defective equipment. He spoke to both the driver and the passenger, who appeared to have valid driver's licenses. SPD Sgt. Kyle Stokes arrived on the scene and identified the passenger by another name. The man said he lied because he had an outstanding warrant out of North Little Rock. The man was placed under arrest for obstructing governmental operations, and the driver was issued a citation for defective equipment.
Intersection of N. Buerkle and W. First
SPD Ptl. Cody Eason initiated a traffic stop on a driver for not having a license plate light. The woman was given a warning. Eason then went back to the station and pulled up a picture of the name he was given, but she did not match the description of the woman he pulled over. Other officers told him it was probably the woman's sister and after looking at her photo ID she was positively identified. Paperwork was done to issue a warrant for the woman's arrest.
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800 block of S. Maple
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MANCHESTER - A judge today ordered city officials to allow the owner of a convenience store that had sold a dangerous brand of synthetic marijuana to reopen.
TN Gas and Convenience store, which saw its business license revoked last week, should be immediately allowed to re-open for business, said Judge Diane M. Nicolosi, the presiding judge at Manchester District Court.
The ruling is a blow to Manchester police, who last week said that the Bubblegum brand of spice had led to numerous overdoses and a public health emergency. Manchester City Clerk Matthew Normand pulled the company's business license last Wednesday, forcing it to close.
The owner said he was losing $10,000 in sales a day and had to idle several workers. "The court finds little to no danger to the public health, safety and welfare if (TN Gas and Convenience) is allowed to remain in operation while the administrative process takes place," Nicolosi said.
She noted that police never found the Bubblegum brand of spice when they searched the store, and the owner said under oath he has removed it.
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NEW YORK (AP) — This just in! Some breaking news from Louisville, Ky.!
Well, not really. It "broke" a couple of weeks ago, but honestly has been kicking around at local television stations for awhile now. It took a Kentucky station manager to bring a bubbling issue into the open: is a relentless need by newscasts to promote the urgency and "nowness" of their work costing them credibility?
The Fox affiliate in Louisville, WDRB-TV, recently began running an advertisement telling viewers that stations constantly touting "breaking news" reports are deceiving viewers with a marketing ploy. "Breaking news is seldom actually breaking," the ad said, "and quite often isn't actually news."
WDRB offered a 10-point "Contract with Our Viewers" promising bias- and hype-free news programs that strive to beat rivals to a story but never at the expense of being right.
The station will use the phrases "news alert" or "this is a developing story" when merited, said Bill Lamb, president and general manager of WDRB. But it has avoided "breaking news" for a few years now. Lamb said he sees it so often elsewhere that it was time to speak up.
"They're saying you need to create this sense of urgency to make people think you're on top of everything going on right now, whether you are or not," Lamb said. "It's an illusion."
A story lifted from another news source isn't breaking, nor is a relatively timeless government report. Anyone who has followed local news can recall reporters doing live shots from the scene of an accident or crime that happened so long ago that the location is already empty.
News blogs run by Mervin Block and Jim Romenesko recently got ahold of a list of phrases recommended to television stations by SmithGeiger, a California consultant group. People who write news stories at TV stations need to find the right words to capture a sense of immediacy that viewers demand, the consultants said.
Here are some examples:
—"Breaking news just coming in to our newsroom."
—"We are going to be covering this live for you."
—"Breaking as we go on air."
—"We are going to stay on this story every step of the way."
—"We have new information for you as soon as anything happens."
—"This is a rapidly developing situation."
"Many stations — not all — spend what I think is an inordinate amount of time emphasizing the kinds of things like 'breaking news,' 'live' or 'latest development,'" said Mike Cavender, executive director of the Radio Television Digital News Association, and a longtime local news executive. "Some of it may be true, but a lot of it is not so true."
Cavender, who has sat through many focus groups in his career, said viewers can see right through this. He believes that hype where it's not warranted contributes to the negative view that many people have of journalists.
Lamb sees peer pressure at work.
"If I don't call something 'breaking news,' I'm out of step with the times," he said. "If everyone else is doing it, then I must do it. If I don't lead, I must follow."
Across Louisville at the city's top-rated station for news, the CBS affiliate WLKY-TV, General Manager and President Glenn Haygood recognizes a good marketing plan when he sees one. His rival, Lamb, has gotten plenty of publicity for the contract with viewers, Haygood said.
"It may be a smart ratings move for him," he said. "Only time will tell."
For more than a decade, WLKY-TV has used a slogan that's common in television news: "Live. Local. Late-breaking." And, yes, WLKY is not afraid to promote breaking news.
"If you abuse something like that, viewers are very smart and they will catch on and you will lose your credibility," Haygood said. "If you only do it when it's appropriate, if you only do it when it makes sense and people say, 'that truly is breaking news, that is something I'm interested in,' you never run afoul of the sensitivity of the viewer."
It's important, at a time when people are accustomed to keeping up with news on their smartphones, for television stations to stay competitive, he said. The number of people who have signed on with the station for emails with news bulletins or notifications is evidence to Haygood that there is a desire for a responsive news organization.
Lamb said he's not afraid to go against the grain. He enforces a dress code in the office. When many news organizations were laying people off a few years ago, he was hiring. He has brought on some popular former newspaper columnists to help draw traffic to his station's website.
"We just ran this promo as a way to kind of differentiate what we're doing from what the rest of the world is doing and to point out that we're sort of swimming upstream against the flow and we're flourishing by doing it," he said. "All of a sudden it's like we discovered the Fountain of Youth or something, when all we're really talking about is good journalism."
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An Update on What H1N1 (Swine) Flu Means for HIV-Positive People
HIV Expert Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., Provides the Details
August 31, 2009
This interview with Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., took place on Aug. 11, 2009; since then, parts of the transcript have been updated with more recent information.
This is our second update with Dr. Gallant this year on what the swine flu pandemic means for people with HIV. We first spoke with Dr. Gallant in spring 2009, shortly after the global swine flu outbreak had begun.
You and I last spoke at the end of April, when swine flu was still known as "swine flu" instead of "novel influenza H1N1." You felt it probably was going to end up being a pretty big deal, in terms of the sheer number of people who actually were affected by the flu, but not so much in terms of the dangerousness of the actual virus. How have things panned out in the three months since then?
That prediction turned out to be true for the epidemic we've seen so far. It has been a big epidemic, to the point that the WHO [World Health Organization] has classified it at the highest level of pandemic classification. Keep in mind that those levels don't reflect severity of the disease; they only reflect the scope of the epidemic.
It's been a big pandemic, but it has not been a big killer so far, and things have quieted down a little bit in the summer up in the northern part of the globe, as we would expect it to. The real unknown is what's going to happen in the fall, when we expect to see a resurgence of the epidemic.
As we enter the latter part of the summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere is going through the latter part of its winter. How have things panned out down there, as far as you know?
There is certainly plenty of flu going around, but we have not seen a huge spike, which is what we're worried about in North America and the northern part of the globe.
Do we know how much of that might be due to poor reporting in the Southern Hemisphere, as opposed to the virus actually not being that dangerous?
It's certainly possible, although we have to remember that there has been reporting of the flu from all over the world. In many parts of the world, this is perhaps the best-reported epidemic we've seen for this kind of thing. So I don't think it would be just that.
It's so well-reported that the WHO recently told everybody to stop reporting new cases, because they have gotten so many reports -- basically every corner of the world now has documented infections. The last time I checked, almost 140,000 people had been officially diagnosed around the world, about 40,000 of those in the U.S.
As of about a month ago the U.S. was at 33,000, with 170 deaths. Worldwide, I think it was around 90,000 people infected. And that was the beginning of July.
It's probably reasonable to assume that many, many more people have gotten infected, and maybe even have died from it. Officially, I think 800 have died worldwide.
Of course, we have to remember that we would expect much more death with the normal seasonal flu. A lot was made in the U.S. about the fact that we had 36,000 deaths from seasonal flu -- a typical winter flu -- versus 170 from H1N1. Yet, the 170 deaths certainly got a lot more attention than the 36,000 annual deaths from seasonal flu.
But there is a big difference, in terms of who is at risk for death, with this flu versus seasonal flu. There are a lot of very important differences.
What are those differences?
Seasonal flu typically affects people at extremes of age -- older people or very young people and infants -- or people with chronic medical conditions. What's different about H1N1 is that -- in a way, like the 1918 flu pandemic -- it tends to affect young adults more severely. In fact, people who were born before 1957, if they're healthy, are generally somewhat protected. The further out they are from 1957, the greater their risk. This is not the typical pattern you would see with seasonal flu, where it's mostly going to be older people.
Other risk factors for severe disease with this flu would be:
Do we have any numbers in terms of how many of the people who were officially infected with H1N1, or those who have officially died, had HIV?
I haven't seen numbers like that. I would imagine that it's not a huge percentage, in part because we can treat the immunodeficiency of HIV. If people are on treatment and have a decent CD4 count, they are probably not at significantly greater risk, in comparison with somebody who has a chronic immunodeficiency that is not treatable.
So you would still feel that the precautions that you gave a few months ago are accurate for people who have HIV and might be concerned about swine flu?
Yes. I think it's something we all have to be concerned about. For the average person with HIV in this country, who is on antiretroviral therapy and is doing fine, I don't think their concern should be much greater than it would be for the general population. But I don't want to downplay the potential severity of this, if we see a resurgence in the epidemic in the fall -- as we expect to see.
For me, as a journalist, this is a tough balance to strike. Because I, on one hand, want to inform people responsibly, and I want to provide the full story and explain exactly what's going on, in well-measured terms. But at the same time, the Government Accountability Office recently issued a report to Congress saying we are not ready if there is a major outbreak of swine flu this fall. There seems to be a great deal of uncertainty about what we can expect, what we should be afraid of and what we should be prepared for.
Well, that's right: This is completely unpredictable. I think there's no question that we're going to have an increase in the number of cases in the fall. Everybody knows that that's going to happen. The question is, will it be a disastrous pandemic like 1918? Or will it be a more moderate pandemic like we've seen in some other years since then?
We are absolutely not prepared for a 1918-type flu pandemic. Whether we're prepared for a more moderate epidemic is unclear. I would say that a lot of people are a little bit pessimistic about that, as well.
Wow. So where does that leave us? Should we panic?
Yeah. Panic is a good thing. [Laughs.] No, no. We shouldn't panic, in part because there's really not much the individual can do.
There are certainly flu vaccines in development. Usually a flu vaccine takes about six months to be developed, and we're hoping that we will have it in October or November. Of course, the question of supply is important: Will we have enough? If not, who will get the vaccine?
[Editor's Note: As of late August, the United Kingdom has a shipment of H1N1 vaccine in storage, where it awaits licensing approval from the European Medicines Agency before it can be distributed. That approval is expected by early October.]
Another difference between 1918 and 2009 is that, in addition to -- hopefully -- a vaccine, we also have drugs that can treat this flu. So far, the flu drugs that we use are still effective. That could change, but for now, they're quite effective.
You're speaking about Tamiflu [generic name: oseltamivir] and Relenza [generic name: zanamivir]?
Yes, Tamiflu and Relenza. Those two drugs are active against this flu virus. In 1918, we had neither a vaccine nor treatment, and we didn't have antibiotics for people who developed bacterial complications. So there really was virtually nothing we could do about the flu back then. That's no longer the case.
Those are really important points. In terms of the strains themselves, there is some rough similarity between the 1918 and 2009 viruses -- they are both forms of H1N1, right?
But the environment is so utterly different this time around that, almost regardless, we would probably be better off?
Yes. I certainly think we will be better off. Of course, there's a potential for more rapid spread, just because the world is a much smaller place than it was in 1918. But even in 1918, there wasn't much that could be done to prevent global spread, and that's certainly the case now.
So then, when it comes down to the practical nuts and bolts for people who are living with HIV, what can people do to make themselves safe? Who should be most concerned about keeping themselves safe?
I think that the people who should be most concerned are people with very low CD4 counts. People with higher CD4 counts should probably have the same level of concern that anyone else would have.
What can you do? There's not a whole lot you can do. Obviously, you would probably want to avoid traveling into a place that was in the middle of a big outbreak. But as we saw with this pandemic, things may have started out in Mexico, but they quickly spread beyond that. So, restricting travel is probably of limited benefit.
I think people who actually are sick have a bit more control over the spread of flu than people who aren't sick. People who are sick need to stay home for at least seven days, or 24 hours after they recover [whichever comes first]. They need to cover their sneezes. They need to wash their hands a lot, and try to avoid spreading it to other people.
But if you're a person who doesn't have the flu and you're out in the world, in the company of others, I'm not sure there's a whole lot you can really do to prevent infection, other than just hand washing and the usual precautions.
So you wouldn't recommend, maybe, wrapping yourself in Saran Wrap, not shaking anyone's hands and putting a face mask on? OK, that's a bit over the top. But would you consider recommending that people shouldn't shake other people's hands?
I almost feel that shaking hands is going out of fashion, in general, anyway. But, yes; in the middle of a flu epidemic, I suppose that would be one thing. Certainly, we know that hand shaking is a good way to spread flu. It doesn't have to be from a sneeze or from a cough. Washing hands is a great way to limit any damage that's done from touching.
Masks are more helpful for people who have the flu than they are for people who don't. A very simple surgical mask put on somebody who has got the flu will help to prevent spraying the flu virus into the air. But if you're wearing a mask to try to avoid the flu, the typical masks aren't quite as effective. They need to be a more expensive, well-fitting, respirator-type mask, which is not as widely available as the surgical masks.
You're one for one so far in terms of predicting how the swine flu epidemic is going to unfold. Would you care to go for two for two?
All right. I'm going to try to be an optimist, and I'm going to say that we are going to see a moderately big epidemic in the fall, but that we'll have a fairly low fatality rate, in comparison with both the 1918 flu pandemic and seasonal flu outbreaks. I'll predict that we will not see the kind of disastrous 1918-type pandemic that is so famous now, and that is so dreaded.
The nightmare scenario is a genetic reassortment between the H1N1 and H5N1 viruses, which could result in a highly lethal, highly contagious pandemic. I think that's unlikely. If I were betting money, I would bet against it. But I can't let this talk go without at least mentioning the nightmare scenario.
[Laughs.] I appreciate that. I suppose what it comes down to is that there is a limit to what we, as individuals, have control over with respect to what's going to happen. But there are some common-sense precautions that we can take -- whether we have HIV or not, whether we have low CD4 counts or not -- to keep ourselves as protected as possible, and keep other people protected.
Yes, that's absolutely right. Common-sense precautions. In the end, my motto is: Don't worry about things you can't control. Easier said than done.
If only. But this is a good start. Dr. Gallant, thank you so much.
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LONDON (AP) — A radical Muslim cleric thwarted another effort by Britain to have him deported to Jordan after a court accepted arguments Wednesday that he would face testimony obtained by torture.
Britain wants to deport Abu Qatada to Jordan, where he was convicted in absentia for terror plots in 1999 and 2000. Successive British governments have been trying since 2001 to remove the Islamist cleric, whose real name is Omar Mahmoud Mohammed Othman.
But the man described by prosecutors as a key al-Qaida operative in Europe, with ties to the late Osama bin Laden, has successfully fought deportation in British and European courts — and it is not over yet. The British government pledged to fight on, despite the loss in the Court of Appeal.
"This is not the end of the road, and the government remains determined to deport Abu Qatada," Britain's Home Office said in a statement. "We will consider this judgment carefully and plan to seek leave to appeal."
Britain said it would try to work with Jordan's government to try to address the concerns — to seek some sort of guarantee that evidence obtained by torture not be used.
The case involved a decision by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, which handles major terrorism and deportation cases. The commission upheld his challenge to Britain's decision to send the cleric to Jordan and agreed that there was a real risk that evidence obtained from torture would be used, violating his human rights.
That decision came despite the government's insistence that it has won assurances from Jordan over how Abu Qatada's case would be handled.
Britain accuses the cleric of links with Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in the U.S. over the Sept. 11 attacks, and with shoe bomber Richard Reid. Recordings of his sermons were found in an apartment used by some of the 9/11 hijackers.


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In Lebanon, no one would cause a stir over the lack of governmental cooperation with the defense team in the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Yet at The Hague, this is not the case.
The Hague – Yesterday's events at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) did not include any legal confrontation between the prosecution and the defense teams. According to a defense official, the prosecution is quite aware that the trial will last for years, and with time, it will lose the media spotlight.
Hence, the prosecution opted to add a suspense factor to its evidence briefing. After the tedious presentation of trial counsel Graham Cameron on January 16, he described the telecommunications attributed by the prosecution to the five suspects, exactly as mentioned in the indictment few months ago, but with an interesting twist.
Practically, he didn't come up with any new evidence. His theory was still based on "spatial concurrence" between a series of cell phones designated by international investigators as working within a "closed security circle," which were connected to the movement of late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's convoy and the movement of the Mitsubishi truck most likely used in the blast.
Cameron sparked some suspense when he intentionally elaborated on details regarding a man named Sami Issa, affirming that he is Mustafa Badreddin and describing him as "a ghost who disappeared since 1999 and had no photos taken for him ever since." Cameron continued: "He owns a yacht registered under a fake name, a fancy Mercedes and an apartment in Beirut, both not registered under his name. He has no bank records and pays his children school tuition in cash, he also has more than one girlfriend at the time. He owns a jewelry shop in Mar Elias and another in Jounieh and spends a good amount of time in cafes and restaurants with his friends, moving around with bodyguards."
It was not enough for the prosecution to throw in this "information," they also had to give it a sectarian aspect. To avoid affiliating the suspects with Hezbollah, they shed light on the fact they all belong to one sect without mentioning their political background. Cameron threw in his sectarian accusations quietly.
Some March 14 supporters saw Cameron's speech as a final, irrefutable judgment while others estimated it was "convincing but we should also wait to hear the defense."
Even though the defense won't speak until Monday, lawyers appointed by the defense bureau refused to cede to the prosecution and decided to launch a counterattack through a press conference. They were accompanied by a representative of the prosecution, vice president of the investigators team, Tunisian Mohamed Lajmi, who had been attending the trial from seats designated for the public.
Lajmi is the one who listened to the statement by Lebanese politicians (including Saad Hariri) in the recordings broadcasted by New TV, two years ago. He listened in to what the defense had to say, wrote down some notes and left smiling as usual.
Defense lawyers for Mustafa Badreddine and Hussein Oneissi, Antoine Korkomaz and Vincent Courcelle Labrousse expressed their "dismay" that the prosecution didn't present any new evidence after nine years of investigations.
"It doesn't matter if the prosecutor tells us that somebody called another. He has to reveal the content of the conversation, and this content doesn't exist. Before that, he has to prove that the number belongs to this certain person. There is no tangible evidence proving a conspiracy," Korkomaz said.
Labrousse said, "Until this day, I don't know why the man whose interests I represent [Oneissi] has participated in the crime," adding, "the prosecutor has to present obvious evidence and not invite judges to imagine the content of telecommunications because trials cannot be based on theories."
Yasser Hassan, who is also defending Oneissi, stressed that the defense teams are not the suspects' defense lawyers, meaning that they don't represent the suspects but were assigned to preserve their rights.
According to Hassan, "One should look to the historical course of events leading to the Hariri assassination which aimed to change the system in Lebanon," adding, "the prosecutor has to tell us who has such an interest."
Al-Akhbar can reveal that on January 13, the trial chamber judge directed the Lebanese government to comply with the defense demands within the period of one month, threatening to refer the issue the UN Security Council, in virtue of the tribunal status and its agreements with the Lebanese government.
Interestingly, the defense team doesn't enjoy the same political and media coverage by March 14 forces as does the prosecution. These forces usually cause a stir whenever the prosecution reveals that one of its demands was delayed by Lebanese authorities, even for few days.
The courts' sessions were adjourned until Monday, when "preliminary interventions" will be presented by the defense. However, these lawyers worry that the prosecutor will keep launching new indictments, which would delay the trial.
This article is an edited translation from the Arabic Edition.
[1] https://english.al-akhbar.com/author/hassan-illeik
[2] https://english.al-akhbar.com/content/stl-defense-dismisses-prosecutions-circumstantial-evidence
[3] https://english.al-akhbar.com/content/rash-verdict
[4] https://english.al-akhbar.com/section/politics/lebanon
[5] https://english.al-akhbar.com/category/articles
[6] https://english.al-akhbar.com/dossier/stl
[7] https://english.al-akhbar.com/tags/hague
[8] https://english.al-akhbar.com/tags/stl
[9] https://english.al-akhbar.com/tags/special-tribunal-lebanon
[10] https://english.al-akhbar.com/tags/lebanon


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Hyporthodus flavolimbatus
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Hyporthodus flavolimbatus (Poey, 1865)
|Regional Assessments:
Common Name(s):
Epinephelus flavolimbatus Poey, 1865
Hyporthodus flavolimbatus (Poey, 1865)
|Taxonomic Notes:
|A recent publication changed the generic name of this species to Hyporthodus (Craig and Hastings 2007) and a change of family name to Epinephelidae (Smith and Craig 2007).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable A2d+3d ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Ferreira, B.P. & Peres, M.B.
|Sadovy, Y. & Moss, K. (Grouper and Wrasse Red List Authority)
Hyporthodus flavolimbatus is listed as Vulnerable (VU) owing to overall inferred population decline (of at least 30%) from fisheries catch data throughout much of its range, although catch data suggests much higher declines in some areas. Generation length has been assumed during the assessment as 10 yrs (most certainly an underestimate) and the general biological characteristics of the species, including likely longevity, formation of aggregations for spawning, and the high desirability (applicable to groupers in general) in regional fisheries, combined with a lack of effective management of multi-species fisheries in much of the region and pressure on such stocks predicted to increase, make this a vulnerable species.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
Hyporthodus flavolimbatus is distributed in the western Atlantic from North Carolina (USA) to French Guiana, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. It ranges from central Brazil (12°S) south to the border of Uruguay (Rio Grande do Sul (32°32'S)). The species may occur in areas between French Guiana and central Brazil.
Higher concentrations are known from around Florianópolis (26°37'S to 27°42'S), Santa Catarina, Brazil (Haimovici pers. comm. 2007, REVIZEE-SCORE-SUL 1999).
Anguilla, Antigua and Bermuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, São Paulo, Sergipe), Cayman Islands, Colômbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, México (Campeche, Quintana Rôo, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatán), Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao), Nicarágua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States of America (Alabama, Florida, Geórgia, Lousiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas), British Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, and Venezuela.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Saba, Sint Eustatius); Brazil; Cayman Islands; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Curaçao; Dominica; Dominican Republic; French Guiana; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Mexico; Montserrat; Nicaragua; Panama; Puerto Rico; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Martin (French part); Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Sint Maarten (Dutch part); Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; United States; United States Minor Outlying Islands; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Virgin Islands, British; Virgin Islands, U.S.
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Atlantic – western central
|Additional data:
|Range Map:
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Hyporthodus flavolimbatus has declined in abundance in many parts of its range, including the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Brazil. Its habitat has been fished by roller-rigged trawls, resulting in habitat destruction. Although abundance trends are lacking in many areas for this species and its catch is often pooled with other groupers, population trends for other more abundant species targeted by the same fisheries have shown drastic declines. Other species that co-occur in trawled, longlined, handlined and gillnet catches are considered overexploited (to the point of being critically endangered). Therefore, it can be inferred that Hyporthodus flavolimbatus populations have also decreased. As this species is associated with specific habitats, the population might be fragmented and subjected to extreme local declines, considering the long generation time of the species.
Fishery independent data
During 1997 to 1998, several fishery independent (research) surveys were conducted along the southern Brazilian upper shelf and slope. Hyporthodus flavolimbatus was captured with horizontal and vertical longlines, and occurred from São Paulo (25°40´S) to Rio Grande do Sul (32°32 S), in moderately deep waters (100 to 199 m) with higher concentrations at Santa Catarina, around Florianópolis (26°37' to 27°42' S), Santa Catarina, from 120 to 135 m deep (Haimovici et al. 2004, REVIZEE-SCORE-SUL 1999, Haimovici pers. comm. 2007). It was commonly associated with flat mud bottoms ("plateau") near deep trenches. Hyporthodus flavolimbatus may be classified as a rare species (0.5 kg per 1,000 hooks per hour, and 0.7 to 1.4% of total catch, as kg) with a patchy distribution, and occurring at specific, rare habitats.
Results from longline surveys off the coast of Louisiana conducted in 1984 and 1985 (Louisiana State University) to explore the economic potential of commercial longline fishing averaged 0.189 lbs/hook for Hyporthodus flavolimbatus in 1984 and 0.137 lbs./hook in 1985 (Cass-Calay and Banhick 2002). These estimates were obtained from fishing locations with positive catches and, therefore, do not represent absolute abundances. However, the catch results do reflect records of catch from a nearly unexploited stock in Louisiana in the mid-1980s (Bankston and Horst 1984).
Fishery dependent data
Commercial fishery data: Hyporthodus flavolimbatus is vulnerable to several types of bottom fishing gear, especially longlines and gillnets that target Snowy Grouper (H. niveatus) and tilefish (Lopholatilus villarii) (Olinto, A. pers comm. 2007). No directed fishery for Hyporthodus flavolimbatus is known from Brazil. Hyporthodus flavolimbatus is identified occasionally in bottom trawl commercial landings targeting angel sharks in depths from 80 to 150 m, over soft mud bottoms near rocky areas (M. Peres pers. comm. 2006).
The species is registered in commercial landings for São Paulo, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. State statistics generally group Epinephelus flavolimbatus (now recognised and referred to hereafter as Hyporthodus flavolimbatus) with other Epinephelus species, under the name "cherne" (grouper). For Rio Grande do Sul (IBAMA-CEPERG), "cherne" mainly includes Polyprion americanus, E. niveatus (now recognised and referred to hereafter as Hyporthodus niveatus) and other Epinephelus species, including H. flavolimbatus. For Santa Catarina (GEP-UNIVALI), fishery statistics display commercial landings for Hyporthodus flavolimbatus under "chene-galha-amarela", probably because the species is regionally important, but it may also be registered under the "cherne" category, together with P. americanus and H. niveatus. São Paulo state (Instituto de Pesca) also groups H. flavolimbatus with other Epinephelus species, under the name "cherne" (grouper).
Bottom longline and gillnet have dramatically increased in the last 10 years, with the development of the wreckfish P. americanus fishery off southern Brazil and the snowy grouper and tilefish fishery mainly off southeastern Brazil. All grouper annual landings severely decreased after the period 1996 to 2002 (Figures 1, 2 and 3). As a by-catch of such fisheries, H. flavolimbatus populations have presumably been impacted by the heavy fishing effort off south and southeastern Brazil. It is inferred that H. flavolimbatus population trends mirror those of P. americanus, H. niveatus and Lopholatilus villarii, which have drastically declined from heavy fishing pressure and are considered overexploited to critically endangered (Cornish and Peres 2003, Haimovici et al. 2004, BRASIL 2004, Avila-da-Silva and Haimovici 2005).
See the Supplementary Material for:
Figure 1: Grouper landings at Sao Paulo, Brazil (in kg) (1998-2005)
Figure 2: Grouper landings at Santa Catarina, Brazil (in kg) (2000-2006)
Figure 3: Grouper landings at Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (in kg) (1991-2005)
With the decrease in target species catch and abundance, some longliners have directed their catches to other grouper species, and may opportunistically hit some spawning and feeding aggregations. These may be reflected in the high seasonal landings from July to October (Peres pers. obs.).
Gulf of Mexico
Cass-Calay and Banhick (2002) reported that in the Western Gulf of Mexico (WGOM), nominal CPUE was highest in 1992 at 0.160 lbs./hook and have averaged 0.087 lbs./hook since 1995. In the eastern Gulf (EGOM), nominal CPUE was less than 0.065 lbs./hook since 1990. They concluded that these results suggest a decline in longline CPUE for Hyporthodus flavolimbatus since the onset of commercial fishing for the species in the region.
South Atlantic
Cass-Calay and Banhnick (2002) reported CPUE as variable; since 1992 CPUE is declining in the Western Gulf of Mexico longline and Eastern Gulf of Mexico handline fisheries, while EGOM longline and WGOM handline CPUEs remained fairly constant.
Landings increased in the 1980s due to the development of longline fisheries for Hyporthodus flavolimbatus (over 70 m depth) and Red Grouper, Epinephelus morio, in the Caribbean. Bannerot et al. (1987) discussed the sustainability of these fisheries and mentioned that fisheries for yellowedge groupers ceased in the Gulf of Mexico because of sharp catch declines (Nelson, W., pers. comm., cited in Bannerot et al. 1987).
Snappers and groupers have been traditionally exploited on the continental shelf and slope off Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago by artisanal fishers (Mendoza and Larez 2004). The eastern Venezuelan snapper-grouper fishery is composed of medium range and long range handliners and longliners. The main species exploited by the medium range fishery are southern red snapper, Lutjanus purpureus, and Yellowedge Grouper, Hyporthodus flavolimbatus (Mendoza and Larez 1996). Hyporthodus flavolimbatus catch and effort increased more or less linearly between the years 1981 and 1991 when catches peaked at around 2400 t. Since then catch and effort have been declining and historic lows were registered in the last years of the series (Mendoza and Larez 2004).
Southeastern USA
Williams and Dixon (2003) reported landings from the Southeastern US headboat fishery for several deepwater species. Yellowedge Grouper landings declined five-fold during the past 20 years in both weight and abundance and 10-fold over 30 years relative to landings prior to 1981. CPUE by gear also dropped three-fold over the periods reported.
See the Supplementary Material for the following figures from preliminary analysis of headboat (recreational) surveys of some deepwater species (Williams, E.H. and Dixon, B., 31 October 2003, SEDAR4-DW-16):
Figure 4: Number and weight (mt) of landed deepwater species from the South Atlantic headboat fishery.
Figure 5: Catch per unit effort for Yellowedge Grouper using trips which caught at least one member of the deepwater complex.
Ault et al. (1998) estimated that Yellowedge Grouper was overexploited in the Florida Keys. Musick et al. (2000) considered the status of US Atlantic populations of Yellowedge Grouper in the Gulf of Mexico uncertain. However, NMFS (2002) considers that this resource is not overfished in the area. According to NOAA Fisheries 2002 report to Congress on the status of US fisheries (NMFS 2003), Yellowedge Grouper is not considered to be overfished, based on the pre-SFA definition of that term. Under that definition, the stock is overfished when the SPR (spawner per recruit) falls below 30%. This stock is not considered to be experiencing overfishing, based on a post-SFA definition of the MFMT. Overfshing is defined as a fishing mortality rate in excess of that corresponding to a 30% Static SPR (NMFS 2003). The council is currently reviewing these status determinations criteria in Amendment 13B to the Snapper-Grouper fishery management plan (FMP).
Mendoza and Larez (2004) concluded that in Venezuela, a significant amount of catch and income had been forgone due to overfishing, based on maximum sustainable yield (MSY) estimates. They considered that a biomass recovery plan must be instituted to establish adequate stock levels and recover the economic potential of the fishery. Cass-Calay and Banhick (2002) estimated FMSY between 0.050 and 0.076 and concluded that appropriate fishing mortality for Yellowedge Grouper is quite low. MSY estimates ranged from 230 and 630 mt, indicating that commercial yield is already at is maximum (Cass-Calay and Banhick 2002).
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
Hyporthodus flavolimbatus is a demersal, solitary species occurring in rocky areas and on sand mud bottom. On soft bottoms they are often seen in or near trenches or burrow-like excavations. Hyporthodus flavolimbatus feeds on a wide variety of invertebrates (mainly brachyuran crabs) and fishes (Heemstra and Randall 1993). The species is typically marketed fresh and considered good quality.
Hyporthodus flavolimbatus inhabits moderately deep waters, and is typically distributed from 90 to 365 m (Smith 1971). Unlike most groupers, which are associated with reefs and structure, yellowedge grouper can be found in a variety of habitats. Off Texas, they are often found over areas of flat bottom, near "lumps" associated with tilefish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, and over rock ridge habitats (Roe 1976, Jones et al. 1989). In the Western Gulf of Mexico, Yellowedge Grouper have been observed inside burrows cut into soft sediment at depths of ~275 m. They have also been collected at the shelf edge on mud, sand or sand-shell bottom (Jones et al. 1989, Heemstra and Randall 1993). Juvenile Yellowedge Grouper are found inshore of the adult population, as shallow as 30 m (Smith 1971, NMFS SEAMAP surveys). In Southern and South Brazil this species is caught over areas of flat bottom, near "lumps" the so called "dirty floor".
Maximum reported size is 114 cm (45.3 in) TL (male), with a maximum weight of 18.6 kg (41 lbs) (Heemstra and Randall 1993); maximum length is 125 cm TL from Brazil (Haimovici et al. 2004).
This fish is reported to be protogynous (Bullock et al. 1996). A study conducted by Bullock et al. (1996) in the Gulf of Mexico reported that 50% of fishes are mature at 22.4 in, and that 50% of females transform into males by the time they reach 81 cm TL. Spawning occurs from April through October in the South Atlantic (Keener 1984, Manooch 1984, Parker and Mays 1998). Ripe females were found in the eastern Gulf of Mexico from May through September (Bullock et al. 1996).
See the Supplementary Material for Figure 6: Monthly mean gonadosomatic index values and sample sizes for mature females (A) and monthly mean diameter of the largest oocytes (B) of yellowedge grouper examined (1977-1980) from the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
A wide variety of invertebrates (mainly brachyuran crabs) and fishes comprise the diet of this species (Bullock and Smith 1991, Heemstra and Randall 1993).
Age and growth
Manickchand-Heileman and Phillip (2000) report yellowedge grouper as old as 35 years off Trinidad and Tobago. However, a recent investigation in the Gulf of Mexico using carbon-14 validation indicates that yellowedge grouper may live as long as 85 years (Banhick and Fitzhigh unpublished data, cited in Cass-Calay and Bahnick 2002).
Early life history
The eggs and larvae of yellowedge grouper are pelagic and cannot be distinguished from larval snowy grouper, Hyporthodus niveatus (Cass-Calay and Bahnick 2002). The early life history is relatively unknown (Richards 1999).
|Generation Length (years):
|Use and Trade:
|This is one of the most important species of groupers in the deep-water longline fishery in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. It is also of some importance in sport and commercial fisheries off the Southeastern coast of the USA (Heemstra and Randall 1993).
|Major Threat(s):
|The greatest threat to Hyporthodus flavolimbatus is heavy fishing effort, especially of the bottom longline and gillnet fisheries. Yellowedge Grouper are a long-lived, hermaphroditic species and relatively slow to mature, which increases their vulnerability to overfishing.
|Conservation Actions:
Informational Public Hearing Document On Marine Protected Areas To Be Included In Amendment 14 To The Fishery Management Plan For The Snapper Grouper Fishery Of The South Atlantic Region January 2004 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council [In consideration of the eight species in the deepwater snapper grouper complex: Speckled Hind (E. drummondhayi), Snowy Grouper (Hyporthodus niveatus), Warsaw Grouper (H. nigritus), Yellowedge Grouper, Misty Grouper (Hyporthodus mystacinus), Tilefish, Blueline Tilefish (Caulolatilis microps) and Sand Tilefish (Hoplolatilus chlupatyi)]. Regulations that apply to the entire snapper grouper FMU but affect deepwater species include a prohibition of trawls, traps and bottom longlines inside of 50 fathoms and North of St. Lucie Inlet, Florida and the commercial limited entry program in which two permits must be retired for one new vessel to enter the fishery.
Under Amendment 6/Environmental Assessment (SAFMC 1993), which was developed to rebuild the Snowy Grouper, Golden Tilefish, Speckled Hind, Warsaw Grouper, Misty Grouper, and Yellowedge Grouper resources: all deepwater species are included under an aggregate recreational bag limit in which recreational fishermen are limited to five groupers per person per day. Current regulations for deepwater snapper grouper species (SAFMC 2003) applied for Yellowedge Grouper included in five grouper aggregate bag limit limited access.
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When the financial system collapsed in 2008 I thought our moment had come. The streets would fill with protesters against the Capitalist Beast; governments would move to the left in response; people would rethink how they wanted to live. Yet while there have been some big protests in Wisconsin, and abroad in Spain and Greece, many more voters have instead moved to the right; the financial ancien régime has been restored. In a way this isn't surprising. When things go wrong, people both want change and cling for comfort to the familiar. But the left hasn't succeeded, either in America or across Europe, in making itself a creditable voice for reform.
Since it controls the media as well as money, the Beast can, of course, protect itself. In this crisis, the authors of the Great Recession succeeded in blaming particular people or policies rather than admit to fundamental flaws in the system. Ruling classes don't invariably succeed; across North Africa and the Middle East, the oppressed are rising up against terrible odds. Nor, closer to home, would it be right to blame mass lethargy; people are full of political energy, even if it's directed at immigrants and foreigners.
The unpalatable fact is that we, the ardent left, count for less and less in the public's thinking about how to live together. And if that has long been true in the United States, where the left has occupied only a small corner of public discourse, the decay of the left now marks the old Western European homelands, as in Sweden or Britain. The word "progressive" seems no more arousing than "social democracy." Though progressive think tanks abound in America and Europe, and churn out worthy proposals for social justice, policy-wonkery seems to induce an eyes-glazed-over indifference among the larger public.
As an old lefty, I worry about all this; I'd be sorry if the future consisted just of different shades of capitalism. In the midst of doctors' appointments and funerals, I've wondered how the left could recover its standing in the eyes of the larger society even if the prospects for the left in power are dim. This is a problem, I've come to think, more social than ideological in character.
You become creditable when others take you seriously even though they may not agree with you. To be taken seriously, you need to know when to keep silent and how to listen well; you are then extending respect and recognition to others. The philosopher Anne Phillips rightly insists on the importance of "presence" in politics, by which she means being someone an individual or group feels can conduct a discussion on equal terms. Presence is something an outsider has to earn by his or her behavior. Scoring points won't alone admit you into other people's lives; winning an argument over them will not include you in their thinking about how to live. Creditability, that is, lies more in the realm of receptiveness than assertiveness.
If this is correct, a certain kind of politics follows. It should concentrate more on civil society than electoral politics—particularly electoral politics at the national level. The community organizer or grassroots activist needs to be honored in his or her own right rather than as a worker bee in the national political hive; he or she is likely to have developed the skills of good listening and discussion that breed respect. In America, Denmark, Finland and Britain the right has colonized effective grassroots politics, building viable and sustained communities even if its goals fail nationally. The right has pulled off a neat trick: though huge mountains of cash stand behind many of its efforts, on the ground right-wing organizers have behaved creditably as speaking in the name of ordinary people. I hope the left will take back this communal territory; but doing so requires a changed mindset on our part.


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All products and services procured by SJSU are processed either by purchase order, direct payment or procard. Vendors should not accept requests for products and/or services from SJSU employees without one of the following:
- Purchase Order number
- Direct Payment number
- Presentation of the ProCard
Vendors can build strong relationships with SJSU Buyers by developing the following strategies:
- Refrain from offering gifts or gratuities or anything that could be construed as such.
- Tell us if our specifications for a product can be improved to provide a better performance, a longer-life product and/or lower cost.
- Keep us supplied with your latest catalogs and current prices.
- Keep us informed of your back-order situations, plant closures, impending shortages or strikes.
- Keep us informed of any address and phone number changes.
- Follow through on orders to ensure delivery to us as promised.
- Insure that all shipments are clearly marked with a purchase order number or with the SJSU employee name and department name.
- Include the SJSU Purchase Order number or Direct Payment number on all invoices and correspondence.
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The New York Sires Stakes sophomore pacing colts and geldings, always considered the cream of the crop of the sires stakes eligibilities, will lock horns Monticello Raceway on Tuesday afternoon, September 3.
Two divisions, one for $79,385 and the other for $77,975, are on tap and they will be accompanied by four $12,700 splits of Excelsior Series colts. The NYSS events will go as races eight and 11 while the Excelsior Series splits are carded as races one, four, five and six..
Headlining the $77,975 NYSS first division is the Linda Toscano-trained, Ken Jacobs owned, Doctor Butch, who has already bankrolled $252,360 this year. His seasonal best clocking is a 1:51.2 mile at Yonkers Raceway on June 1 while winning the $275,000 Rooney Final.
Doctor Butch will have Jimmy Morrill, Jr. at the controls when they start from post five in the six-horse field.
But it'll no cake walk for Doctor Butch. Among those the son of Art Major will be up against include Framed Art and Bettor Than You. The former, a $75,000 winner with a 1:54.2 record will start from the three hole with Mark MacDonald driving while the latter, a $110,000 winner with a 1:51.4 mark, will leave from the pole position with Jimmy Marohn, Jr. in the sulky.
The other NYSS split, for a purse of $79,375, will have Sir Cary's Z Tam as the early choice. Pat Lachance, trains and will drive when they leave from post five. The Bettor's Delight gelding has bankrolled over $222,000 this year while taking a record of 1:50.3 at the Meadowlands. He comes into this race off a 1:53.3 NYSS victory over Saratoga Raceway's half mile track on August 18.
Like Doctor Butch, Sir Cary's Z Tam will also have some stiff competition in the presence of Olde Time Hockey and Bet The Moon.
Olde Time Hockey, from the Tom Fanning barn, a 1:50.3 winner of $107,000 this year, will start from the pylon position with Jason Bartlett driving and Bet The Moon, from the powerful Ron Burke Stable owns a 1:50 record this year while earning over1 $172,000.
The undercard combines four solid races of sophomore colt pacers with Pull The Ripcord in race 6, arguably the most impressive starter in those events.
Trained by Joe Robbins Jr., the Riverboat King gelding,unraced until this season, already has nine wins in just 14 starts with his 1:54.3 triumph at Tioga Downs and July 28 the fastest. Phil Fluet is down to drive.
In all, 12 race races comprise the Tuesday , September 3rd card. First post is set for 12:50pm.
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Architecture requirements
1. Do the following:
2. In the Outdoor Code, a Scout pledges to "be conservation-minded." Discuss the following with your counselor:
3. Do ONE of the following:
4. Measure a room such as one where you live or where your troop meets. Make an accurately scaled drawing of the room's floor plan showing walls, doors, closets, windows, and any built-in furniture or cabinets. Neatly label your drawing with the following: your name, the date, what room you drew, and the scale of the drawing. (Drawing scale: ¼ inch = 1 foot)
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- 1. Tour your community and list the different building types you see. Try to identify buildings that can be associated with a specific period of history. Make a sketch of the building you most admire.
- 2. Arrange to meet with an architect. Ask to see the architect's office and to talk about the following:
- a. Careers in architecture
- b. Educational requirements
- c. Tools an architect uses
- d. Processes involved in a building project.
- 3. Arrange to visit a construction project with the project's architect. Ask to see the construction drawings so that you can compare how the project is drawn on paper to how it is actually built. Notice the different building materials. Find out how they are used, why they were selected, and what determines how they are being put together.
- 4. Interview the owner or occupant of a home or other building (your "Client"). Find out what your client's requirements would be for designing a new home or business facility. Write down all of your client's requirements that you think would affect layout or design of the new facility.
- 5. Measure your bedroom. Make an accurately scaled drawing of the floor plan indicating walls, doors, windows, and furniture. Neatly label your drawing, including your name and the date. (Drawing scale: 1/4 inch = 1 foot)
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Neighbors furious as Nashville church moves forward with tiny home community for homeless
Supporters of putting a homeless community at a South Nashville Church won a major victory Thursday.
Metro's Board of Zoning Appeals upheld a decision to grant Glencliff United Methodist Church's right to build the homes. The board said it's a religious right protected by law, even though the property isn't zoned for the development of 22 tiny homes.
Jill Fagan is among those who weren't happy with the decision.
"It's a huge security issue," said Fagan. "They will not have anyone on the property at night."
Opponents like Fagan packed the meeting to show their opposition. Michelle Kelly said the development would change what she allows her children to do.
"My child walks up and down to the grocery store for me," said Kelly. "I can't have him doing that now as I don't know what's going in there."
The opposition's attorney argued the church really shouldn't have been the one applying for the religious exception because Open Table Nashville will be building the homes and running the development.
Valerie Stringer argued that's not the case at all with her congregation.
"It's something we decided as a church and started talking about really before Open Table got involved," said Stringer.
The Board of Zoning Appeals agreed, which all but clears the way for the homes to be built assuming they pass codes requirements.
Opponents will have the option of appealing the decision, but as of Thursday night no decision had been made about that.
Rev. Ingrid McIntyre said it's undetermined exactly when construction will begin, but she believes the homes could be life changing for the residents who will stay in them.
The group expects two thirds of the residents will be homeless people getting out of the hospital. The remaining residents will come from Open Table's outreach.
"Hopefully this will be a step where we can work with 22 people, get them into permanent housing and hopefully save them from dying on the streets," McIntyre said.


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You will learn
- Running the project that you built in the previous exercises.
- Using the Playback tool to simulate a live source and stream in data from a file at a controlled rate.
- Using the Stream Viewer to view the output from each stream/window in your project.
- Using the Manual Input tool to manually generate test events and send them into your project one at a time.
- Using the Event Tracer tool to see how an event flows through the directed graph within the project.


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Iowa big buck hunter Curtis Goettsch has an array of trail cam photos of a huge buck he was watching for a long time.
Hey, that's not uncommon with wary old bucks. They move around, maybe explore their home range, ramble a bit.
But folks usually notice a 200-class bruiser with some serious antlers. These have some great mass and a bit of palmation. Goettsch first saw it in 2010 and it was good, but not what he was targeting. Then, almost a year to the day at the same site, the buck returned and was a genuine Iowa smack daddy.
And then it pulled the ol' Houdini and disappeared.
Check out Goettsch's site for more photos and his tale of the mysterious Iowa monster buck.


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'Buffalo is by no means a great club but it is one that is in the hunt with more than at least a half dozen teams that could make noise in the Eastern Conference. If Hasek can get on a roll, for which he has become so well known such as during the 1999 Stanley Cup run, the Sabres could at least have a chance.'
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Recently I was tasked to create an SSIS application that will query a database, split the results with certain criteria and create CSV file for every result and upload the file to a Sharepoint Document Library site. I've search the web and compiled the steps I've taken to build the solution.
A) Create a proxy class of WSS Copy.asmx.
B) Create a wrapper class for the proxy class and add a mechanism to check if the file is existing and delete method.
C) Create an SSIS and call the wrapper class to transfer the files.
A) Creating Proxy Class
1) Go to Visual Studio Command Prompt type wsdl http://[sharepoint site]/_vti_bin/Copy.asmx this will generate the proxy class (Copy.cs) that will be added to the solution.
2) Add Copy.cs to solution and create another constructor for Copy() that will accept additional parameters url, userName, password and domain.
public Copy(string url, string userName, string password, string domain)
this.Url = url;
this.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential(userName, password, domain);
3) Add a namespace.
B) Wrapper Class
Create a C# new library that references the Proxy Class.
C) Create SSIS
SSIS solution is composed of:
1) Execute SQL Task, returns a single column rows containing the criteria.
2) Foreach Loop Container - loops per result from query (SQL Task) and creates a CSV file on a certain folder.
3) Script Task - calls the wrapper class to upload CSV files located on a certain folder to targer WSS Document Library
Note: I've created another overload of CopyFiles that accepts a Directory Info instead of file location that loops thru the contents of the folder.
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Parks Associates: Nearly two-thirds of U.S. broadband households with a next-gen game console have connected it to Internet
Multimedia content, such as Netflix streaming services, and popular games with online components, such as Call of Duty and Madden NFL, are driving households to connect their game consoles and creating a new foundation for future . . . → Read More: PS3 and Xbox 360 users are online more often than Wii users


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Leave Me Alone!
How to Slow the Flow of Unwanted Communications
Many people feel overwhelmed by the unsolicited sales offers they receive at all hours of the day and night. You may not be able to stop the flow of spam, telemarketing calls, or junk mail, but you can reduce it. You can also get off junk-generating lists and avoid getting on them in the first place.
Email Spam
- Never respond to spam. Never buy anything advertised in spam. Protect your email address as you would other personal information. Do not post your email address on your Web site. Use a separate email address for newsgroups.
- Sign up with the Direct Marketing Association's Email Preference Service at www.dmachoice.org. It's free and it's good for five years. This is a voluntary industry program that will not stop all junk email.
- Report spam to your Internet service provider (ISP). California law allows ISPs to sue those who send spam from its network or to its subscribers in violation of its policy.
Text Spam
- Be very careful where, and with whom, you share your cell phone number. Make sure your cell phone is in the Do Not Call Registry (see under Telemarketing Calls on next page).
- Do not respond to texts from questionable sources.
- Most unsolicited texts from companies and scammers violate Federal Communications Commission regulations and California law. Automated texts from political campaigns may also violate the law.
- Report text spam to your wireless provider by forwarding the text to 7726 (or "SPAM").
- Check with your mobile service provider about options to block future text messages from specific senders.
- File a complaint:
- California Attorney General's Office www.oag.ca.gov/contact/general-comment-question-or-complaint-form
- Federal Communications Commission https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action?form_type=1088C
Junk Faxes
- Federal law bans sending unsolicited advertisements to a fax machine without first getting the consent of the receiver, unless the sender has an established business relationship with the recipient. It also requires senders of fax advertisements to include a notice and contact information informing the recipient of how to opt out of future such faxes.
- Because of the many exceptions to the fax rules, it can be very difficult to stop junk faxes. You can file a complaint about unwanted faxes with the Federal Communications Commission at www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaints.html or by calling 1-888-225-5322. Also see the Federal Communications Commission's information sheet at www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/unwantedfaxes.html.
- For more information, see Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Fact Sheet 5a at www.privacyrights.org
Junk Mail
Trying to cut down on the "junk" mail flowing into your home? Here are some steps you can take:
Write to the Direct Marketing Association (DMA), a national trade association of direct marketing companies, to ask that your name be removed from mailing lists. Your letter should include your name, home address, and signature. Also note any variations on the spelling of your name or address. Send your letter to:
Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
P.O. Box 643
Carmel, NY 10512-0643
This "do not mail" file is updated monthly and distributed four times a year -- January, April, July, and October (some mailers receive the file monthly). Your name remains on file for five years, after which time you may register again. Also, be aware that not all companies use DMA services so you may still receive mail from other companies, especially those operating locally within your area.
Another way to reduce junk mail is to avoid giving out your name and address unless you know how those lists will be used. Avoid "Sign Up To Win Contests" and similar entreaties that frequently are used to generate mailing lists for use or sale to other companies.
- Call 1-888-5OPTOUT (567-8688) to stop most unsolicited pre-approved credit offers. Or opt out online at www.optoutprescreen.com. This is good for five years, or you can make it permanent.
- Sign up for the Direct Marketing Association's DMAchoice™. In 90 days, you should receive less junk mail. This is a voluntary industry program that will not stop all junk mail. Sign up online at www.dmachoice.org. It's free and it's good for three years.
- For more information on stopping junk mail, see Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Fact Sheet 4 at www.privacyrights.org.
Telemarketing Calls
Do Not Call
The National Do Not Call Registry is available to help consumers block unwanted telemarketing calls at home
- If you register your phone number with the National Do Not Call Registry you will get fewer telemarketing calls. The Registry is managed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). You may register your phone number online at https://www.donotcall.gov, or by calling toll-free, 1-888-382-1222 (TTY 1-866-290-4236), from the number you wish to register. Registration is free. Thirty days after you register, telemarketers covered by the National Do Not Call Registry must stop calling you.
Filing Complaints
- If your number is registered on the National Do Not Call Registry for at least 30 days and you receive an unlawful telemarketing call, you may file a complaint on the registry's website: www.donotcall.gov, or by calling the registry's toll-free number at 1-888-382-1222 (TTY, 1-866-290-4236). You must know either the name or the phone number of the company that called you. Our office cannot obtain this information for you. You will also need to know when the telemarketer called you and your registered phone number.
- Sign up your residential phone and cell phone for the national Do Not Call Registry. Most telemarketers should not call your number once it has been on the registry for three months. If one does, you can file a complaint at the Do Not Call Web site. You can register your home or mobile phone for free. Register by phone at 1-888-382-1222. Or register online at www.donotcall.gov.
- Political and charitable organizations may still call you even if you've signed up for the Do Not Call Registry. If you tell them not to call you again, they are required to honor your request. If not, you can complain to the Federal Trade Commission at the Web site above.
- Get an unlisted and unpublished phone number. Unlisted numbers usually get fewer unwanted calls. Or call your telephone company's business office and ask to have your name removed from its street address directories. Companies typically charge a monthly fee for these services.
Staying Off Marketing Lists
- Do not fill out consumer surveys or marketing surveys.
- Do not fill out surveys attached to product "warranty registration cards." You do not have to complete and return the cards to enjoy your warranty rights. Just keep a copy of the sales receipt.5
- When you give money to a charity or other group, enclose a note asking them not to share, sell or rent your name to any other organization. Do the same when you order from a catalog.
- Exercise your opt-out rights wherever you can. Your financial institutions are required to notify you of your right to stop them from sharing your personal financial information with outside companies. Read the privacy policies of Web sites. They often give you an opportunity to opt out of receiving email ads or having your information shared with other companies.
1 California Business and Professions Code §§ 17529 and following and 17538.45 regulate "spam," unsolicited commercial email. Section 17529.5 concerns unsolicited commercial emails with misleading or falsified headers or information, and includes penalties. It applies to email sent to or from a California email address. It authorizes the recipient, an email service provider, or the Attorney General to bring an action for actual damages and liquidated damages of $1,000 per email ad sent in violation, up to $1 million per incident. It also authorizes attorney's fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff. Section 17538.45 gives an email service provider the right to sue those who send spam from its network or to its subscribers. Service providers can get civil damages up to $25,000 per day plus attorney fees. For the text of California and federal spam laws, see the Privacy Laws page at www.oag.ca.gov/privacy.
2 See guidance from the Federal Communications Commission at www.fcc.gov/guides/spam-unwanted-text-messages-and-email
3 California Business and Professions Code §§ 17538.41. (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), (c), (d), or (e), no person, entity conducting business, candidate, or political committee in this state shall transmit, or cause to be transmitted, a text message advertisement to a mobile telephony services handset, pager, or two-way messaging device that is equipped with short message capability or any similar capability allowing the transmission of text messages. A text message advertisement is a message, the principal purpose of which is to promote the sale of goods or services, or to promote a political purpose or objective, to the recipient, and consisting of advertising material for the lease, sale, rental, gift offer, or other disposition of any realty, goods, services, or extension of credit, or advertising material for political purposes.
4 The federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (including the 2005 Junk Fax Prevention Act amendments), 47 U.S. Code § 227.
5 California Civil Code § 1793.1(a)(1) requires a warranty or product registration card to contain a statement that failure to complete and return the card does not diminish a consumer's warranty rights. For text of the law, see the Privacy Laws page at www.oag.ca.gov/privacy.
5 For more information, see the Financial Privacy page on the California Department of Justice's Web site at www.oag.ca.gov/privacy.
6 For more information, see the Financial Privacy page on the California Department of Justice's Web site at www.oag.ca.gov/privacy.
This fact sheet is for informational purposes and should not be construed as legal advice or as policy of the State of California. If you want advice on a particular case, you should consult an attorney or other expert. The fact sheet may be copied, if (1) the meaning of the copied text is not changed or misrepresented, (2) credit is given to the California Department of Justice, and (3) all copies are distributed free of charge.


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Post-GazetteSteelers look for Porter's replacement
Monday, March 05, 2007
By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Steelers take their first steps to try to replace Joey Porter when they have a look at the guy who was displaced in New England by Adalius Thomas.
Tully Banta-Cain, a 26-year-old outside linebacker with the Patriots, will visit the Steelers on Wednesday. He played four years with New England and had 5.5 sacks for them last season, his first as a starter.
The Patriots signed Thomas, considered the top free agent outside linebacker after his contract expired with Baltimore, over the weekend.
The Steelers today entertained their first player in free agency when former Pitt punter Andy Lee paid a visit to their facility on the South Side. Lee is a restricted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers. If the Steelers signed him, the 49ers would have the right to match the contract; if they declined to match, the Steelers would have to give them a sixth-round draft choice in return.
The Steelers released Porter, who had seven sacks last season, last Thursday before a $1 million roster bonus was due him.