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Leontopithecus rosalia
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Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Leontopithecus rosalia (Linnaeus, 1766)
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|Taxonomic Notes:
|The lion tamarins, Leontopithecus, are listed as separate species following Della Serra (1951), Rosenberger and Coimbra-Filho (1984), Mittermeier et al. (1988), Natori (1989), and Rylands et al. (1993). They have been listed as subspecies of L. rosalia by Coimbra-Filho and Mittermeier (1972, 1973), Hershkovitz (1977), Mittermeier and Coimbra-Filho (1981), Forman et al. (1986) and Seuánez et al. (1988), the latter two publications on the basis of identical chromosome morphologies.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Kierulff, M.C.M., Rylands, A.B. & de Oliveira, M.M.
|Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
This species is listed as Endangered as its extent of occurrence is less than 5,000 km², the existing range is severely fragmented, and there is a continuing decline in quality of habitat and area of occupancy. Although the situation seems to be improving as wild populations are augmented by captive-bred individuals (1/3 of wild species originated from captive stock), there remain a number of threats to the species in the wild, and the continuation of conservation activities is essential to ensure that the enormous successes seen to date are not undone.
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|Range Description:
|The centre of the range of L. rosalia is the basin of the Rio São João, state of Rio de Janeiro. The original distribution was first clarified by Coimbra-Filho (1969, 1976) and Coimbra-Filho and Mittermeier (1973, 1977). It covered the majority of the lowland coastal region of the state of Rio de Janeiro, below 300 m above sea level. The easternmost record for the species is Mangaratiba, on the coast in the south-east of the state. The original distribution included all or parts of the following municipalities: Mangaratiba, Itaguai, Nova Iguaçú, Nilópolis, São João do Meriti, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Magé, São Gonçalo, Niterói, Itaborai, Maricá, Araruama, Silva Jardim, Saquarema, Rio Bonito, Cachoeiras de Macucu, São Pedro da Aldeia, Cabo Frio, Casimiro de Abreu, Macaé, Conceição de Macabu, Campos, and São João da Barra.
From his surveys carried out between 1962 and 1969, Coimbra-Filho concluded that L. rosalia was extinct in all but seven (Silva Jardim, Cabo Frio, Saquarema, Aruarama, Casimiro de Abreu, Rio Bonito, and São Pedro da Aldeia) of the 24 municipalities of its original range. The exhaustive survey by Kierulff (1993a,b; Kierulff and Procópio de Oliveira 1996; Kierulff and Rylands,2003) which covered the entire range of the species during 18 months between 1990 and 1992, showed that they remain in only 104.5 km² of forests in three regions: 1) near the coast (the Centro Hípico de Cabo Frio, with an estimated 29 individuals, and Campos Novos, with an estimated 36 individuals); 2) the Poço das Antas Biological Reserve and adjacent forests (with an estimated 360 individuals); and 3) on the hillsides of the Serra do Mar (with an estimated 74 individuals), there largely restricted to lowland forest patches. A further nine localities contained 12 isolated groups, totaling 60 individuals. These subpopulations were registered in just four of the municipalities reported by Coimbra-Filho (1969): Silva Jardim, Cabo Frio, Saquarema, and Aruarama, the latter two, however, maintaining only a single group each (Kierulff 1993a).
Burity et al. (2007) reported the occurrence of L. rosalia in the municipality of Duque de Caxias, near the Rio Taquara, in the Taquara Municipal Natural Park (19,000 ha), Rio de Janeiro, a westward extension of its current known range.
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Native:Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
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|In 2003, the species was downlisted from Critically Endangered to Endangered, as a result of nearly thirty years of conservation efforts, involving numerous institutions, through the Golden Lion Tamarin Conservation Program (GLTCP) of the National Zoological park, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, and the Associação Mico-Leao-Dourado, Rio de Janeiro. Conservation efforts have included the establishment of a new population through translocation of 47 individuals in six groups, each isolated and evidently otherwise doomed in tiny isolated forests elsewhere, to a new protected area, the União Biological Reserve. Currently, about one-third of the wild population are descendants of a reintroduction programme. The re-introduction of captive-born Golden Lion Tamarins has contributed significantly not only to the numbers of living in the wild, but also to the protection 3,100 ha of forests within their range (Beck et al. 1986, 1991, 1994; Stoinski et al. 1997; Beck and Martins 1999, 2001).
Early estimates of population size ranged from 200-600 (Coimbra-Filho 1969; Coimbra-Filho and Mittermeier 1973, 1977), but it was only in 1991-1992 that a full and thorough census was carried out by Kierulff (1993a,b; Kierulff and Procópio de Oliveira 1996). Not including the population in the Poço das Antas Biological Reserve, the total number of individuals estimated was 272 in 55 groups. They were divided amongst 14 forests - four main subpopulations with six or more groups each and 12 groups isolated in 10 forest fragments each of 200 ha or less in area. The total area of forest containing Golden Lion Tamarins was 104.5 km². The majority of groups (29) were located in the municipality of Silva Jardim (53%), 24 groups were located in Cabo Frio (43%), and one group each were found in the municipalities of Saquarema and one in Araruama. At the time, the Poço das Antas Biological Reserve was known to harbor about 290 lion tamarins (Kierulff 1993a), giving a total population of 562 (range 470-631), close to the estimate of Coimbra-Filho in 1969.
During Kierulff's (1993) census, the population of re-introduced lion tamarins was 118 individuals, but by December 2000, the number had risen to 359 (Kierulff et al. 2002a,b). A translocation programme, begun in 1994, established a new and thriving population in the União Biological Reserve, with six introduced groups resulting in a population of over 120 lion tamarins in the Reserve by mid-2001 (Kierulff et al. 2002a). The forests targeted for re-introduction are now believed to be at carrying capacity, and Kierulff and Procópio de Oliveira (1996) estimated that the União Biological Reserve (at 2,400 ha the second largest single block of lowland forest in the state, after the marginally larger Poço das Antas Biological Reserve with 2,760 ha of forest) can hold no more than about 158 lion tamarins (33 groups).
Since 1997, the numbers in the Poço das Antas Biological Reserve have been declining due to predation, and only 220 lion tamarins were recorded in December 2000 (see Franklin and Dietz 2001).
The current estimate of L. rosalia in the wild is now over 1,000. There are only very few forests available for further expansion of the population: Kierulff and Procópio de Oliveira (1996) identified a further four areas (two forest blocks, Rio Vermelho with 9 km², and the Morro de São João with 16 km², and two areas of fragmented forests, one of 16 km² along the BR101 at Gaviões and the other of 12 km² bordering the municipalities of Casimiro de Abreu and Silva Jardim) totalling 7,500 ha which could hold a further 500 lion tamarins (about 100 groups). Occupying all the habitat available, the Golden Lion Tamarin population as a whole would still remain below the minimum viable of 2,000 argued by Seal et al. (1991) and Ballou et al. (1998). Metapopulation management and reforestation are key strategies for the continued survival of this species in the wild (Kierulff 1993a; Kierulff and Procópio de Oliveira 1996).
Recorded population densities include:
Poço das Antas Biological Reserve - 12 individuals/km² or 1.96 groups/km² (Dietz et al. 1994)
Adjacent to Poço das Antas Biological Reserve - 5.1 individuals/km² or 1.17 groups/km² (Kierulff 1993a,b)
União Biological Reserve - 3.5 individuals/km² or 0.46 groups/km² (Kierulff 2000)
Campos Novos - 8.5 individuals/km² or 2.35 groups/km² (Kierulff 1993a,b).
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|An inhabitant of lowland seasonal rain forest of the Atlantic coast of Brazil, with an average annual rainfall of around 1,500 mm a year (Rylands 1993). Golden lion tamarins are an adaptable species well able to live in degraded and secondary forests, depending only on sufficient year round food sources and foraging sites, along with the tree holes they use as sleeping sites (see Coimbra-Filho 1969, 1976; Coimbra-Filho and Mittermeier 1973).
Marmosets and tamarins are distinguished from the other monkeys of the New World by their small size, modified claws rather than nails on all digits except the big toe, the presence of two as opposed to three molar teeth in either side of each jaw, and by the occurrence of twin births. They eat fruits, flowers, nectar, plant exudates (gums) and animal prey (including frogs, snails, lizards, spiders and insects).
Kierulff et al. (2002a) provide a comprehensive review of the behavioural ecology of the lion tamarins. They differ from other callitrichids in having long fingers and hands, which allow them to forage for prey efficiently in nooks and crannies and in epiphytic tank bromeliads. Lion tamarins live in extended family groups of usually 4 to 8 individuals. For L. rosalia, Dietz and Kleiman (1986) recorded a mean group size of 5.8 (range 3-11, n=21) at the Poço das Antas Biological Reserve. Generally, only one female per group breeds during a particular breeding season. They breed once a year. The groups defend home ranges of 40 to more than 100 ha (the size depending on availability and distribution of foods and second-growth patches). At the Poço das Antas Biological Reserve, L. rosalia groups use home ranges that average 45 ±16 ha (range 21-73 ha) (Dietz et al. 1997). At the União Biological Reserve, home ranges average 150 ±72 ha (range 65-229 ha) (Kierulff 2000).
French et al. (2002) review the reproductive biology of lion tamarins, Baker et al. (2002) review their mating system and group dynamics (focussing particularly on L. rosalia) and Tardif et al. (2002) aspects of infant care and development.
|Major Threat(s):
In the past, major threats included forest loss and fragmentation along with a capture for pets and trade. Today, the main factor is reduced numbers and limited possibilities for growth in the few fragmented and degraded forests that remain in their restricted range.
Deforestation in the state of Rio de Janeiro began in the 16th Century, with successive cycles of development supporting sugar cane plantations, coffee plantations, and in the last century particularly cattle breeding, besides persistent logging, charcoal production, and clearing for urbanization. The state is one of the most populous regions of Brazil, and today L. rosalia is limited to some few and isolated forest patches. Approximately 20% of the original range of L. rosalia is still forested, but 60% of this total is comprised of patches of 1,000 ha or less, 96% of which are less than 100 ha. The average size of the forest patches is 35 ha: smaller than the home range of a single lion tamarin group (Kierulff and Procópio de Oliveira 1996). Fires, set by cattle farmers adjacent to the remaining forest patches in the region, are a constant threat.
A study by Dietz et al. (2000) examined inbreeding depression in small (50 or less) isolated populations of L. rosalia. They concluded that it reduced probability of long-term survival by about one-third.
|Conservation Actions:
Included on the Brazilian Official List of Species Threatened with Extinction (Lista Oficial de Espécies Brasileiras Ameaçadas de Extinção, Edict No. 1.522/19th December 1989, see Bernardes et al. 1990; Fonseca et al. 1994), and likewise on the regional threatened species list of the state of Rio de Janeiro (Bergallo et al. 2000). It is listed on Appendix I of CITES.
The first conservation initiatives for Leontopithecus rosalia began with field surveys and initiation of a breeding programme for the species by Adelmar Coimbra-Fillho and Alceo Magnanani in the late 1960s (Coimbra-Filho and Magananini 1972; Magnanini and Coimbra-Filho 1972; Coimbra-Filho 1976a,b). Kleiman (1972) set up an international breeeding programme and studbook for the captive populations in 1972, and initiated the The Golden Lion Tamarin Conservation Program (GLTCP) of the National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, in 1983. The GLTCP is still active and includes field research, reintroduction, environmental education, and habitat restoration programmes, centered on the Poço das Antas Biological Reserve, created in 1972 in Rio de Janeiro (Magnanini 1978).
Golden Lion Tamarins occur in the Poço das Antas Biological Reserve (5,500 ha, of which 2,760 ha is forested), União Biological Reserve (3,260 ha, of which 2,400 ha is forested), Bacia do Rio São João / Mico-leão-dourado Environmental Protection Area (150,700 ha), and Taquara Municipal Natural Park (19,000 ha) (Burity et al. 2007).
There is active management of the Poço das Antas and União Biological Reserves, and a stable, managed population in captivity maintained at about 490 animals. However, there is little room for expansion for the population, considering the extreme fragmentation and reduced forest cover within its range. Current and future conservation efforts are attacking this problem with reforestation and the establishment of corridors.
There is an International Committee for the Conservation and Management of lion Tamarins, set up in 1990 by the Brazilian Government (Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade of the Ministry of the Environment) (see Rambaldi et al. 2002).
Reviews of the conservation measures and programmes in place and underway for the lion tamarins are provided by Rylands et al. (2002a), Rambaldi et al. (2002), Kierulff et al. (2002b), Beck et al. (2002), Valladares-Padua et al. (2002), Padua et al. (2002), and Kleiman and Rylands (2002b).
|Kierulff, M.C.M., Rylands, A.B. & de Oliveira, M.M. 2008. Leontopithecus rosalia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T11506A3287321. . Downloaded on 20 September 2018.
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1. Because the U.S. was under attack despite its neutrality?
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We didn't win a thing we set out for in the last war. We merely succeeded, with tremendous loss of life, to make secure the loans of private bankers to the Allies.
—Senator Gerald Nye of North Dakota, Chairman of the Senate Munitions Committee (circa 1936)
Beginning in 1916, the Morgan negotiated a series of extremely large loans to France and to England, becoming their exclusive purchasing agent and financier in the United States.
—Notable American Volunteers of the Great War, Great War Primary Documents Archive
By 1917, American loans to the Allies had soared to $2.25 billion; loans to Germany stood at a paltry $27 million.
—The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
4. Because it was good for business?
…through the instrumentality of others who have not only made millions out of the war in the manufacture of munitions, etc., and who would expect to make millions more if our country can be drawn into the catastrophe…
—Senator George W. Norris in Opposition to President Woodrow Wilson's War Message (April 4, 1917)
To what extent was America's war a war for business? Did Woodrow Wilson lead America into war in order to serve the selfish interests of the few? The answer is determined by looking into the essential facts. In the first place, Wall Street wanted war. American participation in the war against Germany would constitute the most tremendous and profitable coup in the history of American finance… The war created 21,000 new American millionaires and during the war period, 69,000 men made more than three billion dollars over and above their normal income… It would have been quite impossible for President Wilson to have begun a war really intended to 'make the world safe for democracy' without facing the united opposition of Wall Street.
—John Kenneth Turner, Shall It Be Again? 1922
5. Because of cultural, historical, and economic ties to Great Britain?
The failure to treat the belligerent nations of Europe alike, the failure to reject the unlawful "war zones" of both Germany and Great Britain is wholly accountable for our present dilemma.
—Senator Robert M. LaFollette in Opposition to President Woodrow Wilson's War Message (April 4, 1917)
6. Because of anti-German sentiment influenced by historic ties to England, German policies, and American and British propaganda?
…a large number of the great newspapers and news agencies of the country have been controlled and enlisted in the greatest propaganda that the world has ever known to manufacture sentiment in favor of war.
—Senator George W. Norris in Opposition to President Woodrow Wilson's War Message (April 4, 1917)
7. The result of the expansion of the U.S.'s armed forces and weaponry?
That which has driven the masses of Europe into the trenches and to the battlefields is not their inner longing for war; it must be traced to the cutthroat competition for military equipment, for more efficient armies, for larger warships, for more powerful cannon. You cannot build up a standing army and then throw it back into a box like tin soldiers.
—Emma Goldman, from "Preparedness: The Road to Universal Slaughter"
8. For another reason?
9. For a combination of reasons?
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»Talya Bauer, Business Administration faculty, has been invited to join the editorial board of the Journal of Personnel Psychology.
»Robert Harmon, Business Administration faculty, has been invited to join the editorial board of Electronic Markets: The International Journal on Networked Business.
»Judy Bluehorse Skelton, Indigenous Nations Studies faculty, presented "Reclaiming the Urban Forest for Food, Medicine and Ceremony: A Collaborative Process" at the second annual Tribal Green Summit, hosted by the Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington in Portland
»Anita Bright, Curriculum and Instruction faculty, and James Gambrell, doctoral candidate in the Graduate School of Education, facilitated a workshop titled "Erasing Myths of Justice and Meritocracy: Embracing Critical Race Theory in Teacher Education" at
»Cynthia-Lou Coleman, Communication faculty, was one of 12 international scholars invited to participate in a three-day risk communication workshop, titled "Marine Health Matters," sponsored by the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis and
»John Hall, Economics and International Studies faculty, organized the panel "Methodology, Ontology, and Institutional Evolution" and presented the co-authored paper "Thorstein Veblen and Evolutionary Methodology: Establishing His Three Approaches" at the
»Jay Gopalakrishnan, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, has given invited talks and lectures around the world in the past six months. In June, he gave an invited talk at the Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations: Theory, Algorithms and thei
»Yasmeen Hanoosh, World Languages and Literatures faculty, presented her paper, "The Exilic and the Other: Iraqi Fiction in Diaspora and the Discursive Reenactment of Ethno-Religious Identities," at the Arabic Literature: Migration, Diaspora, Exile, Estran
»Junghee Lee, Art faculty, presented a paper, titled "The Paintings of Guunmong, the Cloud Dream of the Nine," in the Yeongwol International Museum Forum in Yeongwol, Korea, on Oct. 24.
»Sheila Martin, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies faculty, presented "Improving the Flow of Information Through Technology Networks: A Case Study of Policy in Slovenia" at the fifth annual Global Venture Lab Academic Summit, Nov. 4.
»Eva Nunez, World Languages and Literature faculty, chaired the panel "Diachronic Applications in Spanish Linguistics" and presented "A Case Study in the Confusion of Bilabial and Labiodental Sounds in Spanish" at the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language As
»Susan Wladaver-Morgan, Pacific Historical Review staff, chaired and commented on a session, titled "'The National Question' Down Under: 19th- and 20th-Century Australian Exhibitions and Nationalism," at the North American Conference on British Studies ann
»Heather Burns, Education Leadership and Policy faculty, authored "Meaningful Sustainability Learning: A Research Study of Sustainability Pedagogy in Two University Courses" published in the International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Educatio
»Jack Corbett, Urban and Public Affairs faculty, co-authored the chapter "Social Research and Reflective Practice in Bi-national Contexts" in the book Uncharted Terrains: New Directions in Border Research Methodology, Ethics, and Practice, published by Uni
»Angie Mejia, Chicano Latino Studies faculty, co-authored an article, "From Madres to Mujeristas: Latinas Making Change with Photovoice," published in the journal Action Research, Oct. 4.
»Dustin Morrow, Art + Design faculty, had his short film, Ground London, premiered at the 2013 Northwest Filmmakers' Festival in Portland, Nov. 9, 11, and 15.
»Jennifer R. Perlmutter, World Languages and Literatures faculty, authored an article, titled "Knowledge, Authority, and the Bewitching Jew in Early Modern France," published in Jewish Social Studies, Vo. 19, No.1, 2012.


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SEC Morning Five: 10.24.11 EditionPosted by Gerald Smith on October 24th, 2011
- The LSU athletic department has a message for its basketball fans: A. B. C. Always. Be. Closing. LSU Athletics has partnered with adverCar, a marketing company that specializes in vehicle advertising. Participants can earn income from adverCar by having a decal attached to their personal vehicle containing an advertisement for the LSU basketball season. Perhaps former Tennessee Coach Bruce Pearl might be interested in getting Vols fans to apply car ad decals for his new line of recliner furniture.
- The Tennessee squad themselves are going back to an old-fashioned method of training: hitting post players with brooms. A recent practice report highlighted assistant coach Jon Harris' use of a broom to help teach his post players how to score and adjust for taller defenders. If we hear of Harris conjuring comets as part of a fast-break drill, Tennessee might have a magical season ahead.
- Another way to produce magic on the basketball court is to recruit some really talented freshmen. This season the Southeastern Conference has four representatives on the Wayman Tisdale Award preseason watch list. The award is given by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association to the nation's top freshman at the end of the season. Florida guard Brad Beal joins a Kentucky threesome of Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Marquis Teague on the watch list. Beal will need to crack a starting Gator rotation of experienced guards to be able to claim the award away from one of the Wildcats or the eight other non-SEC freshmen included on the watch list.
- While Beal has to wait for his shot at the Wildcats in Rupp Arena, a former Gator is getting another shot to drive Big Blue fans crazy. Former Florida wing Corey Brewer joins a host of current and former NBA players as Villans to the Big Blue All Stars tonight in Rupp. The game is the marquee match-up for the traveling group of former Wildcat players that includes Enes Kanter, the Turkish big man who was ruled ineligible for NCAA competition last season. Brewer is the only SEC member of the Villains group; apparently Brewer's former Florida teammate Joakim Noah is too busy with his training regimen to join the party.
- Back in Gainesville, the sun shines bright on one old Kentucky foe. Florida coach Billy Donovan is expected to sign a contract extension that will lengthen his coaching tenure with the school for another five years. The new deal includes the two guaranteed years and the optional third year on his current contract, then adds an additional couple of years. Once he signs, Donovan will be locked in until the 2015-16 season — a twenty-year tenure at UF for a two-time National Championship winner. Donovan is worth every penny if he can lead Florida to a return appearance in the NCAA Elite Eight or better this season.


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International Food Coming to Campus - First Lunch Will Help Haitian Relief
By Jennifer Donovan | Published
It's called Khana Khazana in Hindi. Or Alimentación del Tesoro in Spanish. 食品寶藏 in Chinese; Продовольственная сокровищ in Russian; and Food Treasure in English. But Khana Khazana by any other name is coming to lunch at Michigan Tech, beginning this Friday, Jan. 29. And the proceeds will benefit Haitian relief.
A project proposed by international students Sahil Thakkar and Safayat Alam and enthusiastically adopted by Eric Karvonen, executive chef, and Matt Lean, associate director of retail dining for Dining Services at Michigan Tech, Khana Khazana will be an international food booth in the Memorial Union Commons. Student chefs from various countries will cook, and every Friday, the booth will offer a different international menu.
A full meal, including drink, will cost $6. Dishes also will be available a la carte.
All proceeds beyond expenses for the first lunch—approximately $3 per plate—will be donated to Haitian relief, according to Lean.
Some of the international meals will focus on a single ethnic cuisine. Others will combine foods from various countries.
"Eating is an adventure, and more and more people want to eat more diverse foods," said Karvonen. He said he believes Michigan Tech is one of the first universities to offer a regular ethnic menu in its main campus dining facility, cooked by students from the countries represented.
The third International Food Festival in November was such a success, followed by an international food tasting in the MUB in early December, that "this is the next logical step," said Bob Wenc, the International Club advisor from International Programs and Services.
"There are limited opportunities to eat authentic ethnic food in the Houghton area, and people are hungry for this," said Thakkar, publicity chair of the International Club and an enthusiastic Indian cook.
An undergraduate in electrical engineering technology from India, Thakkar will cook the first Khana Khazana meal: egg bhurji, featuring eggs, onions, tomatoes and spices, served with bread; mixed spice veggie pulav with vegetables and rice; Sahil's fruit salad, which includes mangoes, apples, bananas and blueberries; and chai (Indian spiced tea). Other international students will cook on future Fridays. Dining Services hopes to see students cooking ethnic specialties from all over the world.
"The success of Khana Khazana all depends on the students," said Lean, "If they become excited and involved, they will support the booth, and I believe others will too, from Michigan Tech and the surrounding community."
Khana Khazana and other food services at Michigan Tech are open to the public as well as the campus community.
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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Devin Aromashodu (WR, Minnesota Vikings)
Opened the season with three receptions for 61 yards as the Vikings started the year with a 26-23 overtime victory over Jacksonville.
Rob Bironas (PK, Tennessee Titans)
Scored seven points in Tennessee's 34-13 loss to New England on Sunday in Nashville … Connected on a pair of field goals, with a long of 28 yards … Also hit from 24 yards … Added an extra point.
Ronnie Brown (RB, San Diego Chargers)
Recorded 10 touches and 31 total yards in San Diego's Monday win over Oakland, 22-14.
Jason Campbell (QB, Chicago Bears)
Did not play, but served as backup quarterback for Sunday's 41-21 over the Colts in Chicago.
Karlos Dansby (LB, Miami Dolphins)
In his first career start at middle linebacker, Dansby recorded nine tackles (six solo) in Miami's 30-10 loss to Houston.
Tristan Davis (RB, Washington Redskins)
Will miss the 2012 season after being placed on injured reserve on September 3.
King Dunlap (OT, Philadelphia Eagles)
Started at left tackle for Philadelphia as they knocked off the Browns 17-16 in Cleveland.
Nick Fairley (DT, Detroit Lions)
Recorded a pair of tackles and a sack of Rams quarterback Sam Bradford on Sunday in Detroit's thrilling 27-23 come-from-behind win over St. Louis.
Mario Fannin (RB, Denver Broncos)
Will miss the 2012 season after being placed on injured reserve with a knee injury on August 8.
Tyronne Green (OG, San Diego Chargers)
Started at guard and helped San Diego defeat Oakland 22-14 on Monday night.
Quentin Groves (LB, Arizona Cardinals)
Saw snaps as a reserve linebacker in Arizona's 20-16 win over Seattle … Totaled three tackles
Ben Grubbs (OG, New Orleans Saints)
Started at guard for the Saints on Sunday as they fell 40-32 to the Washington Redskins … Held the line for quarterback Drew Brees to throw for 339 yards on 24-of-52 passing with three scores.
Josh Harris (DS, Atlanta Falcons)
Served as long snapper for Atlanta in Sunday's 40-24 win over Kansas City … Recorded one special teams tackle.
Will Herring (LB, New Orleans Saints)
Started at strong side linebacker for New Orleans in 40-32 defeat at the hands of the Redskins … Posted five tackles (three solo).
Brandon Jacobs (RB, San Francisco Giants)
Inactive for San Francisco's 30-22 win over Green Bay due to a knee injury.
Spencer Johnson (DE, Buffalo Bills)
Made three tackles as Buffalo fell to the New York Jets, 48-28.
Pat Lee (DB, Oakland Raiders)
Totaled three tackles (two solo) as a reserve corner for Oakland in its 22-14 loss to San Diego on Monday night.
Sen'Derrick Marks (DT, Tennessee Titans)
Missed the start and was inactive in loss to New England due to a knee injury.
Brandon Mosley (OG, New York Giants)
Will miss the 2012 season after being placed on injured reserve on August 27 with an ankle injury.
Cam Newton (QB, Carolina Panthers)
Passed for 303 yards on 23-of-33 passing with one touchdown in 16-10 loss to Tampa Bay … Touchdown was a 22-yard strike on Carolina's first possession of the second half … Posted his fourth career 300-yard passing performance … Has started 17-straight games to open his career.
Ben Obomanu (WR, Seattle Seahawks)
Played but did not record a reception in Seattle's 20-16 loss to Arizona.
Jerraud Powers (DB, Indianapolis Colts)
Started at corner and posted six solo stops with a pair of deflections in Indianapolis' 41-21 loss to the Chicago Bears.
Jay Ratliff (DT, Dallas Cowboys)
Missed Dallas' season-opening win over the New York Giants due to a high ankle sprain.
Carlos Rogers (DB, San Francisco 49ers)
Got the start at corner and recorded four solo tackles as the 49ers knocked off Green Bay, 30-22 … Also posted the first sack of his eight-year career.
Pat Sims (DT, Cincinnati Bengals)
Currently on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list with an ankle injury.
Takeo Spikes (LB, San Diego Chargers)
Started at linebacker and recorded four tackles (three solo) in Monday night win by the Chargers over the Oakland Raiders, 22-14.
Ben Tate (RB, Houston Texans)
Totaled 28 yards on eight touches as Houston defeated the Miami Dolphins 30-10 on Sunday
Lee Ziemba (OT, Carolina Panthers)
Will miss the 2012 season after being placed on injured reserve on September 3 with a knee injury.
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Web analytics tools can improve online government services without compromising privacy, writes Alex Langshur, president of the Web Analytics Association.
Here's our list of reasons for doing our annual Federal List issue.
When considering modern communications, social networking and emerging technology, government has many different connotations, such as process, provider, partner, product and protector.
Here are the best ideas that nobody is talking about.
A new book encourages employees to respond to adversity with creativity, not self-pity.
Michael Robertson is taking his skills - and his political connections - to GSA, where he was recently installed in three key positions: Associate director of governmentwide policy, chief acquisition officer and White House liaison.
Former OFPP Administrator Dee Lee argues that a well-trained workforce is the most important ingredient for acquisition success.
Three reasonable steps could help agencies avoid categorical bans that undermine security and collaboration.
Trail Bosses and Rising Stars, though drawing from different generations, have much in common.
Agencies can always hire more people, Congress permitting. But good contracting officers, like fine wines, need time to develop their full potential.
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Break of Reality is a cello rock band originally formed at the Eastman School of Music in 2003. The band is filling concert venues around the country with fans eager to hear their original music, as well as interpretations of music by Tool, Metallica, and System of a Down. Their sound is cinematic, subdued and heavy all at once, and their live audiences are equally diverse; fans of Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, and Yo-Yo Ma are finally getting acquainted.
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FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A look at the key figures in the case of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was unarmed when he was fatally shot by a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Aug. 9 — a death that has stoked days of violent unrest north of St. Louis.
Michael Brown graduated from Normandy High School this spring and was preparing to attend Vatterott College, where he planned to study to become a heating and air conditioning technician. Friends say he eventually wanted to go into business for himself.
Relatives and friends described Brown, who grew up in a tough neighborhood, as a quiet, gentle giant who stood around 6-foot-3 and weighed nearly 300 pounds.
Police said Brown was a suspect in the "strong-arm" robbery of a convenience store moments before he was killed. A family attorney said Brown may have made mistakes, but didn't deserve to be shot. Others doubted Brown's involvement in the crime.
"He was just looking forward to getting on with his life," said his grandmother, Desuirea Harris. "He was on his way."
Some of the descriptions of Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson are eerily similar to descriptions of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old Wilson shot to death on Aug. 9. Both men have been described as gentle and quiet. Police Chief Thomas Jackson said Wilson had no previous complaints against him and a strong record in the career he began six years ago.
"He's devastated," the chief said after naming Wilson as the shooter on Friday. "He never intended for this to happen. He is, and has been, an excellent police officer."
Wilson began his career in nearby Jennings. He moved to the Ferguson job four years ago. Since the shooting, his whereabouts are unclear. Neighbors who live near his tidy brick home in another area of suburban St. Louis say they haven't seen him for several days.
Thomas Jackson was a police veteran long before he came to Ferguson. He spent more than 30 years with the St. Louis County Police Department, at one point serving as commander of the Drug Task Force. Before that he was a SWAT team supervisor, undercover detective and hostage negotiator.
He heads a department with 53 officers, only three of whom are black in a town where nearly 70 percent of the 21,000 residents are African-American.
"I'm constantly trying to recruit African-Americans and other minorities," he has said. "But it's an uphill battle. The minority makeup of this police department is not where I want it to be."
Some of Jackson's actions in the wake of the shooting have drawn criticism, including his decision to announce that Brown was a suspect in the convenience mart robbery, a move that stirred anger in the black community in Ferguson.
Bob McCulloch was 12 years old when his father, 37-year-old police officer Paul McCulloch, was shot and killed by a black suspect in 1964.
Since his election in 1991, McCulloch has been the prosecuting attorney in St. Louis County, a Democrat who has earned a reputation for being tough on crime.
Some people, including St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley, believe McCulloch cannot be objective in deciding whether charges should be filed against officer Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown. They wonder if losing his father in such tragic circumstances creates a built-in bias. Dooley is among those who have urged that a special prosecutor be appointed and McCulloch removed. McCulloch has no plans to give up the case.
"We will be proceeding with our duties," McCulloch spokesman Ed Magee said last week.
Capt. Ron Johnson climbed during his 27-year career from a patrolman to the chief of the 11-county Missouri State Highway Patrol division that includes the most populated region of the state — St. Louis and its suburbs. Now, he's something of a celebrity.
Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday appointed Johnson to take command of security in Ferguson. That decision came after complaints about heavy-handedness in police handling of looting and protesters earlier in the week, when St. Louis County police were in charge.
Johnson's calm but commanding presence has drawn high praise from many observers. When Johnson, who is black, walks down the streets of Ferguson with protesters, many shake his hand or pose for photos with him. He has carried himself with a disarming empathy, reminding locals of his Ferguson roots and suggesting that he, too, has lessons to learn from the case.
During an address on Sunday, Johnson said his son wears baggy pants and has tattoos.
"We all ought to be thanking the Browns for Michael, because Michael's going to make it better for our sons, so they can be better black men, so they can be better for our daughters, so they can be better black women, better for me, so I can be a better black father, and we know they're gonna make our mommas even better than they are today," Johnson said.
Johnson apologized to Brown's family.
"I wear this uniform, and I should stand up here and say that I'm sorry," he said.
But the verdict on Johnson's success is out. After a relatively peaceful first night, subsequent nights have seen police use tear gas and smoke to fight back against people throwing Molotov cocktails and aiming guns at officers.
Anyone who doubts Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon's stance against crime need look no further than Missouri's litany of executions. During his four terms as attorney general and two terms as governor, Missouri has executed 66 convicted killers, a total few states can match.
Nixon, 58, also is a Democrat who has been mentioned as a possible presidential or vice presidential candidate in 2016. How things play out in Ferguson could have a dramatic impact on his political future.
Nixon drew criticism in the days immediately following the shooting for keeping a low profile. Since Thursday, he has been at the forefront, first taking over security by putting Ron Johnson in charge. Early Monday, Nixon called in the National Guard to help quell violent protesters.
He acknowledged frustration for those waiting for justice in the Michael Brown case, but said the state "must defend Ferguson from these violent interlopers so that the peaceful protests can operate in peace and the search for answers and justice can continue."
Benjamin Crump became a national figure when he represented the family of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teenager fatally shot by a neighborhood watch organizer in 2012. He's back in the spotlight, representing Michael Brown's family in a case that is equally racially charged.
Crump, 44, was born in North Carolina, one of nine children. Now based in Tallahassee, Florida, he rose to prominence as a lawyer known for his thoughtful prose. At times he seems to fight back his own emotions as he talks about the loss suffered by Brown's parents. To him, the issue is simple.
"I don't want to sugarcoat it," Crump said last week. Brown, he said, "was executed in broad daylight."
Almost from the outset, Attorney General Eric Holder has shown a strong interest in the shooting death of Michael Brown.
Two days after Brown was killed, Holder said the case deserved a full review as the Justice Department dispatched its Community Relations Service to Ferguson to try and calm tensions. Soon thereafter, it launched an investigation to see if civil rights violations occurred. On Monday, President Barack Obama announced Holder would visit Ferguson on Wednesday to get an update on the criminal investigation and meet with local leaders.
Holder said aggressively pursuing these types of investigations is "critical for preserving trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve."
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Red Track Concept Joins Models Unveiled in Beijing
Audi is using the Wörthersee festival in Austria to show off several Q3 concept models. The festival has become the largest gathering of VW and Audi cars in Europe; the Q3 concepts and a Volkswagen GTI Convertible concept (announced for production in Europe as a 2013 model) are just the latest VW Group vehicles to debut there.
Two of the Q3 concepts, the Jinlong Yufeng "Golden Dragon in the Wind" and Q3 RS models debuted in Beijing. The new model to be shown at the Wörthersee festival fittingly has an alpine skiing theme, and is called the Q3 Red Track concept. The Q3 Red Track comes ready to hit the slopes with two skis attached to the roof, and luggage-area inductive current space heaters. The back of the vehicle also features a thermos and pair of flashlights. All three Q3 models are powered by 2.5-liter five-cylinder turbocharged engines. Each trim level has a corresponding power level, with the "Golden Dragon" model making 310 hp, the Red Track with 340 hp, and the RS with 360 hp.
Also debuting at the festival is an Audi-designed hybrid e-bike with an ultra-lightweight frame made of carbon-fiber reinforced polymer, the same material used for the skis on the Red Track concept. Audi claims the bike's frame weighs only 3.5 pounds. A lithium-ion battery is housed within the bike's frame, providing power to a motor mounted to the rear wheel. Peak output of the motor is only 3 hp, but a whopping 184 lb-ft of torque. Fittingly, among the five selectable riding modes is "Power Wheelie" and "Balanced Wheelie," which seems appropriate for a bicycle with nearly 200 lb-ft of torque.
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PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- The Pace University athletics department has announced the launch of a website hosted by Sidearm Sports.
PaceUAthletics.com allows Setters fans to easily access information from the main page. Latest videos and archived videos can be accessed through tabs above main stories. There is also a social media tab where fans can connect to the Setters' Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts all in one location. Game day promotions and parking information will also be available on the same toolbar throughout the school year.
"The launch of PaceUAthletics.com is a tremendous accomplishment and we are excited to present this website to our student-athletes, parents, fans, alumni and recruits" said Mark Brown, Pace's director of athletics. "We are always looking for ways to enhance our online platform and we feel strongly that this website will be extremely beneficial for us moving forward."
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Just a week into the 2014-15 school year, the East Baton Rouge Parish school district is holding not one but two teacher fairs in an attempt to fill 60-plus vacancies, with one fair in Baton Rouge and another in Pittsburgh on Saturday.
"We are really reaching out and trying to find certified teachers," said Millie Williams, executive director of human resources.
This year, the fairs will be at:
- Instructional Resource Center, 1022 S. Foster Drive, next to the School Board Office, 9 a.m. to noon.
- DoubleTree Hotel by Pittsburgh Airport, 8402 University Blvd., Moon Township, Pennsylvania, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The school system, which has more than 42,000 students in 87 schools, annually has vacancies emerge early in the school year. Last year, the system held a last-minute job fair just before the start of school to try to head off this problem as well as subsequent fairs at schools with vacancies.
The addition of the Pittsburgh fair this year was because all teachers in that city's public schools, even long-term substitutes, are required to be certified, meaning the area has a surplus of certified teachers seeking full-time work, Williams said. She said Superintendent Bernard Taylor, a native of Pittsburgh, had no role in the decision to hold the fair in Pittsburgh.
Williams said her recruiters also have alerted schools of education in Michigan, go-to places in years past for finding East Baton Rouge Parish teachers, about the Pittsburgh fair.
O penings for teachers include spots for elementary, early childhood, English, English as second language, science, Spanish and special education.
Those attending the fair are asked to bring multiple copies of their résumés, as well as their teaching certificates or verification from an alternative certification program.
Williams said at last count she had 60 to 70 teaching vacancies, but the total changes quickly as teachers get hired and at the same time others leave at the last minute for newly vacant jobs elsewhere.
The problem has been exacerbated by smaller graduating classes at local colleges of education, she said.
Normally, math is a persistent shortage area. This year, though, East Baton Rouge Parish began hiring teachers through a fast-track alternative certification path first launched in 2008 called "Math for Professionals." It's calling the local version, Education = Math Collaboration Squared, E=MC2.
Williams said 10 teachers were in the first cohort and the school system is taking applications for more. Teachers qualify if they have earned as few as 30 credit hours in math, or have a bachelor's or an advanced degree in math or a science-related field. They also can qualify if they have passed the math version of the Praxis teaching exam.
Lisa Holland, who just started teaching an engineering design class at Scotlandville High School, has a master's degree in civil engineering from Southern University. Unable to find work in engineering, she spent two years as a substitute teacher before hearing about the E=MC2 program and jumped at it. Although only four days into the job, she feels she's finally found what she wants to do and is so far enjoying working with ninth-graders.
"They are pretty good because it's a new environment," she said. "They are eager and ready to learn and full of questions."
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NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — FBI agents investigating the Boston Marathon bombings have visited the Rhode Island home of dead suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev's (TAM'-ehr-luhn tsahr-NEYE'-ehvz) in-laws and carried away several bags.
CNN says at least one bag was labeled DNA samples.
FBI spokesman Jason Pack confirms agents went to the North Kingstown home of Katherine Russell's parents Monday. Russell is Tsarnaev's widow and has been staying there.
Russell didn't speak as she left her attorneys' office in Providence. Attorney Amato DeLuca says she's doing everything she can to assist with the investigation.
Attorneys have said Russell and her family were in shock when they learned of the allegations against her husband and brother-in-law, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv).
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed in a gunbattle with police. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction. Their mother calls the allegations lies.
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Hassan's first veto: A true head-scratcher
July 15. 2013 6:45PM
On Friday, Gov. Maggie Hassan issued her first veto. Maybe you can make sense of it.
Hassan vetoed House Bill 403, a simple legislative study committee. The committee's directive consisted entirely of this sentence: "The committee shall study end of life decisions."
The bill's prime sponsor was Rep. Charles Weed, D-Keene, and five of the six sponsors were Democrats. It was not some Republican stalking horse. It passed the Democrat-controlled House by a vote of 212-14 and by a voice vote in the Republican-controlled Senate. Why veto it?
Rep. Weed is a vocal advocate of assisted suicide. But that is not why Hassan vetoed the bill. She said in her veto message that New Hampshire "has already produced important laws, including New Hampshire's advance directive statute (RSA 137-J)" and that she just signed another bill "to clarify New Hampshire's advance directive statute. Therefore, I see no need for the study committee outlined by HB 403 and have vetoed the legislation."
How strange. Because we already have laws regarding the matter (including a law that needed clarification in this session), we needn't study it despite the desire of most legislators to learn more?
Earlier this session the House passed a bill to ban the use of private prisons by the State of New Hampshire. The bill was passed before the completion of a state study on the benefits and drawbacks of using private prisons. The self-proclaimed party of science, knowledge and reason is for gathering facts before acting, except when it isn't.
Maybe this blatantly political veto — Hassan wanted to veto something so she could appear to be a tough, active governor, and this study committee was the victim — will encourage legislative leaders to rely more on standing committees or appointed task forces instead of statutory study committees. Why subject legislative research to the political whims of the governor?


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Manchester HIgh School will present its fall stage production of the comedy "Parents" on Friday and Saturday.
When first-time head director Justin Elder announced the script selection for the Manchester High School Drama Club's Fall 2013 play he received an unexpected response.
"I think everybody was thrilled that it wasn't a murder mystery," senior cast member Victoria Wamsley said.
For the past three years, Elder has assistant produced the school's fall productions, each with a decidedly mystery-based plot.
"Last year, when we started planning, I got equal parts 'not a murder-mystery' and 'comedy, comedy comedy,'" Elder said. "I told them comedy can be tough."
The resulting selection, Bryan Starchman's "Parents Just Don't Understand," will have its Manchester High School debut at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 and 2 p.m. Nov. 3.
The Nov. 2 performance will also include a 1 p.m. chicken dinner. p.m.
Paced as "live scrapbook," Elder said the play recounts the greatest, funniest and most awkward of family memories. Set up as 10 individual vignettes, "Parents" also allows each member of the cast to play widely differing roles.
"It has everything from a mom embarrassing her son while clothes shopping, to a dad teaching his daughter to drive and majorly freaking out," Elder said.
Senior Amy Fox said that while the scenes are somewhat exaggerated for comedic effect, some moments come fairly close to real life. He co-star, senior Mackenzie Bower, could not agree more.
"When the mom sends the daughter to the basement – yeah, that is pretty accurate," Bower said.
During one scene in particular, that script accuracy becomes somewhat ironic for junior Russell Andrus.
"Amy is my daughter and I am teaching her to drive," Andrus said. "And I actually just got my license. My parents don't think I'm such a great driver."
Junior Brennan Angle has "(portrayed) a dad before." In "Parents," Angle's patriarchal experience pays off in the most decidedly challenging way.
"I give 'the talk'," Angle said.
Elder said the fact that the play gives the 18-member cast the "outside the box" experience of playing both kids and parents is its greatest attribute. The cast members themselves complimented Elder in his abilities to draw the sometimes daunting aspects of the script out of them.
"He has always been good at comedy and delivering a line for comedic effect – the timing," said senior Sarah Hercules. "Some of the aspects (of the script) are the same things that have happened in your own life, but it is different to be sort of looking onto it."
And while she lamented the lack of males to portray all the male roles in the script, Fox said the end result will be an audience "passing out from lack of oxygen from laughing."


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With six brand new tools and updates to two existing plugins, Universe 2.1 delivers eye-catching text effects, enabling users to easily add unique text graphics to their projects. Whether it's giving text a retro look a la the 1980s, adding dynamic animations to bring them on and off screen, or applying a fractal-based glowing effect, the latest additions to the Universe 2.1 library of effects has a tool for just about any artist's needs.
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Born in the early '80s, the Chevrolet Cavalier was General Motor's attempt to regain market share that had been lost to Japanese manufacturers who had been the first to recognize the public's need for compact, more fuel-efficient transportation. Though inferior to its competition in most respects, the Cavalier proved to be a hit with consumers, emerging as a consistent sales leader for Chevrolet.
The Cavalier's success was built in large part on the value it offered, though updates were few and far between. The Cavalier was on the market from 1982-2005, and in those 24 years, there were only two generations. Still, despite the fact that many models were built on aged platforms relative to the competition, the Chevrolet Cavalier enjoyed popularity, largely because of its irresistibly low price.
One significant factor to consider when deciding whether a Cavalier is right for you is safety. Throughout its life cycle, the Cavalier has received poor to lukewarm crash test scores. Another is overall quality. Cavaliers have suffered from build quality issues; subpar materials quality and outdated design were also problems, particularly with later models.
Resale value has been low for Cavaliers, making them an extremely affordable option. Still, in light of its shortcomings, we'd recommend that those shopping in this category consider other alternatives, such as later-model Korean imports.
Most Recent Chevrolet Cavalier
The Chevrolet Cavalier's second and most recent generation was built from model-year 1995-2005. Cavaliers built in 1995-2000 were available as sedans, coupes and convertibles, but as of 2001, drop-top versions of this Chevy were dropped from the lineup.
Trim levels varied over this generation's 10-year run. Chevrolet offered base, LS and Z24 trims for the majority of the time but later changed the lineup to just base, LS and LS Sport. The standard features list on base-model Cavaliers included little more than air-conditioning and an AM/FM stereo.
When the second-generation Chevy Cavalier was first unveiled, buyers had a choice of two engines. Base models were motivated by a 2.2-liter, 120-horsepower four-cylinder. Those seeking more power could choose a 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine ("Quad4") good for 150 hp. After just one year, the 2.3-liter was replaced with an updated 2.4-liter version that also made 150 hp.
A new 2.2-liter, DOHC, 16-valve, "Ecotec" four-cylinder engine appeared in the Cavalier for the first time during the 2002 model year. While base Cavaliers continued with the ancient OHV 2.2-liter four and the Z24 still had the 2.4-liter unit, the 140-hp Ecotec was a clear improvement over any previous Cavalier power plant in terms of overall drivability and refinement. The 2.4-liter engine was dropped in 2003.
Although there weren't any redesigns in the final 10 years of the Cavalier's life, the model did see some upgrades. In 1999, the 2.4-liter engine was refined to improve reliability, emissions and fuel economy. And in 2000, the car was given a smoother-shifting manual transmission; its antilock brake system was also improved, and it saw exterior revisions like new body-colored front and rear fascias and new headlights and taillights. The car's exterior was updated once again in 2003, and XM Satellite Radio became available as an option. Audiophiles should know that in 2004, the base-model Cavalier was given an improved stereo, with CD and MP3 playback capability.
One unfortunate Cavalier hallmark is its dated interior. Build quality is subpar and materials quality leaves a lot to be desired. Seats also miss the mark when it comes to comfort. On the plus side, though, later models are available with both OnStar and XM Satellite Radio.
In editorial reviews, the Chevrolet Cavalier was praised for offering acceptable handling and power, and a reasonably compliant ride. Cons included a dated platform and poor crash test scores. In consumer reviews, the car was praised for its fuel economy but panned for its dull interior styling.
Past Chevrolet Cavaliers
The first-generation Chevy Cavalier existed from 1982-'94. Standard features amounted to little more than an AM/FM audio system. A Cavalier wagon was available, in addition to the coupe, sedan and convertible. (The wagon was dropped with the second generation.) There was also the sporty Z24 variant, which debuted in 1986 and offered a spunky V6, a firmer suspension, alloy wheels and obligatory tape graphics.
With such a long spell between redesigns, Cavaliers built in the '90s offered a positively ancient platform compared to the competition. The model did see some tweaks over the years, though. In 1991, the Cavalier received sheet metal revisions. The following year, ABS joined the standard features list, and base engines saw hp increase by 15 to 110. In 1994, base engines saw another horsepower boost, up 10 hp to 120. Air-conditioning, a sunroof and a CD player were all available as options.
Again, resale values on these Chevys are low. Other than bargain-basement prices, though, these older Cavaliers have little to offer.
If you are looking for older years, visit our used Chevrolet Cavalier page.
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