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Memorial Day is upon us and that usually means that women will be packing their bags for a long and restful weekend out of town. It's also incredibly likely that the suitcases of the most fashionable females will hold a variety of bottoms from cotton capri pants to kneegrazing gauchos; from miniskirts to Daisy Duke- inspired denim shorts.
Call abbreviation a trend in bottoms these days. Alle Fister, a spokesperson for ShopBop, a hip online destination, has a theory as to why. "We are seeing a lot of abbreviated bottoms, as we're in the heart of the spring and transitioning into summer. Cropped styles are great for this time of year because they provide the perfect amount of coverage for this weather." But to give fashion its due, there is also a movement at hand, aside from the warmer weather, which might account for the hike in hemlines. "Another huge trend now is leggings and what is great about this is it affords more women the opportunity to wear shorts and micro-minis," Fister continues. "They can still get coverage with style when combining and layering these looks with leggings; leggings allow more women to feel comfortable in these shorter styles."
According to the Cotton Incorporated Lifestyle Monitor™, a majority of women gravitate towards trends in dressing, indicating that they will probably be embracing the prevalence of shorter silhouettes this season. 57% of female respondents told the Monitor that their typical clothing purchases were for new and different clothing, rather than replacing current items.
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"There are a wide range of options out there in bottoms that allow us to do our own thing," tells Stephanie Pappas, a co-owner of Eva, a boutique in downtown Manhattan. "It's a great time for mixing and matching silhouettes; many skirts are knee-length and short shorts are really happening right now."
But that is not to say that the trend towards short is without taste or style. "Bottoms may be abbreviated, but the look is new and fresh. It's still conservative," says Ashley Thompson, owner of Addict, a stylish New York store. "Take for example, the pencil skirt, which is cut right above the knee."
"Gap is loving the skirt this season," affirms Sean Krebs, Style Expert for Gap, the national retailer. "We are offering a number of different styles including reversible, dip-dye, cotton eyelet, and tiered versions as well as printed denim minis. Skinny cropped capris and shorts, both super short and knee-length, are also big news."
"We are seeing the bubble hem sell very well," offers Rowan Cohen, a manager and co-owner of Oxygene, a hip South Florida boutique, referring to this spring's super popular skirt. "We are also seeing cropped silhouettes and tapered legs doing very well but of course, this is Miami; they're always going to be important here."
Temperate climate or not, it appears that women of every region will be slipping into a shorter silhouette in bottoms this season. According to the Monitor, 54% of female respondents like or love to shop for apparel, and clothing remains the number one choice of things to shop for among most women, far surpassing other categories including shoes and home electronics.
"It's easy to build a wardrobe of different types of bottoms that can be mixed and matched with all types of tops. These days, it is less about buying 'outfits' and more about buying great 'items' that you love," Krebs from Gap details.
Data from the Monitor indicates that women prefer to do just that. When asked if they were more likely to buy an entire outfit in one store, 54% of female respondents stated that they preferred to buy pieces at different stores. When it comes to bottoms, denim ownership is edging even higher, with strong growth in the first quarter of 2006. According to the Monitor, on average, female respondents owned 9.11 pairs of jeans, 3.4 pairs of denim shorts and 8.81 pairs of casual pants.
Designers appear to be offering a continuous stream of options to keep women buying both denim and casual pants this season. "Cropped denim is doing really well right now and we're seeing a range of lengths with different style details such as cuffs and rouching," observes Fister. And it's not just the designers inching up the bottoms of bottoms; consumers themselves are literally taking matters into their own hands. "Women are rolling up and folding the cuffs of their denim and wearing them very stylishly," Thompson from Addict shares.
Kelly Monks, Store Manager for Foley and Corrina, located in Manhattan's Lower East Side, details a Bermuda short that her store will be debuting this summer. "It's a straight cut, mid-rise cigarette pant that is cut just above the knee. It's great for either day with flip-flops, or for night with high heels." That's comforting news for many women; six out of ten female respondents told the Monitor that prefer to wear one comfortable outfit for the entire day rather than changing their clothes to fit their varying activities.
As the experts attest, women will have plenty of choices in skirts, pants, leggings and shorts to accommodate any occasion and in the most stylish of ways. Any way you look at it, it's bottoms up!
This story is one in a series of articles based on findings from Cotton Incorporated's Lifestyle Monitor™ tracking research. Appearing Thursdays in these pages, each story will focus on a specific topic as it relates to the American consumer and her attitudes and behavior regarding clothing, appearance, fashion, fiber selection and many other timely, relevant subjects.


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DALLAS (Reuters) - A pickup truck used by former President George W. Bush at his Texas ranch was sold for $300,000 at an auction on Saturday after he donated it to benefit a charity that serves U.S. military families.
The 2009 Ford F-150 King Ranch 4x4 SuperCrew was sold as part of the Barrett-Jackson auction house's sale of collectible cars in Scottsdale, Arizona. The auction house did not disclose the identity of the buyer.
Bush and former first lady Laura Bush used the pickup at their ranch in Crawford, Texas, where they frequently entertain friends, family and visiting dignitaries.
"I haven't driven on a street in many, many years, but I have been able to drive this truck on my ranch," Bush said in a statement.
The right airbag panel on the truck was signed by the former president. The buyer also received a video showing Bush autographing the airbag panel and driving around the ranch, which is about 120 miles from his Dallas home.
Proceeds from the sale benefit the Fisher House Foundation, a charity that provides free housing for families of military service members who are receiving medical treatment.
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Favre's summertime soap opera ended Wednesday night when the Green Bay Packers traded their iconic quarterback to the New York Jets, who haven't had a star of No. 4's stature since the days Joe Namath was slinging passes.
"I'm here for one reason. Not to do commercials, Broadway all those things," Favre said after joining New York for its exhibition game in Cleveland. "I'm here to help the Jets win."
It's not certain when the three-time MVP will be ready to play.
But he assured it will be soon.
"I'm a little out of shape, compared to the other guys," he said.
Five months after a tearful goodbye to a Hall of Fame career, Favre, who won a Super Bowl title and set all sorts of records in 16 seasons before his acrimonious split with the Packers, is now part of a Jets team which went 4-12 last season.
"It's like a marriage that ends," Packers president Mark Murphy said. "It happens. Neither party is at fault."
Favre spent the night at his home near Hattiesburg, Miss., before flying to New Jersey to meet with Jets officials. They then boarded a charter for Cleveland.
"The last 24 hours have been crazy," Favre said.
For the moment, Favre brings the Jets publicity - second stringers in the New York area, they're far overshadowed by the champion Giants.
Already, his jersey is being scooped up by fans who awakened Thursday morning to the news that the Mississippi country boy with the cannon right arm is on his way to the big city.
Told that 3,000 new jerseys had been sold online, he joked, "That's all?"
Until the deal was announced, it appeared the 38-year-old might be on his way to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But the Jets, who went to camp with Chad Pennington and Kellen Clemens battling to be the starter, persisted and landed Favre for a fourth-round draft pick in 2009.
Pennington, benched midway through last season, was released Thursday afternoon.
A draft pick is hardly a steep price for a player who holds league records in career yards (61,655), touchdowns (442), wins (160) and hasn't missed a start in 275 consecutive games.
"We wish him the best," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said.
"There's no ill feelings. He has a positive reputation within this organization."
New York gave up a conditional pick for Favre. According to NFL.com, the selection would turn into a third-rounder if Favre plays in 50 percent of the plays this season, a second-rounder if he plays in 70 percent and the Jets make the playoffs, or a first-round pick if he plays in 80 percent and the Jets make it to the Super Bowl.
The Jets are hoping Favre can bring them some of the magic he created at Lambeau Field, a place where the sight of him dropping back into the pocket on a frozen Sunday and rocketing a ball downfield is as etched in Packers lore as legendary coach Vince Lombardi walking the sidelines.
Favre is coming off one of his most productive seasons, one during which he answered any doubts about whether he still had game. He passed for 4,155 yards, his most since 1998, and had 28 TDs with 15 interceptions. The arm strength was still there, and so was his ability to improvise and make something of nothing.
He led the Packers to the NFC championship, where they lost to the Giants in overtime. Favre's final pass was intercepted, setting up New York's winning field goal. That pick, a blemish on an otherwise brilliant season, may have haunted him and driven Favre back onto the field.
In New York, Favre will step behind an offensive line rebuilt during the offseason by the additions of free agents Alan Faneca and Damien Woody. He'll have wide receivers Laveranues Coles and Jerricho Cotchery as his primary targets.
He'll work under coach Eric Mangini - Favre is one year older than his new boss.
Following weeks of back-and-forth posturing and conjecture about Favre's future, the Packers had little choice but to trade their popular superstar. Once Favre had announced he was quitting, Green Bay decided to hand its offense over to Aaron Rodgers, a former first-round pick whose every throw will by dissected by Green Bay's rabid fans.
At one point, it appeared Favre, whose preference was to be traded inside the NFC North, and Packers would come to a reconciliation. But earlier this week, McCarthy said after six hours of "brutally honest" conversations over two days that he felt Favre didn't have the right mind-set to play for the Packers.
"The train has left the station," McCarthy said.
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx, comes to the City of Garland on Friday, April 18 at 10 a.m. for a special news conference concerning the ongoing IH-635 East project, a key priority for the DFW Metroplex and the State of Texas. To read the USDOT's press release about the Secretary's Bus Tour, please click here. The Interstate 635 East project in Dallas County, from United States Highway 75 to IH-30, is one of the most critical projects in the Dallas-Fort Worth Region. Few projects will have a greater impact on the mobility of citizens and the movement of goods. The IH-635 East Project (US 75 to IH-30) will be a complete reconstruction of the existing facilities with noted enhancements to the corridor including: • Continuous frontage roads from US 75 to IH-30 • Enhanced access with strategically placed entrance and exit ramps • Aesthetic enhancements to the corridor • Continuous 2+2 managed lanes from US 75 to IH-30 • Reconstruction and reconfiguration of the main lanes • Sound Walls IH-635 East opened to the public in 1970, after the authorization from the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 created the Interstate Highway System. When originally constructed, the facility had limited access, including minimal frontage roads and short entrance and exit ramps. Since the right of way on IH-635 was purchased using federal funds, the Federal Government has both the land rights and access rights to the facility. The impact for the City of Garland (and the IH-635 East Corridor) is that the City must be strategic in its planning for access to and from the facility and be cognizant of the administrative process by which new access points can be given. The City of Garland is playing an essential role in the development of this corridor by creating a sharp focus with a coalition of stakeholders representing Dallas, Garland, and Mesquite along with the respective county, state, and federal officials. The news conference will be held at 1122 W. Centerville Rd. in Garland.
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Federal Government Issues New BCAP Proposed Rules, Suspends Biomass Payments
Biomass Subsidies Update: Federal government issues new BCAP proposed rules, suspends interim biomass payments.
By DeAnna Stephens
Date Posted: 3/1/2010
After a number of delays, the Obama administration has issued proposed rules for the full implementation of the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), a biomass subsidy designed to spur the development of biofuel and alternative energy markets. Upon issuing new guidelines, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) immediately suspended payments under the temporary program developed last year. This means that local Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will no longer accept new applications for matching payments under BCAP until the full program is adopted.
For applications received prior to the suspension of the program on February 8, payments will continue through March 31. The government has instituted a 60-day comment period for interested parties to provide feedback on the BCAP program, including new provisions.
The USDA has made some major changes to the program because it swelled well beyond initial projections as non-target industries, such as the forest products sector, rushed for matching payments. Costs soared to an estimated $2.1 billion in 2010, which has caused the USDA to put the brakes on the program and to reconsider how to calculate subsidies.
The draft rule was proposed by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), a government owned and operated entity of the USDA intended to stabilize, support and protect farm income and prices.
BCAP subsidies could open up a world of possibilities for the forest products industry. Alternately praised and criticized by different sectors, much of its impact is still guesswork and dependent on local timber market dynamics. Sawmills and pallet manufacturers could qualify as eligible conversion facilities if they convert renewable biomass into heat, power, or advanced biofuels such as wood pellets or wood chips.
The BCAP program was initially designed to spur development of cutting edge technology and alternative energy markets primarily with crops, such as switch grass, not conventional wood biomass used in proven technology, such as wood co-generation facilities. Although the initial program did not exclude these facilities, they were not the target. One of the main reasons they will likely continue to be allowed is that wood biomass remains the most widely used renewable energy source in the country. It may be difficult for BCAP to be seen as a success in the short term if traditional wood biomass sectors are excluded.
BCAP Program Changes
The pilot program authorized payments of up to $45 per dry ton to producers for delivered eligible materials to recognized conversion facilities. Now, it appears the new rules will cap those amounts in some way. The government has suggested the following three options:
1.) One option is to provide matching payments at the rate of $1 for each $1 per dry ton as stipulated in the initial program with a cap on those biomass facilities that convert wood wastes or wood residues into heat or power for the facility. In those cases, a historical baseline of heat or power the facility produces from these materials will be established by the Deputy Administrator and payments will be made only for materials delivered to those facilities for conversion to heat or power above that baseline.
2.) A second option is to tailor the matching payments through a tiered approach designed to encourage advanced biofuels production. In this option, biomass conversion facilities converting eligible material to any use other than advanced biofuel such as heat, power, renewable energy or bio-based products would be able to receive payments at some point below the maximum rate. Another approach would be to develop a payment rate based directly on the value of lowering carbon emissions.
3.) Finally, a third option is to vary the matching payments to encourage additional biomass production beyond a historical baseline. Under this option, the government would calculate the matching payment at the rate of $1 for each $1 per dry ton paid by the qualified biomass conversion facility and then reduce the actual amount paid based on the difference from the baseline. For example, full payment could be provided for delivery of eligible material to new facilities, certain public buildings, facilities, or property (such as schools, universities, military facilities or federal and state buildings) that convert from fossil fuel consumption to renewable biomass feedstocks.
These changes are just proposals and the USDA is open for comments to help shape the final policy. The federal government has also proposed the following changes:
The two-year period for matching payment eligibility would begin on the date of issue of the first matching payment, not after initial approval as stipulated in the original rule.
The original rule called for measuring the moisture content of each load of biomass; the new rule accepts industry standards for measuring moisture content, including random sampling and the use of historical statistical data.
The proposed rule replaces arms length transaction language with related-party transaction requirements. Related-party transaction restrictions will allow cooperatives and stockholders of a privately or publicly held company who deliver eligible material to that company to remain eligible.
The original rules required that forest biomass be harvested in accordance with a forest stewardship plan and follow all state regulations. The proposed rule has expanded the types of plans acceptable to include the American Tree Farm Program, the Sustainable Forestry Initiatives Program and State Best Management Practices Programs.
Industry Reaction
Many raised the question of how this subsidy would impact existing markets for wood residues. The draft takes this under consideration and proposes that only wood chips and shavings that would not otherwise be used for higher-value products, such as composite wood panels, be eligible for the subsidy. The shortcoming in this area is that the rule does not address how this would be regulated or monitored. The term otherwise used is vague and could be interpreted in several different ways.
It appears that the wood composite and panel industry, which was concerned about the impact of BCAP on its raw material supplies, may have gotten some of what it wanted by efforts to reduce payments to existing wood biomass markets and facilities. Companies that have already signed up and have started receiving BCAP payments are now in limbo waiting for the full program to be enacted, which likely wont happen until sometime this summer. These companies may need to lobby during the comment period for special consideration so that their eligibility time frame is not drastically reduced.
In spite of the fact that the conversion facilities will not be receiving any payments from the program, they may still be able to benefit by lowering the price they pay for incoming biomass. Producers in the BCAP program may be willing to sell at a lower price, as they will actually receive double what the facility pays them once they receive the matching payments from BCAP.
For logging companies located near eligible conversion facilities, signing up for the matching payments is worth the time. BCAP funds could make removing slash economically viable in some areas.
Market distortion remains a large concern for many as how it will play out is still unknown. The subsidies would allow conversion facilities to pay less for incoming biomass since the supplier will receive a matching payment from the FSA.
Donna Harman, president and CEO of the American Forest & Paper Association, said, AF&PA urges USDA to work to 1.) minimize BCAPs distortions to existing markets for biomass, 2.) expedite BCAPs provisions intended to increase the supply of biomass, and 3.) implement the program in a fair and transparent way that guarantees all stakeholders concerns are given fair consideration.
BCAP History
BCAP was authorized as part of the 2008 Farm Bill, but it is just beginning to be implemented. It is part of the Obama Administrations goal to aggressively accelerate the development of advanced biofuels that will be carried out by the Biofuels Interagency Working Group, chaired by the secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy and the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Biofuels and other forms of renewable energy can be a major component of our strategy for reducing our dependence on imported energy, said Senator John Thune, author of BCAP. Providing incentives for the production of biofuels from non-edible sources will hasten the spread of next generation biofuels and create economic opportunity in places where traditional biofuel was not possible.
The CCC is looking for public comment on the draft. A 60 day comment period was started with the publication of the draft in the Federal Register.
Comments can be submitted at www.regulations.gov until April 9. The entire proposed rule can be downloaded at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-2556.htm


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Andy Murray was poised to receive an Office of the Order of the British Empire medal from Prince William at Buckingham Palace, but his moment of glory was stalled by a random drug test, according to The Telegraph.
The 2013 Wimbledon champion very nearly stood up the royal family after the substance authorities arrived at his doorstep at the most inopportune moment of the morning.
As a result of the ill-timed investigation, the Scot was late to the illustrious presentation alongside his parents Judy and Willie and girlfriend Kim Sears, despite the best efforts of their highly-skilled cabby.
"They turned up at my door at 8.20am and I had a taxi booked for half past eight. I was a but worried I was going to be late but the taxi did a great job in getting us here," Murray explained.
"It's part of the job but when you have a day like today you are looking forward to, it's the last thing you need."
Murray played it cool upon arrival to the event and the royals appeared equally lenient about the mishap as the tennis star shared a few friendly jokes with the Duke of Cambridge about the unfortunate occurrence – including a cheeky dig at the Prince's messy handwriting.
"I teased him a bit as he had sent a note to me before Wimbledon wishing me luck and his wife had written me a letter afterwards. Her handwriting was beautiful and I told him how fantastic it was compared to his."
The 26-year-old received the prestigious medal for his efforts on the ATP Tour including an historic victory at Wimbledon 2013 in addition to his US Open and Olympic gold medal triumph in 2012.
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I responded to Cale, and he sent me a few more gems, including:
"Mental note...never use Blue Archer or any of their associates if you are the kind of individual they would employ...a liar and a cheat..."
"Tell that to the poor clean (as in not a doper) son of a bitch that needed one good result to get a ride for the next season but was upstaged by a doper like YOU and now is out of a job. Some decisions you have to live with the rest of your life..."
Hey, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and I realize that there are countless and innumerable haters out there (including quite a few here in Pittsburgh in my old club, the Allegheny Cycling Association), but at the end of the day what is the value in sending me hate mail or talking shit on me to my friends?
It doesn't register on my radar save as a curiosity, and most of the commentators are anonymous or people I haven't seen in five years or more. I'm flattered that I so impacted some people's lives that they feel compelled to remind me of my sins 19 months after the fact, but...keep it in perspective for your own sanity.
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Apparently the words of Cale McAninch have caused a little havoc elsewhere. See Patrick O'Grady's comments in Velonews.ReplyDelete
Amazing, right? I actually commiserated with Richard Sachs over the damage to his bikes caused by McAninch's boorishness. I was shocked to see that Cale is making it a habit to harass other athletes.ReplyDelete
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The remote town of Yulara is a convenient start point for visitors setting off to the explore the sensational range of natural wonders the Red Centre has to offer.
The ancient rock formations of Kata Tjuta (also known as The Olgas) create an amazing landscape of spectacular domes and canyons.
An iconic image of outback Australia and a sacred site for the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Uluru's remarkable colour changes are a wonder to behold. Visit the lesser-explored region of the West MacDonnell Ranges and compare the ever changing landscapes of the Red Centre.
Join an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Guide on a cultural walk to the Mutijulu Waterhole, an experience exclusive to Intrepid Travel
This trips provides you with the best guides in the business who know the Australian outback like the back of their hand
Wander through the iconic domes of Kata Tjuta, and gaze in awe at the sacred rock of Uluru
Dine under the stars and camp within privately owned sites on the red earth of the outback
Hike through natural amphitheatres, rocky chasms and lush oases in Kings Canyon
Traverse the immense landscape of the West MacDonnell Ranges and keep an eye out for an abundance of wildlife
Discover the spiritual importance of the outback landscape to local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities on guided nature walks - exclusive to Intrepid
This is a camping trip for those who are looking for the basics. Simple facilities and lack of emphasis on creature comforts make this an authentic experience of the Australian outback.
Group participation makes up a lot of this trip, so you'll be required to help with preparation of meals and cleaning up. These are the kind of tasks that bring a group closer together. Group sizes can also be pretty big, so be prepared to share this experience with a bigger group than what you might be familiar with.
Temperatures in the Red Centre can be extreme. During the day the weather can be very hot (and the Australian sun is very strong) so please bring appropriate clothing, use sun protection and drink plenty of water. In the evenings temperatures really drop, so bring base layers and warm clothing.
This trip requires a moderate level of fitness as it involves a lot of walking, allowing you to really get among nature. Please bring sturdy, comfortable walking shoes and comfortable clothing.
On most days of the trip, you'll spend several hours driving through very sparse areas of desert. Sit back to enjoy landscapes that you would miss in any other form of travel.
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North Carolina and Campbell open the NCAA baseball tournament Friday a long way from home, quite a departure from a year ago, when it seemed like the entire college baseball world revolved around the Triangle, with regionals and super regionals in Chapel Hill and Raleigh and local teams accounting for a quarter of the College World Series field.
After what might have been the greatest season of college baseball in North Carolina – highlighted by the 18-inning ACC tournament battle between Omaha-bound N.C. State and North Carolina in front of a record-breaking crowd of 11,392 – this season is limping to a merciful end. The Tar Heels, the No. 3 seed in Gainesville, Fla., and the Camels, the No. 4 seed in Columbia, S.C., will need to overturn the odds to keep this season alive.
All the momentum gathered in recent years came to a halt as N.C. State went from a top-five preseason ranking to out of the postseason, North Carolina failed to host an NCAA regional for only the second time in eight years and East Carolina missed the NCAA tournament for the second straight year after making it in 12 of the previous 14 seasons.
Even impressive Duke, which recorded one of its best seasons in two decades, wasn't one of seven ACC teams in the NCAA tournament. Only Campbell, which was oddly snubbed as an at-large team a year ago, can be completely satisfied, winning the Big South tournament to remove all NCAA doubt this time.
The Tar Heels, with six College World Series appearances in the past eight years, are entitled to a blip here and there. The last time they failed to host a regional, 2010, they bounced back immediately with another trip to Omaha. It's the Wolfpack that bears the most blame, thanks to a season that imploded in a supernova of hubris and complacency.
N.C. State unquestionably had some holes to fill from last season, but with two likely top-10 major-league draft picks, including the potential No. 1 pick in Carlos Rodon, the raw material was there for another run at an ACC title, if not a national title. And the Wolfpack made sure everyone knew it.
"We deserve the hype and I hope we live up to it," catcher Brett Austin said in February, tempting fate, but he was hardly alone among his teammates, the rhetoric openly encouraged by coach Elliott Avent.
The Wolfpack displayed more than enough pride to goeth before a mighty big fall, and it was truly poetic that its entire season came down to a baffling blown call by an inattentive home-place umpire in the ACC tournament. Homer couldn't have written it any better.
For a sport perennially trying to rise above niche status and cross into the mainstream, last season was the high point of a gradual increase in interest that culminated in a perfect storm of rivalry and quality when both the Wolfpack and Tar Heels made it to the College World Series, filling ballparks along the way. This season was a huge step backward, with all the compelling preseason storylines fizzling and the NCAA tournament soldiering on with very little local representation.
College baseball already has enough barriers to entry for casual fans: The incessant pitching changes, the infatuation with bunting and the interminable games just to start. (Last Saturday, when Duke's 1 p.m. lacrosse national semifinal victory over Denver ended, its 11 a.m. baseball loss to Miami in the ACC tournament was still going and going and going.)
That's all true even when the local teams are nationally competitive. When they're not, it's hard to imagine those five-figure crowds coming back out anytime soon.


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Ziphius cavirostris
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Ziphius cavirostris G. Cuvier, 1823
|Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:
|Regional Assessments:
Common Name(s):
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Recent genetic analysis confirmed that this genus is monotypic (Dalebout et al. 2005).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Taylor, B.L., Baird, R., Barlow, J., Dawson, S.M., Ford, J., Mead, J.G., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Wade, P. & Pitman, R.L.
|Hammond, P.S. & Perrin, W.F. (Cetacean Red List Authority)
Global trend or abundance data for this species are unavailable but abundance is at least 100,000. This species also has a very large range. As with other beaked whales, threats that could cause widespread declines include high levels of anthropogenic sound, especially military sonar and seismic surveys, and bycatch. The combination of the large global range and relatively high abundance with possible declines driven by more localized threats is believed sufficient to rule out a 30% global reduction over three generations (criterion A).
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|Cuvier's beaked whales may have the most extensive range of any beaked whale species (Heyning 1989, 2002). They are widely distributed in offshore waters of all oceans, from the tropics to the polar regions in both hemispheres. Their range covers most marine waters of the world, with the exception of shallow water areas, and very high-latitude polar regions. They are found in many enclosed seas, such as the Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Sea of Japan, and the Sea of Okhotsk (but not in the Baltic or Black Seas). This is the only species of beaked whale regularly found in the Mediterranean Sea (Podesta et al. 2006).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Albania; American Samoa; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Aruba; Australia; Bahamas; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Saba, Sint Eustatius); Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Cape Verde; Cayman Islands; Chile; China; Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Cook Islands; Costa Rica; Côte d'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Falkland Islands (Malvinas); Faroe Islands; Fiji; France; French Guiana; French Polynesia; Gabon; Gambia; Germany; Ghana; Gibraltar; Greece; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guam; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; India; Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Ireland; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Kenya; Kiribati; Korea, Republic of; Kuwait; Liberia; Madagascar; Malaysia; Maldives; Marshall Islands; Martinique; Mauritania; Mexico; Micronesia, Federated States of ; Monaco; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nauru; Netherlands; New Caledonia; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Nigeria; Niue; Northern Mariana Islands; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Philippines; Pitcairn; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Russian Federation; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Martin (French part); Saint Pierre and Miquelon; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Sint Maarten (Dutch part); Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; United Kingdom; United States; Uruguay; Vanuatu; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Viet Nam; Virgin Islands, British; Virgin Islands, U.S.; Wallis and Futuna; Western Sahara; Yemen
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Atlantic – western central; Atlantic – northeast; Atlantic – eastern central; Atlantic – southwest; Atlantic – southeast; Atlantic – northwest; Indian Ocean – western; Indian Ocean – eastern; Mediterranean and Black Sea; Pacific – southeast; Pacific – northeast; Pacific – northwest; Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – western central; Pacific – southwest
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|Global abundance has not been estimated for Cuvier's beaked whales, but abundance has been estimated for several study areas. Wade and Gerrodette (1993) estimated an abundance of about 20,000 (CV=27%) Cuvier's beaked whales in the eastern tropical Pacific, but a re-analysis of the same data increased that to about 80,000 after accounting for diving animals that were missed (Ferguson and Barlow 2001). Other dive-corrected estimates of Cuvier's beaked whale abundance include 1,884 (CV=68%) off the U.S. west coast (Barlow 2003) and 15,242 (CV=143%) in Hawaiian waters (Barlow 2006). Cuvier's beaked whales are undoubtedly among the most common and abundant of all the beaked whales, and worldwide abundance is likely to be well over 100,000. There is no information on trends in the global abundance of this species.
This is the only widely-distributed beaked whale species for which a global assessment of genetic diversity has been conducted. The results of this study suggest that there is probably little movement of Cuvier's beaked whales among different ocean basins, and that there may even be a distinct subpopulation in the Mediterranean Sea (Dalebout et al. 2005).
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|Although Cuvier's beaked whales can be found nearly anywhere in deep (>200 m) waters, they seem to prefer waters near the continental slope, especially those with a steep sea bottom. Off Japan, whaling records indicate that Z. cavirostris is most commonly found in waters deeper than 1,000 m (Heyning 1989). The species is known around many oceanic islands, and in some enclosed seas. It is rarely found close to mainland shores, except in submarine canyons or in areas where the continental shelf is narrow and coastal waters are deep (Heyning 1989, 2002) and is mostly a pelagic species that appears to be confined by the 10°C isotherm and the 1,000 m bathymetric contour (Houston 1991; Robineau and di Natale 1995).
Cuvier's beaked whales, like all beaked whales, appear to prefer deep waters for feeding. Dives of up to 40 minutes have been documented. Although few stomach contents have been examined, they appear to feed mostly on deep-sea squid, but also sometimes take fish and some crustaceans (MacLeod et al. 2003). They apparently feed both near the bottom and in the water column. As with other beaked whales, suction appears to be used to draw prey items into the mouth at close range (Heyning and Mead 1996).
|Use and Trade:
|It is hunted at a low, and largely opportunistic, level.
|Major Threat(s):
There is good evidence of large-scale reductions in many predatory fish populations (e.g., Baum et al. 2003, 2005; Sibert et al. 2006; Polacheck 2006) and over-fishing and collapse of several important "prey" fish stocks world-wide (e.g., Jackson et al. 2001). The effects of such fish population reductions and subsequent ecosystem changes on world-wide populations these whales are unknown but could result in population declines.
Never the main target of commercial whalers, Cuvier's beaked whales have sometimes been taken as bycatch in other direct fisheries, such as those in the Caribbean islands, Indonesia, Taiwan, Peru, and Chile (Heyning 1989; Jefferson et al. 1993). In the Japanese Berardius fishery, Z. cavirostris have been taken on an opportunistic basis, with catches varying from 3 to 35 animals taken yearly (Omura and Kimura 1955). Although the Berardius fishery still continues, there have been no direct takes of Z. cavirostris in recent years (Nishiwaki and Oguro 1972).
Mignucci-Giannoni et al. (1999) conducted an assessment of cetacean strandings in waters off Puerto Rico, the United States and the British Virgin Islands to identify the factors associated with reported mortality events between 1867 and 1995. The most common human-related cause categories observed were entanglement and accidental captures, followed by animals being shot or speared.
Bycatch of Cuvier's beaked whales has been reported in several fisheries. Julian and Beeson (1998) report a mortality of 22-44 individuals per year in the California/Oregon drift gillnet fishery from 1992 to 1995. Mora Pinto et al. (1995) report on bycatches from Colombian fisheries. Notarbartolo di Sciara (1990) reported on bycatch in the Italian swordfish fishery. Bycatch in the western North Atlantic is very low, with one animal reported between 1994 and 1998 (Waring et al. 2001).
Evidence from stranded individuals of several similar species indicates that they have swallowed discarded plastic items, which may eventually lead to death (e.g. Scott et al. 2001); this species may also be at risk.
In recent years, there has been increasing concern that loud underwater sounds, such as active sonar and seismic operations, may be harmful to beaked whales (Malakoff 2002). The use of active sonar from military vessels has been implicated in a number of mass strandings of Cuvier's beaked whales, including in the Mediterranean Sea during 1996 (Frantzis 1998), the Bahamas during 2000 (Balcomb and Claridge 2001), the Madeira Islands in 2000 (Frietas 2004) and the Canary Islands in 2002 (Jepson et al. 2003). Mass strandings of Cuvier's beaked whales in Japan also appear to be correlated with locations of naval exercises (Brownell et al. 2006). A stranding of two Cuvier's beaked whales in the Gulf of California was closely correlated with a seismic survey (Malakoff 2002).
Predicted impacts of global climate change on the marine environment may affect this species of whale, although the nature of impacts is unclear (Learmonth et al. 2006).
|Conservation Actions:
The species is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
In 2004, the Parties to the UNEP CMS Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS) adopted a resolution recommending that human activities introducing high-intensity noise in the marine environment be avoided in the agreement area where high concentrations of Cuvier's beaked whales may occur. The agreement's Scientific Committee is currently modelling Mediterranean sighting data to generate predictive Ziphius habitat maps for that purpose.
|Taylor, B.L., Baird, R., Barlow, J., Dawson, S.M., Ford, J., Mead, J.G., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Wade, P. & Pitman, R.L. 2008. Ziphius cavirostris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T23211A9429826. . Downloaded on 25 September 2018.
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Favorite Tom Morello Album – Readers Poll
Tom Morello is one of the most prolific rock guitarists of all time. To honor the 48th birthday (May 30) of the man who has thrown down bombastic riffs for Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave and folky ballads as The Nightwatchman -- we're asking which album of Morello's is your favorite.
Morello has one of the most identifiable playing styles of all time; you can hear just seconds of one of his riffs or spaced out guitar solos and know immediately that it could be only him.
With Rage Against the Machine, and later Street Sweeper Social Club, he acted as both the provider of hard rock riffage and the DJ -- emulating turntables with his guitar. In Audioslave, he continued supplying his signature brand of ass-kickery, but was also able to incorporate more soulful ballads and slower numbers. Slowing things down and going unplugged is an idea he continues to explore with his rebellious folk alter-ego, The Nightwatchman.
During his 20-plus years of success in the industry, Morello has crafted an impressive body of work with several different bands. He has also been included on just about every "Best Guitarist" list that's been done since the mid-'90s. Now that it's well established that Mr. Morello is firmly placed in the upper echelon of rock guitar, we're here to find out which album from the Morello back catalog you like best.
Beginning with his early days in the short-lived glam metal outfit Lock Up, there have been 12 full-length studio albums that feature Morello's choice guitar work. Place your vote below for which of those albums is your fave.


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About one-third of Patriot soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill were African Americans. Census data also reveal that there were slaves and free Blacks living in the North in 1790 and later years. What were the experiences of African-American individuals in the North in the years between the American Revolution and the Civil War?
In this lesson, students reflect on the Holocaust from the point of view of those who actively resisted Nazi persecution. Weigh the choices faced by those for whom resistance seemed both futile and the essence of survival.
In the spring of 1948 Stalin provoked the first serious international crisis of the Cold War by announcing a blockade of West Berlin. This lesson will trace the Berlin blockade and airlift of 1948–49 and the establishment of NATO.


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The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation program provides physical therapy services for patients with various pulmonary diseases. This multi-faceted approach will include education in the disease process, breathing and relaxation techniques, pulmonary medications, and nutrition. Every patient receives individualized therapy sessions including an evaluation to determine functional problems related to the disease process.
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By Ros Krasny
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. federal government on Wednesday announced a plan to manage energy drilling on part of Alaska's North Slope, with the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve to be divided between areas available for oil and gas leases and those that are protected from development.
The announcement by U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar followed the completion of an environmental impact study, which recommended development of areas that contain about 72 percent of the estimated "economically recoverable" oil in the reserve.
The move drew criticism from Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who said the Obama administration had not gone far enough to open up oil and natural gas resources in the area.
Salazar said the plan as conceived would allow for the potential construction of pipelines carrying oil or gas from operations in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas through the NPR region, also known as the Western Arctic Reserve.
The "balanced approach" would help protect "significant caribou herds, migratory bird habitat and sensitive coastal resources that are critically important to the culture and subsistence lifestyle of Alaska Natives," Salazar said.
The administration has authorized 177 oil and gas leases in the reserve since May 2011, covering some 1.4 million acres. So far only exploratory drilling has occurred.
Under Wednesday's blueprint 11.8 million acres would be open for development, which are estimated to hold 549 million barrels of economically recoverable oil and 8.7 trillion cubic feet of economically recoverable natural gas.
Murkowski, the top Republican on the Senate Energy Committee, takes the view that the reserve's legal purpose is to provide petroleum to the United States to ensure the nation's energy security.
The administration's plan "locks up 83.5 percent of the likely natural gas in the reserve. That is totally unacceptable," she said.
The reserve is the largest single tract of public land in the country, roughly the size of Indiana, and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Several environmentalists said they liked the plan, which protects the area around the North Slope's biggest lake.
"This is a nice holiday present for America's waterfowl hunters and bird watchers," said Adam Kolton, executive director of the National Wildlife Federation's national advocacy center, who praised the administration's "balanced approach."
But Brendan Cummings, a senior attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, decried the decision as "unfortunate".
"The Obama administration seems set on turning most of America's Arctic into a sacrifice zone for the benefit of oil companies," he said in an email.
(Additional reporting by Yereth Rosen; Editing by Phil Berlowitz)


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Callithrix jacchus
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Callithrix jacchus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Name(s):
Hapale communis South, 1845
Hapale leucotes Lesson, 1840
Jacchus albicollis Spix, 1823
Jacchus vulgaris Humboldt, 1812
Jacchus vulgaris ssp. rufus Fischer, 1829
Simia jacchus Linnaeus, 1758
Simia (Sagoinus) jacchus ssp. moschatus Kerr, 1792
|Taxonomic Notes:
|The marmosets of the Brazilian Atlantic forest, the xerophytic scrub and deciduous, and semideciduous forest (caatinga) of north-eastern Brazil, and the Cerrado (bush savanna) of central Brazil were all considered by Hershkovitz (1977) to be subspecies of Callithrix jacchus.
The Atlantic forest marmosets and Callithrix peniciillata are now considered distinct species (see Mittermeier et al. 1988; Rylands et al. 1993, 2008; Groves 2001, 2005; Marroig et al. 2004; Coimbra-Filho et al. 2006).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Rylands, A.B, Mittermeier, R.A., de Oliveira, M.M. & Kierulff, M.C.M.
|Mittermeier, R.A., Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority) & Hoffmann, M. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
This species is listed as Least Concern as it is relatively widely distributed, adaptable, occurs in a number of protected areas, and because the current rate of decline is not sufficient to qualify it for a threatened category.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|The Common Marmoset occurs in the scrub forest (forest patches in dry caatinga thorn scrub) and Atlantic forest of north-eastern Brazil, in the states of Alagoas, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, and Piauí, Maranhão, Bahia, and possibly north-eastern Tocantins, originally extending south as far as the Rio São Francisco and its west (left) bank tributary the Rio Grande (about 11º30'S). Hershkovitz (1977) indicated that it also probably extends north-west into the state of Maranhão, to the left bank of the Rio Parnaíba and the Serra do Valentim (Hershkovitz 1977). Hershkovitz (1977) extended the distribution no further west than the middle reaches of the Rio Grande (left bank) and the upper Rio Parnaíba (right bank), with a lacuna between these points and the Rio Tocantins. Silva Jr. (1999) reported on localities in Maranhão and Piauí marking the north-western limit to its range, and determined that, as Hershkovitz (1977) had indicated, it extends to the left bank of the Rio Parnaíba, but there is a lack of information concering its occurrence or otherwise west from there into the basin of the Rio Itapecuru (Sillva Jr. 1999; unpubl. data, 2008). The Black-handed Tamarin, Saguinus niger, occurs to the west, but the easternmost locallities are in the interfluvium of the rios Mearim and Itapecuru (J. S. Silva Jr., unpubl. data, 2008). Flesher (2001) recorded C. jacchus in the Serra das Mangabeiras at the headwaters of the Rio Parnaíba in Piauí, approximately 10ºS, 46ºW. South of the Serra da Mangabeiras, it is possible that the Serra Geral de Goiás marks the divide with C. penicillata to the west. It has spread into numerous other regions as a result of introductions outside of its original range, south of the Rio São Francisco, accompanying the destruction and degradation of the Atlantic coastal forest and its associated ecosystems (Coimbra-Filho and Câmara 1996). Introduced and recent populations include those in the state of Sergipe and the north and north-east of Bahia, including the 'Recóncavo da Bahia' (Alonso et al. 1987), the state of Rio de Janeiro in south-east Brazil (Coimbra-Filho, 1984; Ruiz-Miranda et al. 2000), the Ilha de Santa Catarina in southern Brazil (Santos et al. 2005) and they are also reported to have established themselves in Buenos Aires. Alonso et al. (1987) indicated that the Recóncavo da Bahia shows a relatively narrow zone of mixing between Callithrix penicillata and C. jacchus. However, Coimbra-Filho et al. (1991/1992; Coimbra-Filho and Câmara 1996) have shown that this region was originally forested, and argued that the destruction of the natural vegetation over vast areas since the European discovery of Brazil in 1500, along with frequent and repeated introductions, certainly of C. jacchus but probably also of C. penicillata, has resulted in a confused picture of hybrids between these species and between C. penicillata and C. kuhlii (see Coimbra-Filho et al. 1993). They argued that pure C. kuhlii was the original form occurring there.
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Native:Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia - Introduced, Ceará, Espírito Santo - Introduced, Maranhão, Paraíba, Paraná - Introduced, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro - Introduced, Rio Grande do Norte, Santa Catarina - Introduced, São Paulo - Introduced, Sergipe - Introduced)
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|Callithrix jacchus can occur in very high densites.
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|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|An inhabitant of gallery forest, semideciduous and deciduous scrub forest (forest patches in dry caatinga thorn scrub) and humid Atlantic forest of north-eastern Brazil. It is very adaptable, being able to live in urban parks and gardens and rural villages where it is not persecuted and has sufficient food. It has been introduced into many areas outside of its natural range, where it is able to thrive and is believed to compete with and displace other (native) marmosets.
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, saps, latex) and animal prey (including frogs, snails, lizards, spiders and insects). Marmosets have morphological and behavioural adaptations for gouging trees trunks, branches and vines of certain species to stimulate the flow of gum, which they eat, and in some species form a notable component of the diet (Coimbra-Filho 1972; Rylands 1994). They live in extended family groups of between four and 15 individuals. Generally, only one female per group breeds during a particular breeding season.
Callithrix jacchus is a gum-feeding specialist, with gouging lower incisors to excavate holes in gum-producing trees to guarantee gum year-round. This allows it to live in very seasonal habitats, including deciduous forests and scrub in the north-east of Brazil. Associated with its specialization in gum-feeding, it defends home ranges that are much smaller than are typical of the genus: 0.72 to 5.2 ha. Castro (2003) recorded home ranges of 0.3 to 2.4 ha at Níisia Floresta National Forest, Rio Grande do Norte. Maier et al. (1982) and Alonso and Llangguth (1989) recorded home ranges of 2-5 ha in the urban district of João Pessoa, Paraíba, and Mendes Pontes and Monteiro da Cruz (1995) of 4 ha in an urban park in Recife, Pernambuco. Group sizes have been recorded to range from 2 to 15 at the Tapacurá State Ecological Station, Pernambuco (Hubrecht 1985; Scanlon et al. 1988). Usually one female breeds in each group. Twins are produced twice a year.
|Major Threat(s):
|Although widespread and common in many localities, and even replacing other Callithrix species where it has been introduced, C. jacchus populations are declining through habitat destruction in many parts of their distribution (Mittermeier et al. 1988; Coimbra-Filho 1984). There is some limited hunting for pets.
|Conservation Actions:
The following protected areas are within the species geographical range (* indicates possibly introduced and mixed populations of C. jacchus and C. penicillata):
Sete Cidades National Park (6,221 ha) PI
Serra da Capivara National Park (97,93 ha) PI
Ubajara National Park (563 ha) CE
Serra Negra Biological Reserve (1,100 ha) PE
Saltinho Biological Reserve (548 ha) PE
Pedra Talhada Biological Reserve (4,469 ha) AL
Guariba Biological Reserve (4,321 ha) PB
Mamanguape Ecological Station (9,992 ha) PB
Seridó Ecological Station (1,116 ha) RN
Itabaiana Ecological Station (1,100 ha)* SE
Uruçuí-Una Ecological Station (135,000 ha) PI
Aiuaba Ecological Station (11,525 ha) CE
Foz do São Francisco Ecological Station (5,322 ha) AL
Raso da Catarina Ecological Reserve (99,772 ha)* BA
Ponta do Cabo Branco State Park (379 ha) PB
Guaramiranga State Park (55 ha) CE
Dunas Costeiras State Park (1,160 ha) RN
Buraquinho State Biological Reserve (471 ha) PB
Tapacurá State Ecological Station (392 ha) PE
Níisia Floresta National Forest (170 ha) (RN) (Castro, 2003)
The Tijuca National Park (3,200 ha), and the Poço das Antas Biological Reserve (5,065 ha), state of Rio de Janeiro, contain an introduced population of C. jacchus.
This species is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
|Rylands, A.B, Mittermeier, R.A., de Oliveira, M.M. & Kierulff, M.C.M. 2008. Callithrix jacchus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T41518A10485463. . Downloaded on 22 September 2018.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Al Qaeda is plotting to kidnap German and British citizens in Libya, the Spiegel weekly magazine quoted German intelligence sources as saying.
Germany and Britain were among several Western countries to urge their nationals to leave the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday, days after a deadly attack by Islamist militants in neighboring Algeria.
Britain cited a "specific and imminent" threat to Westerners in Libya's second largest city, but officials declined to give any details.
Spiegel, citing sources in the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND), said on Sunday al Qaeda and other militant Islamist groups were specifically preparing attacks on British and German citizens in the area.
It gave no further details and the BND declined to comment.
On Thursday, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle described the situation in Benghazi, cradle of the uprising that ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, as "serious and delicate" but also declined to provide any details.
The call to leave Benghazi irked Libyans, keen to win foreign investment to rebuild their fractured infrastructure and boost the oil industry after the revolution against Gaddafi.
Few Westerners are believed to be in Benghazi, which has experienced a wave of violence against diplomats as well as military and police officers, including an attack in September that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.
At least 38 hostages were killed in an attack on Algeria's In Amenas gas complex near the Libyan border earlier this month. The launch of France's military operations in Mali has also cranked up tensions in North Africa.
(Reporting by Gareth Jones; Editing by Andrew Heavens)


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EE To Switch on 4G for 27 Further Towns by June 2013
EE is the UK's most advanced digital communications company, providing mobile and fixed line services to 27 million customers
Feb 12, 2013, 06:18 EST
HERTFORDSHIRE, England, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EE, the UK's most advanced digital communications company, today announced that 4G will be switched on in a further 27 towns across the country by June 2013, expanding superfast coverage to more than 65 UK towns and cities in total.
The 4G rollout, which offers customers speeds up to five times faster than 3G, is proving a huge success with UK businesses, including Addison Lee, Foxtons, Gatwick Airport, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Kier, Microsoft, Morrisons, Sony Music, TNT Post and Urban Outfitters, who are already reaping the benefits of increased efficiencies and productivity both in and out of the office.
Olaf Swantee, Chief Executive Officer, EE, said:
"Our business customers want a 4G network that covers the markets in which they operate, and that is exactly what we are building for them - and at a phenomenal rate. We're set to cover more than half of the UK population by Summer, staying ahead of the schedule that we set for ourselves at launch, and continuing to demonstrate the amazing value of 4G mobile to many organisations with different challenges and different needs."
Between April and June, 4G will be launched in Aldershot, Ashford, Basildon, Basingstoke, Blackpool, Bracknell, Camberley, Colchester, Crawley, Farnborough, Guildford, Horsham, Huddersfield, Leatherhead, Maidstone, Milton Keynes, Oldham, Oxford, Redhill, Reigate, Sevenoaks, Stevenage, Tonbridge, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Warrington, Wigan and Woking.
The EE 4G network currently covers 45% of the UK population, and is forecast to increase to more than 55% by summer, as the network grows to cover more than 65 towns and cities as well as much of the suburban and rural areas that surround them. At the end of January, nine new 4G towns were switched on, and this week 4G coverage from EE, the UK's largest mobile operator, landed in Newbury - the 28th live 4G town.
For more information, please visit www.ee.co.uk.
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- Serves: 4; 2 tacos per serving
- Cooking Time: 19 - 22 minutes
3 medium garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 4 ounces each), all visible fat discarded, halved lengthwise
8 6-inch yellow corn tortillas
1 medium tomato, seeded and diced
1/2 medium avocado, diced
3 ounces white cheese, such as queso fresco, crumbled
Cooking Instructions
In a medium nonstick skillet, stir together the juice, garlic, turmeric, salt, and pepper. Add the chicken. Cook over medium-high heat for 2 minutes, or until the juice comes to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, turning over once halfway through.
Remove the skillet from the heat. Let the chicken and juice sit for about 2 minutes, or until the chicken is cool enough to handle. Transfer the chicken to a cutting board. Using two forks, shred the chicken. Return it to the skillet. Bring to a simmer over low heat.
Meanwhile, warm the tortillas using the package directions.
Spoon the chicken down the center of each tortilla. Top with the tomato, avocado, and cheese. Fold the sides of the tortillas over the filling.
Cook's Tip
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per serving
- Calories Per Serving
- 288
- Total Fat
- 8.0 g
- Saturated Fat
- 2.0 g
- Trans Fat
- 0.0 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 1.0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 3.5 g
- Cholesterol
- 73 mg
- Sodium
- 360 mg
- Carbohydrates
- 23 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sugar
- 5 g
- Protein
- 32 g
Dietary Exchanges
1 starch, 2 vegetable, 3 1/2 lean meat
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CONCORD — UNH Cooperative Extension will host a series of all-day training workshops next week for those seeking a supervisory registration certificate from the state's Division of Pesticide Control and those seeking recertification credits. Three courses will take place February 11–13 at two locations in Concord.
Under a 2011 amendment to the rules and regulations of the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food Division of Pesticide Control, individuals can apply for "Supervisory Registration Certificate for General Use, for Right of Way (B) and Turf Pest Control (G2)." To be eligible for the Supervisory Registration Certificate, individuals must complete eight hours of category-specific training for each category and an additional eight hours of general use instruction (core training). This training is the first step in the process of obtaining the Supervisory Registration Certificate-General Use.
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When you dig yourself a 3-0 hole against one of the best teams in the league through 40 minutes, only a perfect final period can produce a victorious comeback.
The Bruins failed to pair their valiant third-period effort with perfection tonight, as they fell 5-3 at Washington after rallying to tie the score on two power-play goals and a Shawn Thornton breakaway score.
Here's a quick glance at the box score:
•Zdeno Chara was a minus-4 and Andrew Ference a minus-3. More disturbing was Chara's two hits. He has to be more physical in games against Alexander Ovechkin and Co.
•Tim Thomas was hung out to dry and head coach Claude Julien spared him the third period. The move worked in terms of momentum. Tuukka Rask's first action since Oct. 23 resulted in 12 saves on 13 shots.
•After going point-less in his first two games this season against the Bruins, Ovechkin registered a goal and an assist.


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Fighting hard over their assets, The way I'm going at it
This is the moment I swing for the fence
For folks who think I'm only average
The dopest with multi syllabics, appropriate status
Went from crack to coke, to raw as opium tablets, that
Soak in lava flow, and so cinematic
I write where Anakin , and Obi-Wan Kenobi went at it
You know me? So don't approach me with static
I let it fly like showing Kobe the basket, You could quote me on that shit
Bastard, all this hocus pocus, gold litte karats
Don't hold no matter, cause here, its so unemphatic
Front on tracks like you pimp, you a hopeless romantic
Tyson Beckford ass ho, You pose like a faggot
So... Don't be dramatic, like acting like you choking on salad
Hope or panic, won't haul this chosen hispanic
I'll open ya cabbage, You know I'm a savage
Like African child soldiers toting Soviet ratchets
The soul of a maverick, stay in the gutter like bad bowlers
School of hard-knocks, My diploma's a Masters
Cause I go in deeper than chicks trafficking
Coke wit petrolium packaged near they felopian passage
I'll Math to Dose on the masses
This Latin, assassin is known to just spaz quick
I'll nap him, & know that I'm that sick
To grab his chick's ass, and mack it
While his Ghost stares at his folks near his casket
Match this, please like I'm a damn stiff
I'm, more like Tourettes, fuck shit, with a bad twitch
Thinking I won't write death, like I ain't bodied that shit
That's dyslexic, right to left, you got it backwards, check
Who's next up? Let's step up
Don't get it twisted
Most of these cats are broke while my bread's up
Judging a rapper's success is more, deceptive
Than bitches uploaded pictures to the internet, from they neck up
Put ya left nut on the line, you ain't lying
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It was reported earlier today that Mischa Barton was removed from her home on Wednesday afternoon (July 15).
Access Hollywood is now reporting that the 23-year-old actress was placed under an involuntary psychiatric hold and transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Wednesday evening. According to Wiki, someone can be held involuntary if s/he us deemed to have a mental disorder that makes them a danger to him or her self, and/or others and/or gravely disabled. Britney Spears was held involuntarily twice in Los Angeles in January 2008.
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|2009-04-17, 19:30
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Anyone know anything about the OVA? CDJapan says the 7th DVD contains the 13th episode and an "unaired episode".
|2009-04-17, 19:41
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Join Date: May 2007
I remember reading an article on MAL where there was suppose to be an unaired episode of Kannagi with the dvds... but considering I didn't see it anywhere else I thought it was a mistake... but you say cdjapan lists it.. hmmm.. can anyone shed some light on this? Really looking forward to it if it's true.
|2009-04-18, 02:37
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: U.K. Hampshire
The release date for the 7th DVD is 27th May 2009 so maybe we will find out more closer to the time. This is what cdJapn have for the release.
|2009-04-18, 12:52
|Link #64
Gazer of Cosmos
Amazon seems to agree:
As does the official anime site:
I won't insult anyone by including the web translations, but both mention an untelevised episode.
|2009-04-24, 18:56
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Seishu's Ace
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
Trailer for episode 14:
Doesn't look like we'll see Jin and Nagi hook up, which is a bummer...
|2009-05-23, 21:32
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Orange County, California
Too bad they still do not have enough material to run a season 2. Unless, they make that season stylized in the same format Bleach is running in. 1 episode per 1 chapter, which would be really difficult to do.
|2009-05-26, 23:32
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|2009-07-01, 21:53
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Notice this site advertising on Anime News Network: http://www.nagisamafanclub.com/anime/index.html
Trying to assess / drum up interest for a US release?
|2009-07-01, 23:37
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|2009-07-04, 19:44
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|2011-02-21, 23:38
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Location: Cologne (Germany)
Necropushing once more, I should start watching some stuff that isnt years old lol.
Anyway, the usual stuff, is the manga/novel further into the story? Is there any indication of a second season? Any infos? The ending was nice but pretty unsatisfying xD
|2011-02-23, 02:22
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The source material is *much* farther along - but on hold because the author has been ill. They certainly left the end of season 1 as if they *expected* to get a season two but alas. Kannagi, along with many other series that needed another season or two, doesn't seem likely to catch a break.
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Location: Philippines
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|2011-10-22, 17:55
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Can anyone explain what the roots of the "Nagi virginity fiasco" are? Japan isn't exactly a puritanical society with strong religious prohibitions against premarital sex. To be fair, however, "virginity fiascos" aren't exactly restricted to fictional characters; I've seen on sites like Sankaku Complex that otaku can get real stabby when popular female seiyuu get boyfriends or are seen with men.
|2011-10-24, 23:21
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Age: 36
1. Some (obsessive?) fans like to believe/pretend that they are or could be a celebrity's first and only boyfriend (because they are that celebrity's "true fan"). (The same can apply for female fans and male celebrities, feeling jealous if their favourite celebrity gets a girlfriend -- this happens even in Hollywood culture.)
2. If a female celebrity actually does get a boyfriend (or "heaven forfend", lose their virginity), they are no longer "pure". This also ruins the aforementioned fantasy, since even if the celebrity did encounter the fan, the fan would almost certainly be rejected since they won't measure up (and they wouldn't be able to be the celebrity's "first" anyway). (This is the same double-standard at play in much of the world, where a girl who has had multiple sexual partners is considered a deviant, whereas a guy who has had multiple partners is acceptable, perhaps even enviable.)
3. Some fans applied the same celebrity obsession principles to 2D characters. However, in many cases, the fan may insert themselves into the role of the protagonist of the story (since most realize that they personally can never interact with the character directly), so as long as the character is "pure" for the protagonist, it's okay if the protagonist starts dating the character (since they can imagine that it's them).
4. Online message board 2ch (among others) likes to make fun of these obsessive fans by playing it up and exaggerating the issue as a joke. It has become a meme that, whenever something like this happens, a whole bunch of people will feign outrage, referencing the fact that there are actually a few people who really feel that way (though no one knows just how many given the meme and "fake outrage"). Most of the "ripped up manga" and other things you see are from attention-seeking people acting crazy as part of this meme.
So for practical purposes, the origin of the fiasco is 2ch making fun of the obsessive Nagi fans who may have felt hurt/jealous/outraged that their pure goddess may have been "tainted" before having met the protagonist, Jun. A more thorough reading of the story shows that even this isn't really an issue for all intents and purposes, but the meme was triggered anyway, and some people took it too far (as tends to happen).
As for a deeper insight into the societal reasons why this attitude about celebrities exists in the first place... well, that'd be even broader speculation, so I guess it probably belongs in a different thread (though it is an interesting subject).
|2011-10-25, 09:40
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Thanks for the info.
From the Sankaku Complex reports, it seems that seiyuu who happen upon "instant fame" like the K-ON! seiyuu are most subject to this virginity obsession. No one seemed to complain when Kaori Nazuka or Sayaka Oohara got married, possibly because they didn't do characters with the moe stereotype that otaku like to pay the most for.
By the same token, it seems that seiyuu who work steadily like Shizuka Itou or Yuu Asakawa don't get the same shrieking obsession of otaku. I have to wonder how this lopsided attention comes about.
But I could never understand how the fantasy of "being the star's first" came about. It seems like a rather severre disconnect with reality. You don't know them aside from a childish obsession, and they don't know you. Why would that be a good foundation for an intimate romantic relationship?
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The Season 5 panel of "The Walking Dead" kicked off with a supposed sneak peek at what the characters are up to in the 15th episode of the new season, and it turns out they're all still stuck in the train car at Terminus, the settlement of hostile cannibals where the characters were imprisoned at the end of Season 4.
The fake clip showed Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Glenn (Steven Yeun) in big Moses beards, playing cards and munching on cooked pieces of their castmates.
"Tastes like Carl," Rick says munching on what looks like bacon.
Showrunner Scott Gimple described it as "'Cheers' at Terminus."
Though he was predictably vague on details about the upcoming season, which premieres Oct. 12, Gimple did say that the back story of Terminus would be shown.
For the first half of the panel, moderator Chris Hardwick discussed the new season with Gimple, creator Robert Kirkman, and executive producers Gale Anne Hurd, Greg Nicotero and Dave Alpert.
Kirkman said this season would start off with the Terminus detour, something not shown in the monthly comic book he writes, but would soon get back on the track of the story as shown in the comics.
The new season promises a very tough version of Rick, a stark contrast to the more gentle gardening Rick that was shown at the opening of Season 4.
"Mega Kung-Fu Grip Rick is what we've had in the comics for awhile," Kirkman said. "But it's taken awhile to get there in the show."
The producers unveiled a first look at the new season that did indeed show a rougher, tougher Rick and that Terminus would soon be left behind as the characters set off for Washington, D.C., with the hopes of curing the zombie plague.
Along the way, they appear to strike up an uneasy truce with Terminus leader Gareth (Andrew J. West) and Seth Gilliam, formerly of HBO's "The Wire," who will join the cast as Father Gabriel Stokes.
The new season also promises massive zombie explosions and water-logged zombies, as the characters find themselves at one point in a flooded basement with walkers who have been taking on water for a long, long time.
"We're constantly trying to refine the look of the walkers," said Nicotero, who is also behind the show's zombie makeup.
Unlike last year, which had the characters tromping through the woods for half the season, Hurd said that this season would feature many locations the crew had dubbed "Tick, Chigger and Mosquito-Free Zones" (a.k.a. urban and suburban areas).
After premiering the fifth season trailer, the producers left the stage and Hardwick welcomed members of the cast: Andrew Lincoln, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Michael Cudlitz, Chad Coleman, Norman Reedus, Emily Kinney and Chandler Riggs.
Hardwick quickly embarrassed Lincoln by showing a clip of the actor getting into character on set, which involves a lot of screaming and hitting things and "Woo-hoo"-ing like a maniac.
"Did that look as crazy as it sounded?" Lincoln asked after covering his face for the clip.
Hardwick brought a bouquet of flowers for McBride, who had a memorable scene in Season 4, which involved her telling a character to look at the flowers before she shot her in the back of the head. McBride quickly passed the flowers off to Reedus, who was clearly a fan favorite on the panel. It's a long way from where Reedus first saw himself on the show.
"I thought they were going to kill me off in Episode 2," Reedus said.
Everyone agreed that in the new season, all the cast members have been put through the wringer and have come out much tougher than ever before.
"There's something about getting my gun back and my shoes on and getting sweaty and dirty and bloody that really feels right," Lincoln said.
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