text: Conservation: Story Story Posted 08-05-2013 Dredgers Get the Lead Out Underwater miners help birds, improve fish habitat, remove toxic metals Ask any suction dredge gold miner and they will tell you they not only remove mercury, but lead fishing weights and old shotgun lead. By: Brad Jones, GPAA Managing Editor From Gold Prospectors Association of America In the minds of the non-prospecting public, the term "dredging" seems to conjure up images of wanton destruction. To those who are unaware of modern suction dredge mining techniques, it just sounds bad and may even create the image in the mind's eye of huge wooden crates with giant metal bucketshaped scoops known as bucket-line dredges that were seen on the rivers of Alaska in the late 1800s. Today's suction dredges, which are minuscule by comparison, do not scrape and scour the entire bottom of a streambed with shovels, but are designed for one or two miners to vacuum up sand and gravels that contain gold from a specific area. Modern dredges made for small-scale mining are compact floating platforms with an underwater suction hose, usually between four and eight inches in diameter. Although they have small gas-powered engines, they are self-contained and do not pollute the water like the exhaust from an outboard motor on a small fishing boat would. Exhaust from a dredge is emitted into the air, not the water. Ask any suction dredge gold miner and they will tell you they not only remove mercury, but lead fishing weights and old shotgun lead. Studies also show dredging improves fish habitat, and some environmental groups have applied for government funding to dredge to improve salmon spawning refugia, while at the same time condemning miners for doing the same thing for free. Their reward is the gold they find and a day outdoors often spent with friends and family. And, don't for even one minute be so naive as to think that these environmental do-gooders aren't recovering the gold for themselves, too. Negative image So, why have suction dredgers been so negatively portrayed by the media and environmentalists? According to Public Lands for the People President Jerry Hobbs, the bad image has more to do with the public's ignorance of modern mining techniques and an emotional reaction to the terms "dredging" and "mining" than it does with actual suction dredging. The common and widely accepted misconception that dredgers kill fish eggs is, well, a red herring. Dredging during spawning season is illegal, so the myth that dredgers harm fish eggs simply defies logic and doesn't hold water. Ironically, all fishermen, other than those who are catch-and-release anglers, are killing the fish, so it's a pot-calling-thekettle- black scenario. While the GPAA supports outdoors activities such as hunting and fishing, miners are disappointed with the lack of understanding from some anglers. Furthermore, studies show that dredging actually benefits fish habitat and no scientific study has ever concluded that dredging is harmful to fish or fish habitat. In fact, dredging helps to improve fish habitat. Still, many opponents blindly swallow what they've been fed by environmentalist groups and the pro-green mainstream media — hook, line and sinker. Even though most miners are responsible stewards of the land and care every bit about the fish as much as the next person, environmentalists have targeted small-scale mining and other outdoor activities such as fishing, hunting, off-roading and rafting. So far, these outdoor groups seem unable to unite against the "green giant" and seem content to point fingers at one another rather than fighting back against radical environmentalism. Hobbs warned that miners are like the canary in the coal mine — the first line of defense in the public's right to access and extract natural resources from the land. Unlike sports fishing and h u n t i n g , mining has been recognized as the best use of the land for more than 140 years. Congress has accorded prospectors the right to access and mine on public lands under the Mining Law of 1872. For this reason, Hobbs has called on hunters and fishermen to stand behind gold prospectors to keep the backroads and public lands open and form a unitedfront against the seemingly countless attacks by environmental groups working in collusion with government agencies to strip miners of their rights. If miners lose their rights to mine, the hunters will lose their licenses to hunt and anglers will lose theirs to fish, Hobbs said. Public Lands for the People President Jerry Hobbs has often appealed to outdoor groups to support mining rights as a way to keep public lands open to not only miners, but other outdoors groups and the public at large. Yet, we face increasingly more land grabs and an onslaught of road closures, regulations and restrictions. Environmental extremists have become powerful, well-financed propaganda machines and are winning the hearts and minds war at the cost of your freedom and economic prosperity, despite no scientific evidence that small-scale mining has a significant impact on the environment. Miners, in particular, are getting shafted. "We're the smallest user group and the easiest to pick on," Hobbs said. "We're the ugly kid on the block and they want to kick our butts." 'Mine' over matter Hobbs mocks the stupidity of an urban culture that has lost touch with its roots and no longer understands the importance of man's connection to nature and primary industries such as agriculture, timber and mining that allow cities to exist in the first place. While the green lobby touts "sustainable" development, these primary industries are what sustain the urban lifestyle. "If it wasn't for mining, they wouldn't have anything. They would still be living on a dirt trail wearing sheepskins or living in caves and palm frond huts," he said, laughing. It is important that miners educate the public on the necessity of harvesting minerals from the earth because we depend on these natural resources to support our modern lifestyles. Of course, all the materials used to build computers, cellphones, cars, aircraft, TVs and virtually every modern appliance are mined in one way or another. Sand and gravel are mined to build roads. Ironically, mining has generated the metals used in the tools and materials to construct solar panels and wind turbines that the environmentalists like to tout as "clean energy," while condemning mining. And, most computers, TVs, and cellphones contain small amounts of gold. "There was a lot of truth to what George Massie said, that everything is either grown or mined," Hobbs said. "If it wasn't for mining, they would have nothing." When a news reporter once challenged Hobbs on that concept, he asked the reporter, "Where else does wealth originate from if not from something harvested or something mined?" The reporter thought for a minute and replied, "Computers!" Hobbs asked the next logical question: "Where do you think your computer came from?" The reporter hung up on him. 'Nuff said. Thick as lead Dredgers often find lead in streams because lead is like gold; it's heavy and gravitates to the lowest point as it is gradually washed downstream. Waldo Mining District President Tom Kitchar said that in some heavily fished parts of the Rogue River in Oregon it is not uncommon to find enough lead to fill a large coffee can, about 15 pounds, in a single day of dredging. Besides lead, dredgers also remove tons of mercury from America's rivers and streams, yet the environmentalists still want to ban dredging. When it comes to lead, sports fishermen and hunters should support dredgers who clean the lead from rivers and streams, Hobbs said. "Lead crystallizes, breaks down, becomes ionic and eventually part of the water system," Hobbs said. "They should want us to do that and they don't. We're mitigating their use and the hunters' use." When it comes to removing mercury, environmentalists seem to be stuck more than 150 years in the past. Though they never fail to mention that the old-time gold miners polluted the streams with mercury, which was used to separate gold from black sands, they almost never mention that today's suction dredgers are removing it. They also fail to mention that much of the mercury that lies at the bottoms of our lakes and streambeds originates from industrial pollution and is also naturally occurring from the mineral cinnabar, which contains mercury. "They are so backward on the mercury issue, it's not even funny," Hobbs said. A runaway train Why do the government agencies and environmental groups ignore the science that seems as plain as day? "I'll give you two reasons," Hobbs said. "First, they want to lock up this land and second is that the environmentalists and the legislators want to control everyone and justify their damned jobs with these ridiculous laws." The bottom line, according to Hobbs, is there's a lot of money involved and every study concludes there needs to be more studies in order to stoke the engine of the gravy train — government grants for scientific research. Every study concludes "could be, might be, possibly," said Hobbs, adding the so-called scientific reports are deliberately left wishy-washy and open-ended so the scientists and environmental groups can continue to receive more of your tax dollars for more studies. In other words, they don't want a conclusion because it could halt the government gravy train in its tracks. A lead balloon Claudia Wise, a scientist who formerly worked for the Environmental Protection Agency, is a member of the Gold Prospectors Association of America and an avid suction dredge miner based in Oregon. On most dredging excursions, Wise attests she not only finds gold, but usually collects lead weights, lost fishing line and lures left in the streams, among other man-made debris. "Any time you are removing stuff that's not supposed to be there, it's beneficial. Let's get it all out!" she said. "It's not only lead; we take out car parts and all kinds of odd stuff out of the water." But for some unknown reason, the environmentalists want to shun miners. Any attempt the small-scale mining community makes to help the environment seems to go over like a lead balloon. Joe Greene, who retired from the EPA in 2002, is a research biologist with 30 years of experience nationally and internationally. He is also a GPAA member, a suction dredge miner and a friend and colleague of Wise. When it comes to lead, Greene has pulled his fair share of it from the bottom of streams. "I have a friend who went down and took 13 pounds of fishing weight lead out of one hole in just a couple of days of dredging. I've gotten plenty of lead shot, too," he said. As with the mass hysteria over mercury, Greene wonders if all the hype over lead toxicity is warranted. "On the lead issue, I like taking it out. Personally, I don't think it's as much of a hazard as people like to make it out to be. I've never seen anything saying that any lead weights are being dissolved and becoming toxic. The only thing I can see is that when you get into shallower water, it could be a problem with waterfowl ingesting it. I'm just pleased that we are helping to get the lead out." Dredging improves fish habitat While working for the EPA, Greene was torn as both a gold prospector and a biologist working for the huge environmental agency because he had been told by his colleagues that dredging is bad for fish and the environment. As Greene began researching the issue, he could find no evidence to substantiate what many of his colleagues believed about dredging. In all cases, all the studies he researched concluded that dredging had "less than significant" impact on the environment. Yet, scientists at the EPA perpetuated the myth that dredging is somehow harmful to fish. "They are just brainwashed. I've even heard miners say it. It's frustrating to me," Greene said. "The old saying about a lie told often enough becomes the truth is exactly what's been happening to us in small-scale mining." Miners who drywash, highbank or simply pan for gold and have never used a suction dredge may not be convinced that suction dredging benefits fish habitat because they don't understand the science and that dredging loosens the compacted gravels fish need to spawn. It also creates refugia. Wise agrees. There is no doubt that dredging loosens the gravels and creates "dredge holes" or man-made refugia. "If it is three feet deep, it's considered refugia, which is a depression in the river bottom that is under the main currents. That is where fish prefer to spawn — cooler water, lots of times at the mouth of a tributary," Wise said. Turbidity and riparian areas Other points opponents of dredging like to throw into the argument are claims that miners cause damage to riparian areas and turbidity in the water. "Damage to riparian areas is not a problem. It's less than significant," Greene said. Wise concurs. Rainstorms, spring runoff from snow melt and floods cause much more turbidity and damage to riparian areas than anything else and yet the fish have survived and thrived. Cattle watering at the edge of a waterway can also wreak havoc on riparian areas, trampling the nests of waterbirds and chewing up the wet ground with their hooves. "It's a mud bath all the way up the sides and destroys the vegetation along the banks; I've seen it. There are huge herds of elk that do the same thing in and out of the water, naturally. What are they going to do, kill all the elk?" Well, in some cases, government agencies have indeed ordered the elk to be slaughtered, Wise said. "I'm serious; they killed a whole bunch of elk in Colorado. They say they were harming the environment and instead of sending hunters in to hunt the elk, they sent in government contractors," she said. "They killed a whole herd of elk on an island outside of California, because they were killing what they said were endangered species fauna — an endangered plant. They are picking and choosing what is the natural environment." Any damage done by small-scale miners to riparian areas is insignificant," Wise said. "Highbankers are working in the wooded areas up above the banks. It's usually one person shoveling. How much damage can you do? Highbankers usually work within the wooded area of a river or creek. In the winter, that whole area is going to be underwater." FACTS ABOUT LEAD SHOT AND LEAD SINKERS: Lead fishing weights have been around since the ancient Egyptians 5,000 to 7,000 years ago. The greatest danger posed by lead fishing tackle is neither to fish nor humans, but to birds. The effect of lead shot on the environment has been studied for some time. Large die-offs of waterfowl due to lead poisoning were first reported in the late 1800s and continued through the next century, eventually prompting the 1991 Federal ban on the use of lead shot in hunting. The impact of lead fishing tackle has not been as well studied, perhaps due to the belief that the enormous amount of lead shot put into the environment by hunters far outweighed any impact from fishing. According to research by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published in the mid-1980s, about 3,000 tons of lead shot were discharged by hunters into the environment annually. 2,700 tons of lead sinkers made per year in the United States and 400-550 tons are made in Canada each year. If the figures are accurate, we're talking about perhaps 3,000 tons of lead per year entering the waterways of the U.S. and Canada. For more information about the science and politics of dredging, Google "Dredging doesn't harm fish, experts say" or search the GPAA website: www.goldprospectors.org Brad Jones is the Managing Editor/Communications Director for the Gold Prospectors Association of America. He can be reached at email@example.com. Article as featured in the Pick & Shovel Gazette August/September edition. To get your copy of the Pick & Shovel Gazette you must be a GPAA member. Click here to join today! Share This Story Next From Story Australia May Take in African Rhinos to Prevent Extinction Related Conservation : Posted 07-18-2013 Measuring Coral Growth View Fishing : Posted 02-05-2013 Mining Bronze in Iron Country View Comments Categories News Stories Videos Photo Galleries Viewer Photo Galleries Features Everything Deer with Jeremy Flinn Behind the Badge with Carlos Gomez EagleCam Africam Conservation Check Out All The Photos Explore the United States. 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Turbo Boost overheats Sonymegacal Nov 7, 2010 12:40 PM
has anyone had this problem with Turbo Boost?
the Sony VAIO F136 fx laptop I bought recently shut down after rendering 1/2 of an approx 4hr image sequence.
I bought the Sony to replace an older slower HP6226 laptop (still running fine, no problem with long renders requiring
100% resources) in order to cut down on render times.
When I started rendering even 1 frame with the Sony, Turbo Boost (TB) kicked in, rev'd up the fan and started overclocking
the processor. This is probably not a problem for most apps, but 3D rendering is very CPU intensive regardless of the particular
3D app.
I checked the Intel Turbo Boost page, and it said the TB can be turned off via the bios. Unfortunately, the Sony bios has no switch, and
is basically useles for anything else except settting a password.
I returned the Sony to Fry's (they were nice enough to not charge me a 15% re-stocking fee).
While there, I checked the bios settings on the HP & Toshiba machines. Only Toshiba has a setting to enable/disable
Maybe Toshiba, HP and other laptops have a better ventilation system and don't overheat....I couldn't test them in store. Maybe the Sony is
the only one with a problem (or that model, or even that particular machine).
BTW, I called Sony tech support and was impressed how quickly they called me (~30 sec) when I asked for help at their website.
The 1st tier tech in Manila was curtious, but had no experience with the problem, and handed me off to tier 2 in Rancho Bernardo,
just 5 mi from my home.....ironic. But they also were unable to help or explain why the bios had no switch or tell me how to
disable TB another way.....but they'd pass it on to their engineers, so hopefully Sony will address the problem down the road.
Instead, I found and bought an ASUS G73JH at Best Buy....has a bigger screen, better GPU, [b]AND[/b] is very well ventilated.
In fact, you can hardly tell it's overclocking it's so quiet and cool. (it also has the TB, but handles it extremely well)....plus it was
$200 less.
The bottom line is and why I posted, is to caution everyone who is considering a new laptop.
If you will use it for 3D or any CPU intensive app, try to test it in the store to see how it reacts when under load.
Also, I hope someone at Intel will provide a firmware fix so the Turbo Boost can either be controlled to set the
max clock speed, or at least give us a way to disable it if there is no switch in the bios.


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Researchers from Amherst College and The University of Texas at Austin have described a new technique that might one day reveal in higher detail than ever before the composition and characteristics of the deep Earth.
There's just one catch: The technique relies on a fifth force of nature (in addition to gravity, the weak and strong nuclear forces and electromagnetism) that has not yet been detected, but which some particle physicists think might exist. Physicists call this type of force a long-range spin-spin interaction. If it does exist, this exotic new force would connect matter at Earth's surface with matter hundreds or even thousands of kilometers below, deep in Earth's mantle. In other words, the building blocks of atoms—electrons, protons, and neutrons—separated over vast distances would "feel" each other's presence. The way these particles interact could provide new information about the composition and characteristics of the mantle, which is poorly understood because of its inaccessibility.
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This new force could help settle a scientific quandary. When earth scientists have tried to model how factors such as iron concentration and physical and chemical properties of matter vary with depth—for example, using the way earthquake rumbles travel through the Earth or through laboratory experiments designed to mimic the intense temperatures and pressures of the deep Earth—they get different answers. The fifth force, assuming it exists, might help reconcile these conflicting lines of evidence.
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Alma Paula Aranda Canet commented on "Peter Mangiafico":
Me gustaría invitarte a unirse a la comunidad "Community of discoverers of microorganisms.".
Alma Paula Aranda Canet commented on "Peter Mangiafico":
Me gustaría invitarte a unirse a la comunidad "Our microworld".
Theodore Ganea added "Peter Mangiafico" to the collection "Curators".
Leo Shapiro commented on "EOL Curators":
@Jakob Fahr: Have a look, but I think it's there now; maybe just needed reindexing?
петя спасова commented on "EOL Curators":
@Jakob Fahr: maybe a author problem.
Jakob Fahr commented on "EOL Curators":
Hi everyone! This taxon http://eol.org/pages/327629 should be part of this collection: http://eol.org/collections/57003 but doesn't show up in the list of the latter. Any idea what the problem might be?
Cyndy Parr commented on "EOL Curators":
@Michаel Frаnkis: Michael, we'll keep these suggestions in mind if we get a chance to change the software to accommodate taxon-based or geographic-based variants of labels for data. As you know, developer time is always precious so we have to juggle priorities. Thanks for your input.
Michаel Frаnkis commented on "EOL Curators":
@Cyndy Parr: Thanks! Another taxon-specific one needed is to change 'litters' to 'broods' for Aves. Maybe for some Mammalia too, I'd not think of a baby Elephas maximus as 'litter'!
On spelling variants, I think this is better done by taxon, depending on the region they are from, so just as 'colour' is correct for old world taxa, so is 'color' for new world taxa.
I'll take a look at promoting / removing items; I couldn't work out how to do it before.
Tiago Falotico commented on "EOL Curators":
@Bruno Marino: Sim. Estou cuidando da parte dos macacos-prego e alguns outros primatas brasileiros.
Bruno Marino commented on "EOL Curators":
Há algum brasileiro contribuindo para o site? Seria bom colaboradores em língua portuguesa.
Cyndy Parr commented on "EOL Curators":
@Michаel Frаnkis: Michael -- Curators should use the hide link to hide data records that are incorrect (comment explaining will be helpful; the record will be grayed out for curators but not visible to non-curators).
You can also promote or remove items from the overview tab (for example, if something occurs in a habitat only rarely, that habitat is not a good one for the overview). Also we've already started to think about the need to re-label terms to be more taxon specific -- we'll certainly be looking for input about the best way to do this. As for spelling variants within English, for that we'd have to allow users to set a preference for one or the other.
Michаel Frаnkis commented on "EOL Curators":
"EOL has data for ... traits" Is this new feature editable for curators? There are times where the grouping terms are not appropriate for the taxon concerned, such as 'flower' and 'fruit' for Gymnosperms (should be 'strobili' or 'cones'), or 'color' for European, Australian, etc. taxa (should be 'colour'), and other cases where the datum given is incorrect (e.g. for Pinus albicaulis cones, 'brown' should be 'purple') or is missing and could be added.
Yan Wong commented on "EOL Curators":
Update: I've just made available a facility for searching EoL for media of a specific type, at http://yanwong.me/EOLimagesearch.cgi. Using it to look for public domain images of beetles throws up a number of cases of bad classification, of which the two I mentioned are just a selection. Have a look at http://yanwong.me/EOLimagesearch.cgi?search=beetles&numberofitems=75&mediatype=images&licence=pd
Yan Wong commented on "EOL Curators":
@René Malenfant: Thanks René. I notice that even if the preferred classification is changed, the picture still shows up when, e.g. searching the pages API for beetles (the guitar fish picture, ID 19675473 is about halfway down the results returned from http://eol.org/api/pages/1.0/345.xml?images=75&videos=0&sounds=0&maps=0&text=0&iucn=false&subjects=&licenses=pd . Is there a way of marking the classification as untrusted? Or telling the pages API to only use the preferred classification?
René Malenfant commented on "EOL Curators":
@Yan Wong: Fixed.
Yan Wong commented on "EOL Curators":
Why are these http://eol.org/pages/76717/overview http://eol.org/pages/50092/overview listed as beetles?
Cyndy Parr commented on "EOL Curators":
Do we have any botanists or naturalists familiar with Cassia grandis? Some of the best photos on this page are not yet trusted: http://eol.org/pages/704140/worklist
Cyndy Parr commented on "EOL Curators":
@Luis Alessandro Guariento: You'll need to get them into one of the sources we harvest from. For example, a scientific database or Wikipedia. Other ways are to start a Scratchpad (scratchpads.eu, good if you think you'll want to do lots of species) or contribute to http://eolinterns.lifedesks.org/ .
Luis Alessandro Guariento commented on "EOL Curators":
Hi! I'm an assistant curator, this is my first post here. I've noticed that some species of my interest (Scorpiones) are missing. How can I add new taxa, recently described?
Nathan Wilson commented on "EOL Curators":
The problem has been fixed. It was a year rollover problem. Thanks for the report!


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Pursuing Bachelors degree in Computer
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Operating Systems, Advanced UNIX
programming, Computer Network, Database
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Data Structures and Files, Theory of
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Operating System : MS-DOS
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Presented seminar Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi).The seminar consisted of introduction to the current wireless
technologys. Followed by the description of Wireless Networking & WLAN.A brief introduction of the topic Wifi. Description of the Current Wi-Fi Standards and its Key
Components. Working of Wi-Fi was discussed in the later part following by the security features available with the technology.
The seminar ended with future of this technology.
2) Distributed Network Commands and Utilities of UNIX
In this seminar, the concept and implementation of network commands and their use across heterogeneous platform was explained, the security and applications were discussed in detail. In addition, the future enhancements in the same application were proposed.
1. Participated in National level Project Competiton
Innovations in the Technical event Genesis 2k5,
organized by Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University
college of Engineering, Pune
2. Participated in National level Project
Competition Concepts 2005 - Intercollegiate Project
Exhibition cum Competition organized by
P.I.C.T College, Pune
3. Presented Paper on Distributed Network Commands And
Utilities of UNIX (Di-Netr-iX) in Advances in
Electronic Communications(ADELCO2005) The Second
National Conference which was held At the National
Engineering College, Kovilpatti, Tamilnadu
Academic Profile:-
Academic Year
Board/ University
Marks %
Class/ Division
B.E (Sem 1)
Bharati Vidyapeeth college of engineering
Pune University 2004
Higher Second Class
Bharati Vidyapeeth college of engineering
Pune University 2004
Second Class
Bharati Vidyapeeth college of engineering
Pune University 2003
Higher Second Class
Bharati Vidyapeeth college of engineering
Pune University 2002
Second Class
Modern college Shivajinagar, Pune
Maharashtra Board 2000
Higher second class
A.C.E.M high school Nigdi, Pune
Maharashtra Board 1998
First class
Extra Curricular Activities:-
Member of the Organization Committee for Genesis 2k4 Event Organized by Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Pune.
Active participation in various technical festivals and Cultural events
Specific Areas of Interests:-
Threads: Implementation of single threaded and multi-
threaded applications
Cross-Platform: Porting of application from one
environment to another
Specific interest in the implementation of Device
Drivers for Linux
Personal Information:-
Full Name : Sagar Suresh Mane
Address : 26/14, Vijay Apartments,
Ekta Park,
Pune- 411003,
Phone No. : (020) - 25815676
E-mail : -email is unavailable-
Date of birth : 3rd. October1982
Nationality : Indian
Languages Known : Marathi, Hindi and English
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UPDATE: Some Highways Reopen in Western Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - State transportation officials are opening some western Minnesota highways that were closed due to the snow storm.
Highway 10 between Moorhead and Audubon reopened Monday, as well as Highway 210 between Fergus Falls and Breckenridge. Interstate 94 between Alexandria and Moorhead remains closed as crews work to remove semis that slipped off the road.
The State Patrol handled 326 crashes since Sunday morning, including 42 that involved injuries.
The National Weather Service says Glenwood in Pope County got 12 inches of snow Sunday. Walker has about 11 inches and Hillman has 10 inches. The Minnesota Department of Transportation reported early Monday that most roadways in the state present difficult driving conditions.
(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved)


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I searched google for free tutorials and found this website
It has almost every tutorial you could need(C++, C, Java, SQL, PERL, VB, Photoshop...).
The index is in German (i think) but the tutorials are in english.
Most of them are from SAMS.
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Your Susan G. Komen 3‑Day® journey will begin with an inspiring, emotional Opening Ceremony. You'll walk through gorgeous oceanside neighborhoods and beautiful parks, and spend two fun-filled nights at our Komen 3 Day camp, bonding with your fellow walkers. It all culminates in a celebratory Closing Ceremony. Learn more.
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I am the primary support coach for walkers, answering your phone calls and emails. I have raised more than $10,000 for the 3-Day, walking four times. My history with the 3-Day dates back to 2002. I was so inspired by my mother-in-law's courage and strength as she fought her brave battle against breast cancer that I signed up to walk in her honor. I was expecting it to be challenging to fundraise. I was expecting it to be challenging to walk so far. What I wasn't expecting were the bold and rewarding feelings of camaraderie and accomplishment. I was not prepared for the undeniable sense of power created by a community with a common purpose. Now, with five 3-Days under my fanny pack, I'm looking forward to supporting you along your own 3-Day journey!
I will be out in the San Diego area, working with our amazing participants to help bring even more walkers to the San Diego 3-Day this year. As a seven-time walker I have raised more than $27,000 for the 3-Day and as team captain led our team in raising over $250,000 during those eight years. Our team and family has also supported the 3-Day by holding a cheer station along the route. I'm also proud to say my daughter and cousin have both served on the 3-Day Youth Corps for three years. You might say the 3-Day has woven in as part of the fabric of our family! Like so many of our walkers, my family has been personally touched by breast cancer. I can tell you that the 3-Day is both a celebration of life as well as a means to remember all who have been touched by breast cancer. I love to introduce new walkers to the 3-Day by sharing my personal story and past experiences as well as encourage current walkers with ideas for training, fundraising and team building. Let me help you make a difference in the fight against breast cancer as this may very well be the most amazing three days of your life!
I will be supporting the crew members and volunteers for the San Diego 3-Day. Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I walked in the 3-Day in 2002 and raised more than $2,700. After 60 long miles and a few blisters, I can truly say it was an unforgettable journey that I will cherish forever. It was after that experience that I knew I had to be involved in this event any way I could. For the past 14 years, I have been supporting our crew community and it has been a true honor. On the 3-Day you will be rewarded with a lifetime's worth of incredible memories. I want to personally thank you for your commitment. With your help, the 3-Day will change lives, and have a lasting, positive impact on millions of people.
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10 St. James Ave.
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HVAC systems are controlled by a centralized Invensys/ENE Systems Energy Management Control System. All main lobby and Galleria lighting is controlled by a Lutron programmable lighting control system. All base building air handling units, as well as the cooling towers and the circulating water system pumps were installed with Variable Frequency Drives. The original building design included the installation of water side economizers on all base building air handling units, thereby utilizing colder outdoor air temperatures to make chilled water out of our condenser water to eliminate the need for mechanical cooling.
In 2008, the building is upgrading the ventilation system in the 400 car parking garage with a DDC controlled CO level monitoring system. The system is comprised of 21 sensors controlling 16 ventilation fans. In addition to the CO level monitoring system, VFD's will be installed on each fan for added electrical savings.
Also in 2008, motion sensors will be installed in all mechanical rooms, janitors closets, and electrical closets.
All restroom fixtures are equipped with water conservation/restrictive devices.
Please note: Narrative information in this profile has been provided by St. James/Arlington Real Estate Limited Partnership or a representative of this facility. Other building information was verified and submitted to EPA at the time of application. Building energy performance, operating characteristics, and ownership/management may be subject to change over time.
Building Owner:*
St. James/Arlington Real Estate Limited Partnership
Property Manager:*
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Year(s) Labeled (Rating):
2007 (76)
2008 (76)
2009 (78)
2011 (75)
2016 (82)
Facility Type: Office
Total Floorspace: 567714 sf
Year Constructed: 2001
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Tight end Jimmy Graham scored two touchdowns and running back Mark Ingram found the end zone on a 23-yard reception as the New Orleans Saints defeated the Tennessee Titans 31-24 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Friday night.
Graham was on the receiving end of two Luke McCown touchdown passes, one for 6 yards and the other for 19 yards. Graham performed his signature dunk over the goal post following both scores, getting flagged twice for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Friday night had its own in-state quarterback rivalry, with both No. 3 quarterbacks coming from Louisiana colleges. Tennessee rookie Zach Mettenberger was a starter at LSU for two seasons, while Saints second-year quarterback Ryan Griffin started for Tulane from 2010-2012.
Griffin, who has impressed through the first two games of the preseason, is currently battling to become the No. 2 quarterback on the depth chart in New Orleans.
Griffin finished 13-of-20 for 79 yards and two touchdowns Friday.
McCown was 12-of-19 for 117 yards and two TDs of his own.
What you need to know
- Colston Out: Prior to kickoff against the Titans, Saints receiver Marques Colston was seen standing on the sidelines in street clothes, indicating that he would be out for Friday's contest. No reports have surfaced as to why Colston sat out.
- No. 2 QB battle heats up: Luke McCown received the start Friday night, going 6-for-10 for 58 yds and a 6-yd TD on the Saints' opening drive. McCown finished the night completing 12-of-19 passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, former Tulane QB Ryan Griffin had an electric start to his evening, finishing his first half going 4-of-6 for 71 yards and a score. Griffin finished 13-of-20 for 179 yards and two touchdowns.
- No dunking: The NFL may not like the idea of players dunking over the goal post, as indicated by the offseason rule change making the act a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct, but that isn't stopping Jimmy Graham. Graham scored two touchdowns for a total of 25 yards, dunking after both scores. He was flagged for both incidents.
- Vaccaro dominates: Safety Kenny Vaccaro looked to be in midseason form in the first half of Friday night's contest, picking up a sack and a forced fumble. The second-year safety forced another fumble in the first quarter, but it was overturned after a Titans' challenge.
- Penalties, penalties, penalties: After only being called for 10 penalties in their preseason opener, the Saints saw a sea of yellow flags in preseason week two. In the first half alone, New Orleans was called for 18 penalties, with 14 being accepted for 116 yards.


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Knight Capital's (NYSE:KCG) board of directors voted late Tuesday to choose a sweetened merger offer from GETCO, likely putting an end to the bidding war for the trading company, sources tell FOX Business.
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GETCO bid between $3.70 and $3.75 a share to buy 60% of the company, the people who requested anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly on the matter said. The company initially offered $3.50 a share. Knight's stock closed at $3.33 on Tuesday, but traded higher by 6% to $3.53 after hours on the heels of the report.
Virtu, the other bidder, would have taken the entire firm private but at a lower share price. The deal is likely to be announced soon, pending due-diligence, the sources said.
When GETCO made its original offer, chief executive Daniel Coleman wrote in a letter to shareholders that "this merger would unlock tremendous value for the shareholders of both firms while establishing a global leader in market-making and agency execution."
The deal-making comes just months after a trading glitch nearly wiped the firm out. Knight shares traded at more than $10 before the trading issues – close to three times what they are worth today.


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National Marine Manufacturers Association and Marine Retailers Association of America Select New "e-Hub" to Streamline Distribution, Accelerate Growth and Improve Consumer Experience
SAN FRANCISCO, August 8, 2000--The world's two leading marine industry associations, representing more than 80 percent of boat manufacturing and retailing in the U.S., today endorsed boats.com as the premier Internet boating marketplace. The four-year exclusive agreements unite the 1,400-member National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and the 3,600-member Marine Retailers Association of America (MRAA) with boats.com to fuel the growth of the marine industry and make the consumer experience of buying and owning a boat as satisfying as boating itself. Today's agreement, the first of its kind, aligns an industry's top manufacturers and retailers behind a single Internet business--all to create an industry-wide, consumer-centric online marketplace.
"The endorsements by the NMMA and MRAA move the entire industry closer to our goal of providing a better consumer experience for boaters," said Paul Rabe, president, COO and co-founder, boats.com. "Our business is designed to enhance the marine industry's existing economic model and distribution channels by aggregating manufacturers, brokers and retailers for the benefit of consumers, while simultaneously expanding the industry's consumer base. By combining rich content, online catalogs and dynamic communities within a single site, we intend to help the NMMA and MRAA fulfill their long-term growth strategy for the industry."
The Internet offers the $100 billion global marine industry an opportunity to streamline fragmented demand chains, make marine commerce more efficient, and ultimately improve the consumer experience. According to 1999 NMMA data, the U.S. marine market alone is enormous, with more than 77 million active boaters who spend more than $23 billion annually on boats, engines and marine products. While over 60 percent of these boating enthusiasts have Internet access, there are more than 18,000 sales and service businesses, many of which have not yet fully leveraged the Internet as a channel.
The NMMA, with roots dating back to 1904, and the MRAA, which was created more than 30 years ago, are working together to unite the marine industry and grow the sport of boating. The Internet offers a unique and valuable opportunity to accomplish both of these goals.
"Over several months, we have examined many marine Internet businesses to determine how they could best serve our members and help grow the boating industry," said Thom Dammrich, president, NMMA. "Boats.com exceeded all of our criteria for evaluation--industry knowledge, sound plans, a sustainable business model--and most importantly, they shared a common vision of partnership with our members and their existing distribution channels. Through this partnership, we can make the boating industry a better place for businesses and consumers."
As part of today's agreements:
*The NMMA and MRAA exclusively endorse boats.com as the industry's demand-side Internet partner.
*Boats.com will establish an Affiliate program for manufacturers and retailers to publish information for their new and used boats on the boats.com site.
*NMMA member products and MRAA dealer information will be displayed on the site at no cost, with a "level playing field" that presents boat, engine and product information in a standard and objective format, along with industry-standard third-party evaluation indexes and NMMA Certified Product information.
*Boats.com will work with the industry to promote and develop the Marine Industry Certification (MIC) programs.
*Boats.com will become a major partner in the industry's Discover Boating initiative designed to promote the benefits of the boating lifestyle to current and prospective boat owners.
*Boats.com will become the exclusive demand-side Internet sponsor of NMMA's 22 consumer boat shows produced across North America.
*Industry Oversight and Advisory Boards will be established to monitor and evaluate new economy opportunities for the marine industry. The Boards will consist of NMMA and MRAA representatives, including leading manufacturers and dealers.
*Boats.com will adopt the industry Internet Value Statement, developed jointly by the NMMA and MRAA, which calls for an objective marine information source for consumers while promoting the lifestyle and enhancing long-term industry growth.
"Along with the NMMA, we developed the marine industry's Internet Value Statement to set guidelines as we looked for a partner with similar ideals, a focused vision and a strong and viable business plan," said Phil Keeter, president, MRAA. "Boats.com will give our industry the solutions we need. It will give our members the opportunity to compete through e-commerce, and help educate consumers with better, faster information that shortens their purchase cycle."
"By working with both the marine manufacturers and marine retailers, we can ensure that it is a win-win-win situation for everyone involved--manufacturers, retailers and most importantly consumers," said Stuart Johnstone, chief strategy officer and co-founder, boats.com. "We are creating an industry-wide marketplace where the boating consumers will quickly and easily find anything they need and where the industry will have access to today's most sophisticated and customer-friendly technology."
Boats.com will be launching the industry-wide marketplace later this summer.
Founded in 1972, the Chicago-based Marine Retailers Association of America (MRAA) is the nation's largest marine retailers trade association. The MRAA represents an industry with more than 100,000 employees and nearly $20 billion in annual sales. The mission of the MRAA, "Progress through Participation with Industry Partners," is accomplished by promoting programs and services and helping to create an environment that helps marine retailers to operate. With more than 3,600 companies, including boat dealers, marinas, ship chandlers, boats service/yards and storage facilities, the MRRA promotes and furthers the interests of all its member companies and the marine industry in general. Marine retailers become members in the MRAA by joining directly or through affiliated organizations throughout the United States.
Established in 1979, the NMMA is a non-profit organization made up of more than 1,600 companies that either manufacture and market marine products or provide services to support recreational boaters. NMMA members produce an estimated 80 percent of all marine products sold in North America. The NMMA supports its membership by providing a wide range of programs and services specifically tailored to member needs including technical expertise, standards monitoring, government relations advocacy and industry statistics.
Boats.com is building the premier online hub for the boating community and the marine industry. The boats.com site will enable boaters, manufacturers and resellers--including yacht brokers, boat dealers, marinas, boatyards, and other marine service businesses--to participate in a thriving online marketplace, opening up new commercial opportunities for the industry while enhancing the consumer's boating experience.
The boats.com management team is made up of boating and Internet business veterans, whose depth and breadth of experience has enabled boats.com to build and leverage strong strategic partnerships in the brief time since the company's inception. Founded in 1999, boats.com is a private, venture capital funded business located at Pier 38, The Embarcadero, in San Francisco, California.


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Engineering and Information Technology Career Fair
Monday, March 17, 2014, 8:30 am to 11 am
Student Union Apollo Room
Current Students
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This event is hosted by Wright State University Career Services for:
Meet Wright State University students and alumni who are interested in co-op, internship, and career employment.
Meet faculty and administrators interested in learning more about your business.
Register in advance using The Wright Search
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Update your résumé, put on your suit, and come to Spring Semester Career Fairs!
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You wouln't have expected a meeting of the House Ethics and FOIA Ad Hoc Study Committee to be a good show. But it was.
Most of the meeting was taken up by Rep. Ralph Norman (R-York) contending for stronger language in a committee proposal. The majority of members didn't care for the stronger language, and eventually things started to crackle.
"No, it can't be done." This was the expected comment from football fans when they learned that coach Johnny Roscoe was enticed to come out of his one-year retirement to try to bring another state football championship to the Greensboro, N.C., Northern Gilford Nighthawks.
Coach Roscoe had already won three state championships his last three years of coaching, deserving a well-earned retirement.
The three state championship made history, but the big question, could he do it again.
Shucks, I was just standing in the grocery check-out line with several items in my buggy and I noticed a young man with a couple of things in his hand.
Well, at my age, I don't have too many urgent items on my agenda, so I suggested he go around me and not have to wait.
Well sir, he thanked me before moving ahead and then he thanked me after checking out. I thought he was kind since some folks move on and move out.
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Being 16 years old in 2014 has its benefits. I could not imagine living back in the technological "stone age," so to speak, where not everyone owned TVs, computers or cell phones. However, there are far more bad things about growing up in this age than good. The human race, for the most part, seems to be going down the evolutionary ladder in terms of intellect. Probably more than half of my generation does not understand vital things that they need to know to be productive members of society.
Indian Land resident Jane Tanner has suggested that maybe Van Wyck could annex Indian Land. She said residents find the name "Indian Land" unattractive.
But you are so wrong.
I love the name Indian Land for my town. I moved here a short time ago and love the name better than plain old Fort Mill.
Don't say we find it unattractive, because not everyone does. I love the name and am proud to live in Indian Land.
Just think what would this world be without that precious baby?
He made the blind to see, the lame to walk.
That precious baby walked on water.
That precious baby turned water into wine and fed the multitudes.
That precious baby died for our sins.
That precious baby, yes, his name is Jesus.
Yes, what would this world have been without that precious baby?
Carl Miles
The massive public reaction to the tragic deaths of three black teens at the hand of white police officers has led to a national call for use of body cameras to record and prevent any future mistreatment of suspects.
There is ample precedent. Animal protection activists have used body cameras to document egregious atrocities and safety violations by workers in the meat, dairy and egg industries.
The resulting videos have led to a number of corrective actions, as well as felony convictions, meat recalls, and even a $500 million civil settlement.
I would like to thank Susan Ferrara for saying she "liked the name Indian Land."
I just cannot understand why someone like Jane Tanner or anyone moving into a new neighborhood or another state would complain about the name of a road or neighborhood that has had a name for many many years. I cannot imagine doing that.
In 2013, our Sen. Greg Gregory in his Spring Legislative Report wrote: SCDOT is moving forward with widening of S.C. 160 between Springfield Parkway in Fort Mill and the unfortunately named Possum Hollow Road.
I would like to thank The Lancaster News for providing the coming events section free of charge to the public. I belong to some organizations that depend on the large portion of their publicity for meetings, performances, luncheons etc.
Such publicity is invaluable to these organizations' success. And, anyone outside of Lancaster can read about all the exciting things that make Lancaster a great place to live.
Pat Clancy
J.R. Wilt's guest column of Oct. 17 (How incorporation will help Van Wyck) is highly illuminating, but not in a way he intends. It shows exactly what incorporating Van Wyck would not do. Primarily, it wouldn't save the residents from any of the ills he outlines.
Please understand that I am not a fan of unrestrained development. Development should always be fashioned in an intelligent, planned way. I also have concerns that Lancaster County isn't always willing to do this, especially along U.S. 521.
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The Lancaster News is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Lancaster County and Lancaster, South Carolina, and the surrounding area..


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$1 million bail stands in Nashua infant's assaultBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
January 23. 2014 8:27PM
NASHUA — A Massachusetts man accused of severely assaulting an infant last month will remain behind bars after a local judge refused to lower his bail.
Enrique Santiago Jr., 20, of Lawrence, Mass., has been held on $1 million cash only bail since his arrest this month. Police allege that Santiago repeatedly assaulted his girlfriend's son on several occasions when he shook, squeezed and struck the baby, now 3-months-old, in the head with an electronic tablet.
Santiago's attorney, Anthony Sculimbrene, asked Judge Thomas Bamberger of the 9th Circuit Court, Nashua District Division, to reduce his client's bail to personal recognizance bail or $49,000 cash only during a hearing last week.
According to court documents, Bamberger kept Santiago's bail at $1 million cash only, and Santiago was taken to the Valley Street Jail.
Santiago has been charged with 12 counts of first-degree assault and one count of second-degree assault for repeatedly attacking the baby boy, who is expected to survive but could have lasting disabilities, according to police.
The baby, who was 10-weeks-old when he was injured, remains hospitalized.
Santiago waived a preliminary examination and probable cause hearing, and has been ordered to have no contact with the baby or his family.
The baby's mother, Maria Tata, 25, of 43 Arlington St., Apt. B, left her child in the care of Santiago when she went to work the day after Christmas. She took him to the hospital later that day after returning home, where it was discovered that the child had numerous fractures, head trauma, brain hemorrhaging and multiple seizures, police said.
"Mr. Santiago made admissions to becoming frustrated that (the baby) wouldn't stop crying and picked up the pillow, which he knew had his tablet inside the pillowcase. Mr. Santiago stated that he purposely swung the pillow in (the baby's) direction with the intention of striking him in the torso or lower body area to startle the infant with hopes that he would stop crying," according to court records.
After Santiago hit the boy in the head with the tablet, the baby continued crying, Santiago told police, adding he then picked up the baby to rock him, at which time the infant "slipped out of his arms," according to a police affidavit.
Sculimbrene said previously that his client has no criminal history.


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New York has had lucky holiday jackpot history with Mega Millions
The New York Lottery has announced the jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing has been increased to $400,000,000. The $56,000,000 jump from Tuesday's advertised jackpot is due to brisk sales across all 44 participating Mega Millions states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
"In December 2009 and 2011, New York had a Mega Millions jackpot winner during the holiday season. We are hopeful that our lucky holiday jackpot history with Mega Millions will continue for this year as well," said Gardner Gurney, acting director of the division of the Lottery.
Past holiday jackpot Mega Millions winners include Richard and Mary Morrison of Miller Place, Suffolk County, who won $165,000,000 from the Dec. 22, 2009, drawing, and Daniel Bruckner of San Jose, Calif., who won $208,000,000 from the Dec. 27, 2011, drawing.
"At $400,000,000, more than these two jackpots combined, someone could have a very memorable holiday season," Gurney said.
The new jackpot marks the second largest Mega Millions jackpot in the game's 11-year history since New York joined the game. The jackpot has not been at this level since March 2012 when a $363,000,000 jackpot had no winner resulting in the largest Mega Millions jackpot of $656 million for the March 30 drawing. Three players from Illinois, Kansas and Maryland split the jackpot.
If no one matches all five numbers plus the Mega Ball in Friday's drawing, the jackpot will continue to grow. Tickets for Friday's Mega Millions drawing can be purchased until 10:45 p.m. EST.
The New York Lottery continues to be North America's largest and most profitable lottery, contributing $3.04 billion in fiscal year 2012-13 to help support education in New York. The New York Lottery's contribution represents 15 percent of total state education aid to local school districts.
State lottery revenue is distributed to local school districts by the same statutory formula used to distribute other state aid to education. It takes into account both a school district's size and its income level; larger, lower-income school districts receive proportionately larger shares of lottery school funding.
The New York State Gaming Commission regulates all aspects of gaming and gambling activity in the state, including horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering, class III Indian gaming, video lottery terminal facilities at racetracks, the state lottery and charitable gaming.


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|Bulbostylis pseudoperennis Goetgh.
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Bulbostylis pseudoperennis was only described in 1985 and before was overlooked and confused with B. mucronata C.B.Clarke.
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|Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
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|Contu, S.
|Scott, J.A.
Bulbostylis pseudoperennis is assessed as Vulnerable. Bulbostylis pseudoperennis is widespread on copper-cobalt outcrops but has a limited distribution range, as it occurs only in the Katangan Copper Bow (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and the Zambian Copperbelt (Zambia). The extent of occurrence (EOO) is less than 20,000 km2, the species is known to occur in less than 10 locations, and there is a continuing decline in the quality of the habitat. The Katangan Copper Bow (DRC) and the Zambian Copperbelt (Zambia) are both important areas for the production of copper and cobalt, a major trade product for these countries. These resources have always been used (since the pre-colonial period), and their exploitation has increased in both countries since then; in Zambia mainly after the privatization of ZCCM (Zambian Consolidated Copper Mines) and the full transition of one of the world's largest copper industries from state-owned to privately owned. Copper and cobalt prices have increased globally so there is likely to be an expansion of mining activities. Due to the restricted distribution and to the high pressure on the habitat for the utilization and expansion of the mine site, the species is assessed as Vulnerable. The species needs to be monitored over a longer period of time to make sure that it doesn't fall into a higher threatened category.
|Range Description:
|This species is distributed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Zambia
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|This species is frequent in the Katanga Province, especially on Katangan mine areas (mine de l'Etoile, Lubumbashi District) and in the Zambian Copperbelt.
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|This species is an annual herb. It is a species restricted to copper-cobalt outcrops and to mine-polluted areas, both operational and derelict. The species occurs on dry sandy soil or in damp places. It grows in steppish savanna, rocky hills, in bare areas, slightly depressed with sand accumulation and water stagnation after heavy rainfall, or along the verges of roads. It is a copper and cobalt hyperaccumulator.
|Use and Trade:
|There are no known uses for this species.
|Major Threat(s):
|The major threats to this species are the disturbance and destruction of habitat due to mine expansion. It has a limited distribution range, as it grows mainly on copper and cobalt outcrops, and those areas are the ones that are extensively exploited for these metals' extraction. The production of copper and cobalt has fluctuated over time, but it is still an important resource for the two countries; in the last years (mainly after privatization of the mine industries from state-owned to privately owned) the production of these metals has increased, meaning that the habitat is subject to higher disturbance and destruction (i.e., expansion of mine, opening of new mines in outcrops not previously mined, old mines that have closed could become viable again).
|Conservation Actions:
|There are no known conservation measures specifically for this species. Possibly a population occurs in a protected area (South Luangwa National Park, Zambia) but identification is uncertain.
IUCN. 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2013.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12 June 2013).
Leteinturier, L., Baker, A.J.M. and Malaisse, F. 1999. Early stages of natural revegetation of metalliferous mine workings in South Central Africa: a preliminary survey. Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment 3(1): 28-41.
Malaisse, F., Baker, A.J.M. and Ruelle, S. 1999. Diversity of plant communities and leaf heavy metal content at Luiswishi copper/cobalt mineralization, Upper Katanga, Dem. Rep. Congo. Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment 3(2): 104-114.
USGS. 1994-2006. Minerals yearbooks: Africa and the Middle East. Available at: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/africa.html#za. (Accessed: 23 May 2008).
|Contu, S. 2013. Bulbostylis pseudoperennis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T44393507A44466512. . Downloaded on 20 September 2018.
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OAKLAND, Calif. --An elderly at-risk woman who was missing since Sunday night out of San Leandro was found safe in Menlo Park, law enforcement officials said today.
Esther Velasquez, 84, was last seen around 11:30 p.m. Sunday driving a 2004 Buick Century in the area of Merced Street in San Leandro, according to police.
Velasquez was following her daughter as they drove from the Washington Manor area toward a rental car company in Oakland, police said.
Velasquez's daughter reported her mother was missing when she did not arrive at the destination, police said.
Velasquez was considered at-risk because she is experiencing early stages of dementia, according to police.
San Leandro detectives learned that Velasquez's car was captured on an Automated License Plate Reader database and camera at 5 a.m. on Monday morning driving through an intersection in Piedmont, police said.
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UFA hires new Executive Director Julianne Curry
Alaska's statewide commercial fishing trade association has hired Julianne Curry as its Executive Director. Curry, who participates in longline fisheries, has worked for UFA member group Petersburg Vessel Owners Association for six years. The UFA board selected Ms. Curry at its annual fall meeting in Anchorage. Curry had served on the UFA Executive Committee as UFA Subsistence Chair for five years and most recently as UFA's PR/Membership chair. Curry, who assumed the position on January 1, 2013, will be based in Juneau for the legislative sessions.
"I am excited and honored for the privilege of representing UFA. The fishing industry is one of Alaska's primary economic drivers and employs thousands of individuals throughout the State. I am looking forward to helping UFA promote the fishing industry and provide a voice for Alaska's largest private sector employer," said Curry.
Curry added that an immediate priority will be, "to educate the decision makers in the Legislature about the fishing industry."
With redistricting, she will be meeting with elected officials to talk about the needs of commercial fishermen and the communities out of which they work.
Curry succeeds Mark Vinsel, who has served in the executive position since 2004 after three years as UFA office manager and will transition back to an administrative role.
"Julianne brought fresh energy when she first joined the UFA board in 2006 and has been very active on the board and Executive Committee. She can hit the ground running with her broad knowledge of the wide ranging issues that are within UFA's mission to promote and protect the common interests of Alaska's commercial fishing industry. I look forward to supporting Julianne and UFA in an administrative role, to help keep fishermen in business," said Vinsel.
UFA is the statewide commercial fishing umbrella association, representing 35 member organizations from fisheries throughout Alaska and its offshore waters.


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River dolphin declared Bolivia's natural heritage
The natural heritage declaration constitutes a mandate for public institutions located in the Bufeo's distribution area, to assign funds for its conservation. The resources will be used for the implementation of strategic actions such as protection, monitoring, management, environmental education and the development of sustainable uses like tourism. A census conducted in 2007 by local and international researchers estimated the number of bufeos in the Itenez and Mamoré river basins in Bolivia to be 4,570.
WWF has been working on bufeo conservation since 2006 as part of a South American initiative to estimate river dolphin populations in the Amazon and Orinoco basins. During that process, threats to the animals such as dam construction were identified. WWF warmly welcomes Bolivia's declaration, but cautions that continued action is required.
"The challenges we face with this acknowledgment to Bolivia's natural riches are, first, the implementation of a legislation that effectively protects the species, and second, a significant contribution to WWF conservation goals in the Amazon," said Luis Pabón, WWF Bolivia Country Representative.
WWF's Global Marine Turtle and Cetacean Manager Aimee Leslie said: "Even though river dolphins are some of the most endangered mammals on Earth, a lot of people are unaware of their existence. Bolivian river dolphins have only recently been considered a separate species from the Amazon River dolphin. Yet they face the increasing threats from dams, fisheries, and pollution. We congratulate the government's decision and hope that it results in concrete conservation efforts to protect the Bolivian bufeo and its habitat, the Madeira River."
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Let's bump back at the things that go bump in the night
My aunt, Mary Pat, sure knew how to throw a party. I have incredibly fond memories of going to her house on holidays, but my favorite was always Halloween. From the moment my family walked through the door and saw her creepy, crawly decorations, we knew it'd be a spook-tacular event with spider webs everywhere, scarecrows on the front lawn, and trick-or-treaters showing off their costumes to my aunt who was equally decked out in hers.
Many Catholics are hesitant to celebrate Halloween. In 2009, the Vatican's weekly official newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, printed an article warning parents against the dangers that Halloween could send their children an "anti-Christian" message because of its "undercurrent of occultism." Today's issue of the newspaper highlighted a group in the Philippines who are celebrating with a Christ-centered alternative to Halloween that includes dressing up as Catholic saints. Although dressing as saints can be cute—I mean, check out these adorable saints—it may take away an important part of Halloween.
Angelo Stagnaro, in his Sounding Board from the October 2009 issue of U.S. Catholic is not afraid to show how much he loves the holiday. He connects All Hallow's Eve to its Christian roots of celebrating the harvest and remembering the dead, as opposed to what many believe is a pagan ritual for demons and sorcery.
Two phrases in particular stood out to me from Stagnaro's article. He states that, "the more Christians become scared of this otherwise benign and harmless holiday, the more we empower those who wish to desacramentalize and even commercialize Christianity." He also encourages us to act. "Let's indulge in the sticky, the creepy, and in things that go bump in the night on Halloween," he says. "This is our night to bump back."
These two phrases remind me of a homily I heard a few years ago about Halloween. The priest, after giving the historical account of the holiday, encouraged parents to not forbid their children from dressing like witches, or demons, or anything associated with occult. "Halloween is our time to conquer these demons," I remember him saying. His message was clear: If we are too afraid to be these things, it shows that evil has won in a way. By dressing as them, we show the witches, the demons, the devils that we are not afraid of them and that they are, in a way, laughable. We shine the light of Christ through them and let them know that our God is bigger than the boogeyman—as Junior the Asparagus from VeggieTales sings.
Let's bump back.
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