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(Reuters) - Detroit's emergency manager issued a flurry of announcements on Thursday addressing union contracts, power distribution and an errant council president as he steps up the pace of efforts to tackle the city's massive $18.5 billion debt problem.
Kevyn Orr stripped City Council President Charles Pugh of his authority and pay, terminated two union contracts that were about to expire so as to allow room to renegotiate them and announced an agreement with power company DTE Energy Co. to take over power distribution to local institutions, including the public school system.
In a statement, Orr said the power distribution operations of Detroit's Public Lighting Department have run at an average annual loss of roughly $30 million for the past five years and that DTE would be better placed to take them over.
"The 100-year-old PLD system has not received any investment in nearly a decade," Orr said. "Exiting the electric business and letting a recognized expert such as DTE run it is a sensible course of action to take."
DTE spokesman Alejandro Bodipo-Memba said the agreement should result in "significant improvements" for the 115 institutions and businesses affected.
Orr was appointed by Michigan Republican Governor Rick Snyder to try to tackle Detroit's finances and create a sustainable model for a city whose population of 700,000 numbers not much over a third of its peak more than half a century ago.
On June 14 he made a proposal to creditors that would pay them pennies on the dollar and defaulted on a $39.7 million payment on certificates of participation. He has said a number of times that he would like to avoid bankruptcy for Detroit, but will file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection if need be.
Douglas Bernstein, a partner at law firm Plunkett Cooney in Detroit suburb Bloomfield Hills, said Orr's moves on the union contract and power distribution were common sense moves.
"Orr is just doing what he needs to do," he said. "He's checking off the things that need to get done and what he's doing makes sense."
The emergency manager also announced Thursday that letters were sent on June 25 to provide notice that contracts with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and the Detroit Police Lieutenants and Sergeants Association would be terminated on July 6.
Those contracts were about to expire and under U.S. labor law, if Orr had failed to terminate them they would have rolled over for year and he would have been unable to negotiate new terms until next year.
Edward McNeil, assistant to Albert Garrett, who heads AFSCME in Michigan, said "this is just standard practice."
"If either side wants to change the terms, this is what you do," he said.
McNeil said the AFSCME contract in question only affected 911 operators, which account for 100 of the 2,000 employees the union represents in Detroit.
In his statement Thursday, Orr said it is possible "new terms could be issued in the future as part of the city's restructuring efforts."
John Beck, a professor of labor relations at Michigan State University, said that signaled a willingness to negotiate.
"That is kind of an olive branch and it shows he would like to talk before he dictates terms," Beck said. "These people are important to the fabric of the city and you want them on your side for years to come if you want to succeed."
The only move by Orr on Thursday that unrelated to his task of trying to restructure Detroit's finances was the decision to strip Charles Pugh of his salary and powers.
Pugh missed the last two council meetings and on Tuesday said was taking medical leave for up to four weeks.
Orr had ordered Pugh to return to his $77,000-a-year job by the end of the business day Wednesday or resign.
Calls to Pugh's office were not returned. He disabled his social media accounts last week.
Pugh will be paid through July 7. He will keep his health care benefits until he leaves office on December 31 at the end of his term.
Two members of the City Council have also announced plans to leave after the end of this week. Their departures and Pugh's loss of authority will bring the council down to six acting members.
Mayor Dave Bing has announced he will not seek re-election this year. While Orr's powers as emergency manager mean that he is the ultimate authority in the city, Bing and the City Council still run the city day to day. The loss of several members will make it difficult for the council to conduct business.
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Also, he confirms working with Steven Spielberg on a Lyndon Johnson adaptation.
A week ago, word came out that Steven Spielberg was looking to turn Robert Schenkkan's Tony-winning Lyndon Johnson play, All the Way, into a TV miniseries, with the play's star, Bryan Cranston, reprising his role as the former president. Last night, at the opening night of the Public Theater's free Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing, Vulture caught up with Cranston, who explained the project is even further along than we thought. "I don't know if it's a miniseries as much as an HBO movie," he said, revealing not only the format change but, for the first time, what network the project would appear on. He added, "They want to see and honor the story, and so if it needs to be maybe four hours then it might be a two-hour and two-hour kind of thing." Cranston also said the adaptation will not include Robert Schenkkan's second LBJ play, The Great Society, which is premiering this summer. According to Cranston, Schenkkan is currently working on the script for the TV movie.
Speaking of writing, Cranston also spoke about his memoir, which he explained will be about the "very, very colorful things" that happened in his life, and not just his experiences on Breaking Bad, as was previously reported. Breaking Bad, however, is currently playing a major role in one part of the book – it's title. "Tentatively, it's Say My Name," Cranston said, referring to the classic Walter White line. He continued, "I don't know if that will stick. They're just calling it that for now to see if that works." It works.

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Seminars will be held 1:30-2:30 on Thuesday starting Feb. 2, ending May 11, 2010
Student Participation
Depending on the number of students, each visiting speaker will have at least one student host (preferably a post-General student). Hosting will entail organizing a small group of students to take the speaker to lunch (usually the Buttery and program covers expense).
All students will meet alone with the visiting speaker 1:00 -1:30 p.m. in Clark 507 to discuss readings provided by the speaker in advance (Andrew will facilitate and post pdf copies on the website). All students are required to read the papers, and it will be useful to have the speaker's host help lead the discussion.
This meeting will be followed by the speaker's talk, which is open to all (one of the seminar organizers will introduce the speaker).
Student Course Requirements
Credit for the seminar requires attendance at Tuesday meetings and completion of a research project (with oral presentations of results). Some of the requirements differ for pre and post-general students
Pre-generals students: carry out a research project related to this year's theme – preferably something outside their current field of research. They will be required to write this work up in an 8-10 page report, due at our last class meeting. In addition, they will give a 12-15 minute oral presentation at the end of the course, reporting the results of their findings. Project topics are generally solicited from the WHOI staff and posted on the program website under "Student Projects".
Post-generals students: present results from their research or a topic of interest in a 12-15 minute oral presentation at the end of the course.
Study Tour Participation
Students coming on the field trip will research some aspect of something that will be seen in the field (instructors can give students a better idea once we finalize the field trip sites). Participating students will also prepare a brief summary, which will be included in the field guide. When we are in the field, students will be responsible for giving a brief presentation (informal 10 minute) on this topic to the group. In some past programs students have been able to work on these in pairs, and prior to the trip, instructors have compiled a list of potential topics for field trip schpeels.


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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Nokia Siemens Networks confirmed on Wednesday it would close its loss-making German services company, part of a broader revamp at the telecoms equipment joint venture.
On Tuesday, people familiar with the matter already said the unit, which provides network operations and management services and employs about 1,000 workers, faces closure.
Shuttering the unit, effective by the end of 2013, is part of an overhaul of the joint venture between Nokia and Siemens, which includes shedding a quarter of its workforce and is expected to yield about 1 billion euros ($1.31 billion) in cost savings.
($1 = 0.7642 euros)
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Aotus lemurinus
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Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Aotus lemurinus I. Geoffroy, 1846
Common Name(s):
Aotus hershkovitzi Ramirez-Cerquera, 1983
|Taxonomic Notes:
|It is doubtful that the current taxonomy provides a true picture of the diversity of the genus Aotus. Ruiz-Herrera et al. (2005) reported that cytogenetic studies have characterized 18 different karyotypes with diploid numbers ranging from 46 to 58 chromosomes. The taxonomy of the night monkeys essentially follows the revision by Hershkovitz (1983), with some modifications for the Colombian and Central American forms.
Reviewing the entire taxonomy and distributions of the night monkeys, Aotus, Ford (1994) carried out multivariate analyses of craniodental measures and pelage patterns and color, and also took into consideration chromosomal data and blood protein variations. Ford (1994) concluded that there was "good support" for just two species north of the Río Amazonas: A. trivirgatus (Humboldt, 1812) east and north of the Rio Negro, and the polymorphic A. vociferans to the west of the Rio Negro. Aotus vociferans, as such, would include all the forms north of the Río Amazonas/Solimões in Brazil (west of the Rio Negro), Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, and in the Chocó, northern Colombia and Colombian Andes, and Panama: brumbacki, lemurinus, griseimembra, and zonalis.
Hernández-Camacho and Cooper (1976) restricted both lemurinus (Colombian Andes, elevations from 1,000 to 1500 m up to 3,000–3,200 m) and griseimembra (northern lowlands, Santa Marta mountains, west to Río Sinú, Río San Jorge, lower Río Cauca and lowlands of middle and upper Río Magdalena) to Colombia, while recognizing the form zonalis as the night monkey of north-western Colombia (Chocó) and Panama. Hershkovitz (1983) recognized lemurinus and griseimembra as distinct, but considered them to be subspecies of a single species; he made no mention of the name zonalis, but as he ascribed Central American night monkeys to A. lemurinus lemurinus, by implication he was regarding it as a synonym of this latter form. Groves (2001) followed Hernández-Camacho and Cooper (1976) in recognizing zonalis as the form in Panama, and listed it as a subspecies of lemurinus along with griseimembra and brumbacki Hershkovitz, 1983. Defler et al. (2001) concluded that the karyotype of Aotus hershkovitzi Ramirez-Cerquera, 1983 (from the upper Río Cusiana, Boyacá, Colombia; 2n = 58) was in fact that of true lemurinus, and that the karyotypes which Hershkovitz (1983) had considered to be those of lemurinus were in fact of zonalis. Defler et al. (2001) and others (Defler 2003, 2004; Defler and Bueno 2003) concluded that Aotus lemurinus of Hershkovitz (1983) is in fact three karyotypically well-defined species, and that the night monkeys of the lowlands of Panama and the Chocó region of Colombia belong to the species A. zonalis, and those of the Magdalena valley to A. griseimembra, while those above altitudes of 1500m should correctly be referred to as A. lemurinus. For a review of the taxonomy of the night monkeys of Panama and northern Colombia see Rylands et al. (2006).
Defler and Bueno (2007) discussed the karyology of the grey-necked night monkeys and reaffirmed the validity of A. brumbacki, A. griseimembra, A. lemurinus, A. trivirgatus, A. vociferans and A. zonalis.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable A2c ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Morales-Jiménez, A.L. & de la Torre, S.
|Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
This species is listed as Vulnerable as it is expected to have undergone a decline exceeding 30% over the past three generations (24 years) mainly as a result of habitat loss due to deforestation, expanding illicit crops, coffee and armed conflict.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|A montane night monkey, occurring in the Cordilleras Central and Oriental, from about 1,000 to 1,500 m upward to the treeline at 3,000 to 3,200 m (Hernández-Camacho and Cooper 1986). Following the range map in Defler (2003, 2004), it extends south as far as region of the headwaters of the rios Caquetá and Orteguaza. Tirira (2007) provisionally regards the montane night monkeys occurring in the subtropical humid forest along the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes (altitudes 940-1,800 m) as belonging to this species, although he points out (p.160) that its identity has yet to be confirmed. There are few records and all are based on sightings in the wild; the few museum specimens have yet to be studied in this regard. The possibility remains that it may be a variant of A. vociferans occurring otherwise throughout eastern Ecuador and adjacent northern Peru (Aquino and Encarnación 1994a), or even an as yet unrecognized, distinct species.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Colombia (Colombia (mainland)); Ecuador (Ecuador (mainland)); Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (Venezuela (mainland))
|Additional data:
|Range Map:
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|No information available. Aquino and Encarnación (1994b) reviewed population structure and densities for the genus.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|Night monkeys typically occur in primary and secondary forest (including disturbed forest and selectively logged forest), submontane and montane (cloud forests) in the Andes to 3,200 m above sea level in Colombia, and possibly Ecuador (altitudes of 940 to 1,800 m) (Hernández-Camacho and Cooper 1976; Defler 2003, 2004; Tirira 2007). Aquino and Encarnación (1994b) reviewed the habitat and forest preferences of the genus.
Night monkeys are nocturnal: they are most active at dawn and dusk. The only exception is Aotus azarae azarae of the Chaco of southern Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina, which is cathemeral (active during night and day). They are frugivorous; their diet includes fruit, nectar and flowers, leaves, and small animal prey such as insects (Wright 1989; Fernandez-Duque 2007).
They are socially monogamous, living in small groups of an adult pair and offspring of different ages (infant, one or two juveniles and sometimes a subadult. In A. a. azarae, a significant number of adults range alone. They may be subadults that have left their natal groups or older adults which have been evicted from their groups by competitors (Fernandez-Duque and Huntington 2002; Fernandez-Duque 2004). Both sexes disperse. Males care for the infants (carry them) (Rotundo et al. 2002, 2005). Lone adults were observed by Villavicencio Galindo (2003) in northern Colombia. Night monkeys are territorial—groups occupy overlapping territories of 5-18 ha (depending on the species and location) (Wright 1978, 1981; Fernandez-Duque 2007). Wright (1994) and Fernandez-Duque (2007) review the behaviour and ecology of the genus.
Captive male A. lemurinus reach sexual maturity when 2 years old, and captive female A. vociferans and A. nancymaae first breed when 3-4 years old (Dixson 1983; Fernandez-Duque 2007). In the wild, male A. azarae reach adult weight only when about 4 years old, and age at first reproduction is about 5 years of age (Juárez et al. 2003; Fernandez-Duque 2004). A female A. azaraewas found to breed for the first time at 58 months of age (Fernandez-Duque et al. 2002). Single offspring are the rule. Wright (1985) recorded births between August and February for A. nigriceps in Peru (Manu National Park), and Aquino et al. (1990) indicated a birth season between December and March) for A. nancymaae in north-eastern Peru.
Adult male weight average 0.920±0.075 kg (n=7, range 0.608-1.15 kg), adult female weight 0.859±0.088 kg (n=6, range 0.578-1.05 kg) (Hernández-Camacho and Defler 1985). NB: This could refer to griseimembra, considered by Hernández-Camacho and Defler (1985) to be a subspecies of A. lemurinus.
|Major Threat(s):
Much of the habitat of this night monkey is congruent with human disturbance, including deforestation, expanding illicit crops, coffee and armed conflict.
Many Aotus in Colombia have been released from captivity outside of their range and could be hybridizing; however, very little is known of the effects of this practice.
|Conservation Actions:
This species is confirmed, or may occur, in the following protected areas:
Puracé Natural National Park (83,000 ha) (in range, Defler 2003, 2004)
Tama National Natural Park (48,000 ha) (in range, Defler 2003, 2004)
Llanganates National Park (219,707 ha) (Tirira 2007)
Sumaco Napo Galeras National Park (205,249 ha) (Tirira 2007)
Cofán-Bermejo Ecological Reserve (55,451 ha) (Tirira 2007)
It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
Most urgent is the protection of any forests that provide habitat for populations in northern Colombia. Censuses of populations and habitat are needed to better assess the population status of this species.
|Morales-Jiménez, A.L. & de la Torre, S. 2008. Aotus lemurinus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T1808A7651803. . Downloaded on 23 September 2018.
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Mike Napoli homered with two outs in the 11th inning -- his second of the game -- and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 8-7 on Sunday night.
The Red Sox scored seven runs after falling behind 3-0, thanks in part to Napoli's three-run homer in the third. But they coughed up the lead when New York scored two in the sixth and two in the seventh to tie it 7-all.
It stayed that way until Napoli hit a 3-2 pitch from Adam Warren (1-1) into the center field bleachers.
Pedro Beato (1-0) pitched the 11th for the win, giving up a single to Eduardo Nunez before he was erased trying to steal second; replays showed he was barely safe.
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After Andrew posting about his near ten year anniversary with the Z8 experience, I was reminded that my lovely black and red car was produced ten years ago this month.
Below is the first photo of me with my car, when I purchased it form the original owner back in 2005 with only 1,600 miles. Following that is my favorite photo that I've captured since. It's from a trip to Mendocino last summer (2010). The joys of the Z8 are so many. It's been a blessing to ride this magic carpet to incredible destinations, often with wonderful friends.
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COLBERT - Rodger Dennis "Denny" Bloom, 58, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011.
Born in Trenton, N.J., he was a son of Roger Bloom and the late Madelyn Keating Bloom. He lived in this area for the last 15 years after moving from Keene, N.H. and was employed with Pro Mach (Fowler Products).
Survivors in addition to his father include his wife, Nickole Nicholas Bloom; three sons, Andrew T. Bloom, Matthew D. Bloom, Michael J. Bloom; stepdaughter, Jade Walmsley and husband, Jason; sisters, Joyce Talley, Linda Rule; brother, Kevin Bloom; sister-in-law, Debbie Bloom; and a number of nieces and nephews.
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5.Take care of your skin. Make sure and moisturize, inspired by Elizabeth Arden, "If you want to look like this when you are 40 start when you are 20."
Such a lovely lady I enjoy listening to her. I'm turning 70 in 13 days and I like her comment about stop looking at the calendar and do the work outs, most important of all to keep in shape.
So inspiring. I love:."I dress up everyday and I don't wear blue jeans."
she is stunning and I love her advice…this is an excellent blog!!! 🙂
What an inspiration. It's only recently I've started to excercise everyday & listening to Ruth motivates me to carry on! Thanks for the post.
I definitely have to take a page from her book. What a lovely lady!
Wonderful. So charming and wise.
This is a true beauty. A rarity today. A lady that ages with style and dignity. so much to learn from her
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She does look GREAT! Great interview.. no blue jeans is gotta be hard though 🙂
i'm really not the commenting type of person, but this time i have to say: ruth is great! her strengh and power are admirable!
She's incredible she is! Definitely taking up pilates if it'll help me look anywhere as good as her at that age!
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Do you send Christmas cards? I still mail a few dozen each year. This year I selected two of my favorite scenes from our small farm. The first shows Warren and Caroline stacking hay while Bob drives the old tractor. Our pond is in the background. In the second, our ewes are enjoying a winter snow. I say enjoying, because the barn was open and bedded for their shelter. They chose to sit outside. Wool helps. When I posted that photo on Facebook one reader was upset that the sheep didn't have any shelter.
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There is Organic Gardening magazine which seems to be recycling the same articles it was running 40 years ago. Not that this is bad. Are they the single best source for organic gardening know-how these days, especially for someone new? If your friend told you they were going to plant an edible organic garden in their backyard but didn't know how, where would you point them?0
This answer could go on for pages and pages, but in short, I would recommend old-fashioned books. Websites that deal with organic gardening still aren't well organized. There is also a wealth of information that isn't about Organic Gardening per se, such as Permaculture books. I like:
If you need internet help, the forums at GardenWeb are the best.
As a former organic berry farmer I second Ben's sentiments. Newer content is primarily just old content that's been repackaged, and often watered down with more emphasis on photos and attractive layouts than on substantive content.
I haven't found any single book more useful than a Rodale Organic Gardening from somewhere in the mid-60s to mid-70s (I don't have it in front of me so I'm not certain about the date, but it was definitely published before 1980.) Some of the information is a bit idealistic and best-case-scenario, but not any more so than any other organic gardening books I've read. Also, since it's from an era closer to the pre-chemical farming days, much of it is common-sense good agricultural practice; much of that knowledge has been forgotten in the decades since. More recent Rodale books are disappointing in comparison.
Consider the Organic Growers School (OGS), an Asheville, NC based non profit which has been educating about organic farming and gardening for 20 years. The OGS annual Spring Conference, and associated online library of resources, are chock full of information for organic growers. OGS also publishes a monthly newsletter with gardener advice column (also archived online), and recently began maintaining a blog.
I have several hundred books on organic gardening and farming, permaculture and homesteading, narrowing it down to a few is tough. Ben Gardland's recommendations are spot on, I especially like Eric Toensmeier's Perennial Vegetables. I've read through it several times, my wife calls it my "fantasy farming" book. A few more I would add:
I could go on, but if someone read half of these books and planted something every year, it wouldn't take more than half a lifetime to know what they were doing growing food. :-)
A number of years ago, I got started with two books. You Can Farm by Joel Salatin and The Vegetable Gardener's Bible by Edward C. Smith. Smith's book was a great way to get started with the basics. As in "this is how you make soil; this is how you plant a seed." As intro's, great. Granted I've not gone through most of Rodale's library, and gone as far as partially digesting Jacke and Toensmeier's two volume Edible Forest Gardens. But that's kind of hardcore.
Also books are a good way to learn anything outside (as opposed to online stuff). Don't want to get your laptop covered in compost.
John Jeavons is kind of the thought leader on this topic. How to Grow More Vegetables is my bible.
Three books not already mentioned which I've found to be highly useful in my 'kitchen garden': Four Season Harvest by Coleman The Humanure Handbook by Jenkins The New Seed Starters Handbook by Bubel
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AKA:W32.HLLW.Magold@mm is a mass-mailing worm that will send itself to recipients it finds in the Windows Address Book and in all files with .html, .htm, and .hta file extensions. The e-mail message will have a file attachment of Maya Gold.scr. It will also spoof the from address to be an address in Hungary.
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The University of Sopron, which is at the forefront of the Hungarian higher educational institutions, has the fifth largest number of students in the country. Its campuses in five historical West Hungarian cities offer up-to-date knowledge for almost twenty thousand students, who benefit from the high standard of education and advanced infrastructure.
The university's ten faculties are located in Sopron, a jewel city situated at the meeting point of Fertő Region (part of the world heritage) and the start of the Lower Alps, in Győr, a historic and festival city which won the Europa Nostra prize, in Mosonmagyaróvár, wedged in between Szigetköz and Hanság, which is famous for its medicinal water (acknowledged as one of the five most effective mineral waters of Europe), in Székesfehérvár, the coronation town of our mediaeval kings and in Szombathely with its 2,000 year history, the birthplace of Saint Martin, home town of Europe's biggest historical carnival, the cultural and educational centre of the region.
In each campus there is a vivid student life. Some of them cherish the student traditions originating in Selmecbánya, which are unique in Europe and whose roots go back to the mysterious Middle Ages; others have found their own way in forming a community.
Among the legal predecessors of the university there are some institutions with a great past, like the School for Training Mining Officers, founded by Charles III (1735), which was raised to an academic rank by Maria Theresa, and the Magyaróvár Private School of Agriculture, founded by Prince Casimir Albert Saxony-Teschen (1818), which gave birth to the Vienna College of Agriculture in 1872 (today's Universität für Bodenkultur Wien).
All the faculties of the University of Sopron offer something interesting. The cradle of the 230 year old Hungarian teacher training was at the Apáczai Csere János Faculty in Győr. The new profile of the faculty is tourism, which has placed the faculty at the top rank of the higher educational institutions providing training in tourism. Students of the faculty gain practical experience doing all the jobs in the most modern training hotel in Hungary which serves business guests and hosts conferences.
The Faculty of Arts in Szombathely (Savaria Campus) is integrated into the European arena of higher education and research through its international relations. In the course of the training special emphasis is placed on direct, personal collaboration with the students. Besides traditional courses in humanities, a wide range of courses in social sciences are also offered at the faculty. In addition to frequently spoken foreign languages, students can study the languages of the peoples living in the region.
The Benedek Elek Faculty of Pedagogy in Sopron is the best-known institution with the longest traditions in pre-school education in Hungary.
Education of forest engineers at the Faculty of Forestry originated in Selmecbánya, and now it looks back on two hundred years of history. It is unique in Hungary even today. The Faculty of Forestry was the first in Hungary to start a Wildlife Manager training program. The city of Sopron awarded the Civitas Fidelissima prize to the faculty for its great services rendered in the life of the city.
Creativity is the common feature of the educational areas – engineering, information science, and applied arts – at the Faculty of Wood Sciences in Sopron. Training in applied arts in Sopron enjoys the second highest national reputation after Budapest. Recognition of the faculty is also supported by the achievements of the students – like the creators of the air propelled vehicle (penumobil), which won a national second prize, or the constructors of the boat "Fireant," who rowed across the Atlantic Ocean in the boat designed and built by themselves, and which won the prize for design.
The Faculty of Geoinformatics in Székesfehérvár has been educating land surveying and land management engineers exclusively in Hungary for almost fifty years. The Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Development presented the faculty with the title of Land- and Geoinformatics Science Centre.
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The legal predecessor of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences was one of the first agricultural higher educational institutions in the world. Its professors created the entire Hungarian professional research network. The experimental stations which they established (the Meteorological Observatory, the Sowing Seed Testing Station, the Experimental Station for Plant Cultivation, the Veterinary Station, etc.) are still operating all over the county.
The Faculty of Artistic, Pedagogy and Sports Sciences in Szombathely (Savaria Campus) is famous for its Music Workshop and the Berzsenyi Dániel Mixed Choir, which is nationally and internationally recognized for its religious music repertoire. Recently a sound recording series has been made at the faculty, presenting the several hundred year old religious music of Hungary. The mixed choir, a constant participant of Hungarian and European music festivals, and proud winner of distinguished prizes, also sang at an audience of Pope John Paul II.
The faculty is the second most important sports training centre in Hungary. The training is supported by the Sports Association, which offers the largest variety of sports activities in the region. Sports education has been expanded by the health development program. The faculty also incorporates the teacher training of the Savaria Campus.
The Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences in Szombathely (Savaria Campus) established a high tech observatory to assist education and research. The Kövesligethy Radó Educational Observatory takes part in a joint research program on solar physics with the Slovakian Central Observatory (SUH).
Besides high quality sports education the university is also proud of its competitive sports. The Sopron Sports Association of the University of Sopron, SMAFC – made legendary by its basketball players - was founded in Selmecbánya in 1860. From that time it has continuously operated as one of Europe's oldest sports association. Today excellent results have been achieved in the association's karate (European Championship gold medals), riding, chess, ski (World Championship silver medals) and orienteering sections too. The other sports association of the university, the Szombathely University Sports Association, with its fourteen divisions and almost 1,500 participating sportsmen and sportswomen, is one of the country's most important university sports associations.


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LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Illinois man who fatally wounded a concierge clerk and killed himself at a Las Vegas Strip casino hotel moved with the woman to Las Vegas about three years ago and harbored anger about their breakup, a police homicide commander said Tuesday.
Edward C. Brandt of Lake Forest, Ill., checked into the Excalibur hotel-casino Dec. 12, and waited two days before approaching Jessica Corinne Kenny late Friday while she worked at the concierge desk in the hotel lobby, Las Vegas police Lt. Ray Steiber said.
Brandt, 31, shot Kenny four times with a .38-caliber revolver, then killed himself with a final gunshot to the head, Steiber said. The gun holds five bullets.
Kenny died at a Las Vegas hospital a short time later. She was 30.
Steiber said homicide detectives determined Brandt was acting alone.
"His intent was to kill her. He conjured up this idea that she was unfaithful. He waited until he could get to her," Steiber said of Kenny, a vendor at the hotel for the travel website VEGAS.com. She died at a hospital shortly after the shooting and was mourned by friends and family members at a private memorial on Monday evening.
"He didn't hurt anyone else," Steiber said of Brandt. "He could have."
The two dated for less than six months and moved together to Las Vegas before breaking up about 2½ years ago, Steiber said. Kenny stayed in Las Vegas, Brandt moved back to the Chicago area.
Casino patrons and guests ducked for cover and scrambled for exits at the sound of gunfire on a busy weekend night at the nearly 4,000-room hotel. But officials say no one else was injured.
The National Finals Rodeo and other events were taking place in Las Vegas and television news was showing images of a school massacre earlier that day in Newtown, Conn.
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Year of Construction: - 1881
Original Cost: - $873
Two miles east of N.H. Route 12A on Town House Road in Cornish over Mill Brook.
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The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (Authority) was created in 1954 by the Rhode Island General Assembly as a body corporate and politic, with powers to construct, acquire, maintain, and operate bridge projects as defined by law. The Authority was responsible for the construction of the Claiborne Pell Bridge (formerly the Newport Bridge) which was opened for traffic on June 28, 1969 and has been responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Mount Hope Bridge between Bristol, Rhode Island and Portsmouth, Rhode Island and the Claiborne Pell Bridge between Newport, Rhode Island and Jamestown, Rhode Island since 1964 and 1969, respectively.
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Hernandez, former School Board president, knocked off ballot
Veteran Buffalo Board of Education member Ralph Hernandez and Central District candidate Joseph Mascia were both knocked off the ballot Wednesday by the Erie County Board of Elections for not having enough qualified petition signatures.
But Hernandez will be in court Tuesday in an effort to get 90 invalidated signatures restored and have his name returned to the ballot. If that fails, he said, he will wage an aggressive write-in campaign to gain re-election to his West District seat in the May 7 vote.
"Whether it happens or not, I'm in the race," he said. "My constituents know how to spell my name."
Hernandez, a nine-year board member and former board president, is being challenged by James Sampson, president of Gateway-Longview child services agency.
Wednesday's decisions by the Board of Elections drop the number of officially contested races for six open School Board seats down to three. Last week, East District incumbent Rosalyn L. Taylor had petition signatures invalidated, leaving her opponent, Theresa Harris-Tigg, unchallenged.
Hernandez, who first won his seat as a write-in candidate in 2004, said he's counting on the Hispanic and immigrant community to stand by him in the election despite facing Sampson, an organized and well-financed opponent.
"If Mr. Paladino and my opponent want me off the board, they're going to have to beat me," said Hernandez, referring to the challenge to his petition by a Democratic operative with ties to former Erie County Democratic Chairman Steven Pigeon, a friend of developer Carl Paladino, who is a candidate in the Park District. "I've got my base here. They're not going to take that from me."
Hernandez's appeal to have signatures restored will be heard Tuesday by State Supreme Court Justice John Michalski. Sampson's legal effort to keep Hernandez off the ballot will come before the judge the same day.
Meanwhile, Mascia said that since he is no longer in the running for the Central District seat, he is offering his support for fellow challenger Bryon McIntyre against School Board President Mary Ruth Kapsiak. "Mr. McIntyre is an independent voice for the children of Buffalo who attend public schools and will make an excellent Central District representative," he said. "Ms. Kapsiak seems to continue to be part of an ongoing problem instead of a solution."
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Braydon Coburn arrived in Philadelphia for the first time on Feb. 24, 2007, without the slightest clue about the Flyers' organization or who his new teammates would be.
His first introduction to them was at the Flyers Wives' Fight for Lives Carnival that day at the Wells Fargo Center.
Fast forward 5 years: Pavel Kubina is in the same position.
Kubina, 34, arrives in Philadelphia today for the first time after his agonizingly long trade from Tampa Bay on Saturday night. Pressed to move him before the Feb. 27 trade deadline, the struggling Lightning kept him off the ice for 2 straight games to "protect their interests."
And despite the Flyers' scuffling on the ice, Kubina will likely meet his new mates in an all-smiles scenario during the Carnival.
The deal was finally consummated on Saturday night, with the Flyers reportedly edging out Detroit, as Kubina was acquired in exchange for a 2nd round pick (in 2012 or 2013, Florida's choice), a 4th round pick in 2013, and Phantoms forward Jon Kalinski.
Kalinski was added to the deal on Saturday night so the Flyers could fit Kubina under the NHL's strict 50 contract limit.
Rookie defenseman Marc-Andre Bourdon was sent back to Adirondack to make room on the 23-man roster.
Now, the attention shifts to what general manager Paul Holmgren has left up his sleeve over the next 8 days before the deadline passes at 3 o'clock on Feb. 27 while the Flyers are in San Jose.
According to a league source, the Flyers' trade front was finally "all quiet" on Sunday.
Yes, it was Carnival day, with the Flyers' main focus on charity and giving back to the community, but the sense I get from multiple people in the organization is that Holmgren would be comfortable heading into the playoffs with the team as it is currently assembled.
And that would include not having Columbus captain Rick Nash.
For the longest time on Saturday, it seemed like the Flyers might have jumped to be a front-runner in the Nash sweepstakes, since general manager Scott Howson visited with Holmgren face-to-face for the second time in a week. Columbus' senior adviser Craig Patrick also watched the Flyers play in person for the second time in 3 days. And a Flyers scout was in Ohio to see the Blue Jackets get shellacked by Chicago.
As each hour passes, the Flyers are less and less likely to deal for Nash.
The asking price – likely Sean Couturier, Brayden Schenn and Sergei Bobrovsky with picks – is just simply too much for the Flyers to stomach. It would gut a big part of their present-day depth, let alone how much it would change their future outlook.
And it certainly seems like Columbus is looking for a new suitor.
Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke confirmed to multiple outlets that he met with Howson on Sunday morning at a New York City hotel for an "unscheduled meeting." Burke wouldn't comment further.
The Rangers remain a key, quiet competitor for Nash.
And out west, the nose-diving Los Angeles Kings – who have fallen out of the playoff picture after being shutout in 2 straight games – could be more and more desperate for Nash as the week drags on. They were already rumored to be interested in reuniting Jeff Carter with Mike Richards via trade.
Besides, the Flyers – who lead the NHL in goals – don't need the offense. They've accomplished that feat while enduring lengthy slumps from Jaromir Jagr, Danny Briere, and even the injured James van Riemsdyk.
It was their defense and goaltending that needed work. Now, with Kubina and Nicklas Grossman in the fold, the Flyers likely have one of the top units in the league – even without Chris Pronger.
It's hard to sit here now and say that the Flyers are not better prepared for the playoffs with the addition of these two, hulking defensemen. But do Grossman and Kubina really make the Rangers or Bruins lose sleep at night?
That, like the rest of the week, remains to be seen.
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Janet Williams, 80 - May 01, 2013Janet Williams, 80, of Lincoln, originally of Gothenburg, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, with her family by her side.
Services took place on Monday, May 6, at the Wyuka Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be on Tuesday, May 7, at Maxwell at Fort McPherson National Cemetery.
Williams was born Jan. 17, 1933, at Gothenburg to Kenneth H. and Betty I. (Ostrom) Schriver.
She was preceded in death by: her husband, Jim R. Williams; her parents; a brother, Kay Rodney Schriver; sister and brother-in-law, Betty Ann (Blunder) Thomas.
Survivors include: her daughter and son-in-law, Sandie (Bob) Frank of Lincoln; her son, Shawn Williams of Lincoln; granddaughters—Carly Frank and Abby Frank; brother and sister-in-law, Gene (Velma) Schriver of Gothenburg; sisters and brothers-in-law—Arita (Mel) Wilson of Loveland, CO, Carol (Larry) Surber and Vicki (Larry) Kinnan, all of Lincoln.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
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"Jucy Lucy" burgers with a hot cheese and bacon filling in the center.
American cheese singles were a part of my life long before I had a choice in the matter. My mother raised me on them. We even had a special container designated solely for holding both white and yellow American cheese singles inside. It was then as it is now our go-to cheese for making the best grilled cheese and cheeseburgers.
It's no secret I come from a family of burger lovers. We love trying out new burger recipes together, some fancy and some not so but the "Jucy Lucy" is one we will always come back to.
For making "Jucy Lucy" burgers American cheese works best for achieving the molten middles. No other cheese can melt into a liquid puddle the way American cheese does.
Crispy pieces of bacon add another layer of flavor and make this a new favorite way to eat bacon cheeseburgers.
The burgers come with a warning! The cheese gets so hot that it can cause burns. Restrain the urge to bite into them immediately and let them rest a few minutes before serving (especially to children).
"Jucy Lucy" burgers with a hot cheese and bacon filling in the center.
- Divide beef into 4 equal portions. Form each portion into a tightly packed ball. Working with one ball at a time divide into 2 equal portions. Flatten them into a circle on a cutting board. Fold a slice of cheese in half twice so you have 4 squares of cheese and place in middle of burger. Cover the cheese with bacon crumbles and place the other patty on top so. Crimp the edges together to seal them, the cheese will make a bump on top. Repeat until all 4 burgers are ready. Season the tops with salt and pepper.
- Heat a large cast iron or heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat (alternately you can grill them) and cook burgers over heat 5 minutes on first side (the cheese bump should facing up). Flip the burgers and poke the tops of the burgers with a toothpick to let steam escape. Cook 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat and let burgers rest a few minutes (especially when serving to children) as cheese is molten hot and can cause burns. Serve on buns with the condiments of your choice.
Watch a video showing how to make these.
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SEOUL, South Korea – Five players hold the clubhouse lead after shooting 5-under 67s on Thursday in the incomplete first round of the fog-affected Ballantine's Championship.
Jean Baptiste Gonnet, Johan Edfors, Kieran Pratt, Matthew Baldwin and Kim Gi-Hwan are leading after fog engulfed the Blackstone course to force a delay of 2 hours, 10 minutes. Half the field will complete their rounds early Friday.
Former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen is a stroke back with two holes to play.
Oosthuizen, who won the 2010 British Open at St. Andrews, topped the leaderboard at 6 under before dropping a stroke on his last two holes.
Y.E. Yang of South Korea, who became the only Asian-born player to win a major at the 2009 PGA Championship, shot a 70.


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UPDATE: The Associated Press is reporting that late Saturday, Nov. 17, divers found the body of one of two men missing from an oil platform that caught fire Friday morning, Nov. 16.
The Coast Guard suspended the search for two missing platform crew members Saturday, Nov. 17, at approximately 5:25 p.m.
Coast Guard crews searched a 1,400 square-mile area of the Gulf of Mexico for more than 32 hours in an effort to locate the two missing crew members following a platform explosion approximately 20 miles southeast of Grand Isle, La.
While we harbor no disrespect for the Wall Street Journal who called us "that scrappy little paper from Southeast Texas," we prefer to think of ourselves as simple seekers of the truth. We're of the opinion that headlines and sound bites never tell the whole story. Our readers demand all the facts, facets and flavors of every story or event. And, they expect to be informed, educated and stirred to action.
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-My beliefs summarized in words much more eloquent than I could come up with
How the Universe came from nothing
Get ****ed. Literally just clicked Netherlands at $7 on bet365 then they scored. So pissed off.
Originally Posted by Partyush
**** yeah lads
Haha, after all the talk in this thread of Brazil's awesomeness in the past half hour
Rest In Peace Craigos
Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.
Too many bones, not enough CASH!!
RIP Craig
Reddd! Hup Holland
It's all ****ed up now. Ridiculous stamp by Melo.
Oh noes..
Still, Dutch been good since the equaliser. Brazilian defence for the second was terrible.
And now a red. Worth it to see Robben in genuine pain instead of feigned agony.
WWCC - Loyaulte Mi Lie
The modern conservative is engaged in one of mans oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - JK Galbraith
#408. Sixty three not out forever.
Took Holland/Germany quinella at $14 earlier today. Long way to go yet, but feeling warm and tingly.
Melo's entry for the tournament's biggest brain explosion.
Very stupid by the Brazilian guy to get sent off.
Love Robinho (I think) getting in the Dutch guy's face for the woeful dive on the last penalty too
What the ****'s going on in this game the last 5 minutes. Nice deliberate use of the hand to stop that one hahaa
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R.I.P Craigos, you were a champion bloke. One of the best
R.I.P Fardin 'Bob' Qayyumi
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Brazil losing it completely now...
Robben, despite not having a shot on goal, has been stellar. Caused the defense no end of grief, forced one substitution and a red card.
do you think people will be allowed to make violins?
who's going to make the violins?
forever 63*
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Hunters and others recently may have heard one of multiple news sources claim that the deer season length was to be reduced in the 2013-14 hunting year, but this is not the case.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division reminds citizens to always check www.georgiawildlife.com/Hunting/regulations for correct information.
"The proposed regulations under consideration recommend a 25-day reduction only in the number of either-sex or 'doe days,' not in the length of the overall deer season," said John Bowers, assistant chief of the Game Management Section. "This proposed change is a result of scientific data and deer hunters will still be able to hunt bucks during either-sex days."
Long-term data indicate a statewide decline in the fawn recruitment rate in all physiographic regions of the state. At the same time, does have comprised 60-65 percent of the annual deer harvest. Additionally, the harvest of does has increased by 13 percent over the past few years. In other words, there are less deer being recruited to replenish and stabilize the deer population. The broad trend of declining fawn recruitment rates coupled with high levels of doe harvest warrant a statewide regulatory action.
Additionally, as indicated by a marked increase in public dissatisfaction related to antlerless deer harvest, declines in deer density have become an issue of concern among many deer hunters in Georgia.
"We believe the proposed reduction in either-sex days strikes a reasonable balance between diverse hunter desires while attempting to address statewide biological concerns," said Bowers. "There is no proposal that will satisfy everyone. The Department has done its best to develop a balanced proposal. While the proposed reduction in either-sex days reduces the opportunity to harvest does, it maintains the opportunity to deer hunt and harvest antlered bucks."
The economic impact of deer hunters and hunting activities is beneficial to the state and to conservation efforts. Deer hunting in Georgia is responsible for more than $537 million in retail sales and supports more than 11,500 jobs. In fact, deer hunting in Georgia has an economic impact in excess of $890 million. Additionally, since 1939, hunters have directly contributed more than $165 million for wildlife conservation in Georgia.
Want more on proposed hunting regulations? Consider attending an upcoming public hearing. Interested persons have several ways to comment on the proposed changes. The Wildlife Resources Division has scheduled three public hearings to provide the public an opportunity to share comments on the proposed hunting regulation changes.
All meetings will begin at 7 p.m.:
— April 23: Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Health Sciences Building, 2802 Moore Highway, Tifton
— April 24 The Roberts Chapel Auditorium, State Offices South at Tift College, 300 Patrol Road, Forsyth
— April 25: Amicalola Electric, 544 Highway 15 South, Jaspe
Those unable to attend a meeting may submit input either electronically or in written statement form. Input must be received by 4:30 p.m. on April 30. Written statements should be mailed to: GA DNR/Wildlife Resources Division/Game Management Section; Attn: John W. Bowers; 2070 U.S. Highway 278, S.E.; Social Circle, Ge. 30025. Statements may be electronically submitted at: www.georgiawildlife.com/Hunting/SubmitComments
For more information or to view the proposed regulation changes, visit www.georgiawildlife.com/Hunting/proposedregulations or contact Hunter Services at (770) 761-3045.


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Among the wealth of information from Nemertes' survey of its end user client base, there were some telling perspectives about where unified communications is falling short. When Nemertes asked that very question: "What is lacking in the UC market?", by far the largest response, at 58%, was "Integration." Next-highest, at 22%, was "Solutions."
Clearly, enterprises understand the potential complexity of unified communications, and believe that complexity isn't being adequately addressed today. And there's definitely a need for it to be addressed, based on the responses to another question Nemertes asked. When Nemertes asked whether the user's VoIP vendor would also be its UC vendor, the majority answered no, by a margin of almost 58% to 42%.
So not only is there a need for integration within the various capabilities underneath the UC umbrella, but there also will be a need to make sure that UC applications run seamlessly on VoIP infrastructures that may come from a different vendor than the manufacturer of the UC systems.
And getting directly to the question of why enterprises haven't implemented UC ("What is holding you back from UCC implementation?" where UCC stands for Unified Communications and Collaboration), Nemertes finds some answers that may be difficult to overcome in a tough economy. The top response, at 24.5%, is "No demand." A similar answer, "No need," garners another 5.7% of responses. Doesn't get much more discouraging than that. The next response, at 18.9%, is "Cost," which likewise isn't readily alleviated in this environment.
In general, the ROI picture from this survey -- or at least the customers' perception of ROI -- isn't encouraging. Some 68% said they haven't determined quantitative benefits from implementing collaboration, echoing 11.3% of respondents to the previously discussed question who said they were being held back from UC implementation by "Lack of ROI."
Nemertes has put together some compelling case studies and some discussion points that may be able to sway people. And the benefit everyone can get out of this tutorial, regardless of their position in the procurement cycle, is in the connection between the first point I raised above -- integration -- and the second point, ROI.
It gets back to the point I made last week in writing about my interview with another analyst group, Forrester Research: You've got to position yourself to capture the ROI that you say you're going to deliver with UC technology implementation. That means understanding the integration challenge up front, and having a plan to overcome it, so that UC doesn't wind up like ERP or other previous black holes of software implementation.
One key recommendation that Irwin makes in his slides (and has made in his No Jitter blog) is to have a "UC Director," someone tasked with overseeing UC for the organization. I'm sure that the scope of this role will vary from company to company -- he or she may be more of a coordinator or liaison here, more of a technology guru there, or may have a more formal role like CIO in other organizations. Whichever it winds up being, it's worth thinking about who will fill this role in your enterprise.You've got to position yourself to capture the ROI that you say you're going to deliver with UC.


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The Baltimore Orioles signed free-agent 1B Henry Wrigley (Rockies) to a minor league deal.
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The Colorado Rockies are inviting 24 non-roster players to spring camp next week, including seven pitchers with Major League Baseball experience. The full list includes P's Tyler Anderson, Miguel Batista, Chad Bettis, Manuel Corpas, Parker Frazier, Daniel Houston, Logan Kensing, Jeff Manship, Mike McClendon, Nicholas Schmidt, Erick Threets and Chris Volstad; OF's Kent Matthes, Corey Dickerson, and Kyle Parker; INF's Nolan Arenado, Tommy Manzella, Matt McBride, Ben Paulsen and Henry Wrigley; and C's Yorvit Torrealba, Gustavo Molina, Lars Davis and Jose Gonzalez.
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DIA Names Stephen P. Spielberg Editor-in-Chief of TIRS Journal
FDA Deputy Commissioner to Bring New Vision and Leadership to DIA
Jan 22, 2013, 04:28 EST
HORSHAM, Pa., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DIA today announced the arrival of Stephen P. Spielberg, M.D., Ph.D., as editor-in-chief of the newly launched, official DIA peer-reviewed scientific journal, Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science (TIRS). Spielberg comes to DIA on the heels of his tenure at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), where he has served since September 2011 as deputy commissioner for medical products and tobacco. Under Spielberg's seasoned, distinguished guidance, TIRS is slated to become the premiere guide for professionals involved in the worldwide discovery, development, regulation, monitoring and marketing of medicine, medical devices and diagnostic products.
"We are immensely excited to have such a respected, celebrated and influential leader in the pharmaceutical industry to guide TIRS in becoming the foremost trusted resource for understanding and advancing the drug development industry and regulatory affairs," said DIA Worldwide Executive Director Paul Pomerantz. "Dr. Spielberg's commitment to fostering innovation and collaboration across all pillars of the industry will drive conversations that enable our members and partners to share knowledge and work together as never before."
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, who announced today that Spielberg will depart FDA on Feb. 15 and assume his DIA role in March, said Spielberg's leadership and wise counsel will be missed. He has been a key member of her senior management team and a terrific spokesman for FDA, supporting invaluable work performed for drugs, biologics, medical devices and tobacco products, Hamburg said.
"He has been an important partner in helping the agency toward a more integrated approach to medical product evaluation … working together with center leadership to address the rapid changes in human biology and therapeutic interventions, and in helping optimize FDA's approach to evolving areas such as personalized medicine," Hamburg said.
For an in-depth view of Dr. Spielberg's vision for TIRS, see his full interview at DIA headquarters at http://youtu.be/Qvnu3nC_Cn0.
With a career spanning more than 35 years in medicine, academia, the pharmaceutical industry and regulatory affairs, Spielberg brings remarkable experience and leadership to DIA's journal. At FDA, Spielberg was integral to advancing regulatory science through esteemed leadership and determined collaboration. Spielberg formerly served as executive director of exploratory biochemical toxicology and of clinical and regulatory development at Merck Research Laboratories, and was vice president for pediatric drug development at Johnson & Johnson. While at Johnson & Johnson, he chaired the Pediatric Task Force for PhRMA, represented the pharmaceutical industry on the FDA Pediatric Advisory Subcommittee and on pediatric legislative initiatives in the United States and European Union, and was the rapporteur for the Pediatric ICH Initiative to harmonize pediatric drug development regulations among Europe, Japan and the United States.
More recently, he was the chair in pediatric pharmacogenomics and director of the Center for Personalized Medicine and Therapeutic Innovation at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Mo., as well as the dean of Dartmouth Medical School and vice president for health affairs at Dartmouth College. Spielberg also served on the board of directors of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, the FDA science board advisory committee and the executive board of Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership.
"We have a challenge of determining how best to inform one another about science and how that converts into the discovery, development, regulation and use of new medical products," Spielberg said. "My vision for TIRS will bring together members of all sectors that have a stake in the future of human health to discuss key issues facing the industry and regulatory affairs—and to translate human brilliance and discovery into real products."
Spielberg also brings a wealth of editorial experience to DIA. He previously was associate editor of Drug Metabolism and Disposition and serves on the editorial boards of multiple pediatric and pharmacology journals. DIA is honored to welcome such a distinguished leader to help facilitate knowledge exchange and collaboration to advance the drug development industry worldwide.
Spielberg received a bachelor's degree in biology from Princeton University and a doctorate in pharmacology from the University of Chicago. He graduated with honors from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.
Issues of the new journal are available online at dij.sagepub.com/content/current. For more information about Spielberg and TIRS, visit www.diahome.org.
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Pteropus poliocephalus
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck, 1825
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|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable A2ace ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Lunney, D., Richards, G. & Dickman, C.
|Lamoreux, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team), Racey, P.A., Medellín, R. & Hutson, A.M. (Chiroptera Red List Authority)
Listed as Vulnerable because of a continuing population decline, estimated to be more than 30% over the last three generations, inferred from direct observations, shrinkage in distribution and loss of overwintering foraging habitat, and probable competition and hybridisation with P. alecto.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|This species is endemic to eastern Australia, where it ranges from south-eastern Queensland, through eastern New South Wales to Victoria. There has been a contraction of the northern extent of the range in recent years (by 500 km in past 100 years), and an increase in the numbers in the south, with increasing permanent colonies (L. Lumsden pers. comm.).
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|It is common in suitable habitat, but its habitat is limited (Tidemann et al. 2008). The population is declining throughout the range except in Victoria where the species is increasing in numbers (L. Lumsden pers. comm.). Surveys across the range showed declines of over 30% since 1990, and these declines were predicted continue in the future due to habitat loss (Eby and Lunney 2006).
|Current Population Trend:
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|It is found in tropical moist forest, open forest, closed and open woodlands, Melaleuca swamps, Banksia woodlands, mangroves, and commercial fruit plantations. It also occurs in urban areas where suitable foraging and roosting habitat are available. The primary food source are the flowers of Eucalyptus, Banksia, Melaleuca species, plus rainforest fruits. It roosts in colonies in patches of trees and dense vegetation. Females generally give birth to a single young (Duncan et al. 1999; D. Lunney pers. comm.). Generation length is likely to be around six or seven years (A. Divljan pers. comm.).
|Major Threat(s):
This species is threatened by loss of foraging and roosting habitat, largely through clearance of native vegetation for agriculture and forestry operations plus urban development (Duncan et al. 1999). The species requires multiple, dispersed populations of food trees (Duncan et al. 1999). The winter and early spring range of this species is limited to a narrow-coastal strip in Queensland and New South Wales that is targeted for residential development, and this is the primary threat (Duncan et al. 1999; Eby and Lunney 2002).
It is a pest of commercial fruit trees in parts of its range and animals are directly killed under license in orchards in New South Wales and Queensland; there is also likely to be unlicensed killing (Duncan et al. 1999; Tidemann et al. 2008; D. Lunney pers. comm.). The species is believed to be threatened by competition and hybridisation with Pteropus alecto, which has expanded southward at the same time as the range of P. poliocephalus has been reduced in the north (Duncan et al. 1999; G. Richards pers. comm.). The rapid rate of expansion range extension by P. alecto (by 500 km from 1990 to 2006) is of particular concern (P. Eby pers. comm.). It is additionally threatened by pollutants in urban areas and potentially by a number of viral pathogens (Duncan et al. 1999).
|Conservation Actions:
|This species is listed on Appendix II of CITES. It is present within a number of protected areas, however, none of these contain all of the conditions needed to maintain viable populations (Duncan et al. 1999). Further studies are needed into the population status and trends of this species, demographics, and population structure, in order to understand movement patterns (notably for recolonisation), define habitat requirements relative to protected areas (especially in winter/spring habitat), and to develop cost-effective methods of protecting fruit crops from this species (Duncan et al. 1999). The species breeds well in captivity (Strahan 1995). Education is needed to reduce negative public attitudes to this species. There is also a need for an assessment and reduction of any threats from power lines, barbed wire fences, and netting. There is a draft Recovery Plan for this species (Eby and Lunney 2006).
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