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While it's not a new concept that the best defense against catastrophic storms are natural habitats such as dunes and reefs, a new study by scientists with the Natural Capital Project at the Standford Woods Institute for the Environment urges that natural barriers are critical to protecting millions of US residents and billions of dollars in property damage.
Published July 14 in the journal Nature Climate Change, the study "Coastal habitats shield people and property from sea-level rise and storms" offers the first comprehensive map of the entire US coastline to show where and how much protection communities get from natural barriers.
Extreme weather, sea level rise and degraded coastal systems are placing people and property at greater risk especially with the upsurge of catastrophic storms that are pounding US coastlines.
Sand dunes, coral reefs, sea grasses and mangroves can all protect inland features when storms occur and sea level rises, so protection and use of the barriers is critical for coastal planning.
"The natural environment plays a key role in protecting our nation's coasts," said study lead author Katie Arkema, a Woods postdoctoral scholar. "If we lose these defenses, we will either have to have massive investments in engineered defenses or risk greater damage to millions of people and billions in property."
The study offers several maps including predicted exposure of the United States coastline and coastal population to sea level rise and storms in the year 2100 and an interactive map can be zoomed in on for the West, Gulf or East coasts; Hawaii or Alaska; or the continental United States.
"As a nation, we should be investing in nature to protect our coastal communities," said Mary Ruckelshaus, managing director of the Natural Capital Project. "The number of people, poor families, elderly and total value of residential property that are most exposed to hazards can be reduced by half if existing coastal habitats remain fully intact."
The study provides both a national and a localized look at coastal areas where restoration and conservation of natural habitats could make the biggest difference.
"Hardening our shorelines with sea walls and other costly engineering shouldn't be the default solution," said Peter Kareiva, the chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy and co-author of the study. "This study helps us identify those places and opportunities we have to keep nature protecting our coastal communities – and giving us all the other benefits it can provide, such as recreation, fish nurseries, water filtration and erosion control."
Read more at Stanford News.
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Chuck Keeps Delivering Great Movie References
Chuck knows its way around a good cultural allusion, the show's been full of lines and references to various action movies and elements of culture. This week was no exception and Chuck delivered two great ones.
With Linda Hamilton having been cast as Chuck's mom, add her to the list of reference-based casting decisions that also includes Timothy Dalton, Scott Bakula, and Summer Glau, you knew it was only a matter of time before she gave us the classic Terminator line:
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The second great reference came at the end of the show and also featured a shirt-less Josh Gomez. We've seen Die Hard references before, most obviously in last season's Christmas episode "Chuck vs. the Santa Clause" which also featured Reginald Veljohnson, but last night's episode took it to a new level. When Morgan got trapped in an enemy-infested Buy More, without his shoes and wearing half his manager's suit,it was only a matter of time before he went all John McClane on us, or tried to.
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The state of Virginia hasn't boasted a five-star prospect since 2007 when quarterback Tyrod Taylor out of Hampton High School checked in at No. 27 in the land, but Richmond Hermitage linebacker Curtis Grant has changed all of that. Grant, the No. 8 prospect in the country, is the highest-ranked player from the state since wide receiver Percy Harvin checked in at No. 1 in the country back in 2006 and leads a strong crop from the Old Dominion State.
Grant, a 6-foot-3, 222-pounder, has been on the recruiting radar since his freshman year. With offers from everyone in the country, Grant is rumored to be a Virginia Tech lean but many feel he could end up leaving the state in the end. While there is a big drop-off after Grant, there are still many other talented prospects in the state.
"Grant is special," said Rivals.com National Recruiting Analyst Mike Farrell. "I saw him as a sophomore and he looked like a college player already. It will be hard for him to reach the No. 1 slot like Harvin did because it is such a great year at linebacker and there is so much competition, but he should be in the discussion for sure. I can't imagine how good he's going to be with another year under his belt."
Virginia Beach Bayside cornerback Demetrious Nicholson had nine interceptions and eight pass breakups as a junior and has emerged as one of the top cornerbacks in the country. At No. 101 in the country, Nicholson has a very good chance to become a permanent fixture in the Rivals100 before long. The 5-foot-11, 167-pounder is rumored to be choosing between North Carolina, Virginia and Virginia Tech in the end.
Offensive tackle Landon Turner from Harrisonburg checks in just behind Turner at No. 108 in the nation and third in the state. The 6-foot-5, 311-pounder has ties to West Virginia and also likes Virginia Tech and North Carolina. Rounding out the top five are linebacker Travis Hughes from Virginia Beach Kempsville and Manassas Osbourn Park athlete Dominique Terrell. Hughes, a 6-foot-1, 228-pounder, has a brother who plays at Maryland and is also interested in Virginia Tech and North Carolina while Terrell, a 5-foot-11, 175-pounder, likes West Virginia, Virginia Tech and some others.
The first commitment in the top 30 is Newport News Menchville athlete Clifton Richardson, another Rivals250 member who is committed to Virginia. Dinwiddie defensive end Corey Marshall and Chesapeake Oscar Smith wide receiver Quinta Funderburk round out the four stars from the state. Marshall is committed to Virginia Tech while many expect Funderburk to leave the state and play in the SEC.
"This group of five and four stars is better than last year's crop in my opinion," Farrell said. "There isn't a marquee quarterback like with Phillip Sims last year but I think there are more natural football players in this group, much less raw. Grant is a freak, Nicholson is so well coached and disciplined and guys like Turner, Hughes, Terrell, Richardson and Marshall are more ready to make an immediate impact than last year's group I think. The upside of guys like Sims, Justin Hunter and Quinton Spain is excellent, but they need a lot of polishing. This year's group needs less."
The battle between Virginia and Virginia Tech is far from done for 2011, but already the Cavaliers have a slight lead when it comes to commitments in the top 30. In addition to Richardson, the Cavaliers boast commitments from Virginia Beach Green Run defensive tackle David Dean (No. 9), Portsmouth Norcom defensive back Kameron Mack (No. 19), Hampton Phoebus linebacker Caleb Taylor (No. 22), Virginia Beach Cox offensive lineman Ross Burbank (No. 26) and Richmond Hermitage defensive end Diamonte Bailey (No. 27).
The Hokies counter with Lorton South County defensive back Ronny Vandyke (No. 10) and Dinwiddie teammates Corey Marshall (No. 7) and Chris Hall (No. 30).
"The Hokies are in good shape to get more of the higher-ranked guys like Grant, Turner, Hughes and Terrell, but the competition in state is completely different now with Mike London at Virginia now," Farrell said. "It will be harder for Virginia Tech than it was when Al Groh was running things his last few years."
Other commitments in the top 30 include St. George Blue Ridge offensive tackle Isaiah Battle (No. 11) who committed to Clemson, Hampton Phoebus defensive end Daquan Romero (No. 15) who committed to North Carolina and Burke Lake Braddock quarterback Michael Nebrich (No. 28) who committed to UConn.
Two positions of strength in the state this year are at defensive end and along the offensive line. Marshall and Romero are joined by Ashburn Stone Bridge standout Rob Burns (No. 14) and Richmond St. Christopher's end Thompson Brown (No. 21) at their position. The offensive line is also well represented by Turner, Battle, Burbank and Lynchburg Liberty Christian Academy big man Grant Jones (No. 23).
However, the deepest position appears to be at defensive back. Nicholson, Vandyke and Mack are joined by Stafford Colonial Forge cornerback Tim Scott (No. 12) while Terrell and Chesterfield Lloyd C. Bird athlete Anthony Harris could also play the position in college.
And finally, there are many intriguing athletes in the Virginia top 30. Players like Terrell, Richardson, Harris, Hall and Virginia Beach Ocean Lakes stud Lafonte Thourogood could all end up playing numerous positions in college.
"It's an interesting group," said Farrell. "A lot of high level talent near the top and then some guys who are coming off injury or haven't played a bunch of football or are fighting academics or can play many positions. A lot of the guys from 10-30 could end up surprising I think."
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The Alabama Preseason Top 40 also has a five-star linebacker at No. 1 in Russellville's Brent Calloway. Callaway and three other prospects ranked among the state's top six have already committed to the Crimson Tide.
Also being released Wednesday are the New York Preseason Top 10, South Carolina Preseason Top 25, Tennessee Preseason Top 20 and the West Virginia Preseason Top 5. Rivals.com will complete the preseason state rankings releases on Thursday with lists for Florida, Minnesota, Colorado and Washington.


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Team Puerto Rico stars honor students
Cora, Lopez recognize students who encourage volunteerism
Team Puerto Rico stars Alex Cora, Felipe Lopez and J.C. Romero took time before their game with the Netherlands on Monday to honor 10 high-school students who volunteer as Action Team captains in the San Juan area.
Administered by the Major League Baseball Players Trust and Volunteers of America, the Action Team program encourages young people throughout the United States to volunteer in their communities. Major League players work directly with the Action Team captains to develop local volunteerism programs and to help inspire the next generation of volunteers.
Receiving signed certificates of achievement from the players in an on-field ceremony were Action Team captains from Colegio Belen in San Juan: Christopher Ayala, Alejandra Diaz, Angelica Diaz, Gabriel Garcia, Krizia Guillermety, Enrique Leal, Angel Roman, Anderson Vazquez, Hector Vazquez and Leilani Vazquez.
Anderson Vazquez also received a $1,000 college scholarship from the Major League Baseball Players Trust in recognition of his dedication to community service.
During the 2008-09 school year, the youth volunteers organized volunteer activities and raised awareness about the importance of community involvement among other students in their high school.
To date, Action Teams of high school students and Major Leaguers have inspired more than 17,000 high-school students across the country to help more than 70,000 people in need by volunteering in their communities, while an Action Team service-learning curriculum created by the Players Trust in partnership with The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition teaches valuable community service skills to 700,000 high school students in more than 5,000 classrooms across the U.S.
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Beginning in September 2009, every high school in the U.S. and Puerto Rico will be able to join the Action Team and receive free volunteer training resources, step-by-step project ideas and opportunities for their Action Team Captains to interact with Major Leaguers.
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July 31, 2009
Taylor's Valentines Make-out Sesh!
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Go Taylor! Go Taylor!ReplyDelete
huh. I'm an Edward gal too ... but he looks like a damn fine kisser!ReplyDelete
@Alisha: Riiiiight?!ReplyDelete
Hubba hubba...She-Taylor is quite a lucky chica just there. :-)ReplyDelete
I hadn't even HEARD of this project until yesterday! She-Taylor is super talented, and He-Taylor, is....Well...He's Taylor. End.
Hot. Hot. Hot. Go Taylor (he and she)!ReplyDelete
- GretchJuly 31, 2009 at 3:11 PM
*chokes on my coffee* Cuteness. This movie looks adorable. I dig Gary Marshall films.ReplyDelete
AWW! He even has his hand on the small of her back! That is too cute! Too bad it is just for a movie, they are cute together.ReplyDelete
Um...he's 17...I must remind myself...he is 17. Something about those pouty lips makes him look like a better kisser than Rob though :) I wish I could try both and see! Damn you Kristen StewartReplyDelete
I'm SOOOOOOOOO jealous of Miss Swift.
*fanning self*
I can't wait till his hot kiss with Bella in Eclipse.
Ok he's so hot I can't stop starring at this photo.ReplyDelete
This hurts to look at!ReplyDelete
Me either, Juju. At least he's getting plenty of practice in before Eclipse. Geez...I think I might just faint when I see that scene.ReplyDelete
LMFAO! It looks like he's kissing a life-sized barbie.ReplyDelete
I'm seriously jealous right now , but my motto is "It's just a movie , it's just a movie , a movie,don't get jealous, it's just for a movie,want to steal the movie , and THAT'S it!"This movie looks like it's going to get some auidences and by so far the pic that were taken already in the past day looks really romantic as well good =]Can't wait to see when it hit the theatres.ReplyDelete
Juju-me too! can't stop staring at the pic , *sigh* wish that was me =[
Pinky-*sigh*I faint easliy so i probably would faint in that scene.(thought *CATCH ME TAYLO [LAUTNER]*)
This is confusing.They're both named Taylor , but last name is different.Ahhh!They're both , cut , and talented.
that kiss looks delish hahahha from the he-taylor side for me anyways AND im Team Edward lol
im NOT looking forward to the bella-jake kiss in eclipse...that scene always makes me sad for edward and mad at bella
- AnonymousJuly 31, 2009 at 7:31 PM
if i had longer hair she could me be...actually i'm team emmett 'cause he's so funny and cute but i also love he-taylor and rob. and of course jackson. i'd give anything to meet them but i'm from germany... :( can't wait 2 see new moon!ReplyDelete
awkward kiss!ReplyDelete
god i wish I liked Taylor Swift. I just dont!ReplyDelete
LOVE taylor lautner.
- AnonymousAugust 1, 2009 at 5:29 PM
Where is this picture taken... ^o) I'm a little confused :D I have no idea about any project etc. ... this is weird :D I'm a team Edward and Jasper girl :DReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 1, 2009 at 11:14 PM
*closes mouth* oh it was in a movie? still! when was this?ReplyDelete


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This is not your Grandma's Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookie! I decided to give the ever popular Oatmeal Cookie a makeover! I have been craving a cookie with texture, flavor and chewiness. I have been experimenting with Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Oats and dreamed this cookie up after many, many years of craving! I haven't been eating oats, Gluten Free or not for at least 6 years. Every time I did I would get sick immediately. During the winter time there is nothing better than a warm bowl of oatmeal. I like to put dried fruit and honey in mine. I decided to make the cookies and see if I had a reaction. Lucky for me … All is well! It was worth the wait!
I love the flavor of the creamy chocolate chips and the tartness of the cherries! The sweetness of the cookie has a nice balance of the dark brown sugar's caramel like flavor to balance out the cherries and chocolate. The honey is the perfect compliment to the oats … speaking of which … these are the most beautiful big oats that I have ever seen! The oats make the cookie's hearty crunch so satisfying that you will be very happy with just one or two cookies. I decided to add the flaxseed meal to add to the wholesome goodness of the combination of ingredients – antioxidants from the chocolate,
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So no guilt from these cookies!
Gluten Free Cherry Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
makes approximately 2 dozen small cookies.
Dry Ingredients
2 cups Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Rolled Oats
1/2 cup flaxseed meal
1 cup white rice flour
1/4 cup sweet rice flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp sea salt
Wet Ingredients
2 large eggs
3/4 cup butter or non-dairy Earth Balance butter – room temperature
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
1 Tbl Gluten Free Vanilla
1 cup Enjoy Life chocolate chips – (Gluten Free, non-dairy, non-soy, nut free)
3/4 cup chopped dried cherries
Mix the wet ingredients – eggs, butter or non-dairy butter, dark brown sugar, honey, vanilla in a standing mixer.
In a separate bowl, mix all of the dry ingredients with a fork or whisk to break up any clumps. Incororate the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in the standing mixer.
Add the chopped dried cherries and chocolate chips.
Put the dough into a container with a lid and into the refrigerator for 30 minutes, overnight is better if you can wait. Chilling the dough will help meld the flavors of the ingredients.
Bake at 350 for 13 – 15 minutes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. I used a #70 spring scoop to make a two bite cookie.
This is the perfect cookie with your favorite hot beverage – coffee, tea or milk, even non-dairy in front of the fire sharing good times with family and friends.


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OK, boys-n-girls, it's time to begin thinking about things to do during the season-of-poor-riding. It is with this in mind that we announce the 2012 New Glarus Gathering, January 27, 28, 29. As usual the center of festivities will be the Chalet Landhaus in New Glarus, WI. For those who have experienced the event previously, it is anticipated to be as usual. For those new to this event, here's the deal - arrive sometime Friday and socialize for a while, whether in the lobby or in the hot tub. Later we stroll a couple blocks to the Hotel New Glarus for dinner, POLKAS, and beer. Once we've had enough of those, feel free to wander the town for more excitement, or head back to the Chalet to socialize some more.
Saturday starts with breakfast, after which the day is open to whatever your heart fancies. Some have opted to tour the New Glarus brewery, or gone in search of cheese, wine, mustard (the Mustard Museum in Middleton), or shopping in suchplaces as the Duluth Trading Company store in Mt. Horeb. Again, nothing definite, other than gather for dinner later that evening.
Sunday is a typical Sunday, with breakfast, good-byes, and travel home.
It is hoped we see some new faces this year, along witha lot of the familiar ones. Bring a smile, good attitude, maybe some stuff to share, and your swimsuit for the hot tub and pool. Due to the time of year and expected weather, it is anticipated that there will not be any motorcycles making the trip.
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The most recent episode of "Boardwalk Empire" featured the series' most stunning moment since crime boss Nucky Thompson executed his turncoat surrogate son, Jimmy Darmody, at the end of Season 2: Jimmy's Jocasta of a mom, mistress of self-delusion Gillian, tells her lover/savior she killed her son's doppelgänger in a selfish act of self preservation.
"You can make yourself live with anything," she declared.
Gillian uttered the most important line of the season seconds before the boyfriend who helped her kick heroin and seemed to accept her seedy past as a moll and a madam revealed himself as a Pinkerton agent and nabbed her for the murder. (Anyone who claims to have seen that Film Noir twist coming has a bigger problem with truth than Gillian.)
The shocker underscored a season filled with betrayal, much of it cloaked in a dark familial tint and soaked in blood. The scene also set the stage for Sunday's season finale, in which long-simmering treachery threatens to boil over and flow wildly through Nucky's Prohibition-era Atlantic City.
The layers of betrayal, like bootleg booze, run deep on "Boardwalk Empire." A ruthless G-man trying to get J. Edgar Hoover's attention uses a family secret as blackmail fodder to get Nucky's loyal manservant Eddie to flip. Eddie, after offering little information, instead flips himself out a window to his death.
The FBI agent had more luck with Nucky's brother, Eli, back in the fold after previously ganging up on his brother with other crooks out of misplaced pride. This time, Eli reluctantly is turning on Nucky to save his own son from a murder rap. But the son, who let a college buddy take the fall for the death, might be turning on Eli to stay in Nucky's graces.
The heart of the season pulses through an even more intricate set of relationships centering on this year's breakout character: Dr. Valentin Narcisse, a Marcus Garvey acolyte whose Ivy League demeanor and standing as a Harlem community leader belies his role as a cutthroat gangster. His sworn enemy is Nucky's confederate, Chalky White, a far less-polished, but no-less-savvy mob boss. They're split by the bizarrely named Daughter – a tragic blues singer who is bound by a sordid secret past to Narcisse and by something resembling love to Chalky, who has forsaken his own family for her. She now appears to have betrayed both men.
Nucky stuck by Chalky in his feud with Narcisse. But thanks to a near deadly misunderstanding, Chalky thinks Nucky served him up for death.
In four seasons, "Boardwalk Empire" has succeeded in becoming more complex and compelling. The stellar acting, led by Steve Buscemi as Nucky, creates some tough decisions for Emmy voters, given strong performances by, among others, Jeffrey Wright (Narcisse) and Patricia Arquette, nearly unrecognizable as Sally Wheel, a southern hooch runner with a strange hold on Nucky's damaged heart.
The real star of the show is the writing, brimming with finely wrought, intersecting plots and dialogue like Gillian's crucial line, which can be turned into the key question of the season, if not the series: Can you make yourself live with anything?
Nucky finally isn't so sure. He calls Sally after realizing his brother is setting him up for a fall. "I want out," Nucky tells her.
But he's in too deep. And so are viewers. Check out a preview of season finale below:
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The Mountain Studies Institute is offering to train people to monitor the pika, a tiny relative of the rabbit that is being pushed out of its alpine home by warming temperatures.
Emily Olson, education coordinator for the institute, is the instructor for the training, scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Durango Discovery Museum, 1333 Camino del Rio.
A similar training session is scheduled at the same time at Ridgway Public Library.
We want to engage the public in understanding what is happening in the environment, Olson said.
The pika, a herbivore 6 to 8 inches long and about 6 ounces, tends to inhabit boulder fields above the tree line in the Rocky Mountains.
Unable to tolerate heat, the pika appears to be moving to higher elevations as global temperatures warm.
An Associated Press story last year said animals around the world are seeking cooler climes faster than they did fewer than 10 years ago.
About 2,000 species are fleeing the equator at an average rate of 15 feet a day, the AP story said. Species looking for higher mountain abodes are moving up in elevation at an average of 4 feet a year, the story said.
So far, the pika population in the Rocky Mountains seems to be doing OK, Olson said. But monitoring will help determine its status.
The pika has not been listed as endangered or threatened, Olson said.
After a day of training, its hoped that participants will visit their adopted pika-monitoring site on Sunday or the coming week, Olson said.
Thirty sites in Southwest Colorado should be home to pikas, Olson said. Some are close to roads and some require hiking.
The Mountain Studies Institute collaborates on the pika program with the University of Colorado, Colorado State University and the San Juan Public Lands Center.
Rocky Mountain Wild and the Denver Zoo conduct a pika program also.
Olson requests interested people register with the Mountain Studies Institute in advance in order to help calculate how much equipment it will need to bring to the workshop.


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Intermountain is about to roll out the beta version of the app to its own physicians, said Marc Probst, CIO and VP of information systems for the organization, in an interview with InformationWeek Healthcare. The plan is to launch the commercial version in the third quarter.
To begin with, the app will be used only for ordering of common, frequently prescribed medications. Later, Intermountain and MModal plan to expand the system so doctors can use it to order lab and imaging tests, as well as give nursing orders such as those related to catheters and checking vital signs, according to a press release.
[ Computerized provider order entry systems can prevent doctor errors. Read CPOE Cuts Medication Errors By 48%, Says Study. ]
For medication orders, users will be able to select the patient; choose the drug dosage, frequency and other qualifiers; and send the request to a CPOE system after checking it for accuracy. The physician dictates the order into an iPhone or an iPad, which transmits it to MModal's Web server. MModal's "speech understanding" software then converts the spoken words into text, which are returned to the physician's mobile device for correction. Following that, the order is sent to CPOE.
The aim of the speech-enabled application is to help physicians more easily enter simple orders, especially when they're outside the hospital, Probst noted. In a nod to the reality -- familiar in most hospitals -- that many physicians still refuse to use CPOE, he added, "This will also encourage doctors to enter orders themselves in the hospital."
The first doctors to use the app have been receptive, Mike Raymer, senior VP of solutions management for MModal, told InformationWeek Healthcare. Doctors like the idea of voice recognition helping them cut through the complexities of CPOE, and not being forced to use drop-down boxes on a screen.
Moreover, he said, the application is good at distinguishing a particular voice in a crowded environment. This is especially true when it's used with the iPhone 5, which includes a background noise eliminator.
Nevertheless, there are still a number of challenges to work through, he and Probst acknowledged. For one thing, the co-developers are trying to improve the ability of the system to extract the right medications, dosages and so on from conversational speech, so doctors don't have to use specific terms in a particular order.
Also, they want to include a bidirectional interface with Intermountain's homegrown EHR so that doctors can view clinical data before they order meds or tests. Raymer says that the plan is to provide a fact sheet with active meds and lab results in future versions of the system.


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dude, lolcats are soooo 2007!
I have no idea; all I know is I never saw the thing until two or three weeks ago, and suddenly they're everywhere. I'd just as soon have never seen them at all.
I've written about this phenomenon of suddenly becoming aware of something... see the end of this blog post


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Foaling Alarms--Expecting Company?
- Nov 1, 2002
- Topics:
The birth of a foal can be a nerve-wracking, not to mention exhausting, experience--and not just for the mare. The humans involved can expect many sleepless nights in anticipation of being there for the big moment. An attended delivery will allow the detection of any problems during the birth, or immediately after.
That means if there is a problem, your veterinarian can be notified immediately, which can greatly increase the chances of a healthy foal and mare. There also are some cases where there is a medical reason for ensuring that the delivery is monitored, such as to protect a foal from ingesting colostrum from a mare at risk for causing neonatal isoerythrolysis (NI) in her foal. You also might want to closely watch mares which have a history of dystocias (difficult births).
But even without a medical reason, it is always just a good idea to monitor the birth process to ensure that there are no difficulties with the birth or with the foal. Eleven months is an awfully long time to wait to have something go wrong in a matter of minutes--with the potential to lose the foal, the mare, or both just because you weren't aware of the birth.
In this article, we will discuss several options for birth alarms and/or monitoring systems and list the pros and cons for each so that you can make an educated choice as to what system(s) would work best for you and your horse.
Foaling Alarms
There are several types of foaling alarms available. They are designed to notify the person responsible (owner, farm manager, or foaling attendant) that the mare is in labor. Some systems can notify multiple people. The devices all have the same basic principle: When the mare goes into labor, a signal is transmitted from the device to a receiver that either sounds an alarm, notifies a pager, or calls a telephone number. The differences in the devices is their position on the mare and how they are activated. The following is not meant to be a comprehensive list, or a list of the best devices; but it is a discussion of the foaling alarms with which I am most familiar.
Getting Into Position
There are several devices that work the same way as Breeder Alert, a small, battery-powered device is situated in a pouch attached to the halter (under the jawbone). The alarm is sounded when the mare's head is in lateral recumbency (the position in which they usually give birth) for at least 15 seconds. After 15 seconds of being in lateral recumbency, the device signals the receiver, which sounds the alarm and/or activates the pager. The mare and the device must be within 200 feet of the receiver station.
- The advantages of this device are:
- It does not require a veterinarian to attach it to the mare;
- Installation and set-up are simple, and;
- The transmitter is very low-profile.
Multiple mares can wear these devices at one time, therefore multiple mares can be monitored simultaneously.
The main disadvantage of this device is that some late term-pregnant mares will lie in lateral recumbency when they are sleeping or resting, not in labor. So with some mares, there is the chance of a false alarm, sometimes multiple times a night, which can mean several trips to the barn in the middle of the night (what you were trying to avoid). Also, some mares might not lay down to foal. Therefore, the alarm will not be activated.
EquiPage/EquiFone foaling alarm system is very similar to the Breeder Alert, in that the transmitter is housed on
the halter just under the jawbone. The transmitter requires a battery. The alarm is activated when the mare lies in lateral recumbency for more than 10 seconds. The transmitter then sends a signal to a repeater, and a pager or telephone number is dialed. The pager is only viable within one to two miles of the repeater. The same advantages and disadvantages apply to the EquiPage/ EquiFone as to the Breeder Alert systems.
The Foal-Alert device is surgically attached to the mare's vulva. The device consists of a magnet and a transmitter. The magnet and transmitter are both sutured into the lips of the vulva (the magnet on one side, the transmitter on the other) and the magnet is inserted into the transmitter, creating a breakable barrier across the vulva. When the foal begins to emerge from the birth canal, his front feet will easily pull the magnet out of the transmitter, which sends a signal to a receiver and activates an alarm in one of three ways. An auxiliary alarm sounds a loud alarm at the base station (which must be within 200 feet of the transmitter), a pocket receiver (pager) can be activated (used within three miles of the receiver), and a phone dialer can notify you via telephone.
The advantage of this device is that there is very little chance of a false alarm. So far, only one mare in my practice set off the alarm prematurely by getting her tail tangled in the suture and pulling the magnet out.
The disadvantages of this device are:
- A veterinarian must suture the device onto the vulvar lips (but this procedure is very simple and inexpensive); and
- If there is a dystocia, in some instances the Foal-Alert will not be activated because the feet might not emerge from the birth canal enough to dislodge the magnet out of the transmitter.
Birth Alarm
This device uses the mare's position to activate the alarm similar to the Breeder Alert, but with additions to the system. The Birth Alarm is housed in the top of an anti-roll surcingle. When the device is activated, it sends a signal to the receiver and activates the alarm. The device can also be set up to notify a pager or telephone. The alarm is activated by settings:
- For the first setting, the alarm is activated when the mare lies in lateral recumbency for more than 7.6 seconds;
- If you have a late-term mare which tends to sleep or rest in lateral recumbency, a second setting can be used that only activates the alarm if the mare lies down, then rolls back up within a three-minute interval. If she lies down and is quiet for more than three minutes (as in sleeping), then the alarm will not go off.
This device also claims to be waterproof, so it can be used with mares which are housed outside.
Advantages to this system are:
- A veterinarian isn't required to install the device; and
- It has relatively simple set-up and placement on the mare.
The disadvantages include that in some instances, such as with dystocias, the mare might not lie down at all.
The Equine Alarm is a new device on a surcingle that also detects when the mare lies down for foaling and alerts the owner through a receiver and pager system. The signal can travel about 0.3 miles, and it allows monitoring of up to four mares. In addition, the receiver can be connected to a phone dialer for notification via phone.
Birth Alert
The Birth Alert system utilizes a sponge or "tampon" to house the alarm device and notify you of the impending birth. The alarm device is placed within the mare's vagina (just in front of the cervix) a few weeks before she is due to deliver. The device is activated when the mare's water breaks and the device is expelled from the vagina. The temperature change activates the device and thus the alarm.
The disadvantages are:
- The device must be placed into the mare's vagina in a sterile fashion or it could cause an ascending infection, so a veterinarian is required; and
- False alarms have occurred when the device slips out before the mare's water breaks.
Wyke Foaling Alarm
There are also systems that are composed of a surcingle and breastplate and that sound the alarm when they detect sweat. Many mares sweat when they go into labor, so this device works on that physiologic event. The Wyke Foaling Alarm has a sensor that is mounted on one of the neck straps and lies against the neck. At the first sign of sweat, it triggers a radio signal to the alarm receiver. The signal can carry about 1,500 feet in most circumstances, it contains a circuit that checks the state of its battery, and if it becomes discharged it will alert the receiver and a warning light will indicate the problem. Up to six transmitters can be used on the system and each one is identifiable by a separate light on the receivers front panel. This is useful for monitoring mares kept in separate buildings.
The most obvious disadvantage is that if your horse sweats for a reason other than impending birth, the alarm will go off.
Visual Monitoring
Because no birth alarm is 100% foolproof, birth alarm systems should be used in conjunction with other monitoring systems. One such system is your own two eyes, checking on the mare at least every hour, if not every 30 minutes when foaling appears imminent. Remember, once the mare's water breaks, the foal needs to be delivered within 30 minutes or else hypoxia (lack of oxygen) can occur. This can lead to a "dummy" foal (neonatal maladjustment syndrome) or the foal could die.
Closed-Circuit Television
One way to make mare-watching less labor-intensive is with closed-circuit television. A system of this type is composed of a camera and a connecting wire to a television monitor.
A camera can be installed in the mare's stall at the best vantage point to view the entire stall. The monitor can be installed in the barn office, tack room, or in your house if you live on the same property. An electrician can install a closed-circuit system in a few hours. The only requirement for viewing is usually some degree of low lighting. If you begin leaving a single light on near your mare's stall to illuminate it, then she will adjust to it by the time she foals.
Closed-circuit television systems are available everywhere, including big warehouse buying clubs, electronics catalogs, and E-bay.
Wireless is the Way
Technology now offers wireless camera monitoring systems. These systems are easy to install because they are composed of a camera-transmitter and a monitor with a receiver, so no electrician is required. There is no cable to run from the stall to the tack room or your house. Depending on the frequency of the system, the monitors can be up to 1,500 feet (or more) away. The most common systems available are 2.4 gHz systems that allow for 700 feet of distance between the receiver and monitor. The cameras usually work with a simple television monitor, and you can have either a black and white or color picture. The systems can also plug into a VCR so that the picture can be recorded. Some systems even have audio available. Most wireless systems need some type of light; however, there are now infrared systems that allow monitoring in total darkness for those mares which are disturbed by light.
The wireless camera system we use at our clinic has a monitor set-up in our office so that we can monitor the horses constantly. There is a camera in every stall, and the monitor displays each horse for five to 10 seconds, then rotates to the next horse. In this way, you can monitor multiple horses at one time or change the setting to have one horse displayed all the time. I even have an old black and white television set in my bedroom so I can watch my mares from the comfort of my bed when they are close to foaling.
Wireless systems are unique in that they allow for a complete monitoring system at a surprisingly low cost and easy set-up. Closed-circuit and wireless camera systems are not just for security surveillance. They can be used to monitor late-term mares ready to foal as we have discussed, but also to monitor horses prone to colic, becoming cast in their stall, or just for peace of mind that everyone is well.
By using a birth alarm and camera system, you have gone a long way in ensuring that the birth will be attended and giving your mare and newborn foal every chance for a normal and healthy delivery, while saving you some valuable peace of mind and sleep.
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- www.breederalert.com
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- www.foalert.com
- www.foalingalarm.com
- www.huntercreekvideo.com
- www.wyke-equine.co.uk/foaling_alarm.htm
There are several different types of birth alarms, and they all work differently. Some are activated when a mare lies down for a certain period of time, some detect when the foal's feet emerge through the vulva, some alert you by pager, some call your phone, and some sound alarms. Evaluate each one's options to select the one that's right for you and your situation.
The EquiPage/EquiFone foaling alarm system uses a battery-powered transmitter housed on the halter just under the jawbone. The alarm is activated when the mare lies on her side for more than 10 seconds.
With the Breeder Alert, a small, battery-powered device sits in a pouch attached to the halter (under the jawbone), activating when the mare's head is laying to the side for at least 15 seconds. It also allows monitoring of multiple mares.
The Foal-Alert is surgically attached to the mare's vulva, with a magnet and transmitter sutured into opposite lips of the vulva. When the foal begins to emerge from the birth canal, his front feet push the two apart, sending a signal to a receiver and setting off the alarm.
The Equine Alarm detects when the mare lays down for foaling, and it allows monitoring of up to four mares at once.
The Birth Alarm is housed in the top of an anti-roll surcingle. It can be set to activate under different conditions.
5 TIPS: Birth Alarms
- It's always smart to monitor the birth so you can respond quickly to any difficulties with the birth or with the foal.
- Some alarm systems allow simultaneous monitoring of multiple mares.
- Closed-circuit TV can be used to monitor the mare without disturbing her unnecessarily.
- Some alarms must be surgically installed, while others attach to a halter or surcingle.
- Once the mare's water breaks, the foal needs to be delivered within 30 minutes or else hypoxia (lack of oxygen) can occur.
About the Author
Christina S. Cable, DVM, Dipl. ACVS
Christina S. Cable, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, owns Early Winter Equine in Lansing, New York. The practice focuses on primary care of mares and foals and performance horse problems.
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Creating a portable gaming rig for LAN parties and other events can sometimes be a difficult task. Most hardcore gamers build their own systems and usually base them off the ATX motherboard form factor. Unfortunately, lugging a heavy ATX system to LAN parties is not very convenient or functional. NZXT has heard the gaming community's call for an innovative micro ATX gaming case, and the new Vulcan case falls gives them many of the features they put on their hardware wish lists.
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I actually find it quite difficult to grow a Facebook page.
All of the guides/suggestions imply that you already have a following somewhere that you can draw up on.
What if you are trying to grow a facebook page from scratch?
You can advertise (pretty expensive £0.42 for general UK population, even more if you narrow it down), you can invite all your friends, well you might get 10 friends to join. Then what? You can post all the content in the world but how is anyone to find out about it?
After you set up your page, encourage your friends to like your content and link to it so that their followers ("friends") can see it too. If your content is good, you'll find that new people will "friend" you. However, more important is that you find content you like and add your comments and likes to it. If people like what they see from you, they'll look you up and try to hook up with your page.
When someone does comment on one of your posts, make sure you check the like button. That's the way to pay a compliment to your followers and show them you are active and interested in their opinions.
In short, if you want to make a friend, be a friend.
Ah i see this has been spun off into it's own thread.
My page is B2C, most companies can talk about their products and their industry. I can't do that, as I'm in research, and aside from a few funny findings, there isn't much to talk about. I run a research panel where people take surveys for money. I use Facebook to recruit, but also to try and add value to them outside of survey research.
I've checked the Facebook pages of my main competitors and they have thousands of likes 2-30k but aren't really posting regular content at all. I'm posting at least 3+ times a week, some of my competitors haven't posted in months.
Polls help, but really progress is exceptionally slow. So far i have just over 100 followers on Facebook, some posts have been shared "e.g an infrogram stating 17% of people would turn down sex to sleep" etc.. But there hasn't been comments, and i'm a little apprehensive to start posting random things that nothing to do with my page, so that's information they can find elsewhere.
I don't think I would post random things either. If you do, you'll lose your target audience. One thing that might help you is to take better advantage of your forum profile. Did you know that you can add a link to your Facebook page by adding a signature through your profile? This option is open to all who have been members for over 90 days and it's a very cheap (free) way to advertise.
If you had a signature link, I would have looked at your page just to help you find more answers to your question.
If you belong to other forums, you might check their guidelines to see if that option is available to you in them as well. If you want to get the word out, you have to be assertive.
Thanks. I have since updated my profile including the facebook page. It's hard on my laptop under Chromium as the clicking the pencil icon doesn't seem to work.
Most of my posts are - random/amusing research facts, questions, discount vouchers, service announcements.
I started on 10th April. Everything before that was just so there was some stuff on the page before I invited people along. According to insights the creme egg post has 6 responses and 5 people talking about it. Which is the most i've achieved so far, but for that I personally invited/asked some friends.
Why are you starting a Facebook page without some sort of base?
I'm just wondering because Facebook isn't really the best place to deliver content. It's generally better to use Facebook to tell people there is content available to be consumed in other places. Without somewhere for your content to live (A blog or portfolio website) it's going to be hard to get and engage fans.
I know this because I've tried it both ways. It works far better when you have a primary source of content and you use Facebook as a supplement to that content. At the end of the day Facebook is simply another way to keep people interested in your content (Similar to Email marketing or other permission based marketing services) and without great content being produced somewhere else your facebook page will struggle.
Well that's it. My 'business' doesn't need really produce content. It's a market research company. This could be why my competitors don't regularly update their pages.
I guess members of my research panel just want to take their surveys and get paid their £1 - but I have a facebook presence as I feel it is useful as a tool for for my panellists to discuss, complain about, query things. I (will) also run prize draws and giveaways, and Facebook is a good way to announce them.
There's always something to create content for. Why do you do these surveys? How will these surveys help people? How have they helped in the past? These are questions you can answer and create content to explain. There is a lot of content to be produced for market research.
In my honest opinion you might want to sit down and think about a content strategy before you get too heavily involved in Facebook marketing. Facebook is a great tool, but without a clear vision of where you are headed it's not going to do you much good.
To be frank, Facebook Pages are there to compliment your website. Any Facebook Page I have created has been for an established business, and only in those circumstances do they ever seem to work.
If you're trying to grow a serious Facebook page without an established site you'll always struggle.
There is no full proof way. If the page is unique people will automatically come. That's what I have learnt from trying to make my page grow.
Completely agreed with @ULTiMATE;
I strongly believe that people have a state of mind when they do things. For example, when I go to a B2B event, I am in the business state of mind. When I am on Facebook I just want to play games and post something cool on my page. I don't take to advertising. Having said this even if you grow your FB page you'd struggle making money from it, unless it fits into the genre of your social thinking at the time, if that at all makes sense.
From experience I found community pages to grow on their own, I tend to get 2/3 likes per month without posting or advertising. Occasionally I post, but considering there is so much to learn on web technologies I really have overlooked keeping my Facebook page current.
There are so many business here who feel a Facebook page 'is' a website, particularly in my educated neck of the woods. Having said this people ARE replacing their company websites with a facebook.com/companyname. Not that I entirely agree with this, but it's happening.
Apart from that, I can't see an immediate benefit of having a Facebook page on it's own. Ideally it needs to be there to compliment an existing website, and as of such your business should go in this direction: Websites => Facebook Page => Like Page, rather than Advert => Like => Website. From exprience I've never returned twice to a website found on Facebook. If I did not Google in the start then I won't be interested in what's on offer. Unless of course I liked the page from their website. That's a complimentary different story.
I have started 5 FB pages from scratch with varying results. Design Festival is the most successful of them. I used other social media streams to advertise (mainly Twitter), as well as advertising on my other existing FB pages. The most successful way of building your follower base is by running a sweepstakes, but be super careful that you don't violate the FB TOS or they have the right to pull your page without warning (and they frequently do).
The chance to win something is a good way to build your facebook presence. ANother way is to open a limited ad campaign targetted at the relevant groups, it builds your likes - which in turn lets your page display to thier friends.
A facebook page is good to have, but from a conversion rate its not all that comapred to other methods
Even if you have unique page,you need to promote it by being active.People dont find anything automatically
I'm yet to have a Facebook Page cross two hundred fans, so take this advice with a grain of salt, but I've found that what always pumps up activitiy on my Pages is uploading photos of people and tagging them. That always makes a quick rush of that person's friends visit the Page to look at or comment on their friend's image.
I tend to get the Page started by inviting my Facebook friends, then try to keep things going with the tagging.
Again, I've never gotten passed two hundred fans, so there has to be a part of the puzzle I'm missing too, but just getting my ideas out there in case it helps.
I was thinking along the lines of Hawk (with the twitter thing) people are plugged into twitter more frequently than facebook, but you can put more valued content on a webpage or facebook page. For one 'Green' It company I helped launch, we did it from scratch. We setup a web-site that had a rich set of content focused on Green Technology in computing. Then we create complimentary facebook and youtube channels. We ran hooks to our main site in the facebook/youtube to drive the traffic to the site. We then layer a twitter account and pushed all channels website/fb/yt. We started with only 5 twitter followers within two years we had more than 40,000. Our facebook page started meager (like yours) but driving traffic through the channels netted approximately 20,000 facebook followers, and pretty good traffic to our site. I'm not sure how this is doing now as I sold my stake, 4 or 5 years ago and haven't check-in since, but this approach worked for us, from scratch.
If you're planing on opening a company or fan page you should also add relevant and interesting content otherwise, people won't have reasons to like and talk about your page.. Also, if you have an online store, try doing giveaways on your facebook page, keep them intreged and give them reasons to like your page (maybe offer 10% discount for facebook friends etc').
Based from experience, active participation in Facebook increases the number of your followers. By active participation, it means updating your status regularly, commenting on others' pages, uploading quality photos, liking pages with similar niches and sharing links with them.
The best practices to grow you fan base on facebook fan page is either by running a contest or by designing a fan gate using fbml language.Contest means you run a campaign and encourage users to upload images and make their friends like. In return give them some reward.and a Fan gate is like. To Enter this page share it on your wall or make two friends like this page.These practices help alot!
It's actually good that you've considered asking your friends to add your page first before anything else. It's actually one of the important steps that you have to take when you're looking to increase your page's fans. If you have a website, you can add some sort of a widget that would lead to your page, or an easy way of letting people like your page. I know this one's going to be a bit difficult, but you can try looking for your target market in Facebook. If they're in some sort of a group, you can join that group and suggest your page.