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ESSAY- On Amtrak: You can't get there from here...
Nearly everything about my recent vacation in Florida was perfect: the beaches, wildlife, sunsets, you name it. My only disappointment? The way I got there.
I took a plane, as anyone who lives 1,500 miles away would. Not that anything went wrong; the trip was pretty stress-free. Instead, I was disappointed that I couldn't take a train– couldn't stroll to the Amtrak station in my Vermont hometown, board a coach car with plush seats, leg room, and picture windows, rumble down the Atlantic coast and really see America, rather than gazing blankly at clouds from 30,000 feet.
Okay, technically I could have taken the train. But to reach Fort Myers, I would've had to endure an overnight layover in New York, a 25-hour train ride to Tampa, and two-hour bus ride. I wanted to see America, but not lose a third of my vacation before even arriving at my destination.
It shouldn't be this way. Americans, known for technological innovation, shouldn't have to be embarrassed that Europe and Asia have faster, more convenient and reliable passenger rail systems. Railroad travel was once ubiquitous in the U.S., but since the 1950s– when the automobile and interstate highway system began replacing it– passenger rail here has become a shell of what it once was. Amtrak's annual ridership was up 11 percent last year, to 28.7 million (a record), but compare that to the nearly 650 million passengers taking domestic flights on American Airlines in 2008.
One big problem: when it comes to passenger rail, you can't get there from here. While the U.S. claims more than 140,000 miles of Class I railroad line, and freight railroads haul more than 40 percent of all U.S. freight– everything from lumber to vegetables, coal to chemicals, grain to scrap iron– Amtrak travels along a mere 21,000 miles of those lines. As a result, many Americans aren't even served by Amtrak today; it doesn't even go to Wyoming or South Dakota, to most of Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Idaho or Maine. And on the routes that do exist, congestion and delays often happen because Amtrak shares most of its track with freight companies.
Adding insult to injury, our undersized passenger rail system has been grossly under-funded. For decades, Congress passed bare-bones Amtrak budgets, with fiscal conservative legislators citing the agency's lack of routes and stations as cause to shut down the government-owned corporation. Amtrak critics claim they dislike propping up a transportation system that should, in their minds, pay its own way.
But if it's public funding that budget hawks are upset about, why do they continue to provide the airline and auto industries with billions? What's more, not a single well-functioning passenger train system in the world functions without public funding.
Those of us who love trains and appreciate their ability to reduce air pollution and cut carbon emissions know this is a perfect time for passenger rail to make a comeback. Not only are Americans fed up with congested highways and airport security lines, but they're also seeking travel options that reduce foreign oil dependence and don't contribute as heavily to climate change.
Here, Amtrak delivers. In 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, Amtrak was 18 percent more fuel-efficient than the airlines per passenger mile, and 24 percent more fuel efficient than cars. Amtrak has also swapped some diesel locomotives for electric ones, and trialed a hybrid locomotive. It's even testing biodiesel fuel on its Heartland Flyer, running from Fort Worth to Oklahoma City.
High-speed rail too holds promise. In the stimulus bill passed by Congress in February, $8 billion was invested in high-speed rail projects that will benefit both Amtrak and state departments of transportation. The stimulus also provided $1.3 billion for Amtrak to rebuild infrastructure and upgrade safety. But after decades of neglect, Congress must invest far more if Amtrak is to catch up. Vice President Joe Biden, who used to commute from Delaware to his Senate seat in Washington on Amtrak, could be a real advocate for trains in Congress. But so must we.
Why not see if Amtrak can fit conveniently into your summer vacation plans? It goes to some great tourist spots, including San Diego, Orlando, Washington, and the Rocky Mountains; often the train is cheaper than the plane. Check for routes and stations at
Better yet, lobby Congress for new routes and stations that service your region and hometown. Or recruit local train lovers and start an advocacy group. If hundreds of citizens showed up in Congress demanding passenger train service to Fort Myers, Fla., Cheyenne, Wyo., or Nashville, Tenn. that would get people's attention.
It may seem old-fashioned to embrace a mode of transportation that had its heyday in the 19th century. But progress sometimes means taking a step back.
Former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter Caroline Abels, whose essay is distributed by Blue Ridge Press, now edits Vermont's Local Banquet magazine.
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While I greatly favor rail passenger traffic, there is one point that rarely gets made when we discuss more of it. The rails, themselves, are owned by the private rail companies, not Amtrak, and -- as happened in Texas -- when schedules clash Amtrak passengers are left waiting...and waiting...and waiting.
In VA, we've already paid Norfolk Southern millions in taxpayer dollars to increase and improve east-west and north-south freight rail as a method of getting 18=wheelers off I-66/64 and -- soon -- I-81. When the I-81 move is finished Norfolk Southern expects 20 8,000-foot-long trains daily to pass through our area. If rail's freight times get too long, the one million trucks per year will go right back to I-81...and our tax dollars will be wasted.
Norfolk Southern will, no doubt, err on the side of freight. Passenger service will likely lose out.
but compare that to the nearly 650 million passengers taking domestic flights on American Airlines in 2008.
I would except that 71 million passengers took domestic flights on American Airlines in 2008.
Perhaps you meant U.S. airlines?
" Can't get there from here " Ditto for Nashville.Tennessee. The nearest station to Nashville, is either Memphis or Atlanta.GA. Both around 250 miles from Nashville. Most 3rd world countries do better then we do, when it comes to passenger rail, in middle Tennessee. All the talk about High Speed rail and Maglev, we would be satisfied with a regular Amtrak train doing 75mph. Nashville to Atlanta in under 4 hours. Wow, we would think we had died and gone to heaven !
In March of this year, we had the fortunate experience of taking our to Florida on the Auto Train. We are planning to do the same again. It's true that we had to drive for about seven hours the day before we were supposed to take th train. of course the best way to go is in a sleeper. The food, which was included was excellent. We were able to take a shower upon arrisine. We arrived in Sanford, Florida refreshed. I believe that the Auto Train is the vest way to go to Florida.
In March of this year, we had the fortunate experience of taking our to Florida on the Auto Train. We are planning to do the same next year. It's true that we had to drive for about seven hours the day before we were supposed to take the train. Of course the best way to go is in a sleeper. The food, which was included was excellent. We were able to take a shower upon arising. We arrived in Sanford, Florida refreshed. I believe that the Auto Train is the best way to go to Florida.
I have traveled in Europe on business and pleasure for the last 30 years. In fact, I just returned from France yesterday. Every time I go to Europe, I am reminded how dysfunctional and inadequate our public rail system is. There are a lot reasons for this of course, but suffice to say that our politicians should be embarrassed by their woeful lack of leadership and sustained support for a robust and well managed public rail system. Our public rail system is really pitiful in comparison to Europe's and if we truly want to be "green", we need to invest in rail as a true public means of transport.
salz said "when schedules clash Amtrak passengers are left waiting...and waiting...and waiting."
Railroads are supposed to give Amtrak trains priority over freight trains - that's the law.
" 'but compare that to the nearly 650 million passengers taking domestic flights on American Airlines in 2008.'
Perhaps you meant U.S. airlines?"
Perhaps he meant American airlines.
" 'but compare that to the nearly 650 million passengers taking domestic flights on American Airlines in 2008.'
Perhaps you meant U.S. airlines?"
Perhaps he meant American airlines.
Perhaps, but that would be unfortunate. The use of "America" when the U.S.A. is intended is rather unsophisticated, given the opinion of Americans more generally about this usage.


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BOULDER, CO - October 19, 2011
Webroot, the first Internet security service company, today announced the appointment of Jacques Erasmus as the company's first chief information security officer. With extensive expertise in threat research, information assurance and computer security incident response, Erasmus oversees data security operations across the business, including development, implementation and compliance.
"As a cloud security leader, Webroot knows better than anyone that today's complex risks require businesses to take a proactive, highly focused approach toward protection," said Dick Williams, CEO, Webroot. "Jacques' deep technical knowledge of enterprise architectures and emerging threat vectors make him the ideal person to oversee these efforts at Webroot; he will be instrumental in assuring the security of our company's information assets and systems, and ensuring compliance across all of our offices worldwide."
Erasmus brings to the role more than a decade of technical expertise, including nine years leading malware detection efforts at Webroot and Prevx, which was acquired by Webroot in 2010. He has led incident response and PCI-DSS activities for many large companies worldwide and discovered a number of high-profile threats and breaches. His studies in behavior-based threat protection and cloud-based technology systems provide a key source of input across product development and threat research.
Prior to Webroot, Erasmus served as a senior-level consultant for Sun Microsystems where he advised on server ranges, security and backup infrastructure. Erasmus also worked as a third-party consultant performing penetration testing for a number of South Africa's largest companies.
Erasmus has earned numerous information systems certifications in his career, most notably CISSP and CISM certifications. In 2009 the British Computer Society named him "Young IT Professional of the Year for his work to enhance malicious code research and raise public awareness of malware.

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U.S. credit card spending reached $2.2 trillion in 2012, an 8.4% increase from 2011, according to an analysis by MasterCard. That's a lot of money going back and forth by way of plastic, especially when you consider the fact that credit cards have only been around for about 50 years.
Credit cards as we know them — with their Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express logos in the corner — first emerged in 1958, when Bank of America started BankAmericard. That was the first consumer credit card available to middle-class consumers and small- to medium-sized merchants in the U.S., according to Visa's website —BankAmericard was the first of the global brand of products that became Visa.
MasterCard came along in 1966 (the same year a debit card pilot program began at the Bank of Delaware), but the roots of the credit card go back even further.
It started in Brooklyn, when the Flatbush National Bank issued cards for local use in 1947. Local merchants could deposit sales slips at the bank and the bank billed the customer who made the purchase. But the big industry breakthrough came in 1950 when the Diners Club card became the first charge card — Diners Club founder Frank McNamara was at dinner and realized his wallet was in another suit, which inspired him to create the card. It allowed restaurant patrons to settle their bill at the end of each month.
These were charge cards, which means the cardholder had to pay his or her account in full when billed, unlike credit cards, which allow you to carry a balance. (Credit cards can be helpful in emergencies and for financing large purchases, but the shift from charge to credit cards has enabled overspending, which has contributed to the $856 billion in outstanding U.S. credit card debt. Perhaps we should have stuck with this charge-card thing.)
American Express also started offering charge cards in 1958, but didn't offer credit cards until 1987.
It seems almost crazy now to think that credit cards were just getting started about half a century ago. Oddly enough, you're still sort of stuck if you forget your wallet when eating out, which is funny when you think of how that was the issue credit cards were originally intended to solve. Perhaps mobile payments will finally fix the problem Frank McNamara encountered in that restaurant many years ago.
Until then, credit cards can have a major impact on your credit scores. You can understand their impact by checking two of your credit scores for free on Credit.com.
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While personal and professional obligations have kept me from blogging over the last couple of weeks, I hope to get back on track soon. I could not, however, let the day pass without honoring a most significant date in Church history.
On this date, 25 January 1959, 53 years ago, Blessed Pope John XXIII announced his intention to convoke the Ecumenical (General) Council which would come to be known as the Second Vatican Council. You can read an excellent take on this event HERE. What is interesting, and quite disturbing, however, are some of the negative responses about the Council found in the comboxes following the article! As someone who lived through and studied the Council ever since, I find the misconceptions and downright disinformation about the Council that exists "out there" to be most appalling.
Most scholars of the 21 ecumenical councils recognized by the Catholic Church agree that it takes many decades, perhaps 100 years or so, for a Council to be "received" substantively. If that's accurate, we're only about half-way there!
Keep the Council alive!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Marking a Wonderful Milestone
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Later today I will be teaching the first class of a course in the Documents of Vatican II for candidates in formation for the diaconate here in Atlanta. A while back, I posted here that the course had been dropped from our formation program, and you suggested I have our directors give you a call. Apparently that did the trick, and I thank you for it, Deacon Bill. (I just hope this year's candidates will thank you too.)ReplyDelete
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BROOMFIELD, CO - February 21, 2013
Webroot, a leader in delivering Internet security as a service, today announced the appointment of David Duncan as chief marketing officer. With more than 30 years of senior marketing and security experience, Duncan will lead Webroot's global marketing strategy.
Duncan brings to the role a strong background in marketing and executive leadership. Most recently, he was responsible for developing and leading the CyberSafe™ secure storage go-to-market product strategy for Imation Corporation, having joined Imation after the acquisition of EncryptX in 2011, where he was founder, president and managing director for 10 years. EncryptX, a venture-backed company, developed endpoint security, removable storage security and email security products, and had more than 150 enterprise customers and protected over 20 million devices worldwide. Duncan also served on McAfee's embedded solutions advisory committee for the last two years as a result of EncryptX's efforts to enable McAfee's Anti-Virus/Malware protection for deployment on removable storage devices.
Prior to EncryptX, Duncan held several executive marketing positions, including senior vice president of marketing of Tactical Marketing Ventures, a marketing consulting company that developed go-to-market strategy and tactics for more than 150 technology companies, and vice president of marketing, account management & sales for RL Polk's Consumer Information Services Division, a database marketing, direct marketing, marketing analytics and market research company with more than $400M in sales. Duncan also served in marketing leadership roles with Storage Technology Corporation, including co-founding and running marketing for a strategic business unit focused on indirect channels that grew revenue from $11M to more than $170M in three years.
"With a stellar track record of success, coupled with a powerful combination of security and marketing industry expertise, we are pleased to welcome David to the Webroot team," said Dick Williams, Webroot CEO. "As the world's leading cloud-driven security intelligence network, we have a significant opportunity to we bring to market more innovative secure, anywhere offerings and we're excited to have David as our marketing leader."
"To achieve market leadership requires a great product, great customers and a great team. Webroot has the perfect combination of all three. The award winning Webroot® SecureAnywhere™ product portfolio is a ground breaking technology that has revolutionized the security industry by putting all of the heavy lifting of understanding threats in the cloud. Cloud connected agents communicate the world's collective security intelligence about threats, malware, malicious URLs and IPs to all of the ways users connect to the Internet, instantaneously," said David Duncan, Chief Marketing Officer at Webroot. "Gone are the days of pushing signature updates to dedicated servers, and then having to push those updates out to all of a user's devices. Cloud-based security intelligence is without a doubt the fastest and most effective way to protect users and all of their devices from the ever changing Internet threat landscape. Webroot is revolutionizing the security industry, and I'm very excited to be part of Webroot's extremely talented team at the forefront of the cloud security movement."
Duncan began his career with the U.S. Air Force, spending 10 years assigned to the U.S. National Security Agency as an airborne cryptologic linguist performing intelligence collection operations and cryptographic analysis. Duncan also designed and implemented highly secure and classified government information systems for FEMA, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force. In addition, he authored a Bayesian logic computer software program used to assess information security exploit risks for classified computer systems, and he is the author or co-author on four patent applications related to information security, encryption, digital rights management and authentication technologies.
Duncan received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Colorado in Marketing and International Business, a master's degree in Computer Information Systems from Regis University, a Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland, and is a graduate of the Presidio of Monterey Defense Language Institute in Chinese Mandarin.


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SACRAMENTO — The latest investigation into financial mismanagement at the state Department of Parks and Recreation shows that its administrators do not even know much it costs to operate each of California's more than 270 parks, yet another symptom of a flawed organization that kept millions of dollars hidden even as it sought to close parks to save money.
Parks officials had no way of knowing how much money the state would have saved by following their own recommendation to close 70 parks last year, according to an audit released Thursday. The proposed closures were the department's way of helping the state address its budget deficit.
The report by state Auditor Elaine Howle was part of an investigation into $54 million discovered last summer in two special funds and reveals that the hidden cash was but one sign of wider mismanagement.
Department administrators estimated the operating costs for individual parks based on geographic regions using 10-year-old figures. The audit said that even newer estimates provided since the scandal broke were inconsistent.
"Without updated and complete estimates of the costs to operate each park, it is difficult to accurately estimate the amount the department would save by closing a given park, and to measure the impact of partnership agreements that provide funding to help pay parks' operating costs and offset the effects of budget reductions," the audit said.
State Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, railed upon hearing the report that the planned closures — which included Bidwell Mansion Historic State Park in Chico — were arbitrary.
"Top bureaucrats continue to thumb their noses at taxpayers, incapable of reforming the practices of their departments."
The department oversees more than 270 park properties, including state beaches, state historic parks and off-highway vehicle parks. It has a budget of nearly $574 million in the current fiscal year, money that comes from the state general fund, various bond funds, user fees and off-highway vehicle registration fees.


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JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — In an unofficial vote, residents of a disputed area between Sudan and South Sudan said they want to join South Sudan.
The outcome, announced Wednesday, is no surprise since the residents who voted beginning Sunday are aligned with South Sudan. Zachariah Deng Majok, a member of the Abyei Referendum High Committee, said more than 99 percent of votes went for South Sudan.
Both Sudan and South Sudan claim ownership of oil-rich Abyei, whose status was unresolved after South Sudan became independent from Sudan in 2011.
The region's majority Ngok Dinka people favor South Sudan. The Sudan-allied Misseriya nomads, who come to Abyei to find pasture for their cattle, were not allowed to vote.
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Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service partnered to permanently protect, restore and enhance 1,630 acres of grassland and 294 acres of wetland as Waterfowl Production Areas in Western and Southern Minnesota. All lands acquired will be owned and managed in perpetuity by the USFWS as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System and open for public recreation.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Accelerated Prairie Grassland Restoration and Management Program had a successful first round of funding from the Legacy Funds. The program worked through the growing pains and obstacles in getting a new program up and operational and was successful in enhancing nearly 5,800 acres of prairie and grasslands in eight of the ecological subsections of Minnesota. A contractor base has been established for this type of work statewide that needs to be evaluated and expanded on for future appropriations.
Many of Minnesota's wetlands have been lost and the remainder degraded. The original proposal planned for 15,000 acres of wetland/shallow lake enhancement to provide critical habitat for each life stage of waterfowl and wetland wildlife. The six projects subsequently completed with this appropriation enhanced 13,800 acres of wetlands and shallow lakes in the Prarie and Forest/Prairie Ecosections of Minnestoa.
Many of Minnesota's wetlands have been lost and the remainder degraded. Recent tiling and ditching have accelerated this situation. Through this proposal, shallow lakes and wetlands will be designed, constructed, and intensively managed to benefit wetland wildlife and Minnesota residents.
This appropriation funded 283 projects totaling 21,953 acres. The two largest types of enhancement were 112 woody removal projects totaling 10,160 acres and 134 prescribed burns totaling 10,082 acres. Additionally, we seeded 30 sites totaling 1386 acres, put in infrastructure for conservation grazing of 236 acres on 3 sites, conducted 3 oak savanna enhancements totaling 42 acres, and treated 47 acres of invasive species on 2 sites.
This program of on-the-ground conservation projects increased the wildlife and ecological values of forest communities on Minnesota's public forestlands. Restoration and enhancement projects in this program enhanced more than 10,000 acres of forest.
Water control structures and dikes were designed and constructed on six Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) in the counties of Becker, Clearwater, Itasca, Lincoln, Roseau, and Yellow Medicine. Dike work at Roseau River WMA protects and enhances 3200 acres of wetlands wetlands in Pool 2 of the WMA. Roseau River WMA has 10 large water control structures, seven moist soil cells, and four large pools covering 11,800 acres. Cells for a moist soil unit were constructed at Lac Qui Parle WMA in Lac Qui Parle County.
We protected 22.3 miles of trout streams and 1.3 miles of lakeshore via easements (585 acres in total), and 7.4 miles (504 acres) of lakeshore through fee-title purchase. We enhanced shoreline habitat on 524 acres of riparian land, and instream habitat on 3.1 miles of trout streams and 0.5 miles of warmwater rivers.
This proposal will address a backlog of shallow lake and wetland habitat work that will otherwise go unfunded. These projects will address work called for in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan, Long Range Duck Recovery Plan, and Shallow Lakes plan.
We propose restoration and enhancement of prairie and savanna on WMA's, SNA's, and Native Prairie Banks in Minnesota and restoration and enhancement of bluff prairies on State Forest Land in southeast Minnesota.
With these funds we were able to restore, protect, and enhance 24,611 acres of native and restored grassland in Minnesota. Much of this work was done through the DNR Roving Crews, a new program funded with these dollars that has significantly increased the state's habitat management capabilities. In addition to these enhancement activities we were able to enroll acres in the DNR's Native Prairie Bank Easement Program as well as acquire acres for the SNA program.
This program will increase populations of a variety of game and non-game wildlife species by protecting and enhancing forest habitats on which wildlife depends. This program of on-the-ground forest conservation projects will amplify the wildlife value of forest communities on DNR administered forestlands. Our forest enhancement will treat 4,472 ac. These activities are not conducted as part of the DNR's commercial timber operations. Additionally, our program will acquire 404 acres of forestland that contributes to habitat complexes and other high priorities.
Ducks Unlimited and Minnesota DNR Section of Wildlife completed 26 project affecting 7,603 acres, including three wetland restoration projects restoring 97 acres, 18 shallow lake enhancement projects enhancing 7,154 wetland acres, and five fee-title land acquisition projects protecting 352 acres.
The table below provides a short summary of the acres and sites accomplished. We enhanced or restored 59,495 acres in 458 separate habitat projects.Project Type # Sites # AcresFencing for conserv grazing 6 721grassland conversion 33 1,124Invasive Species Control 43 1,599mowing 3 104Prescribed burn 214 48,368Restoration 13 123Woody Removal 146 7,457
This proposal impacts shallow lakes and wetlands in Minnesota through the design and construction of projects, enhancement work done by DNR roving habitat crews, and shallow lakes work identified and initiated through the DNR Shallow Lakes program. Ten thousand acres of wetlands were enhanced by these activities.
The AgBMP Loan Program provides needed funding for local implementation of clean water practices at an extremely low cost, is unique in its structure and is not duplicated by any other source of funding.The AgBMP loan program provides 3% loans through local lenders to farmers, rural landowners, and agriculture supply businesses.
This project will guide local implementation planning efforts by identifying water quality goals, strategies, and implementation milestones in the Cedar River Watershed. This watershed includes 435 square miles in major portions of Mower, Freeborn and Dodge Counties, and incudes the regional center of Austin. A Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) report will be completed by this effort.
This project will build upon existing planning and implementation efforts already taken on in the project area. The collection of existing information will be used to complement water information in support of a more successful and sustainable water quality improvement and protection implementation program. This will be achieved by active civic engagement activities throughout Phase I of this project.
Good habitat is critical to sustaining quality fish populations in both lakes and rivers. DNR proposes to restore or enhance aquatic habitat under two programs: stream restoration, and Aquatic Management Area (AMA) enhancement. Stream restoration includes major channel restorations and fish passage projects such as dam removals intended to improve or provide access to critical aquatic habitats.
This programmatic request will build on the DNR's previous efforts to enhance and restore grasslands, prairies, and savannas. We will use the Prairie Conservation Plan and Pheasant Summit Action Plan to guide these efforts in a strategic and targeted manner. This proposal will work on a number of types of permanently protected habitats, most of which are open to public hunting, including; DNR WMAs, SNAs, AMAs, Prairie Bank Easements, State Forests, as well as USFWS WPAs and Refuges.
The following table provides a short summary of the accomplishments under this appropriation. In total, the DNR enhanced and restored 283 sites for a total of 17,087 acres.
Activity Sites Acres
Diversity Seeding 42 1,031
Prescribed Burn 148 10,365
Restorations 4 144
Woody Removal 92 5,666
Restoration and Enhancement of Prairie on WMA's, SNA's, AMA's and Native Prairie Banks in Minnesota.Restoration and Enhancement of Bluff Prairies on State Forest Land in Southeast Minnesota.
We propose continued efforts to restore and enhance prairies, grasslands, and savannas on state protected lands (WMA, SNA, Native Prairie Bank) as well as on bluff prairies on State Forest lands in southeastern Minnesota.
Increasing energy conservation and efficiency in residences can play a significant role in Minnesota's goals for energy savings and carbon emissions reductions. The Center for Energy and Environment (CEE), a Minneapolis-based nonprofit organization, is using this appropriation to develop and implement innovative residential energy efficiency programs. Programs will be demonstrated in eight cities: Apple Valley, Austin, Duluth, Minneapolis, Owatonna, Park Rapids, Rochester, and St. Paul.
Fish Lake is a headwater of the Watonwan River. The lake is a regionally known fishery due to its unusual depth >20', lack of a mud bottom, and a naturally reproducing smallmouth bass fishery. The watershed has many tile drainage systems that are a source of nutrients to the lake. Woodchip bioreactors will be installed to reduce nitrogen from all tile outlets entering Fish Lake. This will help achieve the goal of a 40% reduction in Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) in the Minnesota River.
BWSR will administer funding to eligible County projects that provide funds and other assistance to low income property owners to upgrade or replace Noncompliant Septic Systems. BWSR will also manage annual reporting completed by each County.
The purpose of this project is to develop a framework to implement best management practices (BMPs) on ditches in headwater areas utilizing a partnership between drainage staff and the Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA). By replacing failing side-inlets with an alternative design, we can make strides towards our water quality and water quantity goals. The alternative inlets serve to prevent sediment and phosphorus from washing downstream and the design can also alleviate peak flows by temporarily storing stormwater.
Overall Project Outcome and Results
This project contained two types of habitat enhancement that resulted in the enhancement of a total of 72 acres of habitat.
Mower County has completed the first phase of their county-wide imminent public health threat inventory and are currently in the process of phase two. This project will fund the third phase which will allow Mower County to inventory over 1,400 sites and remove an anticipated total of 230 imminent public health threats from discharging to local waters or to ground surface.
Minnesota's 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.
Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.2 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Lake Agassiz Regional Library (LARL) is a consolidated regional public library system in northwestern Minnesota.
Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Lake Agassiz Regional Library (LARL) is a consolidated regional public library system in northwestern Minnesota.
This Phase 5 request for Ducks Unlimited's Living Lakes program will enhance 2,000 acres of shallow lakes and restore 50 acres of small wetlands by engineering and installing water control structures for Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on public lands and wetlands under easement. Structures will be used by DNR and Service partners to restore wetland hydrology and actively manage shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other birds, and hunters in the Prairie Region of Minnesota.
This Phase 6 request for Ducks Unlimited's Living Lakes program will enhance 1,000 acres of shallow lakes and restore 50 acres of small wetlands by engineering and installing water control structures for Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on public lands and wetlands under easement. Structures will be used by DNR and Service partners to restore wetland hydrology and actively manage shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other birds, and hunters in the Prairie Region of Minnesota.
Phase 2 of Ducks Unlimited's ongoing engineering program restored and enhanced shallow lakes and wetlands by installing water level control structures to improve aquatic plant abundance and water clarity in partnership with the Minnesota DNR and U.S.
This project is designed to reduce sediment in the Wild River River based on a state approved plan (TMDL). The estimated water quality benefits completed by this project are 12,980 (120 truckloads) tons of soil saved per year, which will assist in reducing turbidity impairments downstream on the LWRR.
The Civics Education Coalition will create opportunities for students, enrich teacher capacity to engage students, and build state-wide networks. Work will include an interactive website, online youth summit, youth conference, new lessons for educators, teacher institutes, and expansion of the statewide Civic Education Network and its activities.
Goals for Phase 2 of the MN Prairie Recovery Program were to: protect 1200 acres native prairie/savanna; restore 250 acres grassland; enhance 6000 acres grassland/savanna with fire, invasive species removal, and grazing; and continue a new prairie conservation model.
This program initiated strategies toward a 15-year goal to provide protection to the remaining 90,000 acres of native prairie/savanna, a 20-year goal to restore and protect an additional 500,000 acres of diverse grasslands/savannas, and a 10-year goal to increase management capacity to annually manage 300,000 acres of grassland and savannas per year. This proposal took the first steps to achieve these goals by initiating a comprehensive, coordinated and collaborative prairie conservation initiative. Annual investments by the LSOHC will be required to realize these ultimate outcomes.


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ytton Strachey (1880-1932) was an essayist and biographer, and a prominent member of London's culturally élite Bloomsbury Group. He had made his first real impact on the literary world with Eminent Victorians (1918), in which he presented the early twentieth-century reader with a series of iconoclastic portraits of some of the idols of the previous century. Here, for example, Florence Nightingale appears as a "thin, angular woman" with a "haughty eye" and "acrid mouth," plagued by inner torments (173), and Dr. Arnold as a despot with rather short legs and bushy eyebrows, ruling his boys at Rugby not with humane benevolence, but with an "awful grandeur" that compels rather than appeals (180, 183). But when it came to his biography of Queen Victoria, first published in 1921, Strachey found himself drawn to his subject's "irresistible sincerity" (265). He is still clear-eyed, and sometimes irreverent. As he begins to sum up her achievements in the penultimate chapter, he points out that the great advances of the age in industry and science left the monarch "perfectly cold" (258), as they would not have done Prince Albert; that she was not a great thinker when it came to more profound matters, but retained throughout a simple orthodoxy in her religious faith; that she thought the emancipation of women a "wicked folly" (260); and that, when it came to constitutional matters, she played a passive rather than an active part, and actually presided over a diminution of royal powers: "at the end of her reign, the Crown was weaker than at any other time in English history" (261).
Nevertheless, says Strachey, the Queen and her times had much in common. In the section excerpted here, he deals first with imperialism — "the dominant creed of the country" (262). This creed has long had its day, but in this respect, of course, Queen Victoria was utterly at one with her age. Strachey goes on from this to discuss her life and character more generally, and in doing so, is evidently beguiled by her. Sometimes the modern reader is pulled up short again, for example, by the Queen's disapproval of divorce, and even of remarriage after widowhood. But it is still worth reading this section in full, because, contrary to Virginia Woolf's belief that Strachey's picture of the Queen would become the accepted one (see her essay, "The Art of Biography"), both Victoria and Victorianism were already sliding precipitately from grace. Indeed, Strachey's Eminent Victorians had given it the first push. The catchphrase "We are not amused" now seemed to sum up a stiff and starchy matron, completely at odds with the figure that emerges from her letters and journals; and the age over which this figure presided now seemed one of intolerable earnestness, hypocrisy and even perversity. Only quite recently, with a wave of new books, exhibitions and dramatizations, and a revival of interest in Victorian arts and crafts of all kinds, have the true personality of the Queen and the spirit her age manifested themselves again. It is fascinating to see Strachey starting off here in his usual acerbic vein, mocking the public adulation of an elderly Queen, but then himself falling under the spell of her unchanged and unaffected "vitality, conscientiousness, pride, and simplicity."
Left to right: (a) "Her Majesty's Gracious Smile," a visiting card with a photograph by Charles Knight dating from 1887, the year of her Golden Jubilee. (b) Sir Thomas Brock's replacement for the unpopular Golden Jubilee coin designed by Sir Edgar Boehm. This one dates from c.1893. (c) Frampton's Jubilee Monument for Queen Victoria in Calcutta, dating from 1897-1901. [Click on all images for larger sizes and more information, where available.]
An Excerpt from Lytton Strachey's Queen Victoria
The final years were years of apotheosis. In the dazzled imagination of her subjects Victoria soared aloft towards the regions of divinity though a nimbus of purest glory. Criticism fell dumb; deficiencies which, twenty years earlier, would have been universally admitted, were now as universally ignored. That the nation's idol was a very incomplete representative of the nation was a circumstance that was hardly noticed, and yet it was conspicuously true. For the vast changes which, out of the England of 1837, had produced the England of 1897, seemed scarcely to have touched the Queen. [...]
But if, in all these ways [industry, science, Darwinism, Women's Rights, constitutional change], the Queen and her epoch were profoundly separated, the points of contact between them also were not few. Victoria understood very well the meaning and the attractions of power and property, and in such learning the English nation, too, had grown to be more and more proficient. During the last fifteen years of the reign — for the short Liberal Administration of 1892 was a mere interlude imperialism was the dominant creed of the country. It was Victoria's as well. In this direction, if in no other, she had allowed her mind to develop. Under Disraeli's tutelage the British Dominions over the seas had come to mean much more to her than ever before, and, in particular, she had grown enamoured of the East. The thought of India fascinated her; she set to, and learnt a little Hindustani; she engaged some Indian servants, who became her inseparable attendants, and one of whom, Munshi Abdul Karim, eventually almost succeeded to the position which had once been John Brown's. At the same time, the imperialist temper of the nation invested her office with a new significance exactly harmonising with her own inmost proclivities. The English polity was in the main a common-sense structure, but there was always a corner in it where common-sense could not enter — where, somehow or other, the ordinary measurements were not applicable and the ordinary rules did not apply. So our ancestors had laid it down, giving scope, in their wisdom, to that mystical element which, as it seems, can never quite be eradicated from the affairs of men. Naturally it was in the Crown that the mysticism of the English polity was concentrated — the Crown,with its venerable antiquity, its sacred associations, its imposing spectacular array. But, for nearly two centuries, common-sense had been predominant in the great building, and the little, unexplored, inexplicable corner had attracted small attention. Then, with the rise of imperialism,there was a change. For imperialism is a faith as well as a business; as it grew, the mysticism in English public life grew with it; and simultaneously a new importance began to attach to the Crown. The need for a symbol — a symbol of England's might, of England's worth, of England's extraordinary and mysterious destiny — became felt more urgently than ever before. The Crown was that symbol: and the Crown rested upon the head of Victoria. Thus it happened that while by the end of the reign the power of the sovereign had appreciably diminished, the prestige of the sovereign had enormously grown.
Yet this prestige was not merely the outcome of public changes; it was an intensely personal matter, too. Victoria was the Queen of England, the Empress of India, the quintessential pivot round which the whole magnificent machine was revolving — but how much more besides! For one thing, she was of a great age — an almost indispensable qualification for popularity in England. She had given proof of one of the most admired characteristics of the race — persistent vitality. She had reigned for sixty years, and she was not out. And then, she was a character. The outlines of her nature were firmly drawn, and, even through the mists which envelop royalty, clearly visible. In the popular imagination her familiar figure filled, with satisfying ease, a distinct and memorable place. It was, besides, the kind of figure which naturally called forth the admiring sympathy of the great majority of the nation. Goodness they prized above every other human quality; and Victoria, who had said that she would be good at the age of twelve, had kept her word. Duty, conscience, morality — yes! in the light of those high beacons the Queen had always lived. She had passed her days in work and not in pleasure — in public responsibilities and family cares. The standard of solid virtue which had been set up so long ago amid the domestic happiness of Osborne had never been lowered for an instant. For more than half a century no divorced lady had approached the precincts of the Court. Victoria, indeed, in her enthusiasm for wifely fidelity, had laid down a still stricter ordinance: she frowned severely upon any widow who married again. Considering that she herself was the offspring of a widow's second marriage, this prohibition might be regarded as an eccentricity; but, no doubt, it was an eccentricity on the right side.The middle classes, firm in the triple brass of their respectability, rejoiced with a special joy over the most respectable of Queens. They almost claimed her, indeed, as one of themselves; but this would have been an exaggeration.For, though many of her characteristics were most often found among the middle classes, in other respects — in her manners, for instance — Victoria was decidedly aristocratic. And, in one important particular, she was neither aristocratic nor middle-class: her attitude toward herself was simply regal.
Such qualities were obvious and important; but, in the impact of a personality, it is something deeper, something fundamental and common to all its qualities, that really tells. In Victoria, it is easy to discern the nature of this underlying element: it was a peculiar sincerity. Her truthfulness, her single-mindedness, the vividness of her emotions and her unrestrained expression of them, were the varied forms which this central characteristic assumed. It was her sincerity which gave her at once her impressiveness, her charm, and her absurdity. She moved through life with the imposing certitude of one to whom concealment was impossible — either towards her surroundings or towards herself. There she was, all of her — the Queen of England, complete and obvious; the world might take her or leave her; she had nothing more to show, or to explain, or to modify; and, with her peerless carriage, she swept along her path. And not only was concealment out of the question; reticence, reserve, even dignity itself, as it sometimes seemed, might be very well dispensed with. As Lady Lyttelton said: "There is a transparency in her truth that is very striking — not a shade of exaggeration in describing feelings or facts; like very few other people I ever knew. Many may be as true, but I think it goes often along with some reserve. She talks all out; just as it is, no more and no less." She talked all out; and she wrote all out, too. Her letters, in the surprising jet of their expression, remind one of a turned-on tap. What is within pours forth in an immediate, spontaneous rush. Her utterly unliterary style has at least the merit of being a vehicle exactly suited to her thoughts and feelings; and even the platitude of her phraseology carries with it a curiously personal flavour. Undoubtedly it was through her writings that she touched the heart of the public. Not only in her "Highland Journals" where the mild chronicle of her private proceedings was laid bare without a trace either of affectation or of embarrassment, but also in those remarkable messages to the nation which, from time to time, she published in the newspapers, her people found her very close to them indeed.They felt instinctively Victoria's irresistible sincerity, and they responded. And in truth it was an endearing trait. [Chapter IX, Part IV]
The Queen and the Prince of Wales Going to St Paul's, a relief of 1880 commemorating a visit of 1872, on the Temple Bar Memorial, Strand, London.
The personality and the position, too — the wonderful combination of them — that, perhaps, was what was finally fascinating in the case. The little old lady, with her white hair and her plain mourning clothes, in her wheeled chair or her donkey-carriage — one saw her so; and then — close behind — with their immediate suggestion of singularity, of mystery, and of power — the Indian servants. That was the familiar vision, and it was admirable; but, at chosen moments, it was right that the widow of Windsor should step forth apparent Queen. The last and the most glorious of such occasions was the Jubilee of 1897. Then, as the splendid procession passed along, escorting Victoria through the thronged re-echoing streets of London on her progress of thanksgiving to St. Paul's Cathedral, the greatness of her realm and the adoration of her subjects blazed out together. The tears welled to her eyes, and, while the multitude roared round her, "How kind they are to me! How kind they are!" she repeated over and over again. That night her message flew over the Empire: "From my heart I thank my beloved people. May God bless them!" The long journey was nearly done. But the traveller, who had come so far, and through such strange experiences, moved on with the old unfaltering step. The girl, the wife, the aged woman, were the same: vitality, conscientiousness, pride, and simplicity were hers to the latest hour. (Strachey, Queen Victoria, 258, 262-66).
Related Material
- Ambivalent Victorians in Modern and Postmodern Perceptions. A Review of The Victorians in the Rearview Mirror by Simon Joyce
Strachey, Lytton. Eminent Victorians. 1918. London: Chatto & Windus, 1922. Internet Archive. Web. 2 January 2012.
_____. Queen Victoria. 1921. London: Chatto & Windus (Phoenix), 1928. Print.
Woolf, Virginia. "The Art of Biography." The Death of the Moth and Other Essays.. eBooks@Adelaide. Web. 2 January 2012.
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Unless otherwise stated, 3000-level courses for biology and molecular biology majors may be taken by students who have completed BIOL 2311, BIOL 2312, and BIOL 2281 or their equivalents. Similarly, the minimum prerequisite for any 4000-level course is successful completion of BIOL 3301, BIOL 3302, and BIOL/CHEM 3361 or their equivalents, or the written consent of the instructor.
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Chris Sale's return to relief pitching turned out to be short-lived indeed. The White Sox announced on Friday that Sale will return to the starting rotation and will take the mound on Saturday against the Royals. Sale will replace left-hander Eric Stults, who was originally scheduled to start Saturday's middle game. "He's back in [the rotation]," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said before Friday's series opener.
… As it turns out, Sale was able to talk his way back into the rotation. "Let's just say I really, really thought I could do this," Sale said. "This is something that's been a dream of mine and a passion of mine for very long, and at the end of the day, I felt that I could do this and felt poorly that I set a goal to do this and fell drastically short. I felt like I was letting my teammates down and felt like I was depending on other people to pick up my slack."
… When the club returned to Chicago on Thursday, Sale underwent an MRI, which the left-hander said was identical to the MRI he underwent after being selected in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft. "MRI is clean and pristine," White Sox general manager Ken Williams said. "He's going to pitch."
Williams said the club prides itself on protecting its young pitchers and will continue to monitor Sale closely now that his one-week hiatus from the bullpen is over. "We are very conservative in our approach with regards to the care of particularly our pitchers," Williams said. "I think our history, when you look at all the injury reports over the last dozen years, will show you that. "The course of action that we've taken with [Sale] has not been unlike the course of action we've taken with many of our Minor League guys in such situations."
So what changed since last week? "The only thing that changed was that when the expression of general soreness turns into 'I feel pain in my elbow' and 'I feel discomfort in my elbow,'" Williams said. "It's beyond the general soreness that we've come to expect." Williams said the 23-year-old Sale was unyielding in his desire to pitch out of the rotation when they spoke on the phone during the White Sox recent road trip.
"I'm really proud of him, because he stood up for himself," Williams said. "The reason why this changed is that when Robin Ventura said he was going to the bullpen, that was a course of action. That was the game plan based on what [Sale] had communicated to our medical staff. "What changed is Chris Sale's phone call to me, saying, 'No, it's not exactly described as pain. It's more general soreness. It's something that I've had and I can get through this. And he was adamant about it. He was adamant to the point where he almost crossed the line. And I like that." …
What a relief! Seems the coaching staff heard 'pain in the elbow' and blacked out. Why they didn't skip his start and have him undergo an MRI immediately I don't understand.
"I truly felt this was something I could do," Sale said of starting, and he made that clear to Williams in a phone call the day he worked out of the bullpen.
"He wants it badly, and I love that about him," said Williams, whose conversation with Sale brought about the latest change. "I'm really proud because he stood up for himself. When Robin Ventura said he was going to the bullpen, what changed was a Chris Sale phone call to me."
Sale insisted that what initially was thought to be "pain" in his elbow — Williams called it "a red flag" to the team — was more "general soreness." Sale told Williams, "I can get through this."
"He was adamant. He almost crossed the line," Williams said. "But the forcefulness he had told us something. It told us he has something extra mentally."
And the closer now according to Robin Ventura is "Whoever ends up in the ninth inning".
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For oyster lovers, Apalachicola is Florida's pearl. There are many reasons to visit Franklin County, that conglomerate of tiny panhandle communities often called the "forgotten coast" because of its non touristy, Old Florida vibe - the uncrowded, pet-friendly beaches on St. George Island, the St. James Bay Golf Resort in Carrabelle, charter fishing in Alligator Point and bird-watching in Eastpoint. For many people, though, there's nothing as satisfying as Apalachicola's world-famous oysters.
Most oysters are farmed, but Apalachicola, or "Apalach" as the locals call it, is home to miles of wild oyster beds that supply 90 percent of Florida's oysters. Apalachicola River and Bay converge with the Gulf of Mexico to form the ideal oyster incubator.
At Up the Creek Raw Bar, which overlooks Scipio Creek and the Apalachicola River, a small crowd gathers around a chalk board to check out the specials.
A delicate, pan-fried flounder cake served atop a mountain of house-made gnocchi drizzled with a light white wine cream sauce is a big hit. Chef Brett Gormley, an Apalachicola native, is known for his culinary creativity, and he has a special talent for marrying fresh local seafood with globally inspired flavors.
But first and foremost, this is a raw bar, and Gormley can shuck an oyster faster than you can say, "Pass the hot sauce." That's not something he learned in culinary school. Like many locals, he's been doing it since he was a kid.
When it comes to raw oysters, Gormley says less is more.
"I treat them delicately and add as little to them as possible," says Gormley. You want to enhance the oyster's actual flavor, not cover it with other flavors." Gormley knows not every oyster lover is a purist, content to eat them raw on the half shell, so he's happy to prepare customer favorites like oysters Moscow, raw oysters topped with horseradish-infused sour cream and a sprinkle of sustainable American caviar.
Gormley also prides himself on his oysters mignonette. He makes a mean mignonette sauce, putting his own spin on this French classic by adding fiery habanero peppers fresh from his garden instead of the milder white or black ground pepper.
The Blue Parrot Oceanfront Cafe is one of the few restaurants on St. George Island. In fact, it's one of the few businesses, and it's as close as anything comes to being a "happening place" on this 28-mile barrier island that can only be reached by crossing a four-mile bridge that spans St. George Sound.
City dwellers come to the island to decelerate because nothing more stressful than losing their favorite flip-flops while chasing their pooch in the waves ever happens here.
Rows of pastel-colored beach houses with names like "Amazing Sunrise" and the tongue-in-cheek, "All Daddy's Money" are hideaways for those who want nothing to come between them and endless stretches of exquisitely white sand.
There's not much here, and that's the attraction. No fast-food restaurants are here either, so for a quick but delicious meal, sun worshippers head to the Blue Parrot for a basket of crunchy, deep-fried conch fritters, peel 'n' eat shrimp or a plate of raw oysters.
Oyster enthusiasts can be assured they will get the very best the bay has to offer. That's because owner Steven Rash also owns the Water Street Seafood Company in Apalachicola, so only the cream of the oyster crop makes it to the Blue Parrot's umbrella-covered tables.
WHERE TO STAY: Collins Vacation Rentals rents beach houses on St. George Island. 60 E. Gulf Beach Drive, St. George Island, 877-875-9062, http://www.collinsvacationrentals.com.
The Coombs Inn is a luxurious bed and breakfast housed in a Victorian mansion in downtown Apalachicola. It's close to shopping and locally owned restaurants. The beaches on St. George Island are a 15-minute drive. 80 Sixth St., Apalachicola, 888-244-8320, http://www.coombshouseinn.com.
WHERE TO EAT: Up the Creek Raw Bar serves not only raw oysters, but many elegant seafood dishes with an international flare. Open for lunch and dinner. Entrees $6.99-$15.99. (Prices on specials vary) 313 Water St., Apalachicola, 850-653-2525,
The Blue Parrot Oceanfront Cafe serves a variety of seafood entrees including local grouper, Gulf shrimp and fried or raw Apalachicola oysters. Open for lunch and dinner. Entrees $10.99-$24.99. 68 W. Gorrie Drive, St. George Island, 850-927-2987, http://www.blueparrotsgi.com.
ALSO VISIT: St. George Island State Park is home to miles of undeveloped beach. It's a popular destination for canoeing, hiking, kayaking, fishing and camping. 1900 E. Gulf Beach Drive, St. George Island, 850-927-2111, http://www.floridastateparks.com/stgeorgeisland.
ACTIVITIES: Journeys of St. George Island provides a number of guided kayak tours for wildlife viewing, fishing or snorkeling. Prices vary depending on tour. 240 E. Third St., St. George Island, 850-927-3529, http://www.sgislandjourneys.com.
SHOPPING: Grady Market, located in a refurbished ship's chandlery, is home to shops selling antiques, handmade gifts, clothing and more. 76 Water St., Apalachicola, 850-653-4099,


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Anxiety Disorders
- Introduction
- What are anxiety disorders and what causes it?
- What are the symptoms of anxiety disorders?
- How is it diagnosed?
- What is the prognosis?
- What is the risk for other family members or future babies?
- What treatments/therapies/medications are recommended or available?
- How will my child and our family be impacted?
- What are the recommendations for treating anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorder?
- What are the recommendations for treating anxiety in children with ADHD?
- How long should a child with anxiety disorder be treated with medications?
- When does worry become an anxiety disorder after a stressful life event? How long is "reasonable" to allow a child to adjust to an anxiety-provoking situation such as a move without being evaluated and/or treated for an anxiety disorder?
- Resources
What are anxiety disorders and what causes it?
What are the symptoms of anxiety disorders?
How is it diagnosed?
What is the prognosis?
What is the risk for other family members or future babies?
What treatments/therapies/medications are recommended or available?
How will my child and our family be impacted?
What are the recommendations for treating anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorder?
What are the recommendations for treating anxiety in children with ADHD?
How long should a child with anxiety disorder be treated with medications?
When does worry become an anxiety disorder after a stressful life event? How long is "reasonable" to allow a child to adjust to an anxiety-provoking situation such as a move without being evaluated and/or treated for an anxiety disorder?
Information & Support
For Parents and Patients
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
A national nonprofit organization providing information and resources for families and professionals.
The Child Anxiety Network
Parent-focused information about phobias, specific anxiety disorders in children, and treatment.
National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI)
A national organization that provides information and resources for families and professionals, including helpline, local chapter resources, and advocacy.
Anxiety Disorders Resource Center (AACAP)
Information and short videos about features, diagnosis, and treatment of anxiety disorders. Includes links to Facts for Families, brief handouts that explain diagnosis, treatment options, and when and how to find treatment; American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry.
What to Do When You Worry Too Much
An interactive self-help book designed to guide 6–12 year olds and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of generalized anxiety. Metaphors and humorous illustrations make difficult concepts easy to understand, while prompts to draw and write help children to master new skills related to reducing anxiety; written by Dawn Huebner, PhD.
Family Toolkit for Anxiety (Utah Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
Information about diagnosis and help at home and school, includes complimentary treatments; info is presented alphabetically by condition, so may need to scroll to find anxiety toolkit.
Anxiety Disorders (healthychildren.org)
Defines anxiety disorders for families; sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Emotional Problems (healthychildren.org)
Helpful information about emotional difficulties, including anxiety and associated problems; American Academy of Pediatrics.
Mental Health, Naturally by Kathi Kemper
Holistic health expert and pediatrician Dr. Kathi J. Kemper presents natural treatments used for mental health issues such as ADHD, depression, anxiety, stress, and substance abuse; available for purchase on American Academy of Pediatrics website.
Growing Up Brave: Expert Strategies for Helping Your Child Overcome Fear, Stress, and Anxiety
Book that helps parents identify and understand anxiety in their children, outlines effective and convenient parenting techniques for reducing anxiety, and shows parents how to promote bravery for long-term confidence; by Dr. Donna Pincus - creator of The Child Anxiety Network, Associate Professor at Boston University, and the Director of the Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety treatment Program at Boston University.
Patient Education
Acupressure for Stress and Anxiety (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)
Patient information about acupressure and integrative medicine.
Depression and Anxiety Fact Sheet (Utah Family Voices) ( 49 KB)
Information, tips, and resources for families.
Drugs & Supplements Related to Anxiety: Patient Information (MayoClinic)
Describes for families precautions, proper use (includes pediatric use), and side effects of drugs and supplements used for anxiety. Can also search by first letter of drug/supplement name.
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American Psychiatric Association.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5.
Fifth ed. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association; 2013. 978-0-89042-554-1
Bagnell AL.
Anxiety and separation disorders.
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Further evidence of association between behavioral inhibition and social anxiety in children.
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Item #1 of 2 THEBLAZE.COM – A Texas man's pregnant wife made it clear she was against having a firearm in their house. However, the husband insisted she learn how to use a gun to protect herself just in case. In fact, it was just a few months ago that he took her out to […]
by Donna Calvin
June 15, 2012
Crystal Scott, the woman behind the disgraceful photo at Fairchild Air Force Base of two females in their Air National Guard uniforms with their infants suckling was fired. One of them was feeding her twins. She is extremely busty and the picture showed her completely exposed, which is completely unnecessary. She could have covered up with a towel! It's obvious to anyone viewing the photo that the woman with the twins was purposely attempting to show off her breasts, much more so than her infants suckling.
Two of the images showed a pair of Air National Guardsman breastfeeding their children in unbuttoned airman battlefield uniforms. One of the women had her T-shirt pushed up over her bare chest while nursing twins.
Warning: The graphic picture can be seen at:
Terran Echegoyen-McCabe and Christina Luna the women in the photo have been reprimanded because the photo "violated a policy that forbids military members from using the uniform to further a cause, promote a product or imply an endorsement," the Air Force Times reported.
"The uniform was misused. That's against regulations," Captain Keith Kosik, a spokesman for the Washington National Guard, told the Air Force Times. "I can't wear my uniform to a political rally, to try to sell you something or push an ideology. That was our point of contention."
Jay Schryver, the company's president, a provider of X-rays, EKGs, ultrasounds, and other medical digital imaging services, said that Ms. Scott was fired on June 1 for a just cause that had nothing to do with her being the director of the Mom2Mom organization.
Just Cause for Termination
Ms. Scott has been sought after by the media, personally and for promoting her cause in this controversial opportune format and it may be interfering with her ability to carry on her duties at Schryver Medical.
Jay Schryver, the president, issued a formal statement:
"Crystal Scott was terminated by the company on June 1st for various legitimate employment-related reasons. Amongst other things, on the day prior to her termination, Ms. Scott had clocked in to the company's timekeeping system and had been assigned time-sensitive tasks that were wholly ignored. Thereafter, Ms. Scott ignored the company's repeated attempts to contact her to inquire as to her whereabouts and status of her job assignments. When the company finally did get a hold of Ms. Scott, she informed them that she was sick and would not be working. Based on company records – including GPS data from a company van that had been assigned to her – Ms. Scott was actually at a local media outlet conducting personal business, on company time, using company equipment as transportation." … "at no time did Schryver Medical tell Crystal Scott that she was terminated due to any 'media attention,' as that contention is simply not true."
He said that Ms. Scott had been informed of her infractions "in detail, in writing," and "at no time did Schryver Medical tell Crystal Scott that she was terminated due to any 'media attention,' as that contention is simply not true." Ms. Scott promotes public breastfeeding with an overtly ambitious passion.
Ponder the Word of God – King James Holy Bible
All Are Called To Be Virtuous
Scott's blatant agenda to advance naked women breastfeeding shamelessly in public is not the epitome of motherhood. It is not helpful to the cause, but harmful. Privacy and modesty should prevail, not making a shameless display of womens' naked breasts! That is not godly, righteous or proper for a decent, virtuous woman.
[Philippians 4:8-9] Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. [9] Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
[2 Peter 1:1-9] Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: [2] Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, [3] According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: [4] Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. [5] And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; [6] And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; [:7] And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. [8] For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. [9] But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
Women Are Called To Be Modest, Not Making Bold Suggestive Gestures In Their Appearance
[1 Timothy 2:9-10] In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; [10] But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
An Activist's Lawyer Seeking Publicity Finds Ideal Case
Alas, I'm anticipating Ms. Scott's lawyer, Patricia (Pat) K. Buchanan, who has enjoyed litigating high-profile trials, including the Mary Kay Letourneau case, will soon be pursuing legal action on Scott's behalf saying some how all this was discriminatory actions by Schryver Medical. Lawyers are good at that – especially in high profile cases.
That's the purpose of many lawyers, is it not?
Who can forget Letourneau who was accused of raping her former student, a 17-year old boy when she was found to be pregnant with his child. That case was on the news 24/7 for months and months! Attorney Patricia Buchanan knows how to pick'em.
Media Circus On The Horizon!
Here in the U.S.A., we have more lawyers per square inch of territory than any other nation in the world! Some one has to support them, so it might as well be the company, Schryver Medical, that Ms. Scott worked for helping pay for another lawyer's lavish lifestyle, aye?
Watchwoman's Opinion
It appears to me that this is another one of those "Rahm Emanuel Magic Moments!" Emanuel educates the opportunistic saying, "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before."
You have four opportunistic women here seeking media attention.
First, the two Air National Guardsmen, Echegoyen-McCabe and Luna, who are blatantly using their military uniforms improperly in a "who cares" attitude. Maybe they were bored and wanted to do something edgy and exciting. What better way than to needle the status quo by breaking military protocol splaying their breasts nationally across the media!
Next, you have Crystal Scott, a woman with a cause who needs attention to get her organization plastered on the headlines 24/7 hoping for empathy for her cause by creating a public reaction that included, "Oh, those poor harassed military mommies who only want to serve their country and feed their babies." She's not a hick from the back country. She knows exactly what she's doing. Do something so spectacular it goes viral – and that photo did!
Scott is enjoying her 15-minutes of fame, plus I'm quite sure, her media seeking lawyer will make certain it goes on a lot longer than 15 minutes.
The Victims
For one, private enterprise. Schryver Medical hired Scott to do her job. It's one thing to be sought after by the media, but quite another to use company vehicles and company time to meet with media people for her own advancement. And now Schryver Medical will likely find themselves in court. Scott has already hired a lawyer and who knows when she did that? Maybe even before the picture was ever published. We can only speculate.
How about the babies being suckled? What good can this possibly do them when they're 12 – 13 – 14 – 15 and their pictures sucking on mommy's breasts are published all over the next generation of Social Media?
You and me? We had to look at this disgusting display and see our military humiliated and defiled.
Womanhood? Motherhood? Exploited!
God? His Law-Word prescribes modesty and virtuous behavior. Not one of these four women are practicing respectability.
Corroborating News Item: http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/military-moms-breastfeeding-uniform-stir-controversey-214500503.html
More Info Patricia Buchanan: http://www.pattersonbuchanan.com/pat-buchanan.html
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Career conference for female Sharia Law students held in Balkh
Career conference for female Sharia Law students held in Balkh
MAZAR-E SHARIF (Pajhwok): Under the Afghan-German Cooperation's project a career conference for 90 female law students was organised on Thursday in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, to promote the rule of law and the Sharia and Law Faculty of Balkh University, according to a statement.
Three female legal practitioners presented their professions, educational background and career path to the participants, the statement said.
A Sharia student said: "It was great to learn more about justice institutions, their procedures and to know that there are possibilities for the female student to work as professional lawyers".
"Entering the job market in the justice sector is challenging for female graduates. The conference aimed at informing female law students about the various career opportunities and meeting law practitioners. A series of similar events will follow, supporting access to the job market for female law students."
"According to my experience, individual competence and self-confidence are two factors that will help you to overcome obstacles on the way to your desired career", Balkh's prosecution office's deputy stated.
Adding that debating with female role models that were successfully leading a professional career strengthens the students' motivation to acquired additional knowledge and helped them to network.
"The legal practitioners that are working as judges, prosecutors, lawyers and professors gave advise and shared their experiences."
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[singlepic id=141 w=320 h=240 float=right]Everyone is talking about Bar Refaeli these last couple of days. The 23 years old Israeli model can be seen on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of 2009, and everyone is making a big deal out of it. So much so, that today on Israel Channel 2, newscaster Oded Ben Ami interrupted an interview with newly elected female Knesset members, in order to show Bar Refaeli's interview on yesterday's Late Show with David Letterman – equating a model to members of parliament – because, well… they are all successful women. MK Tzipi Hotobeli was not amused and neither was I.
The new SI cover has Bar Refaeli in her signature pose: fingers towards crotch, about to take her bottom half off. You see, Bar likes to touch her crotch. A lot. Now don't get me wrong, I like to touch my crotch as much as anyone else, it's just that I don't do it in pictures because I am not a moron. Like any intelligent person I know exactly what pointing at your groin signifies. But not Bar – oh no – Israel's darling does not mind teaching millions of young girls how a woman needs to look and behave, and does not mind teaching millions of young boys what they need to crave and demand.
Now, as always, there are those who will accuse me of being a prude, claiming that sex sells and at the end of the day we are talking about a photo on a magazine cover. My answer to that claim comes in the form of a commemorative mosaic, a crotch retrospective if you will, of Bar Refaeli over the years – I call this work Get In My Pants – A Hallmark of Poor Taste:
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Despite the ongoing writer's strike, spoilers for upcoming TV shows keep slipping out. Find out what's next for Heroes, Lost and Battlestar Galactica. Needless to say, spoilers ahead.
- There's going to be a fairly high body count when Season Two: Volume Two ends next week, including one of the main characters. Although if we've learned anything, it's that no one stays dead on Heroes.
- Looks like Naomi isn't dead, despite having a knife hurled into her back by Locke at the end of last season.
- Remember that mysterious freighter we told you about? It'll be bringing in a slew of Naomi's friends, which she phoned up on her walkie talkie at the end of last season.
- If you remember the end of last season, then you recall that the show had jumped forward in time a great deal. A heavily-bearded Jack was living a life of booze and oxycontin addiction, and had been off the island for some time. According to some insiders, we'll be jumping both forward and backwards in time not only all season, but until the series wraps.
Battlestar Galactica
- The first ten episodes will be all about the newly discovered Cylons, there were a few hints about that during the season four preview at the end of Razor, including Colonel Tigh leveling a gun at Admiral Adama on the command deck.
- There's going to be a new Six named Natalie, although it's unclear if that means she'll be another actress playing a replacement Six, or simply another Six. The problem is, everyone knows what that famous face looks like around the fleet, so that would make it hard to have Tricia Helfer in some new Six boots.
- We'll see who the final Cylon is before the end of the season. Can we issue a collective "duh" on that one? If they didn't give that up, there would probably be some minor rioting, millions of angry internet threads, and Ronald Moore's house would probably be reduced to ashes.
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