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Well, 2009 was an amazing year for us! We had so many beautiful brides!
So, we decided to hold a contest to have our brides and our friends vote for the Bride of the Year. It was a close race, but we're delighted to announce that Trina Higgins, who married Chad Harper at the Korean Bell of Friendship in Palos Verdes, CA was the winner! Here are some of the beautiful photos from their wedding. Thank you all for voting!
Nicole and Michael had a beautiful wedding in New York City at Manhattan Penthouse on 5th Avenue! Check out our portfolio to see another Real Wedding from New York City.
Andrea and Robert had a vintage style wedding at home in Los Angeles, so we gave their photos a vintage look as well. Visit our planning section to see how you can plan a home wedding!
Tricia and Peter had an amazing outdoor wedding in the Bay Area. Also, check out their engagement photos!
Leyla and Ali had a gorgeous wedding fit for royalty in Atlanta, GA. Visit our portfolio section to see another Atlanta, GA wedding!
Layla and Arend had a casual but elegant "beach" themed wedding along Lake Michigan. While the bride and groom wore very understated and neutral colored attire, the wedding was punctuated with varying shades of pink, from the bridesmaid's dresses to the bouquets! After the ceremony, guests continued the celebration underneath the stars in a tent - which is a great alternative for outdoor weddings! (This Real Wedding was featured on the Wedding Paper Diva's blog - check it out to see even more pictures from this amazing wedding)
Lindsay and Clark had a gorgeous outdoor wedding at a ranch in Houston, Texas. The bride and groom got married under a trellis on the ranch grounds and transformed a basketball pavilion for their reception! Also check out their urban engagement session!
In honor of Asian Pacific Heritage Month, here are a few of our favorite photos from weddings with Asian traditions; ranging from Chinese Tea Ceremonies to Thai Blessings. The majority of our Asian tradition photography comes from Chinese weddings, visit our planning section to read more about those traditions.
Christine and Greg had a unique summer wedding in Chicago. The couple went with a contemporary aesthetic for their wedding and their photos. They used dark colors and great textures as backgrounds for their portrait shoot which went great with their white and green color scheme!
Kirsten and Matthew had a gorgeous outdoor wedding at a country club in Pittsburgh. Their wedding photos have a dreamlike like quality due to the color palette, soft focus and the natural light from the sunset (photographers call this period of time the "golden hour" and some consider it the best light to shoot in)! Check out our portfolio for more weddings in Pittsburgh!
Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial start of summer for a lot of people. The long weekend lends itself for a perfect getaway to your favorite beach. In honor of this weekend, here are a few of our favorite beach wedding portraits!
Here at Bella Pictures we shoot a lot of weddings with varying styles and traditions, including gay weddings. Here are few of our favorite photos from same sex weddings!
Angela and Tomislav had a wonderful wedding in sunny San Jose. They went the traditional route for the ceremony and were married in a church. For the reception they chose the beautiful Dolce Hayes Mansion which use to be a lavish private estate. Although their wedding was steeped in tradition, their photography was anything but. They chose an artistic style that complimented their wedding aesthetic which was perfect for their big day!
Lauren and Ken had a traditional and romantic wedding in Philadelphia, PA! They opted to have their ceremony in a cathedral and chose the great city of "Philly" as their back drop for their wedding portraits. Check out our planning section to find out some great places to go for your wedding portrait photography in Philadelphia!
This Texas wedding is both sophisticated and modern. Amy and Graham opted for a chic outdoor wedding ceremony punctuated with twinkle lights and yellow and white accents. They took advantage of the city of Dallas for their wedding portraits which made for some great industrial style photos. Visit our planning section for other great wedding photography spots in Dallas! If you want to see more great photos from this wedding, visit the Wedding Paper Diva's blog!
We asked our past brides via Facebook to upload their favorite portrait from their wedding and other Bella brides and fans would vote for their favorite. Congratulations to Jamie and Matt who are our June winners. Their beautiful wedding is featured below!
How they met: Jamie and Matt met in college at a weight training class that they had both randomly signed up for. "Matt tells everyone I gazed into his eyes the first time I saw him!"
The proposal: Matt proposed to Jamie in their home they had bought together during Easter weekend. "It was perfect because we had all weekend to celebrate with friends and family"
The Wedding: They had a very intimate wedding (only 85 guests!) at a gorgeous castle which had always been one of Jamie's dreams! "Our wedding day was perfect! It called for rain all day but luckily, the weather held out as most of our plans were outside! It rained for about ten minutes during the reception just for good luck"
On Bella Pictures: "Working with Bella was absolutely perfect! I can't even tell you how many compliments we got about our photographer that day. He was fabulous to work with! We love our photographs so much and couldn't be happier :)"
Funny story about the wedding day: "Our ceremony was short and sweet. I thought I would cry more than I did but as soon as I saw Matt I was nothing but perfectly happy. I only choked up once, right before I said for richer or poorer. Matt told me he thought I just didn't want to say poorer!"
In honor of Father's Day this coming Sunday, we have compiled a few of our favorite father and daughter wedding portraits. The Father of the Bride usually has two major roles in the wedding: walking his daughter down the aisle and giving her away to the groom (which can be a bit emotional for dads), and the Father/Daughter dance.
Krista and John had a beautiful outdoor wedding in sunny Orange County. For their wedding portraits, they took advantage of the gorgeous sunset which resulted in a very romantic shoot. Visit our planning section for more information on planning an outdoor wedding like Krista and John!
Randee and David had a traditional Jewish wedding in downtown Chicago at the elegant Palmer House Hilton. Like their engagement photos, they took advantage of the Chicago skyline to accentuate their photos! Visit our planning section for other hot spots for wedding photography is Chicago!
We asked our past brides via Facebook to upload their favorite portrait from their wedding and other Bella brides and fans would vote for their favorite. Congratulations to Jenna and Brian who are our July winners. Their beautiful wedding is featured below!
How they met: They started dating through mutual friends in college and have been together ever since.
The proposal: "So the summer he proposed to me I was growing a cherry tomato plant and it was doing really well (surprisingly!). I was so proud of myself for not killing it! One evening he calls me outside by saying that it grew a tomato. I, of course rushed down the stairs and began looking for a little green tomato. I didn't find a tomato, but i did find a diamond ring hanging by a piece of dental floss! So i picked up the ring and he said 'Jenna, will you let me spend the rest of my life with you?' I, of course said yes!"
The Wedding: They had a mid-size wedding of 140 guests at The Log Cabin in Holyoke, MA. "The view of the ceremony site overlooking the mountains was absolutely breathtaking! We knew the moment we saw how beautiful it was that it was a perfect place to get married!
On Bella Pictures: "Bella Pictures was awesome! They worked hard to match me with a photographer that suited our photography style perfectly! Our photographer was very professional and obviously very talented! I get so many compliments on our wedding photos... I am always happy to recommend Bella Pictures to any bride to be."
Funny story about the wedding day: "Well they say rain is good luck on your wedding day.... but "rain" was an understatement! It was overcast the entire morning of our wedding day with a 30% chance of rain. Normally not a huge deal if it rains on your wedding day.... except our ceremony was outside! I was praying that it didn't rain because we really had our hearts set on getting married outside (at the Log Cabin) overlooking the gorgeous mountain view. As the limo pulls up to the Log Cabin and I'm about to get out, it starts DOWNPOURING - 30 minutes before our ceremony! Well, it must have been an absolute miracle because 10 minutes before our 3pm ceremony, the rain stopped and the sun came out! It was 95 degrees that day so the aisle dried up in time for them to sprinkle the rose petals and have me walk down the aisle. So we ended up getting the good luck rain and the summer sun for our outside wedding!"
Persian weddings typically happen in 2 stages. The first being the "Aghd" which is considered the ceremony where the bride and groom sign a marriage contract. The second stage is the reception called the "Jashn-e Aroosi' where a celebration and feasts take place which can last several days. Some of the traditions are featured below:
A scarf or shawl is held over the bride and groom's head throughout the ceremony by happily married female relatives.
The Sofreh-ye Aghd is a table on which many items are placed to represent many good things for the couple and to guard them from harm. Most notably is the mirror that is always placed on the table. The mirror which represents fate should be the way in which the groom sees his bride's face for the first time after she takes off her veil.
A bowl of gold coins representing health and prosperity is set out on the "Sofreh-ye Aghd".
A tray of multi-colored herbs and spices ( Sini-ye Aatel-O-Baatel) is also set out on the "Sofreh-ye Aghd" to guard the couple from evil. The seven herbs and spices are poppy seeds, wild rice, angelica, salt, nigella seeds, black tea and frankincense.
A copy of the couple's Holy Book is placed on the table as well to symbolize God's blessing for the couple.
A decorated flatbread adorned with nigella seeds symbolizes prosperity for the couple's life from there on out.
An assortment of sweets and pastries including the Persian staple Baklava is shared with the guests after the ceremony.
A basket of pomegranates and apples are placed on the table representing the hope for a joyous future.
Andria and Chris' fall nuptials were very sweet and romantic. They took advantage of the Chicago scenery and weather and decided on an outdoor ceremony overlooking the Chicago River! Check out our planning section for more ideas of great wedding photography spots in Chicago. If you want to see more great photos from this wedding, visit the Wedding Paper Diva's Blog!
Samantha and Tom had a summer wedding in a town outside of Chicago, Illinois where their beloved dog was a part of the ceremony! They were married at Lewis University and had their reception at a gorgeous mansion. Check out some great locations to have your wedding or reception in the suburbs of Chicago!
Waterfront weddings can be very romantic and this wedding by the Chesapeake Bay is no different. Kristin and Nathan had an outdoor ceremony overlooking the bay and moved under a tent adorned with string lights! If you want to see more great photos from this wedding, visit the Wedding Paper Diva's Blog!
Dahlia and AJ had a Jewish wedding in Atlanta, GA! Going with tradition, Dahlia had both of her parents walk her down the aisle. Another Jewish tradition implemented here is getting married under the chupah, which is a canopy on four poles meant to symbolize the bride and groom creating a home together. Here at Bella, we shoot all kinds on traditions including, but not limited to, Asian, Indian, and Persian!
Aundrea and Curtis had a lovely wedding in Chicago, IL! They were married in their local church and headed over to the Morton Arboretum to celebrate with friends and family for their reception. Check out our planning section for some great wedding photography spots in Chicago!
We asked our past brides via Facebook to upload their favorite portrait from their wedding and other Bella brides and fans would vote for their favorite. Congratulations to Brianna and Thomas who are our September winners. Their beautiful wedding is featured below!
How they met: They met at Starbucks! Thomas worked there for years and Brianna was a regular customer who had her eye on him for a long time. "I finally had the courage to start talking to him during my regular visits and we instantly hit it off. We quickly started dating and 4 years later became husband and wife."
The proposal: Thomas proposed during a week-long trip to Rome, Italy! "He surprised me in the middle of the week with a trip to Venice. After a romantic dinner and stroll around St. Mark's Square, Thomas proposed in front of St. Mark's Cathedral at Midnight. Thomas asked me to marry him in Italian so at first I was a little confused, but then he got down on one knee with the ring and tears of joy came flowing. It was a moment we will both never forget. We went back to our hotel called all of our close family and friends and celebrated with a glass of Prosecco."
The Wedding: Brianna & Thomas were married in a traditional Catholic church by the bride's father! Then they, and 130 of their closest friends and family, headed over to the Penn Oaks Golf Club for the reception. "We choose Penn Oaks due to beautiful ballroom and spacious outdoor patio where the cocktail was held overlooking the 18th hole. It was the perfect venue for a summer wedding."
On Bella Pictures: "Bella Pictures was wonderful to work with. Our photography consultant always got back to us promptly when we had questions and made sure we were being matched with a photographer who fit our style. Our photographer was amazing. There are so many pictures from our wedding that captured the sentimental moments so perfectly. Our Photographer worked so hard in getting all the key shots we wanted plus some fun ones to add to the album. We have already gotten so many compliments on the quality of our pictures."
Meghan and Chris celebrated their nuptials with their friends and family over the summer in Chicago, IL. They had a traditional Catholic ceremony then moved over to the Grand Piazza for the reception! In between the ceremony and reception, Meghan, Chris, and their wedding party headed out to the streets of Chicago for their wedding portraits; even taking photos on the bridge among the Chicago River. Visit our planning section to find more hot spots for wedding photography in Chicago!
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Check out our photos from Mikaela and Joel's wedding featured on With This Ring Weddings!
We asked our past brides via Facebook to upload their favorite portrait from their wedding and other Bella brides and fans would vote for their favorite. Congratulations to Erica and Alan who are our October winners. Their beautiful wedding is featured below!
How they met: They met each other in high school but were only acquaintances. "We didn't talk much then, I was a little older and thought I was much too sophisticated at the time to talk to a younger man! A few years ago we kept running into each other out on the town. One night, Alan impressed me with his charms and coerced me into going on a date with him. From then on forward, we were connected at the hip and couldn't imagine life without each other!"
The proposal: Alan proposed on a romantic trip to Europe (London & Turkey). "While we were staying in a hotel in Bodrum Turkey overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, at a cliff top restaurant located at the hotel, Alan got down on one knee and I said yes!"
The Wedding: They had their beautiful wedding at Wente Vineyards near San Francisco! "I wanted an outdoor wedding and my husband and I loved the idea of a winery setting. That area also has a bit of horse country in it and I'm an equestrian so that sold it for me!"
On Bella Pictures: "Our photographer did a WONDERFUL job! We are still having a hard time narrowing down the pictures we want for our album because so many of them are that good! The photographer was thoughtful, reliable and completely professional. They were able to capture the style we were looking for and their shots were intuitive."
Funny story about the wedding day: "At the time this wasn't that funny but in hindsight it is pretty hilarious! After the ceremony, the wind kicked up quite a bit. We were all freezing, especially Alan and I in that photo I submitted on the golf course where im leaning all the way back. We were actually laughing at how miserably cold it was while talking the picture and that is one of the pictures that helped us win the contest! At the time we were definitely imagining the warm beaches of Maui where we departed to our Honeymoon the next day!"
Check out this great yellow and white wedding on the Wedding Paper Divas' Blog!
Check out this great Bay Area wedding featured on the Wedding Paper Divas' Blog!
Check out this colorful Indian wedding featured on the Wedding Paper Divas' Blog!
Check out this great fall wedding featured on the Wedding Paper Divas' Blog!
Check out Kristin and Nathan's wedding photos featured on the Wedding Paper Divas' Blog!
Check out Maria and Jim's gorgeous wedding photos featured on the Wedding Paper Divas' Blog!
Kimberly and Andrew had a traditional Jewish wedding off the coast of Rhode Island. The had some lovely portraits taken during sunset by the water to add to the romanticism of their already glamorous day. Head over to our portfolio to check out another lovely Rhode Island Wedding!
Alysha and Dwayne celebrated their nuptials with a chic outdoor wedding in Poughkeepsie, NY. For the reception, they moved to a tent adorned with twinkle lights as they had their first dance as husband and wife. Check out out portfolio section for more weddings in New York!
Jessica and Kyle had a beautiful outdoor wedding in Seattle, Washington! They chose the Shilshole Bay Beach Club for their Military themed nuptials and took advantage of its scenic views. Getting married in Seattle? Check out our Wedding Photography Itineraries section for some other great spots for wedding photos in Seattle, WA!
We asked our past brides via Facebook to upload their favorite portrait from their wedding and other Bella brides and fans would vote for their favorite. Congratulations to Shamikia and Phillip who are our November winners. Their beautiful wedding is featured below!
How they met: They met in 2000 at our friend's college homecoming and dated for 10 years! "We always talked of getting married and saying how your wedding date should be special so we chose 10/10/10.Our anniversary is in October, we would have been together for 10 years!"
The proposal: Phillip proposed in front of close family."We host football Sundays at our house every weekend and this particular weekend ALL of our immediate local family was there and at some point I went to the restroom and returned and everyone was complaining how something was wrong with the TV.I get in the living room and Phill is like 'babe what's wrong' with the TV ,so I look at it and shrug my shoulders. Then I see REC in the bottom corner and I was like Oh my goodness and then he comes on the screen, he had recorded his proposal! It was so creative and I had no idea. My first words were 'Nooooo, I told you to make sure my hair was done'! So after the video he asked for my answer and I'm like no you have to ask me again! So he gets on his knee and I say 'you can't ask me to marry you barefooted'. Amazingly he still wanted me as his bride and he asked again and I said YESSS!
The Wedding: They had their intimate wedding with 100 guests at the Regency at Dominion Valley near Washington D.C.! "They had beautiful landscaping for an outdoor ceremony. Cocktail hour was in lower level ballroom and reception in main ballroom on upper level. The set up allowed guests to have different scenery without driving from place to place."
On Bella Pictures: "From our consultant to our photographer; they were all phenomenal"
We asked our past brides via Facebook to upload their favorite portrait from their wedding and other Bella brides and fans would vote for their favorite. Congratulations to Jennifer and Shaun who are our November winners (We had 2 winners this month!). Their beautiful wedding is featured below!
How they met: They met through friends! "I had just moved back from out of state and met up with a friend of mine at a bar who is dating one of Shaun's friends. Her boyfriend, Shaun, and a couple of their friends decided to join us later that evening. Shaun had originally not planned on coming out, but decided to anyway. We started talking, and things just grew from there. Funny how things like that work out."
The proposal: Shaun proposed while they were on vacation. "We went on vacation for a week. The first half we spent in the Outer Banks, NC, the second half we went to Boston to see a Red Sox game; he is a huge fan. I thought it was weird that he insisted that my parents come on the trip with us, but I didn't think that much into it. While we were in Boston, we took a walking tour with my parents. We were walking behind Old North Church, in Paul Revere's Mall when he stopped me and popped the question."
The Wedding: They chose the Northampton Valley Country Club to celebrate their union with 150 of their closest friends and family. "We were looking for a venue that could both house a nice outdoor ceremony and give us a beautiful reception"
On Bella Pictures: "From start to finish it was a delight. When we had questions, they answered. When we needed help, they gave it. Our photographer was AWESOME!!!! To us he felt like one of our friends at the wedding."
We asked our past brides via Facebook to upload their favorite portrait from their wedding and other Bella brides and fans would vote for their favorite. Congratulations to Victoria and Shawn who are our December winners. Their beautiful wedding is featured below!
How they met: They met on a social networking site! "Shawn saw my profile and sent me a note with a fantastic, observant compliment about my balance of femininity and a firefighter's can do attitude. He asked me if I'd like to get a drink sometime. I accepted. We went to a local pub for trivia night and we have been together ever since."
The proposal: "Shawn took me out to a wonderful dinner at Morton's, a notoriously fine restaurant in Sacramento. When we were finished, we walked over to the State Capitol and sat on the front steps and watched the end of the sunset setting over the Tower Bridge. We were standing up to call it a night when he said 'the night isn't over quite yet', got down on one knee and asked me to marry him! I was surprised and elated, and said yes, of course. I asked who else might know about this, and he said 'there may be a couple of our closest friends on the other side of the building waiting with champagne..'. We walked over to the east side steps and 3 of our closest friends were there. We all had champagne and then went back to Morton's for a celebration."
The Wedding: Victoria married Shawn in a non-traditional wedding dress by White House/ Black Market. One hundred and twenty of their closest friends and family gathered for their ceremony at the California State Capitol Rose Garden! "Shawn and I both work for the State of California and liked the idea of getting married at the Capitol. We were going to get married on the steps, but it was election week and the permit requirements allowed for cancellation of our permit at any time. It was a safer bet to get married in the garden away from the building should there be a rally or a press conference that day. The Capitol is a special place for us: we sat on the steps of the front of the building on our second date and talked for hours. He proposed on the front steps as well. We used to walk through the Rose Garden and grounds on our way to many shows downtown."
On Bella Pictures: "Working with Bella Pictures was great! The price was very reasonable and for what we received for the money, it couldn't be beat. Our photographer was very creative and accommodating with our requests and the style that we were looking for in our pictures. We are very happy with how they turned out. "
Funny story about the wedding day: "Obviously, there was a fire engine involved. The bride and the bridesmaids rode to the wedding site in it. We kept it a secret from all of the guests and even part of the wedding party until they saw it pulling up with the lights and the siren going. There was a roar of surprise, laughter, and clapping when they saw it! We walked down the eisle to the Red Hot Chili Pepper's " Rollercoaster of Love" and our recession was to "We go together" from Grease. It was a lighthearted and fun day that we planned as something we would enjoy. I shyed away from many of the "traditional" elements because that is not really my, or our, style!Compliments are still rolling in on how it was the best wedding many of our guests had been to!"
When we first came across Michelle and Justin's wedding, we were instantly enamored by the charm and loveliness found in all of the photos. What was also apparent was all the love they put into each and every adorable detail of their rustic, romantic, sunshiny-yellow-bus, California wedding.
Both elegant and whimsical, it was truly a celebration that was able to mix the best of both worlds. Located at a private residence in Healdsburg, California and catered by Rosso Pizza of Santa Rosa, this wedding was full of pretty flowers, pops of color and big happy smiles. It appears to portray their personalities beautifully. Check out the photos below and get ready to be inspired.
From the bride: We worked so hard on our wedding! That day was so amazing. It's so hard to choose a specific moment as my favorite but if I had to, it would be seeing my husband's face as I walked down the aisle towards him. It was a priceless moment that was captured by our Bella Pictures photographer. We are so pleased with the photographs of our special day! She captured so much of the detail that we worked so many hours on, all of our special wedding moments, as well as catching great candid shots of how much fun all of our loved ones had as well! It is so great to have those memories!
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Welcome to Columbia Archives, a service of Columbia Association in Columbia, Maryland.
Columbia Archives is the primary resource on the history of the planning and development of the planned community of Columbia, as well as the life and career of its visionary founder, James Rouse. Columbia Archives serves researchers at every level and welcomes residents and visitors who wish to learn more about Columbia's past, present, and future.
Columbia Archives grew out of a community initiative. In 1982, longtime Columbia resident Rebecca Orlinsky organized a display of clippings and other ephemera for the Columbia Forum Day of Work. Enthusiasm for the exhibit led to a petition to form an archive to chronicle the history of the then 15-year-old community. A year later the Museum and Archives of the History of Columbia, MD, aka Columbia Archives, was incorporated and Orlinsky and Ruth McCullough began working as volunteers on a daily basis.
Donations of materials from those involved in the planning and development of Columbia, as well as from residents and others who helped shape the city, began to pour in. Former Rouse Company employees Mickey Dunham and Jeanne Shea and community activist Norman Winkler were among the first donors. In 1985, "The Land Puzzle" exhibit — featuring the surveyor's land plats of the property sold to The Rouse Company for the development of Columbia, photographs of some of the landowners and original drawings of the first concepts of Columbia — was mounted at a gallery at Howard Community College.
The collection grew with donations from community activists such as Florence Bain, Priscilla Hart, Lloyd Knowles, May Ruth and Henry Seidel, and Helen Ruther, among many others. We outgrew our original space in Banneker Building, which was at the time the headquarters for Columbia Association's open space division, and moved to Century Plaza, another office building in Town Center. Among the outreach programs we presented to involve the community was an exhibit of the work of local art legends Wes Yamaka and John Levering. A call to the community brought in more than 200 pieces for a one-day event. Many works were ultimately donated to us and this collection remains popular with residents.
In 1992 Columbia Archives became part of Columbia Association, the nonprofit community services corporation that serves Columbia. The collection and the activities grew considerably. Columbia Archives received the papers of James Rouse in 1996, doubling the size of our holdings and increasing the significance of the collection.
Columbia Archives has remained true to its mission to collect, preserve and make available the documentation of the early history of Columbia and the ongoing development of the community. Over the years, the Archives has further developed its programs by conducting community outreach through public programs, exhibits, articles in local publications and stories on Columbia Association cable TV productions. It continues to collect materials, including those related to community organizations and oral histories with residents.
Columbia Archives is the primary resource on Columbia and James Rouse. Documents and items in the Archives have been used for research by many authors, including Joshua Olsen ("Better Places, Better Lives, a Biography of James Rouse"); Ann Forsyth ("ReForming Suburbia"); Nicholas Bloom ("Suburban Alchemy and Merchant of Illusion: James Rouse"); Paul Marx ("Jim Rouse Capitalist/Idealist") and Joseph Mitchell and David Stebenne ("New City Upon a Hill") and filmmakers Cari Stein and Kim Skeen ("Global Harbors: a Waterfront Renaissance").


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17 August 2009
On my honor I will try
I think a lot of other blogs have already posted about this collection, but I've been so out of the loop the past couple of weeks I'm only just now discovering it. Dear Creatures' fall line was inspired by 60s Girl Scouts, tee pees and science experiments. Since many of my childhood memories revolve around Girl Scout troop 119, spending nights at Camp Coleman and singing silly campfire songs the collection easily found a place close to my heart.
I spent all summer long coveting the little mustard colored 60s inspired mini dress from Dear Creatures' spring collection but I never did muster up enough extra dollars to take the plunge and buy it. But now I'm sort of glad about that because the exact same dress has shown up in their fall collection in a khaki window check plaid that I think I like even more than the mustard one.
15 comments:
- Anonymous said...
The fawn photo reminds me of those adorable shots you posted of Audrey H.
- August 17, 2009
- the spectator said...
I agree Anonymous!
- August 17, 2009
- Meaghan Kelly said...
On my honor I will try, there's a duty to be done and I say "aye". There's a reason here for the reason above. My honor is to try and my duty is to love!
AWWW I WAS TOTALLY IN GIRL GUIDES! (the Canadian version of Girl Scouts) i spent my summer digging in the dirt for worms for projects and going on weekend camping trips with a bunch of other girls to earn badges! Only our uniforms weren't nearly as cute as the ones from the 60s!
- August 17, 2009
- Antonio Barros said...
Cool campaign! I love the style of the pictures!
the singular
- August 18, 2009
- Siru said...
the ads work great!
juliet xxx
- August 18, 2009
- Q's Daydream said...
I adore Dear Creatures!!! I have to pieces from them and wear both of them to pieces!!! Totally a line that's worth the money :o)
- August 18, 2009
- Lexie said...
i love these pieces and the 1960s styling!
- August 18, 2009
- Isabel said...
Haha yes, I love these! I was never a girl scout though.
- August 18, 2009
- The Stylist said...
Love it, so fun. Wish I were a girl scout
- August 18, 2009
- LF said...
W/O/W this shoot is awesome! ! these would be cute framed on a wall, Marvelous!
jess s//
- August 18, 2009
- Mars said...
love this post :D! i got to brownie status and then quit haha. but oh i loved trying to earn those badges! what a fun inspiration for a clothing line.
- August 18, 2009
- Amy P. said...
I love how Dear Creatures is so impeccably styled.
That khaki plaid dress is darling. I do prefer it to the mustard in their previous season.
- August 19, 2009
- Lacey Starr said...
Something about the last one strikes me best but it may just be because I've seen the others before. This collection is adorable.
- August 19, 2009
- Elizabeth, Delightfully Tacky said...
Oh my! I'm behind on this one! This collection is to die for!!
- August 20, 2009
- devaneante said...
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Killen released on $250,000 bond, trial date March 28
By DEBBIE MYERS, JIM PRINCE and STANLEY DEARMAN
Friday, January 7, 2005 5:48 AM
Edgar Ray "Preacher" Killen was released from jail on $250,000 bond Wednesday afternoon after pleading not guilty last week to three counts of murder in connection with the deaths of three civil rights workers here four decades ago, one of the most infamous unresolved cases from America's civil rights era.
The trial date was set for March 28 by Circuit Judge Marcus Gordon.
Killen, 79, of 10651 Road 515, Union, was represented at the bond hearing Wednesday by attorney W. Mitchell Moran of Carthage.
Killen is charged with the June 21, 1964, murders of James Chaney, 21, of Meridian and Andrew Goodman, 20, and Michael Schwerner, 24, both New Yorkers.
District Attorney Mark Duncan did not object to the setting of bail. The bond was apparently posted by Killen and two others, although officials would not say until paperwork is completed on Thursday.
A special condition of the bond is that Killen check in with the Sheriff's Office "each and every Monday" at 9 a.m., to notify authorities of his whereabouts.
The judge set other dates in connection with the upcoming trial.
Shortly after his arraignment on Friday the courthouse was cleared following a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax.
Killen has long been the reputed Ku Klux Klan leader who masterminded the murders that provoked an outpouring of national support for the civil rights movement and put Philadelphia on the map.
Duncan said Friday was historic, but he was trying hard to treat the case as he would any other.
"It's hard for me to say how I feel … I'm just a prosecutor. I learned a long time ago you don't get too high or too low. I'm going to treat this like any other case. It's fallen upon me to prosecute it and move on," said Duncan, 45, a lifelong Neshoba County resident.
Killen was arrested on the triple murder charges the evening of Jan. 6.
Myers, along with his chief deputy, picked up Killen at his home in rural Neshoba County without incident at about 5:45 p.m., about an hour after a grand jury left the courthouse.
The grand jury returned 29 indictments that afternoon. No other civil rights related indictment are expected from this grand jury, but Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood didn't rule out other indictments and urged citizens to come forward with information.
Hood was with the grand jury all day and witnesses connected with the case were seen at the Neshoba County Courthouse.
Grand jury proceedings are secret and the names of those indicted are not public record until individuals are served with warrants. Jurors can't talk about the proceedings for six months.
Carolyn Goodman, the mother of Andrew Goodman, said Thursday night from her New York apartment, "This has been a long time coming, but it was definitely worth the wait. I knew in my heart this would happen eventually. It just had to be. I feel so relieved. My late husband Bobby Goodman, Andy's father, said this day would come eventually because it had to."
The grand jury convened at 9 a.m., in a small upstairs courtroom as constable Ken Spears and court bailiff Robert Sistrunk stood at the door.
Duncan, along with Hood and others, including the FBI, was with jurors until they recessed about 4:30 p.m.
During the day at least four potential witnesses sat in the hall just outside the grand jury room which is adjacent to the main courtroom.
Among them was Billy Wayne Posey, who was accompanied by his daughter, Lisa Hardy.
Posey was one of seven who was convicted in 1967 on federal conspiracy charges in connection with the murders. Killen went free after juror reportedly said she could not convict a preacher.
It had been reported that Killen, an ordained Baptist minister, was the prime target of the recent investigation.
During a mid-morning break with the grand jury on Thursday, Hood asked members of the state and local media standing nearby to go downstairs, saying that some of the witnesses "felt kind of intimidated" by the media.
"They don't want to be talked to and the grand jury sure doesn't," Hood said. "This has landed in their laps and they are just dealing with it like we are."
The state never brought murder charges in the killings. The men were part of the "Freedom Summer" program in Mississippi in which young civil rights workers organized voter education and registration campaigns.
The trio disappeared on Father's Day when they went to investigate a fire at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in the Longdale community east of Philadelphia.
The church had been burned June 16 by the Klan.
The seven men convicted on the civil rights violations served prison terms ranging from three to 10 years, but none of the men served more than six years.
Killen, along with 18 others, was indicted in 1967 on federal conspiracy charges surrounding the murders.
Last May community leaders joined The Philadelphia Coalition, a 30-member, multi-ethnic group of citizens, in passing a resolution asking the county District Attorney, the state Attorney General and the U. S. Department of Justice to make every effort to seek justice in the case.
"We deplore the possibility that history will record that the state of Mississippi, and this community in particular, did not make a good faith effort to do its duty," the Coalition's resolution said.
The Coalition met privately with Hood and family members of one of the slain men in September.
David Goodman, the brother of Andrew Goodman, pleaded with Hood to prosecute the case, not only to give his family some amount of closure, but for Neshoba County and the state as well.
Goodman said sometimes you try a case even if you think you're going to lose because you have to.
"It's a matter of principle," he said.
Goodman and his mother were also in Philadelphia in June for the 40th anniversary commemoration of the murders attended by Gov. Haley Barbour and others, including U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and other leaders of the civil rights movement.
Despite the horrific death of her son in Neshoba County four decades ago, Carolyn Goodman said she was still drawn back to the state.
Even before her most recent trip, friends warned her that Mississippi and specifically Neshoba County could be a dangerous place.
Mrs. Goodman quickly corrected them saying she had nothing but love for the state and county.
He husband died in 1969 of a heart attack.
Mrs. Goodman, 89, this week went on to say she was opposed to capital punishment should Killen be found guilty and favors instead life in prison.
She said her visit to Neshoba County in September with the Coalition and Hood was most meaningful.
"It was so wonderful to meet there with that group of lovely people. It was reassuring to see those Neshoba countians make statements in favor of justice," she said. "I wish everyone could have seen what I saw there."
In December a $100,000 reward was offered by a statewide religious organization for information leading to an arrest in the case.
Killen was 11 days shy of his 80th birthday when he was arrested.
He was brought into the Neshoba County Detention Center wearing blue jeans and a long-sleeve buttoned-up green shirt. He sat with his arms crossed and propped on the counter as he was booked.
Killen was booked in as 6-foot 190 pounds, bald with some gray hair and green eyes.
Myers, accompanied by chief deputy Wyatt Waddell and deputy Barry Truhett, arrived at Killen's home in rural southwest Neshoba County to serve the arrest warrant.
Myers said Killen expressed very little surprise when told of the three-count indictment and stood calmly as officers secured his wrists in handcuffs and led him to the patrol car.
"There was not a whole lot of expression about him," Myers said of the trip to the jail. "There was very little talking; nothing of enough consequence that I remember it any way."
Upon arrival at the jail, Killen was processed and escorted to a small one-bed cell which is separated from the general population.
Florence Mars, a native Neshoba countian who wrote a book, "Witness in Philadelphia," about the events surrounding the case and its effect on the community, said, "I'm glad that I have lived to see this day. I never thought it would happen."
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Four American service members were killed in a mortar attack at Bagram Air Base outside of Kabul Tuesday, shortly after the announcement of the first-ever talks between the U.S. and Taliban representatives.
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Adrenaline. Game on the line. Screaming fans.
Kemp cherished the moment, even if he didn't do what he envisioned when he was called by Manager Don Mattingly to pinch-hit with runners on second and third base. He struck out, recording the final out of the Dodgers' 2-1 defeat to the second-place Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
If Kemp was distraught by the result of his ninth-inning at-bat against Brad Ziegler, he didn't show it.
The Dodgers lost their fourth straight and for the ninth time in 12 games. But with two weeks remaining in the regular season and the Dodgers' magic number at four, for Kemp this was about preparing himself October.
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Kemp's sudden availability obscured who wasn't available.
While Yasiel Puig returned to the lineup, three key players remained sidelined.
Hanley Ramirez was still recovering from an irritated nerve. Carl Crawford continued to nurse what he described as a sharp pain in his back. Andre Ethier showed up at Chase Field wearing a protective boot for his sore ankle.
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"We were joking around during the ninth," Adrian Gonzalez said. "We were like, 'We should pinch-hit Carl. Oh, we can't. We should pinch-hit Dre. Oh, we can't.' We've got guys who need to get healthy."
The Dodgers were held to four hits, including only two over 51/3 innings against Diamondbacks starter Trevor Cahill. They were hitless in eight at-bats with runners in scoring position.
Their lead over Arizona, which was at 13 games only six days earlier, was down to 91/2 games.
"We're going to win our games," Gonzalez said. "We just have to stay patient. We have a few guys down right now. We'll definitely make it happen."
Ramirez was scheduled to resume hitting drills. Crawford and Ethier weren't, however.
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Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Res. vol.40 no.1 Valparaíso mar. 2012
Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Res., 40(1): 229-235, 2012
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New records of early life-stages of cephalopods in the Chiloé Interior Sea
Nuevos registros de estadios de vida tempranos de cefalópodos en el mar interior de Chiloé
Sergio A. Carrasco1, Roberto Maltrain2, Francisco Villenas3 & Marco A. Vega4
1School of Biological Sciences and Coastal Ecology Laboratory, Victoria University of Wellington Wellington 6140, New Zealand.
2Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Valparaíso Casilla 5080, Viña del Mar, Chile.
3Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Casilla 1020, Valparaíso, Chile.
4Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Santo Tomás Héroes de la Concepción 2885, Iquique, Chile.
ABSTRACT. Early life stages of cephalopods were sampled with zooplankton nets in southern Chile (41°-43°S) during the CIMAR 11 Fiordos cruise, November 2005. A total of 52 individuals were collected, comprising three families (Octopodidae, Sepiolidae, Onychoteuthidae) and four species (Robsonella fontaniana, Enteroctopus megalocyathus, Semirossia patagonica, an undetermined Onychoteuthidae species). Paralarvae of Octopodidae have been previously recorded in northern and southern Chile; however, for Sepiolidae and Onychoteuthidae, this is the first record of early life stages in Chilean waters.
Keywords: cephalopods, paralarvae, Octopodidae, Sepiolidae, Onychoteuthidae, fjords, southern Chile.
RESUMEN. Estadios tempranos de cefalópodos fueron obtenidos con redes de zooplancton en el sur de Chile (41°-43°S) durante el crucero CIMAR 11 Fiordos en noviembre de 2005. Un total de cincuenta y dos individuos fueron recolectados, comprendiendo tres familias (Octopodidae, Sepiolidae and Onychoteuthidae) y cuatro especies (Robsonella fontaniana, Enteroctopus megalocyathus, Semirossia patagonica, y una especie indeterminada de Onychoteuthidae). Si bien existen descripciones previas de paralarvas de Octopodidae para el norte y sur de Chile, este trabajo provee el primer registro de estadios tempranos de vida de Sepiolidae y Onychoteuthidae para aguas chilenas.
Palabras clave: cefalópodos, paralarvas, Octopodidae, Sepiolidae, Onychoteuthidae, fiordos, sur de Chile.
The life cycle of most nektonic cephalopod species starts with planktonic stages called "paralarvae" (Young & Harman, 1988). At this first stage after hatching, young cephalopods resemble miniature adults; however, their mode of life differs from that of juveniles and older conspecifics (Rocha et al., 1999; Barón, 2003). The identification of these young stages is confusing and problematic, mainly due to the inefficiency of nets for sampling juvenile forms, difficulties for recognizing consistent systematic characters, and technological obstacles for rearing early stages in laboratory (Sweeney et al., 1992).
However, obtaining information on the distribution of paralarval forms in oceanographic surveys is an important component of life-history studies, and can be essential for determining when and where adults spawn, and to establish recruitment patterns for each species (Sweeney et al., 1992; Bower et al., 1999; Rocha et al., 1999).
Several studies have shown that early life stages of many cephalopods species are closely associated with oceanic current systems, where eggs masses, paralarvae and even juveniles, can actively be transported from spawning areas to their feeding grounds (reviewed by Rocha et al., 1999). Although such studies are of major relevance, the distribution and role of early life-history stages of cephalopods in marine trophodynamics (i.e. as predators or prey) is not yet fully understood (Boyle & Rodhouse, 2005; Jackson et al., 2008).
For most of the ~80 cephalopod species recorded in Chilean waters (Rocha, 1997; Ibáñez et al., 2009; Vega 2009), young forms are still not known, and field studies on taxonomy, abundance and distribution of paralarval or juvenile stages remain limited (Vega et al., 1999, 2000) (Table 1). The current study provides additional information about taxonomic identification, size structure, abundance and geographic distribution of early life stages of cephalopods collected in a small section of the Chilean fjord region (41°-43°S).
Young stages of cephalopods were collected aboard the vessel AGOR "Vidal Gormaz" during CIMAR 11 Fiordos cruise (November 2005). Sampling was conducted at 19 oceanographic stations between Seno de Reloncaví (41°31'S) and Boca del Guafo (43°39'S), southern Chile (Fig. 1a). Oblique hauls were performed from 200 m depth to the surface using a Bongo net (350 ìçé mesh; 60 cm diameter) or a Tucker trawl (300 ìçé mesh; 1 m2 diameter) equipped with a flowmeter to estimate the volume of sea-water filtered, ranging from 140 m3 (range: 101 to 179 m3) in stations where paralarvae were collected, to 98 m3 (range: 57 to 188 m3) in stations where paralarvae were not found. Samples were preserved in 5% formalin in sea water solution until further examination. Each individual was identified to the lowest taxonomic level by comparison with descriptions available in the literature (Sweeney et al., 1992; Ortiz et al., 2006; Bolstad 2008; González et al., 2008; Ortiz & Ré, 2010; Uriarte et al., 2010) using standardized morphological characters, including dorsal mantle length (DML, mm), number and distribution of suckers (S), tentacular club (TC) and chromatophore patterns. Abundance of paralarvae was expressed as ind 1000 m-3 and their spatial distribution were plotted in a map of the area provided by the Chilean Army. When possible, samples were compared with adult specimens stored at Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile and reported as MNHNCL with their corresponding storage number.
Figure 1. Sampling stations and spatial distribution of early life stages of cephalopods collected during CIMAR 11 Fjords cruise. a) Geographic position, b) Octopodidae abundance, c) Sepiolidae abundance, d) Onychoteuthidae abundance.
Figura 1. Estaciones de muestreo y distribución especial de estadios tempranos de cefalópodos recolectados durante el crucero CIMAR 11 Fiordos. a) Posición geográfica, b) abundancia de Octopodidae, c) abundancia de Sepiolidae, d) abundancia de Onychoteuthidae.
A total of fifty two specimens were collected, from the families Octopodidae D'Orbigny, 1840; Sepiolidae Leach, 1817 and Onychoteuthidae Gray, 1849 (Table 2). The highest abundances and spatial distributions were observed in oceanic stations (e.g. 38, 47, 49, 50) around Boca del Guafo and Corcovado Gulf, with more than 18 ind 1000 m-3 (Figs. 1b-1d). Octo-pods identified as Robsonella fontaniana (D'Orbigny, 1834) were the most abundant, with 46 paralarvae ranging from 2.3 to 4.6 mm DML (Table 2, Fig. 1b). These individuals displayed a muscular body, covered by an unpigmented layer (especially smaller sizes) surrounding the funnel, mantle, eyes and arms. The eyes were large, and the mantle was short and rounded (Figs. 2a-2b). Arrangements of brown chromatophores covered the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the head, mantle, arms (~4) and dorsal surface of the perivisceral epithelium (> 18). Arms were shorter than the mantle. All paralarvae presented an uniserial line of four suckers of similar size (Figs. 2c-2d) and larger individuals also presented, in addition to the uniserial line of four, a variable number of small biserial suckers in development (ranging from 2 to 10) depending on the size of the paralarvae.
Four larger octopods were collected (5.0-12.1 mm DML, Table 2, Fig. 1b), and identified as Enteroctopus megalocyathus (Gould, 1852). An unpig-mented layer also surrounded their bodies, only interrupted by the funnel orifice, mantle aperture, and sucker openings. Eyes were large and prominent. The mantle was muscular, broad and rounded (Figs. 2e-2f, 2f). Bodies were dorsally and ventrally spotted with brown chromatophores; however, less numbers were observed in the ventral surface. Arms had a slightly smaller size compared with the mantle, showing 18-36 biserial suckers (depending of DML) arranged in a zig-zag row that gently decreased in size from the mouth towards the tip (Figs. 2g-2h).
Figure. 2. Early life stages of cephalopods collected during CIMAR 11 Fjords cruise. From top to bottom: Octopodidae, Sepiolidae and Onychoteuthidae. a, b, c, d) Robsonella fontaniana, where a and b) dorsal and ventral views, scale bar: 0.75 mm; c and d) external morphology and oral view. e, f, g, h) Enteroctopus megalocyathus, where e-f) dorsal and ventral views, scale bar: 10 mm; g-h) external morphology and oral view. i, j, k, l) Semirossia patagonica, where i-j) dorsal and ventral views, scale bar: 5 mm; k, l) external morphology and oral view. m, n, o, p, q, r) Onychoteuthidae ind., where m, n, o) complete specimen, gladius visible in dorsal midline and protruding rostrum of gladius, scale bar: 5 mm. p, q, r) external morphology, arm and tentacle, respectively. All schemes maintain the same scale than original samples.
Figura. 2. Estadios tempranos de cefalópodos recolectados durante el crucero CIMAR 11 Fiordos. De arriba a abajo: Octopodidae, Sepiolidae y Onychoteuthidae. a, b, c, d) Robsonella fontaniana, donde a-b) vistas dorsal y ventral, escala: 0,75 mm; c-d) morfología externa y vista oral. e, f, g, h) Enteroctopus megalocyathus, donde e-f) vistas dorsal y ventral, escala: 10 mm; g-h) morfología externa y vista oral. i, j, k, l) Semirossia patagonica, donde i-j) vistas dorsal y ventral, escala: 5 mm; k, l) morfología externa y vista oral. m, n, o, p, q, r) Onychoteuthidae ind., donde m, n, o) espécimen completo, gladius visible en línea media del dorso y rostro sobresaliente del gladius, escala: 5 mm. p, q, r) morfología externa, brazo y tentáculo, respectivamente. Todos los esquemas mantienen las mismas escalas que las muestras originales.
Only one paralarva of Sepiolidae was collected (5.5 mm DML), and identified as Semirossia patagonica (Smith, 1881). The mantle was short and broad. Fins were large and separated. Dorsal and ventral surfaces of the body were covered by round and brown chromatophores, except for the edge of the fins (Figs. 2i-2j). Arms were shorter than the mantle, with small biserial suckers markedly enlarged at the medial and distal portion of the series on arms. The TC showed small and numerous suckers that gently decreased in size towards the tips (Figs. 2k-2l).
One 19 mm-DML squid was identified as Onychoteuthidae, but its taxonomic status could not be identified to the species level. The specimen had a muscular body, with a relatively broad mantle pointing out posteriorly. Eyes were large and prominent (Fig. 2m). Dark chromatophores covered the head and dorsal surface of the mantle. The gladius was visible beneath the skin in the dorsal midline (Fig. 2n). Rhombic fins in the posterior end were bisected by the gladius (Fig. 2o). Arms were shorter than the mantle, with stalked suckers (~50-60) decreasing in size from the mouth towards the tip (see schemes:
Figs. 2p-2q). Tentacles were slightly longer than arms. TC showed a single row of 9 hooks in the manus, surrounded by ~40 stalked circular suckers with a central aperture. The carpal pad displayed 10 suckers (Fig. 2r).
The early life stages of cephalopods collected during this survey belong to species that are common in Chilean waters; however, with the exception of some octopuses (e.g. O. mimus, R. fontaniana, E. megalocyathus) and squids (e.g. D. gigas, L. gahi) (Warnke, 1999; Guerra et al., 2001; Castro et al., 2002; Ortiz et al., 2006; González et al., 2008; Staaf et al., 2008; Ortiz & Ré 2010; Uriarte et al., 2010), detailed information on morphological patterns of hatchlings and juveniles has not previously been described. Although the abundance of young cephalopods in our samples seems to be low, similar
values have been previously recorded in this geographic area by Vega et al. (2000) and Balbontín et al. (2004). Causes of these low captures could be their patchy distribution, low densities, or their potential ability to avoid the plankton nets (Sweeney et al., 1992). The comparatively large captures of octopods recorded in this survey at oceanic stations could reflect either the active movements of these visual predators in searching for food, or alternatively, an accumulation of paralarvae due to currents between inshore and offshore waters. In fact, currents play a major role in the dynamic of this complex hydrographic system, attaining values of 66.5 cm s-1 in areas close to the sampling site (i.e. Canal Moraleda, Balbontín et al., 2009). The presence of cephalopod paralarvae in previous surveys conducted in this region suggest that Chilean fjords and channels could be important for hatching and breeding not only for benthic octopuses, but also for other species of cephalopods inhabiting this particular area.
The morphological characters suggested by Sweeney et al. (1992) for species recognition were useful for identifying the young stages collected. Comparisons among laboratory reared paralarvae of the three most common coastal octopuses from Chilean waters: O. mimus, R. fontaniana and E. megalocyathus [DML (1.69 vs 3.18 vs 8.38), number of suckers (3 vs 4-5 vs 16-27), number of visceral chromatophores (6-8 vs 19-33 vs 100-210)] (Warnke, 1999; Castro et al., 2002; Ortiz et al., 2006; González et al., 2008; Ortiz & Ré, 2010; Uriarte et al., 2010), in addition with the geographic distribution of adult specimens, allowed us to determine the taxonomic identification of the paralarvae collected. From the three above named species, O. mimus is the only one that does not occur in southern Chile (Vega et al., 2001; Ibáñez et al., 2009; Vega, 2009). From the other two, E. megalocyathus is the only large octopod (~1 m total length [TL]) recorded in this area (Osorio et al., 2006; Haussermann & Forsterra, 2009), with paralarvae around 8 mm DML and a planktonic-benthic period of dispersal (Ortiz et al., 2006), which could explain the large size of the paralarvae collected. By contrast, for R. fontaniana smaller adult sizes (28 cm TL), smaller hatchling sizes (~4.0 mm TL), extended planktonic periods (~72 days) and large benthic stage size mm TL) have been recorded (González et al., 2008; Ortiz & Ré, 2010; Uriarte et al., 2010), supporting the identity of the small paralarvae collected. A skin film covering the body of the paralarvae has been reported in several species of octopuses, including E. megalocyathus (see Villanueva & Norman, 2008); however, it was not detected by Ortiz & Ré (2010) in R. fontaniana hatchlings. The presence of this loose skin in the samples of R.fontaniana collected could be an artefact of the fixative process, and should be re-evaluated in live field-collected individuals. Although the function of this skin film is unknown, it is possible that such layer is used to attain neutral buoyancy, potentially aiding passive dispersion (Villanueva & Norman, 2008) .
In relation to Sepiolidae, two species have been recorded in southern Chile, Rossia glaucopis and Semirossia patagonica (Ibáñez et al., 2009; Vega, 2009) ; however, only adults of the latter are know from the study area (Valdovinos et al., 2005; Osorio et al., 2006; Hausermann & Forsterra, 2009). For S. patagonica there is no previously published information about embryonic development or paralarval stages in Chilean waters. Sweeney et al. (1992) described for Sepiolidae, subfamily Rossiinae, a size of 5-7 mm in eggs, similar to the size of the young stage collected in this survey. S. patagonica might be confused with R. galucopis; however, only the former possess enlarged suckers in the arms, a clearly visible trait in both the paralarva collected and in one adult specimen stored at Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile (MNHNCL, N°1979).
For Onychoteuthidae, records from the southeastern Pacific coast (i.e. 42°S-56°S) describe the occurrence of five species in Chilean waters (i.e. Onychoteuthis banksii, Kondakovia longimana, Moroteuthis ingens, M. knipovitchi and M. robsoni) (Rocha, 1997; Vega et al., 2001; Ibáñez et al., 2009; Vega, 2009). A recent taxonomic revision of the family also suggested the occurrence of Onykia (Moroteuthopsis) ingens between 30°S and 60°S, which, however, would be a new combination for Moroteuthis ingens (Bolstad, 2008). Despite difficulties in Onycoteuthid's systematics, the juvenile collected in this survey showed the typical morphological characters used to identify members of this family, such as the gladius visible as a dark line running length of the dorsal mantle with a pointed rostrum bisecting the fins. The TC showed a single row of hooks in the manus (double row in adults); however, because hooks begin to develop around 15 mm (Bolstad, 2008), it is possible that they were just partly developed in this juvenile squid, which probably corresponds to Onykia sp. (K. Bolstad, pers. comm.). Nevertheless, because there is no information available on young onychoteuthis from Chilean waters, detailed studies and sampling are still needed to clarify the specific identity of this individual.
The knowledge of the marine flora and fauna of this fjord region is still in a discovery phase, and has been hampered by difficulties in sampling this relatively isolated area. Results from previous oceanographic surveys (e.g. CIMAR 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12) and from recent biodiversity expeditions (Haussermann & Forsterra, 2009) have substantially increased the information available for this region. The efforts made in the present survey have also provided new and valuable information to partially fulfill the current knowledge gap about early life stages of cephalopods from Chilean and southeastern Pacific waters.
Authors thank to the Comité Oceanográfico Nacional (CONA), commander, crew and technicians aboard AGOR Vidal Gormaz for samples collection. Dr. Sergio Palma and Laboratorio de Planctología for samples separation. Dr. Sergio Letelier and Dr. Kat Bolstad provided valuable advices identifying the specimens. Juan Pablo Sáez made all the schematic draws. The comments of anonymous reviewers that improved initial versions of the manuscript are also appreciated.
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Received: 6 December 2010; Accepted: 18 December 2011.
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Before we thought of doing anything in our room, we got our oldest, Suzi the Artist, a twin-size loft bed with a long desk underneath and put it in our craft room. Now it's a Suzi/craft room, which works out since Suzi is so frequently doing crafts. No pictures of that yet; the whole room needs a good decluttering! But Suzi loves it and it solved several space issues we were having. When we saw how well that worked out, we wondered: Why not loft our king-size bed?
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In spring 2012, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent a long weekend with Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom.
After three days of talks, the pair agreed that Facebook would buy Instagram for ~$1 billion.
In an instant, the 28-year-old Systrom put hundreds of millions of dollars into his bank account and made millionaires out of the startup's dozen employees.
It was an amazing story. Instagram was only two years old. It had no revenues. For some skeptics, the deal was evidence that a new bubble was growing in Silicon Valley.
Now, 18 months later, industry people are starting to believe that Systrom was wrong to accept that deal.
They believe that if Instagram had stayed an independent company, it could be worth between $5 billion and $15 billion today.
This morning, activist investor Eric Jackson tweeted: "Systrom has to be feeling like he totally missed this wave. Instagram likely worth $15B today minimum."
Jackson told us he came up with that valuation figure by looking at Instagram's total active users, about 150 million, and Twitter's, around 236 million. Assuming that Instagram's user-base is more US-weighted, and therefore more valuable, he figures Instagram's market cap as an independent company would be at least half of Twitter's $30 billion.
Startup investor Shervin Pishevar agrees that Systrom sold cheap. He wrote a tweet saying, "Instagram would be worth $5B+ today. It buttressed FB stock & gave it's mobile strategy legs. Insanely smart,cheap acquisition by Zuck."
Another group of people who believe that Systrom sold too soon are some of his former Instagram investors.
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Jimmy Spithill tends to downplay the home-water advantage that he and Russell Coutts have as the skippers of the two Oracle Team USA boats in the America's Cup World Series.
The Oracle crews have been sailing in the bay since last summer, but Spithill said, "Mainly what we've been doing is testing for the 72s rather than racing."
The 72s are the 72-foot catamarans that will sail in next year's America's Cup, when Spithill and a 10-man crew will defend the Cup against one of four challengers, Sweden's Artemis Racing, Emirates Team New Zealand, Italy's Luna Rossa Challenge or Team Korea.
Spithill, Coutts and the other top skippers from the last ACWS season swing into action Thursday with the match-race quarterfinals at 2:05 p.m. followed by fleet races at 2:50 p.m. and 3:25.
Even if the Oracle team is using its practice sessions mainly as a laboratory, it still will have a substantial advantage, the opposing skippers agree.
"Having sailed here the last three days, you can see that it would be a big advantage for them," Emirates Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker said. "I expect they'll be competitive right away. They know the conditions, and they know how to sail the boats well in these conditions."
"It's a massive advantage," said Team Korea's Nathan Outteridge. "We only get to sail these boats at events, and we do five days training before each event. I'd never sailed a boat in (winds) over 18 knots until I got here the other day. It's been mid-20s. We did 29 knots on the boat the other day.
"Oracle have been doing this for a year. I expect to see them at the front of the fleet, but I wouldn't be surprised if the fleet challenges them at times."
On Tuesday, the winds whipped up from 16 knots in the morning to 25 in the afternoon by the time the boats started practice-racing. There have been five capsizes in practice runs, three short of the record for the ACWS, set in Plymouth, England, in September 2011.
"There's been wagering that we'd go past eight here," regatta director Iain Murray said. "Those who bet there would be more are looking pretty good."
Artemis moved into its Alameda base early in the month, so it has had two weeks of practice, more than anybody else except Oracle.
"Being out in the breeze all the time really boosts your confidence," Artemis Racing White skipper Terry Hutchinson said. "We've gotten a lot better as a sailing team in a short period simply because we've been out there every day."
With the help of homegrown tactician John Kostecki, the Oracle crews have had plenty of time to adjust to the powerful, unpredictable winds and strong currents.
"That's OK," Hutchinson said. "They still have to deal with the same things all the other competitors have to deal with."
The caliber of racing is much higher than when the first ACWS campaign began last year, he said. "You see a lot of talent with the Olympic sailors coming in."
Referring to people like England's Ben Ainslie, who won his fourth gold medal in the London Olympics, Hutchinson said, "I expect to see those guys be very good right off the bat."
But is Spithill the man to beat? "If you look at the (2011-12) results, yes," he said. "But I'd like to think we're the team to beat."
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