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King Penguin Pair Holding "Hands"
On the pebbled beach of Maquarie Island, I watched this courting couple for an hour. They deliberately "held flippers" or wings as they gaze to the sea--and into their own future?
King Penguins and the Colors of Life
Startling colors of the sea on Maquarie Island--half way to Antarctica--harmonize with the orange on the King Penguins!
King penguins on South Georgia Island frame a stunning mountain view.
King penguins--reaching skyward like living flames. King penguins gather in huge colonies, and huddle in active, swirling, energetic groups. Here a pair reaches skyward, beaks entwined. Let your spirit burn brightly in fiery passion. How to stand out in a crowd!
King penguins courting in a colony group--a play of patterns, colors, and beautiful attitudes.
King Penguins in the final gestures of courtship: the male wraps his head tenderly around the neck and head of his mate. In this posture, they will shuffle in a circle--often preliminary to mating. So beautiful and tender.
King Penguin Splashing
Splish-splash, I was taking a bath!
King Penguin and the Spirit of the Sea
A mystical face appears in the waves of the sea around Maquarie Island. Can you make it out--chin, mouth, nose, eyes, forehead, hair? Just to the right and above the swimming penguin.
King Penguin Porpoises
King Penguins do not often get all the way out of the water!
A Royal Hello
A Royal Penguin--found only on Maquarie Island, comes in close to say "hi"! It actually nibbled at the camera lens. Really wonderful, curious penguins.
A Royal (Penguin) Greeting
A royal greeting party--these curious penguins gathered around me to check us out! I love Royal Penguins!
Royal Crowns
Stunningly beautiful crests on this Royal Penguin Pair--and such sweet devotion and intimacy!
Royal Parents
The chick--all belly--is just days old. It can hardly hold its head up.
Royal Parent 2
Such tender care for a newly hatched chick.
Royal Parent 3
Beak to beak is royal penguin kiss!
Royal Pengin Portrait
A curious penguin approaches to check me out.
Stately Royal Penguins
Standing tall, looking forward.
Erect-crested Penguin on Mossy Rocks
You can find these beautiful penguins only on the tiny islands of Boutny and Antipodes, subantarctic islands of New Zealand.
Total Control
The Erect-crested Penguin is the only penguin species which can raise and lower its crest. It has total control of the crest!
Cuddling Penguins
Erect-crested Penguins--one crest up, one down!
The Hardest Penguin of Them All
It was raining that day, and we have stories to tell about find these lovely penguins!
Magellanic penguins at sunrise, heading out for an early bath, or maybe breakfast.
Magellanic penguins preening at their burrow on Isla Magdalena, Straits of Magellan.
Macaroni penguins--this group is returning from the sea, and coming right at you!
Macaroni Penguins--These four have just returned to South Georgia Island after spending the entire winter at sea in the Southern Ocean! Why are they called "macaroni"--because early whalers named them after "Yankees" who dressed fancy: They were "Italianate" and called "macaroni." Like these birds with their head feathers: "Yankee Doodle went to town, riding on a pony. Stuck a feather in his cap, and called it macaroni."
Gentoo penguins take over big sections of land, sometimes well inland, to make their nesting colonies. This is uncharacteristically picturesque--a newly moved and situated colony on Pebble Island.
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Linotype Univers W01 Black Ex Fonts
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@import url(//db.onlinewebfonts.com/c/c6c9be47d3b2c9aa3b3d24d17f1c2628?family=LinotypeUniversW01-BlackEx);#3 Use font-face declaration Fonts.(http | https)
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Copyright 2005 - 2008 Linotype GmbH, www.linotype.com. All rights reserved. This font software may not be reproduced, modified, disclosed or transferred without the express written approval of Linotype GmbH. Univers is a trademark of Linotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions in the name of Linotype Corp. or its licensee Linotype GmbH. This typeface is original artwork of Adrian Frutiger and Linotype Design Studio. The design may be protected in certain jurisdictions.
Univers is a trademark of Linotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions in the name of Linotype Corp. or its licensee Linotype GmbH.
NOTIFICATION OF LICENSE AGREEMENTYou have obtained this font software either directly from Linotype GmbH or together with software distributed by one of Linotype's licensees.This font software is a valuable asset of Linotype GmbH. Unless you have entered into a specific license agreement granting you additional rights, your use of this font software is limited to your workstation for your own use. You may not copy or distribute this font software. If you have any questions regarding your license terms, please review the license agreement you received with the software.General license terms and usage rights can be viewed at www.linotype.com/license.Generelle Lizenzbedingungen und Nutzungsrechte finden Sie unter www.linotype.com/license.Pour plus d'informations concernant le contrat d'utilisation du logiciel de polices, veuillez consulter notre site web www.linotype.com/license.Linotype GmbH can be contacted at:Tel.: +49(0)6172 484-418
1.00 September 6, 2012, initial releaseCompany
Xerographer FontsAuthor
Max InfeldCopyright
Typeface (your company). 2012. All Rights ReservedDescription
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Ronnia W01 Condensed Thin
Veronika Burian, Jose ScaglioneTrademark
Ronnia Cond Light is a trademark of TypeTogether.Copyright
Copyright (c) 2008 by TypeTogether. All rights reserved.Description
Copyright (c) 2008 by TypeTogether. All rights reserved.License
This end user License Agreement (hereinafter Agreement) is a legal agreement between you, or, if you represent a legal entity, that legal entity (hereinafter You) and Type-Together (hereinafter TT), and is applicable to the Font Software that is accompanied by this Agreement or that you have ordered online. By downloading the Font Software or opening the package, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If you do not agree to the terms of this Agreement, do not download, install, or use the Font Software. If you have purchased a License to use the Font Software in a sealed retail package and do not agree to the terms of this Agreement, return it unopened to the place of purchase.1. You are bound by the Agreement and you acknowledge that all Use (as defined herein) of the Font Software (as defined herein) supplied to you by TT is governed by the Agreement. 2. Font Software means coded software that generates typeface designs when used with the appropriate hard- and software plus any and all other data including documentation provided with such software.3. Licensed Unit means an installation of the Font Software that allows up to five (5) concurrent users and any amount of output devices to use it at a single geographic location. A single geographic location is in particular the site of your place of business. The geographic restriction does not apply to portable computers if they are owned by you. If you require font software to be used by more than 5 users, you need to purchase a license extension.4. Commercial Product means a product (e. g. electronic document, soft- or hardware) which is distributed to third parties with the intention of ( i) obtaining a financial or other consideration and/or (ii) increasing awareness of one's own company or institution, products, and services in order to gain more business.5. 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Melany Lane W95 Ornaments
Ryan MartinsonAuthor
Ryan MartinsonTrademark
Melany Lane Ornaments is a trademark of Yellow Design Studio.Copyright
Copyright (c) 2011 by Yellow Design Studio. All rights reserved.Description
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Linotype Salamander W01 Smbd
Linotype GmbHTrademark
Linotype Salamander is a trademark of Linotype GmbH and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.Copyright
Copyright 2003 - 2008 Linotype GmbH, www.linotype.com. All rights reserved. This font software may not be reproduced, modified, disclosed or transferred without the express written approval of Linotype GmbH. Linotype Salamander is a trademark of Linotype GmbH and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. This typeface is original artwork of Michael Struller. The design may be protected in certain jurisdictions.License
NOTIFICATION OF LICENSE AGREEMENTYou have obtained this font software either directly from Linotype GmbH or together with software distributed by one of Linotype's licensees.This font software is a valuable asset of Linotype GmbH. Unless you have entered into a specific license agreement granting you additional rights, your use of this font software is limited to your workstation for your own use. You may not copy or distribute this font software. If you have any questions regarding your license terms, please review the license agreement you received with the software.General license terms and usage rights can be viewed at www.linotype.com/license.Generelle Lizenzbedingungen und Nutzungsrechte finden Sie unter www.linotype.com/license.Pour plus d'informations concernant le contrat d'utilisation du logiciel de polices, veuillez consulter notre site web www.linotype.com/license.Linotype GmbH can be contacted at:Tel.: +49(0)6172 484-418
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Copyright (c) 1999 Pieter van Rosmalen. Published by GarageFonts USA 301-879-6955License
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Cousine Italic V1
Style : ItalicPackages
Monotype Imaging Inc.Author
Steve MattesonTrademark
Cousine is a trademark of Google Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.Copyright
Digitized data copyright (c) 2010-2012 Google Corporation.Description
Cousine was designed by Steve Matteson as an innovative, refreshing sans serif design that is metrically compatible with Courier New. Cousine offers improved on-screen readability characteristics and the pan-European WGL character set and solves the needs of developers looking for width-compatible fonts to address document portability across platforms.License
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
Expletive Script W00 Rg Slant
Jonathan Barnbrook and Marcus McCallionTrademark
Expletive Script Regular Slant is a trademark of Jonathan Barnbrook and Marcus McCallion.Copyright
Copyright (c) 2004 by Jonathan Barnbrook and Marcus McCallion. All rights reserved.Description
Copyright (c) 2004 by Jonathan Barnbrook and Marcus McCallion. All rights reserved.
1.000 2012 initial releaseCompany
Roland HuseAuthor
Roland HuseTrademark
Kingashandwriting is a trademark of Roland Huse.Copyright
Copyright (c) 2012 by Roland Huse. All rights reserved.Description
Copyright (c) 2012 by Roland Huse. All rights reserved.
Konfuciuz Fat V1
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2001, Apostrophic Labs. All rights reserved. Visit www.apostrophiclab.com or email email@example.com for more info.Description
2001, Apostrophic Labs. All rights reserved. Visit www.apostrophiclab.com or email email@example.com for more info.


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What do you get when you cross online social networking with real people in real places making real art—for free?
The concept is simple: Keep your pedestrian eyes peeled on Fridays as you walk that sadly familiar path to work, a store, or to meet your dealer, and you may be confronted with the opportunity to obtain a free piece of art! Hooray! What a town!
When you find one of these works, you will ask yourself the following things: WTF is that? Is it really free? Do I like it? If your answer to the third question is yes, then the answer to second question is also affirmative. You're on your own with the first. Snap a picture of your find and post a comment on the Free Art Fridays Albuquerque Facebook page. Stephanie Galloway is the instigator, promoter and currently the main supplier of artwork behind Free Art Fridays in Albuquerque.
Geoffrey Plant: Did you come up with this idea?
Stephanie Galloway: Actually, the idea of artists leaving art out for free in a public space is not really a new concept. There's an English artist by the name "My Dog Sighs," and he was the artist who coined the phrase "Free Art Friday," which has spread around the world. His Flickr group started in 2006. People got inspired by what he was doing and started chapters internationally. I felt that Albuquerque had a very vibrant, creative artist's scene with a lot to offer, and this creates an atmosphere for them to share their work with the community.
GP: How many people are involved with the Albuquerque chapter?
SG: We're going on two months old and I've gotten three artists to participate, but we've also done some swaps with other chapters, and there are other artists in town who are working on art. Some people just do this on their own and I don't know them personally. There's not many constraints to doing this.
GP: Who do you think the audience is?
SG: Things like this take time to catch on, and I'm pretty impressed with how fast it's developed. The audience is not just people in the arts community—it's everyday people and the word gets spread around; people who have picked up pieces and are like "what is this" then check it out online. A big part is even if just a few people get touched by the idea then I think it can have a snowball effect. It's just a great way to share creativity. There's people that just don't see that every day, and they come across it and it just sparks their interest. This kind of touches the individual in a way, in a special way, you know? Because they get to take it with them.
GP: Where do you see this going?
SG: There's other cities with more established groups that do it as kind of a treasure hunt, and there's actually people who check in on Facebook for clues and stuff. I would like to get more people involved, participating. I would also like to get it where it is more of a treasure hunt thing where they are not left in such obvious places. We mainly do the communicating of information and stuff with people who are interested in this through our Facebook page, but it doesn't always have to happen through there in the sense that there are participants who aren't following us on there. But Facebook is a good outlet for leaving clues, photos, hints on where to find stuff and getting to that point where it can become a treasure hunt.


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Trading places
Nine Chilean students studying in central Minnesota, while CSB and SJU students head south
August 3, 2012
By Hannah Hylla '13 and Megan Voss '14
At the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, study abroad is a two-way street.
Nine Chilean students are studying abroad on the CSB and SJU campuses this summer, thanks to a partnership with Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI), in Santiago and Viña del Mar, Chile. The students arrived in central Minnesota July 15, and will depart Aug. 11.
The Center for Global Education organizes the four-week program, which includes a course on American history and society taught by CSB and SJU professors.
The Office of Education Abroad at CSB and SJU has offered a semester-long study abroad program in Chile at the university in Viña del Mar since 2005. In return, the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez has offered a short-term study abroad program at CSB and SJU since 2009.
It's like a campus exchange program; the Chile study abroad program is one of the few semester-long programs at CSB and SJU that hosts a group of students from their partner school. Other programs that do that include Australia, Japan, Northern Ireland, India and South Africa.
"It's a really unique partnership - more reciprocal in nature and it's more than just a student exchange. It's deeper than that. There's a collaboration of research, information and faculty," said Nicole Clements, an Education Abroad adviser at CSB and SJU.
This past fall, Julio Fabres, professor of literature at UAI and brother to the late Jose Antonio Fabres, former associate professor of Hispanic Studies at CSB and SJU, taught a Hispanic Studies course at CSB and SJU.
Maria Veronica Rojas, a Hispanic Studies professor at UAI, has also built a collaborative relationship with CSB and SJU. Rojas has traveled to CSB and SJU for the past four years as the on-site coordinator for the Chilean students. While on campus, she teaches an English course to the students and attends excursions with them. When the CSB and SJU students arrive in Chile, she teaches an advanced Spanish grammar class to them, creating a deeper connection.
Rojas is able to understand where the CSB and SJU students come from and help them immerse in the Chilean culture once they arrive in Viña del Mar. She's their connection to home.
"For the last two years, I have taught some of the Bennies and Johnnies who have gone to Chile. This fall, I will be teaching the advanced grammar class. I am very excited to arrive in my country and meet the 24 students who will be in my class," Rojas said.
"I have lots of fun teaching your students (from CSB and SJU), and it is great to have the chance to spend time with them and talk not only about Spanish and grammar but also talk about the fun they will have in Chile, and, of course, to give them some tips about restaurants they have to visit and cool things they must do while they are there," Rojas said.
While in Minnesota, the Chilean students will do some cool things as well. They traveled to Target Field for a Minnesota Twins game, will visit Alexandria, Minn., for an "up north excursion," will participate in home visits and enjoy all that the CSB and SJU campuses have to offer.
"My experience as the director of the summer program (at CSB and SJU) has been wonderful and rewarding - not only for me but also for the students. We all thoroughly enjoy our activities, the classes and the opportunity we have to spend time with professors from different areas, and meet some wonderful faculty members who really care for us and do their best to help the program to be a great and an unforgettable experience," Rojas said.
The Chilean students also had the opportunity to build relationships with CSB and SJU students who are studying in Chile during the fall semester. Sarah Wierzbinski, a junior at CSB from Chanhassen, Minn., did just that.
"The relationship that CSB and SJU has built with the Universidad Aldolfo Ibáñez is mutually beneficial for both the Chilean students and those students preparing to go abroad. Having established a connection with them has given me a better understanding of what is ahead as I study at UAI," Wierzbinski said.
CSB and SJU students arrived in Viña del Mar on July 27 and began classes at UAI on July 30, two weeks earlier than in 2011. It is the first time that the CSB and SJU students are in Chile at the same time the Chilean students are in central Minnesota.
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I posted this on Cross Validated a month ago, but I didn't get any answers. Sorry for the second post!
I'm wondering about the whole process of testing/data-mining for a strategy and THEN testing on bootstrapped data. Does it make sense to bootstrap your data first and then data-mine for the best result?
This came to me because my current strategy had significant decay when I tested it against the bootstrapped data. The initial strategy is one that re-balances between the SPY and the TLT on a monthly basis. Back-tested on 6 years worth of data (or 72 total trades), the strategy has a Sharpe of 2.06. But when I test it against the bootstrapped data, the Sharpe ratio drops significantly to 1.04.
It seems like I'm ultimately looking to raise the 1.04 number, and to do that I'll need to
start the data-mining process over again to find a new back-tested strategy
test again against the bootstrapped data.
So can I skip step #1? Obviously this will require some significant computational power.


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My artwork explores the forgotten past of the Khmer Rouge regime, a communist revolution which led Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. Over 1.5 million Cambodians died due to forced labour, starvation and execution. I was inspired by my mother's story of her experiences of the revolution and the hardship she faced during that time. She told me endless stories, each with a moral that taught me to appreciate my present life. I took influence from scrapbooking and created layers using different materials, including paper, fabric, metal embellishments and electrical wires. Scrapbooking is used to capture moment – a memory. I wanted to recapture the horrors Cambodia faced during the Khmer Rouge regime as it is an important aspect of history that is often forgotten.


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The Boston Marathon is just two weeks away, and public safety officials in communities along the route say they are ready.
The Boston Marathon is just two weeks away, and public safety officials in communities along the route say they are ready.
"Planning is going on well, as it always does," said race director Dave McGillivray. "Public safety groups are very cooperative….We meet regularly with each of the cities and towns and state and federal agencies."
Officials said advanced planning, assistance from the National Guard and other agencies, and experience from prior races have them ready to deal with an emergency among the throngs of runners and spectators.
McGillivray said race organizers plan to have more than 1,000 medical personnel along the course, in addition to local and state emergency officials.
Local and state agencies started meeting in January to plan for the Marathon, which requires police officers, firefighters and paramedics to respond to medical problems among runners and spectators, direct traffic and watch for security threats in addition to their normal volume of calls. Responding to calls can also be more challenging as some communities are split in half by the Marathon, with few opportunities to cross the route.
"Problem number one is the Marathon course bisects the city," said Newton Fire Lt. Eric Fricke, who noted one Newton station and a hospital is on the route. "You have to plan your response if at all possible to try and not cross the course."
Fricke said the department will increase staffing to ensure there is a pool of workers to respond to incidents north of the course and another group for calls to the south. The department, like many others, relies more heavily on mutual aid from communities not hosting the race.
In Ashland, fire Capt. Scott Boothby said his department stages equipment along the northern and southern sides of the route so personnel can monitor the race and respond to emergencies elsewhere in town. They also try to put some firefighters on bicycles to answer calls.
Boothby said the town does not grant burning permits for Marathon Day, which keeps smoke off the race course and reduces the chance the department will need to battle a fire.
"The ability that we have 364 days per year to go from point to point is gone," Hopkinton Fire Chief Ken Clarke said.
His department "strategically locates apparatus" to respond anywhere in town.
Clarke, who has spent almost two decades coordinating Marathon emergency response, said firefighters are ready for every type of weather, from cold temperatures where workers hand out Mylar blankets, to hot weather like last year that required misting stations.
Clarke recalled one rainy year when wheelchair racers hydroplaned.
"The weather doesn't really faze what we do," Clarke said. "It affects obviously the runner."
In Framingham, police Lt. Stephen Cronin said the department expects to have 70 to 90 personnel on duty, including police officers, volunteer auxiliary officers and traffic constables. Framingham also expects to receive help from about 35 National Guard soldiers, Cronin said. The state assigns soldiers throughout the route, he said.
New this year, Framingham will place its mobile command post along the course instead of relying on an emergency operations center in the police station. Police can monitor traffic cameras along the course from the command post, Cronin said.
Regarding costs on race day, Cronin and other public safety officers said the Boston Athletic Association gives money to towns for hosting the race, the state supplies some personnel and others volunteer their time.
The BAA announced this month it will contribute $858,000 to the communities along the route this year, up almost 7 percent from last year.
Wellesley police Sgt. Scott Whittemore said his department adequately staffs north and south sectors on Marathon Day, a system that worked well last year when there was a bank robbery away from the course. It also receives help from Babson College and Wellesley College police.
Whittemore said every Wellesley officer works on Marathon Day unless they are running in the race. Officers hand out directions for drivers trying to navigate detours and update a blog and social media accounts with the latest information.
"Officers are always on the lookout for anything suspicious," Whittemore said. "Since 2001, I think officers are much more inclined to be (aware of) someone out of place or carrying a suspicious package."
Natick police Lt. Brian Lauzon urged Natick commuters to cross the Marathon route by 8:30 a.m. or they will face a long detour stretching toward Milford.
Lauzon said the department splits the town in half with supervisors on both sides of the course to ensure officers can respond to emergencies anywhere in town.
"It's all about the planning," said Cronin, the Framingham lieutenant. "The day of the race is the easiest part."
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Dartmouth Animal Control officer Sandy Gosselin recently went into a barn after a woman called the town worried about the 35 feral cats she had inadvertently become a caretaker for.
Dartmouth Animal Control officer Sandy Gosselin recently went into a barn after a woman called the town worried about the 35 feral cats she had inadvertently become a caretaker for.
"It was a disaster, there were so many kittens," Gosselin said of the rapidly breeding cats that moved in after the woman started feeding them.
Animal Control officers and shelter owners said the recent recession and last year's mild winter caused a rise in the number of feral cats living in SouthCoast's wooded suburbs, leading to major headaches for cash-strapped wildlife advocates and concerns that the animals could affect human health.
"The biggest concern would be exposure to rabies," said Dr. Debbie Gehrke, a veterinarian with Pet Partners, a nonprofit clinic in Fall River that performs low-cost spaying and neutering. "If they're vaccinated, then the next big concern is exposure to fleas."
Feral colonies, made up of cats born in the wild, typically form when groups of abandoned house cats have kittens that grow up with little or no human contact, Gehrke said. Once the cats hit 4 or 5 months old, they start going into heat and could give birth to their first litter of up to seven kittens by the time the mother reaches 9 months, she added.
After the cat gives birth to her first litter, the population starts increasing exponentially.
Gosselin rifled through her "cat book," counting the number of feral feline colonies — groups of 10 to 20 cats — her department has dealt with since 2005, when she noticed the population back on the upswing after it took a dive in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
The final tally stood at 159 colonies with nine of them resulting from calls this past September.
"It's all over town, not just in one area," Gosselin said, shuffling the worn, handwritten pages. "These are wild, unsocialized cats and they keep breeding. It progresses and gets worse and worse and worse."
Westport Animal Control Officer Donna Lambert agreed, telling The Standard-Times earlier this week that getting a handle on the number of feral cat colonies scattered throughout the rural farm town is virtually impossible.
The fecund feline baby boom represents a growing nuisance in Rochester, Marion and Mattapoisett, as well, and possibly draws predatory animals such as fisher cats into neighborhoods there, said Pam Robinson, founder of the Rochester no-kill cat shelter It's All About the Animals.
"People don't love cats like they love dogs," said Robinson, who paid about $14,000 in medical bills for the cats she cares for this year alone.
Three calls to Wareham Animal Control Officer Cheryl Gorveatt-Dil and two calls to Freetown Animal Control went unreturned.
Fixing the problem remains difficult, if not impossible, Gosselin said. Irresponsible pet owners often neglect to spay or neuter their cats, leading to unwanted litters of kittens that often are simply abandoned on wooded roadsides. The $85 to $200 cost for spaying and neutering often deters poor cat owners, as well, leaving a massive population of felines capable of reproducing, she said.
On top of that, many suburban Animal Control departments like Dartmouth's employ one full-time officer, leaving them with barely the time and energy to respond to emergency dog calls, let alone colonies of feral cats in the woods, Gosselin said.
Dartmouth maintains a small gift fund to spay and neuter found cats but, with a balance of only $1,200 in it, Gosselin said she really can't afford to help many animals.
New Bedford, however, believes it put a lid on its feral cat population with the help of an army of volunteers and advocacy groups, city Animal Control Director Manny Maciel said.
"The amount of money these groups spend is amazing," Maciel said Friday while showing reporters one of the city's known colonies near the business park.
A number of small plywood shacks — built for the cats by volunteers — stood hugging a creek as a lone gray tomcat sat outside one, several hundred yards from the glass and steel office buildings in the park.
The colony once numbered more than 12, Maciel said, but volunteers trap, spay or neuter and release them, keeping them fed and cared for until the colony eventually dies out.
Smaller towns, with their heavily wooded areas and fewer resources, likely have more trouble, Maciel said.
Advocates, however, place the blame on owners, not the lack of funds or resources.
"If you throw a cat out, it's going to reproduce. Be a responsible pet owner," Robinson said. "Just be responsible, people."


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U.S. government space systems provide a wide range of capabilities such as Global Positioning System, weather, climatology, meteorology, missile warning, and secure communications to a large number of users, including the Department of Defense (DOD), the intelligence community, civil agencies, U.S. businesses and citizens, and/or other countries. More than $25 billion a year is appropriated to agencies for developing space systems. These systems typically take a long time to develop, and often consist of multiple componentsincluding satellites, ground control stations, terminals, and user equipmentwith different program offices that oftentimes separately plan, acquire, and deploy individual system components. Moreover, the nations satellites are put into orbit by rockets that can cost more than of $100 million per launch. Given these components, often costing billions of dollars to acquire, recent GAO studies have shown that costs of space programs tend to increase significantly from initial cost estimates. A May 2011 GAO testimony showed that estimated costs for the major Defense space acquisition programs have increased by about $13.9 billion from initial estimates for fiscal years 2010 through 2015, almost a 286 percent increase. NASA space programs have also wrestled with excessive cost growth. While many of the programs have provided users with important and useful capabilities, GAO and others have reported for a number of years that, in some cases, problems with these systems have been so severe that acquisitions were either canceled or the needed capabilities were severely delayed, and that fragmented leadership has been a factor in some of these problems.
Fragmented leadership and lack of a single authority in overseeing the acquisition of space programs have created challenges for optimally acquiring, developing, and deploying new space systems. This fragmentation is problematic not only because of a lack of coordination that has led to delays in fielding systems, but also because no one person or organization is held accountable for balancing governmentwide needs against wants, resolving conflicts and ensuring coordination among the many organizations involved with space acquisitions, and ensuring that resources are directed where they are most needed. Past studies and reviews examining the leadership, organization, and management of national security space have found that there is no single authority responsible below the President for integrating space programs, and responsibilities for acquiring space systems are diffused across various DOD organizationsincluding the military services and the Missile Defense Agencyas well as the intelligence community and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). A variety of other agencies, such as the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Department of Homeland Security rely on government space systems to execute their missions. As indicated in these studies and reviews, each military service or agency that acquires space systems has its own lines of acquisition authority, even though many of the larger programs, such as the Global Positioning System and those to acquire imagery and environmental satellites, are integral to the execution of multiple agencies missions. With multiagency space programs, success is often only possible with cooperation and coordination; however, successful and productive coordination appears to be the exception and not the rule.
GAO previously reported on how this fragmented leadership and lack of coordination has contributed to problems for the development, acquisition, and fielding of space programs. Examples of programs affected and their challenges are presented in the table below.
Selected Space Programs GAO Reviewed Where Fragmentation and Lack of Coordination Affected Development and Acquisition
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Problems resulting from a lack of coordination
Global Positioning System (GPS)
The GPS program is currently being modernized to replace and update the aging satellite constellation with new GPS satellites, which will provide warfighters with a stronger and more secure military signal. Moreover, there is an interagency structure in place to help coordinate requirements and resolve issues related to GPS. However, modernized military user equipment that DOD is concurrently developing with the new satellites has suffered schedule delays and is not expected to be fully fielded to all of the military services until 202510 years after the new military signal from the satellites is expected to reach full operational capability. GAO previously reported in April 2009 that the coordination of the satellite and user equipment segments is not adequately synchronized due to funding shifts and diffuse leadership in the program, likely leading to numerous years of missed opportunities to utilize new capabilities. DOD has taken some steps to better coordinate the GPS segments. DOD created the Space and Intelligence Office within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to ensure that all three segments of GPS stay synchronized in the development and acquisition processes. However, that office does not have authority over all user equipment. DOD also conducted enterprise reviews of the program; however, it has not gone as far as GAO recommended to establish a single authority responsible for ensuring that all GPS segments, including user equipment, are synchronized to the maximum extent practicable.
The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS)
NPOESS was an attempt to converge defense and civil environmental monitoring requirements and avoid duplication through a tri-agency program office, with each participating agency (DOD, NOAA, and NASA) having the lead on certain activities but no single authority to adjudicate conflicts or set priorities. Along with technical and design challenges that arose from decisions related to requirements, the lack of an effective leadership structure to prioritize requirements and resolve interagency conflicts contributed to restructuring of NPOESS. GAO previously reported in June 2009 that the interagency program structure did not effectively fulfill its responsibilities and did not have the ability to effectively or efficiently oversee and direct the NPOESS program. No authority at a level higher than the involved agencies was charged with coordinating the program to ensure resources were used for the greatest need, and this led to significant program delays. By the end of fiscal year 2010, the U.S. government had spent 16 years and over $5 billion to develop NPOESS, but had not launched a single satellite, resulting in a potential capability gap for weather and environmental monitoring. Consequently, in February 2010, citing the programs cost overruns, schedule delays, and management problems, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced that that the NPOESS tri-agency structure would be eliminated and the program would be restructured by splitting procurements and responsibilities.a Given this restructuring, GAO recommended in May 2010 that NOAA and DOD establish plans to mitigate key risks in transitioning from NPOESS to the successor satellite programs, including ensuring effective oversight of program management, and addressing cost and schedule implications from contract and program changes. GAO reported that both agencies have acknowledged these risks, but have not yet established plans to mitigate these risks. For example, NOAA could not provide firm time frames for completing its management control plan and DOD never formally started its follow-on space weather satellite program, though it was attempting to pull together key acquisition documents. Moving forward, it will be important for the agencies to continue efforts to mitigate these risks in order to ensure the success of their respective environmental monitoring programs.
Space Radar
The Space Radar program faced significant affordability issues, along with leadership and management challenges that eventually contributed to the programs cancellation. Started in 2003, Space Radar was a collaborative effort between DOD and the intelligence community to provide global, all-weather, day and night intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities, particularly in denied areas. Space Radar was to consist of a constellation of satellites, a ground system, and a communications network that included ground-, air-, ship-, and space-based platforms. The initial cost estimate for Space Radar was between $20 and $25 billion, but the program did not have long-term funding agreements in place or an adjudication process for prioritizing and resolving the tasking from various users. GAO previously reported in August 2007 that cooperation between DOD and the intelligence community on the program could face challenges and an independent review found that the program lacked an effective way to resolve disagreements between the partners. Further, the program faced challenges including a potentially accelerated schedule, questions about system affordability, and difficulty defining key requirements. By 2008, DOD and the intelligence community decided to stop developing the Space Radar program, citing affordability issues, even though millions of dollars had already been spent and no immediate follow-on effort was continued to leverage this investment.
Space Situational Awareness
GAO previously reported in May 2011 that Space Situational Awareness acquisition efforts experienced challenges due to a lack of governmentwide authority. Space Situational Awareness efforts are designed to mitigate threats to U.S. space systems via a variety of space- and ground-based sensors and systems that detect, track, and characterize space objects and space-related events, and forecast which assets may be at risk. DOD has responsibility, with support from the Director of National Intelligence, for the development, acquisition, operation, maintenance, and modernization of Space Situational Awareness capabilities governmentwide. The Space Situational Awareness community consists of a diverse and large array of stakeholders, and while the National Space Policy assigns Space Situational Awareness responsibility to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary cannot direct resources to the highest priority systems if they belong to an agency outside DOD, or ensure that agencies are setting aside funding needed for Space Situational Awareness over the long term. This complicates program oversight and operations and presents significant challenges to executing and overseeing the Space Situational Awareness mission. GAO has reported that development efforts have been hampered by cost, schedule, and performance challenges, and that in the past 5 fiscal years DOD has not delivered significant new Space Situational Awareness capabilities as originally expected. GAO also reported that the new National Space Policy increases the number of stakeholders that must participate in the development of planning documents that, among other things, identify the roles to manage national security space capabilities and develop specific measures for improving Space Situational Awareness capabilities. While identifying roles and having input from more Space Situational Awareness stakeholders are positive first steps and may result in more inclusive and robust planning efforts, it is too early to assess the effect of these provisions on managing and overseeing governmentwide Space Situational Awareness efforts.
Source: GAO analysis of Department of Defense and GAO information.
aThe announcement accompanied the release of the Presidents fiscal year 2011 budget request.
In addition, based on preliminary ongoing work, GAO has found the potential for duplication among satellite operations infrastructure within the federal government. This preliminary work indicates that there are multiple stove piped ground systems and duplication of facilities and hardware. This preliminary work also indicates the potential for duplication with satellites across the government in certain mission areas, such as for remote sensing. GAO plans to further examine these efforts in more detail in the near future.
Since late 2009, DOD has taken a number of initiatives to improve leadership over defense space acquisitions, but these actions have not been in place long enough to determine whether acquisition outcomes will improve. To improve leadership over space acquisitions, DOD has (1) established the Defense Space Council to serve as the principal advisory forum to inform, coordinate, and resolve all DOD space issues, to include implementation of the National Security Space Strategy; (2) designated the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD AT&L) to serve as the Office of the Secretary of Defense focal point for space programs; (3) reaffirmed the Secretary of the Air Force as the DOD Executive Agent for Space, to integrate and assess DODs overall space program, provide recommended adjustments to the space budget and facilitate increased cooperation with the Intelligence Community and (4) eliminated organizations believed to be redundant and/or ineffective. DOD officials also cite various changes at the Air Force level that better align and unify space acquisition. Further, the new National Space Policy that was issued in 2010 also takes some steps to clarifying responsibilities for space programs among government entities. These changes hold promise to strengthen unity of efforts across DODs space portfolio as they seek to streamline authority for acquisitions, establish a process for prioritizing investments, and develop tools to ensure greater coordination. However, it is too early to determine if they resolve fragmentation that exists within DOD and between DOD and the intelligence community. Moreover, they do not extend to the space activities across the government.
In addition, according to OMB, the administration has taken several steps to enhance the coordination of space activities among and between civil and national security agencies including (1) conducting Interagency Policy Committee meetings on government-wide space-related issues; (2) creating and supporting agency-led coordination mechanisms for specific space topics or programs where appropriate; and (3) tasking agencies to develop joint plans and responses for addressing cross-sector space challenges, such as improving U.S. launch infrastructure or enhancing space situational awareness. While these steps may help increase coordination among agencies, they do not appear to set funding priorities and it is unclear whether they will help to resolve the conflicts between agencies that have lead to management and acquisition problems.
GAO has not made recommendations with regard to broader governmentwide leadership for space, but in previous reports GAO has recommended a number of changes to the leadership of specific sectors of the space community, including (1) assigning a single authority to oversee the development of the overall GPS capability, with authority to ensure DOD space, ground control, and user equipment are synchronized to the maximum extent practicable and (2) increasing coordination of launch vehicle acquisitions across federal agencies in order to increase efficiencies and cost savings. Several congressional commissions and other studies have also made recommendations for strengthening national security space authorities, including establishing a new Under Secretary of Defense for Space who would have authority over the planning and execution of the national security space program and a senior interagency group to focus on policy formulation and coordination of space activities. But these commissions did not look at the need for an authority that would also cover civilian agencies with space responsibilities.
GAO and others have recommended a number of changes to the leadership of the space community and have consistently reported that a lack of strong, centralized leadership has led to inefficiencies and other problems. But the question still looms as to what office or leadership structure above the department level would be effective and appropriate for coordinating all U.S. government space programs and setting priorities. Working with the National Security Council, the Director of Office of Management and Budget should
Having a single authority responsible for ensuring coordination and setting priorities between U.S. space entities could have numerous benefits. It could reduce the fragmentation of authority and leadership in the space community and thereby help ensure coordination between multiple players, and improve synchronization of space program acquisitions to help avoid the past problems of interdependent capabilities coming online at different times. In addition, this authority would be in a better position than any one department or agency to determine the best use of limited funds and resources by more effectively prioritizing the most highly needed space programs, and would have the authority to reduce duplication across programs. While the Defense Space Council could fill the role as a single high level authority within DOD, this same construct could be used, such as a National Space Council, to coordinate and set priorities across the government.
The information contained in this analysis is based on findings from the products listed in the related GAO products section. In previous work to assess DODs Space Situational Awareness efforts to determine the extent to which an integrated approach was being used to manage and oversee efforts to develop Space Situational Awareness capabilities, GAO analyzed documents and interviewed officials from 30 organizations within the Space Situational Awareness stakeholder communityusers and providers of Space Situational Awareness information represented by DOD, the intelligence community, civil government agencies, and commercial industryto examine (1) management and oversight efforts to develop, acquire, and manage Space Situational Awareness capabilities; and (2) planning activities for Space Situational Awareness architectures, investments, and requirements. GAO also analyzed documentation and interviewed officials from DOD and commercial industry to assess the benefits and challenges relating to DODs implementation of its Space Situational Awareness-sharing program (formerly the Commercial and Foreign Entities program) under which Space Situational Awareness information is to be shared among DOD, industry, and foreign entities for collision avoidance purposes. In previous work to assess GPS coordination efforts, GAO reviewed recent documentation regarding the delivery of capabilities and equipment and assessed the level of synchronization among satellites, ground systems, and user equipment.
DOD has expressed mixed views on the need for clearer lines of authority for space. For example, DOD agreed with GAOs recommendation in April 2009 to appoint a single authority to oversee the development of the GPS system, including space, ground control, and user equipment assets, to ensure that the program is well executed, resourced, and that potential disruptions are minimized. But it asserted that GPSs current leadership structure was sufficient. Before GAO issued its May 2011 report on space situational awareness, the administration issued the new National Space Policy, which has the potential to resolve concerns GAO identified with leadership. In responding to this assessment, DOD acknowledged the need for a cleaner space and acquisition leadership structure. DOD officials believe that space acquisition programs have turned a corner and are successfully deploying far more capable systems in almost all major space mission areas. NASA and the National Reconnaissance Office did not have comments on this assessment.
The Office of Management and Budget agreed that coordinating space activities across the U.S. government has been and continues to be a major challenge, but is concerned that the GAO recommendation would add an extra layer of space bureaucracy on top of ongoing coordination efforts.OMB acknowledges the potential for improved coordination, but is concerned about additional costs and possible confusion regarding roles and authorities among the existing mechanisms. GAO believes that the recommendation is sufficiently flexible to allow for an implementation approach that would address these concerns. As part of GAOs routine audit work, GAO will continue to track agency actions to address these recommendations and report to Congress.
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The United States' growing dependence on space systems makes them vulnerable to a range of threats. DOD has undertaken a variety of initiatives to provide space situational awareness (SSA)--the knowledge and characterization of space objects and the environment on which space operations depend. GAO was asked to (1) review key systems being planned and acquired to provide SSA, and their progress me...
Despite decades of significant investment, most of the Department of Defense's (DOD) large space acquisition programs have collectively experienced billions of dollars in cost increases, stretched schedules, and increased technical risks. Significant schedule delays of as much as 9 years have resulted in potential capability gaps in missile warning, military communications, and weather monitoring...
This is GAO's ninth annual assessment of Department of Defense (DOD) weapon system acquisitions, an area that is on GAO's high-risk list. The report is in response to the mandate in the joint explanatory statement to the DOD Appropriations Act, 2009. It includes observations on the performance of DOD's 2010 portfolio of 98 major defense acquisition programs; data on selected factors that can affec...
The Global Positioning System (GPS) provides positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) data to users worldwide. The U.S. Air Force, which is responsible for GPS acquisition, is in the process of modernizing the system. Last year GAO reported that it was uncertain whether the Air Force could acquire new satellites in time to maintain GPS service without interruption. GAO was asked to assess (1) the...
The majority of large-scale acquisition programs in the Department of Defense's (DOD) space portfolio have experienced problems during the past two decades that have driven up costs by billions of dollars, stretched schedules by years, and increased technical risks. To address the cost increases, DOD altered its acquisitions by reducing the number of satellites it intended to buy, reducing the cap...
The Department of Defense (DOD) expects to spend more than $50 billion to develop and procure eight major space systems. Typically, the systems have two main components: satellites and ground control systems. Some also have a third component--user terminals--that can allow access from remote locations. If the delivery of these three components is not synchronized, there can be delays in providing...
The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS)--a tri-agency acquisition managed by the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)--is considered critical to the United States' ability to maintain the continuity of data required for we...
The Global Positioning System (GPS), which provides positioning, navigation, and timing data to users worldwide, has become essential to U.S. national security and a key tool in an expanding array of public service and commercial applications at home and abroad. The United States provides GPS data free of charge. The Air Force, which is responsible for GPS acquisition, is in the process of moderni...
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I'm looking at building a 1/3 scale Just Aircraft Super STOL RC model aircraft, with a wingspan of around 120" inches / 10 feet, not sure but is the airfoil section NACA 7411 or is it something different, I would like to make this 1/3 scale aircraft as close as possible to the full size version, I use Profili 2.30c Pro for airfoil design and have approx 2000 airfoils in this database, the NACA 7411 is not one of them, is there any 3 view drawings avaliable and also any plans, I will be using DesignCAD for the design process.
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Chillisquaque Creek Natural Area
The Bucknell University Chillisquaque Creek Natural Area consists of 66 acres located in Liberty Township, Montour County approximately 11 miles east of campus. University and National Science Foundation funds purchased the parcel.
Bucknell students and faculty conduct various types of research at the Natural Area, including studies of vegetation and animal life, and nutrient-element dynamics of the Natural Area's watershed. Summer environmental interns have mapped vegetation, established a self-guiding nature trail, developed a land management program, conducted soil studies, and monitored succession.
This wooded flood-plain forest is noteworthy because of its very high diversity of tree species. The trees that grow here have originated from seeds of upstream and upslope communities, and thus the Natural Area woods incorporate species from many different forest types. The dominant trees are the shagbark and bitternut hickories, basswood, and pin oak. Gaps in the forest occur as a result of aged trees dying and falling. Few mushrooms and other fungi occur in the understory because the soil is frequently flooded and has less organic material than most upland forests.
Montandon Wetlands Complex
The Montandon wetlands complex occurs across the Susquehanna River from campus and is frequently used by field courses and for student research.
The area's vegetation contains elements of two geographically different communities, glaciated wetlands and ocean coastal plain. Vegetation associations include shrub marsh, sedge marsh, hardwood swamp, as well as moist and dry upland hardwoods.
The wetlands are interspersed with sand dunes, an unusual feature in central Pennsylvania. These dunes were formed by winds lifting Ice Age outwash during low flow periods from the Susquehanna's river bed. Bucknell students and staff have researched the areas geology, flora, and fauna.
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The Manchester Town Hall Waltz part 10
Composer: Young, William
Medium: Lithograph
Date: 1878
Manchester's Town Hall is one of the finest buildings in the country and it was chosen as the inspiration for this piece of music. It was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1887 and is 286 feet high and was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, a leading architect of the time. Manchester had received 'city' status in 1853 and the Town Hall was a sign of it's success. This illustration is very detailed, and great care has been taken, even down to the inclusion of the people outside the town hall. A little girl carrying a basket can be seen in the foreground.


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Professor of Internal Medicine (Hematology); Director of Hematologic Malignancies
Departments & Organizations
Yale Cancer Center: Developmental Therapeutics | Hematology Program | K12 Calabresi Immuno-Oncology Training Program (IOTP)
Dr. Gore served as a Professor of Oncology at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and was a Faculty Member in their Cell and Molecular Medicine Program. He is a member of the American Society of Hematology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the American Association for Cancer Research. Dr. Gore is a member of the Leukemia Core Committee and the Leukemia Correlative Science Committee of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. He also Chairs the Hematologic Malignancies Committee of the Mayo Phase 2 Consortium.
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|Yale University School of Medicine (1984)
|The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
|University of Chicago Hospitals & Clinics
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Stohlman Scholar Award for Clinical ResearchLeukemia and Lymphoma Society of America (2004)
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The cast of We Are Men on The Talk on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 on the CBS Television Network. Sara Gilbert, from left, Kal Penn, Sharon Osbourne, Tony Shalhoub, Aisha Tyler, Chris Smith, Sheryl Underwood, Jerry O'Connell and Julie Chen, shown. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2013 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved