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Grade Level
This chapter is most appropriate for students in grades 8-10. Students in grades 7 through 14 could use the chapter to learn to basic GIS techniques, such as conducting thematic and spatial queries.
Learning Goals
After completing this chapter, students will be able to:
- format data in preparation for GIS analyses
- map and analyze geospatial information
- interpret the results of GIS analyses to make predictions about where earthquakes will occur
*Note: It is not necessary for students to download the earthquake data themselves in order to carry out analyses about earthquake prediction. Some other options include the following:
- The data can be downloaded from the USGS and formated as a .txt file ahead of time, so that students can just import the data into a GIS, querying it to look for geographic patterns.
- The data can be downloaded ahead of time, but students can be given the opportunity to format it before importing it into a GIS for analysis.
Background Information
Currently, it is not possible to accurately predict earthquakes in a timely fashion. It is a goal of this chapter that students discover this, as well as understand that earthquake risk varies across the Earth. Because earthquake activity is associated with plate boundaries, some places on Earth have a greater likelihood of experiencing earthquakes than do other locales. Four major concepts of this chapter are:
- The risk of earthquakes striking any location varies on Earth. Proximity to plate boundaries is a major factor in determining risk.
- The largest earthquakes happen at convergent plate boundaries.
- Earth scientists study historical earthquake distributions and frequencies to come up with long-range forecasts that indicate the likelihood of earthquakes striking certain regions.
- Although, accurate prediction of earthquakes is not yet possible, research continues in this area.
Instructional Strategies
Learning Contexts
Science Standards
The following National Science Education Standards are supported by this chapter:
Grades 5-8
- Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
- Develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and models using evidence.
- Lithospheric plates on the scales of continents and oceans constantly move at rates of centimeters per year in response to movements in the mantle.
Major geological events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building, result from these plate motions.
- The earth processes we see today, including erosion, movement of lithospheric plates, and changes in atmospheric composition, are similar to those that occurred in the past.
Earth history is also influenced by occasional catastrophes, such as the impact of an asteroid or comet.
Grades 9-12
- Use technology and mathematics to improve investigations and communications.
A variety of technologies, such as hand tools, measuring instruments, and calculators, should be an integral component of scientific investigations. The use of computers for the collection, analysis, and display of data is also a part of this standard. Mathematics plays an essential role in all aspects of an inquiry. For example, measurement is used for posing questions, formulas are used for developing explanations, and charts and graphs are used for communicating results.
- Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence.
Student inquiries should culminate in formulating an explanation or model. Models should be physical, conceptual, and mathematical. In the process of answering the questions, the students should engage in discussions and arguments that result in the revision of their explanations. These discussions should be based on scientific knowledge, the use of logic, and evidence from their investigation.
- Natural and human induced hazards present the need for humans to assess potential danger and risk.
Many changes in the environment designed by humans bring benefits to society, as well as cause risks. Students should understand the costs and tradeoffs of various hazards - ranging from those with minor risk to a few people to major catastrophes with major risk to many people. The scale of events and the accuracy with which scientists and engineers can (and cannot) predict events are important considerations.
Geography Standards
The following U.S. National Geography Standards are supported by this chapter:
- How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective
- How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on earth's surface
- How to apply geography to interpret the past.
- How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future.
Time Required
Three 45 minute sessions: The number of classroom sessions needed for this chapter is flexible, and depends on how much preparation is done ahead of time and on how much of the process students take on.
- Downloading and formatting the data takes approximately 45 minutes.
- Importing the data and analyzing it with a GIS takes approximately 45 minutes.
- Interpreting results and preparing a report or presentation takes approximately 45 minutes.
Assessment Strategy
This chapter culminates with students producing a report and/or preparing a presentation explaining their Top Ten list and the place on Earth that they predict the next big earthquake will strike. Consider evaluating their products using a rubric with separate scales for 1) accuracy of science content, 2) appropriateness of supporting maps and frequency analyses, 3) clarity of ideas, and 4) persuasiveness of the location of the Next Big One.


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Herat: Aid for women's capacity-building embezzled
Herat: Aid for women's capacity-building embezzled
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Most of $101 million aid provided for capacity-building programmes for women in western Herat province has allegedly been embezzled, Pajhwok Afghan News has learnt.
Some local officials and Provincial Council (PC) members confirmed the embezzlement of aid money. They said some civil society organisations working for women's rights won projects worth millions of dollars but failed improve women's situation.
A report from the Economy Department shows $101 million was provided to Herat by foreign countries and organisations for the capacity development of women from 2014- March to 2017. But no constructive work has been done to address women's problems or facilitate them in a tangible manner.
Younis Rahnoud, the economy director, said 280 projects for women were implemented in 2014 at a cost of $42 million, 261 ($35 million) in 2016 and 81 costing $18 million in the first three months of 2017. Some 30 projects worth $6 million were executed to boost women's capacity, without any substantial results.
Rahnoud alleged most of the money meant for women's capacity building was embezzled by the women rights watchdogs. He admitted most capacity-building projects executed in 2016 and this year in Herat were not effective. Civil society organisations were awarded the projects on the basis of their political affiliations, he maintained.
Most of these projects were short-term, according to Rahnoud, who accused the government of not executing long-term schemes.
He, however, promised long-term projects such as construction of schools, dams, roads, bridges, culverts, hospitals, local industry, power supply and poultry farms would be lunched this year. These projects would be implemented at a cost of 117 million.
Embezzlement charges
Meanwhile, some women in Herat City and districts said they were unaware of the entire process, despite the huge amount spent on their capacity building.
They told Pajhwok Afghan News only few capacity-building programmes for a few weeks had been conducted in districts. Such programmes more than an eyewash, they said.
An official from the Women Council for Guzra district who wished to go unnamed said: "Most of the money spent of the women capacity building and uplift are embezzled therefore the capacity building projects were not effective."
Khadija Rahimi, women affairs director for Shindand district, said half of the money provided by donors for the capacity building of women landed in the pockets of officials and their relatives. In most cases, officials bring their relatives to seminars and workshops.
Fatema Jafari, a Provincial Council member, said: "A small group, say about 20 percent of civil society organisations, works for women's capacity building."
Fatema Azizi, a resident of Herat, said in seminars and workshops, a specific group of women having links with certain organisation took part. She complained a lot of money was being wasted but there was no strategy to resolve the basic issues facing women.
Zuhal Akbari, another resident of Herat City, said: "In my view, most women-related projects be executed in districts and far-flung areas because there is a lot of ignorance there and women don't know much about their rights."
Ineffective projects
Officials of some organisations acknowledged certain figures with suspect backgrounds were part of civil society and apparently worked for women's rights. But, in fact, they worked to promote their personal interests, they added.
Nazir Ahmad Ghafoori, head of Rada, expressed concern over the exploitation of civil society by some elements. H said such civil society activists defamed women's rights advocacy groups and activities.
Susan Behbodzada, head of Herat Mothers' Association, said: "Women's capacity building is paid close attention and a huge amount of money has been invested in this area after the fall of the Taliban regime, but such projects haven't yielded the desired outcomes."
She added most of the projects tended to focus on reports and statistics only instead of delivering meaningful services -- a key reason for their failure to produce change.
However, Abdul Qadir Rahimi, regional head of Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) in Herat, said women's empowerment was being paid enough attention. But it was the responsibility of justice and economy departments to oversee how organisations spent the aid money in the area, he reasoned.
He asked the government to ensure security in districts, where women would benefit from projects the way their counterparts did in the provincial capital.
Hawa Gul Siddiqi, a woman from the Farsi district of Herat, said all projects approved for women were implemented only in districts close to the provincial capital. Remote districts of the province were ignored, she grumbled.
Women in Farsi district be provided with tailoring, embroidery, paste-making and bakery projects to make them financially self-reliant, she suggested.
Inadequate supervision
Wahida Samadi Qalam, the founder of Tahmina Organisation, said many started raising slogans of supporting women -- a vulerable group of society -- after international aid began flowing into Afghanistan and establishment of the provisional government.
She alleged a large number of civil society institutions -- supposedly working for safeguarding women's rights -- had been created to grab forieng assistance to Afghanistan.
Qalam charged such organisations with exploiting the slogan of 'women's support', using personal relations, obtaining major projects and huge amounts of money. In concrete terms, she said, they were doing nothing effective. Examples of such ineffective orgnisations abounded, she continued.
The absence of a proper mechanism to supervise projects and corruption caused large amounts of aid money to line personal pockets in the name of supporting and defending women's rights.
Analyst Mohamamd Rafiq Shahir believed the organisations that abused the 'women's rights' slogan rather contributed to violence against women.
Social media complaints
A number of Herat residents said the activities of most civil society institutes were limited to only obtaining projects. They are doing nothing effectively to build women's capacity in the province.
Nazir Ayubi, wrote on his Facebook page that most of civil society activists had nothing substantial in recent years. In addition, he claimed, the organisations had make no significant achievements in the past either.
Some of them made pious noises on seeing projects, but did not wake up even if the city was drowned, he remarked.
Omar Khalid, another social media user, said civil society activists were only thinking about projects, money and trips to the US and other Europe countries.
Government's response
The Herat governor's spokesman, Jailani Farhad, confirmed embezzlement by some civil society institutes. However, he said: "We cannot compare a limited number of self-interested civil society institutes that misused opportunities and resources to other helpful groups."
He added women in remote areas, whose rights were trampled on by some institutes, should benefit from short- and long-term projects.
Local officials say more than 200 civil society organisations are active in Herat, with 36 working for promoting women's rights.
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ROCKLEDGE, FL (June 27, 2012) - Health First Health Plans has been awarded an Accreditation status of Excellent - the highest possible level - from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Health First Health Plans has received this top rating for both its commercial and Medicare plans for the third consecutive three-year accreditation period.
The NCQA Accreditation survey process includes on-site and off-site evaluations of more than 60 standards and selected HEDIS® performance measures conducted by a team of physicians and managed care experts. Information from health plan records, consumer surveys, and interviews with health plan staff are collected. A national oversight committee of physicians analyzes the team's findings and assigns an accreditation level based on the plan's performance in five areas: Access and Service, Qualified Providers, Staying Healthy, Getting Better, and Living with Illness. Consumers can easily access a health plan's status and other information on health care quality at www.ncqa.org.
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"NCQA's Excellent Accreditation status is reserved for the best health plans in the nation," said Margaret E. O'Kane, President of NCQA. "It is only awarded to those plans that meet or exceed NCQA's rigorous requirements for consumer protection and quality improvement and deliver excellent clinical care."
Centrally located in the Suntree area, Health First Health Plans currently has more than 63,000 members, including 23,000 Medicare members. Serving residents of Brevard County and part of Sebastian in Indian River County for 16 years, Health First Health Plans was founded as part of Health First, Inc. a not-for-profit family of healthcare services that also includes Health First Cape Canaveral Hospital, Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center, Health First Palm Bay Hospital, Health First Viera Hospital and Medical Plaza, and Health First Physicians.
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National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving healthcare quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA is committed to providing health care quality information for consumers, purchasers, health care providers and researchers.
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Sport - Error
And I feel I share the views of many that have commented there but would like to add my own.
The fact is that the ICC are killing the game and thier support base. By dividing the game they have divided the fan base too and in turn have given the world too much cricket for it's own good.
I would like to start by saying that if test cricket dies, then my support for any other format will die too. I have abs. no interest in the 20 over game and have at times found the 50 over format boring although it was the reason I became a fan.
India themselves can also be held responsible for the recent decline in live support in South Africa by bringing the IPl here. There has simply been too much cricket in SA over the last year and most of it has been pointless with no reason to support a team that I know nothing about (with the IPL) and even more with the champion league format.
In over 20 years of following the game, I have never once had any interest in following any other county/provincial comperitions other than the ones from my home land so why on earth would I start now?
In short there are a billion people in India and almost ALL of them lover cricket, whereas in my country we have below 50 million people of which a few love cricket. Of these few, there are some that love test cricket and others who love the baseball format that came along with it. The 20 over and 50 over format continue to bring new fans to the game who have little to no respect of the hisory and vry littl understanding of the rules. These shorter formats also bring unwelcome changes to the game that make it severely unbalanced and push people like me who love the original format away.
There is no doubt that this series was cancelled due to tv ratings that are pushed up by people who love the modern game and it is little wonder why there are so many of them as the game has been made into one that appeals to these quick fix cricket junkies that love to see sixes and fours.
So I guess what I am trying to say is that surely crickt has no future if it continues to draw fans that have little respect to it, son't understand it and if it keeps changing.


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Replace your Furnace Air Filters:
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Miami Hurricanes impose bowl ban for second season in a row
The Miami Hurricanes will not be going to a bowl game for the second consecutive season in hopes of softening the blow expected by the NCAA in the case involving former UM booster Nevin Shapiro.
UM announced its decision Monday morning to self-impose a postseason ban, which also automatically means that the Hurricanes will not be eligible to represent the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference at the ACC title game Dec. 1.
It is the first time a university has self-imposed a two-bowl penalty related to an NCAA investigation.
The Canes (6-5, 4-3 ACC) end their season Saturday at Duke, a game they originally thought could send them to Charlotte, N.C., for their first ACC title matchup should they defeat Duke.
The ACC announced Georgia Tech will represent the Coastal in playing Florida State for the league championshipbut that UM would still share in the Coastal title if it defeats Duke.
"That was one of our goals to start the season," said UM coach Al Golden, who talked to the team after UM interim athletic director Blake James broke the news Monday morning.
"As disappointed as we are, we're just trying to pay tribute to the seniors, thank them for all they've given up," Golden said. "Obviously, we want to play really well for them on Saturday."
James said Monday that the administration's decision to self-impose a postseason ban was "a decision that obviously we took very seriously and thought a lot about.
"We feel it's a decision that's best for us moving forward. We're excited to move forward as a program."
James, on a teleconference with media, said that when he met with the football team Monday morning to inform the players of the news, they, understandably, were upset.
"As anyone can imagine, there was a reaction of disappointment," James said. "Obviously, you play to win games and to have opportunities, and this was an opportunity that they were shooting for all year."
UM quarterback Stephen Morris, like his teammates, knew this could happen, but said "everybody was in a state of shock," regardless.
"It's rough," Morris said. "It was definitely hard for the seniors, who [will play] their last game this week. We thought different, but at the end of the day, the seniors understand how this world works and the seniors understand that sometimes life isn't fair. They've done a great job leading and I feel extremely sorry… and my heart goes out to them.
"I'm going to do everything in my focus to make sure that I'm ready for this game. I'm going to do everything I can to make sure the seniors go out the right way.''
Golden indicated that he was committed to the Hurricanes, and would not be swayed by any possible job openings – or "huge offers'' – as one reporter put it. Tennessee, for example, is looking for a new coach.
"I have a great job here," Golden said. "I can see the end. I can see what we're going to become. …We're not in the business of searching for another job right now.
"Our kids are doing a heck of a job. They just need to stay the course, and I'm here to lead them. We made a commitment to the University of Miami and we want to see it through. We want to get it fixed."
James would not elaborate on the NCAA investigation.
"It's hard for me to speculate on the future and what that would be," James said, regarding the possibility of UM self-imposing more penalties – such as scholarship reductions. "Obviously once we get our notice of allegations, we'll address those issues and move forward with the NCAA."
When asked if UM has any idea of when the NCAA would deliver its notice of allegations, James replied, "I don't. It's a situation where obviously we respect and understand that the process needs to take its course. I think, like everyone, we're just anxiously looking forward to getting to the end of this process and moving forward."
Less than an hour later, when Golden met with reporters following practice, the coach indicated he has already "factored in" scholarship reductions on National Signing Day in February. "I'm not allowed to comment on anything relative to the investigation," Golden said, "but I'm already factoring it in to my [scholarship] count. They're going to tell us, ultimately, but I've already started down that road of not taking a full group."
Said Golden: "We're going to add 15 or 16 new faces."
Golden stressed that despite being "disappointed," the players are not "discouraged."
"There's a difference," he said. "Hopefully our guys will play really well this Saturday."


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This summer I realized that you don't need a driver to run your el wire if you're putting it on a bike. I hooked a stepper motor up to a transformer from an old cell phone charger and it ramped up the voltage enough to light up my bike in real-time. It even fades on and off with speed, and changes color with the changing frequency. It was one of my best maker moments – to connect two things I knew – that steppers produce AC and El wire takes AC – and put them together to see if it would actually work in real life and it did!
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Brand Focus: Getting to the point
The third in a three-part series on best practices to focus your brand's offer and communication.
Five filters to sharpen your communication's focus.
Five filters to sharpen your communication's focus.
One of the primary tasks of strategic marketing is helping brands focus both their message and their target audience.
One day I decided I needed a bluetooth headset. So I popped into my local phone shop to pick one up. I was confronted with a wall of over 30 identical-looking, PVC blister-packed, bluetooth headsets. "Which is best for me?" I wondered.
There are only three ways new prospects can find your brand online, be sure to use all of them.
So you have set up a brand website with helpful content for your prospects, perhaps you have an online store, your CEO posts weekly to your thought leader blog...
A premium fashion brand is unsure if it should follow back on Twitter or remain aloof like its competitors do. An industrial door brand...
When Jack Trout and Al Ries penned the marketing classic, "Positioning the Battle for Your Mind," most of the examples they used in support of their theory were domestic US cases. That never occurred to me until I began developing positioning statements for global brands. It wasn't going well.
Many business people are openly dismissive of "branding" as meaningless fluff. I agree. Twenty-odd years of brand consulting has convinced me that they're right. The word "branding" itself has no more substance than a dust bunny and about as much impact on the bottom line. That's why if brand management means anything to your company, take this advice: Ditch the word "branding."
What are the opportunities and challenges facing brands who wish to market themselves internationally? This was the focus of "Amerikadagen." I was thrilled to share the stage with some of the sharpest thinkers in international marketing and brand development and thought I'd share a few of their insights with you.
International brand positioning tips from the Amerikadagen forum on marketing small and medium enterprises abroad. I was honored by the invitation to speak at Amerikadagen, an event that addressed the opportunities and challenges facing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that wish to market themselves abroad.
Few things will help your brand build an engaging online audience faster than a strong position. Your brand's position is an early gatekeeper in the prospect's journey to purchase and onto brand advocacy.
Frank Oppenheimer was right, "The best way to learn is to teach". In this post I hope to share what three years of teaching master's students has taught me.
It was 17 years ago this month that McKinsey & Company published a strategy paper called "A revolution in interaction". It was a look forward at the likely economic impact of the internet and the mechanisms that would drive it. In 1997 few of us had any idea about the changes that were about to transform marketing or how quickly the business models that defined our industry would become obsolete.
Are your social media or content marketing efforts under performing? Before you spend any more time tweaking your content strategy and online tactics, ask yourself honestly: How engaging is my brand? Content doesn't engage an audience, brand identity does. And that is the first place you should look if you're not getting traction online.
This week Coke Analog Labs have released a new promotional video called Social Media Guard. As wake up calls go, Coke nails it: Funny, poignant and oh-so-true.
Wanting to do something with all your heart is great. It can bestow extraordinary focus, drive and fortitude. That's always been the case. But in recent years this sentiment is increasingly being confused with business strategy. The word used to fuel this fallacy is "passion".
The Cure for Content: Part II (read part I)
If content is really king then why do most organizations still treat it like the court jester?
Why better tactics are unlikely to solve online content and engagement woes.
Beyoncé's latest album release shows us how audience power is changing the rules of marketing and creating new possibilities for brands - if you are able to see it
As marketers continue to increase their own online publishing endeavors they should take care not to dismiss traditional media but rather embrace it as a role model for their own online marketing success.
If you have ever lived with a two-year old, then you probably know that a) anything can be turned into a game and b) it's often the most powerful tactic you have to motivate new behaviors. What you may not have considered is that our predilection for games doesn't really go away when we get older. Thus, the rise in recent years of "Gamification".


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A key annual event in the recovery of Bald Eagle populations takes place January 4-18, when hundreds of citizen scientists take to the field for the 34th annual Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey.
"The survey is a true public-private partnership with hundreds of volunteer citizen scientists taking part, in addition to federal, state, and NGO biologists. Forty-three states continue to actively participate, with over 740 standardized survey routes across the country," said Wade Eakle, the 2012 national survey coordinator and an ecologist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The data are collected during a two-week window every year; then sent to a national database set up to monitor eagle populations in the lower 48 states. It is part of a national effort to identify important winter habitat and develop a total population index for the wintering eagle population. Approximately 44% of the surveys are conducted from vehicles. 18% are conducted from fixed wing aircraft; 8% are collected from boats; and 7% are conducted by helicopter.
"Collecting data over the long-term helps scientists and wildlife managers monitor the health of Bald Eagle populations. The power of this survey is continuity," Eakle said. "Because it's been run every year since 1979, we have a lot of confidence in what we can now say about the status of wintering Bald Eagles in the United States."
"We rely on citizen scientist volunteers to help cover the territory with accuracy and precision, he said. "Many come back year after year and collect data in all kinds of weather. Without their dedication and expertise this critical database would not be possible."
Bald Eagles were officially declared an endangered species in 1967 in all areas of the United States south of the 40th parallel, under a law that preceded the Endangered Species Act of 1973. In June 2007, the U.S. Department of the Interior took the Bald Eagle off the endangered species list – making it one of a handful of species to fight its way back from the brink of extinction.
"As the length of the Bald Eagle time series grows with each annual survey, the potential scientific applications for the information increase, far beyond what was ever envisioned at the time that the survey was first initiated," commented U.S. Geological Survey Director Marcia McNutt. "Each citizen volunteer who has put in the time, care, and effort in the more than 30 years that this survey has been undertaken should be proud of being part of an exceptionally effective effort in wildlife research, recovery, and management."
Brian Millsap, National Raptor Coordinator with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, NM, applauds the dedication of the hundreds of volunteers that continue to collect this important data. "The information gathered on population trends and habitat is increasingly important to permitting decisions being made by the Service for renewable energy and other projects," Millsap said.
Each year the survey data are compiled to help create a long-term trend analysis. A new 25-year-trend analysis for the years 1986 – 2010 is due out this spring. Past survey results are available online.
"Periodic analyses of the counts are a key," said Eakle. "They are useful to scientists working to analyze the effects of climate change, habitat loss, and other impacts on Bald Eagles."
Users can retrieve "actual count" data used in the analysis as well as summary information for individual survey routes. They also can obtain estimates of count trends for different regions and states.
The American Eagle Foundation recently announced it will help enhance the web database and make it easier to interpret through a grant to the Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering at Oregon State University in Corvallis. NACSE hosts and maintains the survey websites in partnership with USACE and USGS.
AEF Grants Administrator Bob Hatcher said the foundation is happy to help fund the Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey website enhancements for 2012.
New web analyses will improve user's ability to interpret national and regional trends, including climate and other contributing factors.
Hatcher, who coordinated surveys in Tennessee from 1978 to 2001 while serving as Tennessee's Endangered Wildlife Coordinator, said the results were always useful but he found it challenging to fully interpret fluctuating trends by state, and by region. For example, midwinter count trends in many southern states have been only slightly positive and even negative in Arizona, while in the Great Lakes and New England count trends are significantly more positive.
The National Wildlife Federation began the survey in 1979, and the USGS organized and coordinated it from 1997 to 2007. In 2007, the USGS established a partnership with the USACE to maintain the long-term, national coordination of the survey, data analysis, and reporting.
USACE plays a significant role in recovery efforts of the Bald Eagle by supporting eagle conservation, including breeding season and midwinter surveys, management of habitat, education, and outreach. The geography of USACE projects has also been vital to Bald Eagle populations. USACE manages over 450 man-made lakes within the continental United States and has jurisdiction over approximately 24,000 miles of inland navigation rivers. USACE reservoir projects encompass approximately 11.6 million acres of land and open water habitat, with the total shoreline length exceeding the entire coastline of the United States.
Media interested in covering the event, please contact your state coordinator (PDF).
Photos of past midwinter bald eagle surveys are available online.
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There's been a notable uptick in the amount of really exciting new Irish arts projects occurring in the city this month, so let's dive in and look at some of the most interesting ones on the horizon.
First up is Spudmunchers, writer Colin Broderick's unflinching look at the attitudes and prejudices of the Irish immigrant community in the U.S.
Set in the Irish strong hold of Woodlawn in the Bronx, the play is the story of two brothers, one a construction worker and the other an aspiring writer, both of whom have been in the U.S. for 20 years and have become stuck in their various grooves. One likes booze and baseball, the other likes tea and poetry. Only when the head turning Maeve enters the picture do they finally find something to agree on.
The production stars the retired Irish boxer John Duddy (former IBA World middleweight title holder) making his debut theatrical performance in a lead role. The play also features veteran actor Conor McManus and the accomplished new actress Cooney Monroe making her New York debut.
Why should you see it? Because Broderick's first memoir Orangutan, published in 2010, was an accomplished page-turner and his follow up, That's That, is due out later this year.
Spudmunchers is Broderick's second full length play for the already accomplished Poor Mouth Theatre Company, bringing a new and fully functioning Irish original play back to the Bronx after over a decade. You don't want to miss this.
Spudmunchers runs from Tuesday, Febuary 21 to Friday, March 2 at Rory Dolans on McLean Avenue in Yonkers, all shows starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20. Visit spudmunchers.blogspot.com.
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Next up on the arts scene this month is another of Irish Repertory Theatre director Ciaran O'Reilly's promising stagings of the works of Irish America's (and for my money, America's) greatest playwright, Eugene O'Neill.
Beyond the Horizon was O'Neill's first full-length play and it won the first of his four Pulitzer prizes. Not a bad debut by a relative unknown.
Set on a farm in rural Massachusetts at the beginning of the 20th century, this completely absorbing drama pits brother against brother in a kind of biblical wrestling match for the heart of one woman.
O'Neill introduces us to Robert Mayo, a romantic young poet who's about to embark on the voyage of his dreams. Meanwhile, his brother Andrew is content to be and harbors no wanderlust. But on the eve of Robert's departure, their beguiling neighbor Ruth declares her love for one over the other, encouraging the two brothers to trade lives and destines with unseen and heart-breaking consequences.
At the last possible minute the farmer goes to sea and the poet tends the land. That's the kind of set up that can only lead to great drama so don't miss it.
Beyond The Horizon opens February 15 at the Irish Repertory Theatre and runs though April 8. Performances are held on Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., with Wednesday and Saturday and Sunday performances at 3 p.m.
Meanwhile, budding writers will probably want to avail of an exciting new initiative by the celebrated Irish American Writers and Artists group (IAW&A) who have just announced a major new recruitment drive.
In an effort to add more members to their organization, they have decided to reduce their initiation fee from $150 to $50. The membership renewal fee will also remain the same, at $50 per year.
You do not have to be Irish American or an artist to join, by the way. The only requirement is that you have an abiding interest in the arts, and that you understand the group's vision and impetus comes from an Irish American perspective (both historically and spiritually).
If you sign up you'll find yourself in the company of some of the most inspiring and accomplished writers in the city, so I strongly encourage you to check this out right away. To sign up visit www.i-am-wa.org/membership.php or email email@example.com


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Hannah Whitall Smith
Quaker Holiness author
Hanna was raised in a strict Quaker home and was given to morbid introspection that found little relief until her marriage to Robert Piersall Smith in 1851. They were both converted under Plymouth Brethren influence in 1858 and in 1867 had a new experience of faith that propelled them on a speaking tour of the United States and Europe. Their "Higher Christian Life" meetings in England were exceedingly popular, partly because of D. L. Moody's success there.
They remained in England due to Robert's declining health and observed the founding of the Keswick Convention in 1874, an outgrowth of their conferences. Trouble followed, however. Robert began to entertain notions of spiritual wifery, was criticized, and eventually claimed to be a Buddhist.
Hannah was the author of the spiritual classic, The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life (1875) and later developed ideas on the final restitution of all things, diverted herself into social causes and writing. She produced The Unselfishness of God and How I Discovered It in 1903. A year later she was stricken with arthritis. Although confined to a wheelchair and in much pain, she maintained an optimistic spiritual outlook until her death.
Works by Hannah Whitall Smith
Sometimes it just feels like life is beating us up. We worry about our family, our health, our money, our time, and in the process we run ourselves ragged. These stressors are not a recent phenomenon, but have been with humanity since the fall. Even though The Christian's Secret to a Happy Life is over 130 years old, author Hannah Whitehall Smith was aware of the age-old problems that plague humanity. In her studies, she discovered that there is a way to handle the stressors in our life in a healthy way that builds us up instead of tearing us down. That way of dealing with life's trials is through living faithfully in the rest and comfort that Jesus offers us. True happiness does not come from an absence of difficulty, but through the loving embrace of our Savior.
Comfort is a word seldom associated with religious faith by those who are not Christians. Doesn't religion make people uncomfortable with its demands? Isn't life more comfortable when we just live the way we want? Who needs to worry about a judgmental God watching our every move? Even the word Jesus is enough to cause people to squirm in their seats.
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Monday, October 25, 2010
Harry Reid Saves the World
11 comments:
- Siarlys Jenkins said...
I'm getting a better impression of Harry Reid all the time. Thanks Gary. He didn't say, "but for me we WOULD be in a world wide depression." He said it's not much of a sound byte, not much solace to voters, to run such a line. Voters, as we all know, want to know "What have you done for me LATELY?"
It is perfectly valid to say that but for the measures taken by the Obama administration and the leadership in congress, we WOULD be in a world wide Depression right now. Who says so? My mother, the Republican in the family, who grew up during the last Depression.
- October 25, 2010 at 6:04 PM
- Gary Fouse said...
I hope you like the latest posting on Harry.
"It is perfectly valid to say that but for the measures taken by the Obama administration and the leadership in congress, we WOULD be in a world wide Depression right now."
Of course it is, Siarlys.
Thank God for Harry Reid.
- October 25, 2010 at 8:13 PM
- Miggie said...
"It is perfectly valid to say that but for the measures taken by the Obama administration and the leadership in congress, we WOULD be in a world wide Depression right now"
Of course you can say it but it would be dead wrong. We know the direction Obama took and everything got worse. It has been like trying to put out a fire by throwing gasoline on it. He took a bad economic situation and turned it into a catastrophe. The country is in incredible debt and there is nothing to show for it. It is mere speculation to say it would have been worse but for Obama. It is more logical to speculate that things would have better without him. His hostility to business and wealth sharing programs have hurt the economy.
- October 25, 2010 at 10:00 PM
- Siarlys Jenkins said...
And don't forget Nancy Pelosi. What you Republicans really won't forgive her for is she launched the strategy to take away your majority during the Bush years. Sour grapes my friend, sour grapes.
As a local businessman who is hiring observed, Miggie, "Obama stopped the bleeding. We aren't adding a lot of jobs yet, but we're not seeing thousands more out of work every week."
- October 26, 2010 at 2:12 PM
- Gary Fouse said...
"What you Republicans...."
Who's a Republican here?
"Obama stopped the bleeding"
LOL. Stopped the bleding? He amputated both legs and forgot to sew them up.
- October 26, 2010 at 5:59 PM
- Siarlys Jenkins said...
If he had amputated both legs and forgot to sew them up, unemployment would be running at 50%, and a special UN-IMF task force would be assuming control of the United States, backed by a military force from India, Brazil and China.
I have always thought that Karl Rove was a Chinese agent. His mission was to find a nice, good-looking, suggestible young man to run for president, who could be led to stop paying off the national debt, run up huge deficits, finance them by mortgaging our country to the Bank of China, and throw us into a debt-induced economic tailspin, while China built magnificent subways, a high speed rail network, not to mention a military apparatus we can't afford to take on in direct conflict.
- October 26, 2010 at 8:18 PM
- Gary Fouse said...
Karl Rove................
- October 26, 2010 at 8:43 PM
- Miggie said...
Well, if a local businessman who is hiring said it, that must prove the case that Obama is following the right economic policies. Either that or Siarlys is embarrassingly provincial.
That's so typical of the Left ... No matter how bad the results of their policies, they never acknowledge error, only that they didn't do enough (go even further into debt with nothing to show for it) or do it soon enough.
While blaming the Republicans for the "mess" most forget that the Democrats have been in the majority inboth the house and Senate since 2006. If the Republicans were responsible for excessive spending since then where were all the Democratic votes against those bills?
- October 27, 2010 at 1:07 AM
- Siarlys Jenkins said...
I'll declare victory. The left has taken over the down home patriotism of being "embarrassingly provincial" from the capitalist tools. Oh, I forgot. I'm not a leftist, and Miggie doesn't have enough wealth to be a capitalist. He's just a crusty old man with and attitude that, if Lenin were a tycoon, might have led him to describe Miggie as a "useful idiot."
- October 27, 2010 at 3:11 PM
- Miggie said...
Yes, all you have to do is to "Declare Victory" and you win. That is just about the same as your local businessman who opines on the progress of the Obama economic policies.
That is ridiculous enough but the rest of your post is so obtuse that I don't know what the hell it is you are talking about. How you have been able to quantify my net worth is beyond me. Especially, from someone who admittedly is planning on relying on his social security for income after he retires. I can see now why it is you always express the views of those who are at the trough, demanding, as some kind of entitlement, that those of us who have produced wealth are somehow obliged to support you.
If Lenin (!) were some kind of tycoon .... what the hell does that even mean??? You must be off your meds as you make no sense at all, and it is fast approaching the point when it will not be worth the effort any longer to even try.
- October 28, 2010 at 1:06 AM
- Siarlys Jenkins said...
Keep tying yourself up in your own ball of rhetorical twine Miggie. You get more incoherent with every splutterance.
- October 28, 2010 at 10:04 AM


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Today: Yahoo (YHOO) revenues dip slightly, showing Marissa Mayer's year in charge has done little to boost growth. Also: Tesla has worst day on Wall Street in more than a year.
The Lead: Yahoo revenue nearly unchanged in Mayer's first year
CEO Marissa Mayer celebrated the anniversary of her move to Yahoo on Tuesday with an earnings release that showed little movement in the Sunnyvale company's total revenues since she took over, with excitement about increasing profits watered down by a continued decrease in Yahoo's core advertising business and trimmed annual forecast.
Yahoo reported net revenue of $1.07 billion, down 1 percent from the same quarter last year, which was the final quarter before Mayer took the helm. She has managed to keep that revenue relatively consistent despite a big drop in Yahoo's display-advertising revenues, which declined 11 percent year-over-year to $423 million.
Yahoo's results did show improved profitability, with the company reporting 46 percent gain in profits from the same quarter last year; the earnings averaged out to 30 cents per share, easily beating the average analyst prediction of 26 cents a share. Still, Yahoo was forced to focus on its difficulty in growing revenues, cutting $50 million from its earlier annual revenue forecast of $4.5 billion to $4.6 billion.
"We have a lot of confidence in our business, but that has yet to translate to revenue growth," Chief Financial Officer Ken Goldman admitted in a video webcast discussing the earnings results Tuesday afternoon.
Analysts and investors were hard on the company: Yahoo stock dropped 1.7 percent to $26.88 in the regular trading session, then declined closer to $26.70 in late trading, while analysts focused on the lighter forecast and declining ad business.
"If there is some kind of genius happening here, it needs to start materializing later this year, and taking your guidance down is not a step in that direction," BGC analyst Colin Gillis told Reuters "We have had eight quarters of decline for the number of display ads sold. And the price per ad dropped significantly this quarter — that's huge."
B. Riley analyst Sameet Sinha pointed out that Yahoo's full-year revenue could show no gains at this rate.
"They had guided to basically expect some sort of growth in the second half of the year. Now that thing is coming down, and you never know, you might end up the year just being flat in terms of revenue," he told Reuters.
Mayer's plan to turn Yahoo around focuses on increasing user engagement through a cohesive and aggressive mobile strategy — "Yahoo's future is mobile," the CEO said in Tuesday's webcast. Analysts believe that vision could be years away from coming to fruition, however, and is less of a sure thing the longer it takes.
"It's a lengthy turnaround process," RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Mahaney told Bloomberg News. "If she is successful, it will show up in the company's fundamentals two to three years from now."
SV150 market report: Tesla takes large tumble; Google, Apple, Intel eye TV
Wall Street struggled Tuesday, with indexes declining after Coca-Cola dropped after reporting shrinking sales. Silicon Valley tech stocks slightly outperformed the larger indexes, but a hard fall from Tesla Motors (TSLA) kept the SV150 index in the red for the day.
After closing at record highs in four out of last week's five sessions, Tesla plummeted 14.3 percent to $109.05 Tuesday, its worst one-day performance in more than 18 months. Tesla's volume was nearly 4 times its average, as more than 32 million shares changed hands after Goldman Sachs auto analyst Patrick Archambault established a price target on the stock of $84, far lower than the stock's going rate. Archambault reported that Tesla may not be able to sustain the current demand for its cars long-term, and also downgraded the entire auto industry due to fears of increased interest rates.
Three of Silicon Valley's biggest names were connected to ambitions involving television Tuesday. Intel (INTC) confirmed the acquisition of Israeli startup Omek, which makes gesture-recognition technology that could prove handy in the company's development of a set-top box for TVs. Apple (AAPL), which has long been rumored to be developing a television set, was reported to be after Omek rival PrimeSense, which helped develop Microsoft's Kinect. Google (GOOG) is not being left out of this battle, with The Wall Street Journal reporting the Mountain View search giant is discussing an Internet-based television-delivery system with content providers. Intel gained 1.3 percent to $24.25 Tuesday, while Apple increased 0.6 percent to $430.20 and Google dropped 0.6 percent from Monday's record highs to $919.61.
San Jose integrated-circuits company Power Integrations had its second consecutive session of strong increases, gaining 5 percent to $51.82 for a two-day gain of 16.5 percent. Tesla CEO Elon Musk did not find any salvation in his "other" Silicon Valley company, as SolarCity dropped 8.7 percent to $40.76.
Up: VMware, Intel, Netflix (NFLX), Yelp, Advanced Micro Designs, Apple, eBay (EBAY), Applied Materials, Nvidia, Juniper, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Symantec, Facebook
Down: Tesla, SolarCity, SunPower (SPWRA), Ruckus, LinkedIn, Zynga, Pandora, Yahoo, Adobe (ADBE), Workday, Gilead, Cisco (CSCO), Google
The SV150 index of Silicon Valley's largest tech companies: Down 1.19, or 0.09 percent, to 1,269.30
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Down 8.99, or 0.25 percent, to 3,598.5
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Down 32.41, or 0.21 percent, to 15,451.85
And the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index: Down 6.24, or 0.37 percent, to 1,676.26
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Camp Woods – Sick Door
A door that gets sick. What a simple, yet hilarious idea. I watched this over and over and over.
Secret Pants – The Red Baron's Christmas
This sketch just debuted at Keep The Change Ya Filthy Animal: A Yuletide Variety Show – Secret Pants' now annual holiday sketch show at Johnny Brenda's. I stood in a room full of laughing audience members and fellow comedians who were amazed at the consistent, fresh, hilarious concepts and execution Secret Pants always brings to the table. This sketch is a prime example of that. Do yourself a favor and just enjoy this sketch, don't do as I did and sit there wondering who plays the back of Paul Triggiani's head (my guess is Brian Kelly).
Bird Text – The Real Househusbands of Philadelphia Occupy Philly
The Bird Text fellas combine their breakout characters with the hot-button-issue-of-the-later-half-of-the-year-that-disappeared-as-soon-as-the-cops-chased-everybody-out to make for some great moments in man-on-the-street comedy. This was the perfect third act for the Househusbands characters, a great way to keep the idea fresh and branch out to new territory.
Camp Woods – Detective Berry
Camp Woods has been killing it lately. Every show is packed with tightly written sketches that start with strong premises and are full of fearless performances from each of their members. I probably spend too much time over-analyzing comedy, and lately I've been thinking about Camp Woods and their group dynamic. The group is full of versatile performers who know how to write for each other and where they all fit in. They also know how to take a great premise and squeeze every laugh out of it with a combination of big, balls-out performances, and small nuanced hilarious moments. This sketch is a great example of that. The idea it self is laugh-out-loud silly, but the sketch is jam packed with little moments that make it great. From Billy Bob Thompson's facial expressions to Brendan Kennedy's reaction shots to JP Boudwin's bewilderment to Sam Narisi's great delivery of the line "it all makes so much sense". Even the way Billy says the word "cum" makes me laugh.
The Feeko Brothers at Philly Sketch Fest
I'm sort of cheating here by including The Feeko's entire set from this year's Philly Sketch Fest. Only "sort of" because the entire show ran together and was connected beautifully so it seemed like one complete sketch. The show started with a "body switch" premise, so I was hooked from the start. The set continued with a mix of new and previously seen ideas blended together to take us on a trip to see the Feeko Brothers' British counterparts, watch Billy as he became possessed by a Demon hell bent on getting some marijuana, and watch as Billy and Christian frantically tried to return to their own bodies. Plus, the whole thing was sponsored by a quaint little restaurant on the corner of Market and Fifth.


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Where to Invest in a Jittery Market?
Where should investors put their money amid market jitters in response to the Fed and overseas economies? BBVA Compass CIO John Sawyer lays out details.
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Vidor Police searching for suspect in Mid South Bank robbery
Vidor Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred at Mid South Bank at 1384 North Main St. in Vidor at 4:26 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14.
The suspect was described as a white male wearing blue jeans, a dark-colored jacket and a dark-colored Texas Tech ball cap.
"He went straight to the teller counter and handed the teller a note demanding money," said Vidor Police Department Chief of Police Dave Shows. "That demand was met, and he left the building and disappeared on foot."
Shows said the suspect did not pull a weapon nor threatened to use a weapon, and no injures were reported.
Vidor Police released a video and still pictures from the bank's security camera to the press.
"We want to get this guy's picture out and see if somebody can give us his name," Shows said.
If you have any information about the suspect, please contact Vidor Police Department at (409) 769-4561.


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Apple this week unveiled its highly anticipated iPad mini, a 7.9in tablet available that will became available to pre-order today, ahead of its 2 November launch date.
We caught up with accessory makers to find out whether the new device is what they were expecting to see from Apple's event on Tuesday, what they think of the new tiny tablet, and what iPad mini accessories they've got in the pipeline.
Vice President of Marketing at Wacom Europe GmbH Rdiger Spohrer told us: "The iPad mini is a smart move again from Apple and a logical next step in the category, following the increasing demand for mobile devices. The launch, perfectly timed prior to the holiday season, will probably further fuel purchases and increase the number of media tablet users."
Mark Rogers, Cygnett's general manager for UK and Western Europe agrees. "It's bound to be a success," he said. "The new price point will open the iPad up to a whole new market, and potentially a whole new range of uses."
"One such application may be for children," Rogers continued. "They take to the touch screen interface in quite a natural way, and this smaller, lighter form factor is ideal for them at home or school."
Also impressed by the iPad mini, Callum Bush, founder of MediaDevil, said: "Being ultra portable, the iPad mini is likely to encourage a drive in sales from those who perhaps avoided the iPad for its size. Being smaller, it's even more practical and we have two staff looking forward to purchasing their first iPads, with the clinching factor being that it finally fits in their handbags."
"The iPad mini looks like another great piece of hardware from Apple, we cannot wait to get our hands on it," said Joel Meadows, Marketing Director at OverBoard. "We've been waiting for Apple to announce this mini iPad for a couple of years now, as we think that it will help expand the tablet market even further, while also helping to bridge the gap between the iPhone and the iPad perfectly. We're also very pleased to hear that full versions of all apps are compatible with the mini."
Overall, accessory makers predicted the iPad mini pretty well, but there were still some unexpected elements.
"Thanks to many leaks in the press, there weren't many surprises. However, the pricing was higher than expected. For many consumers, £270 is still not an impulse buy," said Bush from MediaDevil.
It was hard to guess what price tag Apple would be putting on the iPad mini, but the now announced £269 starting price is higher than competing 7in tablets such as Amazon's Kindle Fire HD and Google's Nexus 7. Apple's Phil Schiller has defended the pricing decision, though, saying that Apple customers will choose the iPad mini for the quality without being put off by the higher price.
"There were no real surprises in what the iPad mini offers, although we were not expecting the final chassis to be quite as slim as it is," Overboard's Joel Meadows said. "Apple has really excelled itself in the design quality and ergonomics of the iPad mini, with the smaller border, the device should fit and feel comfortable in one hand."
"We obviously expected something 'mini' to be announced," said Head of product at Proporta Lynette Prigmore. "But we were genuinely surprised to hear about the iPad 4."
"We expect the new iPad Mini, with its accessible price point, to be one of the most sought after gifts for Christmas 2012 and into the new year," Prigmore continued. "And, being the busiest period in the retail calendar, we anticipate a high attachment rate on accessories."
"As with any new Apple model, it's a race against time for accessory manufacturers such as ourselves; and the timing of the iPad Mini will definitely see us wanting to have cases and screen protectors in stores as soon as possible," Prigmore concluded.
"We have six new ranges of iPad mini cases, while the current iPad third generation will fit the new iPad fourth generation as the core form factor hasn't changed," said Cygnett. "Our new ranges of iPad mini cases, and two screen protectors, will be in shops by 2 November, the same day as the new Apple tablet itself."
"The fourth generation iPad has exactly the same screen resolution and body dimensions as previous versions, therefore no amends are required to our current product range," said MediaDevil. "The Grafikcase will of course be adapted to the dimensions of the iPad mini from November."
MediaDevil will also be launching a new version of its Magicwand touch screen stylus and a range of luxury leather cases.
"The release of the iPad mini will help us to increase sales next year, as OverBoard already offers a waterproof case that will perfectly fit and protect the iPad mini," said OverBoard. "With the iPad mini being even more portable than its bigger brother, we will look into providing accessories that can be bundled with the waterproof case, to allow full use of the device no matter where the user would like to take the device.
See also:
Tim Cook says Apple has 'learned not to worry' about the iPad mini's 'cannibalisation factor' How Apple's iPad mini compares with Android tablets Apple product rumours for 2013 iPad mini wins praise in initial 'hands-on' reviews Opinion: Can a £269 Apple iPad mini compete in the bargain tablet market? Apple shares fall following iPad mini pricing announcement Hands on with the iPad mini


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Spring. The time of year when flowers begin to bloom, animals awaken from hibernation and the seeds of revolution come to fruition. Levi Ketterling strolled down the well trimmed sidewalks of Rambling Springs, a quiet cul-de-sac 30 miles outside of Little Rock, Arkansas near the town of Conway. He couldn't hear the mowers or the sounds of nature awakening around him thanks to his ear buds. He never went anywhere without them nor his mp3 player or the battery charger strapped to his wrist. Music had become Levi's everything, his sole reason to exist. Without it he was nothing but a thin and plain boy with no friends or real familial connections. With it, that was a different story. With music, Techno in particular, Levi was powerful. His new family believed so too and with his Fortissimo comrades the world would soon discover that he had a right to be. The first to learn this fact would be those in front of him at this moment. Drawing out the Glock 9mm from his waistband Levi calmly walked to the center of the turnaround, gun loosely held by his waist and waited, his head bobbing along to the music that fueled his passion.
~Three years ago~
Levi discovered the nature of his Staccato abilities upon entering high school three years ago. Growing up as an abused foster child Levi escaped into the internet and techno to distance himself from the physical and emotional pain he suffered at the hands of his foster siblings and the avoidance of his foster parents. School also proved challenging since there wasn't much of a tech clique at his school and as a result Levi was targeted and became the "loner kid". One morning as he was idly listening to a song in the library, leaning back on the chairs back legs, he began to feel different as the song continued and discovered only as it was finishing that he was unconsciously balancing on only one chair leg. Of course upon the song ending his balance wavered and he pitched back onto the floor.
After experimenting with his discovery, Levi felt powerful, in control, better than he had in his whole life. He began listening to music as long as he was awake, editing tracks together so he only had one long audio file to allow his Staccato ability to continue relatively uninterrupted. As you can imagine, given this incredible gift while your brain is developing social and logical skills can warp an individual who doesn't have the proper guidance. He resented sleeping as well but forced himself to or he would become too tired to enjoy his birth given talents. As more and more people learned of those born with Staccato abilities a prejudice began to develop. Those without the ability would look fearfully at those with it. Others would become angry at the possibility of destroyed property or person and would do their best to drive off the altered human. Imagine having to deal with such prejudicial treatment every day with the intensity of emotions that are cultivated by teenagers. Naturally Levi could only take so much.
One day when a particularly bitter student saw Levi at his locker he approached Levi and began berating him and pushing him up against the lockers. Normally Levi would just wait until the abuse was interrupted by the class bell or until the bully grew bored with Ketterling's lack of response. The bully decided to go for Levi's mp3 player and that's when Levi snapped. Gripping the boy's wrist Levi pulled the bully towards him sharply and moved to the side at the same time causing the bully's face to slam into Levi's open locker door. Dazed the student attempted to strike Levi but found that he had already again moved to the side and found a book, quickly snatched from his own locker, crashing into his already hurt nose, breaking it. The sheer pain of such a quick and unexpected attack put a panic into the student who then proceeded to flail out in an attempt at retribution. Yet again he could not land any sort of hit and before things could progress any further Levi lashed out with a kick into the side of the student's knee causing it to bend in the wrong direction, crippling the boy. As the student lay gripping his ruined leg the stream of students that had been blissfully walking by, ignoring the initial confrontation, only 15 seconds ago had frozen in place. Shocked. Scared. Appalled. These were the emotions Levi could see on their faces. They ignored him before he had brought down his tormentor in a matter of seconds, now they feared him. He felt a sense of power and superiority before he ran out of the school, never to return.
Levi spent much of his life afterwards perfecting the use of his Staccato ability and developing a belief that he was gifted and blessed. Blessed with this mutation that had helped him rise above the normal masses and attain the attention and respect he deserved. After deserting his foster home Levi used his Staccato ability to strong arm those weaker into providing him with what he needed. Shaking down drug dealers for money and avoiding the police with his techno fueled free running. Before long his name began to show up more and more on the internet, due to his own idealistic postings on forums and message boards, and local newscasts covering his law breaking. Like minded Staccato users soon flocked to him seeking camaraderie, money, fame or the chance to make a change in the only matter they saw fit. Force. Levi corralled these individuals and created Fortissimo whose goal, like the musical sign it was named after, would grow louder and more noticeable until they could no longer me ignored. Then they would take over and recreate the world into what they believed was a just and equal world. A world ruled by Staccatos.
~Present Day~
The final seconds ticked down and the song changes. Raising his arm up Levi fires a shot, freezing the neighborhood in their tracks. A few people scream in alarm but most don't even have the chance to do that as groups of men and women rush into the cul-de-sac from the surrounding woodland. Homes are forcibly entered and those who resist are subsequently subdued and humbled before the vicious blitzkrieg. One by one, families are brought to the center of the street before Levi. Some have wounds from resisting but most are scared and frightened, looking to their neighbors and family as if someone will come up with a solution to this horrible event.
"All the houses are clear now Chief." reports a stocky woman blonde as she falls in behind Levi.
"Thank you Amelia." Ketterling replies as he removes an ear bud. "And thank you all for joining me here on this grand day." he continues looking at both captives and Fortissimo members alike.
"Today we are here to witness a beginning. A grand beginning that will not be forgotten or ignored." Looking at each member of the cul-de-sac in turn Levi announces, "Among you are Staccatos. Some of you may already know this and some may not. Those who do treat it as commonly as someone from another state or of another race, but this is wrong! We Staccatos are not like you. You run-of-the-mill humans. We were born to become greater than we are expected to be. Greater than the garden variety 'contributing member of society' we all are taught to be." Levi slowly makes a circuit of the captives in front of him. The members of Fortissimo listening with rapt attention, they had planned and anticipated the start of this all with unbridled excitement and were now on the doorstep of realizing their own hard work and visions.
Brandishing his pistol as he speaks out "So my brothers and sisters I posit to you a question." Stopping where he began Levi turns, with gun in hand, and asks "Will you join me in the creation of Discordia? The creation of a land ruled by Staccatos, where we will no longer fear judgement or prejudice, where we are the ones with power." Levi looks to the first member of his captive congregation and asks, "Will you help realize this dream with me?"


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MONROE -- A local piano teacher has been charged with inappropriately touching two young girls while giving them lessons in their homes.
Bruce Connery, 68, who also served as the emergency medical services director in Stratford for 20 years, was charged with two counts of risk of injury to a minor and one count of fourth-degree sexual assault.
He was released after posting $20,000 bond pending arraignment in Superior Court in Bridgeport on April 23.
Connery's lawyer, John R. Gulash, declined comment on his client's arrest.
Police said the initial complaint came from a parent of a 10-year-old girl. They said they later received a second complaint from the parent of a 15-year-old girl.
"We had a 10-year-old that spoke with her parents and said she was being inappropriately touched by Mr. Connery, and then later on in the investigation, a 15-year-old, her family came forward with the same thing," said police Lt. Brian McCauley.
Police said Connery was visiting residences to conduct the music lessons.


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Mayor Coleen J. Seng has declared a snow emergency for the City of Lincoln. The snow emergency will take effect at 2 p.m. Monday, January 26. A snow emergency means parking is banned on emergency snow routes, bus routes and other major arterial streets. A map showing these routes can be found on page 38 in the blue pages of the Alltel phone directory. Vehicles parked in violation of the ban may be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense. The ban will remain in effect until further notice.
Mayor Seng has also announced that a residential parking ban will go into effect at 8 a.m. Tuesday, January 27. This is a total parking ban, and parking will be banned on both sides of the street in most residential areas until plows have cleared the snow.
The only exception to the total parking ban is in high-density neighborhoods. In these neighborhoods, parking will be banned on the even numbered sides of the street, that is the north and east sides. When this side is cleared, the parking ban will switch to the other side of the street. The time and date of the switch will be announced by the media. A map of high-density areas also can be found on page 38 of the blue pages in the Alltel phone directory.
Cars parked in violation of the residential ban can be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense.
Lincoln City Libraries will close today (Monday, January 26) at 6 p.m. due to the inclement weather.
The latest snow information will be posted on the City web site at lincoln.ne.gov.


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Terry Scott - Nottinghamshire CTC - Certificate of Merit
Terry Scott - Nottinghamshire CTC - Certificate of Merit
Although he'd been riding with the group for only 2 years, Terry took over as Secretary of the Intermediates Section in 1985 - continuing in that role until 1989 when he became DA Treasurer. By 1991, numbers riding with the "Inters" had fallen and so, once again, Terry agreed to take responsibility for the Section. He successfully returned it to a robust and healthy state so that, in 1996, he was able to persuade one of the newer riders to replace him as Section Secretary. Then, in 2001, Terry volunteered to take over as DA Secretary – a role which he continues to hold today for the renamed Member Group. At the same time, he has acted as Secretary for 2 years of what was then the Juniors Section – following the death of the previous organiser and until he was able to persuade someone else to take on the role – and more recently he has been the instigator of the popular Thursday Rides Group and he remains its de facto secretary.
Terry's many positive qualities have enabled him to achieve numerous successful outcomes in his different roles for Notts CTC. His tact and sensitivity have been important factors in building up three popular Riding Groups, and he also has that happy knack of quietly persuading others to get more involved. As Group Secretary, he isn't content to undertake just the traditional administrative duties but many other things only happen because of him. In particular, Terry was the creator of the group's successful website and he remains its main driver. As part of that activity, he also maintains an authoritative listing of cafes within cycling distance of Nottingham - which is widely referenced by all local cyclists, not just CTC members.
Despite currently difficult family circumstances, Terry continues to make time not just for his official duties but also to support the group's various Riding Groups – either as participant or often as a ride leader. This breadth of involvement means that he's well known to a great majority of the group's active members and is why this award will be so well received by members.