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Will you make versions of HP wikia in other languages? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by AidanLynch (talk • contribs).
- Versions of many of the pages on this wiki are available in several different languages if that's what you mean. If you look at the bottom of the pages, you should see a list of languages. -Smonocco 16:27, April 20, 2011 (UTC)
- Yes, i meant this. I'd like to translate some pages into my language (czech), how can i do that? Do I have to start new wikia?
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In a matter of moments, the Boston Marathon bombings inflicted as much as $333 million in damage to the local economy in lost wages, retail sales and infrastructure damage, according to preliminary estimates. But the effects of the April 15 attack, which killed three people and injured 264 others, continue to send shock-waves far beyond Boylston Street.
Based on published reports and interviews with local business leaders and authorities, here are some figures that hint at the ultimate financial impacts of the bombings, and illustrate the enormous gap between the losses inflicted on the city and victims and the pocket change spent by the alleged killers:
By Bill Dedman and John Schoen, NBC News
Posted 2013 May 01

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NEW YORK, April 15 (UPI) -- Morgan Freeman fulfilled one of his longtime goals when he appeared in the upcoming movie Transcendence alongside Johnny Depp.
The 76-year-old actor has worked with countless A-list stars during his long and illustrious career, but never had a chance to work with Depp until now.
"There were three or four attractions to the role, one being Johnny himself," Freeman tells Today. "Always wanted to have a shot at working with him."
Depp portrays artificial intelligence researcher Will Caster in the new movie. Caster and his work become the target of extremists opposed to technological advancement, and the researcher's brain is uploaded to his computer after he is shot. Caster's mind gains control over mass technology, and becomes a seemingly unstoppable force capable of anything.
"This is a question we should be pondering," Freeman says of the plot. "The question is, OK, so we can [use this technology], but how far should it go before we realize we're no longer in control of it?"
"It's not an easy thing to do, because in order to stop [technology] you've got to shut the world down," he adds.
The actor portrays Joseph Tagger, a fellow researcher and mentor to Caster, in the new movie. Rebecca Hall also stars as Caster's wife, Evelyn.
Transcendence marks longtime cinematographer Wally Pfister's directorial debut. The film debuts in theaters on April 18.


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Marion Cotillard: Motherhood can be 'tiring'
The Oscar winner gave birth to son Marcel in May.
Mere weeks after giving birth to son Marcel last May, Marion Cotillard shot a Dior ad — and proved that biology and enviable genes do trump all. She seemed to have dropped any pregnancy pounds literally overnight.
"I lost a lot of weight right away. It sounds really good but it was really violent on my body. It happened in six days. I lost almost everything. I was happy but on the other hand, it was really violent," confirms Cotillard. "I didn't do a special diet. It just happened. My mum was the same. She was skinnier after the baby than before."
Cotillard is devoted to her son and his dad and her longtime partner, director/actor Guillaume Canet.
And yes, even celebrity moms deal with the onset of the terrible twos and other trials and tribulations of raising a kid. "Sometimes it's insane but it's surrounded by love so it's kind of easy, even though it's tiring," she says.
In Rust and Bone, she plays a double amputee who loses her legs in a freak accident. So we had to ask her: How do you play a character like that and not take her home with you?
"Because when I stop working, I'm not just with myself. People need me. It's a good thing. But still on set, I hope I was 100 percent with the story and my character and the director and the actors. I don't know exactly how to explain it," says Cotillard. "I just couldn't take care of only me. You do what you have to do."


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In statement, Baumgartner says diocese was unaware of any allegations against priest
At a news conference Thursday in the lobby of the Polk County Justice Center in Crookston, sexual abuse attorney Jeff Anderson announced the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of a man known as "Doe 19."
Anderson, along with Lonna Hunter, an advocate for Native children, told the story of Doe 19, whom they said was sexually abused by Father James Vincent Fitzgerald at St. Anne's Parish in Naytahwaush. The lawsuit names the Diocese of Crookston and the Oblates of Mary Immaculate alleging their negligence in placing Fitzgerald in parishes and communities where he had access to children even after learning that Fitzgerald was a child molester. This is the first time Fitzgerald's name has been publicly released in Minnesota.
Fitzgerald, who is now deceased, was employed by the Diocese of Crookston from 1973 to 1978. During this time, he allegedly abused a minor male. The lawsuit claims the defendants knew or should have known about the abuse. The Diocese of Crookston placed Fitzgerald at St. Anne's Parish on the White Earth Indian Reservation in Naytahwaush in the mid-1980s. Doe 19 claims the abuse happened in 1984 when he was between 8 and 9-years-old.
The current lawsuit, along with another involving "Jane Doe 4" of Bemidji and the late Father James Porter, requests the release of names of credibly accused and admitted child molesters from the Diocese of Crookston. The Diocese allegedly compiled a list of five priests who had credible accusations of abuse against them.
In response to the lawsuit, a statement Thursday from Vicar General David Baumgartner claims that Father Fitzgerald was not on the list of accused priests.
"Like anyone, we are appalled by the allegations made today, particularly as they have been lodged against a member of the clergy who was entrusted with caring for the spiritual well-being of his parishioners and especially the most valuable members of his congregation. We stand with all who want the facts of this matter known and justice done," Baumgartner said in the statement.
He went on to say, "Prior to the commencement of this lawsuit, the Diocese was unaware of any allegations against Father J. Vincent Fitzgerald, who served as parish priest at St. Anne's Parish in Naytahwaush from 1983 to 1986. To the best of our knowledge, Father Fitzgerald was never accused of nor investigated for any allegations of misconduct during his time serving our Diocese."
Father Fitzgerald also had a 2010 lawsuit against him and three others claiming abuse at the Tekakwitha Orphanage on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation. There are currently four known victims that have accused Fitzgerald of abuse on three separate Indian reservations.


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Wow now not sure if I want a holiday or new wheels!
It's annoying, isn't it, when people talk about fantastic riding country somewhere exotic that happens to be their local loop: 'I can ride into the Santa Monica mountains straight from the front door.' Or the guy who says things like: 'Oh, I don't need a winter bike.'
Well, what if I told you that about 80 minutes away (by plane, admittedly), there's sun, good year-round riding and some fantastic mountain roads? Wouldn't you be tempted to live the Colnago lifestyle on a Carrera budget? The Alpes Maritimes, despite being covered as part of Rapha's Great Road Climbs of the Southern Alps book, are still relatively unknown to UK riders, overshadowed by their big brothers up north - the high Alps proper - and the Pyrenees to the west. Yet there's still some chunky climbs here, within sniffing distance of the Med, as well as a lot of road cycling history, and a dollop of modern pro culture too.
Having travelled to the area for work, I took a few days off afterwards with my bike to have a nose about (stop me if I'm becoming that guy). In Nice, the geography is quite easy to get your head around. There's a big blue thing to the south that's called the Med. Then there are the mountains and the coast road. Go west and it's busy until Cannes, after which you get into the Esterel national park. Go east and you're on the James Bond road, the Basse Corniche to Monaco - all sheer rock faces, half-hidden villas and sparkling sea below. A bit past that and you hit Italy - so the Poggio's within an easy 100km ride. Going north, there are two river valleys to follow from town: the Var and the Paillon, with busier arterial roads (and cycle paths) to whisk you away from civilisation and into the mountains in relative comfort.
Anywhere else, and you're going up, and pretty quickly, because this is where the Alps hit the sea. For starters, there's every Anglophone's reference climb, the Madone, which Lance used to hurl himself up. That hits 927 metres on the altimeter only 14km from the promenade at Menton, east of Nice. But most of the local clubs head for the Col de Vence to test themselves. It's a 963-metre hump with great sea views, west of town. From the start, at the fountain in the pretty main square in Vence, it climbs around 550 metres to the top. If you're Contador, you'll do this in 22 minutes; if, though, you're not, and you haven't had your steak for breakfast, it'll take considerably longer - but it's a lovely climb.
Then there's the col d'Eze, which climbs from a junction slap bang in the middle of Nice, and takes in those lovely roads they ride in the finishing loops of the Paris-Nice, up to La Turbie and back down to the Promenade des Anglais, but the real jackpot is when you head properly inland - towards climbs like the cols de Braus and Turini (made famous by the Monte Carlo rally), and the Madone d'Utelle. Here, you quickly emerge from the hustle of the Côte d'Azur on to small, quiet roads that lead into the high Alps through breathtaking gorges, and past beautiful villages perchés - mediaeval villages loftily perched high on rocky crags. Through the Mercantour national park there's some seriously high peaks. The col de la Bonette, the highest paved road in Europe, is feasibly within riding distance, and there are huge, lonesome open spaces, complete with wolves (of the type that keep themselves to themselves). What more could you want?
Oh yeah: pros. Outside Nice, along the coast road towards Monaco, we spot a group of riders up ahead dressed in bright blue. We catch them up, and, yup, it's Astana (clearly they weren't trying). Remi di Gregorio and two others, spinning their legs out… and then Vino, further along the road, powering towards us up a hill with his race face on. Though looking at his Chrono des Nations result he should maybe have gone harder. Many pros, including Thor, choose Monaco as their conveniently tax-free home (yup, cyclists do that too), so it was almost surprising we didn't see more. Aside from the pros, the local riding talent seems to divide itself neatly into stick thin young Italians who'd drop Pantani; walnut-coloured, sinewy 50-year olds, who could take down a cat-2 rider half their age; and portly old bullfrogs in saggy, faded winter kit (mainly FDJ or - weirdly - Banesto), wheezing their way in formation up the climbs.
I rode, most of the time, with Cycle Côte d'Azur, a cycling guiding and touring company based in Nice, run by Ironman (should that be Ironwoman?) Claire Scrutton and former Olympian track cyclist, and Commonwealth bronze-winner, Emma Davies. They provided guided rides as well as self-guiding cheat sheets, and a wealth of local knowledge. Which came in handy when my slightly overoptimistically epic ride planning hit a wall of freezing impossibility. What do you mean climbing over the Bonette, then over another two 2,000-metre-plus cols, into Italy and back, in October, is too ambitious? We did make it up Bonette but, after accepting that frostbite wasn't a great holiday souvenir, we warmed up with coffee and pizza, and they suggested a wealth of other options, so we weren't disappointed by the diversion.
Cycle Côte d'Azur are keen to stress the convenience, the good weather (warm and settled from mid-March until mid-October), year-round riding up to 1,000m, and the family-friendliness of Nice. What with the beach, the culture and the museums, you might even be able to convince the family to come out too. Judging by the fun that was had, I'll be back. It's not so bad being that guy, you know.
You can fly to Nice from all London airports and most large UK regional airports including, and if you are flying with your bike it's also worth reading the road.cc guide to Flying with your Bike.
With thanks to Cycle Côte d'Azur, who are currently offering daily rides, weekend spring camps and special Paris-Nice and Milan-Sanremo packages. www.cyclecotedazur.com.
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"In Nice, the geography is quite easy to get your head around ... go east and it's busy until Cannes, after which you get into the Esterel national park. Go west and you're on the James Bond road, the Basse Corniche to Monaco"
Um, isn't it the other way round? I'm pretty sure that Monaco is east of Nice, and almost certain that Italy is east of France
I only ask as I was lucky enough to enjoy a few days there this summer en route from Grenoble to the Pyrenees. Beautiful area and stunning rides. Definitely a hidden gem!
Nice :- You can get from the airport to the town (get off at the railway station) by bus, plenty of room for bike bags and luggage on the bus and over the road from the station there are lots of cheap and cheerful small hotels. I had flown Easy jet from Geneva unfortunately the baggage handlers had broken my bike, So, forced to spend long weekend on the beach and people watching from the bars whilst watching the Tour on telly. It does not get any better,great place to chill.
Having cycled this part of the world with the girls and boys of Cycle Cote d'Azur I can recommend their services - they really know what they are about - so much so that I am working with Claire and Emma on a ladies-only training camp in February.
There are themed weekends throughout the year for those who are preparing for their "A-event" of the season, too.
The options for riding in that part of the world are great, and if it's moderate climbing that you are after, there are several classic climbs within very easy reach - as mentioned, the Madone, Col d'Eze, site of some classic Paris-Nice TT action in years gone by, and the Col du Tanneron, where many a winning attack has been launched in the final en-ligne stage of the "Race to the Sun" ...
You don't have to ride too far to find some real toughies, too ...
Been there, done that, must take the bike next time
SWMBO and I went to Monaco for the start of the 2009 TdF and Côte d'Azur as a result. We returned last year for a long weekend break. We stayed in Cap d'Ail
between Nice and Monaco.
The public transport links are good and the train is a great way to get from the airport, along the coast to where you are staying. The busses are also good value for other trips (1 euro each way Nice to Monaco!).
Like I said, I must take the bike next time. Maybe when I go to Nice for the 2013 TTT.


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Federal Patient Self-Determination Act
The Federal Patient Self-Determination Act requires that all Medicare-participating healthcare facilities inquire about and provide information to patients on Advance Directives; it also requires these facilities to provide community education on Advance Directives. See 42 C.F.R. § 489.102. All healthcare facilities are required to:
- Provide information about health care decision-making rights.
- Ask all patients if they have an advance directive.
- Educate their staff and community about advance directives.
- Not discriminate against patients based on an advance directive status.
The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, in a 2003 article, "Advance Care Planning: Preferences for Care at the End of Life," found the following:
- Less than 50 percent of the severely or terminally ill patients studied had an advance directive in their medical record.
- Only 12 percent of patients with an advance directive had received input from their physician in its development.
- Between 65 and 76 percent of physicians whose patients had an advance directive were not aware that it existed.
Pew Research
"More Americans Discussing – and Planning – End-of-Life Treatment. The Pew Research Center, January 2006.
- 42% of Americans have had a friend or relative suffer from a terminal illness or coma in the last five years and for a majority of these people and 23% of the general public, the issue of withholding life sustaining treatment came up.
- An overwhelming majority of the public supports laws that give patients the right to decide whether they want to be kept alive through medical treatment.
- By more than eight-to-one (84%-10%), the public approves of laws that let terminally ill patients make decisions about whether to be kept alive through medical treatment.
- One of the most striking changes between 1990 and 2005 is the growth in the number of people who say they have a living will – up 17 points, from 12% in 1990 to 29% now.
Annals of Internal Medicine
Brief Communication: The Relationship between Having a Living Will and Dying in Place. Howard B Degenholtz, PhD, YonJoo Rhee, MPH, PhD; and Robert Arnold, MD. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2004; 141:113-117.
- Having a living will was associated with lower probability of dying in a hospital for nursing home residents and people living in the community.
- During advance care planning, physicians should discuss patients' preferences for locations of death.
Appropriate Use of Artificial Nutrition and Hydration – Fundamental Principles and Recommendations. David Casarett, MD, Jennifer Kapo, MD and Arthur Caplan, PhD. New England Journal of Medicine. 353; 24.
- Patients and families are often not fully informed of the relevant risks and potential benefits of artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH). In addition, financial incentives and regulatory concerns promote the use of ANH in a manner that may be inconsistent with medical evidence and with the preferences of patients and their families.
- Because ANH is associated with uncertain benefits and substantial risks, it is essential to ensure that decisions about its use are consistent with the patient's medical condition, prognosis, and goals for care. Therefore, decisions about ANH require careful consideration of its risks and potential benefits.


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A multidisciplinary approach that explores the diverse properties, functions, and applications of nanomaterials
Drawing together the many scientific and engineering disciplines underlying the development of nanomaterials, Nanoscale Multifunctional Materials provides a multidisciplinary review of the diverse properties, functions, and applications of nanomaterials. The book examines both nanoparticles, which have larger–scale equivalents, and uniquely assembled nanomaterials, which do not have larger–scale equivalents. Readers will gain a tremendous appreciation of the versatility of nanomaterials as well as an understanding of how the same nanomaterial can have several distinct applications across a broad range of fields and industries.
Nanoscale Multifunctional Materials is divided into three sections:
? Section I, Overview, describes the scientific phenomena underlying the special properties of nanomaterials, making them desirable as novel materials and different from conventional solids. Next, readers will learn about the effect of nanomaterials on contemporary society as well as future trends in nanomaterials production and use.
? Section II, Processing and Analysis, explores several experimental approaches in nanomaterial fabrication and characterization as well as in theoretical approaches in modeling and simulation.
? Section III, Applications, offers detailed examples of nanomaterial applications in alternative energy, thermal management, environmental cleanup, water treatment, and biomedicine.
Each chapter has been written by one or more leading experts in the science, engineering, and application of nanomaterials. Within each chapter, readers will find a thorough review of the current literature, with references to facilitate further investigation of individual topics.
Underscoring the multidisciplinary and multifunctional characteristics of nanomaterials, this book is recommended for students and professionals in science and engineering who need a broad perspective on both the nature and application of nanomaterials. The text also sets the stage for the development of new nanomaterials and new applications.
Section I. Overview.
1. Key attributes of nano–scale materials and functionalities emerging from them (S. M. Mukhopadhyay).
2. Societal Impact and Future Trends in Nanomaterials (S. M. Mukhopadhyay).
Section II. Processing and Analysis.
3. Fabrication Techniques for Growing Carbon Nanotubes (I. T. Barney).
4. Nanoparticles and Polymer Nanocomposites (G. A. Jimenez, B. J. Lee, and S. C. Jana).
5. Laser–Assisted Fabrication Techniques (T. Murray).
6. Experimental Characterization of Nanomaterials (A. Jackson).
7. Modeling and Simulation of Nanoscale Materials (S. Patnaik and M. Tsige).
Section III. Applications.
8. Nanomaterials for Alternate Energy (H. Huang and B. Z. Jang).
9. Enhancement of Through–Thickness Thermal conductivity in Adhesively Bonded Joints Using Aligned Carbon Nanotubes (S. Sihn, S. Ganguli, A. K. Roy, L. Qu, and L. Dai).
10. Applications of Metal Nanoparticles in Environmental Cleanup (S. R. Kanel, C. Su, U. Patel, and A. Agrawal).
11. Application of Carbon Nanomaterials in Water Treatment: Removal of Common Chemical and Biological Contaminants by Adsorption (V. K. K. Updahyayula, J. R. Ruparelia, and A. Agrawal).
12. Peptide Nanotubes for Biomedical and Environmental Applications (B. W. Park and D. S. Kim).


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Rockies, Janish agree to minor league deal
DENVER (AP) Paul Janish and the Colorado Rockies have agreed to a minor league contract, and the utility infielder will report to big league spring training.
The 31-year-old spent the last two seasons with the Atlanta Braves. Before that he played four years with the Cincinnati Reds, who picked him in the fifth round of the 2004 amateur draft.
Janish is a career .214 hitter with seven homers and 81 RBIs.
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Can These Craft Beers Thrive at Age 30?
There aren't many craft beers that have lived to the age of 30, but two brewers -- Boston Beer and Craft Brew Alliance's Widmer Brothers -- plan to celebrate that milestone in 2014.
More recently, however, both Boston Lager and Widmer Hefeweizen have had their share of troubles in the way of flagging sales in a fast-growing craft-brew market, which includes offerings from AB Inbev , Molson Coors and SABMiller. But both have also shown signs of light in the most recent quarter.
With Widmer and Boston Lager each celebrating three decades next year, Boston Beer and Craft Brew are banking on a continued turnaround and hoping for momentum from an anniversary marketing push. Could these celebrations ring in a rebirth?
Craft brew pioneers
Much like the colonist who serves as its namesake, Sam Adams Boston Lager was a true rebel on the beer scene in the early to-mid 1980s. There were fewer than 100 American brewers operating then, and most were putting out a very similar straw-colored, light, pilsner-style lager. Jim Koch seized the opportunity and his brewery never looked back.
But as the craft beer market matured and Sam Adams further extended its offerings, its flagship was blown off course.
In 1998, Boston Lager made up nearly 60% of all of Boston Beer's shipments, and it was still growing in the high single digits. By 2011, the flagship beer was contributing just 24% of shipments -- and shrinking. Seasonal beers -- and ancillaries like ciders and teas -- had become the new engines of growth.
But the tide turned in the most recent quarter. Boston Lager is suddenly growing again. And with a 30th anniversary marketing push planned, Koch and company are hoping to build on that momentum. It will be aided by the new Sam Can, which is helping to put Boston Lager into more coolers for backyard barbecues and tailgate parties, where bottles are often avoided.
A German specialty, Americanized
Widmer has been a trouble spot for Craft Brew as it looks to ramp up growth of its three primary labels. While sales of Craft Brew's Kona brand grew at a heady 26% over 2012's third quarter and its Redhook brand grew at 20%, Widmer sales were flat.
More telling is that those flat sales were seen as a good thing. Just two quarters earlier, Craft Brew was wrestling with a 12% drop in Widmer sales. When a craft brand is lagging in such a fast-growing market, it's trouble.
One of the big drags on Widmer sales has been the struggles of its hefeweizen. Widmer was one of the true pioneers of bringing this light, refreshing German-style wheat ale to the U.S. Its initial weizenbier lays claim to being the first commercially produced American hefeweizen.
With that history, Widmer Hefeweizen served as a great flagship beer for the Portland brewer. To say it's a key product is an understatement. Hefeweizen made up more than 60% of Widmer's revenue in 2012, despite the brewery's array of more than 25 offerings.
As a craft beer, hefeweizen is a great introduction for the uninitiated. It's light, takes on a natural fruity character from the yeast fermentation, and goes down very easy. As such, it makes a great conversion beer -- one that wins over non-craft and non-beer drinkers.
Competition, great and small
But those qualities also made it a natural choice for just about every other craft brewery that has sprung up in more recent years. With the number of U.S. breweries doubling to more than 2,500 since just 2005, that makes for many a hefeweizen on store shelves and tavern tap handles. Widmer's flagship beer was simply inundated with competition.
Adding to that problem are the crafty labels now being sold by the megabrewers, AB InBev and MillerCoors, the U.S. beer partnership between Molson Coors and SABMiller. MillerCoors' Blue Moon -- with its own flagship wheat beer -- is one of the biggest craft-style labels in the U.S. At the same time, the Leinenkugel is growing fast, with shipments of lemony Leinenkugel Summer Shandy up 24% over last year.
AB InBev, meanwhile, has been successfully expanding its Shock Top line of crafty beers. And guess what? All of its Shock Top beers are wheat beers.
Craft Brew has decided to refocus with Widmer, where it has begun to experiment at the high end, introducing high-alcohol, bourbon-barrel-aged ales and barleywines. Bold beers like these could help to give Widmer an identity it now lacks outside its familiar markets.
The Foolish bottom line
Craft drinkers may be displaying what Boston Beer CEO Martin Roper called a "return to quality and familiarity," fueling growth in some of the old labels that have struggled in this explosive phase of the American beer market. That's helped Boston Lager return to growth, which should help maintain momentum for the company.
Widmer may also be turning a corner. But for now, it's just too hard to tell where the brand stands, or if the new approach will be successful. With a big celebration on tap for 2014, investors should get a clearer picture of the brand's future and its place in Craft Brew's portfolio.
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Last year the inaugural Holiday Bootie Buster Challenge roped in almost 100 participants for a rip roaring competition that helped us all to enjoy the holiday season without packing on any lbs!! For those not worried about the weight, it was still a great motivator to maintain fitness and make sure you are putting some time for yourself on the crazy holiday calendar.
The challenge is back this year and I will be out gathering prizes for our winners (think Headsweats visor, ProBars, towels, gym bags, energy gel)…due to a little controversy over last years winner… who we all still think was probably blowing smoke… I am keeping the point system the same, but possibly switching up how the winners are selected. I want to reward the person with the most points, but we're going to need some validation that you actually earned those points if it comes in to question.
Challenge will run from Nov 23 to Jan 8…this helps to cover you for the major holidays!
HBBC Rules
1 Point per mile (run/walk/snowshoe)
1 Point per 3 miles biked
1 Point per 30 minutes of weight lifting, Pilates, yoga, stretching or abs
1 Point per 15 minutes of another form of cardio (i.e. kick boxing, aerobics elliptical)
1 Per day where you reach a minimum of 7 servings of fruits and veggies
Because I am all about taking care of your entire mind, body, soul connection there will be additional posts/questions where you can earn points throughout the challenge.
Keep track of your points through whatever means you'd like…just be honest. I will put it to a vote as to how you would like to report points:
A. Enter them yourselves in to a Google Doc. Means you can see at any time how others are doing, so long as they are updating the sheet.
B. Send them to me weekly, so that you have to wonder all week long if you are beating the competition or not.
Which point option is more motivating to you? Leave your choice below when you say HEY I'M IN!
This was great motivation for everyone who participated last year and of course there is a new and improved Holiday Bootie Buster Challenge button for your website which will earn you an extra point if you post it and help gather some friends to the challenge.
So that's the game folks…whose up for the challenge??? Sign up by leaving your name below and a link to your blog if you'd like it to appear on the list of participants.
Giveaway time at AndHerLittleDogToo for some running gear
and over at LoveYogaandVeggies!
Gratitude Journal
Nov 10
I am grateful for fun challenges
I am grateful for lots of competition
I am grateful for good weather so I can kick your butt
I am grateful for huge water bottles
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I've been using this online calculator to work out the difference in pressure and flow between two ends of a pipe:
Pipe Friction Calculation for Fluid Flow in a Pipe
So far most of it makes sense, and I've managed to figure out the worst of it (pipe relative roughness >_<). The main problem is that we don't have the "Average fluid velocity in pipe $\mathrm{V}$", only the Flow at A in $\mathrm{l}/\mathrm{s}$.
Before you mock the next part I should explain that I'm a software developer, which apparently still qualifies me more for this sort of work than my water engineer brother-in-law...
Anyway, to convert from Flow to Velocity, I made up the following:
L: litres per second at A
D: diameter of pipe (m)
V: fluid velocity (in m/s)
$$V = \frac{ 1000L }{ \pi(D/2)^2 } $$
Is this the correct conversion, or have I missed something?


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By John Goralski
Sports Writer
Irv Black's voice crackled through the speakers at Hartford Public in 1980 as the legendary track official called the play-by-play for the 1500m race at the Colonial Conference Championship. His voice melted into a rhythm with the frontrunner's steps which included newcomer Mike Ryan.
With each step, Ryan matched Black's voice. It rose in pitch as Ryan picked up his speed for the finish. It rose in crescendo as Ryan crossed the finish line and rose to a cry as Ryan continued to increase his pace.
"Stop!" croaked Black, but Ryan kept racing toward former Blue Knight track coach Wayne Nakoneczny at the other end of the track. Ryan never slowed.
"I figured that I might as well go for the school record in the mile, so Coach Nak stood at the finish line and timed me," he said with a laugh. "Everyone finished the race, but I just kept going. Irv Black had one of those voices that you could hear a mile away. He was yelling at me to stop, but I kept going and met coach at the far turn."
"And he had plenty left at the end," the coach said in a quote in The Southington Observer. "We just might keep him in that event."
In just his second performance in the long distance race, but Ryan finished second in the conference standings with a time that broke the school's record, but his time in the mile was a new standard as well even if it was unofficial. Coach Nak had finally found his distance runner, and Southington fans were introduced to Ryan's penchant for charting his own course on the track and in his life. It was the start of a journey that carried him to the NFL sidelines.
"I love challenges. It's one of the reasons that I still run now," said Ryan, the head trainer for the Jacksonville Jaguars. "I like to challenge myself and see what I'm made of. That's one of the nice things about sports. You can say all you want, but when it comes to competing against others, you really find out where you stand. I really like that challenge."
Ryan was always a competitor, growing up as a three-sport athlete in a small town in Massachusetts, but it was the move to Southington in his junior year that really excited the youngster. It wasn't the chance to compete in one of the biggest programs in Connecticut. It was the opportunities off the field that excited him.
"I knew by the time I was in eighth grade that I wanted to be a trainer in the NFL, so I was just so excited to get down here because I knew what a strong athletic program they had and all the athletic opportunities that they had at the high school and in the town," he said. "It was like going to Disney World to me."
Ryan soon discarded his football career when he failed to make Southington's starting lineup in the fall. He didn't dare to throw his hat into a baseball program that made his former high school team look like a farm league. Instead, he began to follow around Southington's trainer, Bob Mastrianni, peppering him with questions about physical training.
The only reason he went out for track was because of an encounter with future Blue Knight coach Bill Thomson in the high school cafeteria.
"He came and sat down on the table in the lunch room and said, 'So you're an 800m guy?' I was thinking who is this guy that's coming up to me in the lunchroom?" he said. "I didn't realize that there was such a strong fraternity of runners in the school, but they all ended up becoming great friends and great runners."
It was in track that Ryan finally learned the discipline that would carry him to the NFL. He wanted to be a decathlete, but coaches forced him to choose one discipline and train in it. Ryan wanted to be a sprinter, but Coach Nak pushed him into the distance races. He wanted to try the different events, but coaches kept him focused on one thing. At first, Ryan fought it.
"I was a sprinter, a pole vaulter, and a javelin thrower, but my coach told me that my best event was going to be the mile," he said. "I sort of laughed at him. I didn't want to run a mile in a week, let alone be a miler. But he was very steady about it. I guess he saw something in me."
Coach Nak seems almost prophetic. "He had the quality of speed plus endurance, and that's where you get your half-mile and mile runners," said the former Southington coach. "He was one of the most diligent workers that we've ever had. He was always there. He was always doing the workouts. He always gave 100 percent."
Eventually Ryan came around. By the end of his junior season, he had already qualified for states in the 800m, and that's when his coach surprised him with the chance to try something else. Ryan ran the 1500m for the first time in the season finale and qualified for states. He went on to break the 1500m record at the conference meet, again at the Class LL meet, and a third time at the state open.
"I had the school record in the mile, and it was only the second time that I ran the race. It was pretty funny," he said. "I finished 4th at the state championship and finished 6th at the state open.
I was an all-state 1500m guy, and I think I only ran it a total of three or four times."
Ryan was hooked, and college scouts began to take notice. As a senior, Ryan placed third at the Class LL meet but fell apart at the state open when he overheated during a long delay at the start of his race. That devastating loss began his unlikely journey through the ranks to the NFL.
"I know that, if I finished in the top 3, it would have changed everything," he said. "Would that have diverted me from my dream of being an athletic trainer in the NFL? I don't know. The fact that it was less than ideal, it was probably my best bad race that I've ever had. I wish I could go back and do that race over again, but I think that everything happens for a reason."
The bigger programs stopped showing interest, and Ryan turned his attention to Central CT State University when Mastrianni introduced him to CCSU trainer Karl Klein. Klein had worked at the Olympics. He had contacts that reached into the NFL, and Ryan threw himself into his studies.
"Bob Mastrianni took an interest in me, and he took me to some workshops that really opened my eyes to what was available," said Ryan. "I had a lot of guys tell me that, if I went to a smaller school, there was no way that I was going to get to the NFL. There were only 28 NFL teams, but I've never been one to listen to people and their negative views. Someone said that it doesn't matter where you are and what you do. If you're good at it, people will find you. I decided right there that I was going to go to Central to learn from Karl Klein."
Ryan continued to run track, but he added cross country so that he could train with the best runners. A fractured ankle slowed him for a while with a surgery that required three pins and reattached tendons. Ryan took up swimming to stay in shape, and that led him on a path that culminated in six Ironman Triathlons in Hawaii (1994), New Zealand (1996), Canary Island (1998), Brazil (2000), Idaho (2004) and Austria (2009).
It drove him to compete in multiple triathlons throughout the world. He ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. He raced up the stairs at the Empire State Building. He ran the Boston Marathon and three Escape From Alcatraz triathlons in San Francisco.
"I love extreme sports and any kind of different competitions," he said. "I'm always looking for different kinds of challenges. I love running, but if that's all I did I'd be very bored. So I add different events and competitions. It gives you a good reason to do a good vacation."
Ryan showed the same commitment in his career choice. In the mid-1980s, he joined the NY Giants as a pre-season trainer and physical therapist. That earned him a promotion to assistant trainer for six years with the Giants. When the league expanded to 32 teams in 1994, Ryan was offered the head trainer position for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He continues to be the only one to hold that job for the NFL team.
"Mike Ryan is one of the longest-tenured members of the Jaguars family and that is a testament to his professionalism and his integrity," said Dan Edwards, a spokesman for the Jaguars. "Mike has earned the respect and trust of countless peers and athletes throughout his career, and he has always kept ahead of changing technology and treatments…As the only head trainer/physical therapist the Jaguars have had, he has had the opportunity to teach and train many others in the profession and has seen many go on to productive careers of their own. Mike Ryan is an example of what a pro is and a great representative of the Jacksonville Jaguars."
Ryan was an easy choice for officials of the Southington Sports Hall of Fame. For almost four decades he has competed at the highest levels as an athlete, and he had helped hundreds more compete at their best. On Thursday, Nov. 14, Ryan will be honored in an induction ceremony at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville.
"The hall of fame is about honoring the town of Southington from an athletic standpoint," said Mastrianni. "From both standpoints, he does that. Mike was an outstanding distance runner. He's been a very successful trainer. He's represented our town very well, and he's an outstanding human being. He hasn't forgotten where he's come from, and there aren't a lot of people that have attained what he's attained that have that sort of memory."
Ryan said he'll never forget the influence that Southington sports and Southington coaches have made in his life.
"I'm absolutely thrilled about this. I have so much respect for the town of Southington and that school," he said. "There isn't a day that goes by that I don't reflect upon the benefits of high school sports and what I've gained from Southington by learning how to win, how to lose, leadership, and hard work. Those are the things you gain from sports."
To reserve tickets, contact Jim Verderame at (860) 628-7335. To comment on this story or to contact sports writer John Goralski, email him at jgoralski@ southingtonobserver.com.
Opportunity Knocks; Mike Ryan blazed his own path to the NFL sidelines
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The hotel will be closed for the Nov. 6 election. The village's 10 registered voters will continue the midnight tradition at a local ski lodge.
The Victorian- and Alpine-style resort is known for its wood-paneled Ballot Room, where residents have cast their votes for president at the stroke of midnight on New Hampshire's primary day and on the nation's Election Day since 1960. The room is filled with political articles and cartoons from presidential campaigns and a special glass-encased ballot box.
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Posted: Sun May 21, 2000 4:44 pm
Post subject: Quiver for Couples?
Can anybody recommend a sail quiver that would please both a petite wife intermediate sailor and experienced husband? We sail primarily at Coyote Pt and 3rd Ave with occasional Crissy launches. Wife concerned about lightness of sails and prefers a camber to help clear the sail when doing water starts.
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Posted: Thu May 25, 2000 7:10 pm
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You mention that shes petite, but neglect to describe him! If our experience is any guide (me: 120lb, he:190lb) you can forget sharing many sails. I like light rigs that are easy to handle, he likes power; we only agree on neilpryde, mine are MPRs, his are V-6, V-8s. My sails are generally too twitchy for him, his sails usually too stiff (& heavy) for me. We also sail@Coyote (red Honda wagon w/gorge-rax)--introduce yourself!
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Posted: Fri May 26, 2000 7:43 am
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My husband and I share a quiver. Im 120lb, hes around 160lb. We also have stuck with the Neil Prydes. Larger sizes are V8s (5.5 through 8.0), smaller are MPR and NR. With our weight difference, were typically 1 sail off each other which works well if the wind increases or decreases ... one of us is already rigged with only a boom change needed. Keep in mind though that were east coast sailors and dont get alot of real windy days ...
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Posted: Sat May 27, 2000 11:54 am
Post subject: RE: Quiver for Couples?
We are a very similar couple. My wife weighs approximately 110 lbs and I weigh 180 lbs. She is an intermediate sailor and I am an experienced sailor. We sail mostly on Vancouver Island (Nitinat) and the Gorge. As you can imagine we are constantly trying to determine the best sail quiver and boards for a couple and we think we have it.
The most success we have had is with Sailworks Revolution Sails. They are light and have no cams. There are a number of other manufacturers that have similar sails that are as good. Our quiver includes a 6.5 (my big sail), 5.6 (my wifes big sail), 5.0, 4.4, 3.8, 3.2 (my wifes small sail or the one I use when its nuclear). I dont think you need a cam in order to clear the water effectively when water starting. These sails are just as easy. One other thing that I would add is to ensure that the total rig is light with a light mast and boom.
Happy sailing.
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2000 10:11 am
Post subject: RE: Quiver for Couples?
Best choice for both of you would be a cam convertible wave sail, like the Ezzy Wave or Ezzy Ultra-Light Wave. Both come with an easy to install & remove cam, so youd both be happy, especially with the ultra-light if shes concerned about sail weight. You only need the full on wave sails if you are actually sailing in the waves. I have Ezzy2000 Ultra-Lights for 25% off if you are interested, my husband owns Capt. Kirks, an authorized Ezzy Dealer.
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Posted: Mon May 29, 2000 12:43 pm
Post subject: RE: Quiver for Couples?
My wife and I usually sail Coyote, Berkeley, and Sherman Island. She weighs about 125 and Im about 160. We use Windwings: 5.7 Synthesis (2 cam), 4.8 Black Diamond Slalom (3 cam; a 96 that Ill replace soon with an Interface light), 4.2 Interface (1 cam), and 3.5 Catalyst (0 cam).
Shes always one sail size smaller and one size board smaller than me; this works out great. As the wind moves up/down, weve always got at least one rig that will be right...
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2000 9:47 pm
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We are both coast/gorge sailors and use Ezzy Powerwaves. The cam can be removed at the coast if you want. The new ones are lighter but we are using 99s now. It is our 3rd set. You can trade in the old ones irregardless of condition for set price at Windance.
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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2000 5:00 pm
Post subject: RE: Quiver for Couples?
My wife is about 110# and I am about 205# and we basically have a big quiver os boards and sails we can share. I uaully sail about 2m larger than she does.
We sail in Aruba more than anywhere these days, but we sail Coyote too, where she stays on the inside on her 3.5 or 4.0 and I go outside on 5.5 or 6.5. (Look for a rusted white Nissan pickup with a wooden extension to the oversize cap, and an Aruba plate on the extension. Cant miss it. Green NBA bug logo on the tail gate).
We had what we felt was the perfect quiver in the Sailworks Bravo: 4.0, 4.5, 5.0 (her sails) 5.5, 6.5, 7.5 (my sails). Or course if it really nuked, I got to use her sails, but that was rare and I usually ended up hurting her stuff, I am sad to say. We were both REALLY bummed when they stopped making this terrific, rangey, light, comfy sail. I tried the Retro a couple times and I just didnt like the loss of the camber.
I ended up replacing my 5.5 and 6.5 with Naish Alanas, which are pretty good, but not as rangey and a little harder to rig than the Bravo. She was more successful in finding replacements in the Niel Pryde MPR sails. She likes them just fine. I never tried them in the larger size, but by the looks of them I would like them just fine.
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"Probably one of the most common birds in California, and know to almost everybody, as they are visible at all times of the day, and not timid." This was the description of the Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia, in the Geological Survey of California, Ornithology, Volume 1, Land Birds, published in 1870. What has happened since then is a sad tale of indifference, neglect and mismanagement.
Burrowing Owls are listed as endangered in Canada and threatened in Mexico. They are considered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to be a "Bird of Conservation Concern" at the national level, in three USFWS regions, and in nine Bird Conservation Regions. They are also listed as endangered in Minnesota, threatened in Colorado, and as a "Species of Special Concern" in California, Montana, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
"Owl numbers have dropped steadily since the 1940s; by the mid-1990s surveys estimated 9,450 owl nesting pairs in the primary range of California burrowing owls, with 5,600 pairs thought to nest in the Imperial Valley. The number of breeding owl colonies in the survey area declined by nearly 60 percent from the 1980s to the early 1990s, and the statewide number of owls is now thought to be continuing to decline by about 8 percent per year due to urban development.1"You can deduce from the map above that it does not look good for the Western Burrowing Owl. The Imperial Valley (represented by the lime green area at the bottom of the map, below the Salton Sea shown in white) was thought to be the last stronghold for this small, charismatic owl. Unfortunately, a recent survey by the Imperial Irrigation District that monitors the largest population of California's Burrowing Owls, shows a stunning 27% decline, providing some of the most striking evidence yet that the species is badly in need of state protections.So what is causing such huge declines in this "Species of Special Concern?" As is the case with most threatened and endangered species, loss of habitat is a large part of the problem, but the fact that this raptor lives in burrows dug primarily by fossorial mammals, compounds the problem. The California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi) is the primary species offering up burrows for the owls in California and they have been systematically eradicated in the west for years (badgers, skunks, marmots, armadillos and fox holes are also used by the owls in North America).
The California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) is still working from a script developed in 1995 when they released a staff report to aid developers and consultants involved with projects and developments that "may affect burrowing owl habitat." That was over fifteen years ago! These unwise practices fly in the face of their own suppressed report, Guidance for Burrowing Owl Conservation, dated April 14, 2008, that was leaked by us but never released to the public.
The current CDFG practices allow, and commonly use, exclusion of owls from their burrows during the non-breeding season, supposedly as a method to avoid "take." The definition of "take" includes to harass, harm, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or attempt to engage in any such conduct. A notable component of this definition is the definition of "harm." "Harm" in the definition of "take" means an act that actually kills or injures protected wildlife. Such acts may include significant habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife by significantly impairing essential behavior patterns, including breeding, feeding, or sheltering2.
The 2008, unreleased report states "exclusion of owls from burrows during the non-breeding season, usually by installation of one-way doors, has been used to avoid take…[but] because owls are dependent on burrows for survival and reproduction, excluding them from nesting, roosting, and satellite burrows on a project site may actually lead to direct or indirect take."These one-way doors exclude the owls from their burrows, forcing them to move to another location. One wildlife "biologist" hired by a developer told us "they are sure to find happy homes elsewhere." Yeah, right. They are most likely sure to perish from exposure without a burrow to escape predation.
This is the plan (eviction) most often used by CDFG when dealing with developers that find Burrowing Owls on the property they wish to develop. Most are not even required to contribute to a mitigation bank to offset the destruction of their habitat, as described by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Again, quoting from the Guidance for Burrowing Owl Conservation, "existing practices for excluding owls usually employ only portions of the methods described above (passive relocation or eviction), or employ the methods inadequately, and therefore have a higher likelihood of resulting in take. For example, "passive relocation" efforts typically provide alternative (i.e., artificial) nearby burrows for the owls that will be displaced, but do not confirm before burrow destruction that new burrows are being used. "Eviction" is exclusion from the burrow without providing alternate burrows that the displaced owls can find."
This approach to Burrowing Owl conservation, considering the statistics I have sited here, obviously doesn't work. Burrowing Owls have been in decline for sixty years. We need a Burrowing Owl Conservation Plan and we need it now!
Please take the time to watch this video made by Caroline and Jonathan Armer of the Santa Clara Audubon Society, Reversing the Trend. It includes interviews with two wildlife biologists, both experts on Burrowing Owls, Lynne Trulio and Jack Barclay, who was one of the biologists that contributed to the 2008 guidance report. I think you will find the video very inspirational.
I would also appreciate everyone joining our cause to Save Burrowing Owls on facebook. We have also started a petition to urge the California Department of Fish and Game to release a new Burrowing Owl Comprehensive Conservation Strategy which they have been promising for the past seven years. Please go sign the petition at the Burrowing Owl Conservation Network, where I serve as the habitat manager. The ability to sign the petition electronically may be ready by this posting. If not, it will be ready soon. Thank you for your support of this important conservation issue.
References: 1 Center For Biological Diversity, 2 Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973
Thanks to Scott Artis of JournOwl for the use of the photo of the one-way exclusion door
Great post Larry..Thanks for all that you do to protect the Owls in California. I hope that something can be done to preserve habitat. It has been sad reading Scotts posts on the Population lost because of development…
I hope a feasible plan is developed soon!
It's actually quite incredible that a species can be allowed to decline and disappear from counties/regions across California right before our eyes. It's even more incredible that agencies we have entrusted with protecting our wildlife are failing to develop a conservation strategy when their own scientists and biologists recommend immediate action.
We need everyone's help to push California towards burrowing owl conservation so please sign the petition at http://burrowingowlconservation.org/CAPetition.html or sign electronically via Facebook at http://apps.facebook.com/causes/petitions/584?m=
@Duncan that is an interesting observation. When was that? I found a post that made reference to a survey on the Farallons dated February 3, 2010 where they found eight BUOWs that the thought were overwintering there due to the introduced mouse population.
@Dawn we hope so too! Thanks for your support of our cause! The petition is now available on our Facebook page
Do any of the developments insert artificial burrows in the grounds and retain the owls? would that even work? I ask because the places I've seen them they've been pretty unphased by human presence and I can imagine a number of developments (golf courses, old folks villages, residential developments) where having cute little owls popping up out of the grass would be considered a bonus (or at least a neutral) but where ground squirrels might (sadly) be considered unacceptable.
@Tai amazingly enough, the one place I always go to get my Burrowing Owl fix is on a golf course in Davis California called Wildhorse Golf Club. They have installed artificial burrows in one area on the East side of the course and the owls have flourished. They live side by side with the ground squirrels and according to the course superintendent, the squirrels cause no problem for the golf course, and the golfers love seeing them.
I know there are several other places where the owls live comfortably with humans and ground squirrels in residential developments and we want these types of islands for the owls to be part of developer's plans, especially when they are building in areas that Burrowing Owls already inhabit. We just need the CDFG and other agencies to make it happen. Like Jack Barclay states in the video, it really shouldn't be that difficult to help this species survive going into the future.
Hi Larry, I've signed the petition and continue to be impressed with the effort you've put into protecting these owls. I am following your reports, and will hope for good news following the increasing public demand for protection that you and your colleagues have helped to generate.
@Amber you are always at the forefront of conservation efforts and I appreciate everything you do for our environment. Thank you for supporting the Burrowing Owl petition!
Thanks for coming back to me on that. One thing I've been thinking a lot about recently is how we as conservationist/naturalists/wildlife lovers can make developers aware that wildlife on their site (even endangered wildlife which brings with it restrictions) doesn't have to be a negative and can add value. The potential in my view for places like wildlife friendly golf courses are massive and things like burrowing owls, gopher tortoises and similar iconic wildlife can be at the forefront of this.
Tai, love that idea. It would be great if developers could be approached with a presentation that demonstrates the wildlife as an attraction rather than a nuisance that must be eliminated. The ultimate challenge would be to quantify and prove that public sentiment is truly pro-wildlife. My own mother could not tolerate a possum in her yard and called the city to have it relocated. I agree, the potential is huge and so is the task. Nothing worth doing is ever easy, right?
I just released one of these guys after he hit our window and fell in the snow. This was near Grant's Pass, Oregon. A short stay in my hands inside the house woke him up and he was off the minute I took him outside again. He didn't even bite me once he came to his senses which was greatly appreciated by yours truly. It was a special event and I'm sad to hear that they aren't doing well in California. Keep up the good work.
Your lucky you can still do some work with Burrowing Owls in California, here in Alberta, Canada we are about to lose our owls (exterpated) because the government and industry would not lift a finger to do anything.
I wanted to make a small but important comment in response to this post. CDFG is an enforcement agency, while the Fish and Game Commission writes the actual rules about which species merit protection. The Fish and Game Commission is stacked with pro-hunting, pro-development individuals (case in point: http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Ethics-complaint-filed-against-cougar-killer-3377666.php). By contrast, many of the CDFG biologists who I've worked with care a great deal about this species and are frustrated by weak EIRs (written by local planners with no biological experience) and the lack of regulatory tools to help them protect the species.
@Bob thank you for the comment. CDFG came out with a revised "Staff Report on Burrowing Owl Mitigation" on March 7, 2012. This is a quote from that report which you can download from the link above:
"The mission of the Department is to manage California's diverse fish, wildlife and plant resources, and the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for their use and enjoyment by the public. The Department has jurisdiction over the conservation, protection, and management of fish, wildlife, native plants, and habitats necessary to maintain biologically sustainable populations of those species (Fish and Game Code (FGC) §1802). The Department, as trustee agency pursuant to CEQA (See CEQA Guidelines, §15386), has jurisdiction by law over natural resources, including fish and wildlife, affected by a project, as that term is defined in Section 21065 of the Public Resources Code. The Department exercises this authority by reviewing and commenting on environmental documents and making recommendations to avoid, minimize, and mitigate potential negative impacts to those resources held in trust for the people of California."
We have been asking CDFG to give us the ability to translocate Burrowing Owls as Wild at Heart has been doing for years in Arizona with the help of the Arizona Game and Fish Department. They refuse. Some have also requested permission to start a captive breeding program, request still unanswered, sitting on someone's desk at CDFG.
We need help form these agencies to solve this problem and keep these beautiful raptors off the Endangered Species List.
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An African Spring in Senegal?
By Barnaby Phillips in Africa
For more than a year, opposition supporters in some of sub-Saharan Africa's more repressive countries have hoped that the wave of pro-democracy protests will spread south from Egypt, Libya and Tunisia.
By and large, the wait has been in vain. There is some irony in that the latest candidate mooted for "people power" is Senegal, one of the few African countries with a genuine democratic tradition in the post-independence era.
Senegal has strong institutions, and is the only country in west Africa never to have suffered a military coup.
The current president, Abdoulaye Wade, first come to power in 2000 when he defeated the incumbent in one of the most exciting and transparent African elections of the post-independence era.
But now, to the fury of many, Senegal's constitutional court has ruled that Wade will be allowed to run for a third term in presidential elections due at the end of this month.
'Constitutional coup'
The court decided that Senegal's two-term limit does not apply to Mr Wade, because it took effect after he became president. (In fact, he introduced it himself.)
This sophistry certainly appears to be in violation of the spirit with which term-limits were conceived, whatever one makes of opposition accusations that the constitutional court is manipulated by Mr Wade.
The court has also ruled that the world-famous singer Youssou N'dour cannot stand as president, because of concerns about the alleged authenticity of the signatures on his application form.
When I met Youssou N'dour in Dakar, he was angry. He describes the court's decisions as "a constitutional coup".
He appealed to the international community "to speak sense to Wade, otherwise we'll have a catastrophe in this country".
Divided opposition
It is true there have been riots in several cities, and the clumsy police response has made an already volatile situation even worse.
But, I have to say, my feeling during five days in and around Dakar was that a popular uprising in Senegal is not imminent.
For a start, the opposition is divided, and somewhat confused.
Some believe that Wade is beatable in the elections, and want to get on with the campaign. N'dour, on the other hand, believes the process is a sham, but even he is not advocating a boycott of the polls.
Wade, who is believed to be 85 years old, shows a depressing determination to cling onto power.
My friend Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, a long term Dakar resident, writes here how his star has faded.
Real story
There are superficial similarities with some of the dictators of the Arab world who have been toppled in the past year; a partiality for garish monuments, the apparent grooming of a son as a successor, and the constitutional meddling.
Another similarity is the huge number of unemployed, frustrated young men in the cities.
But there are also differences. Wade is not a vicious dictator. Senegal has a more open tradition of parliamentary democracy than Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, and, in fact, just about every Arab country.
The next few weeks will be crucial.
The presidential elections are due on February 26. The country is divided. There is the risk of a violent campaign and a disputed election.
Never mind superficial comparisons with the Arab Spring; the real story is that Senegal's democratic credentials are under threat.
Originally published by AlJazeera under Creative Commons License


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As a neuroscientist I have to disagree with the perception that anyone is doing mathematical modeling of cognitive intelligence, yet; intelligence as an economist defines it, yes, but economists are worlds away from actual cognition.
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Quote from: Freeky Queen of DERP on August 09, 2012, 03:24:02 amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2bo_u_YmW8This makes me think of Roger, Nigel, Squidday, and, um, that's it. AND NOT BECAUSE OF THE OBVIOUS. PLZ TO NOT KILL ME. I got some pretty heavy LMNO flashes in there too, but that might just be me.
Look out, I'm having an LMNO flash!
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$3m offer for Kardashian baby photos
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have turned down a $3 million offer for the first photos of their baby.
The couple - who recently revealed they are expecting their first child in June - reportedly rejected the huge offer from a magazine eager to secure exclusive rights to the first shots of their newborn.
A source close to the 32-year-old 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star told gossip website TMZ that she and the 'Otis' rapper have been flooded with lucrative offers for their child's first pictures and were offered $3 million from one publication outside the US.
But the insider insisted the couple have no plans to sell the private pictures to anyone at the moment but might consider offers closer to the birth because they are aware that the public interest in their baby is likely to increase.
The $3 million offer is slightly less than the amount paid to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie for the first pictures of their first biological daughter Shiloh in 2006. They were paid $4.1 million and $14 million for their twins Knox and Vivienne in 2008.
Jennifer Lopez and her then husband Marc Anthony were paid $6 million for photos of their twins Max and Emme in 2008, while Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves were paid $3 million for the first pictures of their first son Levi in 2008.
Kim has already been offered $250,000 to host a pregnancy website after being approached by David Dginguerian, an Armenian filmmaker, about working with a planned membership-only website called MyPregnancy.
It is unclear if Kim will sign up as it was recently revealed that she and Kanye, 35, are reportedly planning to share the pregnancy and their adjustment to parenthood with their fans through a show on E!
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