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No Nuggets players know more about what good defense looks like than Nate Robinson and Darrell Arthur, who played for teams a season ago that were among the NBA's best defensively.
Memphis, where Arthur played, and Chicago, where Robinson played, were in the top three in points allowed.
The third?
Indiana, where new Nuggets coach Brian Shaw was a top assistant.
Shaw's defensive overhaul in Denver is expected to have some Pacers flair to it, and it helps him to have a couple of players familiar with his high expectations. But it will not be an easy process, as shown by growing pains in training camp practices and uneven defensive performances in the first two preseason games.
But changing habits never is easy. Shaw is asking his players to work harder than they ever have on defense.
"Coach has the right mind-set," Arthur said. "He's eliminating switching. He's trying to dig down and make guys guard their man — kind of the same thing we did in Memphis. Just get down and dirty, get guys talking on defense; a lot of hard hedging, things like that."
The Nuggets showed improvement on defense last season, but they relied more on finesse. They used their quickness to create turnovers and get the fast break started.
They ranked second in the NBA in steals, but they weren't a fundamentally sound team defensively. Get them in a half-court game and they were shaky against the pick-and-roll play, which Golden State used to great effectiveness in its first-round playoff upset. The Nuggets had difficulty getting through screens — and switching on screens often led to easy shots for opponents.
Improving that part of Denver's defense has been a priority for Shaw. He wants his players staying with their man, fighting through screens.
Robinson said the Bulls practiced almost exclusively on defense, and he expects Shaw to continue to put a heavy emphasis on that end of the court.
"That's what coach (Tom Thibodeau) did when I was in Chicago," Robinson said. "We rarely practiced on offense; if we did, it was 5-on-0. It was never scrimmaging. We just worked on defense over and over until we knew it second nature."
But, Arthur warns, the changeover will take time.
"It might take a little while for us to be a great defensive team," he said. "But if we just keep pushing it and going over our defensive keys, we'll get it. My first year we won 20 games, then we gradually got better. It takes time, but if guys stay on the same page I think we'll be good."
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Meridian, Miss. Temperatures Tuesday evening/Wednesday morning are likely to drop into the teens again. That will once again leave many people in our area vulnerable to the cold.
During this ongoing cold spell, Life Church in Meridian has been hosting all-night prayer meetings and left its doors open for those in the community needing to get in out of the cold.
The church is calling the service Fire by Night and participation has grown each night. The church has heaters, blankets, clothes, food, and loving hearts for anyone in need.
"We have had a tremendous support from the community," said Pastor Gary Morris. "All kinds of donations of bedding, clothing, food, water. It has been a great outpouring of support from the entire community, from churches, businesses, individuals, that has gone very well. The homeless population that has been coming in; we have had quite a few that have come in. Many have been sleeping in our sanctuary, and sleeping around on couches, just coming in to stay warm."
Morris says the church was originally planning to end the service Wednesday morning. But with the resources that have been donated and conditions still very cold, Life Church will continue Fire by Night until Thursday morning.
Life Church is one of three places where people who need shelter from the cold weather may stay. The other two places are the city's regular homeless shelters, one for men operated by The Salvation Army on B Street and MCCSA's South Harbor Shelter, which accommodates families, located on St. Paul Street.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The space shuttle Enterprise has reopened to visitors after an 8-month hiatus caused by damage from Superstorm Sandy.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum to unveil the temporary pavilion housing NASA's retired shuttle.
More than 400 guests watched as the shuttle was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It's the first space shuttle to receive the designation.
The inflatable structure that had housed the Enterprise was deflated during Sandy. High water levels caused a shutdown of the floating museum's main power supply and backup generators.
The newly built structure is a steel-framed pavilion designed to withstand much harsher conditions. It is unclear how long the shuttle will remain housed there.


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New Hampshire SBA office recognizes leading lenders
November 18. 2012 6:33PM
CONCORD - The New Hampshire district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration announced its 2012 lender awards on Friday.
In fiscal year 2012, the New Hampshire district office guaranteed a total of 630 loans totaling more than $130 million through its two main loan programs, the 7(a) Loan Guaranty Program and the 504 Loan Program.
"Lenders in New Hampshire continue to step up to the challenges of small business lending," said Greta Johansson, SBA's New Hampshire district director.
The 7(a) loan program is the SBA's most used program because of its flexibility in loan structure and variety of uses. The 504 loan program, which is administered by Certified Development Companies, offers financing for long-term fixed assets including real estate and equipment at below market rates for up to 20 years.
Northway Bank approved 91 loans making them the leading SBA lender in the state based on total number of loans. TD Bank approved more than $8.2 million in loans in New Hampshire, making them leading 7(a) lender in total dollars. Additionally, TD Bank approved nearly $51 million in loans throughout New England making them the leading SBA 7(a) lender in the region.
Granite State Development Corp. was the New Hampshire SBA's leading Certified Development Company in both numbers and total dollars, approving 108 504 loans for more than $58 million. Also, Granite State was the leading CDC region wide, approving 276 504 loans for $153 million throughout New England.
Other 2012 award winners:
-- NH SBA Leading 504 Participant Bank: Centrix Bank.
Centrix participated in 20 projects providing long term financing. Centrix Bank was the leading 504 participant region wide, participating in a total of 23 projects in New England.
--NH SBA Leading Veteran Loan Lender: Northway Bank.
Northway Bank provided four loans to veterans in business throughout the state.
--Outstanding Achievement Awards: St. Mary's Bank and Enterprise Bank & Trust Co.
Awarded for Enterprise Bank & Trust significant increase in SBA lending in 2012 and for St. Mary's increased participation with a focus on much needed smaller dollar amount loans.
--Emerging Lender: Kennebunk Savings Bank
SBA Lender who increased their lending by more than 233 percent, based on numbers, and increased 853 percent, based on dollars, in fiscal year 2012.
--Outstanding Partner: Bank of New Hampshire
Awarded for its long-term partnership with SBA, partnering with SBA to provide "Bank on SBA" sessions, customer educational opportunities and for consistently providing financing to small businesses through the use of SBA programs.
--Returning Lender: People's United Bank
This long-term partner of SBA significantly increased loan volume based on numbers and dollars, 72 percent and 88 percent respectively, in fiscal year 2012.
For more information, contact Amy Bassett at the New Hampshire District Office at email@example.com.


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Ind. woman admits to killing son over pills
Boy had hidden painkillers from mother
Ind. woman admits to killing son over pills
Boy had hidden painkillers from mother
A southeastern Indiana woman has pleaded guilty to murder in the beating death of her 12-year-old son for hiding her illegally obtained prescription painkillers from her.
Thirty-year-old Tasha Parsons, of Greensburg, will be sentenced to 60 years in prison under a plea agreement in which prosecutors agreed to drop a charge of neglect of a dependent. Sentencing is set for July 20 in Decatur Superior Court.
Parsons unexpectedly entered the plea during a hearing Tuesday afternoon after fighting the charges for months in the June 2011 death of Devin Parsons.
During the hearing, prosecutors played a video in which the woman admitted to "kicking and stomping" Devin 14 or 15 times and punching him in the head after he hid the pills.


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Founded in 1703 by Tsar Peter the Great, St. Petersburg was the Russian imperial capital for 2 centuries.
Embellished with topaz, blue lazurite (Lapis Lazuli) and other semi-precious stones, the Church on Spilled Blood was built on the site where Emperor Alexander II was fatally wounded. The walls and ceilings inside the church are completely covered in intricately detailed mosaics of biblical scenes, and at night, it resembles something out of a fairy tale. Robert Sepehr is an author, producer, and anthropologist specializing in linguistics, archeology, and paleobiology.
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City officials plan to build a $22-million sports complex and an $11-million aquatic center before they ever give a green light to building a city hall.
PALM COAST — City officials plan to build a $22-million sports complex and an $11-million aquatic center before they ever give a green light to building a city hall.
Based on the city's 10-year capital improvements program, which will be presented to the City Council during a workshop Tuesday, there is the expectation that the sports complex and aquatic center would be built sometime after 2023.
The 12-page plan includes a page for general government projects. Line items are listed for a city hall, a public works facility, an alternative fuel depot, a traffic operations center and some land acquisition related to habitat preservation.
City officials, based on the report, do not intend to spend a dime on any of those projects during the next decade.
In addition to the sports complex and aquatic center, officials also want to construct a $13-million cultural arts center sometime after 2023.
"We have an infrastructure team and this is the first time they've looked 10 years out," said Palm Coast spokeswoman Cindi Brownfield.
She said the 10-year plan is not something that will go before council members for a vote. It's meant to give them an understanding of what kind of infrastructure improvements city officials hope to make during the next decade.
"This is basically a tool for budgeting, a tool for the City Council as we approach the budget season," said Brownfield.
Included in the 10-year plan is an array of transportation projects, including the coming Palm Coast Parkway expansion. That project, which will expand the bridge that stretches over Interstate 95 from four to six lanes, will cost more than $7 million in fiscal 2014 and another $3.6 million the following fiscal year.
Additionally, the Palm Harbor extension is predicted to cost $2.9 million during the next three years.
Other transportation projects included in the 10-year plan are sidewalk and bicycle path enhancements and beautification projects, each costing anywhere from $10,000 to $200,000.
"We're not expecting any significant increases in revenues," said Brownfield. "While (residents) want the city to continue to progress, they don't want to have large tax increases. We're being very careful when we budget to not go beyond what we have now."
Tuesday's workshop is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. at the City Council conference room, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite B-106.
EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this story contained incorrect information about the timing of construction of an aquatic center, sports complex and cultural arts center in Palm Coast.


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Func KB-460 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review
Func KB-460 Gaming Keyboard
Func was founded in 1999, as a sort of gamers with a cause company. The company wanted to produce its own gaming gear that was up to its standard. This started with the most basic of gaming necessities: mouse pads. Since then Func has produced mouse pads exclusively for over a decade. However, earlier this year the company expanded its focus a bit. Func released with its usual mouse pad update (the 1030XL) the aptly named MS-3 Gaming Mouse. As impressive as this was, it was only the beginning. Now, there is the release of the KB-460 Gaming Keyboard.
This is Func's first entry into the line of fire. To make things even more exciting, the first keyboard from Func ever is fully illuminated and comes with Cherry MX red key switches. That's right! The first keyboard from Func ever is a high performance mechanical. It seems as if Func is trying to hit the market at a breakneck pace. A more gentle test of the waters would have been a specialized membrane keyboard, but I suppose to make up for lost time Func wanted to make a memorable, strong, first impression. The bright red LEDs hidden behind every key on the keyboard are almost a beacon to the gaming world that Func is playing hardball with the rest in the keyboard industry.
Considering its attributes (mostly the color), the KB-460 is definitely designed to make a scene, but will it be enough to open up a new window of opportunity for both gamers and the company? Let's take an in-depth look at the KB-460 , and you might have an answer to that question.
Closer Look
The box that the KB-460 came in is very minimalistic. I mean seriously, it's not trying to impress anyone with the outside of the box. There are only four colors involved at all: the black and red of the keyboard, the orange of the Func label, and the white that fills in the rest. On the front there is the Func label, the words "Functionality perfected" beneath that, the model of the contained product, and at the bottom "Cherry MX Red Mechanical Switches". There are literally ten words on the front of the box and an angled picture of the keyboard itself. I both like and dislike this approach. I don't like it when manufacturers post a ton of boasts and possibly empty claims on the box; however, I suppose now that I have seen it I can't say that I like the almost blank alternative (I am too picky I suppose). There is a silver lining that definitely comes with the simplicity of the box and this is that it makes me feel as if Func is not trying to sell me on the box, but on the enclosed product.
I don't have any really good pictures of the sides or top and bottom of the box as they are even less adorned than the front (they have the label and the model). The back of the box is more populated because of the technical specifications, but also because there is a scaled down model of the keyboard with little features posted around the image, like: customizable backlight key illumination; on-board customizable profiles; Func Mode; two USB connect through ports; re-assignable buttons; Cherry MX Red Mechanical Switches; plug'n'play (no need for installations); and Full N-key rollover antighosting. That literally summarizes absolutely everything that is on the box. Pretty minimal, yeah?
Upon first opening the box there is a clear view of the keyboard, with the manual, the letter from the Func team, and the clips for the palm rest. The KB-460 is very well secured in the box. It is suspended between two foam blocks with space above and below the keyboard, as well as top to bottom. Thanks to the way it is packaged, if there is any damage to the box there probably nothing to worry about. The keyboard is wrapped in plastic and the palm rest is wrapped in a foam sheet. After taking off all of the wrapping, it's time to take a look at the KB-460 itself.


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As for man, his days are like grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children's children.—Psalm 103:15-17
We who follow Christ are men and women of eternity. We must put no confidence in the passing scenes of the disappearing world. We must resist every attempt of Satan to palm off upon us the values that belong to mortality. Nothing less than forever is long enough for us. We view with amused sadness the frenetic scramble of the world to gain a brief moment in the sun. 'The book of the month,' for instance, has a strange sound to one who has dwelt with God and taken his values from the Ancient of Days. 'The man of the year' cannot impress those men and women who are making their plans for that long eternity when days and years have passed away and time is no more.
The church must claim again her ancient dowry of everlastingness. She must begin again to deal with ages and millenniums rather than with days and years. She must not count numbers but test foundations. She must work for permanence rather than for appearance. Her children must seek those enduring things that have been touched with immortality. The shallow brook of popular religion chatters on its nervous way and thinks the ocean too quiet and dull because it lies deep in its mighty bed and is unaffected by the latest shower. The Next Chapter After the Last, 9.
"Oh Lord, remind me constantly of this eternal perspective. Surely the temptation to seek the fleeting 'success' of the world (and the church!) would fade if I kept this always before me. Amen."
Reprinted from Tozer on Christian Leadership by A.W. Tozer, copyright © 2001 by Zur Ltd. Used by permission of WingSpread Publishers, a division of Zur Ltd.
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Two days after breaking down onstage during the iHeartRadio music festival in Las Vegas, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has checked into rehab, E! News reports.
"Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong is seeking treatment for substance abuse," his rep told the site Sunday. "Green Day would like everyone to know that their set was not cut short by Clear Channel and to apologize to those they offended at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas. The band regretfully must postpone some of their upcoming promotional appearances."
VIDEO: Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong flips out on stage
Armstrong, 40, caused a firestorm Friday night when he smashed his guitar, flipped off the camera and went on a profanity-filled rant at the festival. At the time, it was reported that the band's set had been cut by 20 minutes to give Usher more time. "Give me a f---ing break. One minute left," Armstrong said. "I've been around since nineteen-eighty-f---ing-eight and you're going to give me one f---ing minute?"
Armstrong was hospitalized in Italy earlier this month for an undisclosed illness. Green Day is set to drop their ninth studio album, Uno!, on Tuesday. Uno! Is the first of a three-part trilogy of albums with Dos! set to be released on Nov. 13.


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Dyker Beach Park
86 St., Belt Pkwy. bet. Bay 8 St., 14 Ave., and 7 Ave.
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Assembled from eight pieces of land over the course of forty years, Dyker Beach Park has developed into a lively park that serves the varied needs of its diverse community.
As one of the two Brooklyn City parks with a golf course, Dyker Beach Park is a popular destination for those wishing to hit the links. Soon, younger golf fans will get their own course, a first for the city. The future CityParks Junior Golf Center, a kids-only six-hole course, driving range, and practice facility with free golf instruction, is expected to open this spring.
Meanwhile, dog lovers, disciplined athletes, casual bicyclists, playful children, and observant naturalists continue to share a love and enjoyment of their neighborhood park.
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Simple Genius: A Foldable Ladder
I have a ladder. I share it with everyone else in my building and it lives in our semi-creepy basement. It takes two of us to lug it up the four stories to my home. While I just whine about this issue, the geniuses at CO&CO Design have actually solved it, creating a foldable, space-saving wonder.
The Corner Ladder, like many of the best ideas, now seems shockingly obvious. CO&CO created folding rungs that collapse inward. The ladder then narrows into a slim silhouette that resembles a chopstick. It's easier to store, and it looks much, much easier to carry.
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Kinixys homeana
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Kinixys homeana Bell, 1827
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|Vulnerable A2cd ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
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|Luiselli, L., Politano, E. & Lea, J.
|Rhodin, A.G.J., van Dijk, P.P. & Lawson, D.A. (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Red List Authority)
There are no data on the decline in population size for this species, even at a very local level. Robust calculations are therefore impossible; however, we can attempt extrapolations based on the same type of reasoning as above, again using Nigeria as a benchmark.
Assuming that: (i) the density of tortoises has remained constant in suitable habitats, (ii) local hunting pressure has remained constant over the years (this is very unlikely, given that the human population has grown from about 35 million in 1959 to approximately 120 million in 2001 (Anonymous 1960, Nigeria Population Census 2001), and (iii) the suitable habitat for K. homeana has declined by at least 90% in the last 40 years, then it can be estimated that in 1960 (date of Nigerian independence) there were at least 5,000,000 tortoises in Nigeria compared to the estimate of about 500,000 today. Hence, using these estimates (i.e., a 90% decline in suitable habitat in the past 40 years, translating to a decline of roughly 40% per 10 years), K. homeana can be classified as Vulnerable A2cd according to IUCN (2001) criteria. In particular, if we assume the generation time for this species to be about 15 years, then the three generations to be considered for Red Listing encompasses the entire 40 year period and thus a 90% decline. This would qualify as Critically Endangered under criteria A2cd. Again, this is for Nigeria, not range-wide, but there is no indication that Nigeria represents an exceptionally bad case of decline (apart from its high human population size), more a best-studied case and indicative for most of the region. Similar extrapolations can be performed for the other countries as well, and all these calculations conclude that (i) the population decline has been very rapid for K. homeana, and (ii) there is no reason to predict that this trend will be reversed or slowed.
It is clear that K. homeana is currently experiencing a very serious decline over much of its range, due mainly to habitat loss and intensive harvesting for subsistence and traditional medicine ("ju-ju"), as well as for the international pet trade. It seems more than likely that these threats will continue to grow in the next five years, due to continuing rates of deforestation, overpopulation, and industrial development in some crucial areas (e.g., southern Nigeria). Therefore, it is warranted to change the Red List status of K. homeana from Data Deficient to Vulnerable. Concerted national and international conservation efforts are needed to save the species from further decline, and it is advised that these efforts must be based strictly on scientific criteria. Consultation with individual specialists and other relevant parties such as the IUCN SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group are encouraged at all times during the planning and implementation of conservation efforts.
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K. homeana is a forest tortoise with considerable range over the continuous Guinea-Congo rainforest region. The most reliable account of its distribution is provided by Iverson (1992), although comments are available also in later literature (e.g., Vetter 2002). However, it should be taken into account that for this species as well as for many Afrotropical reptiles, the picture of the distribution is based on an indiscriminate list of all the reliable locality records collected also during the colonial age (i.e., often in areas which have been drastically modified by humans during the last decades). As a result, these maps are often little more than "ideal maps", a reflection of a species' previous distribution rather than its current status. Because of this, the distribution map of K. homeana (and virtually of all other medium to large size vertebrates) is a great overestimation of its real distribution.
K. homeana is found in Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and in the Democratic Republic of Congo (see Figure 1 in the Supplementary Material).
Liberia - was found throughout the whole country: known in the north-west provinces as well as in the extreme southeast, around Harper (Iverson 1992).
Cote d'Ivoire - Recorded in the forests around Aboisso in the south (Iverson 1992).
Ghana - Reported to be widespread in the southern territories (Iverson 1992).
Togo - No localities are presented in Iverson (1992), but see under Present Range below.
Benin - No localities are presented in Iverson (1992), but see below.
Nigeria - Found only in the southern regions (Iverson 1992), in the continuous rainforest vegetation zone.
Cameroon - Found throughout the coastal regions and also in the Southern Province (Iverson 1992); its presence has also been well documented in the Southwest Province in recent years (e.g., Lawson 1993, 2000, 2001).
Equatorial Guinea - Found both on Bioko Island and in Rio Muni (Iverson 1992).
Gabo – Not recorded by Iverson (1992), but likely present because of a very few specimens exported in recent years to international markets.
The Democratic Republic of Congo - Isolated subpopulations are known from the easternmost forests, close to the political borders with southern Sudan and western Uganda (Iverson 1992). These subpopulations should be accurately studied to understand if they are an isolated subspecies or typical homeana.
Present Range
Liberia - No recent survey on the distribution of this species in Liberia has been published. Several specimens (>50) were found by our research staff in the bush-meat markets of Monrovia, Buchanan, and Gbarnga during July 2000. According to the sellers, the tortoises were captured in the nearby surroundings. We also captured (and marked) 14 specimens in the coastal forest around Greenville, in July 2002, during a period of 8 consecutive days of research (a total of 68 hours spent in the field). K. homeana is reported by villagers to be locally common (e.g., around Gbarnga), and the pilot surveys in Greenville established an average sighting frequency of 1.75 tortoises/day, which is intermediate between those observed in southern Nigeria in (i) a harvest area (0.84 tortoises/day) and (ii) a non-harvest area (2.98 tortoises/day) (Luiselli 2003a). Based on interviews with local hunters and on our preliminary data, we believe that K. homeana is still widespread in Liberia, although likely declining due to over-exploitation by people. In particular, the civil war which has raged throughout Liberia in recent years has had serious consequences for several populations of this species. K. homeana became a common food item for people displaced into forests or bushlands to escape the fighting. Indeed, several interviewees confirmed that tortoises were one of the main protein sources not only for people escaping war but also for soldiers operating in forested zones.
Cote d'Ivoire - No recent surveys made by ourselves or associates. Historical records (summarized in Iverson 1992) showed that it is found only in the south.
Ghana – K. homeana has been found recently in Onyadze and Ony-Winn (two sites of Muni-Pomadze Lagoon, southern Ghana) in secondary forest and grass/thicket habitats (Raxworthy and Attuquayefio 2000). Our staff did not capture any free-ranging specimen of this species during some pilot surveys conducted in the years 1995, 1996, and 1998 in the coastal bushland in the Great Accra region, but we did capture a single male in a bush-plantation area around Cape Coast (southwestern Ghana). Additional surveys in October–November 2003 in the markets around Accra and Koforidua (southern Ghana) indicated several specimens traded, and a very few specimens found in the field (which would likely mean a very low population density; see Table 1 in the Supplementary Material). Based on data provided by Raxworthy and Attuquayefio (2000), plus our surveys (and from comparisons with other geographic regions like Liberia and Nigeria), and on interviews with local people, we consider this species to have become increasingly uncommon in Ghana. The numbers of free-ranging tortoises captured for the international pet trade should also be monitored, because it cannot be excluded that, as in Togo (Harris 2001), several traded specimens do not come from tortoise farms.
Togo - Found only in the remnant forests around the towns of Kpalime and Badou (southwestern Togo) (Harris 2001).
Benin – Although no records are available in Iverson (1992), the species is certainly present in Benin Republic, where it is heavily exploited and also exported to western countries (see Figure 1, and Tables 1 and 2 in the Supplementary Material).
Nigeria - The current distribution is well known because the species has been studied intensively by ourselves and associates during the last ten years (e.g., Luiselli et al. 2000, 2003; Luiselli 2003a,b,c, 2005). This species has been observed by our staff in several States:
Lagos -- presumably rare; several specimens were only found in the forest fragments and bush around Maryland, and around Lekki Lagoon.
Oyo -- presumably declining (according to several interviewees); we found it in the forest patches around Ibadan, where it has been collected also in the past (Blackwell 1968), and is actively hunted (Butler and Shitu 1985).
Edo -- locally common in mature forest fragments, but presumably extirpated from the many recently deforested areas. Based on random surveys throughout 13 potential sites of occurrence in 1999–2000, we verified its presence in only 4 sites (30.8%).
Delta -- very endangered due to severe habitat loss (potential habitat for tortoises covers approximately 0.1% of the state area) and hunting for subsistence. For instance, it was found along the riverine swamp-forests of the Etiope River in 1982, but not found again in 2001 (Lea et al. 2003).
Bayelsa and Rivers -- found in some swamp-forest patches of both these states (e.g., Powell 1993, Luiselli et al. 2000) and is locally common in a few areas where it is worshipped by indigenous communities (Luiselli 2003a). However it is actively persecuted for both subsistence and traditional medicine ("ju-ju") in most areas, where it is very likely to be declining (see data in Luiselli 2003a). In addition, it is severely threatened by habitat loss (deforestation) due to expanding petrochemical development.
Anambra -- extremely rare, it is found only in a few riverine forest patches in the southernmost part of this state and surrounding Oguta (in AGIP oilfield forest site). Most of the state landscape is characterized by plantations and cultivations, not suitable habitat for this tortoise.
Akwa-Ibom -- severely fragmented populations are found in a few riverine forests (e.g., along the banks of the River Kwa-Ibo) and in the Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve; many specimens are traded for "ju-ju" and food in Uyo market, but it seems that a good proportion of them may have come from the adjacent Cross River State (Eniang unpublished data). In addition, it is severely threatened by habitat loss (deforestation) due to petrochemical expansion in coastal areas. More common at the border with Cross River State (surroundings of Itu).
Cross River -- common in lowland forests (e.g., in the Ikpan Forest block, see Eniang and Luiselli 2002), it is replaced by Kinixys erosa in hilly and mountainous forests. In the Cross River National Park, for instance, it is much less common than K. erosa, but this is probably due to natural ecological constraints.
Cameroon - No recent surveys made by ourselves or associates. Lawson (2000) reported a very strong hunting pressure on this species in the Western and South-West Provinces. Lawson (1993) recorded its presence in 7 different sites (Abat, Mundemba, Baro, Besingi, Ekundu Kundu, Pamol Palm Plantations, Nfainchang). Additional known localities are Bipindi, Dibongo, Jengwe, Kribi, Déhané, Nkolembembe, Nko'olong, and Akom II (van Dijk 1994, LeBreton 1999).
Equatorial Guinea - No recent surveys made by ourselves or associates.
Gabon - No recent surveys made by ourselves or associates. Its distribution is unknown but likely extremely reduced (for instance it has not found during two very extensive field surveys in the 'Monts de Cristal', and in the 'Massif du Chaillu'; see Pauwels et al. 2002a,b), although very few specimens were traded and exported (see Table 2 in the Supplementary Material).
The Democratic Republic of Congo - No recent surveys made by ourselves or associates.
Extent of Occurrence
According to our calculations, based on maps in Iverson (1992) modified by data reported in other sources published before 1992, and on original data made available to us (referring to distributions in 1980–90), the entire range of K. homeana had a potential extent of occurrence of about 788,843 km² in 1992 (see Table 3 in the Supplementary Material). The country comprising the highest percentage of the potential range was Nigeria (23.4% ), followed by Cameroon (20.3%).
Because Nigeria and Cameroon comprise the greatest proportion of this species' potential range (43.7%) they are appropriate to assess the current global status of K. homeana in the absence of firm data from the other countries.
Area of Occupancy
Because few fieldwork-based data on the area of occupancy exist for K. homeana, the area of occupancy is simply defined as 10% of the area of extent of occurrence as applied in the Red List Criteria (IUCN 2001), yielding an estimate of 78,843 km². In Nigeria, where the human population density is expanding rapidly (currently about 120 million people) and where the remnant proportion of forests is very low (about 1% of that found in the 1950s; Geomatics 1996), it is almost certain that the current tortoise range is far less than the 10% of former range expected according to IUCN (2001) criteria. We would suggest that a more appropriate estimate of the current range of K. homeana in Nigeria is approximately 5% of that in 1992 (i.e., approximately 9,235 km², and this is certainly an overestimation). A current occupation of only 5% of the 1992 range would translate to an assessment, for the Nigerian populations, as Critically Endangered under criteria A2c. Of course this does not include reduction in occupancy in other range states, and so we could not be sure about the soundness of any generalization of this assessment as CR. However, it has not been reported anywhere that the species survives significantly better in other countries, and there is little cause for optimism. Hence, based on these calculations, the status of K. homeana is clearly becoming vulnerable due to the considerable extent of habitat loss in addition to subsistence hunting.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Benin; Cameroon; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea (Bioko); Gabon; Ghana; Liberia; Nigeria
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|There are no available data on the global population size and density of K. homeana at the continental scale. We therefore need to use the few data available on the density and home ranges of these tortoises from some specific localities to generate estimates of population size at the continental scale.
In the Niger Delta (southern Nigeria), during 1995–2002, we radiotracked 33 adults (20 males and 13 females) for 40 continuous days, and measured mean home range size (quantified via minimum convex polygon) of 0.37 km² for males and 0.24 km² for females, with some specimens (especially males) exhibiting home ranges as large as 0.46 km². Lawson (2000) also stated that, in western Cameroon, male home range may exceed 0.5 km²; his data are very similar to our own despite the different study regions and environmental conditions. Moreover, both in Nigeria (Luiselli and associates unpublished data) and in Cameroon (Lawson 2000), male tortoises are highly territorial, and usually drive other males away from their core home ranges. Thus, the density of these tortoises is low in most places even in highly suitable environments. Luiselli (2003a) presented some data on population structure and abundance of K. homeana that can be useful for calculating a rough density of these tortoises under natural conditions. During 20 consecutive field days of research in southern Nigeria (10 days in the wet season and 10 days in the dry season, from February 2001 to January 2002) ten people independently searching a 20 ha area found an average density of 1.4 tortoises/ha at six localities. The density ranged from 0.15 to 0.9 tortoises/ha in harvest areas, and from 1.65 to 2.85 tortoises/ha in veneration areas (density values calculated from Table 1 in Luiselli, 2003a).
K. homeana is known to inhabit similar habitats across its entire range, and data from separate regions (Cameroon and Nigeria) showed a clear similarity also in home range size and territoriality. Hence we may use the above population density of approximately 1.4 individuals/ha for K. homeana in Nigeria to extrapolate estimates for the whole species range. Calculating population size from the population density estimates (Luiselli 2003a), we expect approximately 140 tortoises in an area of 1 km², which would give a figure of about 1,300,900 tortoises in all of Nigeria according to the most optimistic view (i.e., assuming that in 50% of the occupied sites there is veneration, and no hunting pressure). However, since our data show that veneration occurs in less than 1% of the occupied sites, the total tortoise population figure would be much lower. With an average density (calculated from Luiselli 2003a for harvest areas) of 0.53 individuals/ha this gives 53.33 tortoises/km², and about 500,000 tortoises in all of Nigeria. This latter figure is probably a much more accurate population estimate. If we apply the above reasoning to the whole of this species' range we calculate a total population size for K. homeana of at best 4,205,000 tortoises.
Lawson (2000), studying the harvest rates of K. homeana in three protected areas of Cameroon (Korup National Park, Banyang-Mbo Sanctuary, and Nta-Ali Reserve), estimated an overall mean annual harvest rate of 0.3 animals/km² in these areas with good habitat conditions and relatively low human density. Then, if 100% of the species' range was protected and under relatively low human density, and extrapolating harvest data by Lawson (2000), the expected annual harvest rate would have been 236,532 tortoises, i.e., 5.6% of the total surviving tortoise population. However, the percent of protected territory is less than 3% of the species' range, and the human population density is much higher in several regions of the species' range than in the three protected areas of Cameroon studied by Lawson (2000), and hence we may conclude that the annual harvest rate is certainly much higher than the calculated 5.6%, but not quantifiable on the basis of current data. Also acknowledging the theoretical limits of our calculations, which are simply estimates, it is still very likely that the free-ranging populations of this species cannot sustain the current pressure (combination of continuing habitat loss and hunting) for more than 2–3 generations (sensu IUCN 2001), with each generation being about 15 years. Based on the above assumption, K. homeana meets at least the IUCN Red List criteria for Vulnerable status, but a case for an even higher category of risk can be made.
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|Most of the data available on the habitat preferences of K. homeana populations are based on anecdotal observations and not on sound data. It is generally reported that this species occurs in forests all throughout its range, generally of a drier type than the forests inhabited by K. erosa (Ernst and Barbour 1989). According to Broadley (1989) it inhabits the lowland evergreen forest, and a similar habitat has been described in western Cameroon (Lawson 1993), where it is locally threatened by clearance of forest for cultivation (e.g., around Nfainchang; Lawson 1993).
The most detailed study on the habitat preferences of K. homeana has been done in southern Nigeria. At a landscape scale, a statistical study (based on logistic regression of presence/absence data) revealed that Nigerian populations of K. homeana are habitat specialists, being linked to zones of secondary dry forest around mangroves and in zones with secondary swamp-forest (Luiselli et al. 2000). Considering that in the Delta states these habitat types have declined dramatically during the last decades, falling from 2% of state area in 1976–78 to only 0.2% in 1993–95 (Geomatics 1996) due primarily to petrochemical expansion, it may be inferred that habitat loss represents a very serious reason of decline for these tortoises at a global scale. This supposition is reinforced by evidence that K. homeana needs closed forest canopy and shady microhabitats to avoid overheating, and shows behavioral thermoregulation in its avoidance of overheating (Luiselli 2005), i.e. allowing only short periods of exposure to the sun during movements between sunlit and shaded areas (Hailey and Coulson 1998, Luiselli 2005). Another potential limitation factor of habitat occupancy by K. homeana may be a potential for interspecific competition for food with the closely related K. erosa, which exhibits a wide overlap in terms of spatial use (Luiselli 2003b).
At a local scale, Luiselli (2003a) demonstrated that the type of attitude of human communities towards tortoises may have very serious consequences on the habitat preferences of these animals, so that any generalization can be difficult. Luiselli (2003a) studied tortoise population ecology at six study areas with similar habitat characteristics in the eastern axis of the Niger Delta. In three areas, the tortoises had been worshipped by local communities for a long time as holy animals, whereas in three other areas they were actively hunted for subsistence. The habitat use by tortoises varied depending on the type of treatment by the indigenous people (hunting vs. veneration): in the veneration areas the tortoises were frequently found in disparate habitats (i.e., dense dry bush, sparse dry bush, riparian vegetation, swamps, and plantations; Luiselli 2003a). In the hunting areas the tortoises were found almost exclusively inside dense bush, and always avoided plantations. It seems likely that the different habitat usage reflects extirpation from easier hunting areas (Luiselli 2003a). This study may have important global consequences for this species' status, because it demonstrates that wherever they are hunted for subsistence (which is a common occurrence in West and Central Africa, e.g., see Fa et al. 2000, Lawson 2000, Fa and Garcia Juste 2001, Luiselli et al. 2003), the habitat in which they are still found is just a fraction of the potential habitat. They are limited to forest patches with very dense vegetation where access for human hunters is difficult. Forest habitat loss is an enormous problem in West Africa because of the rate of destruction (Oates 1999), and concomitant with this, human overpopulation and increasing hunting pressure (e.g., Luiselli 2003a,c; Luiselli et al. 2003) means that the long-term viability of these tortoises is at high risk.
Clearance of forest for cultivation is also considered a cause of decline for K. homeana in Cameroon (e.g., around Nfainchang; Lawson 1993). Although we do not have quantitative data for other countries it is obvious that the same is happening almost everywhere in the range of this tortoise, since in all these countries human population density is growing, forest loss is rapid, and hunting for subsistence is rampant (e.g., see discussion in Oates 1999).
|Major Threat(s):
K. homeana is currently experiencing a very serious decline in much of its range, due mainly to habitat loss (through agricultural and industrial expansion and deforestation) and intensive harvesting for subsistence and traditional medicine ("ju-ju") by local people in desperately poor economic condition, as well as for the international pet trade (further details on all these threats are given above).
Although K. homeana is still found in nearly all the forest-zone protected areas in Nigeria (see Table 4 in the Supplementary Material) and in Cameroon (Lawson 2000), there is no doubt that hunting is still rampant in all these protected areas, as testified by harvest data provided by Lawson (2000) and the observations of Luiselli (2003c) of hunted specimens inside two protected areas in the Niger Delta. Hence, a crucial point to be addressed by future studies is the impact that illegal hunting activities may have on populations of K. homeana inside formally established protected areas. At present, it is clear that protected area populations are not free of exploitation.
|Conservation Actions:
1). It is important to plan the management of this species by collecting as much information as possible on the cultural interactions between local human communities and tortoises, because it may be possible to create a mosaic of protected areas linking all the forested zones in which people traditionally worship tortoises. This strategy is certainly possible in some areas of southern Nigeria (Bayelsa State), e.g., around the towns of Sagbama and Brass.
2). Although K. homeana is on CITES Appendix II, thus banning the import of wild individuals into Europe (EC regulation number 338/97), it nevertheless seems necessary to develop further conservation legislation in favor of this species both at the international and national levels. At the national and sub-national level it is necessary to include this species among the protected fauna in all the countries of occurrence. At present, there is virtually no country that can reliably preserve this species, and we have seen several specimens traded for food or traditional medicine even inside protected areas (e.g., Upper Orashi Forest Reserve in Rivers State, southeastern Nigeria). Another serious problem is represented by the high rates of export of these tortoises to western markets from such countries as Ghana and Togo (e.g., see Lawson 2000). The exports of these specimens should be seriously controlled to prevent free-ranging specimens being taken, especially considering that it is often unclear how these specimens are obtained because tortoise farms are very underdeveloped in these countries. Harris (2001), for instance, found that most Python regius exported from Togo to Europe were claimed to come from farms but were actually newborns of wild-caught females (who were killed after oviposition). Close control should be exercised on these farms to prevent the tortoise trade from being conducted in the same way.
3). The field ecology of K. homeana has been studied intensively only in southern Nigeria and in western Cameroon. These studies should be continued in these two countries to achieve a very detailed dataset, but should also be urgently expanded into other countries of this species' range for comparative purposes. The same is true also for the studies on the relationship between humans and tortoises.
4). There is a strong need to establish protected areas that include populations of these tortoises, and perhaps a very promising initiative would be to create protected corridors by linking areas where local people traditionally protect tortoises.
5). Potential attempts at trade management have been undertaken (see Table 2 in the Supplementary Material). However, these should be developed more to reduce impact of export trade on wild-caught animals.
|Luiselli, L., Politano, E. & Lea, J. 2006. Kinixys homeana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T11003A3238276. . Downloaded on 15 October 2018.
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Royals Minor League report: May 6
Omaha Storm Chasers (13-18)
Round Rock 7, Omaha 4
LP: P.J. Walters (0-3)
HR: None
Omaha Storm Chasers (13-18)
Round Rock 7, Omaha 4
LP: P.J. Walters (0-3)
HR: None
Omaha dropped game one at Round Rock, with the Express plating six runs in the first off of P.J. Walters (5.0 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO). Blue Springs native Nick Tepesch moved to 6-1, holding Omaha to a run over 6.0 innings. Pedro Ciriaco recorded three hits and a run. Paulo Orlando added two hits, two RBI and a walk. He's batting .337 (33-for-98).
NW Arkansas Naturals (11-21)
Arkansas 5, NW Arkansas 4
LP: Matt Murray (0-1)
HR: None
The Naturals let a 4-0 lead slip away as they were swept in a four-game set. Jason Adam fanned six and carried a shutout in the sixth, allowing two runs, seven hits and two walks over 6.0 innings. Lane Adams reached base four times with two walks and two doubles. He scored twice and stole two bases, giving him 11 steals on the year, second in the league. Jorge Bonifacio was 1-for-3 plus two runs, an RBI and a walk. Bonifacio is now ranked third among Royals prospects by MLB.com. He has 21 RBI, third in the Texas League.
Wilmington Blue Rocks (14-15)
Wilmington 6, Salem 3
WP: Kyle Bartsch (2-2)
HR: Johermyn Chavez (2), Hunter Dozier (2)
Hunter Dozier delivered a grand slam in the ninth, leading Wilmington to a matinee win. The 2013 first-round pick was 2-for-3 with two walks. The sixth-ranked Royals prospect has 18 walks and a .402 on-base percentage through 29 games. Johermyn Chavez recorded the first two RBI for Wilmington, including a leadoff homer in the fourth. Number two prospect Raul Mondesi finished 3-for-5, raising his average to .301 (31-for-103). Fifth-ranked prospect Miguel Almonte struck out five while allowing three runs over 6.0 IP.
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PHOENIX, April 30 (UPI) -- Brandon Belt's two-run single in the eighth inning put San Francisco ahead Monday and the Giants snapped a five-game skid with a 6-4 win over Arizona.
With the game knotted 4-4 in the eighth, the Giants loaded the bases with two outs and Belt responded in the clutch, grounding a 3-1 pitch from Brad Ziegler (1-1) up the middle for two runs.
Belt also socked a solo homer while Marco Scutaro went 3-for-4 with two runs scored as San Francisco ended its losing streak with a victory in the first of a three-game road set.
Jean Machi (1-0) earned the decision with a scoreless seventh inning and Sergio Romo tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his ninth save.
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The Database Table adapter is defined in the com.waveset.adapter.DatabaseTableResourceAdapter class.
This adapter supports any relational database that has a JDBC driver.
The Database Table resource adapter is designed to guide you through a series of steps to connect to and manage users that are located in a single custom database table. The adapter also supports Active Sync to poll for account changes.
This resource is not designed to manage the DBMS system accounts which are typically found in multiple tables. (The adapter does not support join operations.) For those resources, continue to use the Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, and MySQL resources.
All connections to SQL Server must be performed using the same version of the Microsoft SQL Server JDBC driver. (The possible versions are the 2005 or the 2000 version.) This includes the repository as well as all resource adapters that manage or require SQL Server accounts or tables, including the Microsoft SQL adapter, Microsoft Identity Integration Server adapter, Database Table adapter, Scripted JDBC adapter, and any custom adapter based on these adapters. Conflict errors occur if you attempt use different versions of the driver.
This section provides configuration notes related to using the Database Table resource adapter, including:
General configuration notes
Active Sync configuration notes
Use the following steps to set up a new Database Table resource:
Specify the database access parameters. Include the database type, connection information, and the database name where the table to be managed is located.
All of the available tables for that database are displayed on the Database Tables page. Select the table where the resource accounts for this resource are stored.
Select the columns from the table that Identity Manager will manage. One of these columns will be designated as the Key and be used as the account name attribute for the users and one column will be designated as the Password and be used as the account password. Other columns can be selected as attributes to be managed.
The resource schema map page will list just those attributes that were selected to be managed. It will not list the Key and Password attributes. These attributes will be implicitly managed.
The Active Sync Configuration page allows you to optionally specify the Active Sync-related Database Table attributes. If you are not using the adapter as an Active Sync, you can skip these values. See the Active Sync Configuration section for additional details.
Specify the identity template used for this resource. This is the Identity Manager attribute name that will be used for the Key attribute.
Specify the Identity Manager resource parameters for this resource. This includes information like the resource name, Active Sync scheduling and logging, and approvers for the resource.
The Active Sync adapter does not detect account deletions. As a result, you must reconcile to detect these deletions.
During its Active Sync poll, the Database Table adapter selects resource accounts (from the specified database table) for passing to the user form (or instead to the workflow if specified).
The Static Search Predicate parameter specifies the optional static predicate used to qualify the accounts to be returned from the database. (A predicate is an SQL expression that is evaluated.) The parameter must be expressed in the native SQL syntax.
The following example illustrates the use of this parameter:
syncState = "P'
This example requires that a column named syncState exists and that P is a possible value. This value is combined with the Last Fetched Predicate parameter to form the complete qualifier.
The Last Fetched Conjunction parameter is the value AND or OR. It specifies the conjunction prepended to the Last Fetched Predicate.
The Last Fetched Predicate parameter specifies another optional predicate, but this predicate can contain one or more user attributes defined in Identity Manager. This feature allows you to construct a predicate in native SQL syntax that compares values returned in a previous poll to values returned in the current poll. For example, if the lastMod column contains a timestamp, then this value can be compared on each poll. Then, if the value is higher on the current poll than on the previous poll, return information about the database entry. The following expression illustrates this feature:
lastMod > '$(lastmod)'
The value specified between the parentheses must be an Identity Manager User Attribute defined on the schema map page. The $(lastmod) token will be replaced with the value returned on the previous poll. An example value might be 2004-06-20 6:23:00.
The first time the adapter polls, the Last Fetched Filter is not applied, because there are no previously fetched values. The filter will be run in all subsequent polls.
The Database Table adapter concatenates the Static Search Predicate, Last Fetched Conjunction, and Last Fetched Predicate resource parameters and sends a search expression similar to the following:
syncState = 'P' AND lastMod > '2004-06-20 6:23:00'
The ORDER BY parameter allows you to provide a native SQL ORDER BY clause to force the poll to process the rows in the specified order. Do not include the words ORDER BY in the value. For example, if you specify a value of lastMod, the rows are sorted based on the lastMod column, in an ascending order.
The optional Process to run with changes parameter, if specified, identifies the Identity Manager workflow to launch with each qualified account returned from the database. The map of values passed to the workflow is keyed by the attributes on the left-hand side of the schema map. If this value is not specified, then the update will be performed by the standard Active Sync user form processing.
The proxy user that connects to the database table must have the following characteristics:
The user must appear to own the database tables or views being accessed. The connection user name must be able to refer to the table or view without using a qualifier to specify the owner.
The user must have permissions to perform any actions the adapter is configured to support. At a minimum, the user must have SELECT privilege on the database table or view (possibly including its underlying tables). If the adapter is configured to create, update, and delete users, for example, then the user must have SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE privileges.
The following table summarizes the provisioning capabilities of this adapter.
Enable/disable account
Rename account
Pass-through authentication
Before/after actions
Data loading methods
The Resource User Attributes are populated by the wizard during the creation or editing of the resource. The values of these columns for selected users are then mapped with their corresponding attribute names found in the Identity Manager User Attributes.
This adapter supports binary datatypes, including BLOBs, in Oracle. The corresponding attributes must be marked as binary on the schema map. Sample binary attributes include graphics files, audio files, and certificates.
The sources.ResourceName.hosts property in the waveset.properties file can be used to control which host or hosts in a cluster will be used to execute the synchronization portion of an Active Sync adapter. ResourceName must be replaced with the name of the Resource object.
Use the Identity Manager debug pages to set trace options on the following class:
Additionally, you can set the following Identity Manager Active Sync logging parameters for the resource instance:
Maximum Log Archives
Maximum Active Log Age
Maximum Log File Size
Log File Path
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October 16, 1991 December 9, 2012
Chelsea, NY - Formerly of Middletown, NY
Michael S. Klein, a lifelong area resident, entered into rest on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, NY. He was 21 years of age.
Michael was born in Middletown, NY on October 16, 1991, the son of Philip and Carol Klein. He was formerly a student of Middletown High School, and a member of Temple Sinai in Middletown. Michael was a fun-loving person who enjoyed making others laugh.
He is survived by his mother, Carol Klein of Chelsea; his father, Philip Klein of Middletown; his brother, Daniel I. Klein of Middletown; his sister, Rebecca A. Klein of Middletown; his uncles: Robert Meltzer and Steven Meltzer and his wife, Terry; his aunt, Ronni Meltzer; his cousin, Laura Meltzer; his best friend, Anthony; his girlfriend, Erika. He was predeceased by his maternal grandparents, Henley Meltzer and Nathalie Meltzer-Ellman, and his paternal grandparents, Irving and Anna Klein, and his little black pug, Gracie.
Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday, December 12, at Temple Sinai, 75 Highland Avenue, Middletown, NY. Rabbi Joel Schwab will officiate. Interment will be in Temple Sinai Cemetery, Circleville, NY.
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Another week, another number one side standing in the way of the Magic's play-off hopes.
After deposing the Northern Mystics from the top perch last week, the Waikato/Bay of Plenty side will look to do the same to the new league leaders, the Adelaide Thunderbirds in Tauranga today.
Despite the heroics of recent weeks, during which they have emerged from the mire to deliver seven straight wins and jump into the top four for the first time, Magic's play-off hopes remain in the balance.
Notching a win over the Mystics in their latest outing was a huge confidence-booster for Magic but with Thunderbirds and Queensland Firebirds lying in wait to round out the regular season, any celebrations were kept on ice.
Shooter Irene van Dyk, who celebrated her 40th birthday this week, said the next two weeks loom as a daunting challenge. "Irrelevant of the table, these last three games of the season were always going to be hugely challenging," she said.
"We've only played one of those so there's no way we're going to get complacent.
"We're happy with where we are at but we know that the work isn't half done yet.
"That is quite a good thing because it puts us in a place where there's no room for complacency."
Nearly 30 goals better than the NSW Swifts last week, the Thunderbirds are in ominous form and eager to continue building momentum heading into the post-season.
But the Adelaide side are conscious of the Magic's fighting qualities, which have been on display over the past eight weeks.
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1. 'any of a number of songbirds' is what it should read, Jack-- did you copy it correctly? 'Which' introduces a modifying clause for 'songbirds'. 'A number of' is a premodifier of 'songbirds'; it means 'several'.
2. and 4. are incorrect grammar.
5. and 6. It should be spelled 'anisotropic'-- 'in physics, the quality of exhibiting properties with different values when measured along axes in different directions. Anisotropy is most easily observed in single crystals of solid elements or compounds, in which atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in regular lattices.' (5) is the correct mode of expression: 'measurement' is an uncountable concept in these definitions.
7. and 8. refer to the meaning(s) of words in the dictionary. In (7) the phrase is referring to several meanings of a word in the dictionary; in (8) it refers to only one meaning of a word in the dictionary.
9. This I presume came from a dictionary or other brief reference; these, like newspaper headlines, often do not contain insignificant words like articles and the verb 'be'. You can put in the article (which would be 'the', not 'a') if you like, and it does not change the meaning, it just makes the sentence more appropriate for an essay or more formal statment of the definition of 'tautology'.


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The Hunger Games: Four Leadership Lessons
December 03, 2013
Columbia International University alumnus Jeremy Kingsley draws four lessons on leadership from one of the biggest movies of our time. Kingsley, a best-selling author and motivational speaker, says that despite the dystopian theme of "Catching Fire," the second installment of the "Hunger Games" series, there are strong messages in the movie about resistance and personal power.
Kingsley, who earned an undergraduate and graduate degree at CIU, makes his comments in an essay posted on the FOX Business website. Check it out at http://www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/2013/11/26/4-leadership-lessons-from-hunger-games/.


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Dr. Passel has served on committees of the Population Association of America, Panels of National Academy of Sciences, and on the Social Security Advisory Board's Technical Panel on Assumptions and Methods. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Statistical Association. In 2004, American Demographics magazine selected him as a "demographic diamond," one of the 5 demographers/social scientists most representative of influential work in the last 25 years. Dr. Passel has degrees from Johns Hopkins University (PhD), University of Texas at Austin (MA), and MIT (BS). He and his wife, Ellen, have lived in Arlington, Virginia since 1976.


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Indonesia is Southeast Asia's largest economy and while Indonesia's annual growth slowed down to 4.5% in 2009, it expanded to 6.1% in 2010. Some economists predict that Indonesia's economic growth may reach 8% in 2011. During the difficult global conditions of 2009, Indonesia's economy was among the top worldwide performers. Stock market valuation was up 87% in 2009 and 46% in 2010 and from 2000 until 2010, Indonesia's average annual GDP growth was 5.17% with a stable currency and improved sovereign credit status.
The consumer market continues to grow in the world's fourth-largest country. There are more than 237 million citizens, 50% of whom are under the age of 30. GDP per person exceeds its Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) neighbors such the Philippines and Indonesia has a GDP per person three times that of Vietnam. Indonesia is a thriving democracy with significant regional autonomy. It is located on the world's major trade routes and has extensive natural resources. It is a top-ten market for U.S. agricultural products and within the top 30 overall markets for U.S. exports. Indonesia has ratified the Cape Town Treaty, which gives U.S. aircraft exporters access to financing through international protection and registration of financial interests.
U.S. goods and services trade with Indonesia totaled $20 billion in 2009 (latest data available for goods and services trade combined). Exports totaled $6.5 billion; Imports totaled $13 billion. The U.S. goods and services trade deficit with Indonesia was $7 billion in 2009.
U.S. goods exports to Indonesia in 2010 were $6.9 billion, up 35.9% ($1.8 billion) from 2009, and up 147% from 1994 (the year prior to Uruguay Round).
U.S. goods imports from Indonesia totaled $16.5 billion in 2010, up 27.3% ($3.5 billion) from 2009, and up 153% over the last 16 years.
U.S. foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indonesia (stock) was $16.0 billion in 2009 (latest data available), 1.7% decrease from 2008.
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A visit to the set of mom Alyssa Milano's new show Mistresses proved that son Milo Thomas definitely has his anatomy down pat.
When the actress and her now 21-month-old ran into costar Jes Macallan, Milo was more than happy to keep her abreast of his skills.
"She was in a bathing suit and he looked at her and he went, 'Chi chis!' He's a breastfed baby," Milano, 40, told PEOPLE during the TCAs.
But nursing Milo was nothing new to the cast and crew, says the proud mama, who recalls having to routinely request quick trips to her trailer to pump.
"Everyone had to be very patient with me when we filmed the pilot of the show because I was still breastfeeding," Milano says.
"Every two hours they shut down production for 20 minutes and allowed me to pump, which was lovely … and odd."
Mistresses premieres Monday at 10 p.m. on ABC.
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Washington DC – Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, issued the following statement in response to the President's anticipated announcement today of his choice for a Supreme Court nominee:
"Supreme Court Justices are not supposed to shape public policy, and their nomination and confirmation should be based on their qualifications, not their views on specific issues.
"But there are certain issues so central to the very nature and purpose of government that one's position on those issues is tantamount to a qualification for the job. The very purpose of government is the protection of human rights, starting with life. No court can legitimize an act of violence, such as abortion, or take away human rights. Anyone who fails to affirm that does not belong in any public office, much less the US Supreme Court."
Priests for Life has begun a Facebook page for people who hold the same view; see www.priestsforlife.org/facebook for details.
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THE CAUCUS; CLEVELAND APPEARANCE: First Couple Share the Bill
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
Published: October 8, 2010
Democrats in Cleveland will get a political twofer later this month: a joint campaign appearance by President Obama and his wife, Michelle.The first couple will visit the city on Oct. 17 to stump for Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, who is in a tough race for re-election against John R. Kasich, a former Republican congressman. On Monday, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. was in Youngstown headlining a rally and fundraiser for the Democratic governor.
The Cleveland visit will mark the first time the Obamas have campaigned together in this election cycle. The White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs, announced Thursday afternoon that not only will Mrs. Obama be going to Cleveland, she will also appear with Mr. Obama at a rally in Columbus later that day aimed at encouraging young people to go to the polls.
Additionally, Mrs. Obama has been preparing to hit the campaign trail solo. She will make her midterm elections debut next Wednesday when she travels to Milwaukee and Chicago to raise money and rally the Democratic base for candidates including Senator Russell D. Feingold of Wisconsin and Alexi Giannoulis, who is seeking the Senate seat once held by Mr. Obama.
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Challenge 1: They are expected to rollout strategy without clarity of a clear vision and goals from senior leadership.


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Has anyone got a baby to nurse when they were on meds that made them extremely sleepy? She just isn't latching on with any sort of vigor...not enough to get any milk, and it's taking her 1/2 hour to drink 2 ozs. They want her to increase her feeds, and I want to scream, because it takes so long to get her to take the 2 oz.
I have a call into her ped. cardiologist to see if there is an alternative, but if there isn't....I have no clue what to do. The LC (the IBCLC) was almost in tears hearing how little sleep we were getting and what we were dealign with. She had no luck at all getting her to latch on or even take the bottle more energetically.
I've read a lot on switching from bottle to breast, but all the info assumes baby has an energetic latch on the bottle. I've seen nothing on my situation..has anyone BTDT?
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So they cut her dose and she is definately more alert, and we're having some more success at nursing....have a couple of questions
1. It seems like now that I'm getting enough EBM to not need to give her formula, her poop is greenish more then yellowish. Does that mean she's not getting good quality EBM?
2. When she does nurse, sometimes what I get pumping is more, and other times it's less. It's like sometimes it stimulates my supply and I produce more in the pumping (after the nursing and the bottle feeding). Is it ok that I get less milk pumped after she's nursed?
3. Can you do an SNS with a nipple shield? She seems to really need the shield, so I'm not ready to ditch it. I'm not sure I want to do the SNS but I"m considering it, I can't afford to buy Lact-Aid so it will probably be Medela from the hospital . I remember it being incredibly ackward, but I'm so exhausted spending so much time just giving her milk. I"m thrilled she's nursing but discouraged at spending over an hour between nursing, bottle, and pumping.