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Hello Condor Enthusiasts--Condor numbers have changed since my Condor Update of Nov 29.
Unfortunately, there have been three fatalities reported since then. One is an Arizona bird, 3-year-old #384M/tag 84. He was killed by a coyote near the release site at Vermilion Cliffs. This was the first instance of coyote predation in our birds since 2002. The other fatalities were of a condor temporarily in captivity in Baja and another in captivity in Boise.
So cross out Tag 84 from your condor charts. Unless there is other bad news that has not yet been reported, that makes current numbers as of today (including temporarily captive birds as wild):
World Total: 324
In California: 87
In Baja: 19
In AZ/UT: 68
1. California's ban on hunting large game with lead ammunition in condor country has now been expanded to include non-game species. For more details, see thisL.A. Times article
2. The other item regards a small study of blood samples taken from grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem, indicating that their blood lead levels tend to become elevated during hunting season. It is not known whether the raised lead levels have affected the health or development of the grizzlies in any way.
Both fledglings continue well as of their last sightings. Their parents are seen from time to time flying below or occasionally above the south rim, but the rest of the condors are spending their time mostly on the North Kaibab National Forest, up in southern Utah, or around the release site at Vermilion Cliffs. Eddie Feltes reports that The Peregrine Fund biologists have been trapping condors at the release site lately and testing them for lead. A number of condors have tested high for lead and been held for a week of chelation (two shots per day with a calcium compound that bonds with the lead and gets it out of their system). The rest, depending on their lead levels, were re-released immediately or the next day.
By the way, "fledgling" is defined in The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds as "a young bird that has recently left the nest; is feathered; and still depends on its parent for food. It is a fledgling from the time it leaves the nest until it is independent of all parental care (Berger, 1961)." By that definition, these two Grand Canyon youngsters will be classified as fledglings throughout this winter and probably well into 2009. Fledglings from the nest cave in the Vermilion Cliffs have become independent of their parents much faster thanks to their proximity to the dairy calf carcasses provided every few days near the release site. But that nest produced no chicks this year.
"Notes from the Field."
Ms. Marker Marshall
Park Ranger--Interpretation
Grand Canyon National Park
Tags: California Condor American Southwest at-risk biota Threatened and Endangered Species birds avifauna wildlife AZ/UT condor updates vultures raptors
Series: California Condor, Arizona/ Utah population updates
Last updated: February 7, 2017


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Customised pets? Gene edited dogs, pigs available for sale
Chinese scientists have successfully used a gene editing technique to engineer extra-muscular dogs according to a report in MIT Technology Review.tech Updated: Oct 21, 2015 17:42 IST
Chinese scientists have successfully used a gene editing technique to engineer extra-muscular dogs, according to a report in the MIT Technology Review.
Researchers at Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health in China deleted a gene called Myostatin in a beagle and doubled its amount of muscle mass.
The dogs have "more muscles and are expected to have stronger running ability, which is good for hunting, police (military) applications," Liangxue Lai, a researcher told the MIT Technology Review.
According to the institute's website, the annual production of experimental beagle dogs ranges between 2,000 and 2,500. The institute also provides thousands of beagle dogs to a number of drug safety evaluation centres in China and abroad.
Gene editing is a technique carried out by scientists worldwide in which they either disable genes or alter the sequence of living beings to achieve a modified version.
This is not the first time scientists have engineered animals in this fashion. Goats, rabbits, rats, pigs and monkeys are also used in gene editing experiments.
BGI - a genomics institue in Shenzhen, China - has been selling gene edited micro-pigs for $1,600 from September this year. It is also planning to create pigs with different colours and patterns, according to the specifications of the customer.
"We plan to take orders from customers now and see what the scale of the demand is," Yong Li, technical director of BGI's animal-science platform, told the science journal Nature.
According to reports, it is possible to alter the Myostatin gene even in humans. Scientists have already started devising regulations for safe use of this technology which if left unchecked may result in genetically altered powerful, muscular humans.
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Buffett's Call to Tax Rich Gets 'Record' Response
Warren Buffett has penned a lot of headline-grabbing op-eds over the years.
There was his call to buy stocks during the depths of the economic crisis in October 2008. He called for deficit reduction in the early 1990s; he plugged the estate and gift tax in the 2000s; and he has weighed in on options accounting and derivatives.
But Buffett says the response to his New York Times op-ed last month calling for higher taxes on the rich may have set a new record.
"It's gotten more response than anything I've ever written," he told me. "Partly, it's because it's easier to respond with email now, so it may be technology to some degree. But I've never seen anything like it."


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From 2001 to 2003, I was a staff copy editor at Esquire magazine. It was my first taste of corporate America: Esquire is owned by Hearst Magazines, a gigantic, somewhat shadowy private corporation that was rumored to be operated out of a castle somewhere on the Northern California coast.
There were, of course, many cool people in that office, but one of my favorites was Bob Riley. This was not only because Bob, as the magazine's tech guy, bailed me and my computer out of numerous jams. It was also because Bob was warm, calm, utterly professional–and cool. He used to wear a really nice brown leather jacket.
Later I learned that his coolness was no front, but the real rock 'n' roll deal: Throughout the eighties, he was an in-demand New York session drummer and a member of Rage to Live, a great band whose self-titled 1986 debut was the first release on Hoboken's Bar/None Records. (Bar/None's founder, Glenn Morrow, was Rage to Live's singer and guitarist.) With his wife, vocalist Elly Brown, Bob then formed the band Grace Pool and took on a broader range of multi-instrumental and production duties. Grace Pool released two albums for Reprise: Grace Pool ( 1988 ) and Where We Live ( 1990 ). In the picture above, he's the one with the tie.
Last spring I was terribly saddened to learn that Bob, the father of two, had passed away from a sudden heart attack. I never had the chance to talk to him about his music–I never really had the chance to talk to him about anything, really, besides my gratitude for his unfreezing my Mac. I did go out and buy his albums, though. I like to think that, in a small way, listening to them is like having that conversation I never had.
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Sunrise Rotary donates feast
The Rotary Club of Mill Hall Sunrise donated a Thanksgiving feast for the residents of the Clinton County Life Center to enjoy. Maria Garlick is seen in the Life Center kitchen with club president Jason Walker. The Life Center is part of the Clinton County Housing Coalition and offers assistance to local residents who are homeless and trying to move into independent and self-sufficient lives. It provides temporary housing and life-skill development for families and individuals in unstable housing situations. To learn more about Sunrise Rotary, visit a club meeting. The club meets the second and last Thursday of each month at Fox's Restaurant at 7 a.m.


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|Flagstad and Melchior on stage in Act 2
|Flagstad backstage with Melchior and Branzell
Flagstad and Melchior were probably the biggest stars the Met had on its roster of singers in 1937-8, and they were worked very hard as a result. They opened and closed the season in Tristan because the Met could virtually guarantee a full house. Melchior sang 36 Wagnerian performances during the season (November-April), Flagstad 39, her other Met role, Leonore in Fidelio, did not feature in this season. Tristan was performed 12 times and broadcast twice (January and April). Flagstad appeared in all, Melchior in 11 (Carl Hartmann took the role of Tristan on a single occasion). What is particularly remarkable about this broadcast is that it took place the day after the Parsifal broadcast I recently posted. Parsifal was a rare Friday broadcast, and in fact marked Good Friday in 1938 in recognition of the setting of the opera. The following day the last performance of the season saw large parts of Parsifal's cast appear again in the regular Saturday matinee broadcast of Tristan. Only Huehn and Branzell were 'fresh'.
Swedish mezzo Karin Branzell (1891-1974) completed the trio of Scandinavians performing Tristan at the Met.
Brangäne was one of her signature roles, and she sang it 74 times at the Met between 1924 and 1944 and was heard on five broadcasts.
American baritone Julius Huehn (1904-1971) appeared more than two hundred times at the Met between 1935 and 1946. He was a noted Telramund and Wotan, and sang Kurwenal 56 times between 1936 and 1944.
The sound is not bad for an aircheck, with only the odd drop out.
Metropolitan Opera House
April 16, 1938 Matinee Broadcast
Tristan.................Lauritz Melchior
Isolde..................Kirsten Flagstad
Kurwenal................Julius Huehn
Brangäne................Karin Branzell
King Marke..............Emanuel List
Melot...................Arnold Gabor
Sailor's Voice..........Karl Laufkötter
Shepherd................Karl Laufkötter
Steersman...............Louis D'Angelo
Conductor...............Artur Bodanzky


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Categories: Industry Trends
Software Trends Worth Following and Why
It's July! The weather is beautiful, the birds are singing over the blooming flowers, and the predicted software trends at the beginning of the year have had time to prove their worth. Or slip away quietly, as the case may be.
Here are five software trends that are worth your time and energy even more now than at the beginning of the year. In some cases, they have not quite withstood the test of time, but they are solid ideas with gathering steam.
Blockchain Technologies
Who doesn't remember the chatter of 2017 about cryptocurrencies? The buzz may not seem as loud as it did back then, when Bitcoin was all the rage, but blockchain is still a rising star. It's slipping quietly into fields such as retail banking, accounting and more as an idea that won't go away. Blockchain has immense untapped potential that we are just now beginning to understand. And it won't be going away any time soon.
The Expansion of the Internet of Things
You're probably connected to the Internet of Things even if you don't have a smartwatch or talking refrigerator. Does your thermostat connect to your phone? How about a baby monitor or other handy home device? Are you planning on switching to smart lights? If you can turn it on and off, the chances are good that device will someday be part of the internet of things.
The Rise of AI
AI is another much-talked about and publized subject, from the wreck of self-driving cars or the hype over what it will one day do. We are using AI every day, though in less spectacular ways. Think about your spam filter or your GPS system in your car. How about Uber and Lyft? Or Facebook? It's watching and learning about you in order that the bots behind the screens can work better and better.
Automation Is Marching On
For those in a customer-facing role or any role that involves repetitive tasks, this may be the least favorite part of the current march of progress. Call centers and factories, warehouses and other industrial settings have been using automation for some time and this won't end soon. Automation is setting the stage to take over more and more of these jobs in the near future, including fields such as sales, research and development, data management and more.
Cybersecurity: Priority #1
As these technologies and devices rise in power and popularity, security becomes a top concern. In these fields, sometimes cybersecurity just can't keep up at the rate it needs to in order to maintain the consumer's safety. Professionals are scrambling to adapt and learn what safety and security mean in the internet of things and AI. A growing demand and workload are catapulting professionals in this field into the spotlight and into a vast array of careers. And the needs are growing all the time.
In the software development world, trends spring up on a regular basis. Given the constraints of time and resources, it is simply not viable to use or even experiment with every proposed solution, device or process. However, no one wants to be left out of the coming big ideas that are shaping the world around us.
When we move farther along into the year, we can tell with better certainty that these software trends are around to stay for some time. The initial risk has fallen, yet the trends are still young enough to get yourself or your company on board with a small experiment or more research on your own.
If you are looking to implement better, faster, and more efficient business processes, these software trends may hold some of the answers for you. Contact the professionals at Swan Software Solutions for ideas and recommendations to improve your business with inexpensive, top-of-the-line custom software.


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In my last post I talked about the importance of leveraging the AIDET system (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, and Thank You) to achieve optimal healthcare service outcomes. An important piece of the service and communication puzzle in the healthcare industry (as in many industries) is the recognition that part of the role of support services is to take care of individuals as well as facilities.
The question is, how do we make that happen? We can't assume that teaching people once is enough—building and maintaining a culture of service is a process, not an event. Implementing AIDET, like implementing any organized framework of service and communication, requires an ongoing commitment to education and training/support that has to be built in to the system. Doing that effectively means taking it a step further.
AIDET is a great tool, but it's all about answering the questions of what and how. To really get the message to stick, we have to educate our team on the why as well. When we can equip our employees with the rationale—when we can help them to understand the value and the importance of what they are doing—they are more dedicated (and more successful). Today, at a time when manners and civility are declining, that isn't always easy: refocusing on service and civility is really about un-learning some of our ingrained bad habits, especially rudeness. It really gets back to "old-fashioned" ideals of decorum, manners and dignity, which can mean so much to a sick person's recovery.
Whether it's a kind word, or an employee going the extra mile to make sure that a patient's room is comfortable, little things matter. But you can't get there without a professional culture of service. And great service doesn't just happen: you need education and training and reinforcement.


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#2 Kentucky Wildcats-Carolina's main threat due to the sheer amount of pure talent.
-Anthony Davis, Freshman F/C. 6-10, 220. The potential #1 pick, Davis is a very intriguing prospect as a former 6'3 guard who sprouted 7 inches after his junior year of high school. His athleticism, skill, and new found length give him to the potential to be the next Kevin Garnett. This is especially true with his motor on the defensive end that can truly have a huge impact on a game. He still needs to add strength, but his perimeter skills for a big man are for real. You can even compare him to Kevin Durant in some regards.
-Terrance Jones, Sophomore SF/PF. 6-8, 244: Last year I wrote
I'm a big fan of Jones, a strong, lefty hybrid forward who is a great ball handler and passer with a lot of athleticism. Think of somewhere between Josh Smith and Lamar Odom. He could thrive as the main interior threat with Enes Kanter being ruled ineligible.That description still stands as true, and although his effort sometimes wanes, his intensity when locked in is contagious. I think he's better off as a 4 because he has enough size to defend that position while still posing a mismatch offensively with his perimeter game.
-Marquis Teague, Freshman PG. 6-2, 172: Like his older brother Jeff, Teague is a quick, penetrating guard. He has better point guard skills than his brother, but he needs to make better decisions running a half-court offense and limit the turnovers. He is perfect for this dribble-drive offense, however, and can really push the pace with this team's athletes on the break.
-Doron Lamb, Sophomore SG. 6-4, 195: Lamb isn't as highly touted a prospect as his teammates, but he serves a crucial role on this team, nonetheless. He is likely their most reliable outside shooter (always a weakness for Coach Cal's teams) and is the backup ball-handler behind Teague. Despite being more of a late first round prospect due to a lack of size, Lamb will be a game changer for Kentucky the whole season.
#3 Ohio State-Lost senior leadership hurts, but they're always a threat with the big man in the middle.
-Jared Sullinger, Sophomore F/C. 6-9, 280: Sullinger is said to have slimmed down and improved his perimeter game this offseason, so you can expect to see a Kevin Love-type player but without the extraordinary passing. His lack of elite athleticism hurts his upside, but he is plenty productive as a below-the-rim player and National Player of the Year contender.
-William Buford, Senior SG. 6-5, 205: A very accomplished scorer, you pretty much know what you're getting from Buford. He's a great shooter who can attack off the dribble, as well, but he doesn't get to the charity stripe enough. Another strong year could secure him a spot at the end of the first round.
-Aaron Craft, Sophomore PG. 6-2, 195: Craft is a solid passer and great on-ball defender. His sub par athleticism and shooting ability limits his pro potential, however.
#4 Connecticut-The defending champs' chances improved greatly with a late freshman addition.
-Andre Drummond, Freshman F/C. 6-11, 270: Drummond was looking to be the #1 pick in the 2013 draft after another year at prep school, but he decided in August to join the Huskies this year. He'll have a huge impact right away with an NBA body, great athleticism, and elite ball skills. He draws all kinds of comparisons, with Amare Stoudemire being the most common. However, I think if he can gain some consistency he could be like Blake Griffin with better defense.
|Lamb is off to a strong start this season.
#5 Syracuse-An experienced bunch with solid collective talent, no standout talent.
-Rakeem Christmas, Freshman PF. 6-9, 222: Christmas' pro potential is limited because he's old for his class and undersized for his true position of center. However, he's a great defender with a 7-2 wingspan making him a shot-blocking threat. He's a bit raw offensively, but he is a good passer out of the post.
-Kris Joseph, Senior SF. 6-7, 210: Joseph isn't a standout at any particular thing, but he's experienced and plays hard. His athleticism helps him defend well and score in transition, and although he's an average outside shooter, he has a nice mid-range game.
-Fab Melo, Sophomore C. 7-0, 274: The big man has really worked on his body and is ready to use that size to become a defensive force in the middle. Offensively, he'll get easy buckets from offensive rebounds and not much else, but his defensive impact alone is very valuable.
#6 Duke-Overrated in the rankings with big names, but Coach K always makes the most of his talent.
-Austin Rivers, Freshman SG. 6-4, 195: The son of Coach Doc Rivers is ironically not a great team player. He's ball stopper on offense and limited by his average athleticism and size on defense. He reminds me of Monta Ellis in that sense, as he can score in all kinds of ways with great ball handling and shooting ability. I do think, however, that Coach K is the perfect coach for him to improve on these flaws.
-Mason Plumlee, Junior PF. 6-10, 230: The Plumlee brothers are tantalizing with their size and athleticism, and Mason is the best of the bunch, but they lack refined moves and fluidity to their games. Mason is a good shot-blocker, ball handler, and passer but struggles to create for himself and can get lost on defense.
-Seth Curry, Junior PG/SG. 6-3, 180: Shooting runs in the family for Del's son and Steph's brother, as he possesses deep, deep range. He's taking over the full time reigns as point guard this year, but he's not as proficient at creating in the lane through the pick-and-roll as he is a pure shooter. His lack of athleticism hurts him on the defensive end, but he possesses a high basketball IQ.
#7 Vanderbilt-A deep, experienced group who can beat you in a bunch of ways.
John Jenkins, Jeffery Taylor, and Festus Ezeli are each upperclassmen who will be taken in the later stages of the first round, but I haven't had the opportunity to see them live much. From what I've seen, Jenkins is an outstanding scorer with a great jumper, but he's undersized for the off-guard position at the next level. Taylor has the best pro prospects as an athletic wing defender who can get to the rim but lacks a reliable jumper. Ezeli is a strong interior defender with great size and some offensive talent, but he still needs to improve in that area and build on his consistency.
#8 Florida-Threatening on offensive with a lot of weapons but needs strong contributions from the few big men.
-Bradley Beal, Freshman SG. 6-4, 190. Beal has been compared to Ray Allen, and while he isn't THAT good of a shooter, he is a complete guard. He has average size but a 6-8 wingspan to compensate, and scouts love his intangibles. His ball-handling, passing, and leadership make him a very attractive option early in the lottery as a dependable pick.
-Patric Young, Sophomore F/C. 6-9, 245: Comparisons to Dwight Howard aren't outlandish, but Young still has a ways to go. He's a touch short for his ideal position, but he has an NBA-ready body with great strength and defensive instincts. His offensive game is raw, but if it can continue to develop as it did at the U-19, he'll land firmly in the top 10.
-Kenny Boynton, Erving Walker, and Mike Rosario are the other guards with good experience and talent, but they are undersized and tend to dominate the ball and shoot a bit too much. Perimeter defense and spreading the wealth around on offensive will be the key to their Final Four chances.
#9 Memphis-the trademark athleticism will shine with a number of talented young prospects.
-Adonis Thomas, Freshman F. 6-7, 217: Thomas is coming off the bench for the Tigers as he's a freshman adjusting his game from a power forward to his ideal 3 position based on his size. He's a superb athlete with a lot of energy who isn't afraid to get dirty in the paint. He has a nice jumper, and his perimeter game is emerging, but he still needs time to transition his game.
-Will Barton, Sophomore SG. 6-5, 165: Barton is a pure scorer with a good jump shot, especially in the midrange game. He's extremely dangerous when he's attacking off the dribble looking for his shot, but he sometimes lacks discipline in his shot selection and needs to add strength to his long frame.
-Joe Jackson, Sophomore PG. 6-0, 180: Jackson is your typical quick, scoring point guard. He really struggled in trying to lead Team USA in the U-19 competition over the summer as his game doesn't translate well to the international game. If he can lead Memphis as an actual point guard instead of making every contest look like an AAU game, then the Tigers could do some serious damage this year.
#10 Baylor: Scott Drew is doing a great job of bringing in talented players, and his program is on the rise as they mature.
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-Quincy Miller, Freshman F. 6-9, 210: A tweener forward who has pro prospects as both a 3 and a 4, Miller is coming off a lost senior season from a torn ACL. He seems to be fully recovered with his athleticism intact, and his jumper looks as good as ever. He has the length and motor to work inside, but he needs to add strength and improve his rebounding if he doesn't want to remain on the perimeter.
-Deuce Bello, Freshman SG. 6-4, 170: Bello isn't a one and done prospect, but he definitely has talent. He's a bit undersized and lacks the ideal range on his shot for a shooting guard, but he is very athletic and can be a lockdown defender. It'll be interesting to see his development over the next couple of years.
Outside of this top 10, I want to point out Thomas Robinson of #14 Kansas, who is going to be a breakout star this year with the departure of the Morris twins. He is a touch undersized inside, but he has a huge motor as a rebounder and shot blocker who can finish strong at the rim. He has emerging perimeter skills as he can spot up from the mid-range or attack off the dribble, but he still needs to work on them.
Lastly, I can't go without mentioning Orlando Johnson, the star player on my campus who is being touted as a Pre-season Third Team All-American. He's a versatile wing who can score inside and out and has become a talented defender. He's led UCSB to the NCAA Tournament in back to back years, taking home the Big West Tournament MVP each time. After initially declaring for this past draft before withdrawing, he garnered a lot of attention at the LeBron James Skills academy over the summer and on Team USA for the World University Games, where he was given the honor of being the flag-bearer. Even more impressive is his family back story, as described in his feature in Dime Magazine. Furthermore, I've met him a couple of times, such as after Kobe Bryant's visit, and he is a funny, down-to-earth guy who will be a welcome addition to any team.
Johnson's main competition for his second Big West Player of the Year award is last year's recipient, Casper Ware, whose Long Beach State team is also the Gauchos' biggest competition to make it back to the NCAA tournament. Ware is receiving a lot of love from scouts and has already led a huge upset AT perennial national powerhouse Pittsburgh. Game on.


text: Vietnam's manufacturing growth picks up in April following sharp rises in new orders and output. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam's manufacturing growth picks up in April following sharp rises in new orders and output. According to Nikkei's report released on May 2, the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) of the sector rose to 52.7 points in April, from 51.6 points in March. The production sector has become stronger in the past 29 months. Substantial increases in customers' demand and foreign orders made manufacturing rise at faster pace. Also, employment growth has been registered for 25 consecutive months. However, domestic producers said that a dramatic hike in input costs made a startling contrast to the weak pace of rise in output prices. Andrew Harker, Associate Dierctor at IHS Markit which compiles the survey said that the Vietnamese manufacturers' ability to maintain the large volume of orders is a striking point in the latest PMI report, with new export business up significantly in April. The competitive pricing is the prime motive for the success of a company as it explains the firm's willingness to reduced margins in exchange for securing greater volumes of new work, he added. The PMI survey for the manufacturing sector is based on questionnaire responses from panels of senior purchasing executives at over 400 companies majoring in eight fields of metal, chemical and plastic, electronics and optics, food and beverage, engineering, garments, wood and paper, and transportation. The surveys have been conducted in more than 40 countries and… [Read full story]


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General Prison Information
Official Prison Name: Greenville Federal Correctional Institution
Prison Code: GRE
Prison Type: Federal Correctional Institution
Region: North Central Region
State: Illinois
Security Level: Medium
Contact Information
Below you have the street address and mailing address for Greenville Federal Correctional Institution. Use the mailing address if you are sending a letter or package to a prisoner there, and make sure to use the physical address if you need to know the location of the prison.
Mailing Address
Be sure to read over the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures information below if you are going to send a package or letter to a prisoner so that you correctly address the package or letter, and do the right procedure for sending a package or letter. If you do not use the correct steps, it could not get delivered.
FCI Greenville
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 5000
Greenville IL, 62246
Street Address / Prison Location
Use the street address if you are visiting a prisoner. Be sure to read over the Inmate Visitation Procedures and Inmate Visitation Schedule information below if you are going to try to visit an inmate here.
Greenville Federal Correctional Institution
100 U.S. Hwy 40
Greenville IL, 62246
Phone Number
Inmates don't have telephones, so you can't call the inmate, however, there are times when it may be necessary to know the telephone number to Greenville Federal Correctional Institution.
(618) 664-6200
Fax Number
Federal inmates don't have fax machines, so you can't send a fax to your inmate, but there are cases when it may be necessary to know the fax number to the facility.
(618) 664-6372
Email Address
This email address is the primary email for Greenville Federal Correctional Institution. You can't email inmates at this address. If you want to email a prisoner, check out the Inmate Email information on this page.
Inmate and Staff Statistics
Total Inmates: 1,200
Inmate Email
To send email to a prisoner at Greenville Federal Correctional Institution you must follow an exact process to ensure that the letter gets to the prisoner.
TRULINCS – Trust Fund Limited Inmate Computer System
Federal prisoners are allowed to email messages only from persons that are on their approved contact list. An prisoner has to make a formal request to send and recieve emails with a friend or family member by placing them into their contact list.
Every email is subject to monitoring. Prison inmates must consent to email monitoring when they join the program. External contacts give their consent to email monitoring when they agree to correspondence with the inmate and are reminded each and every time that they get an email from the prisoner.
When a contact is approved they will get an email message which sends them to CorrLink at www.corrlink.com.
CorrLink Inmate Email System
Email correspondence may not endanger the public or the security, safety, or operation of the prison. In addition, the emails cannot exceed 13,000 characters. Email messages that are not consistent with these rules will not get delivered.
Inmate Internet Access
Federal inmates don't have access to the internet.
Inmate Mail and Package Procedures
There are special steps that you have to follow when sending a package or letter to a federal prisoner. If you don't then the letters and packages might be returned to you.
Before you send anything, you should read the links below:
Mail Monitoring
Greenville Federal Prison guards do open and read and inspect all received general packages and mail. Received general mail and packages can be read as frequently as deemed necessary to ensure safety and security or watch a particular problem regarding an inmate.
How to Address a Letter to an Inmate
This is the proper format for how you must address a letter or package to a federal inmate at Greenville Federal Prison:
FCI Greenville
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 5000
Greenville IL, 62246
To read the entire Bureau of Prisons Policy on Correspondence, go to: Bureau of Prisons – Correspondence Policy
Inmate Money
Every federal prison has a Commissary which was started to provide inmates a bank type account for prisoner funds and for buying things not issued by the facility.
How to Send an Inmate Money
Friends, family, or other people can add money to inmate's Commissary accounts by sending it by Western Union and the U.S. Postal Service.
Via U.S. Postal Service: An inmate's family and friends can to send prisoners money in the mail and have to send money to the following address and follow the policies shows below:
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Insert Valid Committed Inmate Name
Insert Inmate Eight-Digit Register Number
Post Office Box 474701
Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001
The deposit has to be in a money order that is made out to the prisoner's full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. You should use a postal money order, since all non-postal money orders processed through the National Lockbox will be subject to a 15-day hold period, during which the prisoner will not get the money. The Bureau of Prisons will return any funds that don't have valid prisoner info if the envelope it was sent it has a return address. Cash and personal checks can't be accepted for deposit so do not send cash or checks.
Via Western Union Quick Collect Program: Prisoner's friends and family may also send prisoners money with Western Union's Quick Collect Program. Money sent to a prisoner with the Western Union Quick Collect Program can be sent by one of these methods:
- At Western Union location using cash. In order to locate the closest agent, you can call 1-800-325-6000 or visit www.westernunion.com.
- On the phone with a credit or debit card: Call 1-800-634-3422 and choose menu option 2.
- On the web with a credit or debit card: Go to www.westernunion.com and choose "Quick Collect."
For every Western Union Quick Collect transaction, all of this info has to be included:
- Correct Inmate Eight-Digit Register Number (entered with no spaces or dashes) followed immediately by Inmate's Last Name
- Committed Inmate Full Name entered on Attention Line
- Code City: FBOP, DC
If the wrong register number and/or name are used and accepted and sent to that federal inmate, the funds might not get returned to you.
For additional info about how to send a prisoner money, go to the official Bureau of Prisons website:
Bureau of Prisons – Inmate Money
Inmate Locator
Federal inmates are often moved to different correctional facilities around the country, so you may have to find the location of an inmate using the inmate locator. Click on the link here to look up a prisoner.
Inmate Search
Inmate Visitation Schedule
Visiting hours are from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as well as every federally recognized holiday.
Inmate Visitor Procedures
Every federal prison has its own procedures for prisoner visitation and they get changed often. The rules listed here may be different now, so be sure to also check the facility's website to find the most recent visitation rules.
Visitation Sign-In and Check-In
The visitation guard will make sure every visitor signs the prisoner visitors log upon entering the visitation area and upon leaving.
Identification Required
Photo ID of all visitors is required. Acceptable forms of ID are Driver's License and Social Security Card; although, a state issued photo id is OK.
For all of the points shown below, read the actual prison website as this info changes frequently:
- Visitation Rules
- Visitation Dress Code
- Things You Can and Cannot Take to Visitation
- Special Rules For Children, Special Visits, Pastoral or Attorney Visits
To read the complete Greenville Federal Correctional Institution Visitation Guide click here: Visitation Procedures
Prison Jobs & Hiring
Looking for a prison job? Do you have any prior experience? Have you worked at a prison previously?
If so, click here: Greenville Federal Correctional Institution Jobs
The official website: Greenville Federal Correctional Institution Website
Tell Your Story – Write a Review of Greenville Federal Correctional Institution
Have you ever spent any time in Greenville Federal Correctional Institution? Do you have a family member or friend that spent time there? Have you ever been to visit an inmate at Greenville Federal Correctional Institution?
If so, then we would like you to write your review about it. Write about your experience so that other people can learn what to expect.
Things you could write in your comment:
- Prison conditions
- Prison layout and facility
- Guards and prison staff
- Food and commissary
- Visitation
- Inmates
- Safety
- Gang activity
- Inmate activities and programs
If you are an inmate at this prison, include your address if you want people to be able to mail you.


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International Women's Day
When I was younger it never occurred to me that certain paths may or may not be available to me as an individual because of what I look like. I was very fortunate to grow up in a household where my mum made it very clear that I could do, and be whatever I wanted to and because of her unwavering support and belief in me I never doubted it.
Posted on 8 March 2018 | Author: Deshaun Hancock | Tags: equality, new team members, women in business, career, addressing change.Read more »


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Asma al-Mohattwari
Yemeni authorities have announced a tragic statistic for traffic accidents in Yemen over the past month August 2014. 203 people have died in accidents during the month, leaving 877 injured, including 500 in critical condition.
According to a report issued by the Security Media Center, there were 560 traffic accidents in different governorates of Yemen, 247 incident of cars crashing, 217 incident of pedestrian accidents and 96 other incidents, which resulted in the death and injury of 1,080 people from different ages.
The report estimated the material losses caused by traffic accidents during August to be about 150 million riyals. The report attributed the reasons of the traffic accidents during the month of August to excessive speed driving, and the neglect of drivers, pedestrians, and wrong overtaking, as well as non-compliance with the laws of traffic and road manners, talking to phone, chewing qat while driving, and other reasons.
The past five years, statistic says 31,360 people have died in accidents, and 76,074 have been injured, including 45 in critical condition. This is a huge number considering that it is more than twelve times the number of revolutionary youth who died during the 2011 revolution.
Official statistics claim that since 2000 until the end of 2011, Yemen witnessed 151, 253 traffic accidents in total, killing 29,000 people and leaving 193 injured. Colonel Mohammed Saleh, a security expert, says that more than 20,000 people died during the 1970s through the 1990s from the same problem.
Houria Mashhor, Minister of Human Rights explained that the Ministry of the Interior recorded the highest number of deaths during 2010, where 3,063 people died, while 2009 had the lowest year on record with 2,185 deaths. She added that apart from lost human capital, the material losses are recorded at $19 billion for the period between 2009 and 2013.


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On my travels both in country and out, I always seem to come across places that are run down and sometimes completely in ruins. It's those locations that always seem alluring and peaceful to me, though, because every structure has an energy to it. When you step into a church or a house that has become so outdated and structurally unsound that no one can safely occupy the location, I find that you are able to feel the history of previous occupants.
When I was in Ireland, I came across Dunbrody Abbey, which is now a roofless structure. I probably spent over 2 hours there, and many times in those hours my thoughts would drift to the structure. Knowing that CTA does great work renovating and preserving a building's history, I couldn't help but wonder what we would do to preserve the building and maybe even restore parts of the fallen-down walls.
Every time I visit West Virginia, I go to my family's farm in Smoke Hole and visit the house my mother was born and raised in. The house has been standing for over 100 years, and you can tell no one has lived in it for over 30 years. Even though it is a wooden structure, my thoughts always drift to what we might be able to do to preserve the structure that still stands.
I know no one is able to preserve and restore every single building, whether it is made from stone or wood, but in my head I always think we can do it. I might not be an architect, but I do work with some pretty great ones.
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James Conran wins the Canowindra Golf Open
On Sunday, November 4, the Canowindra Open was held.
Twenty-six golfers teed off over three grades in the 27 hole event.
Thanks must go to our sponsors, with the major sponsor being McClintock's Machinery Canowindra, and our minor sponsors:
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- Canowindra Mens Golf.
The Canowindra Open winner was James Conran with 102.
Grade winners were as follows:
A GRADE SCRATCH WINNER: Robert Payne with 111. RUNNER UP: Doug Flannery with 120
B GRADE SCRATCH WINNER: Charles Lawrence with 129. RUNNER UP: Ross Noble with 131
C GRADE SCRATCH WINNER: Matt Devlin with 134. RUNNER UP: Adam Rogers with 134. Matt and Adam had to have a playoff.
18 hole Nett winners were:
A GRADE WINNER: Ned Grant. RUNNER UP: D.Naveau
B GRADE WINNER: A.Bullock. RUNNER UP: Barry Rue C/B with Don Taylor
C GRADE WINNER: Robbie Lawrence. RUNNER UP: Paul McKenzie C/B with Brian Moon.
Longest Drives
A Grade: Peter Mitchell
B Grade: Charles Lawrence
C Grade: Matt Devlin
Nearest to the Pins
4th/13th/22nd: James Conran
6th/15th/24th: Don Taylor
Thanks to everyone who helped
Thanks to all players who travelled for the event.
Thanks to Mick and Maxine for cooking the BBQ.
Thanks to Bruce and Stumpy for doing the bookwork and cards.
Thanks to the boys who turned up to the working bee on Saturday to get the course neat and tidy and a special thanks to Doug Flannery and Ned Grant for the work that they have put into the course, it is looking magnificent.
Next Sundays event is a three person ambrose family fun day for the Matt Gillan memorial day.
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Alcohol and teenagers
Published on 13/09/16
Public Health Bristol is launching a new campaign to encourage parents and carers to talk to their teenage children about alcohol and to help them recognise some of the risks they face if they drink.
Do you sometimes wonder how to talk to your children about alcohol? Public Health Bristol has added a new section to the 4YP for Parents website to support you with this. It gives you information and advice and provides activities that you can share with your children.
In fact, most teenagers don't drink alcohol and those who usually do, don't drink it very often. But a new report shows that some teenagers in Bristol drink more than their peers in other parts of England. This can cause problems for their health both now and in the future.
As a parent or carer you are in the best position to help your child stay healthy and safe. Research has shown that it is important for parents to have conversations with their children about the enjoyable side and risky side of drinking alcohol and that this can help children to stay safe.
Ideally these conversations should begin before they start drinking, but it's never too late, and you can still talk to them, even if they are drinking already.
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So my better half did get a job in Kruger National Park, South Africa and I decided to help her move and check out life of the employees there.
On arrival we were given a nice cosy 2 bedroom house directly on the Sabi River, on the downside it is rather dirty from the previous occupant. Never less we started to get busy with the place and being Africa you will find always people who need some money and are willing to do the job for you.
We lived for 3 days out of a cooler box as we did not get a fridge as promised and believe me when I tell you that the staff supermarket has a pricing that you think that you are shopping in a top class deli with one major difference.
1) You are very limited in your choice
2) There is hardly any fresh product around
3) If you need something which is not available your are either screwed or you go to the next supermarket which is only 30km away.
4) Getting in and out of the Park is a major mission until you get your staff access card and Kudokoep (this sticker allows you to be after 18.00 on the road and to enter all gates).
Having spend a fortune on ice to keep the meat somehow cold in temperatures in the high 30 to low 40 C I decided that we can't wait until somebody conveniently remembers to bring us a fridge.
Luckely my woman does life in relative close proximity to the Park and I went to fetch her fridge and at the same time stop at the closest supermarket to do some shopping for the house and food for the remaining week.
Well this particular supermarket by the name of "Shoprite" is situated next to a township/village and the last possibility to do your shopping before entering the park.
Taking in consideration that the local population is rather poor and I really mean poor with most people either being unemployed or earning just around minimum wage in an area where your cheapest accommodation for a tourist is just below ZAR 1000,00 per person up to US 5500,00 per person in the 5 star lodges, Shoprite charges you an arm and a leg for rather poor quality food and the local's do not have much of a choice to either pay their prices or starve.
So nearly ZAR 2000,00 later and a pick up full of goods and a fridge, I'm off to Kruger Park, going through the normal routine of questioning what I want here and where I go, I arrived back at our place just to find out that I forgot halve the cleaning material we need and now I need to go to the Staff Supermarket.
Trust me I spend more money in one day than I normally would moving in Gauteng to a new place.
With all that behind it is time to concentrate on life in the Park and I do have to say that I met and will be meeting some serious characters.
Take my new friend Moses for example, a Mozambique who is a learned and qualified pastry chef and lives for 10 years in Kruger Park.
Now you would think WoW this guy is going to make beautiful desserts and pastries.
Sorry to disappoint you, the catering company who has the contract is using him to grill Boerewoers (South African sausage) chicken and burger patties.
Does Moses has stress and long hours, especially at night? No!
Is he happy with what he does? Didn't sound so!
Does he earn a good salary as you would suspect a qualified craftsman does?
Hehe the catering company (and I will not name or shame companies here) paid their staff hardly anything in March. Moses did get a full ZAR 295,00 which buys him a small bottle of brandy, 1 liter coke, some soap and a few loaf's of bread and that's exactly what he bought from his salary.
However his wife and kids will once again not get any money from him and are left to their own in Mozambique to see how they will get through the month.
And then take Leolin, a colored from East London. He is married, lives with his wive and 2 children for more or less 12 years in the park, his wife works for one of the contractors, his mother-in-law works for the park and Leolin does not really have a fixed job, he is more a Mr. Fix-It-All for odd jobs.
While his wife is making the bigger moolah's, he spends his money on booze the moment he receive's it and on Friday's its party time for him and a few other guys in the park and most likely his wife will only see him on Sunday night or Monday morning again.
The lack of entertainment in any kind of way in an environment like this is the main reason for alcohol and other substance abuse.
You need to imagine life in Kruger Park like being in a 19.485 sqkm prison where roll call is at 18.00 hours expect for the lucky ones who have vehicles with the permission to be on the road thereafter as the closest cinema is one gate and 80km(one way) far away from the park, in the closest town (if you can call Hazyview a town that is) is 45 km away were the restaurants close at 20.00 hrs and the only other thing to do is to go to one of the numerous shebeen's (local bar's or tavern's) along the Hazyview-Kruger Park Road which sell you alcohol from 18.00 – 6.00 from Friday to Sunday and trust me there are enough places in the villages who open from 06.00 – 18.00 to sell you more alcohol.
However there are other examples too, most of the staff living in Kruger Park are loving and caring community members who will welcome you openly into their home (The Park), assist you to find your way, go to church every Sunday and life peacefully together.
Kruger Park boasts a top primary private school which is very inexpensive on school fees, a superb kindergarten, a cricket pitch, a decent size gym, a full soccer stadium, tennis courts, 2 pools and a clinic which is all or nearly for free for staff members.
On top of that the Park is subsidizing school fees for high school, hostel and transport for employees of all grades and how many employers offer benefits like this for their staff?
Another big plus is that you do not life behind walls and burglar bars, actually you don't even need to lock your house door and can leave your keys in the car, as the only ones stealing from you are the monkey's which roam around and this is a big plus in a country which, lets face it, has a very high crime rate, as well that your kids can run around and play to a certain extent freely.
Kruger Park and its contractors offers each family a decent house (yeah I know I was bitching about ours but face it, I have seen much worse staff accommodation around the world), allows all family member to stay in the Park and gives you the right to invite your friends to stay with you or enter the Park for free.
So if you ask me, i think for somebody like me who has been living all his life in the big cities all around the world and is not really a nature freak but seeks an improvement of life,spend time with his loved ones and does not want to work his life away without seeing his kids grow up it might be a perfect place to settle down for a while and enjoy nature from 6.00 – 18.00 with the odd beer in the hand overlooking the Sabi River while watching wild life just pass by in one way or the other.
Watch out for more about life in Kruger Park
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Angele et Tony
France, 2010, 82 minutes. Colour.
Clotilde Hesme, Gregory Gadebois, Evelyne Didi, Jerome Huguet, Antoine Couleau, Patrick Descamps.
Directed by Alix Delaporte.
What's in a name? Immediately, as the film opens, we see in a casual sex encounter that Angele is no angel. Within minutes we see her as bluntly aggressive and botching chances for some kind of self-betterment.
Of course, that is not the sum total of Angele's character. There is a lot more as we get to know her, not necessarily like her, as the film creates a portrait of this 27 year old mother of a nine year old boy, out of prison and reporting to her parole officer, making some attempts at settling, but wary of people.
The characters in the film are ordinary people, people like those we might know or have met. And that is a great strength of the film. We are dealing with real people, real situations, messy and confusing as they can be. The way that the film has been written and filmed – and the director, Alix Delaporte had a previous career as a journalist, so she brings an eye for character and situations to her screenplay – is in a very naturalistic style. As we are shown a village street corner, as we travel on a Normandy fishing boat, as we notice the buildings where the characters interact, the film has a 'documentary' realism and an eye for detail. This is very impressive.
And Tony? He is a fisherman (where threats to the industry mean protests, strikes and arrests instead of the traditional fishing festivals, decorating of the boats and putting on of plays) who works with his brother, whose father has drowned but his body has not been found and recovered, who in middle age is living with his mother to support her. His mother works in the fish market.
Will Angele click with Tony? Is she the kind of woman he could love and marry? Will his mother accept her after learning about Angele's past? Will her little boy accept her? Will he choose to live with his grandparents? Plenty of dramatic questions for the film's brief running time. And all made interesting.
Clotilde Hesme has to carry most of the film. She is a tall and striking-looking woman and is able to communicate both aggression and vulnerability. When she is finally able to smile, her face (and our response to her) is transformed. Gregory Gadebois is a theatre actor but makes Tony a very ordinary, unremarkable when seen in the street, middle-aged fisherman. Evelyne Didi seems every bit the old-style fishwife but also mellows and shows her vulnerability. Antoine Couteau is effective as the young son and Patick Descamps a sympathetic grandfather.
By the end of the film, which has a nice surrealistic touch, as Angele, Tony and the boy clamber over the rocks and pools on the shore, we feel we have been there and got to know these people.
1. A humane film? A slice of ordinary life?
2. The naturalism of the film-making? The director's journalistic background? The audiences identifying with the characters or knowing characters like this? Their seemingly so real? The effect of looking at their lives?
3. The location photography and its style, the town, the coast, the sea, the countryside and the shore? The attention to detail, the houses, exteriors and interiors, the boats, the festival, the courts? The streets and the hills, the corners, the rocks – the attention to realistic detail? The musical score?
4. The title and its focus?
5. The initial impressions of Angele, the sex with the Asian young man, buying the toy, sex as payment, casual, impersonal? The personal columns? Going to meet Tony, the café, his being late, her bluntness, his reaction to her directness and leaving?
6. The developed portrait of Angele? Her age, having her son at eighteen? Her husband's death? The boy with his grandparents? Her time in prison, parole, reporting to her officer, their discussions, his concern for her, his dismay at her bluntness? Aggressive and determined, yet fragile? Her son, at the school, wanting to give the gift, leaving it with the grandfather? Her job, stealing the bike, the scenes of her riding the bike? Her return to Tony? The discussions about the arrangement, the work, his instructing her about the fish and identifying them? Myriam and her hostility – and her pointing out her errors in selling the wrong fish at the market?
7. When did Angele change? Her place in the family, her friendship with Ryan, moving into the house, the room? Going to her son in the emergency, his locking himself in the toilet? Her discussions with the judge? With the grandfather? Her relationship with Tony, talking, his decency, the sexual encounters? The possibilities for a future?
8. Tony, responding to the personals, late arrival, his age, appearance, expectations? His driving with Angele? The importance of the death of his father, not recovering the body, Ryan and his concern, Myriam and her hostility? His staying with his mother? Angele's return?
9. The death of his father, the divers, finding the body?
10. The world of the boats, decorating them for the festival, Angele and her making the artificial flowers? The play, Snow White, the rehearsals, doing her lines with Tony?
11. The play, the director, friendship with Angele? Her mellowing?
12. Yohan and his visit? Tony and his being arrested, the background of the strikes, the fishermen and their losing their jobs, the temptation to work in factories? The protests and the demonstrations? Going to the jail, Tony coming out, seeing Yoan? Angele telling him the truth – and his feeling that she had thought he was dumb? The development of the relationship, the plans for the marriage, off and on? Her ambiguous replies to the judge and her parole officer?
13. Going to the court, the grandparents, Yohan going in first, Angele's impatience, going to the judge, admitting that Yohan wanted to stay with his grandparents?
14. The wedding scene, Yohan coming, the grandfather bringing him, the grandmother not knowing? The photos? Yohan and his question about the crabs, going down to the rocks, the surrealism of Angele on the rocks with her wedding dress on? The family picture – the explanation of the crabs and holding them? The smile of joy on Angele's face?
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Wendy GuoVP External
Wendy is the coolest monkey in the jungle. For fun, Wendy likes to play the Kim Kardashian iPhone game for hours while squatting in the bathroom floor.
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Hello! My name is Talissa and I am this year's Director of Marketing! I'm a 2nd year Commerce student with a love for spicy soup, yoga, and adventures around the city. I joined UBCHSF because I think it's never too early for people to learn about how to live a heart-healthy lifestyle, and this club is all about spreading that information around. Keep up to date and like us on instagram and Facebook <3
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Leo is in first year Pharmacy, he joined HSF because he believed that HSF's values ran parallel to his. He wanted give back to the community and promote HSF's message by using his abilities to help HSF grow. Leo loves to go on rides on his bicycle, whether road or trail, so if you do too then let him know! Not only is that an interesting fact about Leo but it is also what he does to stay healthy!
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Grace is in her first year pursuing a Bachelor of Science. She joined HSF because of her passions of giving back to the community and promoting the importance of being heart healthy. An interesting fact about Grace is that she enjoys attempting to walk her cat and dressing her in ridiculous outfits. Grace stays healthy by hitting the slopes and practicing yoga in her free time. <3
Martin ChanVideographer
Martin is a first-year student studying Food, Nutrition, and Health. He wanted to join HSF because the healthy lifestyle the club promotes and to edit promotional videos. Martin enjoys going to ski resorts to snowboard. To maintain his mental and physical wellness, he does some form of excerise, such as going for a workout.
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Truman is a 4th biology major from the faculty of science. Ever since entering university, he has gotten busier and ignore the physical aspects of life. He joined HSF to get educated about the importance exercise and of course participate in gym partnerships. He is an avid Manchester United soccer fan and plays soccer for fun every Saturday!
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Nicholas SuzukiSponsorship Coordinator
Nick is currently a first year general science student. He joined HSF due to his interest in healthy living, and as a way to meet new people. An interesting fact about Nick is that he is half Japanese and half Newfoundlander. In order stay healthy, Nick enjoys martial arts, and has been doing karate for over 10 years.
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Tasha is a 1st year student studying Arts at UBC. Tasha joined HSF to join a community that's dedicated to raising awareness and funds for those struggling with heart and cardiovascular diseases, which is something she is very passionate about. A fun fact about her is that she has a double joined elbow! She also loves dogs and her favorite breed is the Bernese Mountain Dog. Tasha loves hiking around Vancouver with her friends during the summer to stay healthy.
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Maydene is in 2nd year Science majoring in biology. She joined HSF because she wanted to raise awareness on how important it is to have a healthly balanced lifestyle. One interesting fact about Maydene is that she went to Montreal this past summer. To stay healthy, Maydene loves to go on runs with her friends.


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As in the books, regarding Murphy's Law in archaeology (see details below), today, as we finished final photographs and were about to cover over the areas, an intact jar was found in Area M. Due to the fact that it stuck out quite clearly from the balk, we had to quickly excavate it and remove it – along with a large amount of broken pottery from other vessels from its vicinity.
See below some pictures of the "baby" – some of us got a little emotional about this…
And in general, today we finished all the final photos, removed some finds (…), covered over the excavations areas, and packed up and brought back things to BIU.
It was a great season!
As to Murphy's Law in archaeology, here are some examples:
- A wall that goes into a balk from one side, won't come out from the other side.
- Major finds will be discovered in the last hour of the last day of the excavation.
- Just when you are sure that you fully understand a long-standing problem, a new find will completely contradict this viewpoint.


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Caught on Cam: Man sneaks into college hostel, flees with women's innerwear
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 22 (ANI): A semi-naked miscreant man was caught on camera at night sneaking into ladies hostel of Maharani's Arts, Commerce and Management College for Women premises' in Bengaluru and stealing girl's innerwears which they left for drying. The clip shows the man strutting around the laundry section of the campus, stealing and wearing lingerie. It is over six months that the unidentified man has been entering the hostel by jumping the compound wall, but unfortunately, the city police has not been unable to trace the man. Responding to the incident, college principal Dr. Shantha kumari said he is a "psycho", who jumps through the wall in midnight hours, adding the college has lodged a complaint in the police station. "We had lodged a complaint in the police station and we have also brought into the notice of our department they are taking care of the matter. The process is going on. He is a Psycho minded youth, he simply jumps through the long lengthy wall in midnight hours. We have CCTV cameras in all the necessary places," she told ANI.

He is a Psycho youth, jumps through the wall in midnight hours.We had lodged a complaint in the police station: College Principal #Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/MGQlv9OITs
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The Year's Best Music
By LARRY RODGERS
As the decade wound down, some veteran artists recorded some of their best work and newer talents also weighed in.
Here are my picks for the best albums of the year:
Wilco - "Wilco (The Album)"
The nothing-fancy title of this album matches the initial impression of a workmanlike collection of songs. But this CD grows on you. Jeff Tweedy is one of rock's most gifted songwriters, and his band has found a cohesion that it lacked in years gone by. "Wilco (The Song)" is three chords full of fun and screeching guitar by Nels Cline. Feist's harmony with Tweedy fits like a glove on the heartwarming "You and I." In between, the band pushes itself on the paranoia-fueled "Bull Black Nova."
Avett Brothers - "I and Love and You"
After several years of winning over concert crowds with their rough-around-the-edges mix of folk, bluegrass and rock, the Avett Brothers rein in their sound for their major-label debut. Produced by the legendary Rick Rubin, Scott and Seth Avett agreed to the straight-ahead approach that Rubin used in working with Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond. The result is less rabble-rousing and more balladry about young men in search of love, friendship and a focus in life. Much of the CD is deceptively simple but satisfying.
Muse - "The Resistance"
This popular British rock band keeps growing on its fifth album. Singer-guitarist Matthew Bellamy continues to write about a world gone mad (on the pulsating "Uprising" and the Queen-inspired "The United States of Eurasia"). But the band also crafts some of its most beautiful music, on "Unnatural Selection" and the three-part "Exogenesis: Symphony."
India.Arie - "Testimony, Vol. 2: Love and Politics"
This creative, soulful singer turns away from the drama of a breakup described in "Testimony: Vol. 1" in favor of political and social commentary, as well as an upbeat personal outlook on life. As in Arie's three other studio CDs, the production and musicianship are exquisite. She moves between smooth retro sounds on "Chocolate High," neo-soul on "Psalms 23," a Latin tinge on "Ghetto" and swampy roots vibe on "Better Way."
U2 - "No Line on the Horizon"
U2 sounds like a band with nothing left to prove on this well-crafted but low-key effort. Front man Bono largely veers away from the over-the-top social and political pronouncements he has engaged in for 30 years, and the Edge records some of his most under-the-radar guitar work. Reuniting with the production team of Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, Bono and his bandmates ultimately seem more focused on unleashing satisfying layers of sound than drawing the listener into the lyrics.
Ian Hunter - "Man Overboard"
Thirty-four years after releasing his first solo album, former Mott the Hoople front man Hunter still has plenty to say and a charming way of saying it. His 13th solo effort is a mix of old-guy wisdom, stubborn defiance and romance, all served on a bed of folksy rock. Hunter's raspy vocals play well off the acoustic guitar, piano and measured percussion at the heart of such toe-tapping tunes as "The Great Escape," ''Arms&Legs" and "River of Tears."
Dinosaur Jr. - "Farm"
A quarter-century after its launch and four years after reuniting after an eight-year hiatus, this trio continues to fine-tune its mighty sound. Guitarist-singer J. Mascis and his bandmates draw upon post-grunge, country, Southern rock and power ballads (with the emphasis on "power") as they evolve past 2007's "Beyond." Even the most pummeling tracks have an element of constraint.
Kris Kristofferson - "Closer to the Bone"
This quietly insightful singer-songwriter sticks to the winning, stripped-down approach of 2006's "This Old Road." The new CD finds Kristofferson, 73, singing about the value of family and old friends as well as the need to jettison emotional baggage as the decades pass. The title track, a low-key bit of roots rock, finds him observing how people change for the better when they are "running out of time." The rough beauty here is in Kristofferson's poetry, voice and picking.
Brad Paisley - "American Saturday Night"
Paisley has become as reliable as George Strait and Alan Jackson for cranking out solid albums that effortlessly connect with mainstream country fans. "Welcome to the Future" is the masterpiece here, cleverly detailing how Paisley's childhood dreams have come to pass in the 21st century. He deftly dips into the blues for "She's Her Own Woman" and gets soulful on "Oh Yeah, You're Gone."
Alice in Chains - "Black Gives Way to Blue"
After losing singer Layne Staley to heroin addiction in 2002, this multiplatinum '90s band returned with its first album in 14 years. Guitarist extraordinaire Jerry Cantrell still plays some of rock's nastiest and most overpowering riffs, and new member William DuVall takes over Staley's tortured vocals. Strong production gives new polish to the group's grunge-metal sound. The title track brings in Elton John on piano for a moving, mellow tribute to Staley.
Honorable mentions...
Kasabian, "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum"; Kelly Clarkson, "All I Ever Wanted"; Phoenix, "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix"; Radney Foster, "Revival"; Mos Def, "The Ecstatic"; Neko Case, "Middle Cyclone"; Arctic Monkeys, "Humbug"; Dierks Bentley, "Feel That Fire"; Levon Helm, "Electric Dirt"; Derek Trucks Band, "Already Free."