Once Dead Lake Erie Back in Intensive Care for Phosphorus Problems?
Lake Erie is often held up as an example of a once 'dead' ecosystem being resurrected. Legislative action such as the Clean Water Act and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement in the early 1970 addressed the causes of 'death' – huge algae blooms, oxygen deprived 'dead zones', and the devastating ecological results of these issues. Massive growth of aquatic vegetation, known as algae blooms, are caused by the excessive amounts of nutrients entering the lake. Once these huge swaths of algae die, they use tremendous amounts of oxygen to decay. And when they use up enough oxygen to cause levels of dissolved oxygen in the lake become too low for fish and other aquatic life to live there, these areas become dead zones due to their complete lack of life.
One nutrient that plants, both land based and aquatic, love is phosphorus. Phosphorus can enter the lakes in a number of ways but in the 60s and 70s it was largely coming from household use of detergents with phosphates in them. The laws and agreements of the 70s stopped the use of phosphates and the release of them from sewage treatment plants. Slowly the algae blooms decreased, the dead zones disappeared, and the lake came back to life. Until a few years ago, that is.
Beginning several years ago, massive algae began appearing again in the western basin of Lake Erie. This shallow end of the lake is surrounded by agricultural lands on both sides. Phosphorus appears to again be the cause of this explosion of algae but its source is different. Runoff from the agricultural use of phosphorus is the cause of this new trend. It is as if Lake Erie, a former cigarette smoker who has survived long cancer has switched to chewing tobacco and now is at risk of developing mouth cancer.
A binational agency, the International Joint Commission, released a report (which can be found by clicking on this link: https://www.ijc.org/files/publications/2014%20IJC%20LEEP%20REPORT.pdf) this month making specific recommendation to help the lake deal with this re-emerging problem. These recommendations include declaring Lake Erie as an 'impaired water' on the shores of Michigan and Ohio therefore setting new limits for phosphorus. Additionally, the report looks at best management processes for reducing agricultural and urban runoff, how to increase monitoring of phosphorus in tributaries, and how to restore wetlands that play a key role in filtering pollution.
And while the report mainly focuses on the western basin of Lake Erie and its main tributaries, the Maumee and Detroit Rivers, the issue of phosphorus fueled algae blooms, dead zones, and public health risks are not limited to that end of the lake. Near shore algae blooms are not uncommon in Western New York and have caused beach closures and stress on local ecosystems. As citizens of this area, it is important that we understand the dynamics of the lake, remember to make waterwise decisions like not using phosphate based fertilizers on our lawns, and to encourage our elected officials to continue to fund efforts to help restore important areas like wetlands.
And as CSLs, you are playing a big role in understanding this problem by collecting data at your site on phosphates. If algae blooms continue to be a problem in Lake Erie in our eastern basin, the data you collect as part of Freshwater Watch and Adopt-a-Beach can help identity trends and conditions that lead to blooms.
4 Comment(s) - Once Dead Lake Erie Back in Intensive Care for Phosphorus Problems?
Thanks for posting this blog and sharing this information on Lake Erie! I think it's relevant for CSLs in Buffalo but also CSLs around the world as they realize the importance of collecting the phosphate data.
I really enjoyed this concise and comprehensive history of Lake Erie and phosphates. It's a great example of why data collection is so important both locally and globally.
Perfect write up and understandable - Thank you. Great for CSL in Buffalo, NY.
Love this blog - thanks for sharing!


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Jeremy Piven stars in trailer for Last Call
March 3, 2021 - Staff@seenituk
The Movie Partnership has released the trailer for their brand new comedy Last Call, which is coming to all major Digital Download platforms on March 29th.
Starring Jeremy Piven (Entourage, Mr Selfridge), the film follows local success story and real estate developer Mick as he returns home to Philadelphia.
As he begins to reconnect with the neighbourhood he grew up in and the people he left behind, Mick finds himself at a crossroads when forced to decide either to demolish or resurrect the family bar.
Bruce Dern (Nebraska, The Hateful Eight), Taryn Manning (Orange Is the New Black), Cathy Moriarty (Raging Bull), Jamie Kennedy (Scream) and Jack McGee (The Fighter) co-star.

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Chef Fausto Flores keeps them coming back with traditional favorites like chicken with sausage and sweet peppers, and a Chilean sea bass with an "Oriental" ginger sauce, though it can't hurt that diners have a breathtaking view of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, too. Restaurant 101 has been open since 1990 and is going strong. Outdoor seating available. Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner from 12:00 pm-12:00 am.


Hemabharathy Palani has evolved a unique movement style by blending the distilled vocabularies of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi (in which she has trained for 13 years and also performed extensively) with the freedom of Contemporary Dance. Over the last eight years at Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts, she has trained in Kalarippayattu, Yoga , Contact Improvisation, Ballet and Pilates giving her movement a strong, sensitive and precise quality.
On June 12th – she will be presenting two of her own works. Her first piece "Chaaya" (Shadow) – which premiered at the Attakkalari India Biennial last year – emerges from the shadows of child sexual abuse. This raw and lyrical piece is tragic yet triumphant.
Her second piece "Uruvam" (Form) has been developed under the auspices of the Robert Bosch Art Grant 2009 provided by Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Ltd (RBEI). Working with Australian music composer Leah Barclay, Japanese media artist Matsuo Kunihiko and Bangalore's own light designer Nandakishore, Hemabharathy explores gender and celebrates form.
Hemabharathy is a prominent figure among the emerging new choreographers of contemporary India. She has participated in several national and international projects and represented India - in choreography projects, residencies and taken part in all of Attakkalari's multi-media dance productions performing at most of the major European festivals. She is currently the rehearsal director at Attakkalari.
The performance will take place on Saturday June 12th, 2010 at Alliance Française de Bangalore and will begin at 7:30 PM.
All are invited – seating on a first come, first serve basis.


Pretty clear what I think. They knew who they were looking for.
Not according to the police officer. There were no red flags or alerts.
It's obvious you haven't read the judgment.
You said the judge did his job properly yet you're not buying what the judge believes or take into consideration the evidence.
Fancy wrote: It's obvious you haven't read the judgment.
Why would you? lol - so you get your facts right (which you haven't).
Unfortunate there won't be an appeal but at least the drugs won't hit the streets.
still shaking my head at this one.. i think this judge is now the laughing stock and biggest shame in Canada..where else but in Canada can you get caught red-handed with enough fentanyl to kill everyone in a small town, admit that you are caught with it.. and get let off.. *bleep*!!! send him to China or Phillipines with those damn pills and see what happens!!
pieinthei wrote: still shaking my head at this one.. i think this judge is now the laughing stock and biggest shame in Canada..where else but in Canada can you get caught red-handed with enough fentanyl to kill everyone in a small town, admit that you are caught with it.. and get let off.. *bleep*!!! send him to China or Phillipines with those damn pills and see what happens!!
so iguess we can blame saint raybold for this?
I find this story very aggravating. I understand why the police aren't allowed to just randomly stop people and start searching their vehicles but I'm not seeing that in this case at all. The officer suspected there were drugs in the vehicle and he was right to search the vehicle.
The dog was supposed to sit completely, as I understand it, but sat only part way because the concrete barrier prevented him from sitting completely.
So the guy transporting the drugs, who admitted that he was transporting the drugs, walks away. If the judge's decision was the correct one then there is something seriously wrong with the Charter.
so the innocent until proven guilty worked. now if only people would show the same respect to trudeau.
Fancy wrote: Why would you? lol - so you get your facts right (which you haven't).
Lol I would suggest you try and eduacate yourself on how the system works.
maybe its just a right wing fantasy that they are tough on crime. except white collar ones. or ones where guys get off easy for robocall scandals.
If I were the RCMP officer who made the arrest I'd be frustrated and disappointed. If I were the dog I'd be frustrated and disappointed as well!


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There are only 3 F3C flats. They are at the end of each of the 2nd, 3rd and 6th floors in Bunyan Court.
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Director J.A. Bayona says Jurassic World sequel will be "darker and scarier"
October 18, 2016 by Gary Collinson Leave a Comment
As he gears up to go into production early next year, director J.A. Bayona (A Monster Calls) has been talking about his upcoming Jurassic World sequel, stating that it will be "darker and scarier" than last year's blockbuster, and will "takes the story where it has never been before."
"It will be darker and scarier than the previous film," Bayona tells EFE. "Obviously when you have Chris Pratt, it will also be very funny. But it will be darker. It is a second step in a trilogy, and the second step is always dark as in The Empire Strikes back or the Wrath of Khan, which are the examples you always get."
"The film takes the story where it has never been before. To me, it surprised me," he continued. "We are going to places where the saga has never been before, and at the same time we are paying tribute to the franchise. We will take it a step further. There are things that will happen that people are not expecting and they really are shocking."
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Bayona's comments support those of writer-producer (and Jurassic World) director Colin Trevorrow, who said earlier this month that the sequel will be "more suspenseful and scary".
Jurassic World 2 is set for release on June 22nd 2018 and will see the return of Chris Pratt as Owen Grady and Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing.
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Congratulations PRHS seniors! We are all so proud of your accomplishment. At Parsons ES we will be celebrating with our 5th-grade students as they prepare to move on to middle school. One of our special events includes the 5th-grade walk. We would like to include any graduating PRHS seniors, who attended Parsons ES, to walk with our 5th-grade class. Please click on the link below to share your name and contact information so that we may send reminders and additional information. If you would like to participate in this event please arrive, with your cap and gown, no later than 12:45 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Thank you!
Jackson Elementary is welcoming all Jackson Alumni graduating seniors to take one final walk through the halls of their elementary school. If you are a graduating senior who attended Jackson and want to participate, please click on the included link so we can get in touch with you with more information. We hope you will join us on Tuesday, May 21 at 2:00 p.m. We would love for you to wear your graduation cap and gown since in the Peachtree Ridge Cluster we create graduates kindergarten through 12th grade. You must be registered to participate.
We would like to invite all the Mason ES Alumni Graduating Seniors to take one final walk through the halls of their elementary school. If you are a graduating senior who attended Mason ES and want to participate, please click on the link below so we can get in touch with you with more information. We hope you will join us on Wednesday, May 22 at 1:15 pm! And don't forget to wear your graduation cap and gown.
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1) When are Senior Dues due?
If a Senior wants to participate in Senior Week, dues must be paid by April 12, 2019.
2) What do Senior Dues pay for?
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5) How many tickets will I get for graduation?
Each Senior is guaranteed to receive 12 tickets. Any additional tickets needed beyond this will need to be acquired through other seniors and their families.
6) When do I get my diploma?
Seniors receive his/her diploma at the graduation ceremony.
7) How/when do I order my cap & gown?
All Cap & Gown ordering is done through PRIDE groups. Each student will be asked to provide his/her height and weight for proper fitting. Please be as accurate as possible. The cost of the cap & gown is included in senior dues.
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For more information about senior dues, click on the link to the left.
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9) Do all seniors have to rent a locker?
No, but only seniors who have rented a locker will be allowed to have a locker strip for decorating in April. Locker strips cannot be hung on the walls. Please be sure your senior rents a locker if he/she wants it decorated. The locker rental fee is paid through MyPaymentsPlus and lockers are assigned through PRIDE groups. THE LAST DAY TO PURCHASE A LOCKER IS FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019. Please see Ms. Estock in A102 for locker assignments.
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MORE Price Increases Hit Disney World Restaurants
By Robin Burks 1 Comment
Last week, loads of menu updates and price increases hit Disney World restaurants.
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
This week, we got some big news about the reopening of Akershus Royal Banquet Hall in EPCOT and got a reopening date for Fantasmic! in Hollywood Studios, as well as the return of the Fantasmic! dining packages. We've got menu updates, too, so let's take a look at those.
Ahead of its big reopening on November 4th, we've got some menu changes to tell you about at Akershus. Here are the beverage changes we noted for breakfast and lunch:
ADDED: Assorted Fountain Beverages
Specialty Character Drink now says it has flavors of Cotton Candy (it is a Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade drink). It is still served in a souvenir cup, but the description of the glowing character clip-on that used to come with the drink has been removed. The drink has also decreased in price from $8 to $6.50.
REMOVED: Pomegranate Lemonade
REMOVED: Voss Artesian Water from Norway 375 ML
The description for the Stavanger has changed slightly to note that it is a frozen blend and price increased from $13 to $15.50.
The description for the Oslo has also been updated to say that it is a frozen drink and it increased rom $13 to $15.50.
Banfi Rosa Regale Sparkling Red increased from $59 to $64 per bottle and from $15 to $16 per glass
The current dinner menu on the Disney World website shows that it is priced at $63 per adult and $41 per child.
It also lists the beverages available — some of the changes we saw on the breakfast and lunch menus are here, too.
This could change, so we'll continue to keep an eye on it and let you know when we spot any more updates!
See More About These Changes
Diamond Horseshoe
There are some changes to alcoholic beverages on the menu at Diamond Horseshoe:
Meiomi Pinot Noir, Coastal, CA increased from $65 to $70 per bottle
Samuel Adams Seasonal decreased from $9.75 to $9.50
Federalist Cabernet Sauvignon, Lodi Valley, CA increased from $49 to $53 per bottle and from $12 to $13 per glass
Read a recent review!
The Private Label Wine Sampler at Be Our Guest has increased in price from $25 to $26.
Be Our Guest Private Label Wine Sampler
That's the only change here this week, though.
Read a review of Be Our Guest
Skipper Canteen
There's a new wine to try at Skipper Canteen: Black Pearl Oro Cabernet Sauvignon, South Africa — Strawberry and Mulberry with firm tannins for $53 per bottle and $13 per glass.
That's all we have to report from here!
Here's a review!
Disney's Old Key West Resort
Olivia's Cafe
There was a surprising menu change on the Olivia's Cafe lunch and dinner menu under Specialty Cocktails: Rum Runner decreased from $15 to $14.50.
So price decreases are still happening from time to time in Disney World.
Read a recent review of Olivia's
If you're having lunch or dinner at Sanaa, here's what's changed with desserts:
Serradura increased from $7 to $9
African Triple Chocolate Mousse increased from $8 to $9
Kheer increased from $8 to $9
Serradura
Here's what changed under alcoholic beverages:
ADDED: Kentucky Mule — Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon, Lime Juice, and Pure Cane Sugar topped with Fever Tree Ginger Beer for $16.50
ADDED: Captain's Mai Tai — Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum, Bols Amaretto, and Tropical Juices topped with a float of Myer's Original Dark Rum for $14.50
ADDED: White Sangria — Opici Family White Sangria is made in La Mancha, Spain from Airén grapes and has flavors of banana, pineapple, and grapefruit with a hint of ginger for $12
Also, Fruit Cup was added to the kid's allergy-friendly Create-Your-Own Selections menu.
Here's a recent review
At Boma, several beverages actually cost less now:
Cappuccino decreased from $5 to $4.79
Espresso Shot – Single decreased from $4 to $3.99
Espresso Shot – Double decreased from $5 to $4.99
Here's a recent review of Boma
Disney's Beach Club Resort
Hurricane Hanna's
Here's what's changed at Hurricane Hanna's:
Cutwater Canned Cocktails increased from $10 to $11.50
POWERADE decreased from $4.69 to $4.29
Those are the only changes here.
Read a Hurricane Hanna's review
Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground
Trail's End Restaurant
There are some changes that have been made to the alcoholic beverages part of the menu at Trail's End:
Bud Light Pale Lager – St. Louis, MO increased from $8 to $8.50
Cigar City Jai Alai IPA – Tampa, FL increased from $9 to $9.50
Argyle Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley increased from $50 to $64 per bottle and from $15 to $16 per glass
Read a recent review
Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort
Sebastian's Bistro
Beverages at Sebastian's Bistro have also had changes:
Sebastian Island Paradise increased from $5.49 to $5.99
Stella Artois – Belgium increased from $10 to $10.75
Truly Wild Berry Hard Sparkling Water decreased from $10 to $9.75
Maschio Prosecco, Italy increased from $11 per glass to $12 per glass
Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial Champagne, Épernay increased from $89 to $96 per bottle
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough decreased from $15 to $14 per glass
Here's a Sebastian's Bistro review
Disney's Polynesian Village Resort
Here's what's changed at Barefoot Pool Bar:
Oasis Salad increased from $9.99 to $10.29
Oasis Salad with Grilled Chicken increased from $11.99 to $12.29
Grilled Chicken Avocado Wrap increased from $10.99 to $11.29
Read a review!
Likewise, two of these same items had changed at Oasis Bar & Grill:
Oasis Bar and Grill
Those were the only changes there, though.
Trader Sam's Grog Grotto
Some things have been updated on the menu at Trader Sam's:
Chicken or Tofu Lettuce Cups increased from $11 to $11.50
Thai Chicken Flatbread increased from $12 to $12.50
Pan-fried Dumplings increased from $9.50 to $10
Thai Chicken Flatbread from Trader Sam's
HippopotoMai-Tai increased from $17 to $17.50
Here's a Trader Sam's review
Disney's Contemporary Resort
Chef Mickey's
There are some new Seasonal Cocktails to sip on during breakfast at Chef Mickey's:
Apple Cider Mimosa — Freixenet Blanc de Blancs, Cava Brut, Sparkling Apple Cider, and Cranberry Juice topped with a Cinnamon-Sugar Rim and Apple Slice for $14.50
Maple Butterscotch Bliss — Tito's Handmade Vodka, Bols Butterscotch Liqueur, 100% Maple Syrup, and Half & Half with Nutmeg and a Cinnamon-Sugar Rim for $14.50
Pumpkin-Spiced Cold Brew — Stoli Vanil Vodka, Heavy Cream, Joffrey's Coffee, and Pumpkin Spice topped with Whipped Cream for $14.50
Toasted Marshmallow Cold Brew — Mozart Chocolate Liqueur, Heavy Cream, Joffrey's Coffee, and Toasted Marshmallows topped with Whipped Cream for $14.50.
Read a review of Chef Mickey's
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort
Beaches Pool Bar & Grill
You can no longer get the Grilled Portobello Sandwich at Beaches Pool Bar & Grill.
Beaches Pool Bar
That's the only change here.
Check out a review!
Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort
The Banfi Rosa Regale Sparkling Red, Piedmont has increased in price from $59 to $64 per bottle and from $15 to $16 per glass.
There are no other menu changes here, though.
Here's a review of Turf Club
Disney's BoardWalk Inn
Trattoria al Forno
The Pizza menu at Trattoria al Forno has seen some updates:
Pizze Carni increased from $22 to $23
Pizze Pepperoni increased from $20 to $21
Pizze Bianca increased from $19 to $20
Pizze Margherita increased from $19 to $20
Whispering Canyon Cafe
Draft beverages are going to cost a bit more at Whispering Canyon Cafe. They've increased in price range from $7.50-$10.25 to $8.50-$12.75.
That is, however, the only change here this week, though.
Read a review of Whispering Canyon Cafe
At The BOATHOUSE, the following menu changes have happened:
Gulf of Mexico Red Grouper is now served with Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Onions, and Arugula, Charred Leek Butter
REMOVED: Peel and Eat Key West Shrimp
ADDED: Hummus — Vegetables, Mixed Olives, Pita Bread for $13.50
Gulf of Mexico Red Grouper
ADDED: Pumpkin Spiced Crème Brulee — with Cranberry Orange Compote for $10
Read a review of The BOATHOUSE
Wine Bar George
Here's what's changed at Wine Bar George:
Seasonal Salad is now made with apples, bacon, pecorino, grilled onion vinaigrette
ADDED: Pecan and Chocolate Chess Pie — served with vanilla ice cream for $8
REMOVED: Grilled Romaine
Burrata is now served with ciabatta instead of grilled bread
Burrata at Wine Bar George
ADDED: Roasted Pork Belly — roasted pumpkin, bourbon honey glaze, pepitas for $18
REMOVED: Bell & Evans Chicken Breast
REMOVED: Pan Roasted Niman Ranch Pork Ribeye
Grilled Whole Greek Sea Bass is now served with white bean ragout, warm spinach with tomato confit, Cipollini onions
Check out a recent review
The Basket at Wine Bar George
There are changes at The Basket at Wine Bar George, too:
REMOVED: House-made Chicken Bratwurst combination meal
REMOVED: Non-Collins
REMOVED: Chateau Petit Roubie
REMOVED: Picpoul de Penet, Picpoul France, Languedoc-Roussillon
ADDED: Vezzi, Barbera for $12
D-Luxe Burger
Here's what's changed at D-Luxe Burger: Bacon and Blue Burger increased from $12.49 to $13.49.
Bacon and Blue Burger
That's the only change here, though.
Read a recent D-Luxe Burger review
As always, if you're planning a visit to a Disney World restaurant, we always recommend looking at menus first to make sure your favorite items are still on there. You can do this on the Disney World website or My Disney Experience app.
When you're sure of where you want to eat, make those advance dining reservations as soon as you can — this is 60 days from the first day of your Disney World trip.
Did your favorite Disney World restaurant have a big change recently? Let us know in the comments!
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Dave G. says
I have been planning to bring my grandchild for his first (probably only) trip to WDW since November of 2021, I tracked food prices on a spreadsheet to help determine how much money I need to feed the crew. From then to today I have seen an increase of at least 20% overall total cost I figure for eating. Not including snacks. I am not rich, and am not poor, just a near middle class family and this is about it for real visits. I will continue to view article vlogs and other streaming of all things Disney but do not see the value of going there like I used to.


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The Year in Review: ICHP Accomplishments in 2017
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Equipped with new tools and technology and a strong research infrastructure, faculty and affiliates at UF's Institute for Child Health Policy, or ICHP, led by Director Betsy Shenkman, Ph.D., continue to improve the health of children, adolescents and young adults nationwide through rigorous research and powerful research partnerships.
A new name for ICHP's academic home
The College of Medicine's department of health outcomes and policy, which serves as the academic home for many ICHP faculty, has changed its name to the department of health outcomes and biomedical informatics, or HOBI. Shenkman, who serves as chair of HOBI, said the name change reflects the growing importance of biomedical informatics in research. The biomedical informatics team is led by William Hogan, M.D., M.S., a professor of biomedical informatics in HOBI and director of biomedical informatics at the UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
The team now includes six faculty and an mHealth lab. Ongoing child health research involving biomedical informatics includes:
Jiang Bian, Ph.D.; Yi Guo, Ph.D.; and François Modave, Ph.D., are investigating the feasibility of harnessing smart technology, including smartphones and smart wearables such as the Fitbit wristband, to help physicians monitor their adolescent patients with asthma.
Modave is collaborating with the department of pediatrics to develop technology aimed at educating families and children newly diagnosed with diabetes about how to manage the disease.
Stephanie Staras, Ph.D., whose National Cancer Institute-funded research focuses on improving teen compliance with the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine using tablet-based health information technology, is investigating the best way to implement new technology in pediatric clinics by incorporating it into existing workflows.
With more than $1 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Justice during the past three years, Chris Delcher, Ph.D., continues to help Florida law enforcement, state agencies and other stakeholders strengthen and refine Florida's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. In a separate study published last year in the American Journal of Public Health, Delcher and his team found that maternal and infant hospital stays associated with cocaine use fell almost immediately when in 2006 the federal government began regulating sodium permanganate, a key chemical needed to illegally manufacture cocaine.
Mildred Maldonado-Molina, Ph.D., and UF's Florida Data Center received a three-year, $540,000 funding award from Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration to develop a statewide Child Care Access Index. The index, developed in collaboration with UF's Lastinger Center and UF's Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies, will measure the extent to which quality child care is locally accessible in Florida. The program marks an important step in realizing the Florida Data Center's long-term goal of linking education and health data for children in Florida.
Partners in research
The OneFlorida Clinical Research Consortium, where Shenkman serves as director and lead PI, has coalesced into a leading-edge resource for child health investigators at UF, in Florida and nationwide. The consortium's Practice-Based Research Network brings together community-based practices, academic institutions and large health systems throughout urban and rural areas of Florida, which together provide health care to more than 40 percent of Floridians in the nation's third-largest state. The OneFlorida Data Trust also houses robust patient-level electronic health record data, such as diagnoses, procedures, medications, patient demographics and other data elements for some 15 million Floridians, and includes data for all children enrolled in Medicaid in Florida. ICHP research supported by this infrastructure includes:
QUALITY CHeQ: Shenkman, who is nationally renowned for her expertise in evaluating pediatric quality of care, received $675,000 in initial funding from the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or AHRQ, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to improve the usability of quality of care measures in diverse clinical settings. Shenkman and her team are evaluating two new quality measures developed by the AHRQ's Pediatric Quality Measurement Program Centers of Excellence: preventive oral health care and safe and judicious use of antipsychotic medications in children and adolescents. UF is one of only six institutions nationwide to participate in the program.
ICHP evaluates quality of care for children enrolled in Medicaid managed care programs in Texas and Florida. Nearly 1 in 5 children enrolled in Medicaid nationwide reside in Texas and Florida, the second- and third-largest states in the United States, respectively.
Ramzi Salloum, Ph.D., is working with the OneFlorida Cancer Control Alliance to improve the capacity of pediatric clinics across Florida to screen and counsel their adolescent patients on tobacco use, using evidence-based approaches. Salloum implemented an adolescent tobacco intervention in MyChart, the Epic patient portal.
Leaders in service
ICHP faculty members continue to provide leadership, expertise and community service and outreach at the national, state and local level.
Shenkman was appointed to serve on the PCORI executive committee and as co-chair of PCORI's pediatric collaborative research group. Shenkman also accepted an appointment to serve as associate director for population sciences at the UF Health Cancer Center.
ICHP Assistant Director of Clinical Research Lindsay Thompson, M.D., M.S., received the American Academy of Pediatrics' 2017 Local Hero Award for her leadership, community action and advocacy for children in Gainesville and surrounding communities. Thompson, an associate professor of pediatrics and health policy at UF, is one of only two pediatricians in the United States and Canada to receive this prestigious award. Thompson is also spearheading a project to form a campuswide clinical research hub in the department of pediatrics.
ICHP Associate Director Matthew Gurka, Ph.D., helped organize and host UF's inaugural National Early Childhood Summit in Orlando last March. The summit, convened by UF's Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies and other colleges, centers and institutes across UF, brought together more than 100 scholars, policy makers, advocates, philanthropists and practitioners from around the country to create actionable ideas and steps to further early childhood development and learning. Gurka, a biostatistician with extensive collaborative and independent research experience in pediatrics, holds a joint faculty appointment with the Zucker Center.
Ramzi Salloum, Ph.D., was selected to serve on the AAP's Tobacco Consortium, which is responsible for setting a national agenda for child and adolescent tobacco prevention and cessation for the AAP's Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence. The center supports research and policy development aimed at protecting children from tobacco and secondhand smoke.
In 2017, ICHP leadership developed a recruitment campaign to expand its affiliate program, launched a new monthly newsletter (ICHP in a Minute) and booked Peter Margolis, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of pediatrics and co-director of the James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, to deliver the keynote presentation at ICHP's 2018 Research Day on April 5.
In addition to providing a collaborative space and infrastructure for child health researchers across UF's campus, the institute's faculty members garnered $33,466,047 in total research funding in fiscal year 2016-17.
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This pick was definitely a curveball!
Prince William and Kate Middleton have announced the name of the royal baby: Louis Arthur Charles.
The royal couple threw a curveball at fans betting on options like Alexander or Albert, but they did end up using one favorite, Arthur, as the child's middle name. The newborn's full title sounds regal already, but what does it mean, exactly? Here, we break down the significance behind little Prince Louis' name.
Although Louis is a common royal moniker in French history, the name was recently used by some of the new prince's recent relatives. Big brother Prince George's full name is George Alexander Louis and father Prince William's full name is William Arthur Philip Louis. The Duke of Cambridge's uncle Prince Edward's full name is Edward Antony Richard Louis. His youngest child is Lady Louise Windsor, a close match to her nephew Prince Louis.
There's also Louis Mountbatten, the last viceroy of India and uncle to the baby's great-grandfather, Prince Philip, BBC points out. His father was Prince Louis of Battenberg (Prince Philip's grandfather and the baby's great-great-great-grandfather).
In addition to the mythical, medieval king of Camelot, other royals have been named Arthur, but in more subtle ways. It appears in Prince William's full name (William Arthur Philip Louis), and grandfather Prince Charles' full name (Charles Philip Arthur George), according to Royal Central. Lady Sarah Chatto, daughter of Princess Margaret (the Queen's sister) and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, named also her son Arthur.
This one's a no-brainer tribute to the baby's grandfather, the Prince of Wales. But it's also a slight nod to his uncle, Prince Harry, whose full name is Henry Charles Albert David. The infant also shares a name with his 17th century royal ancestor, King Charles I (the second son of King James I), who ruled over England, Ireland, and Scotland. The monarch was born in 1600 and died in 1649, after his constant conflicts with Parliament, which resulted in civil war, led to his execution.


Positive Changes Hypnosis: Foods That Blast Fat!
We would never advocate a diet consisting solely of grapefruit (don't laugh, people actually do try diets like this), but eating some may help you get lean. It would appear that the responsible party is a compound called naringin, an antioxidant with fat-blasting properties. It's an ideal snack or a great addition to any meal.
Try this: Peel 1/2 of a grapefruit and separate the sections, then slice them in 1/2. Toss with 2 cups of spinach, 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts, 1/4 cup low-fat feta cheese crumbles and 1 tbsp red wine vinaigrette.


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Q: Cant send large kafka message I'm attempting to send a 10770128 byte message over Kafka. I am receiving the following error:
org.apache.kafka.common.errors.RecordTooLargeException: The message is 10770128 bytes when serialized which is larger than the maximum request size you have configured with the max.request.size configuration.

I've gone through and added the following settings to server.properties, producer.properties, and consumer.properties.
replica.fetch.max.bytes =12000000
message.max.bytes=12000000
max.message.bytes=12000000
max.request.size=12000000
max.message.max.bytes=12000000
max.partition.fetch.bytes=12000000

this is a three node kafka cluster. Each node has the above settings in each file. Any help is appreciated. Thank you :)
Edit: I have already attempted the configurations seen Here, yet the problem persists

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Goodman directors George Bukhov (left) and David Strauss outside Burger & Lobster. Photo: Rob Lawson.
Goodman Restaurants broke the mould with the launch of Burger & Lobster in 2011, but there's plenty more unconventional concepts still in the pipeline, as directors George Bukhov and David Strauss reveal.
You certainly can't accuse Goodman Restaurants, owner of three high-end eponymous steakhouses and four – soon to be five – Burger & Lobsters, of thinking small.
The Russian-owned turf, and more lately surf, restaurant group, which operates 10 steakhouses in Moscow, has defied the odds – and the pessimists – since it crossed the Baltic Sea and landed on these shores in 2008. First it opened a high-end Mayfair steakhouse just as Lehman Brothers sparked a global economic crisis, then it launched a meat and crustacean format so tight it made Nando's menu look like an all-day brasserie offer.
Five years on and with a clutch of sites under both brands, Goodman has blazed a trail many would have thought impossible at the time. What's more, it's about to do it again.
By the start of 2014 the group will again dip its toe into uncharted waters, this time with an ultra-premium offer the likes of which haven't been seen in the capital. In addition, it plans to open a more informal 'lobster roll' format that will move the group into takeaway territory for the first time. And after that – well, your guess is as good as any.
It's an unconventional trajectory for a company that was fairly predictable in its operations at the outset. As a burgeoning group of steakhouses Goodman looked likely to follow in the footsteps of established brands such as Gaucho, albeit with a more American focus, and build a respectable empire across the capital and beyond.
With three sites launched in relatively quick succession, first in Maddox Street in Mayfair, followed by one in the City and another in Canary Wharf, Goodman was exciting Londoners' palates if not their imaginations. And then, in late 2011, Burger & Lobster was launched – a restaurant with an offer that is almost summed up in the brand name – and since then things have taken an unforeseeable turn.
The basis of Goodman's rather idiosyncratic approach can be traced to two sources. First, its Moscow-based founder and main shareholder Mikhail Zelman – known as Misha – has a rarefied outlook on restaurants that appears to know no bounds. Second, the group has deep pockets that enable it to fund ideas others might be unwilling to gamble on.
Bukhov, along with director of operations David Strauss, and under the direction of Zelman, has a seemingly fearless approach to launching restaurants, as the group's latest super-premium project attests. Provisionally called Steak & Crab – in keeping with its say-what-you-see brand mentality – the 120-cover, 5,500sq ft basement restaurant will be located on Chapel Place, just off London's Oxford Circus. The restaurant will serve huge, tank-fresh Alaskan king crab and large steaks on the bone, as well as some "really big" lobsters, and will feature a wine list of top-end bins. Average spend will be north of £100 a head, which Bukhov says will put it out of the reach of even many Goodman regulars (average spend is £50 to £60).
It's a high figure considering customers don't even get to choose their starters, sides or dessert.
"There will be a choice between steak or crab but no menu to speak of. There will be a selection of starters, sides and desserts for the table, which will be included in the price. It looks crazy but the logic is very simple. It will be very expensive but absolutely great value for money," says Bukhov.
This desire to do something different was the driving force behind Burger & Lobster, where a simplistic, 'mono-product' approach, as the company refers to it, and no-reservations policy broke the mould when it launched in Mayfair.
For £20, diners choose between a burger, a lobster or a lobster roll, all of which are served with fries and salad, and from a similarly tight wine list – it was originally going to serve only one red and one white. Far from being put off by the limited choice, consumers embraced the idea, with the wait time for a table routinely up to three hours long.
Burger & Lobster's fifth site opens in Harvey Nichols this month and the brand was named Best New Scaleable Concept at Restaurant's R200 Awards last November. At the time the award raised eyebrows among people who didn't believe a place that held live lobsters could ever roll out in a meaningful way. But not only has the group silenced such critics, its ambitions for the brand's future are higher than most anticipated.
That might sound a ludicrous figure considering the business model is built on flying live lobsters from the US and holding them in tanks – still alive – until a customer orders one. But Bukhov and Strauss are unfazed. The group imports eight tonnes of live lobsters each week from suppliers in Maine, Nova Scotia and Massachusetts, and by the end of the year will have built a central storage unit near Heathrow to safeguard against natural disasters. "If there was another dust cloud the restaurant becomes Burger & Burger," jokes Bukhov.
Beyond that, Asia and the Middle East are also on the cards, with a handful of sites in each region a conservative estimate for what can be achieved.
There are big ambitions for Goodman's informal lobster roll format too, a concept born out of the success of the dish at Burger & Lobster. The first Lobster Roll Deli opens soon on Binney Street, again off Oxford Street, and will have a lower price-point thanks to its pared-back fit-out. The deli, which will have an American look and feel, won't offer table service and will major on takeaway lobster rolls.
As with Burger & Lobster, if it proves a success the group is unlikely to drag its feet with expansion. "Lobster Roll Deli will be fairly easy to duplicate," says Bukhov, with a glint in his eye.
With so many different concepts – and with more being considered – finding suitable sites is a major consideration. The group is in negotiations on a premises in Little Portland Street, Fitzrovia, slated for a sixth Burger & Lobster, although the pair joke this could change should Zelman decide to bring another idea to market quickly. With this in mind, does the group buy sites and decide what to do with them or has it got a clear vision for every location?
"We always have a clear concept and then look to find the perfect property. It's a big mistake doing it the other way round," says Bukhov, who points to the group's acquisition of Bistro Du Vin's two outlets as a cautionary tale. As well as a bustling site in Dean Street, Soho, the deal involved premises on St John Street, Clerkenwell, that proved challenging.
"We have spent more money than we wanted on it and operationally it is more difficult than other sites." As such, the group now looks to buy single sites rather than small restaurant chains.
more. And, if the truth be told, it's probably a bit too prosaic for the Muscovites these days. As Strauss admits: "If the Bibendum building ever went up for sale our people would wander round there coming up with the craziest ideas ever." The mind boggles.


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CAFE BAR 16 – official opening ceremony
In the presence of numerous quests, officials and donors, CAFE BAR 16 was officially opened.
CAFE BAR 16 is social enterprise, initiated by the Center for Youth Integration, in order to expand the support provided to children who live and/or work on the street.
After the age of 15, children who come to Drop in Shelter remain unable to use this service and can rely only on the support provided by the expert outreach team. The numerous problems they have faced remain, one of the most dominant is the continuation of education and access to labor market. The one of the priorities of Center for Youth Integration is overcoming of this problem, which is why a social enterprise Cafe bar 16 was founded.
"The focus of our work will be young, former beneficiaries of Drop in Shelter, aged 16 to 19, who left school due to uninterrupted support and who are unable to find employment. Cafe Bar 16 is designed to provide social inclusion for young people, interaction with the majority population, employment opportunities outside of our cafe, along with close partners such as other social enterprises, NGOs, donor community, companies and individuals ", said Marko Tosic, executive director of Center for Youth Integration, organization which coordinates the service of Drop In Shelter in Belgrade.
Young people who will have the opportunity to work in a cafe will be able to serve as an example and role model for children, current beneficiaries of Drop In Shelter, giving them a motivation for completing school and confirmation that the support that they receive from Center for Youth Integration does not end with end of their using of Drop in Shelter service.
For 10 years, Drop in Shelter has been providing services to children who live and/or work on the street. Drop in Shelter works on a monthly basis with more than 350 children, in two locations in Belgrade.
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Street involved youth involved in the Employment Support Program shared their experiences and plans for the future.
ChildHub National Conference in Belgrade
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April 12th, International Day for Street Children: For Drop in Shelter in Belgrade, funds are provided only until the end of 2017
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Dancing With The Stars Cast Officially Revealed Live During Bachelor Pad
This cast list will be showing people who will be participating in the Dancing With the Stars MTV reality TV next season. He Bachelorette star Ali Fedotowsky or one of her suitors will probably be competing in the edition. However, ABC is also likely basing the scheduling on the fact that Bachelor Pad will probably be its top-rated regularly scheduled broadcast during the lazy, late summer programming week.
She has gone on to sell more than 20,000,000 albums worldwide and has won and has been nominated for five Grammy Awards and six MTV Video Music Awards. She has collaborated on stage and in the recording studio with some of music's greatest artists, including Justin Timberlake, Carlos Santana, Erykah Badu, Fergie,But there are also rumor's that American Idol judge Paula Abdul will take part in the new season of Dancing With The Stars.
The Stars 2010 lineup. It is still going to be announced once The Bachelor season finale gets to finish up. We will be finding out the lineup for the season 10 cast as soon as the commercial break comes through in CBS. So gusy bookmark this post and come back here later for latest updates on Dancing With The Stars 2010 Lineup and Cast.


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Meet Students and Alumni >
James Logue, a Watertown native from the Class of 2009, was a Plumbing/HVAC career major at Minuteman. Since graduation, James has had a successful career in mechanical controls for large-scale property management and construction companies. James was on National Honors Society, SkillsUSA, and the cross country and wrestling teams at Minuteman.
Q: Why did you choose Minuteman?
I have to give a lot of credit to my mother. She encouraged me to apply and tour the school, which I did. It was impressive. I was still a little nervous. But she said, 'Hey, try it for a year. If you don't like it, you can always come back.' Well, I tried it and I never went back.
Q: What did you appreciate most about Minuteman?
It gives you an opportunity to take control of your life and set a course for yourself. It's a privilege to go to a career technical education school. It's more challenging. You have to apply yourself. As a freshman, you go through the Exploratory program and try multiple shops. You might consider one you hadn't thought about. Maybe your father was a plumber and his father was a plumber so you're thinking, 'I want to be a plumber.' But when you get to Minuteman, you get to explore so many avenues that it broadens your perspective to things you may have never considered. I also appreciated how much Minuteman has to offer outside of shops, like sports, theater and music. You get to do all those things, all at the same time.
Q: How did Minuteman help impact your life?
I'm most grateful for the friends. I made lifelong bonds with the kids in my shop. Some of your best times in your life are in high school. I'm grateful for all the memories, and for what I learned from the teachers – both in shop and in academics – because it really set me up well for life.
Q: How did Minuteman shape your career?
When I graduated in 2009, it was right in the middle of the recession. No one was hiring; a lot of people were jobless. But I got a job two weeks after graduation, and I haven't stopped since. It was because of my education at Minuteman that I even got a foot in the door for an interview. I didn't even meet all the qualifications, but I had my certifications and a base knowledge, which most people my age didn't have. The company took a shot on me and it worked out. I make a good living, and I know a lot of alumni who are in good jobs and making a good living for themselves as well.
Q: What advice do you have for current or prospective Minuteman students?
You don't want to regret decisions you didn't take. Be active, be involved. Immerse yourself in the community. Do something besides your shop, and dive in and learn. It's going to be a lot of fun. You're going to get so much out of it.
James Logue


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The Lady was a Spy
BY Dr. Chris E. Fonvielle Jr.
Admirers often place pennies nickels dimes and quarters on her grave marker to replace the gold coins she lost when she drowned near Fort Fisher. On the day of her burial October 2 1864 torrential rain fell until the moment the pallbearers lowered the coffin into the grave. It is reported the sun suddenly burst forth in the brightest majesty and a rainbow of the most vivid color spanned the horizon.
Eliza Jane Lord DeRosset called it a sad sad sight. It may have been DeRosset who selected Rose O Neale Greenhow s final resting place a grassy knoll shaded by wavering trees overlooking Burnt Mill Creek for the DeRosset family plot was nearby.
Earlier that day Reverend Dr. James A. Corcoran delivered a touching tribute to the heroism and patriotic devotion of the deceased at St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Dock Street in downtown Wilmington North Carolina. Afterward the coffin still covered with a Confederate flag was driven in a horse-drawn hearse followed by an immense funeral cortege to Oakdale Cemetery one-half mile east of the city.
The day before her body laid in state in the chapel of General Hospital No. 4 at Front and Dock streets. Flowers arranged in the shape of crosses garlands bouquets and lighted candles surrounded the bier. It was a solemn affair with silent mourners sable-robed at the head and foot; the tide of visitors women and children with streaming eyes and soldiers with bent heads and hushed steps standing by paying the last tribute of respect to the departed heroine.
Greenhow perished by drowning when the lifeboat carrying her to safety floundered. Fort Fisher s commanding officer Colonel William Lamb telegraphed the news of Greenhow s death to military authorities in Wilmington. He considered the dead heroine s precious body too sacred a charge for a soldier s camp and turned it over to his wife Sarah Ann Chaffee endearingly called Daisy who prepared it at their cottage near Fort Fisher for transferal to Wilmington. It was a tragic ending to a fascinating life but mirrored the slow death of the Confederacy by late 1864.
Rose O Neale was born in Montgomery County Maryland in 1813 or 1814 but grew up in Washington DC. Reared by an aunt and uncle who owned and operated a boardinghouse that once served as the seat of government following the War of 1812 the bright and engaging Rose was a popular figure in Washington social circles as a young lady. She apparently had many suitors and in 1835 married Robert Greenhow a highly educated and sophisticated doctor. She bore eight daughters five of whom died early. They named their youngest Little Rose for her mother. Dr. Greenhow also met an untimely death in a street accident while on an extended business trip to San Francisco in 1854 leaving Greenhow a single mother barely 40 years of age. She settled a lawsuit against San Francisco for enough money to enable her to provide for her surviving daughters back in Washington.
An ardent Southern sympathizer Rose Greenhow helped form a spy ring soon after the Civil War began in April 1861. Captain Thomas Jordan a former quartermaster in the US Army recruited her believing that her social standing beauty and charm allowed her access to top military and political figures in Washington. She allegedly resorted to intimacy when necessary to gain intelligence from her informants including it was rumored Massachusetts Senator Henry Wilson powerful chairman of the Military Affairs Committee. Sensitive information she passed on to Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard helped his army win the first major battle of the war at Manassas Virginia July 21 1861.
Our President [Jefferson Davis] and our General thank you. The Confederacy owes you a debt appreciative authorities informed Greenhow at battle s end.
Greenhow s espionage activities soon came under suspicion however and she was arrested by Allan Pinkerton only one month after the Confederate victory at Manassas. Initially placed under house arrest in Fort Greenhow as Union authorities dubbed her home she was eventually moved with Little Rose to the Old Capitol Prison. Ironically the military jail was the former boardinghouse where she was reared. For almost ten months the indignant and defiant Rebel Rose as she became known because of her allegiance to the rebellious Southern states was held in captivity. Due in part to her personal relationship with the powerful Senator Wilson Greenhow was released in late May 1862 but was exiled through battle lines to the South. She resided in Virginia and never returned to her beloved Washington.
Greenhow received a heroine s welcome in the Confederate capital of Richmond and President Jefferson Davis asked her to go to Europe to serve as an emissary to gain British and French recognition and intervention. In accepting Davis offer she became the first official female ambassador in American history.
Greenhow and Little Rose booked passage for England on board the blockade-runner Phantom out of Wilmington in early August 1863. Representing Confederate interests with abiding loyalty Greenhow spent one year working tirelessly if unsuccessfully on her mission. She even found time to publish a memoir My Imprisonment and the First Year of Abolition Rule at Washington. In August 1864 she embarked on a trip back to the Confederacy.
Bearing both diplomatic and personal dispatches for President Davis Greenhow sailed from Greenock Scotland on the blockade-runner Condor making her maiden voyage. The Condor was a magnificent iron steamship — 270 feet long 283 registered tons and with three smokestacks — built exclusively for the blockade-running trade by Randolph Elder and Company of Govan Scotland. The ship was registered to Alexander Collie and Company a successful London-based importing and exporting firm and was captained by William Nathan Wrighte Hewett a highly decorated British naval officer on leave. Considered swift as a sea swallow and painted a dull lead color to avoid detection the Condor carried a large cargo of military supplies and uniforms for the Confederate army.
After a brief stopover in Bermuda the Condor steamed to Halifax Nova Scotia where she spent more than two weeks taking on coal and water and additional passengers. Joining Greenhow was Lieutenant Joseph D. Wilson of the commerce raider CSS Alabama freed on his word of honor after capture of his ship in France. Also joining the voyage was James Holcombe Confederate commissioner to Canada. They embarked from Halifax on September 24 bound for Wilmington.
The Condor managed to slip past Union cruisers prowling the shipping lanes off the North Carolina coast but as she approached New Inlet the northern entryway into the Cape Fear River before dawn October 1 1864 she was spotted and fired upon by the USS Niphon. The Condor suddenly turned hard to starboard and then came to a crashing halt. The pilot had inadvertently grounded the ship on a sand bar as he attempted to avoid hitting another blockade-runner the Night Hawk that earlier ran aground.
Fearing possible imprisonment and other dire consequences of capture Greenhow and Commissioner Holcombe implored Captain Hewett to get them ashore at once. The captain believed he could free the Condor on the next rising tide but in the meantime assured them that the ship was under the protection of the guns of Fort Fisher only 500 yards away. They persisted however and Hewett finally gave in to his panicking passengers. He deployed a lifeboat with sailors instructed to shuttle Greenhow Thomas Brinkman Lieutenant Wilson and James Holcombe to the beach.
Shortly after the dinghy was lowered to the ocean it capsized in rough surf. The men clung desperately to the overturned boat until waves pushed it onshore but Greenhow weighed down by her hoopskirt and corsets disappeared beneath the dark turbulent sea. Thomas Taylor an agent for the Anglo-Confederate Trading Company that owned the Night Hawk appeared on the oceanfront at daylight to supervise rescue operations for his company s stranded vessel. He claimed that he found Greenhow s body washed up on the beach. But Colonel William Lamb wrote shortly after sunrise on the morning of October 1 a stranger arrived dripping wet at his headquarters at Fort Fisher and identified himself as one of the party who in attempting to leave the Condor in a boat had been upset and barely escaped drowning; that he feared Mrs. Greenhow was drowned.
Lamb rushed to the beach only to find his soldiers had rescued Holcombe and the sailors but Greenhow was indeed missing.
Her lifeless body was soon found the colonel lamented the cruel waves having cast it up on the cold wet sands as the flowing tide came in. It was a sad a touching sight. Lamb speculated that the gold she carried may have contributed to her untimely death. One of the soldiers who found her body brought me a small satchel containing 100 gold sovereigns which had been suspended around the ill-fated lady s neck and which may have helped to drag her down when the boat upset.
According to family tradition the musket-bearer who found Greenhow s body was the soldier with the unique name Private J.J. Prosper For Me D. Doctor DeVowell Conner of Company E 36th Regiment North Carolina Troops. (It was said that Conner who apparently stood only about four feet tall was the shortest man with the longest name in the Confederate army.) His first thought was to keep the gold and he even buried it but his conscience or the prospect of punishment eventually got the better of him and he turned in the money for which he was allegedly awarded a $20 gold coin.
Adding to the legend of Greenhow s drowning was an account by a Late Confederate Officer who stated the gold she had sewed up and concealed about her person had borne her down and was the cause of her death; that had it not been for the weight she would have been saved. An 1864 gold sovereign held a value of $4.84 with each coin weighing 7.98 grams. If Colonel Lamb s recollection was accurate Rose Greenhow carried less than two pounds of gold hardly enough dead weight to have caused her to be dragged beneath the waves.
Colonel Lamb sent Greenhow s body upriver aboard the transport Cape Fear later that morning October 1. News spread like wildfire through the city so that by the time the Cape Fear arrived the docks were lined with distressed women and curious onlookers. Although Greenhow appeared to have no close acquaintances in Wilmington ladies of the Soldiers Aid Society received her body and took it to the home of Mrs. DeRosset the organization s president and wife of a prominent physician at Second and Dock streets.
She was an elegant woman not at all changed by death DeRosset observed.
Little Rose was attending school in France when her mother departed England for the Confederacy and was devastated when the news reached her that her mother had drowned while trying to run the Union blockade of Wilmington. She and her two surviving sisters filed a bill of complaint saying that they never received any of their mother s clothes jewelry or money. The suit was filed against the appointed estate lawyer William A. Wright the recipient of Greenhow s personal effects turned over to him by Colonel Lamb who believed they would be turned over to her survivors but never were.
In 1888 the Ladies Memorial Association of Wilmington erected a large white Italian marble cross at Rose Greenhow s gravesite in Oakdale Cemetery. By then an endowment fund for care of the grave had been established by her daughter Rose Greenhow Duval the wife of Lieutenant William P. Duvall of the US Army.
The inscription on Greenhow s headstone reads:
A Bearer of Dispatches to the
Confederate Government.
Drowned off Fort Fisher
From the Steamer Condor
While Attempting to Run the Blockade
September 30 1864.
Today Rose O Neale Greenhow s grave is maintained by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and it is one of the most visited sites in historic Oakdale Cemetery.
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How to use a wireless controller on PS1 and PS2
Jason Faulkner Monday, May 20, 2019
So, you want to break out your PlayStation 1 or PlayStation 2 for some retro gaming goodness, but wish to keep some of the modern conveniences we take for granted. Using wireless controllers on PS1 and PS2 doesn't have to be a hassle, but there are a few ways to go about it. We've detailed the two best ways we've found to bring wireless controllers to the PS1 and PS2 below.
Best Wireless Controller for PS1 and PS2: Use PS3 controller on PS1 and PS2
The best way to ditch the cords on a PS1 or PS2 is to simply use a PS3 controller. Since it has the same classic profile as the DualShock 1 and 2, the DualShock 3 is an excellent way to control a PS1 or PS2 without annoying cords while still keeping the same feel as using an official controller.
Unfortunately, Sony never released an official PS3 to PS1 or PS2 adapter. This meant for years you really didn't have the choice if you wanted to control your older Sony consoles wirelessly. Thankfully, there's an extremely affordable dongle available now that makes pairing a PS3 controller with PS1 or PS3 a snap.
The Brook USB Super USB Adapter lets you use PS3 and PS4 controllers on both the PS1 and PS2. You can buy it on Amazon or eBay, and it retails for $39.99 at the time of writing.
To use the Brook USB Adapter on your PS1 or PS2, you need to make sure the switch on top of the adapter is switched to "PS2." Then you just have to plug it into the controller port on your system and turn it on. When your console powers on you'll notice a red LED glowing on the adapter. After that, just connect a PS3 or PS4 controller to the adapter using a USB cord. Once attached, hit the PS button on the controller and it will pair with the adapter.
Once you pair a controller with the Brook adapter, you're good to go. You can unplug it and from then on it will pair with the adapter as long as the console is on. You'll even have vibration on titles that support it, and you don't have to worry about any further setup.
Runner-Up Wireless Controller for PS1 and PS2: Buy a third-party controller
If you want to go a little cheaper for your wireless solution, you can get third-party wireless controllers that work with the PS1 and PS2. One of the more popular (and less expensive) controllers on Amazon is the Blue Lake Performance Twin Shock for PS2. It gets good reviews, but I'd be wary.
With the Brook adapter, you get the benefit of actually getting to use original Sony controllers. When you go full third-party for the controller and adapter, though, it's the wild west. You'll find widely varying quality and reliability among the enormous amount of third-party wireless PS2 controllers.
A modern third-party controller might be worth checking out, but you're best off skipping the models that were around during the times the PS1 and PS2 were released. It's possible there were some decent wireless controllers around in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but I don't remember any. Those were the days when third-party controllers were pretty much only fit for the kid you didn't really like to use.
Not only were third-party controllers almost as a whole a lot less reliable when the PS1 and PS2 were new, but they've also almost certainly degraded sitting in whatever warehouse and closet they've been for the last decade or two.
What's the Best Wireless Controller for PS1 and PS2?
I personally prefer the Brook USB adapter paired with a DualShock 3 for playing on PS1 and PS2. I don't think any third-party controller beats the reliability and feel of an OEM Sony controller.
The combo above might cost a bit more than a generic wireless controller and dongle, but it has more utility and is a lot more likely to serve you without issue for years to come.
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What the Dingell Act Means for Public Lands and Outdoor Recreation
National Parks Public Lands Real Talk
Yesterday, March 12, 2019, President Donald Trump signed the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act, or the Dingell Act for short. The Dingell Act has received widespread bipartisan support and will have varied and far-reaching effects on our public lands. With all of these positive changes, what can we expect for our public lands?
By Wade / March 13, 2019
Yesterday, March 12, 2019, President Donald Trump signed the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act, or the Dingell Act for short — arguably the most consequential, far-reaching public lands legislation passed since the 70s.
Conservation and public lands management hasn't taken a huge priority in the current administration, so this might seem like a strange move for the resource extraction favoring President, but the Dingell Act has received widespread bipartisan support. Introduced as S.47, or the Natural Resources Management Act, on 1/08/2019, the Senate passed it 92-8 on 2/12/2019, and the the House followed, 363-62, on 2/26/2019.
Protecting America's public lands seems to be the one thing that many of us agree on. I've often remarked that sportsmen — hunters and anglers — share many of the same conservation goals as the crunchy-granola tree huggers. The two groups just have a hard time getting together. As someone who belongs in both groups, it's easy for me to see why both liberals and conservatives would come together to support this bill; it truly does benefit everyone!
What's in the Dingell Act
So what does the wide-reaching Dingell Act mean for American public lands and outdoor recreation?
Good things. A hell of a lot of good things. The summary text of the Act reads as follows;
This bill sets forth provisions regarding various programs, projects, activities, and studies for the management and conservation of natural resources on federal lands.
Specifically, the bill addresses, among other matters
land conveyances, exchanges, acquisitions, withdrawals, and transfers;
national parks, monuments, memorials, wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, historic and heritage sites, and other conservation and recreation areas;
wildlife conservation;
helium extraction;
small miner waivers of claim maintenance fees;
wildland fire operations;
the release of certain federal reversionary land interests;
boundary adjustments;
the Denali National Park and Preserve natural gas pipeline;
fees for medical services in units of the National Park System;
funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund;
recreational activities on federal or nonfederal lands;
a national volcano early warning and monitoring system;
federal reclamation projects; and
search-and recovery-missions.
In addition, the bill reauthorizes the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Program and the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program.
That's a lot of ground to cover, and it's only the summary. This law truly is that sweeping — we're talking 170 provisions. I won't dive into EVERYTHING this bill covers, but let's talk about some of the important pieces of the Dingell Act.
The Dingell Act permanently authorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund
The LWCF, originally enacted in 1965, takes a percentage of income from offshore energy and reinvests it into a number of American public lands programs. Until the program lapsed in 2018, the LCWF provided funding for efforts to conserve and protect federal lands and waters, as well as provide access for outdoor recreation.
The Dingell Act adds more certainty to the organizations that rely on LWCF funding to do their work. This is a big win for public lands and the people that care about and use them. It's not perfect, however — the permanent re-authorization guarantees funding, but not a certain percentage or dollar amount. That means that while we can count on the LCWF receiving annual funding, we don't necessarily know how much. Congress will negotiate the level of funding during yearly appropriations which could leave funding amounts up in the air, but this is still a huge win.
The law creates historic protections in Utah
Utah, known for its public lands and outdoor recreation, has a strange way of showing its appreciation. The state government and federal representatives have favored deals with resource extractors even to the detriment of the state's incredible public lands — even though outdoor recreation brings more money to the state and creates more jobs than mining and energy extraction.
The Dingell Act protects tons of land in Utah from development and resource extraction, instead promoting outdoor recreation such as hiking, mountain biking, and climbing. The law designates 700,000 acres of new wilderness, 63 miles of the Green River as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and 300,000 acres of recreation area —connecting the National Parks with Utah's other public lands.
Speaking of Wild and Scenic Rivers…
Utah isn't the only spot with new Wild and Scenic Rivers. The Dingell Act designated over 600 miles of waterways. This includes:
52.8 miles of the Nashua River and its tributaries in New Hampshire and Massachusetts
256 miles of the Molalla and Elk Rivers and Rogue River tributaries in Oregon
110 miles of rivers in the Wood-Pawcatuk watershed in Rhode Island and Connecticut
77.2 miles of rivers in California; part of the California Desert Protection Act
200 miles of rivers in Oregon, as protection of steelhead and salmon habitat
This is great for those who like to recreate on the water, but beyond that it helps preserve clean waterways, free from pollution and contamination. This protects our watersheds, and as an extension, helps provide cleaner water for all.
The Dingell Act protects National Parks from mining
Some people are surprised when I tell them that I'm not always opposed to resource extraction on public lands. But that's part of the purpose of some public land — think timber harvesting in National Forests, for example. I don't support resource extraction in and around National Parks, however. It detracts from the mission of the NPS.
Thus, I'm pleased that the Dingell Act withdrew federal mineral rights from two areas bordering Yellowstone and North Cascades National Parks. Permanently. Meaning no more mining on lands adjacent to these parks, which jeopardized the environment and threatened the wildlife that resided there.
Of course, this doesn't make that all National Parks safe from nearby mining, but it does establish a precedent for prioritizing the interests of the public over the interests of resource extraction companies.
The Dingell Act paves the way for new Parks
Though the new law doesn't create any new National Parks, it did add three new National Monuments (which are National Park Units, managed by the NPS). These monuments, all historic sites, include two Civil War battlefields and the home of civil rights activists Medgar and Myrlie Evers.
Further, the Dingell Act creates the possibility of adding more historic sites to our National Park system. Examples include a Japanese-American internment camp, the childhood homes of former presidents, and a historic train station. While the new law doesn't mean that these sites will become monuments, it supports the research and study of adding new sites.
Additionally, the act expands eight National Parks and historic sites to include surrounding areas with historical significance or noteworthy natural beauty. Some of the expansions include areas already purchased for the parks, and preexisting public lands, but also new expansions which include another Civil War battlefield.
The Dingell Act creates new Wilderness Areas
Wilderness Areas provide us the ability to interact with undisturbed nature. These areas remain pristine, primal, and untouched by modernity. Despite the common misconception that we can't make use of these area, they actually provide amazing opportunities for outdoor recreation, and we need as much of these wilderness areas as we can get.
Fortunately the Dingell Act created new Wilderness Areas, including the following:
The 13,240 acre Cerro Del Yuta Wilderness in New Mexico.
The 8,120 acre Rio San Antonio Wilderness in New Mexico.
Additional 240,000 acres of Wilderness in New Mexico's Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.
The aforementioned 750,000 acres of Wilderness in Utah.
For those of you keeping track, that's over one million acres of new Wilderness Area to explore.
The law creates New National Heritage Areas
National Heritage Areas combine natural, cultural, and historic resources to support nationally important landscapes. These differ from Parks and Monuments, because people live and work within these landscapes — National Heritage Areas are communities that pair National heritage with local interests. These collaborations create local jobs and boost tourism — meaning a net positive.
Photo by Jeffrey Beall, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
The Dingell Act will add sites in Maryland, Washington, and West Virginia, as well as expanding the Lincoln National Heritage Area in my home state of Illinois, and will look into adding another National Heritage Area in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
This just scratches the surface
There's tons more in the Dingell Act, from creating a unified plan for conservation and recreation in California's desert, re-authorizes the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act and the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program through 2022, establishes a Conservation Service Corp in which youth and veterans can work together to better our public lands, opens federal lands to hunting and fishing, and much more.
You can read it in full if you like; at 260 pages, it's a big read. Without a doubt, some of these provisions will be tried and tested, but after my own recent harsh criticism of how we treat our public lands, it's incredibly refreshing to see how we can rally behind landmark public lands legislation.
The President just signed the Dingell Act into law, so there's still a lot of work to do — access to public lands doesn't just spring up overnight. We can expect some growing pains here and there, but considering the overwhelming bipartisan support of this legislation, I hope that we won't see much political jockeying over the included provisions.
Only time will tell for sure. We still have a lot of work to do, but for now we also have a lot to celebrate.
The future is looking brighter for our public lands, thanks to the Dingell Act.
Tags: conservation, dingell act, National Parks, Public land, public lands, resource management
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2 thoughts on "What the Dingell Act Means for Public Lands and Outdoor Recreation"
David Middleton says:
This Act actually ruined a big section of the Imperial Valley in southern California. We already have numerous WILDERNESS area down here already. Adding another big chunk of our desert is ridiculous!!!! As time goes on, we keep getting squeezed into smaller and smaller areas to hunt or just access. I seriously DOUBT that ANYONE in congress has ever been down here and therefore has NO IDEA what it's like here!
Wade says:
I'm sorry that in this instance it didn't work out perfectly. Obviously I'm not boots on the ground in CA, but I can understand sportsmen being unhappy about having less land open to hunting.
That said, having the desert converted to Wilderness Area shouldn't necessarily remove access for other forms of outdoor recreation like hiking or camping.
While I empathize with your frustration, part of the reason desert areas in California were set aside was for the protection of endangered species habitat and desert water resources from mining and other resource extraction. Protecting those water resources is important. Combine that with fragile desert habitats, and essentially, had the area not been turned into a wilderness area, there wasn't going to be much to hunt there in the long term anyway.
Wilderness resource management is always a tenuous balance, and though I support thoughtful resource extraction, hunting, and forest management, we also need to look at long term strategies for ensuring that the wild places that we love stick around for as long as possible.
We all have to find ways to share and use this land together. It's never going to be perfect, and I'm sincere when I say that it sucks that sportsmen have lost a place where they could hunt. That said, by my estimates there are still over 6.5 million acres of hunting accessible public lands in CA. That doesn't include state land or private land that allows hunting — that doesn't make up for the loss of a local area to a local sportsman, but we're all doing our best to keep the great outdoors as great as possible for as many people as possible.