Officials were forced to sacrifice a historic swinging footbridge in Souris, Manitoba to save a dike that is protecting the community from surging water levels.
Mayor Darryl Jackson said the anchors holding the bridge cables could rip up the dike if the Souris River rose up over the bridge.
"The crest of the Souris River could come as early as Tuesday," Jackson said Sunday.
"That river is rushing so hard. We have never, ever seen this river flow this hard."
The bridge was built in 1904 and is a tourism attraction for the town.
Earlier, another 175 Canadian soldiers were called in on Sunday to help with flood control efforts as officials braced for the Souris River to crest in the coming days.
According to officials, the river is expected to crest to record levels by Tuesday. This will be the third expected crest for the river in the town this spring.
But there is some optimism that dikes are not only high enough, but are being reinforced.
On Saturday, a group of 200 soldiers based at CFB Shilo arrived in the southwestern Manitoba town. They joined at least 150 local residents already helping to reinforce sandbag dikes along the river.
Priority areas for fortification include the town's water and sewage treatment plants.
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger said he authorized the request for military personnel after the town asked the province for help.
"People in the community have been doing their best and we need to be sure we do all we can to prepare," Selinger said in a statement released Saturday.
As a precaution, about 200 residents have been evacuated from the town to hotels and trailers.
The town has been on flood watch on and off since April.
The Souris swing bridge had to be taken down.


Wow, my last face for the 29 Faces challenge. Today I chose to do a beauty in watercolour and gouache. She is ready to take on the future.
I have enjoyed doing this challenge and am really happy with what I have accomplished. I have come to terms with acrylics, rediscovered watercolour and I feel that my technical abilities in doing faces has moved forward. The faces also have given me lots of ideas for future art and I look forward to carrying these out.
I am sure I will be taking part in any future Face challenges, so thanks very much Ayala for hosting this challenge, you rock!
absolutely wonderful!!!!!!! This challenge has been wonderful and I too thank Ayala! :D its been a wonderful adventure!
wonderful Sharon -this shading all so perfect.. I am in love with your colors and style!
She really is a beauty! I've enjoyed all of your faces this month, looking forward already to the next challenge!
She sure is a beauty, a young one at that.
So happy to read your post! Thanks for participating, it was a lot of fun! Hugs!


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WSP USA launches federal programs and logistics group
WSP USA announced the launch of the new Federal Programs and Logistics (FP&L) group, which company leaders say will expand the company's presence in the federal market.
"Federal Programs and Logistics is now fully operational," said Gregory A. Kelly, president and CEO of WSP USA. "We are now ready to take full advantage of the recent integration of two great companies."
Kelly said that for over 65 years, Louis Berger has been a leader in federal contracts and military contracts. Its portfolio includes the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the Statue of Liberty, the George Washington Bridge, and the World Trade Center.
RELATED: WSP USA to be carbon neutral in 2019
"Combined with WSP's 135-year history of providing services to state and local clients, together we are uniquely poised to dominate the governmental market," said Kelly. "With over 10,000 employees in the U.S., the combined company has unmatched capability to handle any challenge that faces governmental entities at any level."
Kelly said that Tom Lewis, former president of Louis Berger, will lead the new division.
"We are poised to expand upon our broad capabilities and niche specialties – across transportation, buildings, water and environment, advisory, energy and PM/CM end markets," said Lewis. "With the expansion of FP&L we will offer expanded comprehensive services to federal government clients from a single source."
WSP USA
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– Systemic targeting of rights advocates and online activists continues in Oman (Demo)
The Internal Security Service (ISS) has arrested human rights defender Ahmed Al-Bahri and Internet activist Khalid Al-Ramadani for their peaceful and legitimate activities in the field of human rights and their writing on social media networks.
Silencing Baghdad: Iraqi news stations targeted (Demo)
This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 8 October 2019. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns attacks by gunmen on…
– Fighting neo-nazis and the future of free expression (Demo)
"All fair-minded people must stand against the hateful violence and aggression that seems to be growing across our country. But…
Fight for justice for Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak must continue (Demo)
This statement was originally published on ipi.media on 3 September 2020. Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners today call for…
Government of Kyrgyzstan curbs freedom of expression and access to information amid COVID-19 (Demo)
Dear President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, Speaker of the Kyrgyz Republic Parliament Your Excellencies, The undersigned…
Press freedom organisations urge Nigeria to keep Internet on during election period (Demo)
Members of the #KeepItOn coalition highlighted the need for the authorities to keep the Internet on as it is an…
– Facebook, WhatsApp inaccessible in Togo as opposition calls for change (Demo)
Social media platforms were made completely inaccessible in Togo as opposition groups embarked on demonstrations demanding political reform. Source: MEDIA…
– One year after Jammeh: Is Adama Barrow's government keeping its promises? (Demo)
Vivian Affoah, a senior progamme officer with the Media Foundation for West Africa, has been based in The Gambia since…
Fiji's online safety law threatens to muzzle free speech (Demo)
Pacific Freedom Forum has warned that Fiji's Online Safety Act is designed to muzzle, not protect citizens. Source: MEDIA FEED
Nails in the coffin of a tyrant and the country where everything is satirical (Demo)
Scepticism over public inquiry into murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia The big news this month was the announcement that the…
Open letter calls on EU member states to address human rights crisis in Egypt (Demo)
This statement was originally published on cihrs.org on 17 September 2019. Your Excellency, The next Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of…
– The 50:50 Challenge: Driving greater gender balance at the BBC (Demo)
Ros Atkins quietly started an initiative to change the gender balance of contributors on his television news programme – now,…
– Journalist Mohammed al-Baba shot by IDF while covering Gaza protests (Demo)
Mohammed al-Baba, a photographer for Agence France-Presse, was hit by a live round fired by the Israel Defense Forces while…
Syrian photojournalist Amjad Hassan Bakir killed in suspected regime missile strike (Demo)
This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 21 June 2019. The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the killing…
– New report shows how AI tools threaten right to privacy and freedom of expression (Demo)
ARTICLE 19 and Privacy International's new report examines how one particular AI technique, machine learning, impacts these rights, the implications…
Pacific Freedom Forum condemns sacking of senior Papua New Guinea journalist (Demo)
This statement was originally published on the Pacific Freedom Forum's Facebook page on 21 August 2019. Pacific media rights watchdog…


In January 2006, Joseph Nocera, a business columnist at The New York Times, opined that the "people who are watching Mad Money and following Cramer's advice are fools. " In late January 2007, Henry Blodget – himself indicted for civil securities fraud in 2002 and banned for life from the securities industry – criticized Cramer for overstating his abilities as a market forecaster, noting that in 2006 Cramer's suggested portfolio lost money "despite nearly every major equity market on earth being up between about 15% and 30%". In August 2007, Cramer called for the Federal Reserve to support hedge funds that were losing money in the subprime mortgage crisis, prompting Martin Wolf, the chief economics commentator for the Financial Times, to accuse Cramer of advocating an offensive and catastrophic "socialism for capitalists". [unreliable source?] In March 2009, Cramer and CNBC were criticized by Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's The Daily Show. Stewart questioned CNBC's reporting practices and what should have been done to possibly aid in preventing the economic crisis occurring at the time.


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[X128C28D], Memorandum, William Henry Meadowcroft, July 1917
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Vega Johannesburg's Showcase 2018 - Out of My Head - celebrates the creative and strategic work of our final year students in various design and strategic brand communication programmes. Work from our Higher Certificate, Degree and Honours students will be on display.
Fields of specialisation include Creative Development, Photography, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Digital Design, Visual Communication, Brand Communication and Business Management.
Vega is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE) - South Africa's leading private higher education institution. The IIE is internationally accredited by the British Accreditation Council (BAC).
Vega's teaching philosophy is built on a wisdomwithmagic mantra, where creatives are trained in strategy and strategists in design-thinking. As South Africa's only brand focused school, Vega inspires a new breed of thinkers to generate meaningful brand ideas to add value to people's lives.


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In 1967 the United Nations signed the socalled total pact in which was declared that not any government was allowed to own alien land. But no one talked about companies, individuals or juridical forms. However they soon discovered that they had made this mistake and decided to repair this one by the socalled "Moon Treaty" of 1984. This "Moon Treaty" of 1984 strongly forbids the exploitation of the moon and other planets out of profit goals as well as the property of them by all firms and individuals. However....... from all 185 member states only 6 of them have provoted, and so this proposal was rejected. Today this is still the situation. Conform the earthly laws everybody how first claims a piece of ground and have this confirmed notarially, may call himself owner of this part of land. In 1980 this was done by Lunar Ambassy, who from that moment on has become the legal owner of the moon. In this same year sir Dennis Hope contacted the ground registration office in San Francisco and made a request for owning the total surface of the moon. After studying the papers the office discovered that everything had been proceed legally and that everyone had been played by the rules so the ownership was allowed. The beginning of the new ministate. In May 2000 Lunar Ambassy has sold a piece of the moon, after which it has become property of the firm Noblesse, which on 8. May 2000 has called this independent Principality Beauluna. Beau stands for "beautiful" and Luna for "moon". The land has a size of more than 177 acre and is located in the Area D_8, quadrant Bravo, degree of latitude 36_40 North, degree of longitude 4_8 East, and it is registered at the Lunar Ambassy which is located in Rio Vista, California, America
Welcome on the official site of the sovereign and independent Principality Beauluna


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Edward A. Gibbons (born March 1, 1949) is a Canadian politician. He is a former municipal councilor of Edmonton and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

Gibbons won election to the Legislature from Edmonton Manning in the 1997 Alberta general election, holding the riding for the Alberta Liberal Party. While in the Legislature, he served as Liberal opposition critic for Municipal Affairs, Gaming, and Government Affairs. In the 2001 provincial election, the runner-up from the previous election, Progressive Conservative Tony Vandermeer, defeated Gibbons.

In 2001, Gibbons won election to Edmonton's city council from Ward 3. He was re-elected in 2004, 2007, 2010, and 2013.

References

External links
Ed Gibbons on Twitter

1949 births
Living people
Alberta Liberal Party MLAs
Edmonton city councillors
People from Sturgeon County
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology alumni

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Astragalus tricarinatus är en ärtväxtart som beskrevs av Asa Gray. Astragalus tricarinatus ingår i släktet vedlar, och familjen ärtväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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The Other Venice
BY Marilyn Zeitlin | Nov 14, 2002 | Travel
Venice is the famous city of romance, where boatmen serenade visitors with operatic arias in gondolas that glide through canals under charming bridges. Old buildings reflect in the water like an impressionist canvas of shimmering colors. Pink, red and orange blossoms hang from flower boxes on apartment windowsills, reflected in the water as exotic water lilies.
But for the Jews of the world, Venice is distinguished for much more than its celebrated beauty. Venice is also a historical marker of a painful past. This city is the home of the first and oldest Jewish ghetto in the world.
From 1516, Jews in Venice were forced to live literally and symbolically walled off from the rest of the population. Until very recently, few tourists to Venice were aware of il ghetto di Venezia. But all that has changed now, since the phenomenal popularity of the Oscar-winning Italian film "Life Is Beautiful."
"Since … 'Life is Beautiful' appeared in theaters, it seems that everyone is curious about Jews in Italy," said Sanislao Pugliese, assistant professor of history at New York's Hofstra University. Suddenly, Italian Jewish history is a hot topic and both Jews and non-Jews are including the Jewish ghetto as part of their visit to Venice.
It's a warm day with the sun beating down as I get off the vaporetto (water bus), which has navigated the waterways to San Marcuola. From here I make my way by foot to the ghetto, in an area called Cannaregio. I pass bakeries, gelato stands and fruit stalls. Clothes dry in the bright sunshine on ropes hanging over the canals. Then I arrive at a heavy iron gate and a sign that tells me I've reached the ghetto. As I step inside, it is suddenly dark and chilly. The buildings are too tall, too close together to let the sun's warming rays pass through.
A group of meowing cats follow two women in colorful dresses who are carrying bowls of milk and scraps of food from one building. Nearby, little boys kick around a soccer ball.
The word ghetto is a corruption of the Venetian getto (the g is pronounced as in jet), which means foundry, after the iron foundry that was here before the ghetto walls went up. All signs are in Italian and Hebrew, and Hebrew words are carved into wooden and stone monuments, synagogues and walls. In the square, memorials are inscribed to the 204 Venetian Jews deported by the Nazis; about 8,000 Italian Jews perished in the Holocaust — despite the attempts of many Italian citizens to protect them against deportation orders.
As I wind my way down the narrow streets, I pass a few Orthodox Jewish men in black robes and yarmulkes. The wives, their entire bodies covered as befits Orthodox women, sit on benches feeding their children.
Today, few Italian Jews live in the ghetto. However, you can still hear Hebrew and Yiddish spoken in Jewish shops and inside the Jewish Museum and synagogues. Jews had lived in Venice long before the Venetian Republic locked them behind gates; as early as 1386, Jews were granted land on the Lido for use as a cemetery. The official segregation of the Jews, which was imposed by the pope in 1516, was decreed to restrict Jewish influence and success in business and commerce. Many Italian citizens vociferously deplored segregation. Jewish merchants, traders and moneylenders conducted business outside ghetto walls, and Jewish physicians went outside to treat and heal the sick and dying. But they had to wear badges identifying them as Jews; and at sunset, they, like all Jews, had to obey a strict curfew and return inside. Jews were not permitted to own real estate and could not pursue professions in the arts and architecture; Christian architects designed Jewish synagogues. Yet, il ghetto was alive with music, poetry and drama as Jews celebrated religious holidays and traditions and entertained themselves. Christian musicians, scholars and friends were invited inside to celebrate Jewish holidays.
Forceful segregation of Jews was not unique to Italy. Poland segregated Jews in the mid-1200s, France had the Carriere des Juifs, Germany and Austria the Judeviertel or Judengasse and England had its Jews' Street.
But it is Venice, which gave the world the name ghetto and it is the Venetian Jewish ghetto — its synagogues intact, its Hebrew signs and Jewish shopkeepers — that echoes history and transports tourists back in time. A wave of Jews had arrived in Italy after Spain expelled its Jewish population in 1492. Many of these Sephardic Jews found work in moneylending and related economic activities forbidden to Catholics. Italy's Jewish population grew as these Jews were joined by others fleeing Mediterranean and European countries. As the population in the increasingly cramped ghetto expanded, the buildings they lived in grew upward, "toward the sky."
Today, these five-, six- and seven-story buildings are affectionately referred to as "skyscrapers" and historians believe that these ghetto buildings were the model for skyscrapers around the world.
In 1797, Napoleon decreed an end to the ghetto, and Venice's Jews were free to roam as they pleased.
The Jewish Museum, close to the ghetto's entryway, has exhibitions that tell the story of Italy's Jews throughout the centuries. There are stunning silver cups and Torah pointers, tapestries and delicately embroidered silk and velvet textiles from Spain, Portugal, North Africa and Europe. There are wedding certificates, marital contracts and books hand-lettered by Hebrew scribes.
The Museum offers regular tours of the ghetto and its synagogues. German Jews worshipped in the Canton synagogue, Sephardic Jews in the others. Venetian Jews still attend services in the ghetto's synagogues, especially during the High Holidays.
Touring the synagogues, restored in the 17th and 18th centuries, I am immediately struck by the different architectural styles. The ornate hall of one Sephardic synagogue is early Venetian baroque, with two-toned marble floors and overwhelming brass candelabras hanging from decorated ceilings. Wood-carved lions'-feet benches and decorative panels on the walls bear the mark of fine Italian craftsmanship.
The Canton synagogue is far less ornate. Here, focus was placed on the ark housing the Torah — which is carved and adorned with gold designs and letters. In Orthodox Judaism, women sit together, separate from men; in the Canton synagogue, women sat in the balcony while in Sephardic synagogues, women were separated from men by long, velvet curtains.
"All the Venetian synagogues are little jewels," said my guide, who describes the artwork and the monuments dedicated to Italian Jews who perished in the Holocaust. Under a symbolic strand of barbed wire, she talks about the seven bas-reliefs by the recently deceased sculptor Arbit Blatas, depicting the brutality and death of more recent times.
I walk through the inner, winding streets of the ghetto, conversing with shopkeepers in English, Spanish and spotty Italian. Here Venice is relatively uncrowded with tourists, so shopkeepers have time to talk. They seem to enjoy exchanging stories. They also argue religion and politics in various languages, including the famous Italian body language — shaking heads vigorously, shrugging shoulders, hitting the table and, sometimes, finally, throwing up their hands.
For more information, contact the Italian Government Tourist Board at (310) 820-1898.


Not only is there a spectacular view from the top of this easy peak, the upper slopes are covered with true Sierra Gold (Hulsea algida) and Sky Pilot (Polemonium eximium) said to be John Muir's favorite flower.
As Richard Stover and I leisurely backpacked from the trailhead by Rock Creek Lake, we were passed by trail runners heading for Francis Lake. By the time we got to the lake about three hours later, one of the runners was returning, having summited Mt. Morgan! He told us there was snow as expected, but that it was not continuous. We decided to camp on a sandy bench above the lake at 11,200' where there were fewer mosquitoes.
We started hiking at 6 a.m. the next morning, determined to get the peak after having run out of time on Birch our last trip. Leaving our crampons in camp, we took our ice axes and ascended the ridge directly west of our camp. Once we attained its crest, it was an easy walk to the softening snow, then a straightforward climb to the summit which can be seen from the trailhead. This route avoids much of the talus encountered in the center of the drainage.
From the summit there is an awesome view of Bear Creek Spire, Mt. Tom, Royce and Merriam, the Pioneer Basin, Humphreys and more.
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As we climbed, we spotted another party of five about an hour behind us. Since they didn't appear to have ice axes, they were more conservative in their route. Small world. It turned out to be Debbie Benham and other PCSers. They hiked out that evening; we relaxed in camp and hiked out the next day. Then we spent another day and a half exploring Mono Lake before driving home.


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Wrath of Man
May 7, 202170/1003245 min
Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Josh Hartnet
Nicolas Boukhrief, Éric Besnard, Guy Ritchie, Marn Davies, Ivan Atkinson
When Guy Ritchie splashed in the film scene in the late 90's, he was immediately lumped in with the filmmakers riding the coattails of Quentin Tarantino as they attempted to mimic the flashy fast-talking criminal underworld that was miles away from what Coppola and Scorsese brought us in the 70's. But after Ritchie's first film Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and his follow up Snatch they put him above the wannabes. With his kinetic energy, insane violence and at times hilarious criminals, he clearly established a unique style that follows him to this day. Despite some detours in rom-com territory with then wife Madonna in Swept Away and a rocky climb back up with crime films like Revolver and Rock-n-Rolla, after his success with Robert Downey Jr. in 2009 with the Sherlock Holmes series, then with last year's explosive hit Aladdin (though no where near as good as the animated version) he's in a position where he is able to pick and choose his own projects.
Wrath of Man begins with frequent Ritchie collaborator Jason Statham as "H" an aged new recruit for an armored car company. As he is trained by Bullet (Holt McCallany) he shows that he's just good enough to do the job, but when their car is robbed "H" shows that his skills are more finely honed than he let on. Soon his true intentions are revealed as he is hunting for a crew of armored car thieves.
Based on the 2004 French film Le convoyeur (Cash Truck) Wrath of Man plays like Ritchie reserved. There is little humor throughout and Statham does not lean on his strength of cocky badass with great one liners. He's more cold and calculating here as the subject matter is darker than we are used to seeing him in and it gets even darker than that at times. The mystery of the thieves is a good one, but once you know who they are and what their story is, you've realized that Statham has been off the screen for quite a while. The limited action is still shot very well, but almost completely gone is the Ritchie flair that makes his films a such joy to watch.
I see where he's going with the film as French thrillers tend to focus more on tone than action, so he's certainly paying homage to the genre full force. However something gets lost a bit in the translation even with some interesting and tense moments, and a pretty trilling final set piece, albeit predictable. Still I prefer Ritchie make films that are a bit closer to his wheel house than working for Disney. So if Wrath of Man is just another turn in the "path of Guy", I'll keep following.
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If i'm interested, i'll read it.
The undertaking of lily chen.
The book "the undertaking of lily chen" is about a adventure a lady has with man. The lady is Lily Chen and let me tell you what happen to her in this story. It all started with the man, his brother and him were fighting at the air force. The brother was so drunk he didn't know what he was doing, while fighting a car hits him and he died but the man runs away to his parents house. The parents were devastated on his son death, they ordered the other son to bring his dead boy a wife for the after life. In the way to bring a wife for his brother he meets a girl that was going the same way as he was, she was lily, lily was going to be force to marry a man for her family to keep their house. As the journey continue, lily starts falling in love with the guy, and when he has to go back to give a dead bride he couldn't because he couldn't find a fresh dead girl. Therefore, Lily had an idea to pretend she is dead and then they could run away together. That's what happens at the end she pretend she is dead, and then when everyone left he unbury her, and continue their journey.


Laurie Anderson: Big Science. By Chris Bohn : Articles, reviews and interviews from Rock's Backpages.
AS A PERFORMER, Laurie Anderson is little short of phenomenal: a slight Chaplinesque figure, she's as much vaudeville as she is artist, in that she's not above exploiting the novelty value of her extraordinary inventions – remember the violin with tapehead replacing strings and tape the horsehair of the bow? – while she works their unique noises into the songs and soundscapes that make up her mammoth patchwork 'United States I-IV'.


Located in sunny southern California is the city of Loma Linda. About 18,600 people live in Loma Linda, which is located in San Bernardino County. A small community, Loma Linda is on the southern outskirts of San Bernardino. Your Loma Linda home or condo will be convenient to the San Bernardino International Airport. Whether you travel for business or pleasure, you're sure to appreciate its proximity.
Nearby communities include Redlands, Grand Terrace, and Colton. If you commute to San Bernardino or Riverside for work, you won't have far to travel when you leave your Loma Linda house or condo each day. For a fun weekend getaway, try visiting the Box Springs Mountain Park just a few miles southwest of the city. Lake Perris State Recreation Area is also a short distance from Loma Linda.


Received the UOIT Research Excellence Award, UOIT, 2017.
Nominated for UOIT Research Excellence Award, UOIT, 2015.
The first place in Annual Capstone Projects Competition, UOIT, April 2014.
Nominated for UOIT Research Excellence Award, UOIT, 2013.
Nominated for UOIT Teaching Excellence Award, UOIT, 2013.
The first place in Annual Capstone Projects Competition, UOIT, April 2013.
Achievement Increment Award, $2,000/year, UOIT, Oshawa, July 2012.
The second place in Annual Capstone Projects Competition, UOIT, April 2012.
Best Poster Award in the 6th Annual Research Showcase, UOIT, Aug. 2009.
NSERC's Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship (awarded only to 15 Canadians each year), University of Tokyo (Host Researcher: Prof. Hitoshi IBA), $40,000/year for two years, April 2008 (declined).
NSERC's Industrial R&D Fellowship (IRDF), $60,000/year for two years, March 2008 (declined).
NSERC's Visiting Fellowship in Canadian Government Laboratories (VF), $43,724, Feb. 2008 (declined).
Postdoctoral Fellowship, $41,000, Simon Fraser University, March 2008.
Nominated for PhD Alumni Gold Medal [unfortunately, it was rejected because of the late submission of the application to the Graduate School Office.], Aug. 2007.
Best Presentation Award, National Computer Symposium, May 2007.
IEEE WCCI 2006 Student Travel Grant, $450, IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, Vancouver, 2006.
Best Session Presentation Award, IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, Vancouver, 2006.
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), $15,000, University of Waterloo, 2006.
Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (OGSST), $5,000, University of Waterloo, 2006 (declined).
President's Graduate Scholarship, $10,000, (University of Waterloo's highest award for outstanding graduate students), 2006.
Faculty of Engineering Graduate Scholarship, $1,000, University of Waterloo, 2006.
Faculty of Engineering Graduate Scholarship, $1,000, University of Waterloo, 2005.
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), $15,000, University of Waterloo, 2005.
Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (OGSST), $5,000, University of Waterloo, 2005 (declined).
Award for Successful Supervision of Azarbijans' Team on Kharazmi National Competition (first place among 30 provinces), Tabriz, Iran, 2005.
University of Waterloo Graduate Scholarship, $1,000, University of Waterloo, Canada, 2005.
Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Fellowship, $10,000, (awarded to outstanding graduate students across Canada), University of Waterloo, 2004.
Best Presentation Award, National Computer Symposium for Teachers, Iran, 2004.
NSERC's Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships (IPS), University of Waterloo, Canada, 2004 (declined).
Graduate Incentive Award (GIA), $1,666, University of Waterloo, Canada, 2003.
Finalist for NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships, University of Waterloo, Canada, 2003.
Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Fellowship, $10,000, University of Waterloo, 2003.
Award of Ranked First of Class in M.A.Sc. Degree, Shaheed Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, 2001.
Ranked in top 1% in nationwide Electrical and Computer Engineering M.Sc. entrance exam, 1999.
Award of Ranked First of Class in B.Eng. Degree, Shaheed Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, 1998.
Award for Designing and Implementation of High Quality Storage Management Software, Ministry of Energy, Tehran, Iran, 1997.
Award of Ranked First of Class in A.A. Degree, Technical Institute of Tabriz, Iran, 1992.
Award of First Place in Mathematics in the Institutional Competition Technical Institute of Tabriz, Iran, 1992.
Award of First Place in Mathematics in the Second Round of Technical Institutes National Scientific Competition, Shiraz, Iran, 1991.
Award of First Place in Mathematics in the Institutional Competition, Technical Institute of Tabriz, Iran, 1991.
Award of First Place in Physics in the Institutional Competition, Technical Institute of Tabriz, Iran, 1990.


The 1972 Kellogg's All-Time Baseball Greats can be considered a reissue of Rold Gold's 1970 set of cards, celebrating baseball's first one-hundred years of baseball. The 3D card set features two different Babe Ruth cards and 13 other players deemed as "All Time Baseball Greats".
The 1972 Kellogg's ATG set consists of 15 3D cards measuring 2 ¼" by 3 ½" and was issued in packages of Kelloggs Cereals. Always one of my personal favorites, (having pulled them from Kelloggs cereal boxes as a kid) the cards are a colorful 3D look back into history at the game's great pre-WWII players.
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Former Brevard County Judge Vincent G. Torpy Jr. Passes Away at Age 64, Wrote More Than 700 Majority Opinions
By Wayne Ivey, Brevard County Sheriff // January 1, 2020
celebration of life will be held Jan. 10 at Melbourne Church of Christ
ABOVE VIDEO: Longtime Brevard County resident and honored jurist, 64-year-old Judge Vincent G. Torpy Jr., unexpectedly passed away this past Monday.
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – This week our agency lost a beloved and amazing family member with the death of 64-year-old Judge Vincent G. Torpy Jr.
A longtime Brevard County resident and honored jurist, Judge Torpy unexpectedly passed away this past Monday.
Judge Torpy is survived by his wife Julie of over 42-years, son Douglas who is a local Brevard County businessman, daughter Kristina who currently serves as a JAG Officer in the United States Air Force, son Vincent who also serves our country as a Pilot in the Air Force, brother Wayne, a retired Police Chief, and his 3 grandchildren, Elizabeth, Victoria, and Milo.
Vince spent his childhood years growing up in Carmel, New York where he worked in his father's grocery store, and later at the local courthouse.
That experience is where he first developed an interest in law, which helped to guide him towards a career in public service.
A longtime Brevard County resident and honored jurist, Judge Torpy unexpectedly passed away this past Monday. Judge Torpy is survived by his wife Julie of over 42-years, son Douglas who is a local Brevard County businessman, daughter Kristina who currently serves as a JAG Officer in the United States Air Force, son Vincent who also serves our country as a Pilot in the Air Force, brother Wayne, a retired Police Chief, and his 3 grandchildren, Elizabeth, Victoria, and Milo. (BCSO Image)
After moving to Brevard County in 1973 with his family, Vince attended the Police Academy at Brevard Community College and was later hired as a Police Officer for the City of Indialantic.
Vince quickly rose to the rank of Sergeant, and subsequently served as second in command of the agency.
In 1999 Vince was appointed as a Brevard County Circuit Court Judge by Governor Jeb Bush where he oversaw criminal and civil cases for four years before being appointed to the Fifth District Court of Appeals in 2003.
In 1981, after achieving his Bachelor's Degree in Legal Services from the University of Central Florida, Vince left law enforcement to attend Florida State University's Law School. Vince proudly finished second in his class and served as the editor of the Law Review.
Upon returning to Brevard County, Vince practiced Law with Frese, Nash and Torpy, P.A., earning numerous accolades.
Vince also served eight years as the General Counsel for the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, working with his close friend Sheriff Phil Williams.
During his eminent career with the Fifth DCA, Judge Torpy wrote over 700 majority opinions. His decisions have been upheld by not only the Florida Supreme Court but also the United States Supreme Court.
I can personally tell you Judge Torpy played a critical role in the development of many of Brevard County's law enforcement officers over the years, where he taught legal studies and ethics at the Law Enforcement Academy.
In honor of Judge Torpy's outstanding public safety legacy and service to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, I have authorized our agency personnel to wear mourning bands on January 10, 2020. (BCSO Image)
As our Chief Deputy Doug Waller said, "Judge Torpy will be missed, but not forgotten! He was a man of honor who inspired so many of today's public safety community to serve with character, meaning and distinction!"
Brevard County Chief Judge Lisa Davidson perhaps summed it up best when she said, "The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit is mourning the loss of an esteemed colleague and dear friend. Judge Torpy will be remembered as a scholarly, hardworking jurist with a terrific sense of humor.
Although he was appointed to the Fifth DCA in 2003, he remained part of our 18th circuit family. Our hearts go out to his family as they deal with this sudden and tragic loss."
And the words of Chief Judge Kerry I. Evander of the Fifth District Court of Appeal truly captured the essence of Judge Torpy's career when he said, "He was a leader on our court, not only during his time as Chief Judge but during his entire tenure. He was respected for his legal acumen, clarity of thought and ability to persuade.
A celebration of life will be held on Friday, January 10, 2020, 10 am, at the Melbourne Church of Christ, 810 Hollywood Blvd., West Melbourne, Florida.
Many other of his opinions were adopted by our sister courts of appeal, and his work in one high profile case was validated in an opinion from the United States Supreme Court."
After enjoying a long and stellar career of public service, Judge Torpy retired and moved to the mountains of North Carolina in 2018 to enjoy a well-deserved retirement.
Vince enjoyed a wonderful life with an amazing family and many friends. He was a source of inspiration and motivation to all those he touched.
He enjoyed motorcycle riding, skiing, the outdoors, but most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He will be missed dearly by all that called him husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle, mentor, partner and friend.
BCSO YEAR IN REVIEW: Brevard Sheriff Wayne Ivey Wishes Everyone a Safe and Happy New Year
Judge Torpy proudly served the citizens of Brevard County and the State of Florida, leaving a legacy of law enforcement officers, attorneys and judges who were all blessed to have received his guidance and mentorship.
A celebration of life will be held on Friday, January 10, 2020, 10 a.m., at the Melbourne Church of Christ, 810 Hollywood Blvd., West Melbourne, Florida.
In honor of Judge Torpy's outstanding public safety legacy and service to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, I have authorized our agency personnel to wear mourning bands on January 10, 2020.
Please keep Julie and their family in your thoughts and prayers during this most difficult time.
– Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey


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Simon Vengai Murefu Muzenda (* 28. Oktober 1922 in Gutu, Provinz Masvingo, Südrhodesien; † 20. September 2003 in Harare, Simbabwe) war ein simbabwischer Politiker, der unter anderem Außenminister, Vize-Premierminister und zuletzt zwischen 1987 und 2003 Vizepräsident war.

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Muzenda, von Beruf Zimmermann, verfügte nur über eine geringe formale Schulbildung. Er engagierte sich bereits früh politisch gegen die britische Kolonialherrschaft und verbrachte einen Großteil der Zeit zwischen 1962 und 1972 in Haftanstalten oder unterlag Aufenthaltsbeschränkungen seitens der Kolonialverwaltung. 1972 floh er ins Exil ins benachbarte Sambia und später nach Mosambik, wo er Robert Mugabe beim Wiederaufbau der Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) half. Dabei gehörte er auch zu Mugabes Unterstützern im Guerillakampf gegen die weiße Regierung Rhodesiens unter Führung von Premierminister Ian Smith.

Nach der Unabhängigkeit des in Simbabwe umbenannten Rhodesiens von Großbritannien am 18. April 1980 war er zunächst zwischen 1980 und 1987 Vize-Premierminister in der Regierung Mugabes sowie zugleich von 1980 bis zu seiner Ablösung durch Witness Mangwende auch Außenminister.

Nach der Abschaffung des Amtes des Premierministers sowie der Einführung eines präsidialen Exekutivsystems wurde Muzenda am 31. Dezember 1987 Vizepräsident Simbabwes und blieb damit Stellvertreter von Robert Mugabe. Aufgrund seiner Loyalität zu Mugabe erwarb er trotz seiner geringen Schulbildung Wohlstand und Macht, wenngleich er wegen seiner einfachen Herkunft und seiner oftmals ungeschickten politischen Handlungen häufig Ziel von Spott war. So führte er beispielsweise in einer Rede vor Unterstützern der ZANU-PF in seinem Geburtsbezirk im südlichen Rhodesien während des Wahlkampfs für die Parlamentswahlen 2000 aus, dass die Partei so populär sei, dass "wenn wir einen Pavian als Kandidaten aufstellen würden, würden die Leute auch für diesen stimmen"  ('[…]if we put a baboon as a candidate, people will vote for it.').

Muzenda unterstützte Mugabe auch bei dessen umstrittenem Landumverteilungsprogramm und sagte, dass er seinen beabsichtigten Rücktritt aussetze, um den erfolgreichen Abschluss der ersten Phase des Programms zu sehen. 2002 befand er sich im Zentrum einer Kontroverse, als die überwiegend weiße Gewerkschaft kommerzieller Landwirte (Commercial Farmers Union) (CFU) ihn beschuldigte, einen Farmer aus seinem Haus im Süden der Provinz Asvingo zwangsweise vertrieben zu haben.

Das Amt des Vizepräsidenten übte er bis zu seinem Tod aus und wurde nach seiner Beisetzung durch Joice Mujuru abgelöst.

Weblinks
 Kurzbiografie (rulers.org)
 Liste der Außenminister von Simbabwe (rulers.org)

Außenminister (Simbabwe)
Politiker (20. Jahrhundert)
Politiker (21. Jahrhundert)
Simbabwer
Geboren 1922
Gestorben 2003
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With the help of Will Critchlow, Russ Jones, and Ryan Evans, Jon Henshaw explores what agencies need to know before they commit to creating and selling commercial software.
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I identify as a libertarian and anarcho-capitalist. I believe in that any form of government compulsion is not justified, including taxes, and condemn any form of government coercion. As an anarcho-capitalist, I believe that the government is an association of people threatening to take away the liberty of common citizens, and do not recognize its existence.
How did you form your political beliefs?
I used to be a liberal, but then I started researching other political philosophies and doctrines, and felt that libertarianism resonated deeply with me.
What are your beliefs on economic policy?
I believe that government regulation in the economy in general is bad, unless it is used to prevent fraud. For example, I think that preventing banks from using pension funds to invest is bad, as in Glass-Steagall, and this is a gross violation of civil liberties.
Where do you stand on the government's role in social policy and issues such as LGBT rights and abortion?
I think that government should stay out of the social lives of people. I believe in LGBT rights and strongly condemn any form of government interference in the personal lives of citizens. One issue that is divisive and problematic among libertarians is abortion. I personally believe that a woman has the right to remove the fetus from her body and do whatever she wants with it.
Where do you stand on the government's role in foreign policy and immigration?
I am pro-open borders and am unopposed to immigration. In terms of military policy, I am very isolationist and oppose any forms of military intervention, unless of course for self-defense. We should stay out of other countries' business and focus internally. In regards to free trade, people and businesses should be able to trade with whomever they want to trade with.
What does it feel like having conservative views in a very liberal area?
Although I definitely feel like a minority intellectually, I think it does have benefits. I feel an instant connection to other conservatives and libertarians. It also allows me to have very interesting conversations with liberals that allows me to refine my views. I feel that being a political minority makes you less of a hypocrite and makes you more consistent in philosophy. You seek evidence and evaluate it critically because you are constantly being disagreed with.
What do you politically identify as?
At this point, I most identify as libertarian.
At first, I was pretty liberal. In freshman year, I had a very liberal teacher, and I felt that the class was heavily one-sided. So I started reading conservative news sources and listening to conservative YouTubers, so I ended up gravitating towards the libertarian side. I really liked the "you do your thing, and I do my thing" aspect of libertarian philosophy.
Where do you stand on various aspects of political ideology, such as foreign policy, economic policy, and social policy?
I am rather libertarian when it comes to economic policy, and am not really a proponent of government-regulated economies and businesses. I am pro-free trade and have a laissez-faire approach to the economy. Socially, I am more traditionally conservative, along the lines of "stick to the social norms" rather than a "do whatever you want" mindset.
How do you feel about issues such as gay marriage and immigration?
In regards to immigrants, I prefer that people stay in their own countries, which is weird to believe as an American, because pretty much everyone here is a descendant of immigrants or an immigrant. If people are having trouble in their home countries, there must be a big problem over there, so it would be much better to help that country with the issue as opposed to opening the floodgates and letting everyone into the United States. I am perfectly fine with gay and transgender thing people, as long as they don't force their customs upon me. For example, I do not think I should have to use an individual's preferred pronoun, because we have our set of pronouns.
Are you more interventionist or non-interventionist in regards to foreign policy?
I am more non-interventionist, and would prefer for we [United States] to do our thing and other countries do their own thing. Of course, if another nation becomes too aggressive and threatens our interests, then we should intervene.
What are your views on government involvement in the economy?
We should have more private-run agencies for things such as major infrastructure such as banks and schools, as these are services that people can establish privately as opposed to using tax dollars.
It feels sort of discouraging as a whole. You can't really start an argument because you can easily be shouted over or interrupted, because it is basically going to be you versus several other people. Unless you can spew facts as fast as the Google search engine or have an endless stream of monologue, you are pretty much going to be run over if your ideas are seen as provocative or highly controversial.


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Dan scoops a top award at '999 oscars'
RUGBY ambulance station worker Dan Staines is celebrating after picking up an award.
The 25-year-old won the emergency medical technician of the year accolade at the Ambulance Service Institute Awards - the service's equivalent of the Oscars.
Dan, who joined the service in 2005 and qualified last year, attended the ceremony in the Houses of Parliament.
He picked up the award for an incident in which he and a colleague were sent on a 999 call to help a Polish lorry driver suffering chest pains on the hard shoulder of the M69.
Dan had recently been on a course on hyperventilation episodes - or panic attacks - and thought it was an ideal case when he attended to the driver.
After a thorough examination, Dan treated the patient to such an extent he then declined hospital treatment.
The judging panel noted "the professional way (Dan) dealt with the patient."
Dan, from Hinckley, said of the honour: "It was quite a surprise, I feel great. It's quite an honour really."
Reliving the emergency call, he said: "When we got there we reassured the patient and we explained to him the physical reasons behind what he was experiencing.
"He had had a cup of coffee earlier and we advised him with regard to the hot day that the coffee would have a stronger effect. He was a bit dehydrated as well.
"It was an interesting job." Dan, an emergency ambulance technician, has been in the job for two years and is working to become a fully-fledged paramedic.
His accolade was one of four won by the West Midlands Ambulance Service.
Other individual awards went to staff in Shropshire and Birmingham, while the organisation scooped the big one - Ambulance Service of the Year.
It was nominated for its value-for-money service to the public, lower-than-average sickness rates and significant and consistent improvements across the board.
Anthony Marsh, chief executive of the service, said: "Every trust knows just what it means to win one award so to win four, including ambulance service of the year, is an astonishing achievement."
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Archips xylosteana est une espèce d'insectes de la l'ordre des lépidoptères (papillons), de la famille des Tortricidae.

Biologie
Ce papillon appartenant à un groupe de papillons appelés tordeuses, parce que leurs chenilles pour se protéger enroulent les feuilles autour d'elles.

Il fait partie des centaines d'espèces dont les chenilles se nourrissent au chêne, en compagnie d'autres tordeuses, de pyrales ainsi que de géomètres (cheimatobies, hibernies, Agriopis).

Description
Le dessin des ailes peut apparaître de loin asymétrique, c'est parce qu'au repos, une aile recouvre l'autre et cache une partie du motif de cette dernière.

La chenille est gris blanchâtre à bleutée, avec des reflets verdâtres.
Elle se développe à partir d'avril, dans une feuille enroulée perpendiculairement à la nervure principale.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Liens externes

 Papillons de Poitou-Charentes

Lépidoptère (nom scientifique)
Tortricidae


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The world's vultures are in crisis. Of 22 species worldwide, 75% are in decline. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's red list, nine species are critically endangered, three are endangered, four are near threatened, and only six are of least concern.
Vultures fill a unique ecological niche. They eat carrion very efficiently and they don't eat anything else (well, almost never) – scientists call them obligate scavengers. Losing them impacts people in a very direct and unexpected way.
The good news is that most vulture declines have a known, preventable primary cause.
Buechley is leading a project with HawkWatch International and the University of Utah to research vulture ecology in the Horn of Africa, potentially one of the last strongholds for African vulture species.
Killing off the world's vultures can come back to bite people — literally — in the form of rabid dogs. One study in India and Pakistan found that a 99.9% decline of vultures over the course of roughly a decade correlated with an increase of 7 million in the feral dog population. Over this period there were 39 million dog bites in the region, which led to an estimated 48,000 human deaths from rabies.
A recent article on the vulture crisis coauthored by Buechley found that toxins are the leading cause of decline for 88% of at risk vulture species. You've probably heard about lead poisoning in California condors and catastrophic declines induced by diclofenac poisoning in South Asia.
Poisoning is also a rising threat to several African vulture species. These vultures are sometimes unintentionally poisoned when they eat carcasses of wildlife (like lions and hyenas) that were poisoned in retaliation for eating livestock and at other times intentionally poisoned by poachers hoping to avoid detection — vultures gather overhead so quickly that they can tip off rangers to the location of a kill before poachers can get away clean.
The countries of South Asia have put policies in place to stabilize vulture populations and India has an ambitious plan to restore vulture populations over the next decade. In Africa, however, many vulture populations are understudied and those studies that have been published on the declines of vultures and the impacts of removing vultures from the ecosystem in Africa come from only a few countries.
Ethiopia, located in the Horn of Africa and containing the headwaters of the Blue Nile, may be one of the last strongholds for Africa's vultures. Seven species of Old World Vultures can be found there. Three – the near threatened bearded vulture, endangered Egyptian vulture, and critically endangered hooded vulture – are found in what may be their highest population densities in Ethiopia.
However, very little is known about the vultures of this region, Buechley's project will be the only ongoing research into vulture ecology in the Horn of Africa. His team will be the first to set data-driven baseline population levels for Ethiopia's vultures to find out whether vulture populations in the area are declining and, if so, why.
Researchers will combine data from old-school road and point counts of raptor species with high tech modeling based on the GPS coordinates where those raptors were seen and spatial attributes of the locations (habitat, elevation, human presence, etc) to estimate population numbers across the region.
At the same time, the team will place camera traps at abattoirs (slaughterhouses) across Ethiopia. Abattoirs are ideal places for counting gathered vultures and studying vulture interactions with other scavengers like feral dogs, hyenas, and storks.
Scavenger interactions caught on camera will also provide insight into what the ecological repercussions of a vulture decline would be with emphasis on the relationship to feral dog populations. Differences in the locations and set up of the abbatoirs will add to the experiment – factors like climate and enclosures that exclude mammalian scavengers will be taken into account.
Abbatoirs, even in Addis Ababa – a city of over 3 million people – throw out animal remains and rely on vultures to clean up the waste and bones before they dispose of them.
It is not yet known the extent to which poisoning is a threat to vultures in Ethiopia – some municipalities were using poisoned meat to cull feral dogs, but they are in the process of looking for an alternative that won't harm vultures.
Buechley's project will build knowledge and conservation capacity for vultures in the Horn of Africa – enlisting local people to perform much of the work. By getting ahead of the problems with poisoning that have plagued other countries in Africa and around the world, the team hopes to conserve this stronghold of vultures before it's too late.
Vultures are efficient and effective carrion disposal machines. They may look "ugly" to some people, but their adaptations to eat carrion (and only carrion) help to stop the spread of disease.
Replacing vultures in an ecosystem with other scavengers is like replacing your best scissors with child-safe scissors – sure, they "can" cut paper, but they're going to leave a mess.
Old World Vultures of Africa locate carcasses primarily by sight, and yet, they are able to find large carcasses quickly – they can usually locate an elephant within 30 minutes of its death. They then set to work tearing apart the carcass. Each bird can consume about two pounds of meat per minute. Together they can pick a carcass clean in hours.
Since carrion is the only thing on the menu vultures don't let any go to waste. When they have finished eating there is nothing but bone. Some even eat the bone. That means no meat is left to rot and spread disease or to attract other scavengers into groups where diseases like rabies can be quickly spread to multiple individuals.
Carcasses are a vector for diseases like ebola, plague, anthrax, and rabies. Vultures' stomach acid has a very low pH – as low as 1 (human stomach acid averages around 2). Their digestive tracts may even destroy these diseases, not only keeping the vulture safe and healthy, but also removing the disease threat from the ecosystem.
In contrast, feral dogs, rats and many other mammalian scavengers can carry these diseases and spread them to humans or livestock.
The association with death has given vultures an undeservedly bad reputation. Around the world, it's time to turn that reputation around and spread the word that we must stop poisoning vultures now or it will come back to bite us.
Buechley, E.R. & Şekercioğlu, Ç.H. (2016). The avian scavenger crisis: Looming extinctions, trophic cascades, and loss of critical ecosystem functions. Biological Conservation, 198, 220–228.
Chung, O., et al. (2015). The first whole genome and transcriptome of the cinereous vulture reveals adaptation in the gastric and immune defense systems and possible convergent evolution between the Old and New World vultures. Genome Biology, 16, 215.
Green, R.E., et al. (2004). Diclofenac poisoning as a cause of vulture population declines across the Indian subcontinent. Journal of Applied Ecology, 41, 793–800.
Markandya, A., et al. (2008). Counting the cost of vulture decline—An appraisal of the human health and other benefits of vultures in India. Ecological Economics, 67, 194–204.
Ogada, D., et al. (2016). Another continental vulture crisis: Africa's vultures collapsing toward extinction. Conservation Letters, 9, 89–97.
I enjoyed this article. It broadened my perspective on the plight of vultures.
Very interesting article! I live in N. Virginia and we occasionally see turkey vultures around here. I was particularly taken with the Bearded Vulture so I Googled it to see more images. I was astonished to see a lot of the photos showing very "reddish" beards and chests. Is this an actual variation of the Bearded Vulture, or did someone just get busy with PhotoShop? Thanks again for the article–and for all the work the organization does!!
I respect vultures for who they are and how they look. They are sentient beings with families to take care of just like other birds. Unfortunately what they eat is gross but they help the planet. They have adorable babies they nurture and raise. We should love them for who they are and what they eat. I was watching a cartoon with my pet cockatiels that said they are nature's clean-up crew! I love that cartoon. I have learned more about wild animals watching it. It's called "Wild Kratts". I am so glad there is something out teaching children and adults about how precious all animals are. The Tasmanian Devils are also part of nature's clean-up crew, too!


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Phillies Notebook: Phillies facing tough road test
Playing nine games in 10 days on the road is difficult enough, but the Phillies will have the added pressure of facing three teams that have established themselves as legitimate playoff contenders.
by By DAVID MURPHY, dmurphy@phillynews.com
In fact, the Phillies' next six series are all against teams that now have winning records. Five of those opponents were in either first or second place in their divisions heading into yesterday's action. Florida, Atlanta, St. Louis, Boston, the Los Angeles Angels and Oakland entered yesterday with a combined record of 205-156. But the next two series are the most important: the Braves, currently in third place in the National League East, and the Marlins, currently in second.
"The two teams that really matter the most are Atlanta and Florida, because they are the two teams who are right behind us and on top of that, they are going to be there at the end of the season, they're in our division," shortstop Jimmy Rollins said. "St. Louis, we'll worry about them after this series if we both get to the playoffs. But they are another good team and we are going to have to beat good teams all season long."
The Phillies, who improved to 36-26 with yesterday's 5-0 win over the Reds, are coming off an impressive homestand in which they won eight out of 10 games for the first time in Citizens Bank Park history. The last time they went 8-2 on a homestand was in August 1995.
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Yesterday's game clocked in at 2 hours, 6 minutes, the Phillies' shortest of the season . . . The Phillies are 10 games over .500, tying their season high . . . It was the third shutout of the season for the Phillies, and their first against the Reds since May 13, 2006, when
Jon Lieber
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By DAVID MURPHY, dmurphy@phillynews.com


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Q: JavaFX Tab set a progreess indicator as title I am using a TabPane in JavaFX and create them when a task is running. When the task has finished, I exchange the tab with a new tab which contains the result of the task.
I would like to show a loading spinner (javaFX terms: progress indicator) in the title of the tab.
Is that possible?
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Will The OPEC decision help the offshore market?
Stacked oil equipment along the coast of Galveston, Texas in 2012. Creative Commons photo by Carol M. Highsmith.
OPEC has spoken. It sees the global oil market rebalancing, but it will take longer than they originally anticipated when they agreed last November to cut 1.2 million bpd from the organization's combined production. The agreement was to run for the first six months of 2017. After four months, the cut has not had the desired impact — lowering global oil inventories — as quickly as projected. As a result, oil prices have not recovered as much as OPEC expected. As a result, Saudi Arabia and the leading non-OPEC producer outside of the United States, Russia, have agreed to support of a further nine-month production cut to run through the first quarter of 2018.
Wall Street loved OPEC's move as it confirmed analysts' models that show global oil inventories falling to the five-year average by late 2017 or early 2018. That should lift global oil prices toward OPEC's target of $60 a barrel, sufficient to help all the exporters supporting the supply cut. Of course, the higher oil price also boosts the profit potential for American and other oil producers. For OPEC and its non-OPEC supporters, the risk is that higher oil prices drive a significant increase in U.S. shale oil output, diluting the organized production reduction.
For the offshore market, the prospect of higher oil prices in the future is coming just as we are gaining an understanding of how oil producers have reduced their well breakeven costs to levels matching current oil prices. Well costs are reportedly down 20% to 30% from two years ago, and now in the range of current global oil prices. As a result, operators are beginning to resurrect offshore projects.
Offshore drilling companies are reporting an increase in contract tenders and customer inquiries during the first quarter of 2017. Many of those positive market observations were made during company earnings conference calls with investors within the past few weeks. An uptick in drilling rig retirements is a potentially significant development that is currently flying below the radar screen. Fewer available rigs will shrink available supply and help speed the industry recovery by helping increase the pace of increase in drilling rig contract rates.
Why would companies retire rigs without making a formal announcement? At the present time, there is a global supply of floating drilling rigs totaling 280 with 135 of them contracted, or about a 48% utilization rate. If the industry has secretly retired 10%, or possibly 20%, of the global supply, fleet utilization rates jump to 54% or 60%. When customers begin to realize their choices of rigs to drill new wells has shrunk, day rates, which are currently at about cash breakeven levels, will move higher, and possibly at a faster than expected pace.
Remember, when industry inflection points are reached, panics can develop. It happens for customers when the rig market tightens, and for rig owners when demand falls. We are approaching a customer inflection point, and the OPEC decision may give them increased confidence that oil prices will be higher in the future. That is much more important than how high the oil price goes. Buckle up!


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I've started to freak out over the least little tweak. On my first run this week, I felt a little tightness in my left leg from my IT band, so I immediately dialed my pace back and took it easy. I'm so paranoid about getting injured, so intentionally keeping it slow and easy is probably the best thing right now. There is just no reason for me to be actively trying to increase both speed and mileage at the same time right now. None. Just getting miles under my legs and rebuilding my base is good enough.
Like last week, I didn't get in any BodyFlow or Barre workouts. This needs to change this week. I feel a difference when I miss those workouts (and missing them certainly doesn't help with those weird little IT band tweaks).
And not to harp on the weather because I love where I live and the warm climate that comes with it, but wow...it's been super humid (still). Saturday morning's run was done in 100 percent humidity. Gross. I'm definitely ready for the humidity to die down a bit so I'm not boiling in my own sweat every time I run.
In related news, I got some new shorts and they are awesome! I don't usually like to spend a ton of money on workout shorts, but I bought the What the Sport Short from Lululemon and they are so comfortable. They work for both running and BodyFlow, which I'll be doing back-to-back on some Monday evenings, so it's nice to wear something that works well for both. Otherwise, not much to see here. Moving right along to week four of 10K training.


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From 1949 to 1984, Ann Edwards owned and operated the Ann Edwards Dress Shop located next to the former Rincon Market in midtown. Her highly popular apparel shop kept Tucson's women dressed in the latest fashions.
Henry Koffler was born in Vienna, Austria. In 1939, at the age of 17, he emigrated by himself to the United States. The second recipient of the International Scholar by the University of Arizona, Koffler received his B.S. degree in Agricultural Chemistry in 1943 from the University of Arizona, and from the University of Wisconsin, his M.S. in Microbiology in 1944 and Ph.D. in Microbiology and Biochemistry in 1947. Koffler served as President of The University of Arizona from 1982–1991.
Koffler's interest in the visual arts, and in sculpture, ballet, and architecture began as a child when he attended many of Vienna's cultural offerings in music and theatre with his mother. During his 1953–54 sojourn as a Guggenheim Fellow in Cleveland, he became a conspicuous presence in the Cleveland Museum of Art, where he became acquainted with the Curator of Prints and Drawings, Leona Prasse, who sparked his interest in the visual arts. After his return to Purdue, Koffler became acquainted with Rudy Pozzatti, a leading printmaker in America and Distinguished Professor at Indiana University. His friendship with Pozzatti began his habit of collecting art and visiting galleries and museums. Consequently, he became well acquainted with prehistoric and primitive art, as well as modern German, French, Mexican, Japanese, and American art.