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The tablets are manufactured with a dual layer. The top layer contains the fat binding ingredient (Captogicollipid) and the layer beneath contains the carb blocker (Captocarb).
Fat binding and carb blocking products are usually taken up to half an hour before eating a meal. This allows them time to dissolve in the stomach in readiness for the meal that follows. Both types of ingredient work in similar ways, but each one is only capable of performing one duty.
Carb blockers limit the amount of carbohydrate that can be absorbed from ingested food, but they have no effect on fatty foods or other types of nutrient.
Carb blockers interfere with the function of an important digestive enzyme and in so doing prevent the body from being able to break down carbohydrates and release their calories. The carbs are then passed with faeces taking their calories with them.
Fat binders contain ingredients that cannot be digested, but have the ability of absorb large amounts of fat (from food). They then carry the captured fat through the body, undigested, and take it with them when they exit the body in the traditional manner.
Both ingredients are proprietary blends produced in Italy by SIIT (pharmaceutical and supplement manufacturing company).
Like Chitosan (a more popular ingredient), Captogicollipid is created from the shells of deep sea crustaceans. It provides a highly purified form of glucosamine polysaccharide that is believed to possess powerful fat binding abilities.
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The official product sales page fails to provide any information about how the tablets should be used.
No independent feedback could be found, but the Dual Action Carb and Fat Control sales page contains over 20 comments. There are a few nay-sayers, and some customers state the tablets are hard to swallow, but overall response to the product appears to be predominantly good.
As with all form of supplement, Boots Dual Action Carb and Fat Control should only be used by pregnant or nursing mothers if a doctor's approval has been given. The same advice is offered to any potential user who has existing heath issues, is taking medications, or has any concerns about the suitability of the product.
Captogicollipid is unlikely to be suitable for anyone who has allergies to seafood.
Dual Action Carb and Fat Control can be purchased from Boots the Chemist high street stores and from the Boots website. Each pack contains 60 tablets and usually retails at £25.99. Customers who have a Boots Advantage loyalty card can collect 100 points with each purchase.
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A new report prepared by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) demonstrates that, despite the president's clear promise, taxpayer dollars are being spent on abortion plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Just over five years ago, President Obama stood before a joint session of Congress and declared to the American people, "under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place." But the GAO report confirms that the administration is failing to uphold its promise. The independent watchdog found that the health law's accounting gimmick is not being enforced and more than one thousand plans available on the health insurance exchanges cover abortion on demand. Additionally, the GAO found that information about abortion coverage for plans available on the exchanges is not uniformly available to consumers.


The World of Dark Shadows - ZineWiki - the history and culture of zines, independent media and the small press.
The World of Dark Shadows is a fanzine published by Kathleen Resch devoted to the Dark Shadows television shows, movies and characters.
First established in 1975, The World of Dark Shadows was published in Temple City, California, U.S.A. for several decades, releasing issue #85 in 2001. It featured fiction, poetry, art work, commentary, cast and crew biographies and interviews, publicity material, photos, memorabilia, classified ads for collectors, updates on airings of the show, news about Dark Shadows conventions and festivals, and current new items.
Contributors of writing included Jeffrey Arsenault (The Collinsport Call), T.J. Banks, R. Bryan Billings, David Block, Edlyne Bond, Terry S. Bowers, Dave Brown, Dale Clark (Inside The Old House), Eugene Craig, Barbara Doxsey, Barbara Fister-Liltz (Knightbeat), Alan Gallant, Elaine Garner (Wolf Tracks), Jean Graham, Peggy Green, Dee L. Gurnett, Geoffrey Hamell, Kristen Harber, David Hofstede, Colleen Hoey, Deborah Hunt, Pam Jarman, Jay Keaveny, Kay Kelly, Jack Kennelly, Beth Klapper, Jane Lach (Cauldron), Ann Longmore, Jean Lorah, Lucidscreamer (The Collective Zine), Maria Mayer, Janet Meehan, Bruce Melton, Theresa Mudryk, Denise Noe, Mary Elizabeth Overstreet (KarlenZine), Adriana Pena (The Collinsport Chronicles), John Peskey, Marcy Robin (Shadowgram), Mary Lynn Rossi, Mary Ellen Rostron, Sandy Smith, Lucy Staszak, Kathy Swan, Jeff Thompson, Beth Tignor, Virginia Waldron, Bonnie Wenzel, and Nikki White.
Contributors of filksongs include Sandy Adams, R. Bryan Billings, Linda Cuson, E. DeJesus, Chad Elliot, Tom Hotz, and David Short.
Poetry was by Sandy Adams, Lauren Agoratus, Michelle Alexander, R. Bryan Billings, Natalie Brown, John M. Day, James Dinsmore, Michael East, Joyce Frohn, Jim Hunter, Wendy Rathbone, Jane Rowan, and Debra Sims.
Contributors of artwork include Sandy Adams, Joe Blasy, Bill Branch, David Cuccia, Jan Dann, Alice Densmore, Barbara Fister-Liltz, Donna Galentine, Barbara Gerner, Donna DeVault Hensley, Nancy Mangieri, Sheila Mario, Janet Meehan, Warren Oddsson, Mary Overstreet, Paul Palumbo, Sherlock (CollinSports), Dan Silvio, Silas Smith, and K.R. Stuterbeck, and Sheila Marion Welch.
Contributors of photographs include Jan Dann, Sue Mascola, and Kristi Nelson, among others.
An interview with Louis Edmonds by Joseph Lilley, originally published in The Dark Shadows Quarterly, was reprinted in The World of Dark Shadows issue 13.
The World of Dark Shadows, along with Inside The Old House, and Shadowgram, is one of the foundation fanzines for Dark Shadows fandom.
Kathleen Resch collaborated with Marcy Robin, editor of Shadowgram, on the book Dark Shadows in the Afternoon, released in 1991. In 1992, Resch released Shadows in the 90s: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991.
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package org.apache.syncope.core.rest.data;

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set;
import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
import org.apache.syncope.common.mod.MembershipMod;
import org.apache.syncope.common.mod.UserMod;
import org.apache.syncope.common.to.MembershipTO;
import org.apache.syncope.common.to.UserTO;
import org.apache.syncope.common.types.AttributableType;
import org.apache.syncope.common.types.CipherAlgorithm;
import org.apache.syncope.common.types.IntMappingType;
import org.apache.syncope.common.types.PasswordPolicySpec;
import org.apache.syncope.common.types.ResourceOperation;
import org.apache.syncope.common.types.SyncopeClientExceptionType;
import org.apache.syncope.common.validation.SyncopeClientCompositeErrorException;
import org.apache.syncope.common.validation.SyncopeClientException;
import org.apache.syncope.core.connid.ConnObjectUtil;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.beans.AbstractAttr;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.beans.AbstractDerAttr;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.beans.AbstractMappingItem;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.beans.AbstractVirAttr;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.beans.ExternalResource;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.beans.PasswordPolicy;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.beans.membership.MAttr;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.beans.membership.MDerAttr;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.beans.membership.MVirAttr;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.beans.membership.Membership;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.beans.role.SyncopeRole;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.beans.user.SyncopeUser;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.dao.NotFoundException;
import org.apache.syncope.core.propagation.PropagationByResource;
import org.apache.syncope.core.rest.controller.UnauthorizedRoleException;
import org.apache.syncope.core.util.AttributableUtil;
import org.apache.syncope.core.util.EntitlementUtil;
import org.apache.syncope.core.util.MappingUtil;
import org.apache.syncope.core.util.PasswordEncoder;
import org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;

@Component
@Transactional(rollbackFor = {Throwable.class})
public class UserDataBinder extends AbstractAttributableDataBinder {

    private static final String[] IGNORE_USER_PROPERTIES = {"memberships", "attributes", "derivedAttributes",
        "virtualAttributes", "resources"};

    @Autowired
    private ConnObjectUtil connObjectUtil;

    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
    public SyncopeUser getUserFromId(final Long userId) {
        if (userId == null) {
            throw new NotFoundException("Null user id");
        }

        SyncopeUser user = userDAO.find(userId);
        if (user == null) {
            throw new NotFoundException("User " + userId);
        }

        if (!user.getUsername().equals(EntitlementUtil.getAuthenticatedUsername())) {
            Set<Long> roleIds = user.getRoleIds();
            Set<Long> adminRoleIds = EntitlementUtil.getRoleIds(EntitlementUtil.getOwnedEntitlementNames());
            roleIds.removeAll(adminRoleIds);
            if (!roleIds.isEmpty()) {
                throw new UnauthorizedRoleException(roleIds);
            }
        }

        return user;
    }

    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
    public UserTO getAuthenticatedUserTO() {
        SyncopeUser authUser = userDAO.find(SecurityContextHolder.getContext().getAuthentication().getName());
        return getUserTO(authUser);
    }

    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
    public boolean verifyPassword(final String username, final String password) {
        return verifyPassword(getUserFromUsername(username), password);
    }

    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
    public boolean verifyPassword(final SyncopeUser user, final String password) {
        return PasswordEncoder.verify(password, user.getCipherAlgorithm(), user.getPassword());
    }

    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
    public SyncopeUser getUserFromUsername(final String username) {
        if (username == null) {
            throw new NotFoundException("Null username");
        }

        SyncopeUser user = userDAO.find(username);
        if (user == null) {
            throw new NotFoundException("User " + username);
        }

        Set<Long> roleIds = user.getRoleIds();
        Set<Long> adminRoleIds = EntitlementUtil.getRoleIds(EntitlementUtil.getOwnedEntitlementNames());
        roleIds.removeAll(adminRoleIds);

        if (!roleIds.isEmpty()) {
            throw new UnauthorizedRoleException(roleIds);
        }

        return user;
    }

    /**
     * Get predefined password cipher algorithm from SyncopeConf.
     *
     * @return cipher algorithm.
     */
    private CipherAlgorithm getPredefinedCipherAlgoritm() {
        final String algorithm = confDAO.find("password.cipher.algorithm", "AES").getValue();

        try {
            return CipherAlgorithm.valueOf(algorithm);
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            throw new NotFoundException("Cipher algorithm " + algorithm);
        }
    }

    private void setPassword(final SyncopeUser user, final String password,
            final SyncopeClientCompositeErrorException scce) {

        int passwordHistorySize = 0;
        PasswordPolicy policy = policyDAO.getGlobalPasswordPolicy();
        if (policy != null && policy.getSpecification() != null) {
            passwordHistorySize = policy.<PasswordPolicySpec>getSpecification().getHistoryLength();
        }

        try {
            user.setPassword(password, getPredefinedCipherAlgoritm(), passwordHistorySize);
        } catch (NotFoundException e) {
            final SyncopeClientException invalidCiperAlgorithm =
                    new SyncopeClientException(SyncopeClientExceptionType.NotFound);
            invalidCiperAlgorithm.addElement(e.getMessage());
            scce.addException(invalidCiperAlgorithm);

            throw scce;
        }
    }

    public void create(final SyncopeUser user, final UserTO userTO) {
        SyncopeClientCompositeErrorException scce = new SyncopeClientCompositeErrorException(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);

        // memberships
        SyncopeRole role;
        for (MembershipTO membershipTO : userTO.getMemberships()) {
            role = roleDAO.find(membershipTO.getRoleId());

            if (role == null) {
                if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    LOG.debug("Ignoring invalid role " + membershipTO.getRoleName());
                }
            } else {
                Membership membership = null;
                if (user.getId() != null) {
                    membership = user.getMembership(role.getId()) == null
                            ? membershipDAO.find(user, role)
                            : user.getMembership(role.getId());
                }
                if (membership == null) {
                    membership = new Membership();
                    membership.setSyncopeRole(role);
                    membership.setSyncopeUser(user);

                    user.addMembership(membership);
                }

                fill(membership, membershipTO, AttributableUtil.getInstance(AttributableType.MEMBERSHIP), scce);
            }
        }

        // attributes, derived attributes, virtual attributes and resources
        fill(user, userTO, AttributableUtil.getInstance(AttributableType.USER), scce);

        // set password
        if (StringUtils.isBlank(userTO.getPassword())) {
            LOG.error("No password provided");
        } else {
            setPassword(user, userTO.getPassword(), scce);
        }

        // set username
        user.setUsername(userTO.getUsername());

        // set creation date (at execution time)
        user.setCreationDate(new Date());
    }

    /**
     * Update user, given UserMod.
     *
     * @param user to be updated
     * @param userMod bean containing update request
     * @return updated user + propagation by resource
     * @see PropagationByResource
     */
    public PropagationByResource update(final SyncopeUser user, final UserMod userMod) {
        PropagationByResource propByRes = new PropagationByResource();

        SyncopeClientCompositeErrorException scce = new SyncopeClientCompositeErrorException(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);

        // when requesting to add user to new resources, either directly or
        // through role subscription, password is mandatory (issue 147)
        // first, let's take current resources into account
        Set<String> currentResources = user.getResourceNames();

        // password
        if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(userMod.getPassword())) {
            setPassword(user, userMod.getPassword(), scce);

            user.setChangePwdDate(new Date());

            propByRes.addAll(ResourceOperation.UPDATE, currentResources);
        }

        // username
        if (userMod.getUsername() != null && !userMod.getUsername().equals(user.getUsername())) {
            String oldUsername = user.getUsername();

            user.setUsername(userMod.getUsername());
            propByRes.addAll(ResourceOperation.UPDATE, currentResources);

            for (ExternalResource resource : user.getResources()) {
                for (AbstractMappingItem mapItem : resource.getUmapping().getItems()) {
                    if (mapItem.isAccountid() && mapItem.getIntMappingType() == IntMappingType.Username) {
                        propByRes.addOldAccountId(resource.getName(), oldUsername);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        // attributes, derived attributes, virtual attributes and resources
        propByRes.merge(fill(user, userMod, AttributableUtil.getInstance(AttributableType.USER), scce));

        // store the role ids of membership required to be added
        Set<Long> membershipToBeAddedRoleIds = new HashSet<Long>();
        for (MembershipMod membToBeAdded : userMod.getMembershipsToBeAdded()) {
            membershipToBeAddedRoleIds.add(membToBeAdded.getRole());
        }

        final Set<String> toBeDeprovisioned = new HashSet<String>();
        final Set<String> toBeProvisioned = new HashSet<String>();

        // memberships to be removed
        for (Long membershipId : userMod.getMembershipsToBeRemoved()) {
            LOG.debug("Membership to be removed: {}", membershipId);

            Membership membership = membershipDAO.find(membershipId);
            if (membership == null) {
                LOG.debug("Invalid membership id specified to be removed: {}", membershipId);
            } else {

                if (!membershipToBeAddedRoleIds.contains(membership.getSyncopeRole().getId())) {
                    toBeDeprovisioned.addAll(membership.getSyncopeRole().getResourceNames());
                }

                // In order to make the removeMembership() below to work,
                // we need to be sure to take exactly the same membership
                // of the user object currently in memory (which has potentially
                // some modifications compared to the one stored in the DB
                membership = user.getMembership(membership.getSyncopeRole().getId());
                if (membershipToBeAddedRoleIds.contains(membership.getSyncopeRole().getId())) {

                    Set<Long> attributeIds = new HashSet<Long>(membership.getAttributes().size());
                    for (AbstractAttr attribute : membership.getAttributes()) {
                        attributeIds.add(attribute.getId());
                    }
                    for (Long attributeId : attributeIds) {
                        attrDAO.delete(attributeId, MAttr.class);
                    }
                    attributeIds.clear();

                    // remove derived attributes
                    for (AbstractDerAttr derAttr : membership.getDerivedAttributes()) {

                        attributeIds.add(derAttr.getId());
                    }
                    for (Long derAttrId : attributeIds) {
                        derAttrDAO.delete(derAttrId, MDerAttr.class);
                    }
                    attributeIds.clear();

                    // remove virtual attributes
                    for (AbstractVirAttr virAttr : membership.getVirtualAttributes()) {
                        attributeIds.add(virAttr.getId());
                    }
                    for (Long virAttrId : attributeIds) {
                        virAttrDAO.delete(virAttrId, MVirAttr.class);
                    }
                    attributeIds.clear();
                } else {
                    user.removeMembership(membership);

                    membershipDAO.delete(membershipId);
                }
            }
        }

        // memberships to be added
        for (MembershipMod membershipMod : userMod.getMembershipsToBeAdded()) {
            LOG.debug("Membership to be added: role({})", membershipMod.getRole());

            SyncopeRole role = roleDAO.find(membershipMod.getRole());
            if (role == null) {
                LOG.debug("Ignoring invalid role {}", membershipMod.getRole());
            } else {
                Membership membership = user.getMembership(role.getId());
                if (membership == null) {
                    membership = new Membership();
                    membership.setSyncopeRole(role);
                    membership.setSyncopeUser(user);

                    user.addMembership(membership);

                    toBeProvisioned.addAll(role.getResourceNames());
                }

                propByRes.merge(fill(membership, membershipMod,
                        AttributableUtil.getInstance(AttributableType.MEMBERSHIP), scce));
            }
        }

        // now, let's see if there are new resource subscriptions without providing password
        if (StringUtils.isBlank(userMod.getPassword())) {
            Set<String> updatedResources = user.getResourceNames();
            updatedResources.removeAll(currentResources);

            for (String resourceName : updatedResources) {
                final ExternalResource resource = resourceDAO.find(resourceName);

                if (!user.canDecodePassword() && resource != null && !resource.isRandomPwdIfNotProvided()
                        && resource.getUmapping() != null && !MappingUtil.getMatchingMappingItems(
                        resource.getUmapping().getItems(), "password", IntMappingType.Password).isEmpty()) {

                    SyncopeClientException sce =
                            new SyncopeClientException(SyncopeClientExceptionType.RequiredValuesMissing);
                    sce.addElement("Password cannot be empty when subscribing to new resources");
                    scce.addException(sce);

                    throw scce;
                }
            }
        }

        propByRes.addAll(ResourceOperation.DELETE, toBeDeprovisioned);
        propByRes.addAll(ResourceOperation.UPDATE, toBeProvisioned);

        /**
         * In case of new memberships all the current resources have to be updated in order to propagate new role and
         * membership attribute values.
         */
        if (!toBeDeprovisioned.isEmpty() || !toBeProvisioned.isEmpty()) {
            currentResources.removeAll(toBeDeprovisioned);
            propByRes.addAll(ResourceOperation.UPDATE, currentResources);
        }

        return propByRes;
    }

    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
    public UserTO getUserTO(final SyncopeUser user) {
        UserTO userTO = new UserTO();

        BeanUtils.copyProperties(user, userTO, IGNORE_USER_PROPERTIES);

        connObjectUtil.retrieveVirAttrValues(user, AttributableUtil.getInstance(AttributableType.USER));

        fillTO(userTO, user.getAttributes(), user.getDerivedAttributes(), user.getVirtualAttributes(),
                user.getResources());

        MembershipTO membershipTO;
        for (Membership membership : user.getMemberships()) {
            membershipTO = new MembershipTO();
            membershipTO.setId(membership.getId());
            membershipTO.setRoleId(membership.getSyncopeRole().getId());
            membershipTO.setRoleName(membership.getSyncopeRole().getName());

            fillTO(membershipTO, membership.getAttributes(), membership.getDerivedAttributes(), membership.
                    getVirtualAttributes(), membership.getResources());

            userTO.addMembership(membershipTO);
        }

        return userTO;
    }

    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
    public UserTO getUserTO(final String username) {
        return getUserTO(getUserFromUsername(username));
    }

    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
    public UserTO getUserTO(final Long userId) {
        return getUserTO(getUserFromId(userId));
    }
}

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AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has appeared in a New Zealand court on charges of attempting to arrange a murder.
Phil Rudd, who was born in Australia, has also been charged with possessing the drugs methamphetamine and cannabis, and of making threats to kill.
The musician's waterfront house in Tauranga, on New Zealand's North Island, was raided on Thursday morning, November 6.
Phil Rudd, 60, was released on bail after a brief appearance at Tauranga district court.
Phil Rudd will appear in court again on November 27. He has yet to enter a plea.
Under New Zealand law, the charge of attempting to "procure" a murder carries a jail sentence of up to 10 years.
A police official quoted by the SunLive news website said the information that led to the raid on the house was provided by a member of the public.
Phil Rudd was kicked out of the band in 1983 and rejoined in 1994.
Phil Rudd did not appear in a new photo of AC/DC members released last month to promote their upcoming album Rock Or Bust, and was reportedly absent from the filming of a new music video, prompting online speculation about whether he was still in the band.


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Toronto Telegram, August 11, 1945
Schooner Days DCCIV (704)
By C.H.J. Snider
SAILING FLEET OF THE CALVIN FIRM
EVEN past the end of last century the green bluff-bowed steam-barge D. D. Calvin would appear punctually in Toronto every April when the ice had left Kingston harbor, sometimes with one barge, sometimes with a fleet that would fill the wharf space in the old northern docks between Spadina avenue and Bathurst street. There would be the big black Augustus round-sterned for greater ease in canalling, and the Valencia, smaller but similarly built, and usually with black topsides, but lead-color trim and bottom.
That was the favorite color scheme for the Calvin sailing or towing vessels. The steamers were green with white upper works, or white with red at the waterline, but the schooners were usually black and grey.
One exception was the Ceylon, a long large three-masted tow barge with topmasts and jibboom and a full set of lower sails. She was black with a yellow beading in her bulwarks. She had a clipper bow, and the square transom of a regular timber-drogher, and should have been a grand sailer, like the Minnedosa, but she wasn't. Either she had not enough rig, or she was too full in the quarters, for she was very hard to steer, and used up many rudderstocks. But she was a good carrier and soundly and solidly built, so that after being abandoned by her crew she crossed the lake by herself and came in on the south shore of Prince Edward County and was salvaged with only minor damage.
From D. D. Calvin's "A Saga of the St. Lawrence," aided by references in such memoirs as the diary of Alexander Muir, the Port Dalhousie drydock founder who sailed ships for the Garden Island firm before he and his brothers built their drydock and their own vessels, let us attempt to compile a list of the Calvin sailing vessels, first absolving the author of the Saga from responsibility for errors which may be made by including vessels or incidents which he does not mention. The steamers and towbarges, of which there were also many, have already been dealt with.
QUEEN VICTORIA is mentioned as an early one by Mr. Calvin, along with the "Aurora Bora Ellis" and "Prince of Wails" in an amusing example of the orthography of the old shipyard. These latter may have been customers, for the Garden Island yard did a large repair business, apart from its own requirements, and built one saltwater barque for sale abroad.
HARRIET CALVIN was contemporary with the Queen Victoria. Built in Sackett's Harbor in 1839 she was sailed by Alexander Muir, founder of Muir Bros', drydock at Port Dalhousie. He sailed the Hariet Calvin in her first year for the firm of Calvin, Cook and Counter, bringing timber from Black River, west of Cleveland, on Lake Erie. She probably bore the name of Delano Dexter Calvin's first wife, Harriet Webb.
LAURA E. CALVIN was a later schooner, named for a daughter. A model of this vessel, beautifully executed, was in existence at Garden Island until recently.
DEXTER CALVIN, a small schooner named after the son of "The Governor" who died early. All recalled of her is that in a gale between Port Dalhousie and Kingston, on Nov. 30th, 1850, she lost her deckload of flour in barrels, but her master, Simon Johnston, saved the twenty-seven hogs also carried on deck.
HANNAH COUNTER, mentioned in the Saga as in the firm before 1841, indicates another schooner named for the wife or daughter of one of the partners. John Counter, mayor of Kingston, was a member of the firm for five years, withdrawing in 1843.
MARION COOK represents the third partner, Hiram Cook of Clayton, N.Y., who joined the firm in 1838. The vessel is recorded in Thomas' Registry, 1864, as built at Garden Island in 1840 by L. Goler, one of the firm's shipwrights, and rebuilt in 1854. She had a tragic t history.
LAFAYETTE COOK commemorates the son of Hiram Cook, who opened a Hamilton branch of the Calvin business as Hiram Cook & Co., and continued in this after leaving the Garden Island firm in 1854. The Lafayette Cook was a brigantine, built by Shickluna at St. Catharines in 1851, and recorded in Thomas' Register as, hailing from Hamilton and owned by Calvin and Breck of Kingston. This was the firm name after 1855.
The Lafayette Cook was elaborately fitted out for a lake vessel, having such conveniences as brass taps for running water in the galley. She was rebuilt and became the schooner Herbert Dudley of Kingston, about 1880. Well remembered on the Toronto waterfront, where she delivered coal for P. Burns and Co. Blown up at the Exhibition in 1898, to represent the destruction of the USS Maine in Havana harbor, the current fireworks attraction.
MARION L. BRECK represents a new partner. The name is that of the sister of Ira Allen Breck, chief clerk for Calvin and Cook, who took Cook's place when he retired. Miss Breck became Delano Dexter Calvin's second wife. The vessel named for her was not new, having been built at Garden Island for the firm in 1840 or 1842 – both dates are given – by H. Honey, who built many of the Island vessels. She was a brigantine, like the Lafayette Cook, and was first named the WILLIAM PENN. As such she was registered as of 224 tons burden and of $2,500 value, but the same record contains her new registration as of 396 tons burthen and $15,500 value, having been built in 1840 but "thoroughly rebuilt in 1863." When renamed she was rerigged as a schooner.
Roney's second work lasted well. She continued in service forty-four years longer, and although wrecked on the Bear's Rump in Georgian Bay in 1907, when laden with a cargo of brick, fragments of her were still discernible there in 1930. She was 127 feet long, 23.5 beam and 11.9 depth; 298 tons register according to the new Dominion register.
JESSIE BRECK also bore the new partner's name, although when she became the property of the firm is not known. She may have been chartered. She was certainly not built at the Island. She was a tail-sparred white hulled three-masted schooner with a square-sail yard, built at Port Dalhousie in 1873, length 133.6, beam 23.4, depth 11, 364 tons register. She also, figured in tragedy, drowning all her crew by capsizing, May 17th, 1890. She was then reported as owned by Calvin and Booth, of Kingston. Whether there was such a firm, or whether this is in error for Booth and Breck, is not known. She returned to service as the towbarge H. M. Stanley and was afloat in 1914, being then owned by the Morden Transit Co., Midland.
Mr. Calvin's book mentions many, but not all, of the schooners in the Garden Island fleet. They deserve, and will have, another chapter of Schooner Days.
(Caption) "AUGUSTUS" and "CEYLON" were two biggest barges and had sails.
(Caption) THE JESSIE BRECK (above the arrow) in her birthplace, Port Dalhousie.
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Playing golf courses around the world that are designed by legends of the game is the ultimate privilege for any aspiring golfer.
From Jack Nicklaus to Robert Trent Jones, the list of course designers are endless but there is one golfer that frequently stands head and shoulders above the rest in terms of popularity – the late Arnold Palmer.
Golfers visiting the Alabama Gulf Coast may not think about associating this stretch of coastline with a golfing great like Palmer, but when you arrive at Craft Farms Golf Resort you are undoubtedly stepping on treasured ground given that the two courses are the only ones in Alabama designed by "The King."
The Craft Family & Arnold Palmer – Match Made in Heaven
Both the Cotton Creek Course and Cypress Bend Course are two of the most popular spots in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, and certainly for very good reason. But I would argue that even if you are not a golfer, you have likely heard about Arnold Palmer and it's a fitting tribute to visit this location and admire the breathtaking landscape. Inevitably, as you play either (or both) course, you will catch a glimpse of the intricate details that epitomize Arnold Palmer.
Palmer's influence goes well beyond the design of the golf course. His inherent ability to be such a popular figure among locals is certainly true when you hear the story about the Craft family moving to the Gulf Coast and deciding to reach out to the "start-up" Palmer Management organization that was looking to get into the golf course design business.
After arriving at Jack Edwards Airport, it was a match made in heaven between Palmer and Craft and well, the rest is history as today, we can see a true, fitting tribute to this inspiring figurehead.
Experience 36 Epic Holes of Golf
While the history of Craft Farms is one of the main reasons why you should be encouraged to visit, the golf courses are two of the best in the region and certainly will provide a stern test for every standard of golfer. The novice player may opt to head over to Cypress Bend, as this is frequently recognized as the easier and "perfect complement to its big sister" over at Cotton Creek.
Craft Farms offers two distinctive courses that are the ideal place to visit all year round. Large, undulating greens are typical on both courses while Cypress Bend is renowned as the easier course, primarily because of the generous fairways that are always kept in pristine condition.
Similar to other courses in the area that typifies golf on the Gulf Coast, Cypress Bend has a very links-style feel to it but there are ample accented lakes scattered around the course that add another tricky dimension to the golfing experience. While many courses generally have a signature hole, the beauty of Cypress Bend is that Palmer left his influence on each carefully crafted design. Whether you are standing on the 6th tee box contemplating which iron to hit in order to hit the undulating green surrounded by bunkers, or perhaps considering an aggressive second shot on the 13th to reach this intimidating par-5 in two, there is a challenge waiting for you on every hole.
Over at Cotton Creek, this course epitomizes the ultimate golfing challenge. It's certainly not for the faint-hearted and it's no surprise that this is frequently voted as one of the best places to play by Golf Digest. The tree-lined, narrow fairways make it imperative that you are accurate with your tee shots and while a good day with the driver may allow you to hit solid approach shots into the greens, by the time you arrive on the putting surface you are faced with yet another daunting task given the severe slopes on many of them.
Remember "The King"
Strolling along the fairways at Craft Farms, taking in the gorgeous surrounding and myriad of ecosystems that are thriving in this landscape, don't forget to pay tribute to the individual that had such an influence on not only the design of this course, but also in the world of golf. In fact, Arnold Palmer was such a popular figure even outside of golf that it is a true honor to play a course that he so meticulously designed.
Following your round on either course, head inside the gorgeous clubhouse overlooking the 18th green and enjoy a bite to eat at Cotton Creek Bar & Grill – while Arnie didn't have too much influence on the menu, I am sure he would be delighted by the delicious Southern fare available here.
5 Tips for Visiting Craft Farms
If you really want the ultimate test in golf and challenge yourself, play Cotton Creek from the "tips" and enjoy 7,127 yards that will certainly test the very best.
Looking for some tips before playing Craft Farms? Enjoy a private lesson with Kristi Jenkins, an award-winning PGA & LPGA golf instructor that has 20+ years of experience.
Be sure to read the full story of R.C. Craft and Arnold Palmer and how this partnership evolved before playing Craft Farms – you will have a much greater appreciation of the course!
Consider heading to Craft Farms after 2PM to enjoy the "twilight" rate or perhaps you want a full day on the course, so take advantage of the "Play All Day" rates that are available.
To follow Arnold Palmer's philosophy, Craft Farms is proud to inspire youngsters to play golf – juniors (17 and under) can play for FREE when playing with an adult paying full price!
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Q: What do the symbols mean in preg_match? I have this expression in a code snippet i borrowed offline.  It forces the new users to have a password that not only requires upper+lower+numbers but they must be in that order!  If i enter lower+upper+numbers, it fails!
if (preg_match("/^.*(?=.{4,})(?=.*[0-9])(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z]).*$/", $pw_clean, $matches)) {

Ive searched online but can't find a resource that tells me what some characters mean.  I can see that the pattern is preg_match("/some expression/",yourstring,your match).
What do these mean:
1.  ^          -  ???
2.  .*         -  ???
3.  (?=.{4,})  -  requires 4 characters minimum
4.  (?.*[0-9]) -  requires it to have numbers
5.  (?=.*[a-z])-  requires it to have lowercase
6.  (?=.*[A-Z])-  requires it to have uppercase
7.  .*$        -  ???

A: If you don't know this site, you should go there immediately.
This is like the bible of regular expressions.
Regular-expressions.info

A: To use regular expressions first you need to learn the syntax. This syntax consists in a series of letters, numbers, dots, hyphens and special signs, which we can group together using different parentheses.
Look at this link Getting Started with PHP Regular Expressions. An easy way to learn regular expressions.

A: Here are the direct answers. I kept them short because they won't make sense without an understanding of regex. That understanding is best gained at regular-expressions.info. I advise you to also try out the regex helper tools listed there, they allow you to experiment - see live capturing/matching as you edit the pattern, very helpful.

1: The caret ^ is an anchor, it means "the start of the haystack/string/line".

*

*If a caret is the first symbol inside a character class [], it has a different meaning: It negates the class. (So in [^ab] the caret makes that class match anything which is not ab)

2: The dot . and the asterisk * serve two separate purposes:

*

*The dot matches any single character except newline \n.

*The asterisk says "allow zero or many of the preceeding type".

When these two are combined as .* it basically reads "zero or more of anything until a newline or another rule comes into effect".
7: The dollar $ is also an anchor like the caret, with the opposite function: "the end of the haystack".

Edit:
Simple parentheses ( ) around something makes it a group. Here you have (?=) which is an assertion, specifically a positive look ahead assertion. All it does is check whether what's inside actually exists forward from the current cursor position in the haystack. Still with me?Example: foo(?=bar) matches foo only if followed by bar. bar is never matched, only foo is returned.
With this in mind, let's dissect your regex:
/^.*(?=.{4,})(?=.*[0-9])(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z]).*$/

Reads as:
        ^.* From Start, capture 0-many of any character
  (?=.{4,}) if there are at least 4 of anything following this
(?=.*[0-9]) if there is: 0-many of any, ending with an integer following
(?=.*[a-z]) if there is: 0-many of any, ending with a lowercase letter following
(?=.*[A-Z]) if there is: 0-many of any, ending with an uppercase letter following
        .*$ 0-many of anything preceding the End

You say the order of password characters matter - it doesn't in my tests. See test script below. Hope this cleared up a thing or two. If you are looking for another regex which is a bit more forgiving, see regex password validation

<?php
// Only the last 3 fail, as they should. You claim the first does not work?
$subjects = array("aaB1", "Baa1", "1Baa", "1aaB", "aa1B", "aa11", "aaBB", "aB1");

foreach($subjects as $s)
{
    $res = preg_match("/^.*(?=.{4,})(?=.*[0-9])(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z]).*$/", $s, $matches);
    echo "result: ";
    print_r($res);

    echo "
";
    print_r($matches);
    echo "
";
}

Excellent online tool for checking and testing Regular Expressions:
https://regex101.com/

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Legislation contained in the Federal Government's Omnibus Budget Bill (Bill C38) proposes to eliminate the issuance of Social Insurance Number (SIN) cards. Under the new legislation, the card will be replaced with a letter from Service Canada containing the individual's SIN.
According to the government, discontinuing the issuance of a card will serve to prevent identity theft and reduce government expenditures by 1.5 billion dollars per year.
While every payroll professional knows that the SIN is NOT supposed to be used as a form of identification, many individuals outside of the payroll orbit are unaware of this. Therefore, a consequential benefit of card discontinuance may very well be to eliminate this practice over time.
2. SIN Code of Practice (http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sin/employers/responsibilities.shtml).
Also, Under Canada Pension Plan Regulations, if an employee doesn't have a SIN card, the employer must inform him or her within three days of starting work how to obtain one.
It is expected that individuals will be instructed to keep the Service Canada letter containing their SIN in a safe place, but how many will actually do so?
It will be interesting to see how things unfold over time and to see further government pronouncements on how to deal with these legislative matters.
Will employers be instructed to ask to see the letter the individual received from Service Canada?
What happens when the individual cannot find the letter, claims they never received one, or they lost it?
Will there be a 1-800 number for employers to call to find out SIN's of the individual's they hire?
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How to make wizard in php?
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JUST IN: Workers of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, begin indefinite strike
The workers' unions of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, have started an indefinite strike to press for the implementation of the new national minimum wage introduced by the Federal Government in 2019.
The unions, which comprise of Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics (SSANIP) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (NASUP) announced the industrial action after a joint congress held on Monday.
At the time of filing this report, students were seen milling around at the main entrance of the institution with the hope that the school's gate would be opened.
The academic activities of the institution after the Christmas break was scheduled to resume on Monday with the start of first semester examinations for the 2019/2020 session, but was disrupted by the protest by the unions
Mr Biodun Abegunde, the SSANIP Chairman, The Polytechnic, Ibadan, told journalists that the unions were forced to embark on industrial action because the matter was beyond the school's management and needs to be addressed urgently.
Abegunde had said the unions were demanding for the implementation of the new minimum wage and the removal of a consultant in charge of the school finances to give room to financial autonomy for the institution.
"The unions are agitating for the implementation of the minimum wage and the removal of a consultant who has been handling and managing the financial affairs of the institution. "This is a move towards financial autonomy. So the unions are clamoring for the removal of the consultant so that due process can be maintained by the institution.
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"We want the institution to have powers to manage its affairs. The current model of operation is affecting the smooth running and operation of the institution and the entire community of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, are not happy. "We want the council of the institution to be the ones running the affairs of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, " Abegunde said.
When contacted for the reaction of the institution's management, the Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Soladoye Adewole, said that the Registrar, Mrs. Modupe Theresa Fawole, would issue a statement before the close of work today.
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Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata) Health Assessments at the Nachusa Grasslands. Laura Adamovicz, DVM, PhD candidate, and Matthew C. Allender, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl ACZM, Wildlife Epidemiology Lab, Department of Comparative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Sarah J. Baker, PhD, Ethan J. Kessler, Michael J. Dreslik, PhD, Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Ornate box turtles (Terrapene ornata) are considered near threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and are listed under CITES Appendix II. They are also a species of conservation concern in Illinois. Relatively little is known about the health status and disease threats to the remaining ornate box turtle populations in Illinois. From May 6-8th 2016, 72 live and two deceased ornate box turtles were located in the Nachusa Grasslands using human and canine search teams. Health status was assessed using physical examination, hematology, plasma biochemistry, blood gas panels, protein electrophoresis, and quantitative PCR for multiple infectious diseases including ranavirus, Terrapene herpesvirus 1, Mycoplasma sp., adenovirus, and others. Most turtles evaluated were apparently healthy except for significant predator-related shell trauma. Shell injuries from burns were also documented. A relatively low prevalence of infectious disease was detected within this population. Reference intervals were determined for hematology, plasma biochemistry panels, blood gas panels, and protein electrophoresis values. This presentation will summarize the results of a comprehensive ornate box turtle health assessment program, and make evidence-based management recommendations for the box turtles living at the Nachusa Grasslands.
Linking Microbial Community and Function Across Time in Restored and Remnant Tallgrass Prairie. Elizabeth Bach, PhD* and Andrew N. Miller, PhD, Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (*Current affiliation-Executive Director, Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, Colorado State University).
Just as plants grow, flower, and set seed at different times of the year, soil microbial communities shift in response to changes in soil temperature, moisture, and plant inputs such as roots and root exudates. In this study, I sampled soil microbial communities, including bacteria and fungi, at points in time corresponding with key plant growth phases: emergence, bolting (rapid growth before flowering), and senescence (dying of aboveground vegetation before winter). I took samples under cool-season (C3-photosynthesis, Elymus canadensis, Canada wild rye) and warm-season (C4-photosynthesis, Schizachyrium scoparium, little bluestem) to capture microbial community and activity under different plant phenologies. Both bacterial and fungal communities shifted across the growing season, with a decrease in diversity at the second sampling date. This decrease in diversity was driven by a loss of types of organisms. For bacterial communities, this resulted in a shift in the overall community structure, but for fungi, overall community structure remained similar across the growing season. Microbial activity generally increased across the growing season. Microbial community and activity changes where similar in sandy soil sampled at Nachusa and clayey soil sampled in central Illinois, as well as remnant and restored prairies in both soil types. This indicates microbes are responding to these temporal differences consistently across prairies in Illinois. Ongoing analysis will identify the microorganisms that change in abundance and presence between the sampling dates.
The ReFuGE Project: Restoring Function in Grassland Ecosystems. Nicholas Barber, PhD., Assistant Professor, and Holly Jones, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University.
Ecosystems carry out a wide range of processes, including services that benefit people such as providing clean air, water, pollination of crops, and productive soils. These processes depend on diverse communities of plants, animals, and other organisms with a wide variety of traits – characteristics of plants and animals that shape how they interact in ecosystems. This project will examine how management actions in a restored grassland shape the species and trait compositions of plant and animal communities and the ecosystem processes that these species drive. We will focus on three landscape-scale management actions: reintroduction of megaherbivore grazers (bison), large predator removal, and application of prescribed fires. The research will advance knowledge of community-trait-function relationships by including consumers in interactions spanning entire food webs and expanding to a relevant landscape scale. We will measure both traits and ecosystem function changes resulting from management actions in two food web modules. The first module includes plants and herbivores (insect and small mammal) and their impacts on primary productivity and litter decomposition through changes in plant traits and herbivore foraging specialization and the degree to which herbivores use a wide variety of food resources (niche breadth) as measured by stable isotopes. The second module is dung decomposers and their effects on soil processes (carbon and nitrogen cycling and decomposition rates) through changes in morphology, foraging strategies, and phenology. Ultimately this research will lay a ground work for studies manipulating the species- and trait-composition of consumer communities. Further, by performing this work in a restored system and in concert with managers, it helps close the loop between researchers and practitioners.
Determining Bison Diet and Bison Effects on Vegetation in a Chronosequence of Restored Prairie at Nachusa. Ryan Blackburn, M.S. Candidate and Holly Jones, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University. To redress prairie loss, managers seed former agricultural lands and reinstate key ecosystem processes with prescribed fires and reintroduction of native grazers to create restored prairies. Bison (Bison bison) were almost hunted to extinction in the late 1800's, but are recovering and have recently been reintroduced to restored prairies for their ecosystem-engineering roles. The effects bison have on remnant (never-plowed) prairie vegetation are well documented. However, there is little known about how bison will affect and shape vegetation assembly in restored prairies. These effects may be largely driven by the bison's dietary preference to forage primarily on grasses. This study aims to quantify both bison diet and their effects on vegetation in a chronosequence of restored prairie. To determine bison diet, we are using stable isotope analysis to quantify δ13C and δ15N in plants and bison hair to estimate the probability distributions for the proportional spread of bison diet constituents. Plant composition will be determined using both an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and on the ground data. The UAV images will be used to create unique spectral signatures for individual species, and therefore can be used as a proxy for plant richness and abundance. These images will be compared to the ground data to determine their accuracy for quantifying plant composition. ($1,500)
Habitat Selection of Reintroduced Bison in Northern Illinois. Julia Brockman, M.S. Candidate, and Clayton Nielsen, PhD, Professor, Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory and Department of Forestry, Southern Illinois University and Jeff Walk, Director of Science, The Nature Conservancy of Illinois. American bison (Bison bison) were integral in maintaining historic prairie ecosystems. As part of prairie restoration efforts at Nachusa Grasslands in northern Illinois, The Nature Conservancy reintroduced one of the first semi-wild populations of bison east of the Mississippi in November 2014. Given the novelty of such efforts, questions remain regarding how human disturbance and prairie management affect bison habitat selection. Our objective was to quantify bison habitat while investigating seasonal and annual changes. We collared seven female bison with Lotek Iridium TrackM 3D and 4D collars programmed to take hourly locations and divided the resulting locations by season. We used a resource selection function to compare the effects of management, environmental, and human disturbance variables on habitat selection. Initial results suggest land cover (i.e. unrestored grassland, remnant prairie, restored prairie, residential, woodland) influenced habitat selection across seasons with few exceptions: in spring and summer, remnant prairie had no effect and in fall, woodland had no effect. Bison generally preferred unrestored grassland to restored prairie, however, these conclusions could be confounded by human disturbance (e.g., buildings and roads) and management activities (e.g., burn regime). An understanding of factors influencing bison habitat selection will better inform restoration and public use management decisions.
Effects of Tallgrass Prairie Restoration on Bee Communities: Future Directions. Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar, PhD candidate, Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program, Rutgers University, and Sean Griffin, PhD candidate, North Carolina State University. We present a summary of current papers we are working on and new project ideas to begin in 2017. After a successful 2016 field season, we are writing two papers that explore different angles of wild bee response to prairie restoration: 1) How are bee community composition and diversity mediated by plant community responses to restoration and management? 2) How do bee morphological and life history traits (e.g. body size, flight season, tongue length) mediate species' responses to restoration and management? In 2017, we start a new project investigating how bison alter the species-specific interactions between plants and pollinators by mapping the plant-pollinator interaction network in prairie plots with and without bison.
Small Mammal Responses to Bison Reintroduction and Prescribed Fire in One of the World's Most Threatened Ecosystems. Angela Burke, M.S. Candidate, and Holly Jones, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University.
The restoration of tallgrass prairies is often centered on reestablishing the native vegetation structure with only minor efforts directed to the fauna that inhabit these areas. The reinstatement of traditional disturbance regimes of fire and grazing bison is a critical component to the active management of tallgrass prairies, and its subsequent effects on both flora and fauna in remnant prairies is well documented. Understanding the role of small mammal populations and how they are affected by varying grazing and fire management strategies can assist in the holistic evaluation of restoration efforts in sites currently undergoing active restoration. Peromyscus (Deer mice) and Microtus (Voles) species play an important role in the upper tropic level dynamics of tallgrass prairie ecosystems through influencing the vegetation structure via herbivory, predating upon seeds and various invertebrate species and as prey for larger fauna. Mark and recapture data has provided a landscape-scale test for how restored tallgrass prairies with different management strategies recover from stressors and disturbances. Abundance and diversity are correlated with more floristically diverse remnant quality sites. Results indicate that there is a specific response for Peromyscus and Microtus species to varying measures of vegetation composition and precipitation in actively restored and managed tallgrass prairies in Illinois. Seasonal fluctuations in the community composition of small mammals is documented at all sites with a varied assemblage occurring within sites that are grazed by bison. Grazing had no impact on species richness, abundance or diversity on the landscape scale. Peromyscus species apparent survival in this restored network of tallgrass prairie is dependent on time with a varied recapture probability by sex. Logistic regression models provide managers with an equation by which they can estimate the suitability of a given restoration for small mammal diversity and abundance targets though direct environmental measures.
Impacts of Bison Reintroduction on Soil Geochemistry and Microbial Communities in a Tallgrass Prairie. Karley M. Chantos, M.S. Candidate, and Wesley D. Swingley, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University.
Tallgrass prairies have been reduced in area by over 90% and are therefore one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world. Nachusa Grasslands, located in Franklin Grove, IL, USA, is a successful long-term effort of restoring agricultural land to mosaic tallgrass prairies. More than 30 bison (species Bison bison) were reintroduced into 500 acres of enclosed prairie in November 2014 to reinstate integral grazing regimes to the landscape. The goal of this study was to understand how nutrient influx and microbial communities in bison feces affect the microbial community of prairie soil. Newly-reintroduced bison have access to restored prairies that were re-planted at nine different time-points over the last 16 years, including remnant prairies that were never used for agriculture. Manipulative field experiments were used to explore the direct interactions between bison dung and various aged prairie soil, with bulk soil from both bison-exposed and bison-free treatments sampled biweekly from spring to fall 2015/2016. In addition, we sampled soil below and along a transect away from undisturbed fecal patties during a three-week period to examine their direct impact on soil geochemistry and microbial diversity. Soil and fecal samples were analyzed for geochemistry and 16S rDNA amplicon sequencing to quantify microbial communities and nutrient influx; alterations to microbial carbon and nitrogen cycles. Initial community analyses suggest that feces inputs drive an increase in easily cultivable, acidophilic Acidobacteria Groups 1 and 3 in old and remnant prairies, but decrease these groups in newly-planted prairies. Conversely, uncultured, neutrophilic Acidobacteria Groups 6 and 16 show the opposite trend, suggesting that pH and nutrient concentration may have drastically different effects on different-aged prairies. Further analyses of soil geochemistry and the reconstruction of microbial metabolism will determine if bison-mediated increases in nitrogen and carbon are directly responsible for these community shifts. Continuing studies at Nachusa Grasslands will establish whether changes in geological and microbial structure due to fecal deposits are temporary or have long-term impacts on both the prairie soil and higher trophic levels. Ecosystem restoration is a critical component of managing sustainable biogeochemical cycles in the Anthropocene, and characterizing the microbial contributions will be critical to improving success rates for future restoration efforts.
Karley Chanto, M.S. Candidate
Quantifying Pest Removal Services Provided by Prairie Birds in Corn and Soy Agriculture. Megan Garfinkel, PhD candidate, and Emily Minor, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Institute for Environmental Science and Policy and Associate Professor and Christopher Whelan, PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Agricultural expansion is a major threat to bird biodiversity. This is particularly true in the Midwest region of the United States, where < 1% of the original tallgrass prairie remains and remnant and restored prairies are usually surrounded by agriculture. Ironically, threatened prairie birds may provide an important service to farmers by reducing the number of insect crop pests. Potential bird disservices in agriculture (e.g. birds as crop pests) are fairly well-known, but few studies have focused on potential bird services in conventional, industrialized agriculture. My research focuses on determining if birds provide a significant pest removal service in corn and soy agriculture, using Nachusa and its surrounding farmland as a model system. I present preliminary data from bird exclosure experiments in corn and soy, and describe the other methods I will be using in the future to examine all trophic levels in this system: the prairie birds, crop pests, arthropod predators of the pests, and the crops themselves.
The Effects of Bison Reintroduction on Grassland Bird Nest Success in Tallgrass Prairie. Heather Herakovich, PhD candidate, and Holly Jones, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University.
Tallgrass prairie has been converted to agriculture over the past century, making it one of the most threatened ecosystems globally. Agriculture conversion of prairie has severely fragmented the landscape and many grassland birds are now in decline and threatened with extirpation. Restoration projects have sought to increase the quality and size of prairie fragments, hypothetically increasing breeding habitat for grassland birds. Bison and other native grazers are now being reintroduced to prairie restorations as a final step in a complete restoration to increase habitat heterogeneity. The goal of this study was to understand how the immediate impact of bison influences nest density and survivorship of all grassland nesting birds and artificial nests at the Nachusa Grasslands in Franklin Grove, IL. We predicted that nest density and survivorship would increase for both natural and artificial nests with bison presence. We measured nest density and survivorship in four plantings and two remnant sites from May to July 2014, 2015, and 2016. We found 149 nests of twelve different species and placed 240 artificial nests (80 per year) over the course of three breeding seasons. Bison reintroduction did not influence survivorship or total density of grassland bird or artificial nests, although natural nest density was lower in the bison sites. Parasitism declined from 2014 to 2016, but was not different between bison and non-bison sites. Future research is still needed to help understand how this reintroduction influences this declining taxon.
The Blanding's Turtles of Nachusa Grasslands. Richard B. King, PhD, Presidential Research Professor and Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, and Thomas Anton and David Mauger, The Ecological Consulting Group, LLC.
Blanding's Turtle, Emydoidea blandingii, is an endangered species distributed across the northern third of Illinois. Conservation and management of this species is made challenging by its life history and habitat requirements. Blanding's Turtles do not reach reproductive maturity until about 17 years of age and have large home ranges that include both wetlands and uplands. At Nachusa Grasslands, monitoring for Blanding's Turtles from 2014-2016 has demonstrated the presence of a small population in wetlands associated with Franklin Creek and its tributaries. Radiotelemetry, begun in 2016, has provided information on movements, habitat use and nesting sites. Two nests, detected by following telemetered females and caged to exclude predators, yielded three and eight hatchlings. In contrast to Blanding's Turtle populations in northeastern Illinois, many of which are hemmed in by development and transportation infrastructure, the rural setting and size of Nachusa Grasslands provides more options for habitat restoration and management actions to benefit this species.
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Spatial Association between Brown-headed Cowbirds (Moluthrus ater) and Bison (Bison bison) Over Time at Nachusa Grasslands, Illinois. Jamie L. Lange, M.S. candidate, and Tih-FenTing, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Illinois at Springfield.
The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is the most common obligate brood parasite in North America. It is well known that cowbirds share a feeding relationship with large grazing animals, but few studies have examined the spatial and temporal interactions between these brood parasites and native grazers, bison (Bison bison). We tagged 20 female cowbirds with radio transmitters in May and tracked them until August in 2016. Location and activity data of the radio-tagged cowbirds were obtained both manually and via the set-up of three Automated Recording Units (ARUs) within the bison units. Preliminary results based on the manual hand-tracking data suggest that female cowbirds demonstrated a close spatial affinity to bison in May. However, such a close spatial association between female cowbirds and bison started to fade in June, with cowbirds spending time outside the bison units. By mid-July, all of the tagged cowbirds were relocated entirely in the feedlots, some up to four miles away, outside the Nachusa Grasslands Preserve. Further analyses are required to 1) fine-tune the extent of spatial interaction between bison and female brown-headed cowbirds over time based on the ARU data, and 2) examine how changes in the spatial distribution of bison influence the feeding and breeding strategies of cowbirds in a bison-gazed landscape.
Long-term Stream Monitoring at Nachusa Grasslands to Assess Effects of Prairie Land Management Practices. Jodi M. Vandermyde, Aquatic Ecologist, Prairie Research Institute, Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Less than 5% of original prairie remains and most of the remaining prairie remnants are too small to encompass the entire watershed. Prairie streams are understudied and prairie land management practices may have a significant impact on their biological integrity. Nachusa Grasslands is a 4,000 acre preserve that has some unique aquatic features including a spring-sand boil, seep/fen area and one of very few cold water streams found in Illinois, Wade Creek (mean daily July temperature = 15.2 °C). Part of Nachusa Grasslands' management is to reintroduce natural ecological processes such as fire and grazing that maintain habitat for the widest possible range of native plants and animals. Since Wade Creek has several unique and high quality aquatic features and 54% of the watershed is within the Nachusa Grassland boundary, long-term monitoring has been established to assess effects of bison reintroduction on prairie stream ecosystem structure and function. To establish long-term monitoring, we installed 4 temperature loggers (2 Wade Creek, Johnny Creek, & Clear Creek) & 3 water level loggers to monitor water entering and leaving Nachusa property. Habitat and biological (macroinvertebrates and fish) assessments were collected annually to monitor before and after bison were reintroduced. Also, there is a lack of knowledge of fire effects on prairie streams and there is a need for long-term stream monitoring to understand the role of fire in prairie watersheds to assess mid- to long-term responses to this natural disturbance. To assess prescribe burning, water quality samples will be collected before and after burns in Wade Creek watershed and after large rain events following the prescribed burn. Results will contribute to our understanding of prairie stream ecological responses to restoration and management of prairie ecosystems.
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