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ADD vs ADHD: What's the Difference?
Modified September 15, 2021 by Scott Wilson
ADD and ADHD are two names for the same clinical diagnosis. ADD, or attention deficit disorder, is a somewhat older term referring to the same disorder as the newer ADHD, or Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Parents and clinicians sometimes only refer to the attention deficit component of ADHD, and sometimes still use the old term, ADD.
It's still a bit of mystery as to exactly why it happens, but it definitely happens: some kids just can't sit still or pay attention and it's not because parents are doing anything wrong. No amount of scolding, yelling, bribery, or other traditional disciplinary techniques will have any effect. Instead, it has more to do with how the kids' brains are wired rather than being purely behavioral in nature.
It's a genuine mental disorder, the roots of which are likely genetic but remain undiscovered. Over the years, it's gone by different names: For a while it was called, "Minimal Brain Dysfunction and Hyperkinetic Reaction of Childhood." Today, it's mostly described as either Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), or more commonly, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
And it's a big driver behind the growth and success of applied behavioral analysis in the United States.
No Matter What It's Called, ADD or ADHD is Widespread
Around six or seven percent of individuals under the age of 18 are estimated to be affected by ADD or ADHD. Only children under the age of 16 can be diagnosed with this disorder, although many individuals are retroactively diagnosed based on symptoms shown when they were below that age.
It's estimated that anywhere from three to five percent of adults have ADHD, carrying it over from childhood.
Boys are more likely than girls to be diagnosed with the disorder, with the CDC indicating almost 13 percent of boys versus just over 5 percent of girls were affected in the United States as of 2016. More than 60 percent have co-morbidities, commonly with other behavioral disorders.
That makes ADD and ADHD a natural fit for treatment with behavior analysis. But before you can treat it, you have to understand the difference in ADD vs ADHD.
What is The Difference Between ADD and ADHD?
With so many children and adults affected by this disorder, there has been a lot of debate and confusion over what to call it. Depending on how old they were when they were diagnosed, what the perspective of their therapist was, or what their own personal view of the disorder is, people who are affected may call the same type of symptoms ADD or ADHD. The terms are used interchangeably, though ADHD is recognized as the current, official term.
Fortunately, we can always look to the official diagnostic standards in the psychology community to really answer the difference of ADD vs ADHD.
The biggest difference between ADD and ADHD is that ADD is obsolete terminology that is no longer used as a formal diagnosis.
You can't have an apples-to-apples comparison of the terms because ADD hasn't been formally defined as a diagnosis since 1987 in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM. That's the standard manual used by medical and psychology professionals to diagnose any type of mental disorder. The manual is currently in its fifth edition, and is usually called the DSM-5.
ADD used to be a featured diagnosis in the DSM, beginning in 1980 with the release of the DSM-III as Attention-Deficit Disorder, with or without hyperactivity.
In 1987, that was changed to Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the DSM-III-R revision.
Although ADHD meant the same thing as ADD, the definition was still too fuzzy for many clinicians. In 1994, with the release of the DSM-5, ADHD was further refined to include three distinct presentations:
ADHD with inattentive presentation – ADHD I
ADHD with hyperactive presentation – ADHD II
ADHD with combined presentation – ADHD III
Each of these was included under the ADD canopy when that term was first used. None of them, however, is the same as ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), despite sharing some symptoms and frequently being encountered together.
Learn the difference between ADHD and ASD symptoms in children.
Some people still referred to ADHD-I, the type without hyperactivity, as ADD. But that's not clinically correct.
Are ADD and ADHD the same thing?
Yes, both ADD and ADHD are terms used to refer to attention deficit disorder, with or without hyperactivity. You will find that different people may use the terms interchangeably while others insist that ADD is a better reference for the type of ADHD with inattentive presentation.
What is ADD?
Attention Deficit Disorder is a mental disorder that involves a difficulty in focusing, as well as trouble controlling personal behavior. It usually manifests initially in children and includes sustained symptoms such as:
Overlooking details and making careless mistakes
Struggles with organizing and completing tasks
Being easily distracted
What is inattentive ADHD?
Inattentive ADHD is the non-hyperactive form of ADHD. It manifests through inattention, distraction, disorganization, and absent-mindedness rather than more actively disruptive symptoms. It may seem like individuals with this condition are frequently in their own world. Girls and women are more likely to experience this subtype of ADHD than boys or men.
What is hyperactive impulse ADHD?
Hyperactive-impulsive ADHD includes many of the symptoms of inattentive ADHD but includes fidgeting or squirming, incessant talking, impatience, and a tendency to interrupt others. ADHD-II is characterized by high energy levels, poor impulse control, and difficulty responding to social cues in different contexts.
Is There a Difference Between ADD and ADHD in Behavioral Therapy Treatment?
No matter what you call them, all three presentations of ADHD are treatable through the standard techniques of applied behavior analysis. Since ADD is just a subset of what we call ADHD today, there's no real difference in treatments between the two.
In fact, ABA therapy for ADD and ADHD is one of the few scientifically proven treatments available. According to the Clinical Psychology Review, behavioral therapy should be the first choice for treatment in mild cases or in preschool age children. Catching the disorder early and applying consistent and effective behavioral therapies can keep cases from getting to the point where medication becomes necessary.
There are plenty of tools in the ABA toolbox to handle ADHD, but some of the more common therapies used are:
Discrete Trial Training – DTT uses drills to model appropriate behaviors, breaking down troubling behaviors into a sequence of more manageable components and reinforcing them piece by piece.
Self-management Training – Typically used with older ADHD patients, this emphasizes using self-praise and other internal feedback techniques to calm the impulses they experience and even out behaviors.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – A hybrid of behavioral and psychotherapy techniques, this kind of treatment can be used one-on-one or in group settings to encourage patients to self-assess and self-regulate.
Because ADHD-II is a more passive form, it opens up some other options for behavioral treatment. One of the big challenges in treating type I is the sheer volume of time that authority figures usually spend on simply saying no to energetic kids. That creates an overwhelming tide of negative reinforcement that the ABA therapist has to overcome.
Type II patients don't provoke the same kind of responses from the other caregivers in their lives, which can open up more options for different kinds of therapy. Differential reinforcement, for example can find more purchase with inattentive patients since they aren't already bombarded with so much negative feedback.
How is inattentive ADHD treated?
Inattentive ADHD is responsive to just about any type of behavioral therapy technique. Many cases are treated with a combination of behavioral approaches and medications, usually stimulants such as Adderall or Ritalin. That means that cases must be treated by both medical doctors, who can prescribe those drugs, and behavior analysts who can design and implement behavioral therapies.
Parents and Teachers Become Therapists For Both ADD and ADHD Patients
Some of the key training that behavioral therapists can do for all types of ADHD, however, don't involve the patients at all. Instead, training parents and teachers to better handle ADHD-linked behaviors is some of the most effective therapy.
That's because even the best ABA therapist can't be with a kid 100 percent of the time. And therapy sessions can introduce key techniques, but they can't provide the kind of constant reinforcement that really makes the difference in behavioral issues.
That means that in some sense people who are with the ADHD patient most essentially become an analog for the therapists. And the therapists themselves learn how to train those people to perform the appropriate types of reinforcement. Equally importantly, they train them how to scale their reinforcement and to avoid inadvertently reinforcing the wrong behaviors.
The gut reaction of many authority figures when dealing with kids with ADHD leads to exactly the wrong kind of reinforcement… yelling or reacting strenuously when a kid is acting out is a form of reinforcement that might actually increase the problematic behavior.
That's why behavioral therapists often find themselves in the lead when it comes to managing ADHD cases of all kinds, both in schools and in home environments.
It's tough work, but it's also fun and rewarding to watch classrooms become calm and productive places, and families become happy and healthy again.
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Former Nashville Mayor and current Belmont Distinguished Visiting Professor of History and Politics Karl Dean joined an Honors 3400 course—"Leadership and Advocacy"—and spent nearly 90 minutes interacting with students and faculty member Micah Weedman. In addition to answering student questions ("what was the best thing about being Mayor?"), Dean talked about the relationship between leadership and social, cultural and political change, recalling stories of his own time in office. He recounted the evolution in the City's position on LGBT rights, the fight for AMP and increased mass transit, and defeating the "English only" ordinance by building a coalition of partners across the city. He shared his optimism for Nashville's future and encouraged each student to consider a career in leadership and politics.


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If you are in one of my Stampers Club, you might want to close your eyes today...this is the project we will be making in December's meeting.
I promised that I would be back today with some fun using the Big Shot die cut machine so here it is... a Christmas tree using the Petals a Plenty Embossing folder. I cannot take credit for this design because I copied it from another very talented demonstrator.
I have to admit that one of my favorite percs of being a demonstrator is rubbing elbows with VERY CREATIVE people that I have the priviledge of calling FRIENDS.
Other supplies used include the stamp set a Flower for All Seasons, Mistletoe Ribbon, Whisper White, Real Red and Basic Black cardstock, Real Red, Garden Green and Sahara Sand markers. The sentiment is from a retired stamp set but there are many appropriate sentiments that can be substituted in the set Many Merry Messages.
Come back tomorrow to see another project made using the Petals a Plenty Embossing Folder and the happy accident I discovered while using Shimmer Paints wth the folder.
While everyone was fighting the crowds on Black Friday, I was home thinking up a great Cyber Monday SALE just for you! All you have to do is call me on Cyber MONDAY with your order and get a discount...it's that easy.
When you call me, I will pick a ticket from a bowl and whatever the ticket reads will be the discount you get. Now for the best part...the discounts will be from 10% to 50%. That's right...I am discounting EVERYTHING in the Holiday mini catalog or Big idea Catalog...whatever your heart desires. No crowds, no limits, no traffic!
This is a great time to let your husband know what you want to find under the Christmas tree on Christmas morning. You can tell him I offer complimentary gift wrapping on any order over $50.
Post my phone number in a prominent place on Monday so you don't forget to call. Hours of the sale are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.!
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As I promised yesterday, I am back to share more fun and creative ways to use our Décor Elements.
Then you can use the remaining pieces in another project. See how I used the other pieces by clicking HERE.
For a more elegant gift, I purchased this tray at Target for $20 and applied the Giving Thanks Décor Element (large). I like the idea that the Décor Elements come in different color schemes as well.
Of all the Décor Elements that we carry, my current favorite is the children's line of mult-colored designs. Wild About You is absolutely adorable. Another way to use the images without applying them to the wall is to apply them to canvas boards. This is also a great idea if you want to give them as gifts.
If you own our Big Shot die cut machine and alphabet die, you could easily personalize these boards with a child's name by using our Vinyl Sheets that come in White, Chocolate and Kraft.
If you don't own our Big Shot die cut machine, now is a great time to get one. There are so many awesome things you can do with the Big Shot...just click on the Big Shot link in the right column to see what I mean. I have been having such a good time making Christmas gifts using mine. Check back tomorrow to see one of my latest creations.
What I love about Décor Elements is the variety of our collection and the variety of ways they can be used. What I don't love about them is that they are one-time-use only so if you apply them to something and decide you need or want to remove them, you then have to toss them out. That is okay with me if I am indeed putting them on my walls because I know I will be happy with them there for a long time. But if I wanted to use them as a Holiday decoration for instance, I didn't like the idea that at the end of the Holiday, they would have to be removed and discarded.
Then, I saw someone apply them to acrylic sheets and a whole new world of ideas opened up for me. I loved the idea of putting the snowflakes in my window but instead of applying them to the window, I applied them to acrylic sheets and hung them from the curtain rod. Now I can take them down when winter is gone, pack them away and bring them out again next year. My friend, Janet Wakeland, made "jar wraps" using the same idea so she could decorate her large candy jars for team events but instead of storing several jars with different designs, she uses the same jar and changes the acrylic jar wraps.
Come back tomorrow to see more ways to use Décor Elements other than applying them to your walls.
The Stampin' Up Ornament Punch is the QUEEN of VERSATILITY. Just check out the projects below to see for yourself. So simple...so fun...so perfect!!
To make these projects, you will need the following supplies. All supplies can be purchased on my website 24/7. Save time & money by shopping online!
The poinsettia filigree corner stamp is from the Level 1 Hostess set Patterned Pines.
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If you are looking to put the WOW factor in your Christmas projects, I have just the thing for YOU!
Shimmer Paint makes any paper look shimmery, shiny and incredible! It also works on fabric and wood. It can be applied directly to the paper as in the card above or directly to the rubber as in the card below. It can also be mixed with alcohol to produce a liquid you can spray on!
AND...if that wasn't enough...SHIMMER PAINT comes in THREE colors! Champagne Mist (#116806), Frost White (#116854) and Platinum (#116807). At only $5.95 a bottle, Shimmer Paints are very affordable and a LITTLE goes a LOOOONG way. Order one or all three...just click HERE.
With this card, it is a bit hard to see the shimmer but the paint was applied to the tips of the snowflakes.
It looks like I stamped with lighter ink but it's actually the shimmer that causes it to look that way!!
Enjoy your day and enjoy the tour!
I love the Skinny Tins and they are the perfect vehicle for the Magnetic Build a Bear. They are also one of the items currently being offered on our Clearance Rack. I know they won't be around long at the low price of only 99 cents so if you like these Skinny Tin projects, be sure to place your order now. You can click HERE to place your online order 24/7 or feel free to call me if you do not have a personal demonstrator. If you do have a personal demonstrator, please contact her to order this product. Thank you. Don't forget Hostess Benefits apply to any order over $150.
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Last Minute Christmas Blog Tour Starts TODAY!
No matter how early I start to prepare for the holidays, they always seem to sneak up on me. There are always so many things I want to do and one of them that is especially fond to my heart is to make handmade gifts for all my friends and family. If you are in the same boat, come back over the next four days and enjoy the Last Minute Blog Tour. You will be in for a treat as some of my Remarkable Team members and myself share a few ideas to make last minute Christmas preparations easier for you.
If you are looking for an inexpensive gift that is fairly quick and easy to make, you might enjoy the following idea using the Skinny Tins. The Skinny Tins are currently available for just $.99 online at my website. Just click HERE to go to my website, click on SHOP NOW and then click on Clearance Rack in the left column. Don't delay...the special price is only while supplies last! See the complete supply list below.
Check my blog tomorrow for another fun idea using Skinny Tins and be sure to travel to my teammate's blogs to get more Last Minute Christmas Ideas! There are 22 stops altogether and I know you are going to really ENJOY all the creativity on my team. Feel free to leave comments.
I am so excited about one of our newest products...MY DIGITAL STUDIO; more affectionately known as Imagination Station because it allows your imagination to go wild!! This is a software program that you can load on your computer and spend hours of enjoyment creating greeting cards, scrapbook pages, photo books, calendars, professional fliers, blog banners...there are so many things you can make. It's great for family fun as well. Ask your family to give you a Stampin' Up Gift Certificate for Christmas and cash it in on this awesome product!
I've already published several photo books to give to loved ones for Christmas and now I am working on a calendar using pictures from our recent trip to Hawaii (compliments of Stampin' Up!...I love my job!). After the Blog Tour, I'll be posting some of the projects I've been making using this awesome software program so come back to visit!
By the way, My Digital Studio is MAC compatible AND INCLUDED IN OUR NEW DIGITAL STARTER KIT...see link under Business Opportunitiy in the left column.
Check out this video and see for yourself. Then feel free to contact me if you would like more information or a personal demonstration.


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Welcome to the Parish Church of St Peter
A very warm welcome to St Peter's Parish Church, Jersey, a church that has stood on this site for some 1000 years witnessing to the local community. You are very welcome to join us for any of our services, to use the church for private prayer or meditation or indeed just to wander around.
We are a church in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England and welcome people of all backgrounds and traditions. Our work at the heart of the community includes very strong outreach to children and schools within the Parish including St Peter's Primary and St George's Prep. We also run adult study groups at various times throughout the year. We look forward to welcoming you in the near future.
SERVICES AT ST PETER�S
THE FEAST OF ST STEPHEN - LENT 2020
23 January - EPIPHANY FOUR
0800 Mass
1030 Sung Mass
30 January - PRESENTATION OF CHRIST
06 February - FOURTH SUNDAY BEFORE LENT
13 February - THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT
20 February - SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT
27 February - SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENT
02 March - ASH WEDNESDAY
06 March - LENT ONE
Under the current Covid-19 rules, weekly services at St Peter's will follow this pattern:
SUNDAYS (see above for details)
1030 Mass with Music
MONDAYS and FRIDAYS
1155 - 1300 The Angelus followed by Private Prayer
0955 The Angelus followed by Mass
I need to update you on some important information as a result of last week�s monthly Rector and Church Officers Meeting:
Lastly, without wishing to cause any offence, it is best for us not to shake hands, for the time being, between each other. I will not be shaking hands, not because I don�t want to, but so we can reduce the chances of catching or spreading covid or flu.
If you don't feel able to attend in person, please do watch the service on YouTube once it is uploaded on Sun or Mon. Search St Peter�s Church Jersey on youtube.com
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SERVICES AT ST PETER'S
I need to update you on some important information as a result of last week's monthly Rector and Church Officers Meeting:
Lastly, without wishing to cause any offence, it is best for us not to shake hands, for the time being, between each other. I will not be shaking hands, not because I don't want to, but so we can reduce the chances of catching or spreading covid or flu.
If you don't feel able to attend in person, please do watch the service on YouTube once it is uploaded on Sun or Mon. Search St Peter's Church Jersey on youtube.com
What's on at St Peter's
PRESENTATION OF CHRIST
08:00 Mass
10:30 Mass with Music
Monday 31st January
11:55 Angelus followed by Private Prayer
Wednesday 2nd February
FOURTH SUNDAY BEFORE LENT

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With Easter only days away, dozens of eggs will fly off the shelves of the grocery store in anticipation of the egg hunt we probably all remember as a child. You may remember someone hiding the eggs, you hunting them, and them being hidden again. You may even remember eating them from your Easter basket.
If you plan to eat your decorated Easter eggs, be sure to use only food grade dye. For an Easter egg hunt, avoid cracking the egg shells. If the shells crack, bacteria could enter and contaminate the egg inside. Also, hide eggs in places that are protected from dirt, pets, and other bacteria sources; and keep hard-cooked eggs chilled in the refrigerator until just before the hunt. The total time for hiding and hunting eggs should be no more than two hours. Then be sure to refrigerate the "found" eggs right away until you are ready to eat them. Eggs found hours, or days, later should be thrown out, not eaten!
Making hard-boiled eggs for your Easter egg hunt seems easy enough, but what if your hard boiled eggs end up with a green ring around the yolk when you crack it open? What did you do wrong? Is it safe to eat?
Actually you may not have done anything wrong. The green ring is caused by a chemical reaction involving sulfur from the egg white and iron from the egg yolk, which naturally react to form ferrous sulfide at the surface of the yolk. The green ring is harmless and occurs when eggs have been cooked for too long or at too high a temperature.
The American Egg Board suggests that you cook eggs in hot, not boiling, water, and then cool immediately to minimize the green ring.
So how do you cook the perfect boiled egg? It's easy; arrange eggs in a single layer in a saucepan. Add cold water, not hot like you may have been taught, to cover eggs by 1 inch. Turn heat on high heat just until almost boiling.
Remove the pan from the stovetop burner and cover the pan. Let the eggs stand in the hot water for about 12 minutes for large eggs, 9 minutes for medium eggs and 15 minutes for extra large eggs.
After the appropriate time has lapsed, drain immediately, peel and serve warm. To make them easier to peel, run cold water over the just-cooked eggs or place them in ice water, not standing in water, until they are cool enough to handle. The fresher the eggs, the more difficult they will be to peel. I try to peel them almost immediately after putting them in the ice water. Just keep dunking them as you peel or peel them under running water.
Then refrigerate the eggs until you're ready to use them. If you aren't serving the eggs right away, leave them in their shell and store them in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
TIDBIT: Backyard chicken flocks are a growing interest. Although not all of us can have a chicken coop in our backyard. If you are one of the many who purchase your eggs at the store or farmers market, Arkansas farmers thank you. In Arkansas, we are ranked 10th in the nation for layer hens, a bird used to produce eggs. If you consider that one hen lays an average of 325 eggs per year, and we have over 12 million layers, you can see how we are easily ranked 10th in the nation in egg production.
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I found a jar of apricot preserves in my pantry. And there's not a better way to use it up than this!
I used the Apricot Chicken recipe from the Make it Fast, Cook it Slow Cookbook!
1. Place chicken breasts in the base of the slow cooker.
2. In small bowl, stir together the apricot preserves, onion flakes, dijon mustard, soy sauce, and ginger. Pour over the chicken. Set the slow cooker to low and cook for 8 hours.
3. About an hour before dinner, bake the spaghetti squash, just as you would bake a butternut squash. Scrape out the flesh and combine with butter and brown sugar or honey.
4. In small saucepan, add 2 1/4 cup of water. Bring to a boil. Add 1 cup white rice, and return water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and let simmer for 15-20 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork before serving.
5. Serve Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken with Sweet Spaghetti Squash and Rice.
I made this with the baked butternut squash last night for my family, and have to say that they LOVED it!! None of us had ever tried the butternut squash, but I am proud to say that it is now going to be added in our meals on a regular basis during these Autum months. Thanks!!
I just wanted to say that I made this over the weekend, and it was fantabulous!! I used Smuckers' Sugar-Free Apricot preserves, so no added sugar at all, and once the entire dish was ready, I tossed a cup of frozen peas in, slapped the lid back on, then set the table. When I dished everything out, the peas were just steam-fresh hot and delicious – we put the whole thing over whole grain rice. YUM!!!!
Making this on Saturday night!


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We await the outcome of Ruaan Visser's SAIDS hearing.
Frank Rodrigues is moved to light heavyweight where he has been active with a good win over Khayeni Hlungwane.
Leron Myles enters at no 5, unbeaten in 6 contests.
Ilunga Makabu is removed from the International list through inactivity in South Africa.
Frank Rodrigues enters at no 2 after beating Khayeni Hlungwane.
Thembalethu Makholwa's management has requested that he be removed from the ratings. He is unlicensed and has not been training.
Barend van Rooyen has been removed as champion on the recommendation of SAIDS and BSA.
Wynand Mulder enters at no 2 after a good win over Marcel Botha.
Botha drops to no 5.
Walter Dlamini has been removed. He has won only 2 of his last 12 contests.
Ali Funeka is at risk of losing his no 1 position. He turned down an opportunity to challenge for the SA title, and has lost his last 3 fights, the last against an 8-fight novice.
Jared Silverman has been removed for personal reasons.
Onke Duku drops to no 10 after a unanimous decision loss to Uyanda Nogogo.
Flint Mdletshe has been removed – he has been inactive for more than 12 months.
Gift Bholo drops to no 7 after a stoppage loss to Marios Matamba of the DRC.
Marcus Lebogo drops to no 4 after losing to Michael Mokoena for the Gauteng title.
Warren Joubert drops to no 3 after a stoppage lo0ss to Xolani Mcotheli for the SA title.
Jabulani Makhense enters at no 10.
Simphiwe Vetyeka enters at no 2 after defeating the SA champion on points.
Xolisani Ndongeni won the vacant WBF title.
Xolani Mgisi drops out after a decision loss to Prince Ndlovu.
Aphiwe Mboyiya has been removed – he has been inactive for more than 12 months.
Prince Ndlovu enters at no 10 after a good performance against Thizwilondi Nemaphandoni.
Sunday Ogbior is removed from the International list through inactivity in SA.
Oscar Chauke has been removed – he has been inactive for more than 12 months.
Sithembile Luzipho scored a good win over Aphiwe Maswanganya to enter at no 6.
Aphiwe Maswanganya drops to no 8.
Samuel Esau drops to no 10 as a result of the above.
Sydney Maluleka drops to no 5 after losing to Lerato Dlamini for the WBC International title. Junior featherweight: no changes.
Mbulelo Dyani drops to no 7 after losing to Toto Helebe.
Sabelo Ngebinyana drops to no 3 after losing to Yanga Sigqibo.
Athenkosi Dumezweni becomes the new no 1.
Nwabisile Cholani drops to no 10 after losing to Luyanda Nkwanka.
Percy Mkhize lost to unrated Zolile Miya at bantamweight. His weight for rating purposes will be monitored going forward.
Khanyiso Siko drops to no 10 after a loss to Ayanda Ndulani.


The S-WINGS story began, as is often the case these days, with a casual exchange on a social network. Phillipe came across a post by "Twig" Baker, showing a surfboard and fin by Cheyne Horan (legendary surfer from the 80s, often cited as a visionary and an innovator), and urging a rethink of the design of surfing equipment/gear for big waves.
Philippe Gray-Lopez (surfer, biodesigner, sculptor) discussed the topic with Twig, and build a prototype based on the concept of a fin with a very long tip, allowing the surfer to keep control of the board during an air-drop in XXL conditions. Almost an anti-foil, this beast of a fin was 30″/75cm long. The prototype was unveiled at MIACS in June 2014.
Autumn 2014, session after session, Xabi tested the response and dynamics of this new design, while Philippe, inspired by the fins of fishes and the theory of bio-mimetic design, refined his prototypes.
They stepped up their materials research in response to the new constraints imposed by this unusual shape. After a few breakages and continual adjustments, gradually they managed to reduce the size of the tail, to get the exact amount of flex required, and to adapt the foils to different types of wave.
Winter 2014 / 2015, considerable progress had been made – notably the crucial breakthrough/development/evolution of a configuration consisting of two S-wings mounted laterally with one smaller central fin. In terms of size, as the tail dimensions settled to 12-16″, the sensations began to feel really incredible.
Research continued, and they decided once again to reduce the size of the tail, prototyping two new series at 6″ and 8″ legnth of appendage.
December 2014. As Xabi took an end-of-year holiday with his family in the Caribbean, he made the most of the chance to test the latest prototypes in the tropics!
Following the success of the Martinique sessions, Phillipe and Xabi asked Nico THOUAND (Skud Surfboards, aficionado of unconventional shapes and design) to produce several additional samples in laminated wood to test other materials flexibility.
Local riders Thomas Lafonta, David Leboulch, Manu Portet, Romain Gilles put these new S-WINGS prototypes through a new serie of tests out on the waves of the Basque Country.
S-WINGS entered the "Innov Mugabe" competition, sponsored by the South Pays Basque Cities association. Under the aegis of Manual de LARA, this competition aims to support 3 winning projects in the field of watersports.
They found success here too, as the team won the competition!
Thanks to this financial support S-WINGS now had the means to carry out high-quality research and development, engaging the talent and technical capabilities of Composit'Adour and ESTIA. Francis SEDEILHAN and Simon DESEUR (respectively Director and Project Manager at Composit'Adour; both surfers) were stoked about the project, and enabled it to achieve an "aerospace/aeronautical" qualities!
Spring 2015, thanks to the know-how/savoir-faire/proficiency of these centers of excellence, a pre-run of 70 fin sets was produced.
The first title soon arrived, with the victory of Xabi during the France Masters championships, contended at Bidart in June 2015. Armed with S-WINGS 5″ lateral fins.
Step by step, the project expanded to the national level. Test followed test, and many top surfers began to take an interest in the project, including Boris LETEXIER, Jeremy FLORES, Didier PITER, Antoine DELPERO. In South Africa, Twig continued his S-WINGS tests and loved the latest prototypes!
Xabi gave Jerome SAHYOUN a few sets of fins for his summer expeditions/missions in Indonesia.
At the height of the season, during an historical session at NoKanduis, Jerome felt everything click with his carbon S-WINGS while riding high in the tube. He sensed that he was able to push more into the wall and get incredible acceleration to exit big barrels.
By chance during his travels in Indonesia, Jerome bumped into a good friend, Tom CURREN.
Without hesitation, Tom threw himself into the water with Mason Ho's MR Super Twin MR that Jerome had handed him, equipped with the latest S-WINGS 5.4″ hi-flex, intended for smaller waves.
Possibly the ultimate test, the absolute master of the pure ride exited the water with a huge smile and told Jerome that he wanted one for himself… A few hours later, it's Mason HO's turn to try out the design, won over and elated, he sent a picture of the fins to Mark Richards, who posted a photo of the board (Twin fin MR, fitted with S-WINGS fins) to Instagram.
Once again, we see the omnipresent social networks… the team jumped on this wave of buzz and announced the birth of the S-WINGS brand. They needed to get everything in motion as soon as possible in order to respond to the demand… the entire inner circle of surfing was suddenly talking about Mason HO's photo… 24h later, the S-WINGS website was officially launched and the media buzz took off/blew up rapidly.
The S-WINGS team would like to thank the support of: their families, ESTIA, COMPOSIT'ADOUR, Manu de LARA, Gérard Damestoy (3d Bois, Hasparen), Baptiste Caulonque, Agence Be-Pôles (Antoine Ricardou), Emmanuel Comte, Christophe & Delphine du SURFING, François Applagnat & Johanne Dascon (CCI et OLATULEKU), Aurélien Arbieu & Boris Epiard (AggloSud Pays Basque), Xtreme Video, BENITU VIDEO,images de fred Behro et Marvin Larrieu, Stephane Mireaud et Sebastien Alexandre (Bi-Communication).


Ever wondered how many emails are sent per day around the world? How about the number of emails that hit your inbox? There are a lot of emails getting sent and received, and these numbers are probably higher than you think.
So what can you do to stand out within the inbox? Well, you need emails that are doing something unique and special.
Let's start by understanding the truth about how many emails are sent each day and then dive into ways you can make your email marketing efforts more effective.
How many emails are sent?
Beginning at a high level, let's look at how many emails are sent around the globe both daily and annually.
Projections show that by the end of 2019, we can expect to see 2.9 billion worldwide email users (which is more than one-third of the global population). In regard to email sends per day worldwide, we know that about 269 billion emails were sent and received each day in 2017. That figure is expected to grow to almost 320 billion daily emails in 2021, according to Statista.
Radicati takes things a step further and breaks down the daily email traffic in a bit more detail. This data set shows that as of 2018, there are about 124.5 billion business emails sent and received each day, while there are about 111.1 billion consumer emails sent and received each day.
At a personal level, DMR reports show that the average office worker receives 121 emails per day. That's a lot of emails, and they come in various forms. From content, deals, event invitations, and beyond, all of these email messages are trying to convey some form of value to the recipient.
However, is every email sender doing a good job of conveying value? And if not, how can they do a better job? If you're not providing values in your emails, then it will be difficult for your subscribers to separate you from the pack.
For many brands, increasing the value of email comes when they take the time to nail down what their subscribers both want and need from them.
Makes sense, right? The more emails provide value and interesting material, the stronger the bond between recipient and sender becomes. In your inbox, you probably have a select group of emails from brands or individuals that you always open because you enjoy reading what they have to say or because you get real, tangible value out of the material included.
This is what brands should be striving for when re-thinking their approach to the modern inbox. Take the time to spell out how you'll better provide value and build long-term relationships with subscribers (rather than always trying to make the quick sale).
From a tactical standpoint, there are three main elements brands can work into their strategy for better, more effective emails. Let's look at each in detail.
Personalization means crafting emails that are extremely relevant, timely, and tailor-made for the recipient. The mass-email approach is dead: it's time to think about how you can leverage subscriber data to create more personalized and dynamic emails. By integrating your CRM and eCommerce data with your email efforts, for example, you can leverage rich customer profiles and create customer journeys based around data points like past purchases, customer behaviors, birthdays, etc. A good example of this can be seen from Converse, as personalization is used in their subject lines.
It's important to understand how your subscribers prefer to read and digest your emails–and then to design accordingly. Keep in mind that 63% of email users now open via a mobile device, so mobile-friendly email templates are a must. Tools like Litmus make testing your email in different email clients and across different devices simpler than ever.
Note: In talking about improving email efforts, it's also a good idea to consider the frequency of your sends. Taking a quality vs. quantity approach to send frequency enhances brand reputation and can encourage better campaign deliverability overall.
Mass email is dead. With billions of emails being sent each day, now is the time to re-think your email strategy and to come up with a strategy that boosts value and relevance for every subscriber. Use every touchpoint as a meaningful interaction with your subscribers. After all, that's how you can stand out in a world where there subscribers receive hundreds of emails each day.


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Red Wings visit Rico Phillips, Flint Fire Department en route to Traverse City (photos and video)
September 10, 2019 MiHockey Staff
By @MichaelCaples –
FLINT – The Red Wings had a special stop to make for this year's Community Tour prior to training camp.
In a visit to the Flint Fire Department, the Original Six franchise was able to recognize Rico Phillips and make a donation to his Flint Inner-City Youth Hockey Program that earned the Michigan native and firefighter the 2019 Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award from the NHL.
Tyler Bertuzzi, Andreas Athanasiou, Anthony Mantha and Michigan's own Dylan Larkin showed up at Phillips' day job Tuesday, where they were given a tour and a ride in a cherry picker before playing in the fire department's first street hockey game inside the building. The Wings also presented the Flint youth program with a $5,000 donation, and the firefighters were able to keep the street hockey gear.
"When I think back to my year and how it's been going and this opportunity, how this came to us, it's incredible, but what's really cool is to have the opportunity to share this with my colleagues, give them the opportunity to see what these professionals do, and have some fun," Phillips said. "Showing off our department, showing off our station, our equipment, it's really unique and very special."
The street hockey game was pretty cool, too.
"I was just telling [the players] that this is the most fun I've ever had on this bay floor," Phillips said. "I've had a lot of fun out here, but that's the most fun I've ever had. It was a great time."
Check out MiHockey's photos and a video with comments from Larkin and Phillips below.
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Through the medium of observational drawing MAMO will show you how to see the world afresh, think about your environment differently and interact with your surroundings in a whole new way.
MAMO's classes are fun. They develop confidence, reinforce team dynamics and will re-energise you!
In an ever growing and changing economic marketplace, MAMO will help you in your goals to stand out above the competition and think in a fresh and dynamic way.
Here you will find information on past classes and details of classes we can offer you!


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Configuration;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
using Talifun.Crusher.CommandLine.Options;
using Talifun.Crusher.Configuration;
using Talifun.Crusher.Crusher;
using Talifun.Crusher.CssSprite;
using Talifun.Web;
using Talifun.Web.Helper;
using AggregateException = Talifun.Crusher.Crusher.AggregateException;

namespace Talifun.Crusher.CommandLine
{
    public class Program
    {
		private const int SuccessExitCode = 0;
    	private const int ErrorExitCode = 1;
    	private const int DisplayHelpScreenExitCode = 2;
        private const int BufferSize = 32768;
		private static readonly Encoding Encoding = Encoding.UTF8;

        private const string HeaderMessage = "Talifun.Crusher:";

        private const string UsageMessage = "Usage: Talifun.Crusher -c=../../../../Talifun.Web.Examples/Crusher.Demo/web.config";
        private const string HelpMessage = "Help: Talifun.Crusher -?";

        static int Main(string[] args)
        {
            var showHelp = false;
            var configPath = string.Empty;
            var crusherSectionName = "Crusher";
			var cssSpriteSectionName = "CssSprite";
            var applicationPath = "/";

            var options = new OptionSet()
            {
                {
                    "c=|configPath=",
                    "the configuration path to the web.config or app.config file. E.g. ../../../Talifun.Web.Examples/Crusher.Demo/web.config",
                    c => configPath = c
                },
                {
                    "cs=|crusherSectionName=",
                    "the section name of the configuration element for the Talifun.Crusher configuration. Defaults to 'Crusher' if not specified.",
                    cs => crusherSectionName = cs
                },
                {
                    "css=|cssSpriteSectionName=",
                    "the section name of the configuration element for the Talifun.CssSprite configuration. Defaults to 'CssSprite' if not specified.",
                    css => cssSpriteSectionName = css
                },
                {
                    "a=|applicationPath=",
                    "the application path to be relative from. Defaults to  '/' if not specified.",
                    a => applicationPath = a
                },
                {
                    "?|h|help",
                    "display help screen",
                    h => showHelp = h != null
                }
            };

            try
            {
                options.Parse(args);
            }
            catch(OptionException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(HeaderMessage);
                Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
                Console.WriteLine(UsageMessage);
                Console.WriteLine(HelpMessage);
				return DisplayHelpScreenExitCode;
            }

            if (showHelp)
            {
                DisplayHelp(options);
				return DisplayHelpScreenExitCode;
            }

            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(configPath))
            {
                Console.WriteLine(HeaderMessage);
                Console.WriteLine(UsageMessage);
                Console.WriteLine(HelpMessage);
				return DisplayHelpScreenExitCode;
            }

            var crusherConfiguration = GetCrusherSection(configPath, crusherSectionName);

			if (crusherConfiguration == null)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(HeaderMessage);
				Console.WriteLine("\"{0}\" section name not found in {1} ", crusherSectionName, configPath);
                Console.WriteLine(HelpMessage);
				return DisplayHelpScreenExitCode;
            }

        	try
        	{
				Console.WriteLine();
				Console.WriteLine("Settings used:");
				Console.WriteLine("configPath = " + configPath);
				Console.WriteLine("crusherSectionName = " + crusherSectionName);
				Console.WriteLine("applicationPath = " + applicationPath);

        	    var configUri = new Uri(configPath, UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute);
                if (!configUri.IsAbsoluteUri)
                {
                    configUri = new Uri(Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, configUri.ToString()));
                }

                var physicalApplicationPath = new FileInfo(configUri.LocalPath).DirectoryName;

				var retryableFileOpener = new RetryableFileOpener();
				var hasher = new Md5Hasher(retryableFileOpener);
				var retryableFileWriter = new RetryableFileWriter(BufferSize, Encoding, retryableFileOpener, hasher);
				var pathProvider = new PathProvider(applicationPath, physicalApplicationPath);
				var cacheManager = new HttpCacheManager();

                var fileMetaData = new MultiFileMetaData(retryableFileOpener, retryableFileWriter);

        	    var jsOutput = string.Empty;
        	    var cssOutput = string.Empty;
                var cssSpriteOutput = string.Empty;

                //We want to be able to use output from css sprites in crushed content
                var countdownEvents = new CountdownEvent(3);

                var cssSpriteExceptions = new List<CssSpriteException>();
                ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(data =>
                {
                    var manualResetEvent = (CountdownEvent)data;
                    try
                    {
                        if (crusherConfiguration != null)
                        {
                            var cssSpriteGroups = crusherConfiguration.CssSpriteGroups;
                            var cssSpriteCreator = new CssSpriteCreator(cacheManager, retryableFileOpener, pathProvider, retryableFileWriter, fileMetaData);
                            var cssSpriteGroupsProcessor = new CssSpriteGroupsProcessor();

                            cssSpriteOutput = cssSpriteGroupsProcessor.ProcessGroups(pathProvider, cssSpriteCreator, cssSpriteGroups).ToString();
                        }
                    }
                    catch (Exception exception)
                    {
                        cssSpriteExceptions.Add(new CssSpriteException(exception));
                    }
                    manualResetEvent.Signal();
                }, countdownEvents);

                var jsExceptions = new List<JsException>();
                ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(data =>
                {
                    var manualResetEvent = (CountdownEvent)data;
                    try
                    {
                        if (crusherConfiguration != null)
                        {
                            var jsCrusher = new JsCrusher(cacheManager, pathProvider, retryableFileOpener, retryableFileWriter, fileMetaData);
                            var jsGroups = crusherConfiguration.JsGroups;
                            var jsGroupsProcessor = new JsGroupsProcessor();

                            jsOutput = jsGroupsProcessor.ProcessGroups(pathProvider, jsCrusher, jsGroups).ToString();
                        }
                    }
                    catch (Exception exception)
                    {
                        jsExceptions.Add(new JsException(exception));
                    }
                    manualResetEvent.Signal();
                }, countdownEvents);

                var cssExceptions = new List<CssException>();
                ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(data =>
                {
                    var manualResetEvent = (CountdownEvent)data;
                    try
                    {
                        if (crusherConfiguration != null)
                        {
                            var hashQueryStringKeyName = crusherConfiguration.QuerystringKeyName;
                            var cssAssetsFileHasher = new CssAssetsFileHasher(hashQueryStringKeyName, hasher, pathProvider);
                            var cssPathRewriter = new CssPathRewriter(cssAssetsFileHasher, pathProvider);
                            var cssCrusher = new CssCrusher(cacheManager, pathProvider, retryableFileOpener, retryableFileWriter, cssPathRewriter, fileMetaData, crusherConfiguration.WatchAssets);
                            var cssGroups = crusherConfiguration.CssGroups;
                            var cssGroupsCrusher = new CssGroupsProcessor();
                            cssOutput = cssGroupsCrusher.ProcessGroups(pathProvider, cssCrusher, cssGroups).ToString();
                        }
                    }
                    catch (Exception exception)
                    {
                        cssExceptions.Add(new CssException(exception));
                    }
                    manualResetEvent.Signal();
                }, countdownEvents);

        	    countdownEvents.Wait();

                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(cssSpriteOutput) && !cssSpriteExceptions.Any())
                {
                    Console.WriteLine();
                    Console.WriteLine("Skipping css sprite creation. \"{0}\" section name not found in \"{1}\"", cssSpriteSectionName, configPath);
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine();
                    Console.WriteLine(cssSpriteOutput);

                    if (cssSpriteExceptions.Any())
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("Css sprite errors:");
                        Console.WriteLine(new AggregateException(cssSpriteExceptions.Cast<Exception>()));
                    }
                }

                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(jsOutput) && string.IsNullOrEmpty(cssOutput) && !jsExceptions.Any() && !cssExceptions.Any())
                {
                    Console.WriteLine();
                    Console.WriteLine("Skipping css/js crushed content creation. \"{0}\" section name not found in \"{1}\"", crusherSectionName, configPath);
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine();
                    Console.WriteLine(cssOutput);
                    if (cssExceptions.Any())
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("Css errors:");
                        Console.WriteLine(new AggregateException(cssExceptions.Cast<Exception>()));
                    }

                    Console.WriteLine();
                    Console.WriteLine(jsOutput);
                    if (jsExceptions.Any())
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("Js errors:");
                        Console.WriteLine(new AggregateException(jsExceptions.Cast<Exception>()));
                    }
                }
			}
			catch (Exception exception)
			{
				Console.Write(exception);
				return ErrorExitCode;
			}

			return SuccessExitCode;
        }

        private static void DisplayHelp(OptionSet options)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(HeaderMessage);
            Console.WriteLine("Talifun.Crusher will crush js/css files and create css sprite images as specified in .config file.");
            Console.WriteLine();
			Console.WriteLine("Use this when you want to crush the js/css files and create css sprite images as part of your build process. Useful if you need to deploy to a CDN or you can't run the http module as it requires medium trust.");
            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.WriteLine("Options:");
            Console.WriteLine();
            options.WriteOptionDescriptions(Console.Out);
            Console.WriteLine(UsageMessage);
        }

        private static CrusherSection GetCrusherSection(string configPath, string sectionName)
        {
            var map = new ExeConfigurationFileMap
            {
                ExeConfigFilename = configPath
            };
            var config = ConfigurationManager.OpenMappedExeConfiguration(map, ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
            var crusherSection = config.GetSection(sectionName) as CrusherSection;

            return crusherSection;
        }
    }
}


Hannah Orenstein's Playing With Matches is a fun romantic comedy following the dating mishaps Sasha Goldberg has while she tries to create the perfect dating experiences as a matchmaker for her clients. It's a completely perfect summer read. I started following Hannah on Instagram last year when Touchstone first announced her book, and it's been such a fun experience watching her book go from the earliest bound galleys to the finished product.
I read this book in a handful of sittings, and it was such a joy to read. Hannah's writing style and voice is fresh and fun, and she plays with a lot of romantic comedy tropes that left me turning the pages. Sasha Goldberg's voice is both appropriate to her young age and also wise beyond her years, and the character felt real and so well-developed. I felt for her and wanted her to succeed, and I couldn't wait to see what happened next. The other characters in Playing With Matches added such a dynamic to the story. Sasha as a matchmaker who had dating issues of her own made me laugh out loud several times throughout reading the book, and the twists and turns throughout her own dating adventures were entertaining and surprising. I didn't expect a few of them! It felt like I was reading one of the classic Nora Ephron romantic comedies. I really hope someday to see more feel-good, hopeful, fun romantic comedies with this same feel on the screen soon, and I desperately hope Playing With Matches makes it to the big screen someday because I think it would be so much fun.
If you're in the mood for some fresh romantic comedy to read this summer, go out and get yourself a copy of Playing With Matches!
Thank you to Touchstone for sending me a free copy of the book for review!


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Imperial Amazon Amazona imperialis
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Once abundant within its small range, this species has been undergoing dramatic declines since the late 19th century due to the combined effects of habitat loss and trapping. As a consequence of the establishment of conservation measures in the 1990s, the species increased slowly from fewer than 50 to over 200 mature individuals. After Hurricane Maria hit Dominica in September 2017, the population plummeted again, likely to an all-time low. The frequency of intense hurricanes is projected to increase, with potentially severe consequences for the species. Imperial Amazon has therefore been uplisted to Critically Endangered.
Population justification
Prior to 2017, when Hurricane Maria hit Dominica, the population was estimated to number 250-350 individuals in total, roughly equivalent to 160-240 mature individuals (P. R. Reillo in litt. 2012). Since Maria, the population has not been quantified due to the inaccessibility of the core parts of the range in the interior of the island (C. Palmer in litt. 2019, P. R. Reillo in litt. 2019). However, inferences can be drawn based on the effects of previous hurricanes and on recent sightings of the species. Maria is considered to be the strongest and possibly most destructive hurricane that has hit the island so far. Previously, the most severe storm was Hurricane David in 1979, after which the population of Imperial Amazon plummeted to only 40-60 individuals (Evans 1991, Palmer et al. 2018). Tentatively assuming that the impact of Maria on the population was at least as severe as David, the population size may have decreased to fewer than 40-60 individuals, equating to fewer than about 25-40 mature individuals.This preliminary estimate is supported by field data, reporting only 11 individuals about half a year after Hurricane Maria (Palmer et al. 2018). Further sightings have been reported in the northern part of the range in June 2019 (A. Fairbairn per C. Palmer in litt. 2019). To account for the uncertainty surrounding the current population size, until more recent estimates become available the species is here assumed to number < 50 mature individuals.
Trend justification
Historically, the species was abundant within its small, but relatively inaccessible range in the central highlands of Dominica. Around 1880, the species started to decline rapidly as a consequence of habitat destruction and extensive hunting for food and the cage-bird trade (Collar et al. 2019). Following Hurricane David in 1979, the population decreased to only 25-40 mature individuals (Evans 1991). After that, the population slowly re-built as a consequence of conservation action focusing on the protection of habitat and on environmental education. By 1993, the population numbered 50-70 mature individuals, and increased further to 100 mature individuals in 2000. By 2012, the population was estimated at 160-240 mature individuals. However, since the devastating Hurricane Maria struck Dominica in September 2017, the population crashed again, likely to an all-time low. As the species reproduces slowly, recovering from the effects of Hurricane Maria may take longer than after Hurricane David (C. Palmer in litt. 2019, P. R. Reillo in litt. 2019). The exact impacts of Maria on the habitat availability and the population size of Imperial Amazon are not yet known. However, it is estimated that Maria was the most severe storm that ever hit Dominica, felling 30% of the trees on the island and stripping the remaining 70% of their leaves and fruits (Forestry and Agriculture Department per Palmer et al. 2018). This estimate is supported by Global Forest Watch, which indicates a loss of 24,000 ha of forest, equating to 34%, between 2000 and 2017 (Global Forest Watch 2018). Overall, while Imperial Amazon seems to have the potential to recover after a sharp population decline, as it proved in the aftermath of Hurricane David in 1979, climate change and the subsequent higher frequency of severe storms are of immediate concern. If Dominica was to be struck by other hurricanes in the near future, before the species could recover sufficiently, the risk of extinction would increase drastically (Collar et al. 2019).
Distribution and population
Amazona imperialis is endemic to Dominica, where it inhabits the Morne Diablotin area (primarily on the north-east, south and south-east slopes [Raffaele et al. 1998]) and the Northern and Central Forest Reserves; it has recently re-established a small population in the Morne Trois Pitons National Park near Morne John (Reillo 2001, P. R. Reillo in litt. 2007, Wiley et al. 2007). The species is known to have declined significantly in the past, when the population plummeted to an estimated 25-40 mature individuals after Hurricane David in 1979 severely damaged the forests on the island. Conservation action then increased the population to 160-240 mature individuals in 2012 (P. R. Reillo in litt. 2012). Until recently, the species's strongholds used to be in Morne Diablotin National Park and its surroundings, the Central Forest Reserve and the Morne Trois Pitons National Park and surroundings. In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017, the population likely declined drastically; importantly, some of the remaining individuals have been observed outside of the original range in the montane forest (Palmer et al. 2018). It is conceivable that the species evaded into lower-quality lowland habitat as a consequence of the hurricane (Palmer et al. 2018). By January 2018, preliminary surveys detected 11 Imperial Amazons at nine localities throughout the island, all outside of the original range (Palmer et al. 2018). By June 2019, further sightings have been reported within and adjacent to the Morne Diablotin and Morne Trois Pitons National Parks, Central Forest Reserve, Northern Forest Reserve and on other sites on privately-owned land (A. Fairbairn per C. Palmer in litt. 2019, P. R. Reillo in litt. 2019). Most sightings occurred along forest edges and on ridges (P. R. Reillo in litt. 2019). Two individuals, which were rescued after the hurricane and brought to a rehabilitation centre, have by now been exported to a breeding facility in Germany (Palmer et al. 2018).
It mainly inhabits montane and elfin forest at 600-1,300 m, but forages down to 150 m in response to food shortages (Dominica Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment in litt. 2000, Snyder et al. 2000). It is highly sensitive to habitat modification, readily abandoning traditional foraging and nesting territories (Dominica Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment in litt. 2000). Nests are situated in cavities in tall forest trees (the same species as used by Red-necked Amazon Amazona arausiaca), with breeding between February and June (coinciding with the dry season). The nest cavity is heavily festooned with vines and epiphytes, making observation of nesting activity difficult (Dominica Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment in litt. 2000). Despite the intensive work carried out towards this species's conservation, its ecology remains poorly known.
The species is threatened by habitat loss and degradation and by direct prosecution. Currently, the most severe among these threats is hurricane damage, which not only leads to vast destruction of habitat, but also to direct mortality of the species. The damage caused by hurricanes can severely degrade the species's habitat. Hurricane Maria destroyed about 30% of the forest cover on Dominica and defoliated a large proportion of the remaining trees (Forestry and Agriculture Department per Palmer et al. 2018). In the aftermath of Maria, most individuals were observed in lowland areas outside of their range (S. Durand per C. Palmer in litt. 2019), indicating that montane forests have not yet fully recovered from the impacts of the hurricane and by now only offer a low quality habitat (C. Palmer in litt. 2019). Hurricanes periodically occur in the Caribbean and therefore are a natural feature of the species's habitat, which may cause the species to undergo cyclical fluctuations (C. Palmer in litt. 2019). However, as the frequency of particularly intense hurricanes in the Caribbean is projected to increase as a consequence of climate change (Bender et al. 2010, Knutson et al. 2010), there is a high likelihood that severe storms may hit Dominica before the population has a chance to recover (Collar et al. 2019, C. Palmer in litt. 2019). Apart from hurricane-related damage, forested habitat is also lost for conversion to plantations, especially bananas (Snyder et al. 2000). Deforestation may increase the competition for nest-sites with the more numerous Red-necked Amazon Amazona arausiaca, as the two species come increasingly into contact (Dominica Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment in litt. 2000). Imperial Amazon is further threatened by trapping. Hunting for food and trapping for the cage-bird trade were among the principal reasons for the species's decline up until the 1990s (P. R. Reillo in litt. 2012). Local trade has been considerably reduced, if not eliminated, as a result of a successful education programme, but foreign bird-collectors still pose a threat (Snyder et al. 2000). Two individuals rescued after Hurricane Maria were exported to a breeding facility in Germany (Palmer et al. 2018). While issues relating to the ex-situ conservation of this species are complex and often controversial, the overall number of individuals held in captivity is extremely low (C. Palmer in litt. 2019). Furthermore, as there is no coordinated captive-breeding programme in place, the potential extirpation of the species in the wild may result in the functional extinction of the species (C. Palmer in litt. 2019).
Conservation Actions Underway
CITES Appendices I and II. The species is protected by domestic legislation, and it is recognized as the National Bird of Dominica. In recent years, there have been considerable efforts to protect suitable habitat and sensitise local citizens to its needs. Successful conservation education programmes have markedly reduced local trade. It is protected across all national parks, the Northern Forest Reserve and the Central Forest Reserve, but important areas adjacent to these reserves remain unprotected (Dominica Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment in litt. 2000, Snyder et al. 2000). An area of 33 km2 of the Northern Forest Reserve has been designated as the Morne Diablotin National Park (Collar 1997, Wiley et al. 2007). It is also present in small numbers in the Morne Trois Pitons National Park (Reillo 2001, Wiley et al. 2007). Reports of the first successful captive breeding of the species were published in 2011 (Reillo et al. 2011).
Conservation Actions Proposed
Quantify the population size. Investigate the extent of the distribution range. Monitor the population trend. Assess the impact of Hurricane Maria on the habitat availability. Implement a habitat recovery programme to allow for regeneration of the forest. As many old trees with holes for nesting have been felled, consider establishing a nest box scheme to replace nesting sites (C. Palmer in litt. 2019). Continue enforcement of the protection of the Morne Diablotin and Morne Trois Pitons National Parks, and the Northern and Central Forest Reserves. Study the ecology of the species and factors affecting its status, including interspecific competition (Zamore and Durand 1998, Dominica Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment in litt. 2000, Wiley et al 2007). Carry out all conservation, intervention and recovery measures for the species on Dominica (P. R. Reillo in litt. 2019). Continue to prohibit trade in this species, exports for captive-breeding, and import of non-native psittacines as pets on Dominica by actively enforcing existing protective legislation (P. R. Reillo in litt. 2012, 2019). Enhance in-country infrastructure for parrot rehabilitation and release (P. R. Reillo in litt. 2019). Increase professional capacity (P. R. Reillo in litt. 2019). Increase awareness for the species.
45 cm. Spectacular, purple-and-green parrot. Dark purple head, nape and mantle. Purple underparts with dark fringes giving scaled effect. Dull green thighs and vent. Green wings with red carpal. Purple speculum and blackish primaries. Reddish tail tipped green. Immature has green nape and neck. Similar spp. Red-necked Parrot Amazona arausiaca is smaller and largely green. Voice Loud, trumpet-like flight calls. Also variety of shrieks, whistles and squawks. Often quiet during middle of day.
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BirdLife International (2021) Species factsheet: Amazona imperialis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 16/01/2021. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2021) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 16/01/2021.


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Linda Smith - Till Another Time: 1988-1996
21.99 White Vinyl LP
13.99 Compact Disc
New on CAPTURED TRACKS - awesome home recordings from LINDA SMITH!
I See Your Face 2:53
In This 2:59
A Crumb Of Your Affection 3:51
All I Did 2:41
Till Another Time (Alternate Lo-Fi Mix) 3:52
Gorgeous Weather 5:14
I'll Never See You Again 4:08
I Just Had To 4:02
Imaginary Conversation 3:41
There's A... 3:04
Wandering You Know 3:04
I So Liked Spring (1996 Version) 4:21
When Linda Smith purchased a 4 track cassette recorder in the mid-1980s, it was not with the intention of launching a solo career. At the time, she was playing guitar in a band called the Woods, and thought it would be useful for sharing demos with her bandmates. In the end, the 4 track outlasted the Woods, but Smith had already started toying around with her own songs. The new hobby followed her from New York back to her native Baltimore, and over the next decade she'd release several albums worth of delicate, bewitching solo music on cassette. Till Another Time: 1988-1996 is the first retrospective collection of Smith's charmingly lo-fi music, situating her as a pioneer of the home recording boom that persists today.Sparse and gentle, Linda's music is tinged with lovelorn melancholy despite the sweetness of her voice. Over '60s pop-indebted melodies on tracks like "A Crumb Of Your Affection", she delivers observations like "I'd been so hungry for so long, I'd forgotten how to eat" with an earnest softness. Elsewhere, her voice takes on a post punk deadpan, as on "I See Your Face" when she glumly repeats "someone speaks and I hear your name." The effect of both modes is a haunting charm, equally reminiscent of early Cherry Red Records and '60s yé-yé. This sense of timelessness was bolstered by Smith's no-nonsense approach to recording. She recorded almost all of her songs at home, using 4 and later 8 track tape recorders. There was a creative freedom that came with recording on tape - it eliminated the need for a band or studio to bring her ideas to life. Unbeknownst to Smith, this was a conclusion that many musicians were reaching at the time - the seeds of the home recording movement were being sowed across the country, and she was at the forefront. Unfortunately, the independence that made at-home recording appealing to artists like Smith also made it difficult for them to reach a wider audience. Most of their communities were insular, relying on niche publications, cassette trading, and word of mouth to share music. Smith herself released a few 7"s on labels like Slumberland and Harriet, but remained relatively local in terms of reach. Nevertheless, one can trace a direct line from Smith, recording her first album in her Brooklyn apartment all those years ago, to the ubiquity of bedroom recording today. Till Another Time is an effort to do just that, shedding light on her fascinating catalog while acknowledging its role in shaping today's musical landscape.


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Coastal areas, Jeju hit hard by downpours and strong winds
A powerful rainstorm battered parts of South Korea between Monday evening and early Tuesday morning, with the southern and eastern coastal areas and Jeju Island hit hard by heavy downpours accompanied by strong winds, officials said.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) and the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSC), 206 millimeters of rain fell in Gangneung, an eastern coastal city about 240 kilometers east of Seoul, as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, marking the city's largest daily precipitation figure for June since record keeping began in 1911. The previous record was set on June 28, 1953, when 160.4 mm of rain fell in Gangneung.
Its neighboring Gangwon Province city of Sokcho received 175.9 mm of rain, the biggest daily precipitation figure for June since the city began relevant observation in 1968, they said, noting the Gangwon coastal region was intensively hit by heavy downpours for about 12 hours as strong easterly winds caused by low pressure smashed into the so-called Baekdudaegan mountain range along the coast.
They said over 250 mm of rain also fell in the Mount Seorak areas located near Sokcho.
Goseong, located north of Sokcho, reported a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 32.3 meters per second (mps) early Tuesday morning, they said.
The provincial authorities of Gangwon said they received 31 reports of house and road flooding, soil runoff and fallen trees across the province until shortly after noon, while the municipality of Gangneung reported 47 cases of property damage.
Gangneung officials said they are also looking into a report of a man in his 20s believed to have gone missing amid heavy downpours.
The precipitation in Jeju, Busan, Ulsan and Seoul reached 224.5 mm, 140 mm, 118.5 mm and 73 mm, respectively, as of 5 a.m., the agency said, noting the southern resort island of Jeju was also hit particularly hard by gusts blowing at maximum instantaneous speeds of over 30 mps.
The maximum instantaneous wind speed over Jeju International Airport reached 31.1 mps late Monday night, forcing the cancellations of 10 flights, while 23 cases of property damage, including destroyed house roofs and windows and fallen street trees, were reported overnight from the island.
The CDSC said a total of 22 houses and a dozen vehicles were flooded by downpours overnight across the country, with a total of 16 domestic flights canceled. But no casualties have been reported, it noted.
Numerous collapses of house walls, utility poles and street trees were also reported in Busan and the neighboring southeastern coastal areas battered by heavy rain of over 100 mm and strong winds with maximum instantaneous speeds of up to 17 mps, the agency noted.
The KMA lifted its heavy rain advisory for almost all parts of the country Tuesday morning, but maintained its heavy rain warning for Gangwon Province's coastal areas that include Gangneung, forecasting heavy downpours and strong winds in the region until late evening.
The agency also lifted a strong wind advisory for eastern coastal and other regions as of 6 p.m.
"Very strong winds and heavy downpours are expected in Gangwon's coastal areas until late evening," the KMA said, asking the affected residents to take precautions against various safety accidents. (Yonhap)


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AR And Social Media: Is Augmented Reality The Future Of Social Media?
Lilach BullockContributor
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Augmented reality (AR) is already impacting social media – and its done so for years now. In fact, it seems like AR is taking over the most popular social networks in the world – Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat – and new AR technology is introduced all the time. the big question is though, how will it continue to impact social media? Brands and marketers in particular need to know these answers if they are going to be at the forefront of AR in social media and find new ways to boost their sales.
So, is augmented reality the future of social media? And how will it affect brands and marketers?
What is augmented reality?
Augmented reality is often confused with virtual reality, but the two are quite different technologies. While sure, there are certain similarities, virtual reality implies creating a whole new world from scratch – a simulation of the real and the imagined world, whether it's going back in time to walk with dinosaurs in realistic landscapes, or travelling to an imagined future where nothing feels familiar.
Augmented reality on the other hand, takes the real world and projects virtual, computer-generated augmentations to it, in order to enhance our experiences.
Like when you can see the world around you from your phone camera, along with Pokemons running around.
Or when you take a picture of yourself with a virtual top hat and a moustache to share with your friends and followers.
Or when a healthcare professional can better explain their work to their patients with interactive 3D projections.
Medical technology concept.
While many still see augmented reality as a means for harmless fun, whether it's a cute little game or an exciting photo filter, the potential for this technology is absolutely amazing – it's already disrupting numerous industries, including healthcare, education, navigation, manufacturing, marketing and so many more. And, of course, it will continue to do so at a very rapid rate as the technology evolves and it becomes more accessible.
When it comes to social media, it's already quite clear that AR and social work very well together.
The question is, how will this change in the future? Will AR have an even bigger impact on social media as AR evolves?
Even more so…is AR the future of social media?
Augmented reality and social media
London, UK - August 02, 2018: The buttons of Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Youtube on... [+] the screen of an iPhone.
AR is already closely intertwining itself within social media, in large part due to Snapchat. In fact, much of AR's popularity is due to Snapchat, although Pokemon Go has certainly had its own great impact:
Snapchat users can bring life to their updates with AR filters and lenses, and they can even create their own
Snapchat users can play games with other users and friends with Snappables, which are essentially AR selfie games
You can turn yourself into a 3D Bitmoji and insert yourself in the real world
Plus, Snapchat recently released several features called Shoppable AR which allow brands to promote their websites and sign up pages, to share a video and to get people to install their apps. In other words, to give you a practical example, consumers can try out a brands' products using a lens and then the retailer will be able to direct the consumers to where they can actually buy that product
Snapchat has found multiple ways to implement AR in ways that felt organic to its users, instead of forcing AR down people's throats; and even if in the past year or so Snapchat has certainly had its share of issues and it's still losing users, it's not because of the AR technology that it is happening.
In fact, it's largely because other popular social networks like Instagram are adapting Snapchat's features to their own platforms.
And it's not just Instagram and Snapchat who are using AR to enhance the user experience, but Facebook too. In fact, the platform recently introduced the so-called Facebook AR Studio, a very powerful tool for developers and artists who want to build their own interactive Facebook camera experiences – and soon, they'll also have access to other Facebook products like Instagram and Facebook Messenger.
Will AR take over social media in the future and how will it affect brands?
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Considering how much AR is a part of social media today, the answer feels very obvious: augmented reality will continue to be a huge part of our everyday lives, including, of course, social media.
And no-one will rejoice in this more than brands and marketers who will have new ways to promote themselves and their products or services in unique, exciting and engaging ways:
AR virtual stores on social media: consumers can already buy products via social media, but with AR, this could turn into a much more engaging experience. People won't even have to visit a brands' physical stores any longer – they'll be able to step into your virtual store, try out your products and buy them directly online (it will be very interesting to see how many impulse purchases this will lead to!
AR and live events: what if you could attend an event from the comfort of your own home? Or play AR games with other fans? This technology is already being implemented by different organisations and brands such as the PGA Tour, for example; fans could download the AR app and start engaging with the event and the ShotLink player data in unique ways – all they really needed was their phone, the app and a flat surface:
AR videos: brands will be able to further engage their audiences by creating interactive AR videos; there are many different ways that they can use these videos, such as to show customers how to use their products or how to make the most of them. Or, if they're selling a service of any kind, AR videos can help show people what the user experience would be like if they bought the service
More brand awareness: a great AR experience is highly shareable. Meaning, if you create amazing AR experiences for your audience (such as lenses, games and other interactive AR experiences), people will want to share the results with their audience – this is incredible news for brands and marketers as it's basically word-of-mouth and UGC (user generated content) on steroids
Augmented reality already is heavily linked to social media because of Snapchat and more recently, Instagram and Facebook. Plus, these top social networks are very much encouraging people to not only use their AR features as much as possible, but even to create their own AR experiences by giving the tools they need to build AR camera lenses and effects.
Brands, too, are starting to embrace this technology more and more, but the biggest changes will likely come when the technology becomes more accessible –
the days when most consumers will try out products using their cameras via a Facebook Page are right around the corner.
Lilach Bullock
I have been an entrepreneur and passionate blogger for over a decade, during which time I have written thousands of articles on my blog and many other publications. My…
I have been an entrepreneur and passionate blogger for over a decade, during which time I have written thousands of articles on my blog and many other publications. My Forbes column is all about helping businesses market themselves, whether entrepreneurs or start-ups, enterprises, and everything in between. If I'm not blogging, I love speaking at events all over the world, spending time with my daughter, and when time permits, I'm also a big fan of Zumba :) Feel free to contact me at lilachbullock@gmail.com


The exceptional quality of the carving on this bottle sets it apart from the rest of the overlay glass bottles produced in Beijing. Unusually well carved and finished, the design is elegant, well composed and displays a painterly, artistic touch which is more commonly seen in bottles produced by Li Junting and his Yangzhou-based school. The treatment of the bats and butterflies, combined with the delicate variation in the depth of carving, would seem to suggest that certain Beijing styles in glass overlay may have inspired the artistry in Yangzhou, as this is similar to some of Li Junting's early work.
See a blue overlay glass snuff bottle from the Bloch Collection, illustrated by Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Vol. 5, Glass, no, 916, which was also produced at the Imperial glassworks in Beijing, and is similarly carved.
The bat is a symbol of happiness and good fortune as the word for happiness (fu), is pronounced the same as the word for bat. The inclusion of the blossoming prunus expresses a wish for longevity (and represents, alternatively, the perfect gentleman). Adding to this visual pun, the butterfly (die) reinforces the idea of a long life, as it is a homonym for a septuagenarian or octogenarian.


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How Much is That Phished PayPal Account?
Compromised PayPal accounts are a valuable commodity in the criminal underground, and crooks frequently trade them in shadowy online forums. But it wasn't until recently that I finally encountered a proper Web site dedicated to selling hacked PayPal accounts.
Compromised PayPal accounts for sale at iProfit.su
Many of the PayPal accounts for sale at iProfit.su have a zero balance, but according to the proprietor of this shop these are all "verified." PayPal "verifies" an account when a customer agrees to attach a bank account to it; PayPal then sends a micropayment the bank account, and asks the user the value of that mini deposit. A bonus feature: all the hacked PayPal profiles currently for sale at iProfit.su are advertised as having a credit card attached to them, which is another way PayPal accounts can be verified.
The creator of iProfit.su also advertises private, bulk sales of unverified PayPal accounts; currently he is selling these at $50 per 100 accounts – a bargain at only 50 cents apiece.
Accounts are sold with or without email access (indicated by the "email" heading in the screenshot above): Accounts that come with email access include the username and password of the victim's email account that they used to register at PayPal, the site's proprietor told me via instant message. The creator of iProfit.su told me the accounts for sale were stolen via phishing attacks, but the fact that accounts are being sold along with email access suggests that at least some of the accounts are being hijacked by password-stealing computer Trojans on account holders' PCs.
It's not clear how this guy prices the verified PayPal accounts. In the accounts I saw advertised (see screenshot above), the prices started at $2.50 for verified accounts with a balance from $0 to $10. Higher-balance verified accounts appear to be priced at between 8 to 12 percent of their total balance. For example, one account — apparently taken from a hapless victim named Abigail — has a current balance of $121.07, and is being sold for $15.
Another account, from Gwynn in Tallmadge (Ohio?) has a hefty balance of $1,102.37; its sale price was set at $45. Taking a look at the domain name in Gwynn's email address, I decided she must work at or for Gambit Systems, a software development firm in Akron, Ohio. I sent an email to the administrator at that company, who passed on the information and confirmed that PayPal had since locked down Gwynn's account.
The proprietors of iProfit.su also run blackservice.su, a "carding" forum where members can sell all kinds of stolen goods and illegal services, from stolen credit cards to services that will look up Social Security numbers and birthdays. Readers may have noticed that both of the Web sites mentioned in this story end with the ".su" top-level domain (TLD): This TLD identifies the Soviet Union; it's a holdover from the country-code TLD that was created for the Soviet Union in 1990. It was long considered dead, but .su is now quite popular, particularly among sites catering to Russian-language cybercrime forums.
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Vendor of Stolen Bank Cards Hacked…I recently wrote about an online service that was selling access to stolen credit and debit card data. That post received a lot of attention, but criminal bazaars are a dime a dozen. The real news is that few of these fraud shops are secure enough to keep their stock of stolen data from being pilfered by thieves.
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– Week Ending Feb. 16
ATHLETE OF WEEK, Elco, Girls' basketball
Elco Cleans Up at Sweep The Streets
– Week Ending June 29
It was the biggest game in Lebanon County basketball this season. It was one of the most memorable performances of her illustrious career.
Ryelle Shuey has always been the kind of athlete who possesses the ability to rise the ocassion.
On Wednesday at Lebanon High School, during the semifinals of the Lancaster-Lebanon League playoffs, Shuey hoisted the Elco girls basketball team on her shoulders and carried them to a dramatic 36-34 overtime victory over rival Cedar Crest. Shuey scored both the basket that forced overtime and the one which proved to be decisive.
Off a nice feed from teammate Katelyn Rueppel, Shuey worked her way inside to tally the basket that tied the game at 30 at the end of regulation and forced overtime. Then with 1:38 left in the overtime period, the Raiders' senior forward notched the eventual winning bucket, with a similar maneuver.
The field goals were two of eight scored by Shuey that evening, as she finished with a game-high 17 points. Two days later, Shuey and her Elco mates were defeated 66-42 by Lancaster Catholic in the Lancaster-Lebanon League championship game.
Shuey has committed to Division One Lehigh to further her academic and soccer careers.
– Jeff Falk
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