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Gulf Oil Spill Disaster: Spawn of the Living Dead for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna?
By grrlscientist on June 9, 2010.
tags: ecology, marine biology, conservation biology, endangered species, habitat preferences, Northern Bluefin Tuna, Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus thynnus, Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus albacares, fisheries, PLoS ONE, researchblogging.org,peer-reviewed research, journal club
An adult Atlantic (Northern) Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus thynnus.
A recently published study, intended to provide data to commercial fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico so they maximize their catch of Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus albacares, whilst avoiding bycatch of critically endangered Atlantic (Northern) Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus thynnus, suggests that the Deepwater Horizon oil leak may devastate the endangered Atlantic bluefin population, causing it to completely collapse or possibly go extinct.
"The population has declined 80 percent to 90 percent of what its original spawning biomass was," said the study's senior author, Barbara Block, a MacArthur Fellowship "Genius Award" Laureate and marine biologist at Stanford University.
Even though it has been illegal to catch Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico for more than 20 years, they are accidentally caught by commercial yellowfin tuna, swordfish and marlin fisheries. To avoid bycatch, it is essential to identify the spatio-temporal locations of bluefin so commercial fisheries can modify their techniques to avoid them.
It is generally known that migratory bluefin enter the Gulf of Mexico to spawn each March and stay through June before returning to the North Atlantic Ocean to forage. These giant fish, which can live to be 30 years old and weigh more than 1,400 pounds each, are thought to be similar to salmon; returning to the same area where they were born to spawn. But it is not known with certainty when nor where these fish are, so avoiding them whilst targeting their close relatives, yellowfin tuna, is not a simple matter.
A team of scientists designed a series of studies to remedy this lack of precise information. Their studies relied on two data sources, both of which required them to .. go fishing. The first data source was catch and effort data reported by fishery observers on commercial longline vessels in the Gulf of Mexico from 1992 through 2005. The second data source was the researchers' own catch and effort data collected during six scientific longline cruises in the Gulf of Mexico between 1998 and 2002, as part of their Tag-A-Giant program. The Tag-A-Giant fishing efforts were conducted for the purpose of placing electronic tags on bluefin tuna, which were then released (using methods shown on this video):
This video, filmed by videographer Bill Hitchcock in January 2009, shows Stanford University's Dr. Barbara Block electronically tagging one of the largest Atlantic bluefin tuna ever tagged off North Carolina. To date more than 1,000 electronic tags have been deployed on Atlantic bluefin by the Block Lab's Tag A Giant program, and the results are helping us to understand how these animals use their open ocean habitat.
The researchers' pelagic longline sets (n =112) consisted of 188±95 circle hooks baited with either squid or sardines, placed at depths of 100-200 meters (1999) or 40-120 meters (2000-2002). Circle hooks (pictured, right) are designed to decrease wounding and release mortality, while also increasing the chance of landing the fish once they take the bait. Both the commercial fisheries and Tag-A-Giant sets were made in the US exclusive economic zone from 86.06oW to 94.90oW in longitude and 26.67oN to 28.5oN in latitude (Figure 1):
Figure 1. Locations of pelagic longline sets in the Gulf of Mexico. Each grey square indicates where one or more longline sets were recorded by fishery observers on commercial longline vessels (n = 2662 sets) within the 1 x 1o area (we are unable to show locations of individual sets due to privacy concerns). Each red circle indicates a single longline set during our laboratory's cruises on longline vessels targeting bluefin tuna for tagging (n = 112 sets).
During these time periods, a total of 288 bluefin and 6633 yellowfin tuna were captured by 944 fishery and 112 researcher longline sets in the Gulf of Mexico (Figure 2; note that the axes are different sizes):
Figure 2. Numbers of bluefin and yellowfin tuna per longline set. Histograms show the number of (A) bluefin and (B) yellowfin tuna caught in each longline set.
These data provided the research team with a general idea as to where these two species are located in the Gulf of Mexico. When the researchers analyzed their catch/bycatch data to determine when bluefin and yellowfin tuna were present in the Gulf of Mexico, they found that bluefin tuna are highly seasonal, whilst yellowfin are not (Figure 3):
Figure 3. Mean and relative bluefin and yellowfin tuna CPUE. Circles indicate monthly mean (A) catch per unit effort (CPUE) of bluefin (closed circles) and yellowfin tuna (open circles) in the Gulf of Mexico, and (B) mean ratio of number of bluefin to 100 yellowfin caught. Error bars indicate 1 sd (based on 1000 bootstrap samples).
The above data show that the majority (87.4%) of the bluefin tuna bycatch occurred during their breeding season that occurs annually from March to June, peaking in April (0.472±0.075 fish per 1000 hooks), whilst no bluefin were caught between July through November (Figure 3A). In contrast, whilst yellowfin tuna numbers were modestly variable, with the highest numbers being caught in July (12.8±0.84 fish per 1000 hooks) and the lowest numbers in March (5.48±0.34 fish per 1000 hooks), yellowfin were consistently present in the Gulf of Mexico throughout the year. Comparisons between the rate of bluefin bycatch to yellowfin catch showed this ratio was highest for the month of April (6.4±1.0 bluefin caught per 100 yellowfin) (Figure 3B).
But precisely where are bluefin tuna located? Are they present everywhere throughout the Gulf of Mexico, or do they prefer specific locations? Once again, bycatch data show that bluefin tuna are much more specialized in their habitat preferences (and therefore, have a more limited range; Figure 4A) than are yellowfin tuna (Figure 4B):
Figure 4. Spatial variability of bluefin and yellowfin tuna CPUE. Catch per unit effort (CPUE) of (A) bluefin and (B) yellowfin tuna are indicated by size of circles. Crosses indicate locations where more than 5000 hooks were set but no fish were caught.
"The bluefins' habitat requirements are relatively exact so we can predict with reasonable accuracy where bluefin tuna are likely to be spawning at any given time based on oceanographic data continually being gathered by satellites and weather buoys," said lead author Steven Teo, a conservation biologist and postdoctoral scholar at the University of California at Davis.
"Both catch data and electronic tags indicate the Gulf of Mexico along the continental shelf is the preferred habitat of this majestic fish," agreed Dr Block.
Not only were yellowfin tuna caught in some areas where bluefin tuna were not caught, but yellowfin were caught in most areas in the Gulf of Mexico throughout the year, whereas bluefin tuna were primarily caught off the continental shelf of the southern United States in relatively deep waters, and only at specific times of the year. Latitude also strongly affected bluefin range but longitude did not (data not shown): bluefin catches were primarily restricted between 25 and 28oN.
"This is in stark contrast to yellowfin tuna, which exhibit much more generalized environmental preferences," Dr Teo added.
The research team used their data describing the habitat preferences and spatio-temporal distributions for bluefin and yellowfin tuna to develop a mathematical model to predict where bluefin and yellowfin tuna might be at a given place and time. Their model identified two main regions in the Gulf where bluefin are found; one in the eastern Gulf of Mexico to the north of the Loop Current, and the other in the western Gulf of Mexico. Both regions are along the slope where the shallow continental shelf depth plunges rapidly to the deep sea (Figure 8):
Figure 8. Expected probability of catching bluefin tuna. Colors indicate the expected probability of catching one or more bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico on 15 May (A) 2002 and (B) 2005. Circles indicate actual relative bluefin tuna CPUE for May 2002 and 2005. Crosses indicate locations where at least one longline set was deployed but no fish were caught.
It is here, where warm Gulf waters meet colder seafloor currents where cyclonic eddies are formed. Cyclonic eddies are circular, swirling areas where warm and cool gulf streams circle around each other. A counterclockwise flow of oceanic water in the northern hemisphere is a cyclonic eddy: the center of the eddy is comprised of cool, nutrient-rich waters and is lower in height (by a few tens of centimeters) than the outer lying waters. The hot-bodied bluefin tuna preferentially spawn in these rich, cool waters.
The team's findings indicate that it is possible to utilize spatio-temporal management techniques to avoid bycatch of critically endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna on their breeding grounds. The yellowfin tuna fishery could simply utilize other areas in the Gulf of Mexico during the bluefin breeding season.
"The giant bluefin only show up for about a month, and this is the time they show up," said Dr Block. "Bluefin tuna are moving to the Gulf of Mexico exactly right now to spawn."
But tragically, Dr Block continued, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is centered in one of the bluefin's preferred breeding areas. "Many of the tuna go exactly to that region."
Further, when you compare the location of bluefin spawning areas to a video animation based on another group's oceanographic model that predicts where Deepwater Horizon's runaway oil is expected to go, you'll see that this is a looming crisis for the already seriously endangered Northern Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: the Deepwater Horizon oil rig is located in the middle of one of their preferred spawning areas. In fact, Dr Block recalls regularly seeing petroleum vessels when conducting her research in the area in the past.
According to Dr Block, until this leak occurred, it looked like the sushi craze was the fish's biggest threat. "Now, just when you need [the species] to have a nice spring so that it can spawn," she remarked, "you have this accident."
Even though these animated oceanographic models are meant to be predictive only, their predictions about where BP's oil is going are supported by other scientists' observations: bluefin larvae and young, which float near the surface of the water, are clearly in the path of the runaway oil.
"We're trying to get a look at these young fish and their abundance and their distributions before they may become impacted by the spilled oil," said Jim Franks, a senior research scientist at the University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Coast research laboratory. Dr Franks and colleagues recently returned from a 12-day collecting trip in the Gulf of Mexico.
Larval bluefin tuna.
Image: Jim Franks, University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Coast Research Lab.
"Where we found bluefin tuna larvae, those waters would ultimately have carried the young fish up into an area that was most likely impacted by the oil," Dr Franks reported. "I suspect the larvae and eggs won't be able to escape if they [encounter] oil.''
"Based on the magnitude and the location of the spilled oil, we think they are in a very precarious situation," Dr Franks concluded.
Even though a large adult female bluefin may produce as many as 40 million eggs, only a few will survive -- most are eaten by predators or destroyed by storms or other natural events. If oiled, the developing eggs or larvae will likely die. But chemical dispersants may also kill the eggs or larvae. Even if the dispersants don't kill them outright, since they reduce the surface tension of water, they will probably cause the eggs or larvae to sink to much deeper levels than normal, where they're less likely to survive.
"The most delicate stage of life is the larval stage of any fish, and any fish floating in oil is probably not a happy larva," agreed Dr Block, who was not on the cruise. "I would urge BP and others involved in this oil incident to invest in finding out the effect of this oil on the larval fish of North America."
"It's just depressing," added marine biologist Bruce Comyns, an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi's Department of Coastal Sciences, who was on the voyage.
"You don't have to be a researcher, you can be just someone who has an interest in the environment," Dr Comyns continued. "We're not just talking about the surface being affected, we talking about the entire water column being affected."
But all may not be lost for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, according to Molly Lutcavage, a research professor and director of the Large Pelagics Research Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She recently spearheaded a project off the coast of Nova Scotia where she and her colleagues implanted 41 adult bluefin tuna with pop-up satellite tags. Even though that tracking data is preliminary, they suggest that bluefin may spawn at different times of the year, either in the Gulf (unlikely) or possibly in other locations.
"Many fish aren't entering the Gulf of Mexico, which supports the possibility very strongly that there are other spawning areas," Dr Lutcavage reported. "If that's the case, then the good news is that [bluefin] have much broader spawning areas than previously thought, so fewer larvae might be affected by the oil spill. That may be the only silver lining."
Of course, in view of each population's fidelity to their natal spawning areas, it still is possible that this oil leak will lead to the demise of the Gulf population of bluefin tuna.
In view of all these uncertainties, it is impossible to say for sure what this oil leak will do to the already dwindling bluefin population, but the effect of the oil and the poisonous dispersants on the more than 8,300 species of plants and animals in the region could be devastating. Scientists predict it will be years or decades before the true toll of this disaster will be known.
"There is a much larger disaster unfolding here environmentally than people realize," Dr Block warned. "There is a lot of focus on the Louisiana shoreline, but this is America's greatest fisheries nursery, and we've got to pay attention to what's going on immediately."
A schoal of Atlantic (Northern) Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus thynnus [larger view].
Steven L. H. Teo, & Barbara A. Block (2010). Comparative Influence of Ocean Conditions on Yellowfin and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Catch from Longlines in the Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE, 5 (5) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010756.
Tag-A-Giant Foundation offers a free brochure that describes the fish, their work and includes lots of colorful images and maps [PDF]
Large Pelagics Research Center awards $500 for archival tags implanted in Atlantic Bluefin Tuna [poster PDF]
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
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habitat preferences
Northern Bluefin Tuna
Thunnus albacares
Thunnus thynnus
Yellowfin Tuna
A very informative post on a tragedy in the making. I would also add that the ramifications obviously extend way beyond the gulf.
After the virtual death sentence on ABFT the other month, with stocks at roughly 10% or less of pre 1990, they are now heading for the Dodo collection.
The worst part is we see this happening and do basically nothing.
In perspective off the top of my head, (from memory), average catch sized fish were coming in at 4kg out in the Atlantic, where it is now a free for all - and these are some of the largest fish ever.
Very sad. The whole microbial ecology of the region of the gulf has been screwed at the worst possible time. I don't see much hope for anything in the plankton there this year, and probably not for a long time to come.
By Scott D (not verified) on 09 Jun 2010 #permalink
Oh, my Lord, will it never end? I despair.
By Murray (not verified) on 09 Jun 2010 #permalink
It's hard not to use the language of extremists in the emotional reaction I have to events like this. On the internet you have to be taken at your word, so bandying around violent words is verboten. But god damn if it isn't tempting when people are messing up the world like this.
Invariably someone will come along in the thread to blame them damn Americans demand for oil. That isn't all of us (bus rider here) and even those of us in cars, if asked, would gladly pay more for gas if asshats in industry would prevent shit like this from happening.
No blame for the poor from me. I want to make BP executives the new Chicken of the Sea, dammit. I wanna bycatch some White Pasty Billionaires in my drift net. GRRRRAAAAAAH!
By CS Shelton (not verified) on 09 Jun 2010 #permalink
Humans just fuck everything up.
By Gini (not verified) on 10 Jun 2010 #permalink
Yikes! I keep forgetting how big these things are!
Why oh why did this have to happen in Spring? Worst possible time what with the phytoplankton bloom kicking off the most productive season of the year and the ideal time for spawning of many species etc... Do you think a moratorium on any tuna fishing in the region for a year or so would help? Reducing the bycatch to 0 might help make up for this year's catastrophic mess... :s
By Cristina (not verified) on 10 Jun 2010 #permalink
Wow, I knew the situation was bad for the Bluefin, but this is really distressing. Thanks for such a well put together piece.
By Drew Wheelan (not verified) on 10 Jun 2010 #permalink
Disclaimer: European view here, think of it as an outside observer psychoanalyzing a sick patient.
Well, yes, what you say is obviously a problem. But the US domestic oil price isn't the real issue. If people would pay 10x the price, oil would still be pumped, but it would simply be more profitable.
The issue is that massive amounts of oil are needed daily, therefore the US is extremely dependent on oil. This dependency is what drives oil exploration in the Mexican Gulf and other things such as the oil-focused US foreign policy, for example in relations with the Saudi royal family, geopolitics of the Middle East, and so on.
You don't cure a drug addict by asking more money for a drug. Instead, you try to remove the need or desire to obtain the addictive substance. If there is no need/desire for the drug, the drug will not be used.
Therefore to fix the problem, the dependency to oil must be diminished.
A notable detail is that the system has to be fixed from the demand-side. The diminishing of the oil dependency cannot be left to the market alone through price-modifying mechanisms, because by the time the market has eventually worked the situation through with all the lobbying, corruption, politics and other systematic inefficiencies, oceans will be poisoned with oil, the fish will be dead and coasts will be decorated by sticky tar-like blobs.
By Anonymous (not verified) on 10 Jun 2010 #permalink
Oil isn't a drug. Asking more money for it does, eventually, drive people to alternatives. Asking less money for the alternatives helps too.
By Nathan Myers (not verified) on 10 Jun 2010 #permalink
God gave us the tools... Once again we have failed another test.
By Froggy (not verified) on 11 Jun 2010 #permalink
Good perspectives, Anonymous and Nathan. Yes, frankly I'd be glad to see Americans lighten the demand. But being poor, I can see how our society is really set up from square one to keep poor people from having reasonable options.
Where you live - Can't afford to live close to work.
How you commute - Can't fight the moneyed interests
to get good mass transit in place.
What you buy - Can't afford the "fair trade," gotta
keep supporting child slavery down at the Walmart.
What you eat - Transfat-laden Chorizos from the
Cash&Carry are cheaper than health food.
How you survive - Paying a few thousand here, a few
thousand there for ER visits is - if you're lucky -
cheaper than health insurance.
The people with the power to bring real change to this country need to remember what the fuck ethics are. Or how about simply paying attention to the science? If we kill the oceans, we're gonna go extinct. Checkmate, Capitalism. Thanks for playing! You don't get another quarter.
I am enclosing a letter to a Louisiana based inorganic chemist working for the USGS, detailing a real fix for the oil slick.
Dear Mr. Rosenbauer,
I have looked for, but have not found any statement by the USGS as to a mineral cure to the oil slick. There are several. I suggest that it is time you folks weighed in on this catastrophe with the gravity of your organization's long history of respected science. The solution to the 'slick' will not be a material that floats and has to be re-collected...to difficult, too expensive. The solution will not be any 'manufactured product'...due to the magnitude of the slick, that too, would be too slow to 'gear up' and too expensive. That leaves only a mineral fix to the problem, with natural reserves in sufficient quantity to address the problem. In fact, Halliburton just finished preliminary tests on a 'halloysite clay' from the Dragon Mine near Eureka, UT which possesses ample reserves. This material sinks the oil with which it comes in contact, forming an 'organoclay' compound which reduces the oil's surface tension, and is a natural conduit for microbes, leading to a enhanced bioremediation time for the sunken oil. It proved very effective, but also, too expensive. Unfortunately, the Dragon Mine is an underground mine, and their expense per ton is $185, plus due to the unique nature of their product they expect over a thousand dollars per ton total sale price. Good stuff, too expensive. Fortunately, another form of nanoclay has shown the same ability to sink oil. I own claims of a high aluminum (25%) montmorillonite (MMT), that will sink oil in five seconds. The sink-age rate of oil to very finely pulverized material is nearly one to one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn6j_Alwe7s
Other MMT's may be just as effective, I don't have the capacity to flock test them all. Besides, you only need one to work for the right price. For this purpose I'm marketing my material for $23 per ton (half the price of a gallon of dispersant)... or... $4.75 per sunken barrel of crude. That's a total of a little over 10 million dollars (in material costs alone) to sink and bioremediate all the oil leaked so far into the Gulf. Too good to be true??? Not really, but you'll have to admit it's good bang for the buck. Please ... ask me to send you some of this MMT to test and verify what I've said. The solution to this 'slick' is long overdue, especially if it is as easy as sprinkling some dirt on it...fancy dirt I agree, but dirt none-the-less. I find that my word by itself has no 'weight', and expect that the 'weight' ascribed to USGS statements is thunderous. Perhaps someone in power will listen to you'all. Heaven knows I've been trying to get the word out before it's too late for all the southern coast, and with minimal impact.
Thank you for your consideration,
Craig Rosequist
1767 N. Apple Valley Dr.
Apple Valley, UT 84737
I might add that there is an abundance of past clinical research that identifies clay (MMT in particular) as a prime material enabling enhanced bioremediation of oil damaged beaches. The research has been done. The material is so non-toxic that health advocates ingest it daily as part of their health regimen. It has been added to Koi food as a mineral supplement by the Japanese for over a thousand years. It is safe, and has a long and impressive history of being safe for human and aquatic life.
By Craig Rosequist (not verified) on 13 Jun 2010 #permalink
FYI: IT'S VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE IN AMERICA WITHOUT A CAR. THIS WAS DONE BY DESIGN. LOOK UP SOMETHING AND LEARN.
By insanityrules (not verified) on 03 Jul 2010 #permalink
*bzzzzt!* wrong-o, insanityrules. i've lived on both coasts of the USA and i only owned a car for one year (when i was 19 and lived in a rural area). i got rid of it as soon as i could and never looked back.
but in one sense, you are correct: it is nearly impossible to live in rural or farm country without a car or other vehicle. but living in a suburb or city...? no car necessary because you can (and should) rely upon walking, bicycles, and various forms of public transit to get around.
By grrlscientist on 03 Jul 2010 #permalink
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The /who command has to be gone before launch. Or at least to be limited heavily (like only be usable in EK's or only showing guild members in the guild channel ... something like that). No doubt about that. However, "right now" /who is an interesting function to see how many people are online on which side and to allow people to make some statistics on their own. I think right now it opens more opportunities than it causes harm. Btw. multiboxing is a different topic. Worth an own thread. Even though it has already been discussed several times throughout the years. Just let's try to keep things easy for the ACE team. Just saying.
We don't know anything definite about how titles will work. Even in the old times we didn't get any real answers about this. Those titles will most likely be connected to your specific EK status. Last thing i heard about it was this: I am pretty sure that we all will be able to achieve those titles ingame.
The capture point is given when it counts as captured. Which is at 1/4 of the circle. Unfortunately no (additional) point is given after completion (which in my eyes would make sense). So yeah, there currently seem to be no other reason for finishing, but to make any conquering attempt by other parties take longer.
Sehr schöner Newsletter. Nebenbei erwähnt, auf eurer Twitch Seite wurden die Namen der Streamer teils ein wenig durcheinander gewürfelt. Vielleicht könnt ihr das wieder in's Reine bringen, damit die Zuschauer auch die Streamer besser wiederfinden können (z.B. wird CrusaderW in seiner Videoüberschrift als iThrowTrainz angegeben, der aber im vorherigen Stream auftritt).
What to do with useless items?
A least those items don't have a use for you maxed out vessel right now. There are plans for a salvaging system. Which was indeed part of the initial vision. You can already skill it, but there is no ingame function yet. So i'd say we need to wait for this system ... and then revaluate this topic. Maybe it will include such basic item, too (and i think it would be a good idea. Besides that, you are of course able to sell unwanted items. Right now public trading is not too common. But once trading EK's become more common and the system will allow buying orders (which is also in the plans), it should be more simple to get rid of unwanted stuff.
There is only one trial. The trial of keep on testing.
A little recommendation at this point: Try to register an account first, then join a guild. Right now, as a member of a guild your first purchase in the shop will have a 10% discount (including buying a game pre-sale package). If you have any questions about this, feel free to contact me. edit: and, you may "test" now. not "play" now. we are still in pre-alpha development. so you won't see the final game. but you can test it and help gathering data and share feedback to help make the final game the best it could be.
Welcome to the crowd. Have fun and good luck and make sure to connect to your local discord family keep up to date.
That's out-of-date information. The new info hasn't found it's way into the FAQ yet. They tested the abovementioned benefit, but came to the conclusion that this would look too much like pay-to-win. So they cancelled it.
Kein Ding. Falls du keine passenden Parzellen findest, meld dich einfach bei mir. Ich hab zahlreiche Festungen und gebe die immer wieder mal ingame an interessierte Tester zum testen (mit dem nächsten EK reset kommen sie dann automatisch zu mir zurück).
Hab euch mal mit in die Liste aufgenommen.
There is a lot of issues regarding larger building at the moment (like the one you mentioned). What we need to understand is that everything that is not used/of value in campaigns right now, doesn't have priority. The point that we can check them out in the EK's is mostly because they got the feedback that we would prefer to even see the unfinished buildings - and listened to us. The castle is a good example, but it's kind of the same for the manor. That should be taken into account. However, i would suggest to post this kind of feedback in the according feedback thread in the testing sub-forum. Not because of the rules, but because the QA team is watching these threads more frequently and closely. We get a better chance to get issues solved sooner if we make their work easier.


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This team presented Washington with options to both expand trade and stop invasions of exotic species and pathogens by explaining available tools and management methods. It also identified global climate change's impacts on Great Lakes international shipping. The team briefed the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Great Lakes Congressional caucus, and the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Interest centered on a practical solution to the problem of ship-vectored introductions of aquatic invasive species, with questions focused on technical aspects of treatment systems and the potential risks posed by coastal and inland vessels. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation used the team's work to inform the Senate version of new ballast water legislation. Beyond all this, team members reached interested parties in a webinar and conducted interviews with print, radio and Internet media outlets including the Associated Press.


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The Usce building in Belgrade was bombed on April 21, 1999. Photo: Wikipedia.
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Serbian Royal Academy To Sue NATO Over Bombing
May 14, 2017 Balkan Insight 0 Comments
By Balkan Insight
By Maja Zivanovic
The Serbian Royal Academy of Scientists and Artists has formed a legal team and says it will file charges against NATO for using depleted uranium during the 1999 bombing of Yugoslavia.
A team of international legal experts will represent Serbians suffering from cancer as a result of the 1999 bombing by bringing cases against NATO states, the head of the Serbian Royal Academy of Scientists and Artists told BIRN.
"We have formed a team made up of experts from Serbia and abroad and we already have around 50 people from [the Serbian city of] Nis with seemingly relevant medical documentation interested," said Srdjan Nogo, the president of the Academy.
"I'm not a doctor, so I can't claim they are sick because of the NATO bombing, so first doctors have to check the documentation," he added.
He said the legal team is made up of 26 lawyers and professors from Serbia, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, China, Britain and Turkey.
NATO launched air strikes in Serbia on March 24, 1999, without the backing of the UN Security Council, after Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic refused to sign up to a peace deal to end his forces' violent crackdown on Kosovo Albanians seeking independence.
By the time Milosevic eventually conceded 78 days later, paving the way for NATO to enter Kosovo, the civilian death toll from the bombing campaign was put at around 500 by Human Rights Watch.
The use of weapons with cancer-causing depleted uranium is also believed to have killed dozens of Italian soldiers during missions to Kosovo, according to European NGOs.
Nogo said that according to the Serbian Health Ministry, one child in the country falls ill with cancer every day, which was the motive for the Academy's initiative.
He explained that charges will be filed in the national courts of NATO member states and that one of the demands will be for assistance in the medical treatment of cancer patients in Serbia.
Nogo argued that NATO countries responsible for attacks in specific areas could be identified.
"It is known which plane bombed which part of Serbia; for example, it is known that a French plane dropped the bomb in Lake Palic [in the northern city of Subotica]," he explained.
He added that the Academy will ask Serbs abroad to donate to the initiative and that members of the expert team will work pro bono.
"Without wishing to cause hatred or be mean, we only want dignity for Serbian citizens," he said.
Nogo said he did not expect any financial support for the state.
He said that the initiative had been given the blessing of the Serbian Patriarch, but the head of Serbian Orthodox Church's office told BIRN that this was incorrect.
The Serbian Royal Academy of Scientists and Artists claims the legacy of the Serbian Royal Academy, which was founded in 1886 and operated until the Yugoslav Communists came to power.
It says its objective is "to improve existing conditions necessary for the material and spiritual rebirth of the nation and the state".
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The United States Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees have embarked on enquiries against Facebook Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg over the Facebook's (FB) role in the latest Cambridge Analytica scandal, Russian activity in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and users' data and privacy in general.
Zuckerberg is also scheduled to appear before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committees tomorrow, Wednesday to discuss to answer queries on the same issue.
During the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees' back-and-forth with Facebook's chief executive, Zuckerberg emphasized his goal of informing users about the different ways in which in their data could be used.
He also discussed the challenges of balancing being explicit with privacy policies with making those same policies simple and accessible enough for users to understand.
Zuckerberg also discussed how much Facebook has evolved since he started the social network from his Havard dorm room in 2004. Back then, when Facebook was an exclusive, college-only social network, policing content was a matter of having Facebook users flag content to be taken down. Flash-forward 14 years, however, and Zuckerberg emphasized such methods simply aren't enough.
To wit, Zuckerberg explained that some of the measures Facebook is taking to thwart future activity from bad actors. The social network is using artificial intelligence, for instance, to identify classes of bad activity and flag it to Facebook, and by the end of 2018, Facebook will employ over 20,000 people focused on security and reviewing content.
On Monday, Facebook also announced that it would be notifying users via their news feed if their data was compromised in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. But as of last night, according to one report, there was no sign of any users receiving such a notification. This morning, Yahoo Finance noticed via Twitter that people were beginning to receive the notice. And hours before the hearing, Facebook unveiled a "data abuse" bounty program to reward people who report app developers that abuse data.
Facebook shares, which are off about 10% from its high, were trading up around 2% this morning.


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Mickey courts Minnie in the Gay Nineties: they take in a vaudeville show and go for a drive in his horseless carriage, to the strains of "While Strolling Through the Park" and "In the Good Old Summertime". Goofy rides by on a penny-farthing bicycle, and the whole Duck family rides by on a bicycle built for five.
Mickeys Birthday Party
The gang throws Mickey a surprise birthday party; his present is an electric organ, which Minnie plays while Mickey does a jazzy dance. Goofy bakes the cake, but keeps having trouble with it falling. The gang does a conga line to a Latin tune.
Crazy Over Daisy
It's the 1890's, and Donald is riding his penny-farthing bicycle to see Daisy when Chip 'n Dale make fun of him. It quickly escalates into a full-fledged war between Donald and the chipmunks.
The Band Concert
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Plutos Christmas Tree
Pluto comes bounding outside to help Mickey get a Christmas tree. Chip 'n Dale see him and make fun of him, but the tree they take refuge in is the one Mickey chops down. They like the decorations, especially the candy canes and Mickey's bowl of mixed nuts. But Pluto spots them and goes after them long before Mickey spots them. Minnie, Donald, and Goofy drop by to sing carols.
Hawaiian Holiday
The gang is on vacation. Goofy has some surfing problems, Donald learns why you don't wear a grass skirt near a fire, Pluto and a starfish have a tiff, followed by an encounter with a hermit crab.


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Norges Bank Investment Management published a Discussion Note today where we survey the academic literature and provide empirical evidence related to the carry trade in foreign exchange markets.
The carry trade in currency markets means that an investor buys a high-yielding currency and finances this by borrowing money in a currency with a low interest rate. According to uncovered interest parity (UIP), the interest rate differential should equal the expected currency depreciation if investors are rational and risk-neutral. Under UIP, investors cannot benefit from differences in interest rates across countries. However, the empirical literature on the carry trade indicates that the average return from this strategy is positive and statistically and economically significant. There are, however, also prolonged periods of losses involved with the carry trade. These periods suggest that the carry trade is at least partially attributable to risk.
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MDV7630
Iron Age Hillfort at Halwell Camp
Sub-circular slight univallate hillfort, divided into two parts by the Dartmouth to Halwell road which passes through it from east to west. May have been re-used as a Saxon Burh.
SX75SE
Halwell and Moreleigh
South Hams
Scheduled Monument 1019237: Hillfort and two bowl barrows at Halwell Camp
SHINE: Earthworks of two prehistoric barrows and hillfort east of Halwell Cross
Old DCC SMR Ref: SX75SE/8
Old SAM County Ref: 6
Old SAM Ref: 33745
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX75SE11
Royal Albert Memorial Museum Accession Number: EXE 183/1975/64
HILLFORT (Early Iron Age - 700 BC to 301 BC (Between))
Woollcombe, H., 1839-1850, Woollcombe Manuscript (Un-published). SDV16214.
Approximately oval shape damaged on west by Dartmouth road and cultivation. East rampart circa 20 foot (6.1 metres) outer slope. Plan in maunscript.
Elliott, E. A. S., 1901, On Some Earthworks in the South Hams Probably Concerned in the Irishmen's Raid, 475-83 (Article in Serial). SDV321206.
Halwell Camp may be Saxon. Three huge mounds outside the camp, rampart and semi-circular ditch. Tumulus.
Wall, J. C., 1906, Ancient Earthworks, 605-6 (Article in Monograph). SDV341465.
Other details: Plan and Section.
Office of Works, 1922, Halwell Camp (or Castle) (Schedule Document). SDV342017.
A round earthwork apparently never of any great strength, cut through by the main road from Modbury to Dartmouth. On the north side of the road the vallum is clear and well marked. On the south side follows the line of the hedge bank, though ploughed down. Entrance due north.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1952 - 1980, SX75SE11 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV342020.
Early Iron Age hill fort with an outer ditch and a bank 5 foot 6 inches (1.67 metres) high, ploughed but traceable on the south side. Entrance doubtful and probably the road runs through it although a gap on the north side is a possible entrance.
Visited on 14th December 1961. Ground slopes away to the west and north but nowhere are the slopes steep enough to offer a natural defence of any strength. The earthwork consists of a single bank with unsurveyable traces of an outer ditch. Throughout the northern half the bank is prominent and is now utilized as a field boundary. The south west quadrant has been completely destroyed and the south east quadrant survives as a very spread and ploughed down bank.
The situation and construction suggest a small univallate Iron Age Hill Fort.
Halwell is a possible site for a fort if the Burghal Hidage circa 918AD
Hoskins, W. G., 1954, A New Survey of England: Devon, 104,402 (Monograph). SDV17562.
Hill, D., 1969, The Burghal Hidage, 87,91 (Article in Serial). SDV339210.
Halwell is one of the forts of the Burghal Hidage, replaced by Totnes in the reign of Athelstan. As yet there is no sign of Saxon occupation at Halwell.
Unknown, 1975, EXE 183/1975/64 (Record Office Collection). SDV342034.
Small tin box of 6 flints. Part of the Stone Collection at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter. Location noted as 'Hawell Camp' presumably referring to 'Halwell Camp'. No precise location. Box includes 1 thumb end/side scraper, 1 end scraper and 4 small flakes with retouched edges.
Wilson, D., 1976, Untitled Source, 127,131,137 (Monograph). SDV342023.
Halwell was a re-used Iron Age fort in the Saxon period.
Grinsell, L. V., 1977, Grimspound (Personal Comment). SDV342019.
Visited on 10th December 1977. Halwell Camp, split by the road. Northern part is under grass and has a well preserved rampart and outer ditch. Iron Age or Early Christian. The earthwork or Stanborough may have been 'burh' before it was moved to Totnes.
Timms, S. C., 1978, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV342024.
Site badly affected by agriculture, all parts being ploughed except the quadrant occupied by the farmyard. Other details: Plan.
Robinson, R., 1984, Field Monument Warden Visit (Personal Comment). SDV112440.
Visited on 13th April 1984. Other details: Slides in HER.
Griffith, F. M., 1985, DAP/FE, 11-11a (Aerial Photograph). SDV47324.
Griffith, F. M., 1990, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV342025.
Condition generally stable. The south-east quadrant is under grass with sheep. The bank is still quite apparent as a low rise in this quadrant, but the interior here is disfigured with dumps of hardcore etc. Hardcore has also been laid on part of the ground, which is serving to reduce the likelihood of further damage, and a strip 5 metres wide along the eastern side of the hedge running south from the farm is also metalled.
Slater, T. R., 1991, Controlling the South Hams: The Anglo-Saxon burh at Halwell, 57-8 (Article in Serial). SDV155659.
The Victoria County History notes the rampart standing at 6 feet (1.83 metres) above the interior and 10 foot (3.05 metres) above exterior ground level at a point on the best preserved, western side. Suggested entrance on north side. Tithe Map shows no breaks in the circuit to the south of the road. Other details: Figures 1-5.
Griffith, F. M., 1996, DAP/AAJ (Aerial Photograph). SDV342028.
Fox, A., 1996, Prehistoric Hillforts in Devon, 35 (Monograph). SDV7958.
Harvey, P. L., 2000, An Earthwork Survey of Halwell Camp, Halwell (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV342027.
Earthwork survey which supported an Early Iron Age date but no firm evidence for Halwell being the site of an Anglo-Saxon Burh was found. Study of air photographs indicated possible archaeological remains in the field to the southwest of the hillfort.
Horner, W. S., 2000, Halwell Camp, SAM Devon 6 (Correspondence). SDV351428.
Notification of Scheduled Ancient Monument infringement. Portion of camp currently in use as a works compound by South West Water contractors and has apparently had material dumped on it to raise ground levels.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2000, Hillfort and Two Bowl Barrows at Halwell Camp (Schedule Document). SDV342026.
Sub-circular slight univallate hillfort, divided into two parts by the Dartmouth to Halwell road which passes through it from east to west. North of the road, the hillfort's rampart survives in good condition. It rises steeply to a minimum of 1 metre from the interior, the highest point being 2 metres in the northwest corner, and falls abruptly 2 metres to 3 metres into the traces of an external ditch. The width of this ditch varies from 9 metres on the north-west side to 13 metres on the east. 3 clear entrances are visible, to the north, east and west. None of these appear original, as all climb the rampart to some extent. An oblique cut across the rampart in the north-east corner represents a fourth entrance, but this is very recent. Along the east side, a hedgebank runs along the top of the rampart. To the south of the road, the south-east quadrant has been levelled by ploughing. The rampart here is visible only as a 0.2 metre rise in ground level, while the ditch is about 0.1 metres deep. This deepens to about 0.2 metres on the east side where it passes beneath the roadside hedgebank. The south-east quadrant is better preserved with the rampart surviving within a hedgebank. This rises 1 metre from the fort's interior. On the outside edge, the rampart rises from the traces of an external ditch 1.8 metres deep on the south side and about 1.3 metres deep on the west side. The ditch here is largely levelled by ploughing but is visible to about 0.2 metres deep. Within the roadside hedgebanks and on the verges, further remains of the ramparts survive. On the south verge on the west side of the fort, the rampart has been reduced in height, but the ditch survives to about 1.5 metres deep and 25 metres wide. North of this, a bank isolated when the road was straightened in the 1940's, preserves a fragment of rampart about 2 metres long. This rises about 0.7 metres from the interior and falls about 1.5 metres to the former ditch. A field gate in the hedgebank to the north of the road is in the position of the outer ditch.
Fletcher, M., 2001, Halwell Camp, Bickleigh, Brake Barrow Group and the Boreston Catchwater System: Survey Report (Report - Survey). SDV339227.
Halwell Camp at 178 metres was surveyed by at 1:1000 in December 2001. Identified as a circa 550BC Iron Age hillfort or ditched enclosure of 12.5 metres diam. The weatherworn rampart is composed of soil and small stones surviving to a maximum of 2.6 metres externally and 1.6 metres internally. The northest and southwest quadrants have been refashioned to form field hedges circa 1.7 metres high by up to 4 metres wide with some stone facing. The ditch of the southeast quadrant has been completely infilled but vestiges of rampart and ditch are preserved in the roadside verges. The north side of the enclosure is a regularly ploughed level plot while the south side is partly occupied by a barn and outbuildings and is surfaced with a spread of imported hardcore.
Freeman, J., 2006, Archaeological Monitoring of Topsoil Stripping at South Hams Flying Club, Halwell, Devon (Report - Watching Brief). SDV343961.
No archaeological features or significant deposits were revealed during topsoil stripping to south of Halwell Camp.
Austin, J., 2008, Monitoring and Recording during the Widening of the A3122 between Halwell Cross and Halwell Business Park (Report - Watching Brief). SDV342029.
No features or artefacts of archaeological significance were recovered from the road widening to the southwest of the hillfort.
English Heritage, 2009, Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West, 107 (Report - non-specific). SDV342694.
Generally unsatisfactory with major localised problems. Principal vulnerability dumping.
Wessex Archaeology, 2010, Halwell Cross to Forces Cross Gas Pipeline, Dartmouth, Devon: Archaeological Watching Brief Report, 2 (Report - Watching Brief). SDV347442.
Other details: Map.
Generally unsatisfactory with major localised problems. Improving. Principal vulnerability dumping.
SDV112440 Personal Comment: Robinson, R.. 1984. Field Monument Warden Visit.
SDV155659 Article in Serial: Slater, T. R.. 1991. Controlling the South Hams: The Anglo-Saxon burh at Halwell. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 123. A5 Paperback. 57-8.
SDV16214 Un-published: Woollcombe, H.. 1839-1850. Woollcombe Manuscript. Manuscript.
SDV17562 Monograph: Hoskins, W. G.. 1954. A New Survey of England: Devon. A New Survey of England: Devon. A5 Hardback. 104,402.
SDV321206 Article in Serial: Elliott, E. A. S.. 1901. On Some Earthworks in the South Hams Probably Concerned in the Irishmen's Raid. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 33. A5 Hardback. 475-83.
SDV339210 Article in Serial: Hill, D.. 1969. The Burghal Hidage. Medieval Archaeology. 13. Unknown. 87,91.
SDV339227 Report - Survey: Fletcher, M.. 2001. Halwell Camp, Bickleigh, Brake Barrow Group and the Boreston Catchwater System: Survey Report. English Heritage Report. AI/23/2001. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV341465 Article in Monograph: Wall, J. C.. 1906. Ancient Earthworks. Victoria History of the County of Devon. Hardback Volume. 605-6.
SDV342017 Schedule Document: Office of Works. 1922. Halwell Camp (or Castle). The Schedule of Monuments. Foolscap.
SDV342019 Personal Comment: Grinsell, L. V.. 1977. Grimspound.
SDV342020 Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1952 - 1980. SX75SE11. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV342023 Monograph: Wilson, D.. 1976. Archaeology of Anglo Saxon England. Unknown. 127,131,137.
SDV342024 Worksheet: Timms, S. C.. 1978. Worksheet.
SDV342025 Personal Comment: Griffith, F. M.. 1990.
SDV342026 Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2000. Hillfort and Two Bowl Barrows at Halwell Camp. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled.
SDV342027 Post-Graduate Thesis: Harvey, P. L.. 2000. An Earthwork Survey of Halwell Camp, Halwell. Bristol University Thesis. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV342028 Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1996. DAP/AAJ. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper).
SDV342029 Report - Watching Brief: Austin, J.. 2008. Monitoring and Recording during the Widening of the A3122 between Halwell Cross and Halwell Business Park. Exeter Archaeology Report. Project 6365. A4 Single Sheet + Digital.
SDV342034 Record Office Collection: Unknown. 1975. EXE 183/1975/64. Royal Albert Memorial Museum. Unknown.
SDV342694 Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2009. Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West. English Heritage Report. A4 Bound +Digital. 107.
SDV343961 Report - Watching Brief: Freeman, J.. 2006. Archaeological Monitoring of Topsoil Stripping at South Hams Flying Club, Halwell, Devon. Southwest Archaeology Report. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV344777 Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2010. Heritage at Risk Register 2010: South West. English Heritage Report. Digital. 100.
SDV347442 Report - Watching Brief: Wessex Archaeology. 2010. Halwell Cross to Forces Cross Gas Pipeline, Dartmouth, Devon: Archaeological Watching Brief Report. Wessex Archaeology Report. 73771.03. Digital + A4. 2.
SDV351428 Correspondence: Horner, W. S.. 2000. Halwell Camp, SAM Devon 6. Letters to English Heritage & South West Water. Digital.
SDV355280 Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2011. Heritage at Risk Register 2011: South West. english Heritage. Digital. 105.
SDV47324 Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1985. DAP/FE. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 11-11a.
SDV7958 Monograph: Fox, A.. 1996. Prehistoric Hillforts in Devon. Prehistoric Hillforts in Devon. Paperback Volume. 35.
MDV15472 Parent of: Saxon Burh at Halwell Camp (Monument)
MDV29083 Related to: BARROW in the Parish of Halwell and Moreleigh (Monument)
MDV64456 Related to: Two Bowl Barrows North of Halwell Camp (Monument)
Associated Finds
FDV1320 - FLAKE (Middle Palaeolithic to Early Iron Age - 99999 BC to 700 BC)
FDV1319 - SCRAPER (TOOL) (Middle Palaeolithic to Early Iron Age - 99999 BC to 700 BC)
EDV4466 - Watching Brief to the southwest of Halwell Camp
EDV4569 - Archaeological Monitoring of Topsoil Stripping at South Hams Flying Club, Halwell, Devon
EDV5115 - Watching Brief on Halwell Cross to Forces Cross Gas Pipeline


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The first Sherman tank that the Marines took into combat during WWII was the M4A2. The most prominent identification features of this variant were the welded hoods and diesel engines. These tanks were a good representation of, sometimes hodgepodge, wartime expediency. From the photographs you can see: an early one-piece differential and final drive housing; appliqué hull armor; an early M34 gun mount; no appliqué armor on the turret; solid drive sprocket and idler; and welded up early spoked road wheels.
The M4A2 with welded hoods is an essential for any Shermanaholic. Thankfully Dragon offers two pretty nice kits. The first to appear was the M4A2 "Tarawa." The Tarawa kit had a few shortcomings that were fixed with the subsequent release of the Sherman Mk III "Sicily." Additional differences between the kits are the tracks, gun mount, and sand shields.
Side-by-side comparison of the two kits shows the following improvements: the hoods were extended forward, Fig. 2 – 3; a much improved early cast differential and final drive housing, Fig. 4 – 5; correctly positioned guides for the locating of the bolts on the rear hull plate, Fig. 6 – 7; corrected engine deck grills, Fig. 8. While the Tarawa will build into a nice model, I would recommend starting with the Sicily. The Sicily kit also includes the earlier M34 gun mount. The downside is that you will need the T54 tracks.
At times Dragon does some real head scratchers? When they redid the upper hull, they just decided to add the extra parts in the same shot. You can tell that the designer was not a modeler, Fig. 9. They have chosen to add some terribly bulky sprues to one of the most critical areas of the upper hull. Needless to say, very careful removal and trimming are necessary here. Another snafu present in some of their 47° hulls is the cutout for the front fender, Fig. 10. I suspect an unwitting designer noticed the step between the fender and the sand shield strip not realizing that the strip was welded on lower than the edge of the actual hull. In any case, the cutout needs to be filled.
I began by cementing in some .060" styrene strip, Fig. 11. The ruler helped keep things straight. I reduced the outside excess with a file, Fig. 12. The tape protects the hull sides from the file.
I clamped blocks to the side of the hull to act as a guide for my file when reducing the top surface of the styrene addition, Fig. 13. A little double sided tape between the block and the hull kept the block from slipping. Dragon got the front of the sponson right with the Normandy kit. Figures 14 and 15 compare the before and after with the Normandy hull. Figure 16 illustrates the completed addition.
I sectioned up the road wheels to add a solid surface between the spokes, Fig. 17. Rather than using the kit supplied small photo etched bolt heads I used pins made from brass wire, Fig. 18. I used the technique described here.
My references are extremely thin for the exhaust deflector fitted to these tanks so what I created is impressionistic and cobbled together. The only prototype photo that I have is from Hunnicutt, Sherman, Fig. 19. I also have a Tasca M4A2 with cast hoods that has their version of the exhaust deflector. The Tasca deflector doesn't quite fit because the sides of the Dragon hull are thicker. I used the lower piece of the Tasca exhaust deflector to create a form from hydrocal, Fig. 20. I vacuformed the center section of the duct and then added styrene strip stock. Figure 21 shows the completed deflector.
The fenders from the Sherman Mk III "Sicily" kit can be used for a Pacific M4A2 but you need to cut away the excess as indicated by the red line, Fig. 22. I chose to use the fenders from one of Dragon's M4 "Normandy" kits, Fig. 23. A more detailed description of how to work with Dragon's photo etched fenders can be found here.
I find it easier to use styrene for the sand shield bolt strips. I use .010" x .060" styrene strip. The strip is cemented to place using a simple jig that I made from strips of .030" and .015" strip styrene, Fig. 24. The jig is held under the sponson with double sided sticky tape. I used spare appliqué armor panels from the Dragon Normandy. Remove the weld bead from the bottom as they were usually only welded on the sides and top, Fig. 25.
Steve Zolaga, "Tarawa," Military Modeling (http://www.militarymodelling.com/news/article.asp?a=3242)
R. P. Hunnicutt, Sherman, Taurus Enterprises


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STANLEY SHANTZ 1920 – 2009 Went to be with his Lord on Friday, January 2, 2009 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, in his 89th year. Loving husband of Eral (nee Cressman). Devoted father of Jeanne Leis, Lois Broda (Tom), Ross Shantz (Jean) and Larry Shantz (Cindy). Step-father to Paul Brubacher (Marilyn), Elizabeth Setzkorn (Claude) and Margaret Griffin (Dan). Stanley had nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, Jennifer Shahi (Arsalan) and their children Dustin and Cameron, Jody Broda (Dana Fewkes), Tim Broda (Amy) and their children Kaylynn and Natalie, Brent Shantz and his son Darien, Laura Shantz, Kristie Fontaine (Herb), Jason Shantz (Kayla) and their children Alexis and Zoey, Amber Shantz and Carlie Shantz; as well as nine step-grandchildren, Jonathan, Danielle, Charlotte (Travis), Rebecca, Matthew, Andrew, Sonya, Loni and Bronwyn. Stanley was Canadian grandpa to Rahim and Narges Atabakhsh and their daughter Maral, and Nader and Pegah Fathi and their children Kiara and Kasra. Survived by his sister, Ilene Burkhardt; sisters-in-law, Alice Wideman, Mabel Stott (George), Margaret Dettweiler (Harold), Florence Karcher (Don) and Florence Krieder (Roy). Predeceased by his first wife, Doris (nee Hachborn) in 1991; his son-in-law, Ralph Leis in 1998; his parents, David Shantz and Salome (nee Schmitt); brothers, Lorne Shantz (Ada) and Walter Shantz (Lydia); brother-in-law, Gordon Burkhardt and two step-children, James and Charlotte in infancy. Visitation was held at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Dr., Cambridge on Sunday, January 4 from 2-4 p.m. Visitation will continue at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Monday, January 5 (today) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will take place at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, 1310 King St., St. Jacobs on Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at 11 a.m., the Revs. Mark Diller Harder and Claire Osinkosky officiating. Reception will follow the service in the Church Hall. Interment in Shantz Mennonite Cemetery. Donations in Stanley's memory may be made to Mennonite Central Committee or Fairview Mennonite Home and can be arranged through the funeral home, www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. In living memory of Stanley, a donation will be made to the Trees for Learning Program by the funeral home.
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"As we work ourselves to physical and emotional exhaustion to keep up with the surge, HCA is rolling in pandemic profits."
SAN JOSE, Calif. – HCA Healthcare, the nation's largest for-profit healthcare chain, announced more than $1 billion in second quarter profits just days after cutting its payments to workers' 401k retirement accounts at Regional Medical Center and Good Samaritan Hospital.
The corporation's stock price jumped 11 percent when the second quarter profits were announced. The giant hospital chain also has received more than $5 billion in federal coronavirus bailout money and relief.
HCA recently came to its workers demanding they forgo negotiated raises. When the workers refused, citing the intense work and danger brought on by the pandemic, the corporation said it would cut the company's contribution to their 401k by an equal amount.
"As we work ourselves to physical and emotional exhaustion to keep up with the COVID-19 surge, HCA is rolling in pandemic profits," said Adrienne Romano, a certified nursing assistant in the mother baby unit at Good Samaritan hospital. "And then, at this critical moment, the corporation chooses to further destroy the morale of the healthcare heroes our community relying on to get through the coronavirus crisis by cutting our retirement."
Recent figures paint a picture of a healthcare corporation that takes care of its executives even as it turns on its workers. In 2019, the company's top six executives were paid a combined $57 million in compensation, with the CEO, Samuel Hazen, getting nearly $27 million, or more than $12,870 an hour.
"HCA's actions demonstrate the extent to which so much of corporate behavior in America is completely detached from the lives of working people and lacks any sense of decency or fairness," said Blanca Mendoza, an environmental services worker in the emergency department at Regional Medical Center. "Despite the suffering the pandemic has unleashed, for them it still appears to be all about the money."


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I love my family a lot, so much that it can't be expressed in words. My family consists of myself, my maa and my 2 siblings. No, don't take me wrong, I am not an orphan. I have my father, he is alive but he has never been around like. I don't know what to consider his presence as I don't have words for him. For him, his family is his mother, brother, sisters and their children.
He never shared anything special with us, he was and is always there as a financial support but never as an emotional support.
Whenever I talk to him, it ends up mostly in an argument and it always ends by him saying to me that I am full of hatred for him. Yes, of course, I hate him because he never respected us or treated us with love. He shouts at me, my siblings and my maa in front of his so-called family. I wonder, will his so-called family be around if he stops doing the favours they demand from him (mostly financially, and in the form of gifts so they don't have to pay back)? I am pretty sure they won't because whenever he falls sick or gets injured, they only come to meet when he calls them to come, but for him, they are still the best.
Is he blind or he knows everything, but still wants to live in an illusion because he wants to show us that they are better? He surely knows that the bond have I have with my family, he cannot mess with it because the barrier he has created in these many years cannot just vanish in a few moments. His family says ill about him in front of us and I told him this but still, he loves them so much, oh god! Seriously, they speak so ill of him and it boils my blood. I don't know why but I hate them when they speak ill of him. They think I will agree and would feel good but I hate them for this because they are some selfish morons who use my father to their benefit. I wish I could grab my father's shoulders, to shake him and tell him "WAKE UP DADDY WAKE UP!
But you can wake a person up who is sleeping, how to wake up a person who is just pretending to sleep?
Share this story because sometimes family is nothing beyond sharing a blood line.
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