Hello all koi lovers. I am facing a problem with my baby kois. The gills are showing and they are red. They would later die in a couple of days. Usually they will be restless and swimming slowly near the surface. They don't swim up to gasp for air though.
I have attached a picture of a dead fish on how the gills are showing. It is red when they were alive.
I really need your advise on this. I have lost 15 baby kois since I bought them 2 weeks ago.
Welcome to the forum. Hope you will get as much info as possible from this forum.
Without knowing your pond and kois back ground, I personal feel that you are having Ammonia or/and Nitrite problem. Darken of gill plate or sometimes body indicates Ammonia/Nitrite poisioning have witness thousands of table fishes died due to this problem. Eventually the koi's health will get worst and all disease will appear.
This clearly involved bacteria attack. Check your water parameters and tell us a bitnon your pond, filter and kois. This will allow hobbyist here to help you. Photos will be good.
For the time being, stop feeding. If Nitrite is involved, you need to use salt to offset it. Use medication that will allow salt to be mixed with. Even salt alone can be a good start. Make sure you provide plenty of aeration as salt will reduce TDO(Total Disolved Oxygen) and your problem involved a lot with respiration.
Thank you ikankoikau for the help. I rear these young kois in an aquarium indoors first. Have added salt and still observing their progress.
It is always sad when we hear that koi are being lost but you must provide some information when you ask for help. The minimum that will be required are size of pond, location, stocking level, pH, Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate. Pictures will also be very useful.
The above information will serve as a guide for us to help you.
It's sad to know that u lost so many koi's in a very short time. You already lost 15 koi's which kept in aquarium ? What's ur aquarium size bro? And filter setup?
Bro Mfwlee and bro Bthineshkumar, I am sorry for not being clear in asking my question. I am very new to rearing fishes, needless to say koi. I will ask my local fish shop regarding how to obtain pH, Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate levels of my water.
My tank is 100cmx50cmx25cm(water level). These young fries are around 3-5cm. I had around 30 of them and now left with around 17. I do have filter set up but the power doesn't seems to be strong enough. I will also get this changed. Meanwhile, there is no more casualties after I have added salt to the water.
When I was at the farm getting these koi fries, I did notice other fishes with such a problem. The caretaker told me it was normal. I didn't thought this could trigger any alarm so I picked those I wanted.
I appreciate your help. Will update more once I have the required information.
Based on the dimension given, it's only 125 liters, and 17 koi's is way overstocked. For this size, maximum salt can be used is 800 g (0.6% salinity) but split into 4 portion and pour in at every 4 hours.
You can buy Anmonia/ Nitrite/Nitrate tester from brand such as API and Jbl.
What type of filters and what are the filter media ur using? I believe ur filter not matured enough to cater the load.
Where r u located bro?
Be a bit careful when you make the decision to keep Koi fish. They are not meant for small aquariums and you will have endless problems if you decide to do so. The minimum I would recommend would be a 6 foot Fiber Glass tank, 3 feet wide and about 21/2 feet of water depth.
If you want to utilize your current tank - try to look at other aquarium fish that would be more suited - but not Koi, or their local brothers, carp.
Another tip - never spend your money if you see fish that are behaving funny. They will be time bombs waiting to explode on you.
Bro mfwlee.. haha these are temporary place for them to grow into decent size and also a place where I quarantine new fishes. I am building a mini waterfall outdoor with a small small pool.. size of the pool is about 250cmx100cm with 80cm depth. Limited space as I have to house my chickens too. I am building another water tank of 200cmx200cmx90cm to have extra space just in case my kois are grown. These tank will have water filtration with UV.
Bro Bthineshkumar, I thought 125 litters enough to hold 17 2-3 inches fries. I will try to increase the water level for the time being. I use normal aquarium filter.
I am located in Indonesia.


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Mario and Sonic Olympic Winter Games is a very good game that features all the sporting categories from one of the worlds largest sporting events. The game has very good graphics indeed and is pretty easy to play but it has the knack of bringing out your competitive edge which can become a bad thing with the wrong person.
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Michaels is a crafts and arts retail outlet and has been established in 1976 by Michael J. Dupey (Dallas based businessperson). It is one of the biggest retail sectors that has its corporate headquarter in Irving, Texas. Presently it operates over 1040 Michaels Arts and Crafts Stores and has been located in 49 states in Canada and U.S. Even this retail outlet owns as well as operates Aaron Brothers (retail sector) and it has over 140 stores. It produces 10 unique private brands and overall contains 40,000 varied items. This retail outlet has nearly 43,700 employees. As per 2011 report, revenue generated was $4.2 billion.
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When it comes to your house and your pets, you want to be able to enjoy your home without worrying about pet odors.
Cat and dog odors can be unpleasant, and it leads many pet owners searching for ways on how to get rid of pet odor in house.
Luckily for you, we've put together several easy tips to help you banish stinky animal odors without banishing your beloved pet.
An air purifier is a cost-effective and easy way to clean your indoor air and leave your home smelling fresh and clean.
In fact, it's one of the simplest ways for how to get pet smell out of a house without lifting a finger. Here's our free guide on finding the best air purifier for pets for the home.
An air purifier with a true HEPA filter will catch and hold 99.97 percent of contaminants and pet allergens, and this makes your home's air healthier.
To get rid of the odor, however, you'll want to make sure your air purifier also includes an activated carbon filter. The air will pass through this specialized filter and trap the pet odors, leaving your air smelling fresh and clean.
Something else worth noting here is that air purifiers are also good at removing floating pet hair from your home. This device, among other methods of removing pet hair from air, can help keep your house much cleaner from stray cat and dog hair collecting all over things.
Pet odors easily get stuck in the carpet and permeate your home. Therefore, you'll want to vacuum your carpets really well and then schedule semi-annual steam clean.
The steam from the cleaner will sink to the bottom of your carpet and help to loosen up the debris that is causing the unpleasant smell.
If you can keep your dogs off of the carpet after you steam clean, it'll keep the odors away longer.
An enzyme-based cleaner can help remove any odors from old pet stains in your carpet or fabric.
Hidden messes can sink into the padding of your carpet and smell when it gets wet or warm.
You can spray the area with an enzyme cleaner and blot it with a damp rag after 30 minutes. The enzyme formula breaks down the urine in the protein, and this helps to remove the mess and odor.
If your pet has a bed, rug, or a blanket that they love to sleep on, it'll probably smell really strongly like your pet.
Since most pet beds are in and around the living area of your home, this smell can travel.
A good way how to get the pet smell out of the house is to routinely wash your pet's bed, rug, or blanket. You can toss most pet beds into the wash and tumble dry. To keep pet odors away, wash them at least once a month.
Washing your pet's bed is also a great way to cut down on pet dander and related allergens. If you're a cat owner, you can learn other ways for how to reduce cat dander in our other post. Dog owners can find some relatable tips as well.
If they do, odors from their saliva can cling to their toys and transfer to anything it touches. This includes your furniture, carpet, and rugs.
You want to wash these with a gentle soap and make sure that you rise them very well. You can let them air dry and give them back to your pet. For best results, wash your pet's toys every few weeks.
When you're thinking of ways how to get rid of pet odors in the house, replacing or cleaning your cat's little always comes to mind.
Empty the litter into a plastic bag and seal it. Take the litter box and clean it with soap and water to get rid of any lingering smells, and replace the little.
You should change your litter box at least once a week for odor control.
If it's nice outside, you can open your windows to create a nice cross breeze through your home.
This breeze will bring in the pleasant smells of fresh air and the outdoors, and it'll help push the stale air and the smell pet odors out of your home.
As long as it doesn't drop the indoor temperate too much, you can open your windows for a few hours each day.
We hope you enjoyed this quick tips for how to get rid of pet odor in house. You can try one or try them all until you find the combination that works best for your home.


An integrated approach to oral care can significantly improve dental health and aesthetics. This is what sets Dr. Brienne Roloff apart. Her constant dedication to gaining knowledge within all areas of dentistry allows her to manage complex problems, create solutions for other dentists, specialists, and most importantly, the patient. This expertise has made her a specialist within her own orthodontic specialty. As the field of dentistry has continued to evolve, close communication with a patient's dentist and specialists are needed to collaborate and design comprehensive courses of treatment. Dr. Roloff's background maximizes her ability to use the most innovative and advanced techniques available, which ultimately impacts a patient's dental care, as well as their overall health and well-being.
The goal of interdisciplinary orthodontics is to utilize the skills and expertise of different specialists to address any issues relating to the patient's concerns, ultimately providing the best and most complete improvement. Orthodontics may be the first part of treatment or conducted secondary as a follow-up to other care. As previously stated, Dr. Brienne Roloff's focus is to plan uncompromised, highly effective orthodontic therapies for patients by collaborating with a patient's general dentist and other specialists.
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The most appropriate treatment for a patient's needs and aesthetic goals will be established during an in-depth evaluation. This may involve an oral examination, imaging tests, and other diagnostic steps to identify the specific problems that need to be addressed. With this information, Dr. Roloff and our other specialists can begin planning exactly which treatments are indicated and an estimated timeline for when these can be realistically completed.
How Does Interdisciplinary Orthodontics Work?
The most appropriate treatment for a patient's needs and aesthetic goals will be established during an in-depth evaluation. This may involve an oral examination, imaging tests, and other diagnostic steps to identify the specific problems that need to be addressed. With this information, Dr. Roloff and other specialists can begin planning exactly which treatments are indicated, sequencing, and an estimated timeline for when these can be realistically completed.
The extent of a patient's needs is first determined at the diagnostic stage of planning. Based on the data collection and patient presentations, Dr. Roloff may advise orthodontic therapy, such as traditional braces or Invisalign®, to begin at the start of the patient's treatment plan or as a supplement that follows other dental care. For example, pre-restorative orthodontics may be recommended as the initial step of a patient's treatment, if the alignment of the teeth and bite need improvement prior to completion of restorative dentistry (bridges, implants, fillings, crowns, veneers, or onlays). Another option may be utilizing restorations or periodontal procedures before or during orthodontic therapy. This may be necessary for patients with missing, worn, or damaged teeth or patients with gum and bone concerns.
In some cases, Dr. Roloff may need to perform surgical orthodontics as part of the interdisciplinary approach. Since she is focused on addressing underlying the foundation for achieving an optimal smile, a surgical approach can be useful when a patient has periodontal concerns, jaw misalignment, missing or impacted teeth, airway/breathing concerns, and/or aesthetic issues that need treatment. There are a number of surgical procedures that range in invasiveness and complexity and can be explained at your evaluation appointment.
Adults are especially prone to needing a multi-faceted treatment plan, as they often have developed more severe oral problems over the years. However, patients of all ages can benefit from an interdisciplinary approach for their dental concerns. As dentistry becomes more integrated with overall health and wellness, there has been more focus on airway issues, sleep disordered breathing/apnea, and tongue positioning. For children and adults, this can involve working with a team of medical providers and speech therapists to deliver care that is appropriate for a patient's individual situation, based on the most current evidence and techniques.


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I am very pleased to announce Mr. Tim Fitzpatrick as the new Director of the Northeast Regional Data Center, effective today, March 31, 2003. Mr. Fitzpatrick was successfully recruited after an exhaustive national search that yielded more than 400 applicants. Tim comes to us from the Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota. Serving UM for the last 14 years, his immediate past position was as Deputy CIO for Technology Infrastructure Operations. His responsibilities included central computing for enterprise systems (PeopleSoft, in particular), email, authentication, directory, data network and telephones. At UF, he will manage a large multipurpose computing and network services facility that operates 24/365. The UF data center is a mission critical support organization that interfaces with and serves all UF academic, administrative, and business units as well as a number of large statewide and regional programs and clients. Please join me in welcoming Tim to UF.
Also, in this announcement, I would like to publicly thank Dr. Dick Elnicki who ably managed the data center for the past several months while the nation-wide search was in progress.
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Walt Whitman was an American poet, teacher, and journalist who was born in the early 1800s. His poetry shattered the literary conventions of his time and helped redefine the rules for modern American verse. Although highly unconventional, Whitman still had a strong sense of national pride and was deeply affected by the events of the Civil War. Although he never fought in the war, he visited recuperating union soldiers and helped them write letters to their loved ones. Listen to learn more about how Whitman helped Civil War soldiers.
Border States in the Civil War
Kentucky was one of four states that were slaves states but did not declare secession from the Union during the U.S. Civil War. They are known as "border states." Kentucky began the U.S. Civil War as officially neutral. This public radio story describes Kentucky's experience as a neutral border state. In the story you hear from descendants of a family whose ancestors fought on both sides of the Civil War, a common experience in border states.
Civil War's First African American Infantry
The first African American volunteer infantry unit of the Civil War was the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts. A monumental relief sculpture in Boston honors the 54th Regiment and its commander, Robert Gould Shaw. When the regiment was crushed at the battle of Fort Wagner in South Carolina, Shaw, a white man, was the first to take a bullet, making him a hero to his surviving men. Listen to hear how his sacrifice inspired sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens to create a uniquely powerful monument.


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Satanic Temple sees Arkansas as possible monument location
July 6, 2015 at 9:36 PM CDT - Updated August 28 at 1:12 PM
By ALLEN REED
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A group advocating for separation of church and state may propose that a Satanic statue be placed outside the Arkansas Statehouse after their first choice of the Oklahoma Capitol grounds was scuttled by a state Supreme Court ruling barring all religious monuments.
The Satanic Temple says Arkansas' approval of a Ten Commandments display gives the group a right to erect the statue.
Oklahoma's Supreme Court last week ordered the Ten Commandments display outside the Capitol building in Oklahoma City taken down because the state constitution bars the government from doing anything to benefit a religion.
The group says Arkansas is an alternative site for the 8 ½-foot-tall Baphomet statue, depicting Satan as a goat-headed figure. Arkansas legislators have passed a bill similar to one establishing Oklahoma's Ten Commandments monument.


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Henri Cartier-Bresson is widely considered to be the father of photojournalism. As a student, he first studied music before being introduced to painting first by his uncle and later at the Lhote Academy, the studio of the Cubist painter Andre Lhote. This strict training would later help to inform issues he discovered within his own work, but at this time his interests were largely influenced by the Surrealist movement and he socialized in this circle prior to leaving for the University of Cambridge.
A turning point in his development as a photographer came from his meeting Harry Crosby who shared his interest in photography. An intense affair with Crosby's wife Caresse ensued, but ended following Harry Crosby's suicide. Cartier-Bresson sought escape ion the Cote d'Ivoire where he contracted a near fatal case of blackwater fever. On his return to France, he was inspired by Martin Munkacsi's photograph Three Boys at Lake Tanganyika, and gave up painting for photography, using a Leica camera. In the early 1930s Cartier-Bresson met David 'Chim' Szymin (Seymour) and Roberta Capa with whom he would found Magnum Photos following service, capture and escape during World War II. His involvement with Magnum Photos took him to India, China and Indonesia and these experiences led to the publication of his book The Decisive Moment . In later life Cartier-Bresson returned to painting, rarely taking out his camera. He passed away in 2004 and is survived by his second wife Martine Franck, also a Magnum Photographer, and their daughter.
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As with many athletes I like structure, and a clear set of rules to work to. I believe in evidence-based rules. Carbs: 6-10g/kg body weight/day. Protein: 1.2-1.7 g/kg body weight/d. Fat: 20-30% total energy. Recovery: 1-1.5 g carbohydrate / kg body weight/30min. Hydration: 500ml/ 0.5kg body weight lost during exercise. Eat 2 hours pre exercise. Eat within 30min post exercise. Thanks ACSM for giving us structure to our training week.
But what about rest days? There are no guidelines as there are no studies around this, so what do we do? My clients tend to go to either extreme on rest days. There are those who can only justify eating through exercise and cut back on calories, carbs and frankly spend most of rest day thinking about food and feeling hungry. Then at the other end of the spectrum we have those that embrace the freedom to break free from 'the rules' and have a cheat day – pizza, pasta, ice-cream, burgers, fries – and that's just breakfast 🙂 So how do we get the balance right?
It's actually a lot simpler than you might think. Don't change a thing. Your body needs nutrition on rest days to recover and refuel. The calories you are not expending on exercise will be used for topping up your glycogen stores, and continuing the muscle repair which carries on for 24hours post workout. The only reason to change what you are eating would be if you are trying to lose weight and you find yourself constantly hungry on rest days. In this case the best thing to do is to focus on healthy fats and protein as well as filling fibrous foods like fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Think eggs & beans for breakfast, avocado on rye for lunch, and quinoa salad for dinner.
Find it hard to take a rest day at all? I find yoga a great way to recover and stretch – a perfect activity for any athlete who finds it hard to sit still and has a tendency to overtrain. Gentle exercise such as yoga is also an appetite suppressant, so good for those watching their weight.
Fancy a tipple on rest day? Go ahead! Alcohol inhibits glyconeogenesis (and therefore prevents you stocking up your energy stores post workout), as well as inhibiting protein synthesis, so should ideally be avoided during training days. Rest day is therefore the best day to enjoy a glass of wine without leaving your legs feeling heavy & unresponsive at the next training session.
Here's my favourite recipe from that clever man Jamie O's new recipe book Superfoods. I love all the tasty recipes in this book, as well how the nutritional properties of the ingredients are celebrated. Each recipe also has it's nutritional breakdown so you can plan your 4:1 carbs: protein recovery meals and snacks, and check you're reaching your 20g protein recovery target. Also packed full of healthy fats and wholegrains, perfect for rest day nutrition. I modified this recipe to boost the healthy fats and protein and simplify the prep.


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Owning a home is one of the biggest investments you will make in your lifetime. While you want to take care of your house, you don't want to get stuck in an endless cycle of spending your time and money on home maintenance, repairs or emergencies. From the structure of your house to the look of your landscaping, here are five ways you can make your home maintenance routine an easier one.
Whether you are in your "forever home" or just thinking about re-sell value down the road, a roof that comes with up to a 50-year warranty sounds like a great idea, right? Metal roofing is one of the toughest roofing options on the market today. Typically made from steel or aluminum, metal roofing is environmentally sound and virtually maintenance-free.
Although the initial cost of metal roofing is more expensive than asphalt shingles, keep in mind you won't be repairing or replacing the roof for up to 50 years — that's half a century and a lot of extra time and money saved in the long term.
For those concerned about the look of metal roofing, there are metal options designed to look like more traditional roofing materials like wood, clay and slate.
Typically, kitchens (where you find the most counter space) are the most used rooms in the house, and floors regularly take a beating from the everyday traffic they experience. That's why laminate is one of the most popular solutions for low maintenance floors and countertops.
Available in many styles and price points, laminate provides protection from moisture, UV rays and scratching, making your floors and countertops long-lasting and easy to clean.
What is laminate? Laminate is pressed wood (particleboard) formed into sheets. The tops of the sheets are covered with a realistic image of wood or stone, and then they are covered with a "wear layer", which is a durable, thin, clear plastic sheet. This plastic layer serves as the key feature of laminate, keeping out exterior elements that wreak havoc on high traffic areas of the house like the kitchen and floors.
Using perennials in your landscaping is a great low maintenance way to bring color and dimension to your landscaping. While you will have to do some planning and yard work when you begin your flower bed landscaping, once planted, perennial flowers will continue to grow and bloom for several years.
Perennial flowers do more than just save you time during the planting phase; they usually require fewer nutrients and water throughout the spring and summer. While flowers are always a colorful addition to any yard, there are also a variety of attractive perennial non-blooming plants you can choose from to mix in with your flowers.
Whether you love colorful blooms or enjoy beautiful, lush green plants, there are a lot of perennial options that will work in various types of soil, once again making perennials the ultimate choice for low effort and big reward when it comes to great landscaping.
Your home's siding (also known as cladding) is responsible for protecting the structure of your home and its interior. Metal siding can be made from steel, aluminum, zinc or copper, and is an option that is very durable and low maintenance.
Among your metal options, steel is one of the more economical choices available. With a life expectancy of more than 40 years, steel siding requires almost no maintenance other than an annual water washing — saving you both money and time.
In addition to being fire-resistant, metal siding is also known to withstand severe weather. When it comes to the sun's damaging UV rays, metal siding keeps its color longer than other types of siding and is known to create a seamless look once installed. There are also eco-friendly steel siding options out there that are made from 100 percent recycled metal.
When it comes to energy, health and safety, insulated concrete block (ICB) or forms (ICF) is the best option for your home's frame. ICB and ICF have several benefits that make them a better choice when compared to wood frame construction.
ICB and ICF systems, like the Bautex Wall System, are fire resistant and reduce the spread of flames when compared to wood frames. From natural disasters to normal wear and tear from the elements, ICB and ICF have a higher resistance to damage and can withstand 250 mile-per-hour winds and the debris they carry with them.
Insects like termites cannot penetrate ICB and ICF, and neither can moisture — saving you a lot of time and money on costly repairs. They also create an efficient building envelope that helps reduce energy use and protects you from summer heat and winter cold.
If costly, time-consuming maintenance isn't for you, there are several things you can do to lower your costs and give yourself more free time to enjoy doing the things you love most. If you want to learn more about building with ICF to create a secure, energy-efficient home, contact Bautex today.


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Book #3 in the Marian Moyer series. Kidnapped. Nearly murdered – twice. Marian Moyer has spent the last few months avoiding any and all drama. Save for that time she decided whether she'd turn up the heat with smoldering James Holden or heart-stopping Mika Andrushkiv.


The temporomandibular joint is the joint that connects the jaw to the skull. It is located just in front of the lower part of the ear and is a ball-and-socket type joint – just like the shoulder and hip. When you open your mouth wide, the ball part of the joint known as the condyle, pops out of socket and returns upon closing the mouth.
Dislocation of the jaw happens when the condyle pops too far out of socket and does not return back in place upon closing the mouth.
This phenomenon generally happens when the ligaments surrounding the joint become loose and are incapable of pushing the ball joint back into place. A dislocation may also happen if the surrounding muscles of the temporomandibular joint spasm and hold the ball out of place, preventing it from returning into the joint.
How Do I Know If My Jaw Is Dislocated?
When the temporomandibular joint becomes dislocated it will cause immense discomfort. If your jaw is dislocated, you will be unable to return your mouth to the closed position until the joint pops back into place.
The mere fact that you are unable to close your mouth is cause enough to diagnose a dislocated jaw. A dislocated jaw typically will last until the jaw is set back into place; which upon doing so will offer relief of discomfort. In order to reset the TMJ the jaw must be relaxed. Though it is possible to reset the joint without medical attention, generally speaking, you will need professional help to reset the jaw.
If your jaw has been dislocated, you will know because of the inability to close your mouth. If you experienced a time where your mouth would not close and then the joint popped back into place affording you relief, then you likely had a dislocated jaw that corrected itself.
Please contact us if you feel you may be suffering from a TMJ disorder or dislocated jaw.


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We said that this women in sport things was just a Gizza' Job matter
Back a couple of weeks we puzzled over a report about women in sport and the gender pay gap there. The report was written by the sort of women who might end up as sports administrators if there were to be more women sports adminstrators. The recommendation was that there should be more women sports adminstrators. We did not think this exactly surprising, all too many of these reports are really "Gizza' Job" applications.
But we are surprised at the speed with which matters are moving:
The governing bodies of half of the UK's most successful sports were on Monday night facing millions of pounds in cuts unless they move to ensure women make up at least 30 per cent of their boards by the end of the financial year.
Note that the insistence is not that womens' sport is treated equally, nor that similar amounts of money must be spent across the gender divide.
The demand is simply that more of the sort of women who sit on boards should be paid to sit on sports boards.
Sport England, the Government-appointed funding body which has invested almost half a billion pounds in grass-roots sport since London 2012, told The Telegraph it was ready to take punitive action if necessary.
Chief executive Jennie Price said: "I'm very confident that the relationship to funding is a real one, and that if people don't comply with the code, that is going to be a very real risk.
"We need a real willingness and a really credible plan of action to do this. So, we accept that it can't all be done in five minutes but it needs to be done as fast as we can do it and it needs to be properly and actively pursued and accepted as the right thing to do."
Most remunerative for that certain type of woman no doubt.
We would rather wish that the sort of people who infest bureaucracies spend more time serving the consumers rather than attempting to get a well paid job infesting a bureaucracy. But then that they never do is why we want to reduce bureaucracy, isn't it?
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SPEECH – CLOSING THE GAP – PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA – WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
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I begin by acknowledging that we meet on the land of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people – land that was, is and always will be Aboriginal land.
I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging.
I recognise the many First Nations people in the galleries today.
And I acknowledge my First Nations colleagues and fellow parliamentarians:
The member for Barton, Linda Burney; senators Malarndirri McCarthy, Patrick Dodson and Jacqui Lambie; and of course, Minister Ken Wyatt.
Since 2008, I've sat in this place on this day and listened to fine speeches from Prime Ministers and Opposition Leaders alike.
And afterwards, so often, I've heard members of the press gallery say that days like today, show the Parliament at its best.
But, Mr Speaker, if this day adds up to nothing but sentiment and speeches…
… if this occasion becomes merely a ceremonial renewal of good intentions and a promise to do better next time …
… that is so far short of Parliament at its best, so far short of Australia at its best.
Because in the end it is not the Prime Minister's voice or the Opposition Leader's voice that should be heard on this day, on this issue.
It is the voice of the First Australians.
It is the voice of over 60,000 years of culture, of story, of community, of kinship.
It is the voice articulating 'the torment of our powerlessness' from the Uluru Statement that must be heard.
Over 60,000 years of love for this country, their country, our country. The continent we share.
Enshrining the Voice in our Constitution is a great and unifying mission – more than a century overdue.
But that recognition is not the end of the road. It must be the clarion bell of a change from what has been.
Enshrining the Voice to Parliament will be the work of one successful referendum.
But listening to the Voice – ensuring the Voice is heard in this House and the Senate.
… ensuring the Voice speaks in the design and delivery of policy.
… ensuring the Voice advocates the rights and interests of First Nations peoples.
That is a task for national political leadership.
The Coalition of Peaks has already spoken up – and said clearly what Government needs to do to improve services for First Nations people. The three reform priorities are:
• Formal partnerships between government and First Nations people on closing the gap;
• Growing First Nations community-controlled services;
• Improving mainstream service delivery to First Nations people.
Change begins with listening.
The Closing the Gap statement to Parliament commemorates the anniversary of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's historic Apology to the Stolen Generations on behalf of this nation.
That day – as the first item of business in this chamber as Leader of the House – remains my proudest day as a member of Parliament.
The nation came together in unity. Workplaces paused. Schools assembled. Crowds cheered. Tears were shed. And we were stronger for it.
But it was clear there was inequality and disparity that needed reconciliation.
That there were key indicators showing the disadvantage resulting from more than two centuries of dispossession, discrimination, racism and, sometimes, violent oppression.
This was an indictment upon us as a modern nation. There were many gaps but some appeared more urgent than others.
These indicators include life expectancy, child mortality, school attendance, reading and numeracy, employment, early childhood education, and the attainment of Year 12 or equivalent.
Practical measures with targets.
After 12 years it is an indictment that we aren't on track for five of these seven targets, including life expectancy, child mortality and employment.
It is an indictment that of all these targets, we are on track for only two.
The problem was not that the targets were too ambitious.
The failure to meet these targets are our failure.
These two outcomes are welcome and show progress is possible, but we can and must do better.
We speak of closing the gap.
But the truth is this isn't a gap – it is a chasm.
And it doesn't end there.
Rates of First Nations people in custody are still way too high – First Nations adults are two per cent of the population but make up 27 per cent of the prison population
Suicide – particularly among young people – is still ripping families apart.
The numbers of children being put in out-of-home care is a national shame and is a consequence of policy failure by governments.
We want to work with the Government but we do expect some urgency, passion and diligence to be brought into this space.
We cannot keep coming back here, year in, year out, wringing our hands. The new way forward has to be led by First Nations people in meaningful and mutually agreed partnerships.
That way forward has been mapped out for us in the Uluru Statement, a document of unadorned power to which Labor is fully committed.
That way forward is Voice, Truth-telling and Agreement-making.
When the Member for Hasluck was appointed Minister for Indigenous Australians, Labor welcomed it as the right decision.
Indeed, when I spoke at the Garma Festival in East Arnhem Land last year, I expressed the hope his colleagues would give him the support he needed and deserved.
I am concerned that this process may end in disappointment.
We have before us an opportunity for bipartisanship we cannot afford to miss. Our international credibility is linked to our integrity with First Nations People.
This Minister and this Prime Minister have the opportunity to do something they will be remembered for – and we will support them.
However, as Linda Burney has put it, there is a danger the Uluru Statement will end up remembered as a noble moment, but not as a turning point.
We cannot allow that to happen.
At its most basic level, the denial of a constitutionally enshrined Voice is a denial of the Australian instinct for a fair go.
Despite all the tests it is put through, the instinct for a fair go remains one of the great defining points of our national character.
The Voice is a modest request that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples be consulted about issues and policies that directly affect them.
That is what it is.
It is not a third chamber.
It is not deliberative.
It merely seeks to put a structure around what we would all regard as decency, as courtesy and as respect.
Another element is truth.
We must reflect on the truth told to us by Mabo, Wik, Timber Creek, the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, the Bringing Them Home report, and countless other inquiries.
Or the truth told by Prime Minister Paul Keating in the Redfern Speech in 1992, another powerful acknowledgment of the reality of our history.
And until we truly acknowledge our history, we are shackled to its demons.
Bit by bit, we are closing the gap between the comforting fictions of colonisation, settlement, and modernity that we have created for ourselves.
Embarking upon truth-telling hopefully will help us all towards liberation for the betterment of our Nation.
We have been moving slowly beyond our erasure of Indigenous achievement.
We are putting behind us what William Stanner called the cult of forgetfulness, the great Australian silence.
Look at what Bruce Pascoe has done with Dark Emu and our place in this land.
In this one extraordinary book, Bruce has unearthed the knowledge that we already had in our possession – but chose to bury along the way.
Ignorance feeds in darkness; Bruce has simply reminded us where the light switch is.
And with the flick of that switch, a complex mosaic of ancient nations is suddenly laid out before us in light as bright as those early European explorers first saw it and recorded it.
The Voice cannot be the end of the story but must be followed by truth-telling. And the telling of that truth must be entire.
Through it, we must come to grips with the realities of our colonial past that began with the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788.
Life could never be the same again.
Not for those watching from the shore, the latest in this continent's unbroken line of generations stretching back over so many millennia – the world's oldest continuing culture.
Not for the new arrivals, representatives of what they thought of as the Old World, sent here to a world far older.
As two worlds came together that day, a series of collisions was set in train.
And as a new society slowly and unsteadily rose to its feet, a mosaic of ancient societies was brought to its knees.
From that point, for our First Nations people it was a history shaped by brutality.
A brutality sometimes born of misunderstanding, but more often it was not.
A brutality that has echoed darkly through every generation that has followed.
Embracing the truth isn't always easy. But it is harder to remain wedded to the corrosive illusions of a history that is only part told.
The last documented massacre in Australia was the Coniston Massacre in 1928.
Its second last survivor, Mr Japanangka – dancer, singer, craftsman artist, stockman who lived for a century – only just died on January 31. May he rest in peace.
Until we have told the truth and cast aside the sort of euphemistic language that will soften a massacre into a mere incident, there can be no true reconciliation.
A country that is not reconciled is not truly whole. And until we are whole, our true potential as a nation will continue to elude us.
The liberation of truth must be followed by agreement-making, which the Uluru Statement expresses as a Makaratta Commission.
Let that great Yolngu word – makaratta – spread from East Arnhem Land and fill an entire continent.
Let everyone feel what those four syllables hold:
Conflict resolution.
Making peace after a dispute.
Justice.
The path to national treaty.
Agreements that acknowledge the pre-existing rights of a people in a land where sovereignty was never ceded.
And we have it within us to do it.
In 1993, the Native Title Act established indigenous land use agreements. These are voluntary agreements between native title groups and other parties on the use and management of land and
waters.
At present, there are 1311 Land Use Agreements that are registered by the National Native Title Tribunal and another 16 have been lodged.
All of them positive for Indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.
In 2016, Victoria began a process of devising a state-level treaty with the Aboriginal peoples of the state.
That same year, South Australia's Labor Government also began making moves towards a treaty.
The ACT has been in an agreement with the Ngunnawal people for co-management of Namadgi National Park since 1999.
When he was elected Chief Minister of the Northern Territory in 2016, Michael Gunner declared that his Government would "drive public discussions on a treaty" between the Territory and
Aboriginal peoples. He has appointed that great Australian, Mick Dodson, as Treaty Commissioner.
And Queensland took an important step forward just last weekend with the tabling of the Path to Treaty report, outlining recommendations from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
across the state.
It all brings us back to makaratta.
On top of everything else, those four syllables hold within them the hope of self-determination.
We will never close the gap until self-determination is at the heart of what we do.
It has been a great improvement to hear Governments talk about working with First Nations people not just for them.
But this must be a starting point, not the conclusion.
First Nations people and organisations under their control should be the ones setting the agenda for how services are delivered, defining the targets and taking the lead in delivering services.
The current process with the Peaks is a historic opportunity. The Government needs to make the most of it and follow it up with real investment in services – including health and housing.
I want to acknowledge the role played by the Coalition of Peaks, led by Pat Turner.
We need to listen to the concerns of First Nations people, not least about the punitive and unfair CDP program that has caused such hurt in communities across the north.
Before last year's election, Labor promised to abolish it and develop a new program with First Nations people.
A program that might have some of the same features as the old CDEP, such as proper wages and wages top up with unexpended funds being reinvested into the local communities.
A program run by local community organisations.
At Garma I called for the Government to adopt this approach and make it bipartisan. This, in my view, would be consistent with what First Nations People having been calling for.
We need to enable First Nations people to play their responsible role in their own destinies.
As we have seen among First Nations people in New Zealand, North America and Scandinavia – self-determination is at the heart of closing the gaps between indigenous and non-indigenous
citizens.
We see it here, too.
Let me mention just a few practical examples:
The Glen Centre, a leading drug and alcohol treatment facility on the Central Coast of NSW. I acknowledge Health Minister Greg Hunt's role in making this possible;
The Arnhem Land Progress Association, which employs a large proportion of Aboriginal people and creates jobs across northern Australia;
Waminda, which delivers culturally appropriate services for women and their children on the NSW South Coast;
The Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, which provides social, emotional, cultural and physical health services in Central Australia, improving the lives of Aboriginal people in the process;
The Ceduna Koonibba Aboriginal Health Service, the success of which is underlined by the fact that 40 per cent of the people who come through its doors are not Aboriginal;
The Durri Aboriginal Medical Service in Kempsey on the NSW North Coast;
And in Torres Strait, Mura Kosker Sorority is working to make families stronger and keep children safe.
Self-determination isn't just a theory.
We see it every day in the successful approaches delivered by Aboriginal community-controlled health, housing, child support, legal and family violence prevention services across the nation.
We see it in this amazing new generation of young Indigenous doctors, lawyers, managers and community developers graduating from university and fanning out across the country to serve their
We have so much potential if only we can summon the courage to take our next steps forward.
To Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples I say you have been patient – patient beyond any ordinary level of comprehension.
Your tenacity and your patience has been tested. Your generosity has been humbling
As a nation we are tantalisingly close to the cusp of something new.
Not the reinvention of Australia but the realisation of a greater one.
An Australia that draws into its heart the generosity to heal and be healed, to honour and be honoured, to find courage to begin the process of truth-telling and National Treaty-making.
An Australia that is closing every one of the gaps, every one of the chasms that divide and belittle us all.
When we consider all our achievements as a nation, we can be confident that these challenges are not beyond us.
Let us take them up and let our modern nation stand whole, proud and reconciled alongside this continent's many ancient ones.
As that great Yolngu man Galarrwuy Yunupingu put it: "At Uluru we started a fire, a fire we hope burns bright for Australia."
It is the one fire we hope will never go out.
Let us come together, as a Parliament, and stoke its flame.
I am an optimist. I believe we can get support for a Voice to Parliament.
It used to be said we would never get an Apology.
And we are all the stronger for it.
A Voice to Parliament would make our nation stronger.
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Teledentistry provides a unique way to overcome the barriers of geography to deliver long-distance treatment, clinical training, and continuing education for dentists, dental hygienists, midlevel practitioners, and advanced dental therapists at remote clinics.
In addition, teledentistry is expected to facilitate greater use of dentists and nondentist providers (such as dental hygienists or midlevel practitioners) in nontraditional settings, and is thereby likely to improve early diagnosis, triage, treatment, and referral of patients. For dental and dental hygiene schools, teledentistry allows for the evaluation of patient information (with or without the patient present), permitting interaction and feedback between educators and students, thus improving students' interprofessional and critical thinking skills.
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Erdoğan: No need for conflict with Russia, Syrian regime has to stop
by Meryem Ilayda Atlas
PRESIDENTIAL PLANE Feb 04, 2020 - 4:03 pm GMT+3
by Meryem Ilayda Atlas Feb 04, 2020 4:03 pm
Although the strategic partnerships with Russia in various fields are too vital to be overlooked, the Syrian regime attacks toward Turkish military in Idlib cannot be ignored and needs to be stopped one way or another, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday that getting into a conflict or serious dispute with Russia was unnecessary at the moment.
"We will discuss everything, but not with anger," he added while reiterating that the Syrian regime needs to be stopped. He was talking to journalists on his way back from a daylong visit to neighboring Ukraine.
The president highlighted the importance of Turkey's strategic, joint initiatives with Russia, including the nuclear power plant deal, Turk Stream Pipeline project, the S-400 deal and tourism.
"We cannot overlook these (strategic partnerships with Russia). That is why we will sit down and discuss everything (with Russia). Not in anger since it would only bring harm," Erdoğan said.
The president's comments come after a Syrian regime attack killed seven Turkish soldiers and a civilian on Sunday night.
"It (the regime attack) is a clear violation of the Sochi deal," Erdoğan said, adding that the regime will pay for its actions.
"Of course there will be a cost for such actions for the (Syrian) regime. We have already said we will do whatever necessary from now on," the president said.
Erdoğan added that at least 76 regime soldiers have been neutralized, most of which were killed, while others were wounded.
"The Russian side was also informed (about the operation), including the coordinates," he said. "Russia also knows the fact that Turkey cannot tolerate any more conflict and civilian massacres in Idlib, nor a new refugee flow."
He said the Turkish military observation points in the region were vitally important for the region thus will remain in their current locations.
In response to a question on whether or not the Turkish response in Idlib will turn into a full-scale offensive like Operation Peace Spring, Erdoğan said the current activities were the first step toward an operation in Idlib.
Located in northwestern Syria, the Idlib province has been the stronghold of the opposition and anti-government armed groups since the outbreak of the civil war in 2011.
It is currently home to some 4 million civilians, including hundreds of thousands who have been displaced in recent years by regime forces across the war-weary country.
Turkey and Russia agreed in September 2018 to turn Idlib into a de-escalation zone where acts of aggression are expressly prohibited.
The Syrian regime and its allies, however, have consistently broken the terms of the cease-fire, launching frequent attacks inside the zone, killing at least 1,300 civilians since the agreement.
In a fresh move, Turkey announced Jan. 10 that a new cease-fire in Idlib would start just after midnight on Jan. 12. However, the regime and Iran-backed terrorist groups continued their ground attacks.
According to the president, the Syrian regime is trying to gain an advantage in the region by forcing civilians to flee toward the Turkish border.
25,000 briquette houses on the way
He said to stem the refugee flow, Turkey is building briquette houses for displaced civilians 30-40 kilometers from the Turkish border.
"It is not possible to solve this crisis with tent cities," he said, referring to the harsh winter conditions. He added that he has also informed German Chancellor Angela Merkel about the situation and with Germany's support, they are planning to build 25,000 briquette houses initially.
He called on the international community to assume more responsibility in Idlib. "It is not enough to appreciate Turkey's efforts. We need concrete steps."
The president said the international community, especially the European states and the U.S., have been constantly asking for information on Idlib while refusing to offer concrete support on the matter.
"They have yet to keep the promise made back in 2016," Erdoğan said, referring to the refugee deal with the EU according to which the union was supposed to provide 6 billion euros ($6.62 billion) to Turkey in return for the country keeping the refugees within its borders.
"They did not even pay the first 3 billion," said Erdoğan, adding that when EU heads are reminded of the matter, they respond that they are "working on it."
He added that when it comes to these matters, the EU and U.S. are not much different from one another.
Turkey backs Libya's rightful side
As far as the crisis in Libya is concerned, Erdoğan said Turkey backs Fayez al-Sarraj, the chairman of the Presidential Council of the U.N.-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA).
"We believe we are on the rightful side in Libya," the president said. "The recent developments show that the wind is changing in favor of Turkey and al-Sarraj."
Criticizing Western powers like France for supporting the putschist Gen. Khalifa Haftar despite recognizing the GNA as the legitimate power in Libya, Erdoğan said Turkey finds this attitude of the West concerning.
He added that Turkey is closely following the latest military commission meetings between the two parties in Geneva.
"However, unfortunately, these (Haftar's forces) do not act sincerely," the president said, adding that he does not trust Haftar at all, despite the ongoing process and involvement of the U.N. to the issue.
The talks bring together five senior military officers from Haftar's so-called Libyan National Army and five representatives aligned with the internationally recognized GNA in Tripoli.
Fighting has continued on the ground despite a call for a truce by Turkey and Russia starting on Jan. 12 and an international summit on Libya in Berlin on Jan. 19 aimed at reducing international interference.
Haftar has received material support from countries including the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan and Russia, U.N. experts and diplomats say, while the GNA is backed by Turkey.
Ankara welcomes Palestinians'determination
About the recent developments in the Palestinian-Israeli crisis, Erdoğan said he is pleased to see that Palestinian authorities, including Mahmud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, are all determined to not hand over Jerusalem in the face of attempts from both the U.S. and Israel to annex the holy city.
"As far as the Jerusalem crisis is concerned, we will do whatever falls under our responsibility," the president said. "Most Western and European states also welcome Turkey's stance on the issue," he added.
Trump last Tuesday unveiled the long-awaited peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, although it had already been soundly rejected by the Palestinians.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined Trump at the White House for the announcement, with no Palestinian officials present. In a news conference, Trump said that Jerusalem would remain Israel's "undivided capital."
Annexation of Crimea rejected
On the condition of Crimea and Crimean Tatars, Erdoğan said Turkey's stance on the matter is clear: it does not recognize the annexation of Crimea.
"We do not recognize the annexation of Crimea. We are ready to do anything for our Crimean brothers," he said.
He added that the Ukrainian president was also clear on the issue and wanted to be informed on Turkey's perspective on the matter.
"(President) Volodymyr Zelensky even offered to establish a joint shelter project for Crimean people. We have welcomed the offer, and a 500 building project is on the way."
"We put a high value on the territorial integrity, political unity and stability of Ukraine and informed our Russian counterparts accordingly," he added.
Crimean Tatars are a Muslim community indigenous to the Black Sea peninsula. Most Crimean Tatars opposed Moscow's annexation of the peninsula in 2014 and subsequently Russian authorities have cracked down on the community, banning their assembly and television channel as well as detaining and jailing dozens of activists.
Meryem İlayda Atlas is Editorial Coordinator of Daily Sabah. She is board member of TRT, the national public broadcaster of Turkey. Atlas also serves as a visiting scholar at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University.
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Good morning! For those who still haven't bought a ticket, hurry up!
The box office of the Barrymore Theatre, located at 243 W. 47th Street, opens for business October 29 at 10 AM for the Sydney Theatre Company production of The Present, which will mark the Broadway debut of Oscar winner Cate Blanchett.
Tickets are also available by calling (212) 239-6200 or by visiting Telecharge.com.
Andrew Upton's new adaptation of Anton Chekhov's first play, Platonov, will star Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh under the direction of John Crowley. Previews are scheduled to begin December 17 prior to an official opening January 8, 2017, at the Barrymore. The limited engagement will continue through March 19.
The Sydney Theatre Company Australian cast includes Blanchett (Anna) and Roxburgh (Mikhail) with Anna Bamford (Maria), Andrew Buchanan (Osip), David Downer (Yegor), Eamon Farren (Kirrill), Martin Jacobs (Alexei), Brandon McClelland (Dimitri), Jacqueline McKenzie (Sophia), Marshall Napier (Ivan), Susan Prior (Sasha), Chris Ryan (Sergei), and Toby Schmitz (Nikolai).
The production will have set and costume design by Alice Babidge with lighting design by Nick Schlieper, and sound design and music by composer Stefan Gregory.
The Present is produced on Broadway by Stuart Thompson and Sydney Theatre Company.


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Galeus longirostris  — малоизученный вид рода пилохвостов, семейства кошачьих акул (Scyliorhinidae). Обитает в северо-западной части Тихого океана. Максимальный размер 80 см.

Таксономия
Первый известный образец был пойман донным ярусом у острова Огасавара в 1983 году. Новый вид был описан Хироюки Татикавой и Тору Таниути в 1987 году в выпуске японского ихтиологического журнала. Видовой эпитет  происходит от слов , что означает «длинный», и  — «морда». Голотип представляет собой самку длиной 68 см, пойманную у берегов Амами Осима. Этот вид наиболее близок .

Ареал и среда обитания
 обитают у берегов южной Японии, у островов Амами Осима, Огасавара и Идзу. Этот глубоководный вид населяет верхнюю часть материкового склона на глубине 350—550 м.

Описание
Galeus longirostris — один из самых крупных представителей рода пилохвостов. Максимальная длина составляет 80 см. У этой акулы плотное тело и приплюснутая голова. Морда удлинённая с закруглённым кончиком. Овальные глаза вытянуты по горизонтали, они оснащены рудиментарным третьим веком, позади глаз имеются крошечные дыхальца. Под глазами расположены небольшие выступы. Ноздри разделены треугольными кожными складками. Рот широкий и изогнутый в виде арки, по углам расположены довольно длинные борозды. На каждой челюсти имеются по 60—70 зубных рядов. Каждый зуб оснащен центральным острыми 3—6 латеральными маленькими зубцами. Пять пар коротких жаберных щелей. Пятая жаберная щель расположена на уровне грудных плавников.

Спинные плавники имеют почти треугольную форму с тупой вершиной. Основание первого спинного плавника находится над второй половиной основания брюшных плавников. Второй спинной плавник по форме схож с первым, но немного меньшего размера. Его основание находится над серединой основания анального плавника. Грудные плавники большие и широкие, с закруглёнными концами. Брюшные плавники среднего размера. У самцов имеются очень длинные птеригоподии, которые достают до основания анального плавника, на их внутренней поверхности расположен участок с крючками. Основание анального плавника составляет 11—13 % от общей длины тела и равно расстоянию между анальным и брюшными плавниками. Хвостовой стебель сжат по бокам. Хвостовой плавник низкий, с маленькой нижней лопастью и вентральной выемкой возле кончика верхней лопасти. Тело покрыто мелкими, перекрывающими друг друга плакоидными чешуйками, каждая из которых несёт горизонтальный хребет и три маргинальных зубчика. На передней части дорсального края хвостового плавника имеется характерный пилообразный гребень, сформированный крупными чешуйками. Окрас тёмно-серого цвета, брюхо светлое. Свободные концы спинных и грудных плавников имеют белую окантовку, рудные и анальный плавники темнее общего окраса. Внутренняя поверхность рта окрашена в светло-серый цвет. У молодых акул под спинными плавниками и на хвосте имеются бледные пятна седловидной формы. У акул, обитающих у берегов острова Амами Осима под грудными плавниками есть бледные сероватые пятна.

Биология и экология
Самцы и самки достигают половой зрелости при длине 66—71 см и 68—78 см соответственно.

Взаимодействие с человеком
В качестве прилова  попадают в сети при донном тралении.

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Животные по алфавиту
Кошачьи акулы
Животные, описанные в 1904 году
Рыбы Тихого океана

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European court rules in favor of IRA leaders in case of fatal beating by police
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg has ruled that the UK's repeated failure to investigate ...
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The European court of human rights, in Strasbourg, found British police to have breached the right to life of two IRA members AFP/Getty
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg has ruled that the UK's repeated failure to investigate the army killing of two IRA leaders and the allegedly fatal police beating of a Northern Ireland man amounted to a breach of human rights.
According to the Guardian the decisions are highly critical of the UK's failure to carry out full inquiries into the high-profile deaths during the Troubles.
Martin McCaughey and Desmond Drew, both prominent IRA members, were shot dead by the SAS near Loughgall, County Armagh, in October 1990.
The building they were shot in had been under surveillance by Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers because it was a suspected arms dump. When shot the two IRA men had reportedly been carrying AK-47 rifles but they had not opened fire. Their deaths reinforced allegations at the time that the authorities were operating a shoot-to-kill policy.
In their judgment, the Strasbourg judges claimed there had been 'inordinately long periods of inactivity during which some disclosure was made' by the police, much of which was 'later shown to have been inadequate.'
The judgment added: 'These delays cannot be regarded as compatible with the state's obligation under article 2 (the right to life) to ensure the effectiveness of investigations into suspicious deaths.'
The other Northern Ireland case, which attracted similar criticism from the judges, related to the death of John Hemsworth in Belfast. Hemsworth had been walking home in July 1997 when he was passed by a group of people being chased by RUC officers. Hemsworth was reportedly hit in the face by a truncheon and kicked on the ground by officers. He suffered a fractured jawbone. Thereafter his health deteriorated and he subsequently died of a brain haemorrhage.
The judges in Strasbourg said long delays in the investigation into Hemsworth's death amounted to a breach of his right to life 'by reason of excessive investigative delay.'
Drew and McCaughey's families also reportedly complained that the killings of their family members were a breach of their right to life, but the court said these claims were inadmissible on the grounds that they were 'premature,' because of the domestic remedies having not yet been exhausted in the UK courts.
In a concurring opinion, Paul Mahoney, the British judge at the court, acknowledged that describing a legal claim issued more than two decades after the killings as 'premature' might seem unusual.
'It may doubtless appear somewhat anomalous that, 23 years after the deaths of the applicants' relatives, the applicants' substantive complaints and most of their procedural complaints under the European convention's right-to-life clause can be legally characterised as 'premature'," he said.
'However, the position is so precisely because the innumerable and excessive delays in the inquest proceedings prevented the investigative process from beginning promptly and from being carried out with reasonable expedition.'
The judgments condemned the UK government's failure to investigate large numbers of sensitive killings from the Troubles.
'The fact that it was necessary to postpone the inquest so frequently and for such long periods pending clarifying litigation demonstrates that the inquest process itself was not structurally capable at the relevant time of providing the applicants with access to an effective investigation which would commence promptly and be conducted with due expedition,' the judges said.
Hemsworth's family was awarded $26,000 in compensation. The McCaughey and Drew families will receive $18,000 and $14,000 respectively.
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The mountain view suite was superb, it was comfortable, had great views and very private. It was like having our own private thatched villa.
Excellent as always. Magical spot and good walking trail amongst the boulders and great sundowner viewpoint.
Spectacular site and great food.
But did not deal very well with a relatively minor issue (bird in room, change of bed sheets needed).
Rooms badly need mosquito nets . Lots of bites.
This place is special. We had "The Suite" for one night while travelling through Damaraland. The suite looks over the valley below and is absolutely private. There is an outside bath and shower as well as an inside bathroom. The view from the huge bed is stunning as is the view from the lounge and deck area.
The meals were excellent as were all the staff here.
We went on the afternoon drive the Burnt Mountain and the stone etching which was very good. We did not have time to do the morning excursion to see the Desert Elephants which was disappointing.
There was not a thing that I could say was bad or needed improving here.
Absolutely lovely. Would happily return.
What a fantastic place, but then guess the price reflects this. The staff are well trained, although not in your face. Our room was probably in the best position out of them all and we had our own private sundowner every night, our only visitors being the rock hyrax and a little mouse that shared the room with us, but then we were in the middle of Africa and it was no problem.
We stayed 2 nights, the first day we just chose to enjoy the surroundings and the second day we opted for the early morning nature drive, the mission to find the desert elephants, which we did and was well worth the somewhat chilly air experienced in the open Safari vehicle wrapped in blankets. Next stop our driver/guide took us into Damaraland for a coffee stop. This was such a breathtaking experience and you would never know this landscape existed from the road. Coffee and biscuits over with we returned to the lodge happy travellers.
The food was well above African cussine, although they do serve quite a lot of game which we always opted for something else. Whilst there my wife discovered a new drink......there welcome drink with a shot of vodka, topped up with ice, cool and refreshing and very moreish!
A canvas walled, thatched roof lodge in dramatic rocky environment. Some confusion here as we could see signs to superior rooms yet not in the direction our room was in. Only the next day did we conclude that Superior room and superior view room was different. We had the latter and at least they did reflect the title. sitting on cushions on one of the large rocks watching the sunset drinking g&t was one of the highlights here.
On the second day we were up early in search of Desert adapted elephants and almost immediately found a small herd with a few youngsters among them. We were able to get up close for an hour and a half or so until they disappeared of into the boulders where we could not follow. there was a mouse in the room gnawing its way into the milk cartons when we got back - it scuttled off and we didn't see it again. Our companions had a similar problem, didn't see it but it got into their bags and chewed a few things - there's a lesson, zip up bags when not in the rooms.
Beautiful lodge in fabulous location.
We drove along the Salt Road to Torra Bay to get here - it is absolutely fine to drive. Saw some shipwrecks along the way!
Went to see the rock engravings at Twelfelfontein - fascinating and well worth a visit.
I almost dropped to my knees to thank the universe (and Sabina) for booking me into a chalet with aircon. Ah, it was so wicked hot I would not have lasted a day in a regular chalet. The mini-suite was a difficult and the key point in the whole booking process b/c by myself I truly did not need a mini-suite but the aircon was all worth it.
Wonderful chalet with the outdoor toilet - I loved it. The only issue I had was the heat stuck in the little ante room as we enter the main door. Since the aircon was busy cooling the large room with the bed there was not much left for the TV room.
Most spectacular natural surroundings, the view from the lookout, the rock pool, everything was perfect excep the big Indian group that was noisy. Luckily the left the next morning. Ah, I also have to mention I appreciated the pick up in a truck with aircon. I think additional activity possibilities, like the Damara Living Museum, the petrified forest, etc could be better promoted by staff.


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Twitter's third CFO in two years could take it in a new direction
Predator or prey?
Image: Reuters/Dado Ruvic
Twitter is about to get its third CFO in a bit less than two years. It had a former consultant, swapped him out for an accountant, and is now going try its luck with a banker. Twitter announced today that its current CFO, Mike Gupta—a certified accountant who worked as an auditor at KPMG and in finance roles at Yahoo and Zynga—will lead "strategic investments" at the firm, freeing up the finance post for Anthony Noto after only a year and a half in the role.
Noto, a former Goldman Sachs dealmaker, is no stranger to Twitter. He was the lead banker on Twitter's blockbuster IPO in November last year, when shares jumped by more than 70% on their first day of trading. It hasn't been such a smooth ride since then, with the company's share price down by more than 30% so far this year. Stiff competition, sluggish user growth, and worries about profitability are behind the slide, as well as the recent management reshuffle.
The finance role at the social media company is starting to resemble a poisoned chalice, albeit a gilded one—Gupta made $25 million last year, and incoming finance chief Anthony Noto will receive stock and options worth more than $80 million. But with the euphoria of the IPO long past, the hard reality of showing progress from quarter to quarter has set in. What sort of company does Twitter want to be? The CFO merry-go-round provides some clues.
Called to account
Noto has some CFO experience, as finance chief of the National Football League for nearly three years between stints at Goldman. It was a high-profile job, to be sure, but it's also worth noting that the NFL is technically a non-profit organization. The daily grind of running the finance function at a prominent listed company like Twitter is a different sort of proposition. Former bankers who become corporate CFOs have a mixed record, as one headhunter told me:
Investment bankers who have sold to CFOs, treasurers and other executives all think they can be CFOs. They'll call me and say so. They are very smart, but it's presumptuous because they don't have the operational experience.
Another job of the CFO is sweet-talking investors. Noto was able to get them on board for Twitter's well-received IPO. But Gupta was no slouch in that department either, winning plaudits as the "architect" of the listing (paywall). So it's not as if Twitter is upgrading to a CFO with markedly better powers of persuasion. And no amount of Goldman-honed smooth talking can distract investors from the worrying trends in Twitter's financial statements.
But in addition to their investor-relations acumen, the thing that bankers-turned-CFOs bring to a company is deal experience. This is a particularly intriguing subplot to Noto's appointment. Twitter is already an acquisitive company, but putting a former banker in charge of the checkbook could signal more deals in the future. And Gupta's "strategic investments" job is one that didn't exist before.


According to new details, Microsoft has inked a two-year, $480 million deal with the United Statesmilitary. This deal allows the U.S. military to equip soldiers with Microsoft's augmented reality Hololens technology.
Another description describes that the Hololens will primarily be used as a training tool for soldiers by allowing them to engage in "25 bloodless battles before the first battle." Essentially, the U.S. military is using augmented reality and virtual reality technology as a way practice scenarios and procedures before actually engaging in the war zone. Interestingly, the military is already engaged in this type of activity because the technology is used by army physicians to practice procedures in the virtual war zones before stepping foot into the real scenario.
What's even more interesting is Microsoft's engagement with weaponizing consumer technology. Previously and even currently, there's been hot debates about the use of artificial technology (and others) in war zone scenarios. Earlier this year, Google pulled out of Project Maven with the military due to backlash from employees and consumer groups alike. Project maven is a military A.I. program that was based on autonomous drones. The search engine giant pulled out after receiving signatures of protest from more than 4,000 employees.


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Home >> Cultivars >> Peony Registry >> George Hollis
George Hollis
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Pure white, large, high, round and full. Received Honorable Mention 1907. Only four plants. $25.00. (Catalogue of 1907.) Cornell Bulletin 306, p. 141. Symposium 1919; one vote, 6. "Very late, large, good." (Homer Reed.) Sold by: 10, 14, 16, 22, 49. Grown by: 18, 20, 23, 28, 32, 35, 38, 42, 44, 46, 47. Mr. A. L. Kelly writes calling attention to a discrepancy between Hollis' description and that of the Cornell Bulletin. The Bulletin gives "color (total effect) pale rose pink; guards lilac white flecked with crimson; collar same as guards; centre pale rose pink." Mr. Kelly writes further, "I understand that the variety that Hollis sent to Van Wert under this name is white, and agrees with his description." Mr. Homer Reed notes "Cornell Bulletin description seems correct," but does not give the color. It is possible that the Cornell description was made from a flower that had not been exposed to sunlight, and that the blooms soon fade to white. It would be worth while to have further information on this.
Reference: 1920-B010:23


Before relocating to North Carolina for graduate school this past summer, I lived for eight years in New York City. The city offered some of the world's finest food and culture—four-star meals at Daniel, La Traviata at the Metropolitan Opera House—but the one thing not readily accessible was natural beauty, though I tried hard to seek it out. My go-to spot was a small, nondescript bench at the peak of Fort Tryon Park, one of Manhattan's highest points, where I could see the Hudson River laid plain. But as anybody in New York can tell you, nothing in the Big Apple comes easy, and enjoying the view was no exception. There were all manner of distractions to contend with: the endless noise of buses and trucks rumbling along the Henry Hudson Parkway a hundred feet below, the bleating of car horns, the smog roiling up from factory furnaces on the other side of the river bank. And yet if I sat there long enough, eventually the world would grow quiet, and I'd notice the elm tree branches overhead perfectly framing my view of the river.
"The Blue Tree" by Rick Bass in Lookout's recent anthology Astoria to Zion: Twenty-Six Stories of Risk and Abandon asks how we hold just such a moment. In it, the main character, Wilson, struggles in nature as much as he enjoys it, and grapples with the impermanence of youth. The story begins with him, his wife, Belinda, and their two daughters, arriving at their cabin in the woods the day before Christmas Eve. Tradition dictates that Wilson cut their tree that night; he wants everything—as in years past—in place for a restful Christmas Eve. Against Belinda's better judgment, Wilson packs his daughters in the Subaru and heads north in the falling snow, deeper into the forest, where the best trees can be found. They get stuck, of course, just as his wife had predicted.
Wilson digs out the area behind each wheel. He climbs into the driver's seat and presses the gas pedal, but his attempts only make matters worse. "The car has become an ice-making machine, a perfect arrangement of temperature, humidity, dew point, and snow depth … and Wilson realizes, with an unpleasant jolt, that they're screwed." As Wilson and his daughters begin the three-mile trek back to the cabin, his girls take sides in an impending argument. The eldest, Stephanie, rolls her eyes at her father's stupidity; the younger, Lucy, defends his actions.
To enjoy the story its entirety, read "The Blue Tree" in Astoria to Zion: Twenty-Six Stories of Risk and Abandon from Ecotone's First Decade.


Trustee Aliaga is serving his second term as Trustee. He has been a resident of Independence Township since 2000. Jose is a member of Mt. Zion Church and the Clarkston Area Optimist Club.
Since emigrating from Peru 17 years ago, Trustee Aliaga has become a U.S. Citizen, and has earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and a Master's Degree in Social Sciences with a concentration in History from the University of Michigan. Trustee Aliaga currently works for the State of Michigan in the Department of Health and Human Services and previously taught Spanish at Frankel Jewish Academy.
Elected to the Township Board in November 2016, Trustee Loughrin is serving her first term as Trustee. Trustee Loughrin represents the Township on the South East Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) and the Clarkston Mill Pond Improvement Board. She also serves on the State Committee for the International Council of Shopping Centers as Co-Chair of the Public, Private Partnership Committee and is a member of the Government Relations Committee. Trustee Loughrin is a member of L. Brooks Patterson's Economic Development Committee Business Roundtable.
Trustee Loughrin holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science from Northern Michigan University and is an Alumnus of the Urban Land Institute Larson Center for Leadership. She has an extensive real estate and business development background and is currently Assistant Vice President / Land Use Consultant at CORE Partners.
Rachel, her husband Tim and their two children are newer residents of Independence Township and attend St. Daniel's Catholic Church.
Trustee Ritchie and his family have resided in the Township since 1997. He has four children and eight grandchildren that all live in the area.
Although this is Trustee Ritchie's second term as Trustee, he previously served on the Planning Commission since 2008. At this time, Trustee Ritchie serves as the Township Board's Planning Commission liaison. He also chairs the Township's Investment Advisory Committee, is member of the Audit Advisory Committee, the Election Commission, the Non-Union Employee Benefit Advisory Committee, the Safety Path Advisory Committee, and he represents the Township on the Van Norman Lake Improvement Board.
Trustee Ritchie worked for more than 30 years at Terry Machine Company, an automotive manufacturing company located on Dixie Highway in Waterford Township. He completed his career at Terry as the President and Managing Partner of the company. Trustee Ritchie is now employed as an Account Manager with KAMAX LP, a fastener manufacturer located in Troy, Michigan.
Trustee Tedder, together with his wife Nancy and three children, has lived in Independence Township since 2005. He has proudly called the greater Clarkston area home for more than four decades and is a 1987 graduate of Clarkston High School.
Prior to serving on the Township Board, Trustee Tedder served two terms as State Representative to the 43rd District, which includes Independence Township. Prior to serving in the Michigan Legislature, Trustee Tedder was a social studies teacher and an administrator for Clarkston Community Schools. He has also been active in the business community as the owner of Jim Tedder Productions for more than thirty years.
Trustee Tedder has enjoyed many years of service to the community through affiliation with various local organizations, including the Clarkston Rotary Club and Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce. He has also served as a youth mentor through Clarkston Area Youth Assistance, Cubmaster to a local Cub Scouts pack and as a Clarkston youth and middle school wrestling coach. He has been honored to receive many community, school, and legislative awards in acknowledgment of his various areas of service.
Trustee Tedder graduated from Central Michigan University with a B.A.A., Bachelor of Applied Arts degree, double majoring in Political Science and Broadcast and Cinematic Arts. He also holds the degrees of M.B.A., Master of Business Administration, and Ed.S., Education Specialist in Leadership, both from Oakland University.


While at VMworld 2012 in San Francisco and walking around the expo floor, something familiar was taking place.
Sure, there were the vendors trying to outdo themselves with give away, magicians and other techniques to draw you into their booths or show areas.
What I also saw and heard were plenty of sales and marketing pitches that seemed more focus on selling and closing a demo, vs. selling the company or product, let alone trying to show a reason for wanting to learn more about the company.
Granted, for some people a good demo is all that is needed to become comfortable with the company or products.
On the other hand, it is nice to have a quick conversation to set up a follow-up to learn more and dig deeper.
What I find interesting is how many organizations are more focused on trying to close on the demo than to spend a minute or two in a quick conversation that could go a lot further. This can be a challenge when somebody asks me about a company or product and my impressions of it. For example, if a vendor is to focused on selling and closing on the GUI demo, when asked I sometimes after to say that company xyz has a great demo, beyond that not much else to recommend at this time. Now if the goal of the company is to sell the demo, then that is what they should be closing on.
On the other hand, if the goal of the company is to sell and close on products, then the demo is just one of many means to the goal as opposed to a singular focus.
Is it just the booth or show crews who are under instructions from the marketing or event staffs who are supposed to be focused? Nope, sales and marketing types, engineers or technical types and even CEOs. In fact, at VMworld I meet a few CEOs or other CxOs who were focused on either closing on their demos, or simply using the demo as an excuse to handoff and be able to go talk to somebody else. Funny thing is that some of those same CxO types complain directly or via their surrogates when they do not get the coverage they wanted or expected for their product, service or company.
Having spent more years than I care to remember at shows and conference events, both as a customer attendee, as a vendor exhibitor, and as an analyst, consult, lets keep in focus the value of time at events. This means realizing that shows or conferences typically mean speed dating or very short windows of opportunities to interact, for both the exhibitors and attendees.
Thus, make the best use of available time. If you are the attendee, tell the exhibitor what you are interested in or need to learn more about. Likewise if you are the exhibitor, do some basic triage and quickly determine what the attendee is looking for, whom they need to talk to, or follow-up with.
This prompts the question(s) of do you make product and services decisions based off G2 (intelligence, information, insight, awareness) or GQ (looks, packaging appeal, style, trendy and hip, how it demos or shows)?
Are you buying a product, service or technology based on likability, popularity, cost, peer pressure, or something else?
Do you buy because of the demo or of its functionality?
Do you buy because of cost or price, or business benefit?
Do you buy because of a vendor, partner or sales person, or because of it?
Do you place more emphasis on looks, appearance or GQ factor including packaging, presentation, images and style?
Alternatively, do you place emphasis on G2 including insight, intelligence, knowledge, comfort and understanding of solution?
As with many things, my assumption that the answer to the above questions is it depends.


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Rehs Galleries, Inc., New York, Acquires Rare Christmas Painting from Arthur John Elsley
Arthur John Elsley (1860-1952): The Singing Lesson. Image courtesy of: Rehs Galleries, Inc., New York
Rehs Galleries Inc., New York's premier gallery specializing in 19th- and 20th-century works of art, has recently acquired The Singing Lesson, a rare Christmas-themed painting by Arthur John Elsley(1860-1952) one of England's finest late 19th-century genre artists.
By the age of fourteen, Elsley enrolled in South Kensington School of Art, known today as the Royal College of Art. In 1876, he entered the Royal Academy Schools, studying under Frederick Pickersgill (Keeper of the Royal Academy), Edward Armitage, John Marshal, and Henry Bowler. Two years later, he presented his first work at London'sRoyal Academy, A Portrait of An Old Pony.
During the 1880s, Elsley met Frederick Morgan(1847-1927), one of England's most popular genre artists, and in 1889 they began sharing a studio. The two collaborated on many works, including Ruff Play, the only known painting to include both signatures; Rehs Galleries sold Ruff Play in 1987.
In 1894, Charles Burton Barber (1845-1894), considered the most important genre and animal artist of the period, passed away. Elsley succeeded him as the foremost exponent of paintings depicting children and pets. By the turn of the century, Elsley and Morgan became permanently estranged when Morgan accused him of stealing one of his ideas; it was also the point when Elsley became more adventurous, creating multi-figured works. The Singing Lesson, painted in 1909, is an outstanding example from this more creative time, considered the height of the artist's career.
Here, the artist has captured two of his popular adolescent models in the interior of a home with what appears to be a Scarlet Macaw. The girls are attempting to teach their pet, perched on a wooden stand, to sing A Christmas Carol, just in time for the upcoming holiday season. Other than a glimpse of the wintery snow-filled landscape seen through the window, the artist focuses your attention on the interaction between the young ladies and their colorful exotic student.
Arthur Elsley exhibited at many important exhibition halls throughout his career, including 52 works at the Royal Academy, London. His art became so popular that many were made into prints and sold to a worldwide audience. Companies like Thomas D. Murphy Co., Sunlight Soup, Old Calabar Dog & Puppy Biscuits, Brooks Sewing Cotton, and Peek, Frean & Co. used them for calendars, advertising, show cards, as well as books and magazine covers. In fact, in 1910, The Union Pacific Tea Co. used an image of The Singing Lesson in one of their promotional advertisements.
For more information, visit https://www.rehs.com, or call Howard Rehs at (212) 355-5710
About Rehs Galleries, Inc.
Rehs Galleries Inc. is, along with its principals, considered one of the world's leading dealers of 19th and early 20th-century European paintings and is currently involved in the catalogue raisonné research projects for Daniel Ridgway Knight, Julien Dupré, Emile Munier, and Antoine Blanchard. Howard Rehs, a past president of the Fine Art Dealers Association, is currently on the Board of the Antiques Council, and has been a member of the Internal Revenue Service's Art Advisory Panel since 2008.
Arthur John Elsley (1860-1952): The Singing Lesson (framed). Image courtesy of: Rehs Galleries, Inc., New York
SOURCE Rehs Galleries, Inc., New York; PRNewswire
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"Cooked chicken is microwaved with tomatoes, onions, lima beans, corn and okra in this quick and easy stew perfect for leftovers."
In a large, microwave safe bowl, combine chicken, water, pepper and salt. Microwave on high 15 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, onions, limas, corn, okra and bay leaf. Microwave 7 minutes. Remove bay leaf and microwave 15 minutes more, stirring occasionally, until tender.
I liked the quickness of this recipe which can be pulled together with leftovers as well as adding canned goods to it. Definitely season to taste, which I like to do to meet dietary needs.
I decided to try this in the slow cooker, and it turned out great. The only frozen okra I could find was breaded, but that even worked out to thicken the stew! I'll definitely do this one again.