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Women's Hockey: Davis, Terriers look to bounce back at Providence
by Patrick Donnelly
By: Patrick Donnelly
The No. 10 Boston University Terriers (5-3-1, 2-3-1 WHEA) will travel to Providence College this Saturday as they get set to take on the Friars (4-4-2, 2-2-0 WHEA) in a matinee matchup.
The Terriers are coming off a sweep at the hands of No. 4 Northeastern last weekend as two strong efforts from Corinne Schroeder were not enough to lift her team over the hump. Freshman Julia Nearis notched the only goal of the weekend for BU.
"You try to take the positives out of there . . . there were times where we lost our way, though," head coach Brian Durocher said.
Redshirt senior captain Sammy Davis took the team-lead in points on Friday as she picked up an assist on Nearis' goal. Although last weekend was frustrating for the Terriers, Davis knows the team cannot afford to dwell on the past.
"We'e trying not to focus on what happened last weekend and we're just focusing on our game this weekend against Providence," Davis said.
Providence will prove to be a tougher test that the team's record may suggest as the Friars took down Northeastern 1-0 two weeks ago and took the final meeting with BU last season–the Terriers took the season series 2-1-0.
"They did beat Northeastern, so we're just looking forward and working as a team," Davis continued. "They're a fast team and they're well-coached, so I think it's going to be a battle out there. No team in Hockey East is going to be an easy game."
Practices have been high-tempo this week as the team looks to take a step in the right direction this weekend, and as one of the Terriers wearing a 'C' on her sweater, Davis has liked what she's seen: "A lot of girls are coming back, so the compete on the ice has been great during practice."
Davis has been off to quite the start this season with four goals and five assists for nine points through the team's first nine games of the year, getting it done without her partner in crime, Jesse Compher, who has yet to suit up in game action this season due to a lingering lower-body injury.
"I think with our team and our culture–sticking together and working hard–you really can't do it without your linemates," the Pembroke, Mass. native noted. "I talked about it a lot last year but I'm really just trying to have fun with it this year and enjoy the girls."
Durocher knows what he is getting from Davis each game as she is one of the Terriers who sets the example for the rest of the team.
"I think you know you're going to get the consistent effort from her and you're going to get the strength, and power with the puck that she demonstrates," Durocher said. "She's had multiple games where she's had seven, eight, nine, or maybe even double-digit shots, so that goes to show she's getting the opportunities."
"They may be opportunities where she has people draped on her or may not have the good fortune of having people double-teaming or shadowing [Compher], but we've been getting the consistency that we ask for on Sammy's end."
Although Davis has taken the reigns on the offensive side of the puck, plenty of Terriers have stepped up in terms of depth-production in recent weeks, most notably Nearis and sophomore Kaleigh Donnelly.
"It's definitely helpful when the younger girls step up and produce because you look at the top teams in the nation and everyone is on the scoresheet and getting points," Davis noted. "So it's definitely good that everyone is really starting to help contribute to the team's success on the scoresheet."
Schroeder is expected to get the start in net for the Terriers. One of the best in the nation, the junior was named Hockey East Goaltender of the Month for October. Coming into this matchup, Schroeder's 1.43 goals-against average ranks tenth in the nation while her .949 save percentage checks in at fifth in Division I. Schroeder is expected to get the call in net for Saturday's contest, according to Durocher.
The Friars have had some inconsistency in net this season, but Durocher knows the team will still have its hands full with the likes of Maureen Murphy, who has 11 points in ten games this season, good enough for tied-ninth in Hockey East.
"Their d-core and forwards are real solid and experienced, and Murphy is one of the better players in the league," the Terrier bench boss said. "So, we're gonna have to be on our game and realize they're going to bring out a real good team."
One of the stories to watch as we get closer to Saturday is the status of Compher. The junior forward was an All-American last season after leading Hockey East, and the team in points.
"Jesse's been at practice, and I think a lot has to do with how everything takes at the doctors with people making their final decisions," Durocher noted about his star center. "There is a chance that she may play on Saturday and/or very, very soon."
"A lot of it is how the medical stuff rebounds after practice and it's been a situation where they look every single day pretty much from late last week through this week, and if there aren't any setbacks so I think there is a chance you may see her Saturday."
Puck-drop is slated for 2:00 pm at Schneider Arena. You can catch Brady Gardner and I on the call for WTBU Sports.
Check out my photo gallery from Thursday's practice below!
Posted in Women's Ice Hockey
Author: Patrick Donnelly
Patrick is a junior majoring in journalism and minoring in public relations at Boston University's College of Communication. Patrick is a co-director and the hockey editor at WTBU Sports. He aims to cover the NHL and the Boston Bruins for a living and to become a hockey insider. From Lynn, Massachusetts, Patrick is a graduate of Malden Catholic High School ('18) and is a huge Boston sports fan, avid golfer, and hockey fanatic. His favorite teams and athletes include, the Bruins, the New England Patriots, Tiger Woods, and Mark Scheifele. Co-host of the podcast, The Duck Boat Report, at WTBU Sports, and writer for Black 'N Gold Hockey. He writes columns on the PGA, Bruins, and NHL for WTBU Sports. Patrick is also a Francis Ouimet Scholar. Find his author page at WTBU Sports, follow him on Twitter @PatDonn12, and check out his portfolio (patrickdonnellyportfolio.wordpress.com).	View all posts by Patrick Donnelly
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Jock Sneddon, a generous Scot
May 16, 2017 January 11, 2018 Kandos History
Jock Sneddon was the type of person who always raised his hand. If there was a position to be filled, like secretary of the cement works bowling club, he found pen and paper. If there was a task to be done, like planting trees around the perimeter of the Community centre, he took up a shovel. So it shouldn't surprise us that when exhibition golfer Billy Bolger wanted someone to volunteer for a trick shot at Henbury, Jock offered a hand. Bolger teed off it, to the amazement of the crowd. 'You were lucky,' said fellow exhibition golfer Sam Richardson. 'Bolger missed your hand by a hair-breadth!'
As you probably guessed, Jock aka Jack aka John Sneddon, was a Scot. He migrated to Australia in his early twenties, found a suitable bride, Eva Williams, fathered two children Margaret and John, and began a successful 29-year career as Under Manager of Kandos Colliery in 1921. In 1952 he sailed to Scotland for a holiday in his homeland.
Jock Sneddon didn't stop raising his hand: on the football field as referee, and on the cricket pitch, golf course and bowling green to beat the opposition. He was a committee member of Kandos Co-operative society for more than a decade; founding member and Junior Deacon of Kandos Masonic Club in 1938; collector of weekly contributions for the Kandos Olympic pool; initiator of the cement works ambulance division and committee member of Rylstone Hospital. And he was always ready to provide a solo musical item at a local fundraiser.
In case you are getting the impression life was an easy ride for Jock, he had a few knockbacks. He suffered at least two accidents in the colliery and his daughter died before him. Nevertheless, he himself couldn't have had an easier death. On Sunday 27th January 1963 Jock arrived at the bowling green where he had been a member for three decades, removed his coat, sat down, collapsed and died.
Vale Jock Sneddon, a 'fine and generous' Kandos identity.
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Q: How to give alert using Modal popup extender by clicking delete "image button" on gridview Hi im having a modal popup extender for user confirmation to delete a file in gridview. I have given delete image button on the gridview.on delete image button click in every row of gridview, the control is passed to rowcommand function based on the command name of the image button. Before the control passes to rowcommand, it has to display an alert to delete "Do you want to delete?" if yes it has pass control to delete,if no it should not delete.
Thanks in advance.
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A: You are trying to get the server side to display the confirmation dialog.  A better approach is to display this before the button posts back.
Here is an example that uses the standard Javascript confirm() dialog.
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Salmon /ˈsæmən/ is the common name for several species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. Other fish in the same family include trout, char, grayling and whitefish. Salmon are native to tributaries of the North Atlantic (genus Salmo) and Pacific Ocean (genus Oncorhynchus). Many species of salmon have been introduced into non-native environments such as the Great Lakes of North America and Patagonia in South America. Salmon are intensively farmed in many parts of the world.
The term "salmon" comes from the Latin salmo, which in turn might have originated from salire, meaning "to leap". The nine commercially important species of salmon occur in two genera. The genus Salmo contains the Atlantic salmon, found in the north Atlantic, as well as many species commonly named trout. The genus Oncorhynchus contains eight species which occur naturally only in the North Pacific. As a group, these are known as Pacific salmon. Chinook salmon have been introduced in New Zealand and Patagonia. Coho, freshwater sockeye, and Atlantic salmon have been established in Patagonia, as well.
† Both the Salmo and Oncorhynchus genera also contain a number of species referred to as trout. Within Salmo, additional minor taxa have been called salmon in English, i.e. the Adriatic salmon (Salmo obtusirostris) and Black Sea salmon (Salmo labrax). The steelhead anadromous form of the rainbow trout migrates to sea, but it is not termed "salmon".
Eosalmo driftwoodensis, the oldest known salmon in the fossil record, helps scientists figure how the different species of salmon diverged from a common ancestor. The British Columbia salmon fossil provides evidence that the divergence between Pacific and Atlantic salmon had not yet occurred 40 million years ago. Both the fossil record and analysis of mitochondrial DNA suggest the divergence occurred by 10 to 20 million years ago. This independent evidence from DNA analysis and the fossil record rejects the glacial theory of salmon divergence.
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) are also known in the United States as king salmon or blackmouth salmon, and as spring salmon in British Columbia. Chinook are the largest of all Pacific salmon, frequently exceeding 14 kg (30 lb). The name tyee is used in British Columbia to refer to Chinook over 30 pounds, and in the Columbia River watershed, especially large Chinook were once referred to as June hogs. Chinook salmon are known to range as far north as the Mackenzie River and Kugluktuk in the central Canadian arctic, and as far south as the Central California coast.
Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) are known as dog, keta, or calico salmon in some parts of the US. This species has the widest geographic range of the Pacific species: south to the Sacramento River in California in the eastern Pacific and the island of Kyūshū in the Sea of Japan in the western Pacific; north to the Mackenzie River in Canada in the east and to the Lena River in Siberia in the west.
Masu salmon or cherry salmon (Oncorhynchus masou) are found only in the western Pacific Ocean in Japan, Korea, and Russia. A land-locked subspecies known as the Taiwanese salmon or Formosan salmon (Oncorhynchus masou formosanus) is found in central Taiwan's Chi Chia Wan Stream.
Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) are also known in the US as red salmon. This lake-rearing species is found south as far as the Klamath River in California in the eastern Pacific and northern Hokkaidō island in Japan in the western Pacific and as far north as Bathurst Inlet in the Canadian Arctic in the east and the Anadyr River in Siberia in the west. Although most adult Pacific salmon feed on small fish, shrimp, and squid, sockeye feed on plankton they filter through gill rakers. Kokanee salmon are the land-locked form of sockeye salmon.
Eggs in different stages of development: In some, only a few cells grow on top of the yolk, in the lower right, the blood vessels surround the yolk, and in the upper left, the black eyes are visible, even the little lens.
Salmon fry hatching—the baby has grown around the remains of the yolk—visible are the arteries spinning around the yolk and small oil drops, also the gut, the spine, the main caudal blood vessel, the bladder, and the arcs of the gills.
Salmon eggs are laid in freshwater streams typically at high latitudes. The eggs hatch into alevin or sac fry. The fry quickly develop into parr with camouflaging vertical stripes. The parr stay for six months to three years in their natal stream before becoming smolts, which are distinguished by their bright, silvery colour with scales that are easily rubbed off. Only 10% of all salmon eggs are estimated to survive to this stage. The smolt body chemistry changes, allowing them to live in salt water. While a few species of salmon remain in fresh water throughout their life cycle, the majority are anadromous and migrate to the ocean for maturation: in these species, smolts spend a portion of their out-migration time in brackish water, where their body chemistry becomes accustomed to osmoregulation in the ocean.
The salmon spend about one to five years (depending on the species) in the open ocean, where they gradually become sexually mature. The adult salmon then return primarily to their natal streams to spawn. Atlantic salmon spend between one and four years at sea. When a fish returns after just one year's sea feeding, it is called a grilse in Canada, Britain, and Ireland. Grilse may be present at spawning, and go unnoticed by large males, releasing their own sperm on the eggs. Prior to spawning, depending on the species, salmon undergo changes. They may grow a hump, develop canine-like teeth, or develop a kype (a pronounced curvature of the jaws in male salmon). All change from the silvery blue of a fresh-run fish from the sea to a darker colour. Salmon can make amazing journeys, sometimes moving hundreds of miles upstream against strong currents and rapids to reproduce. Chinook and sockeye salmon from central Idaho, for example, travel over 1,400 km (900 mi) and climb nearly 2,100 m (7,000 ft) from the Pacific Ocean as they return to spawn. Condition tends to deteriorate the longer the fish remain in fresh water, and they then deteriorate further after they spawn, when they are known as kelts. In all species of Pacific salmon, the mature individuals die within a few days or weeks of spawning, a trait known as semelparity. Between 2 and 4% of Atlantic salmon kelts survive to spawn again, all females. However, even in those species of salmon that may survive to spawn more than once (iteroparity), postspawning mortality is quite high (perhaps as high as 40 to 50%).
To lay her roe, the female salmon uses her tail (caudal fin), to create a low-pressure zone, lifting gravel to be swept downstream, excavating a shallow depression, called a redd. The redd may sometimes contain 5,000 eggs covering 2.8 m2 (30 sq ft). The eggs usually range from orange to red. One or more males approach the female in her redd, depositing sperm, or milt, over the roe. The female then covers the eggs by disturbing the gravel at the upstream edge of the depression before moving on to make another redd. The female may make as many as seven redds before her supply of eggs is exhausted.
Each year, the fish experiences a period of rapid growth, often in summer, and one of slower growth, normally in winter. This results in ring formation around an earbone called the otolith (annuli), analogous to the growth rings visible in a tree trunk. Freshwater growth shows as densely crowded rings, sea growth as widely spaced rings; spawning is marked by significant erosion as body mass is converted into eggs and milt.
Freshwater streams and estuaries provide important habitat for many salmon species. They feed on terrestrial and aquatic insects, amphipods, and other crustaceans while young, and primarily on other fish when older. Eggs are laid in deeper water with larger gravel, and need cool water and good water flow (to supply oxygen) to the developing embryos. Mortality of salmon in the early life stages is usually high due to natural predation and human-induced changes in habitat, such as siltation, high water temperatures, low oxygen concentration, loss of stream cover, and reductions in river flow. Estuaries and their associated wetlands provide vital nursery areas for the salmon prior to their departure to the open ocean. Wetlands not only help buffer the estuary from silt and pollutants, but also provide important feeding and hiding areas.
Salmon not killed by other means show greatly accelerated deterioration (phenoptosis, or "programmed aging") at the end of their lives. Their bodies rapidly deteriorate right after they spawn as a result of the release of massive amounts of corticosteroids.
The parr lose their camouflage bars and become smolt as they become ready for the transition to the ocean.
In the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, salmon are keystone species, supporting wildlife such as birds, bears and otters. The bodies of salmon represent a transfer of nutrients from the ocean, rich in nitrogen, sulfur, carbon and phosphorus, to the forest ecosystem.
Grizzly bears function as ecosystem engineers, capturing salmon and carrying them into adjacent wooded areas. There they deposit nutrient-rich urine and feces and partially eaten carcasses. Bears are estimated to leave up to half the salmon they harvest on the forest floor, in densities that can reach 4,000 kilograms per hectare, providing as much as 24% of the total nitrogen available to the riparian woodlands. The foliage of spruce trees up to 500 m (1,600 ft) from a stream where grizzlies fish salmon have been found to contain nitrogen originating from fished salmon.
Beavers' dams are able to nurture salmon juveniles in estuarine tidal marshes where the salinity is less than 10 ppm. Beavers build small dams of generally less than 60 cm (2 ft) high in channels in the myrtle zone. These dams can be overtopped at high tide and hold water at low tide. This provides refuges for juvenile salmon so they do not have to swim into large channels where they are subject to predation.
It has been discovered that rivers which have seen a decline or disappearance of anadromous lampreys, loss of the lampreys also affects the salmon in a negative way. Like salmon, anadromous lampreys stop feeding and die after spawning, and their decomposing bodies release nutrients into the stream. Also, along with species like steelhead redds and Sacramento sucker, lampreys clean the gravel in the rivers during spawning. Their larvae, called ammocoetes, are filter feeders which contribute to the health of the waters. They are also a food source for the young salmon, and being fattier and oilier, it is assumed predators prefer them over salmon offspring, taking off some of the predation pressure on smolts. Adult lampreys are also the preferred prey of seals and sea lions, which can eat 30 lampreys to every salmon, allowing more adult salmon to enter the rivers to spawn without being eaten by the marine mammals.
According to Canadian biologist Dorothy Kieser, the myxozoan parasite Henneguya salminicola is commonly found in the flesh of salmonids. It has been recorded in the field samples of salmon returning to the Haida Gwaii Islands. The fish responds by walling off the parasitic infection into a number of cysts that contain milky fluid. This fluid is an accumulation of a large number of parasites.
Henneguya and other parasites in the myxosporean group have complex life cycles, where the salmon is one of two hosts. The fish releases the spores after spawning. In the Henneguya case, the spores enter a second host, most likely an invertebrate, in the spawning stream. When juvenile salmon migrate to the Pacific Ocean, the second host releases a stage infective to salmon. The parasite is then carried in the salmon until the next spawning cycle. The myxosporean parasite that causes whirling disease in trout has a similar life cycle. However, as opposed to whirling disease, the Henneguya infestation does not appear to cause disease in the host salmon—even heavily infected fish tend to return to spawn successfully.
According to Dr. Kieser, a lot of work on Henneguya salminicola was done by scientists at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo in the mid-1980s, in particular, an overview report which states, "the fish that have the longest fresh water residence time as juveniles have the most noticeable infections. Hence in order of prevalence coho are most infected followed by sockeye, chinook, chum and pink." As well, the report says, at the time the studies were conducted, stocks from the middle and upper reaches of large river systems in British Columbia such as Fraser, Skeena, Nass and from mainland coastal streams in the southern half of B.C., "are more likely to have a low prevalence of infection." The report also states, "It should be stressed that Henneguya, economically deleterious though it is, is harmless from the view of public health. It is strictly a fish parasite that cannot live in or affect warm blooded animals, including man".
The risk of injury caused by underwater pile driving has been studied by Dr. Halvorsen and her co-workers. The study concluded that the fish are at risk of injury if the cumulative sound exposure level exceeds 210 dB relative to 1 μPa2 s.
As can be seen from the production chart at the left, the global capture reported by different countries to the FAO of commercial wild salmon has remained fairly steady since 1990 at about one million tonnes per year. This is in contrast to farmed salmon (below) which has increased in the same period from about 0.6 million tonnes to well over two million tonnes.
Nearly all captured wild salmon are Pacific salmon. The capture of wild Atlantic salmon has always been relatively small, and has declined steadily since 1990. In 2011 only 2,500 tonnes were reported. In contrast about half of all farmed salmon are Atlantic salmon.
Recreational salmon fishing can be a technically demanding kind of sport fishing, not necessarily congenial for beginning fishermen. A conflict exists between commercial fishermen and recreational fishermen for the right to salmon stock resources. Commercial fishing in estuaries and coastal areas is often restricted so enough salmon can return to their natal rivers where they can spawn and be available for sport fishing. On parts of the North American west coast sport salmon fishing completely replaces inshore commercial fishing. The commercial value of a salmon can be several times less than the value of the same fish caught by a sport fisherman. This is "a powerful economic argument for allocating stock resources preferentially to sport fishing."
Salmon aquaculture is a major contributor to the world production of farmed finfish, representing about US$10 billion annually. Other commonly cultured fish species include tilapia, catfish, sea bass, carp and bream. Salmon farming is significant in Chile, Norway, Scotland, Canada and the Faroe Islands; it is the source for most salmon consumed in the United States and Europe. Atlantic salmon are also, in very small volumes, farmed in Russia and Tasmania, Australia.
Salmon are carnivorous. They are fed a meal produced from catching other wild fish and other marine organisms. Salmon farming leads to a high demand for wild forage fish. Salmon require large nutritional intakes of protein, and farmed salmon consume more fish than they generate as a final product. On a dry weight basis, 2–4 kg of wild-caught fish are needed to produce one kg of salmon. As the salmon farming industry expands, it requires more wild forage fish for feed, at a time when 75% of the world's monitored fisheries are already near to or have exceeded their maximum sustainable yield. The industrial-scale extraction of wild forage fish for salmon farming affects the survivability of the wild predator fish which rely on them for food.
Work continues on substituting vegetable proteins for animal proteins in the salmon diet. This substitution results in lower levels of the highly valued omega-3 fatty acid content in the farmed product.
Intensive salmon farming uses open-net cages, which have low production costs. It has the drawback of allowing disease and sea lice to spread to local wild salmon stocks.
Another form of salmon production, which is safer but less controllable, is to raise salmon in hatcheries until they are old enough to become independent. They are released into rivers in an attempt to increase the salmon population. This system is referred to as ranching. It was very common in countries such as Sweden, before the Norwegians developed salmon farming, but is seldom done by private companies. As anyone may catch the salmon when they return to spawn, a company is limited in benefiting financially from their investment.
Because of this, the ranching method has mainly been used by various public authorities and nonprofit groups, such as the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association, as a way to increase salmon populations in situations where they have declined due to overharvesting, construction of dams, and habitat destruction or fragmentation. Negative consequences to this sort of population manipulation include genetic "dilution" of the wild stocks. Many jurisdictions are now beginning to discourage supplemental fish planting in favour of harvest controls, and habitat improvement and protection.
An alternative method to hatcheries is to use spawning channels. These are artificial streams, usually parallel to an existing stream, with concrete or rip-rap sides and gravel bottoms. Water from the adjacent stream is piped into the top of the channel, sometimes via a header pond, to settle out sediment. Spawning success is often much better in channels than in adjacent streams due to the control of floods, which in some years can wash out the natural redds. Because of the lack of floods, spawning channels must sometimes be cleaned out to remove accumulated sediment. The same floods that destroy natural redds also clean the regular streams. Spawning channels preserve the natural selection of natural streams, as there is no benefit, as in hatcheries, to use prophylactic chemicals to control diseases.
Farm-raised salmon are fed the carotenoids astaxanthin and canthaxanthin to match their flesh colour to wild salmon to improve their marketability.
One proposed alternative to the use of wild-caught fish as feed for the salmon, is the use of soy-based products. This should be better for the local environment of the fish farm, but producing soy beans has a high environmental cost for the producing region. The fish omega-3 fatty acid content would be reduced compared to fish-fed salmon.
Another possible alternative is a yeast-based coproduct of bioethanol production, proteinaceous fermentation biomass. Substituting such products for engineered feed can result in equal (sometimes enhanced) growth in fish. With its increasing availability, this would address the problems of rising costs for buying hatchery fish feed.
Yet another attractive alternative is the increased use of seaweed. Seaweed provides essential minerals and vitamins for growing organisms. It offers the advantage of providing natural amounts of dietary fiber and having a lower glycemic load than grain-based fish meal. In the best-case scenario, widespread use of seaweed could yield a future in aquaculture that eliminates the need for land, freshwater, or fertilizer to raise fish.
The population of wild salmon declined markedly in recent decades, especially North Atlantic populations, which spawn in the waters of western Europe and eastern Canada, and wild salmon in the Snake and Columbia River systems in northwestern United States.
Salmon population levels are of concern in the Atlantic and in some parts of the Pacific. Alaska fishery stocks are still abundant, and catches have been on the rise in recent decades, after the state initiated limitations in 1972. Some of the most important Alaskan salmon sustainable wild fisheries are located near the Kenai River, Copper River, and in Bristol Bay. Fish farming of Pacific salmon is outlawed in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone, however, there is a substantial network of publicly funded hatcheries, and the State of Alaska's fisheries management system is viewed as a leader in the management of wild fish stocks. In Canada, returning Skeena River wild salmon support commercial, subsistence and recreational fisheries, as well as the area's diverse wildlife on the coast and around communities hundreds of miles inland in the watershed. The status of wild salmon in Washington is mixed. Of 435 wild stocks of salmon and steelhead, only 187 of them were classified as healthy; 113 had an unknown status, one was extinct, 12 were in critical condition and 122 were experiencing depressed populations.
The commercial salmon fisheries in California have been either severely curtailed or closed completely in recent years, due to critically low returns on the Klamath and or Sacramento rivers, causing millions of dollars in losses to commercial fishermen. Both Atlantic and Pacific salmon are popular sportfish.
Salmon populations have been established in all the Great Lakes. Coho stocks were planted by the state of Michigan in the late 1960s to control the growing population of non-native alewife. Now Chinook (king), Atlantic, and coho (silver) salmon are annually stocked in all Great Lakes by most bordering states and provinces. These populations are not self-sustaining and do not provide much in the way of a commercial fishery, but have led to the development of a thriving sport fishery.
Salmon is a popular food. Classified as an oily fish, salmon is considered to be healthy due to the fish's high protein, high omega-3 fatty acids, and high vitamin D content. Salmon is also a source of cholesterol, with a range of 23–214 mg/100 g depending on the species. According to reports in the journal Science, farmed salmon may contain high levels of dioxins. PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) levels may be up to eight times higher in farmed salmon than in wild salmon, but still well below levels considered dangerous. Nonetheless, according to a 2006 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the benefits of eating even farmed salmon still outweigh any risks imposed by contaminants. Farmed salmon has a high omega 3 fatty acid content comparable to wild salmon. The type of omega-3 present may not be a factor for other important health functions.
To the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, salmon is considered a vital part of the diet. Specifically, the indigenous peoples of Haida Gwaii, located near former Queen Charlotte Island in British Columbia, rely on salmon as one of their main sources of food, although many other bands have fished Pacific waters for centuries. Salmon are not only ancient and unique, but it is important because it is expressed in culture, art forms, and ceremonial feasts. Annually, salmon spawn in Haida, feeding on everything on the way upstream and down. Within the Haida nation, salmon is referred to as "tsiin", and is prepared in several ways including smoking, baking, frying, and making soup.
Historically, there has always been enough salmon, as people would not overfish, and only took what they needed. In 2003, a report on First Nation participation in commercial fisheries, including salmon, commissioned by BC's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries found that there were 595 First Nation-owned and operated commercial vessels in the province. Of those vessels, First Nations' members owned 564. However, employment within the industry has decreased overall by 50% in the last decade, with 8,142 registered commercial fishermen in 2003. This has affected employment for many fisherman, who rely on salmon as a source of income.
Black bears also rely on salmon as food. The leftovers the bears leave behind are considered important nutrients for the Canadian forest, such as the soil, trees, and plants. In this sense, the salmon feed the forest and in return receive clean water and gravel in which to hatch and grow, sheltered from extremes of temperature and water flow in times of high and low rainfall. However, the condition of the salmon in Haida has been affected in recent decades. Due to logging and development, much of the salmon's habitat (i.e., Ain River) has been destroyed, resulting in the fish being close to endangered. For residents, this has resulted in limits on catches, in turn, has affected families diets, and cultural events such as feasts. Some of the salmon systems in danger include: the Davidon, Naden, Mamim, and Mathers. It is clear that further protection is needed for salmon, such as their habitats, where logging commonly occurs.
The salmon fisheries of the Columbia River are now but a fraction of what they were twenty-five years ago, and what they would be now if the United States Government had taken complete charge of them by intervening between Oregon and Washington. During these twenty-five years the fishermen of each State have naturally tried to take all they could get, and the two legislatures have never been able to agree on joint action of any kind adequate in degree for the protection of the fisheries. At the moment the fishing on the Oregon side is practically closed, while there is no limit on the Washington side of any kind, and no one can tell what the courts will decide as to the very statutes under which this action and non-action result. Meanwhile very few salmon reach the spawning grounds, and probably four years hence the fisheries will amount to nothing; and this comes from a struggle between the associated, or gill-net, fishermen on the one hand, and the owners of the fishing wheels up the river.
On the Columbia River the Chief Joseph Dam completed in 1955 completely blocks salmon migration to the upper Columbia River system.
The Fraser River salmon population was affected by the 1914 slide caused by the Canadian Pacific Railway at Hells Gate. The 1917 catch was one quarter of the 1913 catch.
The salmon is an important creature in several strands of Celtic mythology and poetry, which often associated them with wisdom and venerability. In Irish mythology, a creature called the Salmon of Knowledge plays key role in the tale The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn. In the tale, the Salmon will grant powers of knowledge to whoever eats it, and is sought by poet Finn Eces for seven years. Finally Finn Eces catches the fish and gives it to his young pupil, Fionn mac Cumhaill, to prepare it for him. However, Fionn burns his thumb on the salmon's juices, and he instinctively puts it in his mouth. In so doing, he inadvertently gains the Salmon's wisdom. Elsewhere in Irish mythology, the salmon is also one of the incarnations of both Tuan mac Cairill and Fintan mac Bóchra.
Salmon also feature in Welsh mythology. In the prose tale Culhwch and Olwen, the Salmon of Llyn Llyw is the oldest animal in Britain, and the only creature who knows the location of Mabon ap Modron. After speaking to a string of other ancient animals who do not know his whereabouts, King Arthur's men Cai and Bedwyr are led to the Salmon of Llyn Llyw, who lets them ride its back to the walls of Mabon's prison in Gloucester.
In Norse mythology, after Loki tricked the blind god Höðr into killing his brother Baldr, Loki jumped into a river and transformed himself into a salmon to escape punishment from the other gods. When they held out a net to trap him he attempted to leap over it but was caught by Thor who grabbed him by the tail with his hand, and this is why the salmon's tail is tapered.
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Come back, salmon, By Molly Cone, Sierra Club Books, 48 pages, ISBN 0-87156-572-2 – A book for juveniles describes the restoration of 'Pigeon Creek'.
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Arctic Salmon Pacific salmon distribution and abundance seems to be increasing in the Arctic. Links to a Canadian research project documenting changes in Pacific salmon and studying Pacific salmon ecology in the Arctic.
In 2007, the aquaculture of salmonids was worth US$10.7 billion globally. Salmonid aquaculture production grew over ten-fold during the 25 years from 1982 to 2007. In 2012, the leading producers of salmonids were Norway, Chile, Scotland and Canada.Much controversy exists about the ecological and health impacts of intensive salmonids aquaculture. Of particular concern are the impacts on wild salmon and other marine life. Some of this controversy is part of a major commercial competitive fight for market share and price between Alaska commercial salmonid fishermen and the rapidly evolving salmonid aquaculture industry.
The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) is the largest species in the Pacific salmon genus Oncorhynchus. The common name refers to the Chinookan peoples. Other vernacular names for the species include king salmon, Quinnat salmon, spring salmon, chrome hog, and Tyee salmon. The scientific species name is based on the Russian common name chavycha (чавыча).
Chinook are anadromous fish native to the North Pacific Ocean and the river systems of western North America, ranging from California to Alaska, as well as Asian rivers ranging from northern Japan to the Palyavaam River in the Arctic north-east Siberia. They have been introduced to other parts of the world, including New Zealand, the Great Lakes of North America and Patagonia. A large Chinook is a prized and sought-after catch for a sporting angler. The flesh of the salmon is also highly valued for its dietary nutritional content, which includes high levels of important omega-3 fatty acids. Some populations are endangered; however, many are healthy. The Chinook salmon has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List. According to NOAA the Chinook salmon population along the California coast is declining, due to factors like overfishing, loss of freshwater and estuarine habitat, hydropower development, poor ocean conditions, and hatchery practices.
The coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch; Karuk: achvuun) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family, one of the several species of Pacific salmon. Coho salmon are also known as silver salmon or "silvers". The scientific species name is based on the Russian common name kizhuch (кижуч).
Specific defences are specialised responses to particular pathogens recognised by the fish's body, that is adaptative immune responses. In recent years, vaccines have become widely used in aquaculture and ornamental fish, for example vaccines for furunculosis in farmed salmon and koi herpes virus in koi.Some commercially important fish diseases are VHS, ich and whirling disease.
Fish farming or pisciculture involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures such as fish ponds, usually for food. It is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. A facility that releases juvenile fish into the wild for recreational fishing or to supplement a species' natural numbers is generally referred to as a fish hatchery. Worldwide, the most important fish species produced in fish farming are carp, tilapia, salmon, and catfish.Demand is increasing for fish and fish protein, which has resulted in widespread overfishing in wild fisheries. China provides 62% of the world's farmed fish. As of 2016, more than 50% of seafood was produced by aquaculture.Farming carnivorous fish, such as salmon, does not always reduce pressure on wild fisheries. Carnivorous farmed fish are usually fed fishmeal and fish oil extracted from wild forage fish. The 2008 global returns for fish farming recorded by the FAO totaled 33.8 million tonnes worth about $US 60 billion.
Oncorhynchus is a genus of fish in the family Salmonidae; it contains the Pacific salmon and Pacific trout. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek onkos ("hook") and rynchos ("nose"), in reference to the hooked jaws of males in the mating season (the "kype").
Salmon Ruins is an ancient Chacoan and Pueblo site located in the northwest corner of New Mexico, USA. Salmon was constructed by migrants from Chaco Canyon around 1090 CE, with 275 to 300 original rooms spread across three stories, an elevated tower kiva in its central portion, and a great kiva in its plaza. Subsequent use by local Middle San Juan people (beginning in the 1120s) resulted in extensive modifications to the original building, with the reuse of hundreds of rooms, division of many of the original large, Chacoan rooms into smaller rooms, and emplacement of more than 20 small kivas into pueblo rooms and plaza areas. The site was occupied by ancient Ancestral Puebloans until the 1280s, when much of the site was destroyed by fire and abandoned (Reed 2006b). The pueblo is situated on the north bank of the San Juan River, just to the west of the modern town of Bloomfield, New Mexico, and about 45 miles (72 km) north of Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon. The site was built on the first alluvial terrace above the San Juan River floodplain.
The ruins of Salmon Pueblo were excavated between 1970 and 1979, under the direction of Cynthia Irwin-Williams of Eastern New Mexico University in partnership with the San Juan County Museum Association (Irwin-Williams 2006, p. 17-27). The San Juan Valley Archaeological Program resulted in the excavation of slightly more than one-third of Salmon's ground floor rooms. More than 1.5 million artifacts and samples were recovered from Salmon. In 1980, Irwin-Williams and co-principal investigator Phillip Shelley wrote, compiled and edited a multivolume, 1,500-page report. The document fulfilled the reporting requirements for the series of grants under which the project had been completed but it was not intended for publication. Throughout the 1980s, Irwin-Williams and Shelley worked on a modified and greatly reduced manuscript, with the goal of producing a publishable report. This work ended with the untimely death of Cynthia Irwin-Williams in 1990.
In 2000, Archaeology Southwest (formerly the Center for Desert Archaeology) President Bill Doelle and staff met with Salmon Executive Director Larry Baker and forged a multiyear partnership. Archaeology Southwest's work at Salmon began in 2001 as the Salmon Reinvestment and Research Program, with archaeologist Paul Reed leading the effort. The research initiative comprised two primary tasks: first, to condense and edit the original 1980 Salmon report into a new, published technical report, and second, to conduct additional, primary research in several targeted areas, with the goal of producing material for a detailed technical report, as well as a synthetic volume. The three-volume report, entitled Thirty-Five Years of Archaeological Research at Salmon Ruins, New Mexico, was published in 2006 (Reed 2006a), followed by the synthetic-summary volume Chaco's Northern Prodigies, published in 2008 (Reed 2008a). An additional component of the Archaeology Southwest effort at Salmon focused on the curation needs of the massive collection. These needs were partially addressed through a Save America's Treasures grant for $150,000 awarded in 2002. The curation effort (repackaging and reboxing artifacts) has continued over the last 10 years.
Salmon is a popular food. Classified as an oily fish, salmon is high in protein, omega-3 fatty acids, and vitamin D, and is therefore considered to be healthy.. Salmon is also a source of cholesterol, with a range of 23–214 mg/100 g depending on the species. According to reports in the journal Science, however, farmed salmon may contain high levels of dioxins. PCB levels may be up to eight times higher in farmed salmon than in wild salmon, but still far below levels considered dangerous. Nonetheless, according to a 2006 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the benefits of eating even farmed salmon far outweigh any risks imposed by contaminants.
The salmon run is the time when salmon, which have migrated from the ocean, swim to the upper reaches of rivers where they spawn on gravel beds. After spawning, all Pacific salmon and most Atlantic salmon die, and the salmon life cycle starts over again. The annual run can be a major event for grizzly bears, bald eagles and sport fishermen. Most salmon species migrate during the fall (September through November).Salmon spend their early life in rivers, and then swim out to sea where they live their adult lives and gain most of their body mass. When they have matured, they return to the rivers to spawn. Usually they return with uncanny precision to the natal river where they were born, and even to the very spawning ground of their birth. It is thought that, when they are in the ocean, they use magnetoception to locate the general position of their natal river, and once close to the river, that they use their sense of smell to home in on the river entrance and even their natal spawning ground.
In northwest America, salmon is a keystone species, which means the impact they have on other life is greater than would be expected in relation to their biomass. The death of the salmon has important consequences, since it means significant nutrients in their carcasses, rich in nitrogen, sulfur, carbon and phosphorus, are transferred from the ocean to terrestrial wildlife such as bears and riparian woodlands adjacent to the rivers. This has knock-on effects not only for the next generation of salmon, but to every species living in the riparian zones the salmon reach. The nutrients can also be washed downstream into estuaries where they accumulate and provide much support for estuarine breeding birds.
Salmonids have a relatively primitive appearance among the teleost fish, with the pelvic fins being placed far back, and an adipose fin towards the rear of the back. They are slender fish, with rounded scales and forked tails. Their mouths contain a single row of sharp teeth. Although the smallest species is just 13 cm (5.1 in) long as an adult, most are much larger, with the largest reaching 2 m (6.6 ft).All salmonids spawn in fresh water, but in many cases, the fish spend most of their lives at sea, returning to the rivers only to reproduce. This lifecycle is described as anadromous. They are predators, feeding on small crustaceans, aquatic insects, and smaller fish.
Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), also called red salmon, kokanee salmon, or blueback salmon, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it. This species is a Pacific salmon that is primarily red in hue during spawning. They can grow up to 84 cm (2 ft 9 in) in length and weigh 2.3 to 7 kg (5–15 lb). Juveniles remain in freshwater until they are ready to migrate to the ocean, over distances of up to 1,600 km (1,000 mi). Their diet consists primarily of zooplankton. Sockeye salmon are semelparous, dying after they spawn. Some populations, referred to as kokanee, do not migrate to the ocean and live their entire lives in freshwater.


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This workshop is designed to help supervisors better understand the salient aspects of the ethical and legal issues that surround the supervision process. Attendees will engage in discussions and review case studies designed to highlight some of the challenges supervisors face when working with supervisees. The workshop will include relevant risk management strategies for supervisees to consider in their work.
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Attendees will understand the salient aspects of the ethical concerns related to supervision
Attendees will learn the relevant legal aspects of the supervision process
Attendees will learn about basic risk management strategies supervisors can engage in when working with supervisees
Attendees will review relevant case studies designed to address critical issues related to the ethical and legal aspects of supervision
Dr. Shawn L. Spurgeon is an Associate Professor of Counselor Education at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where he currently serves as the President for the Faculty Senate. He received his Ph.D. in Counseling and Counselor Education in 2002 from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His research publications include articles on African American male development and Professor Counselor identity development, and he has completed over 50 presentations at national and regional conferences. He served as the faculty advisor for the Upsilon Theta chapter of Chi Sigma Iota for 9 years.
Dr. Spurgeon was a member of the American Counseling Association's 2014 Ethics Revision Task Force and served as Chair of the ACA Ethics committee for 6 years. He is a Past-President of the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC) and the Southern Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors (SACES). He served as a Board Member for the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) and is the inaugural recipient of the Cortland C. Lee Multicultural Excellence Scholarship Award. He is a Fellow for the American Counseling Association.
Dr. Spurgeon previously worked as a mental health counselor in a family services agency, a private practice, and a community mental health center. He is currently Licensed as a Professional Counselor (LPC) in North Carolina and Tennessee.
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The perfect place to have fun and get some great exercise is Planet 3 Extreme Air Park (P3), located on Miller Road in Flint. Since opening in May, the trampoline park has been a hit with kids and adults, alike. "Our capacity is 225 and we've flirted with that number more than a few times," admits P3 General Manager, Mark. The park boasts a "flight deck" of nearly 18,000 feet of jump space and plenty of fun and challenging attractions.
Besides the main trampoline deck, the facility offers a dunk zone, swinging trapeze, a joust station, balance strap, climbing wall, cargo net and six-foot-deep, foam-filled pits for safety. If that's not enough, P3 also offers a trampoline dodgeball court and a zip-line. "We are the only P3 trampoline park with a zip-line," says Mark. "It's one of our most popular attractions." The youngest are not left out – P3 also boasts an area created exclusively for jumpers under the age of six. The facility's total jump area feels absolutely huge, and kids can spend a whole day playing there and still miss a station or two.
P3 has not forgotten about the adults, either. Tucked away in the corner is the "professional" trampoline section. Here, the trampolines are more elastic and provide more recoil. "I've seen some very talented people in here," says Mark. "Some use our aerial silks and twist themselves up to the top of the building like 'Cirque du Soleil' performers! I once saw a person do multiple backflips all the way across our main pad, bounce off the wall at the end and do backflips all the way back. I got a cramp just watching it," he laughs.
Fancy yourself an athlete? P3 challenges you to complete their timed Ninja Obstacle Course. The object is to get all the way through the course without falling into the foam pit below in the shortest amount of time – and it's not easy. "I've had some ex-professional athletes try to do the course and they were amazed at how demanding it is," says Mark. "It takes overall strength, balance, coordination and loads of upper body strength – it's very challenging." Not every adult, however, feels like jumping and if you just want to relax while your kids play, P3 offers massage chairs located on the jump pad.
After purchasing a flight ticket, every jumper must sign a waiver before setting foot on the flight deck. And, jumpers must also wear certified P3 grip socks – they cost just $3 per pair and can be used for multiple visits. If a jumper brings in a pair of socks from another trampoline park, Mark will switch them out for free.
Planet 3 has been a hit with kids and adults, alike.
If you have a child's birthday or similar event coming up, make it a party at P3! A reservation includes one hour of jump time followed by 45 minutes in a party room. The three small party rooms hold approximately 30-35 persons, while the large one has room for 55-60. Very large groups and those who just want some privacy can rent the entire facility for up to three hours on weekdays and Fridays until 4pm. Full-facility rental has become popular for businesses and charity groups. "Recently, a small charity rented the entire facility for three hours just to provide free fun for Flint kids," Mark shares. "There were so many kids, I had to break it up into two groups so we did not exceed capacity! Each group got to jump for an hour and a half. It was very gratifying to be a part of it." Visit planet3flint.com for details.
On Friday and Saturday nights, from 9 pm to midnight, P3 hosts Club Space Night for persons age 12 and up. The exciting atmosphere is enhanced with today's best music and the whole facility glows with state-of-the-art, blacklight-responsive walls. It's just one, big bounce-a-palooza! Mark says that it is not uncommon to have people lined up out the door on Club Night.
To communicate with customers, P3 Extreme Air Park is constantly updating their social media. If you would like to know what is going on at P3 at any time, please visit them on Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.


I love shooting stars and star trails. Love it. There's something so meticulous about attempting a long-exposure, the anticipation and delayed gratification of knowing whether it worked or failed miserably. It's something I've only attempted once before in a more rural spot of Colorado, so knowing I would be so far out in the middle of nowhere at Song-Kul, I planned appropriately for some night photography. I'm pretty pleased with my results. With my vast experience of having shot star trails twice now, I offer you some tips on how to go out and try it for yourself.
1. Necessary equipment: Tripod (bonus points if it's sturdy enough that you won't worry about it being knocked over by a stray donkey), a camera that lets you set exposure manually and for 30+ seconds, a remote trigger of some sort (bonus points if you can lock it and walk away, I have one like this ).
2. Going for static photos of stars? The settings should be higher ISO, wide aperture (the above photo was taken at f/3.5, ISO 2500 for 43 seconds). You probably only want the shutter open for 45ish seconds or less, after that the stars start moving the tiniest bit and end up looking blurry.
3. Going for star trails? Lower ISO, wide aperture (the above photo was shot at f/2.8, ISO 160 for 18 1/2 minutes). You'll probably want exposures of more than 5 minutes for a good effect. Once you get into the 10-20 minute range, you will get plenty of light and you will, unfortunately, get some noise, so it's best to keep ISO as low as you can. The aperture shouldn't be too closed, or else your camera won't pick up the faint light from the stars to begin with. From my last experiment with star trails, I found that it was useless to go above f/5.6.
4. Focus is important (this was my first shot from the night, I forgot which way the focus ring spun and accidentally set it to focus up-close). Your camera's focus absolutely must be set manually, otherwise what is it going to autofocus on? For initial prep work, take some high ISO, short-exposure shots to see how the stars look with your current focus settings and adjust from there. Some of my lenses will scroll past infinity, but they look just the slightest bit sharper when I stop just before that. Or, will you have something in the foreground? Use a flashlight to focus on that first before getting rid of all light sources.
6. Warm clothes. This is specific to Song-Kul, but at 10,000 feet in the middle of September, it gets really cold, especially next to a large body of water. If you have a flimsy tripod and the overwhelming fear that someone (or something) could knock over your set-up, you'll want enough layers to keep you warm while you dutifully guard your long exposures. (It worked for me. At one point another tourist came over to investigate the floating red light that he didn't realize was coming from the back of my camera. Luckily I was there to keep him at a safe distance.) In general, it gets colder at night, so dress accordingly or you'll be miserable.
7. Somewhat related, bring a friend (or a husband) to keep you company while you're standing in the dark waiting for 20-minute exposures to finish.
8. Post-processing, yes or no? For my shorter exposures, I messed a bit with lighting in the foreground to makes the yurts more noticeable, while I added some contrast to the long exposures if they looked a bit washed out. I was surprised at the natural color variations in the sky, the oranges near the horizons, the greens and blues, the different colored star trails (a great demonstration of photography and astronomy lessons, how the temperature of light affects colors), so I left the colors and white balance alone. If you do plan on post-processing, I suggest shooting in RAW format (if your camera can do that) to give yourself more flexibility.
9. Lastly, you have to get far away from cities to avoid light pollution. That doesn't necessarily mean you have to go to Song-Kul, Kyrgyzstan (which is totally isolated from any speck of light pollution), but these photos work best when you find a good rural location. Also, higher altitude is better, as is a clear night with no moonlight.
Very pretty photos! And thanks for the tipps, I'll have to try this sometime soon here in Southern Africa!
How is living in Kyrgyzstan?
Great work…. Ur tipps were usefull.
Maybe we could try some of these when you get home?


When you were little, did you dream about one day being a pilot of a huge jet? This is a dream that many have, and for some of us, that dream can become reality. Believe it or not, becoming a pilot is a lot easier than you might think. Once you have your pilot's license, it is just a matter of time before you are ready to take the next step and become an actual airline pilot, flying those huge jets all over the world. If this is a career path that really interests you, here are the steps you must take in order to make your dream come true.
The first thing you need to do in order to become an airline pilot is to get your bachelor's degree. While this is not always necessary to work in the airline industry, it is essential if you want to eventually become an airline pilot. You can choose any major, but you will receive the best education for your chosen field if you choose an aeronautics or aviation program. You will also need to take physics, aeronautical engineering, English, and mathematics. The program also needs to be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Once you have your education, you need to get flight experience. You can do this while still studying. In order to be able to get your commercial pilot's license, you will need to have 250 hours of flight time. In order to receive an airline transport pilot certificate, you will need an additional 1,500 hours of flight time. You can get your flight training from your degree program or from a flying school that is approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. To become an airline pilot, you will also need to have at least 40 hours of instrument flying experience, both in the air and via simulation. This shows your skills in low visibility conditions.
The next step is to get your pilot's license (private pilot, recreational pilot, or sport pilot). Once you have completed all of the training and required flight time, you will be required to pass a written exam. You will also be required to demonstrate your abilities as a pilot and take an exam in instrument flying. You will need to pass a physical examination, including having perfect vision or vision that is correctable to 20/20, excellent hearing, and no physical handicaps that could hinder your performance.
There are several career paths that you can take once you have your pilot's license. You may even want to start out as an FBO advisor, helping other businesses that work within airports. If you choose to work for an airline, you will likely be required to take another physical examination, as well as aptitude and drug tests. Most companies offer six to eight weeks of additional training, which includes a minimum of 25 hours of flight time. Your first pilot job will probably be as a co-pilot, working for a small commuter or regional airline. This will give you the experience that you need to work for a major airline.
There are various ways that you can advance as a pilot to the rank of captain. First, get an air transport pilot's license, which indicates that you have night, instrument, and cross-country flying experience. You will need to pass extra Federal Aviation Administration exams, both written and practical. Try to get more flight ratings as you advance in your career, such as being licensed to fly various types of aircrafts, including multi-engine jets.
While the road may seem long, the most important thing is to take the first step and stick with it. If you are dedicated and work hard, you can make your dream of becoming an airline pilot a reality.


to achieve the top rating of outstanding in all five inspected areas after an unannounced inspection in March. The Care Quality Commission are now holding the home up as an example to others of how to provide exemplary care which enables residents to live fulfilled and meaningful lives.
Nicky Mendick, Head of inspection for CQC in the South West area recently visited the home to personally congratulate the home on their recent, absolutely outstanding inspection report and to see for herself the excellent care being provided.
Arcot House provides exceptional care for up to 23 residents in the seaside town of Sidmouth in the beautiful setting of a Georgian Manor house with a large secure garden. Residents enjoy a full and varied activity programme consisting of everything from painting classes to massages.
Technology has also been incorporated into residents' lives through the use of a smart TV and an ipad. Staff are always looking at new and innovative ways to improve the health and well-being of residents through good nutrition and hydration. A daily nutrition and hydration boost offers residents a variety of food and drinks to try as a fun way of expanding choice and trying new things.
Doveleigh Care Ltd operates two other care homes in East Devon, namely Doveridge Care Home in Colyton and Dove Court Care Home in Seaton. This latest CQC report now means that all three of Doveleigh Care Ltd care homes are now rated as "Outstanding". As less than l % of all care homes in the country are presently rated "Outstanding", this is indeed a remarkable achievement. Additionally, all three homes have received individual regional Top Twenty Recommended Care Home in the South West awards from www. carehome.co.uk for the second year running. Doveleigh Care Ltd, as a group provider, has also received a national Top Twenty Recommended Small Care Home Group in the UK award for the last two consecutive years.
If you are interested in helping us provide exceptional care to elderly residents and would like to join our staff team (or become a volunteer), please call Amy on 01297 23278 or visit our website www.doveleighcare.co.uk for further details.


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The project highlights the heritage of this typical Brussels "Maison de Maître" while radically changing the way of living in the house.
Typical Brussels house are traditionally built following a plan of 3 rooms in a row. The rooms that are on the street side are prestigious spaces, while backyard rooms are dedicated to service. The central parts, which often lacks direct daylight, are generally left as secondary spaces.
This beautiful house located in Ixelles is no exception to this rule.
The project, which aims to transform the first 2 levels of this house into one dwelling, takes advantage of this configuration.
On the street side, the rooms are perfectly restored in their original state, by the conservation of their volume and the rehabilitation of their decoration.
The central parts are dematerialized and transformed into a large staircase.
The stairs are connected to large landing like mezzanine, allowing to receive other activities than only traffic, transforming this space into a living area.
Garden side, all floors and walls, without heritage value, are demolished. This leaves room for new structures that host the bedrooms. The level of the ground floor is lowered along a monumental concrete stair, so that the kitchen and the dining room reach the level of the garden and gain ceiling height.


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Sport and makeup - yay or nay?
Rebecca Johnson tackles the taboo of women wearing make-up in sport
Rebecca Johnson
From my experience, when you're playing sport the last thing on your mind is looking good. Instead, I'm focused on doing well and winning, and I'd be a bit concerned if my make-up started running due to sweating. That's just my opinion though, however a lot of women who play sports get a bit of stick questioning why they wear make-up when playing.
Instagram @svandesanden
Without focusing on sports like gymnastics and ice-skating, where you're judged on looks in your overall performance (see the film I Tonya for a fantastic response to this), a lot of other sportswomen choose to wear make-up when they play. This is something I noticed whilst watching the Women's World Cup last year. When watching the Netherlands play, the image of forward Shanice van de Sanden fully clad with eyeliner and lipstick springs to mind. Of course, the usual brigade on Twitter and other social media questioned her.
Additionally, Brazil football legend Marta, caught herself at the centre of attention when she played in the last 16 clash against France. She played wearing bright red lipstick, and whilst she's probably best remembered for her passionate speech after the game about how women's football has progressed and that it's time for the next generation to move on. Yet, some outlets focused on the fact she was wearing lipstick, to which she replied, "I always wear lipstick, I chose red as it is the colour of blood, because we had to leave blood on the pitch."
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Hair is another part of this, again going back to the Women's World Cup, Megan Rapinoe made headlines with not only her opinions, but her hairstyles. A shock of purple and pink was seen across the world last summer and seemed to send shockwaves across social media.
As I stated at the start of the article, wearing makeup and playing sport isn't my cup of tea, but it is for other players and that's what people need to realise. If a player chooses and is comfortable playing in it, then that's all that matters. Let's move away from the fact that they're wearing it and focus on their achievements, Marta became the all-time record goal scorer in the Women's World Cup, Rapinoe took on Trump, let's celebrate these achievements rather than focusing on player's appearance. Makeup or no makeup, you should be assessed on performance rather than looks.
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If we look too deeply into the roiling chaos of reality, chaos may look back.
The Olympian Holobeam Array, funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, was built to delve into a fringe theory of physics. It uses highly classified technology that its parent company developed in conjunction with the U.S. military.
A few hours ago, the Holobeam Array went online. A few minutes ago, it went offline in a catastrophic power surge. Its engineers soon restored power and communications. Its lead researcher said everything was fine.
Delta Green, a secret agency dedicated to investigating, stopping, and covering-up deadly incursions of unnatural forces, had reason to suspect otherwise. It immediately pulled strings to launch an emergency inspection, sending the players' Agents to investigate, under cover of a Department of Energy safety inspection.
The Agents have no idea what they'll find when they reach the Array.
"Observer Effect" is playable with Delta Green: Need to Know or Delta Green: Agent's Handbook, available from Arc Dream Publishing.
Short description for convention listings: Agents investigate a cutting-edge physics laboratory that may have looked a little too deeply into the nature of reality.
I ran this over the course of two evenings, as suggested by the book, wonderful two part delta green operation.
In general, delta green operations range from "road trip" to "bottle episode," and this one definitely falls on the side of bottle episode. I've always found the bottle episodes simpler to run in some way, since you can just pass around the map of the area and allow players to utilize it as a resource. Though the setup is easier, the payoff is complicated by necessity, and rewarding to handlers and agents alike.
Handler, if you love watching your player's face shift from confusion to horror, this is the scenario for you.


BALTIMORE, MD — Community leaders rallied at the War Memorial Plaza today to celebrate and improve the bipartisan plan by nine Northeast and Mid-Atlantic governors to cut pollution from power plants 30 percent by the year 2030. The nine states make up the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), America's first and only multi-state program to limit pollution from power plants and accelerate our transition to clean energy.
The governors' proposal to reduce emissions stands in stark contrast to Trump Administration efforts to deregulate polluters and roll back basic environmental protections.
The rally was organized by a coalition of environmental, business, community, and grassroots organizations which advocated for deeper pollution cuts and more protections for and investment in overburdened and underserved communities during the 20-month-long negotiation process. The rally preceded RGGI's Monday stakeholder meeting, where state officials presented their proposal for public input.
Local leaders called for the need to further improve the program in the coming years by examining the disproportionate impact of pollution on poor communities and to focus investment for efficiency and renewable energy in those areas -- as well as continuing the charge to reduce pollution from power plants, cars and trucks, and other sources.
"We work with communities that are suffering from the effects of air pollution daily," said Johana Vicente, Community Organizer, Chispa Maryland. "Although we thank Maryland officials for their work on creating this plan, we urge them to work to ensure that the communities most affected by environmental degradation are getting the benefits from RGGI."
Over the last decade, the nine RGGI states have proven that action to clean up pollution delivers major benefits. For example, the program has enabled states to invest more than $2.7 billion in clean energy, energy efficiency and consumer benefit programs to date. That has had a real and meaningful impact on people's lives.
Using grants available through RGGI, David Barrow, a retired federal employee from Frederick County, Maryland, made several upgrades to his home's insulation, heating, and electricity systems. The efficiency measures lowered his energy bill from an unaffordable $6,000 per year to $530 per year and enabled him to continue living in his home during his retirement.
By supporting projects like one undertaken by the Barrows, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative creates thousands of jobs across the region for HVAC technicians, solar installers, well drillers, home energy auditors and insulation installers. RGGI state economies have grown by an impressive 25 percent, and have boosted employment by more than 30,000 jobs, generating nearly $3 billion in economic growth.
A new analysis by the Acadia Center shows that economic growth and climate action go hand in hand. Since RGGI was established in 2009, member states have reduced emissions by 15 percent more than other states, and experienced 4.3 percent more economic growth than non-RGGI states.
Making the RGGI program stronger will generate even more benefits. For example, the tighter emissions cap will result in 130 million fewer tons of CO2 and $1.28 billion in avoided health impacts. It will also generate on the order of seven billion additional dollars through 2030 for clean energy programs.
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