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Migration Expert offers a selection of Services which vary depending on the country a person is seeking to migrate to. A brief introduction to these Service types can be viewed by clicking the appropriate link below. A detailed description of what is included in your Service can be found on the Website.
*Upon completing the eTA application form provided on Migration Expert, your request for an eTA will be submitted. The system used for issuing an ETA via this Website interfaces with and checks data from Canadian Government systems. Your eTA grant is subject to approval from the Canadian Government. In the majority of instances your eTA will be processed and granted within minutes. However, if any details have been entered incorrectly or are incomplete, your application may be delayed.
In some instances, an eTA visa applicant may receive a 'request' message from the Canadian government. In this instance, you will be contacted through the Client Area and will be required to provide additional information in order to proceed with your application. Please note that if any request for further details is made by Migration Expert, your eTA application will not be processed until the requested information is received.
Prior to making payment for the eTA, you will have an opportunity to review all the details you have provided on your screen and make changes if necessary. If you have made an error, it is important that you correct it before proceeding. Once you have confirmed the details, you will be prompted to enter your credit card details for the non-refundable service charge. If you find out later that you have made a mistake, you can either make a new application or incur another service charge or submit a new eTA application yourself.
Please do not arrange any travel to Canada until you have received email notification that your eTA request has been approved by the Canadian Government. Migration Expert takes no responsibility for changes to a client's travel plans due to eTA processing.
Online Support Service™ enables clients to contact a Migration Consultant for the duration of their subscription to Online Support. During this subscription period, clients are permitted to submit profile or visa-related questions, specific to their profile, via the Client Area.
We endeavour to have one of our service team members or Migration Consultants reply to your query within two (2) working days of receiving the question. In some cases, however, it may take longer than the two (2) working days. This will depend on the nature of the question.
If multiple questions are submitted in one session, Migration Expert reserves the right to request that the Client resubmit the questions separately, or to limit the amount of questions asked in a 24-hour period. Some of the Services Migration Expert offers include a complimentary Online Support subscription. Complimentary subscription periods begin the first time you download your Guided Visa Application Service (GVAS) ™ documents or when they are delivered to you by email, whichever occurs first. Complimentary subscription periods also begin once the Professional Consultation is completed.
The Professional Consultation is a confidential consultation with a registered migration consultant who will discuss your individual circumstances, answer your questions and provide advice on your visa options.
The client must book the date and time of the consultation by selecting the "Book Consultation" option in the Client Area or by contacting one of our offices and speaking to a Client Services Consultant.
Any pre-paid fee will be forfeited if the client is not reachable at the number provided or does not contact our office at the booked consultation time and does not provide at least twenty-four (24) hours notice of cancellation. If you need to cancel or reschedule the consultation, you can provide notice either through the Client Area of the Website, or by telephone within the 24 hour period specified.
As the client telephone consultation is a one-time exclusive engagement, no further advice will be provided at its conclusion. Any further consultations, either by telephone or e-mail, with a Migration Consultant are not covered by the Professional Consultation Service™ fee. If a further consultation(s) is desired and/or required, the client may choose to purchase an additional telephone consultation or another migration service.
Some services from Migration Expert include a complimentary consultation. All clients are required to telephone our office at the assigned time. The complimentary Professional Consultation must be utilised within 10 days of provision of the Guided Visa Application Service (GVAS) ™ documents. If the client has already paid for the Professional Consultation™ and then opts to cease the engagement for any reason, without providing notice as stipulated above, there will be no entitlement to a refund.
The Guided Visa Application Service (GVAS) ™ from Migration Expert will help you self-manage the various steps involved with the visa application process, providing access to personalised advice and instructions on how to manage the migration process. For detailed information about this service please click here.
The Managed Visa Application Service (MVAS) ™ from Migration Expert is the most comprehensive immigration service provided by us. We will handle your application from start to finish; with the attention to detail that can only be provided by registered Migration Consultants with an exhaustive knowledge of immigration law. For detailed information about this service please click here.
Upon payment of the Managed Visa Application Service (MVAS) ™ fee OR return of the signed Acceptance Form it will be deemed that you have engaged the services of Migration Expert for the purpose of fully preparing and submitting your visa application to the relevant regulatory and government bodies. The Managed Visa Application Service (MVAS) ™ will be provided in accordance with the Managed Visa Application Service (MVAS) ™ - Terms of Engagement as available in the Client Area.
Migration Expert Virtual Assistant (MEVA) is a web assistant designed to help web users navigate around our site and find general information with ease. MEVA provides auto-generated responses with links to specific areas that can be found manually on the Migration Expert website.
MEVA is not a substitute for a registered migration consultant or registered migration lawyer and will not provide any migration advice. Migration Expert recognises that only a registered migration consultant or migration lawyer is allowed to provide migration advice.
Under Australian law, a person who wishes to operate as a Migration Consultant must be registered with the Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA). Migration Expert confirms that its Migration Consultants are all registered with MARA which is responsible for administering the Code of Conduct.
The Code of Conduct is intended to regulate the conduct of Migration Consultants. Among the requirements of the Code, is the ability of Consultants to demonstrate good character as well as competency in the provision of Australian immigration advice. A copy of the Code of Conduct can be found in Schedule 2 of the Migration Consultants Regulations 1998. To view the Code of Conduct please click here.
A copy of the Information on the Regulation of the Migration Advice Profession can be found on the Migration Expert Website. To view the Information on the Regulation of the Migration Advice Profession please click here.
Under Canadian immigration law, only a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) or Lawyer can give immigration advice to help you prepare and submit a visa application. Migration Consultants must be registered with the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC). The ICCRC can be reached here.
Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCIC) must adhere to a strict code of professional conduct and training that ensures that they are highly trained, maintain good business practices and keep their knowledge of immigration law up-to-date.
Migration Expert works with Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCIC) registered with the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) which is the regulatory body that authorises Migration Consultants to provide immigration advice for Canada. To learn more about our Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants please click here.
The Registered Canadian Immigration Consultants employed with Migration Expert, are licensed to provide Canadian immigration advice and are therefore subject to the rules governing professional conduct and the ICCRC Code of Professional Ethics.
As noted above, all services performed by Migration Expert are provided by Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants acting in accordance with the relevant rules. All correspondences and written advice are prepared by immigration consultants on behalf of Migration Expert. In accordance with the ICCRC rules, the Migration Consultant will act on the Client's behalf in fulfilling all of its contractual and legal obligations to the best of its ability. However, the client acknowledges and agrees that the Migration Consultant and Migration Expert cannot guarantee the success of any application.
Under UK law, a person who wishes to operate as a Migration Consultant must be registered with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC). Registered Migration Consultants must adhere to a strict code of professional conduct and training that ensures that they are highly trained, maintain good businesses practices and keep their knowledge of immigration law up-to-date.
Under US law, only an attorney can legally represent you before USCIS (United States Citizenship and Visa Services). The attorney must be eligible to practice in and be a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of any US state, possession, territory or commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
US attorneys are regulated by the rules of professional conduct of the State Bar under which they are licensed. The Rules of Professional conduct are adopted to protect the public and to promote respect and confidence in the legal profession. The attorney must not be under any court order restricting his or her practice of law and must be able to present his or her current licensing document which verifies through the respective state bar that he or she is a licensed attorney.
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If you submit a written refund request through the Client Area within 8 hours of payment, you may be entitled to a refund if the Service has not yet been provided to you and/or work has not commenced on your profile. By agreeing to the terms and conditions of the site, you agree that service fees are non-refundable following 72 hours of payment or provision of the service, whichever occurs first.
All refunds remain strictly at the discretion of management and will be less a banking and administration fee of US$29 or 15% of your initial payment, whichever is greater.
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All complaints must be submitted in writing using the Client Feedback Form which can be accessed here. All such written complaints will be acknowledged in writing. Upon receipt of the complaint, your Migration Consultant will contact you in the next 3 business days to acknowledge receipt. A detailed review will be conducted and a response provided to the client within 10 - 15 days. All clients will receive written notification of any investigation undertaken and the resolution achieved.
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I attended a photography retreat this past week and it's one of my yearly industry conferences that I go to for learning and inspiration. This was my fourth time attending, and this year was different. Every year prior I went for learning as my #1 goal. This year, my #1 goal was to step outside of my comfort zone and to speak as part of the faculty for the very first time in this intimate setting. The good news is -- I did it and I survived (sweaty arm pits and all)!
I stood there and shared my journey with a class of about 50 or more attendees. I took them through my past 10 years as a photographer and we discussed all the challenges, struggles, triumphs and accomplishments I experienced as an artist, and most importantly as a human being. I shared my deepest fears and my hopes with each individual in the room. To say I was nervous was an understatement, yet I did it anyway. I believed inside of me that my message mattered. That I needed to be heard.
What I didn't know was how it would be received. That was the scary part for me. That was the part that gave me the most anxiety. I took the leap of faith anyway, and I am so glad that I did!
We are all in this together. We all experience suffering, anxiety, fear, and worry about all of the what-ifs in life and in business.
Allowing ourselves to be vulnerable means we are inviting real connection and community in.
Asking for help takes courage. We all need to seek advice from our mentors or peers without the fear of judgement more often.
Sharing our gratitude can do a world of good, not only for ourselves but also for the individuals who need to hear the impact that they had or those who might need to invite grace and joy into their hearts.
1. Watching my friends (who have never been to Inspire) all embrace the community I have come to know and love over the past 4 years, and experience the inspiration and growth they needed for themselves.
2. Creating my Manifesto in Vivid & Brave and witnessing the power of other attendees owning their beliefs or strengths, and the things you should know if we are going to be BFFs.
4. Mentoring Erin and seeing the spark in her eyes as she begins to build the business of her dreams! And I am so looking forward to my upcoming post-Inspire chats with Ashley, Rachel and Julia. Let's continue to support and empower each other!
5. Conquering my fears of being judged and never being heard by speaking for the first time in a setting like this. Not for one second did I regret sharing. The attendees (and planners) allowed me to be the most vulnerable I have ever been in public. They allowed me to heal a part of me in a way I never thought possible.
Did you happen to catch my class while you were at Inspire? I would love to hear your thoughts or feedback in the comments below, and thank you a million times over for all of the hugs, kind words and support afterwards. It was an incredibly overwhelming and humbling experience and my cup is still overflowing from it. I am so very grateful for all of you who shared similar stories with me (you know who you are). I hope that each and every one of you keeps in touch! :-) Here's my graphic from the presentation and I hope this pushes you to take that leap!
To the Inspire planning team, who took a chance on me and thought that my story mattered and was worth sharing with this community, thank you. I am eternally grateful and so proud to be a part of something so powerful and real. In my eyes, this is the best photography conference or retreat for anyone looking to grow, be inspired, and be valued as a photographer... and more importantly as a person.


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T.I. Sentenced to 11 Months in Jail
Rapper sentenced on Friday for violating the terms of his probation.
KEVIN DOLAK
Rapper T.I. Helps Stop Suicide AttemptAtlanta police say T.I. help talked down man threatening to jump from building.
Oct 16, 2010— -- Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was sentenced to 11 months in prison on Friday for violating the terms of his probation. The 30–year-old hip-hop star was arrested in September on suspicion of possession of the drug Ecstasy.
T.I., whose real name is Calvin Harris, sought leniency in the case as prosecutors pushed for a two-year sentence, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
"I screwed up. I screwed up big time and I am sorry," Harris said before U.S. District Judge Charles Pannell. "I'm truly and sincerely sorry. I don't want and I don't need to use drugs anymore. I want them out of my life."
Harris faced a potential 30 years in prison for federal gun charges in 2007 when he was arrested following the Black Entertainment Television awards. He paid a $100,000 fine and was sentenced to one year in prison after completing 1000 hours of community service while under house arrest.
"We hoped he would demonstrate he'd turned his life around and serve as an excellent role model -- that he was someone who was living what he was preaching," U.S. Attorney Sally Yates said.
On September 1, Harris was stopped for a traffic violation in Los Angeles by police, who discovered drugs in his car. According to Yates, Cortez Thomas, who was involved in the original federal gun charges against Harris, was also in the car at the time.
After his arrest Harris tested positive for opiates. He acknowledged on Friday that this was a violation of the terms of his probation.
Several character witnesses appeared in court this week on behalf of Harris, including a university professor who used his music to relate life lessons to her students, a member of Harris' Narcotics Anonymous group, and an Atlanta police officer, James Polite, who explained how Harris recently persuaded an Atlanta man not to commit suicide.
Judge Pannell, who reportedly appeared un-persuaded by this testimony, chided Harris for squandering his second chance.
"I think Mr. Harris had had about the limit of second chances," Judge Pannell said. "The worst thing is this case was an experiment ... Mr. Harris, you sure have dumped a lot of smut all over the experiment."
Ed Garland, one of Harris' attorneys, said that his client was a long-time drug addict and fell back into drug abuse after taking prescription painkillers after undergoing several dental procedures earlier this year.
"Progressively, slowly, he went off the wagon," Garland said. "He wasn't being a bad person, except to himself."
Once Harris is released from prison, he will still be on probation and face three more years if he is found in violation of the terms of his release.
"He is not going to be found cruising the streets of L.A. again ... while serving my sentence," Pannell said.
Trump's first wife takes 'full credit' for raising their children
Tennessee governor wants to amend day that honors KKK leader

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Home / Sexuality / Transvestite / Rupaul: The Tranny Act "Was Always About 'Fuck-You' to Society"
Rupaul: The Tranny Act "Was Always About 'Fuck-You' to Society"
Posted by: Bill Wallace in Transvestite, Uncategorized August 20, 2016 0 157 Views
The 55-year-old icon, Emmy-nominated for the first time, recalls his discovery of drag ("Bugs Bunny was my first introduction"), clarifies misconceptions ("It was never about being a woman at all, it was always about f-you to society") and reveals why he today resists getting glammed up and won't for the Emmys ("You won't see me in my drag if I'm not getting paid"). "Most people get the script or the role that they're supposed to play and they play it to a T and they can't figure out why they're so unhappy," says RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen for the last 25 years and now an outstanding reality series host Emmy nominee for the eighth season of Logo TV's RuPaul's Drag Queen, as we sit down to record an episode of the "Awards Chatter" podcast. "And it's because they're not living their authentic life, they're not awake." He adds, "I was always fully awake. That was the problem. It was like being on an operating table and saying, 'Doctor, I can feel that! The anesthesia's not working!'"
(Click above to listen to this episode now or click here to access all of our episodes via iTunes. Past guests include Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, Lady Gaga, Will Smith, Jennifer Lopez, Louis C.K., Kristen Stewart, Harvey Weinstein, Amy Schumer, J.J. Abrams, Kate Winslet, Samuel L. Jackson, Jane Fonda and Michael Moore.)RuPaul, who was born RuPaul Charles in San Diego 55 years ago, says, "I have a sixth-grade education, but I am highly intelligent." He recalls that he knew he was gay "early on" and that his older sister has told him that "even at 4 I would run around the house in her dress and things like that." He explains, "As a kid I always dressed in everything. I would use all the tools available as a human to express myself. No sexual connotation to it. It was just stuff." In fact, he notes with his trademark laugh, "Bugs Bunny was my first introduction to drag!"
To dull the pain of bullying and, even more so, a sense of being something like an alien on earth, RuPaul began turning to alcohol and drugs as early as age 10. "My solution as a kid was to try to anesthetize myself like I sensed everybody else was," he says. His life was saved when he was invited to join his older sister Renetta and her husband when they moved to Atlanta, where he enrolled in a performing arts school and "got to meet my tribe," whom he describes as "the irreverent ones."
There are many misconceptions people who dress in drag — most frequently that they are transsexual. "Transsexual is, in fact, kind of the complete opposite," RuPaul says. "Drag queens are saying, 'Identity? Ha!' Transsexuals are saying, 'Identity is very serious to me and I need you to understand what my identity is.'" He continues, "For me, it was never about being a woman at all. It was always about 'f-you' to society. In a male-dominated culture, this is the greatest taboo you can do. This is the thing that boys are not supposed to in a male-dominated culture." And, he adds, "It was something that I stumbled onto that I realized I could do really well and make a lot of money at it."
RuPaul soon became a local celebrity in Atlanta through appearances in drag on cable access programs and at clubs. He moved to New York and started go-go dancing, hosting and lip-syncing songs at clubs in the East Village. "I decided to go from gender-f— style of drag into glamorama," he recalls. "It just felt like I'd crossed a line." In 1989, two big things happened: he was voted The Queen of Manhattan and he appeared in the "Love Shack" music video. He partnered with managers, who still are his reps today, and says, "We worked on crafting a strategy to get me above 14th Street, so to speak."
The strategy worked. Thanks to his song "Supermodel (You Better Work)," he "hit the big time" in late 1992 and was suddenly omnipresent — a guest on Arsenio Hall's show, a familiar face on MTV, the host of own show on VH1 and the list goes on. "We had cracked the code," he says. "We had worked out the perfect combination to make this thing work. There had been others before me — there had been Boy George and Sylvester and Divine. But the element that I added to this thing? We took the sexuality out of it. The character that I projected was sexy, but wasn't sexual, and that's a huge thing, especially with Americans. Americans are afraid of sex."
For the next several years, RuPaul's fame only grew — no other drag queen in the world was more known inside and outside of the drag community. But, shortly before George W. Bush came to power in 2001, he "retreated for a while," sensing "hostility" in the society. By the end of Bush's second term, though, he was "invigorated again," and was receptive when his managers suggested pitching him for a reality show. "Before, I was opposed to doing reality shows," he says, finding them mean-spirited, but then he realized he could shape one that was "about the tenacity of the human spirit," with 12 to 14 drag queens from across America competing in challenges "based on my career and the things I've done" for a cash prize.
The young Logo TV network "pretty much bought the show in the room as we pitched it," RuPaul says with a smile. And thus was born, in 2009, RuPaul's Drag Race, which today airs across America and in 25 countries around the world. Getting choked up, he says he hopes the show offers tortured young souls, of the sort that he once was, reassurance that they are not alone — "I felt like I was the kid who had fallen to earth and I had no one. Knowing that your tribe is out there waiting for you — just hold on long enough 'til you can find them or they can find you — that's what this show is about." At the end of every episode, he says to the camera, "If you can't love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?"
Today, RuPaul splits his time between an apartment in New York, his partner's ranch in Wyoming — and hosting five different shows. "I like to work," he says with a laugh. These days, he wakes up and prays, meditates, stretches and does yoga, always remaining mindful of how fortunate he has been to come through his struggles and wind up so happy and successful. Interestingly, he says he no longer loves to dress in drag — it takes hours for him to fully transform himself, between hair, makeup, corsets and all the rest — and he won't do so for the Creative Arts Emmys. "For me, it's a business," he explains with a chuckle, "so you won't see me in my drag if I'm not getting paid." But make no mistake about it: He's still a fierce champion of drag and the queens who dress in it, and he is somewhat "encouraged" about their future in American society. "It is getting better — but it will probably get a lot worse before it lands."
[1] Scott Feinberg, 'Awards Chatter' Podcast — RuPaul ('RuPaul's Drag Race'), The Hollywood Reporter, August 18, 2016 9:08am PT
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For most of us, driving our cars down Main Street, the Pacific Coast Highway and the interconnected highways and freeways throughout our great country surely stands out as basic aspect of Americana. However, get ready because those glorious days of feeling empowered by driving yourself down the road may be coming to an end. It's true, as new self-autonomous vehicle (SAV) policies coming from the U.S. Department of Transportation begin to frame rules, regulations and guidance for sharing the roads with robotic cars in the near future and for generations to come.
"Automated vehicles have the potential to save thousands of lives, driving the single biggest leap in road safety that our country has ever taken," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. "This policy is an unprecedented step by the federal government to harness the benefits of transformative technology by providing a framework for how to do it safely."
Proposed Ban On Human Drivers
Recently, proponents of SAV technology proposed banning human drivers from driving a 150-mile stretch of Interstate 5 extending from Seattle to Vancouver. Some analysts believe in only five short years, human drivers will be banned from driving in major cities like New York, London and Rome; universities and college campuses; and at airports. The following are some of the technological steps we've taken to make robotic cars ease us out of our driving habitat:1
Robotic Cars Squeezing Humans Out of the
Future of Highways
Many new model vehicles are already equipped with auto-breaking technology, and can steers the cars back into your lane.
Many car manufacturers already predict SAV-like "transport pods" will soon replace ridesharing services, such as Uber and Lyft.
Another prediction is that there will no longer be two cars in every garage.
Analysts predict that driverless SAVs will be the choice of transportation to prevent gridlock for workers bustling into cities.
Regulatory Path to Driverless Cars and Roadways
In January, the U.S. proposed a $4 billion budget for research and to study the infrastructure necessary to make driverless cars and thoroughfares happen. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations (NHTSA) has also put a 50-year plan in place to help with policy, monitoring, guidance, and safety for this new innovative technology. The NHTSA sees the use of driverless vehicles and dedicated roadways and highways as a way to do the following:
Firstly, the NHTSA hopes to reduce the annual average of 30,000 deaths per year due to car accidents.
Assist those with disabilities, elderly populations that can no longer driver, and communities where vehicle ownership is too expensive.
Save energy, fossil fuels, and cut down on air pollution.
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1"Driverless Cars: Robots Are Taking the Wheel" published in Bloomberg News, September 2016.


Summer has officially arrived! At least it's been feeling that way lately, with the unusually premature heat wave we've had in San Francisco! (For reference, for those of you who aren't familiar with the weather patterns of my beautiful city--typically our hottest month of the year is October and.....that's pretty much it.) Although it's only been around 83º F (much lower than the cities and towns east of the bay), the humidity brought in by the sea has definitely left it feeling positively scorching outside.
Thankfully, there is an upside--this allows for lightweight vintage dresses, iced coffee, and lots of time spent freckling outdoors. That is precisely what I've been doing with my dearest friend Haylie (who ever so graciously agreed to start photographing me for my blog posts!). This past week, she and I visited As Quoted in Laurel Heights for our weekly coffee date--a cute, minimalist eatery that, looking back, I may have spent a little too much money at... (avocado toast, two cookies, a banana muffin, and a hot chocolate... it all looked too good, how was I to decide??) Fortunately, I had zero regrets (besides the banana muffin, but to be fair, I didn't realise it was a banana muffin when I bought it--not my favourite choice), in fact, writing about it now is making my mouth water, so perhaps I should move on.
As for the outfit (while retrospectively, I sort of regret the long sleeves), I wore one of my all-time favourite thrifted numbers from Thrift Town in the Mission district (R.I.P.), a vintage Saks Fifth Avenue shirtdress I took from a mannequin! It's such a timeless piece that never ceases to lead people to compliment me, and I am a sucker for red and navy. This silhouette is ideal for my rather-curvy-slightly-cinched-in-the-waist body type (a reason I mostly wear vintage to begin with). Pair that with a statement necklace, and your favourite vintage shoes and handbag and you're good to go! This is a very classic look of mine, but I always enjoy finding ways to change it up.
It's all about the details with this look, and I am sporting some of my all-time favourite vintage finds with this ensemble. This wicker atlas purse had been on the top of my vintage wishlist since I saw the ones Zooey Deschanel donned in (500) Days of Summer, ultimately one of my favourite films of all time and origin of my personal style inspiration. At last, two years ago almost to the day, a friend found it for me at Goodwill while we were perusing and I almost cried of joy! It is absolutely perfect in every way and definitely my go-to handbag for any day-time look. I adore this style of shoe (I have no idea what they're called--if you do, please let me know!) and found these fragile little beauties in a small vintage boutique in Honolulu (the name escapes me, it has been five years now!). The lining is deteriorating on the inside, leaving my feet constantly covered in brownish dust, but they are just so darling and versatile I can't get myself to part with them! I'm sure many of you feel the same way about a slowly perishing vintage item or two.
Despite my lack of familiarity (regardless of living in Hawaii humidity for half of my life), the sunny weather is still a nice treat after a dreadfully cold and rainy winter. I suppose in small doses, it isn't so terrible... but I still prefer fog any day!
What are some of your favourite things to do on a hot summer's day? Let me know in the comments, because this overcast-loving city dweller is at a loss, and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Meanwhile, I will continue my regimen of consuming bucketloads of Gold Peak green iced tea and profusely fanning myself with whatever magazine I can find laying around. That being said, a little sunshine is never a bad thing--enjoy it while it lasts!


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AMERICAN DIGEST: Comment on So long Merle. See you a little further down the road.
So long Merle. See you a little further down the road.
What a ride that was.
Thanks, Merle, for all of it.
See you on the other side, Merle.
Great cover of "Pancho and Lefty" Never saw the video before, but that's Townes Van Zandt strumming the guitar! Had to play "Mama Tried" for my adolescent sons, when they sat down for breakfast this morning....a cautionary lesson for them!


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Bermane Stiverne (ur. 1 listopada 1978 w La Plaine) – kanadyjski bokser wagi ciężkiej, były mistrz świata organizacji WBC.

Kariera amatorska
Boks zaczął trenować w wieku 19 lat.

Na amatorskim ringu stoczył 59 walk, z czego 49 wygrał, a 10 przegrał. Zdobył trzy medale mistrzostw Kanady (srebrny w 2005 oraz brązowe w 2003 i 2004). W międzynarodowym turnieju pokonał dwóch dobrze zapowiadających się pięściarzy wagi ciężkiej: Roberta Heleniusa (na punkty), czy Davida Price'a (KO).

Kariera zawodowa
Jako zawodowiec zadebiutował w 2005 roku. Po kilkunastu zwycięstwach zmierzył się z amerykańskim bokserem Demetrice'em Kingiem, mającym wtedy rekord (11-15). Stiverne przegrał przez techniczny nokaut w czwartym starciu, mimo że wcześniej posłał Kinga na deski.

29 stycznia 2011 zmierzył się z niepokonanym Kertsonem Manswellem (20-0). W drugiej rundzie Stiverne ciężko posłał Manswella na deski. Choć Manswell wstał, chwilę później znowu upadł i sędzia postanowił przerwać pojedynek, ogłaszając zwycięstwo Stiverne'a przez techniczny nokaut  w drugiej rundzie.

W następnej walce zmierzył się z Amerykaninem Rayem Austinem (28-5-4), którego pokonał przez TKO w dziesiątej rundzie. Kanadyjczyk zdobył pas WBC Silver, jednocześnie pojedynek miał status eliminatora do pasa WBC, posiadanego przez Witalija Kliczkę.

14 kwietnia 2012 Stiverne pokonał przez jednogłośną decyzję Amerykanina Williego Herringa (13-10-3), a 27 kwietnia 2013 w Ontario w Kalifornii Chrisa Arreollę.

10 maja 2014 znokautował w szóstej rundzie Chrisa Arreollę i zdobył wakujący pas mistrza świata wagi ciężkiej federacji WBC.

17 stycznia 2015  Las Vegas Stiverne w pierwszej swojej obronie przegrał jednogłośnie na punnkty (109:118, 108:119 i 107:120) z Amerykaninem Deontayem Wilderem (37-36 KO), tracąc tytuł mistrza świata federacji WBC.

4 listopada 2017 roku w Nowym Jorku przegrał przez nokaut w pierwszej rundzie w pojedynku rewanżowy z Deontayem Wilderem (38-0, 37 KO).

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NYT's David Carr Embraces 'New Skin' on Old News Models
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February 11, 2014 – David Carr's column on media and culture at The New York Times is "required reading" for anyone in the business, said Shorenstein Center Director Alex S. Jones at the first speaker event of the spring semester. Carr shared his thoughts on changing media models, and how old and new media "are marching toward each other."
With new sites such as Medium, which Carr described as a "typewriter for the Internet" and "a dreamy, lovely…way of getting copy up on the web," the entire platform of news is changing. "It's not push, it's pull," he said. "If people want it, they'll grab it and pull it back." This more interactive news distribution is put into practice by sites that allow users to "vote up" for the content they want and like. There is an "absence of friction" in new media platforms, Carr said, and an "ability to go out toward an audience—which is the original promise of the web." Building on this is a "huge migration of talent and capital into the digital space," he said.
These new "excellent and growing" sites—Gawker, BuzzFeed, Business Insider—are taking from the "great, vast sea of information and editing, selecting it, surfacing it" in ways that are visually appealing to consumers, Carr said. They are putting "new skin on a constantly changing world of news." While "some call it aggregation, others call it stealing," these sites are hiring more reporters and producing serious content, he pointed out.
"Things are changing very rapidly," he concluded, and "as practitioners, we have to change with it." In addition to his Times column, Carr blogs, tweets and will host a series of video chats with film critic A.O. Scott during the Oscars. "But I really have never had more fun than right now. If you're a media reporter, hold your hands out like it's raining."
Article and photos by Janell Sims, Shorenstein Center.
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I miss out on the banford game?
Up for a multi-player game soon. Have to go to Crete for a couple of weeks, so waiting until getting back.
HEYYY!!!! I'm going to Crete too!
I'm going to slay the Minataur.
Be there Sept 10-15 or the following week!
please help me out in team game w/ Banfords.
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New Approaches to Ranking Economics Journals
Kodrzycki Yolanda K.
(Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)
Yu Pingkang
(George Washington University)
We develop a flexible, citations- and reference-intensity-adjusted ranking technique that allows a specified set of journals to be evaluated using a range of alternative criteria. We also distinguish between the influence of a journal and that of a journal article, with the latter concept arguably being more relevant for measuring research productivity. The list of top economics journals can (but does not necessarily) change noticeably when one examines citations in the social science and policy literatures, and when one measures citations on a per-article basis. The changes in rankings are due to the broad interest in applied microeconomics and economic development, to differences in citation norms and in the relative importance assigned to theoretical and empirical contributions, and to the lack of a systematic effect of journal size on influence per article. We also find that economics is comparatively self-contained but nevertheless draws knowledge from a range of other disciplines.
Kodrzycki Yolanda K. & Yu Pingkang, 2006. "New Approaches to Ranking Economics Journals," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 5(1), pages 1-44, August.
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Nigerian Actress, Toyin Adewale celebrates her son, Mayorkun as he turns a year older today.
Mayorkun who turns a year older today – She wrote to him in an Instagram post.
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Do I Really Need a Lawyer or Can I Just Fill Out the Forms Myself?
"The statutory scheme defining and delimiting the rights of aliens is exceedingly complex. Courts and commentators have stated that the Immigration and Nationality Act resembles 'King Mino's labyrinth in ancient Crete,' and is 'second only to the Internal Revenue Code in complexity.'" Chan v. Reno, 1997 U.S. Dist. Lexis 3016, *5 (S.D.N.Y. 1997).
Preparing your immigration case involves much more than completing the proper forms. Our experienced immigration attorneys review the specific facts of your case, determine the appropriate legal remedies, determine potential pitfalls or liabilities associated with the application, and guide your case through the appropriate federal agencies. Much of the attorneys work is associated with anticipating legal issues, solving legal and pragmatic problems, avoiding delay, and resolving legal complications.
When you hire an immigration lawyer, you benefit from the years of experience, legal training, continuing education, and personal and professional relationships of that attorney with the government officers. Chances are good that the people, plans, and future opportunities that are depending on the outcome of your immigration case deserve good legal representation. Limiting yourself to odds of success of "one in three" is not acceptable.
Immigration law can be incredibly complicated without the assistance of a knowledgeable attorney. Over the last few years, immigration law has become very strict. This overly protective attitude can be especially frustrating for individuals wanting to gain access to the United States and the advantages that come with being a citizen of this country.
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Travelers May Need Booster Shot For Quarantine Free Travel In The UK
While travelers who have received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine are currently exempt from quarantine when returning from amber list countries in the United Kingdom, a government source has warned they may no longer be considered fully vaccinated once the booster roll-out has begun.
This means travelers returning to the UK may need to quarantine if they have not received a third booster shot.
Booster Shot May Be Required For Quarantine Free Travel
Currently, double-vaccinated Britons are exempt from quarantine when returning from amber list destinations, whereas those who have only received one dose, or none, must quarantine for ten days.
The government source, who is reportedly close to talks about Covid certification, says this may change once the booster roll-out begins.
He said that "the assumption is that you will be required to have the most up-to-date health passport.
"So if the advice is to have a booster six months after your second jab, then that is what you'll need."
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said there are already plans for booster shots to go to vulnerable groups and over-50s from September and that the ministers have suggested the "logical" next step would be to make these booster shots a condition of keeping a person's vaccine status up-to-date.
However, It has not yet been confirmed whether or when healthy under-50s will get booster shots in the UK.
A government spokesperson said: "We are preparing for a booster programme to ensure those most vulnerable to COVID-19 have protection extended ahead of winter and against new variants.
"Any booster programme will be based on the final advice of the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). Until we receive the independent JCVI advice no decisions can be made on wider requirements for those who receive booster jabs."
Former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith wanted the government to tread lightly on this decision.
"If I were the Government I would tread carefully on this. Booster jabs will take a while to get to the majority of the travelling public. And there are issues around whether they are necessary – some scientists say that they may not be necessary."
Will Other Countries Require Booster Shots For Travel?
As other countries, like Canada, have a similar policy for vaccinated travelers returning without quarantine, it raises the question of whether more countries will require travelers to get booster vaccines.
While nothing has been officially stated yet regarding travel, Canada and the United States have started discussing booster vaccines and securing more.
The Canadian government just reached an agreement with Moderna for an additional supply of Covid-19 vaccines until 2024.
Moderna CEO Stephane said that the agreement will give Canada access to Moderna's mRNA "development engine" and allow the country priority access to the dose.
The announcement was also made in the face of the possibility of a third booster shot to better protect Canadians from more vaccine-resistant variants of the virus.
Pfizer says new data shows a booster shot "strongly" hikes protection against the delta variant.
U.S regulators authorized a third dose of Covid-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna on Friday for people with compromised immune systems.
However, the World Health Organization has called for a moratorium on Covid-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September in order to give all countries time to vaccinate at least 10% of their populations.
"I understand the concern of all governments to protect their people from the Delta variant. But we cannot accept countries that have already used most of the global supply of vaccines using even more of it," WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
"We need an urgent reversal from the majority of vaccines going to high-income countries to the majority going to low-income countries."
Whether or not a booster shot is needed or will be required for travel remains to be seen, but the discussion is well underway.
UK Lowers Price Of Mandatory Testing Following Months Of Controversy
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SAN DIEGO – If you think of a history researcher as someone who spends nearly every waking hour poring over old manuscripts, you haven't met Joellyn Zollman, Ph.D.
She's the curator of the "Celebrate San Diego! The history & Heritage of San Diego's Jewish Community" exhibit which is being presented through next spring at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park. Her special love is chasing down artifacts, and on Saturday night, she regaled 350 attendees of the Center's gala dinner with tales about an artifact that she finally located and about another one that continues to elude her.
A tiny book, which is kept closed in a display case to prevent the intact binding from breaking, is the diary that 17-year-old Victoria Jacobs kept from 1856 to 1857.
Victoria is portrayed in a video, To The Ends of the Earth, made for the exhibition by documentary film maker Isaac Artenstein. Because the diary cannot be displayed with its pages open to read, what Victoria had to say is dramatized in the video by actress Sarah Price-Keating, who has some historical bragging rights of her own. Her grandfather was Sol Price, the San Diego attorney who founded Fedmart and the Price Club, the latter of which has since merged into Costco.
But the story about Victoria Jacobs didn't end with the video. Zollman subsequently was invited to give a talk about the exhibition at Temple Beth El in Riverside, located near the intersection of Central Avenue and Victoria Avenue.
"Coincidence? No. Riverside as many of you know is located next door to San Bernardino," Zollman reported. "Victoria, her husband (Maurice Franklin), and their young son Abraham left San Diego and moved to San Bernardino in 1859. Why San Bernardino? Because Victoria already had family there – family who had moved there because they believed San Bernardino was destined to become the commercial center of southern California. They were wrong. Sadly Victoria died there in childbirth in 1861 at the age of 23.
"In 1859," Zollman continued, "Rose began to manufacture seaweed mattresses in San Diego. This was a pretty genius idea in that it used a readily available local resource—seaweed—to make a household object that everyone needs: a mattress.
The January 29th 1859 edition of the San Diego Herald praised these 'floating whale lairs' as superior in quality and predicted their unqualified success. They were not an unqualified success. Why? As far as I can tell, they were crunchy and they smelled. These mattresses must have been truly awful, because if you think about it, standards for mattresses in the 19th century were pretty low and San Diego's pioneers were notoriously tough. For goodness sake, Louis Rose ate his own belt when food ran so low in his wagon train. So to say that these mattresses didn't meet minimum standards of acceptable furniture on the frontier is really quite a devastating review.
Zollman heard from Stan Schwartz, the current president of the Jewish Historical Society of San Diego, that during its recent renovation the Cosmopolitan Hotel (formerly the Bandini House), located in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, had found a seaweed mattress.
To laughter, Zollman "deputized" the attendees of the dinner "to be on the lookout" for the seaweed mattress whenever they visit Old Town San Diego. "Keep your eyes and noses open for the mysterious missing seaweed mattress," she urged.
In addition to Zollman's talk, other highlights of the San Diego History Center's gala dinner, emceed by morning anchor Dan Cohen of KFMB-TV, included a proclamation from Mayor Kevin Faulconer declaring June 10, 2017 "Jewish community day in San Diego;" the showing of a rough cut of Artenstein's documentary, in which numerous San Diego Jews were interviewed; and the introduction by event chair Debby Cushman Parrish of Holocaust survivor Rose Schindler, who was in attendance.


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Gürcü Hatun (în , Gurji-xatuni; ) a fost o prințesă regală georgiană din dinastia Bagrationi și regină consoartă a Sultanatului de Rum, fiind soția favorită a sultanului Kaykhusraw II, cu care s-a căsătorit după moartea lui Muhammad al II-lea de Khwarazm în 1237. După moartea lui în 1246, Gürcü Hatun s-a căsătorit cu puternicul anatolian Pervane. A fost mama sultanului Kayqubad al II-lea și patroană al faimosului poet persan Rumi.

Titlul ei de Gürcü Hatun înseamnă "Doamnă Georgiană" în limbile turcești.

S-a născut sub numele de Tamara (în , Tamari), care este un nume biblic popular în Regatul Georgiei. Numele i-a fost dat în cinstea bunicii sale, Regina Tamara cea Mare.

Gürcü Hatun era fiica reginei Rusudan a Georgiei și a prințului Seljuk Ghias ad-din, un nepot al lui Kilij Arslan al II-lea.

Este sora regelui David al VI-lea al Georgiei.

La fel ca majoritatea georgienilor, Tamara și-a păstrat inițial religia creștin ortodoxă răsăriteană, dar se știe că s-a convertit la islam la un moment ulterior. Nu se cunosc alte informații despre modul în care s-a produs conversia. Se spune că soarele de pe monedele Seljuk din acea vreme o simbolizează pe Tamar, în timp ce leul îl reprezintă pe însuși sultanul. Această emblemă, cunoscută sub numele de shir-u hurshid (Leul și Soarele), a devenit mai târziu răspândită în lumea islamică (deși originile sale datează din timpuri mult mai vechi). După moartea lui Kaykhusraw în 1246, guvernul sultanatului a fost confiscat de Pervane Mu'in al-Din Suleyman, care s-a căsătorit cu Gürcü Hatun.

Se știe că Gürcü Hatun a patronat știința și arta și că se afla în relații prietenoase cu celebrul poet sufist Rumi. De asemenea, ea a sponsorizat construcția mormântului poetului din Konya.

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Nașteri în 1227
Decese în 1286
Georgieni
Oameni din secolul al XIII-lea


Temperate kelp forests have frequently been the sites of study for ecological interactions. The study of trophic cascades is no exception, as evident by the wealth of relationships studied (see review by Pinnegar et. al. 2000). The sea urchin is the common species among most of the cascades, providing a critical link from the carnivorous predators to the primary producers. It has been shown that sea urchins are part of a dynamic relationship that determines the state of a kelp forest (Jones and Kain 1967). Urchin barrens and kelp-dominated regions are two possible stable states that urchins can create based on their grazing habits, which are in turn related to the availability of drift kelp (Harrold and Reed 1985). Sea urchin predators can also have a profound influence on this system. Several studies off the coast of Canada show that lobsters (Homarus americanus) can also control kelp abundance indirectly via urchin consumption (Mann and Breen 1972; Miller et. al. 1971). Mann and Breen (1976) go on to stress the importance of the lobster-urchin-kelp relationship because of the potentially devastating effects, given a perturbation, it can have on a kelp forest and the species that depend on it.
A different species of lobster (Panulirus interruptus) was also found to regulate urchin populations in southern California (Tegner and Levin 1983). However, this system is quite different due to the presence of a second predator: California sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher), a large labrid that is also capable of controlling urchin populations (Tegner and Dayton 1981). Cowen (1983) helped to show the importance of the sheephead-urchin relationship by demonstrating that 36% of the sheephead studied showed evidence of recently consuming all or part of an urchin. Further proof of the influence sheephead have on urchins comes in the form of a behavioral adaptation. Black urchins (Centrostephanus coronatus) have developed a nocturnal feeding strategy in which the urchin remains close to a protective crevice to avoid predation by the diurnal sheephead (Nelson and Vance 1979). This behavior is notably different from that of Strongylocentrotus spp., in which individuals will subsist on drift kelp or actively graze living adult kelps (Harrold and Reed 1985). Despite this difference, C. coronatus can still have an impact on a kelp forest. Vance and Schmitt (1979) showed that C. coronatus prefers brown algae, of which Macrocystis pyrifera is a member, and can influence the number of juvenile kelps within its "halo" of grazing.
Because lobsters and sheephead can influence multiple trophic levels of a system, they can be thought of as keystone species. Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) are more commonly thought of as the important keystone species of the kelp forests on the western coast, but their absence, a remnant of the fur trade, precludes them from having a negative influence on the urchin population (Estes and Duggins 1995). When humans are included as the apex predators of the trophic cascade, a more complete understanding of the trophic interactions of this system results (fig. 1). Furthermore, humans can be removed from the system, i.e. in the case of marine reserves, to restore the "naturally" higher urchin predator densities (Bell 1983), the effects of which have not been intensely studied.
The aim of this paper is to assess the effect that a no-take marine reserve has on the sheephead-urchin-kelp system. Three basic questions will be addressed with respect to the effect of a marine reserve. First, what are the differences in sheephead, urchin, and kelp densities? Second, what variable is most strongly correlated with urchin density? Third, what variable is most strongly correlated with kelp density?
Figure 1. Diagram of the trophic interactions in southern California (adapted from Pinnegar et. al. 2000). Note that in southern California hunting has completely eliminated sea otters as urchin predators.
This opportunistic study took place on the eastern border of the Catalina Marine Science Center Marine Life Refuge, a no-take marine reserve on Santa Catalina Island, California, USA (fig. 2). All observations were done on scuba between August 5 and August 11, 2002. The site was divided into twelve continuous 100m sections, six inside the reserve and six outside of the reserve. With two exceptions deviating only slightly from this pattern, each 100m section was divided into two 30m sections: the first running from the 10m mark to the 40m mark and the second from the 60m mark to the 90m mark.
Figure 2. Study site on Santa Catalina Island. (Image adapted from McArdle 1997).
To determine the density of sheephead, three transects were completed for each 30m section, each corresponding to a different depth contour: 14ft., 26ft., and 38ft. On each 30 X 2 X 3m transect, the total number of juvenile, female, and male sheephead were recorded with their associated estimated total length. Size estimations were pre-calibrated to within approximately ±10% of the actual length of the fish. Due to the curious nature of sheephead, the observer maintained a constant swimming speed and only the fish in front of the observer were included.
To determine the urchin density, kelp density, and substrate information, one of the three sheephead transects of each 30m section was chosen at random to be repeated. This method was chosen due to the time consuming nature of this form of data collection. By completing several passes of these transects in succession, five variables were recorded. First, the total number of urchins on each transect, separated by species, was recorded. Next, the total number of M. pyrifera were counted and divided into two categories: adult plants, those taller than one meter, and juvenile plants, those being shorter than one meter. The number of stipes per plant was also recorded. For adults, this measurement took place at one meter off of the substrate. For juveniles, the measurement was taken at the point of maximum stipes. Next, the substrate size and cover were determined by random point contact. At least 15 stratified random points were sampled directly under the transect tape. The cover measurement was separated into five categories: bare rock, coralline algae, turf algae, invertebrate, and M. pyrifera. The approximate substrate size was determined with the aide of the transect tape. Lastly, relief was measure at three stratified random locations below the transect tape. A one-meter long chain was used to follow the contour of the substrate. The strait-line distance that the chain covered was then recorded from the meter tape (McClanahan and Shafir 1990). This method produced values such that lower numbers corresponded to higher relief. The values obtained for all variables in each 100m section were then averaged, thus eliminating some of the variability associated with mobile creatures like the sheephead.
A comparison of the average densities of the observed species inside versus outside of the reserve showed that all species, with the exception of C. coronatus and S. franciscanus, had a higher density inside the reserve (Table 1). With respect to sheephead, this pattern was also observed for numerous size class groupings. The difference in density of sheephead inside versus outside of the reserve reached a maximum at the size grouping of 37cm or greater, well above the 30cm legal fishing size limit (Fig. 3).
Table 1. Mean number of individuals per 30m segment of coastline with associated standard deviations.
Figure 3. Difference in average sheephead density per 30m section of coastline based on size grouping.
Sheephead density was then compared to C. coronatus density to confirm a predator-prey interaction. Only sheephead larger than 30cm were included in this correlation because it was presumed that only large sheephead have the ability to eat urchins. Surprisingly, the data obtained from inside the reserve yielded a positive relationship with a very high correlation (R2 = 0.977) (Fig. 4A). Thus, higher C. coronatus densities corresponded to higher large sheephead densities and vice versa. This pattern, however, does not occur outside of the reserve. Beyond the reserve boundary, there was no discernible relationship between large sheephead and C. coronatus (R2 = 0.017) (Fig. 4B).
Figure 4. Comparison of sheephead density to C. coronatus density inside and outside of the reserve. Densities are given per 30m section of coastline averaged over 100m sections. Densities within 100m of the reserve boundary are not shown.
Figure 6. Comparison of M. pyrifera density and C. coronatus density inside and outside of the reserve. Densities are given per 30m section of coastline averaged over 100m sections. Densities within 100m of the reserve boundary are not shown.
Continuing down the trophic cascade, C. coronatus density was compared to total kelp density (Fig. 6). Outside of the reserve, a strong negative correlation was found (R2 = 0.923). Inside the reserve, a much weaker negative correlation was found (R2 = 0.480). In an attempt to understand the reasoning behind this difference a three-dimensional plot was made with an extra variable: relief (Fig. 7). It was found that relief could explain more than 85% of the C. coronatus density variation within the reserve.
Figure 7. Comparison of kelp (M. pyrifera) density, urchin (C. coronatus) density, and relief inside the reserve. Densities are given per 30m section of coastline averaged over 100m sections. Densities within 100m of the reserve boundary are not shown. The three-dimensional surface is an approximation based solely on the points shown.
This study demonstrates that the presence of a no-take marine reserve can have both direct and indirect effects on a trophic cascade. The lack of fishing in the reserve presumably had the direct effect of elevating the average density and size of sheephead, as has been shown in other studies (Bell 1983). As expected, this change had an impact on the next trophic level, namely a lower density of C. coronatus in the reserve. However, some potentially contradictory data was obtained when compared to the results of other research (e.g. Sala and Zabala 1996). A strong positive relationship between sheephead density and C. coronatus density was found within the reserve when looking at 100m sections away from the reserve border. This spatial scale is clearly relevant due to the general lack of long-range movement of sheephead (Irene Tetreault, unpublished data) and relatively sessile nature of C. coronatus. One possible explanation is the feeding strategy of sheephead. It is likely that only very large sheephead, for example those over 45cm, are capable of ripping an urchin off the substrate and cracking the test and that many smaller sheephead may inhabit an area simply to take advantage of a free meal. Cowen (1983) demonstrated that an average of three sheephead preyed upon an urchin once it had been removed from the substrate. This was clearly not the case outside of the reserve where no correlation was found between sheephead and C. coronatus. This is likely due to the very low density of extremely large sheephead.
The next interesting relationship was found to exist between C. coronatus and the number of M. pyrifera. A very strong negatve correlation was found outside of the reserve, indicating successful kelp grazing. This suggests that in the absence of large sheephead the predator-avoidance behavior of C. coronatus has been relaxed. Fish have been shown to alter the behavior of C. coronatus to stay close to a centralized hiding place, thus forcing the it to develop the ability to consume a diversity of prey species (Vance and Schmitt 1979). Thus, one would expect a decrease in predation to cause an increase in consumption of the C. coronatus food of choice: brown algae.
Not surprisingly, the relationship between C. coronatus and M. pyrifera within the reserve was not strong. Large sheephead presumably keep urchin predator-avoidance behavior well intact, minimizing the amount of M. pyrifera grazing. This, combined with the inherently low C. coronatus density, has allowed the competitive dominant species, M. pyrifera, to increase in density, with respect to outside of the reserve (Vance 1979). The actual cause of C. coronatus distribution within the reserve is likely a direct effect of the availability of suitable shelter. The relatively high correlation found between C. coronatus and relief, a measure of available shelter, in the reserve confirms similar research on a congener, C. rodgersii, which faces similar predation risks (Andrew 1993). Because this study did not contain any experimental components, the correlations found do not necessarily confirm causation of the observed patterns. These systems have many other yet unstudied causative variables that could potentially have large effects. For example, larval abundance, post-settlement survival and disease can all drastically influence adult populations (Watanabe and Harrold 1991; Sala et. al. 1998). Tegner and Levin (1983) also point out another potential influence on the trophic cascade: a possible predator-prey relationship between sheephead and lobster. Clearly, the dynamics of this system will require much future study to be fully understood.
I wish to thank Irene Tetreault for the incorporation of this project into her work and for her mentoring, my Dad for his help with data analysis, Marc Carr and Pete Raimondi for their help with experimental design, the staff at Wrigley Marine Science Center, and my numerous dive buddies.
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