ASHWAUBENON - The Hornets picked up the FRCC road win behind the arm of Ryan Stefiuk.
Stefiuk went the distance, allowing two hits with no earned runs in seven innings with 10 strikeouts.
Preble broke a 0-0 tie in the fifth inning with five runs.
Max Wagner went 2-for-3 with two RBI for the Hornets, while Casey Roeser and Ben Graff each had an RBI.
Michael Rottier was 1-for-3 with an RBI for Ashwaubenon.
COLEMAN – The Cougars pulled out the home victory against Wrightstown.
Coleman and Wrightstown scored one run each in the first inning, but Coleman took the lead with another run in the bottom of the fourth.
Blake Forner and Seth Seafeldt led the Cougars with two hits apiece. For Wrightstown, Preston Kussow hit a triple and recorded one RBI.
Austin Marquardt earned the win after only allowing four hits and striking out nine batters. Evan Guns took the loss for Wrightstown with two strikeouts and six allowed hits.
INSTITUTE - The Pioneers came away with a home Packerland Conference win.
Down 1-0 in the fifth inning, Sevastopol scored three runs for the lead and added two more runs in the sixth for the win.
Brent Haberli threw a complete game victory with seven strikeouts for the Pioneers.
Robby Pollman was 3-for-4 with an RBI, while Josh Pflieger went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI for Sevastopol. Jaden Sawyer added an RBI.
Zach Luepke led N.E.W. Lutheran with three hits and two runs scored, while Erik Voskamp tallied two RBI on two hits and Samson Huntkowski had an RBI.
WITTENBERG - An early lead propelled the Vikings to a nonconference road win.
Denmark scored two runs in the first two innings for a 4-0 lead, including a Jake Engelbrecht RBI single.
Engelbrecht went 2-for-3 in the game, while Jerick Czarneski pitched four innings for the win.
SHEBOYGAN - The Tritons edged out a road FRCC win.
Down 1-0 in the sixth inning, Notre Dame tied the game at 1-1 and won in the eighth inning.
Marcus Hornacek and Mitch Chosa both had RBI hits to lead Notre Dame.
Tyler Nystrom and Reese Johnson each scored a run for the Tritons.
Hornacek got the win in relief.
DE PERE - The Redbirds defeated their FRCC rival at home.
Will Semb led De Pere with three hits and two RBI, while recording the save with 1⅔ innings of relief pitching.
Matt Freeman got the win, throwing 5⅓ innings with nine strikeouts and three hits allowed.
Ian Mayo added an RBI on two hits for De Pere.
SUAMICO - The Pirates shut out Sheboygan North in an FRCC contest.
Jake Berg finished with a double for Bay Port while Jake Hebert tallied an RBI.
At the mound, Bobby Tilot earned the win after allowing only two hits and striking out one batter in 5⅔ innings. Call Verlanic recorded the save in the final 1⅓ innings.
BRUSSELS - The Storm and Eagles split their Packerland doubleheader.
In Game 1, Lincoln Barta, Daniel Stangel and Travis Miller each recorded two hits for Kewaunee while Andrew Richard notched a hit and two RBI. For Southern Door, Aiden Vandertie led the Eagles with a hit and an RBI.
Wyatt Kruse was the winning pitcher after striking out five batters and allowing three hits. Adam Gutschow took the loss with seven strikeouts in five innings.
In Game 2, Southern Door got off to a hot start, scoring all 10 of their runs in the first three innings. Tyler Kroll finished with two hits while Devin Schinktgen and Alex Daoust each compiled a hit and two RBI.
For Kewaunee, Cam Hanrahan registered two hits and two RBI and Stangle had one double and two RBI.
Derik LeCaptain was the winning pitcher, striking out three batters in 3⅔ innings. Barta took the loss for the Strom with three strikeouts in two hits.
PESHTIGO - The Bulldogs earned their 15th win of the season against Escanaba.
Alex Dolata led Peshtigo by going 3-for-3 at the plate. Darren Dionne and Mitchell Ahrens also added two hits apiece.
Nolan Lemke earned the win at the mound, striking out two batters and allowing no runs in three innings.
SHAWANO - The Phantoms rolled to the road Bay Conference win.
West De Pere scored five runs in each of the first three innings for an early lead.
Bennett Olson went 3-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored for the Phantoms.
Cal Jensen totaled two RBI on two hits, while Zach Ziesmer added two RBI.
Dylan Govin and Parker Nimmer both recorded two RBI, while Jacob Kocken, Kaden Kosobucki and Nick Pawlak each had an RBI.
Cole Nelson was 2-for-2 with an RBI and run scored for Shawano, while Nick Grignon had an RBI on one hit.
FISH CREEK – The Clippers and Vikings split a Packerland doubleheader.
In Game 1, Sturgeon Bay finished with 13 hits while Gibraltar had six. Jaeger Brusky led the Clippers with two hits and two doubles while Anthony Moore, Trent Ehlers, Ryan Jacobson and Mitchell Jackson each tallied two hits. For Gibraltar, Ben Johnson and Luke Steebs both went 2-for-4.
In Game 2, Spencer Krause, who also was the winning pitcher for the Vikings, went 2-for-3 at the plate. Meanwhile, Johnson went a perfect 3-for-3 and notched a double.
In the loss for Sturgeon Bay, Moore compiled two hits and Jacobson finished with a triple.
No. 1: Elijah Zifferblatt, WDP, def. William Schneider, NDA, 6-4, 6-0; No. 2: Myles Krzewinski, NDA, def. Calvin Battle, WDP, 6-2, 6-0; No. 3: J.V. Steckart, NDA, def. Bailey Peterson, WDP, 6-2, 6-1; No. 4: Tommy Zakowski, NDA, def. Gabe Merline, WDP, 6-0, 6-3.
No. 1: Josh Janssen-Christian Remington, NDA, def. Jared Colucci-Jared Johnson, WDP, 6-0, 6-2; No. 2: Will Templeton-Grant Noble, NDA, def. Colin Skubal-Jordan Wagner, WDP, 6-2, 6-1; No. 3: Joe Massabni-Ryan Schram, NDA, def. Ari Dennis-Anders Slattery, WDP, 6-4, 7-5.
No. 1: Mike Mitchell, MU, def. William Schneider, NDA, 6-3, 3-6, 10-2; No. 2: Richard Balistreri, MU, def. Myles Krzewinski, NDA, 6-3, 6-0; No. 3: Josh Guillermo, MU, def. J.V. Steckart, NDA, 6-3, 6-2; No. 4: Tommy Zakowski, NDA, def. Rehan Dhala, MU, 5-7, 6-2, 11-9.
No. 1: Noah Guillermo-Rob May, MU, def. Josh Janssen-Christian Remington, NDA, 6-1, 6-2; No. 2: Jake Stockhausen-Teddy Brodzinski, MU, def. Grant Noble-Will Templeton, NDA, 6-0, 6-1; No. 3: Evan Roge-Noah White, MU, def. Ryan Schram-Joe Massabni, NDA, 6-0, 6-0.
No. 1: Jacob Ludwig, BUR, def. Warren Mangum, DP, 6-0, 6-1; No. 2: Pablo Colorado-Garcia, BUR, def. Brady Hubbard, DP, 5-7, 6-4, 10-5; No. 3: Ethan McWilliams, DP, def. Maxwell Meier, BUR, 6-0, 6-0; No. 4: Ben Belleau, DP, def. Quentin Holle, BUR, 6-0, 6-0.
No. 1: Andrew Zeman-Malik Tiedt, BUR, def. Jackson Butrym-David Vandenberg, DP, 6-4, 1-6, 10-7; No. 2: Matthew Foeller-Sam Champeau, DP, def. Leo Puntillo-Quinn Adamek, BUR, 6-2, 6-2; No. 3: Andrew Arnholt-Kamso Agu, DP, def. Calvin Kienast-Ryley Willkomm, BUR, 6-4, 6-2.
No. 1: Nathan Balthazor, DP, def . Drew Jorgensen, FDL, 6-2, 6-2; No. 2: David Vandenberg, DP, def . Ethan Hurley, FDL, 2-6, 7-6 (2), 10-5; No. 3: Charlie Quast, FDL, def . Warren Mangum, DP, 6-4, 7-5; No. 4: Andrew Park, FDL, def . Brady Hubbard, DP, 6-2, 6-2.
No. 1: Jackson Butrym-Ethan McWilliams, DP, def. Matej Koncos-Mike Warnties, FDL, 6-0, 6-4; No. 2: Sam Champeau-Matthew Foeller, DP, def. Sam DeGere-Shufeng Vang, FDL, 6-2, 6-2; No. 3: Ben Belleau-Tyler Graf, DP, def. Gavin Xiong-Reese Laning, FDL, 6-1, 6-1.
No. 1: Nathan Balthazor, DP, def . Sebastian Guo, GBP, 6-1, 6-1; No. 2: Calvin Hunt, DP, def . Por Choua Vang, GBP, 6-0, 6-1; No. 3: Warren Mangum, DP, def . Ryan Pyatt, GBP, 6-1, 6-0; No. 4:Brady Hubbard, DP, def . Jordan Ketter, GBP, 6-0, 6-2.
No. 1: Jackson Butrym-David Vandenberg, DP, def. Isaiah Keiler-Chong Vang, GBP, 7-6 (5), 6-2; No. 2: Graham Kothbauer-John Grosshardt, GBP, def. Matthew Foeller-Sam Champeau, DP, 6-4, 6-1; No. 3: Leonard Taft-Joe Stoa, GBP, def. Kamso Agu-Tyler Graf, DP, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 7-6 (3).
Team Scores: 1. Sheboygan North 322, 2. Bay Port 339, 3. Notre Dame 341, 4. G.B. Preble 356, 5. De Pere 376, 6. Manitowoc 391, 7. Pulaski 394, 8. G.B. Southwest 404, 9. Ashwaubenon 416, 10. Sheboygan South 431.
Top finishers: 1. Drew Gallimore, SN, 78; 2. Max Schmidtke, SN, 79; 3. Jed Baranczyk, BP, 80; 4. Jack Halama, NDA, 81; 5. Garrett Schultz, SN, 82; 5. Preston Cedergren, BP, 82; 7. Austin Thyes, SN, 83; 8. Joel Meglik, NDA, 84; 8. Trent Thomas, NDA, 84.


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PSA: Petition for the immediate release of Esha Momeni
Via For Esha, the One Million Signatures Campaign has started a petition calling for the immediate release of imprisoned graduate student and womens rights advocate Esha Momeni:
To: His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei, His Excellency Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,His Excellency Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi,
His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei,
His Excellency Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,
His Excellency Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi,
We, the undersigned, have heard with great alarm of the arrest in Tehran, on Wednesday October 15, 2008, of Esha Momeni, a graduate student in film and communication at California State University, Northridge. This arrest was made by Tehran traffic police on the pretext that she had made an illegal turn, but we have since been informed that she has been transferred to Section 209 of Evin Prison and kept in solitary confinement.
We wish to make clear that at no time has Ms. Momeni been involved in any activities contravening the laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran. She had returned to Iran for an extended visit mainly for the purpose of seeing family and friends, and also in order to carry out research related to her MA degree at California State University, Northridge. Ms. Momeni, a women's rights defender and a volunteer of the California branch of a grassroots campaign called the "One Million Signatures Demanding Changes to Discriminatory Laws", decided to make her Master's thesis project a personal exploration of the shared experiences of everyday Iranians. This included interviews with some members of the Campaign. The activities of the Campaign are peaceful and merely aimed at reforming the Iranian laws in areas that discriminate against women; the Campaign has no political objectives.
Those who are privileged to know Ms. Momeni are fully aware of the sincerity and passion for justice which she brings to the promotion of a truer image of Iran outside the country, and we are therefore dismayed that she should have been arrested and detained despite not having engaged in any unlawful activities.
We, the undersigned, therefore demand Ms. Momeni be released immediately and without conditions so that she can return to complete her education. In addition we urge you to:
1.Guarantee in all circumstances the physical and psychological integrity of Ms. Esha Momeni;
2.Assure that while in detention she is granted immediate and regular access to her family, a lawyer of her choice, and any medical treatment necessary in light of her medical condition (kidney stones);
3 Ensure in all circumstances respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and with international and regional human rights instruments ratified by Iran.
Please add your voice here. Make sure to take note of the caveat offered by For Esha:
We request you not to sign petitions organized by organizations other than the One Million Signatures Campaign. While such petitions may mean well, they often contain inappropriate language and factual errors and as such are more likely to endanger Esha than help bring about her release.
And please forward the official petition to as many people as you can.
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David B. Ingram
Ingram Entertainment Inc.
David B. Ingram graduated from Duke University in 1985. After graduating, he worked for Duke for two years as a Development Officer before returning to Nashville in 1987 to attend Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management. After receiving his MBA degree in May 1989, he joined Ingram Industries Inc. as Assistant to the Treasurer. Two years later, he moved to Ingram Entertainment Inc. where he held a variety of positions before being named President in August 1994 and then Chairman and President in April 1996. On June 27, 1997, Ingram Entertainment Inc. split from parent company Ingram Industries Inc. to become a separate private company owned by Mr. Ingram. Ingram Entertainment Inc. is currently the nation's largest distributor of DVD, Blu-ray and video games.
On February 20, 2002, Mr. Ingram formed DBI Beverage Inc. ("DBI"). This separate venture now owns five beverage distributors in northern-California operating from eight distribution centers located in Chico, Napa, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Jose, Truckee, and Ukiah. Products distributed by DBI include Miller, Coors, Corona, Heineken, Pabst, Sierra Nevada, Sam Adams, New Belgium and Red Bull. For more information about the company, please visit www.dbibeverage.com.
Mr. Ingram is President of The Golf Club of Tennessee, Chairman of the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management Board of Visitors, Chairman of the Montgomery Bell Academy Board of Trustees, and Chair of the Investment Committee for the Tennessee Golf Foundation. He is also a board member of Pinnacle Financial Partners. Mr. Ingram is a former board member of Buy.com, Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc., Ingram Micro, and the Video Software Dealers Association.
W. Donnie Daniel
Ingram Entertainment Holdings Inc.
Robert W. Webb
Mark D. Ramer
DBI Beverage Inc.


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When the postman came, he brought excitement and possibility. At least that's how it was when I was a child. There might be a letter from a friend, a postcard from abroad, or a special item that I had ordered from the back of a comic book.
That is all but gone. The postal delivery employees now have to schlep bulk-mail advertisements, catalogs, and bills. Only rarely does a handwritten letter arrive. But when such a missive comes, I still feel that flash of excitement – the joy of finding something penned just for me. Sure, it doesn't have the instantaneous effect of texting or the efficiency of communication by email. A letter by post is a different experience in its entirety – the visual and the tactile rolled together with personalization. Receiving a handwritten letter is a pleasurable experience.
But who has time to write anymore – so many things clamoring for our attention. And we have the many faster ways of connecting with friends via social media and mobile technologies.
Well, I'm engaging in my quixotic crusade anyway — a handwritten letter per week. Octegenarians might snort at that goal – they lived in an era of people writing multiple letters a day. Our options for communication are much broader now. Even so, I'm convinced that the medium of a handwritten letter is still viable and useful. Marshall McLuhan taught that the medium is the message – then what does the medium of handwritten personal note say?
It says I've taken some time just for you. Of course, the crafting of the letter is important. Taking time to write a letter about the Kardashians or Snookie is likely a colossal waste of time – save those ruminations for the ephemeral realm of the cloud where they will quickly be obscured and forgotten in the ever growing miasma of "Big Data".
No, if you're going to commit pen to paper and create an artifact – have something to say. Words of blessing, of thanksgiving, or praise. Remind the recipient how you've been influenced by them over the years. Pick up threads of some conversation that is special to your relationship. Make writing personal.
This is my goal anyway. Care to join me in the project? Drop me a text, and let me know how it goes.
I'm in! It may not be a full length letter each week, but I do enjoy the newspaper clippings accompanied by a brief handwritten note. Thanks for the re-inspiration!


The future of public leisure and culture services in Fife is receiving nationwide backing with the launch of Community Leisure UK.
The association of charitable trusts is focusing a national campaign on supporting the retention and development of public leisure and culture facilities and services, including those managed by Fife Sports and Leisure Trust (FSLT).
The trust model, which invests every penny generated back into community services and facilities, has proven successful across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. But funding pressures on local government, increasing demand for services across the lifespan, and rising costs such as energy, are creating a fragile landscape.
The umbrella organisation for trusts, Community Leisure UK - formerly Sporta - is committed to supporting FSLT and our local partners in our vision to improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of our communities, breaking down barriers to social inclusion and supporting all ages.
Cate Atwater, Chief Executive of Community Leisure UK, explained: "The charitable trust model has helped to protect and develop our public services in tough economic times, ensuring every penny of income goes back into your community. Communities need local, public leisure services, delivered by those who put the needs of their locality first.
Ed Watson, Chief Executive of FSLT stated: "We are passionate about the power of physical activity; it is a force for good and one of the best things you can do for your health. We want everyone in Fife to be active and we offer a wide range of opportunities for people of all ages to be and stay active. We also have an extensive programme of activities for people who need that bit more support to be active. The current economic climate is challenging but we are committed to working with our main funder and partner, Fife Council and other local partners to continue to make a positive difference to the health and wellbeing of the communities in Fife.


The blog and associated Portfolio Advisory Service is completing 3rd successful year by October 2010. I would like to sincerely thank you all for the active and coherent support extended during the period.
Now, the market is once again parked near the crest. Benchmark indices are close to their previous heights and the investor community is at optimum buoyancy on breaking previous heights. Every one of us seriously concerned on market indices and these numbers are playing a crucial role in our investment decisions. Today, I would like to place few personal notions on the topic considering the current Indian scenario or the mounting energy level of our economy.
I think, we can simply shut our senses towards these index figures (Sensex, Nifty etc) in view of the current Indian milieu. I am seriously thinking to adopt this practice with a full heart and hope its the strategy of time. Bothering these jumbling numbers are quiet futile as it may soar few more thousands up or can be down few in the days to come. I don't believe, these figures have much importance, especially in a country like India at its ongoing status.
You may feel odd on the above statement as, how we can neglect the so called benchmark indices? Most of us did or doing everything considering these figures, resistance levels etc. Is it possible to invest in Indian stocks with out considering this level of mercury? A number of questions are there to rise. But I think we can!, especially at the current phase. All the above are genuine queries at their respective levels and I will not argue on. But I wish to affirm that, we can invest now, not considering any of these benchmark indices but with sheer logics., further we can limit the importance of these figures to have better entry points.
India, our beloved motherland is undergoing the highest economical growth pace in its history. It is expected that our trillion dollar economy will accomplish a two fold growth in next 5-6 years. The unavoidable transformation of this great nation to a super economical power is already ignited. Try to understand the long term growth prospects of this sleeping lion, smell the strong economical fundamentals, unbeaten outlook and the conquering emotion of this community to grow despite of upsetting negatives. You can feel it from your surroundings if watch closely.
My reasons to affirm this point are numerous. A stable Government leading by a band of visionary professionals(no politics), increasing infrastructural spending in billions, steadily growing economical platforms, strengthening rupee between international currencies, strongest banking sector both private and public players, skilled and low cost work force, powerful & transparent financial bodies/regulatory mechanisms, escalating number of youths, rising focus on agricultural developments, strengthening village bases, growing communication developments, solid state reserves, band of honest and visionary entrepreneurs etc.. etc..
Try to find out good companies, intellectual entrepreneurs, evaluate their visions which can make miracles for us instead of hanging around the indices. The share market of such a growing economy must give incredible returns to the investors, if we plant our money in a genuine and cautious manner. The recent economic symptoms are assuring this fact that we are moving at a fastest pace ever to our inevitable destination. Its estimated that our growth will be around 8.5% in current FY. We are one of the very few economies recovered from the ever worst slowdowns in the history, moreover, it is expected that we will switch to double digits within next 2-3 years. I strongly believe, we never had a real recession but just hangovers imposed on us. Any way, we have almost recovered, moreover immunized upto an extent unlike the rest.
You must have selective on stocks with high degree of logics considering the business model and the management efficiency. My point is, an alluring horizon is developing around us to make money in legitimate way by investing in good Indian companies. What we underwent is the past. The scenario has totally changed and its the time we have to realize and be proud on the power of this great nation. Every one of us must have to develop a fool proof strategy to exploit this rare opportunity positively. I hope the next decade is ours, will transform this great nation to unreachable heights, and its sure the age will be carved in golden letters in the history of India.
We, few Indians are the only people underestimating ourselves. The entire world is so positive or bit scared on our growth prospectus. Check details of Barrack Obama's speeches whenever he spells on India. I feel, he is the only US president who iswell convinced or so disturbed on the apparent Indian growth story and mechanical in expressing his views unlike his cautious predecessors. The entire world is stunned on our growth as how we manage all these. We are growing between bundles of negatives. The blood shed and horrific terrorism activities supported by neighbors, internal security issues including naxelism spread over more than half of the states, growth blocking trade union practices, substandard education/literacy level in the mainstream, largely corrupted politicians, heavy number of unemployed and poor, heavy numbers of polluted bureaucrats, unbeaten underworld dawns, casts/religions/ethnic groups ready to fight on simple issues, unsolved national and international issues, lack of roads, rails & airways and other infrastructural requirements etc.. But still we are growing!
Excess media freedom is another issue. Our media is more interested on unwanted surgeries than positive findings. It seems India has surplus number of media stuff and everyone needs negative news to promote themselves. I never noticed any Indian media educating all those positive developments around us with real patriotism rather they are people born to criticize each and everything.
Let me conclude. All the above statements does not means, you can invest in any stock considering India is growing and every stock will provide you extra ordinary returns. The impacts of heavy fluctuations on indices will definitely reflect on stock prices, but genuine stocks will recover promptly and the rest will cornered to their respective levels. Heavy storms can make only slight jolts on brawny trees or leans them a bit.
Try to understand our strengths rather constraints of this great nation and it's economy. All those limitations are there but we are growing rapidly. The final result will be gorgeous like a handicapped contestant wins the medals between wholesome racers. I wish to place few interesting news threads at following links, a must read for every one of us.
In praise of India .. what they see..
Share market is a place where we can grab unbelievable gains as well unaffordable loses, both adequate to change our lives for ever. If you are proficient to observe the pulses of stocks/business/company/industry, you can avoid loses up to an extent. Still, making better returns are away. You have to develop skills to analyze those pulses logically.
I would like to invite all kind of investors to the Indian market, because it's the final destination you are searching for. I would like to repeat the same words to freshers. "If you are not yet started investing in equities, you will soon be, its sure everyone of you must do that, if not now, later with the crowd, be a part of this impressive growth fusion developing around us and don't miss it".
"India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only."


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DOH Reports Largest Daily COVID-19 Spike Since April
Posted June 18, 2020, 11:55 AM HST ·Updated June 18, 11:59 AM
Hawai'i Department of Health officials confirmed 18 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, the largest single-day spike of the virus since mid-April. There are now 762 cases that have been reported statewide since the pandemic began.
Each of the 18 new cases has been attributed to Honolulu County. The county-by-county case count is as follows:
Honolulu: 526
Maui: 120
Hawai'i: 83
Kaua'i: 21
Pending: 0
Out-of-State Diagnoses: 12
To date, 95 people have been hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 infection, while 17 have died. A total of 640 individuals have been released from isolation and are considered recovered.
"This spike in cases and other recent daily spikes have been expected as people begin to move around more freely and more businesses are reopening," said Dr. Sarah Park, State Epidemiologist. "It's important to point out that the vast majority of the cases we're seeing in the state are being spread by what we call community-associated infection. Only a handful of recent cases have been detected in travelers, known as travel-associated infection."
At the Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on O'ahu, a total of 10 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed. Two are workers at the facility and the other eight are residents.
Hale Nani implemented aggressive infection control measures as an immediate response to the initial case, according to a state press release. Active monitoring and repeat testing are being performed, as recommended by DOH, for all residents and staff. So far, 307 tests of staff have come back negative. All but one of the cases identified at the facility, to date, are in people who reside in or work on a single unit.
"When there has been exposure in a healthcare setting like this, resulting increase in infections are possible and unfortunate, but not unexpected," said Dr. Sarah Kemble, Deputy State Epidemiologist. "We could continue to see a number of new cases over the next two weeks."
Kaua'i has reported no new active cases for several weeks.
Hawai'i Adds Trusted Partners, Grows Testing Capacity For Trans-Pacific/Interisland Travel
'Looming Financial Crisis' Ahead for Hawai'i as Tax Revenues Plummet
Health Officials Mum on Coronavirus Trigger Points Following Single Day Case Record
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Call For More Support Services as UK Youth Unemployment Tops 1m
By Sharon Green
November 16, 2011 12:01 GMT
Early starts, long working days and unpaid overtime are prevalent in the UK, says the TUC Reuters
UK unemployment rose again in the last quarter, while the number of young people without a job topped one million at the end of September.
Data released by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday revealed that unemployment rose by 129,000 to 2.62 million, the highest level of jobless Brits since 1994.
Latest figures show the current unemployment level rose to 8.3 per cent, making it the highest unemployment rate since 1996.
Jobless figures also spiked for those in the 16 to 24 year-old category, pushing youth unemployment to 1.02million, an increase of 67,000 compared to the previous quarter.
Consequently, the youth unemployment rate hit a record 21.9 per cent
The figures place further pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron to do more to boost an economy at risk of a double-dip recession and as Europe's escalating debt crisis shakes financial markets.
A Call For More Support Services as Youth Face Growing Unemployment
James Kenrick, advice services manager for Youth Access, a national organisation for youth advice and counselling support, said the most worrying aspect is the increase in long-term youth unemployment.
"The aspect that worries us most is the knock-on problems that then follow on if a young person is unemployed for a reasonably long time."
Issues such as homelessness, financial debt, and deteriorating mental health are among the key concerns for the young who face ongoing unemployment in Britain.
Kenrick said there is concern around the fact there appears to be no government-funded plan to tackle these problems seriously.
"There's been a large increase in demand on services from young people with housing, money and mental health problems... There's now high pressure on existing services to help these young people with these issues."
If youth experience prolonged unemployment, they potentially face serious challenges in making themselves attractive to prospective employers, said Kenrick. "The longer you're in that position, the harder it is to get out of it. These things can become very entrenched and get worse."
Kenrick calls for increased support services available to Britain's youth as existing services struggle to cope with the added pressure. "There needs to be more support services for young people. There's a need for better services."
Keep a Positive Attitude and Do Not Despair
Managing director of recruitment consultancy FreshMinds Talent, James Callander, said although the latest unemployment figures deliver disappointing news, we shouldn't become disheartened.
"It's really up to individuals to make themselves more employable. The economy will improve in time and it's important to differentiate yourself from the competition in the market."
Youth unemployment could be experiencing high numbers at the moment due to graduate recruitment freezes or "compression" back in 2009, suggests Callander. "There was limited graduate recruitment in 2009 and so you've this lost generation that is still looking for jobs."
Further challenges could be in store as the UK approaches winter and a typically slower job market in the coming months, adds Callander. "The next sixth months will be very tough if you are not in work, but if you're in work it will be important to stay in your job, work hard and show how you can differentiate yourself or stand out in your place of employment."
But it's important to remain positive. Young people have a lot to offer because they are often flexible, enthusiastic and willing to learn, said Callander. "There is no silver bullet to these things; it's really a patchwork of activity and initiative. From youth groups, to employers, universities - all being a little more hungry to engage and be active."
Callander advises those currently facing unemployment to move into some kind of work, even if it's not in the same area as your previous employment or within your desired industry. He suggests finding temporary or short-term opportunities, or taking advantage of the increased seasonal employment as we approach Christmas.
"It's much easier to get a new job when you're already in work. Even unrelated jobs will equip you with transferrable skills that you can use in every workplace and use as a stepping stone into your next role."
What do Youngsters Think?
British youngsters took to Twitter to express their sentiments on the unemployment issue.
One said: "I'm unemployed but that doesn't make me lazy - just means there doesn't seem to be enough jobs to go round these days!" and another tweeted: "Hope the government pays attention to this issue and create jobs for the young people."
"Complaining about youth #unemployment then cutting jobs & benefits to somehow dig ourselves out of the deficit makes no economic sense," a Twitter member said.
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The 5 best managers in Yankee history
This concludes a series on the best Yankees at different roles. Today: manager.
1, Casey Stengel
Casey Stengel's autograph on a ball belonging to my son Mike.
You can't place anyone else at the top of this list. Casey Stengel managed the Yankees for 12 seasons, 1949-60. They won seven World Series (more than any manager has ever won) and lost three (each in seven games). He never got out of last place with the Mets and never made the post-season (which back then was just the World Series) for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves. But for the 12 years he was the Yankees' skipper, he was simply the best manager ever.
Stengel was a master of juggling his lineup and his pitching staff (rotation and bullpen, including pitchers who played both roles).
You can't even credit Stengel's success to the Yankees' talent. During that 12-year stretch, the Yankees had five Hall of Famers in their primes: Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle (overlapping just a year), Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford and Phil Rizzuto.
The Cleveland Indians of that era had six Hall of Famers in their primes: Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Early Wynn, Lou Boudreau, Larry Doby and Joe Gordon, a former Yankee. And this doesn't count Satchel Paige, who's in the Hall of Fame for his pitching for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League, but could still bring it when he joined the Indians at age 41.
The Dodgers of the same era matched the Yankees with five Hall of Famers in their primes: Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese and Don Drysdale.
The Braves (Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Warren Spahn and Red Schoendienst) and Giants (Willie Mays, Monte Irvin, Orlando Cepeda and Hoyt Wilhelm) were just behind Stengel's Yankees with four Hall of Famers each in their primes from 1949 to '60.
The Yankees gave Stengel good players to work with, but other teams had similar talent. The Yankees had the Old Perfessor, though. With platoons at multiple positions, moving Gil McDougald around the infield, pitching Ford irregularly against the American League's best teams and moving Allie Reynolds back and forth between the starting rotation and the bullpen, Stengel truly reached the greatest sustained success of any manager ever. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Baseball Hall of Fame, Billy Martin, Billy Southworth, Bob Lemon, Buck Showalter, Bucky Harris, Casey Stengel, Dallas Greene, Dick Howser, Joe Girardi, Joe McCarthy, Joe Torre, Johnny Keane, Lou Piniella, Miller Huggins, Ralph Houk, Tony La Russa, Yogi Berra


Our annual University Tour is always a fun, albeit hectic, event on our calendar. We'll be back at it this September, visiting 5 campuses in 5 days to connect with landscape architecture students across the U.S. and help them get to know our software.
We'll show you everything you need to know in your quest to become a Land F/X and AutoCAD master. Stay tuned to find out whether your campus is on our itinerary.
Get a front-row seat at the Land F/X show!
We'd love to see what the University Tour looks like from your perspective. Post pictures of our presentations to the Land F/X instagram.
If we won't be coming to your school this year, you can always check us out at LABash.
Land F/X raffles a trip for 2 to the annual ASLA meeting. Come to our LABash booth for a chance to win tickets free tickets!
Amanda speaks at Michigan State.
Amanda arrives at Michigan State!
Check out the beautiful campus of Michigan State.
Check out the turn out at Michigan State.
The summery grounds of Cal Poly Pamona.
Sunglasses are a necessity in Pamona.
Cute little walking bridge on the Pamona campus.
Texas A&M, the big entrance.
Great design work on the Texas campus!
A great showing at Texas A&M!
More memories with new friend at Texas A&M.
Texas A&M waiting room for Amanda's presentation.
Concrete quad at University of Illinios.
Amanda being silly in Illinios.
Amanda speaks to a full house at Ball State.
Land F/X hits the big screen!
Cal Poly's landscape architecture program gets a dose of Land F/X.
All those dots on the map? Our clients.
Laying it down at Cal Poly.
Future LAs at Cal Poly learn the tools of the trade.
On the road at Penn State, also the host of LABash 2018.
We're always ready for questions at our University Tour.
Amanda tells it like it is, West Virginia University.
The eager young minds of West Virginia, 2016.
Beautiful topography model from Kansas State.
Temple University, home of the Owls.
Amanda's care package, tour freebies for the students.
Red looks good on me too.
Everything's set at Temple for the presentation.
Another shot of their great classroom.
Temple has a great campus.
They don't call it the Tree Campus USA for nothing.
Lovely model from Kentucky students.
University of Kentucky has a classic campus.
Drainage system on University of Oregon campus.
University of Oregon listens to our presentation.
Amanda at the arch at Washington State University.
Gorgeous grounds at Washington State University.
Looks cool from this angle, too.
State-of-the-art computer lab facility at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Packed classroom at Kansas State.
Talking through CAD plans with students at Kansas State.
Fielding questions from a curious student.
The long dashed line of University Tour 2015.
Land F/X demonstration, University of Georgia, 2015.
Good point! University Tour 2015.
University Tour, University of Georgia, 2015. Yes, food is allowed.
Land F/X storms the campus, Iowa State University.
Texas A & M is ready for Land F/X, 2015.
... captured by happenstance and signboarded at Purdue University. What are the odds?!
Checking out the architecture at Ball State University.
LA students show off their work at Purdue University, 2015.
Another day, another beautiful campus: University of Florida.
Texas Tech welcomes Land F/X.
Jeremiah making the rounds, Texas Tech University, 2015.
Dinner whilst trapped at Lubbock Airport (in a historical storm), 2015.
University of Oregon is primed for Land F/X, 2013.
LA students at U of O are ready to get the scoop.
University of Idaho awaits. Watch out for Vandals!
En route to campus, 2013.
What a great place to talk about landscape architecture!
Lots of urban renewal opportunities.
Site visualization – the next step.
A quick meal stop. Then back on the road.
Caffeine: Where would the University Tour be without it?
Pulling into Colfax, WA, en route to Washington State.
What can we say? We love our burritos.
Yet another gorgeous campus. Utah State University.
Ready to learn about Land F/X at Utah State, 2013.
Braving the elements at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 2013.
A winter wonderland in Fort Collins.
An eager group awaits our presentation at Colorado State.
Land F/X visits the Lone Star State, Texas A & M University.
The venue fills, University of Georgia, 2012.
A packed house of Wildcats, Kansas State, 2012.
The trees wave hello at Purdue University, 2012.
The Land F/X show goes on, West Virginia University.
A stack of future landscape architects, Ball State University.
Pizza: the fuel of college students across North America. University of Guelph.
Cornell University shows off its Ivy League grandeur.
A pizza-tastic Land F/X workshop, 2008.
Gearing up to learn Land F/X at University of Maryland.
More pizza, more learning, North Carolina A & T University.
Did we mention that there's pizza? North Carolina State University.
Jeremiah fills the bleachers, 2008.
Land F/X University Tour: It's an international affair.
Playing to the crowd, 2008.
A rapt audience in the dark.
Partying it up in '08.
Showing off the software, 2008.
Jeremiah with a new friend, Penn State football game.
Cheering for the Nittany Lions, Penn State, '08.


Cpl. Ether Jackson, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Jackson of Loving, husband of Ruby Jewel Black, attended Throckmorton School. Entered Army, 1942, trained at Camp Robinson, Ark., Camp Carson, Colo., Camp Leesville, La., Camp Roberts, Cal. and Camp Butner, N. C. Served in France in SW Pacific. Awarded GCM, Victory and ETO with 2 Batle Stars. Discharged in 1945.


The letter below was read at the healthcare rally outside of the Salisbury office of Representative Andy Harris. Michele Gregory is the Communication and Media Committee Chair for Lower Shore Progressive Caucus.
I'm a constituent of yours. My name is Michele Gregory. I've lived in Wicomico County for most of my adult life and I would like to tell you the story of my stepson.
His father, Christopher, and I married just before his 3rd birthday. Nicholas, my stepson, had been born with global developmental delays, including apraxia and gross and fine motor delays. He didn't walk until he was two and a half. He lived with his birth mother at the time and it was a bad situation for him. We filed for custody when he was 7, and after a series of traumatic events during the custody battle, child protective services intervened and placed him with us on his 9th birthday. We officially became his full time custodial residence on Halloween of 2003. For the sake of brevity, I am leaving out a lot of horrible details.
Nicholas has been a recipient of Medicaid and Social Security for most of his life. He is now about to turn 23 and life has never gotten easier for him. At 18 he began having symptoms of another neurological problem and after six months without finding answers, he had a tonic-clonic (or grand mal) seizure that left him hospitalized for several days and incapacitated for many months. Dozens of daily seizures became our way of life. His favorite activity, eating, became a gauntlet, triggering the worst of them. We tried multiple medications and even surgery, only to bring them down to a dozen or so a day. In the past year, he's been hospitalized 3 times for aspiration pneumonia, landing us in ICU or just a step below that each time. The doctors have made clear that without getting his seizures under control, there is a very real and present possibility that the next time might be the one that takes him from us.
Each of these hospital stays, not counting his outpatient surgeries, has run in the neighborhood of $50,000. His monthly medications without insurance would be approximately $3900 a month according to my pharmacy. My husband and I work very hard, my husband for a cable provider, and I am a small business owner here in Salisbury. Together we still would not be able to afford his medications. The next time he is hospitalized, and he absolutely would be within days of stopping his medications, we would have to choose between losing everything we have and letting our son die. Repealing the ACA and gutting Medicaid would be a death sentence to him. And to us.
My husband had a stroke during surgery at the age of 32. He takes multiple medications daily to keep him alive and well. I have severe arthritis from genetics and sport injuries that without medication is completely debilitating and would mean I could no longer work or run my business. My daughter has a life threatening food allergy that requires an epipen. By repealing the ACA, you would bring back the pre-existing conditions clause that would mean none of us would be covered.
As a mother and a wife, I am begging you to not kill my family. Because what you are trying to do will in no uncertain terms do exactly that. You will kill my husband and the children I have raised and loved more than life itself. I am a walking testament to the ACA. Please don't end that and kill my children.


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A grand design spiral galaxy is a type of spiral galaxy with prominent and well-defined spiral arms, as opposed to multi-arm and flocculent spirals which have subtler structural features. The spiral arms of a grand design galaxy extend clearly around the galaxy through many radians and can be observed over a large fraction of the galaxy's radius. As of 2002, approximately 10 percent of all currently known spiral galaxies are classified as grand design type spirals, including M51, M74, M81, M83, and M101.

Origin of structure
Density wave theory is the preferred explanation for the well-defined structure of grand design spirals,  first suggested by Lin and Shu in 1964. The term "grand design" was not used in this work, but appeared in the 1966 continuation paper, Lin (along with Yuan and Shu) is usually credited with coining of the term.

According to the density wave theory, the spiral arms are created inside density waves that turn around the galaxy at different speeds from the stars in the galaxy's disk. Stars and gas are clumped in these dense regions due to gravitational attraction towards the dense material, though their location in the spiral arm may not be permanent. When they come close to the spiral arm, they are pulled toward the dense material by the force of gravity; and as they travel through the arm, they are slowed from exiting by the same gravitational pull. This causes the gas in particular to clump in the dense regions, which encourages gas clouds to collapse, producing star formation.

References

Galaxy morphological types

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Last month I had an e-mail dialogue with a Rabbi that had published an article on religious tolerance and unity. With hopes of advancing communication and understanding I have included the conversation below.
When Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people. He said, "This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep." In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies. In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
... since sacrifices are no longer performed how does a modern day Jew appropriate forgiveness?
Indeed, forgiveness in the Hebrew Bible was contingent on the kind of passage you quote which alludes to the sacrifice being the vehicle tp forgiveness. That continued in the ancient tabernacle in the wilderness and then afterwards in the Temple in Jerusalem. Once the Temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70, however, the means of asking God for forgiveness for the Jew transferred to a. the prayer service- both in the daily morning prayers where there is a passage asking God for forgiveness and then on our Day of Atonement through prayer, fasting - and b. not repeating the offense. c. In addition, a Jew is required to "seal" forgiveness" with some act of genuine kindness with another human being.
Is there a passage in your scripture that you base your reply on or is it based on tradition alone?
both. for example, there is a classic passage in the Talmud where two rabbis are walking near the Temple ruins and lamenting that "the place which atoned for the sins of the people of israel through animal sacrifice lays in ruins! To which the second rabbi responds,''be not grieved, my son, there is another way of gaining forgiveness-through deeds of loving kindness for Hosea 6:6 says "Lovingkindness I desire, not sacrifice." Just one example.
Thanks so much for the information. I have often wondered about this because of the emphasis in the new testament about forgiveness being appropriated by the shedding of Christ's blood. It sounds like your theology blends in with the thinking that as long as you are a good person, doing good works, you are right with God.


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Tina Lee
Head of Social Impact, Dropbox
Tina Lee spent over a decade working in the intersection of social good and technology by building impactful partnerships with global NGOs, foundations, and the private sector. She currently leads Dropbox's social impact efforts, where she is supporting nonprofits that defend human rights around the world through the Dropbox Foundation, and strengthening employee engagement programs through volunteerism and product donation. Under Lee's leadership, Dropbox most recently announced its first sustainability goals. Prior to Dropbox, she worked at a number of nonprofits, including NetHope as senior director of strategic partnerships, where she developed public-private partnerships with large tech companies, such as Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Box and Okta, that wanted to help support the world's largest nonprofits by solving the toughest humanitarian challenges.
What Should the Unicorns of the 21st Century Look Like?
In 2019, the World Economic Forum reported 326 privately held startups with a valuation of over US$1B. These "unicorns" are becoming both more prevalent than their mythical namesake suggests and taking on a bigger role in reshaping business models and industry norms: The gig economy is redefining our concept of work, the sharing economy is shifting possibilities for asset owners, and artificial intelligence is changing how we experience the world around us. So what should the unicorns of the 21st century look like? What responsibilities should they have in society at large and in the communities where they operate? What opportunities do they have to be leaders in rolling out a modernized 21st-century social contract?
Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
Johannes Lenhard
Centre Coordinator, Cambridge Centre, Ethics, Economy and Social Change


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Georgia edges the eastern shore of the Black Sea, at the crossroads of Asia and Eastern Europe. Christianity was adopted in the 4th century and this common belief helped unify the country. The Kingdom of Georgia reached its Golden Age during the reign of King David IV and Queen Tamar in the 12th and early 13th centuries. Both countries achieved independence in 1991.
Our journey will take us on adventures to spectacular natural areas, botanic gardens, to visit the pagan Temple of Garni, and ancient monasteries. We will see extraordinary mountain peaks, monasteries perched on mountain tops, ancient cities and villages, and enjoy dinner in a family home for a rich cultural experience.
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With a powerful 1.5L, Single Over Head Cam shaft (SOHC), 16-valve, inline four-cylinder engine, the BF100 is ready to set new levels of performance in the 100hp sector.
The Honda 135hp outboard motor delivers effortless performance and optimum power for a smooth and reliable boating experience. Dual stage induction and Lean Burn Feedback combine to deliver class leading performance and ultra low emissions.
With a high output 350cc displacement and long-stroke design, the BF15 and BF20 are top performers, providing optimum torque at any speed. Programmed Ignition (PGM-IG) also accurately controls ignition timing during start-up and across the entire rev range for optimum overall operation.
Honda's big 3.5 litre V6 offers a powerful, reliable engine that is smooth and economical. It features BLAST™ (Boosted low speed torque) for rapid acceleration, ECOmo Lean Burn Control® for exceptional fuel economy at cruise and NMEA which enables all engine and fuel data to be viewed on a GPS screen.
Of course, like all Honda outboards, you can rest assured that it's kind to the environment.
The Honda 200hp outboard delivers superior torque, top end speed and overall world class performance, reliability and durability in a narrow, balanced 60 degree V6 powerplant. It features BLAST™ (Boosted low speed torque) for rapid acceleration, ECOmo Lean Burn Control® for exceptional fuel economy at cruise and NMEA which enables all engine and fuel data to be viewed on a GPS screen.
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The Honda 30hp is big on torque and stamina, with minimal vibration and superior fuel economy.
The all new BF4 is a perfect example of Honda's world-renowned engineering combining proven reliability with superior fuel efficiency.
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Az Alpine A110 egy sportautó, amit a francia autógyártó Alpine (fonetikusan: ) gyártott 1961-től 1977-ig. Az autó az úgynevezett berlinetta stílusban került gyártásba, ami a gyakorlatban egy kis kétajtós, 2+2 üléses kupét jelentett. Az Alpine A110 a korábbi Alpine A108 utódja. Az autót többféle motorvariációval gyártották. Az A110 modern változatát 2017 óta gyártják.

Története
1961-ben érkezett, és mint a korábbi utcai Alpine-modellek, sok Renault-alkatrészt használt, többek között a motort is. Amíg az előd A108 a Dauphine alkatrészeit használta, az A110 az új modell, az R8 alkatrészeire támaszkodott. Az A108-cal ellentétben, ami először csak kabrió formában jelent meg, az A110 rögtön berlinetta formában vált elérhetővé, és csak később készült el a kabrió változat. A legnagyobb különbség a két autó között azonban az újratervezett farrész. Ez biztosított helyet az A110 nagyobb motorjának, és egy jóval agresszívebb külsőt kölcsönzött az autónak. Az A108-hoz hasonlóan nem önhordó, acélcső alvázat és üvegszálas testet kapott. Az A110-et eredetileg az 1.1 L R8 major vagy R8 Gordini motor 95 lóerőt (71 kW) adott le 6500-as fordulaton.

Az A110 hírnevének nagy részét az 1970-es években gyűjtötte mint sikeres raliautó. Számos raligyőzelem után az 1960-as évek végén az öntöttvas R8 Gordini Cléon-Fonte ki lett cserélve az alumíniumblokkos Cléon-Alu blokkra a Renault 16 TS-ből. A két Weber 45 venturi ikerkarburátorral, a TS motor 125 lóerőt (93 kW) ad le 6000-res fordulaton. Ezen változásnak köszönhetően az 1600S végsebessége 210 km/h-ra (130 mph) nőtt. A hosszított tengelytávú Alpine A108 2+2 Coupé utódja az A110 mechanikai alapjait használja, a neve A110 GT4 lett.

Az autó nemzetközi hírnévre tett szert az 1970 és 1972 közötti idényekben az újonnan alapított  Gyártók Nemzetközi Bajnokságán (IMC),számos esemény megnyerésével szerte Európában, elismerést szerezve a kor egyik legerősebb raliautójaként. Megemlítendő teljesítményt ért el győzelmével az 1971-es Monte-Carlo-ralin a svéd pilótával, Ove Anderssonnal.

2016-ban a Renault újraélesztette az Alpine márkát, és vele az A110-est. Az új A110-es nagyon hasonlít a régihez, kerek első lámpáival, és könnyű sportautó kialakításával. Három változata kapható: az alap A110-es, a jobban felszerelt A110 GT, és az erősebb, könnyebb, inkább pályaspecifikus A110S. Mindegyikben 1.8-as turbómotor van, amit a Nissan fejlesztett ki eredetileg. Ugyanez a motor van a Renault Megane R.S.-ben is. Az alap A110-ben ez 260, az A110 GT-ben és A110S-ben 300 lóerőt produkál.

Az új A110 mindössze 1150 kilót nyom, így jóval könnyebb a versenytársainál.

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Covering Katrina's Aftermath
September 19, 2005 by Maria T. Alvarez
Getting up at 5 a.m. to meet a 2 p.m. deadline, Biloxi Sun Herald reporter Josh Norman is in the eye of the storm—working 15-hour days covering the death and destruction of Hurricane Katrina in the small town of Pass Christian, Miss.
Reporting on a Chaotic Relief Effort
September 12, 2005 by Penny Cockerell
Now that the military has moved in and other state agencies have responded to Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, some would think that all is under control. It isn't.
The Scene in Mississippi
September 9, 2005 by Matt Sloane
This was my first time covering a hurricane, and as luck would have it, it was one of the deadliest hurricanes in history.
"An Entire City, Gone"
Denver Post reporter Elizabeth Aguilera and Post photojournalist Craig Walker are in Metairie, a suburb of New Orleans. Elizabeth talked to fellow Post reporter Amy Herdy and provided this first-person report, sent Thursday, Sept. 8.
"Words Fail..."
September 2, 2005 by Penny Cockerell
I arrived on Monday afternoon and spent about a week covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the outlying areas of New Orleans.
A Sense of Outrage
September 1, 2005 by Gavin Hewitt
Running through the coverage of Katrina, like an electric current, was outrage. It is an emotion that stands out in television coverage because it is rare. Most reporters shy away from letting their emotions show.
Self-Care Amid Disaster
August 31, 2005 by Joe Hight
Coverage of any disaster, whether it is man-made or natural, can be a difficult venture for a newsroom. While it has been particularly devastating, Hurricane Katrina is similar to other disasters in that it caused death and destruction—and grief for many people.
Hurricane Opens Trauma Wounds
July 8, 2005 by Frank Ochberg
Now that a major storm has struck the same regions that were battered last year, people face something called re-traumatization. What does that mean and what can we do about it?
Guatemala: Heartbreak and Hope
June 1, 2005 by Scott North, Donna DeCesare
The stories of Guatemalans reveal a community haunted by civil war and genocide and threatened by the drug trade and gang violence.
The Emotional Toll of Disaster Reporting
March 1, 2005 by Kimina Lyall
Nine years ago, soon after I joined The Australian, I was sent to Port Arthur to cover the massacre of 35 people by gunman Martin Bryant.


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America's oldest World War II veteran celebrates his 111th birthday
By Kelly Murray and Kay Jones
WEBVTT [APPLAUSE] >> GOING STRONG AT 109 -- LAWRENCE BROOKS ROLLED INTO THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM CELEBRATING HIS BIRTHDAY. >> HAPPY BRITHDAY FROM THE VICTORY BELLES, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. >> A SONG AND A CELEBRATION, WELL EARNED BY A MAN WHO JOINED THE ARMY AT AGE 32 AT THE OUTS OF THE WAR, AT A TIME WHEN THE MILITARY WAS SEGREGATED -- AFRICAN AMERICANS WERE TREATED FAR DIFFERENTLY THAN TODAY. >> MR. BROOKS, YOU ARE AN AMERICAN HERO -- THANK YOU FOR PAVING THE WAY AND THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT YOU ARE ALSO AN ICON IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AS WELL, SIR. >> A CROWD OF FAMILY, FRIENDS AND WELL WISHERS CROWDED THE LOUISIANA PAVILION TO BE A PART OF THE CELEBRATION. OTHER VETERANS TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A MOMENT, REFLECTING ON A TIME LONG PAST BUT A GROUP OF VETERANS QUICKLY DWINDLING IN NUMBER. BUT BROOKS HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON IT ALL -- MAKE EVERY DAY A GOOD DAY. >> YOU DON'T WANT NO BAD FEELINGS. THEM AWAY -- PUT THEM AWAY. >> THE CELEBRATION -- NOW AN ANNUAL EVENT AT THE MUSEUM, NEXT THEY PROMISE A DOUBLE DECKER CAKE, BUT BROOKS LOOKS FORWARD TO THE VICTORY BELLES. >> I THINK THAT HANDKERCHIEF REALLY LOOKS GOOD. [LAUGHTER] >> AND BY THE WAY -- THANK YOU FOR YO
Video above from 2018: Lawrence Brooks' secret to a long life is to make every day a good dayLooking on from his front porch in New Orleans, Lawrence Brooks probably never imagined he'd see this day.On Saturday, the oldest known U.S. veteran of World War II turned 111, and the National WWII Museum held a socially distant celebration for him.The Victory Belles, the museum's vocal trio, sang several numbers for him while the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team and the Big Easy Wing performed a military flyover.The museum has hosted Brooks's birthday celebrations on its campus for the past five years but had to adjust this year's celebration due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The museum hosted a national card drive for Brooks in hopes of receiving 500 to 1,000 birthday cards. They got almost 10,000 cards. "It is such an honor to have the oldest living U.S. veteran of World War II living so close to our institution, and it was meaningful for us to continue to celebrate Lawrence Brooks and his incredible life in a safe manner this year," said Amber Mitchell, assistant director of public engagement in a news release.According to the museum, which is located in New Orleans, Brooks served in the predominantly African American 91st Engineer Battalion, which was stationed in New Guinea and then the Philippines during World War II.Born in 1909, Brooks obtained the rank of Private 1st Class during the war, according to the museum.In a 2014 interview with the museum, he recounted a terrifying brush with death when he was on board a C-47 cargo jet filled with barbed wire when one of the plane's motors went out. To lighten the load, he had to throw as much of the wire out as he could.
Video above from 2018: Lawrence Brooks' secret to a long life is to make every day a good day
Looking on from his front porch in New Orleans, Lawrence Brooks probably never imagined he'd see this day.
On Saturday, the oldest known U.S. veteran of World War II turned 111, and the National WWII Museum held a socially distant celebration for him.
The Victory Belles, the museum's vocal trio, sang several numbers for him while the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team and the Big Easy Wing performed a military flyover.
The museum has hosted Brooks's birthday celebrations on its campus for the past five years but had to adjust this year's celebration due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The museum hosted a national card drive for Brooks in hopes of receiving 500 to 1,000 birthday cards. They got almost 10,000 cards.
National WWII Museum
Looking on from his front porch in New Orleans, Lawrence Brooks celebrates his birthday.
Send a birthday card to the oldest living WWII veteran in the US as he turns 111
"It is such an honor to have the oldest living U.S. veteran of World War II living so close to our institution, and it was meaningful for us to continue to celebrate Lawrence Brooks and his incredible life in a safe manner this year," said Amber Mitchell, assistant director of public engagement in a news release.
According to the museum, which is located in New Orleans, Brooks served in the predominantly African American 91st Engineer Battalion, which was stationed in New Guinea and then the Philippines during World War II.
Born in 1909, Brooks obtained the rank of Private 1st Class during the war, according to the museum.
In a 2014 interview with the museum, he recounted a terrifying brush with death when he was on board a C-47 cargo jet filled with barbed wire when one of the plane's motors went out. To lighten the load, he had to throw as much of the wire out as he could.


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Summer Centered: VCAM Veteran Emily Dombrovskya '19 Plays a New Part
Christopher Gandolfo-Lucia '19
cgandolfol@haverford.edu
History of art major and recipient of multiple Hurford Center-sponsored internships Emily Dombrovskya '19 is spending the summer working behind the scenes as the Hurford Center summer assistant.
The art world is huge, strange, and complicated, and it takes a lot of unsung heroes working behind the scenes to keep it functioning. History of art major Emily Dombrovskya '19 is getting an inside peek at what it means to play such a pivotal supporting role.
"I'm the summer assistant at the John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities (HCAH) on campus," they said. (Dombrovskya uses the gender-neutral pronouns they, them, and theirs.) "I'm working on gathering data about HCAH programs from the past year, managing the Center's digital media, and doing a massive office reorganizing project with Noemí [Fernandez, program manager for the Hurford Center]."
This is not Dombrovskya's first contact with the Hurford Center. As someone with a passion for not only art but also the communities it engenders, they have frequented VCAM and made consistent usage of the channels between the Hurford Center and other organizations that support the arts.
"The Hurford Center supported me in exploring related fields every summer during college, helping me find internships at a theater-presenting organization, a small art museum, and a folk music archive and museum," said the museum studies minor. "They're really great at drawing the connections between summer experiences and academic interests."
For Dombrovskya, this summer marks a transitional moment: after taking advantage of so many of the opportunities offered by the Hurford Center, they are digging into the administrative side of things and getting a taste of what it means to work in-house fostering artistic communities on a day-to-day basis. The summer is a particularly interesting time for this work, since during these months the Center departs from its academic year patterns and refocuses on more long-term projects.
"Being here in the summer is excellent because there's finally time to devote to projects which get overlooked during the year with the busy schedule of four-to-five public events a week," said Dombrovskya. "Right now we're trying to create a more organized HCAH photo archive, thinking about ways to better support student engagement with local arts organizations during the academic year, and working on some collaborations with the Center for Career and Professional Advising around providing more support for students pursuing careers in the humanities."
This new role for Dombrovskya is a step towards a possible future working in these types of organizations. It's the jovial, open-minded atmosphere fostered by VCAM that sustains them, and working there has helped them understand what settings they should seek for future employment.
"I love the idea of working with art in a co-curricular environment," they said. "I love to learn from my environment, maybe more so than working on a focused research project."
Through this work, Dombrovskya has come to understand what it means to do the work they imagine themselves doing, and they've developed the skills to boot: "I'm learning a lot about the arts administration tasks that most jobs I'm looking at require, so it's been a great fit as a launching pad into the professional world."


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One cold winters day, deep in the dark gloomy forest was a whole family of different animals. There was not much to eat or drink so that began to get weaker and more desperate. Some mothers had to abandon their unborn eggs because they could not provide enough food for them.
But,there was one somebody who had it all. This prestigious creature was the snake. He ate everything he wanted to. Everyone looked up to him. Even his worst enemies. Even though he was hated by everybody, the snake did not care because anyone would be eaten if they were caught gossiping nasty things,rumours or even the truth about him.
When the sun went down all of the animals gathered secretly like they did every night. Of course the snake was not invited but there was a reason for it. One mouse was brave enough to actually speak about his feelings towards the snake so more and more animals agreed with him. They all could not take it any longer. So they has no choice but to see the old wise turtle.
After many weeks of endless days from travelling they finally found the wise turtle. "Do not worry, I know why you are here. you are afraid but I have solved your problem. Go home and look up in to the night sky where you will find a dozen lights called stars which is where the selfish snake is living."
None of the frightened animals knew whether to believe him however they had learnt to trust their instincts. It took a while to travel home but they had managed it. Snake was nowhere to be seen!
When the sun went down and the moon shone brightly lighting up the distance, tiny little dots of silver patterned the deep blue sky. "The old wise turtle was right!Snake is now a star and there is truly thousands of them!" cried the mother Duck.
Now every time you look up into the night sky and see the stars, remember how the animals had to travel for weeks to get them. Also remember never to be selfish and to care for others not just yourself.


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\section{Introduction}
Heusler alloys have emerged as one of interesting topic in materials science, triggering a multitude of research activities with a focus on both fundamental science as well as tailored applications. Partial or complete substitution of atoms by various elements or changing of relative concentrations of atoms in well known Heusler alloys can help in tuning of their various properties \cite{Chakrab, Roy}. The magnetic properties of  Ni$_{2-x}$Co$_{x}$MnGe ($0\leq x\leq 1.0$) system should be interesting because from first principles calculations the end compounds  Ni$_2$MnGe and Co$_{2}$MnGe provide two different possibilities of application. The Co$_{2}$MnGe was predicted to be half metals if ferromagnetic states are assumed \cite{Ishida1}. However, the other end compound Ni$_2$MnGe in the full ordered L2$_1$ structure is a typical metal \cite{MPM1}. The properties of ferromagnetic ground state of Ni$_{2}$MnGe Heusler alloy as well as the magnetic properies under hydrostatic pressure have been reported in \cite{MPM1}. The studies of Ni or Fe substitution at B site in Ni$_{2}$MnGe in the framework of the coherent potential approximation or the virtual crystal approximation demonstrated that the total spin magnetic moment decreases with increase of Ni or Fe concentration \cite{MPM3, Wei}. However, the magnetic properties of Ni$_2$MnGa$_{1-x}$Ge$_{x}$ have remained basically unchanged due to substitution at D site \cite{Kaczkowski}.

The experimental evidence for Ni$_2$MnGe is that the site disorder can hardly be avoided completely in epitaxial Ni$_2$MnGe film grown by molecular beam epitaxy \cite{Lund}. Perfect site order in the Heusler unit cell is difficult to achieve even in bulk single crystals. Thus, some of attempts to obtain samples with ordered structure are directed to substitution of one element by another atoms.

One of motivations for studying the Ni$_{2-x}$Co$_{x}$MnGe ($0 \leq x\leq 2.0$) is to search how A site substitution influences to electronic properties of the systems. The effect of Co-substitution on magnetic properties of Ni$_2$MnGe will be discussed at \textit{ab initio} level using results of the FPLO-CPA calculations.

\section{Computational tools}
The numerical calculations were done using the full-potetial nonorthogonal local orbital basis (FPLO) scheme \cite{Koepernik1, Opahle} within the local spin density approximation (LSDA). In the scalar-relativistic calculations the exchange and correlation potential of the Perdew and Wang was chosen \cite{Perdew}. The atomic disorder at the specific site was treated as the Coherent Phase Approximation (CPA), covered by the CPA solver described in \cite{Koepernik2}.
The unit cell of the studied Ni$_{2-x}$Co$_{x}$MnGe ($0 \leq x \leq 2.0$) system is the cubic L2$_{1}$, which contains four interpenetrating {\it fcc} sublattices at A(0~0~0), B($\frac{1}{4}$ $\frac{1}{4}$ $\frac{1}{4}$), C($\frac{1}{2}$ $\frac{1}{2}$ $\frac{1}{2}$) and D($\frac{3}{4}$ $\frac{3}{4}$ $\frac{3}{4}$) sites. In the end compound Ni$_{2}$MnGe, these sites are occupied by Ni, Mn, Ni and Ge atoms, respectively. In present calculations, the A and C positions are occupied both by Ni and Co atoms. The following concentrations of Co atom are considered: $x=0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8$. The Brillouin zone (BZ) is sampled by \textit {k}-mesh containing 256 points in its irreducible part. The other details of the FPLO calculation were similiar to \cite{MPM3}.

\section{Results}
\begin{figure*}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.88\textwidth]{fig-DOS-TOT_1.eps}
\caption{\label{fig:1} Total density of states of Ni$_{2-x}$Co$_x$MnGe. DOS is in [states/eV]. The vertical line is the Fermi level ($E_{F}$=0).}
\end{figure*}

We studied electronic structure of  Ni$_{2-x}$Co$_x$MnGe assuming that Co atoms are simultaneously located at A and C site in the unit cell. The decrease in lattice constant of Ni$_2$MnGe with Co-substitution was obtained (Table 1).

The total electronic densities of states (DOS) of the studied system (Fig.\ref{fig:1}) show that the reconstruction of the spin dependent bands with Co substitutionis mainly driven by hybridisation. The smearing of some peaks in the total DOS for spin-down direction with an increase of Co concentration is observed. The high peak of the DOS for spin-up direction in proximity of the Fermi energy ($E_{F}$) was obtained for Ni$_{1.8}$Co$_{0.2}$MnGe. However, for higher Co concentration ($x\ge0.4$) this peak is shifted below the Fermi level. The partial filling of some valleys between main peaks in the total DOS for spin-up direction are visible with an increase of Co concentration.
\begin{figure}[H]
 \includegraphics[scale=0.48]{fig-atoms-DOS.eps}
 \caption{\label{fig:2} The atom-resolved DOS in Ni$_{1.8}$Co$_{0.2}$MnGe. The vertical line is the Fermi level ($E_{F}$=0).}
\end{figure}
We now turn our attention to the peak at $E_{F}$ in the DOS of Ni$_{1.8}$Co$_{0.2}$MnGe. The structural instability of the cubic Heusler phase is typically indicated by such van Hove singularities at the Fermi level. One can expect that reasonable electronic relaxation mechanism, or magnetism, or a structural distortion reduce the DOS at $E_{F}$ in Ni$_{1.8}$Co$_{0.2}$MnGe (i.e. eliminate this singularity). Detaled analysis of the atomic resolved DOS of Ni$_{1.8}$Co$_{0.2}$MnGe (Fig.\ref{fig:2}) reveals that the contribution to the peak in the total DOS at $E_{F}$ comes mainly from Mn(B). The atom-resolved DOS provide evidence that electronic states of \textit{3d} Ni and \textit{3d} Co contribute to these peaks, also. However, it is clear that  the overall trend in majority DOS at $E_{F}$ for the system with $x=0.2$ is dictated by \textit{3d} states of Mn(B). The unoccupied DOS at $E_{F}$ and above derives mainly from the minority bands of Mn(B).

Every additional Co in A or C sites, as the first nearest neighbours of Mn(B), has effected to magnetic properties of Mn atom as well as other atoms. By increasing the concentration of Co atoms, the concentration of valence electrons decreases in the studied Ni$_{2-x}$Co$_x$MnGe, because Co has one electron less than Ni in its atomic orbitals. The linear growth of the total magnetic moment obtained in Ni$_{2-x}$Co$_x$MnGe (Fig.\ref{fig:3}) is in accordance with a Slater-Pauling type curve for the total spin-magnetic moment for binary alloys Ni-Co \cite{Bozorth}. Most of the magnetic properties of the Heusler ferromagnetic alloys, like Ni$_2$MnGe or Co$_2$MnGe, stem from the magnetic moments of the Mn atoms. In the studied Ni$_{2-x}$Co$_x$MnGe the Mn atoms are far from each other in the the cubic L2$_{1}$ structure, i.e. third nearest neighbor (NN) of each other regardless from Co concentration, which implies an indirect exchange mechanism. The calculated spin magnetic moments at Mn(B) are above $3~\mu_B$ in studied Ni$_{2-x}$Co$_x$MnGe for the range of studied Co concetration. The values of Mn moment slightly decrease with $x$ from $3.38~\mu_B$ for $x=0.2$ to $3.13~\mu_B$ for $x=1.8$. However, by Co substitution, the total magnetic moment increases which is due to the magnetic moment of Ni and Co atoms. The contributions of Ni to the magnetic moment modulates the overall trend dictated by Mn (due to its being largest), hence the total moment reflects a similar trend to that of Ni. The values of Ni moment obtained in our calculations ranges from $0.192~\mu_B$ for $x=0$ to $0.262~\mu_B$ for $x = 1.8$. The Co moment changes from $1.028~\mu_B$ for $x=0.2$ to $0.972~\mu_B$ for $x=2.0$. A small negative magnetic moment ($-0.08~\mu_B \div -0.05~\mu_B$) is also induced on Ge atom in the studied alloys. The calculated highest value of total magnetic moment of $4.999~\mu_B$ is achieved for Co$_2$MnGe.
\begin{figure}
 \includegraphics[scale=0.48]{moment-figPM.eps}
 \caption{\label{fig:3} Total magnetic moment (a) and contributions associated with individual atoms of Mn (b), Ni(c) and Co (d) in Ni$_{2-x}$Co$_x$MnGe as a  function of concentration $x$}
\end{figure}

Structural properties of the studied Heusler compounds are computed by energy minimization procedure. The calculated total energy of the Ni$_{2-x}$Co$_x$MnGe as a function of unit cell volume ($V$) is fitted according to the Murnaghan isothermal equation of states (EOS) \cite{Murnaghan}:

\begin{equation}
 \label{eq:1}
    E_{tot}(V)=E_{0}+ \frac{B_{0}V}{B^{'}(B^{'}-1)}\Big [ \left(\frac{V_{0}}{V} \right)^{B^{'}}+B^{'}\left(1-\frac{V_{0}}{V}\right)-1\Big ],
\end{equation}
where $B_0$ and $B^{'}$ are the bulk modulus and its pressure derivative at equilibrium volume $V_0$. The computed structural parameters of  Ni$_{2-x}$Co$_x$MnGe are given in Table 1.
\begin{table}[H]
\caption{The calculated theoretical lattice parameter $a_{th}$ corresponding to the minimum of the total energy, bulk modulus and its pressure derivatives for Ni$_{2-x}$Co$_x$MnGe}

\begin{tabular}{ c r l l l l l l} \hline
     &  $a_{th}$ (\AA) & & $B_{0}$ (GPa) & & $B^{'}$ & \\
\hline
  Ni$_{1.8}$Co$_{0.2}$MnGe    &  $5.665$   & &  $203 \pm 2$ & & $1.6$ & \\

  Ni$_{1.6}$Co$_{0.4}$MnGe    &  $5.659$   & &  $198 \pm 2$ & & $2.0$ & \\

  Ni$_{1.4}$Co$_{0.6}$MnGe     &  $5.654$   & &  $199 \pm 2$ & & $2.5$ & \\

  Ni$_{1.2}$Co$_{0.8}$MnGe     &  $5.648$   & &  $208 \pm 1$ & & $4.5$ & \\

  Ni$_{1.0}$Co$_{1.0}$MnGe     &  $5.643$   & &  $216 \pm 1$ & & $3.5$ & \\

  Ni$_{0.8}$Co$_{1.2}$MnGe     &  $5.637$   & &  $218 \pm 1$ & & $3.2$ & \\

  Ni$_{0.6}$Co$_{1.4}$MnGe     &  $5.631$   & &  $225 \pm 1$ & & $3.7$ & \\

  Ni$_{0.4}$Co$_{1.6}$MnGe     &  $5.625$   & &  $230 \pm 1$ & & $2.4$ & \\

  Ni$_{0.2}$Co$_{1.8}$MnGe     &  $5.621$   & &  $233 \pm 1$ & & $3.0$ & \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
\section{Conclusions}
To summarize, \textit{ab initio} studies show that the Co substitution instead of Ni in parent Ni$_{2}$MnGe does not change magnetic ordering: the Ni$_{2-x}$Co$_{x}$MnGe remains ferromagnetically ordered. However, the total magnetic moment versus concentration $x$ for Ni$_{2-x}$Co$_{x}$MnGe
reveals an almost linear relationship. The electronic structure calculations of Ni$_{1.8}$Co$_{0.2}$MnGe exhibit a marked peaks in DOS at the Fermi level that may consider as a source of possible instability of the system. The calculated DOS for other compounds from series Ni$_{2-x}$Co$_{x}$MnGe with higher Co content have not any singularity in the DOS at $E_{F}$. Our study provides the values of bulk modulus and its pressure derivatives according to the isothermal EOS.

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A deep dive into the rich foliage of Arunachal Pradesh
This new book is a detailed field guide to the commonly found wild and native trees of Arunachal Pradesh
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Dysoxylum gotadhora – or Banderdima in Assamese – has bright coloured fruits, which are a favourite among large fruitivorous birds like hornbills. The seeds, covered in black fleshy aril, are an important source of nutrition for these birds. (Trees of Arunachal Pradesh)
By Rashmi Menon
In the lower plains of the forests in Arunachal Pradesh, there is a species of trees that produce a fruit called the Elephant Apple (Dillenia indica). It is larger than a cricket ball in size and – as the name suggests – a very popular fruit with the elephants, who enjoy gorging on the sour tasting, juicy and fleshy fruit. In return, these large mammals help the trees with seed dispersal.
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Then there's the False Hemp Tree (Tetrameles nudiflora), which towers over the forest canopy. This tree is a favourite among the native hornbills, barbets and woodpeckers, as its soft wood is ideal for the birds to carve out nests.
These and many more botanical gems can be found in a new book – Trees of Arunachal Pradesh. The 591-page book, a first of its kind, is a collection of the wild, indigenous trees found in the lower elevations of the Pakke Tiger Reserve in the western part of the state. The field guide has been compiled by Navendu Page of the Wildlife Institute of India and Nature Conservation Foundation's Aparajita Datta and Bibidishananda Basu, and illustrated beautifully by Meena Subramaniam. It provides details and illustrations of 241 tree species, their local names and how to identify a species by its leaves, flower or fruit.
Trees of Arunachal Pradesh, a field guide to the commonly found wild trees of the state. (Trees of Arunachal Pradesh)
Although the work on the book started in 2019, Page and Datta visited the state several times before. In fact, Datta has been researching on hornbills and conservation projects for local communities in Arunachal Pradesh since 1995. For Page, his interest in the state's floral diversity was piqued by the fact that not there were no books on it.
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Meanwhile, Datta was starting to document the phenology of plants (seasonal recurrences in plants) in the Pakke Tiger Reserve. "Hornbills eat a variety of fruits and so, it was important to understand the plants they fed on," Page explains. This prompted Page to discuss and collaborate with Datta on a book on the trees of the region.
"There are no field guides for plants in the region like we find for birds," he says, adding that the inspiration for their book came from another similar field guide – Pradip Kishen's Jungle Trees of Central India: A field Guide for Tree Spotters, which came out around 2014.
Dillenia indica – or the Elephant apple tree – is best known for its fleshy, tangy, fruits, which are sought after equally by elephants and humans. The name has stuck also becuase of its resemblance to the toes of the elephant. (Trees of Arunachal Pradesh)
Arunachal has the second highest forest cover (79.6% of the state is covered by forests) in India after Madhya Pradesh. However, this forest cover has reduced to 74%, as per the Global Forest Watch (2020).
The state has over 6,000 plant species that cover various elevation ranges from lowland to Himalayan vegetation. Out of this, more than 500 species have been identified as medicinal plants till now.
Given the vast forest area, the trio decided to focus on lower elevation forest trees for the book. The book meticulously details commonly found native species along with photos and illustrations that can particularly be useful for laymen. The use of local names of trees in the book also makes it relatable to the local communities.
Aristolochia cathcartii is a climber found in dense forests. They are hard to spot since they don't have leaves. During the flowering season, it produces attractive, saxophone shaped flowers on its stem, a few feet from the ground, says Page. They emit a foul smell to attract pollinators such as flies and beetles. (Trees of Arunachal Pradesh)
With citizen science initiatives around trees and fauna picking up in the last few years, Page felt it was important to have a field guide of the region that provided information beyond just photographs. He hopes the book will be useful for botany students, forest department officials, naturalists, and enthusiasts who likes plants and trees.
One of the challenges, Page felt, was the lack of information and documentation of the local tree diversity in the state. While the team has identified and recorded two threatened species in the book, information regarding trees is dismal in the country. "We don't have any systemic data of threat status of trees; there is a data deficiency. So, we don't know if there are other trees that are endangered," he says.
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Unassigned S-lot spaces lead to parking frustrations
Parking spots remain empty in the S-lot during school. According to parking adviser Heidi Hannan, additional S-lot passes have been given out since the start of the school year. Photo by Anthony Furtaw '21.
Anthony Furtaw '21, Staff Writer
It's 7:55 a.m. You're in a sweat and racing down Grosse Pointe Boulevard with the first-hour bell minutes away from ringing. When you arrive at school, you realize there are no parking spots left, so you bite the bullet and go in late.
For a school with more than 1,500 students, it's no doubt that trying to find a parking space in the morning can be tough for many, especially juniors who don't have the advantage of a parking pass. Many students have complained about the parking situation and how it can contribute to absences and tardies in first hour, as well as important missed class time, which adds up very quickly, according to Ian Foy '21.
"I think the parking situation is terrible," Foy said. "Once the K-lot and J-lot are full of cars, there is nowhere to go, because (Grosse Pointe) Boulevard's full and Lincoln is under construction. Your only option is really to be late."
Heidi Hannan, the new parking lot advisor, says that the parking spaces were originally full for seniors, but after further investigation, it was apparent that there were a number of spaces that were unassigned.
"We sent a letter out to parents of the EMT class students who arrive at school after first hour, as many of them had complained about parking, and allowed them to apply for spots so they could get spaces," Hannan said. "There are also some other seniors with certain issues that I won't go into detail about, but those are the students we are giving the few remaining passes too."
Justin Maccagnone '21 said that he experienced trouble with parking last year before he recently got his parking pass.
"I would have to wake up much earlier to get a good spot, and sometimes I would have to walk really far from my car to school," Maccagnone said. "If I couldn't find a spot, I would have to bring my car home and have my mom drop me off, then she would call me in late."
According to Jack McEvoy '21, morning parking is never difficult, despite the fact that he doesn't have a parking pass.
"Getting to school on time has never been a problem for me," McEvoy said. "I've never had to go out of my way to find a spot before school, because I'm never running late."
For some, like Maccagnone, however, bringing your car to South has turned from an advantage into a disadvantage.
"It got so bad, that I would only bring my car to school for about two out of the five days because trying to park in the morning was such a hassle," Maccagnone said. "I just hope that there is something the administration can do about this for people without a pass."
Hannan's advice for people having trouble finding a parking space is to be more timely about getting to school and you won't have an issue.
"I have a son who doesn't have a pass and I have told him that when I get to South early in the morning there is a ton of spaces in the J-lot," Hannan said. "My advice for students would be to set your alarm earlier and you won't have trouble."
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