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Socorro Island N18°48' W110°59' Reef Report
Coral Reef Study at Isla Socorro, Mexico
March 2004

Heather Logan, Lindsey Feldman and Carol Milner
Planetary Coral Reef Foundation

The Clarion Angel fish - endemic to the Islas Revillagigedo

Isla Socorro is a volcanic island located at 18° 48'N, 110° 59'W approximately 300 nautical miles from mainland Mexico with an elevation of 1130 m. An established Mexican Naval base on the island houses military personnel and visiting scientists throughout the year. Obtaining a permit to Socorro is difficult and there are subsequently few tourists besides the occasional dive boat. The terrain of Socorro is made up of mostly hardened lava and there is little freshwater. Vegetation is of low diversity and consists of predominantly cactus and sage, which are well adapted to the arid environment. The underwater life of the Islas Revillagigedo has been shown to have the highest diversity of fish and coral communities in the Mexican Pacific (Spalding et al, 2001) with up to three endemic species of hermatypic coral, six of mollusks and twelve of reef fish. The reef at Isla Socorro has been described as particularly rich (Wells, 1998).

The goal of this study by the Planetary Coral Reef Foundation (PCRF) was to assess the biodiversity plus health and vitality of the scleractinian corals in the coral reef ecosystem of Isla Socorro and the biodiversity of the reef fish population.

We surveyed approximately 70% of the coastal zone of Isla Socorro during the course of this study. We scouted along the coast to find the areas most abundant in coral life. Studies were conducted over the course of 6 days at 3 different sites. Vitareef was used, a methodology developed by Dr. Philip Dustan, College of Charleston and Principal Investigator for PCRF. This methodology has been used at coral reef sites around the world by PCRF and the crew of its Research Vessel Heraclitus.

Teams of between two and four divers identified coral colonies to genus level and evaluated the health and vitality of each colony using a coding system in Fig 1.

Fig. 1 Characteristic Codes used in Vitareef methodology

2Unblemished (healthy)
3Damaged but healed
4Edge damage (occurs when filamentous algae trap sediment)
5Fresh damage to tissue and skeleton (eg. fish bites, diver damage)
6Excessive sediment on live tissue
7Damage to tissue only (biological predation eg. snails)
8Tissue bleaching (resulting from expulsion or death of zooxanthellae)
9Excess mucous on surface
10Black band disease
11Obvious algal mat smothering
12Sediment damage with tissue necrosis
13White plague disease
14Healed with secondary algal colonization
15Recently dead colony (whole colony only)
16Overgrowth by macroalgae
17Colony decreasing in size
18Colony almost unblemished
19Overgrowth by invertebrates (ex. Sponges, tunicates, boring clams)

Each code represents a condition that has an affect on the health or vitality of a coral colony, vitality referring to the ability of the colony to reproduce. This methodology has a dedicated computer program, ‘Vitareef’, for the purposes of analyzing the results obtained in the field. In order to gain an overall impression of the health and vitality of the reef ecosystem, the characteristic codes can be grouped into four categories representing:

The Vitareef computer program calculates the percentage of coral colonies in each of these categories.

Fish species at each site were identified and recorded.

Three different types of substrate composition were found along the Socorro coastline. The majority of the seafloor on the western side of the island (site 1) is made up of boulders, while the eastern side (site 2) consists of patchy regions of hardened lava. The third site is an enclosed lagoon in the north (site 3), which is surrounded by sandy beaches and has a bottom structure comprising both boulders and sand. Each site varied in visibility, depth, diversity and coverage of scleractinian coral and diversity and abundance of reef fish.

A total of 556 coral colonies were studied across the three sites. Only two genera of corals were observed along the entire Socorro coastline – Pocillopora spp and Porites spp.

Visibility at site 1 was 19 m. The coral colonies were located between depths of 5-15 m. The majority of the corals in this site were Pocillopora spp. and colonies were patchy along the predominantly boulder covered sea floor. Colonies of Porites spp. were all of the encrusting formation and were between 0.5-1.5 m in diameter. Corals appeared to be relatively healthy, with damage mainly caused by fish bites and overgrowth of filamentous algae.

Site 2 was located on a lava shelf offshore of the island. Visibility here was 25 m and corals were located between depths of 3-8 m. Coral coverage was extensive. Pocillopora spp. was the dominant coral species and only 9 colonies of Porites spp. were observed. Of the three sites studied, the corals at Site 2 appeared to be the most healthy with any damage being caused by fish bites and overgrowth of filamentous algae.

Visibility at Site 3 was low (6 m) and coral colonies were found between 1-7 m. Although Pocillopora spp. was once again the dominant genus, there were a significant number of both encrusting and massive Porites spp. colonies. Corals at Site 3 had been affected by sediment flow into the lagoon from the surrounding beaches, as well as overgrowth by both macroalgae and filamentous algae.

Of the 556 colonies observed, Vitareef results indicate that 55.3% of these were healthy or almost healthy, 53.9% were overgrown by either filamentous or macro algae, 0.2% were covered by sediment and 49.7% were decreasing in size (due to algal overgrowth, sediment damage or tissue/skeleton damage from feeding). The greater part of algal overgrowth was by filamentous algae, with overgrowth by macroalgae occurring only in the lagoon region.

Almost all Porites colonies observed were impacted by boring clams, which make distinctive holes in the coral heads with their bioerosive action, and the edges of Pocillopora colonies were white in color to due fish feeding.

41 different species of fish were observed at Isla Socorro (Fig. 2) with the diversity level similar at each of the three sites. At least 10-15 fish that were observed could not be identified.

Fish abundances varied at each location. Lutjanus viridis, Xanthichthys mento and Acanthurus triostegus were more prevalent at Site 1. Holacanthus clarionensis is endemic to the Revilligegido Islands and was found to be common throughout all of Isla Socorro. Only one shark was observed during the study – a white tipped reef shark at Site 3. Manta rays, with pectoral fin spans up to 4 m, were observed at various locations around the island.

Fig. 2 Species of Reef Fish Observed at Isla Socorro
Lutjanus viridis Blue and gold snapper
Forcipiger longirostris Big long-nosed butterflyfish
Pseudochaetodon nigrirostris Blacknose butterflyfish
Holacanthus clarionensis (+ juv) Clarion angelfish
Abudefduf saxatilis Sergeant major
Microspathodon dorsalis (+ juv) Giant damselfish
Pomacentrus vaiuli Princess damselfish
Halichoeres nicholsi Spinster wrasse
Thalassoma duperrey Saddle wrasse
Thalassoma amblycephalum Twotone wrasse
Coris bulbifrins Bumphead coris
Scarus rubrovoilaceus Redlip parrot fish
Scarus spp Parrot fish
Epinephelus dermatolepis Leather bass
Epinephelus spp Grouper
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus Pixy hawkfish
Cirrhitus rivulatus Giant hawkfish
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis Yellowfin goatfish
Zanclus canescens Moorish Idol
Acanthurus nigricans Whitecheek surgeonfish
Prionurus laticlavius Galapagos sawtail
Acanthurus leucopareius Whiteband surgeonfish
Acanthurus triostegus Convict surgeonfish
Sufflamen fraenatus Bridled triggerfish w/a yellow patch on each side of its belly
Melichthys niger Black trigger fish
Xanthichthys mento Blue cheek lined triggerfish
Cantherhines dumerili Vagabond filefish
Aluterus scriptus Scawled filefish
Kyphosus cinerascens Ashen drummer (golden form also observed)
Caranx melampygus Bluefin trevally
Carangoides orthogrammus Yellow spotted trevally
Cirripectes spp Blenny (brown, 15cm)
Myripristis spp Soldierfish
Fistularia commersoonii Cornetfish
Aulostomus chinensis Trumpetfish
Scorpiaenopsis spp Scorpionfish
Diodon spp Porcupinefish
Arothron meleagris Golden puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus Black spotted puffer
Ostrcion meleagris meleagris Spotted boxfish
 Moray eel (green, large)
Manta spp. Manta Ray

a well camouflaged octopus hiding in the reef

Diver impact on the corals of Socorro is minimal, as we did not observe other divers during our stay or any dive related damage to the coral heads.

The Naval base introduced sheep and cats to the island, both of which are rapidly increasing in number due to the lack of natural predators. It has been suggested that the cat population has caused a decrease in the numbers of shearwater birds that are endemic to Socorro.

A reduction in the shark populations may have been caused by overfishing which would indicate that fishing regulations should be strictly enforced.

Only two genera of coral were identified along the Isla Socorro coastline – Porites and Pocillopora. We estimate between two and four species within each of these genera. This study focused on corals in the shallows directly surrounding the islands. Although the majority of corals were healthy, results show that the major factor presently affecting their health and vitality is overgrowth by algae. Overall the Isla Socorro coral reef system is thriving.

Results show a high level of reef fish diversity at Isla Socorro with species abundance varying between the three sites.

Only one shark was observed. Visiting scientists studying the humpback whale population at Socorro for the past 10 years informed us that shark populations used to be more abundant. Waters surrounding Socorro have previously contained tiger, bull, mako, and oceanic white tipped sharks.

This study provides valuable data of the underwater coral reef life at Isla Socorro. Future studies using the same methodology would be able to show changes in algal overgrowth or sediment cover, as well as changes in the biodiversity of the reef.

Humpback Whales, Manta Rays, and Dolphins:

It would be impossible to complete this report of Isla Socorro without mention of the extensive humpback whale population which use this area as a breeding and mating ground. During our stay at Isla Socorro we made over 10 whale sightings daily.

There were two teams of scientists studying the whales from the University of Mexico, Mexico City and Cornell University, New York. During communication with the scientists we learned that these whales travel from North West United States (as far north as Washington State) to the Revilligegido Islands in order to breed and nurse their young. They estimate the present population at 100 humpback whales comprising males, females and calves. The male whales have been seen competing for female partners using singing, breeching and sometimes violence. Isla Socorro provides a rare opportunity for scientists to study breeding and mating patterns, as well as whale songs and general behavior of this incredible mammal.

There is also a significant bottlenose dolphin population here.

As a result of this study at Isla Socorro, it is our recommendation that this unique island ecosystem be protected for its healthy coral reef ecosystem, its endemic species and the sanctuary it provides to the humpback whale population.

Special thanks to Fernando Ortiz Monasterio and Jorge Cortina for their assistance in obtaining the permits to carry out this research at Isla Socorro.

We would also like to thank the Planetary Coral Reef Foundation, Orla Doherty and Abigail Alling for their help as well as the crew of the RV Heraclitus and her crew - Klaus Eiberle, Claus Tober, Eddie Zuna, Nicole Lovato, Ben Hartshorne, Sofia Alexiou, Priska Komaromi, Ben Rozsa, Nate Napierala, and Elena Monforte Garrido.

World Atlas of Coral Reefs
Mark Spalding, Corinna Ravilious, Edmund Green 2001
University of California Press

Coral Reefs of the World
Susan Wells 1988
IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge UK

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Vitareef Data
Coral& Fish ID
Video Transect
GPS Data


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April 17, 2013

Marketers increasingly are focused on teenagers and young adults who are coming of age during the digital revolution -- creating shifts in viewing behavior that likely will have profound consequences for television companies.

Ratings giant Nielsen on Tuesday released a study that explored viewing behavior of the so-called millennial generation -- the demographic roughly between the ages of 14 and 34. The report found that younger Americans are more multicultural than older Americans. It also documented that teenagers were more likely to watch videos on their mobile phones than any other age group, explaining the mad rush by media companies and advertisers to figure out how to produce entertainment for phones and other portable devices. "Teens like to watch on mobile more than anyone else," the Nielsen report said. "They watched 18% more video on their mobile phones than persons [ages] 18-24 and 46% more than persons [ages] 25-34 in the fourth quarter of 2012."

The question, according to Nielsen and other experts, is whether young consumers eventually will act more like their parents -- plopped in front of their television sets -- or forever connected to their phones to a greater degree than their computers or TV sets. While there is no definitive answer, "Combined trends suggest that teens will continue to view content on mobile and the Internet as they age," Nielsen said. That's not too surprising. Smartphone penetration has increased and companies are creating new applications and producing far more content for mobile devices than they were even two years ago. TV companies have found that comedy bits work well on mobile, which should accelerate the networks' push to step up their comedy game.

This spring, NBC announced that it would replace "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno with comedian Jimmy Fallon next year in a bid to chase younger viewers. Fallon has been one of the most popular TV comedians online (although Fallon trails Ellen DeGeneres and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel in terms of YouTube channel views.) What about the next generation? Look for promising comedians such as Aziz Ansari to get increased exposure. "Today's teens and young adults are quite the multicultural bunch-with purchasing power to boot," Nielsen said. About 42% of young adults and teenagers are Latinos, African Americans and Asian Americans. "This is only the tip of the iceberg - U.S. Census data shows that African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Hispanics will generate the vast majority of the U.S. population growth over the next few decades," the report found. Los Angeles Times

Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen once compared his corporate strategy to an episode of "Seinfeld." "You initially didn't know exactly where things were going, but it seemed to all come together in the end," he said. "This is what is happening at Dish." For Ergen, that means turning a satellite broadcaster into a telecommunications giant. Concerned about slow growth in the pay-TV business, Ergen has made a $25.5-billion unsolicited bid for Sprint Nextel. A merger would give Dish the ability to package Internet and phone service with its satellite offerings. "A transformative DISH/Sprint merger will create the only company that can offer customers a convenient, fully integrated, nationwide bundle of in- and out-of-home video, broadband and voice services," Ergen said. Ergen, a gambler who once made a living playing cards, isn't afraid of taking chances. In this case, though, his move is more about defense than offense.

With 14 million satellite-TV subscribers, Dish trails only Comcast Corp. and DirecTV among video providers. But growth in the industry has slowed in recent years and there are concerns about its future. Competition for customers is growing more intense and programming costs, particularly for sports, continue to skyrocket. Furthermore, younger consumers are increasingly bypassing pay-TV in favor of Netflix and other digital platforms for their entertainment. "Dish faces enormous challenges," said Susan Crawford, a communications professor at Cardozo Law School and author of "Captive Audience," a just-released book about the state of the telecommunications industry. "It's a gamble, but if they are going to grow, they need to diversify."

Dish is used to doing battle with rival distributors and squaring off against programmers. If it lands Sprint, though, it will face real juggernauts in AT&T and Verizon. "Verizon and AT&T are the monsters," Crawford said. Dish, which already markets itself as the low-cost alternative to other pay-TV distributors, could take the same approach with Sprint. "Right now, AT&T and Verizon can charge whatever they want and raise prices with impunity. This potentially creates a strong competitor, which may be good for consumers," Crawford said.

For Ergen and Dish, Sprint is just one more ball in the air to juggle. It is caught up in an ugly legal fight with media giants News Corp., CBS, Comcast and Walt Disney Co. over its commercial-skipping digital video recorder known as the AutoHop. Its efforts to rebrand Blockbuster from a video store chain to an online streaming service is still a work in progress. So yes, in that sense the "Seinfeld" analogy is correct. There are lots of different plots going on at once at Dish. But Ergen should remember there's something else about "Seinfeld" he should avoid. It was the show about nothing. Los Angeles Times

Google Inc is experiencing a small outage of some of its popular applications such as Gmail and Google Drive, the search engine said on Wednesday. The company disclosed on its website that six of its 13 applications were having partial status disruptions. The issue with Gmail, for example, is affecting less than 0.007 percent of Google Mail users, who cannot access their accounts. Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Associated Press

Gov. Tom Corbett is ordering that Pennsylvania flags be lowered to half-staff as part of a national tribute to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. Corbett said Tuesday he is following the lead of President Barack Obama, who ordered that all United States flags be lowered. Pennsylvania flags will remain at half-staff through sunset on Saturday. Corbett, in Chile winding up a South America trade mission, says the thoughts and prayers of all Pennsylvanians are with the people of Boston and the victims of Monday's bombings. In a conference call with Pennsylvania reporters, Corbett said his administration is discussing possible security measures that may be taken in Pennsylvania in response to the tragedy. He says he'll provide specifics when they're available. Associated Press

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Court Rules Against Anti-Gay “Abomination” FL Cake Customer

Court Rules Against Anti-Gay “Abomination” FL Cake Customer Robert Mannarino and in favor of Cut the Cake

Following harassment induced by former televangelist Joshua Feuerstein against Cut The Cake bakery in Florida in 2015, a man named Robert Mannarino attempted to purchase a cake with an anti-gay message. Mannarino’s request to buy a cake with the message “Homosexuality is an abomination unto the Lord” was seen as a prank by the bakery after Feuerstein published a recording of his interaction that led to relentless harassment and death threats (you can see Mannarino’s copycat video here).

After suing the bakery for discrimination, courts just ruled against Mannarino finding they did not violate the law in treating him in a discriminatory manner.

The Orlando Weekly reported:

A mother-and-daughter bakery did not discriminate against a potential customer when the owners refused to make a cake with an anti-gay slogan, an administrative law judge decided this week.

Administrative Law Judge J. Bruce Culpepper’s recommended order in favor of Cut the Cake comes nearly two years after the Central Florida bakery was targeted by Arizona evangelist Joshua Feuerstein for refusing to make a cake with an anti-gay marriage message.

In the administrative challenge, potential customer Robert Mannarino accused Cut the Cake —- co-owned by Sharon Haller and her daughter, Cyndol Knarr —- of religious discrimination when the women refused to make a cake with the words “Homosexuality is an abomination unto the Lord.”

Mannarino turned to the administrative court after the Florida Commission on Human Relations last summer told the Pinellas Park resident the commission did not have jurisdiction to consider his complaint because the Longwood bakery —- which has since moved to Orlando —- was not a place of “public accommodation,” which means anti-discrimination policies would not apply

Prior to Mannarino’s call, the owners of the bakery were the subject of an ongoing harassment campaign brought on by Feuerstein publishing a call to the bakery for a similar anti-LGBTQ cake followed by a call to action to his viewers to harass the bakery.

Orlando Weekly added:

Believing Mannarino’s request for a cake to be a prank, Knarr sarcastically quoted a price of $150 per letter, bringing the cost of the confection to nearly $6,000. She hung up when Mannarino told her he was recording the call.

During the hearing, Mannarino maintained that he was a devout Christian and “reads the Bible often,” according to the ruling issued Thursday. But, the judge noted, Mannarino was “unable to provide another biblical verse from memory” when pressed at the final hearing in October.

Cut the Cake bakery is owned by Christians, in fact, who advertise many of the Christian-themed cakes they’ve made for previous customers.

The judge took this into account (along with the message and context of the call following Feuerstein’s video the plaintiff was apparently recreating) in his decision.

Mannarino “presented no direct or statistical evidence of religious discrimination,” Judge Culpepper wrote. “Petitioner did not offer evidence or elicit testimony that Cut the Cake refused to provide him a baked good specifically because he was a Christian. (In fact, all Cut the Cake did was quote a price for the cake, then hang up the phone without completing his order).”

The judge also pointed out Mannarino’s inability to quote the Bible and his lack of actually attending any church in proving his claim to be a devout Christian.

Judge Culpepper noted he “displayed questionable knowledge about the Bible” arguing that although Mannarino testified the cake message was a direct biblical quote, “the undersigned finds that it is not.”

The decision closes a two year saga for the business that began when a so-called Christian took it upon himself to encourage his legion of followers to harass and issue death threats.

Not coincidentally, Mannarino is the same man who filed an identical complaint against a Colorado bakery (also in 2015).

Tim Peacock is the Managing Editor and founder of Peacock Panache and has worked as a civil rights advocate for over twenty years. During that time he’s worn several hats including leading on campus LGBT advocacy in the University of Missouri campus system, interning with the Colorado Civil Rights Division, and volunteering at advocacy organizations. You can learn more about him at his personal website.

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Donald Trump praised Turning Point USA a day after a racism exposé on the org

Following  blockbuster investigative article published by The New Yorker yesterday, Donald Trump tweeted praise and support this morning for Turning Point USA – a conservative recruitment group accused of racial bias and potential campaign finance law violations. In his tweet, Trump said: “The President has accomplished some absolutely historic things during this past year.” Thank you Charlie Kirk of Turning Points USA. Sadly, […]

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The Psychoforum is a set of hexagonal panels that can be assembled into a wide variety of multipurpose spaces. This piece was originally part of a traveling group show and functioned as an autonomous zone within the larger exhibition. At each venue, a different guest curator mounted an exhibit of his/her choosing within the Psychofurum, and thus its shape, form and contents changed. The mutating surface of the Psychoforum facilitates walls, benches, niches, shelves, and plinths for displaying artwork, films, books, etc.


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The Time Of The End: Turkey And Saudi Arabia Faceoff Over Qatar Issue - Turkey Reject Saudi Demand.

Middle: Edorgan, Turkish President
What is going to be in the middle east? Will the ongoing faceoff between Turkey and Saudi Arabia over Quater issue leads to major war. Their has been words of war presently ongoing which we don't know what it would lead to.

We are approaching the time of the end that the Bible prophesied of the upcoming mother of all wars in the world. Saudi Arabia has her allies and Turkey has her allies. We fold our hands and watch as things unfold and as we look up to Jesus coming very soon.

Erdoğan rejects Saudi demand to pull Turkish troops out of Qatar
Turkey’s president condemns request as a ‘very ugly approach’ and dismisses other demands made of Qatar by Gulf states

Turkey’s president has described as disrespectful a demand by Saudi Arabia and its allies that it withdraw its troops from Qatar as a step towards ending a deepening dispute with the besieged Gulf state.

Two days after the demand was made, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan instead reiterated his support for Qatar and described the 13 demands levelled at the Gulf country as preconditions to restore relations as being “against international law”.

“To ask Turkey to pull out its troops from Qatar is firstly disrespectful behaviour towards us,” he said in Istanbul on the first day of a three-day holiday to mark the end of Ramadan . “We don’t need permission from anyone to establish military bases among partners. We endorse and appreciate Qatar’s stance towards the 13 demands. It’s a very, very ugly approach to try to interfere with our agreement.”

Sharply escalating the worst diplomatic crisis among Gulf allies in decades, the Saudi led-alliance on Friday gave Qatar 10 days to comply with a list of demands, which included closing the state-funded broadcasting network, al-Jazeera, scaling back contact with Iran, removing Turkish troops from its soil and severing ties with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Qatar has said it will not comply with the demands, and Erdoğan’s endorsement appeared to entrench Doha’s position – setting the scene for a showdown on 3 July
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Do you believe in Jesus christ, if don't, you better do now and begin to follow Him before it's too late. All what we are seeing today it's not a joke or hoax. Their is a great mother of all wars that is approaching we quickly. It's going to be destructive and devastating.

This is not going to be wars of guns, pistols, maching guns or bombs, it would be the wars of atomic bombs, nuclear bombs and biological weapons.

Give your life to Jesus and your souls would be saved for eternity!

Matthew 24:6-8,20-21 KJV
"And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. [7] For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. [8] All these are the beginning of sorrows. [20] But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: [21] For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be."

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Under the shadow of Brexit, Ian Neale urges the pensions industry not to wait for things to change before they act.

In Samuel Beckett's famous play, "Waiting for Godot", there is a repeated exchange between two characters

"Let's go." "We can't." "Why not?" "We're waiting for Godot."

Godot never appears.

I wonder if pensions policymakers are feeling similarly stranded at the moment, waiting to see what comes out in the wash of Brexit.

Or whether, conversely, some are using the uncertainty created by the decision that the UK shall leave the EU to put off making difficult decisions.

For example, VAT: HMRC has now three times postponed publication of guidance on the correct application of the CJEU decision in the PPG case, concerning the scope for a scheme sponsor to recover VAT on the cost of services to pension schemes.

If and when the UK is no longer part of the EU, the VAT Directive will no longer apply and the UK will be free to make its own rules.

Uncertainty is never a comfortable position, and where there is no assurance of resolution any time soon people become agitated. We are told that the process of exiting the EU will take two years from the date on which Article 50 is triggered.

Nobody believes all will be cut and dried in that time. Far more likely is it that muddle and confusion will permeate the process, even to the extent that we may never arrive at a recognizable exit gate.

So we have to cope with the necessity of making decisions under amid uncertainty – a new lease of life for actuaries beckons. Why "necessity"; can't we simply freeze everything for a while?

The prospect of a year or two (or three) with no government intervention in pensions is appealing but beguiling.

There are things we could do without, such as the current proposal to slash the money purchase annual allowance, only two years after its introduction.

That should follow the insane secondary annuity market initiative into Room 101.

Then there are issues that do warrant attention, such as the cost of pension saving; but here again there are arguably bad ideas which simply act as expensive sledgehammers to crack minor irritants, such as capping early exit charges in occupational schemes.

Taking more time to tease out the true costs, for example via the transparency movement, will be more worthwhile.

It could be viewed as downright irresponsible if 'Brexit' were used as an excuse not to reconsider how defined benefit schemes should be valued.

Billions of deficit recovery contributions paid over the past decade appear to have made little or no difference to the overall funding position.

Extending recovery plans looks a lot likekicking the can down the road.

Some might say now is not the time, given the possible effects of leaving the EU on employer covenants. Some sponsors will be adversely affected if denied access to the EU market on current terms.

Uncertainties around removal of 'passporting' for financial services firms and possible tariff barriers generally do not encourage major economic decision-making.

But we must not become paralysed. It is a truism that pension saving is a long-term proposition. Equally well-understood is the notion that tweaking the pensions tax rules for short-term gain is inimical to good governance.

So the opposite reaction of imitating headless chickens is ruled out (and in any case the Brexit axe has not yet fallen).

We must plan ahead, and given the general consensus that UK pensions law should not be much affected one way or the other if we leave the EU, we should ignore the temptation to act like dazzled rabbits.

Regardless of whether we view the light ahead as the end of the tunnel or an oncoming train, there is a strong argument for forging ahead with strategic planning for our future pensions.

'Waiting for Brexit' – regardless of whether we expect salvation – is not a strategy.

Ian Neale, Director, Aries Insight.


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Drug-overdose deaths rose 19% in 2016 to 52,000, making drugs the leading killer of American adults under 50. And all evidence suggests these totals have continued to climb in 2017, propelled by the worsening opioid epidemic or the fact that more dangerous opioid analogues like fentanyl and carfentanil are findng their way into the drug supply.

Indeed, the US has a higher rate of drug related deaths than any other developed country in the world. As we’ve reported previously, the epidemic is straining public resources like hospitals, local police departments, and child services which in many states have seen a surge in cases where the parents are addicted to opioids. To that list, we can now add local public health department in areas hit hard by the epidemic, which are struggling to clean up a flood of used and possibly infected needles discarded by addicts.

They hide in weeds along hiking trails and in playground grass. They wash into rivers and float downstream to land on beaches. They pepper baseball dugouts, sidewalks and streets. Syringes left by drug users amid the heroin crisis are turning up everywhere.

In Portland, Maine, officials have collected more than 700 needles so far this year, putting them on track to handily exceed the nearly 900 gathered in all of 2016. In March alone, San Francisco collected more than 13,000 syringes, compared with only about 2,900 the same month in 2016.”

People, often children, risk getting stuck by discarded needles, raising the prospect they could contract blood-borne diseases such as hepatitis or HIV or be exposed to remnants of heroin or other drugs. It's unclear whether anyone has gotten sick, but the reports of children finding the needles can be sickening in their own right. One 6-year-old girl in California mistook a discarded syringe for a thermometer and put it in her mouth; she was unharmed, according to NBC Boston.

“‘I just want more awareness that this is happening,’ said Nancy Holmes, whose 11-year-old daughter stepped on a needle in Santa Cruz, California, while swimming. ‘You would hear stories about finding needles at the beach or being poked at the beach. But you think that it wouldn't happen to you. Sure enough.’

They are a growing problem in New Hampshire and Massachusetts — two states that have seen many overdose deaths in recent years.

‘We would certainly characterize this as a health hazard,’ said Tim Soucy, health director in Manchester, New Hampshire's largest city, which collected 570 needles in 2016, the first year it began tracking the problem. It has found 247 needles so far this year.”

Needles turn up in places like parks, baseball diamonds, trails and beaches, places where drug users can gather and attract little attention. They toss the needles out of carelessness, or the fear of being prosecuted for possessing them.  One child was poked by a needle left on the grounds of a Utah elementary school. Another youngster stepped on one while playing on a beach in New Hampshire. Even if these children did't get sick, they still had to endure a battery of tests to make sure they didn't catch anything. The girl who put a syringe in her mouth was not poked but had to be tested for hepatitis B and C, her mother said.

Some community advocates have started helping out, organizing patrols to dispose of illegally discarded needles.

"Rocky Morrison leads a cleanup effort along the Merrimack River, which winds through the old milling city of Lowell, and has recovered hundreds of needles in abandoned homeless camps that dot the banks, as well as in piles of debris that collect in floating booms he recently started setting.

He has a collection of several hundred needles in a fishbowl, a prop he uses to illustrate that the problem is real and that towns must do more to combat it.

'We started seeing it last year here and there. But now, it's just raining needles everywhere we go,' said Morrison, a burly, tattooed construction worker whose Clean River Project has six boats working parts of the 117-mile (188-kilometer) river."

Still, children continue to find, and sometimes accidentally stick themselves with, the discarded needles – it’s another way in which the worsening public-health crisis that is the opioid epidemic disproportionately impacts the young. Some parents in Santa Cruz, Calif. even talk about the first time children find a needle as a rite of passage.

Among the oldest tracking programs is in Santa Cruz, California, where the community group Take Back Santa Cruz has reported finding more than 14,500 needles in the county over the past 4 1/2 years. It says it has gotten reports of 12 people getting stuck, half of them children.

"It's become pretty commonplace to find them. We call it a rite of passage for a child to find their first needle," said Gabrielle Korte, a member of the group's needle team. "It's very depressing. It's infuriating. It's just gross."

Along the Merrimack, nearly three dozen riverfront towns are debating how to stem the flow of needles. Two regional planning commissions are drafting a request for proposals for a cleanup plan. They hope to have it ready by the end of July.

"We are all trying to get a grip on the problem," said Haverhill Mayor James Fiorentini. "The stuff comes from somewhere. If we can work together to stop it at the source, I am all for it."

While the crisis’s epicenter is in Ohio and the Rust – opioid-related deaths in Ohio jumped from 296 in 2003 to 2,590 in 2015 – Northeastern states like Massachusetts, New Jersey and even Vermont and New Hampshire have been especially hard hit.

In Ohio, resources have been spread so thin that one city council member has proposed a controversial solution: When people who dial 911 seeking help for someone who's overdosing on opioids, they may start hearing something new from dispatchers: “No.” Dan Picard, a city councilman in Middletown, Ohio, population 50,000, floated the idea.

Picard and others have described his proposal as a cry of frustration.

“It’s not a proposal to solve the drug problem,” Picard said this week. “My proposal is in regard to the financial survivability of our city. If we’re spending $2 million this year and $4 million next year and $6 million after that, we’re in trouble. We’re going to have to start laying off. We're going to have to raise taxes,” he told the Washington Post.

But as death tolls rise, and local morgues run out of room for more bodies, Picard's proposal begs the question: What, exactly is our plan for dealing with this crisis?

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My son wanted to go to Crystal Bridges while the Stieglitz exhibit was on so we drove up the 30 or so miles to Rogers from Farmington on an outstanding winter day. I took the X-E1 w/ equivalent fast 50mm Fujinon XF lens and an X10 I just re-purchased last week. I used the X-E1 indoors and the X10 outdoors. The shots I'm posting today are just some I reduced to monochrome because I liked the composition and felt monochrome told the story better. I got zero bad shots from the Fuji. I left it at f1.4 and allowed the ISO to automatically adjust if the shutter speed was too slow. I've shot at CB with my X100 in the past and gotten great shots but not as good as these. I also got some unusable ones. Some were my fault, of course but since all of these are great, it compensates for my lack of shooting talent. I assume the X100S is much better but this lens at 1.4 is plainly outstanding glass.

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Bring a big appetite to Guru Palace, where top-notch Punjabi cuisine is so good you'll want to ditch your diet.
Bring a big appetite to Guru Palace, where top-notch Punjabi cuisine is so good you'll want to ditch your diet.
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Indian Opulence and Tandoori Treasures at Mesa's Guru Palace

Before I talk about food, let me offer a few words of praise for the humble strip mall.

What? You scoff? Sure, strip malls can be the bane of urban sprawl, but they're what this area has in abundance. As an architecture and design fan, yeah, I'd rather be describing an undiscovered treasure trove of funky historic buildings, but who am I kidding? In the Valley, people embrace the challenge and use what's at hand, and sometimes the result is ingenious.

Strip malls are our natural resource. Every boxy, generic space is actually a blank canvas filled with myriad possibilities for creative, entrepreneurial types. Here, a cookie-cutter stretch of storefronts can secretly house anything you can imagine: an edgy coffee shop, a rowdy pub, a chic sushi bar, a sophisticated fine-dining spot. You just never know.

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Hours: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m. daily
Samosas: $3.99
Chicken tikka masala: $11.99
Shrimp achari: $13.99
Lunch buffet:$8.99

A strip mall can even house a palace, I've discovered.

Seriously, the atmosphere inside Mesa's Guru Palace is a deliberate antidote to the sameness that sometimes pervades local retail complexes. Step through the door here, and you'll find yourself inside a cocoon of Indian opulence that hints at all the excellent Punjabi cuisine on the menu.

It seems every surface is adorned in this restaurant, the focal point being an enormous, colorful mural of the Taj Mahal in the dining room. There's also a cozy bar area and a plush corner nook filled with pillows and low-slung seating. It's all so soothing that you might be compelled to curl up and take a snooze, especially after you've splurged on luscious plates of curry, fragrant biryani, and crispy, chewy naan sprinkled with garlic.

I really like it here, and that has as much to do with the people as the place or the cooking. Service is simply welcoming, attentive, and kind. Even on a day when I showed up for the lunch buffet — which, by the way, is a smokin' deal and the best Indian lunch spread I've encountered in many years — my waitress didn't skip a beat.

It would be easy to fill up just on appetizers and fantastic tandoori breads, so try to pace yourself. I had to exercise some major restraint when faced with an order of samosas, small dumplings whose golden, flaky crust gave way to soft, gently spiced potato-and-pea filling. Likewise, the combination of crunchy pakora — gobs of deep-fried vegetables — and bright, zesty mint chutney was invigorating. My dining companions and I polished off a plate of mushroom pakora with ravenous abandon.

Chewy, blistered rounds of naan bread were tasty naked or with garlic, but the one filled with cheese and speckled with sesame seeds was even more intriguing. Other breads had good fillings, too, including onion-stuffed kulcha (a puffy, golden, Northern Indian flatbread) and cauliflower-stuffed paratha (a thin, toothsome variety that's pan-fried). Give me a hot cup of chai, some of these breads, and some chutney, and I could almost forget about entrées.

That is, until those dishes actually arrive. Which one is the best? Whichever one I'm eating at that moment.

Truth be told, the chicken tikka masala at Guru Palace was so delicious that my friends and I kept spooning up the buttery, ginger-kissed tomato sauce even after we'd plucked all the meat out of it, and when it came down to leftovers, yes, we wanted to take that sauce home. Every precious drop was mouthwatering.

Chicken was moist and flavorful in every version I tried, from succulent, on-the-bone tandoori chicken to chicken dopiaza (cooked with onion and tomato in creamy sauce) to chicken saag, a spicy, silky stew of meat and spinach. In the way of seafood, I enjoyed shrimp achari, an aromatic, exotically spiced dish accented with fenugreek seeds.

There were lots of vegetarian dishes that I sampled from the lunch buffet — palak paneer (homemade cheese in creamy spinach sauce), daal maharani (a thick, hearty lentil stew), aloo gobhi (cauliflower and potatoes perfumed with ginger), and curry pakora (fried vegetables soaked in smooth curry sauce). Food this rich makes me quickly forget about meat.

But I'm still a fan of lamb, and couldn't resist the lamb rogan josh, a knockout curry packed with tender, melt-in-your-mouth chunks of meat. Fluffy peas pulaou (basmati rice cooked with green peas) and vegetable biryani (rice with nuts, herbs, and spices) made welcome accompaniments to all of the above, even when it came down to just sopping up another helping of sauce.

Dessert may sound unbearable after indulging in so much heavy, savory stuff, but it's well done at Guru Palace, and worth a few bites just to cool your taste buds from the spice. Dare your friends to share, if you must.

Kheer (that is, Indian-style rice pudding) was easy to love, with a light, milky consistency and a hint of pistachio. Fried balls of cheese dough (gulab jamun) were soaked in rose-tinged syrup, and were just the kind of sweet relief I needed. And gajrela, made from carrots, was enhanced with spices and cream, and served warm. It sounded healthful but was just as deceptively decadent as dessert should be.

It was a fitting end to dinner at this deceptively charming restaurant.

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You can use voice memos as ring tones!

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I found out how to use voice memos as ring tones on the VX3200. This means you can record a voice memo of anything (song clip, movie quote, barking dog, whatever) and set it as your ring tone.

Record a voice memo (hold down the right rocker key). For a good ring tone the memo must be quite loud; if you're recording from a stereo, hold it right in front of the speaker. It'll likely take several tries to get exactly the clip and volume you want.

Go to Voice Memo (Menu, 5, 3), use the up/down rocker keys to select the memo you just recorded, and go to Option, 3 (Set As). Select Caller ID to use the memo as the ringtone for all calls. (Well, most calls.)

Check your work: go to Ringers/Caller ID (Menu, 1, 1, 1) and the new ringt...

Dec 9, 2004, 6:04 PM
I did not know that. This is very cool. Thanks for posting.

Apr 7, 2005, 5:17 PM
Yea me either till my friend told me about it but i have a questiona can u use the memo for more than 1 person or just for anybody that calls also does the phone have caller id calling (a certain ringtone for someone who calls) I wasn't even making sense so I had to do that for me lol Laughing

PS: I'll be getting this phone soon the grades are good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I just wanna be prepared and be a pro at it I even picked out my faceplate isn't tha something

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Yes you can set ring tones to each contact.
I think that is pretty much standard on all phones now.

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With varied programs and community collaborations, local symphonies and philharmonics offer a range of classical music for concert veterans and newcomers alike.

With the opening notes of fall sounding on the South Shore, the region’s orchestras are tuning up for a full schedule of concerts. With varied programs and community collaborations, local symphonies and philharmonics offer a range of classical music for concert veterans and newcomers alike.

The Atlantic Symphony Orchestra will open its season at the Duxbury Performing Arts Center on Oct. 24 with a program featuring Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Performed in the arrangement by Maurice Ravel, this grand orchestral favorite depicts a visit to an art gallery, with each movement of the suite representing a different painting. The piece was also the inspiration behind a unique community partnership for the orchestra, according to Atlantic Symphony managing director Nina Wellford.

“The North River Arts Society, South Shore Art Center, Scituate Art Association, Hull Artists Studio, Quincy Art Association, Scituate Town library, Inly School and Thayer Academy (have each chosen) one movement of the piece,” Wellford explained. “They have put out a call to their member artists for artwork inspired by the theme of their movement. Each organization will choose six to eight pieces of art to be displayed in the lobby on opening night, and one of those works for each movement will be chosen to be projected behind the orchestra during the performance.”

The here-and-now aspect of this artistic collaboration resonates with Wellford, and, she hopes, with concertgoers.

“It’s fascinating to me how (Mussorgsky’s) original concept can continue to inspire new art over a century later,” Wellford said.

Another partnership is between The Neponset Valley Philharmonic Orchestra and National Amusements, the parent company of Showcase Cinemas. The orchestra performs at Showcase Live at Patriot Place in Foxboro, and, according to music director Lawrence Isaacson, it may be the only area orchestra to perform in a setting built for rock music.

“There’s a decent-sized stage, but it’s essentially a venue more suited to popular music styles,” Isaacson said. “It’s an intimate setting, with table seating for about 500 people, but no one is further than 50 to 70 feet from the stage. There’s a million-dollar sound system, as well as video screens. And there’s a bar.”

While the setting may be unusual, the music isn’t. The fall concert includes works by Mendelssohn and Brahms, and the Saint-Saëns cello concerto, featuring acclaimed soloist Wendy Warner.

Warner, a 1990 winner of the Rostropovich Competition in Paris, has soloed with numerous major orchestras in the United States, including the Boston, Dallas, Chicago and San Francisco symphonies.

“She’s unbelievable,” said Isaacson.

Now in its second season, the Neponset Valley Philharmonic aims to offer quality classical music in an area that, according to Isaacson, has been underserved by the arts. He considers the musical tastes of an audience with relatively new local access to classical music.

“I generally pick music that the audience will enjoy, and which will make them come back for more,” he said. “It’s almost like church. There’s some familiar (music) and some new, but it’s all pretty comfortable.”

Unlike the Neponset Valley Philharmonic, the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra has been playing for almost 100 years. And, although it’s well-established in the area, music director Steven Karidoyanes said that he also keeps the audience in mind when choosing music to perform.

“We’re not just in the entertainment business,” he explained, “we’re in the experience business.”

Opening night at the Plymouth Philharmonic will be an all-Russian program, with Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 and the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, featuring renowned soloist and New England Conservatory violin professor James Buswell. As is his custom, Karidoyanes will give a pre-concert talk, and he insists that there’s no prior classical music knowledge needed to enjoy a Philharmonic concert.

“All you need to know is that we take care of you,” he said. “It will be an experience you can’t get anywhere else.”

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Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra – 8 p.m. Oct. 3. Memorial Hall, Plymouth. $20 to $50 www.plymouthphil.org 508- 746-8008. Music director: Steven Karidoyanes.

Neponset Valley Philharmonic Orchestra – 3 p.m. Oct. 11. Showcase Live, 23 Patriot Place, Foxboro. $40, $30 senior, $10 student www.nvporchestra.org 781-381-3300. Music director: Lawrence Isaacson.

Atlantic Symphony Orchestra – 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Duxbury Performing Arts Center Tickets: $35, $25 seniors, $10 youth. www.atlanticsymphony.org 781-740-5694. Music director: Jin Kim, music director.

Brockton Symphony Orchestra, 3 p.m. Oct. 25 at the West Junior High School, Brockton. $15 to $20 www.brocktonsymphony.org 508-588-3841. Music director: James Orent.

Quincy Symphony Orchestra – 2:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at North Quincy High School. $17, $12 senior/student, $5 children under age 12 www.quincysymphony.org, 800-579-1618 Music director: Yoichi Udagawa.


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This 3,433 sq.ft. 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath single level home also includes an additional 582 sq.ft. “roughed in” bonus room with a work station area, full bath and closet. The spacious great room opens up with a pocket door system to a large covered patio with great indoor/outdoor living. The great room features a vaulted ceiling with reclaimed tongue & groove wood and a stoned fireplace. The chef’s kitchen includes a large kitchen island, stainless steel appliances, a 5-burner gas range with two ovens, 129 bottle wine refrigerator and a large walk in pantry. The covered patio has a built-in BBQ with plenty of counter space, seating areas and a wood burning fireplace with gas ignition. The master suite includes an optional gas fireplace, private covered patio, large walk-in closet, and a bathroom with shower, separate soaking tub and dual vanity. The second and third bedrooms are just off the main living area with walk-in closets and both include a private bathroom. The two and a half car garage with knotty alder custom overhead doors features an area for a workshop, small vehicle or extra storage. The laundry room/mud room opens up to the garage and has easy access to the kitchen. The beautiful exterior encompasses brick pavers, stone veneer, cedar siding and a landscaping allowance.

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Running Older

It’s a beautiful life.

It’s him me. The mid-life quandary about direction and meaning, and a dose of idealism about my youth. It hasn’t been a pounding hit or even a hard knock. It’s been several taps over the past years. I didn’t react before because I was too busy working and raising my young family of three children under eight. I turn 43 this week. Is the quandary to turn into a crisis this year? I’m not sure. But I will tell you if it does.

The taps?

There were several, but they didn’t start to resonate until these past few weeks spent on the beach in Pinamar, Argentina. First came utter tiredness followed by the realization that the pace of life we’re leading with three children isn’t sustainable. We need a break. We need a change in lifestyle. The second tap came, or more like reappeared, with the recognition that there is a sea of people out there who are younger than me and they are called adults, too. They are grownups just like me. But they are younger. And worse, they know that I am OLDER. The third tap came from my three children at the beach one afternoon. I said, “Let’s go for a run down the beach.” They said, “Yeah!” So I started jogging down the beach with the seven-, five- and two-year-olds right at my side.

The eldest looked at me and said, “What are you doing?”

“That’s not running.”

It wasn’t. It was jogging – a pace so slow it’s quicker to walk.

So I bolted down the beach in a sprint and the kids ran behind me. I slowed and looked back at the three of them running in the wake of their father, smiling and content. The three of them looking at me, yes, me, their dad, a great man to them. The best man in the whole world. Me. It reminded me of my youth, of my father taking us three boys, all a year apart in age, out for our first runs and then more runs. He’d made a big lifestyle change years before, getting into tai chi and Zen and healthy eating to survive the motorized rat race in Los Angeles, where we grew up. One Saturday morning he came into his bedroom, where the only television set was plugged in, and saw the three of us growing boys splayed out on his and Mum’s bed watching cartoons, vegetating while the sun shone outside. He told me years later that it was that moment he decided to enroll us in sports and get us out of the house to live and grow. We did. We played baseball, basketball, flag football and soccer. We ran track on the team for Kenter Canyon. We made it to the All Star teams for soccer, and my dad was called up to help coach because he’s Argentine (not because of his skills). He pointed out the need to keep close to the ball when dribbling and pass both forward and backward, to keep the ball in your team’s possession and not always run forward. Play the ball and pass. We did and we played well, but the ocean was calling and we spent the summer and then another summer at Junior Lifeguards at the very beach popularized by “Baywatch.” We learned to surf and out went the other sports. Except running and biking. They stuck. Running was a thing all three of us boys did, either for exercise or to race. We entered the Brentwood 10K and other competitions around Los Angeles. Running and racing and finishing and drinking the free water and eating the free fruit at the stands after the race. We ran behind our father as we grew up, him out in front and us looking up to him, admiring him. Then we started to pass him and find our own pace and I like to think he looked at us proudly because he had taught us something better than watching television, to be active and to try new things and live healthy lives.

It was on the beach in Pinamar that afternoon that the same realization hit me. So we ran into the sand dunes and to the top, all four of us. Then we stopped and caught our breath and looked down to the great ocean and Mummy was waving up at us, so I said, “Let’s race to Mummy! On your marks…”

And the kid’s chimed in “Get set, go!”

We raced down the steep dunes and ran across the wide beach. I slowed to let them catch up and we laughed. The youngest fell and a burst of sand flew. She laughed and we laughed. My wife came walking briskly to us and we ran to her. She chased the kids around, and we laughed. It was good, and it was that very day that my mid-life quandary led to something greater: the realization that I have three children who adore me and want to run with me.

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Boy Oh Boy: Logical Family Planning

“Yeah, what’s he got against us girls?”

My six-year-old autistic son went up to my wife the other day with a concerned look on his face. He told her that one day he will get married. It’s what happens. That’s life. But there’s a problem, he said. When he leaves home to get married, there won’t be a boy in the house any more and Mummy will get lonely. The solution, he said, is to have another boy.

That makes sense.

And that would make a bigger family, which is what he wants… as long as it’s a baby boy.

That would even out the number of boys and girls in our household, and bring him peace.

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Getting Your Child To Sleep: 3 Tips To Help You Do It

Getting your child to sleep whether they are infants, toddlers or preschool aged can be really challenging. It’s enough to make you want to google “how do I send a child back”. And although you wouldn’t do it even though you feel like that and really wish that there was a way to do that and then pick them up after you’ve both had a good night sleep, we all know that’s just wistful thinking. I ‘d like to share with 3 things that will help you with this dilemna. Consistency, Persistence and Planning go along way in insuring you a good night sleep for you and your child.

Being consistent means that you are committed to make an attempt to follow through with your plan every single time. Every single time that you are consistent you come closer and closer to achieving your goal of a good night sleep. You take into consideration that there may be times when you really don’t want to do this but you remember why you are doing it and that it will be a little discomfort now but in the long run it is going to pay off and be beneficial for everyone. You also consider the alternative if you are not consistent and the resulting tiredness and irritability for both you and your child, not to mention how lack of sleep affects your reaction time and ability to make good decisions will fuel and feed your commitment.

Persistence is the foundation of consistency.It is how and where consistency gets its power and strength to be able to be consistent. Without persistence, the willingness to deal with and overcome obstacles as they arise and keep moving toward your goal, consistency will not happen and you will not get your results. Persistence requires an informed mind and is all about mindset. Once you know the pros and cons and what might happen and are prepared for what might happen, you are able to be persistent. It’s having a ” no matter” what mindset and attitude. Not in an insane way, but in a way that says I know that there’s an answer to this and a solution that will benefit all.

With out a plan consistency and persistence have nothing to stand on. Think of consistency, persistence and a plan like you would a stool which enables you to sit down. For you the top is your result, so all three items are needed. I will list a few tips that you can include in your plan and at the end some resources that you can use to insure your success. A large part of this plan is planning your day, the schedule of you and your child and preparing yourself mentally. This will enable you to carry out the other parts of the plan.

1. Make taking care of yourself a priority. You are going to take care of yourself in bite size chunks of time. One minute up to 10 or as much as you can get all will work fine. During that time you are going to close your eyes for as long as you can even if that means holding your child, and just breath deeply. Delegate and get support, remember you will probably have to ask for it. Placing the palms of your hands in a cupped position is very soothing to your eyes. Stay hydrated, plan simple meals that stretch, sleep when the baby or child sleeps, if you work on your lunch break. It is okay for your house to be a wreak, unless that drives you crazy, even then divide and conquer by doing only a little for piece of mind.

2.For infants try laying down your child awake on their back. Have comforting items such as a pacifier in the bed. Infants still like to be wrapped up so wrap them up. Also realize that infants have to be 12 to 13 pounds in order to keep enough food in them to sleep through the night.

3. For toddlers and preschoolers the earlier that you create and stick to a bed time ritual the easier and better. Plan this out ahead of time but also be flexible. Have them go to the bathroom the last thing before bed after a 2 oz cup of water which they probably will ask for. Bedtime should be 8pm, start winding down around 7pm with reading or some quite activities no television. For my daughter and I reading her favorite angel book worked like a charm. She chose the stories 3-5 of them each story was a page. We would take our time and she would find the angel who would be hiding somewhere on the page. Then we snuggled and said the family prayers and lights were out. We had night lights in her room so it was not pitch black.

I started sleep training her when she was about 18 months she had the fit of life. It  was absolutely horrible. I felt like the worse mother on the planet. It is the most horrible thing to hear your baby cry and not do anything about it. It is especially hard when they scream to the top of their lungs, I felt so bad. What helped me get through it were several things I had researched and read up on how to do it. I was prepared because I knew there would be some crying and hollering. I prepared my husband so we could have a united front and he wouldn’t feel terrible and give in. I also had a clear conscience because I we had a really strong bond during non sleeping hours playing and talking, me caring for her and breast feeding her.

4. Bed and room jumpers that climb out of the bed and jump out of their rooms, roam the house and eat and play and do God knows what else in the middle of the night while every one else is a sleep. Put a bell on their door so that you know will know when they are up and about. Uneventfully take them back to bed and tell them good night that’s it. You may have to do this a lot in the beginning, it will become less and less as time goes on. Remember to be consistent and persistent as well as calm. Do not play, bargain, or threaten just take them back to bed. Your tone and face should convey I’m not playing with you and stand there and hold your ground if you have to. It is okay to give them the “I’m not playing ” look. Once they see you are serious they come around.

Lastly, kids do not have to be asleep when you put them into bed. Kids and people fall asleep they don’t get to sleep, it’s a gradual process. So take this into consideration, they might not actually fall asleep until later but you want them to learn to do this on their own. Also know that there will be some tears. As you can see being consistent, persistent and having a plan by doing some research and/or reading, will help you in accomplishing your goal of getting your child asleep.

Google Jodi Mindell, PhD she is a pediatric sleep expert and author of “Sleeping Throught the Night as well as Kim West “Sleep Lady Shuffle”, http://www.parenting.com and http://www.parents.com and the national sleep foundation has some great information for adults.

Your experiences, feedback and comments would be greatly appreciated so feel free to comment and share what worked for you. There is no one size fits all  remedy but try what works for you and explore the resources given above. Be willing to tweak it a little if needed.

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Hotels > Arizona > Prescott Metro > Best Western Prescottonian

Best Western Prescottonian, Prescott, Arizona

24-hour front desk, AM/FM radio, Accessible facilities, Air conditioning, Alarm clock, Balcony/Lanai/Terrace, Cable television, Cocktail lounge, Coffee/Tea maker, Complimentary breakfast, Complimentary full american breakfast, Complimentary in-room coffee or tea, Connecting rooms, Data port, Desk, Direct dial phone number, Exterior corridors, Fax service, Free local calls, Front desk,
    Hair dryer, Hairdryer, Hearing impaired services, High speed internet access, High speed internet connection, Ironing board, Laundry/Valet service, Lounges/bars, Non-smoking rooms (generic), Onsite laundry,
Voice mail, Wake-up calls, Business center, Express check-out, Free parking, Heated pool, High speed wireless, Ice machine, Microwave, Outdoor pool, Recreational vehicle parking, Refrigerator, Restaurant, Safe deposit box, Truck parking, All public areas non-smoking, Pets allowed, Cribs,

There are quarters where smoking is not allowed at Best Western Prescottonian, and hair dryers are available, so you may keep your hair looking good.

1317 E Gurley Street
Prescott, Arizona 86301

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Williams, Arizona, 42 miles away
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Verde River, Yavapai County, 26 miles away
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Prescott Lakes Golf & Country, Prescott, 2 miles away
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Stone Ridge Golf Course, Prescott Valley, 8 miles away
Quailwood Greens Golf Course, Dewey, 14 miles away
 Campgrounds Near Best Western Prescottonian:
Granite Basin Group - Prescott National Forest, Prescott, 1 miles away
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    Planet Steelers Fantasy Football league

    It's about that time again to start looking in to the fantasy football leagues on Yahoo. As always, last years players will have first dibs on a spot in this years league.

    It looks like some players from last year have become pretty minimal posters on the board, but I'm pretty sure it will send an email when I renew the league.

    The teams and/or managers in the league I set up were:

    Hostile squirrels
    Iron Shiek
    Smash's Steelers
    SF in TO
    Toe Jam Football

    If you want to play again then leave a message here and claim your spot!

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    I'm in, of course...I wonder if the start of fantasy season will draw the likes of Kiwi Sarah back onto the board...and that Asian fellow as well...I hope he didn't retire from the board when Hines Ward retired from the Steelers.

    NFL player locker room talk: Discussing what can be done about racial inequality and criminal justice reform.

    Presidential locker room talk: Discussing involuntary gynecological exams.

    According to the highest office in the country, some "very fine people" marched with torches in a violent protest in Charlottesville, but participating in a non-violent protest on a football field means you are an S.O.B. who should be fired.

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    In!... as usual

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    Add me, please...
    6- Time Super Bowl Champions......

    2012 MNF Executive Champion

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    I am down to play. I'll be around here more now that we are getting closer to the season!

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    I was in a different league, but ran by someone here as well. can't remember who, sorry..... If they start it up again, I'm in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steelgal View Post
    I was in a different league, but ran by someone here as well. can't remember who, sorry..... If they start it up again, I'm in.
    Jooser and the Mt. Mama League. Hopefully he is willing to run his again and we can sister them out and battle it out with dual leagues again.

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    I have renewed the league and sent invites to last years players...check your emails and the password to sign up should be there, if it is not someone please let me know and I will give that out.

    The live draft is set for August 25th at 8:30 PM eastern time.

    Scoring settings will be carried over from last year's league.

    New for this year:

    Every team will be allowed to designate two players as their keeper players. By doing so you will sacrifice your pick in the round you selected that player last year. If you picked the player up as an undrafted player then you be designated as drafting that player in the last round (or last two rounds) of the draft. I can edit draft order and put players in place, so that will all be accounted for before the draft occurs and the list of keeper players and their draft position will be posted for everyone to see.

    The deadline for designating keeper players in Monday, August 20th, one week before the draft.

    This years draft order will be randomly assigned, and I will have that done as soon as all the spots are filled.

    Deadline for 'advanced registration':

    Last years players have first dibs on registration, and any spots not accepted before 11:59 PM eastern time on Monday, August 13th, will be offered to players in the order in which they express interest in this thread. New players taking the spot of last years participants will be randomly assigned a vacated roster from last years league from which to select their 2 keeper players.

    Please respond to this thread with any questions, comments, or concerns about the way the league is set up.

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    To view the results of last years draft for keeper player compensation rounds, go to the 'Draft Central' tab at the top of the page in the red toolbar and at the bottom of the drop down list click on the link for 'Last season'

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    Options to consider, now that I've though about things some more:

    should it be 1 or 2 keeper players? with a 12 team league, is 24 players too many to have held out of the true draft?

    and should we do random draw for draft order or model it directly off of the NFL with reverse order from worst to champion, not snaking at the end of rounds?

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Alsop Makes First Baltimore Appearance Since Appointment

Classic Arts News   Alsop Makes First Baltimore Appearance Since Appointment
Marin Alsop conducted the Baltimore Symphony last night in her first appearance since her controversial appointment as music director, the Baltimore Sun reports.

The BSO appointed Alsop, currently the music director of England's Bournemouth Symphony, in July over the objections of most of its musicians, who wanted the orchestra to continue the search process. But both Alsop and the musicians have made efforts to banish any remaining bad feelings, according to the Sun: Alsop met with the players before she signed her contract with the orchestra; more recently, union head Jane Marvine presented Alsop with a rose when she visited Baltimore for a photo session.

Last night's audience also seemed ready to welcome the music director designate (she begins her tenure officially in 2007). She got a lengthy ovation at the beginning of the program, the Sun says, and was "received warmly" after leading Christopher Rouse's Symphony No. 1.

Sun critic Tim Smith was pleased, on the whole, with Alsop's performance as well, writing that "she had the symphony flowing on a forceful current that generated some heated playing."

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Last year we sculpted the Snow Dog out of polystyrene for Thorntons chocolate, this year Inspired Thinking Group commissioned a polystyrene carved Gruffalo for the chocolate company.  In the same way as last year, the poly carved forma was delivered to the Thorntons  factory where their fabulous chocolate chefs will cover it in chocolate to look like a giant version of the chocolate Gruffalo’s they already create.

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Wink Me and My Fiance looking for female companionship in OK.

Me and my fiance have talked this over for many years and we just havent found anyone yet that would be interested. We live in Oklahoma and have been here for 5 years. So i am still kind of new to the area . I am Bi sexual and love to look at woman and have been with woman in the past. So i found this forum online and was hoping to get a bit of help or interest in this as well as me . Me and my Fiance have a great sex life and great communication between each other. Even if its a couple that has the same interests as we do.

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Thanks for the update! I had been wondering how you were doing but didn't want to intrude.

That's is soooo great! Cancer beat!

The more "normal teen fusspot" problems and sending him to live with dad... that's way better than cancer stuff.

Glad to hear you are all doing so much better. That's is truly a wonderful thing!

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Props to those married folk who DO discover they are poly after the fact-- and then have to struggle with the dangerous, or at least incredibly awkward, "coming out" talk. I've had those sorts of talks with potential partners. But at least if they are opposed to poly, I haven't emotionally/physically/financially invested half a life behind them. I still hate 'em and am dreading one that will come up soon....
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