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Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood was vaguely announced last month, but today Ubisoft and Techland have unholstered their Wild West FPS prequel for real, releasing the first trailer and screenshots along with new details about the setting, “Dual Collaborative” gameplay, and multiplayer mode. In addition, a summertime ship date for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 has been confirmed. Continue reading for all the latest info and media.

About Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood transports players from a ravaged Civil War-era Georgia to the Aztec ruins of Mexico. In the wildest West ever depicted, players can embody both McCall brothers in an intense storyline full of greed, lust and lawlessness that takes place during a legendary period of American history. Game features include:

Become a Gunslinger – Harness a variety of weapons from various revolvers to heavy-caliber cannons and machine guns. Every accurate shot increases concentration, which allows players to unleash deadly shooting modes when outnumbered and even deadlier ones when the brothers work together.

Dual Collaborative Gameplay – Players choose to embody Ray or Thomas, each with a distinctive gameplay style (close or long range), specific abilities (lasso, dynamite, etc.) and arsenal of deadly weapons (dual guns, long-range carbine, etc.). Take advantage of each of their strengths and join in the fiercest fights imaginable.

Never Before Seen Western Experience – Experience the iconic settings full of outlaws – the West before it was tamed. The McCall brothers face a renegade Apache Chief, a greedy Mexican bandit, a vindictive Colonel, and others, all driven by greed with moral disregard. Enjoy a wide variety of situations, using horses, canoes and wagons to explore the vast natural landscapes of the fabled Wild West and its legendary period.

Innovative Online Multiplayer – Developed in unison with the single player mode, multiplayer offers numerous modes and maps, resulting in endless hours of Wild West mayhem. Gunslingers, bandits and marshals struggle online for the bounty. Multiple characters are unlocked for team-based objective modes or the straightforward team death match. With a new Bounty system, players increase the bounty on their head with more kills. Get rid of the deadliest among you to increase your bank roll!

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    hey to all- iwas wondering which nail type is actually better copper or brass? I have been using copper cut tacks-they seem to work well. I am in the process of reclaiming a 6 board ( 3 to a side) and have found brass tasks-nicely tapered with a slightly rounded head-about 1" long. They are still holding well in the oak ribs and may be reusable? Is this a good idea? I have located a 1" copper box nail- has a smaller, round head or should i find some of the brass nails like the 'viking' has now. Builders/ restorers coments welcome - stay dry- Lee.^. ...:confused:
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    Contact WCHA member Jack Wagner. He should still have an add listed in the WCHA classifieds.
    The nails he offers are the closest to the originals that you will find.

    Good luck.
    How about posting some pictures of your canoe? We would love to see it.

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    Hi Mark, thanks for the ref. to Jack Wagner - I'll try to get with him. I am still wondering which type of nail is better -copper or brass- or does it really make any difference? Was it just 'builders choice'? I attached some before pics- circa 1900 16' Canadian Canoe Co.- No real repairs have started yet as other things have been taking my time- besides the *&%%$$@#@ camera on/off switch is broke-again:mad: Lee.^.

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Canada Emergency Business Account Program: (CEBA)

  • $40,000 loan available to small businesses and not-for-profits
  • Interest free to December 31, 2022
  • If paid off by December 31, 2022, 25% of the loan will be forgiven
  • If not paid off by December 31, 2022 the remaining balance is converted to a 3 year term loan at 5% interest
  • The funds from this loan are only be used by the borrower to pay non-deferrable operating expenses of the borrower including, without limitation, payroll, rent, utilities, insurance, property tax and regularly scheduled debt service, and may not be used to fund any payments or expenses such as prepayment/refinancing of existing indebtedness, payments of dividends, distributions and increases in management compensation.
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  • Employers must have an existing business number and payroll account with CRA on March 18, 2020
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  • Employer cap of $25,000
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    As a Canadian employer who has seen a drop in revenue due to COVID-19, you may be eligible for a subsidy to cover part of your employee wages, retroactive to September 30. This subsidy will enable you to re-hire workers, help prevent further job losses, and ease you back into normal operations. Changes to CEWS were announced on July 17th. Find out what the changes are.

    • Subsidy equals 75% of wage paid to employees
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    • Period 2 - 30% decline for April 2020 compared to April 2019, or 30% decline for April 2020 compared to the average gross revenue of January and February 2020
    • Period 3 - 30% decline for May 2020 compared to May 2019, or 30% decline for April 2020 compared to the average gross revenue of January and February 2020
    • Farmers can qualify for this subsidy if the business meets the requirements of the program including income decline. We have been advised that a farm business can use their actual cash sales for the periods mentioned above to determine eligibility
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    • Businesses that also qualify for the Temporary Wage Subsidy will have the amount received under the Temporary Wage Subsidy deducted from this program
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    • Canada Revenue has not yet released details of the application process
    • Businesses may be required to repay amounts received under this program if they do not meet eligibility requirements. Penalties, fines or even imprisonment may apply in cases of fraudulent claims
    • As there are a lot of complexities to this program we suggest you contact us for assistance if you think you qualify.

    Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)

    • Benefit available from March 15, 2020 to October 3, 2020
    • For individuals whether employed, self-employed or contract workers who:
    • During the first 4 week application period have stopped working due to COVID-19 for at least 14 consecutive days and during those days have earned less than $1,000 from employment, self-employment, certain EI benefits, royalties and non-eligible dividends
    • If situation continues you can reapply for multiple 4 week periods in the program date range
      • To qualify you cannot have earned more than $1,000 in total income for the entire 4 week period
      • Benefit is $2,000 for each 4 week period March 15 - October 3, 2020
      • Apply through My Account with Canada Revenue Agency, or over the phone with Service Canada's automated phone service numbers 1 800 959-2019 or 1 800 959-2041

      Youth Employment and Skills Program

      • A wage subsidy for employers who hire youth for agricultural jobs
      • The program offers support for 50% of wages to a maximum of $14,000
      • Will cover 100% of the costs for relocation to a maximum of $5,000 if an employee must relocate
      • Eligible employers include farmers, food processors and agribusiness
      • Eligible employees include unemployed or underemployed or students 30 years or younger who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents
      • Application forms available on Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada web site under Agricultural programs and services, Youth Employment and Skills Program (see applicant guide at this site for details)

      Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB)

      • Emergency financial assistance to post-secondary students who are unable to find employment or self- employment due to COVID-19 during any 4 week period between May 1 - August 31, 2020 (it is also available to those who are working but not making more than $1000 over the four-week period for which they are applying)
      • Post-secondary students must be enrolled in a program leading to a degree, diploma or certificate as well as students who graduated no earlier than December 2019.
      • Post-secondary students are eligible to receive $1,250 each month that they qualify from May to August
      • Post-secondary students with dependents or disabilities can receive up to $2,000 each month from May to August 2020
      • Students must be actively seeking for work
      • Application can be made through the Canada Revenue Agency website starting in May

      Canada Student Service Grant

      • Students who chose to volunteer their time in national and community service during the COVID-19 pandemic this summer will be eligible for $1,000 - $5,000 depending on hours spent in service

      Other Proposed Student Benefits

      • Double the Canada Student Grants for eligible full-time students up to $6,000, and for part-time students up to $3,600 in 2020-21
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      • Canada Student Loans Program enhanced by raising the maximum weekly amount that can be provided to a student in 2020-21 from $210 to $350

      Saskatchewan Small Business Emergency Payment Program

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      • Benefit based on 15% of a business's monthly sales revenue in either April 2019 or February 2020 - to a maximum of $5,000 per business
      • Funds can be used for any purpose, including paying fixed costs or expenditures related to reopening the business following the pandemic.
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      • Experienced loss of revenue due to a COVID-19 public health order
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      • Apply on or before July 31, 2020

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      • Payment date for 2019 tax owing - September 1, 2020
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Indian skipper Dhoni and wife Sakshi meet Rahul Gandhi

first_imgNewly-married Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the Capital.Dhoni was accompanied by his wife Sakshi and cricketer friend R P Singh during the meeting at 10 Janpath, the official residence of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, a top BCCI source said.”The appointment was taken earlier and the meeting was just a courtesy call,” the source said.Asked whether Dhoni also met Sonia Gandhi, the source said, “The appointment was only for meeting Rahul Gandhi.”Dhoni and Sakshi got married in a hush-hush ceremony on Sunday night at a farmhouse near Dehradun after getting engaged on Saturday.The ceremony was a private affair with only close family members and friends in attendance. The media was kept at bay by tight security during the marriage.last_img read more


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Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (5): 1065-1070.doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB201703061

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Fluorescence Dynamics of LicT Protein by Time-Resolved Spectroscopy

Meng-Fang CHANG1,Lei LI1,Xiao-Dan CAO1,Meng-Hui JIA2,Jia-Sheng ZHOU1,Jin-Quan CHEN1,Jian-Hua XU1,*()

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, P. R. China
    2 Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, P. R. China
  • Received:2017-01-05 Published:2017-04-20
  • Contact: Jian-Hua XU

In this paper, the fluorescence dynamics of tryptophan residues in LicT protein is investigated by time-resolved fluorescence method combined with UV absorption and steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. The local microenvironment and structural changes of LicT protein before and after activation are studied. The activated LicT protein AC 141 prevents the antitermination of gene transcription involved in carbohydrate utilization to accelerate the body's metabolism. The structural properties and microenvironment of activated protein AC 141 and wild-type protein Q 22 were determined by different fluorescence emissions and lifetimes of tryptophan residues. The interaction between tryptophan residues and solvent is elucidated by decay associated spectroscopy (DAS) and time-resolved emission spectra (TRES), indicating that upon activation, the structure of AC 141 is more compact than that of wild-type Q 22. In addition, TRES also showed that tryptophan residues in the protein had a continuous spectral relaxation process. Anisotropy results illustrated the conformational motions of residues and whole proteins, suggesting that tryptophan residues had independent local motions in the protein system, and that the motions were more intense in the activated protein.

Key words: Time-correlated single-photon counting, Tryptophan, Decay-associated spectra, Timeresolved emission spectra, Anisotropy

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by Dennis OConnor - Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 1:53 PM
Diigo Help
Diigo is new for many (maybe all) of us, so lets' get collaborative on learning to use it! If you have a question, post it here. If you can provide an answer, reply here. I've given us a little jump-start by adding some links to some Diigo Help, targeting specific Diigo Tools. These links were originally authored by Jennifer Carrier Dorman. Check out her blog by clicking here: Cliotech.

To post new questions, click on "Reply" immediately below these links. To offer help, or suggestions, to the questions of others, click on the "Reply" immediately below their question. In Moodle, this type of forum is called a "Single Simple Discussion." Moodle has different choices for discussion formats, but the advantage of this type of discussion is that it will keep this post and the "How-To" and "Flash Tutorial" links at the top of the page.

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Wow, thanks Dennis. Let me take some time to check these out and get more acquainted with Diigo..

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by Virginia Scott

My how life can change so quickly. All our lives have changed due to the CoVid 19 occurrence. We all are having to learn new habits and give up our friendly panhandle greetings. Instead of hugs and handshakes we are greeting each other through masks and maybe elbow bumps. At our front door we now have masks, hand sanitizers, and instructions to stay at 6 ft. distances. We hope everyone is doing their part and from all reports Lipscomb County is staying pretty healthy.

The museum is open and we will greet you safely and assist you like always. We are preparing for the installation of new shelving in our archive room which should keep us busy all for the rest of the year. We will keep you posted on our progress.

Stay safe

Here is an Alberdine Wilhite poem which is appropriate for this time of year:

Bouncing over the prairie
Gamboling far and wide,
The southwest wind comes, bringing
Spring to the countryside.

It races along with the tumbleweed
Spins the windmill around.
The dust devils rise churning,
Disturbing and drying the ground.

The wind can cause a sultry day,
Working clouds into a fury,
Then animals, birds, and man-kind
Seek refuge in a hurry!

It goes North for the winter.
But does not tarry long,
Great white drifts are dumped
On the prairie,
... Suddenly... the wind is gone!

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minecraft reminds me of legos for some reason.

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The 55th Annual Grammy Awards - As told by photo captions

Taylor Swift opening the show with some weird circus/Tim Burton-Esq costume choices while singing We Are Never Getting Back Together. It identified well with Swifty's current identity crisis. AKA. it was not at all country....

J Lo got the "don't show your skin and come on down to the Amish Grammys" memo...but opted for this almost chatch revealing dress. She was obviously channeling Angelina Jolie's leg.

No this photo is not circa 2008...this is Rihanna and Chris Brown being all together and shit at the Grammys. Barf. (People on both sides look like - 'Oh eff, please don't let me be associated with this photo.')

Adele won the first Grammy of the live show - Best Pop Solo Performance...for a live version of a song that wouldn't be eligible if it was off her original album. That's how awesome Adele is. Oh, and she accepted it while wearing a dress made from your grandma's curtains.

The most famous photo of the night had to be this one circulating on Twitter of Ellen checking out Katy Perry's ladies during a break on the show. They were out there for all the world to observe, so you can't really blame her.

If you are not a fan of the We Are Young songwriters fun. then you probably wondered how they won all of those awards tonight. LOOK NO FURTHER. Chalk it all up to a case of the Lena Dunham magical fairy dust. She is currently dating one of the band members. (That's her in yellow).

LL Cool J hosted the show. At the beginning he talked about hosting it last year...that happened? I guess so. He made reference how it became the Whitney Houston show and he didn't get to talk about himself a lot so he was making up for lost time. It was very self involved. And then he continued to talk about Twitter the whole night and said 'hashtag' about 50 times. That was awful.

Ed Sheeran (my favorite British Ging) and Elton John sang A Team, which is a Sheeran song. It was awesome. It would have been more awesome if Elton had just played the piano and didn't sing, but I think the point here was that North America is not really familiar with Ed and they thought it would go over better if they had a Sir to ease him into the public eye. Whatever, Ed is dope.

Frank Ocean won the Best Urban Contemporary Album in which he was nominated with Chris Brown. As you can see as Frank walks on stage every person is standing...except Chris Brown who is seated in white. This may be because, according to people in the building, when Chris Brown's name was announced as a nominee there was dead silence in the building...and then a standing O when Frank's name got called for the win. I would say that was the industry passively saying "F-CK YOU CHRIS BROWN". It is kind of beautiful actually. Also, note that Adele is looking over at Chris Brown like, "You little ass hole." Air high fives to Adele.

Jay Z, while keeping to his 'I could give two f-cks about this awards show' attitude got his photo taken whilst drinking some dark liquor out of his trophy. Next awards show I think they should have Jay off to the side sitting in some sort of throne heckling all of the winners. It would be amazing.

Kelly Clarkson surprisingly won Best Pop Album. I was surprised, but definitely not disappointed. She did a weird rambling little speech, said something about not knowing one of the performers - which pissed people off, but I couldn't be bothered to look up the correct spelling of his name, so I'm with Kelly on this one.

The Return of JT. Justin Timberlake made his big comeback tonight. I will say I was quite bored with his performance. Maybe it was the falsetto, which has been killed by the 'other' Justin, or that the songs are really not as dynamic as they should be. I mean, I could watch JT all day don't get me wrong, but I am not sure this was the big comeback we were all expecting.

Zac Brown tweeted this picture after they won the award for Best Country Album...just in case people didn't believe the award was meant for them after Kelly Clarkson, who presented the award, called them the Zach Braff Band. Zach Braff has a band right? That totally seems like something he would have.

Prince walked out and everyone thought that he had developed blindness. But it was just Prince being Prince, ie. weird. If tomorrow night I decided to walk around in the dark with my sunglasses and a white walking stick people would think I was being a total bitch - but it's Prince. He can do anything.

Taylor Swift sees that Prince has lost his sight and starts to raise the roof. This is not a joke. If only I had a GIF of this, my life would be complete.

Carrie Underwood had an underwhelming performance and tried to distract us with her light show dress. It totally worked, I don't even remember what she sang as I sat there bewildered that someone that needs light-up dress gimmicks was able to beat Eric Church's Springsteen for country solo performance. Travesty.

Kelly Clarkson was on FIRE with memorable moments. This was probably her best by far, the Ellen and Portia photo bomb. I also love Portia's edgy look. I always thought she was the clean cut one. Strange.

I am guessing Rihanna was getting annoyed with all of the dirty looks her and her abusive (former or present, I cannot confirm) boyfriend were getting from...the entire world...and decided to show us what she thought of it. Got it, thanks.

Frank Ocean performed his song Forest Gump - but it was pretty bad...or maybe atrocious. Let's just say it was out of tune.

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The Morris Award–Still the New Kid on the Block

In just a few days, the honorees and winners of YALSA’s literature awards will be announced–an event eagerly anticipated by librarians and readers, and surely eagerly anticipated by the authors and illustrators who may be honored. This year is just the fourth time the William C. Morris Award will be announced. Unlike most of the other awards, this one is not only announced at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, it also has its celebratory event at that same meeting. Attendees at this year’s event will be able to hear just one of the Morris finalists, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, speak. At least two of the other finalists will be sending video presentations. While that is bound to be a wonderful experience, it certainly is a shame that more of the Morris finalists will not be present to speak. I’ve been thinking a lot about this young award and the trouble it has had getting its celebration off the ground.

Members and conference attendees have provided feedback that they definitely want an event which recognizes the honorees. They are eager to hear and see and meet these authors! Yet publishers, who are often present at various events and bring authors to conferences, have flat out said they will not bring their new authors to this.

I’ve tried to understand why publishers would not make a point of sending their honored authors to the event. I suppose you could say that a publisher, who has no say in the creation or administration of an award, would not want to be beholden to the award, its administrators, and its events. It is certainly true that they are not obligated, nor does an association have any say in how they spend their dollars or which authors they should promote. However, I do think that it must be a feather in their cap to have identified the few, out of oh-so-many aspiring authors, who are so talented as to have been awarded a debut author award.

I was thinking, if I wrote my first book, managed to get it published, and then was named a finalist for one of the very best first books written for teens that year I’d be so thrilled and excited and proud that I’d buy my own plane ticket to get there. But then I thought, well, maybe this award isn’t that important to the author, or maybe finalists don’t even realize they have been invited to the event! So I asked previous winners Elizabeth C. Bunce and Blythe Woolston (sadly, the third winner, L.K. Madigan passed away last year) if they could speak to me a bit about the award and what winning it has meant to them.

Blythe Woolston won the Morris Award in 2010 for The Freak Observer (read more in our 31 Days of Authors post about Blythe.) When I asked her what winning the award meant to her she told me:

After I received notice that The Freak Observer was on the Morris shortlist, I went into the local big-box bookstore to buy copies of two other honor books. They weren’t available. I talked to the person in charge of ordering who told me very bluntly she’d never heard of the Morris and she didn’t order “prize” books because “those books don’t sell.” I was kind of mangled by her response.

The night of the award, one of the librarians on the Morris committee whispered, “Watch what happens to your book on WorldCat.” I’m so glad she did, because it gave me proof of that an extraordinary thing was happening to The Freak Observer: it was being added to library collections. The significance of thatâ€”I can’t express it. I can tell you I wanted TFO to be a “library book” and the Morris Award made that happen. Librarians made that happen.

Personally, the Morris nomination caught me at a point of great uncertainty. As I told L. K. Madigan, who won the Morris in 2010, I had experienced a joy of writing, which seemed very fragile and precious. I didn’t tell her that I was afraid to be a writer, but that was true. Then along came Morris, whispering in my ear, and I took heart.

Blythe was able to be at the Morris Award reception and to receive her award in person. Reflecting on that she commented:

I’m not entirely sure what I said or did, even though I have the notes for the speech and I’ve seen pictures. I tell you, those things are only a shadow of that moment. The Morris Award itself is a beautiful crystal thing, but it can’t match the ineffable happiness I felt saying “thank you for books” to people who truly understood. And the librarians hugged me.

My publisher [Carolrhoda Books] arranged for my registration and encouraged me to goâ€”they gave me as much support as they could. Later, they arranged for me to attend ALA in New Orleans, where I met with some of “my librarians” again.

The William C. Morris Award is still very young, just four years old. It definitely takes some time for an award to become established and recognized, and to see what impact it may have. Elizabeth C. Bunce was the inaugural recipient of the award. I was fortunate enough to announce this award and meet her at the event, and pleased to speak with her now and find out what, if anything, the award has meant to her since then. Elizabeth says:

Receiving the Morris Award, and especially accepting it in person, was, is, and probably forever shall be the highlight of my career. My first (and so far only) ALA experience was absolutely magical, particularly getting to meet the 2009 judges and thank them all in person. As an author, you will never find yourself in more convivial company than a room of happy librarians, and it was a joy to spend time with them. My husband, agent, and editor were all on hand to celebrate with me, and my agent took the only photo of me being handed the award itself. The flash went off, bathing the crystal sculpture in a golden glare, and it looks as though Bonnie Kunzel is bestowing on me a ball of molten light! I’ve always thought there was great metaphorical truth captured in that photo.

Three years later, I often look back and think about the award and its effect on my career. I’ve published three books now, and my Morris book, A Curse Dark as Gold, is still by far my most popular. I think in many ways, the award helped give Curse wings, launching it into amazing adventures of its own. I still get more fan mail about Curse, more calls to speak about it, and more fascinating hits on Google (just this weekend, a library in Massachusetts made a book trailer for it!). It’s truly humbling how many people that book has touched, and I’m so thrilled that the Morris Award has helped it reach readers.

And in a way, I also feel a strong sense of ownership in the award as a whole, being its first recipient. I’m so honored to be the first, and have tried to do what I could to help call attention to it, and to the brave and wonderful first-time authors whose books are honored every year. It’s become an annual tradition now to host interviews with the nominees on my blog, and in the last two years, I’ve had the tremendous pleasure of sharing that happy task with the previous year’s recipients, first last year with the late L.K. Madigan, and now this year with Blythe Woolston. We’re also hoping to do more this year to promote the award, and we have several Finalists on board as well, as we develop our plans.

I have to say I am thrilled with the support this award is getting from Elizabeth and Blythe, and also from Figment. You can check out interviews with finalists at Elizabeth’s blog, Figment’s site, and of course here on The Hub.

It is wonderful to see authors and librarians embracing this, though it is not a surprise to me: this was an award people clamored for! I sincerely hope, though, that publishers will join in the enthusiasm and support by bringing these new and acclaimed authors to the Morris Award celebration. Believe me, they will have an audience. And isn’t an audience of librarians, who are the best marketers out there of books, who you want to connect authors with?

I did reach out to a few publisher representatives for comments on this piece, but received no replies.

If you do attend the Morris and Nonfiction event on Monday, January 23rd, please do enjoy hearing Guadalupe Garcia McCall speak and meeting her. And why not go ahead and write a note to the authors who were unable to attend and let them know how much you enjoyed their books and how much you would like to hear them speak? Publishers and authors need to hear that we want them to support this award.

–Sarah Debraski, presently reading A Million Suns by Beth Revis, but looking forward to reading through the Morris finalists!

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  1. Pam Spencer Holley Pam Spencer Holley

    It is very ironic to me that this award, named for the wonderful William “Bill” Morris, has not been well received or supported by publishers. What can be done to change that?

  2. Sarah Flowers Sarah Flowers

    Some people, including some of the publishers, are saying that YALSA could just hold the event at Annual.

    Unfortunately, however, there is no room in the schedule for a new evening event and there is concern that adding a 4th ticketed YALSA event would be out of YALSA membersâ€™ reach budget-wise.
    o Friday night: 5:30 to 7:30 is a no conflict time with the exhibit opening; 8:00 to 10:00 is the Booklist Books for Youth Forum
    o Saturday night: 8:00 to 10:00pm, ALA Scholarship Bash
    o Sunday night: 6:00 to 11:00pm, Newbery/Caldecott Banquet
    The Printz event is on Monday night, and even that is becoming problematic as more members leave conference early, as the conference schedule is compressed.

    We’re continuing to look for a solution that works for everyone, and we welcome the conversation.

    Sarah Flowers
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  3. I appreciate your enthusiasm for the Morris Award, as well as many of the other awards that YALSA/ALA presents to YA authors, but I think that your assumption that the authors do not value the importance of this award because they didn’t buy their own tickets is a bit far-fetched and unfair.

    Having personally known several different finalists, many times they are discouraged from attending, even if they offer to pay their own way. I suppose being contractually obligated to represent a publishing firm is a bit more precarious than we, as librarians, can understand.

    I do think that if we/YALSA want to continue to show our support to these awards, that instead of sweeping debut honorees under the rug as a last day event at a conference that is never as well attended as ALA Annual, that a different scenario be proposed. I, for one, would be just fine with making the Printz ceremony an hour longer and instead of schmoozing with co-workers and networking, let these authors have their moment in the spotlight.

    I find your post to have been written with the best of intentions but not giving enough credit to the authors because of an attendance issue that is nine times out of ten, not their fault. Believe me when I say that their lack of attendance is not a lack of enthusiasm nor do they not want to address the librarians which have supported them through this process. I beg of you to make this post, and future postings about this award, focus on letting the publishers know how important this is and instead of demeaning the authors, congratulate the them on this wonderful accomplishment.

  4. I think it’s a little unfair to say that the publishers aren’t supporting their authors who are Morris finalists. The year my novel Ash was a finalist (2010), my publisher and the publishers of all the other finalists brought their authors to ALA Annual, where we had a really lovely celebratory dinner with the Morris committee. That was certainly one of the top highlights of my career as a writer so far. I felt so incredibly honored that librarians â€” who are just about the most informed and widely read readers out there â€” had chosen my novel as one of the finalists.

    But I also remember feeling a little confused by the timing because all the other YA awards are given at ALA Annual. Having the Morris cordoned off at Midwinter, where publishers have traditionally not done much author promotion, felt a little like saying, “You don’t deserve to be recognized with the big boys.” I understand that was not the intention, and it may have been an attempt to draw attention TO the Morris without the distraction of the other shiny awards. But it also may contribute to the perception that the Morris isn’t as meaningful as the others.

    (That does not in any way detract from the joy I felt at being a finalist! In fact I think being recognized for your first novel is a particularly meaningful affirmation for a writer.)

    I see from Sarah Flowers’ comment that there is a scheduling conflict that seems to prevent the Morris from being celebrated at Annual. I don’t know the inner workings of that, nor do I know exactly why publishers prefer to bring authors to Annual than Midwinter. In my fantasy world, the Morris and the YALSA Nonfiction Award would be added into the Printz ceremony, and YA could have a banquet like the Newbury/Caldecott. But then again, I’m a fantasy author, so I realize that may not be realistic. :)

  5. Stephanie, in no way did I intend to “demean the authors” with this post. I was hoping instead to point out to people that this celebration has had a hard time getting off the ground. The very fact that the authors are first time authors may mean that they are at the bottom of the list when publishers choose who to bring to conference (I don’t work for a publisher so I have no idea if that is true or not). A struggling author may not have the means to travel to an event. There are certainly many reasons why they may not be there. I’ll be perfectly honest-I’m pretty much ok with many reasons, except that a publisher just doesn’t think this award warrants an appearance.
    You say that you want this post “to focus on letting the publishers know how important this is…and congratulate [the authors] on this wonderful accomplishment.” That was my intention and I’m sorry it failed in that intention for you. I hope other readers will read this post and see that intent.

  6. Christian Zabriskie Christian Zabriskie

    While individual author events with the committee are great what we at YALSA would really hope for is to have an event where ALL of our membership would have access to these remarkable authors. We value and appreciate EVERYTHING that publishers do for us but we want to provide opportunities for the body of our membership. If a group of librarians at dinner make you feel loved just imagine what it would feel like to have a ballroom full of librarians raving about your work. The issue of Annual v. Mid-winter is very difficult but the simple fact is that there are so many awards that the timing is impractical and these winners could be lost in the crowd. This is an ongoing dialog and we hope to find a solution which would benefit these brilliant authors AND our extensive (and excited) membership.

  7. At Annual in 2009, Morris winner Elizabeth Bunce spoke (a fascinating speech; she spoke about the inspiration for her book and being a builder, not a breaker) at the YA Authors Coffee Klatsch. I haven’t been to Annual since then; have the other Morris winners spoken at the same event? It fit well with the coffee, which had a great mix of both new and established (some famous) authors.

  8. Angela Frederick Angela Frederick

    Morris and Nonfiction Award finalists are announced in December, leaving less time for publishers and authors to plan visits to Midwinter in January. In the case of Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia, it was impossible for them to attend Midwinter because they were on tour for BEAUTIFUL CREATURES.

    Furthermore, why encourage publishers to spend money and effort to send their authors to an event that has half the attendance of the Annual conference? It doesn’t make financial sense for them.

    I personally would like to see the Morris & Nonfiction Award finalists honored either right before the Printz speeches at Annual or the Coffee Klatsch. Or perhaps with a recognition ceremony that happens during the daytime at Annual, if all the nights are booked.

    Angela Frederick

  9. Sarah Hill Sarah Hill

    The Alex Award winning authors are invited to attend the Alex Award program–usually two or three of the ten authors attend, thanks to their publishers. Couldn’t the same type of thing be done for the Morris Award winner and honor winners? I know everyone wants to be honored with a social event, but already some of the YALSA winning authors aren’t. A regular session where the authors speak would be highly attended and doesn’t need to be held in the evening. Then the Morris authors would be at Annual to participate in the other fun events at the publishers’ booths and events.

  10. I would love to see the Morris and ENYA award ceremonies combined with the Printz award presentations at the Annual conference. I think all three of those awards fit very nicely together and having a longer ceremony with more authors speaking might encourage attendees to extend their stay to be at the awards ceremony on Monday night. ALSC hosts the Newbery-Caldecott-Wilder banquet, where winners of all three of these awards speak. Would it be possible for YALSA to hold a Printz-Morris-ENYA event? Or if it’s not possible to combine these in an evening event, what about a breakfast or the Coffee Klatsch?

    I did attend the Morris/ENYA reception at Midwinter this year and the speeches were very moving. I think it’s truly a shame that more librarians didn’t hear those speeches, especially for an award encouraging debut authors. I think if YALSA is serious about honoring debut authors, it would speak volumes if we could find some way to honor them at the Annual Conference. When the reception for the winners is held at a much smaller conference, it appears that YALSA values this award (and the hard work of the committees) less. I don’t believe that’s true.

    It’s hard to get any new program off the ground, but I think partnering the award ceremonies with the Printz might go a long way toward getting this award the industry recognition it deserves.

    • Emily Calkins Emily Calkins

      I agree that combining the Morris and ENYA speeches with the Printz would be a great way to go. If I’m not wrong, right now all the Printz authors – that is, the winner and the authors of the honor titles – give speeches at the event. While I think it’s lovely to recognize the honor titles as well, maybe those could be dropped off to make room for the winners of the Morris and ENYA (or maybe the Morris and the Edwards Award winner, with a separate event for ENYA?) I love the idea of a YALSA banquet similar to the Newbery/Caldecott banquet. I had the privilege to attend the Newbery/Caldecott banquet last year and it was the highlight of the conference for me. I think it would be a great step for YALSA to do something similar. In my experience, YALSA members are some of the most passionate and enthusiastic people out there, and I have no doubt that that kind of event would be well-attended.

      I went to the Alex Award session at Annual last year, and the room was far from full. Again, I think an evening social event, with all its accompanying glitz and publicity, would be great for the authors, the publishers, the books, the librarians, and YALSA itself!

  11. Sarah Flowers Sarah Flowers

    I appreciate all the thoughtful comments. Never fear, the conversation between YALSA and the publishers is ongoing, and I’m convinced that we’ll be able eventually to come up with an appropriate event that will work for everyone.

    Just to address the issue of a combined Printz/Morris/NF event. We could certainly consider doing that, but we would have to make some other changes. Probably the biggest one would be that we wouldn’t be able to have speeches from all the Printz Honor winners (or Morris and NF finalists), as well as the Morris and Nonfiction winners. Personally, I have found that some of the most memorable speeches over the years have come from the Honor winners, but that’s just me.

    Also, I’m sure you are all aware that the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder dinner charges $94 per ticket. You may not be aware that even that amount (which has always kept me from attending) is not enough to cover the costs. ALSC can afford to take a loss (or break even) because they get a huge amount of revenue from the sale of their Newbery and Caldecott seals. YALSA gets revenue from Printz and Morris seals, but since the awards are much younger, it’s nowhere in the range that it would take to be able to do a banquet like Newbery.

    A daytime event at Annual for Morris and Nonfiction is also a possibility, but again, it would need not to conflict with anything else major that is already going on. When we honored the Morris winner at the Coffee Klatch the first year, there was some grumbling that doing it that way gave the Morris short shrift (and that was before we had the Nonfiction Award).

    So, I guess the short answer is that it’s always hard to please everyone. But, again, the conversation is not by any means over. Stay tuned!

    Sarah Flowers, YALSA President

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The Loop by Ben Oliver
Chicken House / Scholastic, Inc.
Publication Date: April 7, 2020
ISBN: 978-1338589306

Trapped in the Loop—a brutal juvenile prison run by an artificial intelligence known as Happy—for 736 days, 16-year-old Luka Kane is on death row. His only chance of survival is to participate in potentially fatal medical trials in exchange for a delayed execution date. After a medical trial turns half of Luka’s fellow teen inmates into crazed killers, a sudden electrical outage in the Loop gives the frightened survivors a rare shot at escape. But their journey into the war-torn city is fraught with peril as they are hunted by the military forces, deranged citizens, and one another.

The Loop is a dystopian thriller whose many eerily contemporary and near-future plot elements—bioengineering, mass surveillance, climate change, widespread drug abuse—coalesce to create a compulsively readable, action-packed narrative. Repetitive, day-to-day prison life at the book’s beginning allows for worldbuilding to occur gradually and without overwhelming the reader. The teens’ cinematic, high-stakes fight for survival in a world full of terrifying adversaries keeps the suspense constant, with some disturbing moments of violence and death. A cliffhanger ending will have readers clamoring for the next installment in the planned trilogy.

A dark, intense read perfect for fans of the TV show Black Mirror, James Dashner’s The Maze Runner, or Emmy Laybourne’s Monument 14.

–Elizabeth Giles

Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson
DC Comics
Publication Date: June 2, 2020
ISBN: 978-1401286453

Diana of Themyscira has a memorable 16th birthday, just not in the way she expected. While rescuing refugees off the coast of her homeland, she accidentally becomes one herself when she crosses the magical barrier that shields the Amazons’ island from the rest of the world. Placed in a Greek refugee camp,  Diana meets Steve and Trevor–a married couple working for the United Nations–who recognize her many talents. They help Diana relocate to New York, where she is determined to fight the glaring social injustices she finds there.

This fast-paced graphic novel immerses readers in the origin story of a familiar character, albeit with a gritty, contemporary twist.  Diana is a relatable teenager, one who is both fearless and a bit of a klutz. She often feels lost and different, especially in New York, where she struggles to understand American culture and many people’s seeming indifference to neighborhood issues like hunger, poverty, and homelessness. The story features a diverse cast of characters in terms of race, ethnicity, age, gender, and sexual orientation.The engaging illustrations by Leila Del Duca help keep the plot moving at a brisk pace.

Share this with students interested in the teen origins stories of superheroes, including Kami Garcia’s Raven, as well as Nic Stone’s Shuri: A Black Panther Novel. Readers intrigued by Diana’s refugee experience might be interested in other stories of young refugees, such as Victoria Jamieson’s graphic novel When Stars are Scattered.

–Kathleen J. Barker

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Read What an Influential American Organisation is Saying About Goodluck Jonathan

The name Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan of the People's Democratic Party, PDP has come up in the international circle again over his activities during the 2015 presidential elections which unseated him.
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The Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars in the United States (U.S.) has hailed former President Goodluck Jonathan as the leader that provided the best moments for democracy in Africa in 2015.

In its “The Year in Review” report for 2015, the Centre highlighted Nigeria’s 2015 elections and praised Jonathan’s classy role in ensuring a smooth transfer of power in Nigeria, which “became a big confidence boost for Africa’s mass movements for democracy.”

The assessment was contained in two perspectives on elections and implications for Africa and U.S. - Africa relations presented by a democracy activist, who is the current Executive Director of the African Immigrants Caucus (AIC), Mr. Nii Akuetteh and Senior Researcher with the Think Tank Initiative for Public Policy Analysis (IPPA), Mr. Olusegun Sotola.

Akuetteh, who praised Jonathan for the position he took against violence and commended him for saving the day by conceding to his challenger, President Muhammadu Buhari and pledging a smooth handover of power, stated:
“Unquestionably, Nigeria’s recent embrace of democracy and Jonathan’s classy role define Africa’s most important and uplifting story of 2015. Africa and the world should give thanks.”


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Lea Michele apologises following accusations from Glee co-stars

Glee star Lea Michele is facing backlash after issuing a lengthy apology amid accusations of “cruel” on set behaviour over the years.

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Jackie O reveals how she offended former Glee star Lea Michele and was put on a banned list by her PR company. Courtesy: Kiis FM

Lea Michele has apologised amid allegations of bad behaviour on the set of Glee. Picture: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images

Glee star Lea Michele has publicly apologised after being accused of making a former co-star’s life a “living hell” on set.

The actor issued a lengthy three-page statement on Instagram, claiming that while she doesn’t “remember” the specific behaviour she’d been accused of, she had “clearly acted in ways which hurt other people”.

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Lea Michele as character Rachel Berry in Glee.Source:Supplied

“Whether it was my privileged position and perspective that caused me to be perceived as insensitive or inappropriate at times, or whether it was just my immaturity and me being unnecessarily difficult, I apologise for my behaviour,” Michele wrote.

The star, who played Rachel Berry on all six seasons of Glee, is currently expecting her first baby with husband Zandy Reich, and added that she “wanted to be a real role model” for their child.

“We can all grow and change and I have definitely used these past several months to reflect on my own shortcomings.”

But far from placating those who have spoken against her recently, Michele’s apology sparked a whole new wave of accusations from others she had worked with in the past, including claims she called Glee extras “cockroaches” and had people “fired on a whim”.

Writer and editor Evan Ross Katz shared some of the furious responses in a thread on Twitter, including accusations from Michele’s former co-stars from Broadway musical Spring Awakening, another crew member from Glee - and even a former castmate of Real Housewives of New York.

These are just the latest in a string of accusations of bad workplace behaviour facing the actress.

Michele’s apology came after Samantha Ware, who played Jane Hayward on Glee for its sixth season in 2015, responded to a tweet written by Michele amid the riots in the US after George Floyd’s death at the hands of police.

Michele, who played the show’s leading lady Rachel Berry, wrote, “George Floyd did not deserve this. This was not an isolated incident and it must end. #BlackLivesMatter”.

In a shocking response to the tweet, Ware publicly confronted Michele, alleging she made her time on the show a “living hell”.

Ware appeared as Jane Hayward in Glee.

Ware appeared as Jane Hayward in Glee.Source:Supplied

In her all-caps response to Michele’s tweet, Ware wrote that she would “never forget” the “traumatic microagressions” she claims to have received from Michele – including a shocking allegation that Michele had “told everyone that if you had the opportunity you would ‘s**t in my wig!’”

RELATED: Why we never see Lea Michele anymore

Shortly after Ware posted her tweet, food delivery brand HelloFresh announced it was ending its partnership with Michele, who had been working as one of its ambassadors.

“HelloFresh does not condone racism nor discrimination of any kind. We are disheartened and disappointed to learn of the recent claims concerning Lea Michele,” the company tweeted from its official account.

“We take this very seriously, and have ended our partnership with Lea Michele, effective immediately.”

Ware has been fiercely supported by other Glee cast members with at least four coming forward backing her claims, including central cast members Alex Newell (Unique Adams) and Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), who weighed in with not-so-cryptic responses.

Responding to fans who questioned the version of events, Newell wrote: “Child we ain’t got not a damn thing to lie about 6 years later!”

Riley tweeted several GIFs of herself throwing knowing glances as the original tweet gained traction on social media.

Popular drag queen and actor Willam Belli also weighed in, saying he left the set of Glee after Michele treated him “subhuman”. Belli is understood to have been booked for an episode in 2012 but never ended up appearing on the series.

An extra actor named Dabier also detailed his experience after appearing in an episode of the show in 2014, responding to the tweet revealing Michele told him he “couldn’t sit at her table” because he “didn’t belong there”.

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Ford motor co., in 1915, produced a car that was different from a horse model According to the latest standard GB/T 3730.1-2001, cars are mainly divided into passenger cars and commercial vehicles. According to this model, the interest rate decision depends on the supply of savings and investment needs, money supply, money demand, four factors, cause a change in the saving investment, money supply and demand factors will affect the level of interest rates. This theory is characterized by general equilibrium analysis. However, today we are not getting a ton of real effective exercise programs developed by true fitness experts (such as physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, and physical therapists). These type of fitness experts have intimate familiarity with the human body's anatomy and function. Most of the personal trainers with this country aren't as well informed since you may think they may be. So what do you do when a fitness instructor (Marv Marinovich) and doctor (Edythe M. Heus) gather and develop a workout program? You get ProBodX!!! So what are these three factors? They are Cost-Per-Click's (CPC's); which is the sum of money Google pays in the market to a publisher after their ads are clicked by way of a visitor. Click-Through-Rates (CTR's); which is a percentage figure showing frequent AdSense ads are clicked divided by the quantity of unique visitors passing by having a particular site and also the third essential factor is traffic levels. Before that, what is the nature of the enterprise itself is an issue that has been ignored by traditional microeconomic theory. In the traditional microeconomic theory, is the manufacturer's production process as a "black box", namely enterprise is abstracted into a from input to output a "black box" of the pursuit of profit maximization.


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Prehistory can be divided into the Palaeolithic – Old Stone Age and the Neolithic – New Stone Age. In our regions no archaeological sites of the Palaeolithic have been found. The only exception makes the discovery of mammoth’s head and other bones found on the banks of Tisa River near Novi Bečej in the year 1952. The discovered archaeological sites, however, indicate that these regions had already been inhabited in the early Neolithic period about 5000 years B.C. The most important archaeological site from this period is so-called Krstić tumulus, near Mužlja, about 10km away from Zrenjanin. Here were found the ceramics, with interesting ornaments. Beside the brewery ground have been found rough, with coloured fine ceramics, ornaments (Starčevo culture). The middle Neolithic appeared in our area as Vinča and Potisje culture, in the down course of the Tisa River. What makes this area important is the fact that the influence of two parallel cultures flew through it at the same time. The metal-working age has not been enough explored yet. No traces of the early Bronze Age have been discovered yet. A few regions with some archaeological materials from the metal-working age have been found: in the residential area  Šumica a tip of a spear was found and near the Oil Factory pieces of ceramics from the Bronze Age were discovered.
At the beginning of A.D., this area was settled by many native tribes, but also by many newcomer tribes: the Illyrians, the Celts, the Goths, the Geths, the Sarmaths and Jazghs. In the end of the 3rd century and in the middle of the 4th century, in the area of Zrenjanin and its surroundings, the sarmath tribe Roksolans appeared. From this period a Sarmath’s graveyard has been found in a city residential district, near the railroad bridge. Finally in the necropolis, not far from Aradac, “Mečka”, more than 120 graves, which date from the end of the 6th and the beginning of the 7th century, have been excavated in 1952.


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About Island Fox

Santa Cruz Island fox pair; photo: Kevin Schaffer
Description: The island fox (Urocyon littoralis) is very small in size. Comparing island fox to other animals. It is 15-18% smaller than its ancestor, and closest relative, the gray fox (Urocyon cineroargenteus). Island fox size:
  • Adults typically 12-13 inches high, to top of head
  • 23-27 inches long from nose to tail tip
  • weigh 2.5-6 lbs

Santa Catalina Island fox; photo: CIC
Males are slightly larger than females. Coloration is similar to the gray fox: grizzled gray along the top of the head and back, but with a greater amount of rufous or cinnamon coloring along the belly, neck and legs, and white along the cheeks and throat to the chest. The tail also has a darker black stripe along the top. More on coloring and variation.

Island foxes vary genetically and in coloration, size, muzzle shape and tail length from island to island. On the six California Channel Islands where island foxes are found, each population is considered a separate subspecies.

  1. San Miguel Island fox (Urocyon littoralis littoralis) - typically second largest in size, shortest tail (average 15 vertebra)
  2. Santa Rosa Island fox (Urocyon littoralis santarosae) - average the longest ears
  3. Santa Cruz Island fox (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae) - typically smallest in size, shortest legs
  4. Santa Catalina Island fox (Urocyon littoralis catalinae) - typically largest in size, longest tail
  5. San Nicolas Island fox (Urocyon littoralis dickeyi) - may be lighter in color, typically longest legs, most number of bones in tail (average 22 vertebra)
  6. San Clemente Island fox (Urocyon littoralis clementae)
Island Fox Fact Sheet (download pdf)

Where do they live? Island foxes live on six of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California and no where else in the world. See Habitat

What do they eat? Island foxes are omnivorous, eating both plants and other animals. They eat a large amount of insects, some island deer mice, reptiles, and fruit from native plants. Their diet changes with the seasons. See 2014 research on island fox diet.

Santa Cruz Island fox in tree; photo: Kathy Van Slyke
Survival Adaptations - Island foxes can run quickly over grasslands and hillsides to catch prey. They can turn their front paws inward in a way that helps them to be very good climbers. Island foxes will climb up into trees to find fruit and bird nests. Individual island foxes have even been seen climbing up into bald eagle nests to scavenge for dropped fish. Video of island fox in bald eagle nest. Island foxes have good vision, both day and night. Their sense of smell is excellent, helping them find food, identify other island foxes and define the lines between territories.

Behavior- Island foxes are active day and night, but look for food primarily at dusk. Each individual island fox has a territory that it marks with urine and scat. Pairs tend to mate for life, and a mated male and female will have overlapping territories. Island foxes protect their territories and sometimes they can be heard barking or yipping at other foxes coming into their territory. See video of barking island fox. Territorial disputes can be serious, injury from these disputes can include ripped and torn ears, leg wounds and even death.

Photos of interaction between two unrelated adult island foxes.

island fox pup; photo: NPS volunteer Inge Rose
Reproduction - Island foxes breed once a year and are the only known canine species to exhibit induced ovulation. Pairs come together in late winter, find a den location and mate between January and March. Typically, one to five pups are born in late April. The number of pups is related to available resources. During drought years reduced food availability reduced the number of pups being born. There is evidence that island foxes on the southern islands may be reproducing two months earlier as the climate warms. Pups are small (the size of two AA batteries) at birth. They stay in the den, cared for by their parents until early June. Over the summer, both parents teach the pups to hunt and find food. Island fox pups grow up fast. See video of pups. When September arrives, most pups head out to find their own territory. Female pups may stay near their parents’ territory, while male pups tend to travel a distance before setting up their own territory.

Keystone Species - The island fox is considered a “keystone species” because without it, the natural web of life in the island ecosystem begins to collapse. Other species may be negatively impacted to the point they might not survive. Without the island fox, island deer mice begin to over consume plant resources causing population explosions and starvation events that cause population crashes. When island deer mouse populations are high, the mice tend to prey on the eggs of low nesting birds. Without the island fox, island spotted skunk populations increase. The spotted skunks then prey on endangered sea birds nesting on the islands. Many native island plants, like the Catalina cherry, toyon and manzanita, rely on the island fox to swallow and then disperse their seeds. Seeds in fox scat. Insects and bird populations are dependent on the plants that the island fox reseeds. The kelp forests surrounding the Channel Islands benefit from healthy plant communities that reduce erosion and silty run-off from the islands. Healthy kelp forests provide a nursery for many important fish and crustacean species that benefit bald eagles and people. Even the marine ecosystem benefits from the island fox.

How did foxes get to the Channel Islands?  This small species of fox has not always lived on the Channel Islands. How their ancestors arrived on the islands is currently being explored by researchers. The two theories on island fox origins. 2015 Mitochondrial DNA data suggesting short period of evolution.

Why are island foxes endangered?  Island foxes were considered an U.S. Endangered Species on four islands: San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz and Santa Catalina Islands from 2004 thru 2016. August 2016, the USFWS officially removed island foxes from the Endangered Species List. The state of California still considers all island foxes an endangered species.

Disease on Santa Catalina Island - The island foxes on Santa Catalina became endangered when a wild North American raccoon was accidentally transported on a boat and escaped onto the island in 1998. Canine distemper virus, a fatal dog disease, was passed from this raccoon to the Catalina island foxes. By 2000, nearly 90% of the Catalina population had died from the distemper virus. Disease on the islands.

An Ecosystem Out of Balance on the Northern Islands - In the mid-1990s biologists on the northern islands of San Miguel, Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz began to notice a decline in island fox populations. By 2000, the northern populations were crashing toward extinction:
  • San Miguel Island fox - 1994 (est. 450 foxes); 2000 (only 15 individuals remained)
  • Santa Rosa Island fox  - 1994 (est. 1,780 foxes); 2000 (only 15 individuals remained)
  • Santa Cruz Island fox - 1994 (est. 1,465); 2002 (~62 individuals remained)
bald eagle on Santa Cruz Island; photo: Peter Sharpe
This rapid population decline was due to an imbalance in the ecosystem. The island fox is the largest mammal native to the islands; it is the top terrestrial predator. It did not know how to protect itself when a new predator came to the northern islands.

Historically, bald eagles also lived on the northern islands and Santa Catalina Island. This large bird of prey specializes in eating fish and sea birds and did not prey on the island fox. As a territorial bird, it kept other eagles from nesting on the islands.

After WWII, the widespread use of the chemical insecticide DDT introduced this toxin into local watersheds and the marine environment. DDT caused the eagles to lay eggs with thin shells, which crushed under the incubating parent.  DDT and the Bald Eagle. By the 1960s there were no bald eagles on the Channel Islands.

Large scale ranching on the islands introduced plant-eating animals: goats, sheep, pigs, as well as deer and elk for hunting. These animals ate away the native plants that the island fox depended on. Ranching had limited success on the islands and the domestic animals became feral or wild. The young pigs, goats and deer, were all potential food sources for another large bird of prey. After DDT was banned in the 1970s and ecosystems began to recover, golden eagles moved out to the northern Channel Islands to prey on the introduced animals and eventually, the island fox. From 1994-2000, golden eagle predation on island foxes was extreme. The golden eagle was eating the island fox into extinction.

Conservation Efforts - Rapid response on the part of land managers at the Channel Islands National Park, Nature Conservancy and Catalina Island Conservancy, government agencies and public and private organizations saved the four endangered island fox populations from extinction. What conservation steps were taken?
  • The first action was to bring surviving island foxes into protective captive breeding facilities on each island. Captive breeding saved these populations. As threats to the island fox were removed, individual animals were released. As of November 2008, captive breeding ended and all healthy island foxes were returned back into the wild. M67 Release
  • Over 40 golden eagles were captured and relocated to northern California.
  • Bald eagles were reintroduced to the Channel Islands and as of 2006 are again breeding naturally on the islands. Their current population is approximately 60 individuals.
  • Feral goats, pigs and sheep, as well as introduced mule deer and elk have been removed from the northern Channel Islands. Feral cats have been relocated from San Nicolas Island to a sanctuary near San Diego. Introduced bison numbers are managed on Santa Catalina Island.
  • Introduced plant species are being removed from the islands and native plants reintroduced. Removing invasive plants on Santa Cruz Island.
  • Island foxes are monitored with identification microchips and radio tracking collars, vaccinated against canine distemper and rabies viruses, counted annually and given health checks.
  • Food lockers and signs make island visitors aware of island foxes and the importance of not feeding them.
  • Open trash bins on Santa Catalina Island pose a threat to the recovering population. Island foxes become trapped in bins and the attraction of food in open bins is encouraging them to cross roads more frequently, increasing the number hit by cars. Fox-Saver Bins on Catalina Island
  • Education representative island foxes are cared for at several facilities. Where Can I See an Island Fox?
San Clemente Island fox; photo: Paul Bronstein
What is the Current Status? As of August 2016, there are no island fox populations listed as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The four endangered island fox populations are recovered and stable In 2017 Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, and Santa Catalina had the highest documented populations on record. Drought, however, continues to impact island foxes. Wildfire now poses a greater threat across the islands. Increasing parasites, especially ticks and tick-borne disease, are posing new threats to island fox and human health. See the summary of 2017 / 2018 status.

Downloadable island-by-island report Island Fox Update 2018

See 2013 presentation given by National Park biologist Tim Coonan for general information on the historic decline of island foxes in 1994-2000.

While increased rainfall in 2017 caused an upturn in island fox pups and their survival, the continuation of low rainfall in 2018, may further challenge island foxes and cause a decrease in survivors in 2018.

The San Miguel Island population is considered recovered, but drought impacts and a new parasite have caused a decline from the 2015 high population level. See 2015/2016 status summary. Land managers continue to monitor populations, to watch for introduced disease and evaluate the impact of the multi-year drought. The island foxes on the two islands managed by the U.S. NavySan Clemente and San Nicolas–have never been listed as federally Endangered. The San Nicolas population took an unexpected decline thru 2013-2014 . The population has stabilized and drought impacts on food resources are now believed to have been the major cause for the decline.

  • Booker, M. (2017, May 16).  San Clemente Island Update.  Paper presented at 2017 Annual Meeting, Island Fox Conservation Working Group, Santa Barbara, CA.
  • Collins, P. W. (1980). Food habits of the island fox (Urocyon littoralis littoralis) on San Miguel Island, California. In proceedings of The Second Conference on Scientific Research in the National Parks: Vol. 12. Terrestrial biology, zoology (NTIS. Publication No. 81-100133, pp. 152-164). Washington DC: National Park Service.
  • Coonan, T. (2003). Recovery strategy for island foxes (Urocyon littoralis) on the northern Channel Islands. Channel Island National Park, Ventura, CA: National Park Service.
  • Shaskey, L. (2017, May 16, a). San Miguel Island Fox Update. Paper presented at 2017 Annual Meeting, Island Fox Conservation Working Group, Santa Barbara, CA.
  • Shaskey, L. (2017, May 16, b).  Santa Rosa Island Update.  Paper presented at 2017 Annual Meeting, Island Fox Conservation Working Group, Santa Barbara, CA.
  • Coonan, T. J., Schwemm, C.A., and Garcelon, D. K. (2010). Decline and recovery of the island fox; A case study for population recovery. United Kingdom: University Press Cambridge.
  • Ferrara, F. (2017, May 16)  San Nicolas Island Update.   Paper presented at 2017 Annual Meeting, Island Fox Conservation Working Group, Santa Barbara, CA.
  • Hudgens, B. R. (2013, June 11). San Nicolas Island fox update. Paper presented at Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Island Fox Working Group, Ventura, CA.
  • King, J. (2017, May 16).  Santa Catalina Island Update.  Paper presented at 2017 Annual Meeting, Island Fox Conservation Working Group, Santa Barbara, CA.
  • King, J. (2013, June 11). Santa Catalina Island fox update. Paper presented at Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Island Fox Working Group, Ventura, CA.
  • Moore, C. M., and Collins, P. W. (1995, June 23). no. 489, Urocyon littoralis. Mammalian Species, 1-7.
  • Roemer, G. W., Coonan, T. J., Garcelon, D. K., Bascompte, J., and Laughrin, L. (2001). Feral pigs facilitate hyperpredation by golden eagles and indirectly cause the decline of the island fox. Animal Conservation, 4, 307-318.
  • United States Fish and Wildlife Service [USFW]. (2005). Final determination concerning critical habitat for the San Miguel Island fox, Santa Rosa Island fox, Santa Cruz Island fox, and Santa Catalina Island fox: California/Nevada (Region 8) [70 FR 67924 67929].  Retrieved April 6, 2009, from: http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/SpeciesReport.do?spcode=A08L
Updated 3/9/18


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German Dürr Fingerprint Identification System Project

Anviz German Dürr project: by using fingerprint identification access control and time attendance products, Anviz helps Dürr realize the “no-card” for its new test center and office building, and a brand new fingerprint identification consummation system as well.

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Shanghai China, whole test center and office building of Dürr

  Hardware: P7C2ProM5

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  Features: C2Pro for time attendance and consummation in dining hall, M5 for outdoor access control and P7 connected with printer for fingerprint authorized printing system

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By achieving “no-card” for Dürr’s new test center and office building, the entire staff uses fingerprint on access control, time attendance, consummation and printing.

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2.       Realizing the fingerprint time attendance system for the entire staff

3.       Controlling the use of printer and ensuring the safety of printed files by fingerprint authorized devices

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1. Anviz M5 with metal case provides an access control more reliable and safer

2. Anviz C2Pro makes time attendance and its management much easier and more convenient

3. Anviz P7 controls the employ of printers by fingerprint authorizing

Values for customer

Anviz fingerprint identification products replace one-card system in whole project, which reduces investment and future cost. Not only safety is ensured, but also more convenience is provided. The management for managers becomes easier, meanwhile the waste of office resources is controlled.

Staff:” I can use my fingerprint for entrance and consummation; I’ll never be embarrassed of forgetting my card. ”

HR & Administrator:” Finally I can get rid of cumbersome daily attendance statistics and receive a clear attendance report automatically, that really helps me a lot!”

Manager:” I’m quite happy seeing their working life become much more convenient and the business management becomes more normative.”