Organized religion has always had its critics, but a relatively recent and rather curious source is video games. A recent study conducted by the University of Missouri claims games today "problematize religion by closely tying it in with violence."
The research, as Kotaku reports, was conducted by doctoral student Greg Perreault, who cites five modern games: "Assassin's Creed," "Mass Effect 2," "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion," "Final Fantasy XIII," and "Castlevania: Lords of Shadow." Each heavily incorporates religion in their storylines.
In addition to emphasizing violent aspects of religion, every game "created a of problem that the main character must overcome, whether it is a direct confrontation with religious zealots or being haunted by religious guilt."
The study also argues such a connection "should have been anticipated." As narratives in games become more sophisticated, it was only a matter of time before they touched upon heavier subject matter such as religion, with its violent past that includes the Spanish?Inquisition, the Crusades, much of the Old Testament, and the list goes on.
Yet Perreault doesn't believe game creators are purposefully bashing religion. After all, "If you look at video games across the board, most of them involve violence in some fashion because violence is conflict and conflict is exciting. Religion appears to get tied in with violence because that makes for a compelling narrative.?
Matthew Hawkins is an NYC-based game journalist who has also written for EGM, GameSetWatch, Gamasutra, Giant Robot, and numerous others. He also self-publishes his own game culture zine, is part of?Attract Mode, and co-hosts?The Fangamer Podcast. You can keep tabs on him via?Twitter,?or his personal home-base,?FORT90.com.
1)??? Youth Clubs ? I think that first thing that kids and teens should know are about the youth clubs, these clubs are awesome! I am 13 years old which means I am in ?Edge, they also have the Oceaneer?s Club and Lab and the Vibe. The reason that I love going to these clubs are because of the amount of activities there are to do, I have been in Oceaneer?s Club, Oceaneer?s Lab and Edge, and each time I love it even more. The planned activities are so much fun and I guarantee that you will find something you like. For example; the Oceaneer?s Club offers programs such as; ?Hats off to Peter Pan,? this particular activity has Peter Pan come in and you play games with him. Oceaneer?s Lab has ?Kim Possible: Cruise Control? this is a scavenger hunt around the ship, trying to save the boat and get us to Castaway Cay, Edge offers a Pool Party and Pajama Jam where you play games in the pool and then watch movies and play games in your pajamas. Last but not least, Vibe offers a program called ?Ship Factor? this is where you have to eat a bunch of different mixed up foods to win a challenge. I would suggest checking when these clubs open and close because it changes every day, it would also be a good idea to check where some activities are, sometimes they are on the sports deck, Studio Sea, etc. I literally spend my whole day in Edge when I?m on my cruise because there are so many activities and things to do. My favourite activity to do in Edge is Gender Wars, this is a competition between the boys and girls, the girls get asked boy questions and the boys get asked girl questions, I love this activity and others like this because the counsellors make it so much fun! These clubs on the Dream are so much fun! The first day of the Dream I spent 3 hours in the Oceaneer?s Club and Lab because they had so much to do and so much to see! I loved the Monsters Inc. room and Andy?s Room! I strongly suggest checking these clubs out.
2)??? Pirate Night ? I love this night and I?m pretty sure that every kid likes it to, Pirate Night is a night where there is a deck party, buffet, game shows, character meet and greets, + more! All of the youth clubs offer programs all night that have to do with pirates; they have game shows, trivia, movies, parties, etc. The deck party happens on deck 9 ad lasts for around 2 hours, it includes characters, dancing, singing, and the best part; fireworks! They also have a buffet with everything; Cake, fruit, turkey legs, cookies, chocolate, etc. The dinner on pirate night is also very themed to Pirate Night, the waiters dress up like pirates and each guest gets a pirate bandana. This is a very fun themed night for everyone!
3)??? Mickey Mania ? This is a game show for any age but it is so much fun! Eight people get chosen to play and they have to wear these funny hats and get a team name and colour. This is a game show about all things Disney; movies, theme parks, and characters. They usually show you a video of something and the first team to buzz in gets to answer first. Sometimes they show you a movie clip and you have to write down what happens next. I would recommend getting to the game show 10 minutes early because Studio Sea can fill up very quickly. The youth clubs also do these game shows where only that club is allowed to play. This game show is so much fun and I recommend it to anyone!
4)??? Food ? This one might sound a little funny but trust me, I go up and get food from Pluto?s Dog House and Pinocchio?s Pizzeria all the time! These are located on deck 9 and are usually open all day. ?Pluto?s Dog House offers chicken fingers, hotdogs, hamburgers, tacos, chicken burgers and fries. The fries and chicken fingers are my favourite and I also love the hamburgers. Pinocchio?s Pizzeria obviously offers pizza but they usually have 5 or 6 selections. They always have Cheese, Pepperoni and Hawaiian, but they have daily specials every day, sometimes it is a 3 meat pizza, a nacho pizza etc. I absolutely love the pizza from here and on average have 3 slices a day, the slices are pretty small but you can get as many as you want. The pizza is always being made, so it is always fresh. Deck 9 also has a place called Goofy?s Galley, they have sandwiches, fruit, veggies, etc. Next to Goofy?s Galley is the ice-cream machine, they always have chocolate, vanilla and swirl ice-cream but they have a special flavour every day, like mango or banana. I would suggest checking what time they open and close because you don?t want to go all the way up to deck 9, just to find out that they have already closed. The Dream is a little different, instead of Pluto?s Dog House, Pinocchio?s Pizzeria, and Goofy?s Galley; they have Flo?s Caf? and Eye Scream. Flo?s Caf? has three places within it; Luigi?s Pizza, Doc?s Grill and Fillmore?s Favorites. Luigi?s Pizza obviously has pizza, Doc?s Grill has burgers, hotdogs, fries, etc. and Fillmore?s Favourites has fruits, sandwiches and salads. Eye Scream is the place where you can get ice cream, the theme for this one is Monsters Inc. and the theme for Flo?s Caf? is themed to ?Cars?.
5)??? Movie Theatre ? The movie theatre aboard the Disney Magic is awesome! They usually have a movie showing every 2 hours and the movies are for all different ages, the movies are usually newer and sometimes the movies are still in theatres when they are showing. There is a cart outside the movie theatre that sells popcorn, candy, water, etc. and you can bring any kind of food into the theatre. My favourite time to go to a movie is at midnight because there is usually no one else in the theatre. The movie theatre on the Disney Dream is fantastic! I did not get a chance to watch a movie on the Dream, but I did get to see it. It?s huge and the seats are so comfortable and they have so much leg space! On the first day of the cruise you will receive a piece of paper that shows you all the movies and times that they are playing the whole week. I love going to the movie theatre!
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Jessica is 13 years old and lives in Toronto, Canada. She has been going on Disney Cruises since the age of 5. So far she has been on 13 Disney Cruises which include; two transatlantic cruises (from Barcelona to Florida), two Christmas cruises and a Mexican Rivera cruise. She was also aboard the Maiden Voyage of the Disney Dream last January.? In April she will be going on the 15 day Disney Cruise to Hawaii.
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RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is known for its extreme methods to protect animals but a new report blasts the animal rights organization for not living up to its mission here in Virginia.
This is a report following a 2010 site visit to PETA's animal shelter in Norfolk.
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services found that the animal shelter killed nearly all of the adoptable dogs and cats in its care that year and also in 2011.
That shelter is classified by the Commonwealth as a legal animal shelter.
According to the new report, out of the nearly 2,000 cats and dogs the shelter received, only 24 were adopted, 34 were transferred and the rest were put down.
According to an article in London's Daily Mail,?PETA says it's not possible for it to have a "No kill Policy" at its shelters. It goes on to say it would rather offer the animals a painless death than have them tortured, starved or sold for research.
The report states that PETA has a $37 million budget and makes no effort to find homes for these animals.
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VERISIGN is the Rolls-Royce of internet-security, a byword for integrity and assurance. Alongside its corporate domain-registry business, the internet-services firm offers protection against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, in which zombie PC armies conscripted by malware clog up websites of corporations and other institutions. It provides so-called active-vulnerability monitoring, flagging up any threats to a business?s online presence. And it maintains the supposedly impregnable infrastructure to convert domain names ending in .com, .net and others into numbers that servers and computers can understand. Companies trust VeriSign to ensure that no one is messing with their internet plumbing.
This trust will be called into question after the discovery by Reuters of a previously unreported security breach from 2010. The information-services firm was poring over 2,000 securities filings made since a ruling in?September 2011?by the Securities and Exchange Commission, America?s stock-market regulator, went into effect requiring the disclosure of data breaches. During that investigation, its data sleuths?stumbled?on this astonishing admission in VeriSign?s?quarterly report?from October 28th 2011:
In 2010, the Company faced several successful attacks against its corporate network in which access was gained to information on a small portion of our computers and servers. We have investigated and do not believe these attacks breached the servers that support our Domain Name System (?DNS?) network?.Management was informed of the incident in September 2011 and, following the review, the Company?s management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
This is staggering on several counts. For a start, neither VeriSign?s customers nor, it seems, its senior management were initially informed about the incident. Were it not for Reuters, the breach might well have been lost among the filings? fine print. Next, VeriSign has been worryingly vague about whether its DNS servers were subverted: it does ?not believe? they were, but cannot say for sure. A follow-up statement from the firm?on February 3rd?was similarly mealy-mouthed.
As Babbage has written previously, the digital certificates websites use for secure communications (SSL/TLS certificates in the jargon) are only any use if the process of turning a domain name (like economist.com) into an numeric address (like 64.14.173.20) is itself uncorrupted. DNS can, however, be ?poisoned? so as to translate the domain name into the numeric address for a malicious site. If?the mischief-maker has also pilfered valid certificates from the certificate authorities that issue them (as happened several times in the past year), then users can be fooled into thinking they have entered, say, a secure online-payment site and into parting with their credit-card details. (Since people often choose to ignore browser warnings about unverified online credentials, poisoned DNS is often enough to perpetrate a fraud of this sort; there is no need for bogus digital certificates.)
In 2010 VeriSign spun off a security-services business which, among other things, managed digital certificates used within companies and by customers, to Symantec, another industry giant. The transaction took place between April and August 2010, putting a question mark over Symantec?s role in the imbroglio. That firm?continues to use VeriSign?s original domain name (verisign.com) and brand for the business segment it acquired. (VeriSign, too, continues to employ its brand, at verisigninc.com, for domain-name registration and intrusion monitoring.)
VeriSign boasts of over 110m registered domains.?The subversion of just one of these could affect millions of consumers, government agencies and corporate web users in a single day. This ought to have prompted the company to alert its partners immediately, to limit any potential damage. Burying the breach under the mountain of impenetrable prose in a securities filing will be a blot on VeriSign?s otherwise spotless record for years to come.
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Quinton Jackson didn't come to Japan ready to fight and it costed him in what he hoped would be a triumphant return. The former PRIDE legend and UFC light heavyweight champ didn't make weight on Friday. When it came time to show his stamina and athleticism, "Rampage" just didn't have it.
Behind a solid clinch game and wrestling, Ryan Bader pulled what turned out to be a mild upset, via unanimous decision, 30-27 on all three cards.
Jackson was a minus-250 favorite in the lead up to the fight. When he showed up at the weigh-in looking soft and tipping the scales at 211 pounds, bettors pounded the Bader side. They were right. Jackson explained that his weight miss was due to an injury during training camp that "kept him from doing his roadwork." Jackson did have a noticeable limp after the fight.
The 33-year-old wound up forfeiting 20 percent of his salary, which was likely around $250,000. That money goes straight to Bader. This was a huge win for the former Arizona State All-American wrestler. Bader has been on the cusp of big things, but was dominated in 2010 by the future division champ Jon Jones and upset last year by Tito Ortiz.
Jackson had one big moment in the fight. Known during his PRIDE days for his powerful slam, Jackson turned back the clock and spiked Bader. The second-round slam had Bader land in an awkward position. It looked like he may have injured his right arm at that point, but Bader said he was fine after the fight.
His performance showed it. He scored takedowns in each round. He didn't land anything too vicious on top but dominated position and made it tough for Jackson to get back to his feet.
Jackson, a native of Memphis, exploded as an MMA star during his time in Japan between 2001-2006.
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EFT means Emotional Freedom Technique. It?s an energy therapy technique produced by Mr. Gary Craig for delivering emotional and mental energy blocks by tapping around the acupressure points on our bodies. EFT is dependant on the invention statement that the reason for all negative feelings is really a disruption within the body?s energy systems. These energetic interruptions then create physical manifestations in your body for example chronic discomfort, breakouts, bronchial asthma, and migraines in addition to mental conditions for example fears, anxiety, depression, etc.
Many people are acquainted with acupuncture, which is dependant on exactly the same theory, that you will find energy channels (meridians) running through the body like rivers of one?s or energy pipes, which meridians may become blocked for some reason that is like placing a dam around the energy ?river?. In acupuncture needles are placed in to the body to produce these obstructions however in EFT the end from the fingers are utilized to lightly tap on these special acupressure points while keeping focused around the problem, to totally reset the power system and promote the disposable flow of one?s. It makes sense enhanced both mental and physical health insurance and wellness.
Some other great principle that EFT draws upon may be the immense energy of affection and Forgiveness in healing essentially any condition you are able to think about. The interesting factor is the fact that for a lot of us the toughest factor might not be forgiving others as you would think, but forgiving ourselves.
EFT frequently will get results when little else will and it has been proven to work for an additional conditions: Discomfort Management, Destructive addictions, Weight reduction, Allergic reactions, Children?s Issues, Creatures, Vision, Head aches, Stress/Anxiety, Bronchial asthma, Trauma, Post traumatic stress disorder, Abuse, Depression, Dyslexia, Carpal Tunnel, Anger, ADD-Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Fears/fears, Eating disorders, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Bloodstream Pressure, Diabetes, Neuropathy, Anxiety about Flying, Claustrophobia, Agoraphobia, Anorexia/Bulimia, Sports along with other Performance.
You are able to effectively ?dissolve? any of these conditions by locating the underlying emotional block that?s leading to the health to become locked in place. When you resolve the emotional or energy blockage with EFT, then your health will even disappear.*
Dr. Norm Shealy, MD, among the pioneers of integrative medicine and author of Soul Medicine states: ?Meridian-based treatments for example EFT?might have effects in the proportion for their cost and complexity.?
Donna Eden, energy counselor and Co-Author from the Commitment of Energy Psychology states: ?EFT is simple, effective, and produces amazing results. It ought to be trained in elementary school.?
Dr. Eric Robins, MD and Co-author of ?Both Hands Can Heal You? states: ?I frequently use EFT for my patients with achievement.Inch
The emerging area of one?s psychology may be one of the greatest health breakthroughs of the decade otherwise this century.
Within the next problem, I?ll explain this straightforward technique, review the points, and describe how this can be done within the comfort of your home.
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Tip 1: Drink plenty of water
Water is certainly thought to be the best natural cure or perhaps an almost free answer to any kind of skin disorder due to its being alkaline, with pH 7.3. Hence physicians as well as nutrition experts report that a regular intake of between Six to eight glasses of water each day is highly requiredrequired.
Tip 2: Observe your Diet
Nutrition performs a vital role around skin wellbeing also. Particular foods such as all those acidic foods and also dairy foods have been proved to function in leading to a hypersensitive reaction in some people. Additionally, one of many generally debated matters in the field of nutrition these days is actually chocolates.
Tip 3: Consider Exfoliants
A lot of experts say that exfoliating your skin is the one other good way to attain a beautiful skin. So, try and invest in a great body exfoliant or ?loofah?, since it is commonly called, as it is able to getting rid of old skin debris from the body. Accordingly, this need to be done a couple of times a week so to free the skin to breathe.
Idea 4: Think about Healthful Program for Face treatment Care
Most of the doctors these days greatly suggest that anyone cleanse, moisturize and also tone your skin 2 times every day. When cleansing, never ever forget cleaning your region around the neck, including your face.
Before you go to sleep at night, always bear in mind to get rid of all make-up. Clean up your skin before you decide to rest, no matter how tired you could feel. That it was learned that during the night, your skin goes thru an activity of elimination and cannot breathe effectively if it is clogged having those make up.
For many, these types of rashes lower their particular self-esteem, however this is really not a serious problem to think about. There are many ways to prevent rashes. Perhaps among the best is always to make certain that when shaving, the razor strokes tend to be following a direction of hair growth.
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In relation to skin care, the particular feet tend to be neglected. Thus, if care you found little time for any professional pedicure, try to fill a football or perhaps basin with warm water and add your chosen essential oil. Soak your feet for about a quarter-hour. Then, dry them as well as apply a rough skin remover on to these. Rinse this off and dry you feet nicely. Merely then add body cream to your feet to have an easy and quick fix pedicure.
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Home ? Home Decor ? Tips and Ideas for Bedroom Furniture and Bedroom Decor
Choosing bedroom furniture is a complex thing, they like to choose from is endless. You must have a thorough consideration to design a bedroom to your liking. You should consider the theme, lighting, color, and atmosphere you want.?Of course, the budget is one important point to it all. For that you must have a priority for your bedroom, so you?re not too dizzy to think what should you do to your bedroom decor. Home decor has the best tips and ideas for bedroom furniture and bedroom decor, you can read below.
As we have said, you should have a priority for your bedroom, both in terms of bedroom lighting, complete the theme you are using, move to follow the trend of the bedroom, or just change the color of the walls and floor of your bedroom. By having these priorities, then you will not be glued to buy matching bedroom sets.
You can use a French-style bedroom furniture with oriental influences to complement the bedroom decor with contemporary style. Effects of bedroom furniture is more striking and unique. Bedroom furniture that has the basic ingredients oak, mahogany, and pine is a very classic. They can easily compensate for a contemporary style. For that we want to encourage you to explore the bedroom furniture and decor from magazines and web sites. You will get many inspirations there.
Shades of gray are used for the bedroom decor has become a trend for the time being, although limited to one wall only. But you can consider the use of bright or bold color to your bedroom wall. For the problem of wall paint, you should be able to adjust to your bedroom furniture.
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There are lots of car leasing options you are able to come across and it is sometimes difficult to choose the right one. You must do enough research to find out which vehicle leasing option suits your type of work, business or even personal conditions.
Contract Hire
Contract hire, contract purchase, leaseback as well as finance lease would be the main kinds of car leasing options available. Contract hire is a type of long phrase rental arrangement which can be opted with regard to by business people and individual users. This type of car leasing is suitable best for individuals who prefer to pay for small obligations initially every month, there is no risk of depreciation or the issue of disposing of the car, for the user.
It may be the finance company which supplies the contract hire support, it buys the car, takes on the risk associated with any possible depreciation or loss as well as takes the responsibility of disposing of the vehicle at the conclusion of the word of the contract. The agreement is between 2 and 5 many years, and the customer has to take a credit score check. So you must be fairly confident that your credit file is as much as scratch. Every customer can have a customized contract to suit his person needs as well as VAT registered business may claim half the VAT costs. Vehicles with regard to pure business use can claim all of the VAT charges. Monthly rentals may also be offset with profits which are taxable.
Contract Purchase
Contract buy is a kind of car leasing chosen by businesses or organizations. They hire expensive cars and desire to be given the option of possibly handing within the car at the conclusion of the term of the contract, or to purchase the car at the end of the period. This kind of contract eliminates the danger of any kind of depreciation. Here, an preliminary payment is made and is followed up by monthly installments. In this type of car renting, the car is shown being an asset within the account books of the business. At the finish of the word of agreement, the business can buy the car with a balloon quantity and claim ownership of the car, or it may return the car and use for a new contract with regard to another car.
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Leaseback is a kind of car leasing and it is used through businesses. Companies which wish to free the administrative centre generated from the sale from the vehicle at market value to a finance company, generally go in for this sort of contract. Finance Rent
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Federal agencies must protect America's Pacific Island monuments from illegal fishing nowPublic release date: 22-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Bill Chandler bill.chandler@marine-conservation.org 202-546-5346 Marine Conservation Biology Institute
NOAA and Fish and Wildlife Service now 3 years behind schedule on banning commercial fishing
Washington, DC (February 22, 2012) Today, Marine Conservation Institute filed a formal petition to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, asking them to prohibit commercial fishing in America's sensitive and pristine Pacific Island marine national monuments, a ban that President George W. Bush declared when he established the monuments over three years ago.
In January 2009, President Bush established three marine monuments in the central Pacific and prohibited commercial fishing in them because they are incredibly rich marine ecosystems that have been damaged by commercial fishing and in the past. Collectively, the monuments cover 193,000 square miles, an area larger than the state of California. These are the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (a collection of isolated coral island possessions), the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument in American Samoa, and the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument. The three monuments wrap around a number of National Wildlife Refuges, most of which existed prior to the creation of the monuments.
William Chandler, Vice President for Government Affairs at Marine Conservation Institute, said, "When President Bush designated these magnificent areas for preservation, he specifically directed that commercial fishing be prohibited in them immediately. But now, over three years later, the fishing ban and associated penalties for illegal fishing within the monuments have yet to be put into place. As a result, and despite evidence of illegal fishing in the monuments, the Coast Guard won't enforce the ban. This is inexplicable. We're just trying to get the Administration to do what the presidential designation documents say. There is simply no justification for delay."
Marine Conservation Institute actively supported the designation of the Pacific Remote Islands National Monument, and remains an advocate for conservation of natural resources within all of the Pacific monuments. Illegal fishing within the monuments threatens these relatively pristine marine ecosystems and their populations of corals, rare reef fish, overfished tuna, sea turtles, whales, and seabirds.
Chandler said, "It is hard to believe a clear directive of the president has gone unimplemented for so long. The responsible federal agencies have had three years to establish fishing rules that ban commercial fishing and leave recreational and indigenous intact, but they have not yet delivered. Without such a ban, these unique ecosystems with their sensitive populations could be damaged by fishermen or their vessels. The world's largest population of giant clams, nesting sea turtles, and areas of tremendous biological diversity are all at risk."
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The full text of the Marine Conservation Institute petition to the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce is available at: www.marine-conservation.org
About Marine Conservation Institute
"Saving wild ocean places, for us and future generations"
Marine Conservation Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving our living oceans. We work with scientists, politicians, government officials and other organizations around the world to protect essential ocean places and the wild species in them. We use the latest science to identify important marine ecosystems around the world, and then advocate for their protection, for us and future generations.
Find Marine Conservation Institute online at www.marine-conservation.org, Twitter, Facebook and on the blog Marine Conservation News.
About the Pacific Islands Monuments
On January 6, 2009, President George W. Bush proclaimed the Pacific Remote Islands (PRIM), Rose Atoll, and Marianas Trench to be Marine National Monuments with Presidential Proclamations 8335, 8336 and 8337 (collectively, "the Proclamations"). This designation of the three Pacific Monuments extended protection to nearly 200,000 square miles of unique natural resources and was the largest act of marine conservation in history. The President's designation of the Pacific Monuments recognized their ecological, scientific and cultural importance, biological diversity and other unique characteristics, and the need to protect them.
The Proclamations invoke the authority of the Antiquities Act of 1906, which authorizes the President of the United States to designate lands and waters of the United States as National Monuments. Exercising this authority, President Bush established the Pacific Monuments, prohibited commercial fishing, and delegated management authority to the Departments of the Interior and Commerce. Subsequently, FWS and NOAA have affirmed their management authority for the Monuments.
For the PRIM, DOI, through FWS, has responsibility for management of the Monument (including out to 12 nautical miles ("nmi") from the mean low water lines of Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands, Johnston, Palmyra, and Wake Atolls, and Kingman Reef) and the National Wildlife Refuges contained therein, pursuant to the Proclamation, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee) ("National Wildlife Refuge System Act"), and other applicable legal authorities. Commerce, acting through NOAA, has primary management responsibility seaward of 12 to 50 nmi with respect to fishery-related activities pursuant to the Proclamation, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ("MSA"), and other applicable legal authorities.
For the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, management responsibility was assigned to the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce. NOAA was assigned primary management responsibility for fishery-related activities in the Monument's marine areas located seaward of the mean low water line of Rose Atoll, pursuant to the MSA and other applicable authority.
For the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, has responsibility for management of the Monument; except that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, has primary responsibility for management with respect to fishery-related activities regulated pursuant to the MSA, the Proclamation, and other applicable legal authorities.
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Federal agencies must protect America's Pacific Island monuments from illegal fishing nowPublic release date: 22-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Bill Chandler bill.chandler@marine-conservation.org 202-546-5346 Marine Conservation Biology Institute
NOAA and Fish and Wildlife Service now 3 years behind schedule on banning commercial fishing
Washington, DC (February 22, 2012) Today, Marine Conservation Institute filed a formal petition to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, asking them to prohibit commercial fishing in America's sensitive and pristine Pacific Island marine national monuments, a ban that President George W. Bush declared when he established the monuments over three years ago.
In January 2009, President Bush established three marine monuments in the central Pacific and prohibited commercial fishing in them because they are incredibly rich marine ecosystems that have been damaged by commercial fishing and in the past. Collectively, the monuments cover 193,000 square miles, an area larger than the state of California. These are the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (a collection of isolated coral island possessions), the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument in American Samoa, and the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument. The three monuments wrap around a number of National Wildlife Refuges, most of which existed prior to the creation of the monuments.
William Chandler, Vice President for Government Affairs at Marine Conservation Institute, said, "When President Bush designated these magnificent areas for preservation, he specifically directed that commercial fishing be prohibited in them immediately. But now, over three years later, the fishing ban and associated penalties for illegal fishing within the monuments have yet to be put into place. As a result, and despite evidence of illegal fishing in the monuments, the Coast Guard won't enforce the ban. This is inexplicable. We're just trying to get the Administration to do what the presidential designation documents say. There is simply no justification for delay."
Marine Conservation Institute actively supported the designation of the Pacific Remote Islands National Monument, and remains an advocate for conservation of natural resources within all of the Pacific monuments. Illegal fishing within the monuments threatens these relatively pristine marine ecosystems and their populations of corals, rare reef fish, overfished tuna, sea turtles, whales, and seabirds.
Chandler said, "It is hard to believe a clear directive of the president has gone unimplemented for so long. The responsible federal agencies have had three years to establish fishing rules that ban commercial fishing and leave recreational and indigenous intact, but they have not yet delivered. Without such a ban, these unique ecosystems with their sensitive populations could be damaged by fishermen or their vessels. The world's largest population of giant clams, nesting sea turtles, and areas of tremendous biological diversity are all at risk."
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The full text of the Marine Conservation Institute petition to the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce is available at: www.marine-conservation.org
About Marine Conservation Institute
"Saving wild ocean places, for us and future generations"
Marine Conservation Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving our living oceans. We work with scientists, politicians, government officials and other organizations around the world to protect essential ocean places and the wild species in them. We use the latest science to identify important marine ecosystems around the world, and then advocate for their protection, for us and future generations.
Find Marine Conservation Institute online at www.marine-conservation.org, Twitter, Facebook and on the blog Marine Conservation News.
About the Pacific Islands Monuments
On January 6, 2009, President George W. Bush proclaimed the Pacific Remote Islands (PRIM), Rose Atoll, and Marianas Trench to be Marine National Monuments with Presidential Proclamations 8335, 8336 and 8337 (collectively, "the Proclamations"). This designation of the three Pacific Monuments extended protection to nearly 200,000 square miles of unique natural resources and was the largest act of marine conservation in history. The President's designation of the Pacific Monuments recognized their ecological, scientific and cultural importance, biological diversity and other unique characteristics, and the need to protect them.
The Proclamations invoke the authority of the Antiquities Act of 1906, which authorizes the President of the United States to designate lands and waters of the United States as National Monuments. Exercising this authority, President Bush established the Pacific Monuments, prohibited commercial fishing, and delegated management authority to the Departments of the Interior and Commerce. Subsequently, FWS and NOAA have affirmed their management authority for the Monuments.
For the PRIM, DOI, through FWS, has responsibility for management of the Monument (including out to 12 nautical miles ("nmi") from the mean low water lines of Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands, Johnston, Palmyra, and Wake Atolls, and Kingman Reef) and the National Wildlife Refuges contained therein, pursuant to the Proclamation, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee) ("National Wildlife Refuge System Act"), and other applicable legal authorities. Commerce, acting through NOAA, has primary management responsibility seaward of 12 to 50 nmi with respect to fishery-related activities pursuant to the Proclamation, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ("MSA"), and other applicable legal authorities.
For the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, management responsibility was assigned to the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce. NOAA was assigned primary management responsibility for fishery-related activities in the Monument's marine areas located seaward of the mean low water line of Rose Atoll, pursuant to the MSA and other applicable authority.
For the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, has responsibility for management of the Monument; except that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, has primary responsibility for management with respect to fishery-related activities regulated pursuant to the MSA, the Proclamation, and other applicable legal authorities.
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Evolution of staph 'superbug' traced between humans and food animalsPublic release date: 21-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Cynthia Brown cindy.brown@nau.edu 928-523-0611 Northern Arizona University
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- A strain of the potentially deadly antibiotic-resistant bacterium known as MRSA has jumped from food animals to humans, according to a new study involving two Northern Arizona University researchers.
Paul Keim, Regents professor and director of NAUs Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics, and Lance Price, NAU faculty member and director of the Center for Food Microbiology and Environmental Health at the Translational Genomics Research Institute, collaborated with scientists at 20 institutions around the world on the study published today in the online journal mBio.
The TGen-led research utilized whole genome sequencing to study 89 genomes from humans and animals including turkeys, chickens and pigs with samples from 19 countries on four continents.
The research focused on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398, also known as pig MRSA or livestock-associated MRSA because it most often infects people with direct exposure to swine or other food animals. It is likely that MRSA CC398 started as an antibiotic-susceptible strain in humans before it jumped to food animals.
After transferring to food animals, MRSA CC398 became resistant to two important antibiotics, tetracycline and methicillin, which are used for treating staph infections. The resistance likely is a result of the routine antibiotic use that characterizes modern food-animal production. The animals commonly are given antibiotics to prevent infection and promote growth.
Keim, who also serves as director of TGens Pathogenic Genomics Division, said the study describes evolution in action. "The most powerful force in evolution is selection. And in this case, humans have supplied a strong force through the excessive use of antibiotic drugs in farm animal production. It is that inappropriate use of antibiotics that is now coming back to haunt us.
Price, the studys lead author, said the research was like watching the birth of a superbugit is simultaneously fascinating and disconcerting. He said that while this strain of MRSA was discovered less than a decade ago it appears to be spreading very quickly.
Our findings underscore the potential public health risks of widespread antibiotic use in food animal production, Price said. Staph thrives in crowded and unsanitary conditions. Add antibiotics to that environment and youre going to create a public health problem.
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CONTACTS:
Cynthia Brown
NAU Office of Public Affairs
928-523-0611
cynthia.brown@nau.edu
Steve Yozwiak
TGen Senior Science Writer
602-343-8704
syozwiak@tgen.org
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Evolution of staph 'superbug' traced between humans and food animalsPublic release date: 21-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Cynthia Brown cindy.brown@nau.edu 928-523-0611 Northern Arizona University
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- A strain of the potentially deadly antibiotic-resistant bacterium known as MRSA has jumped from food animals to humans, according to a new study involving two Northern Arizona University researchers.
Paul Keim, Regents professor and director of NAUs Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics, and Lance Price, NAU faculty member and director of the Center for Food Microbiology and Environmental Health at the Translational Genomics Research Institute, collaborated with scientists at 20 institutions around the world on the study published today in the online journal mBio.
The TGen-led research utilized whole genome sequencing to study 89 genomes from humans and animals including turkeys, chickens and pigs with samples from 19 countries on four continents.
The research focused on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398, also known as pig MRSA or livestock-associated MRSA because it most often infects people with direct exposure to swine or other food animals. It is likely that MRSA CC398 started as an antibiotic-susceptible strain in humans before it jumped to food animals.
After transferring to food animals, MRSA CC398 became resistant to two important antibiotics, tetracycline and methicillin, which are used for treating staph infections. The resistance likely is a result of the routine antibiotic use that characterizes modern food-animal production. The animals commonly are given antibiotics to prevent infection and promote growth.
Keim, who also serves as director of TGens Pathogenic Genomics Division, said the study describes evolution in action. "The most powerful force in evolution is selection. And in this case, humans have supplied a strong force through the excessive use of antibiotic drugs in farm animal production. It is that inappropriate use of antibiotics that is now coming back to haunt us.
Price, the studys lead author, said the research was like watching the birth of a superbugit is simultaneously fascinating and disconcerting. He said that while this strain of MRSA was discovered less than a decade ago it appears to be spreading very quickly.
Our findings underscore the potential public health risks of widespread antibiotic use in food animal production, Price said. Staph thrives in crowded and unsanitary conditions. Add antibiotics to that environment and youre going to create a public health problem.
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CONTACTS:
Cynthia Brown
NAU Office of Public Affairs
928-523-0611
cynthia.brown@nau.edu
Steve Yozwiak
TGen Senior Science Writer
602-343-8704
syozwiak@tgen.org
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Kids left in the car, either accidentally or not, can be at risk for hyperthermia, a potentially dangerous elevation of body temperature. This can happen even in mild weather and in a short period of time.
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu speaks at a news conference, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 in Florence, Ariz. Babeu, a sheriff seeking the GOP nomination for an Arizona congressional seat has been forced to confirm he is gay amid allegations of misconduct made by a man with whom he previously had a relationship. Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu on Saturday denied claims he tried to threaten the man, who is Hispanic, with deportation if their past relationship was made public. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Deirdre Hamill) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu speaks at a news conference, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 in Florence, Ariz. Babeu, a sheriff seeking the GOP nomination for an Arizona congressional seat has been forced to confirm he is gay amid allegations of misconduct made by a man with whom he previously had a relationship. Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu on Saturday denied claims he tried to threaten the man, who is Hispanic, with deportation if their past relationship was made public. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Deirdre Hamill) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu speaks at a news conference, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 in Florence, Ariz. Babeu, a sheriff seeking the GOP nomination for an Arizona congressional seat has been forced to confirm he is gay amid allegations of misconduct made by a man with whom he previously had a relationship. Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu on Saturday denied claims he tried to threaten the man, who is Hispanic, with deportation if their past relationship was made public. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Deirdre Hamill) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, center, speaks at a news conference, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 in Florence, Ariz. Babeu, a sheriff seeking the GOP nomination for an Arizona congressional seat has been forced to confirm he is gay amid allegations of misconduct made by a man with whom he previously had a relationship. Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu on Saturday denied claims he tried to threaten the man, who is Hispanic, with deportation if their past relationship was made public. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Deirdre Hamill) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu speaks at a news conference, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 in Florence, Ariz. Babeu, a sheriff seeking the GOP nomination for an Arizona congressional seat has been forced to confirm he is gay amid allegations of misconduct made by a man with whom he previously had a relationship. Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu on Saturday denied claims he tried to threaten the man, who is Hispanic, with deportation if their past relationship was made public. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Deirdre Hamill) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu speaks at a news conference, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 in Florence, Ariz. Babeu, a sheriff seeking the GOP nomination for an Arizona congressional seat has been forced to confirm he is gay amid allegations of misconduct made by a man with whom he previously had a relationship. Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu on Saturday denied claims he tried to threaten the man, who is Hispanic, with deportation if their past relationship was made public. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Deirdre Hamill) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES
FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) ? Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu built a reputation as a rising, conservative star by taking a hardline stance against illegal immigration, attacking the Obama administration and appearing alongside Sen. John McCain in a 2010 re-election ad in which McCain urged federal officials to just "complete the danged fence."
But, on Saturday, Babeu's conservative image took a beating as he was forced to admit publicly that he is gay and was involved in a relationship with a Mexican immigrant who claims the sheriff threatened to have him deported if he revealed their relationship.
Babeu denies any wrongdoing, and has vowed to continue his battle for the GOP nomination in an extremely conservative rural congressional district. He recognizes he is fighting an uphill battle, especially in a state where family values, as defined by a large evangelical Christian and Mormon population, often battle fierce, anti-immigrant beliefs to define conservatism.
At a lengthy press conference, Babeu said he hopes voters will overlook his personal lifestyle and stick with him.
His competitors think voters will reject him, with Arizona Sen. Ron Gould saying he's sure to lose major support among the family-values voters who oppose gay marriage.
Babeu previously avoided a public stance on gay rights, but came out in favor them on Saturday.
"I can be a supporter and get out there and help articulate as we progress as a culture and a society, that there should be individual liberties and there should be individual freedoms," Babeu said. "For any other person to define somebody else's relationship and say it not OK, that is not who we are as Americans."
Saturday's revelation already forced Babeu to call presidential candidate Mitt Romney's staff to say he would step down from his post as state campaign co-chair. Some political observers think his career could be over.
"There is no question that his budding congressional campaign is over," longtime Arizona Republican political consultant Sean Noble wrote on his blog. "Because it is a Republican primary in a conservative district, it's likely that the thing that hurts him the most is that he was in a gay relationship."
Others aren't sure it's the end, but they said there's no doubt he will be hurt.
"It obviously has implications for a congressional race. There's just no question about it," said Bruce Merrill, an Arizona State University political science professor emeritus and a longtime pollster. "I don't see how any reasonable person cannot think that this is going to hurt him, particularly with the constituency that he has built, which is a very evangelical, right-wing, family oriented conservative constituency."
Babeu's admission that he is gay came after a story in the Phoenix New Times, an alternative weekly magazine, that quoted a former lover as saying Babeu threatened his immigration status if he revealed their relationship.
Babeu denied claims he tried to threaten the man, a Mexican immigrant and a former campaign volunteer. He said the accusations were an attempt to hurt his political career. The legal status of the man, identified only as Jose by the New Times and Babeu, was unclear. His lawyer said he was unavailable for comment but might be available in a few days.
Jose provided the New Times with photos of him and Babeu embracing. It also posted a cellphone self-portrait of a smiling Babeu in his underwear and another of what appears to be the shirtless sheriff in a bathroom, posted on a gay dating website. Babeu didn't deny their authenticity.
Babeu made national headlines soon after his 2008 defeat of an incumbent in his rural county south of Phoenix by jumping on the anti-illegal immigration bandwagon led by longtime Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and berating the federal government for allowing human and drug smuggling to go unchecked.
Then in 2010, he was tapped by McCain to help champion his border security plan during McCain's re-election effort.
McCain, asked Sunday on ABC's "This Week" about Babeu, said he thought of him as a friend.
"I do not know the details, except what has been published in the media," he said. "And I'm sure there will be a thorough and complete investigation, if there is any allegation of wrongdoing. All I can say is that he also deserves the benefit, as every citizen does, of innocence until proven guilty. But I appreciate the support that he gave me in my campaign and always will.
Arpaio, a longtime ally, distanced himself.
"All I can say is he's the sheriff of Pinal County, and it's up to him to face his issues, not me," Arpaio told The Arizona Republic. He said Babeu has been "begging" for an endorsement in the congressional primary.
"I don't even think I'm going to get involved," Arpaio said. "We'll see what happens with Babeu."
Just last weekend, Babeu gave a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., reiterating his criticism of Obama, the Justice Department's failed "Operation Fast and Furious" gunrunning investigation and seeking support for his congressional campaign.
Babeu has been something of an enigma since he appeared on the scene. He was elected to the city council of his hometown of North Adams, Mass., at age 18, and came to Arizona shortly after losing an election for North Adams mayor in 2001.
He became a Chandler police officer and in November 2008 defeated a Democratic incumbent to become sheriff.
Along the way, he served in the Army National Guard as both an enlisted man and an officer, retiring from the Arizona Guard as a major after serving stints in Iraq and along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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