FOR KIDS: The first moon walker

Neil Armstrong made history in 1969 when he planted his feet on the moon

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A little more than 43 years ago, an American astronaut climbed down the ladder of his lunar landing module ? the Eagle ? and became the first human to touch the moon?s surface. As he steadied himself, he said: ?That?s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.? Around the globe, an estimated 530 million people watched on their televisions as Neil Armstrong uttered those now-famous words. On August 25, this American hero died at age 82.

Armstrong and fellow moon walker Edwin ?Buzz? Aldrin briefly became the first ambassadors to another world on July 20, 1969. Setting foot on another celestial body was a massive and breathtaking achievement. And Armstrong?s words brought the human scale of that accomplishment to households around the world.

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Euro up on ECB hopes; hurricane scare lifts oil

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The euro rose against the U.S. dollar o n T uesday on bets the European Central Bank would act soon to tackle the bloc's debt crisis while U.S. crude oil prices edged higher as Hurricane Isaac approached the Gulf Coast.

Stocks were little changed on Wall Street as mixed data gave investors little indication whether Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke might signal more economic stimulus from the Fed when he speaks on Friday.

Trading is very light, following the lowest volume for a full session so far this year.

U.S. crude prices rose 0.8 percent as Hurricane Isaac made its way through the Gulf of Mexico, forcing companies to close down oil rigs and refineries.

Investors were looking ahead to Bernanke's speech on Friday at an annual meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where clues on more stimulus could translate into a weaker dollar.

The European Central Bank said its president, Mario Draghi, will not attend the conference due to a heavy workload, news that gave further support to the euro.

Draghi's absence is seen as a hint that "he will be busy finalizing the details of policy proposals to be unveiled in the coming weeks," according to Nick Bennenbroek, head of currency strategy at Wells Fargo Bank. The ECB will meet on September 6.

The single currency rose 0.55 percent to $1.2568.

Upbeat U.S. housing data made it harder for investors to determine if the Fed will announce further stimulus to the U.S. economy, a bet that has supported a recent rally in equities and other risk assets.

"Looks like we are taking a wait-and-see on Bernanke," said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at Harris Private Bank in Chicago.

He said a handful of global economic indicators were mixed, leaving room for the Fed to pump more money into the economy.

"Unfortunately a fair amount of stimulus is probably priced in so we are at a period now where bad news is good news until we hear what (Bernanke) is actually going to do," said Ablin.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> dipped 10.10 points, or 0.08 percent, to 13,114.57. The S&P 500 Index <.spx> gained 0.11 points, or 0.01 percent, to 1,410.55. The Nasdaq Composite <.ixic> added 4.48 points, or 0.15 percent, to 3,077.68.

An MSCI gauge of global equities <.world> fell 0.14 percent and the pan European FTSEurofirst 300 index <.fteu3> closed down 0.7 percent.

Global growth worries resurfaced after Japan cut its assessment for the economy, citing slow-downs in the United States and China as well as Europe's debt crisis.

The commodity-linked Australian dollar hit a five-week low of $1.0346 before bouncing back slightly.

Adding to signs of weakness, Spain said its recession had deepened in the second quarter as domestic spending slumped in the wake of tough austerity measures aimed at tackling the government's fiscal problems.

U.S. Treasuries prices edged up ahead of a sale of $35 billion of two-year notes as traders anticipated hints from Bernanke of possible further economic stimulus.

The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note was up 9/32, with the yield at 1.6199 percent.

(Writing by Rodrigo Campos; additional reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak, Wanfeng Zhou and Richard Leong, editing by Dan Grebler and Chizu Nomiyama)

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Taylor Swift To Debut 'We Are Never Ever' Video On 'MTV First'

Red singer will premiere 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' on 'MTV First: Taylor Swift.'
By Kara Warner

Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" artwork
Photo: Big Machine Records / Universal Music Group

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Paralympics A to Z: On Wheels, Too ? Des Nnochiri&#39;s Write to Speak

We?ll close out our survey of sporting events lined up for the Paralympic Games of London 2012, with the two remaining disciplines ? also exclusive to wheelchair-based participants:

Wheelchair Rugby, and Wheelchair Tennis.

Thanks, as always, to the good people at the official London 2012 Paralympics website:

http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/sports/

for facts and figures.

Wheelchair Rugby

Wheelchair Rugby was invented in 1977 by a group of Canadian quadriplegic athletes, who were looking for an alternative to Wheelchair Basketball that would allow players with reduced arm and hand function to participate on equal terms. The sport incorporates some elements of Basketball, Handball and Ice Hockey.

The aim of Wheelchair Rugby is to take the ball over the opponent?s goal line. Two wheels of the chair must cross the line, and the athlete must be in control of the ball, which may be held in their lap. Contact between wheelchairs is permitted, but physical contact between players is not.

Participants must have a disability that affects both the arms and the legs.

Every player is assigned a point value based on their functional ability, from 0.5 for a player with the least physical function through to 3.5 for the greatest physical function. During play, the total on-court value for each team of four players cannot exceed 8.

Wheelchair Rugby is played on a court 28m long and 15m wide. The court is divided into two halves, with a center circle and a goal line and key area at each end. The key areas are 8m wide and 1.75m deep. The sport is played with a regulation volleyball.

The game starts with a tip-off. A player from each side attempts to tip the ball, from the referee?s throw, to a member of their team.

From the moment they gain possession, a team has just 40 seconds to score a goal.

Teams may not have more than three players in their key area while defending their goal line, and an attacking player may not be in the opposition key area for longer than 10 seconds.

Players may throw, bat or roll the ball, but kicking it is not allowed.

A match consists of four eight-minute quarters, with the clock stopped every time there is a stoppage in play. With breaks, time-outs and stoppages, matches typically last about an hour and a quarter. In the event of a tie, extra periods of three minutes are played until the tie is broken.

The game is supervised by two referees, who are responsible for ensuring that the game is played fairly and within the rules. They are assisted by three table officials: a scorekeeper, a timekeeper, and a penalty timekeeper. A third referee, the technical commissioner, supervises the work of the table officials.

Common fouls occur when a player violates the rules during a genuine attempt to play the game. The penalty for a common foul is a loss of possession if committed by a player on the offensive team, or a one-minute penalty, if committed by a player on the defensive team.

If a defensive foul is committed when the offensive team is in an imminent scoring position, the referee may award a penalty goal in lieu of a one-minute penalty.

A player who is serving a one-minute penalty for a common foul is released from the penalty box after one minute of time has elapsed on the game clock, or if the opposing team scores a goal.

Common fouls include infringements such as charging, pushing or holding another player.

A technical foul covers unsportsmanlike conduct, such as being disrespectful or playing with an illegal chair. Technical fouls are given a one-minute penalty.

A flagrant foul is any foul that shows blatant disregard for another player?s safety. The referee awards a common foul plus a technical foul, to be served consecutively. A penalty goal may be awarded in place of the common foul, but the offending player must still serve the one-minute penalty for the technical foul.

A disqualifying foul is for serious offences such as fighting. A player will be ejected from the match. A substitute is then allowed, but must serve a one-minute penalty.

Wheelchair Rugby first appeared in the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games, when it featured as a demonstration sport. Its debut as a full medal event followed at Sydney 2000, when the US beat Australia 32-31 to win the gold medal.

At London 2012, eight mixed teams of men and women will compete, with 12 athletes (four players and eight substitutes) on each team.

Each country is limited to one team.

The competition begins with a round-robin stage ? the eight teams are divided into two groups of four. The top two teams in each group qualify for the semi-finals, with the winners then going head-to-head in the final.

Wheelchair Tennis

Wheelchair Tennis was invented in 1976 by Brad Parks, who had been experimenting with tennis as a recreational therapy after he was injured in a freestyle skiing competition.

The sport is now fully integrated into all four Grand Slam Tennis events.

The court is the same size as that for mainstream Olympic Tennis.

The singles court is 23.77m long and 8.23m wide, and the doubles court is wider, at 10.97m wide.

The court is divided in half by a net, which is 91cm high.

The sport follows similar rules to Tennis, with one key exception: the ball is allowed to bounce twice, and only the first bounce must be within the boundaries of the court. All matches are played over the best of three sets.

After featuring as an exhibition sport at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games, Wheelchair Tennis was introduced as a full medal event at the Barcelona 1992 Games, and has featured at every Games since then.

The competition program looks like this:

Men?s Competition

Men?s Singles
Men?s Doubles

Women?s Competition

Women?s Singles
Women?s Doubles

Quad Competition

Quad Singles
Quad Doubles

Quad players have an impairment that affects three or more limbs. Men and women compete together in the Quad events.

Each country is limited to four athletes each in the men?s and women?s Singles, three athletes in the Quad Singles, two teams (four athletes) each in the men?s and women?s Doubles, and one team (two athletes) in the Quad Doubles.

The tournament is a knockout format, with the winners of the semi-finals in each event going head-to-head for the gold medals.

An umpire is in charge of the match, ensuring that the rules of the game are observed and calling out the score after each point. The umpire is assisted by line judges, who keep an eye on whether the ball lands in our out of court.

Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands is unbeaten in more than 450 matches, one of the longest winning streaks in any sport. Her last loss was in January 2003.

So. I hope you?re all set, for 2012, now.

The Paralympic Games are due to begin, and (if you?ve been keeping up with this series) you?ll have a firm knowledge of what to expect.

Should be quite an event.

Peace.

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Arts and Entertainment this weekend and looking ahead, updated ...

ART

Home is Where the Art Is ? Downtown Art: 5-10 pm Aug. 25. Home of Jon Ward in historic downtown Fort Pierce. $100/ includes art tour, dinner and drinks. 772-766-0021; artmundo.org.

VSA Rising Star Exhibit/Open House!: 6 pm Aug. 25. Visionary School of the Arts, 1650 S. Kanner Highway, Stuart. RSVP: 772-834-8844; visionaryschoolofARTS.org.

Visions of Asia: Journey to the Far East with local artists and photographers. Noon-4 pm Wed.-Sun., through Aug. 30. Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery at Midtown, 4759 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens. 561-746-3101.

Scott Walker: 23-year Vero Beach High School Art teacher. Through Aug. 30. 10 am to 6 pm, Mon.-Thurs.; 10 am to 4 pm Fri.; 10 am to 2 pm Sat. Lighthouse Art and Framing, 1875 14th Ave., Vero Beach. 772-567-2212.

Paint The Town Red: Through Aug. 31. Artists Guild Gallery, 1974 14th Ave., Vero Beach.

Gimme Shelter: Ginny Piech Street. Through Sept. 5. Art Mundo, 111 Orange Ave., downtown Fort Pierce. 772-766-0021.

Silent Art Auction: Benefits Library Genealogy Department. 10 am-4 pm, Mon.-Sat., through Sept. 11. Indian River Main Library Genealogy Department, 1600 21st St., Vero Beach. 772-567-7880.

Northern Everglades: Photo exhibit by Brent Anderson. Through Sept. 29. Kimbell Education Center, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, 16450 SE US 1, Hobe Sound. 561-745-5551; floridastateparks.org/jonathandickinson.

Student Art Exhibit: Art by children from the YMCA and Martin County Parks amp; Recreation summer camp programs. 8:30 am-5 pm through Sept. 30. Childrens Services Council of Martin County, 101 SE Central Parkway, Stuart. 772-288-5758 ext. 102; .cscmc.org.

Out of the Woods: Works made from wood. Through Oct. 3. Art Mundo, 111 Orange Ave., downtown Fort Pierce. 772-766-0021.

Every Child is An Artist: Photographer Jean Hart Howard. 10 am-5 pm, Mon.-Fri., and all performances, through Oct. 9. Eissey Campus Theatre Lobby Gallery, 11051 Campus Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, 561-207-5905.

Faculty Exhibition and Made in Florida ? Florida Craftsman Members Show: Through Oct. 10. Lighthouse ArtCenter, Gallery Square North, 373 Tequesta Drive. 10 am-4 pm Monday-Friday, 10 am-2 pm Saturday. $5. (561) 746-3101.

CHILDREN/TEENS

Auditions: The Nutcracker: In Swing Time. 10 am Aug. 25. Agnes Wahlstrom Youth Playhouse, 3280 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. Ages 6-18. 772-234-8052; riversidetheatre.com.

Auditions: Disneys Little Mermaid Jr. 10 am Aug. 25. Agnes Wahlstrom Youth Playhouse, 3280 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. Ages 8+. 772-234-8052; riversidetheatre.com.

Auditions: Edgar Allen Poe Academy. Noon Aug. 25. Agnes Wahlstrom Youth Playhouse, 3280 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. Ages 10+. 772-234-8052; riversidetheatre.com.

COMEDY

D. Cameron amp; Jaime Morgan: 7:30-9:30 pm Aug. 24, 25. Riverside Theatre, 3520 Riverside Park Dr., Vero Beach. $15. 772-231-6990; info@riversidetheatre.com.

Philly Plowden: From NBCs Americas Got Talent; Aristotle Georgeson, Adrienne Airhart, Evan Jacobs and Robert Bass. 8:30 pm Aug. 25. Fort Pierce Sunrise Theatre, 117 S. 2nd St., Fort Pierce. Age 16+. $15. Ticket: 772-461-4775.

MUSIC

Andrew Morris Band: 7:30 pm Aug. 24. Capt. Hirams, 1606 Indian River Drive, Sebastian. 772-581-6160.

Andrew Scott: County trio. 7 pm Aug. 24. Crawdaddys, 1949 NE Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen Beach. 772-418-6494; andrewscottmusicfish.com.

Cheyenne Band: Rockin amp; classic country. 7-10 pm Aug. 24. VFW Post 10539, 3912 US Highway 441 SE, Okeechobee.

Danny Kimer: 6-9 pm Aug. 28. Prawnbroker, 3754 SE Ocean Blvd., Sewalls Point.

Emily Finch: 9 pm-mid. Aug. 24. Kilted Mermaid, 1937 Old Dixie Highway, Vero Beach. 772-569-5533; kiltedmermaid.com.

Greg and Brian: 4 pm Aug. 24. Capt. Hirams, 1606 Indian River Drive, Sebastian. 772-581-6160.

Lionize amp; Kayavibe: 10 pm Aug. 24. Filthys, 1238 16th St., Vero Beach. 772-794-9512.

Lucky and the Driftwoods: 7 pm Aug. 24. Marcianos, 2230 NE Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach/Rio.

Thunder Road: 9 pm-1 am Aug. 24-25. Uncle Micks Bar amp; Grill, 6671 W. Indiantown Road, Jupiter.

Bachaco: 10 pm Aug. 25. Filthys, 1238 16th St., Vero Beach. 772-794-9512.

Category 5: The Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast hosts Hooked on Blues. 7-11 pm Crawdaddys, 1949 NE Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen Beach. 772-225-3444.

Cheyenne Band: Rockin amp; classic country. 8 pm-mid. Aug. 25. 33 1/2 Lounge, Americas Best Value Inn, 8797 20th St., Vero Beach.

Fresh Catch: 8 pm The Refuge, 2196 SE Ocean Blvd., Stuart.

Jaia: 7-10 pm Aug. 11. Marcianos Wine and Dine, 2230 NE Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach/Rio. 772-232-6184; marcianoswineanddine.com.

Jonathan Cummings and Friends: Jazz ensemble. 8 pm Aug. 25. StarStruck Theatre 2101 S. Kanner Hwy. Stuart. Tickets $25. 772-634-0178; jcafjazz.com.

Kings County: 7:30 pm Aug. 25. Capt. Hirams, 1606 Indian River Drive, Sebastian. 772-581-6160.

Lucky and the Driftwoods: 7 pm Aug. 25. Saints and Sinnners Golf Course Restaurant, 2601 SE Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie.

24 Steven: 9 pm-mid. Aug. 25. Kilted Mermaid, 1937 Old Dixie Highway, Vero Beach. 772-569-5533; kiltedmermaid.com.

Tree Frogs: 2 pm Aug. 25. Capt. Hirams, 1606 Indian River Drive, Sebastian. 772-581-6160.

Cheyenne Band: Rockin amp; classic country. 2-6 pm Aug. 26. Little Jims Bait amp; Tackle, 601 N. Beach Causeway, Fort Pierce.

DeeJay Apache and Spiritual Rez: 1:30 pm Aug. 26. Capt. Hirams, 1606 Indian River Drive, Sebastian. 772-581-6160.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Friday Night Football Street Party: Wear your team colors. 6-9 pm Aug. 24. 14th Ave, Downtown Vero Beach.

Dancin in the Streets: 25th anniversary, tribute bands, car show, kids activities. 6 pm-mid. Aug. 25. Downtown Stuart, 100 SW Flagler Ave. $10. Ticket: 772-286-2848.

Share Your Tango Passion Guest Night: 8 pm-12 am Aug. 25. Royal Ballroom Dance Studio, 713 US 1, Vero Beach. $8-$15. 772-299-5772; dancevero.com

THEATER/DANCE

Destination Tango: 8 pm-1 am Aug. 25. Swingstations 14th Ave. Dance Studio, 2109 14th Ave, Vero Beach. 772-559-1530.

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ART

Autumn in the Park: Arts and crafts event. 9 am-5 pm Oct. 6; 9 am-4 pm Oct. 7. Riverside Park, Vero Beach. 772-778-1041; autumn-in-the-park.org.

Art by the Sea: Reception 5-8 pm Jan. 25; 10 am-5 pm Jan. 26, 10 am-4 pm Jan. 27. Vero Beach Museum of Art, Holmes Great Hall, 3001 Riverside Park Drive.

Hobe Sound Fine Arts League: HSFAL ongoing members showing at Market Square. 1-4 pm, Mon-Wed. Hobe Sound Fine Arts League, 8879 SE Bridge Road. 772-546-2946.

CHILDREN/TEENS

Nutcracker Auditions: 10 am Sept. 8. Florida Arts amp; Dance, Co., 57 SW Monterey Road, Stuart. Age 6+. 772-288-4150.

Puss In Boots: 1:30 pm Sept. 15-16. Anne Morton Theatre, 3280 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. Ages 5+. $8. Ticket: 772-231-6990; riversidetheatre.com.

Through the Looking Glass: Theatres Youth Artists Chair program. Oct. 12. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road. Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

Velveteen Rabbit: 10:30 am Oct. 22. King Center, 3865 North Wickham Road, Melbourne. 321-242-2219. Grades PreK-4. $11.

Letters Home: 10:30 am Nov. 7. King Center, 3865 North Wickham Road, Melbourne. 321-242-2219. Grades 7+. $11.

Bunnicula: 10:30 am Jan. 22. King Center, 3865 North Wickham Road, Melbourne. 321-242-2219. Grades 2-6. $11.

Peking Acrobats: 7 pm Feb. 13. King Center, 3865 North Wickham Road, Melbourne. 321-242-2219. Grades K-12. $11.

Ellis Island ?. Gateway to a Dream: 10:30 am Feb. 19. King Center, 3865 North Wickham Road, Melbourne. 321-242-2219. Grades 3-9. $11.

The Adventures of Bella and Harry: Lets Visit London!: 10:30 am and 6 pm Feb. 20. King Center, 3865 North Wickham Road, Melbourne. 321-242-2219. Grades PreK-3. $11.

Charlottes Web: 10:30 am March 1. King Center, 3865 North Wickham Road, Melbourne. 321-242-2219. Grades K-5. $11.

Jack and Jill in the Forgotten Nursery: 10:30 am and 6 pm April 23. King Center, 3865 North Wickham Road, Melbourne. 321-242-2219. Grades K-4. $11.

COMEDY

Sean Bunker: 8 pm Aug. 28. Sixtysundaes/60proof, 338 Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. 772-344-3213; sixtysundaes@yahoo.com.

Jody Kerns amp; John Charles: 7:30-9:30 pm Sept. 7, 8. Riverside Theatre, 3520 Riverside Park Dr., Vero Beach. $15. 772-231-6990; info@riversidetheatre.com.

Janet Williams aka The Tennessee Tramp amp; William Sloan: 7:30-9:30 pm Sept. 21-22. Riverside Theatre, 3520 Riverside Park Dr., Vero Beach. $15. 772-231-6990; info@riversidetheatre.com.

Mark amp; Clark: Piano playing comedy duo. 7:30 pm Oct. 23. Eissey Campus Theatre, 11051 Campus Drive, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens. $25. 561-207-5900.

Paula Poundstone: 6 and 8:30 pm Dec. 28. The Lyric Theatre, downtown Stuart. 772-286-7827; lyrictheatre.com.

Capitol Steps ? New Years Eve: Dec. 31. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road, Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

Howie Mandel: 6 and 9 pm March 1. The Lyric Theatre, downtown Stuart. 772-286-7827; lyrictheatre.com.

The Second City: Laughing Matters. Mar. 10 2013. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road. Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

Defending the Caveman: Jan. 14. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road. Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

Late Night Catechism: Jan. 20. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road. Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

Comedy Corner: 8:30-10:30 pm 2nd and 4th Thursdays. Sunrise Theatre, 117 S. 2nd St., Fort Pierce, Age 16+ $15. 772-461-4775; sunrisetheatre.com/index.html.

LECTURES/SPEAKERS

History Lecture Series: Civil War 150th: Antietam. 3-5 pm Sept. 14. Cummings Library, 2551 SW Matheson Road, Palm City. 772-221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.

Florida Railroads and the Treasure Coast: Illustrated talks by Professor Ronald Grenville Frazer. 10:30 am-noon Sept. 15. Hoke Library, 1150 NW Jack Williams Way, Jensen Beach. 772-221-1403.

Robert Carr, Archaeologist, Finding Bimini: Ponce de Leons Florida, Humanities Series. 7 pm Oct 25. The Emerson Center, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach. 772-778-5249; TheEmersonCenter.org.

1715 Spanish La Plata Treasure Fleet: Illustrated talks by Professor Ronald Grenville Frazer. 10:30 am-noon Dec. 1. Hoke Library, 1150 NW Jack Williams Way, Jensen Beach. 772-221-1403.

Randall Big Daddy Webster: An Introspection of Blues, Humanities Series. 7 pm Dec. 6. The Emerson Center, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach. 772-778-5249; TheEmersonCenter.org.

Alex Stepick, PhD: Immigrations Impact on Florida and the United States, Humanities Series. 7 pm Jan. 17. The Emerson Center, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach. 772-778-5249; TheEmersonCenter.org.

Dana Ste. Claire: Heritage Tourism amp; Historic Preservation; St. Augustine 450th Commemoration; Cracker! The Cracker Culture in Florida History. Humanities Series. 7 pm Feb. 21. The Emerson Center, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach. 772-778-5249; TheEmersonCenter.org.

Steve Smith: The History of Clowning, Humanities Series. 7 pm March 21. The Emerson Center, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach. 772-778-5249; TheEmersonCenter.org.

Jon McBride, Past Astronaut: The Florida Space Program, Humanities Series. 7 pm April 11. The Emerson Center, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach. 772-778-5249; TheEmersonCenter.org.

Pioneer Life on the Treasure Coast: Illustrated talks by Professor Ronald Grenville Frazer. 10:30 am-noon Feb. 9. Hoke Library, 1150 NW Jack Williams Way, Jensen Beach. 772-221-1403.

MUSIC

Jeff Medina: An Evening of Hendrix by this Carnegie Hall Guitarist. 8 pm Aug. 27. Sixtysundaes/60proof, 338 Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. 772-344-3213; sixtysundaes@yahoo.com.

Kevin McCullers: 6 pm Aug. 27. Capt. Hirams, 1606 Indian River Drive, Sebastian. 772-581-6160.

Cass and Coque: 6 pm Aug. 28. Capt. Hirams, 1606 Indian River Drive, Sebastian. 772-581-6160.

Andrew Scott: Acoustic music. 7 pm Aug. 29. Crawdaddys Nawlins, 1949 NE Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen Beach. 772-225-3444; andrewscottmusicfish.com.

DJ Dealla: 80s night. 9 pm Aug. 29. Sixtysundaes/60proof, 338 Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. 772-344-3213; sixtysundaes@yahoo.com.

Karaoke with Rob: 7:30-10 pm Aug. 29. Marcianos Wine and Dine, 2230 NE Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach/Rio. 772-232-6184; marcianoswineanddine.com.

Open Mic Night: 8:30-mid. Aug. 29. Kilted Mermaid, 1937 Old Dixie Highway, Vero Beach. 772-569-5533.

Strobeless: 6 pm Aug. 29. Capt. Hirams, 1606 Indian River Drive, Sebastian. 772-581-6160.

Creed: 7:30 pm Aug. 30. King Center for the Performing Arts, Melbourne. $40.50+.

Nouveaux Honkies: 8-11 pm Aug. 30. Pirates Loft, 4307 SE Bayview St., Stuart.

Random Play: 7:30-10 pm Aug. 30. Marcianos Wine and Dine, 2230 NE Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach/Rio. 772-232-6184; marcianoswineanddine.com.

Rocky James: 6 pm Aug. 30. Capt. Hirams, 1606 Indian River Drive, Sebastian. 772-581-6160.

Landsharks Band: 6-9 pm Sept. 1. Vero Beach Sunset Saturday celebration, Humiston Park. 407-701-5497; LandsharksBand.com.

Classical for Everyone: Terry Barbers national 50-concert tour. 3 pm Sept. 9. North Baptist Church, 1950 N. US 1, Stuart. Terry-Barber.com.

U2 Joshua Tree,: Classic Albums Live Summer Concert Series, 8 pm Sept. 14. King Center, Melbourne, $28.50; $129 series pkgs.

Jazz Jam: Fort Pierce Jazz amp; Blues Society. 6:30 pm Sept. 19. Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens, 2410 Westmoreland Blvd. $3. 772-460-5299; jazzsociety.org.

Ian Andersons Thick As A Brick 2: 7 pm Sept. 26. Sunrise Theatre, 117 South 2nd St., Fort Pierce. $55-$65. Tickets: 772-461-4775; sunrisetheatre.com.

Bluegrass and Bring Your Own: 5 pm Sept. 29. Heathcote Botanical Gardens, 210 Savannah Road, Fort Pierce. $15/2 for $25. Ticket: 772-464-4672.

Dave Mason: 7 pm Oct. 2. The Lyric Theatre, downtown Stuart. 772-286-7827; lyrictheatre.com.

Australian Pink Floyd Show: 8 pm Oct. 9. King Center, 3865 North Wickham Road, Melbourne. $43.50+. Tickets: 321-242-2219.

AC/DC Back In Black,: Classic Albums Live Summer Concert Series, 8 pm Oct. 12. King Center, Melbourne, $28.50; $129.

A Cappellapalooza: Women of Note Chorus, 4-part harmony, innovative choreography and dazzling costumes. 4 pm Oct. 20. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens. $5-$10. 877-966-7464 ext. 6.

Bonnie Raitt: With Maia Sharp, 8 pm Oct. 23. King Center, 3865 North Wickham Road, Melbourne. $48+.

Movie Soundtracks: Palm Beach Gardens Concert Band. 7:30 pm Oct. 24. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens. $15-$48. 561-207-5900; palmbeachgardensconcertband.org

Symphonic Band of the Palm Beach State Beaches: Pianist David Crohan. 7:30 pm Oct. 27. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens. Tickets: $15. 561-832-3115; symbandpb.com.

Jazz Ensembles amp; Troubadours: Palm Beach State student musicians and vocalists combine with community musicians. 8 pm Oct. 30. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens. $10. 561-207-5900.

Leann Rimes: 8 pm Nov. 8. King Center, 3865 North Wickham Road, Melbourne. $47.50+. Tickets: 321-242-2219.

Jazz in the Sanctuary: 7:30 pm Nov. 12. Episcopal Church of the Nativity, 1151 SW Del Rio Blvd., Port St. Lucie. $10-$12. Ticket: 772-343-0401; nativitypsl@comcast.net.

Stan Kenton Tribute Orchestra: Nov. 16. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road. Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

Corinna Sowers-Adler: 3 pm, Dec. 9. The Emerson Center, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach. $15-$20. Ticket: 772-778-5249; TheEmersonCenter.org.

Fresh Notes: Violinist Caroline Goulding. 4:30 pm Dec. 11. Orchid Island Beach Club, 1 Beachside Drive, Vero Beach. Age 21+. $125; benefits Atlantic Classical Orchestra. Reservation: 772-460-0850; acomusic.org.

Joe Bonamassa: Guitarist, 8 pm Dec. 11. King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Vero Beach. $73.75.Marcos Vega: 7 pm Dec. 11. The Lyric Theatre, downtown Stuart. 772-286-7827; lyrictheatre.com.

Palm Beach Gardens Concert Band: Dec. 18. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road. Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

Atlantic Classical Orchestra: Pianist Vladimir Feltsman. 8 pm Jan 3. Waxlax Center For The Performing Arts, 1895 St. Edwards Drive, Vero Beach. $5-$55. 772-460-0850; acomusic.org.

Atlantic Classical Orchestra: Pianist Vladimir Feltsman. 4 pm and 8 pm Jan. 4. Lyric Theatre, 59 SW Flagler Ave., Stuart. $5-$60. 772-460-0850; acomusic.org.

Chris MacDonalds Memories of Elvis: Jan. 21, 2013. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road. Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

Atlantic Classical Orchestra Chamber Series: Featuring a piano trio. 11 am Jan. 26. Blake Library, 2351 SE Monterey Road, Stuart. 772-460-0850; acomusic.org.

Atlantic Classical Orchestra Chamber Series: Featuring a piano trio. 4 pm Jan. 27. Vero Beach Museum of Art, 3001 Riverside Park Drive. $30-$100. 772-460-0850; acomusic.org.

Jay and The Americans: Jan. 28, 2013. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road. Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

Atlantic Classical Orchestra: Featuring violinist Marina Lenau. 8 pm Jan. 31. Waxlax Center For The Performing Arts, 1895 St. Edwards Drive, Vero Beach. $5-$55. 772-460-0850; acomusic.org.

Atlantic Classical Orchestra: Featuring violinist Marina Lenau. 4 pm and 8 pm Feb. 1. Lyric Theatre, 59 SW Flagler Ave., Stuart. $5-$60. Ticket: 772-460-0850; acomusic.org.

The Duprees: 6 and 8:30 pm Feb. 8. The Lyric Theatre, downtown Stuart. 772-286-7827; lyrictheatre.com.

The Hit Men: 8 pm Feb. 14. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, 11051 Campus Drive, Palm Beach Gardens. $25-$30. 561-207-5900; eisseycampustheatre.org.

Ragtime, Romance, amp; Roses: Featuring Bob Milne. 7 pm, Feb. 14. The Emerson Center, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach. $15-$20. Ticket: 772-778-5249; TheEmersonCenter.org.

The Platters: Feb. 18, 2013. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road. Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

Atlantic Classical Orchestra Chamber Series: Featuring Antonin Dvo?k and Adolf von Henselt. 11 am Feb. 23. Blake Library, 2351 SE Monterey Road, Stuart. 772-460-0850; acomusic.org.

Atlantic Classical Orchestra Chamber Series: Featuring Antonin Dvoak and Adolf von Henselt. 4 pm Feb. 24. Vero Beach Museum of Art, 3001 Riverside Park Drive. $30-$100. 772-460-0850; acomusic.org.

m-pact: Contemporary pop jazz vocal group. 8 pm Feb. 27. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, 11051 Campus Drive, Palm Beach Gardens. $25-$30. 561-207-5900; eisseycampustheatre.org.

Atlantic Classical Orchestra: Harpist Bridget Kibbey. 8 pm March 7. Waxlax Center For The Performing Arts, 1895 St. Edwards Drive, Vero Beach. $5-$55. 772-460-0850; acomusic.org.

Atlantic Classical Orchestra: Harpist Bridget Kibbey. 4 pm and 8 pm March 8. Lyric Theatre, 59 SW Flagler Ave., Stuart. $55-$60. 772-460-0850; acomusic.org.

Roger McGuinn: Mar. 11, 2013. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road. Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

Atlantic Classical Orchestra Chamber Series: Features a wind quintet. 11 am March 16. Blake Library, 2351 SE Monterey Road, Stuart. 772-460-0850; acomusic.org.

Atlantic Classical Orchestra Chamber Series 3: Featuring a wind quintet. 4 pm March 17. Vero Beach Museum of Art, 3001 Riverside Park Drive. $30- $100. 772-460-0850; acomusic.org.

John Pizzarelli Quartet: Mar. 27, 2013. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road. Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

Atlantic Classical Orchesta: Featuring pianist Tao Lin. 8 pm April 4. Waxlax Center For The Performing Arts, 1895 St. Edwards Drive, Vero Beach. $5-$55. 772-460-0850; acomusic.org.

Atlantic Classical Orchestra: Featuring pianist Tao Lin. 4 pm and 8 p.nm. April 5. Lyric Theatre, 59 SW Flagler Ave., Stuart. $55-$60. 772-460-0850; acomusic.org.

Esperanza Spalding: 7 pm April 10. The Lyric Theatre, downtown Stuart. 772-286-7827; lyrictheatre.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Pirate Fest: 4-8 pm Sept. 7; 10 am-6 pm Sept. 8; 11 am-5 p.m Sept. 9. Martin County Fairgrounds, 2616 SE Dixie Highway, Stuart. $2 buck-n-ear donation. 561-792-9260; treasurecoastpiratefest.com.

Butterfly House Grand Opening: 10 am-4 pm Sept. 8. LaPorte Farms, 7700 129th St., Sebastian. 772-633-0813; laportefarms.com.

San Gennaro Festival: Food, Italian entertainment, arts amp; crafts. 4-10 pm Sept. 14; 11 am-10 pm Sept. 15. Civic Center, 9221 SE Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie. 772-465-2748; sangennarofestivalpsl.com.

Movie Under The Stars: 5:30 pm Sept. 29. LaPorte Farms, 7700 129th St., Sebastian. 772-633-0813; laportefarms.com.

Best in Show: Pet-friendly dinner and movie. 5 amp; 8 pm Sept. 30. Lyrics Flagler Center, 201 SW Flagler Ave., Stuart. $25. 772-286-7827; lyrictheatre.com.

STUDENT PRODUCTIONS

The Laramie Project: Presented by local high school students, Sept. 8. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road, Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

Edgar Allan Poe Academy: School kids take on some of Poes classics. 1:30 pm, 7:30 pm Oct. 26-28. Agnes Wahlstrom Youth Playhouse, 3280 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. Ages 5+. $8. Ticket: 77-231-6990; riversidetheatre.com.

101 Dalmatians Kids: 1:30 pm and 7:30 pm, Dec. 1-2. Anne Morton Theatre, 3280 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. Ages 4+. $8. Ticket: 772-231-6990; riversidetheatre.com.

Disneys Little Mermaid Jr.: Anne Morton Theatre, 3280 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach, 7:30 pm Dec. 7, 1:30 pm Dec. 8-9,15-16. Ages 4+. $5-$16. Ticket: 772-231-6990; riversidetheatre.com.

The Nutcracker: Florida Arts amp; Dance, Co. 7 pm Dec. 6; 2 pm and 7 pm Dec. 8; 4 pm Dec. 9. The Lyric Theatre, 59 Flagler Ave., Stuart. 772-288-4150.

The Fisherman and His Wife: Riverside Childrens Theatre Touring Company. 1:30 pm Dec. 28-29. Anne Morton Theatre, 3280 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. Ages 4+. $8. Ticket: 772-231-6990; riversidetheatre.com.

Scrambled Stories: Riverside Childrens Theatre Touring Company. 1:30 pm Jan. 19-20. Anne Morton Theatre, 3280 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. Ages 4+. $8. Ticket: 772-231-6990; riversidetheatre.com.

Schoolhouse Rock Live!: 7:30 pm Feb. 1, 15; 1:30 pm Feb. 2,3,9,10,16, 17. Anne Morton Theatre, 3280 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. $5-$16. Ticket: 772-231-6990; riversidetheatre.com.

Miss Nelson Is Missing: Riverside Childrens Theatre Touring Company. 1:30 pm April 6-7. Anne Morton Theatre, 3280 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. Ages 5+. $8. Ticket: 772-231-6990; riversidetheatre.com.

Wish: Original show about girl with magical powers. 7:30 pm April 19, 1:30 pm April 21, 27-28, May 4-5. Anne Morton Theatre, 3280 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. Ages 5+. $5-$16. Ticket: 772-231-6990; riversidetheatre.com.

THEATER/DANCE

Ragtime Audtions: 4 pm Aug. 29. Short vocal solo and a short movement audition, bring a copy of the sheet music. Wynne Black Box Theatre, IRSC Main Campus, 3209 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce. 772-462-7727; rshearer@irsc.edu.

Dancing in the Street: Theatre-Go-Round 4 course dinner and musical, 12:30 pm dinner, 2 pm show Sept. 9, 23; Oct. 7, 21 Nov. 4. 14th Avenue Steak House, 2023 14th Ave., Vero Beach. $45. Reservation: 772-252-9341; theatregoround@gmail.com.

Natalie Needs a Nightie: A madcap farce. 8 pm Sept. 21-22, Sept. 26-29, Oct. 3-6; 2 pm Sept. 23, 30 and Oct. 7. Barn Theatre, 2400 SE Ocean Blvd., Stuart. $20. Ticket: 772-287-4884; barn-theatre.com.

Menopause The Musical: 8 pm Sept. 28-29; 2 pm Sept. 29-30. King Center, Melbourne, $47+.

Alice-Traditionally Twisted: A modern jazz dance ballet by Reach. 8 pm Sept. 29; 2 pm Sept. 30. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens. Tickets $15-$20. 561-339-6360; reachdancecompany.com.

Cinderella: Florida Classical Ballet Theatre. 2 pm and 7:30 pm Oct. 6. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens. Tickets: $15-$32. 561-207-5900; fcbt.org.

Little Shop of Horrors: 8 pm Oct. 18-20; 2 pm Oct. 21. StarStruck Theatre, 2101 S. Kanner Highway, Stuart. $19.99-$39.99. 772-283-7787; StarStruckFL.com.

Amadeus: Oct. 30-Nov. 11. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road. Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

Celtic Thunder: 7:30 pm Nov. 2. King Center, Melbourne. $50.50.

DRUMLINE LIVE: 8 pm Nov. 15. King Center, 3865 North Wickham Road, Melbourne. 321-242-2219. $32.

The Music Man: Nov. 27-Dec. 16. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road, Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

The Nutcracker In Swing Time!: 7:30 pm Dec. 20-22, 1:30 pm Dec. 22-23. Anne Morton Theatre, 3280 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. $6-$18. Ticket: 772-231-6990; riversidetheatre.com.

Cathryn Fairlee Storyteller: 5 pm, Jan. 4. The Emerson Center, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach. $15 -$20. Ticket: 772-778-5249; TheEmersonCenter.org.

Singin in the Rain: Jan. 8-27, 2013. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road. Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

Girls Night: The musical. 8 pm Jan. 12. King Center, 3865 North Wickham Road, Melbourne. $47.+. Tickets: 321-242-2219.

Juan Siddi Flamenco Theatre Company: 8 pm Jan 25. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, 11051 Campus Drive, Palm Beach Gardens. $25-$30. 561-207-5900; eisseycampustheatre.org.

Burt Reynolds: 7 pm Jan. 30 and 31. The Lyric Theatre, downtown Stuart. 772-286-7827; lyrictheatre.com.

Doubt: Feb. 5-17, 2013. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road. Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

Thoroughly Modern Millie: Mar. 5-24, 2013. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road. Ticket: 561-575-2223; jupitertheatre.org.

Tamburitzans: Folk artists and the music, songs, and dances of Eastern Europe. 8 pm March 8. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, 11051 Campus Drive, Palm Beach Gardens. $25-$30. 561-207-5900; eisseycampustheatre.org.

Biloxi Blues: Presented by Montana Repertory Theatre. 8 pm March 21. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, 11051 Campus Drive, Palm Beach Gardens. $25-$30. 561-207-5900; eisseycampustheatre.org.

Jason Bishop: Americas hottest illusionist. 8 pm April 3. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, 11051 Campus Drive, Palm Beach Gardens. $25-$30. 561-207-5900; eisseycampustheatre.org.

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New maps may reduce tourism impacts on Hawaiian dolphins

Public release date: 27-Aug-2012
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Duke University

DURHAM, NC Over-eager eco-tourists intent on seeing spinner dolphins up close may inadvertently be disturbing the charismatic animals' daytime rest periods and driving them out of safe habitats in bays along Hawaii's coast.

Scientists at Duke and Stony Brook universities have developed a promising new tool that may help to limit repeated human disturbances and help reduce their negative impacts on the dolphins.

"Using the maps produced through this study we can identify the bays where the effects of human activities on spinner dolphins should be monitored most closely, and where immediate conservation actions are required," said David W. Johnston, research scientist at Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment.

The researchers' tool shows that only a small number of bays 21 out of 99 in a study area along the western coastlines of the main Hawaiian islands were suitable habitats for resting dolphins. Knowing this, "conservation efforts can be focused on specific areas of importance," Johnston said,

"We may be able to minimize detrimental effects on dolphins by putting restrictions or preventative measures into place in a relatively small number of bays, rather than limiting access to dolphins along the entire coast," said the study's lead author, Lesley H. Thorne, a lecturer in marine science at Stony Brook University, who received her PhD from Duke in 2010. "That benefits tourists and tourism operators as well as the dolphins."

In the study, the researchers used the geographic coordinates and key environmental factors such as water depth and calmness, the size and proportions of the bays and distances from deep-water foraging grounds for hundreds of spinner dolphin sightings made in the study area between 2000 and 2010. The results appear August 27 in the online, open-access peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE. It's available at http://bit.ly/PMtBGp

Spinners are small dolphins famed for their graceful aerial movements and balletic spins. They are found in tropical and subtropical oceans around the world and some divide their time between daytime rest periods in shallow, protected bays and nighttime foraging in more exposed waters.

Distinguishing between sightings of resting and active dolphins was key to defining critical habitats, Thorne said. While socially active spinner dolphins are more tolerant of humans' presence, resting dolphins will leave the safety of a bay and retreat to less suitable open waters if humans repeatedly disturb them.

"Sleep is essential for most animals," added Johnston. "When deprived of their necessary 'zzzz's,' they gradually show a decreased ability to process information and remain attentive to environmental stimuli. In technical lingo, we call this a 'vigilance decrement'."

Spinner dolphins are no exception to the rule. The researchers say dolphins that experience human harassment every day during their rest periods never fully recover their vigilance decrement. Their ability to forage successfully and detect the presence of nearby predators is also degraded, and their ability to produce sounds to communicate and navigate may also be impaired, he said.

Scientists and conservationists have long worried that spinners' popularity with tourists and overlap of their resting habitats with popular ocean recreation destinations may be placing them at risk. Reports of interactions have increased sharply in recent years, but few published studies have examined the detrimental impacts these interruptions may have on the animals, especially at the population level.

"It would be next to impossible to survey spinner populations and human activities in every bay that might be a resting habitat," Thorne said. "We're talking about hundreds of bays in the Hawaiian islands alone."

"Using predictive models, such as the maximum entropy spatial modeling approaches we've produced, is a much more cost-effective method," she said. "This type of modeling has only recently been applied to the study of marine mammals, but our study suggests it may be especially useful."

Thorne and Johnston plan to test their models by conducting similar studies of spinner dolphin distributions and habitat use in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and other sites in the Pacific islands region. Results from those studies, they said, could confirm the new models' usefulness.

Johnston and Thorne's co-authors on the PLoS ONE study include Dean L. Urban, professor of landscape ecology at Duke's Nicholas School, and Lars Bejdar, associate professor at Murdoch University, Australia, and adjunct assistant professor at Duke.

The data on spinner dolphin sightings used to develop the models in the study were provided by a team of eight additional co-authors from Murdoch University, the Pacific Islands Photo-Identification Network, the Cascadia Research Collective, the Hawai'i Marine Mammal Consortium, the Hawai'i Association for Marine Education and Research, the Dolphin Institute, the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Hilo, UH at M?noa, and Marine Mammal Research Consultants.

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"Predictive modeling of spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) resting habitat in the main Hawaiian Islands," L.H. Thorne, D.W. Johnston, D.L. Urban, J. Tyne, L. Bejder, R.W. Baird, S. Yin, S.H. Rickards, M.H. Beakos, J.R. Mobely Jr., A.A. Pack, M.C. Hill. PLoS ONE, August 24, 2012. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043167

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Contact: Tim Lucas
tdlucas@duke.edu
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Duke University

DURHAM, NC Over-eager eco-tourists intent on seeing spinner dolphins up close may inadvertently be disturbing the charismatic animals' daytime rest periods and driving them out of safe habitats in bays along Hawaii's coast.

Scientists at Duke and Stony Brook universities have developed a promising new tool that may help to limit repeated human disturbances and help reduce their negative impacts on the dolphins.

"Using the maps produced through this study we can identify the bays where the effects of human activities on spinner dolphins should be monitored most closely, and where immediate conservation actions are required," said David W. Johnston, research scientist at Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment.

The researchers' tool shows that only a small number of bays 21 out of 99 in a study area along the western coastlines of the main Hawaiian islands were suitable habitats for resting dolphins. Knowing this, "conservation efforts can be focused on specific areas of importance," Johnston said,

"We may be able to minimize detrimental effects on dolphins by putting restrictions or preventative measures into place in a relatively small number of bays, rather than limiting access to dolphins along the entire coast," said the study's lead author, Lesley H. Thorne, a lecturer in marine science at Stony Brook University, who received her PhD from Duke in 2010. "That benefits tourists and tourism operators as well as the dolphins."

In the study, the researchers used the geographic coordinates and key environmental factors such as water depth and calmness, the size and proportions of the bays and distances from deep-water foraging grounds for hundreds of spinner dolphin sightings made in the study area between 2000 and 2010. The results appear August 27 in the online, open-access peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE. It's available at http://bit.ly/PMtBGp

Spinners are small dolphins famed for their graceful aerial movements and balletic spins. They are found in tropical and subtropical oceans around the world and some divide their time between daytime rest periods in shallow, protected bays and nighttime foraging in more exposed waters.

Distinguishing between sightings of resting and active dolphins was key to defining critical habitats, Thorne said. While socially active spinner dolphins are more tolerant of humans' presence, resting dolphins will leave the safety of a bay and retreat to less suitable open waters if humans repeatedly disturb them.

"Sleep is essential for most animals," added Johnston. "When deprived of their necessary 'zzzz's,' they gradually show a decreased ability to process information and remain attentive to environmental stimuli. In technical lingo, we call this a 'vigilance decrement'."

Spinner dolphins are no exception to the rule. The researchers say dolphins that experience human harassment every day during their rest periods never fully recover their vigilance decrement. Their ability to forage successfully and detect the presence of nearby predators is also degraded, and their ability to produce sounds to communicate and navigate may also be impaired, he said.

Scientists and conservationists have long worried that spinners' popularity with tourists and overlap of their resting habitats with popular ocean recreation destinations may be placing them at risk. Reports of interactions have increased sharply in recent years, but few published studies have examined the detrimental impacts these interruptions may have on the animals, especially at the population level.

"It would be next to impossible to survey spinner populations and human activities in every bay that might be a resting habitat," Thorne said. "We're talking about hundreds of bays in the Hawaiian islands alone."

"Using predictive models, such as the maximum entropy spatial modeling approaches we've produced, is a much more cost-effective method," she said. "This type of modeling has only recently been applied to the study of marine mammals, but our study suggests it may be especially useful."

Thorne and Johnston plan to test their models by conducting similar studies of spinner dolphin distributions and habitat use in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and other sites in the Pacific islands region. Results from those studies, they said, could confirm the new models' usefulness.

Johnston and Thorne's co-authors on the PLoS ONE study include Dean L. Urban, professor of landscape ecology at Duke's Nicholas School, and Lars Bejdar, associate professor at Murdoch University, Australia, and adjunct assistant professor at Duke.

The data on spinner dolphin sightings used to develop the models in the study were provided by a team of eight additional co-authors from Murdoch University, the Pacific Islands Photo-Identification Network, the Cascadia Research Collective, the Hawai'i Marine Mammal Consortium, the Hawai'i Association for Marine Education and Research, the Dolphin Institute, the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Hilo, UH at M?noa, and Marine Mammal Research Consultants.

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"Predictive modeling of spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) resting habitat in the main Hawaiian Islands," L.H. Thorne, D.W. Johnston, D.L. Urban, J. Tyne, L. Bejder, R.W. Baird, S. Yin, S.H. Rickards, M.H. Beakos, J.R. Mobely Jr., A.A. Pack, M.C. Hill. PLoS ONE, August 24, 2012. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043167

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Dust: An Elysian Tail (XBLA) Review By Canadian Online Gamers ...

Canadian Online Gamers - "I?ll admit it, at first glance Dust: An Elysian Tail did not catch my attention. An XBLA 2D platformer with childish looking cartoon characters, it really wasn?t something that was on my radar. I questioned why a game such as this was chosen to be the final title in this year?s Summer of Arcade. After researching the game a bit further I discovered that the developer Humble Hearts consisted of just one man. All of a sudden I found myself intrigued. Winner of the XNA Dream Build Play competition in 2009, I was curious to find out if Dust: An Elysian Tail was truly deserving of its accolades." (Dust: An Elysian Tail, Xbox 360) 84/100

Source: http://n4g.com/news/1067710/dust-an-elysian-tail-xbla-review-by-canadian-online-gamers

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Isaac heads for U.S. Gulf Coast after drenching south Florida

KEY WEST, Florida (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac lashed south Florida with winds and heavy rain on Sunday after battering the Caribbean, threatening to interrupt most U.S. offshore oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and disrupting plans for the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

Isaac is expected to strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane and hit the Gulf Coast somewhere between Florida and Louisiana at midweek - on or near the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina - the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in an advisory.

A hurricane warning was issued for the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, including New Orleans, which was devastated when Katrina struck the city on August 29, 2005, killing more than 1,800 people and causing billions of dollars of damage to the Gulf Coast.

In Louisiana, Governor Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency and said 15 low-lying parishes outside New Orleans' newly built, $14.5 billion flood defense system would likely be under mandatory evacuation orders by Monday.

"There's really nothing that's going to stop this storm from forming and from strengthening," said Jindal, a seasoned crisis manager who has weathered such disasters as the 2010 BP oil spill.

On Mississippi's Gulf Coast, residents started stocking up on supplies and securing their homes. "It is packed. They are clearing the shelves," said Lindy Stewart after shopping at a Sam's Club in Gulfport. Stewart said she bought bread, lunch meat and other "stuff you need to survive a couple of days without power."

The Mississippi State Port Authority ordered the port of Gulfport cleared of all cargo vessels and cargo containers.

Isaac is forecast to become a hurricane either late Monday or Tuesday. The NHC said the storm was expected to eventually intensify to a Category 2 hurricane with "extremely dangerous" sustained winds of 105 miles per hour as it swept through the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Forecasters are predicting a more westward track that could bring Isaac over the heart of the U.S. offshore oil patch, which produces about 23 percent of U.S. oil output and 7 percent of its natural gas output.

SHUTTING OIL PRODUCTION

Meteorologists at Weather Insight, an arm of Thomson Reuters, predict the storm will spur short-term shutdowns of 85 percent of the U.S. offshore oil production capacity and 68 percent of the natural gas output.

With the threat to offshore oil infrastructure and Louisiana refineries, U.S. crude oil prices traded up 75 cents to $96.90 a barrel in Asia early Monday.

Once ashore, the storm could wreak havoc on low-lying fuel refineries along the Gulf Coast that account for about 40 percent of U.S. refining capacity.

That could send gasoline prices spiking just ahead of the U.S. Labor Day holiday, analysts said. "It's going right in the heart of refinery row," Phil Flynn, an analyst with Price Futures Group in Chicago, said on Sunday.

London-based BP Plc, the biggest U.S. Gulf producer, said it was shutting production at all of its Gulf of Mexico oil and gas platforms and evacuating all workers on Sunday.

At 8 p.m. EDT (2400 GMT) on Sunday, Isaac was about 60 miles southwest of Key West at the southernmost tip of the U.S. mainland, packing top sustained winds of 65 mph and churning west-northwest at 15 mph.

Isaac was becoming better organized and faced favorable conditions, increasing the possibility that the storm could strengthen beyond a Category 2 hurricane, said NHC meteorologist David Zelinsky.

Tropical-force winds from the massive storm stretched across 400 miles, with rain bands extending even further, he added.

"It certainly is a large storm," he said, noting that wind gusts of 60 mph had been detected as far apart as Key West and Palm Beach.

The winds forced cancellations of hundreds of flights in and out of Miami, Fort Lauderdale and other south Florida airports. Miami Mayor Carlos Gimenez reported more than 500 cancellations affecting Miami International Airport alone.

More than half of the restaurants and other businesses were shuttered in the tourist haven of Key West after many visitors heeded official warnings to head home early. Isaac began moving away from the Florida Keys on Sunday evening.

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION SCHEDULE DISRUPTED

Republicans, who will formally nominate former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney as their presidential candidate for the November election, will convene their four-day meeting on Monday as scheduled, then recess until Tuesday.

Tampa, located on Florida's west coast, still faces a threat of both winds and heavy rains from Isaac. But forecasters said a slight westward shift in the storm's track helped put Tampa out of harm's way.

In Haiti, Isaac added to the misery of more than 350,000 survivors of the 2010 earthquake still living in flimsy resettlement camps as water gushed into tents and corrugated plastic shacks ripped apart by the wind.

Authorities in the impoverished nation said the storm had killed eight people, including three children.

In the Dominican Republic, officials said three people were missing, including the mayor of a town near Santo Domingo who was swept away as he tried to save another person from a flooded river.

No deaths or injuries were reported in Cuba, which got off lightly when the storm crossed its eastern flank instead of raking up the length of the island as originally predicted.

(Writing by Tom Brown.; Additional reporting by David Adams and Kevin Gray in Miami, Kathy Finn in New Orleans, Emily Le Coz in Tupelo, Matthew Robinson in New York, Kristen Hays in Houston, Jeff Franks and Nelson Acosta in Havana, Susana Ferreira in Port-au-Prince and Manuel Jimenez in Santo Domingo; Editing by David Adams and Christopher Wilson)

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National Briefing | Washington: Funding For Stem Cell Research Is Upheld

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When Lubbock resident Robin Raney took her 18-year-old daughter to visit The Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research this summer, she felt like she was sending Katie off to college.

The high school senior with autism is not quite ready for the higher education experience, Raney said, and her family has searched for years for what her next step will be when she graduates.

?It was like she had grown up in another country and didn?t look the same and didn?t talk the same and couldn?t communicate with other people around her,? said Robin Raney, who also serves on an advisory board for college students with developmental disabilities. ?When she walked in the (Burkhart Center), for the first time in her life, she felt like she had friends. She had never really had a friend.?

According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, autism, or autistic spectrum disorder, is a developmental disorder that appears in the first three years of life and affects the brain?s normal development of social and communication skills. ?

Established in 2005, the Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research is named for Jim and Jere Lynn Burkhart, who have made significant contributions to the establishment and supported the center.

The couple raised their autistic grandchild, and traveled across the country searching for answers.

?We have had Collin for 25 years, and 25 years ago, there was nothing at all for autism,? Jere Lynn Burkhart said. ?No one knew the word, even. In fact, Jim kept thinking they were saying ?artistic? instead of ?autistic.? We had to travel all over the United States. We had people come into Tulsa at the time, and spent a great deal of money trying to find out what to do with our autistic grandson. No one could diagnose for sure what the problem was. That?s why I didn?t want other parents to have to go through what we did. (We wanted) a place that they could go and have a diagnosis, and get help and be trained to help their child.?

The Burkhart Center?s primary objectives are to provide support and services for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families, train regular and special education teachers and conduct applied research that will increase the quality of life of those affected by ASD, the release states.

My comment:

Nowhere in this piece are we told why this is happening. The Burkharts claim that 25 years ago there was ?nothing at all for autism.? Suddenly today autism is being talked about everywhere in the U.S. Currently one in every 88 kids has autism, including one in every 54 boys. No one can explain why this is happening. The tired claim that it?s all just better diagnosing of a condition that?s always been around makes no sense. No one has ever been able to show us a comparable rate among adults. Officials tell us that 80 percent of Americans with autism are under the age of 18. That simple fact should scare us all. Officially, autism has no known cause or cure. There?s nothing a mainstream doctor can tell a new mother so that her healthy baby doesn?t also end up on the autism spectrum.

All of this is proof that we need to honestly and thoroughly address what?s causing this epidemic. If not, there?ll never be enough facilities or money to provide for all the disabled adults in the very near future.

Anne Dachel, Media editor: Age of Autism

Source: http://annedachel.com/2012/08/25/lubbock-avalanche-journal-texas-tech-breaks-ground-on-burkhart-center-for-autism-education-and-research/

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ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Results-focused, quality-driven with extensive expertise in handling accounting systems, finance, accounts payables and receivable and payroll management demonstrating consistent achievement of objectives, strong multi-tasking and service skills, and dedication to organizational goals. Analytical and logical thinker recognized ability to handle various accounting and financial functions. Dependable with acknowledged reputation for integrity, sound business acumen and versatility in adapting to new roles, tasks, applications, and environments. A team player with effective interpersonal and communication skills adept at driving customer loyalty initiatives and productivity gains through effective and efficient customer relationship management.

Core Competencies
Accounting Procedures ? Financial Analysis & Statements ? Organizational Leadership ? Process/System Improvements
? Client Relations ? Purchasing ? Administrative Functions ? QuickBooks & Great Plains Operations ? Accounts Receivable/Payables ? Vendor Relations ? Payroll ? Collections ? Customer Service ? Inventory ?

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cost Management Group ? Virtual Office 8/2009 ? Present
Accounting Manager
Managed accounts payables and receivables for three companies. Handled J/E?s and customer/vendor relations. Developed and maintained accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements. Obtained and maintained a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure. Managed bank activities and account reconciliations. Created and prepared spreadsheets on large vendor invoices/services for the CEO to review. Collaborated with controller on year-end close. Ensured accurate and timely processing of financial reports. Handled calculation of prorated amounts for customers.
Accounts Payable Manager 9/2007 ? 7/2009
Managed account payables for four companies, ensured invoices are paid on time. Handled issuing of purchase orders, reconciling of AP to bank statements and conducting cash flow analysis. Handled processing of vendor 1099?s, payment for commissions for 150 agents, reconciling of cash accounts and processing wires and ACH?S. Assisted CFO and Accounting Manager in the transition of accounting systems from QuickBooks to Great Plains. Handled purchasing of all IT equipment and office supplies, acquiring quotes from vendors to ensure best price. Conducted review on consultant?s time sheets, coded to proper g/l account and processed payments to consultants. Coordinated and reported to CFO and accounting manager. Conducted review on invoices and analyzed past due balances on vendor invoices. Created and issued letters to all vendors requesting for W-9s. Handled downloading of corporate American Express activity to excel sheets, coded to proper accounts and recorded transactions in the accounting system.
Bobcat of Northern Virginia, Bristow VA 8/2006- 7/2007
Service Administrator
Provided support in payroll and accounts receivable for a local construction machinery retailer with $7 million in annual sales. Handled data collection for hourly employees for payroll, tracked and entered payroll details including number of hours worked, billing time and location or accounts. Managed post cash receipts, performed daily bank deposits and handled collections of past due invoices. Generated service tickets and invoices, analyzed inventory to ensure accuracy, created, and provided monthly reports for the Service and Branch Manager. Identified and resolved customer service inefficiencies at first contact, which increased customer retention and customer satisfaction feedback. Integrated procedures to increase efficiency of customer invoicing, which improved account collection and increased company cash flow.
Stronghold Supply, Manassas VA 2005- 7/2006
Accounts Receivable/Collections Associate (Part-Time)
Established accounts and tracked financial transactions for a construction supply company. Maintained detailed records of financial transactions. Generated customer-billing statements and oversaw the collection process. Handled daily bank deposits and maintained accurate account reconciliations. Provided resolution to customer issues and streamlines collection process to keep collection activities up to date.

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCES (1984-1998)

Net100, Chantilly VA Accounts Receivable/Collections Associate 1996 ? 1998

Don Richards and Associates, Mclean VA Accountant 1996 ? 1998

L?Enfant Plaza Properties Property Management/Accountant 1984 ? 1990

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Radford University
Concentration: Economics

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Automotive Industry Action Group Commends the Release of Dodd ...

.@AIAG commends the #SEC on implementing #ConflictMinerals section of Dodd-Frank http://3bl.me/hyv9hv #csr EMAIL Tanya Bolden 2482134646 ABOUT Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) About AIAGEstablished in 1982, AIAG is a not-for-profit association where professionals from a diverse group of stakeholders - including retailers, suppliers of all sizes, automakers, manufacturers, service providers, academia, and government - work collaboratively to streamline industry processes via global standards development harmonized business practices. At AIAG, everything we do is inspired by our enduring mission, values and vision. Our vision statement guides every aspect of our business: AIAG is the catalyst for peak performance to establisha seamless, efficient and responsible supply chain. The organization was founded by visionaries from the three largest North American automotive manufacturers - Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors. Membership has grown to include Japanese companies such as Toyota, Honda and Nissan, heavy truck and earth moving manufacturers such as Caterpillar Inc. and Navistar International, and many of their part suppliers and services providers.Click here to read AIAG History Highlights. Aug 23, 2012 6:45 PM EDT (3BL Media) August 23, 2012 - The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) thanks the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), for issuing the final rule for implementing Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act[1] on Conflict Minerals. This is a major development that will further help our compliance efforts within the automotive industry. As AIAG analyzes and evaluates the final rule, we remain committed to collaborating with cross industry partners like EICC-GeSI and to continuing our efforts to pursue the development of necessary infrastructure such as the Conflict Minerals Reporting Platform (developed in collaboration with iPoint), to help supply chain participants source responsibly and meet their reporting requirements. ? About AIAG AIAG is a unique not-for-profit organization where, for more than 30 years, OEMs, suppliers, service providers, government entities and individuals in academia have worked collaboratively to drive down costs and complexity from the supply chain via global standards development and harmonized business practices. AIAG membership has grown to more than 900 members include preeminent OEMs, such as Caterpillar, Chrysler Group, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Navistar, Nissan, Toyota, and many of their parts suppliers and service providers. For more information, visit www.AIAG.org.? [1] http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ203/pdf/PLAW-111publ203.pdf Word Length exceeds! Please make sure, a single word can not be more than 50 characters.

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