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Dog on death row free after ripping girl's face
A DOG that spent the past two years on death row after he left a massive hole in a 7-year-old girl's face, has been released back to his owners.
Hank, the four-year-old Neapolitan Mastiff, was placed in the pound in May last year after he was declared a dangerous dog under Queensland's Animal Management Act 2008.
After a 16-month legal battle costing more than $30,000 and three civil appeals, Hank was released two weeks ago to his owners, Tam Bradshaw and Nathan Wallace and is now back at home in Moreton Bay, north of Brisbane this month.
But not everyone is as happy to have him home.
Since his return, Hank's family say they fear for their safety and have received a number of death threats aimed at their beloved dog.
Family members have told news.com.au they are extremely remorseful over the little girl's injuries and have complied with all council directions, but they are now terrified Hank will be baited or murdered.
Mr Wallace and Ms Bradshaw had taken Hank to a neighbourhood gathering in October, 2016, when the incident occurred.
The little girl and her mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, approached the couple to ask if she could pat their dog.
Hank was allegedly suffering from an ear infection at the time and Mr Wallace believes that the girl, who is now nine, may have unintentionally pulled on or hurt his ear, causing him to jump.
"My best guess is that he jumped and came down on her and his jaw met hers and cut her cheek," Mr Wallace said.
Court documents state there were no witnesses to the actual incident between the girl and Hank but there was "no direct evidence that Hank had acted in any way aggressively toward the child or any other person at the time".
The girl was raced to hospital and required plastic surgery to fix the large hole in her cheek.
It is understood that the girl, now aged nine, will require more surgery as her face grows.
According to Mr Wallace, the family felt terrible about the accident and did everything they could to make up for it.
"We have never denied that Hank was responsible for causing an injury to the girl and we will always be truly remorseful of that," he said.
Mr Wallace said he and his family had bought the girl presents, offered to pay for her medical expenses and even picked her and her mother up from the hospital when she was discharged.
"But we are now shattered, knowing that the entire time we were doing all of this, her mother was complaining to the council to try and get Hank killed," he said.
Seven months after the incident, council officers came to the couple's Rothwell home when they were both at work and, declaring Hank a dangerous dog, seized him and took him to the pound.
They left behind paperwork advising them that they were also seeking a destruction order for Hank.
Mr Wallace said despite their best efforts, the family wasn't allowed to see Hank for the next five days.
"We had to get lawyers involved just to see Hank in the pound," he said.
According to Mr Wallace, the highly trained dog struggled inside his 2m by 3m cage because he would only eat, drink, even urinate on command.
"He suffered liver damage from being on antibiotics for his entire stay, scars on his legs and paws, and he had kennel cough three times. It was terrible," he said.
The family launched a social media campaign including a website to save Hank, they collected 115,000 signatures for a petition to release him and amassed more than 6000 followers on Hank's dedicated Facebook page.
Protests were also held outside the council headquarters in Moreton Bay, with residents waving placards with Hank's face across it and the words "Save Hank. Dogs are Family."
After three appeals through the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, a ruling dissolved the destruction notice and declared that Hank did not have the character or history to warrant being put down.
The tribunal found there was no way to tell whether the child's facial injuries had come from a bite or a clawing, "although it cannot be disputed that the injury to the child was unquestionably serious and traumatic".
It also concluded the incident was "an isolated one", given that the dog had never exhibited aggressive behaviour towards children in the past.
"It is unfortunate that Hank has been impounded for such a lengthy period of time and it will obviously be necessary for Ms Bradshaw to be vigilant in ensuring … that Hank does not (pose) a threat to the safety of other animals or people," the tribunal concluded.
Moreton Bay Council did not respond to requests by news.com.au for comment.
Hank is now classified as a dangerous dog, which means he must be kept in his own pen at all times and wear a muzzle and a lead when out in public.
But despite having their beloved dog home, Mr Wallace say his family was frightened of retribution from the community over his release.
"We're worried he could be baited and killed after all our work to save him," he said.
"We have had death threats that Hank should be shot and that people want to jump the fence and kill him".
Mr Wallace has had to install security cameras in his home to try and protect their family and their dog.
"This whole ordeal has really rattled us and put the safety of my family at risk," he said.
Meanwhile the victim's mother told Channel 9 this week that her daughter is struggling to live with the emotional scars of what happened back in 2016.
She said she strongly believes that what occurred was an aggressive attack, not an accident, and that killing Hank was "the only safe option".
"We were utterly shocked and devastated at this," she said.
"When I told my daughter he was back in the street she was utterly sobbing her heart out."
The mother said she wanted Hank off the street for good and told another outlet: "Who is the victim here, the dog or my daughter?".


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"Assalamu'alaikum ustaz"
"Waalaikumussalam. Ramai geng" (quite a big gang you have there)
"Ada bungkus? Ada nak tambah?" (Any takeaways? Any add-ons?)
"Ada 2 roti kosong. Tak tambah" (2 plain rotis. Nothing to add)
Why would anyone ask about takeaways and add-ons? It was a weird question, but i appreciate that the shaykh is being friendly.
"Orang tadi dah bayar" (he paid for it already)
Ahhh, so that explains the takeaway question.
Upon hearing those four words, my heart shed a tender tear.
He paid for it.
To put it in another way: he, a prominent shaykh, a leader among the ranks of du'at, honoured you eventhough he hardly knows you.
To others that might only be worth a few ringgit. But to a jund majhul (unknown soldier) like me, that is more precious and poignant than attending daurahs every night of the week.
How true is this statement: a truthful man communicates to other truthful men more through his actions than through his tongue.
Afterwards i gave a message to him: "salam ustaz, jazakallah belanja roti canai pagi tadi (y)" (salam ustaz, thank you for the roti canai this morning)
And he replied.
"Antum orang mulia..allah sentiasa murahkan rezeki" (you are noble people..allah will always provide for you)
I will never delete that message :')
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Will new seminar help boost Vail's economy?
VAIL, Colorado – Margaret Rogers will never again scoff when Jamie Stone has a big idea. Stone's latest idea has morphed into something new for the Vail Symposium and may be a first step toward diversifying Vail's economy.
Stone and her husband, John, are widely credited with being the prime movers in organizing the new Living at Your Peak event, set for its debut session in Vail starting Thursday. The three-day event will focus on both physical and mental health and wellness. People who attend will hear a keynote presentation by tennis legend Martina Navratilova, and individual sessions include cycling with Tour de France rider Freddie Rodriguez, watching Steadman Clinic surgeon Dr. Peter Millett perform surgery or running with noted runner Uta Pippig. Beyond those activities are sessions on meditation, healthy sleep and other topics. Participants also can work up a customized health profile and dine with some of the valley's best chefs.
The athletes, doctors and academics at the seminar are all at the top of their respective fields, the kind of people you might not expect at the very first of any kind of event.
But, Stone said, the pitch to these various experts was actually easy.
"I just sent emails with 'Want to come to Vail?' in the subject line," she said.
The idea for the Living at Your Peak event came when Rogers, a Vail Town Council member, and Stone were out hiking near the Stones' Singletree home a couple of years ago.
Rogers said Stone asked what was going on in Vail at the time. Rogers then explained that the Town Council had just decided to try to help promote health and wellness programs as a way to diversify the town's economy and create more good-paying, year-round jobs for residents.
"A couple of weeks later, Jamie said, 'I've come up with a program,'" Rogers said.
Since the Stones had recently joined the Vail Symposium board, they were able to use that group as a launching pad for the event.
That program has consumed most of the Stones' time for nearly two years now, and Stone is as enthusiastic about Living at Your Peak now as the day she started.
"It's become our third child, in a way," Stone said. "We've loved, nurtured it."
While organizing the event – something the Stones hadn't done before – either John or Jamie spend hours on the phone, talking to potential presenters, trying to ensure Living at Your Peak didn't just get top people but the right people. And, Rogers said, there's a list of several people who didn't get invited to this year's event but who will probably be asked to come next year.
The Vail Symposium for some time has focused on one-evening events. Living at Your Peak is a new experience for most of the people associated with the group. But board member Elaine Kelton has been associated with the Symposium since its founding in 1971 and said this three-day format will be familiar to the early participants.
"It was originally a three- or three-and-a-half-day program," Kelton said. "We'd get 600 people up at Eagles Nest."
The idea of those early symposiums was to look at broad issues through a local lens, Kelton said, with Vail leaders then acting on what they'd learned.
"It was part of building community," she said.
That community-building idea could flower again with Living at Your Peak.
"It's part of a vision of what we (in Vail) aspire to," Kelton said.
Rogers for several years has touted Vail as a potential center for things Living at Your Peak will explore. She also believes the event could plant a seed of something bigger.
"It takes a while for events to catch on," Rogers said. "I hope this one grows."
And, she added, she'll never again tell Jaime Stone, "Great – good luck with that."
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This week in personnel announcements and new hires, Miriam Schmitter joined Commonfund Capital in London and Gregg Secor joined the Phoenix Cos.
Schmitter Goes to Commonfund Capital
Commonfund has announced that Miriam Schmitter has joined the London office of its subsidiary Commonfund Capital Inc. as director. In this position, she will report to Mark Hoeing, managing director, and focus on research and investments in private equity, venture capital and natural resources.
Prior to joining, Schmitter was managing director, head of international private equity research for Cambridge Associates in London. She started with Cambridge in Boston in 2005. Earlier, she was investment manager, private equity fund investments for Allianz Private Equity Partners in New York and Munich. Earlier, she was an investment professional at DB Capital Partners/DB Investors, private equity investment units of Deutsche Bank AG in Frankfurt and served as a consultant for Deloitte & Touche.
Secor Joins Phoenix Cos.
Gregg Secor has joined the Phoenix Companies as assistant vice president and chief underwriter. He reports to Scott Schuetz, vice president, growth delivery and operation.
Secor was previously president and CEO of APEX Underwriting Solutions. Earlier in his career, he was an underwriter for Phoenix.
AllBackoffice Welcomes Morua
AllBackoffice Consulting has announced that Marty Morua has joined the firm. In his new role, he will assist with marketing and sales efforts and facilitate introductions to gatekeepers in the independent advisor space.
Morua spent 13 years with TD Ameritrade, beginning as a relationship manager in 1995. Since that time he has worked as an industry consultant.


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For the one in six couples struggling to fall pregnant, several intertwined factors could be to blame.
A weighty issue
Gynaecologist Dr Bronwyn Devine is a Fertility Specialist at Monash IVF. "We take weight seriously," she said. "In women, obesity is associated with increased risk of almost all pregnancy complications including miscarriage, stillbirth, gestational diabetes, and difficulty with labour and birth. Overweight women can also struggle to ovulate regularly without assistance.
"We need to be careful [advising about] rapid weight loss though…yoyo dieting can be detrimental to long-term reproductive health." Weight loss should be achieved "sensibly and slowly" so that the weight stays off.
"However being underweight has significant effects on ovulation as well, and, if pregnancy is achieved, can be associated with growth restriction in the baby," Devine acknowledged.
Men haven't been let off the hook. "Obesity is associated with hormonal effects, inflammatory changes and oxidative stress, leading to low sperm counts, fragmentation of sperm DNA and other fertility issues," Devine said.
Environmental agent-exposure
"The effects of cigarettes, alcohol and recreational drugs on reproductive health are well known," Devine said. "There is also increasing evidence that exposure to harmful substances in our everyday environment may be having long-reaching effects on our ability to reproduce."
Plasticisers (substances that keep plastics flexible) have been linked to multiple adverse health effects, "including altered reproductive development and male fertility issues," Devine said. Bisphenol A in hard plastics for example is an "endocrine (hormone) disrupting chemical that can have trans-generational effects on [egg and sperm development]." Her tip? "Don't use plastic wrap or plastic containers when heating food in the microwave."
What about stress?
The relationship between stress and infertility is complex, and the evidence around this is conflicting, Devine acknowledged. "But we do see that approaches such as mindfulness and acupuncture can work with stress reduction, and that pregnancy sometimes follows. [And sometimes,] after years of infertility and eventual success with assistance, couples then conceive another child or two spontaneously."
An 'all or nothing' approach is another stressor. "I see a number of women who work hard, exercise vigorously and eat a restrictive diet," Devine stated. "Their menstrual cycles are often irregular or they don't cycle at all. They believe they are doing the right thing and so fertility should come easily.
"The opposite is often true. These women may need to gain a little weight and [address their stress] levels to improve their chances of a healthy pregnancy."
Then there's the stress of IVF. "We meet people who have faced years of infertility and watched their friends and family conceive easily, while they have suffered month after month of negative pregnancy tests," Devine said. "A standard IVF cycle has a success rate of about 30-40 per cent, but factors [like the age of the person whose eggs are being fertilised will impact this.]
"At our fertility peak, natural intercourse has a maximum chance of pregnancy of about 25 per cent per month, so the IVF success rates need to be taken in context. Nevertheless, when a cycle is not successful, couples and singles do become quite despondent.
"We need to be aware of this, and ensure a whole IVF treatment team is there to provide support," said Devine, who works alongside psychologists and counsellors. "A lot of those facing infertility are struggling and need to be able to voice this."
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WASHINGTON - It may start with a couple of small dark spots on the grout where the shower stall meets the tiled wall. A few days later, they multiply.
"For most people it's just kind of an ugly pain. Their bathroom gets these black stains," said Ken Collier, editor-in-chief of The Family Handyman.
For others, though, "it's an allergen, like cat hair, dog hair," he said. If it's not removed, it can result in respiratory problems or other allergy symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Mold and mildew, which the Federal Emergency Management Agency calls "mould in early stage," can grow on a wide range of surfaces as long as moisture is present, and they can give your house a musty smell.
"It's an indication of dampness, like in bathrooms that are not ventilated very well," said Kathie Birenbaum, who works in households at Strosniders Hardware Store in Bethesda, Md.
"Molds can gradually destroy the things they grow on," the Environmental Protection Agency says in a pamphlet for consumers on its website. "You can prevent damage to your home and furnishings, save money and avoid potential health problems by controlling moisture and eliminating mould growth."
It's important to do both — control the moisture and clean up the mould — to keep it from growing back, the EPA says.
Cleaning large areas — more than 10 square feet, the EPA says — might require a contractor trained in mould removal. For smaller areas, it can be a do-it-yourself job.
Frequently, the bathroom is the first place that a homeowner or apartment dweller might notice mildew.
"A lot of people take a shower, get out of the shower" and go on their way, Collier said. "Basically, they've left all this water on the walls and floor of the shower and surprise, surprise, the bathroom is damp and you find mildew growing on the grout."
Often, condensation — not a leak — is the source of the moisture, Collier said.
"The bathroom fan is a big part of keeping the moisture level down in the bathroom," he said. "If there isn't one, put one in. If there's a small one, put in a bigger one or use it more."
Opening the bathroom window also helps, as does more frequent cleaning, according to the EPA.
Collier also suggests using a squeegee to wipe down the shower walls.
There are many products available for cleaning mildew and mould, but homeowners also can mix their own. A bleach solution that CDC says should be "no more than 1 cup of bleach in 1 gallon of water" can be used to clean and kill mildew.
"For the typical homeowner, they would scrub it down really well with bleach water and then they should seal the grout, seal it once a year or so to keep it water tight," Collier said.
Wear protective gloves while cleaning. The CDC also recommends protective eyewear.
If you can't get rid of the mildew with bleach, you might have to dig out the grout and replace it, Collier said.
For those looking for an environmentally friendlier alternative to bleach, Collier said one of the products that mould experts recommend is Concrobium, which also can be used as a fog if a whole room is affected.
It's not just bathrooms where you'll find mould or mildew.
"Sometimes people find it in closets where there's limited air circulation, and where maybe there's a cool wall and it's humid," Collier said.
Or there could be condensation around heating ducts, and you'll find a mouldy patch on the ceiling.
Moisture from roof leaks also can lead to growth of mould and mildew.
If you paint over mildew, the paint likely will peel. Birenbaum says there special primers that inhibit mould growth.
Mona Weingarten of Washington, D.C., wasn't aware that there was mould in her house. She didn't see anything or smell anything. But when one of the tiles on the bathroom floor became loose, she called a contractor to fix it and he discovered mould. Mold later was discovered elsewhere in her house.
Weingarten, who has severe allergies, developed a fungal infection in her sphenoid sinus and had to have surgery. After spending tens of thousands of dollars on remediation and related costs, she now has an environmental engineer test her house every six months and remove any mould spores. She has the air filters in her heating and air conditioning system changed every three months, and a dehumidifier runs in her basement.
"It's not something you want to repeat," she said.


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Free Genomics Project
From Multiomics.org
Getting our own genome information should be free eventually.
All the babies have the right to know their genome information and no-cost analysis tools.
Genome analysis tools are provided openfreely.
FGP is the same as PGxP (Personal Genomics Project) different from Personal Genome Project of George Church.
FGP is initiated by BiO Centre. BiO center is a virtual on-line center for free information exchange in the universe. The first target is free exchange for all the biological information.
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If you are a fan of Sci-Fi RPG's you might be interested in the upcoming game Mars War Logs, releasing in May on various platforms. Developed by Spider Studios, Mars War Logs takes the player to the red planet years after a catastrophic event wreaks havoc on the planet and its colonists. Water has become a scarce resource which propels chaos amongst various factions who seek to control it.
Mars War Logs will present you with difficult choices that will directly influence the outcome of your game. For instance, defeating and killing a human opponent in battle will garner you more money but will cause many characters to fear you. The RPG offers the player total freedom and features an extensive crafting system which allows you to create and modify your gear. Defeat the creatures of Mars by choosing from dozens of skills and perks to develop your character Roy. Choices and actions Roy carries out at your hand directly affect the people you encounter and even possibly the whole fate of Mars.
Check out the video below for an in-depth look at Mars War Logs with the CEO of Spiders Studios, Jehanne Rousseau. Mars War Logs comes to PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 in May.


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Much to my surprise Cortney Palm is not the name of a porn star but apparently an actual actress who has done actual movies. She's been confirmed for the cast of the upcoming "Silent Night" remake. The killer Santa flick already has Jaime King, Malcolm McDowell and Jamie Kennedy on board so things are shaping up nicely. Seriously, last name Palm? That's fake, right?
"The Dead" is so hot with the kids right now and it looks like the cult hit has already scored itself a sequel Well alright it's not official yet. But there's a script. And everyone wants to make it. And they're going to make it. But it's not official.
If you're like me then you loved the show "Chuck" but lost interest around the second to last season and then saw that the show was ending and said things like "I should really catch up on that" and you never did. I'm sure there's a lot of you out there. So like me you're probably mildly happy to see Vik Sahay from the show joining the cast of the upcoming werewolf romp "Wer". Not happy about the movie or anything. Just happy to see the guy getting some work.
So Universal is going to remake "Van Helsing" with Tom Cruise? Because Hugh Jackman isn't.... well you know the rumors right? I mean about both of them. Not together or anything. Just in general. I mean all the Broadway crap. I don't know. You didn't hear it from me.
If you're excited about "[REC] 3 Genesis", which I think you are because people seem to like those movies, then I've got good news for you. The film has finally been given a US release date of August 3rd for VOD and a limited theater run on September 7th. I mean I guess that's good news if you're in the US. Canadians probably don't give a crap. But hey, maple syrup is pretty awesome.
A.J. Cook, who may or may not be a regular cast member of "Criminal Minds" might just be taking on the lead role in a new flick called "Wer". I say "may" because it hasn't been confirmed yet but all signs point to her being the main lady in the flick which is a new found footage romp focusing on werewolves. Or not focusing on maybe. Ya know cause sometimes those movies have a lot of out of focus shots. It's a thinking joke. You'll get it.
I'm not going to bother explaining to you the plot of "Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark". Just know it's coming and there's a 95% chance some sort of former teen star is going to be in it. Possibly two of them. Some things are better left unspoken.
Am I the only one who has Elizabeth Olsen fever? I can't be. I just can't be! Oscar Isaac has got it. It's confirmed! He's just joined the cast of "Therese Raquin", a new film about a woman who plots to kill her husband after she finds herself in a steamy affair. I think this might be the first time I've used the word "steamy" in a news post. Let's agree to never let it happen again.
Say what you want about Russell Crowe but the guy has never made a bad movie, that's a fact. So I guess don't say what you want. You can say anything other than he's a bad actor. So the news that he's possibly in the running for the lead role in the upcoming "Robocop" reboot is nothing but good. Especially after yesterday's news that the guy who wrote "Gran Torino" is penning the script. An elder racist gladiator who turns into a robot? This is going to be the greatest movie ever.
If you see one "stranded in Moscow because of a weird alien invasion flick that came out last year on blu-ray or DVD" this year then I suggest you make it "The Darkest Hour" which has officially been confirmed to be hitting selves on April 20th. That was a long sentence huh? You fancy pants fat cats can even get it in 3D with special features that include... well I don't know. The movie is on there though I'm sure. It would have to be, wouldn't it?
"The Devil Inside" mastermind William Brent Bell has officially thrust the name of his next film upon the world. The film will be called "Wer" and will be a found footage flick about a man being held at a police station who turns into a werewolf. Shooting will begin on the project in April and if I was a betting man I'd say it'll be wrapped just in time for Mid-April.
Kevin Bacon has been confirmed for the lead role in the upcoming Kevin Williamson TV series which revolves around a serial killer who makes his own cult of murderers. No word on the title of the series but Bacon will be playing the role of the FBI agent trying to stop the evil doer. This has got me really excited about a whole new batch of clever Bacon puns that I can start using. None of which I can think of but I'm sure they'll be great.


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Dinosaur - Minmi paravertebra
Minmi paravertebra was an ankylosaur, a quadrupedal dinosaur covered in bony armour. It was discovered in 1964 near Minmi Crossing, Queensland, and was the first ankylosaur known from the Southern Hemisphere. Minmi had thin bony rods (ossified tendons, or 'paravertabrae') along its spine that may have been for muscle attachment. This extra muscle power along with its comparatively long legs may have made Minmi a speedy runner. A study of gut contents found that Minmi ate seeds, ferns and other soft plant material.
Ankylosaurs were heavy-bodied, quadrupedal herbivores. They were armoured for protection against predators. Minmi was unique among ankylosaurs (and other dinosaurs) in having small, backwardly directed bony projections (paravertebrae, or ossified tendons) along the backbone to provide extra attachment for back muscles. These were similar to the bony structures found in crocodiles that strengthen and support the back during the 'high walk'. Along with its unusually long legs, these paravertebrae suggest that Minmi could have outrun at least some predators rather than relying solely on armour for protection.
Minmi had belly armour (absent in most ankylosaurs and related stegosaurs) along with armour (scutes, spikes and dermal ossicles) over the neck and trunk. Minmi did not have a clubbed tail and, unlike almost all other ankylosaurs, had no dermal armour on the skull.
During the Early Cretaceous, part of Queensland formed a large island separate from the rest of Australia. The environment is interpreted as a mix of floodplains and woodlands. Although Minmi was found in marine sediments, it was undoubtedly washed out to sea from this nearby terrestrial environment.
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Minmi fossils have been found at two sites in central Queensland. The first specimen was found at Minmi Crossing near Roma on the western Darling Downs, southeast Queensland. A second specimen was later found at Marathon Station near Hughenden in north central Queensland. Although ankylosaur fossils have now been found in both New Zealand and Antarctica, these fossils do not appear to belong to Minmi.
Feeding and diet
A study of preserved gut contents (cololites) in Minmi shows that it ate the seeds and fruiting bodies of flowering plants as well as ferns and other soft-leaved plants. This is the first such study in either ankylosaurs or stegosaurs, and the best evidence yet for the diet of herbivorous dinosaurs. It suggests a mainly herbivorous diet for Minmi (one theory proposes that ankylosaurs may have been partly insectivorous). The plant material found in Minmi's abdominal region was finely diced, and Minmi may have cut its food with its serrated cheek teeth after nipping the vegetation off with its beak. The food would then be within the mouth (possibly helped by development of fleshy cheeks). Gastroliths were absent, suggesting that Minmi's teeth were quite efficient at processing food.
Fossils description
Between the Minmi Crossing and Marathon specimens, about 90 per cent of Minmi'sskeleton has been found, including parts of its armour. This makes it the most complete Australian dinosaur known. The Marathon specimen has much of the body armour, including dorsal neck and trunk armour, as well as smaller ossicles covering the body over the neck, and possibly the limbs, as well as the belly. A transverse band of scutes (plates) on the neck, and spines projecting from the hip, are also preserved. A third, partially articulated specimen has also been recovered in north central Queensland but has not yet been described.
Evolutionary relationships
Minmi is placed within the Ankylosauria as its most primitive member. It is neither nodosaurid nor ankylosaurid, despite having some features of both groups. In a recent analysis, Minmi was placed close to but outside of to Nodosauridae. Minmi lacks some typical ankylosaur features, either because of its primitiveness (the most likely explanation) or because it has lost these more advanced features. As a basal ankylosaur, Minmi's ancestors probably appeared around the Middle Jurassic, making Minmi a relict from an earlier period in the Early Cretaceous of Australia (a trend seen in many other Australian Cretaceous plants and animals).
- Carpenter, K. 2001. Chapter 21: Phylogenetic analysis of the Ankylosauridae. pp. 455-480 in Carpenter, K. (ed.) The Armored Dinosaurs, Indiana University Press, Bloomington.
- Molnar, R. E. 1980a. An ankylosaur (Ornithischia: Reptilia) from the Lower Cretaceous of southern Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20, 77-87.
- Molnar, R. E. and Frey, E. 1987. The paravertebral elements of the Australian ankylosaur Minmi (Reptilia: Ornithischia, Cretaceous). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen. 175, 19-37.
- Molnar, R.E. 1996. Preliminary report on a new ankylosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 39, 653-668.
- Molnar, R. E. 2001. Chapter 16: Armor of the small ankylosaur, Minmi. pp. 341-362 in Carpenter, K. (ed.) The Armored Dinosaurs, Indiana University Press, Bloomington.
- Molnar, R. E. and Clifford, H. T. 2001. Chapter 19: An ankylosaurian cololite from the Lower Cretaceous of Queensland, Australia. pp. 399-412 in Carpenter, K. (ed.) The Armored Dinosaurs, Indiana University Press, Bloomington.
Further reading
- Carpenter, K. (ed.) The Armored Dinosaurs, Indiana University Press, Bloomington.
- Long, J. A. et al. 2002. Dinosaurs of Australia and New Zealand and Other Animals of the Mesozoic Era. New South Wales University Press, Sydney; 188 pp.


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Warner Webb will assume the lead role in the Pierce County Fire Prevention Bureau on April 16, where he currently serves as a fire inspector.
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Substandard Sliders at Fern's White Diamond and Better Burger in New Jersey
In my recent Guide To Sliders in Northern New Jersey I listed two restaurants that I believed to still serve the genuine article but had not been able to try, though not through a lack of effort on my part. I had visited both on a number of occasions as I hunted sliders in Jersey, but always arrived too late; they both close in mid afternoon. I finally made it to both.
Fern's White Diamond
Fern's White Diamond
1208 1/2 E Grand Street, Elizabeth NJ 07201 (map); 908-352-8555
Cooking Method: Steamed griddled
Short Order: Classic preparation does not help the stale beef
Want Fries with That?Not especially. Serviceable though frozen
Price: Two hamburgers and fries, $4.95
Fern's started life as a general store called Cosmo's back in the 1960s. It reportedly sold sandwiches and groceries and later added a lunch counter. In 1980 it became part of the White Diamond chain, adding a griddle to the kitchen and hamburgers to the menu. The restaurant eventually doubled in size, taking over the adjacent store. Today the restaurant is called Fern's White Diamond and is a diner with burgers only being a small part of a broader menu.
The good news is that the burgers are prepared in the classic griddle-steamed method—the patty is mashed down on the griddle with onions, then the cheese and bun top it when it is flipped. The bad news it that when I visited the beef was hardly fresh. It looked brown even before hitting the griddle—oxidization had set in—and tasted muted and stale. I had but one bite before stuffing a napkin over it and the equally unappetizing fries, paying by bill, and beating a hasty retreat.
Perhaps if the beef had been fresh I might have noticed the white bun, coarsely chopped onions, and melted American, and reveled in the nostalgia of it all, looking at the world through griddle steamed glasses. But without the basic fulfillment of the unwritten but understood contractual obligation of the slider—that it uses fresh, clean beef—the hamburger here is a flop. The whole reason White Castle placed the griddle front and center, in plain view, when they invented the modern hamburger was to show that the consumer had nothing to fear and the beef was safe and fresh. Serving beef that is as oxidized as the burger that I had at Vern's "defeats the whole purpose," to quote Robert DeNiro as Jake Lamota in Raging Bull
Better Burger
Better Burger
1601 W Blancke Street, Linden NJ 07036 (map); 908-862-6128
Cooking Method: Griddle
Short Order: Too many corners are cut in this potentially decent burger
Want Fries with That? Adequate but frozen
Price: Cheeseburger, $1.30; double, $2.60
Freshness of beef was not a problem at Better Burger in Linden, New Jersey. The familiar pucks of pink beef from Jaszt Butcher in nearby Roselle—also used by White Rose and White Diamond of Linden—graced the griddle at this rather tattered diner in a sleepy part of Linden. Better Burger was once a White Diamond before fracturing from the mini chain and changing its name in the early 1990s. The current owners are deeply secretive and suspicious, not to mention the fact that they barely speak English and I speak nothing else.
They did let me take some pictures of the griddle, but I think it was in response to me being so annoying and pestering them with questions about hamburgers.
The beef might have been fresh, but any vibrancy and juiciness it might have had was left on the griddle as the cook pressed down on the patty with all his might, losing all the juice and resulting in a patty cooked so thoroughly that it was essentially all crust. Something was lost in translation when the new owners took over. The traditional method of cooking sliders is speedy, but the patties are allowed to cook on the griddle unmolested after an initial pressing while the buns are steamed on top. At Better Burger the process is certainly faster, but the result far worse. The burger cooks quickly, but only because it is paper thin by the time it has been mashed down repeatedly. The bun does not get steamed and the result is less than appetizing.
I refer to the owners as "new" in that they are not the original owners, but it turns out that they have owned the place for 15 years. I can't imagine that anybody would buy burgers here more than once, and it doesn't seem the type of place with much drive by business. Better Burger has surely seen better days, but apparently they serve enough burgers that the beef is fresh, although fast food joints offer juicier burgers, if you can imagine. The freshness of the beef is the only thing that is "better" here than at a national chain or another substandard slider joint, like Fern's White Diamond.


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Some bonds allow prepayment, others don't
Among capital-appreciation school bonds that have become controversial across California, some allow prepayment as an escape hatch and others do not.
The bonds generally allow school districts to pay nothing for decades, then require large balloon payments with accrued interest that can eventually cost more than $10 for every dollar borrowed.
The Watchdog reviewed the five local bond deals with the least favorable debt ratios and found that three of them ban prepayment. Two of them do offer prepayment, an option that could reduce interest costs down the road.
The Santee School District, Southwestern College and Poway Unified School District all are locked into the long-term interest costs on the bonds. Oceanside Unified and San Ysidro School District can prepay most of their bonds if they come up with the money.
Santee has the least favorable debt ratio in the county, according to a statewide database compiled by the Los Angeles Times, with its borrowing of $3.5 million in 2011 that will cost $58.6 million to pay back over the life of the bonds. The deal allows no prepayment.
Southwestern Community College District borrowed $10.4 million bond in 2011, which will end up costing taxpayers $116.1 million. That deal also lacks a prepayment option.
Poway Unified School District's deal to borrow $105 million at a cost of $981.6 million also carries no prepayment option.
Southwestern and other districts suggested looking at the capital bond deals in the context of their overall borrowing programs.
"Southwestern College has always looked for the best combination of financing that would be the most cost effective for taxpayers. This particular financing combination ensures taxpayers are not paying anything more than 3.3 times the original amount financed," Southwestern Spokeswoman Lillian Leopold said. "That is considerably lower than the repayment amount of a conventional home mortgage."
San Diego Unified School District issued $88.9 million in capital-appreciation bonds in 2010 that will cost $630.4 million by the time they are paid off in 2047, also with no prepayment option.
Other districts have structured their borrowings differently, allowing for prepayment of their bonds decades before they mature, including the bonds issued by the San Ysidro School District in 2011. The $15.6 million in bonds mature in 2050 at a maximum repayment cost of $228.9 million, or $14.68 for every $1 borrowed.
All but $580,000 of San Ysidro's bonds can be prepaid without any penalty in 2023, an option that, if taken, could save taxpayers millions of dollars.
San Ysidro school board member Jean Romero said she hopes the district's future school board members and administrators take the prepayment option, and reiterated that there are no penalties for doing so.
"What we're anticipating is that the tax base for the homes in that area will rise with new construction and with hopefully the economy getting better and that we will be able to afford to prepay," Romero said. "If we can pay it ahead of time, it would benefit everyone. It just makes good economic sense. So, hopefully we're able to do that."
While providing an option for prepayment may end up saving taxpayer money in the long run, if a district does not exercise the option it can end up costing taxpayers more. This is because bond investors look less kindly on bonds that may be redeemed before maturity. Asked if the bonds are harder to sell when they have a call option, San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister said that is one way of looking at it.
"But there's another side of it, for creating options for your board and future boards. It's a good thing to do, because you've created an option to allow you to roll it into a refinancing along the way," McAllister said. "You're giving your board and your taxpayers options. By locking it in you're giving them limited or no options."
McAllister's office has been a proponent of state legislation that would curtail use of such bonds and has assisted local elected officials in better understanding their faults. Like Southwestern College, other districts have described their capital bonds in the context of their larger bond deals to show the overall cost to taxpayers. McAllister said doing so prevents the public from learning about the capital bonds' high cost.
"The whole notion of trying to average the bond portfolio tends to be, at least from what we've seen, to be some sort of a smoke-screen to hide the higher payback ratio items in those portfolios," McAllister said. "That's something that is disturbing."
Another of the costliest San Diego County bond deals is the one issued by the Oceanside Unified School District in 2010, which does offer a prepayment option. The $30 million deal will cost taxpayers $279.7 million over 39 years if it is not prepaid. About half of the bonds can be prepaid or refinanced with no penalty starting in 2020.
Oceanside Associate Superintendent Luis Ibarra said the district wanted a prepayment option because the district wants flexibility. He said community input led to the decision and it wasn't the first district bond to include the option.
"The callable feature will provide the district with the flexibility to restructure the debt in the future," Ibarra said. "This flexibility has served us well in refinancing prior bond issuances at much lower interest rates thereby passing on the savings to the taxpayers of Oceanside."


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13 How to contact us
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Stocks ended higher Wednesday, with the Dow extending its gains to post a record high for the second-straight day, amid signs of improvement in the labor market.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 42.47 points to end at 14,296.24, after briefly crossing above 14,300 for the first time earlier in the session. Bank of America and Hewlett-Packard led the blue-chip gainers.
(Read More: After-Hours Buzz: PETM, MTN & More)
The S&P 500 added 1.67 points to finish at 1,541.46. The Nasdaq erased 1.77 points to close at 3,222.36. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, closed above 13.
Among key S&P sectors, materials ended modestly higher, while telecoms dragged.
"We've climbed a wall of worry—the only thing that's been pushing stocks up is the $85 billion of spending every month from the Fed. Don't fight the Fed!" said Adam Hewison, chief strategist at president of INO, adding that the Dow could extend its gains to 14,600-14,800 as a result. "But if [the Fed] tapers off, stocks will hit south. And the other fly in the ointment is Italy."
(Read More: Why Dow Record Could Be Good News for the Dollar)
Economic growth continued to show improvement in January and early February as consumer spending picked up, according to the Fed's Beige Book, a region-by-region assessment of the economy. The central bank expects the economy to maintain its gradual recovery, supported by the low interest rates and the ongoing bond-buying program.
"It's reasonable to think that the upside can continue—we're not here because of euphoric sentiment; we're here because we earned it," said Lawrence Creatura, portfolio manager at Federated Investors. "Earnings have increased beyond expectations. And if earnings continue to be strong, then stocks will continue to go up."
Meanwhile, some analysts warned that the rally may be the beginning of a bubble. U.S. shares are up almost 7 percent since the start of the year, European markets have gained about 5 percent, while in Asia, Japanese shares have soared almost 13 percent.
"I think stocks could very well rally through the rest of this year, even into 2014 based on this wave of money, but at some point it will pop and collapse, and that's what investors need to bear in mind," Jim Rickards of Tangent Capital, told CNBC Asia's "Squawk Box".
Dell gained amid news activist investor Carl Icahn has taken a position in the computer hardware maker of nearly 100 million shares, sources told CNBC, which would total his ownership to approximately 6 percent. Meanwhile, Icahn did not provide a comment to CNBC. Meanwhile, Dell holder Southeastern Asset Management has considered a counter-bid for the company, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Also on the tech front, Apple edged lower, putting a damper on the Nasdaq, after a batch of brokerages turned sour on the iPhone maker, Berenberg cut its rating on the company to "sell" from "buy." Citi lowered its price target to $480 from $500 and Barclays slashed its price objective to $530 from $575. Apple has plunged nearly 20 percent so far in 2013.
Qualcomm declined after Goldman Sachs removed the chipmaker from its "conviction buy" list, saying the chipset market has peaked this year.
Microsoft slumped to lead the Dow laggards after the European Union fined the software giant a hefty $731 million for breaking a pledge to offer PC users a choice of Internet browsers when they install the Windows operating system.
Among earnings, American Eagle Outfitters posted a higher quarterly profit, but shares tumbled after the teen apparel retailer handed in a disappointing current-quarter sales forecast, citing a tough economy.
Staples posted earnings that edged past expectations and also raised its quarterly dividend by one cent, but shares declined to lead the S&P 500 laggards after the office supply retailer reported revenue below estimates and estimates a lower-than-expected full-year forecast, due to weakness in Europe and North America.
Big Lots rallied to lead the S&P 500 gainers after the retailer topped Wall Street earnings and revenue expectations.
PetSmart and Vail Resorts are among notable companies slated to post earnings after the closing bell.
JCPenney slipped after Citi and Openheimer downgraded the retailer to "neutral" from "buy and to "perform" from "outperform," respectively. (Read More: Martha Stewart Denies Wrongdoing With JC Penney Deal)
(Read More: Rally Not Over, but Stocks No Bargain: Cooperman)
On the economic front, private sector employment jumped by 198,000 in February, according to ADP's monthly report. Economists polled by Reuters expected a gain of 170,000. The report comes two days before the Labor Department reports the widely-followed non-farm payroll figures, with economists expecting a gain of 152,000.
"If the employment data is better than expected, and the market fails to sustain a rally, it will be an indication that lots of good news is already priced in and that could exacerbate a downside move," wrote Elliot Spar, market strategist at Stifel Nicolaus.
Meanwhile, factory orders fell 2 percent in January amid weak demand for transportation equipment, according to the Commerce Department, against expectations for a decline of 2.2 percent. Orders gained 1.3 percent, excluding transportation.
(Read More: As Bull Market Turns 4, Traders Thank Bernanke)
Also on the economic front, weekly mortgage applications jumped 14.8 percent last week to its highest level since mid-January, reversing three weeks of declines as interest rates dropped, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
European shares pulled back from multi-year highs. Political uncertainty in Italy kept investors on edge amid a Reuters report that President Giorgio Napolitano is considering appointing a new technocrat government, led by a non-politician, as a way out of Italy's political stalemate.
—By CNBC's JeeYeon Park (Follow JeeYeon on Twitter: @JeeYeonParkCNBC)
Coming Up This Week:
THURSDAY: Bank of England announcement, Challenger job-cut report, ECB announcement, international trade, jobless claims, productivity & costs, quarterly services survey, natural gas inventories, consumer credit, Fed balance sheet/money supply, chain-store sales, Green Mountain shareholders mtg, weekly rail numbers; Earnings from Kroger, Smithfield Foods, H&R Block, Pandora
FRIDAY: McDonald's sales, non-farm payrolls, wholesale trade; Earnings from Ann, Foot Locker
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By Steve Peck and Bob Pratt
On Veterans Day, as we honor the men and women who sacrificed for our country, we are reminded of the vast number of veterans who are homeless in California. As veterans, we know firsthand the difficulties of transitioning back to civilian life and the challenges veterans face when they return home.
After experiencing our own challenges returning to civilian life after military service, we now serve other veterans, one of us through U.S.VETS , the other with Volunteers of America. Working to end homelessness among veterans in Southern California and elsewhere, we know that finding a decent place to live on today's wages, with today's housing prices, is not easy. In fact, half of all veterans earning low wages cannot afford their rent, putting them at risk of homelessness. These veterans, and the more than 16,000 veterans who experience homelessness on any given night in California, need affordable, stable places to rent.
Gov. Jerry Brown recently approved a bill that would provide more affordable rental options for veterans, should voters approve it as a ballot measure in June. Assembly Bill 639, by Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, will allow California voters to reallocate $600 million of unused veterans bonds, originally for homeownership, to build more apartments affordable to veterans and their families.
If approved by voters, AB 639 will make a difference for thousands of veterans. But it is one part of the solution. It will not end homelessness for veterans currently experiencing it alone, let alone prevent homelessness for the thousands of veterans at risk of homelessness.
Another important bill — Senate Bill 391, the California Homes and Jobs Act, by Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek — will create more affordable homes and apartments for veterans and their families, while also providing much-needed supportive services that some veterans need to remain stably housed.
Approved by the Senate, the California Homes and Jobs Act is now pending in the Assembly. This critical legislation would generate about $500 million every year in state investment, which would leverage an additional $2.85 billion in private and federal capital. Combined with AB 639 bond dollars and other funding sources, SB 391 will bring more of California's veterans "home" for good.
State Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi, D-Torrance, chair of the Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee, has said, "We must continue to fight for those who have fought for us." Assemblywoman Cheryl Brown, D-San Bernardino, a member of the Veterans Affairs Committee, has said, "Returning veterans are having a difficult time readjusting to life and it is our responsibility to help them in their transition."
We now ask Assemblymembers Muratsuchi and Brown to honor veterans this Veterans Day by supporting SB 391, so our community's returning military members and their families can have safe, stable, affordable places to call home.
Steve Peck is president of U.S.VETS. Bob Pratt is president of Volunteers of America, Greater Los Angeles.


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Following on from the wonders of Star Carr, here's our next video, 'The House As Old As Stonehenge'
A digging team has uncovered the remains of a building which is over 4000 years old. It's been found on the vast Neolithic landscape of Marden Henge situated within the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire.
The University of Reading Archaeology Department have been carrying out the excavations in collaboration with Historic England, the Arts & Humanities Research Council and the Wiltshire Museum.
Subscribe to our channel and follow us on Twitter (@DiggingDiaries) to keep up to date with all the new exciting digs and dives happening all over Britain this summer.
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We started to play at VaS a couple of days ago and we still can't agree when is the change to critical hit. First option is on natural 6 roll only, and the second on 6 roll after all modification to DD. Please help. Yeah, I know... this is obviuose, but...
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I have written down a checklist of the skills needed before kitesurfing in waves... Please comment if there is something that I forgot to mention.
Kitesurfing Checklist
1) Swim – unless wearing a PFD
Are you comfortable swimming in the ocean with waves crashing on your head while your kite is dragging you? Most people are not. Wear a PFD!
2) Deepwater Self Rescue
You are all alone… Can you FLAG your kite and wrap your lines? Grab the bridle folding the wingtip and sail back to shore?
3) Upwind/Downwind body drag & duck dive Are you proficient at body dragging while ducking under the waves before they slap your face? Try it without your board before going out. Never allow a wave to push you towards your kite and slack the lines* keep it powered!
4) Relaunch procedure in waves
Let go of the bar before you stall the kite, keep some line tension and swim with the waves if the kite is pulling you under.
5) Able to fall while keeping the kite in the sky
Send it to 12 when you fall and extend your arms or just let go.
6) Change directions quickly
Slide, hop, pivot, whatever… You gotta be able to turn on a dime!
7) Downlooping
Do not let the kite fall out of the sky… A quick downloop will put your kite right back in the power zone. Downlooping makes for a stylish S-turn and a quick waterstart as well.
Waterstart & Ride downwind
You've got to get speed asap or the shorebreak will crunch you! Point your board towards your kite and get moving so you can ollie over the whitewater.
9) Jump or Chop Hop
Speed is your friend… don't slow down and chop hop over little waves. Send it and jump over the bigger ones landing downwind keeping your speed.
10) Understand wave conditions & currents
Talk to the locals + be cool to surfers
11) Right of Way in surf
The dude on the wave has the ROW and generally* he is going to turn downwind to ride the wave, so keep clear.
12) Emergency plan/kite release protocol
What if the wind dies or turns offshore? What if the kite is getting pummeled in the waves? There are many different scenarios, but you need a plan for each! Listen and learn from others mistakes and kitemares!
NEVER do the following on a public beach or when kiting in the surf
- Never launch or land your kite with beachgoers less than 50m downwind of you
- Never fly your kite over non kiters heads
- Never ask some random person to catch your kite
- Never kite in between swimmers or surfers
- Never jump upwind of surfers
- Never kite out farther than you can swim
- Never catch a wave someone is already riding
- Toeside
- S turns
- High Speed Carves
- Wave Slash
- Boosting off Waves
- Air Transistions
- Waveriding
- Directional Skills
- Strapless
- Jibes & Tacks


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Monetary Policy in the Aftermath of Currency Crises : The Case of Asia »
Volume/Issue: 1998/170
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Taimur Baig , and Ilan Goldfajn
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 1998
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451858396.001
Keywords: interest rates, exchange rate, exchange rates, real interest rates
This paper evaluates monetary policy and its relationship with the exchange rate in five Asian crisis countries. The findings are compared with previous currency crises in recent history. The paper finds no evidenc...