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10 Reasons Albert Haynesworth Will Never Play Again for Washington RedskinsJune 22, 2010
Albert Haynesworth's days in Washington are numbered. Here are 10 reasons why he will never again play for the Redskins.
He has demanded to be traded
The Redskins have already fulfilled their part of the bargain by paying Albert Haynesworth. Now, he has demanded a trade, after making off with a $21 million bonus in April. There is nothing else the organization can do to satisfy this man.
He refuses to play in a 3-4 defense
Haynesworth has made it clear that he has no desire to play in a 3-4 defensive scheme, regardless of the position. He wants "freedom to make plays," according to him, and the 3-4 won't allow him to do that. In other words, he wants individual glory, not what is best and most successful for the team.
The Redskins need to make an example of him
Mike Shanahan and Bruce Allen are changing the entire culture of the Redskins organization. Part of that process is making players realize that there will no longer be players who are "above" the team, and the same set of standards will be used for all players.
Mike Shanahan doesn't like him
You can see the contempt in Shanahan's face whenever Haynesworth's name is mentioned. Players like Haynesworth go against everything Shanahan stands for, and once a player gets on his bad side, there is no going back.
He has embarrassed Dan Snyder
Daniel Snyder was ecstatic to sign Haynesworth to his mega-deal last year. And now, Haynesworth has shown no appreciation for the millions of dollars that were invested in him. Already, this will go down as the biggest free agent bust of all time, and Snyder probably wants to put this in the past as quickly as possible.
His teammates don't want him back
Team leaders like London Fletcher and Phillip Daniels have called Haynesworth selfish, and have publicly called him out for his anti-team behavior. They don't want to work with someone who doesn't want to be a part of the team, and if he came back, the tension would be palpable.
He is lazy
Haynesworth's work ethic after he received his fat contract has been atrocious. It was clearly evident last year, when he was so often winded, that his physical conditioning is completely lacking.
He can't stay on the field long enough to be productive
How many times last year was Haynesworth rolling around on the field after a seemingly minor injury? Too many times. It may have been a ploy to catch a breather on the sideline, or his toughness may leave something to be desired.
The Redskins can't afford to have his negativity affect the team
After the demand to be traded, and after everything that has been said by both sides, the Redskins would be inviting cancer into their locker room if they allowed Haynesworth to play this year. His teammates don't want him around, he seems like he doesn't want to play football, and his negativity could destroy the team unity from the inside out.
The Redskins could use some more draft picks next year
After the deals with the Eagles and Saints for McNabb and Brown, the Redskins will be without a third and fourth round draft pick next year. The Redskins still need a good round of youthful infusion from the next draft, so it would be useful to pick up some extra picks from a Haynesworth trade.


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BATON ROUGE, La. – President Barack Obama toured a flood-damaged neighborhood here on Tuesday and urged Americans rally behind residents, many of whom have complained in recent days of feeling forgotten.
The floods that hit Baton Rouge killed 13 and have been described as the worst natural disaster in the United States since Hurricane Sandy in 2012. But the damage and suffering have not received as much news coverage as that crisis.
"Sometimes once the floodwaters pass, people's attention spans pass," Obama said. "This is not a one-off, this is not a photo-op issue . . .this is how do make sure a month from now, three months from now, six months from now people are still getting the help they need."
So far more than 100,000 people in Louisiana have applied for federal assistance. The government, meanwhile, has set aside $127 million to help those displaced find temporary housing, pay for home repairs and collect flood insurance. But the president cautioned that federal relief alone wouldn't be enough to replace the losses.
Obama praised federal, state and local officials for their quick response to the crisis and promised more help was on the way.
Before leaving Baton Rouge, he also planned to meet with the family of Alton Sterling, a black man fatally shot by police in an incident that reignited the debate over law enforcement use of force against African Americans, as well as with the families of slain and injured officers of the Baton Rouge Police Department and East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, White House officials said.
Obama landed in Louisiana on a stiflingly humid day and walked through one of the city's hardest hit neighborhoods, where local residents were mourning lost friends and relatives, hauling away debris and helping each other.
The president described one elderly woman who had lost her daughter and was living alone, but was being helped by the son of one of her neighbors.
He said he spoke with another young woman whose husband had died shortly after the birth of her second child. The woman told Obama that her daughter was trying to salvage keepsakes that reminded her of her father from her flood-damaged room.
"This is not just about property damage," Obama said. "It is about roots."
Obama was criticized by Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, and the Baton Rouge newspaper for not cutting short his vacation plans last week in Martha's Vineyard and rushing to view the flood damage or offer condolences.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the president ignored the criticism.
"We're talking about lives lost. We're talking about a community being upended," Earnest said. "It's an appropriate time to put politics aside, and actually focus on our responsibilities as Americans."
In Baton Rouge, where the focus was on the clean-up, Obama had ditched his blazer and donned hiking shoes as he descended the stairs from Air Force One.
Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, a Republican, was among a half-dozen state and local officials who greeted his arrival.
"I'm just glad he's here," Nungesser told MSNBC in an interview as Obama departed the airport for the flood zone. "It's going to be a long haul. We're going to need a lot of help, a lot of prayers, and a lot of work to get back."
At the Saintsville Church of God in Christ, across the street from the airport, a group of volunteers unloaded a truck full of supplies brought in by a church from Milwaukee. As they worked, dozens of police motorcycles lined up at the edge of the church parking lot, part of the motorcade that would escort Obama.
The group walked to the edge of the parking lot to see if they could spot the president. LueDora Stampley-Simms said she lost everything to the chest-high floodwaters that entered her home just over a week ago. "Things in my kitchen were by my front door," she said.
She was excited about the president's arrival. "I think he has to see it to understand," she said. "Then he can tell the insurance companies and FEMA to do what they have to do to help people."
Just a mile from the airport where Obama landed for his tour of flood-ravaged Louisiana, a dead-end street was lined with damaged furniture, crumpled drywall and over-stuffed garbage bags. Doors and windows were flung wide open in many of the single-story brick homes, and a hammer clanged steadily in the distance.
Eugene and Loretta Warren worked with their two sons to lug their flooded possessions–a microwave, their 2-year-old grandson's toys, a entire kitchen set–to the curb. The home they rent here took on 4 feet of water, and the family is currently living in a shelter.
But the elder Warren and his wife were hopeful about Obamas's visit. "Maybe it might speed things up," he said. "It might help."
In his brief remarks, Obama focused on making sure the victims of the Baton Rouge flood received not just federal help, but assistance from private charities and volunteers.
"The whole country is going to continue to support you and help you until we get folks back in their homes and lives are rebuilt," Obama said. "That's what Americans do in times like this."
He urged all Americans to "stay focused" on the city, and urged those interested in helping to go to www.fema.gov or www.whitehouse.gov for information on how to donate.
(c) 2016, The Washington Post · Ashley Cusick, Greg Jaffe


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Active shooter exercise held at High Point middle school
'It's necessary. It's necessary that we have to do this'
'It's necessary. It's necessary that we have to do this'
A full-scale active shooter exercise was held Saturday at Southwest Middle School in High Point.
Several agencies, including Guilford County EMS and High Point police, were involved in the exercise which lasted from 8 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
The goal of the exercise is to assess the ability of Guilford County, local law enforcement, EMS, fire personnel, and the Guilford County school system to see how officials and authorities respond to an active threat event.
"It's to test what our plans are like, how they work, and making sure everything is put into place," said Captain Mike Kirk with the High Point police department. "We want to make sure we can communicate with each other and find out what we can do to shorten the time frame before we address the shooter."
Kirk says about 30 police officers, three EMS vehicles, and nearly 25 students participated in Saturday's exercise.
"The time you want to to do this is not on game day," said Kirk. "You want to do this ahead of time and pressure-test your systems to find out if there is anything that you can tweak. It's necessary. It's necessary that we have to do this."


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Based on what is posted on the WoT News, it doesn't seem like there will be any special event mode for Halloween.
While last year's (Booger Collection) was somewhat disappointing, 2017's Leviathan Hunt was a TON of fun especially with the tanks provided. If the Booger Collection can be reworked a bit and made much more plausible to ascend the tiers for free, then I (and I'm sure some other players) would enjoy it.
Yes, Tank Races will be wrapping up as well as the Tank Festival. How long will we have to wait until another special mode comes out? Frontline doesn't count because it occurs on a regular basis.
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Happy Holidays!
As the year ends, I just wanted to say a quick thanks to you readers that read each post, comment on the blog, on Facebook, via email or in-person. I love hearing from you because it's nice to know that we're all in this thing together.
I've said this before but I mostly write this blog as a way of journaling these *magical* (ahem) years with our young kids. But having you guys say things like, "THIS EXACT THING HAPPENS IN MY HOUSE!" or "YES! I hate when my kids do that, too!" and especially, "You made me laugh today," makes it so much better. So, thank you.
Also, some people have asked me what my goals are for the blog. The answer is, I don't have any. I don't have any long-term plans for this blog; no burning desire to build readership or promote the brand or attract advertisers. NONE. In fact, I pay a small annual fee to keep ads OFF of this page because that would be annoying. I do look at the "site reports" but mostly because I'm fascinated by all the numbers and math and statistics that I don't understand at all. (Sorry, Tom.)
So, as long as my kids continue to inspire me to write (and I hope they do… sort of?), I hope you will continue to read.
And on the note of things I'm hoping for, here is this year's Grown-Up Christmas List.
Dear Santa…
I think you're AMAZING. The way you maintain your weight (albeit elevated) despite all those cookies? Super impressive.
We all know you're pure magic, so I'm hoping you can deliver the following this year:
- A lice-free existence. (I know this one tops all Moms' lists, so if you could just banish the whole damn gross lice ordeal, that'd be great.)
- A year without infections both viral and bacterial, including but not limited to, stomach and bronchial.
- Math I can handle. (Too hard? I understand.)
- A cure for "bumpy clothing hurts" syndrome. And I don't mean 12 sessions with an Occupational Therapist; I mean, like a pill.
- You know how cabinet-makers invented those drawers that don't slam shut because they automatically slow down right before they close? I wish for door makers to do the same.
- An emoji that shows a mom pulling her hair out… how does this not exist yet?
- No more cilantro anywhere. Ever.
- To never hear "UNFAIR!" again
- A sarcasm font (this is not so much a want as it's a need… I simply can't communicate well without it.)
- Bring back Fraggle Rock! Bring back Fraggle Rock!
- Some basic winter courtesy:
- No more than three big storms; no more than four inches at a time.
- The last storm should be no later than Valentine's Day and I'm going to need clear skies for my vacation travel.
- After February, temperatures should start to rise (and stay) above freezing.
- I'll agree to a jacket throughout early March, but I want to be wearing a light fleece (or a vest would be OK, but I don't own one… you need to know what works for you and I'm just not a vest kind of girl) by the end of the month.
- Spring should arrive by April 1 and not a minute later.
- An end to Happy Dude's obsession with the word "eyeballs." It's inexplicable and really weird and I'd like it to stop.
- A cure to my kids' peanut allergies because I would like to start making my
worldnot-really-at-all famous Peanut Butter Balls.
- Continued good luck that no one has broken a bone playing wrestle baby
- More wood to knock on because I insist on stupidly saying stuff like that out loud
- HD embracing a full-night's sleep in his own bed. Every night. (Rollover item. This one just keeps reappearing every year.)
- Lastly, I don't want to nag but I'm still waiting on that hangover-free Margarita I requested in 2012.
Thanks in advance Santa,
xoxo, kmac
Happy New Year everyone … see you in 2015!


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Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce has released a plan to reduce the incidence of asbestos-related diseases across the State.
Mr Pearce said the plan will increase awareness of the dangers associated with asbestos and ensure its safe management to improve long term health and safety outcomes.
"Australia has one of the highest mesothelioma rates in the world with the NSW Dust Diseases Board reporting 201 asbestos related deaths across the state in 2011," he said.
"Tragically, the number of people with asbestos related diseases may increase in the next few years, as there is often a delay of up to 40 years between exposure and the onset of disease.
"The level of asbestos related illness in NSW is unacceptably high and this plan is a call to government, industry and the wider community to responsibly manage asbestos," he said.
Mr Pearce said the plan includes four priority areas - research, risk communication, prevention and coordination - to ensure current practices for managing asbestos do not contribute to exposure.
"Tackling asbestos disease rates will be challenging but this plan will help ensure current practices for working with and managing asbestos reduce the risk of asbestos related disease," he said.
The Asbestos Plan was developed by the Heads of Asbestos Coordination Authorities (HACA) in consultation with government agencies, local councils, industry and worker representatives and disease research groups.
HACA was established in response to the NSW Ombudsman recommendations for significant asbestos reform in NSW.
"This plan is another example of the NSW Government's commitment to reducing asbestos related diseases and we will continue to work with federal bodies to properly manage asbestos," Mr Pearce said.
The plan can be downloaded from www.workcover.nsw.gov.au or call 13 10 50
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- Final Annual Determination for 2020 (85 FR 53684; August 31, 2020)
- Proposed Annual Determination for 2020 (85 FR 3880; January 23, 2020)
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Hawksbill turtles are found throughout the tropical waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Their diet consists mainly of sponges that live on coral reefs. Today, loss of coral reef habitat around the world is the primary threat to hawksbill turtles.
Hawksbill turtles are endangered because of their beautiful shell. They were hunted for hundreds of years in huge numbers for the "tortoise shell" that was used in many types of jewelry and trinkets. Harvesting hawksbill turtles for their shell nearly drove the population to extinction. Today, the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) forbids the trade of any turtle products on the international market, including the "tortoise shell" from hawksbill turtles.
NOAA Fisheries and our partners are dedicated to conserving and recovering turtle populations worldwide. We use a variety of innovative techniques to study, protect, and recover these endangered animals. We engage our partners as we develop regulations and recovery plans that foster the conservation and recovery of hawksbills and their habitats.
Hawksbills usually nest in small numbers, and often on remote beaches, so it is difficult to estimate population trends. The largest populations of hawksbills are found in the Caribbean, the Republic of Seychelles, Indonesia, and Australia.
The most significant nesting within the United States happens in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each year, about 500 to 1,000 hawksbill nests are laid on Mona Island, Puerto Rico and another 100 to 150 nests on Buck Island Reef National Monument off St. Croix. Nesting occurs to a lesser extent on other beaches in St. Croix and on islands such as St. John, St. Thomas, Culebra Island, Vieques Island, and mainland Puerto Rico.
In addition to nesting beaches on U.S. islands, hawksbills nest at many other sites in the Caribbean, with the majority of nesting occurring in Mexico and Cuba. In Mexico, hawksbills nest in Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo.
In the continental United States, nesting is rare and is restricted to the southeast coast of Florida and the Florida Keys. No nesting occurs on the U.S. West coast.
In the Pacific, hawksbills in areas of U.S. jurisdiction nest primarily in Hawaii where 20-25 females may nest annually on beaches along the south coast of the island of Hawaii. Hawksbill nesting also occurs sporadically in American Samoa and Guam, although no nesting has been documented in these areas in over a decade. In the Eastern Pacific, 300 females are estimated to nest annually from Mexico to Peru.
The largest nesting population of hawksbill turtles is believed to be in Australia and Solomon Islands. Almost 2,000 hawksbills nest on the northwest coast of Australia and 6,000 to 8,000 nest near the Great Barrier Reef every year. Around 2,000 hawksbills nest each year in Indonesia and 1,000 in the Republic of Seychelles. The largest rookery for hawksbill turtles in the oceanic South Pacific is in the Arnavon Islands of the Solomon Islands. Arnavon hawksbills have been heavily exploited for their shell for centuries, but two decades of conservation and monitoring effort are showing encouraging signs of recovery with 845 individual nesting female hawksbills tagged over a 22 year period, 1991 - 2012.
Hawksbills get their name from their unique beak-like mouths. A hawksbill's head comes to a point, and its lower jaw is V-shaped, giving it a hawk-like appearance. They are small to medium-sized sea turtles with beautiful amber-colored, patterned shells. Their shells are serrated with overlapping scutes (thick bony plates). The scutes are usually golden brown with streaks of orange, red, and black. The bottom of the shell is a light yellow. Hatchlings are only 1 to 2 inches long and mostly brown in color. Unique to hawksbill sea turtles is a pair of claws on each flipper. Hawksbills also have four (or 2 pairs) of scales between their eyes compared to green turtles with two (or 1 pair) scales.
Hawksbills have a mixed migratory strategy. Some will migrate long distances between nesting beaches and foraging areas, which is similar to green and loggerhead turtles. In the Atlantic, a female hawksbill tagged at Buck Island Reef National Monument in the U.S. Virgin Islands traveled 1,160 miles to the Miskito Cays in Nicaragua. Solomon Island hawksbills can travel 500 to 1000 miles (800 –1650 km) between Arnavon nesting beaches and foraging areas off Australia. However, other hawksbill populations will stay close to their rookery. For example, Hawaiian hawksbills travel 50 to 200 miles between nesting and foraging grounds.
Hawksbill turtles are often found near coral reefs which are home to their preferred food—sea sponges. However, in the Eastern Pacific, they are found in mangrove estuaries. They are omnivorous (feeding on both plants and other animals) and will eat mollusks, marine algae, crustaceans, sea urchins, small fish, and jellyfish. The shape of their mouth and their sharp beaks enable them to reach into small holes and crevices in coral reefs to find food. In Hawaii they tend to be opportunistic given the lack of sponges.
Hawksbill turtles use different habitats at different stages of their life cycle, but they are most commonly found in healthy coral reefs. In the Eastern Pacific, hawksbills also inhabit mangrove estuaries.
Juvenile turtles are believed to occupy the pelagic zone (the open sea), taking shelter in floating algal mats and drift lines of flotsam and jetsam. After a few years in the pelagic zone, small juveniles migrate to shallower coastal feeding grounds, including their preferred coral reef habitats.
The ledges and caves of coral reefs provide shelter for resting hawksbills during the day and at night. Hawksbills are known to rest in the same spot night after night. Hawksbills are also found around rock formations and high energy shoals, which are sand bars in shallow water. These places are very good sites for sponge growth. The turtles are also known to live in mangroves in bays and estuaries, particularly along the eastern shore of continents where coral reefs are absent.
Hawksbill turtles are circumtropical, usually occurring from 30° N to 30° S latitude in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans and associated bodies of water. Hawksbills are found throughout the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean, regularly occurring in southern Florida and the Gulf of Mexico (especially Texas), in the Greater and Lesser Antilles, and along the Central American mainland south to Brazil. Hawksbills do not live in the Mediterranean Sea.
In the U.S. Atlantic territories, hawksbills are most common in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In the continental U.S., hawksbills are found primarily in Florida and Texas, though they have sometimes been found in each of the Gulf States and on the east coast as far north as Massachusetts. In Florida, hawksbills live in the reefs off Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties. Most sightings involve post-hatchlings and juveniles. These small turtles are believed to come from nesting beaches in Mexico.
Along the Pacific Rim, hawksbills sometimes nest in the southern part of the Baja peninsula. Sightings of juveniles and young adults foraging along the coast occur more regularly. Small nesting populations exist along the Eastern Pacific coast of the Americas from Mexico to Ecuador.
Within the Central Pacific, nesting is widely distributed, though scattered and in very low numbers. A small population of hawksbills nests in the main Hawaiian Islands, primarily on the island of Hawaii. The largest concentrations of nesting hawksbills in the Pacific occur on remote oceanic islands of Australia, Solomon Islands, and in the Indian Ocean.
Foraging hawksbills have been found on almost all of the island groups of Oceania, from the Galapagos Islands in the eastern Pacific to the Republic of Palau in the western Pacific. Along the far western and southwestern Pacific, hawksbills nest on islands and mainland Asia from China to Japan, throughout the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia all the way to Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Australia.
Hawksbills reach sexual maturity between 20-35 years of age, depending upon nesting population. Little is known about their life expectancy, but they are likely long-lived.
Female hawksbill turtles return to the beaches where they were born every two to five years to nest. They usually nest high up on the beach under or in the vegetation. They commonly nest at night on "pocket" beaches, with little or no sand. The nesting season varies by location, but in most places nesting occurs sometime between April and November.
Female hawksbill turtles first clear away dry sand with their front flippers and then dig a hole in the sand with their rear flippers and lay a clutch of eggs. After covering the nest, the turtle returns to the sea. Hawksbills generally lay three to five nests per season, which each contain an average of 130 to 160 eggs.
Eggs incubate for about two months. Hatchlings emerge at night and make their way to the sea, if undisturbed by artificial beachfront lighting.
The main global threat to hawksbills is habitat loss due to coastal development and loss of coral reef communities. Coastal development can reduce nesting habitat and dune vegetation, increase erosion, change thermal profiles of beaches, and lead to increased artificial lighting. All of these impacts can reduce nesting success.
In addition, changes to coral communities can negatively impact both the habitat and foraging of hawksbills. Recent evidence shows that global climate change is damaging coral reefs by causing more cases of coral diseases, which can ultimately kill entire coral reef communities. Hawksbill turtles rely on these coral reefs for food resources and habitat.
One of the major threats to sea turtles is getting caught in fishing gear and drowning. The term for this accidental catch is bycatch. Sea turtle bycatch is a worldwide problem. Hawksbills are primarily a coastal species so nearshore coastal fisheries tend to be their greatest threat.
Despite their protection under the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES), the intentional killing of hawksbills for the wildlife trade and the lethal taking of turtles and their eggs is still widespread.
In the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, hawksbill shells are often carved into hair clips, combs, jewelry, and other trinkets, while whole stuffed turtles are sold in the illegal wildlife trade. Legal take of hawksbills is still permitted in a handful of countries in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
Vessel strikes can injure or kill sea turtles. Injuries or death may be caused by propellers and blunt force trauma from the vessel's hull.
Marine turtles may die after ingesting fishing line, balloons, or plastic pieces and plastic debris, which they can mistake for food. They may also become entangled in marine debris and can be killed or seriously injured.
Since 1977, NOAA Fisheries and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S. FWS) have shared jurisdiction for recovery and conservation of sea turtles listed under the ESA. A Memorandum of Understanding outlines our specific roles: we lead the conservation and recovery of sea turtles in the marine environment, and U.S. FWS has the lead for the conservation and recovery of sea turtles on nesting beaches.
NOAA Fisheries is committed to the protection and conservation of the hawksbill sea turtle by:
Working with our partners to enact national and state laws, as well as international treaties, to protect sea turtles.
Researching, developing, and implementing fishing gear modifications (e.g., turtle exclusion devices for trawls, longline fishing gear technologies, and changes to gillnets ) to reduce bycatch, proposing changes to fishing practices, and closing certain areas to fishing when necessary.
Designating critical habitat areas to protect hawksbill turtle habitat.
Protecting and monitoring hawksbill turtle populations.
Working with our partners to raise awareness about illegal sea turtle trade.
We conduct various research activities on the biology, behavior, and ecology of the hawksbill turtle. The results of this research are used to inform management decisions and enhance recovery efforts for this imperiled species. Our work includes:
Population monitoring through ship-based or aerial surveys, nesting beach studies, opportunistic data, tagging and genetic studies, mark-recapture studies.
Studying foraging and reproductive behavior.
Tracking of individuals over time to determine important life history traits.
Gleaning life history and population health information from stranding and fisheries bycatch datasets.
Understanding impacts of change in environmental and ocean conditions on sea turtle abundance, distribution, and demographics.
Designing fishing gear to minimize incidental capture of sea turtles during commercial and research fishing operations.
Capacity building and training to share the latest scientific techniques and tools to monitor sea turtle populations globally.
Reduce marine debris and participate in coastal clean-up events. Responsibly dispose of fishing line - lost or discarded fish line kills hundreds of sea turtles and other animals every year. Trash in the environment can end up in the ocean and harm marine life.
Reduce plastic use to keep our beaches and oceans clean—carry reusable water bottles and shopping bags.
Refrain from releasing balloons—they can end up in the ocean where sea turtles can mistake them for prey like jellyfish.
Admire sea turtles from a respectful distance by land or sea—a minimum of 50 yards (1/2 a football field)—and follow these guidelines:
Don't disturb nesting turtles, nests, or hatchlings. If interested, attend organized sea turtle watches that know how to safely observe sea turtles.
Never feed or attempt to feed or touch sea turtles as it changes their natural behavior and may make them more susceptible to harm.
Boat strikes are a serious threat to sea turtles. When boating, watch for sea turtles in the water, slow down and steer around them. If you encounter them closer than 50 yards, put your engine in neutral to avoid injury.
Beaches are paramount for healthy sea turtle populations since females come to the shore to deposit their eggs into nests.
Keep nesting beaches dark and safe at night. Turn off, shield, or redirect lights visible from the beach—lights disorient hatchlings and discourage nesting females from coming onto beaches to lay their eggs.
After a day at the beach, remove recreational beach equipment like chairs and umbrellas so sea turtles are not turned away. Also, fill in holes and knock down sandcastles before you leave—they can become obstacles for nesting turtles or emerging hatchlings.
Do not drive on sea turtle nesting beaches—vehicles can deter females from nesting, directly strike hatchlings and nesting turtles, and damage incubating nests.
If you see a stranded, injured, or entangled sea turtle, make sure professional responders and scientists know about it and can take appropriate action. Numerous organizations around the country are trained and ready to respond.
Learn who you should contact when you encounter a stranded or injured marine animal >
Hawksbill turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), listed as endangered. This means that the hawksbill turtle is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. NOAA Fisheries is working to protect this species in many ways, with the goal that populations will increase worldwide.
In the United States, NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S. FWS) have joint jurisdiction for sea turtles, with NOAA having the lead in the marine environment and U.S. FWS having the lead on the nesting beaches. Both federal agencies, along with many state agencies and international partners, have issued regulations to eliminate or reduce threats to sea turtles, while working together to recover them.
To help identify and guide the protection, conservation, and recovery of sea turtles, the ESA requires NOAA Fisheries and U.S. FWS to develop and implement recovery plans for each listed sea turtle species. Recovery plans provide a blueprint for conservation of the species and measurable criteria to gauge progress toward recovery.
The major recovery actions for hawksbill sea turtles include:
Protecting turtles on nesting beaches.
Protecting nesting and foraging habitats.
Reducing bycatch in commercial and recreational fisheries.
Reducing the effects of entanglement and ingestion of marine debris.
Working with partners internationally to protect turtles in all life-stages in foreign waters.
Supporting research and conservation projects consistent with Recovery Plan priorities.
Two recovery plans have been developed to recover and protect hawksbill turtle populations. Each is focused on the unique needs of turtles in the various regions:
U.S. Caribbean, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico Hawksbill Turtle Recovery Plan
The highly migratory behavior of sea turtles makes them shared resources among many nations, so conservation efforts for sea turtle populations in one country may be jeopardized by activities in another. This means that protecting sea turtles on U.S. nesting beaches and in U.S. waters alone is not enough to ensure the continued existence of the species. Learn more about international conservation efforts below.
NOAA Fisheries is working to minimize effects from human activities that are detrimental to the recovery of hawksbill turtle populations in the U.S. and internationally. Together with our partners, we undertake numerous activities to support the goals of the hawksbill turtle recovery plans, with the ultimate goal to delist the species.
Efforts to conserve hawksbill turtles include:
Protecting habitat and designating critical habitat.
Reducing bycatch.
Rescue, disentanglement, and rehabilitation.
Eliminating the harvest of turtles and their eggs.
Eliminating the harassment of turtles on nesting beaches through education and enforcement.
Consulting with federal agencies to ensure their activities are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of listed species.
When NOAA Fisheries lists a species under the ESA, we must determine whether there are areas of habitat that are essential, or contain features that are essential, for the conservation of the species. Those areas may be designated as "critical habitat." A critical habitat designation does not set up a marine preserve or refuge. Critical habitat protections only apply when federal funding, permits, or projects are involved.
In 1998, we designated critical habitat for hawksbill turtles to include the coastal waters surrounding Mona and Monito Islands, Puerto Rico. Coral reefs, like those found in the waters surrounding Mona and Monito Islands, are widely recognized as the primary foraging habitat of hawksbill turtles in the Caribbean. These coral reefs are among the few known remaining locations in the Caribbean where hawksbill turtles occur with considerable density.
To reduce the incidental capture of sea turtles in commercial fisheries, we have enacted regulations to reduce bycatch in certain U.S. commercial fishing gears (gillnets, longlines, pound nets, and trawls) that interact with sea turtles. Measures include:
Gear modifications.
Changes to fishing practices.
Time/area closures.
In the Gulf of Mexico, NOAA Fisheries has worked closely with the shrimp trawl fishing industry to develop turtle excluder devices (TEDs) to reduce the mortality of sea turtles incidentally captured in shrimp trawl gear. TEDs that are large enough to exclude even the largest sea turtles are now required in shrimp otter trawl nets.
Since 1989, the U.S. has prohibited the importation of shrimp harvested in a manner that adversely affects sea turtles. The import ban does not apply to nations that have adopted sea turtle protection programs comparable to that of the U.S. (i.e., require and enforce the use of TEDs) or to nations where bycatch in shrimp fisheries does not present a threat to sea turtles (for example, nations that fish for shrimp in areas where sea turtles do not occur). The U.S. Department of State is the principal agency of this law, while we serve as technical advisor. We provide extensive TED training throughout the world.
We are also involved in cooperative gear research projects designed to reduce sea turtle bycatch in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic pelagic longline fisheries, the Hawaii-based longline fisheries, the Atlantic sea scallop dredge fishery, the Chesapeake Bay pound net fishery, and non-shrimp trawl fisheries in the Atlantic and Gulf.
Bycatch in fishing gear is the primary anthropogenic source of sea turtle injury and mortality in U.S. waters. The most effective way to learn about sea turtle-fishery interactions is to place observers aboard fishing vessels. Under the ESA, NOAA Fisheries identifies commercial and/or recreational fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific Ocean that are required to have observers to record sea turtle interactions. The purpose of observing these fisheries is to:
Learn more about sea turtle interactions.
Evaluate measures to reduce fisheries impacts/bycatch of protected sea turtles.
Determine whether additional measures may be necessary to prevent sea turtle bycatch.
NOAA Fisheries determines which fisheries are required to carry observers to monitor potential interactions with sea turtles through an annual determination. Observers may also be placed on fisheries through our authorities under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
A stranded sea turtle is one that is found on land or in the water dead, injured, sick, or exhibiting usual behavior. One of the most well-known examples of mass strandings is when cold-stunned sea turtles strand during winter months on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. During these events, thousands of turtles may require care.
The Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network was established in response to the need to better understand the threats sea turtles face in the marine environment, to provide aid to stranded sea turtles, and to salvage dead sea turtles that may be useful for scientific and educational purposes. The network collects information on and documents strandings of marine turtles along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts and includes federal, state, and private partners. This information is compiled into a centralized database.
NOAA's Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center's Marine Turtle Biology and Assessment Program rehabilitates and studies stranded sea turtles throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Other state and local organizations respond to sea turtle strandings on the U.S. West Coast.
The actions taken by stranding network participants improve the survivability of sick, injured, and entangled turtles while also helping scientists and managers to expand their knowledge about diseases and other threats that affect sea turtles in the marine environment and on land.
The conservation and recovery of sea turtles requires international cooperation and agreements to ensure the survival of these highly migratory animals. We have a broad national and international program and work closely with partners under two international environmental agreements that deal exclusively with sea turtle conservation:
Indian Ocean–South-East Asian (IOSEA) Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding
Inter-American Convention (IAC) for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles
Additional international treaties and agreements include:
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES): Listed in Appendix I, which prohibits international trade of wild flora and fauna.
Cartagena Convention: Protected under Annex II of the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol.
NOAA Fisheries conducts various research activities on the biology, behavior, and ecology of the hawksbill sea turtle. The results of this research are used to inform management decisions and enhance recovery efforts for the endangered hawksbill.
Turtle population assessments ideally include information on the species' abundance and distribution, life history, and human impacts. This information can help us evaluate the effectiveness of conservation and recovery measures, and can help guide actions to enhance recovery. To estimate population abundance, researchers conduct aerial and vessel-based surveys of selected areas and capture and mark turtles in the water and on beaches. We also incorporate data collected on nesting beaches, via stranding networks, and from fisheries observer programs. Other information that informs sea turtle population assessments includes population structure (genetic analyses), age to maturity, survivorship of the various life stages (e.g., hatchling, juvenile, adult) foraging and reproductive behavior, movement and distribution, and habitat studies.
Satellite telemetry allows researchers to track sea turtles as they swim from place to place. These satellite tags are designed and attached in a manner that minimizes disturbance to the turtle. The tags will eventually fall off. The data help us understand migration patterns, identify feeding areas, and identify where turtles overlap with their primary threats (e.g., fishing gear).
We observe fisheries to understand the amount of sea turtle bycatch in various fisheries and the ways in which hawkbills interact with fishing gear. We develop, evaluate, and modify fishing gear to reduce sea turtle bycatch while at the same time retaining a sustainable fish catch. This work includes TED development, use of circle hooks and certain bait types in longline fisheries, time and area closures for gillnets, and modifications to pound net leaders.
Learn more about our fishing gear research
NOAA Fisheries' National Sea Turtle Molecular Genetics Center serves as a worldwide resource and repository for sea turtle tissue and DNA samples and constitutes a major area of research supporting sea turtle conservation. For example, a turtle's unique genetic "fingerprint" can be used to determine the nesting population it belongs to, and in some cases can identify parental and sibling relationships.
Programmatic biological opinion on the Gulf of Mexico oil and Gas Program in federal waters.
Elizabeth A. Babcock, Michael Barnette, James Bohnsack, John Jeffery Isely, Clay Porch, Paul M…
This study investigated the impacts Florida artificial reefs may have on sea turtle populations,…
Biological opinion on a permit application for continuing a study of green sea turtle (South…
Tracks the implementation of recovery actions from Endangered Species Act (ESA) recovery plans.
Using bone growth layers to answer questions about the demography, habitat, and ecology of sea turtles.
Using genetics to study marine turtle life history
Assigning Stock Identification
The Marine Turtle Ecology & Assessment Program conducts research on marine turtles to further our understanding of their ecology, life history, human threats, and conservation status. In addition, we provide scientific advice and practical support…


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I have been a creative designer for 15 years, but only an entrepreneur for 6 months. I spent the early part of my career working for agencies and super cool companies that paid me every 2 weeks. Then, I took a brief, 5ish-year sabbatical to stay home with the 3 young dudes that call me Mama.
Last year I dabbled in freelance quite literally, honestly I did mostly free work. I found cool organizations that I wanted to work for and built my portfolio.
Starting in January 2015 I became legit, 2 Legit 2 Quit one might say. I invested in myself and business.
- I got a new computer and monitors
- I hired a business coach and joined her mastermind
- I started getting smart by reading business books and listening to a LOT of podcasts.
- And this one, you can't get around, I work hard and I work a lot. I have hired a babysitter to help out some but mostly I work long nights.
My audience, referrals and dreamy clients has grown continually since January and I often get asked how I get so many new clients and followers.
Here are some top tips.
1. This is the most important tip if you want to grow your audience, even if you only implement one tip, do this. Be Abundantly Helpful.
Don't hoard knowledge. Give away ideas and tips and lessons learned. If you share your knowledge, people will immediately think that you are an expert and that you are nice–two good qualities of someone they might want to work with. So be helpful. And always be nice.
2. Track what is most popular with your audience. Become a Google Analytics Geek or find someone to help you, know what types of content your audience wants to read, know what types of devices they are on, just figure out who your audience is and write to them.
Likewise, do the same with other Social Media, I like Instagram. Insta is my new jam. I track all sorts of analytics using Iconosquare–I know what time of day my audience tends to be online, what types of images they respond too and my most popular hashtags. I don't just snap a photo and post, I make strategic decisions about each pic based on what I know about my audience. Because of this I am not gaining random followers, businesses who are in my specific niche are finding me, liking my pictures and following me. My followers have grown and I have gotten new clients from learning my audience via analytics. #boom
3. My last tip for growing an audience is hard, but simple.
Consistency breeds legitimacy, you just have to do the work. Write the posts. Give amazing service. Create gorgeous designs. Post regularly. Keep on keeping on.
What are your tips? Are you a newbie entrepreneur? What tips do you have to share?


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This original ground beef jerky recipe is rich and flavorful as well as easy and quick to make! No marinating required. Everyone will love these meaty protein snacks.
I have had several questions lately about making beef jerky out of ground meat.
There will soon be a page on here dedicated to making ground meat jerky (How to Make Ground Beef Jerky); but in the meantime I thought I would share a great, quick, and easy recipe that you can whip up anytime.
Most of the ingredients are ones that you will have hanging out in your pantry. The only ingredient that you might not have and can see in the picture above, is curing salt (It's the pink salt in the white 1/4 tsp).
If you decide not to use curing salt, substitute with 1/2 tsp of table salt and make sure to heat your jerky to 160°F to kill any potential bacteria.
When making ground beef jerky, liquid ingredients have to be kept to a minimum. I did add a tiny amount of soy sauce and worcestershire sauce to round out the taste of this jerky, but most ground jerky recipes will have 1oz of liquid ingredients per 1lb of meat. (1oz of liquid ingredients = 2 tbsp)
I used my super fantastic LEM Jerky Cannon to squeeze out and form my jerky strips for this recipe . I REALLY love this jerky gun. I feel like everything we buy now a days is made completely of plastic and lasts for about 3 uses before it breaks and finds its way to the trash.
Well, not this jerky gun. This baby is made to last and I love it for that. Super easy to use and comes apart easily too, making clean up a breeze.
Mix all the ingredients into one pound of lean ground beef, at least 90% lean. I used 96% lean 4% fat ground beef when making this jerky.
Mix well and refrigerate for 4-24 hours to help the meat bind together. Take out of the fridge and pack into the jerky gun making sure there are no air pockets.
Shoot strips of jerky onto your dehydrator trays or on baking sheets if using an oven.
Dehydrate for about 3 1/2 to 5 hours at your dehydrators highest setting until beef jerky has reached 160°F and has dried. I used my Excalibur Dehydrator which took me only 3 1/2 hours to dry this batch.
If using an oven, heat the strips for 10 minutes at 300°F with the oven door closed. Then turn the temperature down to the oven lowest setting (normally about 170°F), crack the door and "cook" until it has dried.
The ground jerky will be a lot easier to chew and has a totally different texture than whole muscle jerky. The only way to see whether you like ground jerky is to make a batch and eat it! Let me know how it turns out.. Enjoy!!!
For more in depth directions on how to dry your beef jerky, visit my page Jerky Making Methods or click on the pictures below.
Lean Beef
- 1 lb Lean ground beef 10% fat or less
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 tsp curing salt prague powder #1
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp ground lemon pepper
- 1 tsp curry powder red
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- 1/4 tsp coriander
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- In a bowl, combine the 1lb of ground beef with the other ingredients
- Mix the ground beef and seasonings thoroughly
- If using a jerky gun, load the gun with the ground beef mixture & shoot 4-5" long strips onto a dehydrator tray or on a baking sheet
- If not using a jerky gun, spread the ground meat on a baking sheet, cover with wax paper, and roll with a rolling pin until meat is 1/4" thick
- Slice the pan of beef into jerky strips 4-5" long and 1" thick
- Dry with your favorite jerky making method. I used a dehydrator at 160F for 3 1/2 hours
- Ground jerky is finished when it first starts becoming dry to the touch. It should bend without breaking in half. If it cracks in half when bent a little bit, it was over dried
For more in depth directions on how to dry your beef jerky, visit my page Jerky Making Methods


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Stop Snoring Mouthpiece-Vital Sleep Review
Vital Sleep Anti Snoring Mouthpiece Review
Snoring is the noisy breathing during sleep and apparently, it affects more than 90 million of American adults according to research done by The Sleep Foundation. It's a common misconception that males are the only ones affected by snoring.Women too are at the risk of snoring. If you are among the few that snore, well don't freight, Snore Reliever LLC has a solution for you ; Vital Sleep anti snoring mouth piece.
When a snoring person sleeps , the throat muscles relax, the tongue falls backward making the throat have a narrow opening . This in turns affects the person such that when breathing, the walls of the throat begin to vibrate as air goes in. These vibration, when loud, lead to the sound of snoring. Snoring becomes louder as the throat airway becomes narrower normally as the person continues aging. What Vital Sleep anti snoring mouth piece does is to open up the airways by gently holding forward your lower jaw and moving your tongue out of the way effectively unblocking the airway, thus stopping the snoring.
VitalSleep mouthpiece goes further to consider the users comfort by being flexible ,adjustable and even moldable to easily fit the users mouth. Moreover its available in different sizes, regular size for men and a smaller sized version for women. This stop snore mouthpiece is FDA approved meaning its has been tested and cleared for use by health experts. Snore Reliever LLC also made sure that the mouthpiece is latex and BPA free which translates to a non toxic stop snore mouthpiece.
Users have been reported to applause VItal Sleep anti snore mouth piece. They especially praise how this stop snore mouthpiece has really over hauled their sleeping experience, no more waking up fatigued and that no matter which sleeping position you are in, the stop snore mouthpiece always works. Good quality of sleep leads to more focus during the day, more gusto to run your errands and check your to do list thus effectively changing your quality of life. The results of using Vital Sleep are experienced literally overnight, you wake up the next morning feeling like a new born, energized, well rested and ready to take whatever life throws at you during your day. Your bed partner will definitely welcome the new found peace and even give them a chance to lose the ear buds for a change, which is an added benefit,.
Benefits of Vital Sleep
- Effective results: Stops your annoying and unhealthy snoring by holding your jaw slightly forward to maintain an open airway.
- Custom "boil and bite" fit
- Available in 2 Sizes: Regular for men and Small for women.
- Comfortable: Flexible, easy to use, adjustable and moldable to fit your mouth to help increase airflow into your lungs.
- Safe: FDA cleared, BPA and latex free and made in the USA.
- Adjustable and Durable: 1 year warranty + free replacements, protective travel case and a 30 day money back guarantee.
How Vital Sleep Works:
The Vital Sleep mouthpiece is designed to gently move and hold your lower jaw slightly forward at a more comfortable position, keeping your airway open. With your airway opened, your loved ones won't hear you snore. This will give you great sleep needed and you won't feel stressful when you wake up.
Compare VitalSleep Vs Snorerx Vs Zquiet Vs PureSleep Vs ZyppahRx
Vital Sleep is a well thought out stop snore mouthpiece, from the flexibility features for extra comfort, to the non toxic materials used in building it , to the fact that its 100% sourced and made in the US, this are all added reasons to further recommend this product. The most important being that it works and thousands of user testimonials can back that up. As if that is not enough, Snore Reliever LLC gives you a 30 day money back guarantee period to further affirm their confidence in this anti snore mouthpiece.So, if you are snoring and want to stop it overnight, Vital Sleep anti snoring mouthpiece is definitely worth a try.


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Client: Deck The Chairs
Materials: SLS Nylon 12 Powder
Services: 3D Modeling 3D Print
A festival that brings the Christmas spirit to Jacksonville Beach like never before.
Deck the Chairs is an annual fundraiser for the Volunteer Life Saving Corps of Jacksonville Beach. They generate revenue by decorating unused winter Lifeguard chairs with Christmas lights. Carols, sleigh rides, fake snow, Santa Claus, giant Christmas tree. The beaches are given a winter treatment for a couple of weeks while families and friends come together.
It's really touching and we were more than happy to create custom ornaments as a fundraiser for a cause we believe in.
/Deck the Chairs! http://deckthechairs.org/


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|Our anti-ageing moisturiser has Pearl Extracts to re-energise skin tissue and SPF 30 to protect against sun damage.
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Better work-life balance seems to be just a dream
A FOUR-DAY working week may be an impractical fantasy, but Gladstone residents are keen on the dream.
Leading doctor Professor John Ashton has come forth with the recommendation, citing significant health benefits.
For Gladstone workers, achieving anything other than a four-week-on, one-week-off roster would suffice.
Professor Ashton says the concept would have far-reaching effects, including reducing stress levels, an increase in productivity, improving mental health and reducing unemployment rates.
For industry workers in Gladstone, many working up to 72-hour weeks, the concept is one of idealism.
Linda O'Brien is just one of many who will only ever work a four-day week in her fantasies.
"I work nine days every fortnight," she said.
Andrew Ramsey, of the CFMEU, says a myriad of work-life balance concerns exist with industrial centres such as Gladstone, and in particular, Curtis Island.
"There are so many problems going on at Curtis Island because of the lack of work life balance," he said.
"Families are breaking up, there are problems with suicide, many can't do their weekly sport on Sunday or practice their religion on the weekend."
Mr Ramsey said dissent from all levels could be anticipated if changes were to take place.
"The bosses would hate it, the developers would hate it," he said.
"To be fair some of our members would probably hate it too because they'd miss out on overtime."
John Martin from the Queensland Council of Unions backed the reduction of extended working weeks.
"What this doctor is saying is absolutely correct," he said. "But unfortunately, the people don't count in big business, just the economy."
Gladstone local Courtney Hjortshoj said the cost of living was too high to expect the recommendation to ever be viable.
"The way this town runs, it will never happen," she said.
From a local medical perspective, Dr John Bird agreed that achieving a balance between work and home was beneficial to physical and emotional well-being.


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The Department of Health and Human Services today announced its final guidelines for non-profit organizations with religious objections to the most contentious part of the Affordable Care Act: whore pills and other sluttish contraceptives.
The news is good! The ACA will require all new health insurance plans to cover contraceptives and other preventive health services with no co-pay or deductible. Yay! Organizations like National Women's Law Center and Planned Parenthood commended the announcement.
"The bottom line is that today's final rule confirms that millions more women will have access to this basic and essential health care, without interference from their bosses," said NWLC Vice President of Health & Reproductive Rights Judy Waxman. "This means that women will have access to birth control at no cost, no matter where they work," said Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. "This is a historic moment for women's health and economic security."
But what does this mean for all the companies that are still fighting Obamacare's contraception coverage in court? According to the NWLC, 65 lawsuits have been filed in federal court challenging the Affordable Care Act's no cost-sharing contraceptive coverage benefit; 27 cases are closed and 38 cases are currently pending. Yesterday, a conservative federal appeals court ruled that Hobby Lobby stores won't have to pay fines for refusing to cover employees' birth control while the company's case proceeds. Will today's decision impact Hobby Lobby's crafty righteousness?
Nope. The announcement just streamlines the process for those employers going for the religious accommodation. The non-profit companies that are fighting the mandate aren't going to give up this easily.
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Lyme Regis - Monmouth Beach
- Beach info
- Beach Map & Location
Nature and Wildlife
There are walks from Undercliff to Seaton and via the beach to Charmouth. A coastal path guides visitors along the famous fossil-bearing cliffs. There are also many inland walks. The area forms part of the West Dorset Heritage Coast. and rangers provide a
Water Quality
Not Tested
Lifeguard information
Dog Information
No dog restrictions.
Lyme Regis Tourist Information Centre Church Street DT7 3BS Tel: 01297 442138 Fax: 01297 444668 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lymeregis.com
How to find Lyme Regis - Monmouth Beach
Dorset / Lyme Regis
Accessed by foot from the car park at the Cobb. signposted from the centre of Lyme Regis.
The nearest train station is Axminster. There are buses available to the town centre.
We use a simple colour coded key to display the amount of cottages nearby, the below shows the three different colours and the number range for each one from green through to red.
- 1-10
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I need slip and fall advice for my case: I was in a supermarket, exchanging an item. As I was rushing to customer service I took a short cut through aisle 3. This aisle had just got done getting restocked with drinks.
As soon as he finished stocking I was rushing through, then all of a sudden I did a full split and banged my right knee into the metal magazine rack.
As I was laying there the stock boy as well as a customer said there was a leak in a container. As I was lying there in pain he told me it was his fault, he should have cleaned it up. Then the manager came up and told him to keep quiet.
This happened December 21st, 2010. I have been out of work, I have three young children that need constant attention. I have no insurance. I am in a great deal of pain. I am losing money due to this injury. I'm at my wit's end.
I called the supermarket's manager to see if they can cover my expenses and they said they would notify their insurance company. It's been a week and I still have not gotten a call.
I don't want to drag an attorney into this because it's gonna cost too much of my time. Do you have any slip and fall advice on how to settle this case without an attorney?
I need lost wages and medical bills, I hired a house keeper as well as a nanny. I need to be compensated for all this as well as my pain and suffering. What are the steps I need to ensure I get paid for their mistakes?
Please let me know, the insurance agent from their company is calling me tomorrow. I don't know where to start or what I should and shouldn't say. Thank you.
Disclaimer: Our response is not formal legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. It is generic legal information based on the very limited information provided. Do not rely upon the information in our response, or anywhere else on this site, when deciding the proper course of a legal matter. Always get a personalized case review from a local attorney.
Dear Julida,
The first thing you must do is submit an incident report to the grocery store. Next you want to the get insurance information for the store and submit a claim.
The value of your claim is based upon your medical expenses, so I can only hope that you have received the medical care that you need. Without medical expenses, it is almost impossible to settle a case for more than nominal value. The reason is that the adjuster would argue that you are clearly not injured if you have incurred no medical expenses. Whether true or not, this is their thinking.
The adjuster will let you know very quickly if they are accepting or denying liability. The admissibility of the employee's statement "it's my fault" is questionable so I would not get too reliant upon that.
If the insurance company does not offer you a settlement that is somewhere between 3-5x times your medical expenses, it may be useful to have an attorney. As far as the measures you had to take to get your normal household responsibilities completed, these will likely not be included in a settlement but it does not hurt to ask, so I would add them up and throw them in.
Learn more here: Supermarket Accident Claims
The above is general information. Laws change frequently, and across jurisdictions. You should get a personalized case evaluation from a licensed attorney.
Find a local attorney to give you a free case review here, or call 888-972-0892.
We wish you the best with your claim,
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Delineating paleochannels using shallow seismic reflection
Miller, R.D., and J. Xia
A workshop examination of shallow seismic reflection surveying
Steeples, D.W., A.G. Green, T.V. McEvilly, R.D. Miller, W.E. Doll, and J.W. Rector
Near-surface velocity gradients and their effect on shallow reflection data (pdf)
Miller, R.D., and J. Xia
Delineation of salt dissolution sinkholes using minimal deployment shallow 3-D seismic reflection surveying (pdf)
Villella, A., J. Xia, and R.D. Miller
Estimation of shear wave velocity in a compressible Gibson half-space by inverting Rayleigh wave phase velocity (pdf)
Xia, J., R.D. Miller, and C.B. Park
Near-surface seismic imaging and reflectivity studies of the Melton Valley waste areas, Oak Ridge Reservation (pdf)
Carr, B.J., W.E. Doll, and R.D. Miller
Hydrogeologic facies characterization of an alluvial fan near Fresno, California, using geophysical techniques
Burow, K.R., G.S. Weissmann, R.D. Miller, and G. Placzek
Shallow high resolution seismic reflection to delineate upper 400 m around a collapse feature in central Kansas
Miller, R.D., A. Villella, and J. Xia
High resolution seismic reflection survey to map bedrock and glacial/fluvial layers in Fridley, Minnesota
Miller, R.D., and J. Xia
Comparison of seismic sources for imaging geologic structures on the Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee
Doll, W.E., R.D. Miller, and J. Xia
Summary report on surface-wave project at Kansas Geological Survey
Park, C.B., Miller, R.D., and Xia, J
Multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW)-"A summary report of technical aspects, experimental results, and perspective"
Park, C.B., Miller, R.D., and Xia, J


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