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Yesterday morning, Jamie woke me up to say goodbye - he was leaving for the weekend for his annual ride to Sturgis with a few friends. Wearing jeans and a white shirt, his black and white leather motorcycle jacket and red bandanna, he hugged me and said he loved me. I love you. Three words that always make my pulse quicken, even after three years. I've never said them to any man but him, and never heard them until he whispered them one night, a few months after we'd been together, making my heart sigh with contentment.
After closing the door behind him, I tried to go back to sleep, but couldn't. Usually I'd welcome a few days to myself, but I've already had so much time at home the last few weeks that more alone time wasn't exactly what I wanted. So I got up, put on a favorite movie, PS I Love You, made coffee, and set a pile of books and magazines on the coffee table that I'd been meaning to read.
I might even get to a sewing project I've been putting off - a few months ago I impulsively bought a pattern and some pretty black and white fabric for a summer dress. I don't often sew clothes from scratch, since it's usually more expensive than buying something already made, but once in a while I get an urge to design and make something myself. Maybe I can even get this one done before it gets too cool to wear it anymore.
For breakfast, I experimented with a small batch of biscuits, using my favorite baking powder biscuit recipe, to create a chocolate, cinnamon swirl biscuit. Years ago, before I'd gotten brave enough to start using yeast, I would bake cinnamon rolls using my biscuit recipe, and they really were pretty amazing. One of my favorite additions was almond paste, and after rolling out the biscuit dough, rubbing it with butter and sprinkling it with sugar and cinnamon, I'd grate a generous amount of almond paste over the dough before rolling it up and slicing. Those cinnamon rolls were famous with my family and friends, and I'd try to make them a few times a year, especially at Christmas.
These chocolate cinnamon swirl biscuits are a lighter version of those cinnamon rolls, with less butter and sugar, and of course, no sugary frosting on top. Although no less fantastic, with melted chocolate dripping through the swirls of flaky dough. Perfect with coffee and a book, on a quiet morning.
Chocolate Cinnamon Swirl Biscuits
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons reduced fat cream cheese, cold
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold
- 2/3 - 3/4 cup skim milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 3-4 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup chopped bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate, or chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 450.
In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Drop pieces of the cream cheese and butter over the flour and cut in with a pastry cutter until coarse and crumbly, but you can still see visible chunks.
Cook's Note: All butter, or even vegetable oil, can be substituted for the cream cheese and butter. Using all butter will yield the flakiest, most tender and decadent biscuit.
Add the milk, a little at a time, stirring with a spoon just until the dough pulls together.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch thick, measuring a rectangle about 10x20 inches.
Whisk the egg and the water together; brush lightly over the dough. Sprinkle with the brown sugar, cinnamon and chocolate. Roll the dough up, from one short end to the other, so you have a log 20 inches long. Dip a sharp knife in flour and cut the dough into 8-10 equal pieces.
Place biscuits, cut side up, one inch apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, or in a greased muffin tin. Brush each with the remainder of the egg wash, and if desired, sprinkle with coarse turbinado sugar so the biscuits sparkle.
Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes, then serve warm.
Yields 8-10 biscuits.
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Purpose built in 1977, Ecclesholme is set in beautiful grounds in a peaceful residential area in Eccles, Manchester. We provide residential care and dementia support for up to 50 residents.
We want you to feel right at home with us. Here at Ecclesholme, you will have a spacious, fully furnished bedroom with an en-suite bathroom, and a specialist team to support your care needs.
Ecclesholme can support up to 50 resident in the residential area of our Home. We have a dedicated care team consisting of eight carers on duty and three Shift Leaders during the day. They are allocated to each floor of the Home to support our residents with their daily needs. During the night there are six carers on duty including one Shift Leader.
The care team are NVQ trained and we also have a dedicated trainer within the Home who ensures staff receive the most up to date training.
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We have a GP practice who is dedicated to care homes only and visits the Home on a weekly basis. We also have district Nurses who visits the Home on a daily basis.
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Your bedroom will be complete with fitted furniture and many rooms have views of the surrounding area. You can furnish your room with personal items such as pictures, books and ornaments to make it your own.
The Home has extensive grounds including various areas to sit and enjoy the smell of the flowers and residents love our outdoor barbecues during the warmer months.
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As bad as it was, Liam Neeson is totally stoked for a second helping of "Clash of the Titans."
"I've only read half of the script and there is still some work being done - they're on script 10 - but I think it's going to be some kick-a** stuff and a very human story to it," he told the Belfast Telegraph.
Lest you think the man's lost his marbles, if you read between the lines, there's a tacit acknowledgment of the first film's--ahem-- shortcomings.
"We will start next March. I'm very much looking forward to it. It's a whole revamping, you know."
Yes, "a whole revamping." Let's hope so. Manohla Dargis of The New York Times brilliantly likened the film to a "pop-up book." If only it had been that interesting.
Neeson also vowed to do yet another sequel, this one for a decidedly better, if still not great, film.
"And yes, there'll be a 'Taken 2,' before these limbs give up on me," he vowed.
Neeson's been working a lot lately, with tomorrow's release of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader," mark his sixth release of the year: "Chloe" was almost very god, "Clash" was a disaster, nobody saw "After.Life," "The A-Team" was OK, but didn't find an audience, and "The Next Three Days" was just awful.
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The Corvette of Cadillacs.
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$78,335 Base Price MSRP
$79,175 As Tested MSRP
Model Lineup: Cadillac XLR ($75,335); XLR-V ($97,460)
Standard Engine: 4.6-liter dohc 32-valve V8 w VVT
Engine Options: 320-hp 4.6-liter dohc 32v V8 w/VVT: 443-hp 4.4-liter dohc 32v supercharged V8 w/VVT
Standard Transmission: 6-speed electronically controlled automatic with Driver Shift Control
Transmission Options: 6-speed electronically controlled automatic with Driver Shift Control
Basic Warranty: 4 years/50,000 miles
Assembled In: Bowling Green, Kentucky
Model Tested MSRP: Cadillac XLR ($78,335)
Standard Equipment: power retractable hardtop, digital Bose nine-speaker sound system, DVD navigation and video system, StabiliTrak electronic stability control, adaptive cruise control, keyless entry and push-button start, head-up display, one year of OnStar, air conditioning, tilting and telescoping steering wheel, rear window defroster, power memory heated cooled seats, universal garage door opener
Standard Safety Equipment: seat-mounted side-impact airbags, ABS, adaptive cruise control, head-up digital speed display, adaptive headlamps, OnStar service for one year, seat-mounted shoulder belts, tire-pressure monitoring system, rain-sensing wipersDestination Charge: $840
The Cadillac XLR is a hardtop convertible. Press a button and the top goes up or down in 30 seconds. With the top up, the XLR looks like an edgy, powerful coupe, and it acts like one. Its styling is powerful and distinctive and its interior is luxurious and attractive. It's smooth, quiet and pleasant when cruising, top up or top down.
The XLR offers tenacious grip and excellent handling. The Cadillac XLR is based on a modified version of the Chevrolet Corvette chassis and is rear-wheel drive. It is lighter and more powerful than the Lexus SC430 or Jaguar XK.
The XLR sounds sexy and delivers brilliant acceleration performance. Its Northstar V8 is a modern, 32-valve, double overhead cam unit with variable-valve technology. At 320 horsepower, it's nearly twice as powerful as the old Cadillac V16. For 2007, the standard XLR benefits from the same six-speed automatic transmission as the XLR-V.
The supercharged XLR-V ups the ante to 443 hp. That was serious race-car power just a few years ago.
The XLR ($75,335) comes with a 4.6-liter V8 that produces 320 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque. The list of standard equipment is long and includes a nine-speaker Bose sound system with XM Satellite radio, DVD navigation and video, Magnetic Ride Control, radar-controlled adaptive cruise control, keyless entry and push-button start, a head-up display, and Gen 7 OnStar, the latest highway assistance service featuring the helpful voices of genuine human beings beamed to the car by satellite.
The Passion Red ($2,575) and Platinum ($6,080) packages add special wheels, colors, upholstery and trim.
The XLR-V ($97,460) features a supercharged 4.4-liter V8 that produces 443 horsepower and 414 pound-feet of torque. Chassis modifications include larger brakes; recalibrated Magnetic Ride Control; a larger front stabilizer bar; the addition of a rear stabilizer bar; stiffer rear lower control arm bushings; larger wheels and tires; a power steering fluid cooler; and a higher-capacity fuel pump. Inside, the V-model features aluminum accents and French-stitched leather seats. Wire-mesh grilles, a hood bulge, and other exterior filips make sure the neighbors notice. No options are available.
Safety features that come standard include side-impact airbags, StabiliTrak electronic stability control, and OnStar.
Walk Around
The styling of the Cadillac XLR is distinctive and controversial. Some people like the sharp styling, some people don't. Most people like it. We like it. It's unique with a cause, which is difficult to achieve and reason enough to like it. It's an in-your-face kind of grace.
We especially like how the XLR looks when the hard top is up. Very cool, chopped and suggesting a hot rod, with a steeply raked rear window and lots of angles like the rest of the car. The top is made of aluminum and magnesium with composite panels and contributes to the structural rigidity of the car. The Mercedes SL roadster has a similar top but it's rounded at the edges and doesn't do for the Benz what this top does for the XLR. It adds power to the aura of the car, erases the top-down gentrification.
Four wide exhaust tips, pointing out from under the center of the rear bumper like the tips of two big double-barreled shotguns, add to the statement of power. We think Cadillac could and should have done something different with the wheels, though: The 18-inch, mirror-polished alloy, a seven-spoke wagon-wheel design looks spindly under the aggressively solid XLR.
The shape and silhouette of the XLR works, but if you take it apart the elements suggest it was designed by two people with clashing ideas. The details seem incongruous if you study the shapes for a while. The bright and bold egg-crate grille announces the flow of the styling, and the headlamps wrap around the corners; they touch front, top and sides. The front bumper/air dam is massive, and extends like an underbite but not conspicuously. The rectangular foglights don't seem to take part in the styling, and the long horizontal opening in the air dam is just big and just there.
The sides are blessedly smooth, and the wheel cutouts are full with the fenders flared just enough. The XLR is low and wide, and the wheels are big, so it looks hot. The rocker-panel extension, a composite plastic, like the rest of the body, is sharp but tidy, while the mirrors are bulky.
The high angularity of the tail perfectly complements the shape, but the big pseudo carbon-fiber box around the license plate, also containing the backup lights, mostly messes it up. But the four cool exhaust pipes almost redeem it. They draw the eye, at least.
There are no door handles; instead a small release button hides inside a deep notch behind the top trailing edge of the door. You don't need the key to unlock or start the XLR. With the key fob in your pocket or purse, the door will unlock as you stand before it, and you can fire or kill the engine with the push of a button on the instrument panel. When you walk away from the car it locks itself. If the key fob transmitter fails, there's a little hole in the rear bumper with a plug covering a slot for the key.
On the ultra-performance XLR-V, the upper and lower front air openings at least match; both are filled with a polished fine wire mesh calculated to look custom. The V-model's engine hood bulges in the center, somewhat like a third-generation Corvette's, providing clearance for the supercharger but also adding some visual strength to an area where the base model seems a bit reticent.
The XLR-V's 10-spoke alloy wheels are more three-dimensional in design and contour than the standard model's flattish seven-spokers; unquestionably an improvement, they help showcase black-finished brake calipers machined with the V-series logo. XLR-V comes in only three exterior colors: Infra Red, Black Raven, and Light Platinum.
The Cadillac XLR has an attractive interior, as tastefully done as a Lexus, though it still feels like a Cadillac inside. The interior is awash in beige or black leather. Customers can choose light or dark eucalyptus at no extra charge. Equally tasteful use of anodized aluminum trim brightens the atmosphere. Dash and other trim materials appear to be of high quality. It's as nice as anything from Lexus, Mercedes-Benz or BMW.
The XLR-V has Zingana wood on the shifter knob, cup holder area, steering wheel, and on portions of the door and center console. Its seats feature French stitching and matching perforated suede fabric inserts.
From behind the wheel the view is swoopy. Between the fender bulge and a peaked center line on the hood, a subtle but sharp trough runs away from the driver down his or her line of sight. A head-up display projected onto the windshield indicates speed and the selected gear, the latter convenient when using the manual shifting mode. The HUD also displays the radio station for a moment after switching stations; and does some neat scoreboard-type effects for your amusement.
The instrument panel is by Bvlgari, an Italian design company known primarily for its jewelry. The gauges are clear, with white numbers on a black background, surrounded by unnecessary but seemingly obligatory chrome rings.
The leather-wrapped steering wheel has burled wood between 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock, which has drawn mixed opinions.
The XLR seats feel relatively soft and are heated and cooled. There's decent bolstering. More support could be used in a car that corners this well, though that would make getting in and out harder.
Thankfully, Cadillac hasn't tried to compete in the flawed technology chase that BMW and Audi send their luxury drivers on to control simple things. Most of the functions in the XLR are controlled by simple switchgear with finger-sized buttons. The HVAC (heating and air conditioning) controls are blissfully separate, elegantly designed and easy to use. The navigation system is displayed on a seven-inch LCD screen located in the center console, under neat rectangular heating and cooling vents. The system will also play DVD movies when the transmission is in Park, treating the driver and passenger to virtual surround sound, like a drive-in movie theater without the wailing babies. The screen can be difficult to read in bright sunlight, however.
Setting up the radio is tedious until you know how. Once set up, however, buttons on the steering wheel make switching among your favorite stations easy. Turning off the radio is as easy as pressing the volume knob, aesthetically more appealing than the Mercedes system which cannot be turned off without turning off the navigation. XM Satellite Radio is standard on XLR, providing 24-hour news channels, sports stations, and near-CD quality music anywhere you travel.
It's even easy to reach the dual cup holders on the center console next to the shifter. The XLR is a two-seater, though, so there's not much room to store so much as a briefcase or tote bag without cooperation from your passenger. Places to stash stuff are provided in the doors, center console and glove box, though none of them are large.
The retractable hard top consumes three-fourths of the trunk space when it's down. And because the trunk raises and opens at the back to swallow it, rainwater will drain down in the trunk instead of dropping on the ground behind the bumper. Cadillac says owners should be able to fit a small golf bag in the trunk (or passenger seat), but recommend keeping the clubs at the club.
Driving Impressions
The 2007 Cadillac XLR boasts the latest and best version of the 4.6-liter Northstar V8. It's smooth, quiet, and powerful. With double overhead-cams, variable valve timing and electronic throttle control, it produces 320 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque.
The XLR can go from 0 to 60 in 5.8 seconds and do the quarter-mile in 14.2 seconds, making it faster than most of its competition because it's lighter and more powerful. The XLR's 320 horses only have to drag 3,647 pounds.
By comparison, the Lexus SC430 has just 288 horsepower to propel 3,840 pounds; the Jaguar XK has just 300 horsepower for 3,759 pounds. The Mercedes-Benz SL550 has 382 horsepower, but at 4,220 pounds, that's 11.0 pounds per pony; the base XLR isn't so far behind at 11.4. And at $94,800, the Benz is priced closer to the 443-horsepower XLR-V.
Big torque numbers aside, the base XLR engine is thrilling when it comes on strong at higher revs, all the way to redline at 6500 rpm. Much of the torque seems to start at about 4400 rpm.
In the handling department, the XLR was halfway home when it was mounted on the superb Corvette chassis, which is very strong and light. In fact, the XLR is assembled in the Corvette plant at Bowling Green, Kentucky. New aluminum subframes were designed to accommodate the XLR body, lengthening the wheelbase by one inch. Along with the low stance, good weight distribution and lightweight aluminum suspension components, this edges the XLR in the direction of great handling. The XLR has a longer wheelbase and wider track than the SL550, SC430 and XK8.
The electronic active suspension is unique, and works exceptionally well. Like the Corvette, it uses transversely mounted composite leaf springs front and rear with wishbone control arms. The monotube shock absorbers contain fluid with magnetic particles whose alignment controls the stiffness. Sensors read the road 1000 times per second and vary those magnetic fields. In short, the XLR offers tenacious grip and excellent handling. It charges down rippled curvy roads and takes smooth sweepers flat out.
Cruising in the XLR, which is what most of us do most of the time, is pleasant. There's little wind noise. If there are any hard edges to the ride we haven't felt them. It feels big, somewhat like the Corvette, but tight, fast and quick.
The faster the car went the better the speed-sensitive rack-and-pinion power steering felt. The high-speed chassis balance was impressively neutral. The StabiliTrak electronic stability control made corrections to regain traction, but wasn't as intrusive as in the Mercedes-Benz SL.
The Michelin Z-rated run-flat tires measure 235/50ZR18 on 8-inch rims, not particularly wide for 320 horsepower. That helps the ride but not the braking distance. We gave the brakes a good panic stop and, as with all Cadillacs, the ABS worked especially well. Not long ago we tested a V12 Mercedes SL600 roadster ($132,000), and the XLR's anti-lock brakes seem smoother.
XLR is the first Cadillac to come with an adaptive forward lighting system, which automatically adjusts headlamp direction up to 15 degrees. Vehicle speed and steering wheel angle input determine how fast and how far the headlamps turn.
Powering the XLR-V is a 4.4-liter version of the same Northstar V8, outfitted with a positive displacement supercharger and intercooler. That boosts its output to 443 horsepower at 6400 rpm, and 414 pound-feet of torque at 3900 rpm. The engine's power is underscored by its ability to deliver 90 percent of its peak torque between 2200 and 6000 rpm. Pirelli Run-Flat tires (P235/45 in front, P255/40 in the rear) on 19 by 8.5-inch wheels help the V-model's modified suspension grip the road.
For 2007, both engines are now mated to the new-for-last-year Hydra-Matic 6L80 six-speed automatic transmission, which uses an integrated 32-bit controller and offers a wide, 6.04:1 overall ratio spread for performance with fu
The 2007 Cadillac XLR is faster than its competitors from Mercedes-Benz, Lexus and Jaguar; and offers fresh, distinctive styling. It holds its own in other important categories such as ride, cornering, comfort and electronics. The XLR simply succeeds as a luxury performance roadster, as well as in its mission to be an admirable flagship for General Motors.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Sam Moses filed the original report from the Columbia River Gorge in Washington, with Mitch McCullough reporting from Los Angeles.
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We closed on our house today, hence the absence of blog updating on my part. Even though we were preparing for this move for a while, it was a long week of packing, moving, purging, and cleaning.
Goodbye, house. It's hard to leave the place you've called home for the past five years.
Goodbye front door that welcomed all three of my babies home from the hospital.
Goodbye toilets that I alternated between on the first weekend we lived here when I had severe food poisoning and workers were busy installing things. I'll just go ahead and mention that we had been trying to conceive our first child for almost two years at that point and we knew that I was ovulating during that lovely food poisoning. The twins were born 8 1/2 months later.
Goodbye dining room table where I was determined to make my first pieces of stamped jewelry. (The new owners bought the table with the house.) All future Three Scoops of Love jewelry up to this point has been lovingly crafted at that table.
Goodbye landscaping pavers around our little water feature. The weekend we installed you, I felt strangely nauseous every time I bent over. The next day, we got the biggest surprise of our lives when we found out we were expecting Lily.
Goodbye house numbers on the outside brick. I was so proud of you when we moved in. We had a real house with real address numbers built in to the house.
Goodbye sadness! Hello to a new chapter of life!
Hello to our dream house.
Hello to a fresh start.
Hello to living with just the essentials for the next three months.
Hello to family bending over backwards to help us out with moving, building a house, and having a place to live.
Hello to the opportunity to teach our kids that "home" doesn't mean the roof over your head, "home" means being with the people you love.


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: : : : : : : : I know the meaning & origin of the word. What is the significance of the number and why wasn't 20 or 21 used.
: : : : : : : From a previous discussion in the archives:
: : : : : : : "Catch 22; Most people are familiar with this modern saying and recognise it as implying a "no win situation", one where, whatever happens, there will almost certainly be a bad outcome. Many people will also know that Catch 22 was the title of the 1955 novel by Joseph Heller set on a USAAF WW2 base (in those days it was an Army Air Force). The aircrew are on the edge of breakdown; they must be mad to go on another mission but the fact that they realise that they must be mad means that they must be sane at the same time. They have to continue flying. Truly a "no win situation".
: : : : : : : The above is as far as any reference book that I have found has ever gone, but why did Heller call his book Catch 22? I found what I think is the answer in, of all places, a review of a TV programme in a daily paper. The programme was about the daylight missions flown by the USAAF over Germany. Many of the aircraft were shot down; others were damaged but managed to get back to England. A very few were so damaged that, although they could still fly, they couldn't make it back to base. Such aircraft were allowed by US military law to divert to neutral countries like Sweden and Switzerland. Once there, the crews were interned but they were out of the war. This near-death scenario of gross but not fatal damage was covered by USAAF general directive number 22. Hence, if you could fall into, or catch, the tiny area of severe but not disastrous damage, all would be well. However the likelihood was that you wouldn't and you'd be either shot down and possibly killed, or back in the war. I think that this is a splendid explanation, somewhat marred by the possibility that Heller is said to have originally planned to call his book "Catch 18"; he changed to 'Catch 22' because Leon Uris's novel 'Mila 18' came out just before Heller's book was published."
: : : : : : : I recently bought a book with stories about how book titles are chosen. Tonight I'll take a look and see if "Catch 22" is discussed.
: : : : : : That's mighty fine sleuthing ESC. Kudos.
: : : : : I can't claim credit. It was someone else -- the thread I found didn't identify the author.
: : : : It was me!
: : : I thought it might be. Kudos, Mr. Briggs.
: : Kudos indeed. Nicely done.
: My book has some information but not the added detail about the military term.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 4:43 PM
Town Square
Google pitches big plans to a hesitant City Council
Original post made on Jan 24, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 4:43 PM
Comments (15)
a resident of Slater
on Jan 24, 2013 at 2:15 pm
gcoladon is a registered user.
The bridge Google proposed looks like an excellent design to my untrained eye, well situated far away from the ecologically sensitive Bayshore, and by far the most bike and pedestrian friendly bridge I have ever seen.
It certainly makes a lot more sense to me to have such a bridge between large employment sites on the north side of 101, rather than having employees use 101 to get between those two areas. That seems like a really bad outcome.
One small improvement I might like to suggest, is to make bike and pedestrian access to the bridge from the Stevens Creek Trail good enough to not require a separate levee crossing further north, as Google proposed.
I hope a Council majority ends up approving the beginning of an environmental study soon after the February 5th presentation of the Transit Study.
a resident of Gemello
on Jan 24, 2013 at 2:25 pm
After reading this..it reads that we will have not a Disneyland here but Googleland. They are looking at the future of their complexes and having their brightest minds working to make this work for them and our city...we will need to give and take and reading what they are suggesting in the future works for me. I hope the council get well read with their proposals and come up a plan that works with Google and Mt View soon. Good luck...glad we have Google in our "Town".
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Jan 24, 2013 at 2:26 pm
Yes, I am not a Google employee nor a shareholder. But let's go ahead with the Google plan. Google is a nice addition to the city. They have the bucks to do a GOOD job!!! Let's go with them and their plan. Better here than in other nearby cities...
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Jan 24, 2013 at 2:37 pm
Allowing Google employees direct access between buildings make a great deal more sense than requiring them to exit the N. Shoreline area, travel 101, then reenter it a block away. Surely we're all in favor of reducing traffic, instead of making it worse?
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jan 24, 2013 at 3:24 pm
This is a boondoggle and is inappropriate for our city discussing a major company in social media for special treatment (All my rich friends are saying social media is about to collapse via the dot com fiasco). Your cars are dangerous, not that they will cause an accident, but that an accident to them could happen and the car goes out of control. Automated cars are decades out to get the entire population going. The rails idea is a great way to step up the idea.
Sounds like our former mayor has an innovative brain, higher and more capable than a major corporation that has no product. Go figure.
a resident of another community
on Jan 24, 2013 at 4:38 pm
Would the bike and pedestrian paths that google wants to build be for everyone, or just 'googlers'? If just the latter, I say forget it!
a resident of another community
on Jan 24, 2013 at 4:55 pm
Hundreds of senior and low-income people live in North Bayshore in the Santiago Villa Mobile Home Park, which is bordered by La Avenida, Shoreline, and Space Park Way. As a long-time resident of this park, I have become increasingly nervous about how Google's expansion might affect me and my neighbors.
I hope that Google will take care to ensure not only the welfare of that colony of egrets at the site of the proposed bridge, but consider whether or not the alternate bridge site at La Avenida might have a negative impact on its human "colony" in Santiago Villa. If I were biking from the proposed La Avenida bridge to the Google campus, a short cut through the mobile home park would make perfect sense. But if hundreds of Google employees took that route daily, it could turn our quiet neighborhood into a noisy thoroughfare.
I can't help but be concerned about the huge footprints that surround us. I am a Google shareholder, and work in high tech myself, so I do want the company to keep growing. But I am worried that our little neighborhood might be noticed only when at some point, we are in the way of some big future development plan - perhaps a new street linking Charleston and La Avenida? Could it be a good thing that it's Microsoft, not Google, that resides on the southern side of La Avenida?
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Jan 24, 2013 at 5:48 pm
Google is blowing smoke when they tell you their shuttle program will get most people out of their cars.
Look at their parking lot at 2:00 on a weekday. It's not full of bicycles. If you let them "build up, not out", you will turn 85 and 237 into a parking lot.
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Jan 24, 2013 at 6:57 pm
Does the city council think they have studied this better than GOOG? This is a formidable company and does it's homework. I trust GOOG more than our MTV politicians. GOOG won't do anything self destructive, they are smart.
a resident of Shoreline West
on Jan 24, 2013 at 7:04 pm
Be glad Google isn't threatening to move their HQ to Austin like Apple. The concerns expressed by those living in the area are valid and should be addressed proactively, and I think Google is amenable to it.
They want to move fast to attract more talent to the area. As a past employee I can attest to the sincerity of purpose of the founders and employees to build a responsible campus. For example, providing plugin electric cars for faraway meetings and lunch for free.
To No to Google, the self-driving cars have been operating on the he streets and freeways of California for two years accident-free while testing. There's still more testing to do, but they've proven themselves capable of driving safely among regular cars. Plus they can operate at better MPG than humans. This is the future, but it's around the corner.
a resident of Monta Loma
on Jan 24, 2013 at 7:16 pm
Funny how all that land out there used to be the dump.
Now we're terrified of building a bridge.
a resident of Jackson Park
on Jan 25, 2013 at 6:44 am
From a duplicate thread:
Posted by WIFI-user, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood, 7 hours ago
I'm a little worried about Google keeping a driver-less system running smoothly,, taking into consideration that they can't even keep their citywide wireless internet system (Metro Wi-Fi) working properly.
For much of 2012 the WiFi system has been introducing bad data packets to a lot of users (complaints can be seen on the Google/Wi-fi forum), making it impossible to upgrade PC software components like JAVA or Antivirus definitions. Now for the last few months I can't even get better than a slower-than-dialup speed of 1kbps or less, if I can get logged on at all.
I'd like to see them fix/upgrade simpler systems like this and making them reliable before attempting to send robot cars scooting about town.
Posted by No WIFI No Driverless Shuttles, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood, 2 minutes ago
I second what the above poster states. The Wifi system has become a joke with a complete lack of support or updates to what's going on. I can imagine their driver-less shuttles creating all sorts of havoc.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jan 25, 2013 at 6:47 pm
Not mentioned in the article: the bridge plans include a real Stevens Creek Trail exit at Charleston Rd., a cleaned-up exit at Crittenden, and public restrooms at both the Charleston Rd. and Crittenden Rd. exits. These are huge benefits for all recreational users of the trail, not just bike commuters going in & out of the area.
Also, for beelia - a resident of Santiago Villa attended the Study Session and spoke in favor of the bridge & trail improvements.
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Jan 25, 2013 at 9:09 pm
let Google do what they want to better our town, they already paved our streets with Gold!! Google $$$ Money owns this town.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Feb 25, 2013 at 10:09 pm
I'm baffled why a progressive population and city board is so resistant to change. Google is literally changing the world every day, but the folks moving at country-time to get Google's plan approved are stifling their progress. Google has only made a crappy 1980's business park into a landmark and you are slowing them from making it a state of the art (AND GREEN) model corporate campus.
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VitalHealth Software to Showcase Cloud-based EHR Designed with Mayo Clinic in Collaborative Demo
Minneapolis, MN — February 19, 2013 —VitalHealth Software, a leading global provider of web-based solutions for health management founded by the Mayo Clinic and Noaber Foundation, today announced that the company will participate in a Health Story demonstration at the 2013 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition from March 3 -7, in New Orleans. VitalHealth will demo the latest version of its cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) solution as a participant in The HIMSS Interoperability Showcase™ (La Nouvelle Ballroom, Level 2). The VitalHealth EHR will serve as the interoperability and data sharing demonstration's primary care EHR system. Designed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic's Center for Innovation (CFI), the VitalHealth EHR is purpose-built to be easy to use, compatible with handheld devices such as tablets, and adaptable to the varied work styles of small practices. Delivered on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, VitalHealth EHR supports the latest interoperability standards. The EHR is certified for Meaningful Use and meets or exceeds HIPAA privacy and security requirements.
Approximately 1.2 billion clinical documents are produced in the United States each year, however this tremendous source of information is underutilized in current computer-based record systems. The Health Story Project will bring together several health IT vendors at HIMSS 2013 to demonstrate HL7 Consolidated CDA (Clinical Document Architecture) based interoperability, allowing attendees to follow the path of a patient across several points of care.
"Interoperability is crucial for achieving better outcomes and more affordable care, because it helps remove hazardous ambiguity, incompleteness and waste from the medical record. We have long been supporters of IHE and the Health Story Project, so we're pleased to have been selected to participate this year," said Blair Butterfield, President, North America, VitalHealth Software. "Our recent success at the North American Connectathon, where we passed all planned tests for exchanging C-CDA documents, was a key milestone to ensuring the demonstration at HIMSS will show the power of interoperability to enhance quality healthcare delivery."
VitalHealth Software was founded to develop a game changing, cloud-based eHealth application platform, with an emphasis on solutions for managing chronic diseases such as diabetes, COPD, CHF, depression, cancer and Alzheimer's. The company also has market-leading solutions for ACO, managing online interventions and outcome monitoring for behavioral health. VitalHealth's primary goal is having a positive impact on the health of 10 million people in five years while at the same time becoming a market leader.
In the Health Story demonstration, which features six leading vendors, the VitalHealth EHR will first receive an unstructured CDA document containing scanned imaging data. After review and diagnosis, the primary care physician will then refer the patient to an oncologist, by generating a referral note and electronically transmitting a Continuity of Care Document (CCD) to the oncologist. The process will streamline and improve the accuracy and responsiveness of existing paper-based processes, demonstrating how interoperable health IT systems can lead to faster, cheaper, and better care delivery.
To learn about tailoring the VitalHealth EHR platform to meet the needs of medical specialties, please contact Arjen Westerink at firstname.lastname@example.com.
To schedule a meeting with VitalHealth Software at HIMSS, please contact Jessica Cohen at firstname.lastname@example.com.
About Health Story
The Health Story Project was founded four years ago by the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI), the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the Clinical Documentation Industry Association, Lantana Consulting Group, and M*Modal. It is now a collaborative of over two dozen healthcare vendors, providers and associations. Health Story accelerates development of HL7 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) Implementation Guides for common types of clinical documents, brings them through the HL7 ballot process and promotes their adoption within the industry. Over the previous four years, the initiative produced the first set of national data standards for clinical documents-use of which supports requirements for Meaningful Use of EHR systems. Health Story Promoter members include Fujitsu, Inofile, Lantana Consulting Group, M*Modal, Nuance, Optum and Verizon. The Health Story vision is for complete patient stories to be available in electronic medical records.
About VitalHealth Software
VitalHealth Software was founded as collaboration between the Noaber Foundation (NL) and Mayo Clinic (US), and delivers web-based software solutions for health management. Our model-driven software platform is used by a growing network of partners. VitalHealth Software has offices in the U.S., Netherlands and India. For more information about VitalHealth Software, please visit www.vitalhealthsoftware.com. For more information about VitalHealth EHR, please visit www.vitalhealthehr.com, or contact us via email at email@example.com.


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At Design Interviews
Interview with Joy Lin : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Joy Lin : The erotic pairing of masculinity and femininity served as the main inspiration for the design. Each product demonstrates the coming together of two individuals to form a single entity. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Joy Lin : My primary goal was to create a sex product line that is approachable. While a lot of sex product packaging on shelves today are blatantly raunchy, my design is hygienic and sexy. I wanted this to be a beautiful, subtle product that you can leave out on your dresser without fearing that visitors might see it. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Joy Lin : I hope to sell the production rights to a mid-tier to high-tier sex brand. It would be truly rewarding to see this concept brought to life. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Joy Lin : From beginning to end, the design process lasted for 14 weeks. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Joy Lin : The new design focuses on couples, both heterosexual and homosexual, that are looking to add a little spice to their sex lives. The couple is open to trying something new, but may feel intimidated by the "freaky" vibe of most adult products. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Joy Lin : While duality is not a new concept in the sex industry, my design creates an impact by exploring the two-fold nature of relation, contrast, movement, and/or penetration. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Joy Lin : I believe the dual lubricant is the most intriguing piece. The lubricant design really plays off of users' interaction with the product, from the coming together of forms to allow dispensing of the product, to touching the textured "rough" and "smooth" halves to decide which is the appropriate choice for the occasion. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Joy Lin : The design was greatly influenced by conducted interviews with both consumers and professionals. I spoke with a former Hustler model/porn star/prostitute, a Spearmint Rhino dancer, a tantra yoga instructor, an erotic photographer, and a number of other individuals for insight into the perception of sex and sex products on the market. From this, I saw that there is a great desire for clean, sleek, and simple sex products. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Joy Lin : Sex can be a particularly sensitive and even unspeakable subject, so it was challenging to keep people open-minded to the topic and to its potential. .
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productionLet Jamiroquai take you on a White Knuckle Ride. Come here to talk about anything related to the new album...
What I noticed the most about this new album is the production. That to me is the newest. There is a lot more dynamic range involved - especially in the spatial recording of the strings. Looks like he's been using an SSL for mixdown instead of the usual mackie i think he has in his home set-up.
Obviously, there's probably more money involved - and mercury are probably giving him more artistic freedom allowed than the usual on sony s2 or whatever it was. The songs are more varied.
What does everyone else think?
Re: production
ameetrao1 -who are you and where are you from?
How do you know what he has in his studio?
I've recently taken a class in a studio for recording techniques. They have an SSL and Yamaha 02R.
For the rest of us, the SSL is the old skool recording analog machine. Bands like the Black Keys and Jack White are recording (I believe exclusively) this way. And many bands (full bands) record on analog for a richer sound. But it's the beats and hip-hop that are usually virtual instruments (digital), like Fruity Loops (love the name!)
As for techniques, I'm still learning to associate sounds with techniques.
RDLS, what I notice is their music is complex yet well balanced.
And as for more varied, definitely many genres.
Re: production
Hi! My name is ameet and i live in london. What about you?! I studied sound for 3 years. In the video for runaway, there is a mackie desk. I passed the SSL with 84%! SSL and Mackie both have a warm sound so it is debateable but the SSL has a particular sound - used in 65% of world studios - listen to Prince stuff. SSL can be seen as both analogue and digital, no?! I have cubase 5 which I use regularly at home, so i know what you mean about the beats and hip-hop. What is RDLS?
I've loved jamiroquai ever since hearing too young to die on jazz fm back in 1993. And i have his first twelve inch - When you gonna learn! Keep in touch. Where are you studying?!
Re: production
Hi Ameet and welcome to the forum!!
RDLS = Rock Dust Light Star
Re: production
Hi Ameet!
Glad to hear of your SSL experiences! It's a huge board.
I'm overwhelmed by the one class. It's very technical. I have to let it settle in!
If I decide to go on, I'll wait til fall when my little one is in school (there are summer sessions).
The text is huge! The class lecture really only covered about 1/10th of what is necessary to pass the written test. And nobody is taking it but me.
I hear Cubase is what is used in Europe. Most studios here use Pro Tools.
I'm in Detroit. I won't say what school, but there aren't that many recording studios here.
If I ever try to be hired, I'll really have to know my stuff.
But the best one in town, is in the seedy part of Detroit.
(But the owner knows my uncle and I used to travel to see his band!)
And in the meantime, my part-time job could kick into full time.
Re: production
hi giba, , I studied SSL practically.The school i was at - my second sound school was called sae technology college - heard of it? - so i just had to take a practical test in it. My first college was confetti school of recording technology in nottingham. We had to have questions on it theoretically in the final exam but not much - just -signal flow - electronics - very hard, like you say. It must be hard to break into the industry in america - with all the competition and hip hop, rap artists etc. becoming producers. Am I right?
Re: production
I'm not sure about all the schools. I knew someone who went through the producer schooling, but he doesn't work it today, which gave me the idea.
I'm sure it's hard to break into the American industry if you are an artist.
So, there is a trend to go Indie, so you don't rely on major labels.
Re: production
So here's something not too technical:
The two main aspects of a digital signal are the word length and sample rate. Because most digital devices can truncate extra digits out, or fill in more zeros into blank spaces, the word length of each device can vary. But the sample rate must remain the same when the connection is made digitally. In fact, the sample rate not only needs to be the same, but the sample rate needs to be synchronized between all the units. This is done by using the word clock master.
Perhaps this is where Jamiroquai get the idea for Synkronized.
Re: production
yes, it's called timecode and uses SMPTE. Do you know how automation actually practically works on an SSL and Neve?
Re: production
Ameet -you definitely know way more than me! Good for you.
That info comes from my books!
I actually didn't learn SMPTE in the class, but sure as hell it was on the test!
We didn't work on the SSL. We only got to visit the room it was in once
(well I did twice including the tour!)
I am only in the beginning stages. I haven't decided if I'll continue!
Re: production
I studied sound for 3 years altogether - 2 years on a foundation course and 1 year on a diploma of audio engineering. I know more than I portrayed in the final exam. I was in SSL room many times - even played guitar in the live room while everybody else studied the control room. I just missed out on automation - which is why i asked you, seems like you know you're stuff with that, more than me anyway. I only know some of the terms, but actual automation and synchronization i am lacking in. Ho w do they use the word timer clock, do you know?
Synkronized - a good theory, I actually thought of that when it came out aswell - same year i did my diploma. Where abouts are you on your course? What have you studied/not studied etc.?
I reckon that jay kay was not that advanced in thinking at that stage anyway, hmmm...synkronized maybe, but synchronization, i don't know!
The RDLS album seems like the first time that they may have used synchronization really, wit hthe strings and drum beats and stuff.
Re: production
oh sorry, you said you only knew it from the books, sorry about that!
Re: production
trend to go indie for rappers aswell too, innit?! More rappers seem to wanna be producers now adays anyway. Do you get the magazine sound on sound,audio media, future music. I know asia and america have the same publication for sound on sound. It's not only what you know but who you know in this industry aswell any way, isn't it! I did an interview with gilles peterson - founder of acid jazz records back in 1997/8 - I was on uni radio for a while. Do you like the roots, and ahmir questlove thompson's productions?
Re: production
Well, I have only taken one course -Recording Techniques. Our final session recorded a band.
Synchonization, I believe, the word clock is required in digital recording, and analog.
I think when you receive a signal (voice, drum, instruments) it comes into the recording device, and sends it back out to the computer. Part is analog, and part is digital. So they must be on word clock or the timing of music may not be lined up. (I think that's how it goes!)
i.e., you know when a voice doesn't match to the movie?
So I believe all recordings are Synchronized to the word clock, or you have major issues.
(feel free to correct me!)
But I do know, in analog, it is higher quality (better sample rate) and when you copy analog, some quality is lost. Where as copies of digital over and over is still the same quality.
I am not familiar with Gilles Peterson. I do know the Roots and Questlove?
Uni? I've only heard that term from Caroli!
90% of my class were hip-hopstar wannabees! But one woman was The Funk Bros. daughter!
Re: production
Sorry to go off-topic
We call college "university" in Australia too which gets abbreviated to "uni"!
Re: production
ahhh! recording techniques, now that brings back some memories - that was my introduction to production in 1996 - I still remember now - lots of fun. We had no rappers etc. though. .
What desk are you using - analogue? apart from the SSL. DId you see the interview with toby smith further down the forum. Great guy.
Re: production
we had learned some on the Yamaha O2R.
But I have Studio 1, and will be getting Fruity Loops to have some fun! (just on computer)
Post the url for the Toby Smith interview.
That's who I'd like to hear from today.
We don't say "Uni" here. We have nicknames for each particular University "State, Michigan, Wayne State..." Because each one has a different status.
Re: production
toby smith interview - further down the board, members, i think
Re: production
variety of styles - definately since a funk odyssey
Re: production
whoa! What an SSL! Nice studio Toby!
I missed it! never did see the interview. Thanks!
Re: production
no worries, that's the one i passed giba. by the way, what's your name? 84%!! At 4am in the morning!!
Re: production
You took your test @ 4am? And yes 84% would be great on that device, very complicated technical mass.
My name is Gina.
Re: production
my name is ameet. Nice to meet you gina. Yeah 4am - we had to take all our tests around that time - training for the industry!
Re: production
I'm wondering if this should be moved to a different name -this is under Rock Dust Light Star!
Well, unless Ameet was one to produce it!
I am literally harassing the owner of the studio I took my class. I want my final test and grade!
I've had to call 3x and he keeps giving me another date to call back.
My impression is he didn't expect much from me, and this is really why I want to do well.
The class really doesn't mean that much to me, it was more of an introduction!!
And during the class I didn't realize what the main source of study was the study module cd, I thought this huge book was, but the sections didn't really link to the lectures.
But the study module, I crammed at the end, even had incorrect answers to some questions, (which he confirmed!) Well that sucks when you're studying the wrong answers! (Do I sound mad?!)
Either it was rinky-dink, or I'm just not on the same level to be a student again!!
Re: production
I am impressed that you took this class Giba!
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Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Infraorder: Lemuriformes
Superfamily: Cheirogaleoidea
Family: Cheirogaleidae
Genus: Microcebus
Species: M. berthae, M. bongolavensis, M. danfossi, M. griseorufus, M. jollyae, M. lehilahytsara, M. mamiratra, M. mittermeieri, M. murinus, M. myoxinus, M. ravelobensis, M. rufus, M. sambiranensis, M. simmonsi, M. tavaratra
Other names: M. berthae: Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, pygmy mouse
lemur, Berthe's mouse lemur; microcèbe de Berthe (French); tsidy (Malagasy); M.
bongolavensis: Bongolava mouse lemur; M. danfossi: Danfoss' mouse lemur; M.
griseorufus: rufous-grey mouse lemur, red-and-grey mouse lemur; microcèbe gris-roux (French); tsidy
(Malagasy); M. jollyae: Jolly's mouse lemur; M. lehilahytsara: Goodman's mouse lemur;
microcèbe de Goodman (French); Goodman's mausmaki (German); M. mamiratra: Claire's
mouse lemur; M. mittermeieri: Mittermeier's mouse lemur; M. murinus: grey mouse
lemur, lesser mouse lemur; microcèbe murin, cheirogale mignon, cheirogale nain, petit
microcèbe (French); grauer mausmaki, maus zwergmaki (German); tsidy, koitsiky, titlivaha,
pondiky (Malagasy); maki ratón, maki ratón gris, makisratone (Spanish); grâ
musmaki, mindre muslemur, pygmémusmaki (Swedish); M. myoxinus: mouse lemur, pygmy
mouse lemur; microcèbe pygmée (French); tsidy, malajira (Malagasy); M.
ravelobensis: Lac Ravelobe mouse lemur, golden-brown mouse lemur; microcèbe doré
(French); tsidy (Malagasy); guldbrun musmaki (Swedish); M. rufus: rufous mouse lemur, brown mouse
lemur, russet mouse lemur; microcèbe roux (French); brauner mausmaki (German); antsidy mena,
tsidy, tsitsidy, tsitsihy, kandrandra (Malagasy); maki ratón (Spanish); brun musmaki,
röd musmaki, rödbrun muslemur (Swedish); M. sambiranensis: Sambirano mouse lemur;
microcèbe du Sambirano (French); tsidy, tsitsihy, vokimbahy (Malagasy); M. simmonsi:
Simmon's mouse lemur; M. tavaratra: northern rufous mouse lemur, Tavaratra mouse lemur;
microcèbe roux du nord (French); tsidy (Malagasy).
The taxonomy of the genus Microcebus is extremely fluid, with ten new species described
since 2000 (Rylands 2007). Groves (2005) lists 8 species in the genus, however since his
publication, seven new species have been described and are all here included as full species
(Kappeler et al. 2005; Andriantompohavana et al. 2006; Louis et al. 2006; Olivieri et al. 2007).
However, M. lokobensis is not considered a species due to its potential synonymy with
M. mamiratra (Olivieri et al. 2007). Some researchers are hesitant to accept all new
forms of mouse lemur and think that the number of new species may be exaggerated
(Tattersall 2007; Sylvia Atsalis pers. comm.). This is likely to remain the case until the
situation is made clearer through further research (Tattersall 2007). Generally, the best
researched species to date are M. murinus, M. rufus and M. ravelobensis and less or little
is known about the other species.
Mouse lemurs have a combined head, body and tail length of less than 27 cm (10.6 in) making them the
most diminutive of the primates (Mittermeier et al. 2006; Ankel-Simons 2007). Among the mouse
lemurs, the superlative goes to M. berthae, which is the world's smallest primate (Dammhahn &
Kappeler 2005). Mouse lemurs can be divided up into two groups based on their general overall fur
coloration. M. murinus and M. griseorufus are generally grayish, while M. rufus, M. ravelobensis,
M. myoxinus, M. berthae, M. sambiranensis, M. tavaratra,
M. lehilahytsara, M mittermeieri, M. jollyae, and M. simmonsi are
overall generally reddish (Olivieri et al. 2007). However, it is difficult to distinguish certain species
apart purely by observation, and such species are discriminated from one another based on genetic differences and/or body measurements (Olivieri et
al. 2007). There is some intra-specific variation in coloration in some species which further
complicates the situation, and in some cases specimens that are very different in coloration have
turned out to be the same species when investigated through other means (Heckman et al. 2006;
Olivieri et al. 2007).
All mouse lemurs have a white strip between the eyes (Olivieri et al. 2007). M. lehilahytsara is
bright maroon, with a whitish ventrum and an orangeish back, head, and tail (Kappeler et al. 2005).
M. rufus has a grayish brown back with a black stripe, reddish arms, grayish-white ventrum and a
red-brown head. M. mittermeieri is red-brown or rust colored on its head and back with some orange
on its limbs with a white-brown ventrum. M. jollyae is reddish-brown on its back and head and has a
grey ventrum. M. simmonsi has dark reddish or orange brown fur on its back, arms, and head and has
a grayish white ventrum (Louis et al. 2006). The color of the head of M. bongolavensis and M.
danfossi varies with the individual but the back is orangish maroon, and the ventrum is creamy-white
(Olivieri et al. 2007). M. mamiratra has a light reddish-brown back and tail, with a white or cream
colored ventrum (Andriantompohavana et al. 2006). M. tavaratra has a reddish head, dark brownish
back, and a whitish-beige ventrum. M. sambiranensis has a reddish back with a vaguely defined
stripe and a whitish-beige ventrum (Rasoloarison et al. 2000). M. ravelobensis has a golden-brown
or mottled-red back, with a yellow to white ventrum and a brown tail (Zimmermann et al. 1998;
Rasoloarison et al. 2000). M. murinus has a grayish-brown to brownish-gray back, a beige or gray
ventrum, and a stripe down the back. M. myoxinus has a red-brown back with a dorsal stripe and
red-brown head markings. M. berthae is reddish, with a dorsal line and a head that is brighter than
the rest of its coloration. M. griseorufus has a gray back with a cinnamon-brown stripe, reddish
markings on its head, and a white ventrum (Rasoloarison et al. 2000).
Recorded head and body length averages are 9.0-9.1 cm (3.5-3.6 in) (M. lehilahytsara), 12.7 cm (5.0
in) (M. ravelobensis), 12.6 cm (5.0 in) (M. tavaratra), 12.3 cm (4.8 in) (M. griseorufus), 9.2 cm
(3.6 in) (M. berthae), 11.7 cm (4.6 in) (M. sambiranensis), 12.4 cm (4.8 in) (M. myoxinus), 12.9 cm
(5.1) (M. murinus) (Rasoloarison et al. 2000; Kappeler et al. 2005; Andriantompohavana et al. 2006).
The average body lengths of M. rufus and M. mamiratra are 8.6 cm (3.4 in) and 9.4 cm (3.7 in)
respectively (Andriantompohavana et al. 2006). Recorded body lengths of single individuals are 9.8
cm (3.9 in) (M. simmonsi), 8.2 cm (3.2 in) (M. mittermeieri), and 5.3 cm (2.1 in) (M. jollyae)
(Louis et al. 2006).
The body mass of mouse lemurs is seasonally variable, but published body weight averages range from
39.6-48 g (1.4-1.7 oz) (M. lehilahytsara), 51.8-71.7 g (1.8-2.5 oz) (M. ravelobensis), 51.7-61.1 g
(1.8-2.2 oz) (M. tavaratra), 43.7g (1.5 oz) (M. rufus), 44.1 g (1.6 oz) (M. mittermeieri), 43.7-62.6
g (1.5-2.2 oz) (M. griseorufus), 60.8 g (2.1 oz) (M. mamiratra), 30.6 g (1.1 oz) (M. berthae), 61.3 g
(2.2 oz) (M. jollyae), 40.4-44.1 g (1.4-1.6) (M. sambiranensis), 45.2-49.0 g (1.6-1.7 oz) (M.
myoxinus), 53.2-65.5 g (1.9-2.3 oz) (M. murinus) (Rasoloarison et al. 2000; Kappeler et al. 2005;
Andriantompohavana et al. 2006; Olivieri et al. 2007; Atsalis 2008). A single adult male M. simmonsi
individual weighed 77.8 g (2.7 oz) (Louis et al. 2006).
M. myoxinus is not sexually dimorphic in body size but shows a seasonal swap of dimorphism
between males and females, with males consistently heavier than females during the reproductive
season with the opposite true the rest of the year (Schwab 2000). A similar seasonal shift
in sexual dimorphism of mass is seen in M. murinus (Eberle & Kappeler 2002). Body mass is
seasonally variable in M. murinus as well (Fietz 1999). M. rufus do not show significant
differences in body mass between the sexes (Sylvia Atsalis pers. comm.; Atsalis 2008).
Neither M. berthae nor M. murinus show sexual dimorphism of body size (Fietz 1999; Dammhahn &
Kappeler 2005). M. myoxinus are not sexually dimorphic in body size but show a seasonal swap of
dimorphism between males and females, with males consistently heavier than during the reproductive
season with the opposite true the rest of the year (Schwab 2000). A similar seasonal shift in
sexual dimorphism of mass is seen in M. murinus (Dberle & Kappeler 2002).
All mouse lemurs generally move quadrupedally; including running, but also leaping short distances, and
some movement on the ground (Martin 1973). However, the usual mode of travel is quadrupedally on
branches (Schmidt 2005). Some locomotor differences between mouse lemur species have been discovered. M. ravelobensis,
for example, moves through its environment by leaping although M. murinus is predominantly
quadrupedal; the differences are probably due to different body morphology, as well as
different preferred forest strata (Zimmermann et al. 1998).
In captivity, mouse lemurs have lived over 18 years (Weigl 2005).
Mouse lemurs, like all other lemurs, are restricted to the island-nation of
Madagascar off of the eastern shores of Africa. Between the reddish forms and
grayish forms, reddish species (M. rufus, M. ravelobensis, M. myoxinus, M.
berthae, M. sambiranensis, M. tavaratra, M. lehilahytsara, M. mittermeieri, M.
jollyae, and M. simmonsi) tend toward small spatial distributions while grayish
forms (M. murinus and M. griseorufus) have larger distributions (Olivieri et al.
2007). However, species distributions require further investigation and are incompletely
known (Kappeler & Rasoloarison 2003).
M. bongolavensis is found between the Sofia River in the north and the
Mahajamba River in the south in the northwestern part of Madagascar. The distribution of this species
is delimited by the central Malagasy plateau in the east and by the
Mozambique Channel in the west. M. danfossi can be found just north of
M. bongolavensis, delimited by the Sofia River in the south and the Maevarano
River in the north. The eastern and western limits are as in M. bongolavensis
(Olivieri et al. 2007). M. rufus is reported from Ranomafana National Park and
Mantadia National Parks in southeastern and eastern Madagascar respectively. M.
mittermeieri has only been found at the Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve in
northern Madagascar, whereas M. jollyae as only be found at the Mananjary and
Kianjavato localities in eastern Madagascar. M. simmonsi has only been found in
the Betampona Special Reserve and in the Zahamena National Park in northeastern
Madagascar (Louis et al. 2006). M. mamiratra is known only from the island of
Nosy Be, off the northwest coast of Madagascar (Andriantompohavana et al. 2006).
M. ravelobensis is only found in the Ankarafantiska Nature Reserve in northwest
Madagascar (Zimmermann et al. 1998). M. tavaratra is only known from the
Ankarana Special Reserve in far northern Madagascar (Rasoloarison et al. 2000).
M. sambiranensis is only known from Manongarivo Special Reserve in northern
Madagascar (Rasoloarison et al. 2000). While not well defined, the M. murinus
distribution is wide, roughly stretching in the west of Madagascar from
Ankarafantsika National Park south to the Onilahy River, with another pocket of
inhabitance in the southeastern tip of the island in the Mandena Conservation
Zone (Mittermeier et al. 2006). M. myoxinus is found between the Tsiribihina
River and the Soalala Peninsula in northwestern Madagascar. M. berthae is found
around the Kirindy/CFPF Forest and perhaps further north in western Madagascar.
M. griseorufus inhabits the area around Toliara in southwestern Madagascar north
to Lamboharana and may range further south and southeast (Rasoloarison et al.
2000). M. lehilahytsara has only been found at Andasibe and Mantadia National
Park in eastern Madagascar (Kappeler et al. 2005). Finally, M. simmonsi has
been found only at the Betampona Special Reserve and in the Zahamena National
Park in eastern Madagascar (Louis et al. 2006).
In general, all types of forest habitat on Madagascar are called home by mouse lemurs, including forests altered by humans
(Kappeler & Rasoloarison 2003; Radespiel 2006). Types of forest in which different species of mouse lemur are found
include evergreen littoral, dry deciduous, transitional, gallery, arid spiny, sub-arid thorn scrub, thick scrub, spiny,
mangrove, sub-humid, partially evergreen, lowland, lowland and montane tropical humid, and mosaic. They have also been
found in old eucalyptus plantations with undergrowth (compiled from the literature by Radespiel 2006). Some species are
found in several habitat types, whereas others are found in only one type, although data on restricted habitat use can sometimes
be the result of a lack of research (Radespiel 2006; for habitat use by species see Radespiel 2006:214). Mouse lemurs can
be found from sea level up to almost 2000 m (reviewed by Radespiel 2006).
At one long-term study site of M. rufus at Ranomafana National Park in southeastern Madagascar, average annual rainfall
was 448.5 cm (176.6 in) with average monthly lows of 13.1°C (55.6°F) and average monthly highs of 22.5°C (72.5°F) (Atsalis 2008).
However, monthly variation in precipitation was seen at this site, with a wet season
(December-March) during which more rain fell than during the dry season (April-November). At a different study
site of sympatric M. ravelobensis and
M. murinus in northwestern Madagascar at the Ampijoroa Forestry Reserve, average monthly temperatures ranged from 16°C (60.8 °F)
(June-July) to 37°C (98.6 °F) (October-November) with an overall annual average temperature of 27°C (80.6°F) (Rendigs et al. 2003).
Omnivorous food choice is characteristic of all species of mouse lemur and generally, diets are diverse and change
depending on the season (Radespiel 2006; Atsalis 2008). For example, foods that are consumed by M. murinus include
insect secretions, arthropods, small vertebrates, gum, fruit, flowers, nectar, and also leaves and buds (literature
compiled by Radespiel 2006; Radespiel et al. 2006; Lahann 2007). Gums, but also sugary secretions of insects, are extremely important in mouse lemur diets, especially the diets of mouse
lemurs living in dry forests (Atsalis 2008). The diets of M. rufus and M. ravelobensis are both
similar to the diet of M. murinus (Gould & Sauther 2007). At the only long-term study site of M. rufus diet at the Ranomafana National Park,
the species was highly frugivorous, consuming an estimated minimum of 64 kinds of fruit but also members of 9 different orders of insect (Atsalis 1999; 2008).
In the same study of mouse lemur diet (M. rufus) to date, fruit of the mistletoe (Bakerella) was found to be a diet staple for the species, and was a keystone food used
to get through times of resource scarcity (Atsalis 2008). At this study site, a seasonal change in diet is seen at the end of the rainy season and the early ensuing dry season when
there is a significant increase in the number of types and quantities of fruits eaten. Data on the diet of M. berthae is limited, but preliminary data
indicates that the species eats mostly animal matter and insect secretions (Dammhahn & Kappeler 2006). Also,
where more than one species of mouse lemur are sympatric, diets can be considerably different between the species
(Dammhahn & Kappeler 2006; Atsalis 2008).
All mouse lemurs are strictly nocturnal (Schilling et al. 1999; Kappeler & Rasoloarison 2003; Atsalis 2008). In general,
mouse lemur activity levels, metabolism, body temperature, and body mass all vary throughout the year and are perhaps
viewed best through the lens of an annual cycle which is driven by changes in day length (Atsalis 2008). Mouse lemur seasonal weight fluctuations are also related to changes in daylight duration (Perret & Aujard 2001). Two types of
torpor are seen in mouse lemurs; daily and seasonal. Daily torpor functions in energy management, while seasonal
torpor functions to help mouse lemurs survive yearly periods of resource scarcity. However, not all mouse lemurs
hibernate, and in fact, there appears to be no clear pattern at all. Some individuals of the same species and even
the same population hibernate while others do not, and different populations of the same and different species at
different locations show varying patterns of torpor (Schmid 2001; reviewed by Atsalis 2008). During torpor and hibernation, metabolic rate
as well as body temperature decline, and can reduce the metabolism of the mouse lemur by up to 90% and the body temperature to nearly
that of the environment around it (Ortmann et al. 1997; Schmid 2000; 2001).
At one study site in western Madagascar, two different types of torpor are practiced by M. murinus; daily torpor averaging
9.3 hours punctuated by activity, and long-term torpor, which may last for weeks (Schmid 2000). Long-term torpor in
M. rufus has lasted between 6-24 weeks (Atsalis 2008). There are also seasonal changes in body weight, with all species
gaining weight during the rainy season and losing weight during the dry season (summarized by Radespiel 2006). For
example, during the austral winter (May-June) M. murinus and M. rufus begin fattening themselves, gaining body weight as
well as increasing the volume of the tail (Petter-Rousseaux 1980; Atsalis 2008). Individuals who enter seasonal torpor
lose more weight than those that do not (Radespiel 2006). After a period of long-term torpor, mouse lemurs will have
lost all of the preceding weight gain (Atsalis 2008).
Home ranges in M. berthae average 0.049 km² (0.02 mi²) (M) and 0.025 km² (0.01 mi²) (F) (Dammhahn & Kappeler 2005).
In M. murinus, home range averages are 0.032 km² (0.01 mi²) (M) and 0.018 km² (0.007 mi²) (F) (Pagès-Feuillade 1988).
M. murinus, M. ravelobensis and M. berthae home ranges of both sexes often overlap with those of several other individuals
and are usually stable (Pagès-Feuillade 1988; Fietz 1995; Radespiel 2000; Eberle & Kappeler 2002; 2004; Weidt et al. 2004;
Dammhahn & Kappeler 2005; Génin 2008). In addition, home ranges of M. griseorufus expand during the rainy season (Génin 2008). The nightly path of M. berthae averages 4470 m (14665.4 ft) (M) and 3190 m (10465.9 ft) (F) (Dammhahn & Kappeler 2005).
Mouse lemurs are often found living sympatrically with other primates. For example, at Ranomafana National Park in
southeastern Madagascar, M. rufus is a member of a primate community that also includes
Avahi laniger, Cheirogaleus major,
Daubentonia madagascariensis, Eulemur fulvus,
Eulemur rubriventer, Hapalemur aureus,
Hapalemur griseus, Prolemur simus,
Varecia variegata, Lepilemur sp.,
and Propithecus diadema (Atsalis 1998). In a given habitat, more than one species of
mouse lemur can live in sympatry, as is the case with M. murinus and M. ravelobensis in northwestern Madagascar, M. murinus
and M. berthae in western Madagascar and M. murinus and M. griseorufus in southern Madagascar and M. murinus and M. myoxinus
in western Madagascar as examples (Radespiel et al. 2003b; Schwab & Ganzhorn 2004; Mittermeier et al. 2006). Aggression
has been seen between sympatric mouse lemurs and dwarf lemurs (Atsalis 2008).
M. murinus prefers to sleep in holes in trees while the other species of mouse lemur use tree holes as
well as a variety of other sleeping site options (Schwab 2000; Radespiel et al. 2003b; Radespiel 2006).
When living in sympatry, M. murinus prefers tree holes while M. ravelobensis sleeps on branches, lianas, and
leaves; a difference that is attributable to inter-species competition (Radespiel et al. 2003b).
M. berthae sleeps alone in thick vegetation (Schwab 2000). In the dry season, over a dozen individuals of
M. murinus have been found in a single tree hole sleeping site (Rasoazanabary 2006).
Possible and potential predators of mouse lemurs include a variety of nocturnal viverrids, mongooses, and domestic dogs
as well as several different types of raptor (reviewed in Goodman et al. 1993; Atsalis 1998). Snakes are also predators
of mouse lemurs and have been seen attacking M. murinus (Richard 1978; Eberle & Kappeler 2008). In wild M. murinus,
several individuals were observed to mob and even bite a Malagasy tree boa (Sanzinia madagascariensis) that was attacking
an adult male, permitting its escape (Eberle & Kappeler 2008). The Madagascar long-eared owl and the Madagascar
harrier-hawk both prey on mouse lemurs (Goodman et al. 1991; Karpanty & Goodman 1999). The red owl (Tyto soumagnei)
is a predator of the northern rufous mouse lemur (M. tavaratra) (Cardiff & Goodman 2008). In fact, predation can be
quite severe, with estimates at Beza Mahafaly, southern Madagascar assigning a 25% loss each year in the entire
M. murinus population exclusively to owl predation (Goodman et al. 1993).
Content last modified: February 11, 2009
Written by Kurt Gron. Reviewed by Sylvia Atsalis.
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Rumor: Sam Presti leaving OKC for Portland?
Sam Presti, who yesterday celebrated a third anniversary as Sonic/Thunder GM, making him a rising free agent according to my records, claims he's perfectly happy in Oklahoma. However, a Northwest source claims he interviewed in Seattle (home of Portland owner Paul Allen) for the Blazers' job. Oh, that's right, the job's taken. Kevin Pritchard owns one year on his contract but he and everyone else (I do believe the Post had it months ago,) believe he'll be fired immediately after the draft.
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Well, change will surely be burning through the Portland Trail Blazers' front office. Here's what we know:
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2) Pritchard is heading into the final year of his deal. An extension does not seem to be forthcoming and owner Paul Allen probably doesn't want a lame-duck executive.
3) As the New York Post is reporting, Pritchard's dismissal is probably imminent.
4) Oklahoma City Thunder executive Sam Presti is highly sought after.
5) When asked if he had interest in the Blazers' gig, the former San Antonio Spurs whiz kid shot down this rumor.
6) Presti has assembled the NBA's best young team in Oklahoma City, so it's unlikely he'd bolt with Kevin Durant and company heading into their prime.
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Conclusion: Allen is looking to stabilize Portland's front office, especially with news of another scandal in his organization. He wants Presti. And he's phoned friends around the league for information about the Thunder's architect.
It seems Presti is content in Oklahoma City, though. He has full control of basketball operations. He clicks with owner Clay Bennett. And his organization is poised to benefit from him drafting wisely.
There is one wildcard: money. Allen has too much of it, while Bennett and his partners were hit by the economic downturn. Still, Presti – unless he receives a massive offer he can't refuse – isn't heading anywhere.
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