Your Right to the Minimum Wage What kinds of workers are entitled to the minimum wage and who is ineligible By Amy DelPo Attorney Free Case Evaluation Please answer a few questions to help us match you with attorneys in your area Select a Practice Area In Nolo you can trust The New York Times Why You Can Trust Us We match 50000 consumers with lawyers every month Our service is 100 free of charge Nolo is a part of the Martindale Nolo network which has been matching clients with attorneys for 100 years Copyright 2019 MH Sub I LLC dba Nolo Selfhelp services may not be permitted in all states The information provided on this site is not legal advice does not constitute a lawyer referral service and no attorneyclient or confidential relationship is or will be formed by use of the site The attorney listings on this site are paid attorney advertising In some states the information on this website may be considered a lawyer referral service Please reference the Terms of Use and the Supplemental Terms for specific information related to your state Your use of this website constitutes acceptance of the Terms of Use Supplemental Terms Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy 7031 Koll Center Pkwy Pleasanton CA 94566 The federal law and the laws of many states set a minimum wage that is meant to protect workers from unfairly low compensation The idea behind the minimum wage is that people who work and contribute to society should earn enough money to meet their own basic needs and provide for their families The federal minimum wage is 725 per hour Many states have different minimum wages and some local governments especially in large cities have also gotten in on the act Workers are entitled to whichever is highest the federal state or local minimum wage Not all workers are entitled to the minimum wage If you are an independent contractor as opposed to an employee then you are not covered by minimum wage laws Also certain categories of employeessuch as farm workers and certain professional workersdo not fall within the minimum wage laws more on this below Finally there are special rules for workers who earn tips for young workers and for student workers Read on to learn more about workers who arent typically covered under minimum wage laws And to learn more about wage laws in general check out Nolos Employee Wage and Hour Rights FAQ of find out about your states laws below Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware DC Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Independent Contractors Independent contractors are not entitled to the minimum wage because even though they do work for a company they are not legally considered employees of that company Independent contractorssuch as consultants and freelancerswork for hire The question of whether someone is an independent contractor can be quite technical and employers sometimes get it wrong usually by classifying workers as independent contractors when they are really employees If you have questions about your independent contractor status Nolos Working as an Independent Contractor FAQ may have the answers Employees Who Arent Entitled to the Minimum Wage If you are legally an employee then you are entitled to be paid at least the minimum wage unless you fall into one of the categories described in this section Commissioned sales employees If you are a salesperson for a company and you earn more than half of your compensation in commissions then you are exempt from the minimum wage laws if your earnings average one and a half times the minimum wage per hour For example lets say you do businesstobusiness sales for an office products company You earn an average of 60000 per year and 60 of your total earnings come from commissions In a 40hour work week you average 2884 per hour The federal minimum wage is 725 per hour and you earn considerably more than one and a half that amount per hour Therefore you do not fall within the minimum wage laws Farm workers Certain types of farm workers are not entitled to the minimum wage If you are related to the owner of a farm on which you work if you work on a small farm if you are paid piece rate or if you work on the range with livestock you may not be entitled to the minimum wage The details of the farm worker exemptions can be quite technical Consult with an attorney if you have questions Seasonal and recreational workers If you work for an establishment that is seasonal and recreational then you may be exempt from the minimum wage This exemption applies to places such as amusement parks that operate only during summer months Executive administrative and professional workers This exemption is for socalled whitecollar workers You fall into this category if you are paid on a salary basis meaning you earn at least 455 a week regardless of how many hours you work and regardless of the quality of your work and you are an administrative executive or professional employee An administrative employee performs office or other nonmanual work that is directly related to the management or business operations of the employer or its customers This type of employee exercises discretion and independent judgment regarding significant issues An executive employees primary duty is managing the employers enterprise or a recognized division or department of that enterprise This type of employee regularly supervises at least two fulltime employees or the equivalent and either has the authority to hire and fire or has significant input into hiring and firing decisions A professional employees primary duty is either performing work that requires advanced knowledge in the field of science or learning of a type that is usually attained through an advanced course of study or performing work that requires invention imagination originality or talent in a recognized creative or artistic field Casual babysitters People who babysit every once in a while on an asneeded basis are not entitled to the minimum wage Workers who receive tips Under federal law if part of your compensation comes from tips then your employer can pay you significantly less than the minimum wage as long as your hourly wage plus the average amount that you earn from tips equals the minimum wage Some states dont allow this practice called taking a tip credit and instead require employers to pay the full minimum wage to all employees whether or not they receive tips For more information see Nolos article Tips Tip Pooling and Tip Credits What Service Employees Need to Know Young workers If you are younger than 20 the minimum wage rules are different Your employer can pay you less than the minimum wage 425 per hour for your first 90 days on the job After that however you are entitled to the minimum wage regardless of your age unless of course you fall into one of the other exemptions Student workers Fulltime students who work in retail or service stores agriculture or colleges and universities might not be entitled to the minimum wage if their employee has a special certificate from the federal Department of Labor In such a situation the employer still must pay the student at least 85 of the minimum wage Other employees who arent covered There are other exemptions such as newspaper delivery people and people who make wreaths in their own homes If someone tells you that you are not entitled to the minimum wage you may want to check with a lawyer to make sure you know your rights See Nolos Lawyer Directory to locate an employment law attorney in your geographic area

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NJ restaurants The 10 most anticipated fall 2018 openings in North Jersey Special guest Mayor Andre Sayegh takes us on a tour of his favorite South Paterson eateries Michael V Pettigano NorthJersey Photo Felina CONNECT COMMENT We who love NJ restaurants are a fickle bunch We have our favorites of course those spots we go back to again and again But like fashion mavens at a mall were always on the lookout for something new something different Autumn promises to be a boon for adventurous North Jersey diners when a slew of restaurants are set to open from lowend to highend to everything in between Whether youve got a hankering for a Thai rotisserie chicken a spicy miso soup a reimagined Peruvian stirfry lomo saltado or a hyperseasonal crostata your culinary cravings can be satisfied Here are 10 highly anticipated NJ restaurants expected to open in North Jersey this fall 1 Felina Restaurant and Bar Ridgewood Octopus dish at Felina in Ridgewood Photo Felina Acclaimed fourstar chef Anthony Bucco expects to open his eagerly anticipated contemporary Italian restaurant in November Felina is the first collaboration between Bucco and Frank Cretella who owns and manages among other venerated New Jersey restaurants the Ryland Inn In 2012 Bucco garnered a fourstar review in New Jersey Monthly for his cooking at the Ryland Inn when he was its executive chef He went on to become the executive chef of legendary Restaurant Latour Cooking at his side will be Martyna Krowicka a Chopped champion who was also chef of Restaurant Latour and Buccos sous chef at the Ryland Inn The Polishborn chef began her career with Bucco at wellreceived Uproot in Warren On the duos menu that Bucco emphasized is subject to change according to the season and what looks especially good in the market at any given time are such dishes as Berkshire sausage pizza with kale and roasted garlic gnocci stuffed with delicata squash dayboat scallops served with gigante beans and peach crostata with blueberry ice cream The restaurants seats around 70 It has a bar Actually two bars one on its roof the first rooftop bar in Bergen Where 54 E Ridgewood Ave Ridgewood 2017610025 Ext 55 felinarestaurantcom 2 Somos North Arlington Somos Chef Photo Somos Fans of CIAtrained chef Juan Placencias Peruvian restaurant Costanera in Montclair count me in can soon enjoy his cooking at Latin American restaurant Somos Placencia who hails from Lima Peru has been busy transforming the 6000squarefoot space that once housed Euro Lounge Yes the place is big but so are the celebrated chefs flavors At this Latin fusion restaurant he plans to mash up the foods and flavors of Brazil Mexico the Caribbean island and so on with those of Italy Asia and other parts of the world And its not just the food that has us excited multipleaward winning mixologist Carlos Ruiz is the beverage director Expect some profoundly creative cocktails Go 185 River Road North Arlington 2016210899 somosnjcom Sushi lovers only These 10 sushi restaurants are North Jerseys favorites NJ restaurants Our ultimate New Jersey dining guide 3 Fables Oak Ridge Fairy Tale Forest theme park in West Milford NJ as seen on June 26 2018 could reopen later in 2018 David M ZimmerNorthJerseycom Fullscreen 1 of 32 Last Slide Miss Christine Nunns famous lobster roll or her wellloved duck roast Come early November you can enjoy both at Fables a familyfriendly restaurant where Nunn will be overseeing the kitchen located next door to theme park Fairy Tale Forest The former chefowner of Picnic in Fair Lawn and Picnic on the Square in Ridgewood and an occasional writer for this newspaper is turning what used to be the parks gift shop and casual hot dog and ice cream spot into a true restaurant The theme park closed in 2005 and is being brought back by the theme parks granddaughter Christine Vander Ploeg Its going to be casual during the day with burgers bowls crepes and homemade ice cream desserts and such Nunn said There will also be an organic juice bar Dinner will be more formal but still familyfriendly Its going to be fun Its whimsical with a copper ceiling mismatched plates antique chairs Its got a real fun feel Vander Ploeg has been restoring the park for the past five years The park which opened in 1957 and was founded by German immigrant Paul Woehle was dedicated to European fairy tales such as Pinocchio Cinderella and Mother Goose It has a faux castle a house shaped as a shoe and lifesize gingerbread houses Where 140 Oak Ridge Road Oak Ridge 9736975656 fairytaleforestcom 4 Celtic Corner Hawthorne Flatbread with grilled peaches at Celtic Corner Photo Celtic Corner Love to wash down rich bold noholdsbarred dishes with a pint or two of beer or wine Consider visiting this gastropub that is set to open this month on Lafayette Avenue in the space that once housed Brigatine Seafood restaurant Heading the kitchen is Fair Lawn resident and chef Christine Nunn who penned The Preppy Cookbook and occasionally writes for this paper Yes Nunn is chef for both this restaurant and Fables The dining room seats 80 and the bar 45 Theres also a private room As for food Its going to be a fun twist on Irish food Nunn said with some healthy options She wasnt referring to the Irish Poutine dish handcut crispy fries soaked in slowcooked baked beans with crisp pork belly Dubliner cheese and Irish mustard as one of those goodforyourhealth options She described them as Irish disco fries Nor for that matter would she try to pass off as healthy the Banger Burger a sausage burger topped with Irish bacon poached egg and Hollandaise sauce or for Where 312 Lafayette Ave Hawthorne No phone or web yet 5 Kai Yang Montclair Restaurateur and Bloomfield resident Sheree Sarabhaya who recently closed Spice II in Montclair plans to open later this month on Bloomfield Avenue Kai Yang a casual Thai rotisserie chicken joint The 1100squarefoot 40seat space is named for the dish it will be offering kai yang a popular Thai grilled chicken dish accompanied by traditional papaya salad sticky rice sides and two dipping sauces Kai Yang interior Photo Kai Yang Everybody has to have kai yang in my country Sarabhaya said Its a very popular street food Half of a chicken with all the fixings costs 17 Kai Yang is BYO Where 345 Bloomfield Ave Montclair 9735092110 facebookcomkaiyangnj 6 Carlitos Barbecue Taqueria Paramus Tacos by Carlitos set to open in the Garden State mall Photo Carlitos Carlitos Jersey Citys popular taco truck is set to open a brickandmortar restaurant in the Westfield Garden State Plaza Carlitos Barbecue Taqueria an 800squarefoot space that used to house a sneaker store and is right next door to Bar Louie is scheduled to open at the end of October Carlitos smokes its meats for up to 12 hours with hard oak wood and handmakes its tortillas and salsas Just some of what Carlitos offers Photo Carlitos The menu is admittedly limited Four taco choices are offered brisket Our number one bestseller said Carlos Castillo chef and owner smoked pulled pork chicken and sweet plantain and mozzarella Mexican street corn jicama slaw and guac and chips are the sides offerings For dessert there will be chocolatefilled and also caramel churros For 10 customers can choose any three items Where 1 Garden State Plaza no phone yet westfieldcomgardenstateplaza 7 Lefkes Englewood Cliffs A dish at Lefkes Photo Lefkes Anytime now modern Greek restaurant Lefkes is set to open its doors to the 10000square foot space that had housed muchballyhooed but shortlived American Cut Grill and before that longtime steak and sushi restaurant Assembly Steak House Lefkes will be the eighth restaurant of Fort Lee resident Stavros Aktipis founder and owner of Kellari Hospitality Group which owns seven restaurants including the popular Upper West Side Italian spot Cesca and midtown Greek restaurant Kellari Lefkes has two sister restaurants in Greece The twostory space will include a Raw Bar Lounge on the second floor an outdoor patio with a fire pit and private rooms for events It will serve modern Greek and Mediterranean dishes and will be open for lunch and dinner and Sunday brunch Where 495 Sylvan Avenue Route 9W Englewood Cliffs 2014084444 No web yet 8 Brownstone Pancake Factory Englewood Cliffs The country breakfast wrap with Nutella pancakes in the background from The Brownstone Pancake Factory AMY NEWMANSTAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Photo AMY NEWMAN AMY NEWMANSTAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Bid your diet adieu Come November the Brownstone Pancake Factory known for its huge portions and overthetop pancakes is scheduled to open in the space that had housed Central Kitchen The American restaurant is keeping the spots liquor license Brownstone has locations in Edgewater and Jersey City brownstone_pancake_factory Brownstone Pancake Factory View Profile brownstone_pancake_factory 740 posts 453k followers View More on Instagram Save 3083 likes brownstone_pancake_factory Our COCONUT PIE PANCAKES are absolutely delicious and just perfect for SUNDAY BRUNCH at brownstonepancakefactory coconut pie pancakes sundayfunday brunch weekendvibes weekend icecream delicious food foodie foodgasm foodporn foodpic cheatday buzzfeedfood forkyeah view all 100 comments Add a comment Instagram Just some of what you have to look forward to pancakes baked with Oreo cookies salted caramel pretzel pancakes and chocolate chippeanut butter pancakes topped with bananas whipped cream and drizzled with caramel and chocolate sauce pancakes cost from 6 to 14 Plus burgers the Brownstone Supreme includes onion rings bacon cheddar cheese and a bleu cheese dressing 1395 flatbreads the Triple Crown features grilled chicken with Swiss and cheddar topped with bacon and buttermilk ranch dressing 1495 and breakfast sandwiches the NJ Turnpike stuffs a brioche bun with Taylor ham scrambled eggs and American cheese 795 Wash it all brownstone_pancake_factory Brownstone Pancake Factory View Profile brownstone_pancake_factory 740 posts 453k followers View More on Instagram Save 2667 likes brownstone_pancake_factory BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE PANCAKES just perfect for SUNDAY BRUNCH at brownstonepancakefactory blueberry cheesecake pancakes brunch sundayfunday sundaybrunch weekend food foodie foodgasm foodporn forkyeah delicious dessert cheatday buzzfeedfood eats carbup view all 77 comments Add a comment Instagram Go 717 E Palisade Ave Englewood Cliffs No phone yet 9 No 12 Ridgewood a dish at No 12 in Ridgewood Photo No 12 restaurant Set in a former village frame shop on East Ridgewood Avenue No12 is the new culinary playground for chefs Heather and Ted Rozzi the wifehusband team who run the kitchen at Stella Artisan Italian next door The Rozzis she a celebrated pastry chef he a skilled executive chef will cook dinners at No 12 a few nights a week Friday and Saturday at first Thursday nights may be added if theres a demand said coowner Timothy Hanley The object is to change the way people eat around here said Heather explaining that No 12 wont be tieddown to any one Were not drawing inspiration from any cuisine or from any region for our concept The menu will rotate weekly Hanley said The Rozzis will cook he said whatever they feel like cooking Were not going to even have printed menus diners can check the restaurants Instagram page to find out whats cooking Mussels at No 12 in Ridgewood Photo No 12 The 50seat BYO will have a complete oyster bar according to Hanley The space has been transformed into what Hanley described as a speakeasy oyster barchefs table spot with a very cool vibe The dining room sports wallpaper with Madagascar lemurs Lemurs are just fun Hanley said black marble tables and fauxostrich leather booths The original marble and trim details were retained The restaurant is set to open sometime in September As for Stella Hanley assures that it will remain as is with the Rozzis cooking for both restaurants Where 12 E Ridgewood Ave Ridgewood 2018572677 dineat12com 10 Ani Ramen Maplewood One of many ramen soups at Ani Ramen Photo Ani Ramen Yes we know its not exactly opening this fall its set for early 2019 but we thought wed give you a heads up After all we know how popular this ramen restaurant is with locations in Jersey City and Montclair Theyre both often packed As one Yelper put it Yelp Can I give this place 10 stars out of 5 They are by far the best ramen restaurants I have ever been to So be ready to slurp and drink the Maplewood location will have a bar Where 149 Maplewood Ave Maplewood aniramencom Support our Signature Journalism Become a NorthJerseycom subscriber today and get unlimited digital access and support stories like this one JOIN TODAY

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Seventyfive

years

ago

on

April

as

Hitlers

troops

advanced

in

Europe

and

the

Depression

took

its

toll

in

the

US

one

of

the

most

important

musical

events

of

the

century

took

place

on

the

National

Mall

in

Washington

There

just

two

performers

a

singer

and

a

pianist

made

musical

and

social

history

At

contralto

Marian

Anderson

was

famous

in

Europe

and

the

US

but

she

had

never

faced

such

an

enormous

crowd

There

were

people

in

the

audience

that

day

and

she

was

terrified

Later

she

wrote

I

could

not

run

away

from

this

situation

If

I

had

anything

to

offer

I

would

have

to

do

so

now

I

could

not

run

away

from

this

situation

If

I

had

anything

to

offer

I

would

have

to

do

so

now

Marian

Anderson

So

in

the

chilly

April

dusk

Anderson

stepped

onto

a

stage

built

over

the

steps

of

the

Lincoln

Memorial

and

began

to

sing

My

Country

Tis

of

Thee

Her

first

notes

show

no

sign

of

nerves

Her

voice

is

forceful

and

sweet

And

the

choice

of

music

that

opening

song

is

remarkable

given

the

circumstances

The

NBC

Blue

Network

announcer

explained

the

unusual

venue

this

way

Marian

Anderson

is

singing

this

public

concert

at

the

Lincoln

Memorial

because

she

was

unable

to

get

an

auditorium

to

accommodate

the

tremendous

audience

that

wishes

to

hear

her

That

was

hardly

the

story

According

to

Anderson

biographer

Allan

Keiler

she

was

invited

to

sing

in

Washington

by

Howard

University

as

part

of

its

concert

series

And

because

of

Andersons

international

reputation

the

university

needed

to

find

a

place

large

enough

to

accommodate

the

crowds

Constitution

Hall

was

such

a

place

but

the

Daughters

of

the

American

Revolution

owned

the

hall

They

refused

to

allow

her

use

of

the

hall

Keiler

says

because

she

was

black

and

because

there

was

a

whiteartistonly

clause

printed

in

every

contract

issued

by

the

DAR

Like

the

nations

capital

Constitution

Hall

was

segregated

then

Black

audiences

could

sit

in

a

small

section

of

the

balcony

and

did

when

a

few

black

performers

appeared

in

earlier

years

But

after

one

such

singer

refused

to

perform

in

a

segregated

auditorium

the

DAR

ruled

that

only

whites

could

appear

on

their

stage

One

of

the

members

of

the

DAR

was

first

lady

Eleanor

Roosevelt

Outraged

by

the

decision

Roosevelt

sent

a

letter

of

resignation

and

wrote

about

it

in

her

weekly

column

My

Day

They

have

taken

an

action

which

has

been

widely

criticized

in

the

press

she

wrote

To

remain

as

a

member

implies

approval

of

that

action

and

therefore

I

am

resigning

The

DAR

did

not

relent

According

to

Keiler

the

idea

to

sing

outdoors

came

from

Walter

White

then

executive

secretary

of

the

NAACP

Since

the

Lincoln

Memorial

was

a

national

monument

the

logistics

for

the

day

fell

to

Secretary

of

the

Interior

Harold

Ickes

It

was

Ickes

who

led

Anderson

onto

the

stage

on

April

Of

Thee

We

Sing

She

began

with

My

Country

Tis

of

Thee

also

known

as

America

a

deeply

patriotic

song

When

she

got

to

the

third

line

of

that

wellknown

tune

she

made

a

change

Instead

of

of

thee

I

sing

she

sang

to

thee

we

sing

A

quiet

humble

person

Anderson

often

used

we

when

speaking

about

herself

Years

after

the

concert

she

explained

why

We

can

not

live

alone

she

said

And

the

thing

that

made

this

moment

possible

for

you

and

for

me

has

been

brought

about

by

many

people

whom

we

will

never

know

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But

her

change

of

lyric

from

I

to

we

can

be

heard

as

an

embrace

implying

community

and

group

responsibility

Never

a

civil

rights

activist

Anderson

believed

prejudice

would

disappear

if

she

performed

and

behaved

with

dignity

But

dignity

came

at

a

price

throughout

her

Lincoln

Memorial

concert

Biographer

Keller

says

she

appeared

frightened

before

every

song

yet

the

perfect

notes

kept

coming

I

think

it

was

because

she

was

able

to

close

her

eyes

and

shut

out

what

she

saw

in

front

of

her

Keiler

says

And

simply

the

music

took

over

After

America

she

sang

an

aria

from

La

favorite

by

Gaetano

Donizetti

then

Franz

Schubert

s

Ave

Maria

She

ended

the

concert

with

three

spirituals

Gospel

Train

Trampin

and

My

Soul

is

Anchored

in

the

Lord

On

that

stage

before

a

bank

of

microphones

the

Lincoln

statue

looming

behind

her

iconic

photographs

reveal

Anderson

as

a

regal

figure

that

cloudy

blustery

day

Although

the

sun

broke

out

as

she

began

to

sing

she

wrapped

her

fur

coat

around

her

against

the

April

wind

Andersons

mink

coat

is

preserved

at

the

Anacostia

Community

Museum

in

Washington

Its

kept

in

a

large

archival

box

in

cold

storage

and

stuffed

with

acidfree

tissue

to

preserve

its

shape

The

lining

of

the

coat

is

embroidered

with

gold

threads

in

a

paisley

pattern

and

the

initials

M

A

are

monogrammed

inside

Whether

wrapped

in

that

coat

or

gowned

for

a

concert

hall

Anderson

Museum

historian

Gail

Lowe

says

touched

everyone

who

heard

her

Her

voice

was

a

very

rich

contralto

and

so

those

kind

of

low

notes

can

resonate

and

match

ones

heartbeat

Conductor

Arturo

Toscanini

said

a

voice

like

Andersons

comes

around

once

in

a

hundred

years

Genuis

Like

Justice

Is

Blind

When

Ickes

introduced

Anderson

he

told

the

desegregated

crowd

which

stretched

all

the

way

from

the

Lincoln

Memorial

to

the

Washington

Monument

In

this

great

auditorium

under

the

sky

all

of

us

are

free

Genius

like

justice

is

blind

Genius

draws

no

color

lines

And

genius

had

touched

Marian

Anderson

Anderson

inspired

generations

and

continues

to

do

so

An

anniversary

concert

will

take

place

at

Constitution

Hall

which

denied

her

years

ago

A

few

featured

performers

are

Jessye

Norman

Dionne

Warwick

American

Idol

winner

Candice

Glover

bass

Soloman

Howard

and

soprano

Alyson

Cambridge

Cambridge

first

heard

about

Anderson

while

she

was

a

young

music

student

in

Washington

They

said

she

was

the

first

AfricanAmerican

to

sing

at

the

Met

Cambridge

says

At

years

old

Cambridge

was

just

beginning

voice

lessons

but

she

knew

that

New

Yorks

Metropolitan

Opera

was

it

for

an

opera

singer

These

days

Cambridge

finds

she

has

to

explain

the

great

singer

to

others

Some

people

sort

of

look

at

me

with

a

raised

eyebrow

Whos

Marian

Anderson

Cambridge

says

And

she

continues

She

really

broke

down

the

barriers

for

all

AfricanAmerican

artists

and

performers

The

Lincoln

Memorial

concert

made

Anderson

an

international

celebrity

It

overshadowed

the

rest

of

her

long

life

as

a

performer

she

was

when

she

died

in

Eventually

she

did

sing

at

Constitution

Hall

By

that

time

the

DAR

had

apologized

and

changed

its

rules

Anderson

rarely

spoke

of

that

historic

April

day

and

Keiler

says

when

she

did

there

was

no

rancor

You

never

heard

in

her

voice

a

single

tone

of

meanness

bitterness

blame

it

was

simply

lacking

he

says

There

is

something

saintly

in

that

Something

deeply

human

and

good

Marian

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Social Entrepreneurs Taking On World Problems Oysters On The Half Shell Are Actually Saving New Yorks Eroding Harbor Flipboard Email October 10 2018 802 AM ET Andrea Strong The shells are trucked over to Brooklyns Greenpoint neighborhood and once a month are brought en masse to Governors Island in the heart of the New York Harbor Billion Oyster Project has collected more than 1 million pounds of oyster shells so far Courtesy of Agata Poniatowski Across New York City more than 70 restaurants are tossing their oyster shells not into the trash or composting pile but into the citys eroded harbor Its all part of Billion Oyster Projects restaurant shellcollection program The Salt The World Of An Oyster Scientists Are Using Microphones To Spy On Reef Life The journey from trash to treasure begins after an oyster half shell is turned upside down and left on an icy tray Once discarded it joins hundreds of thousands of other half shells collected in blue bins and picked up free of charge from restaurants five days a week by Billion Oyster Projects partner The Lobster Place a seafood supplier The shells are trucked over to Brooklyns Greenpoint neighborhood and once a month are brought en masse to Governors Island in the heart of the New York Harbor just yards away from both Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan There rolling shell hills sparkle in the sun while curing out in the elements for one year a process that rids them of contaminants The shells then get a final cleaning and are moved to Billion Oyster Projects hatchery at the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School a public high school on Governors Island that offers technical and vocational training in the marine sciences In an aquaculture classrooms hatchery studentgrown oysters produce larvae in an artificially induced springtime environment In one to two weeks each larvae grows a foot a little limb covered in a kind of natural glue and then is moved to a tank full of the cured restaurant shells which serve as anchors for all of those sticky feet This phase is critical If larvae cant find a place to attach they die One reclaimed shell can house 10 to 20 new live oysters Once the larvae have a foothold theyre now spat and ready to begin their metamorphoses Its remarkable says Madeline Wachtel Billion Oyster Projects director of Strategic Projects Using the calcium carbonate in the water oysters build their own shells While not all of the larvae will survive the goal is to get at least five oysters clustered onto one restaurant shell think flowering oyster bouquets If the water is warm enough mature oysters are moved to a reef structure a cage or shellfish bag that provides a stable area for oysters to fuse together and create a healthy reef in the New York Harbor Then the oysters begin doing what oysters do which it turns out is quite a lot Oysters are natural water filters each one cleans 30 to 50 gallons of water a day They also provide food and shelter for all sorts of marine creatures supporting biodiversity Oyster reefs provide great marine habitat similar to coral reefs with nooks and crannies to protect juvenile fish and are active food for some species They help to create a thriving ecosystem Wachtel says Enlarge this image Oysters at Zadies Oyster Room one of the New York City restaurants participating in Billion Oyster Projects shellcollection program Courtesy of Morgan Ione Yeager But the biggest draw for many coastal states such as New York especially in an era of rising sea temperatures and eviscerating hurricanes is that oysters can provide natural breakwaters Oyster reefs can protect against a hurricanes wave velocity which can destroy a citys infrastructure The New York Governors Office of Storm Recovery has partnered with Billion Oyster Project to install oysters on its 74 million Living Breakwaters Project which aims to reduce and reverse erosion and damage from storm waves improve the ecosystem health of Raritan Bay and encourage environmentally conscious stewardship of nearshore waters Billion Oyster Project Executive Director Pete Malinowski says none of this work would be possible without the restaurant shellcollection program Its critical We need oyster shells to do our work and the only place to get them is from restaurants Malinowski says Luckily restaurants are more than happy to oblige Billion Oyster Project has collected more than 1 million pounds of oyster shells well on the way to its goal of creating 1 billion live oysters hence its name across 100 acres of reefs by 2035 Brian Owens who goes through about 20000 oysters a week at his restaurant Crave Fishbar estimates that he has donated about 20 tons of oyster shells since he teamed up with Billion Oyster Project three years ago We want to minimize our waste and increase our impact on the community he says Working with Billion Oyster Project is an obvious fit Owens says the project is not just smart for sustainability its also good for business Recycling shells significantly reduces carting expenses something all NYC restaurants must pay for by the bag Recycling them into the reef is a huge savings he says In addition to saving on garbage collection restaurants may soon be eligible for a tax credit thanks to New York Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal The credit is a much needed balm for restaurants that have been hit with escalating costs and increasing regulatory burdens over the past few years Rosenthal hopes to be able to get the bill passed within a year It conforms with the states interest in shoreline protection and shellfish reintroduction it helps the local restaurant community and involves kids so I am optimistic she says Enlarge this image Randall Clarke Dennis left an instructor at the Harbor School watches students Timothy Morrison middle and Lijasad Maxwell right as they send 422 oyster reef structures into the Hudson River Courtesy of Agata Poniatowski The idea came from neither restaurants nor Rosenthal but from students at one of Billion Oyster Projects partner schools West End Secondary on the Upper West Side Rosenthal championed their idea building support for the bill and bringing the students to Albany to learn about lawmaking and to participate in a press conference Education of the next generation of environmental stewards has been at the heart of Billion Oyster Project since its inception in 2008 when Malinowski was teaching aquaculture at the Harbor School With the support of the schools founder Murray Fisher Malinowski devised a project to enable students to apply their learned skills to a problem in their own back yard the degradation of the New York Harbor In 2010 when the school moved from Brooklyn to Governors Island Malinowski grew his curriculum into a formal threeyear vocational program in which students grow oysters design build and monitor reefs and operate boats and perform marine biology research It became a way for all of our students to work together he says Fifteen years later their HarborUp anniversary benefit is Oct 11 that classroom program has grown into Billion Oyster Project and now includes programming in more than 80 middle and high schools That works out to about 1215 high school students and more than 6500 middle school students Billion Oyster Project staff train teachers and set schools up with oyster research stations an 8 x 8 x 18inch home for oysters in the New York Harbor where students care for the oysters and monitor them for water quality and biodiversity So far the project has resulted in planting 28 million oysters in nine oyster reefs including four community reefs where New Yorkers can volunteer The health of the harbor also has improved We can measure an improvement in water quality and see an immediate impact on biodiversity everywhere we put a reef down Malinowski says While the longterm vitality of the harbor is a top priority for Billion Oyster Project Malinowski says he is most proud of the work they do with the kids On any given school day there are several middle school classes at the waters edge measuring oysters and conducting research he says Through this work students develop awareness and affinity for the resource and the confidence that comes from knowing their actions can make a difference With young people who care the harbor has a real fighting chance Andrea Strong has been writing about food for the past 20 years for publications such as Eater The New York Times Serious Eats and Saveur She loves oysters and hopes you will eat more of them after reading this story Read more about her at wwwandreastrongcom or follow her on Twitter strongbuzz shells new york harbor reefs students oysters restaurants New York Flipboard Sign Up For The NPR Daily Newsletter Catch up on the latest headlines and unique NPR stories sent every weekday By subscribing you agree to NPRs terms of use and privacy policy The Salt Whats On Your Plate About With a pinch of skepticism and a dash of fun The Salt covers food news from the farm to the plate 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NPSgov Park Home Learn About the Park Nature Animals Mammals Mammals Bobcats are shy elusive and well camouflaged so they are not often seen by Parkway visitors Peter Hamel photo The southern Appalachian mountains are home to more kinds of mammals than any other area of eastern North America with more than 70 species documented along the Blue Ridge Parkway Almost every visitor will see some of the more noticeable including whitetailed deer gray squirrels and the everpresent groundhog along the roadsides The black bear is rarely seen by park visitors but is increasing in numbers in both Virginia and North Carolina Beavers are also making a comeback in the region after their numbers were decimated by the fur trade in past centuries The most opportunistic mammalsraccoons opossums and skunksare common in campgrounds and picnic areas Other animals such as the northern flying squirrel are threatened or endangered All are protected here Please observe wildlife safely and responsibly Download a copy of the parkways Mammals Checklist Mammal Checklist Key to Abbreviations The following codes refer to the abundance of an animal found along the Parkway and not necessarily to the likelihood of seeing it NC NORTH CAROLINA VA VIRGINIA C COMMON Species likely to be in suitable habitat UC UNCOMMON Species not frequently found even in suitable habitat R RARE Species not likely to be found L LISTED Any species federally or state listed as Endangered Threatened or of Special Concern Order Didelphimorphia Family Didelphidae Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana NCC VAC Habitat Woodlands and thickets near a water source Order Lagomorpha Family Leporidae Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus NCC VAC Habitat Farmlands natural clearings forests and wetlands Appalachian Cottontail Sylvilagus obscurus NCR VAR Habitat Dense cover of thickets and higher elevation woods Order Soricormorpha Family Soricidae Northern Shorttailed Shrew Blarina brevicauda NCC VAC Habitat Woods and clearings with dense ground cover and welldrained soil Least Shrew Cryptotis parva NCC VAC Habitat Brushy fields wetlands and woods Masked Shrew Sorex cinereus NCC VAC Habitat Moist dense low cover Longtailed Shrew Sorex dispar NCL VAR Habitat Near rocky streams in high elevation forests Smoky Shrew Sorex fumeus NCC VAC Habitat Moist forests bogs and wetlands American Pygmy Shrew Sorex hoyi NCR VAUC Habitat Higher elevation deciduous forests wetlands and fields with dense understory Southeastern Shrew Sorex longirostris NCUC VAR Habitat Wet to dry habitats with dense ground cover Southern Water Shrew Sorex palustris punctulatus NCL Habitat Along edges of mountain streams Family Talpidae Starnosed Mole Condylura cristata NCUC VAUC Habitat Moist meadows bogs and wetlands Hairytailed Mole Parascalops breweri NCC VAC Habitat Sandy loam soils under various forests meadows and fields with plant coverage Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus NCC VAC Habitat Moist loamy or sandy soils Order Chiroptera Family Vespertilionidae Rafinesques Bigeared Bat Corynorhinus rafinesquii rafinesquii NCL Habitat Roosts and hibernates in cavesmines and trees near water Roosts in bldgs and bridges Virginia Bigeared Bat Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus NCL Habitat Roosts and hibernates in caves particularly in limestone areas Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus NCC VAC Habitat Roosts in structures caves and tree hollows particularly pine oak beech Silverhaired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans NCC VAC Habitat Roosts in deciduous forests behind loose tree bark particularly willow maple and ash Eastern Red Bat Lasiurus borealis NCC VAC Habitat Roosts among foliage usually in deciduous trees Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus NCUC VAUC Habitat Roosts solitarily in dense vegetation and in tree cavities at the edge of clearings Eastern Smallfooted Myotis Myotis leibii NCL VAR Habitat Caves during wintertrees bridges buildings or under rocks during warmer months Hibernates in caves or mines Little Brown Myotis Myotis lucifugus NCR VAUC Habitat Along streams and lakes Forms nursery colonies in trees or buildings during summer Hibernates in caves and mines in winter Northern Longeared Myotis Myotis septentrionalis NCR VAR Habitat Roosts in hollow trees and buildings during warmer months Hibernates in caves or mines Indiana Bat Myotis sodalis NCL Habitat Roosts in hollow trees under bark snags and structures American Perimyotis Perimyotis subflavus NCUC VAUC Habitat Open woods near water Hibernates in caves or mines Order Carnivora Family Canidae Coyote Canis latrans NCC VAC Habitat Agricultural fields or forested regions Common Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus NCC VAC Habitat Deciduous forests and brushy woodlands at lower elevations Red Fox Vulpes vulpes NCC VAC Habitat Mixture of forest and open fields Family Felidae Bobcat Lynx rufus NCUC VAC Habitat Woodlands or near agricultural areas if rocky ledges wetlands or forested tracts are present Family Mephitidae Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis NCC VAC Habitat Open woodlands and fields Eastern Spotted Skunk Spilogale putorius NCR VAR Habitat Covered thickets woods riparian hardwood and shrubbery Family Mustelidae Northern River Otter Lontra canadensis NCC VAUC Habitat Streams lakes and wetlands with sufficient vegetative cover Longtailed Weasel Mustela frenata NCR VAUC Habitat Woodlands thickets open areas and farmlands near a water source Least Weasel Mustela nivalis NCUC VAR Habitat Fields open woodlands brushy or rocky areas American Mink Vison vison NCC VAC Habitat Forested areas near rivers streams lakes ponds or wetlands Family Procyonidae Northern Raccoon Procyon lotor NCC VAC Habitat Deciduous or mixed forests developed areas and agricultural fields Family Ursidae American Black Bear Ursus americanus NCC VAC Habitat Heavily forested areas with thick ground vegetation and an abundance of fruits and nuts Order Artiodactyla Family Cervidae Elk Cervus elaphus NCL VAE Habitat Mid to high elevation meadows and grassy balds Reintroduced to Great Smoky Mountains National Park Whitetailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus NCC VAC Habitat Forested areas and open spaces such as agricultural lands and grasslands Family Suidae Feral pighogswine Sus scrofa NCUC VAUC Habitat Diverse forests with heavy brush and some openings Nonnative Order Rodentia Family Castoridae American Beaver Castor canadensis NCC VAC Habitat Lakes wetlands ponds streams and rivers Family Cricetidae Rock Vole Microtus chrotorrhinus carolinensis NCL Habitat Rocky areas forests or fields at higher elevation Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus NCC VAC Habitat Fields and grasslands Woodland Vole Microtus pinetorum NCC VAC Habitat Moist deciduous or mixed forest Southern Redbacked Vole Myodes gapperi NCC VAC Habitat Moist forests especially mixed coniferousdeciduous with an abundant supply of logs stumps roots rocks and twigs Southern Appalachian Woodrat Neotoma floridana haematoreia NCUC Habitat Rocky places in mixed or deciduous forests Allegheny Woodrat Neotoma magister NCL VAR Habitat Rocky places and abandoned buildings in mixed or deciduous forests at higher elevations Golden Mouse Ochrotomys nuttalli NCC VAC Habitat Floodplain forest with dense understory and abundant vines Common Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus NCC VAC Habitat Wetlandslakes ponds and slowmoving streams Whitefooted Deermouse Peromyscus leucopus NCC VAC Habitat Forests farm country and brush lands North American Deermouse Peromyscus maniculatus NCC VAC Habitat Deep forests and open fields Eastern Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys humulis NCC VAC Habitat Weedy fields broomsedge meadows marsh edges and other damp open areas Hispid Cotton Rat Sigmodon hispidus NCC VAC Habitat Fields overgrown pastures and farmlands Southern Bog Lemming Synaptomys cooperi NCR VAUC Habitat Bogs and wet meadows Family Dipodidae Woodland Jumping Mouse Napaeozapus insignis NCUC VAUC Habitat High elevation moist forests with herbaceous cover Meadow Jumping Mouse Zapus hudsonius NCR VAUC Habitat Early successional fields weedy fields and woodlands with herbaceous ground cover Family Muridae House Mouse Mus musculus NCC VAC Habitat Farmhouses barns and fields Nonnative Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus NCC VAC Habitat Farm buildings and farmland Nonnative Family Sciuridae Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus NCL VAL Habitat High elevation forests mainly sprucefir and northern hardwood ecotone Southern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys volans NCC VAC Habitat Deciduous mixed and coniferous forest Woodchuck Marmota monax NCC VAC Habitat Pastures roadsides and overgrown fields Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis NCC VAC Habitat Deciduous and mixed forests Eastern Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger NCR VAUC Habitat Open deciduous and mixed forests with grassy understory Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus NCC VAC Habitat Deciduous forests with rocks stumps and fallen logs Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus NCC VAC Habitat Favors conifer forest such as pine spruce fir and hemlock but can occur in mixed forest Extirpated Animals Species that were formerly found along the Parkway but are no longer found here Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus virginianus Habitat Sprucefir and other high elevation forests Gray Wolf Canis lupus Habitat Extensive forests and other remote areas Eastern Cougar Puma concolor couguar Habitat Wide variety of habitats away from humans and development Fisher Pekania pennanti Habitat Sprucefir forests American Bison Bos bison Habitat Woodlands forest openings and open valleys North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum Habitat High elevation coniferhardwood forests into brushy lands Last updated January 30 2018 Contact the Park Mailing Address 199 Hemphill Knob Rd Asheville NC 28803 Phone 828 3483400 Contact Us

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facebook Our Stories Explainer The Lyme Epidemic Is Worse Than Ever Prevention is the best medicine for this tickborne diseasebut weve got our work cut out for us April 09 2018 Clara Chaisson A blacklegged tick Juniors Bildarchiv GmbHAlamy In the summer of 2013 I was changing into pajamas when an irritated blotch of skin caught my eye My rib cage looked like a miniature advertisement for Target There was a nearperfect circle of red a smaller concentric ring of clear skin and then a red dot right in the middle Bullseye In medical jargon this distinctive rash is called erythema migrans and its the calling card of Lyme disease Fittingly enough I was spending this particular peak tick season in Old Lyme Connecticutwhere it was first discovered in 1975 Luckily I knew to be on the lookout for this exact symptom and a course of antibiotics knocked it out of my system I experienced no further problems But cases of Lyme disease arent always so straightforward According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC somewhere around a quarter of infected people never get the bullseye rash and other early signs like headache and fatigue can be easy to misinterpret If Lyme progresses untreated it can spread to the joints heart and nervous system sometimes triggering problems like meningitis arrhythmias or Bells palsy Later stages of the disease can cause symptoms that are more difficult to treat like arthritis and memory loss Worryingly more and more people are experiencing Lymes ravages as environmental conditions help Borrelia burgdorferi the diseasecausing bacterium carried by ticks spread into new areas A quarter of Lymeinfected patients never see the bullseye rash that is a sign of the disease KC ShieldsAlamy Its a huge problem its growing and we really are concerned about the lack of prevention tools that are available says C Ben Beard deputy director of the CDCs Division of VectorBorne Diseases Unlike the tiny ticks that carry the troublesome bacteria Lymes rise is easy to spot in the CDCs incidence maps from the past couple of decades Since the early 1990s the annual number of officially reported cases of Lyme has tripled to 30000 but studies suggest the actual number is 10 times higher than that Climate change suburban land development and habitat change are creating conditions that not only allow the ticks to thrive but also put more people into contact with them and their harpoonlike mouthparts Blacklegged ticks also known as deer ticks feed exclusively on blood and need three meals over a twoyear period to complete the four stages of their life cycle otherwise they starve to death good riddance As winters warm milder seasons are giving the bloodsuckers a larger window of opportunity to find hosts to dine on allowing them to survive in greater numbers Meanwhile higher temperatures are enabling the ticks to spread to parts of the map that have historically been too cold to sustain them These arachnids also depend on a high baseline of relative humidity which explains why residents of drier A blacklegged ticks four stages life Pamela Freeman Climate change isnt the only thing humans are causing to make the environment more hospitable to these parasites Forest fragmentation is giving a boost to populations of whitefooted mice the primary carriers of B burgdorferi and suburbanization puts humans into closer contact with these and other tickhosting wildlife like chipmunks and deer Almost half of all US counties reported the presence of blacklegged ticks as of 2015 up 45 percent from 1996 Still Lyme is mostly a regional threat 95 percent of confirmed cases occur in just 14 states in the Northeast and upper Midwest And within those states Lyme is sickening more and more people The upsurge is especially pronounced in the Northeast where the number of counties with high incidence of the disease increased 320 percent between 1993 and 2012 As Lyme moves into new communities residents often dont know how to protect themselves and local doctors arent always familiar with the symptoms and best treatment practices On top of that bad advice on how to treat Lyme is swirling around on the internet According to one study more than 30 untested alternative therapies are marketed to Lyme sufferers online including drinking urine sleeping on a bed of 70 magnets and blowing gaseous ozone into the rectum Yup Just to be crystal clear Do not try any of this at home or anywhere else The misinformation persists at almost all levels of the Lyme epidemic says Richard Ostfeld a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Richard Ostfeld tags a whitefooted mouse as part of field research on the ecology of Lyme disease Pamela Freeman Combine inadequate prevention with seriousbut sometimes enigmaticsymptoms widespread misinformation and a steady creep into new areas and youve got a recipe for a population increasingly vulnerable to a Lyme epidemic I would characterize our preparedness as very poor says Ostfeld And that needs to be rectified So what can be done A lot actually Beard says the CDC is working to educate health care providers in Lymeprone areas on how to recognize the symptoms The National Institutes of Health is also supporting research into more rapid diagnostic tests The current approach detects antibodies that the immune system produces in response to the bacteria but the antibodies can take a few weeks to show up Ostfeld thinks diagnosing Lyme will remain difficult for some time and avoiding infections in the first place through tick checks proper clothing and potential vaccines may still be the best strategy What if we lived in a world in which diagnosis was less important because we were preventing so many potential cases of tickborne disease he asks Last summer the FDA fasttracked the approval process for VLA15 a potentially safe and effective Lyme disease vaccine A pharmaceutical company discontinued an earlier vaccine introduced in 1998 after some recipients claimed it gave them arthritis Clinical data did not support these claims the same vaccine is now used to protect dogs from the disease Stand up to Trumps climatedenial agenda Take Action Ostfeld along with his research partner and wife Bard College ecologist Felicia Keesing is leading the Tick Project a fiveyear study to see if environmental interventions can protect communities from Lyme disease A thousand households and their pets in 24 neighborhoods in Dutchess County New York have signed up to participate The researchers began deploying two tick control methods last summer bait boxes that apply a small dose of fipronilthe main ingredient in Frontlineto small animals like chipmunks and mice and a fungal spray that kills ticks Over the next few years they hope to find out whether these methods can effectively lessen a neighborhoods exposure to Lyme On a larger scale it will be critical to curb climate change and the other forces that drive Lyme disease and other vectorborne illnesses like the Zika virus and malaria into new areas We absolutely need to be pushing our leaders at all levels of government to cut carbon pollution says Juanita Constible senior advocate for climate and health for NRDCs Climate and Clean Energy program Were setting up the backdrop for ticks to take over parts of the country where they never were before Constible speaks from the heart She lives in Loudoun County Virginia a Lyme hot spot and has had the disease three times in the past six years And though she has made a full recovery after each bout with Lyme the experiences have left their mark on her work It makes it a lot more deeply personal for me and it heightens the urgency to do something about climate change she says I certainly dont want my friends and family and coworkers to face this Related Stories

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