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Causes of death of adult ibis are not well known . Alligators could feasibly prey on nesting ibises but there has been little research in the area . A flock of fifty adult American white ibis were killed in a fire in the Everglades . The corpses were found in a dense swathe of cattail ( Typha angustifolia ) , which su... |
A total of 51 species of parasitic worm have been recovered from the American white ibis , predominantly from the gastrointestinal system and particularly the small intestine . These include Cestoda ( tapeworms ) , Acanthocephala ( thorny headed worms ) , Nematoda ( roundworms ) , Digenea and Spirurida . Several round... |
Parasitic protozoa of the genus Sarcocystis have been recovered from the smooth muscles of adult American white ibis , and another species , Haemoproteus plataleae , has been recovered from the blood of adults and nestlings , and can hence be transmitted before the young leave the nest . The larvae of two species of m... |
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The American white ibis is classed as being of least concern on the IUCN Red List . The population consists of 150 @,@ 000 mature adults , and is stable , although some populations have unknown trends . A partial survey of under 50 % of the North American population published in 2007 found an almost six @-@ fold incre... |
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John James Audubon reported that the American white ibis was hunted and sold in Louisiana , and mainly eaten by American Indians . It had orange flesh and a strong fishy taste . Elsewhere , the flesh has been described as appealing on account of the crayfish diet , and both members of the genus Eudocimus have been hun... |
The pollutant methylmercury is a globally distributed neurotoxin and an endocrine system disruptor . In the Everglades ecosystem , human pollution has led to increased concentrations of methylmercury , which have impacted the behaviors of the American white ibis . Hormone levels in males are affected , leading to a de... |
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Native American folklore held that the bird was the last to seek shelter before a hurricane , and the first to emerge afterwards . The bird was thus a symbol for danger and optimism .
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The University of Miami adopted the American white ibis as its official athletics mascot in 1926 , and the yearbook was known as The Ibis from that year . The mascot was initially known as Ibis before adopting the name Sebastian in 1957 . It was named after San Sebastian Hall , a residence hall on campus , which spons... |
= H @-@ 13 ( Michigan county highway ) =
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H @-@ 13 is a county @-@ designated highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan that runs north – south for approximately 36 @.@ 2 miles ( 58 @.@ 3 km ) between Nahma Junction in Delta County and the Munising area in Alger County . The highway is also signed as Federal Forest Highway 13 ( FFH @-@ 13 ) ,... |
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H @-@ 13 / FFH @-@ 13 starts at an intersection with US Highway 2 ( US 2 ) west of Moss Lake . The roadway runs north crossing a line of the Canadian National Railway . It heads through the Hiawatha National Forest , running parallel to the Sturgeon River . H @-@ 13 / FFH @-@ 13 crosses the river near the Flowing Well... |
H @-@ 13 / FFH @-@ 13 crosses east into Schoolcraft County completely and provides access to the Pete 's Lake National Forest Campground near the lake of the same name . The road shifts back westerly to follow the county line near the Widewaters National Forest Campground ; from here north the forest highway will foll... |
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The Forest Highway System was created by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921 . An earthen road was present along the route of H @-@ 13 by the middle of 1936 . Later that year , the segment along the Alger – Schoolcraft county line was built as a gravel road , and Miners Castle Road was upgraded to gravel as well . Add... |
The county @-@ designated highway system was created around October 5 , 1970 , when the state approved the system . The H @-@ 13 designation debuted in 1972 between Nahma Junction and H @-@ 58 ; H @-@ 13 turned east and ran concurrently with H @-@ 58 before turning north on Miners Castle Road . The northernmost segmen... |
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= Double Seven Day scuffle =
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The Double Seven Day scuffle was a physical altercation on July 7 ( 7 / 7 ) , 1963 , in Saigon , South Vietnam . The secret police of Ngô Đình Nhu — the brother of President Ngô Đình Diệm — attacked a group of journalists from the United States who were covering protests held by Buddhists on the ninth anniversary of D... |
After their release , the journalists went to the US embassy in Saigon to complain about their treatment at the hands of Diệm 's officials and asked for US government protection . Their appeals were dismissed , as was a direct appeal to the White House . Through the efforts of US Ambassador Frederick Nolting , the ass... |
Browne took photographs of Arnett 's bloodied face , which were published in newspapers worldwide . This drew further negative attention to the behaviour of the Diệm régime amidst the backdrop of the Buddhist crisis .
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= = Background = =
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The incident occurred during a period of popular unrest by the Buddhist majority against the Roman Catholic rule of Diệm . Buddhist discontent had grown since the Huế Phật Đản shootings on May 8 , 1963 . The government decided to selectively invoke a law , prohibiting the display of religious flags , by banning the us... |
Known as Double Seven Day , July 7 was the ninth anniversary of Diệm 's 1954 ascension to Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam . In October 1955 , following a fraudulent referendum , Diệm established the Republic of Vietnam , generally known as South Vietnam , and declared himself President . The night of July 6 , 1... |
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American pressmen had been alerted to an upcoming Buddhist demonstration to coincide with Double Seven Day at Chanatareansey Pagoda in the north of Saigon . The group , which included Arnett , Browne , David Halberstam , Neil Sheehan of United Press International , and CBS 's Peter Kalischer waited outside the buildin... |
Diệm 's address on Double Seven Day worsened the mood of Vietnamese society . He stated that the " problems raised by the General Association of Buddhists have just been settled . " He reinforced perceptions that he was out of touch by attributing any lingering problems to the " underground intervention of internation... |
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The indignant reporters stridently accused the Diệm regime of causing the altercation , whereas the police claimed that the journalists threw the first punch . Embassy official John Mecklin noted that even Diem 's media officials were privately skeptical about the veracity of the testimony of Nhu 's men . In a heated ... |
Since the embassy was unwilling to provide government protection against police aggression , the journalists appealed directly to the White House . Browne , Halberstam , Sheehan and Kalischer wrote a letter to US President John F. Kennedy , asserting that the regime had begun a full @-@ scale campaign of " open physic... |
The incident provoked reactions from both the Buddhists and the Diệm regime . A monk called on the US embassy to send a military unit from the American advisors already present in Vietnam to Xá Lợi Pagoda , the main Buddhist temple in Saigon and the organisational hub of the Buddhist movement . The monk claimed that t... |
= = Arrest and interrogation = =
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Later on during the day of the altercation , the police collected Browne and Arnett from the AP bureau in Saigon and took the pair to what they described as a " safe house " . The police interrogators said that they would be arrested but were unspecific about the charges . One charge was that of assaulting two police ... |
Browne and Arnett were called in for five hours of questioning on the following day . Arnett was accompanied by a British embassy official who , reflecting Arnett 's New Zealand citizenship , provided consular assistance on behalf of Wellington . In the end , Diem agreed to have the charges against Browne and Arnett d... |
= Freedom Planet =
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Freedom Planet is a two @-@ dimensional platform video game created by independent developer GalaxyTrail , a studio set up for the project by designer Stephen DiDuro . The player controls one of three anthropomorphic animal protagonists : the dragon Lilac , the wildcat Carol , or the basset hound Milla . Aided by the ... |
Freedom Planet began development as a Sonic the Hedgehog fangame , but DiDuro lost interest in creating a derivative work and reconceived the project as his own intellectual property . He visited the website DeviantArt to recruit artist Ziyo Ling , who replaced the existing cast of characters with her own . Lilac , or... |
The game was released for Microsoft Windows , first as a demo in August 2012 , then — after a successful Kickstarter campaign and a few delays — as a full game via Steam on July 21 , 2014 . A version for the Wii U console was announced in March 2015 , but was postponed that August due to a troublesome glitch ; however... |
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Freedom Planet is a 2D platform and action game featuring anthropomorphized animal characters and 16 @-@ bit style graphics mimicking the look of games released for the Sega Genesis , particularly the Sonic the Hedgehog series . The game puts players in the role of one of the available playable characters as they trav... |
The game currently has three playable characters ; Lilac the dragon , Carol the wildcat , and Milla the dog . In addition to melee attacks that can be used to attack enemies , each character has a unique array of moves which allow them to traverse the environment in different ways . Lilac can perform a double @-@ jump... |
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The game begins as Sash Lilac and Carol Tea — an anthropomorphic dragon and wildcat , respectively — rescue a duck @-@ billed creature named Torque after his spacecraft crash lands . At Torque 's request , the three set out to protect a powerful relic called the Kingdom Stone . This involves them in a conflict between... |
That night , Torque tells Lilac , Carol , and Milla that he is an alien sent to apprehend the intergalactic warlord Arktivus Brevon , whose spacecraft wrecked on the planet . Brevon has invaded Shuigang , murdered its king , and brainwashed Dail to be his servant . He intends to steal the Stone to power his ship . The... |
Carol quarrels with Lilac and storms off . Feeling guilty , Lilac sends Milla to find her and then goes by herself to save Torque from Brevon 's nearby base , but she is captured and tortured by Brevon . Meanwhile , Carol and Milla ally with Spade to storm the base , where they rescue Torque and Lilac . However , they... |
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Freedom Planet was conceived by American game designer and programmer Stephen DiDuro , who founded the independent developer GalaxyTrail to create the project . The soundtrack was composed by DiDuro in collaboration with user Shane " Blue Warrior " Ellis of VGMusic.com and user Leila " Woofle " Wilson from Fur Affinit... |
Viewers of early footage from the developing product encouraged DiDuro to separate it further from Sonic , so he replaced rings with red leaves and altered the characters ' abilities . Ziyo had drawn Lilac as a hedgehog , but DiDuro redesigned the character to be a dragon . Lilac 's wall @-@ jump ability was based on ... |
While Freedom Planet was developed in Denmark and the United States , its art direction was influenced by medieval East Asian art , particularly that of China . The game 's visuals reference modern science fiction and fantasy as well . Much of the text in the game world is written in Chinese characters , and the title... |
Freedom Planet was first released as a demo for Microsoft Windows in August 2012 . After a full version of the game was funded through Kickstarter , it was taken to Steam Greenlight and approved for Steam . Its release was first projected for early 2014 , then delayed to June 30 . Shortly before that date , it was del... |
On March 9 , 2015 , Stephen DiDuro announced through Twitter that a version of the game for Nintendo 's Wii U console was planned for release on the eShop online store for late 2015 , later specified as August 13 . A demo was released as part of a promotion titled " Nindies @ home " , wherein players were invited to t... |
Downloadable content ( DLC ) is being created for the game . The first packs , which add Torque as a playable character and an adventure story for Milla , was released for computers in December 2015 , with a Wii U update yet to be announced . Additional DLC , which will make Spade a playable character , will be releas... |
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Tony Ponce of Destructoid felt positively about the demo for Freedom Planet ; he found it " nice to see a well @-@ established style or formula applied to a new world with original characters " . Similarly , Eurogamer 's Jeffrey Matulef described the game 's preview as " an indie Sonic @-@ esque platformer done right ... |
Nathan Grayson of Kotaku praised the demo for its balance of Genesis Sonic elements and original content : he described the product as " a love letter to classic Sonic , except when it 's not " . He also praised the game 's enemies , and , while he experienced minor control issues , guessed that they may have resulted... |
Ponce strongly praised the visuals , which he found pleasant to the eye because of their light outlines , though he criticized the bland foreground design . Polson noted minor audio and visual flaws , most notably the recycling of sound effects from Genesis Sonic games , but he lauded the game 's music . Tarison prais... |
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