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In rivers, log jams with abundant woody material may be used extensively for denning and latrine sites. During dry seasons, otter will move from their inland wetland habitats to more permanent bodies of water, in order to adapt to drought conditions and for ease in finding food.Predators, Parasites and DiseaseOther than the annual harvest of river otter by trappers for their pelt and the occasional road mortality, there is little in the way of natural predators in New York. However, otter are more vulnerable to attack by animals such as bobcat, coyote, and domestic dogs when traveling over land.Like all mustelids, the viscera or internal organs of otter do serve as habitat for a variety of intestinal nematodes, trematodes, acanthocephalans, and cestodes. Externally, ticks, fleas, and lice can be found.Otter are susceptible to both rabies and distemper. There have been three documented cases of rabies in New York State otter since 1998. Although actual numbers are not available, distemper may play a role in wild otter mortality.Watchable WildlifeWhen looking for wildlife in New York, visit the Watchable Wildlife webpage for the best locations for finding your favorite mammal, bird, reptile, or insect. New York State has millions of acres of State Parks, forests and wildlife management areas that are home to hundreds of wildlife species, and all are open to the public. Choose from hundreds of trails and miles of rivers as well as marshes and wetlands.Remember when viewing wildlife:Don't feed wildlife and leave wild baby animals where you find them.Keep quiet, move slowly and be patient. Allow time for animals to enter the area.Quick Facts About OttersOtters groom their fur with a "towel" made of moss or grass.The otter is a swift and agile swimmer, using its muscular tail to make sharp turns and steering with its neck and webbed feet.What to Watch forSize: 3-4' long including the tail which is about one third of the total length. 10-30 lbs.Appearance: Dark shiny brown fur.Tracks: 3' wide and round in shape.
A (brief) natural history of black bears in Sonoma County
They also can be attracted to human sources of food, so it’s  important to keep food and scented items securely stored where bears can’t get them.

Marking and climbing trees
Black bears in Sonoma County have a penchant for making daybeds near large Douglas firs. They will mark trees by biting, clawing or rubbing their backs and other body parts against trees to leave behind their scent, and these behaviors serve as forms of communication. 
With their powerful limbs and well-developed claws, bears are excellent climbers. If a mother bear perceives danger, she may slap a tree with her paw as a signal for her cubs to race up the tree to safety. Bears choose specific trees for this purpose, and wildlife experts refer to the trees as “babysitter trees.”
Seasonal patterns
In late summer and fall, bears enter a state called hyperphagia, during which they pack on as many calories as possible to get through the winter. This is when we see the most bear activity recorded on our wildlife cameras, though bears can be in the parks at any time of the year.  
Bears tend to mate in June or July, and cubs are typically born in February, weighing less than 1 pound. Sows and cubs emerge from their dens in April or May, and cubs will stay with their mothers for up to two years while learning about food sources and unsafe places to avoid. 
Young black bears disperse in the spring, which is when we may see bears in unexpected places. They may follow a creek to establish new ranges away from other bears, only to find themselves in urban or suburban areas. When people don’t interfere, bears will usually find their way back to more wild areas. The size of a bear’s home range likely depends on food and water availability and has been noted to vary from 15 to 80 square miles.
Local research
There are 30,000 to 40,000 black bears in the state, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, with an unknown number in Sonoma County.
Sonoma County Regional Parks and its partners are members of the North Bay Bear Collaborative, an organization working to glean more information about the area’s bears.
Half Moon Bay State Beach
BEACH WHEELCHAIR - The all-terrain beach wheelchair is available for use by the public at no cost, and may be checked out from Francis Beach Entrance Station located at 95 Kelly Ave. Unlike street wheelchairs, this chair is designed with large tires which allow the chair to be used on the beach without sinking into the sand. With this chair, wheelchair users may access the beach at Francis. The purchase of the wheelchair was made possible, in part, from a grant by the local chapter of the Lions Club.
DRONES are not allowed in the park. To protect wildlife and cultural resources, and for the safety and welfare of visitors and staff, the park is closed to the use of Model Aircraft, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Gliders in flight.
COLLECTING iis prohibited. Please refrain from removing shells, driftwood, and other natural beach features. 
FIREWORKS are prohibited.
CAMPING is available for tent and RV camping with sites offering electric hookups and no hookups. There are no sewer or water hookups, but there is a dump and water filling station. Reservations are highly recommended. ;">[Occupancy by the same persons, equipment, or vehicles of the Santa Cruz District’s camping facilities is limited to a 30-day stay combined among all of the following parks in any calendar year: Big Basin Redwood SP, Butano SP, Half Moon Bay SB, Henry Cowell SP, Manresa SB, New Brighton SB, Portola Redwood SP, Seacliff SB, and Sunset SB.]
DUMP STATION - is available at Francis Beach. There is a $10 fee for dumping. The dump fee is not included in the camping reservation fee. Visitors arriving to the park to use the dump station only will have to pay park entrance fees separate from the dump station fee. OCEAN SAFETY - Always use caution when you are in or near the ocean. The ocean water is very cold year-round. Even a short swim can cause cramps or hypothermia (a life-threatening condition which occurs when your body temperature drops before normal). In addition, strong rip currents can pull even the most experienced swimmers offshore.
PERMITS are required for all events and weddings. A photography permit is required for all commercial photography.
Newton’s Laws of Motion | Glenn Research Center | NASA
Newton’s First Law: Inertia
An object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
Newton’s first law states that every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled to change its state by the action of an external force. This tendency to resist changes in a state of motion is inertia. If all the external forces cancel each other out, then there is no net force acting on the object.  If there is no net force acting on the object, then the object will maintain a constant velocity.
Examples of inertia involving aerodynamics:

The motion of an airplane when a pilot changes the throttle setting of an engine.
The motion of a ball falling down through the atmosphere.
A model rocket being launched up into the atmosphere.
The motion of a kite when the wind changes.

Newton’s Second Law: Force
The acceleration of an object depends on the mass of the object and the amount of force applied.
His second law defines a force to be equal to change in momentum (mass times velocity) per change in time. Momentum is defined to be the mass m of an object times its velocity V.

Let us assume that we have an airplane at a point “0” defined by its location X0 and time t0. The airplane has a mass m0 and travels at velocity V0. An external force F to the airplane shown above moves it to point “1”. The airplane’s new location is X1 and time t1.
The mass and velocity of the airplane change during the flight to values m1 and V1. Newton’s second law can help us determine the new values of V1 and m1, if we know how big the force F is. Let us just take the difference between the conditions at point “1” and the conditions at point “0”.
F = (m1 * V1 – m0 * V0) / (t1 – t0)
Newton’s second law talks about changes in momentum (m * V).
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Spend the School Year With NASA-JPL
By Kim Orr

Make educational connections to NASA and JPL happenings all year long with this calendar of upcoming events and links to educational resources you can use to explore STEM with us throughout the 2023-2024 school year. 

AugustAll Month – Go Back to School With UsThe start of the school year is a great time to explore all of the resources we have on offer for educators, parents, and K-12 students. These include everything from classroom activities to DIY student projects to video tutorials to expert talks to our Teachable Moments series, which offers education-focused explainers of the latest NASA news. There's something for every day of the school year, and you can find it all in one place on our Back to School event page. You can also sign up to receive monthly updates about new and featured content as well as upcoming events in your inbox with the JPL Education newsletter.Learning Resources Public Event Back to School With NASA-JPL Education All the resources you'll need for a stellar school year from classroom lessons to student activities, challenges, and more! Sign Up JPL Newsletter Sign up to receive the latest STEM education resources, events, and news for teachers, students, and parents from the education team at JPL.
VA Health Care And Other Insurance | Veterans Affairs
We don’t know if Congress will provide enough funding in future years for us to care for all Veterans who are signed up for VA health care. If you’re in one of the lower priority groups, you could lose your VA health care benefits in the future. If you don’t keep your private insurance, this would leave you without health coverage.
If you have Medicare Part B (coverage for doctors and outpatient services) and you cancel it, you won’t be able to get it back until January of the following year. You may also have to pay a penalty to get your coverage back (called reinstating your coverage).

Yes. We encourage you to sign up for Medicare as soon as you can. This is because:
Having Medicare means you’re covered if you need to go to a non-VA hospital or doctor—so you have more options to choose from.
Funding for VA health care could change in the future. We encourage you to sign up for every health care benefit that you’re eligible for so you have options if you need them.
If you delay signing up for Medicare Part B (coverage for doctors and outpatient services) and then need to sign up later because you lose your VA health care benefits or need more choice in care options, you’ll pay a penalty. This penalty gets bigger each year you delay signing up—and you’ll pay it every year for the rest of your life.
If you sign up for Medicare Part D (coverage for prescription drugs), you’ll be able to use it to get medicine from non-VA doctors and fill your prescriptions at your local pharmacy instead of through the VA mail-order service. There’s no penalty for delaying Medicare Part D as long as you enroll when you’re first eligible or within 63 days of when you no longer have VA health care or other creditable prescription drug coverage. Learn more about how to avoid the Part D penalty on the Medicare website

You’ll need to choose which benefits to use each time you receive care.
To use VA benefits, you’ll need to get care at a VA medical center or other VA location.
Middle School Sports Leagues | San Bruno, CA
Girls Volleyball

September - October• Teams are limited to 9 participants, but must have a minimum of 8 players registered by the deadline. Team placement will be determined by evaluation over the first 2 weeks.• 6th grade teams will be split evenly skill wise.• 7th and 8th grade teams will split as evenly in number as possibly based on total registration. The top rated players at evaluations will be placed on the A team and the remaining players on the B team. There may be multiple B teams if more than 26 participants are registered. 7th and 8th grade teams be combined this year if registration minimums are not met.• Eligibility to play will be cleared and monitored by school administration. There will be no refunds to students that become ineligible due to GPA or behavior.

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September - October• Practice days will be determined based on coach schedule and facility availability. Participants will be notified of practice days . The season runs through the end of October.• Teams are limited to 12 participants, but must have a minimum of 10 players registered by the deadline. Registering guardian will be notified of participant practice dates and times.• Team placement will be determined by evaluation over the first 2 weeks.6th grade teams will be split evenly skill wise.7th and 8th grade teams will split as evenly in number as possibly based on total registration. The top rated players at evaluations will be placed on the A team and the remaining players on the B team. There may be multiple B teams if more than 30 participants are registered.• 7th and 8th grade teams be combined this year if registration minimums are not met. Practice days and times are at the discretion of the coach and facility availability.• Scrimmages will begin the first week of October and teams may be scheduled for scrimmages 1-2 times per week. Scrimmages may fall on any day Monday - Friday. Half of the scrimmages will be played at the Parkside Field and the other half will be played away at the opponent's designated home field. Scrimmage schedules will be given out a week before they begin. Supervision before and after practice is the responsibility of the registered participant's parent or legal guardian.• Eligibility to play will be cleared and monitored by school administration.
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Do I have voting options other than an affidavit ballot?

Even if an election inspector believes you are not eligible to vote or that you are at the wrong poll site, you can request a court order to cast an in-person ballot that will be counted by the close of the polls.If you decide to do this, the election inspector must give you a certificate to request a court order.Election inspectors will fill out the certificate for you, with the signatures of election inspectors from each political party. They will direct you to your local board of elections office (or other location), where a judge is available to review and endorse your certificate, if it is valid. You can then return to your polling site with the certificate and cast your in-person ballot. 

 

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Some voter challenges are legal.  At a polling site, an election inspector or clerk, an official poll watcher, or a registered voter can challenge a voter's right to vote. The challenger cannot be intimidating or threatening. Legitimate claims may be that the voter:has not provided an authentic signaturedoes not reside in an appropriate location for this electionhas already cast a ballotis otherwise unqualified to voteis engaged in electioneering (working on behalf of a political party or candidate at or near the polling site)If someone challenges you, you can dispute the challenge.

 

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You are entitled to dispute the challenge. An election inspector will administer a preliminary oath about your qualifications to vote, and then ask questions about the challenge:If you refuse to take the oath or answer the questions, you will not be permitted to vote.If the inspector believes you are qualified to vote or if the challenge is withdrawn, you will be allowed to complete and cast your ballot.If the inspector is not satisfied with your answers, you may choose to take a specific oath to address the challenge (for instance, about your citizenship, residency, or voting status; bribery issues; or competency issues), after which you may be allowed to vote.If an election inspector offers to remedy the situation with an affidavit ballot, you can insist on taking the necessary oath(s).
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Each year, we receive tens of thousands of death reports that aren’t simply numbers to us, but represent lost loved ones and dedicated public servants. 

“Helping grieving members during such a difficult time requires something beyond empathy — it requires a true human connection,” said Natalie Basurto (left) of CalPERS’ Survivor & Death Benefits team. “My heart breaks a little every day in this role, but it fuels me to provide the best service possible.”
She and other members of the team offered four factors to keep in mind for anyone reporting the death of a member, survivor, or beneficiary:
Report Promptly
A death should be reported promptly to us. This ensures benefits are stopped in a timely manner and helps prevent potential overpayments from occurring. A death can be reported the following ways:

Online via our website
Telephone at 888 CalPERS (or 888-225-7377)
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CalPERS Disability & Survivor Benefits Division
Survivor & Death Benefits
P.O. Box 1652
Sacramento, CA 95812-1652

Before notifying us of a death, we recommend you have the following information ready:

For the person who died:

Full name
Date of birth
CalPERS ID or Social Security number (SSN)
Date of death

For you:

Contact information

For spouses and domestic partners:

Social Security number (SSN) or Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) to help accelerate your payment
Marriage date

Have Documentation Ready
Since we require documentation to establish relationships to the deceased member, having certain documents readily available can simplify the process. We will always need a copy of the deceased individual’s death certificate, showing the cause and manner of death. Other required documentation may include:

Marriage certificate
Registered domestic partnership certificate
Divorce decree
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