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Q: Usage of FormProtection component in CakePHP 4.x I created a simple application to find scrabble valid words in Cakephp 4.2. It has several forms with a single input in which the user can write a word (or randomly sorted letters) and the application generates all possible anagrams for that word, o simply tells if the word is valid or not. Example:
<?php
    echo $this->Form->create();
    echo $this->Form->control('letters', ['label' => false,'encoding'=>'utf-8','div' => false,'class' => 'myClass','autofocus' => 'autofocus' ]);
    echo $this->Form->button(__('Find words'));
    echo $this->Form->end();
?>

Everything worked fine in development so I tried my app on the production server following deployment recommendations included in the Cookbook (https://book.cakephp.org/4/en/deployment.html). I activated FormProtection component (I am aware that the cookbook suggests using Security component, which is deprecated, and FormProtection should be used instead). I added "$this->loadComponent('FormProtection');" to my AppController.php file:
public function initialize(): void
    {
        parent::initialize();

        $this->loadComponent('RequestHandler');
        $this->loadComponent('Flash');

        /*
         * Enable the following component for recommended CakePHP form protection settings.
         * see https://book.cakephp.org/4/en/controllers/components/form-protection.html
         */
        $this->loadComponent('FormProtection');
    }

Again everything seemed to work fine, but I found out that the app throws the following error when my forms are submitted if the user leave them open for a while before submitting.
FROM ckdir/logs/error.log:
2021-02-28 02:28:24 Error: [Cake\Http\Exception\BadRequestException] Bad Request in /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Controller/Component/FormProtectionComponent.php on line 143
Stack Trace:
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Controller/Component/FormProtectionComponent.php:97
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Event/EventManager.php:309
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Event/EventManager.php:286
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Event/EventDispatcherTrait.php:92
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Controller/Controller.php:579
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Controller/ControllerFactory.php:96
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/BaseApplication.php:313
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php:77
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Middleware/CsrfProtectionMiddleware.php:169
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php:73
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Middleware/BodyParserMiddleware.php:164
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php:73
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php:161
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php:73
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php:68
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php:73
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php:126
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php:73
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php:58
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Server.php:90
- /home3/anagrame/public_html/anagramador2/cakedir/webroot/index.php:40

Request URL: /anagramas/anagramador
Referer URL: http://example.com/anagramas/anagramador

This appears in the view after submitting with DEBUG enabled
So far I haven't found detailed directions on how to use/configure the component, but I understood (am I wrong?) this is somewhat standard behaviour. The form expires as submitting a form after a long time is considered suspicious. But this creates a poor experience for my users because, as a reference site, it is common for them to keep it open for long periods and use it only as necessary while playing live or online scrabble. The error page appears too often. They are forced to go back to homepage and then to the searching views.
So my questions are:

*

*Can that expiration time be extended? If I extend it, am I losing security?

*How bad would it be to disable the FormProtection component? My site doesn't requiere users to signup or login. It handles no sensitive data like names, emails, passwords... nothing except for words stored in the database. As far as I can tell, my previous version of the application has had no security issues before, even when I never cared much for it for 10 years.


American Jews who Reject Zionism . . .
So they still exist! Last I read about them was in Chaim Potok's novel, The Chosen.
Until Theodore Herzl created the modern Zionist movement early in the 20th century, the biblical injunction to return to Israel was widely understood as a theological construct rather than a pragmatic instruction.
Most Orthodox Jewish leaders before the Holocaust rejected Zionism, saying the exile was a divine punishment and Israel could be restored only in the messianic age. The Reform movement maintained that Judaism is a religion, not a nationality.
"This country is our Palestine," a Reform rabbi in Charleston, S.C., put it in 1841, "this city our Jerusalem, this house of God our temple." The Reform movement's 1885 platform dismissed a "return to Palestine" as a relic akin to animal sacrifice.
Only when the Reform leadership, on the eve of World War II, reversed course did its anti-Zionist faction break away, ultimately forming the council in 1942. Its discourse was simultaneously idealistic and contemptuous — a proposed curriculum in 1952 described Zionism as racist, self-segregated and non-American . . . . .
Posted on 2010-06-29 22:21:14 GMT+0000 by Neil Godfrey.	This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Zionism. Bookmark the permalink.
now that's a post title that grabs attention! when i saw it i just knew i had to read it.
What are "the churches" in the US doing to combat Christian Zionism?
"Jewish return to Palestine is a relic akin to animal sacrifice." Amen.


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Associate Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Law Center
J.D. (with honors) from the George Washington University Law School
B.A. (magna cum laude) from the University of Pennsylvania
Professor Schneider is an Associate Professor of Law at Howard University School of Law, where she supervises the Fair Housing Clinic, and teaches doctrinal courses including Property, Sexuality, Marriage and the Supreme Court and Legal Methods. Under her supervision, the Fair Housing Clinic assists low-income DC residents with housing discrimination and landlord-tenant matters. She also serves as Director of the Clinical Law Center.
Prior to joining the Howard University School of Law faculty in 2012, Professor Schneider was an associate at Goulston & Storrs, p.c. in Boston, where she practiced in the areas of commercial real estate transactions and affordable housing development. In private practice, Professor Schneider maintained an extensive pro bono practice through which she counseled non-profits, community development corporations, and affordable housing cooperatives on a variety of issues related to maintaining and developing affordable housing.
Prior to her work at Goulston & Storrs, p.c., Professor Schneider served as a law clerk to Judge Deborah Eyler on the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Before becoming an attorney, Professor Schneider worked extensively in the field of education.
Professor Schneider received a J.D. (with honors) from the George Washington University Law School and a B.A. (magna cum laude) from the University of Pennsylvania.
Scholarships and Substantial Briefs
Property Rebels: Reclaiming Abandoned Bank-Owned Homes For Community Uses
In Defense of Disparate Impact: Urban Redevelopment and the Supreme Court's Recent Interest in the Fair Housing Act
Locked In The Closet: The Impact Of Lawrence V. Texas On The Lives Of Gay Youth In The Juvenile Justice System
Brief of Amicus Curiae Empower D.C. in Support of Respondents, Twp. of Mount Holly, New Jersey v. Mount Holly Gardens Citizens
Brief Of Amicus Curiae Howard University School Of Law Fair Housing Clinic And Civil Rights Clinic
Selected Short Articles and Blog Posts
What We're Talking About When We Talk About Disparate Impact
Settlement in Fair Housing Case — A Sigh of Relief
Sexuality, Marriage and the Supreme Court
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My muscles are aching from the Red Cross Emergency Response class. Still have about 4 more weeks to go. Some of these mannequins get stuck and that is probably why my muscles are aching. I am having a heck of a time doing the jaw thrust on my mannequin. Then I finally gave up and went to a different one and to my surprise I can do it easy.
Well, I got my Cross Cultural Anthropology grade today. Got an "A"!
I do not have to take these courses for nursing. But they will help a lot indirectly as nursing deals with the psycho-social part of life quite a bit also. I am taking the Red Cross class to set up a possibility for me to take 2 quarters of EMT certification at foothill. The certification can help me indirectly in nursing also. There might be some area of nursing I might be interested in which actually require an EMT certification (we'll see as it might have some overlaps with the police).
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I gave myself a treat yesterday by seeing "The March of the Penguins" since penguins are one of my favorite animals. It is an amazing movie in documenting what Emperor penguins go through just to raise a chick.
I was just reflecting on the movie and one image that stuck to my mind is that the lone penguin dies in the arctic storms. The penguins who survive the terrible arctic storms are the one who huddle together. In the film, you'll see the penguins who try to survive the storm and at the same time protect their eggs all huddle together in this huge mass of penguins. They slowly rotate so everyone has a chance to be in the middle of the huddle which is the warmest. After the chicks were born, same thing, the chicks who huddle together are the one who survive the storms.
Another thing that stick to my mind is how the father and mother work together as a team to raise the chick.
These images sort of goes against the dominating main stream US culture where extreme independence, extreme individualism, extreme egocentricism is often highly value.
In our culture, "dependency" is bad and "independency" is good. I do not think that is actually healthy to have this view. What we want is "healthy dependency and healthy independency". We do not want "unhealthy dependency and unhealthy independency".
It also make me reflect on a little of what the Bible teaches. It does teach that individuals are extremely value as each individual is made in the image of God. Also we are children of God through Christ. It on the other hand also teaches dependency, or rather healthy dependency. A healthy dependency (for a Christian) is one who depends on God in everything. His/her confidence is not in himself or herself, but in the God who loves him/her just as the chicks have confidence in taking their first walk because they know their mothers are their. Another healthy dependency trait is that we are to be in some form of community to help and be help. We help within the capacity that God has given us to those who needs it with compassion, care, and love. At the same time, we with humility accept help from others when we need it. We do the good works God has prepared for us in a team. In another word, we are not created to be alone and totally self sufficient from everyone. We are created to be in a community with others and in a communion with God.
In nursing, same thing as nurses works in teams with other nurses, with doctors, with other medical and health staff to bring healing, comfort, compassion, caring, encouragement to the people we come into contact with. Also when we interact with people from other cultures in nursing, we have to keep in mind some cultures are not value independency as high as we do. They value the group more. So if we ask them to tell us about themselves and they have problems, we might switch gear and ask them about the people who play an important part of their lives. In doing so, we get our answers about themselves indirectly.
It is all over yesterday!!!!!!
I did not blank out on my chemistry final (I blanked out on my last lecture quizz)! The teacher is another fast grader. I got my grade today and I got an A! Low A basically, got 91% out of 100%.
The teacher spend the last two days reviewing the upcomming finals with us. He made it into a question and answer game for the class as we were divided into two teams. The team who wins will get 10 extra points (about 7% of the final which is a lot). Toward the end of the two days, the team I was on won. The team who lost were very close, like 4 points or so from our score. Since the score were so close, he gave the extra 10 points to the whole class. Real nice guy and everyone is happy.
The two days review really helped me as it identified which area I needed to focus on in preparing for the exam. He also allows cheat sheet which helped. Turned out I did not really use the cheat sheet that much.
The chem class is mostly inorganic. But toward the end, we've gone into nuclear chemistry (a little bit) and a good intro to organic chemistry. I think I like organic chemistry better as it seemed more interesting to me. I don't like inorganic as much, probably because I don't really like math and formulas. With organic chemistry, it is sort of looking at patterns in a Go game (a Chinese/Japanese chess like game with just stones).
Now I am ready to take organic chemistry next quarter. Hopeing for a good teacher again.
For Cross Cultural Anthro, we have a slower grader. I turned in everything. The final we have a week to do. It involve 10 multiple choice questions and 4 essay questions. I think I should get at least a B, maybe an A if I do well enough in the final. We'll have to see.
I do like the Cross Cultural Anthropology class a lot. Just wished I have taken it during reqular quarter instead of summer, so I have more time. I can see lots of the stuff I learn in this class can be apply to nursing at least indirectly. Found out there is a field call medical anthropology. I am getting some reading material on it and start reading them. I think this area can have some good application in nursing.


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Before the start of the test series a lot many things took place which left the Sri Lankan cricket bewildered. Regular skipper Dinesh Chandimal along with coach Hathurusingha and manager Asanka Gurusinha were barred from two Tests and four ODIs after the ICC coming down heavily following the ball-tampering debacle which hunted down the spirit of cricket.
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A 'loss' might be a small term to define the beating the Lankan Lions accord to the Proteas instead they handed them their worse beating in Sri Lanka which left them baffled.
The visitors batting was weakened by some quality spin bowling from Dilruwan Perera with match figures of 10 for 78 runs, the old horse Rangana Herath with match figures of 5 for 77 runs and Lakshan Sandakan 2 for 19 who worked in tandem to dismantle a very strong batting line-up of the Proteas.
The batsman from either side did struggle to get going but Dimuth Karunaratne was exceptional with the way he batted as he carried his bat for a brilliant 158 in the first innings and then a crucial 60 in the second innings which helped his side register their best win against the Proteas in their own den.
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According to the predictions made by bet365, the odds in favor of Sri Lanka are 23/20 meaning a return of 215 Rs over a stake of 100 whereas, the predictions made for South Africa are 7/4 meaning a return of 275 Rs over a stake of 100, a possibility of draw is 10/3 meaning a return of Rs 433.33 over a stake of 100.
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Aspen acquired Sigma Pharmaceuticals last year, strengthening its manufacturing capabilities and networks. The acquisition is expected to accelerate Aspen's growth in Australia and its expansion into Asia-Pacific.
Aspen's first subsidiary in the region, Aspen Philippines, will begin operations this year. It represents the company's initial step to replicate its success in Asia. "We want to bring to Asia affordable prescriptions with the Aspen stamp of quality," says deputy CEO Trevor Ziman. "It is a thrill to change someone's life through our medicines – this is the passion that drives us."
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Does Space Marine live up to the quality we expect from Relic and Games Workshop?
I really love 40k, just noticed the PC demo which I will play tonight. I feel like this game is being overshadowed by such a massive final quarter though, would have been good out a month ago.
i really wan't to buy this to support relic (one of my fave devs) but i don't think i can afford to buy another game. Maybe if Green man has some nice discounts but otherwise i'll wait for a price drop.
In the meantime, it's back to painting my Dreadnought and some last stand in retribution for my 40k fix.
I'm looking forward to this one but it'll be the PC version for me.
PC CE already ordered months ago! I loved the demo. Bring it!
This just confirmed my preorder. On my connection, it would take a month to download the demo via steam.
Thank you guys for this review. Relic has been very kind to 40k, and it's utterly relieving to know that they're continuing that love for the universe with this release.
Need me some Ork punching. Right in the mouth. With a chain sword.
I'd prefer it to be the Black Templars, though, that'd make the whole "leap into combat to regain health" make sense. Rather than the Codex Astartes loving Ultramarines.
..For those not into the table top version, the Black Templars are similar to the Knights Templar of the crusades etcetera, but they have rules that force the units to run at the enemy when they take damage. They take "zealot" to new levels.
Sounding good. WIll definately be a PC buy for me.
One opportunity missed, I wanted to play the Orks. The PC demo was fun, but the third person view, or the camera shake gave me motion sickness after 10 minutes of playing it. I wonder if playing sitting further back from the screen would offer me some relief?.
The PC version appears to be a proper PC version and not some 1/2 arsed port. The controls work, and make sense, you can adjust the graphics, etc, etc.
As it stands, it looks like a lot of fun to play, but I wouldn't buy it (for the PC at least) because of the motion sickness thing. Shame..
I take it you've seen the customiseable options in this game? Trust me, you'll be catered for. As for the Ultramarines not being the kind to take it into the enemy, I say one word: Vanguard.
Odd that you mention that - I was playing the demo last night and did exactly that to an Ork Nob.
There's something very satisfying about the power axe.
Any reviewer who starts making "Gears of Warhammer/God of Warhammer" or "Iron Halo" cracks will be written off as a fool and a heretic immediately. It's painfully obvious it's not Gears of God of War, largely because it's not Greek nor all brown. And a comment referencing Halo will just bring sniggers of amusement from those less ignorant.
Want this game so much.
Especially since it doesn't use cover mechanics!
On a more serious note, I think the idea of getting health back by wading in is a brilliant idea. Space Marines in general are all about fighting harder when the odds are against them, and this game mechanic makes those truly heroic moments that go against taking cover all the better.
Where's the cheapest xbox pre-order!? I used to use Play.com but they're rubbish these days, barely cheaper than the high street! Anyone got any ideas?
I want this game asap.
Steam won't let me download the demo. Says "Oops, unavailable in your region."
£37 - £38 from Amazon, HMV or Zavvi, £40 from Game for 360 or PS3.
@Bit: You sure you've given the release date for the right country? It's the 9th of September here in Blighty, they get it on the 6th t'other side of the pond.
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In the heat of a beautiful tropical morning, nearly 30 members and missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, gathered at the front door of Tasputra Perkim for a service project. Donning garden tools, gloves, and bug spray, along with willing hands and hearts, the cheerful volunteers descended upon the outdoor jungle growth with eagerness. The grounds were quickly transformed and improved.
Bushes were pruned, beds were weeded, leaves were raked and piled for burning, trash was gathered, edges were trimmed and drainage ditches were cleared. Several young women got blisters from their raking efforts. Some volunteers had done service of this sort before their missions. Others were doing yard work for the first time, and were being taught by the others. One sister said this was her first service opportunity of her mission, and she hopes there will be more. "This is the work of God, to help one another," she said.
Hajjah "Elahe" Norman, the Chairman of the facility, met the group and thanked them for their assistance with the yard work. She said the grounds are lovely, but they take a lot of time and attention when their focus is the children whom they serve. She expressed her appreciation and hopes that others will follow the example set by these young people to assist others in humanitarian efforts. While the group was working, some of the children returned from their usual Wednesday outing to the nearby Polo Club where they are able to ride horses.
The facility generously provided drinks, sandwiches and dates to the hot and hungry workers. After breaking for a drink and a sandwich, the outstanding young people joined in singing all three verses of "I am a Child of God" as a witness and a testimony of the work they do and the lives they lead now in Malaysia.
Tasputra Perkim, a Not for Profit Day Care and Training Center for children with special needs, offers therapy, classes, meals and attention during the day to more than 50 children. These children come mainly from lower income Malaysian families living in the immediate area. This home has been in existence for more than 26 years in this location in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tasputra Perkim has also been a recipient of donations by LDS Charities.


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Sarah Joy Vinzant Moran
January 2, 1981 - July 11, 2020
To our beloved first born daughter
Sarah was the oldest of three children and survived by parents David L. Vinzant and Gale M. Vinzant, brother David R. Vinzant, sister Rachael M. Vinzant as well as her two children Orion Joseph Moran and daughter Sofia Marie Brusati.
Sarah had spent many years working in the medical field as an assistant in the Ophthalmology arena and always brought a smile to the people she worked with. She had a brilliant and very determined mind and was very giving of her heart. She had been attending school the past two years to advance her career while battling some health issues at the same time. She brought very much love to all of us and loved her children more than anything. We'll miss you so very much Sarah. See you in Heaven!
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"Rest In Peace Sarah, you were taken from the world much to soon. Prayers to her family especially my niece Sofia. We love love you xoxo! Aunt Rachael "
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"Sarah's energy will forever remain in the universe for Sophia and those she loved including family and friends. Rest in peace Sarah with our Lord and Savior."
Sofia wrote on Aug 4, 2020:
"Mom, thank you for always being there for me. You always put a smile on my face. I will miss you so very much. You were such an amazing mother no matter what anyone said. You will never be forgotten. I love you with all my heart RIP see you in heaven "
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Apple has posted their video for the iPhone 5 on YouTube so now we can share it here! This video shows many of the new features and runs about 7 minutes. It features interviews from Jony Ive (Senior Vice President Design), Bob Mansfield (Senior Vice President) and Scott Forstall (Senior Vice President iPhone Software). It also shows some inside looks at the manufacturing processes and shows the new iOS 6 features.
I like in the intro how Jony talks about the "unique relationship people have with their iPhone." What he's basically saying is that we're all addicted to our iPhones. This video should show many out there that say the new iPhone 5 "isn't that much different" and "not worth it" that Apple has changed almost everything on the entire device and is worth it. They've changed the screen, microphones, speakers, screen, processor, back cover, camera, dock connector, location of headphone jack, height of device, screen size, faster cellular data, faster wifi and that's all just hardware. The new software add so much more. Yep, I'm an Apple fanboy. But I just don't see what else you'd want. NFC is the only thing I've heard that people want and I think something like Passbook can work until NFC is more widely accepted.
I'd like to hear what you think! What is the iPhone missing that makes you not want it?


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11,000 people are begging Disney to stay on Netflix
Disney films, such as "Moana," are set to disappear from Netflix by 2019. (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
Hayley Tsukayama
Reporter covering consumer technology
August 22, 2017 at 11:08 AM EDT
More than 11,000 people have signed an online petition asking Disney to reconsider its decision to remove its shows and films from Netflix as it launches its own streaming service.
Their argument? Disney's decision restricts the entertainment choices they can pick from on a limited budget.
"The move might make business sense for Disney, which is eager to get a piece of the streaming pie, but the people who power these businesses should be taken into account, too," the petition, which was started by online organizing site Care2, says.
Americans are increasingly subscribing to multiple streaming services as more companies look for ways to capitalize on their popularity. Some customers are happy with the plethora of services available to them. This month alone, there have been at least three new streaming announcements, including Disney's.
Freedom from cable isn't free: Flood of streaming services will make cutting the cord more complicated.
But for those looking for a one-stop-shop model, it is becoming harder to find, and the costs of separate subscriptions are adding up. Disney has not given details on how much its service would cost.
The petition asking the House of Mouse to keep its content on Netflix has drawn signatures from across the globe. "We cut the cord with cable so we could have more variety and choice, but now we're just being pushed back into packaged, limiting subscription models," the petition reads. At the time of this writing, the petition had logged 11,340 signatures since launching Aug. 16.
That's been fairly remarkable growth, Care2 said. "The momentum has been mainly driven by the sharing of Care2 members, which has been 2x the normal rate," Care2 spokesman Alison Perris said in a statement.
It's not clear what Care2's next step will be. In the past the group has started social media campaigns and even staged protests at companies' headquarters. But whatever happens, the hope is to communicate fans' discontent to Disney, Perris said.
Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the petition.
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Month-By-Month Tally of NJLB's Top Posts in 2019!
Laura Waters December 30, 2019
Happy New Year, dear readers. As we close out 2019 (phew!) here are NJLB's top posts, month by month. I've tried to balance the most popular posts with those I see as most pertinent in exploring the state of public education in New Jersey. Do you have other choices? Put them in the comments section!
January: Phil Murphy hearts NJEA.
This is not how Murphy's triumph was supposed to unfold. He's blowing it, riding a streak of unforced errors that threaten any sort of progress. Much of his calamitous tenure can be tied to a series of education decisions that are unstrategic and poorly-conceived, wild pitches thrown in deference to the state's primary teacher union, NJEA. (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/01/four-unforced-errors-committed-gov-murphy-hail-njea-remedial-suggestions/)
(Runner-up: "When I saw recent press on Deputy Chief of Staff Deborah Cornavaca, everything fell into place like pieces in a game of Tetris. Duh." (://njleftbehind.org/2019/01/just-deeply-murphys-agenda-influenced-njea-heres-clue/)
February: DOE Shenanigans
You get the idea. Asbury Park got slammed and was ordered by the DOE to "publicly review and discuss the findings in this report at a public board meeting no later than 30 days after receipt of the report." Repollet, according to sources was angry. And so when he assumed his post as Commissioner, he, per the email above, cancelled the required audits.(https://njleftbehind.org/2019/02/nj-doe-watch-doe-commissioner-repollet-cancelled-school-audits-feds-dont-like-will-gov-murphy-take-action/)
Runner-Up: "Question of the day: How did NJEA spend its revenues of over $125 million in 2017? The bottom line is NJEA set new spending records, largely due to exorbitant salaries and benefits lavished on its central office staff, who now make 19.1 percent more than they did in 2015." (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/02/peek-njeas-finances-teachers-school-staff-may-not-like-see/)
March: Setting the Record Straight on Newark
Two weeks ago the Los Angeles Times ran an editorial that poses as journalism. Either that or the paper really needs to beef up its fact-checking department. In the interest of clearing up this false narrative about Cory Booker and his charter school legacy in Newark (first described incorrectly in Dale Russakoff's The Prize), here are eight substantive items that the LA Times got wrong. (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/03/seven-corrections-error-ridden-story-cory-bookers-education-legacy-newark/)
Runner-Up: "Today Gov. Phil Murphy gave his 2019 budget address. He's proposing, as part of this 38.6 billion spending plan, an additional $351 million as the first step in his campaign promise to "fully fund" New Jersey's school funding formula known as the 2008 School Funding Reform Act… Now, if Murphy's budget passes, almost half of all state spending — $15.4 billion — will go to K-12 public schools. Equity is us, right? Wrong." (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/03/murphy-gives-budget-address-ignores-school-funding-inequities-well-want-administration-gives-95k-job-doe-minor-league-baseball-coach/)
April: Unveiling the Charter-Segregation Scam
I'm tired of this duplicity: Why can't we just be plain-spoken about our intentions? [Pashman Stein, Education Law Center, NJEA] bemoan the dismal lack in school integration borne from housing patterns, demand politically implausible promises (consolidate districts! Bus white rich kids to inner-city schools! Expand magnets, despite the fact that they are more segregated than the rest of NJ schools!) that would require a panacea for NJ's narcissitic fetish for local control. Only then — in both the North Jersey article and the lawsuit — do they arrive at their true goal, halting charter school expansion. (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/04/lawsuit-pressed-anti-charter-gang-sheds-light-presumptions-white-privilege/)
Runners-Up: "It all points to a disturbing pattern of leadership that undermines the academic trajectory of children with disabilities." (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/04/heres-leaked-memo-nj-assistant-commissioner-directed-special-education-asbury-park/) and the still-popular "King Repollet Goes to Ghana" (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/04/king-repollet-goes-to-ghana-and-other-misadventures-of-the-new-jersey-education-commissioner/).
May: The 64 Floor—Asbury Park and Statewide
A primary reason for The 64 Floor is because Repollet doesn't trust teachers. He says straightforwardly that they "weaponize grades." It's "a power thing," he says. If a teacher doesn't like Lamont, he or she will give them a zero. So the 64 Floor protects Lamont from bad teachers who abuse power. Why does our Commissioner have such a low opinion of teachers? Do NJEA leaders have any comment on this disrespect? (ttps://njleftbehind.org/2019/05/breaking-news-repollet-confirms-the-64-floor/)
Runners-Up: "Here's my question: Are NJEA and Governor Phil Murphy engaged in a pay-to-play scheme?" ( https://njleftbehind.org/2019/05/is-njea-the-ventriloquist-and-governor-murphy-the-dummy/ ) and "Governor, halting educational freedom for low-income Black and brown families is not progressive. Ignoring corruption in your DOE — which primarily hurts this same constituency — is not progressive. Emulating Bernie Sanders' marriage to institutions like teacher unions is not progressive." (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/05/an-open-letter-to-gov-phil-murphy-which-side-are-you-on/ )
June: NJ's Pension Disaster, Brought to You By NJEA
Why may our state have to close? Short-term it's because Murphy and his fellow Democrats are at a budget impasse, in part over the millionaire's tax and in part over the feud between Murphy and Senate President Steve Sweeney. Long-term it's because, as Mike Lilley puts it, our public pension and benefit system is a "looming disaster that threatens the future of our state." The reason for this crisis is that NJEA executives, representatives of a special interest group, "deliberately constructed a pension system that permitted maximizing both salaries and pensions while minimizing contributions." (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/06/as-goes-lakewood-so-goes-new-jersey-lakewood-as-a-microcosm-of-the-garden-state/)
Runner-Up: "It's a problem as impossible to solve as New Jersey's pension crisis, one built up over decades because legislators lack the political will or courage to fight back against special interests. In Lakewood, the special interest is the Vaad, a group of 11 ultra-Orthodox men who control, well, everything, including voting. For pensions, the special interest is NJEA leaders." (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/06/what-do-njs-pension-crisis-lakewood-public-schools-and-the-murphy-sweeney-feud-have-in-common/)
July: When Brown v. BOE is Misused to Stymie Choice
"Blaming charters for school segregation is galling," said Amy Wilkins, a vice president at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and a longtime advocate in Washington for racial equity in education. "What Brown v. Board of Education did was say that government can't tell black parents which public schools they can and can't send their kids to. [Those who oppose charter schools are] telling black parents, who overwhelmingly support charters, that they can't send their kids to charters anymore." (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/07/njea-and-education-law-center-listen-up-new-jersey-charter-schools-have-no-impact-on-segregation/)
Runner-Up: "He tells the Board he's invited me to Lakewood and repeats, 'Dear Ms. Laura, come visit us, you've been asked, come look, you've been told, and stop writing your hate-filled blog.' Inzelbuch has a short memory. We've actually had two email exchanges, one in 2017 and the second in 2018, about meeting in Lakewood. Here they are in full. (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/07/this-is-what-you-need-to-know-about-lakewood-public-schools/)
August: "I Don't Need White Fairy Dust For My Kids."
Look, the formula to calculate the area of a square is the same in the books in Millburn and in Newark. I don't need any white fairy dust for my kids to learn. I'm a mechanic, a problem-solver. If you get rid of charter schools, you're just taking away my options. How does that help me? Go ahead, let them sue the counties to open up all the schools to all kids. (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/08/voices-from-the-parent-summit-an-interview-with-ruthven-haneef-auguste/)
Runner-Up: "Why do Asbury Park Public Schools spend over $42K per student per year? The wanton spending falls into five categories: A top-heavy administration, excessive staff travels, the purchase of property even as enrollment shrinks, payment for private programs that don't address Asbury Park students' dire academic needs, and a curious relationship with the textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Let's look at them one at a time." ( https://njleftbehind.org/2019/08/why-asked-a-tweeter-is-asbury-park-public-schools-cost-per-pupil-over-40k-heres-my-answer/ )
September: How Low Can We Go? Standards & Assessments
If we follow the current student assessment plan — revert to something like our old ASK and HSPA tests which deceived residents into believing that 90% of our kids are ready for college — then we're back to that perversion of equity. And this, by all accounts, is the goal of the Murphy Administration. (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/09/new-jersey-students-are-1-too-bad-murphy-njea-repollet-are-working-on-a-regression-plan-bonus-internal-doe-email/)
Runner-Up: "Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet is angry. Yesterday the State Board of Education postponed a vote to approve his plan to take his Asbury Park 64 Floor statewide by lowering standards and lying to families about student academic progress. Now he's threatening to ignore the Board's oversight." (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/10/repollet-demands-the-state-boe-take-the-64-floor-statewide-will-they-stand-up-for-students-or-kneel-to-the-king)
October: When Regression Masquerades as Progressivism
That's where Governor Murphy is taking us — not forwards, but backwards, after only 18 months in office. Why? I'm no psychic but I'd imagine he's just following his well-worn script of claiming progressivism while enacting regressive policies to please lobbyists and grease his skids to a Cabinet post if a Democrat beats Trump. (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/10/murphy-manages-to-deliver-what-nobody-wants/)
Runner-Up: "Federal and state laws on the rights of children with disabilities and their parents are clear. (For NJ's explanation of your rights, click on this link; it is available in multiple languages.) When district staff violate these rights (often by orders from their supervisors), parents and children become victims of that deceit. So let's start a conversation and begin with 10 statements parents have heard from Child Study Team members." ( https://njleftbehind.org/2019/10/ten-lies-that-parents-of-special-needs-kids-often-hear-know-your-rights/ )
November: How Democrats Get It Wrong on Choice
Yet in this state, led by a Democratic governor who considers himself "progressive," 35,000 children, largely low-income and of color, sit on charter school wait lists enduring a seemingly endless moratorium on the DOE's authorization of new charter schools. The parents of these children, like Sarah Carpenter says, "want to do is be able to choose where our kids go to school." So why are our leading Democratic candidates — Warren, Sanders, Buttigieg, and Biden, all white and rich — determined to betray them? (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/11/top-democratic-candidates-disrespect-for-parents-of-color-has-me-wondering-if-i-fit-into-this-party-anymore/)
Runner-Up: "It's too late for Booker but I'd like to imagine that if he had stuck to his authentic education platform from the start he'd be closer to the center of the stage. Perhaps the winner will have the smarts to be the true progressive who does more than pay lip service to our most disenfranchised Americans (maybe with Booker as VP?)." (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/11/i-spit-out-my-coffee-when-i-read-cory-bookers-op-ed-nine-theories-that-explain-his-change-of-heart/ )
December: AFT/NEA Ignores Parents of Color; Democratic Leaders, Stand Up!
"I don't know why NEA/AFT — let alone the aspiring nominees — think that ignoring Black and Brown parents who comprise an essential portion of the Democratic base is a sound political strategy or even a defensible ethical stance. Here's what I do know: I've never been so disappointed in my Party. I've never been so proud to call members of the #PowerfulParentNetwork my friends. And I maintain hope that Democratic leaders will see past the the lure of union dollars and look squarely at the faces of Sarah Carpenter, Vesia Hawkins, Gwen Samuels, Sharif El-Mekki, and all the members of this growing movement." (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/12/heres-what-happened-yesterday-when-aft-and-nea-locked-out-black-and-brown-parents-from-a-candidate-forum/)
Runner-Up: "Stop the madness! But we don't because Sweeney's proposals-–shifting plans from platinum to gold and requiring third-party audits of all healthcare claims— are non-starters for NJEA top brass. Said NJEA President Marie Blistan last Spring, 'Proposals to further raise costs or slash benefits will irreparably harm our profession and our schools, and NJEA members will join as one to fight them.' Meanwhile, how do I get in on free (for me!) $700/hour accupuncture sessions?" (https://njleftbehind.org/2019/12/njea-execs-demand-continuation-of-700-hour-accupuncture-sessions-on-your-dime/)
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Rafer and Kristen wrap up 2015 with their favorite films of the year. Rafer's List Inside Out Clouds of Sils Maria The Revenant Mad Max: Fury Road Amy In the Heart of the Sea The Stanford Prison Experiment Anomalisa When Marnie Was There The Tribe Kristen's List Room Grandma Spy The D.U.F.F. Mad Max: Fury Road Straight Outta Compton The Martian I Am Big Bird: The Carroll Spinney Story Trainwreck Joy Happy New Year and much love to all the Movie Daters out there, from Rafer and Kristen!
There are seven big releases this Christmas 2015, and Rafer and Kristen review (almost) all of them. On the chopping block: "Concussion," "Joy," "The Revenant," "Daddy's Home," "The Hateful Eight," "Where to Invade Next," and "Point Break." Happy holidays, Movie Daters!
In this week's Movie Date podcast, Rafer and Kristne review "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "Sisters," and "Coat of Many Colors. "The Force Awakens" is the latest installment in the "Star Wars" universe, and brings back many of characters from the original trilogy, including Han Solo, Captain (formerly Princess) Leia, Chewbacca, and Luke Skywalker. "Sisters" stars comedy greats Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as two forty-something sisters reckoning with their parents' decision to sell their childhood home. And "Coat of Many Colors" is based on Dolly Parton's own story (told in her song of the same name) of growing up poor, and being ridiculed for the coat of rags that her mother sewed for her to keep her warm. All that, plus trivia!
In this week's Movie Date podcast, Rafer and Kristen review "In the Heart of the Sea" (Ron Howard's new film based on a real story of a whaling expedition gone awry), "The Big Short" (Adam McKay's dramedy about the housing market crash in the U.S.), and "Lady in the Van" (based on a real story of woman who lived in a van, and parked that van in a man's driveway for fifteen years). They also weigh in on this year's Golden Globe nominations, including the snubs and the surprises. And, as always, there's trivia!
In this week's Movie Date podcast, Rafer and Kristen review "Youth" (a meditation on aging and creativity, starring Michael Cain and Harvey Keitel), "Chiraq" (Spike Lee's retelling of "Lysistrata"), "The Letters" (a biopic centering on Mother Theresa), and "Krampus" (a Christmas comedy-horror flick, starring Toni Colette and Adam Scott). They also review Aziz Ansari's new Netflix original series, "Master of None," for this week's Sweatpants segment. All that, plus trivia!


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Leo B. Stuhr was the son of pioneer settlers of Hall County who were among the 32 German immigrants who founded Grand Island in 1857.
In 1917, Mr. Stuhr was elected to the Nebraska House of Representatives and was named State Secretary of Agriculture in 1919. In 1930, President Hoover appointed Stuhr to the Federal Farm Board and he helped set up commodity marketing organizations.
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by Lux Alptraum
Sep 16 2016, 12:00pm
Image: Exey Panteleev/Flickr
The past few years have seen a dramatic shift in the national conversation about sex and consent, with "no means no" giving way to "yes means yes," and affirmative consent legislation taking statehouses by storm.
But even as affirmative consent becomes the law of the land, there's still a lot of confusion about what, exactly, it means—and a handful of enterprising app designers are hoping to offer some clarity on the matter.
One example of what app-enabled affirmative consent could look like? SaSie, a new service that claims to set "the gold standard for affirmative consent" by helping students stay in compliance with their school's sexual conduct policies. Like We-Consent and the now defunct Good2Go, SaSie offers a vision of sex where no one has to worry about whether or not their partner is into it—and college kids can get it on without fear that they'll be slapped with accusations of a consent violation a few days, or weeks, after the fact.
It points to a much deeper issue with these apps: A complete misunderstanding of what affirmative consent is supposed to be about.
If you're wondering how an app manages to achieve that lofty goal, the short answer is contracts. More specifically, the app allows soon-to-be sex-havers to digitally sign a seven-point contract full of legalese like "from this point on, it shall be the responsibility of the parties listed in this Agreement to determine a clear way to communicate permissions and limits with each other, both before and during any sexual encounter they have, whether now or in the near future" (and if that doesn't make your panties wet, I don't know what will).
According to SaSie's marketing, consent is as easy as opening an app, reading and signing a lengthy contract, snapping photos of both of your IDs, and then saving it all to a password protected file (which is all the proof I need that truth really is stranger than fiction). How the app guarantees that the agreement really was signed by two consenting adults—and not, say, someone pressuring their partner into clicking yes on an agreement, or a particularly devious person trying to fake a yes—isn't particularly clear. But that's only the beginning of its issues.
It doesn't take an advanced understanding of sex and consent to notice one of the biggest problems with SaSie and its peers: they're unbelievably unsexy. We-Consent may swap contracts for video declarations of consent to engage in sex, and Good2Go relied on a multi-step questionnaire that cleared users to get their freak on, but each of these apps treats consent as a perfunctory task to check off before getting to the real fun and games.
SaSie's interface is simple and straightforward.
Even for someone deeply committed to affirmative consent (like, say, me), it's hard to work up enthusiasm for the idea of reading through a bunch of legalese and signing a contract prior to hooking up with someone. It's not that talking about sex, or verbally securing consent, is inherently unsexy—it's just that framing consent as a legal obligation, rather than a sign that everyone's on the same page and excited about boning, seems deeply misguided.
And it also points to a much deeper issue with these apps: Namely, a complete and total misunderstanding of what affirmative consent is supposed to be about. As Jaclyn Friedman, editor of Yes Means Yes! Visions of Female Sexual Power & A World Without Rape, notes, "People think about consent in terms of 'I need to cover my ass so no one can accuse me of rape.' And honestly, when you're approaching consent from that angle, that's a really rapey angle… it's about covering your butt instead of actually showing up for your partner."
Consent isn't a checkbox, it's an ongoing conversation about whether everyone's into whatever happens to be happening at the moment. And unlike these apps, it actually has the potential to be sexy, fun, and deeply intimate. As Friedman says, "It's not legalistic. It's actually just about treating your partner as an equal human being"—a concept one would hope most sexually active people are pretty on board with.
And there's a deeper problem than the fact that these apps present consent as a total boner killer: there's no real reason to believe they actually work. Sure, SaSie users sign a binding agreement that indicates they understand consent—including that consent can be revoked—but no one's prevented from breaching that contract, and it's unclear what recourse a user might have if their partner ends up raping them after signing a contract that promises they won't.
At best, SaSie is a way of introducing couples to the concept of consent in the world's most boring way; at worst, it's a way for rapists to "prove" they had a blank check to do whatever they pleased with a partner.
None of which is to say that technology can't be used to educate about consent. In fact, there's already an app on the market that has the potential to do far more good for cause of affirmative consent than any pre-sex contract—though tellingly, it's marketed as an app for intimacy and exploration, not one about "proving" the presence of consent.
PlsPlsMe is designed to open up discussion around expectations and desires in the bedroom.
Unlike Sasie or We-Consent, PlsPlsMe doesn't create documentation of the existence of consent. Instead, it presents couples with a fun quiz that asks if they'd be interested in exploring, say, blindfolds or bondage or butt sex or any number of other kinks. If both partners indicate a mutual interest in an activity, the app sends out an alert; from there, they're encouraged to begin a fun conversation about what they're looking for in the bedroom.
True, PlsPlsMe doesn't guarantee consent, because, well, it's basically impossible for any app to actually do that. But with its focus on conversation, exploration, and a positive attitude towards talking about what we want out of sex, it does put users on a better path to understanding what, exactly, affirmative consent is all about. And in a world where talking about sex, and clearly communicating our wants and needs, is still depicted as awkward, unsexy, and a total mood killer, the very basic lesson that communication can be fun and sexy is vastly more important than any legally binding pre-sex agreement.
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Seiden-Taschenmäuse (Perognathus) sind eine Nagetier-Gattung in der Familie der Taschenmäuse mit neun Arten, die in Nordamerika sowie im Norden Mittelamerikas vorkommen. Bis in die 1970er Jahre zählten die Rauhaar-Taschenmäuse (Chaetodipus) als Untergattung der Seiden-Taschenmäuse. Beide Gattungen bilden die Unterfamilie Perognathinae.

Merkmale
Die Arten erreichen eine Kopf-Rumpf-Länge von 60 bis 90 mm, eine Schwanzlänge von 45 bis 100 mm sowie ein Gewicht von 7 bis 28 g. Wie der deutsche Name der Gattung andeutet besitzen die Tiere ein weiches seidiges Fell ohne Stacheln oder Borsten. Es hat oberseits eine gelbliche bis dunkelgraue Farbe, während die Unterseite hellbraun bis weiß ist. Bei Jungtieren kommt oft eine dunkelgraue Tönung vor. Wie bei anderen Taschennagern sind Backentaschen vorhanden.

Im Gegensatz zu den Kängururatten sind die hinteren Extremitäten nicht verlängert. Seiden-Taschenmäuse bewegen sich deshalb wie gewöhnliche Mäuse (Mus) und nicht springend vorwärts. Die Vorderpfoten sind mit kräftigen Krallen zum Graben ausgerüstet und die Sohlen der hinteren Füße sind behaart.

Lebensweise
Seiden-Taschenmäuse halten sich in ariden Gras- und Buschländern im Flachland sowie im Gebirge auf. Sie legen komplexe unterirdische Tunnelsysteme an, die aus mehreren Eingängen, Tunneln, Wohnkammern, Vorratsspeichern sowie Latrinen bestehen. Die Eingänge liegen meist geschützt im Wurzelbereich von Büschen und werden nach Benutzung verschlossen. Die Arten sind nachtaktiv und kommen nur sehr selten an die Erdoberfläche. Zum Beispiel bleibt die Großes-Becken-Taschenmaus von Dezember bis März im Bau. Die Tiere halten keinen Winterschlaf, sie können jedoch über längere Zeiträume erstarren (Torpor).

Diese Nagetiere fressen vorwiegend Samen, die im Bau gelagert werden. Weiterhin zählen gründe Pflanzenteile sowie Insekten und andere Kleintiere zur Nahrung. Die Tiere können ihren Flüssigkeitsbedarf mit fester Nahrung decken. Von der Kleinen Taschenmaus ist bekannt, dass sie Vorräte von Kängururatten plündert.

Mit Ausnahme von Weibchen mit Jungtieren bewohnt jedes Exemplar einen eigenen Bau. Die Reviere von Seiden-Taschenmäusen unterschiedlicher Geschlechter überlappen sich. Abhängig von Art und Verbreitungsgebiet kommen bei Weibchen ein oder mehrere Würfe pro Jahr vor, die aus 2 bis 7 Jungen bestehen. Die Geburt erfolgt nach 21 bis 27 Tagen Trächtigkeit. Bei einigen Populationen können Individuen, die im Frühjahr geboren werden, im Herbst eigene Nachkommen zeugen. Die meisten Seiden-Taschenmäuse werden nur etwas älter als ein Jahr und einzelne Exemplare können vier Jahre in der Natur leben. Labortiere der Kleinen Taschenmaus erreichte ein maximales Alter von 8,3 Jahren.

Arten und Verbreitung
Folgende Arten zählen zur Gattung:
 Weißohr-Taschenmaus (Perognathus alticola), lebt im Süden Kaliforniens.
 Arizona-Taschenmaus (Perognathus amplus), ist ein Endemit der Sonora-Wüste.
 Wyoming-Taschenmaus (Perognathus fasciatus), kommt in zentralen Regionen Nordamerikas vor.
 Flachland-Taschenmaus (Perognathus flavescens), bewohnt die Great Plains in den USA sowie in Nord-Mexiko.
 Seiden-Taschenmaus (Perognathus flavus), ist von South Dakota (USA) bis Mexiko-Stadt verbreitet.
 San-Joaquin-Taschenmaus (Perognathus inornatus), lebt in Zentral-Kalifornien.
 Kleine Taschenmaus (Perognathus longimembris), kommt im Südwesten der USA und Nordwesten Mexikos vor.
 Perognathus mollipilosus, kommt im Südwesten der USA vor; die Art wurde aufgrund molekularbiologischer Daten von der Großes-Becken-Taschenmaus (Perognathus parvus) abgegrenzt.
 Merriam-Taschenmaus (Perognathus merriami), kann im Süden der USA sowie im Nordosten Mexikos angetroffen werden.
 Großes-Becken-Taschenmaus (Perognathus parvus), bewohnt das Große Becken.

Status
Die IUCN listet die Weißohr-Taschenmaus als stark gefährdet (Endangered) und alle weiteren Arten als nicht gefährdet (Least Concern).

Literatur
 Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World. 2 Bände. 6. Auflage. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD u. a. 1999, S. 1322–1323, ISBN 0-8018-5789-9.

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