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Warm sun, the sound of birds, traffic and shouting school children.. Yeah, it's a pretty ordinary day. My name is Lup Fujiwara, an unusual name for someone as ordinary as me. My father once explained to me that the name comes from the English word loop, he never really told me why he named me that.
I'm 18 years old and in my final year of high-school, I'm reasonably tall and pretty skinny I would say. My hair is naturally grey so I dye it black because I got bullied in middle school, the fact I wear glasses probably didn't help.
One thing people know about me is that I love music. I always have and I always wear my headphones. I don't play any music though, in fact I don't think you could say I do much. I have normal, ordinary hobbies like sleeping and playing video games.
The thing about me is I don't want to stand out, I don't want to be famous or anything like that. I want an ordinary job, I want an ordinary life like the one I have right now.
I want this moment to last forever.
I guess I should stop talking about myself, you know the basics.
The house I live in is also pretty ordinary, not too big and not too small. It's perfect for a family of three like ours; me and my parents. I don't have any siblings, hell my parents probably didn't want children in the first place.
"Hey Mum, I'm gonna make some instant ramen and eat it in my room. I'm not really hungry" I shouted, I think that's my most used phrase.
My mother always complains that I don't spend enough time with her or my father, It's not that I don't want to spend time with my family, I just can't be bothered with it right now. I'm just going to eat this ramen, study for a little while and then go to sleep like I usually do on a Thursday.
The house has two floors but there is only two rooms on the second floor; one being the smallest bathroom you'll ever see and the other being my ordinary-looking room. A bed, a T.V, a desk and bookcase filled with everything I need to get me through my studies.
I'm considered weird because I'm in my last year of high-school yet I have no real ambition to do anything, my father is pushing me to take up his offer; he wants to send me to America so I can get a law degree from one of the top universities there. A law degree isn't something I want…
Like I've already said…
"I just want to be ordinary"."
Lup finished his ramen and threw the plastic cup into the bin. He sighed as he sat in the chair facing his desk "Ordinary… I say that too much". The boy messed up his short, fading black hair pulling his headphones on, the music was already playing but he stopped it to change the song. "I'm not really in a dubstep mood" he thought.
After scrolling through almost 9000 songs he gave up, this wasn't like Lup at all, he usually had no preference for what music he'd listen to, but this time he didn't want to bother. He pulled the headphones back down around his neck and stood up, only to throw himself into his bed.
"Really, what am I supposed to do? Ugh, perhaps I should just give up, hide in a hole somewhere and wait for the Reaper.." he laughed at the thought of reapers actually existing, he wasn't a fan of folklore or manga.
Lup knew it was an odd thing to think at the best of times but for some reason his thoughts began to drift toward death and how someone had actually come up with the idea of the Grim Reaper or 'Shinigami' as they were known in Japan.
It didn't matter to him, Lup was fast asleep before he could think to too hard about it.
"It's too cold. Why do people have to die when it's cold out?" a man wearing a long black hooded cloak asked himself. He was sitting on the balcony of a large building smoking a cigar, in his left hand resting on his shoulder was a large black scythe wrapped in a golden chain. The man cracked his gloved fingers and tossed the scythe into the air, catching it by the chain and spinning it around as if it were a lasso, he laughed as he pulled it towards him and grabbing the blade in-between a single finger and his thumb.
He was a Reaper. The personified character of death.
"Enough playing" he said quietly spitting out the still lit cigar onto the street below. He reached inside his cloak and pulled out two things; the first was a book-sized piece of black slate, the second was a cheap plastic mask of a fox's face. He put the mask on, covering his sadistic smile and looked at the slate. His hidden smile grew tenfold. "Finally some work, I'm itching for a fight" he crunched his neck.
A single name was etched into the slate: "SATOSHI FUJIWARA".
The man silently fell from the roof calmly and landed feet first on his cigar. "This guy's close" he said "I remember seeing a sign that read Fujiwara here before". The man began walking through the same street Lup had previously walked through earlier although the street was less crowded. The occasional person would completely ignore the masked man and a single dog barked at the man's shadow. It appeared that nobody could see the fox-faced Reaper.
"Here." he said loudly, pointing the blade of his scythe in front of him. He was facing an ordinary-looking house, on the front gate was a sign which read "Fujiwara" in a fancy, golden italic font. The masked man passed through the gate like a ghost. He followed the stone path to the front door but rather than passing through it he stopped before the doorway, crouched down and jumped to the second floor window above the door. He used his scythe to 'hook' the ledge and pull himself through the open window.
He was now standing on a small futon grasping his scythe above a young man with faded black hair, who was asleep wearing headphones that were currently blasting heavy metal music.
"Satoshi Fujiwara, your soul is mine" the Reaper called out before slicing the blade across the boy's chest.
"Oh dear, oh dear~" called a faint but cute sounding voice of a woman "Foxy really messed up this time, I wondered why he hadn't returned to the guild but…". The voice was coming from every direction surrounding Lup who was still asleep. The voice was unfamiliar, originally he thought it was his mother but the voice was far too youthful. He decided that on the count of three he would open his eyes.
Lup opened his eyes so quickly that he was blinded by a bright yellow light. He was afraid at first but the light was warm and welcoming once his eyes adjusted. It was hard to explain.
Once the light had faded Lup looked around, it appeared he was in a wooden shed laying on a hospital bed which looked out of place. There was nobody else in the room so Lup assumed the voice was his imagination.
"Where the hell am I?" he asked himself sitting up from the peculiarly placed hospital bed.
"I'll get right to explaining that!" the same cute voice from before called, the voice was coming from all directions which confused Lup to no end.
A large puff of smoke appeared in a corner of the room and from the smoke stepped a young woman. She was beautiful with her short brown hair and nurse outfit. The woman slowly walked towards a stunned Lup. "Hi, I'm Harper. I'm here to explain the fact that you're dead!"
"As I expected" she sighed looking Lup up and down, he was still stunned but now it was for a completely different reason. The nurse took a deep breath "Unfortunately, there was a mix up with one of our reapers and instead of reaping the soul of his target; Fujiwara Satoshi, he accidentally took your soul; Fujiwara Lup."
Lup was really confused, this was the most realistic dream he had ever had. He even tried pinching himself to wake up, which despite hurting him, didn't confirm the fact he was awake "You're telling me I'm dead?"
"C'mon Lup, wake up! Wake up! Wake u-"
"Sorry, this isn't a dream Lup~" Harper said softly "You're currently awaiting a hearing with an Archangel and the Reaper Lord."
"You can laugh all you want, it's our fault you're dead. But that won't change the truth of the matter." the young girl disappeared into another cloud of smoke before Lup could even acknowledge what she had said.
"Sh.. She's gotta be lying." he told himself "There is no way this could be true.." As he stood up out of the bed feeling shaky, two large doors which he hadn't noticed before flew open.
Inside the room they led to stood two large thrones; sitting on one was a beautiful brown haired man who looked similar to Harper, sitting on the other was a large man wearing a black cloak and a cheap-looking plastic skull mask.
"Lup Fujiwara, please enter." called the brown-haired man, his voice boomed through the room. Lup did as he was told, the sooner he woke up the better he thought. The doors slammed shut behind him and faded into the walls as though they didn't exist.
"Where am I?" Lup asked, fearful of what may happen if he accidentally interrupted one of them.
"Right now, you are in the Court Of Souls. This is where your fate will be decided." the brown-haired man answered peacefully, not that this actually helped. "My name is A. L. David, I am an Archangel, right now I am the "judge" in this courtroom. Next to me is Gutz, the Reaper Lord and Governor of Souls."
Gutz waved at him, Lup couldn't tell whether he was mocking him since he was wearing that mask but he was still tempted to wave back. He didn't, instead he opted for a nod.
"I believe my subordinate Harper has explained your current situation?" David gestured with his hands as he spoke.
"That I'm dead?"
"Yes. You are dead."
"How blunt."
"I won't take too much of your time."
"Not that time matters anymore" Lup rolled his eyes sarcastically, this made David chuckle. Lup was unaware Angels had a sense of humour.
"Quite the character aren't you? Anyway, on to business" he cleared his throat and shuffling a stack of paper he had sitting on his knees. "What I have here is your profile. It clearly documents your entire life right up to the moment you died, I'll just skip to the end.. Your final chapter reads: Lup Fujiwara, son of Tomo and Makoto Fujiwara. Soul mistakenly reaped by Reaper Foxxx causing his death and the elimination of Reaper Foxxx"
"Sorry, what?"
"Mr Fujiwara; one of our Reapers murdered you." Gutz told him in a rather demanding, gruff voice.
"Due to the contract created upon the birth of a 'Reaper'…" David snapped his fingers, in front of him appeared a large scroll "According to the Reaper Code, when a Reaper mistakenly kills a non-targeted individual. The individual will receive the Reaper's power."
"So, what's a Reaper?" Lup asked, knowing he would regret it. He began to understand the situation was bad. But of course, there was nothing Lup could do.
"A Reaper is a monster in human form, or at least that is what some humans believe. Heh" It sounded like Gutz was getting some kind of sick pleasure out of taunting Lup. Rather than let him continue, David decided he would butt in.
"A Reaper collects the souls of those on the brink of death. The original Reapers were humans that were hand picked. Until they became rogue and began targeting humans. To 'refund' these humans we had to create a contract for them, as well as the Reaper Code I mentioned before. Nowadays most are like you."
"We call those Bottom-Feeders" Gutz commented.
"The higher class Reapers are my own personal squad, The Knights."
Lup had stopped listening, he had finally snapped. The seriousness in David's tone told him what he wanted to know. He asked anyway. "So, I'm going to be reaper?"
"Shit." Lup folded his arms, this really had happened, he really was dead and he really was standing in a court room being interviewed by an "angel" and a cosplayer.
"I take it you accept your fate?" David asked
"I do."
"Well then, Harper will be here in a few seconds with your equipment"
Another cloud of smoke appeared, standing next to him was Harper. She was a pile of things wrapped in a torn black cloak.
"Hi, uhm… Where to start? Okay, well this here is your Reaper Cloak and it's the standard uniform for every reaper, this piece of slate here is your Reaper Slate" she said handing him both items still kind of wrapped in the cloak. She still had hold off one thing. "The slate shows the name your current target although that is the only information you receive, hence the mix-up. And finally this, this is your Reaper Scythe which enables you to do your job" she handed him a bangle, Lup put it on with a confused look on his face. When he shook his wrist a large, bone-white scythe appeared in his hand "Impressive! It usually takes a few hours for people to actually learn how to use that bangle. You will be able to summon it with pure thought eventually."
"Great.." he sounded less than impressed, the foul look on his face upset Harper causing her to disappear back into another puff of smoke.
"Of course, there are some perks" David continued, ignoring Harper's disappearance. "For one, you're currently immortal. Only another Reaper or an Angel can kill you."
"I don't care about that!" Lup shouted shaking his wrist in an attempt to return the scythe "Is there anyway of returning my life?"
David laughed "Right, the contract. In your case, you have to reap 300 souls for us. Once you do your life will return and none of this will have ever happened. Being revived also increases your life span largely."
"300 souls sounds easy enough.. But, what will happen to my human body now?"
"What body?" Gutz said following with an evil laugh "As of the moment you formed the contact, Lup Fujiwara never existed"
The sound of this made Lup kinda of upset, he wanted to think about how he had affected peoples lives but he didn't actually have an impact on anybody.
"From now on, you will be referred to as Reaper Lup."
"So I'm set now?" he asked, the sarcasm and wit had left his voice. He sounded quite sad despite the fact he wasn't.
"For now, please assume we will meet again Lup." Lup nodded "Keep an eye on the Reaper Slate, you'll receive your first name soon enough." David said, and with a snap of his fingers Lup was engulfed by a white light.
He woke up in a different bed.
He didn't waste any time getting out of this one, as soon as his feet touched the ground he rushed to the nearest window. He was back in his house!
"Perhaps it was a dream?" he thought with haste, but as he looked around his happy thoughts were quickly trampled on. He was in his room, that was true. But it wasn't the room he remembered: there was nothing but a bed and a couple of boxes in the room. He opened the door and called out for his mother but there was no answer. Lup continued to the staircase to explore the house which, to his surprise, was completely empty.
"What's going on?" he asked himself out loud slumping down onto the floor in a depression.
"That's what I'm here for!" called a voice which sounded familiar. It was Harper's voice, as Lup turned around to see where the voice came from he jumped with fright as Harper had appeared directly behind him.
"AHH!" he screamed "W… W… Why're you here?"
"I'm your partner silly~"
"Partner? For what?"
"Psh~ Did you think David would send you out on your first Reaper missions alone?"
"I actually thought it was a dream too" he sighed "What happened to my house?"
"Nothing. Well, I mean technically nothing happened to the house. In this time line it's always looked like this"
"What do you mean, in this time line?"
Harper snapped her fingers and two chairs popped out of a cloud of smoke, she gestured for Lup to sit down. "Okay, like Gutz said 'As of the moment you formed the contact, Lup Fujiwara never existed'" she imitated his gruff voice perfectly "You know what he meant by that right?"
"Well, yeah. But what happened to my parents?"
"Since they never had a kid, there was no need to move out of the apartment they lived in prior to your birth~"
"This is insane" he dropped his head "So I don't exist, my parents never moved.. What else has changed?"
"Hmm, oh!"
"Crap, what now!" he asked himself throwing his head into his hands again.
"The theme park your father helped fund was never built."
"What? Don't look at me like that Reaper-boy!" she laughed.
"Harper, can you be serious?"
"I am being serious, I really liked that theme park" she almost fell off her chair as Lup's expression went from mildly upset to angry almost instantly "Okay, okay~ Y'know the world changes a lot when a Reaper accidentally reaps the wrong soul. Even the tiniest thing related to the Reaper changes. I heard that overseas one Reaper was actually the cause of a President's death!"
"It can be that serious?"
"You sound far too happy about this Harper." Lup got up, he stared intently at his bangle and then shook it. Of course, his bone-white scythe appeared in his hand.
"Y'know, that scythe of yours is special" Harper called, not even turning around to look at it. "Most scythes have a name because, well, in a way they are alive."
"In what way?"
"Each scythe has a separate soul, the soul can be two things. Either a human soul that had escaped from a Reaper, or in your case; a piece of your future self's soul."
"But why doesn't it have a name?"
"Who knows…"
"I thought you would've explained it, hence why you brought it up"
"Tee-hee" she giggled, was she stupid or was she just winding Lup up? Either way he was getting annoyed. Harper handed him his Reaper Cloak and he pulled it on, inside the breast pocket was his Reaper Slate, he pulled it out to see if he had received a name. He had.
"Harper, what am I supposed to do when I receive a name?" he asked staring at the name written on the slate: GUY LEE.
"You need to track him down and slash-slash him with your scythe" she motioned a slash as she explained. She was far to excited for such a thing.
"And how exactly do I track him down?"
"That's up to you! The last few Reapers I was with had a sort of sixth sense about it."
"Well, then let's go…" he ran out the door, Harper followed him and as they both passed through the front door without even thinking about it she grabbed his collar.
"Wait! I need to explain something!"
"What!" he choked, she was stronger than she looked.
"Ooh… No need to yell" she smiled "Ahem, for every death two Reapers are sent."
"So, you need to get there first and if you don't, the other Reaper gets the soul. However, if you both get there at the same time, the other reaper is likely to attack you."
"What?" he was worried, Lup hadn't won a fight since he was 4 and that was with his female cousin who was 3.
"Reapers have a special power that comes from their scythe's soul. It's called a Reaper Charge and it differs for every Reaper. For example, Foxxx's Charge let him control his scythe with his mind."
"W… Wow."
"Yeah, it comes naturally during a battle so there's no need to worry. You just need to hope that your Charge is offensive because there is no way someone like you could win a physical battle.."
"Ugh, come on. I don't want to have to fight anybody on my first day" he shouted as he started to run into the crowded street. Nobody could see him despite the fact he was carrying a large scythe. "Hey, Harper. Why can't they see me?"
"You don't exist remember! Think of yourself as a ghost, the only things that can see you are your target and two breeds of dog."
"Why dogs?"
"I don't actually know.. Weren't you running somewhere?" she laughed. Lup pulled on his headphones which he hadn't removed since he had died, the battery was still pretty charged so he could still listen to music.
He had no idea where he was going but he had a feeling in the back of his head that he was going the right way. "Sixth sense huh?"
"HEY! LUP~ SLOW DOWN!" Harper called from behind him, he didn't understand why she was running when she had already demonstrated that she could float. He had been running for about 15 minutes straight but Lup finally arrived at a large apartment building.
"This… This must be it"
"How do you… know?" Harper panted looking upwards toward the top.
"I just do!" he snapped running into the large building and heading for the first floor. Upon arriving he saw a young man with a bowl cut, he was wearing a cardigan and a pair of beige pants. He shook his head and looked at Harper "Hey, if he's the target he should be able to hear me right?"
"Okay" he cleared his throat and called out to the man as if he knew him "Hey Guy is that you?"
The man turned around to say something but as soon as he saw the scythe in his hand he began frantically looking for his key. "No! No! C'mon" he shouted.
"GO LUP~!" Harper punched the air "Get 'em"
Lup quickly ran towards the man and sliced him across the chest, reaping his soul. There was no blood, just a white vapour that came out of his mouth and wafted towards Lup.
"Is this..?"
"That's his soul~ Or rather, it's your soul now."
"And I don't have to fight any other Reaper now?"
"I guess not." called a sad, monotonous voice from behind him.
"Huh?" Lup and Harper turned around at the same time to see another Reaper who had apparently arrived seconds too late. He was wearing a brown Reaper Cloak and holding an orange scythe which was on fire at the bottom. He was also wearing a cheap-looking pumpkin mask similar to Gutz's skull mask.
"Hello…" the Pumpkin called out waving gently. He tossed himself limply towards Lup attempting to slice him with his scythe, despite his rag-doll movements he was immensely powerful and the heat coming off of the man was intense. Somehow Lup was able to block the attack with his scythe and push him away, impressed by his own power Lup didn't notice the Pumpkin had backed off and thrown his own scythe onto the ground, as the blade hit the carpeted floor of the apartment hallway it burst into bright orange flames and disappeared.
"Hey, Lup try that!" Harper happily called out completely oblivious to the fact the pumpkin-faced rag-doll had just attacked her partner.
"Don't you think there's more important things to be saying like… KILL THAT OTHER REAPER!"
"No, no, no. There's no need to fight." he called out in his soft, sad voice, he began waving awkwardly again, to Lup he looked like a lost child "Hi there, they call me Fawx. I'm a Reaper, like you. You must be…" he stopped and stared, he had no idea who Lup was and was hoping for a response. He didn't get one, "Sorry, I was waiting for you to continue for me.."
"I'm Lup, this is Harper."
"Well… This was pleasant." Fawx said "I hope we can meet like this again."
"What, no wai-" before Lup could finish his sentence Fawx had already disappeared into a a fiery mist. The area where Fawx was standing had been burnt to a crisp and Lup was still feeling it. He started questioning why he gave off such an extreme amount of heat in his head. "Could it have been his Reaper Charge like Harper mentioned?" he asked himself.
"Harper… Was he.."
"Yeah, he was also here for that 'Guy's' soul.." she smiled "Get it?"
"That was terrible.." Lup pulled on his headphones. He was smiling inside though, or so Harper thought.
"Lup if you're going to be like that…" she called out pulling Lup's scythe from his hands and making it disappear, "Then let's go home!".
He sighed and followed her out of the building.
"I can't believe this…"
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Meghan R. Klasic
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2015-Present. Ph.D. Student, Geography, Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior, University of California-Davis, Research: decision-making and policy processes, polycentric governance, water quality, climate change, transboundary lakes
2013. M.S. with Department Honors, Environmental Planning and Management, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Research: public policy, decision-making, water and climate change management in the context of environmental engineering and science (Professional Program)
2006. B.S. with Department Honors, Environmental Science, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA. Thesis: The use of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) as a bioindicator of stream health. Committee: Dr. Michael Heiman, Dr. Brian Pederson, Dr. Candie Wilderman
Two semester of study abroad: Fall 04: School for Field Studies, Atenas, Costa Rica (tropical ecology, natural resource management) and Spring 05: University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (marine ecology, chemistry)
2018. Henry A. Jastro Research Award, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Using people to understand policy: a water quality quandary in two transboundary lakes [Research Scholarship], $3,000
2018. University of California-Davis Geography Travel Award [Travel Scholarship], $500
2017. Using people to understand policy: a water quality quandary in two transboundary lake systems, Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrological Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) Pathfinder Fellowship [Research Fellowship], $5,000
2017. Moving beyond random acts of restoration to robust adaptive resilience: a case comparison between the U.S. and Canadian coasts of Lake Erie, National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), Graduate Research Fellow, $14,374 [Travel and Research Scholarships] (PIs: Meghan Klasic, University of California-Davis and Rachel Lamb, University of Maryland)
2017. World Water Week Travel Award [Travel Scholarship], $955
2017. Selected to participate in and fully supported to attend Introduction to Social Network Analysis, National Socio- Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) [Travel Scholarship], $2,163
2017. Henry A. Jastro Research Award, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Water quality management in an uncertain world [Research Scholarship], $2,800
2016. Selected to participate in and fully supported to attend Soil to suds: a business proposal for cooperative, educational brewing, Food + Ag Innovation Entrepreneurship Academy, Mike and Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of California-Davis Business School [Registration Scholarship], $250
2009-2014. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Incentive for work excellence, Awarded annually for 6 years. Total: $15,000
Klasic. M., Ekstrom, J., Lubell, M., Bedsworth, L. [Submitted]. Water quality and extreme events in the face of climate change: Does science supply meet perceived risk?
Ekstrom, J., Klasic, M., Fencl, A., Lubell, M., Baker, E., and Einterz, F. [Accepted]. Drought Management and climate adaptation of small, self-sufficient drinking water systems in California. A report for: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment.
Fencl, A. and Klasic, M. 2017. Small, self-sufficient water systems continue to battle a hidden drought. California WaterBlog. <https://californiawaterblog.com/2017/08/06/small-self-sufficient-water-systems-continue-to-battle-a-hidden-drought/>.
USEPA. 2013. FY2014 Revised CWA Section 319 Grant Guidelines. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
USEPA. 2010. Draft National Capacity Development Strategic Analysis Report. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Klasic, M., Scott, P., and Brown, K. 2008. Water Drop Patch Project. Girl Scouts USA.
Klasic, M., Lamb, R., Vargas, V., Siman, K., Nagasi Isaac, B., Leonard, K. Social-Ecological Network Structures of Lake Erie Water Quality Management. Presentation at American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting (AAG), New Orleans, USA.
Klasic, M., Ekstrom, J., Lubell, M., Bedsworth, L. (2017). Water quality and extreme events in the face of climate change: Does science supply meet demand? Poster Presentation at 2017 American Water Resources Association (AWRA), Oregon, USA.
Klasic, M., Ekstrom, J., Lubell, M., Bedsworth, L. (2017). Water quality and extreme events in the face of climate change: Does science supply meet demand? Presentation at World Water Week 2017, Stockholm, Sweden.
Klasic, M., Ekstrom, J., Lubell, M., Bedsworth, L. (2017). Water quality and extreme events in the face of climate change: Does science supply meet demand? Poster presentation at 2017 IASC: Governing the Commons, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Klasic, M., Fenl, A., Ekstrom, J., Lubell, M. (2017). How do we build a drought resilient drinking water system? Learning from California Utilities' Drought Responses. Paper presentation at 2017 AWRA Summer Specialty Conference, Climate Change Solutions: Collaborative Science, Policy, and Planning for Sustainable Water Management, Virginia, USA.
Klasic, M., Ekstrom, J., Lubell, M., Bedsworth, L. (2017). Water quality and extreme events in the face of climate change: Does science supply meet demand? Paper presentation at 2017 AWRA Summer Specialty Conference, Climate Change Solutions: Collaborative Science, Policy, and Planning for Sustainable Water Management, Virginia, USA.
Klasic, M. 2015. Proposed policy changes to the Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Program's Grants Reporting and Tracking System (GRTS). Presentation to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Nonpoint Source Coordinators, Washington, D.C., USA.
Klasic, M. 2014. The Clean Water Act and EPA's approach to nonpoint source pollution control. Presentation to Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Washington, D.C., USA.
Klasic, M. 2014. EPA updates on nonpoint source success stories and tracking planning and implementation. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 States Meeting, Kentucky, USA.
Klasic, M. 2010. Regulatory update on drinking water operator certification. Presentation at the Association of Boards of Certification Annual User Meeting California, USA.
Klasic, M. 2009. Overview of EPA's Drinking Water Protection Program. Presentation at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Capacity Development and Operator Certification Meeting, Texas, USA.
Summer 2018. Onsite Coordinator, Summer Abroad Program on Sustainable Cities of Northern Europe through University of California, Davis
- Coordinate program activities and schedule with Instructor, University officials, and in-country hosts across four countries: Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland
- Provide in-country support for students including assignment details, transportation methods and directions, medical needs, and outside of class excursions
- Manage confidential information on 26 students and act as liaison between students and University officials
2015-Present. Graduate Student Researcher, Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy at University of California, Davis
- Develop and conduct surveys, interviews, and workshops with multi-stakeholder audiences (California drinking water and air district staff and managers, state policymakers, indigenous groups, environmental justice organizations, technical assistance groups, philanthropic organizations)
- Analyze and interpret survey, interview, and workshop data
- Write peer and non-peer reviewed literature based on the data collected and analyzed through surveys, interviews, and workshops
- Mine and interpret qualitative and quantitative data from various online datasets
- Research climate adaptation barriers and strategies for the water sector
- Research climate change impacts to water quality and analyze the supply and demand of science available on these topics
- Assist with grant proposal application development
Berkeley Energy and Climate Institute for 4th Climate Change Assessment, Non-Energy Research, Drought planning and climate adaptation of small self-sufficient water utilities in California. (PIs: Dr. Julia A. Ekstrom, UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy and Dr. Mark Lubell, University of California-Davis)
Environmental Protection Agency STAR Program, Integrating information from climate scientists and resource managers: informing preparedness and adaptation to extreme event impacts on air and water quality in California. (PI: Dr. Louise Bedworth, California Governor's Office of Planning and Research)
2010-2015. National Coordinator, Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grant Tracking and Reporting System and Clean Water Act Section 604(b) Water Quality Management Planing Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., USA.
- Co-lead national workgroups with multi-stakeholder audiences (federal and state agencies, indigenous groups, universities, technical assistance centers) on topics of nonpoint source pollution management, grant planning and implementation, and other programmatic priorities
- Co-revised National Nonpoint Source Policy and Programmatic Guidelines
- Collected, analyzed and presented state and federal nonpoint source implementation data in various formats for Congress, federal, state, and local agencies, and other stakeholders
- Analyzed nutrient-related nonpoint source pollution projects as part of U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Water Quality Initiative
- Assisted in creating and disseminating EPA tools on nutrient and other types of nonpoint source pollution
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- Co-led and facilitated national workgroups with multi-stakeholder audiences (federal and state agencies, technical assistance centers, universities, public health organizations) on topics of capacity development and asset management tools, operator certification requirements and processes, and issues of state certification reciprocity
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- Assisted with the implementation of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
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- Researched and developed EPA watershed management and mapping tools on impaired and restored waterbodies, pollution elimination best management practices, and watershed plan development
- Created a hands-on training program and trained multi-stakeholder audiences (federal, state, and local agencies, indigenous groups, technical assistance centers, concerned citizens) on EPA watershed management ools
- Facilitated online audio and written conversations with multi-stakeholder audiences on watershed management
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2018. Climate Change and Water Quality. Guest Lecture, Water Policy and Politics, University of California, Davis
2018. Climate Change and Harmful Algal Blooms. Guest Lecture, Water Policy and Politics, University of California, Davis
2017. Teaching Assistant for Environmental Impact Review, University of California, Davis
2015. The Clean Water Act. Guest Lecture, Global Environmental Change, Johns Hopkins University
2013. Watershed Planning and Management. Guest Lecture at Woodrow Wilson High School
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2017. Workshop at the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) Conference, Utrecht, Netherlands: Coding the commons: understanding why and how to code case studies for use in comparative analyses in SES and commons research. (Instructor: Dr. Elicia Ratajczyk, Arizona State University, Arizona)
2017. Social Science Methods Workshop at the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), Maryland, USA: Introduction to Social Network Analysis. (Instructor: Dr. Lorien Jasny, University of Exeter, England)
2006. Three-month field course on management of environmental systems at Dickinson College, Pennsylvania, USA: Watershed management in the Chesapeake Bay and lower Mississippi River Delta. Funded by the Henry Luce Foundation. (Instructors: Dr. Michael Heiman and Dr. Candie Wilderman, Dickinson College, Pennsylvania)
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2017. Member, American Geophysical Union
2017. Selected Member, California Cyanobacteria and Harmful Algal Bloom (CCHAB) Network, California Water Quality Management Council
2016-present. Elected President, GLOBAL, Geography student organization, University of California-Davis
2016-present. Member, California-Nevada American Water Works Association
2015-present. Elected Student Representative, Geography Graduate Group Executive Committee, University of California-Davis
2015-present. Nominated Member, Golden Key International Honour Society
2015-present. Member, American Water Resources Association
2015-present. Member, Association of American Geographers
2014. Bronze Medal for Clean Water Act Section 319 Programmatic Guideline Revisions, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2011. Bronze Medal for Contributions to the Drinking Water Asset Management and Capacity Building Programs, Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has recorded a loss of N171.78 billion in the last three months. In July, the corporation lost N51.71; in August, N60.67 billion; and N59.40 billion in September.
In its reports published in September and October, NNPC blamed the loses on subsidy and refinery operations.
"Operating deficits of N51.71billion and N60.67 for July and August 2015 respectively was attained as against monthly budgeted surplus of N38.91billion," the corporation said in August.
"Unrealized subsidy claims of about N231 billion for 2015 alone responsible for over 61% of the deficit recorded by the corporation."
With respect to the current production level, the corporation lost N8.84 billion to state-owned refineries, which ran at a loss of N8.84 billion and a production capacity of 1.4 percent for the month.
"The combined value of output by the three refineries (at import parity price) for the month of September 2015 amounted to N9.91 billion, while the associated crude plus freight cost was N6.35 billion, giving a loss of N8.84 billion after considering overhead of N12.40 billion," the September report indicated.
For the year 2015, the NNPC has lost N437.9 billion, claiming 76.92% of YTD (year to date) as deficit accounted for by PPMC deficit of N336.83 billion. These reports keep fueling debates against the retention of fuel subsidy and government-run refineries.
Ibe Kachikwu, group managing director of the NNPC, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to sell the refineries but the president insists otherwise.


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Prevent and Reduce Oily Skin on Face
Edited by saikiran, Insharah ZK, Eng, Gavor David and 7 others
1 Questions and Answers
- 1.1 About oily skin. after bathing it become again oily just in 10 to 15 minutes?
- 1.2 What procedure can I ask a dermatologist to get rid of my oily face? Hope it would be affordable. Is there side effect if it is possible for me to get rid of oily face permanently,?
- 1.3 How to get rid of blackheads and oily skin?
- 1.4 I have an oily skin, which type of loofah or sponge should I use?
- 1.5 Can staying up too late be a cause of having an oily skin?
- 1.6 Natural remedy for oily skin? also give proper diet for it?
- 1.7 How can I get rid of oily face, blackheads and pimples and prevent them from coming back?
- 1.8 How to keep my skin dry without any face-wash etc?
- 1.9 My scalp is very oily, I don't know what to do?
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About oily skin. after bathing it become again oily just in 10 to 15 minutes?
My skin is oily. after bathing it become again oily just in 10 to 15 minutes.. so I want solution that how I control it. because of oily skin the dust and dirt will stick on my face. can you me what I can do to prevent it... I have tried: I am not using anything only I can use face wash to clear.. I think it was caused by: I don't know.
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What procedure can I ask a dermatologist to get rid of my oily face? Hope it would be affordable. Is there side effect if it is possible for me to get rid of oily face permanently,?
Hi! I am 23 years old woman with oily skin, and last year I had a breakout that stressed me so much that I decided to go to a dermatologist, in a way tropical ointment and an oral treatment do some improvement, and gets my pimple go away though not all, then leaves marks as expected. I was not able to take oral treatment that the doctor prescribed to take for six months, I took it for 5 months, will this have a side effect? Its almost a year now since I went to the dermatologist, its been six months. now since I last visited my dermatologist, but I continue the tropical treatment I used till now, and now I'm starting to gets frustrated again as I'm having acne again, one or two acne is tolerable but now I think they are coming back again, and I think the real culprit is my oily face, this is also based on my observation when I still take the oral treatment which removes most of my oilyness. I've been to a dermatologist and got treatment and now it seems my acne are coming back, and I believe that main reason my is oily skin. It is beneficial and helpful to others as many are not aware that there are procedure that gets rid off of oily face permanently, which they can ask their dermatologist, which is safe and maybe cheaper but guarantied effect. This is kind of plan B, specially to someone losing hope to really get rid of them. Please help me get rid of my acne. Thank you in advance! I have tried: I went to a dermatologist last year. She prescribe me tropical ointment, such as benzac,erythromycin,anti seburrhick (but after few months she changed it to Glycolic toner and up till now I'm using it as maintenance, BB cream, Klenzit, acne lotion (which I used more or less 2 months) and sunscreen, also anti-bacterial soap and lastly the oral Isotretinoin (wherein I was able to take for 5 months but it should be for 6 months -1 tablet each day only. I think it was caused by: Oily face and hormonal imbalance though I am not pregnant or what so ever. I also observe that year 2015 I've seen many who also experienced breakout, from my school, a friend, classmates and some of them are more worse compared to me.
I don't know whats with that time, more polluted environment? I don't know.
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How to get rid of blackheads and oily skin?
Very oily skin, always get spots and have loads of blackheads on my chin, upper lip and some on my cheeks, also in between chest. Just wondering how to reduce this asap
Exfoliation is essential for fighting blackhead. You will also want to apply a facewash that minimizes pores as well as apply tea tree oil or use a body and face wash that contains it. Lime can be used as well if you can't use tea tree oil. Make an All Natural Cleanser Similar to Lush 'Dark Angels' Cleanser is a VisiHow article that shows you how to make one with charcoal which will tighten pores and reduce your blackheads. Avoid touching your face unless your hands have just been washed. This can cause bacteria to form on our face increasing blackheads. If you hold your cell phone close to your face when you talk, bacteria and oil from your hands will make its way onto your face. Keep your phone clean.
I have an oily skin, which type of loofah or sponge should I use?
I have an oily skin which type of sponge should I use. I have tried: I have used several bar soaps like Dettol, Dudu osun, Pears, Mekako, Andcaroline. I think it was caused by: Exposure to sunlight, consuming too much of oil, rice
Using a loofah or sponge can actually increase the oil production on your skin. Use the face scrub methods posted in VisiHow articles in the QnA section of this page instead of a loofah. You want to gently exfoliate your skin and not scrub vigorously. Use a facewash with tea tree oil or at least one that foams and not a bar soap.
Can staying up too late be a cause of having an oily skin?
Because sometimes I sleep late. I have tried: I tried using face products and it works but I want a more natural way to prevent It.. I think it was caused by: The cause for my opinion is my daily playing of basketball and staying up to late
Playing basketball is exercise which helps rather than harms. Increase your water intake because of your activity and try to get 8 hours of sleep a night. Poor diet and lack of sleep can cause increased oil production. Wiping your face as you play basketball can transfer and spread bacteria on your face so a face band may be worth wearing to keep the sweat from your hair pouring down your face.
Natural remedy for oily skin? also give proper diet for it?
I have an oily skin when being out in the sun, and even it turns out red, what to do?
Natural treatments?
For diet foods high in glycemic carbs like white bread can produce oil so look for low glycemic foods as a substitute. A low carb diet may help reduce oil production if you eat more in a Vegan/Paleo manner. Swap your dairy products like milk for Almond Milk which can help reduce oil production. Eat more Omega 3 rich foods in the place of your standard meat diet. Walnuts and many fish are great sources of Omega 3.
As for oil production in the sun. You need to use a proper sunscreen because you are burning your face which will increase oil production as your skin tries to heal itself. The sunburn dries out your skin and your sebaceous glands go into hyper mode to repair and moisturize.
How can I get rid of oily face, blackheads and pimples and prevent them from coming back?
My face is oily and I do have a blackhead and pimples. I already tried several products just to get rid of it but it seems that it is not working at all.
Get Rid of Blackheads is a VisiHow article with information you can use. Also, read the answers on this page as there are other ways mentioned to treat your blackheads. You may be using the wrong moisturizer and if you are not using a facial toner after you wash your face then start now because that will also help. A toner of green tea and lime should be considered to see if this helps. Only use a few drops of lime and test a patch on your face to make sure that it does not cause a reaction. If it does then just use the green tea.
How to keep my skin dry without any face-wash etc?
My face always remains oily and there is also pimples. What do I do?. I have tried: I tried pears and Johnson baby soap.. I think it was caused by: Don't know
You will need a facewash. Without washing your face bacteria will increase causing acne and other issues. If you are not using a moisturizer after you wash your face then this could be the problem. Clean and Clear makes a great oil free face wash and moisturizer and it is available over the counter in drugstores and not super expensive like Proactive can tend to be. Use a toner, even one made at home with green tea or apple cider vinegar after you wash your face and before you apply moisturizer.
My scalp is very oily, I don't know what to do?
I wash my hair every day. After one hour my scalp is so oily. I tried different shampoo but nothing is working. I am losing lots of hair. What can I do?
It is hard to believe but if you have oily scalp issues washing your hair everyday can make it worse. Skip washing your hair to every other day or every two days. In between use a dry shampoo or make one with cornstarch and either cinnamon of you have dark hair or paprika if you have shades of red or auburn. Dust at your roots using a makeup brush or blot using a tissue that you dip into in the powder. Brush your hair after applying and use sparingly. This will help with the oil. It will take a few weeks for your hair to stop producing oils when you stop washing everyday but your scalp will adjust and you will have less oil production.
If you have problems with any of the steps in this article, please ask a question for more help, or post in the comments section below.
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A brave dad who attracted thousands of followers to his frank Twitter accounts of living with incurable cancer has died after a two-year battle with the disease.
Steve Evans, 52, became a national celebrity after appearing on Richard Bacon's Radio 5 Live show and on the BBC's Breakfast programme on TV.
His death was announced in the early hours of Thursday morning by his daughter Megan, 25, who tweeted: "This is Meg. This is a message 2all. The man that is Dad has passed peacefully in his sleep. We thank you for all your support xxx"
Bacon visited Mr Evans in Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital this week and recorded the final interview with the doting father of Megan and of Lauren, 20, on his phone.
He told the presenter: "Love is all around and I am so blessed that I have had so much around me."
In the interview, he said of his wife Septina: "I'm lucky, very lucky, purely because of the existence of a woman called Septina. She's the other half of me."
Mr Evans worked as a building surveyor for Wolverhampton City Council for 32 years, but was also a magician, and compered comedy nights at the city's Civic Halls.
His tweets about his illness attracted more than 26,000 followers to his account.
Comedian and writer David Baddiel tweeted: "Very sad to hear of the passing of the amazing, funny and magical, in all senses, @steveevans51."
Olympic rowing gold medallist Matthew Pinsent wrote on Twitter: "If you haven't heard any of @steveevans51 on @bbc5live recently well worth it. Funny and dignified to the end. Passed away overnight."
Mr Evans continued working at the Civic Hall whenever he felt able to, after he discovered he had stomach cancer, and escorted disabled visitors at the venue.
He was adored by staff there, who added him to the Civic's wall of fame alongside stars like Noddy Holder and Lenny Henry.
Steve tweeted 13 times as recently as Sunday, with the help of pal John Price, to whom he dictated his updates, after a 'lack of energy' made it 'very tricky' for him to type.


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Thanks for checking out the update this week guys. Cody outlined a Ganesh thigh piece and tattooed a black and grey penguin on a walk-in. Colin got to tattoo a skull on a hand, a contorted pin up and a geometric black and grey landscape. Phil did a skull with wings and scythe. Casey did a cartoon pig on a walk in along with some feathers with roman numerals. Jason tattooed an on/off switch behind a girl's ear. Felix did some more work on a sleeve she's working on. Enjoy the pics.
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Rocco Steakhouse opened in the NoMad neighborhood in September, adding another steakhouse to the city's dining scene. What makes this one any different?
A quick glance at the menu outlines the usual staples: porterhouse, ribeye, filet mignon (though in all fairness, a cow only has so many cuts). Then there are also the usual seafood suspects: crab cakes, chilled seafood tower, Chilean sea bass, and salmon.
Down to the mahogany and leather, it has the makings of a classic steakhouse through and through.
Yet there's a sort of well-oiled rhythm and confidence to this young steakhouse. No doubt it comes from the collective experience among its ranks. Each staff member brings at least 10 years' experience at a major steakhouse.
General manager and partner Pete Pjetrovic, for example, had worked at Wolfgang's for 10 years; the same goes for beverage director and partner Jeff Kolenovic. The other co-owner—and the restaurant's namesake—is Rocco Trotta, the co-founder and chairman of the board of The LiRo Group, a construction company that worked on the 7 subway line extension and High Line Park, among other projects. It was at Wolfgang's that he befriended his current partners and the rest, as they say, is history.
When Pjetrovic left Wolfgang's to work at Rocco, a number of waiters followed, including head waiter and sommelier Henry Doda, who also worked at Wolfgang's for 10 years. Altogether 14 staff members followed him over from Wolfgang's.
It's clear the waiters wear their confidence on their sleeve. The service is on point and attentive. They are self-assured, charming, and funny. It looks like they are having a ball, really having a ball—and who doesn't like to be served by people who are enjoying their work?
A waiter who wasn't tending to our table came by around the middle of dinner. Like an old friend, he looked at the dishes and said, "Greek food is good, Mexican food is good, but steak and macaroni, nothing beats that!" he said, as he gleefully rubbed his bon vivant belly.
Another waiter arrived with my order and served portions onto my plate. "That's a beautiful dinner!" he said in a hushed and almost reverent tone.
Later, our waiter came by with the dessert menu. "And now, the best part!" he said with a conspiratorial smile, as he turned over the descriptions of cheesecake and key lime pie to show the list of post-dinner drinks.
There's zero doubt these gents are thorough professionals.
In the kitchen, too, executive chef Johnny Jevric brings his 20-plus years of experience, including the past 10 years as executive chef at Wolfgang's.
Start off with a slice of the sizzling bacon. The melt-in-your-mouth, char-grilled strip of well proportioned pork fat and meat is sure to whet your appetite for what is to come ($5.95 per strip).
The steaks are USDA Prime, and aged the entire time onsite in aging boxes for 28 to 30 days.
The porterhouse is the most popular cut, but we got the tomahawk steak, a 34-ounce beauty of a cut for a true carnivore; its crackly char gives way to tender, well-seasoned meat ($97.95). If the tomahawk has you feeling like a caveman or woman, then it is entirely your prerogative to do your part to avoid food waste and gnaw on the meat bits left on the bone.
"You don't know how off you are until you have a big fatty steak. I feel like going for a run now," my dining partner said.
Don't miss the baked German potatoes, with caramelized onions and a generous ratio of crispy golden crust to interior ($10.95), or the crab cakes, which are surprisingly big and contain sweet chunks of very fresh crabmeat ($19.95 for two).
The Arugula Apple & Pear Salad with Parmesan shavings was impressively light with a delicate acidity—from the dressing and the apples—that cut the fattiness of the steak wonderfully, while a dusting of black pepper brought out the pepperiness of the arugula ($12.95).
Those who prefer seafood won't feel left out here, with selections such as broiled red snapper, jumbo shrimp scampi, or steamed lobster. The seafood is delivered daily.
The prices at Rocco aren't cheap for sure, but the portions are unfailingly generous.
Rob Counts contributed to this report
Rocco Steakhouse
72 Madison Ave. (between 27th and 28th streets)
Noon–10:30 p.m.
Lunch: Noon–4 p.m.
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text: "We are part of the problem when it comes to climate change. But we also believe we can be part of the solution." A conversation with Fiona Jones, general manager, sustainability Suncor recently adopted a new sustainability performance goal aimed at significantly reducing the carbon intensity of its operations. The goal is to reduce the overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity by 30% by 2030. That target is ambitious. But even more significant is the aspiration behind this performance goal — to harness technology and innovation in ways that position the oil sands to become carbon competitive in an increasingly carbon-constrained energy future. Suncor's Fiona Jones, general manager, sustainability, discusses the thinking behind the new goal and how the company intends to address the challenges ahead. Expand all | Collapse all Why did Suncor decide to adopt this GHG performance goal — and why now? It really has to do with addressing two pressing and parallel realities. The first is that global energy demand continues to rise and, for the foreseeable future, oil will remain an important part of meeting that demand. The second is that climate change is a real and growing global challenge and that human activity, including the burning of fossil fuels, is contributing to adverse changes in the global climate. As Canada's largest integrated energy company, we recognize we are part of the problem when it comes to climate change. But we also believe we can be part of the solution. To succeed going forward, we have to be cost-competitive and carbon-competitive with other oil basins in the world. Our aspiration is to produce some of the lowest carbon-intensity crude oils and petroleum products. To get there, we need to go beyond today's capabilities and technologies. That's why we've designed a performance goal ambitious enough to drive the innovation required to realize our aspiration. So exactly how ambitious is this goal? It depends on your perspective. There will undoubtedly be critics who'll say it's too little over too long a timeframe — and that our goal should be to get off hydrocarbons entirely. But if you accept the premise that there will continue to be a need for responsibly developed oil, I think you would acknowledge that this is a sincere attempt to respond to that need. And it's definitely what I would call a "stretch goal," in the sense that we will have to stretch ourselves in new directions to achieve it. In the case of new projects, with new technologies, significant emissions reductions are more easily achieved. But we also have a lot of existing assets where opportunities for reductions are much more difficult to realize. So with this goal, I think we've really upped the ante in terms of how we integrate GHG emission mitigation efforts across our business. This isn't just another performance indicator; it's an aspiration statement that drives us to rethink our processes and business opportunities - and to fundamentally change our GHG intensity. What are some of the major avenues for pursuing this goal? Technology, of many kinds, is clearly the biggest lever. That's why, even in the current low-price commodity environment, Suncor continues to spend about $200 million annually on a suite of research and development projects. In particular, we are investigating potentially game-changing advances in both in situ and mining processes that could allow us to leave far more of the heavy hydrocarbon chain in the ground. If successful, these technologies would not only dramatically reduce GHG emissions at the extraction phase, they would do the same at the refining and upgrading stages. That's because we'd be delivering bitumen that required a lot less processing to transform it into lighter petroleum products. In addition to the R&D work Suncor is doing internally, we are collaborating on multiple fronts with others in our industry and across the broader society to develop potential carbon solutions. Among the organizations we work with are Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA), Carbon Management Canada (CMC) and the Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC). We also recognize there are technologies that haven't even been thought of yet that could play a part in reaching our performance goal. An exciting development in this regard is Evok Innovations, which is a unique partnership between Cenovus Energy, Suncor and the BC Cleantech CEO Alliance. Evok is an entrepreneur-led capital fund that's designed to find, finance and accelerate next-generation technologies to meet the challenges facing Canada's energy industry. As part of COSIA, Suncor is also helping to sponsor a $20 million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE contest that will encourage innovators to come up with new ideas to take carbon dioxide emissions from coal and gas plants and transform them from an environmental liability into useable products, such as building materials or consumer goods. The potential technology solutions could also have application to our own operations. Beyond the development of new technologies, what are some of the other ways Suncor could meet its performance goal? There could be significant opportunities to transition to using low carbon fuels in some of our operations as well as harnessing further advances in renewable energy and cogeneration. For example, we could start using a biofuel-based diluent instead of a naptha-based one for thinning bitumen that's shipped by pipeline. Or we could retrofit the roofs of our Petro Canada service stations — and perhaps even use that solar energy to power electric charging stations. Whether or not we adopt these or other means, will depend on weighing the costs and benefits of each. Again, the point is that there are certain business investments and opportunities that today are just not feasible for us to undertake, but could become so depending on how things evolve in the coming years. So it really comes back to something we've been saying at Suncor for a long time now: just because things have been done one way in the past doesn't mean they'll be done the same way in the future — and we should never simply settle for the status quo. The oil and gas sector has struggled lately with a low-price environment. Doesn't that make investments in technology and innovation a harder sell? Actually, a low-price environment in many ways encourages innovation. We know as a company that we need to be aggressive on both cost-efficiency and emissions. There is a direct link between the two, because energy represents such a large cost for our business. We have more incentive than ever to reduce our own energy use which, in turn, reduces our emissions. The new emissions goal is targeted over 15 years. Why such a long timeframe? And are you concerned that your stakeholders will want to see results sooner than that? That's obviously a concern, because we're all eager to get results as soon as possible. But when you are talking about the kinds of technologies and innovation we'll need to achieve our goal, it takes a long time to identify, develop and implement them. Our goal is designed to help drive advances as quickly as possible. But it's not something that can happen overnight. Suncor's GHG goal deals with reductions in emission intensity. That's not the same as absolute emissions, which will continue to grow as production rates increase. Isn't that concerning? We believe the progress we make on the intensity front can help us ultimately bend the curve on absolute emissions as well. In Suncor's case, we are currently emitting a total of some 21 megatonnes of GHG annually. With the growth projects we now have on deck, we would expect that to increase to perhaps 26 or 27 megatonnes per year. If we could achieve a 30% reduction in our current emissions intensity, that would eliminate over six megatonnes of emissions annually. So we would have increased production substantially, but held our emissions more or less flat. If you keep that trend up, you start making reductions in absolute emissions as well. What is the rationale for continuing to expand production if it also means growth in absolute GHG emissions? I think it goes full circle to those parallel realities I talked about at the outset. Global demand for oil continues to grow and it will be supplied, one way or another. 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True engagement requires that the communicator guide and craft the interaction using the available tools on their AAC system. However, a large percentage of AAC users have such poor language and literacy skills. Because of this, they are often limited by the types and complexity of interactions they can have. Snap + Core First provides Topics to give individuals with complex communication needs a way to: show what they know, learn how to have a conversation, and do more than their current language skills permit.
How many times you heard someone say, "He understands way more than he can say or produce." Topics give more complete messages (in the form of full sentences and phrases) and a way to use those during interaction. Learning happens no matter what you say using topics. Partners can understand and build upon whatever has been said. This allows conversations to continue in robust and meaningful ways. We want AAC users to be able to say more than just a word or two. This shows who they are and gives them bigger more interesting things to say than their current language and literacy skills may allow.
To explore the pre-programmed topics available in Core First, select the Topics button in the Toolbar.
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Another way Core First supports engagement is through QuickFires. These are quick messages that are not specific to any topic and can be used to help an individual actively participate in a conversation. QuickFires can be used to greet someone (Hi!), ask and answer questions (e.g., What time?), get attention (e.g., Hey!), manage conversations (e.g., Really?), or to be polite (e.g., Sorry). QuickFires can be used alone or in combination.
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"Safe Harbour Recovery is pleased to receive Behavioral Health Care Accreditation from The Joint Commission, the premier health care quality improvement and accrediting body in the nation," added Tina DePaolis, PhD, LMHC, NCC, CAP, CCJAP, CEO.
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Safe Harbour Recovery today announced that it has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Behavioral Health Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's commitment to providing safe and effective care.
Safe Harbour Recovery underwent a rigorous on-site survey in April 13, 2016. During the review, compliance with behavioral health care standards related to several areas, including care, treatment, and services; environment of care; leadership; and screening procedures for the early detection of imminent harm was evaluated. On-site observations and interviews also were conducted.
Established in 1969, The Joint Commission's Behavioral Health Care Accreditation program currently accredits more than 2,250 organizations for a three-year period. Accredited organizations provide treatment and services within a variety of settings across the care continuum for individuals who have mental health, addiction, eating disorder, intellectual/developmental disability, and/or child-welfare related needs.
"Joint Commission accreditation provides behavioral health care organizations with the processes needed to improve in a variety of areas related to the care of individuals and their families," said Tracy Griffin Collander, LCSW, executive director, Behavioral Health Care Accreditation program, The Joint Commission. "We commend Safe Harbour Recovery for its efforts to elevate the standard of care it provides and to instill confidence in the community it serves."
"Safe Harbour Recovery is pleased to receive Behavioral Health Care Accreditation from The Joint Commission, the premier healthcare quality improvement and accrediting body in the nation," added Tina DePaolis, PhD, LMHC, NCC, CAP, CCJAP, Chief Executive Officer, Clinical Director of Safe Harbour Recovery. "Staff from across the organization continue to work together to develop and implement approaches and strategies that have the potential to improve care for those in our community."
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Seiichirou Hayami is the acting CEO and in charge of the Marriage Program.
Seiichirou Hayami is the acting CEO of the SANO Company. He will keep the position until the MC will get married to one of the participants of the Marriage Program. He is the one who created the program and in his route you can find out why he did it.
Seiichirou is workaholic and he puts his duty above everything else. The other executives and his colleagues came up with the nickname "cyborg", because he does everything perfectly by himself.
SPOILERS AHEAD! Seiichirou
Three months pass and the MC does not make any decision yet regarding her future husband and the future CEO. She feels the pressure coming from the special executives and from Seiichirou Hayami.
Because of the pressure coming from the special executives, the MC moves to Hayami's place. In return, she has to go on dates with all the guys.
Seiichirou Haiamy was very close to the MC's grandfather, and they both watched over the MC during the years. Hayami was the one who bought the birthday gifts for the MC for the last 10 years.
Seiichirou gradually opens up tp the MC and she finds out the reasons behind his "cyborg" behavior.
Even though he acts cold towards the MC, on her birthday he organises a party for her with the special executives, knowing that her girlfriends cancelled the get-together,
She keeps her promise and goes out on dates with all the guys, but she doesn't feel any romantic vibes.
The MC falling for Seiichirou
Seiichirou tells the MC that in order for a romantic mood to be on, she needs to be more feminine and he asks her to practice on him.
And of course he can be a meanie towards the MC 🙂
Therefore, they go out on a date, and, despite the fact that Seiichirou calls it "practice", it feels very real for the MC.
The MC realizes she is in love with him after they get stuck in the elevator(I love the elevator scene! ♥ ).
He seem to know about her feelings, but a new drama appears as he pushed her away (I won't spoil it^^).
During a meeting with the stakeholders where the main subject is the future CEO, Seiichirou is pressured and held responsible because the company doesn't have a CEO yet.
Everyone knows the MC is the grand-daughter of the late CEO and that she is an employee of the company. In order to protect the MC, he is ready to risk his job and doesn't reveal the truth.
The MC reveals it herself and Seiiichirou informs them all that he will marry the MC and become the next CEO.
I got the happy ending (there's also the super happy ending). The MC, the executives and Sei are gathered at Oasis, having drinks and making fun of Seiichirou, because he's drunk(he doesn't drink very often). He's teasing the MC and quickly falls asleep on her shoulder.
There are also secret stories available 🙂
My personal thoughts
I was soooo excited about this route coming out, I purchased it immediately! I really like Seiichirou, he's the hottest among the guys.
This route is more exciting than Asahi's. I also played Kai's route, but I liked it as well. I'm kind of disappointed because I didn't get the Super Happy Ending, but oh well, I guess I have to play it again ^_^.
I liked Seiichirou because he's cool and really hot, and even though he acts cold towards the Mc, he really cares for her (he's been watching her for years) and treats her with respect – he's such a gentleman ♥.
There also are some really cute and touching moments, (they got me like: "Awwww!!!" "Kyaaaaaa!") and the there's also drama, just my type of drama <3 (I soooo love the drama <3 )
Also because he cares about the MC, he created the marriage program, in order for her to find love and live a happy marriage (Awww, Sei! ♥)
I think that Voltage could have done so much better when describing how he broke the rules and decided to marry the MC, even though he was not a candidate – I'm still not sure why he wasn't one though.
Also, since they are a couple and all, why does she still calls him "Mr. Hayami". Wtf?!
Anyways, I love Sei's character so I can't wait for the sequel! ♥


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For the first time ever on DVD now four programs on one. This DVD contains Vocal Basics One, Vocal Basics Two, Rock Vocals Step One and Two all in one. Total running time of 140 min. Develop your rock chops. This DVD will teach you the four voices and how to develop each one, resonance (what is it and how to improve it), practicing (how to develop your vocal technique), breathing (the surprise breath), how to increase your range and endurance, how to blend your voices, how to find your key, effective microphone techniques, how to embellish a phrase and much more! Also features a great band to illustrate each point, interactive menus, random-access screen selection and internet connectivity.
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Marisa Anderson - "The Golden Hour"
The Golden Hour, Marisa Anderson's second solo record, is inspired by Delta blues, West African guitar, country and western radio from the 60′s and 70′s, gospel, noise, rhythms, cycles, mortality, and praise. The Golden Hour features 12 improvisations for guitar and lap steel.
Marisa Anderson is a composer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist living in Portland Oregon. She works solo and with others.
Anderson's past projects include the Dolly Ranchers and the Evolutionary Jass Band as well as collaborations with many notable musicians. Anderson's music has been featured on many soundtracks including, 'For the Love of Dolly', 'Girls Rock', and 'Gift To Winter'. Her debut solo recording 'Holiday Motel' was a 2006 Outmusic nominee for Best Female Debut Record.
Anderson works at the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls where she runs the after-school program and the Ladies Rock Camps. Before arriving in Portland in 1999, Marisa walked across the US, toured with Circo De Manos through southern Mexico, was a founding member of the Chaos Collective and helped create the One Railroad Circus in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Actor Joe Vita Jr. arrested in Blue Ash
Actor Joe Vita Jr. arrested in Blue Ash
Investigators say Joe Vita forced woman to have sex
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A Hollywood actor is in custody after police said he forced a woman to have sex with him.
Deputies said Joe Vita Jr. was arrested on charges of gross sexual imposition and unlawful restraint.
Investigators said Vita had sexual contact with a female victim at a room in the Embassy Suites Hotel in Blue Ash.
Detectives said Vita forced the woman to submit, causing bruising to her arms and neck.
Vita is being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center on $10,000 bond.
Vita has acted in films such as "The Return of Johnny V." and "Prime of Your Life." He also had roles in the TV shows "Burn Notice" and "Tequila and Bonetti."


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October 6th, 2017
It's about time to start putting the garden to bed this year. While it has been a challenging growing season with a cool spring and lots of rain, I always enjoy sharing my freshly picked harvests with family and friends. Pumpkins, squash and cassoulet beans are about the only remaining things to harvest later this fall. I just picked the last of the corn you see in the photo today, which we BBQ'd on the grill and it was delicious! With colder temps expected soon, I still need to bring all the tender fruit trees and herbs inside to the garage in the next few weeks. I guess it is time to start planing what new stuff I'd like to try next year. Happy Fall
Rhubarb Sprouts: Spring is Coming
April 7th, 2017
Taking a little survey of my garden, now that the weather has started to warm up. Found these early rhubarb sprouts starting to come up as I was completing the pruning and final clean-up. I's always a joy to find indicators that winter has finally past, but as all Minnesotans know, we gardeners hold our breath until May! Happy weekend and here's to hoping a rhubarb pie is in my near future.
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Man pleads not guilty to killing woman found in container
Man pleads not guilty to killing woman found in container
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A south-central Kentucky man has pleaded not guilty to killing a woman whose body was found in a container floating in the Green River.
Clark W. Smith, 53, of Cave City reportedly made an appearance Monday in Barren Circuit Court. He is charged with murder, tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse in the death of 22-year-old Kristen Edwards of Barren County. Her body was found July 23 by someone fishing in the river in Hart County.
Smith was arrested Aug. 19 at his home. His next court appearance was set for Nov. 21.


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In choosing a workplace, there are many things you need to consider. Therefore, before you decide to resign from the company you are working for now or apply for a position in a company that you have been dreaming to work for, it is better to consider those things so that you will be able to avoid making a wrong decision that even can make you regret in the future.
There are various things that you need to consider but one of the most important ones is the career path. A workplace that realizes that employees are the greatest asset a company will think in detail about individual careers planning. For instance, you can read some reviews on an already large company like Kyäni about how the company treats all of its employees. Workplaces like that should be ranked top in your list of workplaces of your choice. Choosing a new workplace is not just for a better salary, but also a higher career ladder.
The first thing you can do is pay attention to the organizational structure of the company. From the charts available, you can clearly see the career path you are going to take after becoming an employee of the company. It is also better for you to learn more about it so that you should ask directly during job interviews related to career planning and positions contained in the structure, there may be unlisted positions.
A large company like the one mentioned above is usually a kind of workplace that has been successfully proven that they can treat their employees in a good way. However, it does not mean a smaller company cannot. So, even though the company you work for is only a small company, you can still use it as a place to learn while and as a stepping stone to be able to penetrate larger companies in the future.


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