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101 Theory Drive
Publisher's Summary
It's not fiction: Gary Lynch is the real thing, the epitome of the rebel scientist - malnourished, contentious, inspiring, explosive, remarkably ambitious, consistently brilliant. He is one of the foremost figures of contemporary neuroscience, and his decades-long quest to understand the inner workings of the brain's memory machine has begun to pay off.
Award-winning journalist Terry McDermott spent nearly two years observing Lynch at work and now gives us a fascinating and dramatic account of daily life in Lynch's lab - the highs and lows, the drudgery and eureka moments, the agonizing failures. He provides detailed, lucid explanations of the cutting-edge science that enabled Lynch to reveal the inner workings of the molecular machine that manufactures memory. And he explains where Lynch's sights are now set: on drugs that could fix that machine when it breaks, drugs that would enhance brain function during the memory process and that hold out the possibility of cures for a wide range of neurological conditions, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Here is an essential story of science, scientists, and scientific achievement - galvanizing in the telling and thrilling in its far-reaching implications.
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- Joe
- 04-18-10
Fascinating tale of a scientific maverick's lab
Disclaimer: I am a psychological scientist, so your enjoyment mileage may differ, but I found 101 Theory Drive a truly fascinating tale. McDermott's detailed account of the scientific (and personal) life of Gary Lynch--who first correctly worked out the neurological bases of memory formation in the brain--is full of interesting details about the life and work of a brilliant thinker and scientific investigator...warts, setbacks and all. It's got a lot of physiological detail, which may bore/confuse some readers, but it does not require a lot of knowledge to follow, and it is truly fascinating if you are at all interested in how the brain becomes "mind". I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the way science REALLY works and in how creative thinkers often work.
14 people found this helpful
- Roy
- 08-23-10
Entertaining and Informative
In this book Terry McDermott aptly tells the story of Gary Lynch and his twenty year effort to understand the biochemical process and brain functions that support human memory. But wait - there is more. McDermott tells the story in a very compelling way, he explains the science in easy to understand terms, and describes the primary characters very well. If you have an interest in neurosocience, this is a good, non-technical book. Readers will gain insight into memory and better understand how the research contributes to that understanding.
In sum, this is an informative, well written book. Stephen Hoye does his usual best in the great reading.
10 people found this helpful
- Micky G Keck
- 10-12-10
Easy and entertaining listen on a complex subject
I really enjoyed this book and how it covered the very complex topic of memory and brain functions without being boring or overly technical. The story of how memory theory progressed over time in the Lynch lab and around the world was well told and included many interesting characters that you would not think would exist in a research environment.
I bought this book on the hope that it would be entertaining and educational and it succeeded on both counts. I highly recommend this book for those who like science and would like to better understand the process by which new ideas must go through to be accepted by the masses.
7 people found this helpful
- Will
- 05-14-10
Pretty Dang Funny
This audiobook chronicles the amazing career of a brilliant neuroscientist, who--how shall we say?--let's it all hang out. I was equally educated and entertained. The star of the book, Gary Lynch, strikes me as a cross between Carl Sagan and Oscar Madison (from the famed '70s TV Show, The Odd Couple). Gary Lynch comes through, loud and clear as a three-dimensional, provocative, and irreverent scientist. He regales all who listen with deep scientific thoughts and occasional "F-bombs," aimed mostly at jealous peer-reviewers, scientist-lemmings, and college administrators, who do nothing but thwart his greatness. Follow Gary in his journey to discover the physical, neurological manifestation of "memory" inside the brain. Listening to this audiobook, you will feel as if you are spending quality time with a rockstar of sorts. Learn and grow, as Gary lays out his wondrous neuroscientific wonderings about the brain, supported by scientific data that makes sense--even to lay people like me. Kudos to the narrator of the audiobook, who does a great job of injecting colorful voice inflections--especially when he quotes Gary Lynch in his refreshing moments of high sarcasm and choice profanity. Listening will make you smarter, or at least make you feel smarter. Oddly, I feel as if I got to know Gary Lynch and his merry band of lab-students, after listening to their real-life trials and tribulations, replete with scientific advances and setbacks. I wonder what that scientist-dude Gary is up to now. Maybe a sequel will come out? Hope so. I'll keep an eye out for 201 Theory Drive.
14 people found this helpful
- Kathy
- 08-17-10
Great Science Writing
Wonderful science writing, excellent descriptions and use of humor. This isn't a book to listen to while doing something else -- it needs your full attention. I kept wanting to take notes!
Great primer for the novice and review for the experienced -- especially those who find themselves teaching complicated neuro science in lay terms.
It is also an up-close-and-personal look at the difficulties of bio-research, the FDA and the personalities involved in neuro-reseach. Well written, well narrated. Stephen Hoye was the perfect choice for this one
8 people found this helpful
- Wade T. Brooks
- 06-25-12
Great Read
Mechanisms of synaptic plasticity: LTP, glutamate receptors and cell adhesion molecules, oh my....
Fascinating book about neurobiologist Gary Lynch at UC Irvine, the way the brain records memory, and quite a bit about how academic science and publishing works. As a bonus: brain drugs and possible cures for diseases including ADHD and alzheimer's. WAIT THAT'S NOT ALL, if you order right now.... mapping of the brain and an overview of the startup biotech craze of the '90s.
For as much technical neurobiology as is in this book (and not being a neurobiologist) the story was very engrossing.
1 person found this helpful
- Lisa
- 04-06-12
Narrator needs work on characterization.
What did you like best about 101 Theory Drive? What did you like least?
The explanation of science is clear. The ability of the narrator to portray different characters is very awkward and uncomfortable.
Any additional comments?
It takes work, but why can't 2 narrators do one book. If someone's strength is description, let them do that and let others do characters.
1 person found this helpful
- Jeremy
- 04-06-11
Kinda boring and didn't really go anywhere
I did find a few parts quite interesting, but on the whole I was disappointed. I had just finished "The Talent Code" and was looking for more information regarding the balance between brain physiology and behavior, or at the very least, a better understanding of the chemistry of memory. Honestly, it could have used a bit more information regarding the science, and less about the politics of University funding.
1 person found this helpful
- Bill
- 03-10-11
Fascinating! Interesting, accessible science
This book charts the life work of a fascinating, complex man in his effort to understand the mechanics of of memory. The biographical approach and the brilliant treatment of complex information make the science accessible to everyone with an interest. And the nature of the scientist keeps the 'read' very interesting.
I really enjoyed this book.
1 person found this helpful
- Dr A
- 01-27-11
Second Rate All the Way
Listening to this audiobook immediately brought memories of Life Decoded by Craig Venter. The subject of that book is more interesting, his achievements are greater, his personal life more colorful, and the writing is much-much better. If you want to listen to a good biology book, listen to Venter's - or go second class and get this one. I listened dutifully to its first quarter of the audiobook, then began to skip, then chucked it, bored and uninspired.
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Ann Stratton
This layered salad is definitely stacked: Michael Taus, executive chef and owner of Zealous restaurant in Chicago, has piled in all the vitamins C and B12 you need for the day, as well as 50 percent of your daily requirement for vitamin A.
- Yield
- Makes 4 servings
- 3 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoon aged balsamic vinegar
- Sea salt
- Coarsely ground black pepper
- 12 spears asparagus, ends trimmed 2 inches
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
- 2 shallots, minced
- 8 heirloom tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 2 cups crabmeat, chopped
- 2 cucumbers, seeded and diced
- 2 tablespoon finely chopped chives
- 2 cups diced red, yellow or purple bell peppers
- 2 tablespoon nonfat plain yogurt
- Juice of half a lime
- 2 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
- Turn on broiler. Whisk together oil and vinegar in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper; set aside. Place asparagus on a baking sheet with sides and spray with cooking spray; roll each spear until fully coated in oil. Broil asparagus 8 to 10 minutes or until spears begin to brown. Remove from baking sheet and set aside to cool. Meanwhile, combine shallots and tomatoes in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper; set aside. In a separate bowl, combine crabmeat, cucumbers and chives. Season with salt and pepper; set aside. Place bell peppers in a separate bowl; drizzle with 2 teaspoons reserved vinaigrette; set aside. In a separate bowl, combine yogurt, lime juice and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper; set aside. Chop asparagus into 1-inch pieces. Place tomato mixture on the bottom of each of 4 plates. Top with a layer of the crab; add a layer of peppers (save some for garnish), then asparagus. Top each with 1 1/2 teaspoons yogurt dressing. Sprinkle with peppers. Spoon remaining vinaigrette over salad.
Nutritional analysis per serving: 258 calories, 12.8 g fat (1.8 g saturated), 20.8 g carbs, 5.5 g fiber, 17.6 g protein

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Chairman Jon Wellinghoff Statement
June 21, 2012
Docket No. AD12-12-000
Regional Conferences on Gas-Electric Coordination
"I am pleased to announce that the Commission is planning as many as five regional technical conferences to explore coordination between the natural gas and electric industries. These conferences, which are tentatively scheduled to cover the Midwest, the West, New England, New York, the mid-Atlantic and the Southeast, will each include a staff presentation on infrastructure in that region and an opportunity for a staff-led industry discussion of national issues affecting coordination between the gas and electricity markets, electric reliability, and those issues of special significance to that particular region. My colleagues and I look forward to attending these conferences as our schedules permit.
Details are still being worked out on dates and locations for each of these conferences, but we plan to hold them in July and August, with some conferences to be held here at the Commission headquarters and some to be held in regional centers.
We look forward to a productive discussion that will allow us to identify and move forward on steps both industries and regulators can take to improve coordination between these two, critically important industries."


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TSU Student Pistol Whipped By Officers!
"Texas Southern Student Pistol Whipped And Beaten By Police Officers 21 year old Texas Southern University Student Jabbar Perkins was pistol whipped and beaten by Police officers in an Apartment Complex. I wanted to post this video here hoping that it gets some light and is not just swept under the rug. What happened here is wrong and I hope the world sees that no one deserves or should be treated like that." - MSN
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|Ocean Township, N.J.
|High School:
|High Technology
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Junior (2010):
Saw action in 16 games, starting five ... Had four points on one goal and two assists ... Earned an assist on first-half goal against Long Island (Sept. 3) ... Found the back of the net on the road at New Hampshire (Sept. 5) ... Handed out an assist at South Florida (Sept. 12).
Sophomore (2009):
Played in 12 games, starting three of those contests ... Scored a goal and assisted on another tally in win over Fairfield (Oct. 6) ... Netted a goal in second half in key Ivy League victory at Yale (Oct. 20).
Freshman (2008):
Appeared in 13 games, starting two ... Scored in penalty kicks against Northeastern in NCAA opening-round (Nov. 14) ... Had three shots on goal in 3-0 victory against Cornell (Oct. 11) ... Scored first-career goal in 4-1 win over Maine (Oct. 15).
High School:
New Jersey All-Group second team selection at High Technology ... Named to Asbury Park Press All-Shore team on two occasions ... Was All-Division four times ... Team won state championship in 2007 ... National Honor Society ... New Jersey Physics League first place ... National Merit Finalist.
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...Yeah it's good, but the best show on TV right now? Maybe, not a lot of competition right now.
Quote from: LNerell on March 06, 2014, 10:37:43 PM...Yeah it's good, but the best show on TV right now? Maybe, not a lot of competition right now.Actually, I'd argue we're in a historically noteworthy era of high-quality television. The cable networks, particularly HBO and Showtime but also AMC and others, have enabled and even encouraged intelligent, serious (or funny) and above all challenging storytelling.
On HBO alone, there's True Detective, Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones (not to mention Californication, Girls and others).
Speaking of TV's new golden age...http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/business/media/fenced-in-by-televisions-excess-of-excellence.html?smid=fb-nytimes&WT.z_sma=BU_BKU_20140310&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1388552400000&bicmet=1420088400000


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Text in English – Vidéo en français
This Topic is of the Utmost Importance
Since the 2008 financial debacle, our world has been evolving in uncertainties and trouble. What is happening is something bigger than a typical recession. We are experiencing a paradigm shift of historical proportion. Nobody knows what events will happen next and neither does us. However, Astro Tarology can provide us with anticipations about trends and potentials. Below is an image summarizing the suggested paradigm shift covering the period 2010-2025. Each component will first be described and later detailed one by one.
The Paradigm Shift in One Single Image
(1) The images in the top row show each year's metaphoric meaning.
(2) The Symbolon cards in the second row show Pluto in zodiac signs.
(3) The Symbolon cards in the third row show Uranus in zodiac signs.
(4) The bottom left chart shows the square Uranus-Pluto in progress.
(5) The bottom right chart shows the US empire lifecycle.
Note about first publication dates
– The 2010-2019 portion of (1) + chart (4): November 2011
– The chart (5) + Sir John Glubb chart below (6): March 2015
From 859 BC to 1950 – The Empires Life Cycles
All empires in history went from conquest to affluence to collapse. Regardless of financial strength, political power and knowledge of previous history life cycles, no empire leader has ever been able to prevent its supremacy from collapsing. For instance, the successive Chinese dynasties would always rise, stay and fall regardless of lessons learned from the past. Empires life cycles would repeat over and over following a same cyclical pattern. In 1977, Sir John Glubb wrote an essay titled "The Fate of Empires" whose life periods are summarized below (6).
We can see that during 3 millenaries the average superpowers duration period has been consistently of about 250 years. By the way, let's note that the full 250-year cycle corresponds to about ten 25-year generations. This 250-year duration presents an unexpected consistency, especially if we consider all the major changes during the 3000 years in transportation speed and weapons sophistication, which has expanded territories conquests from local to global. Regardless of the historical period, the life cycle was always of about 250 years. Something bigger than their leaders was inclining empires to rise and also to fall. While we could seek a spiritual explanation of divine influence, we can also look at the sky from an astrologer perspective and find out that there are perfect correlations between the 250-year empires live cycles and Pluto's 247-year orbital cycle. When a country is born, Pluto occupies a certain position in the sky, which eventually will return to the same position in about 247 years. That period corresponds to the entire superpower life cycle. In his essay, Sir John Glubb also revealed that all empires cycles in history have followed a same 8-phase pattern process: (1) outburst, (2) conquest, (3) commerce, (4) affluence, (5) intellect, (6) decadence, (7) decline and (8) collapse. While not necessarily of equal duration, each phase would last an average of about 41 years. A visual representation for the US empire life-cycle is represented in above chart (5) and described as follows.
From 1776 to 2023 – The US Empire Life Cycle Phases
The USA was born on July 4, 1776. That day Pluto was positioned at 27º33′ of Capricorn and will return to that same natal position during the years 2021-2023, which is about 246 years later as found with most of the historical empires life-cycles. During that orbital period, transiting Pluto covered all angles from 0º to 360º with natal Pluto. Angles multiple of 45 degrees are critical and correspond to tensions during each of the 8 phases transitions. Below is a rudimentary historical outline associating USA superpower life cycle with Pluto orbital cycle.
July 4 1776 – 0º: USA Declaration of Independence is signed
1776-1806 – Outburst: George Washington
1806-1809 – 45º: The end of slaves trade
1809-1847 – Conquest: Wars and battles
1847-1851 – 90º: The gold rush begins
1851-1894 – Commerce: General Electric is born
1894-1898 – 135º: The income tax bill is passed
1898-1935 – Affluence: Roaring 30's
1935-1938 – 180º: Orson Welles "War of the Worlds"
1938-1962 – Intellect: Disney movies
1962-1964 – 135º: John Kennedy is assassinated
1964-1981 – Decadence: Sex, drugs and rock & roll
1981-1983 – 90º: Bombing of the Beirut US Embassy
1983-2000 – Decline: The Lewinsky scandal
2000-2001 –45º: World Trade Center terrorist attack
2001-2021 – Collapse: System ineluctable implosion
2021-2023 – 0º: Projected end of US supremacy
Human death is unavoidable regardless of the wisdom and knowledge about what happened to previous dead people, and so are empires that rise and live until their inexorable collapse. Superpowers life and death patterns will repeat themselves whether their leaders study past history cycles or not. Cosmic life is bigger than human life. USA last phase runs from Pluto semi-square in 2001 to Pluto return to its natal position in 2022. It is worth noting the year 2001 amazing synchronicity between Pluto semi-square (45º), the historic empire transition from decadence to collapse and the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Center Towers.
USA may win the battle against terrorism, but will lose the supremacy war against the rest of the world, where contenders such as China are already preparing themselves for the opportunity to fill the vacuum. This process started in 2001 and most USA power strategies miserably failed ever since. We are now seeing a growing world chaos until USA final supremacy collapse around 2022-2023. This will only mean the end of USA supremacy but not the end of the USA. As Britain continued to exist after its 1950 superpower collapse, so will the USA. By that time, China will still be in the early stage of its superpower cycle. A bi-polar world supremacy consensus USA-China will emerge for decades to follow.
France revolution took place on July 14, 1789 which was 13 years after the 1776 US independence. It comes with no surprise to see September 11, 2001 World Trade terrorists attacks followed 13 years later by the Charlie Hebdo terrorists attacks in France. Analogical patterns would then lead to anticipate France supremacy (and Europe) to end about 13 years after the US, which would be around 2034-2036.
From 2011 to 2025 – The World Paradigm Shift
In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell
February 2011 – May 2018: Denial and Trouble
As indicated before, Pluto's orbital cycle lasts about 247 years during which it is sweeping the 12 zodiac signs. Pluto entered the sign of Capricorn in 2008 where it will stay for 16 years until entering the sign of Aquarius in 2024. That period covers the 2008 financial collapse until the 2023 US supremacy collapse. The corresponding Astro Tarology (Symbolon) card for that period is titled "Depression". That somber card is selected by the sky and not by the interpreter. It is also worth noting that the world loss of values parallels Elizabeth Kubler-Ross humans five loss phases: (1) denial, (2) anger, (3) bargain, (4) depression and (5) acceptance.
Planet Uranus orbital cycle lasts about 84 years during which it is sweeping the 12 zodiac signs. Uranus entered the sign of Aries in 2011 where it would stay for 7 years until entering the sign of Taurus in 2018. That period covers the political upheaval from 2011 Occupy Wall Street until 2018 Trump disruption. The corresponding dysfunctional Astro Tarology (Symbolon) card, again selected by the sky, is titled "The Troublemaker".
If that was not enough, the 2011-2018 period is also marked by the square (90º) Uranus-Pluto meaning major tensions between the two planets. The square happened to be exact not less than seven times as seen in the top chart on the bottom left (4). In Greek mythology, Uranus is associated with Prometheus and Pluto with Hades. Thus, Uranus square Pluto would mean "Human Freedom conflicts with Machiavellian Power".
May 2018 – December 2023: Acceptance and Hope
With Pluto's darkness still in the background, the ingress of Uranus in the sign of Taurus in 2018 will mark the end of the troubled period bringing real change and hope. The corresponding Astro Tarology (Symbolon) changing card for Uranus in the sign of Taurus, again selected by the sky, is titled "Farewell". The transition towards the new life paradigm may not be painless, but then we will see the light at the end of the tunnel.
From January 2024 on: Rebirth and Renewal
We will have to wait until early 2024 when Pluto will enter the sign of Aquarius for the rebirth. The corresponding Astro Tarology (Symbolon) renewal card for Pluto in the sign of Aquarius, again selected by the sky, is titled "The Phoenix". An exciting time where new societal birth will raise from its ashes: the coming "Age of Aquarius", a more humane, united and just life paradigm.
Our world in transition, the Symbolon cards, their names, archetypes and symbols and the astrological cycles offer such an amazingly meaningful synchronicity. The image below shows a 2010-2025 summary overview of our world in transition.
Practically, take one week at the time until the blue sky will be back. In the meantime reflect on the following quote:
"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning how to dance in the rain." –Anonymous
Personal Notes
(1) About the past: I am not an historian and am very interested of anyone's comments about historical correctness.
(2) About the future: I believe that nobody can predict future events. Personal, local, national or world events don't exist before people produce them. Seasoned futurologists can only announce trends or potentials. Like doctors and meteorologists, they have the right to be wrong. Practically, futurologists don't make previsions, they only reveal the present to people who are stuck in the past. Therefore, I would rather name their visions as anticipations instead of previsions.


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Pay Gap Explains Opinion Gap in Maid Case
The arrest and detention in New York of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade for allegedly grossly underpaying her Indian-born maid triggered radically different reactions in India and America.
Some Americans see the case as an example of human trafficking bordering on slave labor while some Indians see it as a case of a hard-working woman falling victim to heavy-handed harassment by U.S. authorities and possibly extortion by her hired help.
Much of the gap views can be explained by the gap in pay scales in each country. The close to $7,000 a year the U.S. authorities claim was the maid's salary, looks like slave wages to some Americans, but in India it is more than most lawyers make, and much more than almost anyone pays their domestic help.
India Real Time dug up some salary figures for both countries to try to explain why the maid's pay is interpreted so differently in each country.
The U.S. salary data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor. The Indian salary comes from average salaries for people with five-years of experience on job search website Naukri.com which is owned by Info Edge India Ltd. The actual and claimed maid's salaries come from the complaint from the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan.
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Signed Homegrown Player contract with the Columbus Crew (MLS) Jan. 8, 2014
Senior (2013):
Named to the All-Ivy League second team … Earned Academic All-Ivy league honors ... Finished his senior campaign with the team lead in points (12) and assists (10) … Ranked fifth in the nation with in 2013 with 0.59 assists per game and sixth in the country with 10 total helpers … His 10 assists rank fifth in team history in assists in a season and he ranks 10th overall with 17 career helpers ... Played and started in all 17 games … tallied two assists versus Hartford (Sept. 20) and one assist versus Massachusetts (Sept. 22)… Scored his first goal of season while adding an assist in the, 2-1, win over Cornell (Oct. 12) … Named Ivy League Player of the Week Oct. 14 … Handed out an assist versus Brown (Oct. 19) … Dished out a helper against Princeton (Oct. 26), Dartmouth (Nov. 2), Holy Cross (Nov. 6) and Columbia (Nov. 9) … Fired 29 shots including 11 on frame ... Helped Team USA capture the gold medal at the 2013 Maccabiah Games, leading the team in assists for the tournament and scoring on a penalty kick in the overtime shootout in the championship match against Argentina
Junior (2012):
Saw action in eight games, including seven starts, in 2012 … Picked up an assist in 1-1 tie against Boston College Oct. 2.
Sophomore (2011):
Tabbed to All-Ivy League honorable mention ... Played in all 17 games ... Led Harvard in points (six) and assists (six) ... Was tied for fourth in the Ancient Eight in helpers ... Assisted on a score against Boston University (Sept. 28) ... Dished out an assist at Cornell (Oct. 8) ... Handed out two assists in 3-3 tie against Colgate (Nov. 1) ... Earned an assist off a corner kick at Columbia (Nov. 5) ... Assisted on a score against Penn (Nov. 12).
Freshman (2010):
Saw action in 14 games, starting four ... Had five shots on the season ... Scored the game-winning goal on a header at Massachusetts (Sept. 6).
Helped Columbus Crew Juniors win 2010 Super-20 Finals and was named to all-tournament team ... Named to Men's Super 20 all-tournament team in 2012 as well.
Before Harvard:
Four-year letterwinner in soccer … Captained team as a junior and senior … Mid State League Player of the Year as a senior … First team All-MSL as a junior … First team all-district as a senior, second team as a junior … First team all-state, NSCAA all-region as a senior … Recipient of Coach's Award as a senior … Team Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior … Member of the Crew Soccer Academy U-18 team that finished third at the Development Academy Finals … Columbus Dispatch Starting 12 … WTVN Player of the Week … Played for the Columbus Crew club team ... High school team made two state semifinal appearances … National Honor Society member … Cum Laude Society … Quill and Scroll National Journalism Society.
Enjoys reading … His uncle Henry attended Harvard Medical School.


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Constance Hall
Main Building for the Music Department
Monday through Friday 7:00 am - 8:00 pm, card access 8:00 pm - 12:00 midnight Saturday 7:00 am - 5:00 pm, card access 5:00 pm - 12:00 midnight Sunday 11:00 am - 8:00 pm, card access 8:00 am - 11:00 am, 8:00 pm - 12:00 midnight
- Music Classrooms
- Music Computer Labs
- Smart Music Room
- Piano Lab
824 N. Elmwood
Peoria, Illinois
David C. Horowitz Auditorium
Caterpillar Global Communications Center
Room: 126
There is a capacity of 127 with tiered seating
The room is kept locked and opens with a key
Music Computer Labs
Constance Hall, Room: 9 & 22
Times: 8am - 5pm on weekdays
Lab 9 - Houses five workstations with Sibelius music software.
Lab 22 - Houses one advanced computer work station for recording and sound creation.
Piano Lab
Constance Hall, Room: 118
Times: quick card access only
Keyboard piano laboratory
Smart Music Room
Constance Hall, Room: 14
Times: 8am - 5pm on weekdays
Houses Smartmusic workstation and Jazz Combo Equipment
Dingeldine Music Center
Mabel Dingeldine, a member of the 1914 graduating class, was a major donor to the renovation of the Second Church of Christ Scientist into the Center, which opened in 1983.
Contains: Peters Recital Hall
1417 W. Barker
Peoria, Illinois
Music Classrooms
Constance Hall, Room: 107, 113 & 406
Times: open during weekdays and after hours access via quick card
Mediated music classrooms
Peters Recital Hall
Dingeldine Music Center
Times: as needed
Each year over 100 concerts, lectures and masterclasses are presented in the 440 seat Dingeldine Music Center. The Peters Recital Hall is the main venue for these activities. Ticket information for all events can be obtained by contacting the Cultural Events Ticket Office at 309-677-2650.


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Wednesday, 17 November 2010
MAC : A Tartan Tale Holiday Collection
Although Courting Lilac (£12.50) is a glaze formula, I do not find this shade particularly sheer. Its a cool toned mauve/purple with a gold shimmer/sheen. Gone Romancin' (£14.50) is a very shimmery, frosty, lilac with a hint of pink.
Courting Lilac looks a bit dull and the colour too mismatched with my skintone and Gone Romancin' is just too shimmery/frosty. Worn together and they work better, as the dazzleglass gives it a lift and a bit of brightness and the lipstick takes some of the edge off the shimmer/frost of the gloss.
I hadn't even been thinking about getting one of the blusher kits then tempting Anna went and did a post of them and drew me in http://italianbeautyblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/mac-tartan-tale-collection-part-2-face.html.
I got the Hark the Heraldry Face Kit (£29.50) .
It includes a beauty powder, Oh So Fair (sheer pale pink) and two blushes: Dame (very cool toned medium pink ), Plum Foolery (dusty rose plum with golden shimmer).
MAC do not make my favorite blushes, I find they have a tendency to go on a bit patchy and do not last that well, I do however like their beauty powders and I thought this would be a useful set to have as I don't seem too have many pinky blushers at the moment as I have been off on a peachy tangent.
Here are the blush ingredients:
I did almost get the Sir Teddy, however in real life he was a bit smaller and not as soft as expected, I noticed his bow and tag and thought about how my little boy treats soft toys and realised this bear may not last too well.
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The lilac gloss looks rather pretty. This year's holiday collection really disappointing for me since we've seen most of the colors before. Thanks for the awesome swatches and review.ReplyDelete
I've been lemming that blush kit (since I read Anna's post too).... I'm trying not to cave- it's so tough though!ReplyDelete
I do like the look of the gloss- v pretty and shimmery.
I was thinking (on the Dior np) would a quick coat of some tonal shimmery np liven it up a bit? Just a thought ;O)
x jeanie
I was very tempted by the blush kits but I didn't buy anything. For some reason it's easier for me to skip MAC holiday collections. The lip colours do look rather pretty, especially Although Courting Lilac.ReplyDelete
When I first spotted this post, it raised a smile. You've been snared by MAC again. I haven't paid much attention to Tartan Tale but I do like that blush kit very much. I had been keen on Oh So Fair from Venomous Villains but it had sold out. I have and really like Dame. As ever you are tempting me!ReplyDelete
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Hi Kristie,ReplyDelete
I know what you mean, it does seem the colours get repeated, I guess they bring out so much stuff, things end up being variations rather than different.
Hi Jeanie,
I do think the blush kit is a useful set to have, although you may well have similar colours.
I had not thought of using something over the Dior, will be worth a try, it needs something thats for sure, thanks x
Hi Meeta,
I had thought I would skip the colour but got sucked in. I think like Kristie was saying their holiday stuff gets a bit repetitive.
Hi Jane,
I was going to get an eye palette as well, so you should be proud of my control!
I can see that the colours are very you, but then if you have dame seems a shame to get a duplicate shade, unless you can use the palette more for when you go on holidays ?
Sorry, late again in commenting :(...bad, especially seeing as you linked to my MAC post! Yeah, Teddy is a bit hard and smaller than expected, I suppose I didn't think about the bow etc because my son has never been the mauling kind so everything is quite safe around him! I'm happy to have inspired you, usually it's the other way round, hehe! I must admit I bought more from this collection than I really wanted, mainly because I was at the event and I sort of felt compelled (we did have 20% off ...), but I'm happy with both my face kits. AS much as I liked the idea of the Gone Romancin' colour, when I saw it applied I was a bit "Ugh! That's a bit pale and frosty!", definitely not good with my skin tone, so I'm wondering who it would look good on, really! xxReplyDelete
Hi Anna,ReplyDelete
I think you were duty bound with the 20% off :)
I think "Ugh" is a good description, tbh I have put both of the lip products away for now as I scared myself a bit with them, I think I'll stay away from those types of colours in the future! x


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• Coverage hole detection per WLAN provides a more consistent and reliable performance by allowing select clients to be excluded from radio resource management policies.
• Organizations can improve network control by creating, defining and managing policies for locally significant certificates (LSC) on the access points and controllers.
• Service providers or organizations with multiple-tenant building solutions can configure up to 512 wireless LANs on one controller to ease management.
• Organizations can now implement high availability for Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) servers to help ensure maximum uptime for delivery of services, minimize wireless network downtime, and maximize operational efficiency.
• The new Cisco WCS Plus license provides organizations with a bundle of value-added Cisco WCS features through a single license PAK.
New Features
• Cisco Aironet® access points running Lightweight Access Point Protocol (LWAPP)
• Wireless Mesh Aironet 1520 Series Access Points
• Cisco 2100 and 4400 Series Wireless LAN Controllers
• Cisco Catalyst® 6500 Series/Cisco 7600 Series Wireless Services Module (WiSM)
• Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Module (WLCM) and Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Module Enhanced (WLCM-E) for integrated services routers
• Cisco Catalyst 3750G Integrated Wireless LAN Controller
• Cisco 3300 Series Mobility Services Engine
• Cisco 2700 Series Wireless Location Appliance
• Cisco WCS and Cisco WCS Navigator
Cisco Aironet Access Points
Table 1. New Cisco Aironet Access Point Features
Cisco Aironet 1140 Series Access Point
Business-ready 802.11n access point designed for simple deployment and energy efficiency
The Cisco Aironet 1140 Series offers many new features, including:
• Six times the throughput of existing 802.11a/g networks
• A sleek industrial design that blends into any enterprise environment
• 802.11n performance from standard 802.3af Power over Ethernet
• Intel Connect with Centrino Certified and 802.11n compliant for guaranteed interoperability with a variety of client devices
Environmentally friendly multi-unit Eco-Packs and EnergyStar certified power supplies
Coverage Hole Detection Per WLAN
A Cisco Radio Resource Manager feature that allows the network administrator to enable or disable coverage hole detection for each WLAN. Previously coverage hole detection was only configurable per client radio type (for example, 802.11a or 802.11b/g) for a given controller. This feature offers more granular control of groups of WLANs.
This feature provides a more consistent and reliable performance by allowing select clients to be excluded from radio resource management policies. It prevents the excluded clients from triggering access point radio power-level changes to mitigate coverage holes. Note that precoverage hole warning events will still be generated by access points for the clients that are excluded (with additional information such as WLAN name and coverage hole status of the WLAN).
Locally Significant Certificates
Cisco unified access points use either a manufactured installed certificate (MIC) or a self-signed certificate (SSC) to mutually authenticate the controller. With this feature, customers who choose to control public key infrastructure (PKI) can generate locally significant certificates (LSC) on the access points and controllers.
This feature provides improved network control so that IT professionals can:
• Create authentication certificates
• Manage certificates
• Set usage policies
• Define end use dates
Regulatory Compliance Update
Additional support for the following regulatory domains: Brazil, Chile, Puerto Rico, Egypt, Qatar, Montenegro, Serbia, Iraq, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Macedonia
Organizations in the listed countries can deploy Cisco Aironet 1130, 1140, 1240, and 1250 Series Access Points running LWAPP. Customers are responsible for verifying approval for use in their individual countries. To verify approval and to identify the regulatory domain that corresponds to a particular country, visit: http://www.cisco.com/go/aironet/compliance
Cisco Mesh Access Points
Table 2. New Cisco Aironet Mesh Access Point Features
Mesh Support
Cisco Aironet mesh access points are supported in the Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 5.2.
Customers can manage both indoor and outdoor mesh and nonmesh access points with the same software release. This helps to centralize management and improve operational efficiency.
Ethernet VLAN Tagging
Administrators can use a global setting to determine the behavior of the access point with respect to the VLAN tags on Ethernet bridged traffic (VLAN transparent and nonVLAN transparent). Ethernet ports can be configured in one of the three modes: normal mode, access mode, and trunk mode.
Ethernet VLAN tagging allows Ethernet ports to be configured as access or trunk, and works both in indoor and outdoor mesh access points.
Voice-Over-Indoor-Mesh Support
Voice is supported with enterprise mesh in indoor environments. Class of service enables voice traffic to be transmitted with control traffic in the platinum queue. Static Call Admission Control (CAC) is implemented when a single controller is used for the whole sector.
Organizations can take advantage of improved voice quality when mesh is deployed in an indoor setting. This is especially applicable in the retail, education, and healthcare industries.
Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers
Note: Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 5.2 for Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers does not support Cisco Aironet 1510 or 1505 Mesh Access Points. These access points are supported by Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 22.214.171.124M. Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 220.127.116.11M is part of a specialized release train that supports mesh access points.
Note: Cisco WCS can simultaneously manage multiple Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers running different software versions. Cisco WCS running Software Release 5.2 can simultaneously manage Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers running Release 5.2 to support Cisco Aironet access points and Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers running Release 184.108.40.206M to support Cisco Aironet mesh access points. A single Cisco WCS can manage these wireless LAN controllers up to the maximum number of controllers and access points supported by Cisco WCS.
Table 3. New Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Features
Increased Number of WLANs Supported Per Controller
Organizations can support multiple Secure Set Identifiers (SSIDs) to segregate different administrative domains and classes of traffic.
IT managers can configure up to 512 wireless LANs on one controller. It is possible to allocate 16 of the WLANs for each access point or access point group. IT managers can then create an access point profile that can be assigned to an access point or access point group.
Supporting different groups of customers within the same controller provides ease of management. It also provides granular policy control by advertising WLANs relevant to an area. This feature is applicable for service providers or multiple-tenant solutions in airports and high-rise buildings to separate networks.
Anonymous and Authenticated Bind Transactions for LDAP
This feature supports two types of bind transaction Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) requests: anonymous and authenticated. Credentials are provided to the LDAP server at the beginning of the bind transaction. IT managers can then configure an admin user and password.
Organizations experience enhanced security since the LDAP server allows database access only after authentication.
Client Credentials on H-REAP
Each Hybrid Remote Edge Access Point (H-REAP) can be configured with up to 100 user credentials for local authentication when the H-REAP is in standalone mode. Administrators can configure the same set of users over a group of access points in WCS.
This feature Increases the number of clients in remote locations and branch offices that will stay connected even when the WAN link to the wireless LAN controller is down. It also prevents IT from having to manually enter the same user credentials on multiple access points.
Cisco Wireless Control System
Table 4. New Cisco WCS Failover, Management, Auditing, and Ease-of-Use Features
High Availability
Cisco WCS supports software-based high availability for failover from primary (active) to secondary (standby) servers. Each active server can be backed up by a standby server. Automatic and manual failover modes are supported. See the Cisco WCS Deployment Guide for more information about failover times between servers.
Note: Customers with a Cisco WCS license that supports location services must upgrade to Software Release 5.2 or later in order to enable high availability.
Organizations can implement high availability for Cisco WCS servers to help ensure maximum uptime for services delivery, minimize wireless network downtime, and maximize operational efficiency.
Cisco WCS Plus License
A Cisco WCS Plus license is now available to support Cisco WCS base license features and the following capabilities:
• Location services of one device, tag, or rouge access point
• Mobility services enablement
• High availability
A Cisco WCS Plus license is backward compatible with existing Cisco WCS location and enterprise licenses.
The process to provision a Cisco WCS Plus license is the same as provisioning a current Cisco WCS license.
Organizations can use a single license PAK to receive a bundle of value-added Cisco WCS features. Organizations needing bundled features now have simplified license provisioning with the Cisco WCS Plus license.
Flexible Configuration Audit
Cisco WCS supports the ability to selectively audit the configuration parameters of wireless devices.
Flexible configuration auditing compares the global audit set configurations against the configurations on individual controllers or across controllers in the entire Cisco Unified Wireless Network. A global audit is a set of attributes that can be used to perform selective configuration auditing.
Organizations can reduce the time required to perform configuration audits by specifying key configuration attributes to audit. IT administrators can detect device configuration errors more quickly, which results in reduced security or compliance breaches.
Template Additions and Enhancements
Three new template enhancements are now available:
• Standalone (autonomous) access point configuration template: Cisco Aironet standalone (Cisco IOS ® Software-based) access points can be configured using the command-line interface (CLI) commands template in Cisco WCS. Templates can be applied to selected access points. The status of a scheduled configuration is indicated in Cisco WCS.
• Controller CLI template: Cisco WLAN controllers can be configured using the CLI commands template in Cisco WCS. Templates can be applied to selected controllers. The status of a scheduled configuration is indicated in Cisco WCS.
• Access point power injector setting in access point template: The access point power injector settings have been added to the access point configuration page and access point templates.
Organizations can more easily configure standalone (autonomous) access points from Cisco WCS using the CLI template. They also have the flexibility to configure Cisco WLAN controllers using the CLI commands.
Higher operational efficiency can now be attained by configuring access point power injector settings from Cisco WCS rather than individual WLAN controllers.
Enhancements to Autonomous to Unified Migration Tool
The embedded Cisco WCS migration tool (for migration of standalone or Cisco IOS Software-based access points to operate as LWAPP access points) has been enhanced to support these new features:
• Analysis of the standalone access points to be migrated to LWAPP
• Ability to upgrade the standalone access points to a minimum Cisco IOS Software version using a pre- bundled image available with Cisco WCS or an external software image
• Ability to upgrade single-radio standalone access points to run LWAPP
Organizations have more features within the embedded Cisco WCS migration tool to assist them with migrating standalone access points to run LWAPP and operate in the Cisco Unified Wireless Network.
Enhanced Client Details Report
The Cisco WCS Client Details report is further enhanced to provide information about client session time, session length, session throughput, VLAN, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), received signal strength indication (RSSI), and other information as listed in the release notes.
IT administrators can troubleshoot client device problems more easily using additional client session information now available in the Cisco WCS Client Retails report.
Mobility Services Engine
Table 5. New Cisco Mobility Services Products and Features
Mobility Services Engine
Cisco 3310 Mobility Services Engine
The Cisco 3310 Mobility Services Engine is the new hardware platform to add to the 3300 Series Mobility Services Engine family. The 3310 Mobility Services Engine is a cost- effective appliance for the delivery of mobility services and applications. A combination of hardware and software, the Mobility Services Engine is an appliance-based solution that supports a suite of software services to provide centralized and scalable service delivery.
A cost-effective platform for consistent, centralized, and scalable delivery of mobility services for the Cisco Unified Wireless Network.
Mobility Services
Table 6. Mobility Services Features
Adaptive Wireless Intrusion Prevention Software
Adaptive Wireless Intrusion Prevention Software
The Cisco Adaptive Wireless Intrusion Prevention Software (IPS) employs network analysis and signature-based techniques to deliver protection against rogue devices, known and unknown wireless attacks, as well as to perform network vulnerability and performance monitoring.
Cisco Adaptive Wireless IPS is integrated in the Cisco Unified Wireless Network infrastructure, enabling more accurate detection, proactive threat prevention, and streamlined management and security reporting using WCS. Adaptive Wireless IPS uses the power of the Cisco Mobility Services Engine to provide scalability, centralize network intelligence, and accelerate the deployment of new features and services.
Cisco Adaptive Wireless IPS protects your wireless network against rogue devices, network reconnaissance, eavesdropping, authentication and encryption cracking, man-in-the-middle attacks, wireless denial-of-service attacks, and Day-Zero unknown attacks.
Cisco Adaptive Wireless enables more accurate detection, proactive threat prevention, and enhanced ability to control wireless threats, while easing deployment and operations. Comprehensive Adaptive Wireless IPS configuration management, event aggregation, forensics, and reporting simplify workflows and help companies meet their compliance goals.
Mobile Intelligent Roaming
Mobile Intelligent Roaming
This feature enables dual-mode phones to roam between cellular and Wi-Fi networks.
Mobile Intelligent Roaming takes advantage of real-time network intelligence (for example, RSSI, quality of service (QoS), CAC, network loading, and spectrum intelligence) to generate network-assisted triggers to initiate call handoff.
Please see the Mobile Intelligent Roaming product bulletin for more information.
Mobile Intelligent Roaming for dual-mode phones enables users to seamlessly roam between cellular and Wi-Fi networks, offering business continuity across networks while reducing costs by using the WLAN for on campus calls. End user productivity is further enhanced by extending unified communications features to dual-mode phones.
Mobile Intelligent Voice Call Roaming provides a more predictable and reliable enterprise handoff by using WLAN network intelligence to initiate the handoff by client software or mobile gateway (GW) client.
Context-Aware Mobility
Additional Platform: Cisco Mobility Services Engine 3310
Context-Aware Mobility Service can now be deployed with the Cisco Mobility Services Engine 3350 or 3310.
The Context-Aware Mobility Service has the capability to gather Wi-Fi tag information either from the Cisco Unified Wireless Network using a RSSI algorithm or using time difference of arrival (TDoA) receviers for outdoor or high-ceiling environments or RF- challenging environments (both indoor and outdoor environments can be RF challenging).
The context-aware engine for tags can run standalone or simultaneously with the context-aware engine for clients.
For more information, see the Context-Aware Mobility Service product bulletin for Software Release 5.2
Having multiple platforms provides the flexiblity for customers to meet various deployment and scalability needs.
Both the MSE 3310 and the 3350 platform offer the advantage of running mobility services within the Cisco WLAN infrastructure and using a common API for third-party application integration.
Scalability for MSE 3310 is a combination of up to 2000 Wi-Fi tags or Wi-Fi clients.
Guest Access
Guest User and Sponsor Audit Enhancements
Introduces new guest user and provisioning personnel (sponsor) audit fields and reporting capabilities
Guest user and sponsor audit enhancements provides enterprise-class, real-time, and historical trend reporting functionality. This feature also enhances overall network security through granular guest user audit trails and improves guest user provisioning and management.
Service and Support
Cisco Wireless LAN Services
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For More Information
• For more information about Cisco wireless products, visit: http://www.cisco.com/go/wireless
• For more information about the Cisco Unified Wireless Network, visit: http://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedwireless


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First-time buyers in London and the South East are unlikely to benefit from the Government's controversial Help to Buy scheme, research for the Telegraph has shown.
High house prices combined with the affordability requirements of the scheme means many first-time buyers will struggle to borrow enough.
An analysis by property group Savills for the Telegraph shows a first-time buyer in London would need to earn around £54,000 to meet the stringent lending criteria on a 95pc Help to Buy mortgage.
However, there is more capacity for the scheme to help first-time buyers outside the capital.
"The strict lending and affordability criteria being applied by lenders mean that the ability to get on and move up the housing ladder will be confined to high earners in the markets of London and the South East," said Lucian Cook, residential research director at Savills.
"There is much more capacity to expand the profile of young home-owning households in the lower-value markets of the Midlands and the North, though ironically the clamour to get on the housing market in these areas is much less."
The second part of Help to Buy, where part of the mortgage is guaranteed by the Government to reduce risk for lenders, increases the availability of 95pc loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages.
But the mortgage rates announced last week were not as generous as many hoped. Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest, which is majority-owned by the Government, are offering a 95pc LTV two-year fixed-rate deal at 4.99pc with no fees. Halifax and Bank of Scotland unveiled a higher rate of 5.19pc on their two-year fixes, with a £995 fee.
The rates may improve as other banks, such as Barclays and Santander, enter the market and increase competition. But the tight lending restrictions mean many hopeful buyers may not qualify for a loan, or the mortgages offered may be far smaller than they expected.
RBS, for example, has said it doesn't want to lend through its Help to Buy deals where the borrower will be committing more than 55pc of their monthly income to mortgage repayments. It also makes allowance for the possibility of mortgage rates increasing to 7pc.
In addition, banks will apply a cap on lending of a likely maximum of five times earnings, single or joint.
The Savills research, using recent data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), shows what a first-time buyer needs to earn in different regions to qualify for a mortgage under Help to Buy.
In London, for example, where the average first-time buyer property costs £256,000, only someone earning £54,000 would be able to support a 95pc mortgage at a rate of 7pc before their monthly mortgage costs exceeded 55pc of post-tax income.
If a couple wanted to buy, they would need to earn £49,000 between them – slightly less as each would have a personal tax allowance and split tax and national insurance requirements.
As the current first-time buyer in London earns £52,000, Help to Buy may not increase access to the housing market for lower earners – even though it reduces the deposit required from around £63,000 to £12,800.
The capital and interest repayments for first-time buyers using Help to Buy in London could also be significantly higher – accounting for 32pc of disposable income up from an average 22pc currently – because of the larger amount borrowed and the higher mortgage rates.
In contrast, in the North East the average first-time buyer property costs £104,000. To support a 95pc mortgage on this property with the same affordability checks, a buyer would need to earn £20,000 pre-tax.
This is less than the current first-time buyer average salary in the region of £30,000, so the scheme has a greater chance of helping people onto the housing ladder.
Their monthly repayments would go up, however, accounting for 35pc of disposable income, from 18pc for the current average first-time buyer.
In the West Midlands, the average first-time buyer property costs £120,000, meaning a first-time buyer would need to earn at least £23,000 to support a 95pc mortgage under the Help to Buy lending criteria.
The Help to Buy scheme is also open to home movers, but first-time buyers were examined for this article as they are more likely to have smaller deposits.
Simon Gammon, head of finance at Knight Frank, said he believed banks were pricing out first-time buyers because they were unwilling to increase lending.
"Help to Buy looks great on paper – people think they can finally get on the property ladder," he said, "but then you go to the banks and look at the products on offer and realise you can't afford it."
The Help to Buy rates and lending criteria may be adjusted as more banks open their doors to hopeful buyers with small deposits. But it's far from certain Help to Buy will assist many more first-time home buyers.
"There will still be considerable pressure on the bank of Mum and Dad to fund deposits, so that their offspring can minimise their mortgage debt and take advantage of lower interest rates," said Mr Cook.
The Telegraph launched an online calculator this week to help compare the costs of buying and renting a home. You can find it at telegraph.co.uk/rentorbuy


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jdhf99 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 33 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
Looking for a modern web 2.0 design for a small business dog training site.
Doggonit Training
I need a nice web 2.0 site for a local dog training business. I already have a logo and business cards made. I was originally going to go with a monster template but decided I needed something more professional and visually appealing.
This contest is of course for the main site design(uncoded). I will need to pay extra to have a complete site with subpages done. I will ask each potential winner to provide a price for additional subpages and if they do coding work how much they charge. Please only enter the contest if you're willing to create the subpages for an additional fee.
The business card design for reference can be found here:
The logo can be found here:
Please be sure to use this logo as we already have business cards, etc...
Things required on the page are:
News Area
Save a dog section
Thinking of getting a new puppy?
Small area for welcome text
- Must be professional, not cartoonish.
- Minimal Text
- Graphics\Icons\Stock Photos
- Lighter Color Schemes(Must incorporate logo)
- If possible add a space for tagline(still deciding).
- Site title should be "Doggonit Training" and not "Doggonitnh"
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Photographer's Note
Casablanca's clock tower was built in the early twentieth century by Commandant Dessigny. Its fragile structure led to its destruction in the mid twentieth century. The clock tower was rebuilt in 1994. It is located on the Place des Nations Unies (United Nations Square), at the entrance of the old medina. The Clock Tower, with a height of 20 metres, is a kind of beacon in the city.
In this photo, the entrance to the medina can barely be seen behind the clock tower.
Kazablanka Saat Kulesi
Kazablanka Saat Kulesi Komutan Dessigny tarafından yirminci yüzyıl başlarında inşa edilmiştir. Kırılgan yapısı yirminci yüzyıl ortasında yıkılmasına yol açtı. Saat kulesi, 1994 yılında yeniden inşa edilmiştir. Bu eski medine girişinde, Place des Nations Unies (Birleşmiş Milletler Meydanı) üzerinde yer alır. 20 metre yüksekliğindeki Saat Kulesi kentte mirengi noktasıdır.
Bu fotoğrafta, medine girişi zorlukla saat kulesinin arkasında görülebilir.
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jadesgran (5433) 2013-11-21 21:44
Hi Murat
A lot going on in your picture.A pity there are so many wires and cables.Maybe a different P.O.V?
Two people in the foreground look stressed.
krzychu30 (15512) 2013-11-22 0:24
Hello Murat,
nice continuation of your series from Casablanca!
I like the way you composed the scene juxtaposing the architecture with daily-life of the city(you placed perfectly these two women in the FG).
What I like more about it is the color scheme of your image and strong contrast(especially yellow facade against blue sky looks fabulous!).
Have a nice day
lousat (122065) 2013-11-22 1:25
Hi Murat,very nice view from the most modern city of Morocco,a lot of life and a very rich scenery too,i like the life on the streets and the high saturation to have the best by this view,very nice too the architechture of the clock tower that looks like a minaret...eheh..have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano
ikeharel (99471) 2013-11-22 6:59
Hello Murat,
The old tower, modern labyrinth structure, many (mostly red) cars, and the people on the big square - all culminate to a wonderful scenery.
Excelent clarity, fine colors mingle in great harmony, and contrast the blue sky. Cheers,
Nicou (189956) 2013-11-22 7:20
très très belle vue de cette plate quelle iamge et compo sueprbe captage avec cette tour l'animation et les personnage et le couleurs splendide compo.
Bravo et amitié
resat1972 (7586) 2013-11-22 11:14
Murat Bey merhaba
harika renkler var burada
çok güzel bir Fas çalışması
güzel bir seri, başlangıcı kaçırmışım
elinize sağlık
PaulVDV (49032) 2013-11-22 11:39
Hello Murat,
I remember this place and this view of Casablanca but for some strange reason I didn't take a picture of it. Looking at this photo, I regret I didn't.
The picture is full of life and shows Casablance the present day in front of the old medina walls and the clock tower.
The colourful modern structure wasn't there in April 2011. Perhaps, it is a temporary work of art.
Looking at how the people are dressed, it must still have been quite cold in March.
Best regards, Paul
pajaran (93280) 2013-11-22 12:19
Dobar dan.
Lep pogled na kulu i trenutak sa ljudima ...
Dobra kompozicija i perspektiva, lepo pokazano mesto i trenutak.
Dobar trenutak snimka i kontrast, lepe boje.
Imajte lep dan, sve najbolje za vikend, srecno.
Good afternoon.
Nice view of the tower and the moment with people ...
Good composition and perspective, nice place and moment shown.
Good time recording and contrast, beautiful colors.
Have a nice day, all the best for the weekend, good luck.
ourania (51103) 2013-11-22 12:31
Hello Murat,
this is a very interesting picture too. The graphism and intricacy of the background are attractive and there's a lot of information to study. The colours of the sky and the setting offer eye-catching combinations and contrasts. The vibrancy of the background is matched by the movement and human interest in the foreground. The street scene looks strikingly natural against the graphical aspect of the setting. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a lovely day,
kato (11630) 2013-11-22 22:07
Hello Murat,
You're capturing well this place by a good angle and excellent tone/clarity, so it's interesting and impressive to see the wide sqaure with the tram track and tall poles, long yellow wall together clock tower and the mudina with old buildings which is visible behind a wall. The whole is harmonized well by good arrangement and tasteful color combination.
Kind regards,
Miguel82 (37353) 2013-11-23 3:36
Great picture series about Casa Murat, I encourage you to keep posting, nice view of the Medina quarter with the tram line, the clock tower and the population walking and talking in the streets, high definition, you got fine colors, enjoy your saturday
jmdias (93125) 2013-12-09 15:47
while I Casablanca I crossed this area 3 times I guess, inside that sculpture of globe I found lots of trash and garbage. In the image the place looks much more clean than when I was there. nice details of architecture and the daily life. Tfs.
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- Copyright: Murat Tanyel (mcmtanyel) (55870)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2013-03-04
- Categories: Daily Life, Architecture
- Camera: Kodak EasyShare Z980, JPEG Normal
- Exposure: f/5.6, 1/400 seconds
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- Date Submitted: 2013-11-21 20:30


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I am looking to get one of those large smart phone sized E-Stim devices that runs on like four AA's or whatever.
I was at a great rehab hospital (Spaulding in Boston) for about three months, getting an hour and 1/2 of physical therapy every day along with an hour and 1/2 of occupational therapy every day. They had a huge gym with all sorts of equipment, Eriigo, ReWalk, LocoMat, FESBike, etc. My physical therapist there told me that of course any other rehab facility or step down facility or skilled nursing facility that I might transition to after discharge from the hospital would of course at least have these handheld Estim machines as well.
Now I am at a state hospital mostly for the mentally disabled, the only place (1/50) I applied to that would take me with my level of injury, and of course they do have an OT& PT here, but all I get here is 10 min of leg stretching and Range of Motion each day, no gym, no equipment, no estim.
I am Looking into buying one of these devices, however I'm not quite sure where to start. I asked my old physical therapist from Spalding and she told me it would be impossible for general member of the public to buy one. She told me that the only way a patient could get one for themselves would be to get a prescription from a doctor for one. This would not be too hard for me to get, given my level of injury, however I want to try to get one as soon as possible since I am merely languishing here in this hospital with no physical therapy and no power wheelchair and no staff that knows how to treat spinal cord injury.
in my experience you can always buy anything that you are looking for on the Internet, however when I look to try to find devices, all I can find are electric stimulation devices that you put on your Dick..... not exactly what I am looking for at the moment.
does anyone know where to look for these devices? What companies or brands or models should I be looking for?


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I realized one of the old reasons why some don't consider server-side JS ready could actually already be considered a fun little mistake.
One of the old cited reasons why server side js isn't ready is "Lack of libraries". Ya, io needs some standardization (and perhaps more clean APIs), and there are various low-level things which need building. However there is one thing I think we can actually nicely tick of as mistake.
General libraries for different types of markup and so... Templating? JSON-Template is in JavaScript, Python, Java, PHP, and the list is growing. Markdown? Showdown. Textile? Theres two or three of these I think, at least one is GPL which could be troublesome, another is not marked but it looks like the authors are open enough a poke should be all needed to give it a real license.[Read more...]


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Yankees Drop Fifth Straight to Twins, Rodriguez Homers, Notes
Spring Training is simply practice. It's easy to talk about and it's easy to sum it up – yes we are talking about practice. Of late, the Yankees have not been practicing very well, dropping their fifth straight Grapefruit League game today against a team they usually have no problem beating, the Minnesota Twins. The Bombers lost a squadoosh, 9-2.
The highlight of the afternoon was a solo home run hit by Alex Rodriguez in the bottom of the second inning. His homer tied the game at one and was his second of the spring.
The only other run the Yankees plated was a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning off the bat of Kevin Russo which knocked in Eric Chavez.
The Twins roughed up starter Freddy Garcia for four earned runs on six hits in 2 2/3 innings. Garcia walked two and struck out three, but was scuffling from the get-go. In the top of the first, Jeff Bailey singled to score Denard Span.
In the bottom of the third the Twins took the lead, scoring three runs. Luke Hughes doubled to drive in Bailey. He later came to the plate, as did Bailey, on a ground-rule double by Rene Rivera later in the frame, giving Minnesota a 4-1 edge.
The Twins widened their lead in the fourth, scoring four more runs. The highlight of the inning was a three-run blast off the bat of Brian Dinkelman. Earlier in the inning Hughes reached on an error by Derek Jeter, as the Yankee Captain dropped a popup in the infield.
Jeter's error allowed Span to cross the plate. Leading 8-2 in the ninth, Chris Herrmann grounded into a force out, permitting Justin Huber to score and give the Twins nine runs for the game.
The Yankees, now 6-10-2 in Grapefruit League play, will visit the Red Sox tomorrow night.
Notes & Things to Look Out For
· It's amazing how things unfold sometimes. Recently I have sung the praises of the starting pitching and as soon as I commend them, they begin to falter. Freddy Garcia had a rough day. 2 2/3 innings pitched, four earned runs, six hits, two walks, and three Ks. His ERA this spring is now 4.70 and he holds a 1-1 record. Is his bid for a spot in the rotation in jeopardy now? Probably not, but I think the Yankees are going to be watching him a little closer from now on.
· Although the Yankees haven't been scoring a lot of runs, the regulars have been hitting the ball pretty hard. Alex Rodriguez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run today. He is batting .440 at press time and as documented, he is in great shape. I read a few days ago that he "feels like he is in 2007 form." If you recall, A-Rod hit 54 homers that season with 156 RBIs and secured a .314 batting average. I would like to see that again.
· Mark Teixeira added another spring hit and was 1-for-3 today. He is hitting .360 to this point. Hopefully he will finally start hot instead of pressing at the beginning of the year. Either way, he is raking this spring.
· Mariano Rivera, wearing his socks high, struck out the side in the bottom of the sixth. It was his first spring outing and he looked dominant, to no one's surprise. There really isn't anything to say that hasn't already been said about how Rivera continues to shut down virtually every hitter he faces. He is one of the natural wonders of the world, or at least a natural wonder of baseball. He yawned after he walked off the mound, as if to say, "No big deal." Nine of the 12 pitches he tossed were strikes.
· Rafael Soriano gave up his first hit of the spring in the fifth inning of today's game, but worked around it. He surrendered a single to Denard Span, but allowed no runs. No walks or strikeouts, but he is a powerful force – at least that's what I sense out of him. I get the feeling he is going to be one heck of a setup man.
· This afternoon, Derek Jeter made a defensive blunder by Luis Castillo'ing that popup in the top of the fourth. (Yes, I turned Luis Castillo into a verb, meaning Jeter dropped the ball). At the plate Jeter was 1-for-3, snatching a single that would have played for a 1-3 putout, if pitcher Glen Perkins could have fielded the ball cleanly. The ball caromed off Perkins and Jeter reached. I'm not so worried about Jeter; you can't be. He generally puts up the same types of numbers every year, and it is easy to know what to expect from him. But it is becoming evident to me that the Yankee Captain isn't the same player he was 10 years ago.
· The Yanks made their first round of cuts this weekend. Adam Warren, D.J. Mitchell, Andy Sisco, Brian Anderson, Buddy Carlysle, and Hector Noesi have been reassigned to Minor League camp. More cuts will be coming soon I'm sure, what with Opening Day two weeks from this Thursday.
· In yesterday's 6-5 exhibition loss to the Washington Nationals, A.J. Burnett gave up a two-run home run to Michael Morse, but recovered to retire the next nine batters he faced. He struck out the side in the first inning. It's good to see him in this form; not getting rattled after giving up a long ball. Burnett is looking a lot better than he did last year around this time. Credit him with nine innings for the spring so far, and just two runs allowed.
· Among the Yankees making the trip to Boston camp in Fort Myers tomorrow: Brett Gardner, Curtis Granderson, Nick Swisher, Jesus Montero, Dellin Betances, Manuel Banuelos, and Mark Prior. Regular starters Jeter, Rodriguez, Robinson Cano, Mark Teixeira, and Jorge Posada will not be there. Sergio Mitre will make the start.
· The next televised game on YES is Wednesday night March 16 vs. the Baltimore Orioles.


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As I've grown older I've become more selective about what "treasures" I keep around the shop. In general, I don't throw away:
-the threaded plastic caps and plugs that come with new hydraulic cylinders, valves and other hydraulic components. I've got a coffee can half-full of those caps and plugs, and they're like gold when I'm working on hydraulic components and need to keep oil from leaking out or dirt from getting in. Metal, flat-face o-ring caps are even more precious, and should NEVER be thrown away. I once had to buy a specific set of those caps for a special repair job, and 6 of those caps cost me more than $70.
-hydraulic fittings. I never keep a fitting that leaked (duh!), but any time I replace a valve block or other component, I strip off and save all the 45-degree, 90-degree and other adapter fittings that I can salvage. Flared fittings, o-ring fittings, pipe thread fittings in every size imaginable get tossed in a 5-gallon bucket under my work bench. Someday I'm going to sort them by size and design and put them in a nice set of plastic drawers. Someday.
-wood blocks. I can't count the times I've been working in a farmer's shop and needed a 4x4, 4x6 or 6x6 wooden block, and couldn't find one. Back at the shop I've got a stack of wooden blocks that I guard from other mechanics like a dog guards a bone. A wooden block of the right size, especially an OAK wooden block, is a wonderful thing when you're trying to jack or pry heavy equipment.
-five-gallon buckets. We use a lot of oil in 5-gallon buckets at the dealership, and it breaks my heart when the boss tells me it's time to let go of my stash of empty buckets. A sturdy, empty 5-gallon bucket is hard for me to let go. That's why there's a bunch of 5-gallon buckets stacked inside each other in my garage here at home. Once I figure out a way to get them unstuck from each other, I'll be glad I saved them. If I ever find the prankster co-worker who stomped them into each other while they were loosely stacked in my truck before I brought them home...
Conversely, I have a list of things I never save:
-electrical circuit boards, relays, and wiring harnesses. When I was younger and my mind was like a steel trap, I could remember which electrical components were "good" and which ones were good only for parts. Now my memory has a hard time holding onto where I laid the hammer I was using 10 minutes ago, so it's best if I just assume I removed them from a machine for a good reason, and throw them away.
-spray paint cans that quit spraying. For some reason I keep hoping they will magically start working again. They never do.
-rusty nuts and bolts. I grew up under strict orders to never, under any circumstance, throw away a nut or bolt removed during repairs or scrapping. All nuts were to be screwed onto their respective bolt and then tossed into a 5-gallon bucket under Dad's workbench. The plan was that some winter day we'd sit down and sort them by size and condition. When Dad finally had his farm sale at the end of his career, they sold six or seven 5-gallon buckets of rusty, unsorted bolts to farmers who said they planned someday to, "sit down and sort them out."
They say, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." I try to hang on only to treasures, but...every week I fear I'm going to see myself on an episode of that TV show about hoarders.


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cPanel: Configure your server's DNS for Workspace email
These instructions only apply to servers. If you're looking to set up email with a cPanel Shared Hosting account, see Set up cPanel email accounts.
You can set up email for a domain name hosted on a server using cPanel.
Configuring your server to use email for a domain name is a two-step process. First, make sure your server isn't configured to use its own email services for your domain name. Second, set the proper MX records for your domain name to use email. For more information, see Checking and managing my MX records.
To Set up Your Email Using cPanel
- Log in to WHM by entering root as your user name.
- In the Account Information area, click List Accounts.
- Locate the domain name you want to set up email for, and then click Open in Control Panel.
- Click the cPanel icon for the domain name you want to use.
- In the Mail area, click MX Entry.
- Click Remote Mail Exchanger, and then click Change.
- In the MX Records area, click Delete.
- Click Add Record.
- From the Record Type menu, select MX.
- In the Add New Record field, enter the first MX record:
- In the Priority field, type 0.
- In the Destination field, type smtp.secureserver.net.
- Click Add New Record.
- In the Add New Record field, enter the second MX record:
- In the Priority field, type 10.
- In the Destination field, type mailstore1.secureserver.net.
- Click Add New Record.
- View the new MX records at the bottom of the page to make sure they are correct. It can take up to 48 hours for your changes to propagate through the Internet.


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How to install OpenSSL on CentOS using a self-signed certificate
Since visitors and search engines put increased trust into sites that are secured with SSL, certificate usage is on the rise. While you would often use a trusted certificate from a well-known CA, sometimes it makes sense to use a self-signed cert. This is especially true when setting up a test or development environment. It takes a few minutes, but it's pretty straightforward and gives you the nice little lock in the browser bar when it's working. I set mine up on my VPS and it worked without issue.
|Basic - 1 | Medium - 2 | Advanced - 3
|30 min
|CentOS-based VPS or dedicated servers
Install the necessary libraries
Create a directory to store the keys
Create a self-signed certificate
You'll be asked to fill out a few fields. The most important line is "Common Name." Enter your official domain name here or, if you don't have one yet, enter your site's IP address.
Edit the config file
Scroll down until you find the
VirtualHost _default_:443 section.
Uncomment the DocumentRoot and ServerName lines.
Change example.com in the ServerName line to either your domain name or server's IP address. Important: This needs to match the common name on the certificate.
Scroll down and ensure that SSL is configured with the following lines.
SSLCertificateFile /etc/httpd/pki/apache.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/httpd/pki/apache.key
Save and exit.
Restart Apache
That's it!
Test the configuration
Browse to https://your domain name
You should see your site over an SSL connection.
Note: Your browser will likely ask you to trust the self-signed certificate before allowing access to the site. This is an artifact of using a self-signed certificate. For using a certificate that is globally-trusted, here is a link on how to get a trusted SSL certificate.
Note: As a courtesy, we provide information about how to use certain third-party products, but we do not endorse or directly support third-party products and we are not responsible for the functions or reliability of such products. Third-party marks and logos are registered trademarks of their respective owners. All rights reserved.


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Stephen Jahelka and the Crimson will face Germany in the quarterfinals (Robin Stitzing).
TORKU, Finland -- Team USA advanced to the quarterfinals today after finishing 2-2 in the blue group at the FIL World Championships. Led by team captain and Harvard sophomore Stephen Jahelka, the USA Under-19 lacrosse team will play Germany in a quarterfinal matchup Wednesday, July 18 at 4 pm in Torku. Canada (4-0) and Iroquois Nationals (3-1) received byes to the semifinal round.
Team USA earned an impressive victory against Australia 24-6 in the first matchup of the tournament. In an 11-9 loss to Canada in Team USA's second game, Harvard sophomore midfielder Sean Mahon scored a pair of goals in the game and junior attackman Daniel Eipp scored a game tying goal in the fourth quarter. Team USA followed with an overwhelming victory of 20-1 over England. Eipp was a scoring force again netting two goals in the game.
Team USA's final matchup in group play was against the Iroquois Nationals. After Team USA scored the tying goal in the fourth quarter, the Iroquois Nationals pulled away for a 15-13 win.
If Team USA can pull off a victory against Germany in the quarterfinal round, they are set up for a rematch against the Iroquois Nationals on Thursday, July 19 at 8 pm in Turku.


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Freedom of the Press
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2012 Scores
Press Status
Press Freedom Score (0 = best, 100 = worst)
Legal Environment(0 = best, 30 = worst)
Political Environment(0 = best, 40 = worst)
Economic Environment(0 = best, 30 = worst)
The media environment in East Timor remained stable in 2011, largely owing to the implementation of a new penal code in 2009 that decriminalized defamation. Freedom of the press and expression is protected under Articles 40 and 41 of the constitution. The controversy over five draft media laws proposed by the UN Development Programme continued, as Timorese and regional press organizations argued that the laws would place new restrictions on journalists. The London-based freedom of expression advocacy group Article 19 noted a number of positive features in the laws, such as a provision giving the Media Council the power to mediate defamation cases. However, the council would also be given the authority to fine journalists and news organizations for violations that Article 19 called "vaguely defined." Cases that could not be resolved by the Media Council would be sent to the courts.
A culture of deference and respect for hierarchy continues to pervade journalism in East Timor, and most news reported out of Dili, the capital, features verbatim accounts recorded during organized press conferences. While most public officials pay lip service to freedom of the press, not all are comfortable with its actual practice, and there is a sense among many—including some international advisers—that journalism should ideally be linked with the process of nation-building. However, journalists are able to cover the news freely, and there are few cases of reporters being harassed or attacked.
One weekly and three daily newspapers operate on a regular schedule in East Timor, and several more appear sporadically. Circulations are very small, and are hampered by the high price of papers relative to low consumer purchasing power, illiteracy, and a lack of distribution outside Dili. After the country gained independence in 2002, broadcast media became dominated by public radio and television outlets, but community radio stations—many with international funding—also play an important role in the media landscape. According to a 2009 Southeast Asian Press Alliance fact-finding mission, there are more than 15 community radio stations across the country, along with 1 national and 3 commercial stations. There is one national and one private television station. However, technical difficulties limit the reach of many broadcast media outlets in rural areas, leaving an estimated 16 percent without access to any media. A 2011 nationwide media survey commissioned by the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste found that radio still has the highest reach of any communication medium (a weekly reach of 55 percent), with television trailing not far behind (a weekly reach of 48 percent).
The presence of internationally funded media-assistance organizations has had mixed effects on journalism in East Timor. These organizations have made significant financial contributions, thereby decreasing the importance of funding from the state and arguably increasing journalistic independence. At the same time, evidence suggests that their presence has contributed to what some Timorese journalists call a "project mentality," in which news organizations become dependent on grants from nonstate actors and find it difficult to be independently sustainable. International media development organizations have had limited success in attempting to train a new generation of local journalists, but media work continues to be poorly paid, and journalists with good language and writing skills can easily find work in other industries.
Internet access was limited to just 0.9 percent of the population in 2011 due to poverty and inadequate infrastructure. Nonetheless, the government does not censor websites or restrict users' access to diverse content. More households have mobile phones, and they are becoming an important communication tool, especially in Dili, where 90 percent of the households surveyed owned a mobile phone.


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Providing scientific leadership towards Rio+20
UNESCO provided scientific leadership towards the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) through its work to organize the Planet Under Pressure Conference held in London from 26-29 March 2012, as the co-chair of the International Scientific Organizing Committee.
The conference brought together over 3,000 scientists, political leaders, academics, health specialists, representatives of other intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, the private sector and the media, from around the world to discuss global challenges on climate change, ocean acidification, ecological degradation, human well-being, planetary thresholds, food security, energy and governance and offer new sustainable solutions for Rio+20.
Conference participants issued the first State of the Planet Declaration, which included the following main messages:
- 1. Humanity's impact on the Earth system has driven the planet into a new epoch – the Anthropocene – which is comparable to planetary-scale geological processes evoking major landscape changes and mass extinctions at the species level induced by human activity. Researchers must identify the planetary and regional thresholds and boundaries that, if crossed, could result in serious social, economic and environmental crises.
- 2. A polycentric approach to planetary stewardship is needed which creates diverse partnerships among governments, businesses and civil society. This includes a fundamental reorientation and restructuring of national and international institutions to move to effective Earth-system governance. Governments should take action to improve coherence and promote integrated policy and action across the social, economic and environmental pillars at the national level. A Sustainable Development Council is needed within the UN System to integrate social, economic and environmental policy at the global level.
- 3. Ecology must be integrated into the economy. The monetary and non-monetary values of the global public goods, such as our ocean and our atmosphere, must be factored into decision-making frameworks.
- 4. New global sustainable development goals with new indicators and targets are needed to promote planetary stewardship, which are applied to all levels of governance. The research community must be involved in the development of these goals, targets and indicators, recognizing interconnected issues and building on existing measure of well-being.
- 5. GDP cannot be the sole constituent of well-being, other indicators, including qualitative ones, must be developed that measure actual improvements of well-being at all scales.
- 6. A new framework is needed for regular global sustainability analyses that link with existing assessments, and builds on the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem services and other pertinent ongoing efforts. This can help promote the science-policy interface.
- 7. A new approach to research is needed which is more integrated, international and solutions-oriented and which informs new interdisciplinary global sustainability policies. This research must integrate across existing research programmes and disciplines, across all domains of research, across the North and South, include local knowledge systems, and be co-designed and implemented with input from governments, civil society, research funders and the private sector. A new major research initiative 'Future Earth - research for global sustainability' was launched with support from a number of global-environmental-change programmes, including UNESCO, which aims to achieve these objectives.
In his video message during the high-level segment, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called upon the scientific community to help make sense of the complex and interconnected challenges --including climate change, the financial crisis and food, water and energy insecurity -- that threaten human well-being and civilization as we know it. The Secretary-General informed the meeting of his intention to engage the scientific community in taking forward the science-related recommendation of his High-level Panel on Global Sustainability, with support from UNESCO Director-General Bokova. In conclusion, the Secretary-General welcomed the State of the Planet Declaration issued by the Conference and its timing, noting that 'Rio+20 is a major opportunity to advance the policy–science interface.'
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, also took part in the high-level segment and noted her commitment to placing science at the heart of all efforts for sustainable development and highlighted the Organization's role in helping States answer key questions about equitable and inclusive growth together, with the help of science.
The Assistant Director-General of the Intergovernmental Oceanic Commission of UNESCO, Wendy Watson-Wright, closed the conference on behalf of the Director-General of UNESCO, and spoke about 'The Way Ahead.'
A number of parallel sessions were organized with UNESCO's partners during the Conference in preparation for Rio+20 on the following topics:
- Ocean acidification: ecological impacts and societal implications (UNESCO-IOC). This session focused on the multiple stressors that are affecting the health of the oceans of ocean warming, acidification, and deoxygenation, which are occurring as a result of climate change.
It was noted that we must substantially reduce our CO2 emissions, as ocean acidification is mainly caused by CO2, and that other greenhouse gases must also be limited as they all contribute to ocean warming and hence deoxygenation. International ocean governance, planning and financing for adaptation strategies are also needed to protect our ocean.
At regional and local levels, it is important to reduce other environmental stressors such as local sources of pollution into the ocean. Research is also needed to improve the knowledge and understanding of these multiple stressors. This requires a mutli-disciplinary approach to research across the physical, life, chemical, Earth, social and economic sciences.
- Mountains as arenas for adaptation to global change (UNESCO-MAB). The session considered mountains as arenas for adaptation to global change. Mountain regions, particularly in tropical regions where they are prime human habitat, are increasingly threatened by climate change, demographic pressure, and economic development that in many cases lead to resource depletion and degradation, hindering the provision of critical goods and services to both mountain inhabitants and lowland communities.
Mountains are at the same time social and political arenas with a wide range of management arrangements, including private property, traditional common property regions, national scale parks and reserves, and international treaties, all embedded within a rapidly changing global economic context that can create tensions between local mountain residents and distant users of mountain resources.
The following three key messages were identified for future action:
- Need to continue to inventory the diversity of institutional arrangements in mountain regions at different scales, regional to local.
- Need a more rigorous assessment of the performance and effectiveness of these institutional arrangements.
- Transdisciplinary science should play a role in such arrangements and lessons learnt from biosphere reserves should be used to foster sustainable development through applied science.
- Indigenous knowledge and sustainable futures: community-based evaluations of climate change vulnerability, adaptation and innovation (UNESCO – LINKS). This session focused on recognizing that climate change adaptation must be rooted in local priorities. Within the framework of the UNESCO's joint project with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity on Climate Frontlines, the panel brought together indigenous experts and researchers to discuss the contributions of community-based knowledge in assessing environmental change, adapting livelihoods and shaping national goals and global priorities, with case studies from the Sahel, the South Pacific, North America and the Himalayas.
The moderated discussion session advanced global sustainability by building synergies among knowledge systems so as to enhance equity and effectiveness of environmental governance. More information on this event is available on the Climate Frontlines website.
All of the sessions were very well attended. They helped to raise awareness among the conference participants about UNESCO's work in these areas and to identify areas for further joint collaboration and action in the lead up to Rio+20.
Information on UNESCO's work to promote sustainable development was also widely diffused among the conference participants through the UNESCO booth. This included UNESCO's organization-wide publication for Rio+20 'From Green Economies to Green Societies', the 'Blue Print foe ocean and Coastal Sustainability', information on the Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS), as well as the Fourth Edition of the World Water Development Report, and related water publications.
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