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Originally published Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 6:37 PM
Nationals beat Tigers 5-4 for 2-game sweep
The Detroit Tigers hit the ball hard for two days against the Washington Nationals with not much to show for it.
Associated Press
The Detroit Tigers hit the ball hard for two days against the Washington Nationals with not much to show for it.
Thursday's final out was no different as Prince Fielder flied to the warning track in center with the tying run on base to end the Tigers' 5-4 loss to the Nationals.
Ryan Mattheus, Drew Storen and Rafael Soriano combined for shutout relief after Dan Haren nearly squandered a four-run lead to complete a two-game sweep of the AL champions.
"Unfortunately in baseball there's no way you can guarantee a hit," Fielder said. "All you can do is control your swings and control what pitches you swing at. I think we did that well today, just didn't get the results we wanted."
Fielder very nearly gave himself, and the Tigers, a huge present on his 29th birthday. After Miguel Cabrera singled with two outs off Washington closer Rafael Soriano, Fielder sent a 1-0 pitch to deep center, but Denard Span made the catch on the warning track.
"When he first hit it I thought `maybe,' but I could tell the way Span was going after it that it was going to stay in the park," Tiger manager Jim Leyland said. "Prince (1 for 5) hit the ball good all day long, didn't get much to show for it."
Fielder said, "I put a good swing on it, just got under it a little bit."
Detroit had entered the series with nine wins in 10 games only to get swept for the first time since losing three games at the Los Angeles Angels from April 19-21.
Omar Infante had three hits for the Tigers, who outhit Washington 12-9. Ten of them were singles however, and Detroit left nine runners on base.
"We got ourselves in a hole early on," Tiger manager Jim Leyland said. "We had quite a ways to come back. We almost did it.
"I thought we actually hit the ball pretty decent both games. We couldn't get that one tweener with a couple of guys on."
Tiger starter Doug Fister (4-1) gave up five runs, eight hits and four walks in three innings, in his first loss since Game 2 of the World Series at San Francisco last October.
"It was just lack of executing," Fister said. "I didn't keep the ball down. I got a lot of the plate a lot of the time and they made me pay for it."
He was removed for a pinch hitter in the fourth. It was Fister's shortest career start other than an outing at Cleveland in August 2011 when he was taken out after two innings because of a lengthy rain delay.
"He wasn't sharp. You could see that," Leyland said. "He wasn't brutal by any means, but he just wasn't sharp. His curveball wasn't good like it normally is."
Ryan Zimmerman, in a 2-for-14 slide coming in, had three hits for Washington and Adam LaRoche added a pair.
Bryce Harper hit an RBI groundout in the first following Denard Span's leadoff double, and Harper came home from second when LaRoche singled and centerfielder Austin Jackson let the ball get past him for an error. Ian Desmond followed with a run-scoring single for a 3-1 Washington lead.
Fister (4-1) had an RBI single in the second off Haren (4-3), but the Nationals made it 5-1 in the bottom half on consecutive run-scoring singles by Zimmerman and LaRoche.
Haren (3-3) allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings.
After falling behind 5-1 after two innings, the Tigers pulled to within 5-4 on Matt Tuiasosopo's pinch-hit three-run homer in the sixth. Leyland sent Tuiasosopo, a right-hander, up to pinch-hit against the right-handed Haren.
"Right-handers have a little have better numbers off Haren over his career and we were looking for a quick strike and we got it," Leyland said.
Washington's three relievers had identical lines, each giving up a hit and striking out a batter in an inning. Soriano converted his 12th save in 13 chances.
NOTES: Tuiasosopo's home run was the first by a Tiger pinch hitter since Ryan Rayburn at the Chicago White Sox on Sept. 14, 2011. . Fister's RBI was the first by a Tigers pitcher since Rick Porcello had two on June 12, 2009.The game was a makeup of Tuesday night's rainout. Rain fell during the second and third innings Thursday but play was not halted. ... Leyland has managed at every current big league ballpark other than Marlins Park, which opened in 2012. ... Ross Detwiler (1-3, 2.50) will face Cubs RHP Jeff Samardzija (1-4, 3.09) on Friday night in Washington. ... Max Scherzer (4-0, 3.43) starts at home Friday, opposed by RHP Cleveland's Corey Kluber (2-1, 3.06).


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For each season there are different types of clarks shoes. Boots, ugg boots and timberlands are characteristic for the winter period. They can be both on fur, and without it. If you prefer a sporty style, then boots without a heel are ideal for you. If a girl needs winter shoes under a dress or suit, now there is a huge selection of boots with heels of different heights. In autumn and spring, you can wear lighter shoes. The same boots, but without warming. In summer, the choice of shoes is just huge. You can wear sandals, flip-flops, clarks shoes with and without heels, sneakers.
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Initially, you must choose a good, practical, comfortable clarks shoes. If it is intended for the winter or rainy period, then check that the shoes do not get wet. Also, the sole of winter shoes should not be slippery. Usually there are always consultants in shoe stores. If you do not understand whether practical clarks shoes, then seek help from a specialist. Often we are faced with the fact that the store does not have the right size of clarks shoes that we liked. But do not rush to buy this particular pair with a smaller or larger size. Try searching for the same pair of shoes in other stores of this network, or something similar.
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You've run countless miles, spent hours in the pool and pedalled until your bike feels like it's a part of your body, but unless you put yourself through some training sessions designed to help you hit your peak in time for race day, your efforts may go to waste.
But reaching that high is not easy. "Every athlete wants to have a phase that builds up to a peak, but quite often this doesn't happen," says Martin Yelling, former national duathlon champion, Ironman competitor and coach to marathon runner Liz Yelling. "It involves a combination of factors coming together at the right time." If you time it right, you can shave minutes off your time and gain an advantage over other competitors.
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An essential part of reaching this race-readiness is allowing your body to recover and at the same time making sure your fitness level does not suffer as a result.
"Coming to a peak is about achieving a balance between intensity and rest," says coach Rob Griffiths (www.trainingbible.co.uk). "Athletes will rack up miles during their training schedule and will be much fitter - but also more fatigued - as a result. Successful peaking involves shedding this fatigue without losing any fitness."
The key to this is reducing the volume of training but maintaining intensity. "In order to run, cycle or swim faster during a race you need to train over smaller distances at a higher tempo," says coach Dawn Hunter of www.swimfortri.com.
These short, sharp sessions will get your muscles firing, but training for shorter periods than you are used to requires discipline. "Remember that it is not just about the training you do, it's about the training you don't do," says Yelling. "These sessions should shape you up, not grind you down."
Part of the shaping-up process means being familiar with the pace and conditions of race day. "When the race comes around you will need to be able to handle the speed and endurance, which means incorporating that into your training," says Hunter.
You've built up your fitness and honed your technique; now you must turn that into the strength and power needed in competition. "You need to bring in a speed element with more rest so you can hit race day at your peak and get off to a great start," says coach Dan Bullock (www.swimfortri.com).
Pool session
"This session involves holding race pace over an extended period and will help to simulate race-day conditions," says Bullock. "Do this 10 days before the triathlon."
- Warm up, doing 6-8 x 50m, with a 10-second rest between each. Do front crawl on odd lengths and backstroke or breaststroke on the even lengths.
- Then do a subset of 400m - 75m building pace and one 25m faster than the first 75m, resting 10 seconds between each 100m.
- The main set is 300m front crawl at 70 per cent effort, then 45 seconds' rest, followed by 6 x 50m at race pace, with 10 seconds' rest between each 50m. Rest for 60 seconds, then repeat the main set two or three times.
- Warm down with 200m of breaststroke.
Open-water session
"This is a great session to do two to three weeks before a race as it will familiarise you with the open-water scenario," says Griffiths. As you near race day you can trim the distances." Warm up with 10-15 minutes' steady swimming - practise sighting every six to eight strokes and swim in a straight line. The main set is five race-pace efforts of 90 seconds, with 60-seconds' recovery. Finish with a five-minute warm-down, focusing on your exit and removing your wetsuit as quickly as you will need to on race day.
The one time when competitors switch off - even during a race - is the long period on the bike, but the right training sessions in the weeks leading up to a race will make this old habit die easy.
"It is important not to lose focus on your cycling," says Hunter. "Working at 95 per cent effort during a race is really hard, so you need to practise it. People do a lot of interval training, but usually only in short bursts of 30-60 seconds. To reach your peak you should try doing some longer intervals. If you are not up to it then you're not at your peak."
Stationary session
"This session will increase your ability to race at a faster pace as you will have to adapt to the increased demands of the intervals, which will also toughen you up mentally," says Hunter. "I recommend doing this two to three weeks before a race." On a stationary bike - so you know you won't be disrupted - do six minutes as hard as you possibly can, then give yourself a one-minute recovery period. Repeat five times.
Hill session
"This session will help you to build strength and become used to race conditions, and it is useful even if the race you are training for is flat," says Hunter. Find a hill that takes you two or three minutes to climb. Cycle up it, then down and repeat four to five times at race pace, in and out of the saddle, and practise changing gears.
"The peaking process for triathlon is complicated by the fact that there are three different sports involved. Running takes longer to recover from than cycling and cycling takes longer to recover from than swimming," says Griffiths. To make sure you go into a race armed with a strong finish, your running sessions should involve short bursts of speed.
"Varying the pace during your running sessions makes such a difference," says triathlete Jenny O'Brien, who has represented Great Britain in the 25-29 age group. "It is easy to go for a plod but you won't run fast until you teach yourself to run fast."
It is also a good idea to work on all three disciplines together to develop a feel for the quick changes of environment you'll experience on race day, and you'll be able to practise your transitions at the same time.
"If you are looking for peak performance then you should build in some test events, even if you put them together yourself," says Yelling. "Do some shorter events to put your body through the motions. Coupled with training, good transitions, and rest and recovery, they will help you to arrive at your peak."
Manage fatigue
"This session will help you to manage your fatigue without losing any of your fitness and therefore you will arrive at a race in good form," says Griffiths. Do a 10-minute warm-up run, followed by 5 x 90-second race-pace efforts. Finish with a 10-minute jog to cool down, then stretch.
Hill session
"Peak performance is about building up speed without losing strength," says Yelling. After a short warm-up, do 9 x 60 seconds up and down a hill. For the first set of three run hard up and down; for the middle three run hard up and jog down; and for the final three run hard up and hard down again. Do a short cool-down to finish the session.
Your diligent last-minute training will mean nothing if you spend three minutes looking for the zip on your wetsuit on race day. "Huge amounts of time are wasted in transitions, so they must be practised," according to Griffiths. Practising when tired or under pressure will have a bigger impact on your performance, so pencil some brick sessions into your schedule. This way, you won't suffer when you jump off the bike and launch into the run.
Practising pool-to-bike transitions is not as easy, but should not be overlooked. "Although you come out of the water and onto a bike on race day, you should just practise swimming and then being upright," says Bullock. "Try a 'vertical shunt' by leaving the water and running just to feel the blood flow back into your legs."
Transition session 1
"When going into a race you don't want to lose your feel for anything," says former Olympic coach Steve Trew. "Try this simple bike-to-run session - 100m hard cycling followed by an immediate transition into a 100m run and repeat until it feels natural."
Transition session 2
"Do 20 minutes on the bike, then a 10-minute run," says Yelling. "The second 10 minutes on the bike should be really hard so you are replicating the sense of having jelly legs."
Mind power
Triathlon is a very tough sport in terms of getting good results and being the best you can be," says sports psychologist Keith Power (www.adifferentmindset.com). "Athletes need to master the physical, technical and tactical - but none of that matters if you don't get a fourth element to peak - your mental strength."
Fortunately, there are steps you can take to prepare for race day. "Write out a checklist of things you want to achieve before the race," says Power. "Ticking off the boxes as you go, from completing a hard training session to eating the right pre-race meal, will make you feel as if you are doing everything right and give you extra confidence when race day comes around."
Dr Victor Thompson (www.sportspsychologist.com) says people need to develop techniques that stop their thoughts running amok and derailing the final stages of their training.
"Peaking is the time to catch the 'wild horse' thoughts. When nervous we often think in catastrophic ways - we imagine something bad must happen at some point, a dunking or a crash. Recognise the possibility that your thoughts may become increasingly extreme and negative, and reframe them so that they appear as simply a feature of being up for the race. Then just go out there and try to enjoy the event."


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We took the day off and spent Good Friday/Earth Day at Galveston beach with our nephew Ryder and his Mama, Rachel. Traffic was horrible, but sand between the toes paired with an ocean breeze was worth the minor headache that doubled our travel time. Once we got to the beach, it was a perfect day. Not too crowded, the water temp was just right, slight breeze mixed in with some clouds and good company
Throughout the day, Ryder kept asking us "are you kelee or Branny?" I guess we'll have to accept that we look alike (sorry branny).
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New Orleans radio personality and award-winning actor John "Spud" McConnell will visit Loyola University New Orleans where he will perform excerpts from John Kennedy Toole's "A Confederacy of Dunces" and discuss his relationship with the novel and the misanthropic protagonist he has brought to life.
"Just 'Toole'ing Around: An evening with Spud McConnell" takes place on Thursday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. in Nunemaker Auditorium. The talk is free and open to the public.
McConnell will also announce the student winners of the "Confederacy of Dunces" essay competition, awarding cash prizes to the first, second and third place winners. During the summer, Loyola students received copies of Toole's book and were invited to submit essays that shared their reactions to the book.
John "Spud" McConnell has received national acclaim for his on-stage portrayals of Louisiana's most colorful characters, including Huey P. Long in "The Kingfish," Earl K. Long in "Earl Long in Purgatory" and Ignatius J. Reilly from "A Confederacy of Dunces." His career also has taken him to Hollywood for three seasons on ABC's hit television show "Roseanne," and he performed a recurring role on the HBO television series "Treme." Currently, he can be heard weekdays on "The Spud Show" on WWL Radio 870 AM.
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This three-day workshop covers the many rules and regulations associated with USAID funding, and is designed to enhance the ability of NGO staff to effectively manage their programs and maintain donor compliance. Whether you are new to USAID funding or have years of program experience, this highly participatory course gives you the skills and knowledge you need to confidently apply the complex directives found within the regulations. You will also have the opportunity to ask specific questions you may have about your own award. Taught by an experienced team of senior practitioners, this workshop has been completed by thousands of development practitioners around the world. Attendees consistently evaluate the learning they receive in this course as "excellent," "effective," and "fun." While the focus of this workshop is USAID funding for grants and cooperative agreements, it also provides a good foundation for understanding funding from other US Government agencies.
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Like a thief in the night, he came and messed stuff up.
I began to notice little things, shortness of breath when bending down, but that didn't last long after taking a short break. The breaks became more frequent, and walks around the yard became fewer.
My doctor said my heart was good for a man of my age. I could have figured that one out all by myself. Getting up real quick sometimes made me a might dizzy. Shucks, that happened bunches of times.
There was a time when a whole block of South White Street consisted of Hood's Livery and Barnes' Blacksmith Shop. Right across the street was Sweatt's Corn Milling Co. Business was brisk, but not as fast as today. Time marches on, but let's take a little glance back at Mr. Quay Hood's Livery Barn.
As I recall, Tuesdays were auction day for the finest choice of mules around. Cows were sold and traded most every day.
Round at First Baptist Church, just a block off of Main, was Troop 70, Boy Scouts of America.
The weather was beginning to really warm up and there were bunches of merit badges to be earned. I was in a patrol with several more boys older than me, so you see I had to do most of the hard work Scouts are known for.
To tell the truth, the best thing I liked about the Scouts was getting all dressed up in my uniform. That wide-brimmed campaign hat just topped everything off.
I remember one Easter when Mama's azaleas didn't look too good. Quite often an Easter cold snap comes and takes a bite out of flowering plants and little girls in bare-back Easter dresses.
It was time for a visit to Jim Kirk's and Charlie Blankenship's feed and farm store to browse through the shrubbery. There was still a chill in the morning air, so Mama went inside and there she spotted a lonesome yellow baby chick in a huge wire cage.
Well, sir, the $199 million school bond was approved by voters. Actually, not many folks even bothered to step out in the chilly weather and vote for or against.
To tell the truth, like a lot of old fixed-income souls, I shout: "Honey, how much more can we stand?" And she answers back: "Somebody's got to care, you know, we have great-grands in school."
I shake my head. Lord knows, let's hope there are jobs for them.
America is akin to an old-fashioned scale. On one side is all the modern technology and the folks with all the answers, and on the other end keeping everything in balance and on an even keel are country stores and the people who operate them.
My son Blake has a delivery route from the N.C. mountains to the S.C. low lands. He distributes tobacco products where folks still puff away and ignore the cautions.
Not all school clubs back in my youth were havens of snobbery where feelings were trampled on. Out in my little cave where I have the freedom to sit and recall stuff that happened years ago, I keep copies of the 1950 and 1951 Lancaster High School yearbook, the Rambler.
There was one club that we called the Fixers Club, with unofficial advisors Mr. W.C. Hawkins, Mr. C.B. Alexander and Mr. C.W. Reece.
Mama always said I was too much in a hurry and didn't read directions. Shucks, most stuff didn't need directions anyway.
Some of the local boys were home from the war and a few of them had been pilots. Out at Coulbourne airport were several little Piper Cub airplanes. Single engine and lightweight, mostly for joy riding and picture taking, I'd say.
Bet there are a few of you old codgers who can still recall the clang of a heavy metal horseshoe striking an iron rod.
I remember those games of horseshoes between mostly grown men in shirts with rolled up sleeves. Usually, the crowd standing around the dusty ground roared after each throw. The winner got no shiny trophy, just the pleasure of being recognized by his peers as a pretty good horseshoe thrower.
What a grand day, that day I got my driver's permit. My daddy being sheriff didn't help one iota.
I had to climb those old back steps at the courthouse, take a written test and give the highway patrolman a ride, making sure I did all the stuff expected. Parallel parking, which took place in a marked-off space out behind the police station and almost under the big old water tower, made me nervous, but I passed with flying colors.
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According to sources who spoke to the New York Times, Google is planning on launching glasses with integrated heads-up display by the end of 2012.
The glasses, which we first heard about last year, will be based on Android and feature 3G or 4G connectivity. The heads-up display glasses will go on sale by the end of the year according to the sources and will "cost around the price of current smartphones," which is anywhere from £100 to £600 – so not much of an indication really.
The glasses will include a small screen that will sit a couple of inches from your eye and will also feature GPS and a number of motion sensors. A blogger for 9to5Google, Seth Weintraub, has also been working on uncovering details about the project and has cited a source who said the glasses would look something like a pair of Oakley Thumps, which you can see below.
According to Weintraub, the navigation system will be unique, with users tilting their heads to scroll through menus and click options. According to sources who spoke to Weintraub the system is "very quick to learn and once the user is adept at navigation, it becomes second nature and almost indistinguishable to outside users."
The project is being built at the Google X office near the main Google campus in Mountain View. This is the lab where reach-for-the-sky projects to do with robots, space and other far-reaching aspirations are investigated.
The glasses will have a low resolution camera built-in which will scan your environment, and in conjunction with the GPS sensor and a number of Google apps, will be able to overlay information regarding nearby attractions (Google Goggles), restaurants (Google Latitude) and even guide you to your destination (Google Maps) – in a similar way Arnie was able to size up his leather gear in Terminator 2.
According to several sources who spoke to the New York Times, Google is not seeing the glasses project as a cash cow but as an experiment that anyone will be able to join. Then, if the uptake is great enough, Google will explore possible revenue streams.
We are certainly intrigued by these glasses. Are you? Let us know in the comments below.
Source: New York Times and 9To5Google


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I have always loved trick or treating. For most of my childhood years, my sisters and I would go trick or treating every single year. Selective Mutism presented many challenges for me when it came to going trick or treating… Where I'm from, we sing a song instead of saying trick or treat so when … Continue reading Please Don't Refuse To Give Any Treats To The Child Who Doesn't Say Trick Or Treat – They May Have Selective Mutism
Selective Mutism: Hypervigilance About Who Is Around
When it comes to having Selective Mutism, every single person who has SM will have experienced hypervigilance to some degree. When given a psychological evaluation, I was found to have pretty severe levels of hypervigilance which was not surprising to me. "Hypervigilance is an enhanced state of sensory sensitivity accompanied by an exaggerated intensity of … Continue reading Selective Mutism: Hypervigilance About Who Is Around
Why Do So Many People Believe That Selective Mutism Is A Choice?
Something that has always baffled me is why so many people believe that people who have Selective Mutism choose not to talk. I realise that the two main reasons are because of the name (Selective Mutism which suggests that it is a choice) and also the fact that people with SM do talk in some … Continue reading Why Do So Many People Believe That Selective Mutism Is A Choice?
My Selective Mutism Awareness Month 2011 YouTube Video
I haven't managed to get a blog ready for today, so I thought that I would instead share a video that I made for Selective Mutism Awareness Month back in 2011.
I Had High Profile Selective Mutism
Before my days of the internet, I had always believed that everyone with Selective Mutism was exactly like me; extremely chatty at home but totally silent outside of their home. However, this is not the case and there are many people who suffer from what's known as Low Profile Selective Mutism which is where they … Continue reading I Had High Profile Selective Mutism
Selective Mutism: Health Anxiety
When discussing Selective Mutism, it is important to not only focus on the lack of speech aspect of SM, but also all of the anxiety that comes along with it. There is a lot more to SM than not being able to talk. Many people are not aware of this and tend to focus all … Continue reading Selective Mutism: Health Anxiety
The Devastating Consequences of Untreated Selective Mutism
TRIGGER WARNING: This blog contains content that may be upsetting to some people. Throughout my blogs, I have mentioned multiple times that I have 7 different anxiety disorders as a result of my untreated Selective Mutism. Whereas I am not ready to talk about every single one of them just yet, there is one … Continue reading The Devastating Consequences of Untreated Selective Mutism
Selective Mutism: Ignorant Teachers
TRIGGER WARNING: This blog contains content that may be upsetting to some people. I was just thinking back to my days at school and how ignorant teachers could be at times. So, I thought I would tell a few of the stories of ignorant teachers that I came across. A comment that was … Continue reading Selective Mutism: Ignorant Teachers
Difficulty Communicating Effectively When You Start To Recover From Selective Mutism
When it comes to overcoming Selective Mutism, it is not as simple as many people may think; particularly if you're in your teens or into adulthood. It is not just a case of once you've gone through all of the techniques that you'll be able to be a complete chatterbox absolutely everywhere. I have a … Continue reading Difficulty Communicating Effectively When You Start To Recover From Selective Mutism
Selective Mutism – A Poem: The Walls Of Silence And Anxiety
This is a poem I wrote when I was about 16: The whole world's always been a virtual prison to me, I'm not free to be able to do what I wanna do, All I ask for is some freedom, But there's 4 invisible walls completely surrounding me. I'm standing around these walls … Continue reading Selective Mutism – A Poem: The Walls Of Silence And Anxiety


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The UN imposed timber sanctions on Liberia in 2003 because 'blood timber' was funding civil war. Lifting sanctions will be considered by the UN next week - a critical time in terms of ongoing forest sector reforms and advances made by the Liberian Government under President Sirleaf. But have the conditions for the lifting of sanctions been met?
The UN timber sanctions imposed on Liberia on July 7th 2003 were based on the fact that cash generated by illegal logging activities were being used to fund the civil war. For the sanctions to be removed, the UN required that certain conditions first be met. The democratically elected and sovereign government of Liberia, since the installation of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in December 2005, has made impressive strides in meeting these conditions and has strongly supported forest sector reforms that will meet UN conditions.
The Liberian NGO Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) has prepared the attached briefing document spelling out some of the challenges, accomplishments and progress toward meaningful reform. The document " highlights issues and concerns regarding the current state of the natural resource sectors in Liberia " and "also provides SDI's position on sanctions and recommendations on a way forward following the mid term review of timber and diamond sanction in June 2006."
The World Conservation Union (IUCN), working through a collaborative partnership called the Liberian Forest Initiative comprised of international and Liberian government agencies, donors and civil society groups has been contributing to the forest sector reform process.
For more information:
Please contact Stephen Kelleher, Senior Programme Officer, IUCN Forest Conservation Programme. Phone: +41 22 999 0258 or email: [email protected]


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Nine short stories depict characters coping with various forms of loss, from a grieving teen boyfriend-turned-funeral-crasher to an alcoholic academic.
Short story writer Jung, here anthologized for the second time, circles themes of loss, regret and bereavement in tales—primarily set in the Great Lakes region—ranging from vignettes to longer narratives. All, however, are in the writer's idiosyncratic prose, which includes rich imagery delivered (and sometimes obscured) in run-on sentences and interior monologues that read like poetry. In "Footfalls on the Stairway," a former drunk marks 10 years of sobriety by pining for his fondly remembered ex-wife. Alcoholism also figures into "A Rainy Day for Daffodils"; three kids goofing off meet a well-educated bum who threw away his life for an existence of boozy vagrancy and who leaves the trio with a dubious gift of self-revelation before moving on. "The Sacred Cave," one of the most successful shorts, invites readers to solve the riddle of Jamie Barrett, a high school footballer on a desperate mission to mourn at a funeral for a girl he actually doesn't know; complications arise when the deceased turns out to be black, and the white teenager must come up with a plausible explanation (for us as well as the family) for his anomalous presence. "The Moping Man" is a seemingly harmless small-town recluse who indulges an implacable hatred for his imprisoned wife by obsessively collecting and contemplating bloody Crucifixion icons. The Rod Serling-esque "A Zoo Parting," follows separate characters at a zoo who reach the climax of their lifelong personal torment at the hands of a mysterious, demonic bully. Happy endings are not Jung's stock in trade, but "Professor Pearl's Yelloweyed Dog" uplifts, as a jaded academic gets a boost out of rescuing an animal in peril, a sensation he well knows is purely temporary. For a collection that's all about pain, Jung's uneven batch still shows that people take diverse paths in reacting to anguish, including the deliberate avoidance of closure.
Those seeking Chicken Soup for the Soul homilies or tidy endings—or standard English usage and grammar—should look elsewhere, as author Jung explores depths of inner pain.


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I love the beautiful sleeve on this blouse from Rugby! I love Rugby so much. I get obsessed with everything Rugby I own. Like those carpenter pants I was wearing so much this winter.
I'm wearing them with Y-3 pants I got years ago that I wear non-stop. The shoes are Prada fall '06, and were recently given to me by my mom because they're too small for her now. (Her feet are still growing for some reason...I hope this doesn't happen to me) This is such a perfect shoe--all of Prada's shoes from fall '06 were the best.


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This is how everything started:
Camila Sousa and I sending messages to each other. Camila lives in Chicago and I, in Brazil.
- Ana, you've got to see the fabulous apps I've been exploring for the ipad.
- I have an idea, Camila, why don't you write a guest post for my blog telling us all about it?
I'm very pleased to host Camila's post just below. Check out her fantastic blog " 2 Teach is 2 touch lives 4 ever"
Thank you to Ana Maria at LifeFeast who invited me to write a guest post for her blog. I am very happy to be sharing with you all. Those who know me understand that my philosophy and motto is - Sharing is caring! :-)
I have been researching apps because the school district I work at is implementing a program that provides iPads for all 6th grade students and, believe it or not, they get to take their devices home!! I know, right?? These kids are so lucky!! I wish I was studying there. LOL I am the Technology Facilitator so I get to help them learn to use their iPads. It has been great hopping from site to site and finding some amazing educators' blogs, wikis and social media pages that review apps or just list them.
These are the free educational apps I have been collecting and sharing with the district staff I work with. I am very "APPy" to be sharing them with you all. My suggestions are based on schools I am currently working with.
Free Educational Apps
You can also find a list of educators' blogs with their app recommendation on my online bookmarking website.


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As a professional, your time is valuable. The STIHL FS 70 R grass trimmer understands that. It features a powerful and fuel-efficient engine, which means longer run times and fewer refuels. The FS 70 R is also powerful (more powerful than the FS 56 RC-E) and makes quick work of your daily landscaping tasks. Need more line? Just tap the cutting head on the ground and watch as its AutoCut® head automatically feeds out new line. The trimmer is also built to last, featuring a durable cable drive shaft, a high-durability, forged connecting rod and a 4-bearing gearbox. And it's all backed by a rock-solid two-year limited warranty.
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Taliska was the language spoken by the Bëorian (First) and Hadorian (Third) Houses of the Atanatári, who spoke different dialects. That of the Third House was more pure who thought that the dialect of the Second House had alien elements.[1]
The Second House of Men spoke an unrelated language, the Haladin tongue. This language and Taliska were not mutually intelligible.
The exact origin of Taliska is not clear, but certain is that there are both Elvish and Dwarvish (Khuzdul) influences, suggesting the Atanatári (Fathers of Men) had contacts with both peoples before arriving in Beleriand.
Adûnaic, the language of Númenor, and ultimately also Westron (the "Common Speech" as well as the languages of the Northmen are derived from Taliska.
Other versions of the Legendarium
A rather complete grammar and syntax of Taliska is known to exist, but despite work by Tolkienists this has as of 2008 not yet been published.
It is possible that Taliska belongs to an older phase of his creation, put along with Qenya, Ilkorin and Gnomish. The status of Taliska changed inconsistently:
- In an earlier version, the name "Taliska" referred to the language of the Houses of Bëor and Haleth. The House of Hador spoke another language, which would eventually be conceived as Adûnaic.
In an early text by Tolkien, some words he labels as Taliska refer to terms which in the later version will be used by the Haladin.
- Later, in the essay "Of Dwarves and Men" (published in The Peoples of Middle-Earth), Tolkien wrote that the Bëorians and Halethians did not speak related languages: The Hadorians still spoke "ancient Adûnaic", and the Bëorians had a closely related language; it was the language of Halethians that was unrelated to both of them (see pre-Númenorean).
In this later conception, we cannot know what would happen to the name "Taliska" since Tolkien did not use it: it should refer to the language either of the Haladin still or of the Hadorians-Beorians.
The term Taliska, as in this article, is used sometimes to refer to the common language of the Hadorians-Beorians (instead of Haleth), but this usage is unofficial and perhaps mistaken.
Taliska was an early language developed by Tolkien. Unlike his later languages who are 'original', it was based directly on the Germanic languages, and has a lot in common with the Gothic language; this shows that Tolkien tried to connect his mythos with the origins of Europe, something that was evident in the The Book of Lost Tales. Gothic was an early interest of Tolkien.
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dherriges wrote:WareHauser wrote:I'm sure I could find plenty of 5 vs. 2, and 4 vs. 1 scenarios.
Song, yes. Album, VERY unlikely. Maybe Seth or someone would know how many times that's ever happened? A 2-minute skim of the review list spotted only this one: http://rarb.org/reviews/815.html
Sorry, I missed this before. It turns out there are a bunch. I posted the full list on the Derbies thread.
Meanwhile, 54 albums got straight 5s overall, and only one got straight 1s.


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PAOLI - Perry Central blew a 22-point first-half lead but came back to beat Paoli 59-57 in overtime in PLAC girls basketball Saturday.
The Commodores hit 16 of 24 shots from the field as they built a 38-16 halftime lead. But they made only 7 of 26 after the intermission.
"The first half we were hitting nearly everything we threw up there and they weren' t hitting anything," said Perry Central Coach Sarah Spindler. "The second half it was kind of reversed.
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I am writing today on the topic of the Eminence public pool. The Making Waves Foundation has raised several thousand dollars from the community in an effort to restore our city pool. Shawn Bright said in the newspaper article regarding the restoring of the pool "that was a lot of money for one group of kids." Since the estimates kept rising out of control, the city pulled the plug on the pool project and now we are left with thousands of dollars and still nothing for the kids to do.
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
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Friday, January 8, 2010
Legislative Dam: A Q&A about the Curt Flood Act of 1998
Members of Congress have a lot going on. Between health care legislation, cap and trade bills, idiots trying to sneak bombs onto airplanes, and running for re-election, their plates are as full as the bellies of medieval kings. Yet somehow they repeatedly make room for baseball.
We all remember the Congressional hearing of 2005 that infamously featured McGwire, Palmeiro, Sosa, and Schilling. But there have been many other moments as well, and today I want to talk about a lesser known act of Congress, the Curt Flood Act of 1998.
The act contains language that directly affects minor leaguers' abilities to challenge baseball's labor structure. I reference it in the upcoming Baseball America feature on the history of minor league salaries (scheduled for the season preview issue), so I thought it would be good to learn more about it. For this reason, I turned to an expert.
Ed Edmonds, the Associate Dean for Library and Information Technology at Notre Dame Law School, might know more about the Curt Flood Act than any person in America (including the authors of it). He's literally written volumes about it, and is an expert on all things legal in the baseball world. He contributes regularly to Sports Law Blog and was kind enough to respond to a few of my questions:
Why was Curt Flood such a significant figure? Why does this legislation don his name?
Curt Flood is a significant and symbolic figure in the labor struggles in baseball because he took a stance after his trade from St. Louis to Philadelphia in October 1969 that he would not accept the trade. He brought a lawsuit with the financial support of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) at a time when the union was just beginning to gain some strength against the owners. Flood lost his case at the Southern District of New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.
So, despite losing his lawsuit, some see Curt Flood as a major figure in the creation of free agency. The arbitration decision that created free agency involved Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally. When Curt Flood made his stand in 1969 and into the early 1970s, active players did not come to his support by testifying at his trial or openly supporting him to the press. They were not empowered in 1969 to force changes in the game. By 1975, when the McNally-Messersmith decision was rendered, the balance of powers between owners and theMLBPA had changed dramatically. Flood made a personal sacrifice of his career to advance the cause. There is a good deal of complexity and nuance to this story, and the many books and articles that have been published in the last few years concentrating on Curt Flood explored much of that. Flood is honored for his "early" efforts during a period of great transition. Because of the success of 1975 in creating free agency and because baseball did not collapse as so many predicted, I think that Curt Flood is seen as a symbolic figure in advancing the cause of players' rights. When I wrote about this in an article published in the Marquette Law Review and later in a legislative history of the Curt Flood Act of 1998, I argued that the naming of the act for Flood was a "hollow" victory. His case was not tried as an antitrust case, although it was largely brought as such. He lost his case although many commentators consider the Supreme Court decision to be an incorrect one. In his dissenting opinion, Justice Thurgood Marshall argued that the case had labor implications that could override antitrust ones, and he certainly predicted the future in this area correctly. So, the Curt Flood Act stands for the proposition that major league players, and only major league players, have the right to use antitrust law in the same way as other professional athletes. However, because labor law policy wins out, and that policy largely produced the result that Flood sought for himself, I think that naming the act for him was symbolically nice but ultimately not that legally significant.
What were the main effects of this legislation? Did it prompt any real change?
After the 1994-1995 lookout was resolved, both MLB and the MLBPA agreed to go to Congress to jointly request legislation to change theantitrust exemption with respect to labor relations. The move was largely symbolic because as long as a labor relationship exists between the union and management labor policy trumps antitrust policy as determined by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Pro Football, Inc., 518 U.S. 231 (1996). There is a really narrow possibility that if a union decertified and the National Labor Relations Board agreed that the process was appropriate, that the antitrust leverage would reappear. This technique has been used effectively in the past by the NFLPA.
So, I do not think it has really changed baseball. What it has done from my perspective is actually entrench the business as it existed in 1998. The passage of the act has made it more difficult for minor league players or the champions of the rights of minor league players to change the labor conditions in that area.
The legislation seems to be very narrow in scope and to apply only to MLB players. In fact, it contains a specific clause to exclude minor leaguers. What exactly did this clause state?
The Curt Flood Act can be found at 15 U.S.C. § 27a (2006). Subsection (b) provides a limitation to subsection (a) that specifically states that only the employment of major league baseball players playing at the major league level is covered by the legislation. The specific language involving minor leaguers is as follows:
"No court shall rely on the enactment of this section as a basis for changing the application of the antitrust laws to any conduct, acts, practices, or agreements other than those set forth in subsection (a). This section does not create, permit or imply a cause of action by which to challenge under the antitrust laws . . . (1) any conduct, acts, practices, or agreements of persons engaging in, conducting or participating in the business of organized professional baseball relating to or affecting employment to play baseball at the minor league level, any organized professional baseball amateur or first-year player draft, or any reserve clause as applied to minor league players."
Just to be clear, the law included a second subsection, (b)(2) that stated that the Professional Baseball Agreement between Organized Baseball and the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues cannot be the cause of any action or "any other matter relating to organized professional baseball's minor leagues." The question of whether or not independent minor league baseball is covered would need to concentrate on the word "organized." The legislative history, in my opinion, supports the argument that the independent minor leaguers are also not accorded any right to bring a cause of action under the statute.
Subsections 3-6 also make it clear that franchise relocation is not altered by the act; the act does not change the antitrust exemption created by the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961; umpires cannot use the Curt Flood Act to their advantage; nor can anyone else use the act to attack the basic structure of Major League Baseball.
You've written about entities within minor league baseball lobbying Congress during the passage of this act. Can you talk about the effects of these efforts?
Minor League Baseball was quite concerned about the possibility of any changes to the basic "farm system" relationship of minor league teams to major league teams. In particular, major league teams cover the salaries of minor league players, and this is a critical feature to the existing business model of minor league teams. When the legislation was first considered in Congress, Minor League Baseball made sure that it approached the many Congressmen and Senators with minor league franchises within their Congressional districts or states to make sure that any possibility of a lawsuit by a minor league player could not happen by changing the status of major league players. Most courts that have considered baseball's historic antitrust exemption have held that it covers the entire business of baseball. The legislation basically left a slight bit of ambiguity by stating that baseball players are "subject to the antitrust laws to the same extent such conduct . . . would be subject to the antitrust laws if engaged in by persons in any other professional sports business affecting interstate commerce."
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SOMERVILLE – The Trinity College football team rushed for 293 yards, including 207 yards on 30 carries by sophomore Evan Bunker (Topsfield, MA), as the Bantams posted a 9-0 victory at Tufts on the Jumbos' Homecoming Day at Ellis Oval/Zimman Field Saturday afternoon.
Trinity, ranked second in this week's New England Div. III poll, passed for just four yards in the game. The Bantam defense limited Tufts to 13 yards rushing, including four sacks, and held the Jumbos to two of 14 on third down. The visitors improved to 4-0 to keep pace with Amherst atop the NESCAC standings.
The Jumbo defense was equal to the task all afternoon, as Trinity's two scores came on drives that began on the Tufts side of the field. The nine points scored by Trinity was their lowest total since a 7-0 win at Tufts exactly six years ago on October 15, 2005. Today, Jumbo senior linebacker Zack Skarznynski (Hinsdale, IL) finished with a game-high 18 tackles including 2.5 for losses.
The game was tied 0-0 through 23 minutes of play. After forcing a Trinity punt to start the game, Tufts (0-4) had been the first team into the red zone on their first possession. A 34-yard pass from senior QB Johnny Lindquist (Highland Park, IL) to junior receiver Dylan Haas (Yorktown Heights, NY) set Tufts up at the Trinity 20. However, the Bantam defense stiffened and Tufts turned the ball over on downs.
Tufts junior Austin Crittenden (Deerfield, IL) secured the Jumbos' first interception of the season on the Bantams' next possession. A 17-yard connection between Lindquist and Haas put Tufts in Trinity territory, but they would be forced to punt and the first quarter ended at 0-0.
The teams traded a pair of possessions each in the second quarter before Trinity broke the stalemate. The Bantam offense took over after a three-and-out by the Jumbos gave the visitors the ball at the Tufts 44. Sophomore RB Ben Crick (Middlebury, CT) had a 12-yard run down to the Jumbo 21 on the third play of the drive, then brought the ball to the end zone on the next play for a 6-0 lead at 6:48 of the second. The extra-point attempt hit the right goalpost. Neither team threatened over the remainder of the quarter and it was 6-0 Bantams at halftime.
Trinity increased the margin to 9-0 on its first drive of the second half after a short Tufts punt. The Bantams started at the Jumbo 26, and Crick converted a third-and-one to the Tufts 16. The Tufts defense kept the Bantams there, and freshman Zach Conte (Barrington, RI) came on and kicked a 32-yard field goal with 10:20 remaining in the third.
Late in the third, a Trinity punt glanced off a Tufts player and was recovered by the Bantams at the Jumbo 38. However, the Tufts D stopped the Bantams on fourth and six from the Tufts 22 to turn the ball back over to the offense. Tufts was unable to mount much of an offensive attack though, gaining just 53 yards in the second half. The Bantams ran out the clock with their ground game to earn the win.
Bunker averaged 6.9 yards per carry for Trinity, while Crick gained 63 yards on 15 totes. Senior co-captain Walter Fallas (Everett, MA) finished with 12 tackles for Trinity, including two sacks totaling 18 yards in losses. Freshman Rob Gau (Westport, CT) put good pressure on the Tufts quarterbacks and blocked three passes up close.
Tufts' Haas finished with seven receptions for 69 yards, while junior tight end Nick Kenyon (Norwich, VT) caught four balls for 47 yards. Junior Sam Diss (Ridgewood, NJ) had a strong day returning kicks with two kickoff returns for 92 yards and four punt returns for 35 yards. His 58-yard return after the Trinity touchdown had given the Jumbos the ball at the Bantam 42. Diss was also in on eight tackles.
The game included 17 punts, 10 for Tufts and seven for Trinity. The Bantams finished with 297 yards while Tufts had 146.
The Jumbos travel to Williams next Saturday, while Trinity hosts Bowdoin.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara baseball team got its first signature win of the Andrew Checketts era in a 7-1 victory over No. 8 Cal State Fullerton on Saturday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.
The win, which sets up the possibility of UCSB's first series victory over Fullerton since the 2007 season, was the Gauchos' first against an opponent in the top-10 since an 8-2 victory over No. 1 UC Irvine on May 23, 2009.
UCSB improves to 24-23 overall and 10-10 in the Big West. Fullerton falls to 31-15 overall and 13-4 in conference play.
Matt Vedo's sparkling 3.0 innings of work in relief shut down Fullerton's chances at coming back in the game as the senior right-hander struck out five of the nine outs he recorded. Vedo entered the game in the fifth in relief of Andrew Vasquez with two on and one out and the Gauchos clinging to a 2-1 lead.
Vedo (5-4) struck out J.D. Davis and Anthony Trajano to end the threat and then retired Fullerton in order in the sixth.
In the bottom of the inning Marc Venning's double scored Brandon Trinkwon and Joey Wallace's double brought home Venning to make it 4-1. An inning later Lance Roenicke hit a two-run home run – his team-best fourth of the year – and the Gauchos were in control of the game.
Vedo, who retired the Titans in order in the seventh, gave way to closer Greg Mahle with two on and one out in the eighth and the lefty got a strikeout and a ground out to escape unscathed.
The Gauchos tacked on a run when Wallace reached on a bunt single, stole second and third, and came home on Mahle's sacrifice fly – his second of the game – for the final tally.
Vasquez was effectively wild in his time on the mound as he lasted just 4.1 innings and allowed just three hits. But he walked six and hit two others as he was touched for just one run, when the freshman left-hander walked in a run with the bases loaded in the fourth.
Brett Vertigan's single got the Gauchos on the board first and Mahle's sac fly in the fourth gave UCSB its first two runs.
UCSB finishes its series against CSUF with a 1 p.m. game on Sunday. The finale of the series will be senior day as the Gauchos say goodbye to seniors Zak Edgington, Kevin Gelinas, Jeremy Peterson, Ryan Palermo, Lance Roenicke, Bryce Tafelski, Matt Vedo and Joey Wallace.
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QUESTION: Can anybody recommend some scholar-friendly non-English language/multilingual social bookmarking sites? How are subject librarians working with these? Are you adding them to your subject web sites, creating output options from the library catalog...?
ANSWER (from Brown Univ.): My colleague recommends this site: http://www.jasonbartholme.com/2007/02/22/67-foreign-language-social-book marking-sites-revealed which organize 67 sites by language. We are not doing anything in the Libraries with these kinds of sites yet. The most I have done so far is to promote Oen Culture's foreign language pod cast site to our language faculty (http://www.oculture.com/2006/10/foreign_languag.html).


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Pine beetles killing Crater Lake's signature tree
The pine beetle infestation in Eastern Oregon is slowing, but it's not going down without a fight.
Sat., Aug. 17, 2013, 1:50 p.m.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The latest mountain pine beetle infestation appears to be slowing down in Eastern Oregon, but not before becoming the leading killer of the signature tree of Crater Lake National Park — the whitebark pine.
Park botanist Jennifer Beck says the beetle now kills more of the gnarled trees that grace the highest elevations of the park than an invasive fungus called white pine blister rust that also attacks them.
"The older trees they are attacking are centuries old," said Beck. "They are often the biggest cone producers. This impacts regeneration and probably some food for wildlife."
Countless park visitors have been told the story by rangers of how the whitebark pine depends on the Clark's nutcracker to regenerate. The bird opens the trees' cones to get the seeds, and buries them in underground caches for the future. But the birds often forget where they leave the seeds, which sprout before they are eaten.
Now Beck estimates as many as half of them are dead from the combined effects of the beetle and the fungus.
Wide swaths of lodgepole pine have also been turned from green to red by the insect. Park Superintendent Craig Ackerman says timber fallers are cutting dead trees around campgrounds, where they pose a safety hazard, but elsewhere in the park the infestation is considered part of the natural process.
The park is trying to protect whitebark pines by stapling them with a packet that emits an odor telling beetles that this tree is full, and they should find another tree to feed on.
Park personnel feel it is proper to take this unnatural step because the blister rust that makes the whitebark pine more vulnerable to beetle attack is not a native of North America, having come from Eurasia, Ackerman said.
As long as the dead trees have their needles, they are a fire hazard, but once the needles fall off after a couple years, they are no more likely to burn than living trees, Ackerman said.
The whitebark pine is a candidate for protection under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has found that it deserves protection, but the agency does not have the resources to deal with it right now. Threats include the blister rust, pine beetles, wildfire and wildfire suppression, and climate change. The tree has been declining even in areas once thought immune from those threats.
As bad as the beetle infestation gets, things don't look so bad as forests in the Rockies, because many of the forests around Crater Lake are a mix of species, such as mountain hemlock, which is not attacked by the beetles or the blister rust, Ackerman said.
Unlike Northern Canada, where beetle infestations appear to have been promoted by global warming, Oregon has seen periodic infestations for more than a century, said U.S. Forest Service entomologist Andris Eglitis. The cycles appear to be tied to the prevalence of mature lodgepole pine trees, the insects' favorite food. Infestations have been recorded in the 1980s, the early 1900s and the 1840s.
At the peak of this latest infestation, in 2007, about 1 million acres of forest were under attack, Eglitis said. That is about half the area during the peak of the 1980s.
But it is still complicating efforts to protect whitebark pine, which are commonly seen around the rim of the lake, on Mount Scott, and on the highest cinder cones, said Beck. The park has been planting seed from trees that are resistant to blister rust, but many of them have since been killed by the beetles. Beetles have been seen in whitebark pine in the park since 2007, and the insects became the leading cause of mortality in 2009, she said.
"We keep hoping to see signs of it slowing, but what we see so far this summer is it is ongoing," Beck said.
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Change may be evident in the halls of the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 4, 2007, when the 110th Congress begins its next session with the Democrats in charge, but little may change when it comes to the fitness-related bills that ended the last session stuck in committee. Because it's a new session, all bills in committee must be reintroduced.
The Workforce Health Improvement Program (WHIP) Act, which was reintroduced in April 2005, has bipartisan support with more than 100 sponsors on both sides of the aisle, says Helen Durkin, director of public policy for the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA). If passed, the legislation will allow employers to deduct the cost of subsidizing or providing off-site health club benefits to employees, who would not have to pay additional taxes on the wellness benefit. The WHIP Act has 44 Democrat and 66 Republican co-sponsors. Of those sponsors, eight retired and eight lost their seats, according to IHRSA.
The change in House leadership could be good news for the WHIP Act due to the retirement of the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Bill Thomas, who was the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Bill Thomas (R-California), who was indifferent to the WHIP Act, according to IHRSA. In the Senate, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) has a long tenure and a broad vision for health promotion, Durkin says. Sen. Harkin has introduced several large bills related to health promotion, one of which includes the WHIP Act. Now that he'll be in the majority party, he may have more of a platform to push through these bills, she says.
Another piece of legislation that could have a direct effect on the industry is the Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) bill, which allows individuals and families to pay for health club memberships and fitness equipment out of pre-tax, health investment accounts. In the brief period of time since it was introduced, the bill garnered bi-partisan support.
Although Democrats have traditionally not been supportive of flexible spending accounts, they haven't shown any signs of getting rid of them, says Sheila Franklin, director of the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity, the organization that initiated the bill, which is designed to ease the financial burden of staying active.
"We think PHIT is still a good bill and has a good chance of passing," she says. "Democrats are interested in the obesity crisis, and if we increase the physical activity of Americans, hopefully the end result will be a decrease in health-care costs."
Fitness professionals are also keeping a close eye on the funding for the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP). While the YMCA of the USA doesn't track fitness legislation, the nonprofit organization is watching any bills, such as PEP, that affect its services for children, families and communities, says Brad McDermott, Y spokesperson (see sidebar on page 22).
Waves of Change
Money will be tighter for the Democrats this session, because Republicans were seen by some people as being too free in their spending, says Durkin. Congress could return to a pay-as-you-go system, which means legislation that is introduced that costs the government money will need to have offsetting savings so that the legislation becomes, in essence, revenue neutral. That possibility has implications for any health promotion bills because while the bills will save tremendous money in the long run, there's not a direct savings in the short term, she says.
Another issue high on the Democrats' agenda is increasing the minimum wage, Durkin says. At this point, IHRSA has not taken a stand on this issue because comments from club owners have been so wide-ranging.
"The industry hasn't decided whether it's good for them yet," says Durkin.
Perhaps one of the biggest issues for those who have lobbied for the fitness industry is that now that the Democrats are in charge, the chairs of each committee will change and so will the staff for each committee, says Durkin.
"One of the things we're telling our members about the DC summit in May (when IHRSA representatives visit Congressional offices to talk about fitness issues) is that this year it's more important than ever to get to know the new members of Congress and their staff," Durkin says.
State of the States
While federal bills often relate to broad-reaching issues that affect business in general, state legislation often deals with day-to-day issues, such as consumer protection, certification, tax on memberships and automatic renewals. Which party is in charge of a state's legislature is less important than the climate in that state, says Durkin. For example, California has always been known as a state that is pro-consumer regardless of which party is in charge, she says.
Durkin anticipates many of the same legislative issues returning on the state level. She sees a continuation of legislation related to automated external defibrillator (AED) requirements, but perhaps with more legislatures receptive to phasing in AEDs and putting in place liability protection.
Durkin also expects to see the issue of automatic renewal/continuation of service brought up. The issue originated with cell-phone companies and automatic renewal of cell-phone contracts but often is extended to the health club industry and membership contract renewals.
Taxation on memberships is another issue facing club owners. Legislation already passed in New Jersey, and Durkin is fighting legislation in Pennsylvania.
Grant Gamble, senior vice president at the Atlantic Coast Athletic Clubs, which has one club in Pennsylvania, is carefully tracking Pennsylvania state legislation to add taxes on to health club memberships. After one tax bill was defeated, another bill was introduced.
"It astounds me that they would do that when we're facing a health-care crisis," he says. "The single most beneficial preventative is fitness, but it is constantly under threat. I think they need to make the connection and look at the big picture."
Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) Over the Years
The Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) provides grants to initiate, expand and improve physical education programs for K-12 students in order to help them make progress toward meeting state standards for physical education. Funds are used to provide equipment and support to enable students to participate actively in physical education activities or to support staff and teacher training and education. Here's a rundown of PEP funding since its inception. -Jennipher Shaver
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved their version of a fiscal year 2007 spending bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS) and Education, which included a funding level of $73 million for PEP. This level is equal to current year funding and should be sufficient to allow the Department of Education to award new grants in the upcoming fiscal year, according to the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE).
Appropriation: $72,673,920
Number of New Awards Anticipated: 58
Average New Award: $300,000
Range of New Awards: $100,000 - $500,000
Number of Continuation Awards: 291
Average Continuation Award: $188,000
Appropriation: $73,408,000
Number of New Awards Anticipated: 102
Range of Awards: $75,000 - $650,000
Appropriation: $69,587,000
Number of New Awards Anticipated: 250
Average Award: $295,000
Range of Awards: $100,000 - $500,000
Appropriation: $59,610,000
Appropriation: $50,000,000
Note: Funds for this program come from the Fund for the Improvement of Education, CFDA # 84.215, also under this topical heading.
Source: http://www.ed.gov/programs/whitephysed/funding.html
State Issues
Nine states have passed legislation mandating the placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in health clubs, and AED laws are pending in Connecticut, Missouri, Kentucky and Washington, DC. The legislation varies from state to state in regards to staff training requirements, the size of the health clubs requiring the AEDs and the number of devices required on site.
Automatic Renewals
Hawaii, Iowa, Nevada and New York prohibit automatic renewal of health club contracts, and many other states have statutes governing the terms and durations of health club contracts. In April 2006, South Carolina introduced a bill to prohibit automatic renewal and limit the month-to-month health club contracts to no more than 12 months.
Federal Issues
The Workforce Health Improvement Program (WHIP) Act allows employers to deduct the cost of health club memberships for their employees. The bill has been introduced several times and has more than 100 cosponsors from 38 states.
The Personal Incentive Today (PHIT) bill allows individuals and families to save $1,000 in tax-deferred accounts to purchase health club memberships and buy fitness equipment. Six Congressmen introduced the bill in May 2006, and PHIT was later referred to the House Ways and Means Committee.
Minimum Wage
Sixteen states plan to increase minimum wage on Jan. 1, and after that date, many of the states will have minimum wages above $7 an hour, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Twenty-three states have already adopted a minimum wage above the national minimum, and six other states considered raising their minimums to $6.15 and instituting automatic future increases tied to the inflation rate. During the first 100 legislative hours, the Democratic Congress plans to discuss a minimum wage increase.
Source: International Health Racquet and Sportsclub Association and a Nov. 6 article in Forbes magazine