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Munich, 30 March 2009 - The technology group The Linde Group has been awarded a long-term contract to supply all the gases for next-generation thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module production at Masdar's manufacturing site in Erfurt, Germany. Under the turnkey contract, Linde will provide a complete gas storage and distribution system, as well as on-site gas management services. Linde will also supply nitrogen (N2), hydrogen (H2), silane (SiH4) and chamber cleaning gases, as well as argon (Ar) and helium (He).
Masdar PV is a fully-owned subsidiary of Masdar, Abu Dhabi's multi-faceted future energy initiative, instigated from and wholly-owned by the Mubadala Development Company. The company is currently investing approximately 200 million US dollars (around 150 million euro) in the photovoltaic plant in Ichtershausen near Erfurt. A further 400 million US dollars (300 million euro) is being invested in the second plant in Taweelah near Abu Dhabi. Together, the two plants will have a target annual production capacity of 210 MWp (megawatt peak). The plants will produce 5.7 m² PV modules, which have an excellent cost-benefit ratio. Because they use the latest tandem technology (a-Si/a-Si), these modules are up to 10 percent more efficient than conventional a-Si (amorphous silicon) modules.
"Masdar's goal to become a world leader in renewable energy resonates strongly with our own corporate philosophy. We look forward to acting as Masdar's technology partner on this journey," said Dr Aldo Belloni, member of the Executive Board of Linde AG. "This collaboration reinforces Linde's commitment to the rapid development of sustainable energy, not only in the field of PV, but also in hydrogen, carbon capture & storage and biofuels."
"Linde has an outstanding reputation among PV manufacturers for the development of gas technology," said Dr Rainer Gegenwart, CEO of Masdar PV GmbH. "Our company deals exclusively with strong, experienced partners with whom we can explore new areas such as the enhancement of environmental protection. Therefore, Linde is a key partner for us in this project."
Linde has established a leading position in gases supply to thin-film silicon solar module manufacturers, in key markets including Germany, Spain, Italy, China, Taiwan and India. To date, Linde has partnered customers on projects with a target capacity of more than 1GWp (gigawatt peak).
About The Linde Group
The Linde Group is a world leading gases and engineering company with almost 52,000 employees working in around 100 countries worldwide. In the 2008 financial year it achieved sales of 12.7 billion euro. The strategy of The Linde Group is geared towards sustainable earnings-based growth and focuses on the expansion of its international business with forward-looking products and services. Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment - in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. Linde is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.
For more information, see The Linde Group website at www.linde.com.
About Masdar PV GmbH
Masdar PV GmbH is a leading global developer of advanced thin-film photovoltaic products and solutions based on tandem-technology. The company produces a-Si/a-Si PV-modules that benefit from efficiency increases of at least 10 percent when compared with single-layered amorphous silicon (a-Si) modules. Within the next years Masdar PV aims to become a top-3 global thin-film PV company. As a first step two production facilities with a total capacity of 210 MWp are put into operation in Germany and Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Masdar PV GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of Masdar, Abu Dhabi's multi-faceted future energy initiative instigated from and wholly-owned by the Mubadala Development Company. This is a far-reaching, trendsetting investment by the Emirate Abu Dhabi with the goal to advance the development, commercialisation and deployment of renewable and alternative energy technologies and solutions.
For more information, see the Masdar PV website at www.masdarpv.com.
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The Big Bang Theory kicked off 2013 with a huge, well, bang.
The CBS sitcom hit a viewership series high, drawing 19 million viewers Thursday, and matched a series high in the 18-to-49 demographic with a 6.0 rating.
Winter TV: Get the scoop on your favorite returning showsThat boosted Two and a Half Men (15.4 million, 4.6) to season highs and Person of Interest (16.1 million, 3.4) to series highs in both measures. Elementary (11.4 million, 2.5) posted its best numbers since its series premiere.Fox was the only other network to air original programming, with another Mobbed double-header that averaged 2.9 million viewers and a 1.1.


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Charlamagne Tha God Explains Why He Got Fired From The Wendy Williams Show!
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The New Pennsic University Pavilion opens its gates
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University Scheduler "Thing" Now Open for Pennsic-wide Events
By Kathyrn de Wrytar Features Reporter
Powerful new scheduling software developed by Pennsic University has not only made it easy to accurately list this year's courses, but has now been deployed to add events that occur across the entire War.
The program can be accessed from smartphones and mobile devices and should make it easy for Pennsic participants to quickly customize their own War calendars. It is named after the Old Norse word for a folkmoot or assembly, and can be accessed at thing.pennsicuniversity.org.
Baroness Gwynnyd of York, University Chancellor, said that University officials quickly realized the tool they developed had the capability to help people far beyond the classroom. The system already includes the Battlefield schedule, as well as War-wide events such as children's activities and some public gatherings.
"Though this came through the university, and was originally done to make scheduling classes easier, it became obvious that it scaled easily to other parts of Pennsic," she said.
The system is not meant to replace the printed Pennsic schedule, but university officials note that Thing carries the most up-to-date scheduling information, including class cancellations.
Individuals who access the system benefit in two primary ways. One, they may upload an event of public interest at Pennsic and within minutes the event will be available to all other electronic schedule users. Pennsic staff moderate the schedule to ensure that listings are appropriate. Appropriate events are those that are open to the public, follow Pennsic policies, and are of broad interest. This could include informal events, such as public parties.
The second benefit to individuals is the ability to search and select Pennsic events and classes based on their own particular interests, and to download a calendar of those events directly to their computer or mobile device.
"If you're interested in heraldry, you can make a list of just the heraldry classes, or you might want a combined schedule of heraldry and dance events, the battles you are fighting in, and the parties you want to attend," said Baroness Gwynnyd.
From the "schedules" listing in the upper left-hand corner of Thing's menu, users can download either the entire schedule or a customized schedule for classes in formats including pdf, html, csv, and iCal.
Anyone can look at the schedule without creating an account. To save, modify, or share a schedule, users need to create a log-in account; to add an event to the schedule click the "Become an Instructor" button. Logins are free, though users must give a minimal amount of contact information to establish their account.
The Chancellor notes that adding an event or class to Thing does not automatically give approval for the event and inappropriate events will not be added to the schedule. Normal Pennsic reservation and administrative processes must be followed by those offering classes or events.
Thing was programmed by Lord Griffon de Willingham, of Artemesia, in an effort led by Baroness Gwynnyd and supported by the entire Pennsic University staff. Thing is written on an html development system called Ruby on Rails; the Chancellor said the program is entirely modular and explained that Pennsic University hopes to develop and add many more features as time goes on.
"This is a work in progress, and all of the effort has been donated for the good of Pennsic and the SCA. So far everybody who has used it has told us they are delighted. We are also looking for programmers who would like to be part of this effort. They should stop by University Point or contact email@example.com," said Baroness Gwynnyd.
Further information on Thing and some limited computer access to it is available at University Point.


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Sen. Bill Brady Announces Third Bid For Governor
State Sen. Bill Brady is making a third bid to be Illinois governor.
The Bloomington Republican writes on his campaign website Tuesday that he isn't giving up on Illinois despite the state's serious fiscal challenges.
He plans to formally announce the move Wednesday at appearances across the state. He'll start in Chicago and end the day at a Bloomington restaurant.
Brady joins an already crowded 2014 Republican field. Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford of Chenoa, Chicago businessman Bruce Rauner and state Sen. Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale already announced bids in the March 8 primary.
Brady narrowly emerged as the Republican primary victor in 2010. Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn defeated him by less than one percent of 3.6 million votes.


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New products introduced over the last week include a new social media ETF from Global X and a global credit long/short mutual fund from Forward. In addition, Panda Power closed a private equity fund; Neuberger Berman marked a fifth anniversary; and Russell took an advisor site mobile.
Here are the latest developments of interest to advisors:
1) Global X Social Media Index ETF Launches
Global X announced on Tuesday the launch of its Social Media Index ETF (SOCL), which seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Social Media Index.
The Solactive Social Media Index is designed to reflect the performance of companies involved in the social media industry, including companies that provide social networking, file sharing, and other Web-based media applications.
2) Forward Launches Global Credit Long/Short Mutual Fund Focused on Corporate Debt Opportunities
Forward Management, LLC announced Thursday the launch of the Forward Global Credit Long/Short Fund. (FGCRX). Offering a hedge-style long/short strategy focused on the corporate debt sector, the new fund is managed by SW Asset Management, LLC. David Hinman, co-founder and chief investment officer of SW Asset Management, is co-portfolio manager for the new fund.
J. Alan Reid, CEO of Forward Management, said the new fund has some bias to emerging markets, given their generally higher economic growth rates, but typically invests broadly in at least 10 countries at any one time. The strategy can also potentially hedge against sovereign defaults and extreme credit market downturns.
At least 40% of fund assets must be invested in issuers based outside the U.S. The fund, which launched October 1, is offered in investor class, institutional class, class C, and class M shares.
3) Panda Power Funds Closes $420 Million Private Equity Fund
Panda Power Funds announced November 16 the final close of the Panda Power Generation Infrastructure Fund with $420 million in capital commitments.
The fund plans to develop or acquire U.S. natural gas-fueled power plants and utility-scale solar projects in select states. Investors include large public and corporate pension plans and other institutional investors. Beacon Hill Financial Corporation of Boston acted as the exclusive placement agent for the Panda Power Generation Infrastructure Fund; Compass Advisors, LLP advised on the capital raise; and legal services were provided by Latham & Watkins LLP.
The fund currently has investments in an extensive pipeline of power projects, including two projects which are primed for construction. Its 650MW Sherman, Texas and 1,300MW Temple, Texas projects, representing approximately $2 billion in financing, are strategically sited in high growth areas in one of the nation's fastest growing states. Its first investment was to develop the $94 million, 20MW Pilesgrove Solar Farm.
The 110-acre plant is the largest solar facility in the northeast U.S. with more than 71,000 solar panels. The facility began supplying power to the New Jersey grid in late August and is located approximately 28 miles southwest of Philadelphia outside of Woodstown, N.J., and is a joint venture between Panda Power Funds and Con Edison Development, a subsidiary of New York-based Consolidated Edison, one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies.
4) Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
Neuberger Berman Group LLC announced November 15 that it is celebrating the five-year anniversary of its Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund (NBHAX, NBHCX, NBHIX, and NBHRX). The fund, introduced November 2, 2006, ranks in the top 1% of the mid-cap value category since inception for the period ended September 30, 2011, from a universe of 256 funds, according to Morningstar.
Morningstar also ranks the fund in the top 4% for the three years through September 30, 2011, from a universe of 354 funds, and in the top 2% year-to-date through the end of September from a universe of 433 funds.
The fund has been managed since its inception by veteran portfolio managers Tony Gleason, Richard S. Levine and Alexandra (Sandy) Pomeroy, managing directors and also senior members of the MLG Group, one of more than 40 distinct investment teams within Neuberger Berman. Based on a successful separate account strategy investing in utilities, stocks, convertibles, REITs and other income-producing equities, the fund was incubated with $5 million of the firm's money and has grown to approximately $1.5 billion in assets as of September 30, 2011.
5) Russell Launches 'Helping Advisors' Mobile Edition to Enhance Advisor-Client Conversations
Russell Investments announced Thursday that it has introduced an iPad-enabled edition of its Helping Advisors website that facilitates access to key tools including the Economic Indicators Dashboard, the Business Cycle Index and the Helping Advisors blog. The new version, which went live this month, addresses advisors' growing interest in having robust and easy-to access tools and information immediately available at their fingertips.
Since its launch in 2009, Russell's Helping Advisors site has grown to generate more than 5,000 visits per month and nearly 185,000 visitors since its launch. This has paralleled a steady increase in mobile device traffic, and in October alone, mobile device traffic made up 10% of all visits to the site. The new version of Helping Advisors makes the useful content elements from the site readily available for advisors' use in conversations with clients, or while on the go.


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Chances are, you've heard of the Mall of America or the Minnesota Vikings, but did you know Minneapolis has a cultural side?
Los Angeles Wine Tasting hosted a unique rendezvous with a Salvador Dali theme. Guests imbibed Spanish wine and food pairings and vibed to flamenco beats while bidding on the artist's artwork to benefit the Movember Foundation.
California's Central Coast has many hidden gems to discover. Morro Bay is more than a just sleepy fishing village. Adventure, nature, boating, and water activities abound. The most famous resident happens to be a giant rock.
Eating unhealthy foods can be as dangerous as smoking. Now you can avoid many fatal diseases with a few simple (and affordable) changes. Learn how you can also teach others about these life-saving tips and put more money back in your pocket.
Do you remember your first trip to New York City? How you felt when you first stood in Times Square? The thrill of your first Broadway Play? Relive each moment through the eyes of first time visitors to the Big Apple.
Have you ever dreamed of driving exotic cars on a private race track? Now is your chance to live that dream and choose from some of the most expensive and rare cars in the world
As a Mom, I want to be here for my kids. That means eating the right foods that will prolong my life. It also means starting them early with better habits so they don't have the same hereditary diseases that could be prevented.
If you only have a few days to see this amazing city, then here are a few things to include on your must-see list that are often dwarfed by the obvious.
Being a high roller in Vegas has nothing to do with medical marijuana. It's about living life without limits!
The iconic Kona Kai Resort was once a grand Disney resort that attracted Hollywood celebrities over the years. Today, this waterfront resort has been recently renovated, updated, and expanded with a $22 million makeover.
Paso Robles is nestled between some of the best wine regions in the country with over 180 wineries to choose from. We will give you the lowdown on where to stay, what to eat, and how to drink wine like a pro - all at affordable prices.
Most people think Nevada is strictly desert and casinos. I was determined to prove them wrong. What started out as a forced family road trip evolved into a journey of exciting new discoveries and adventures we could all cross off our bucket list.
Healdsburg, CA is enviably nestled between 4 regional wine appellations and boasts over 100 wineries. Follow my journey as I sip and savor with the locals and show you how to get the most out of this incredible and undiscovered wine region.
San Francisco's premier food, wine, and spirits festival, SF Chefs, is back for its fifth year in the heart of Union Square. Celebrate local cuisine, while experiencing the talents and passions of 200 chefs, winemakers and artisans.
Adventures abound in this alpine wonderland far above the crowds and the clouds. Discover the perfect road trip or getaway in your own backyard.
What if your job was to eat chocolate all day and be with the one you love? That's the dream life of the royal couple of chocolate: Jacques and Hasty Torres. You won't believe what they cook up together!
Have you ever wondered what chefs eat when they are hungry? How do they have time to eat before or after a busy night in the kitchen of their famous restaurants? Pleasing each guest is an art form, so what's left at the end of the night?
Food & Wine Magazine's annual "Best New Chefs Awards" was created 26 years ago. The annual event honors only the most exceptional men and women who are pushing culinary boundaries in this country.
Lexus Culinary Masters Michelle Bernstein (Michy's) and Dean Fearing (Fearing's at the Ritz Carlton) spoiled a private reception of guests with a unique dining experience celebrating classic dishes deep from the American South.
For more than 20 years, 3-star Michelin master chef Daniel Boulud has thrilled guests with his culinary excellence at one of the top restaurants in the world, DANIEL. See behind-the-scenes photos of this exclusive and private event.
The Lexus Grand Tasting tent holds all the best surprises from the Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival. With over 50 events throughout the 4 day festival, this is certainly one of the highlights.
From sole to soul: the 6th annual Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival hosted over 8,000 guests, with 300 volunteers, featuring 250 wineries and over 100 master chefs from all over the world
Pebble Beach Food & Wine features over 100 world-renowned chefs, fine winemakers, cooking demonstrations, and memorable culinary experiences. This is considered the top food and wind festival in the country.
WWE Superstar Zack Ryder didn't hit it big when he first came on the scene. So he decided to take matters into his own hands. Read his inspiring story here and find out what's next for this Long Island dreamer.
If you are looking for respite on the California Coast, then the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa is the perfect stop. One of the top spas in the country, this is the place to be pampered and spoiled rotten before you return to reality.
The beauty of Texas Hill Country is something that every nature-lover should experience. With American Bald Eagle sightings and ever-changing weather – you never really know what discovery a new day will bring.
It's not a camp for fish, it's an adventurous escape for travel enthusiasts. This resort area gives you the best of both worlds: the rustic outdoors with luxury amenities at your fingertips.


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#ILLMATIC XX: Nas and Mass Appeal Present: The Represent Illmatic Video Contest
In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Nas' seminal debut album Illmatic, Mass Appeal & Maker Studios are excited to invite you to collaborate and produce a new music video for "Represent," an influential track off of the album.
Step 1: Come up with a music video concept for the song "Represent," and make a pitch video for your idea. Tell Nas what you want to make with his help, and why you should be chosen to come to Los Angeles and create with him.
Step 2: Upload your pitch video to YouTube, explaining your concept for the music video and how you would bring it to life. In the video description include the hashtag #RepresentIllmatic.
Step 3: Fill out an entry form to submit your video. Your imagination and creativity are your only boundaries. Whatever you do, make it Illmatic.
Deadline for submissions is April 16th, 2014.
The submissions will be judged and selected by Nas & Mass Appeal's own Jason Goldwatch. One winner will be invited to the YouTube Creator's space in Los Angeles, CA to collaborate alongside Nas and Jason Goldwatch from Mass Appeal, who will help to bring their video vision to life.
The final music video, and a behind-the-scenes making of video will be premiered on Mass Appeal as well as on the Maker Music YouTube Channels. The winner will have the unique distinction of being a part of Illmatic's illustrious history, one of the most legendary hip hop albums ever created. Illmatic XX is available for pre-order now on iTunes.


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Animals that find their way to the safe haven of a no kill animal shelter are a fortunate minority of the thousands of pets who are lost, abandoned or mistreated each year in Nebraska. In Auburn, the Hearts United for Animals Shelter makes a "lifelong commitment" to the animals in its care. In addition to placing animals with new owners, Hepers United operates a donor-supported Sanctuary Sweetheart program that cares for animals it cannot place with new owners because of health or behavior problems.
Representatives of the Nebraska Humane Society, though, say no kill shelters can only take in a fraction of the stray, abandoned or mistreated pets. Pets turned away from no kill shelters are likely to end up in conventional animal shelters, which eventually destroy animals that cannot be placed in new homes. Moreover, no kill shelters may foster unrealistic public expectations about animal shelters.
"Statewide's" Andrea Gallagher visits the Hepers United for Animals shelter and takes a look at the issue.


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The federal government adjusts its payment policies, the health-care system tailors its practices to meet those new policies, and a variety of unexpected—and perverse—consequences result.
This isn't just one aspect of the VA scandal. It also describes the effects of physician payment policies in Medicare.
In the case of the Department of Veterans Affairs, decisions to tie performance bonuses to patient waiting times apparently resulted in attempts to manipulate the appointment system. Incidents reported in Pennsylvania, Wyoming and New Mexico illustrate how compensation and bonuses drove decisions about patient care. The New York Times reported that one Albuquerque whistleblower alleged:
Clinic staff were instructed to enter false information into veterans' charts because it would improve the data about clinic availability. . . . The reason anyone would care to do this is that clinic availability is a performance measure, and there are incentives for management to meet performance measures.
In Medicare, the sustainable growth rate (SGR) mechanism established in 1997 placed an overall cap on physician spending, with an eye toward cutting payments in future years if Medicare spending exceeded the defined thresholds. But this measure, ostensibly to cut costs, only pushed the problem elsewhere. Doctors have responded to the prospect of cuts in reimbursement rates by increasing the volume of services provided. Physician spending per beneficiary increased more than 70 percent from 2000 to 2011, while reimbursement rates grew only 11 percent in the same period. Congress routinely acts to undo the projected reimbursement cuts, and the SGR has not appreciably reduced Medicare's overall costs.
So how do these stories tie together? Clearly, health-care systems respond to incentives set by the federal government. But Washington has not proved nimble enough to avert the unintended consequences of those responses. While Gen. Eric Shinseki's resignation as secretary of veterans affairs may stanch the political bleeding for the Obama administration, the underlying problems go far beyond one man—and even the VA. Both issues will take big-picture thinking, and actions, to repair.
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To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize! Just leave a comment on any of the five design team blogs listed below for your chance to win one of the three new June stamp sets! (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify) You have until midnight MT on Friday, June 1st to leave a comment. Please check all five blogs on Saturday, June 2nd to see if you are one of the five lucky winners.
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I used our NEW Green Acres stamp set. I colored these images with multiple Copic markers, not just single colors - I am so proud of myself, LOL :) It's super simple, but I think it packs a punch!! I imagine that this is a guy...or can be a gal - if she has a pony tail hidden back.
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TAMARAC, Fla. – Two months after Jordan Coleman's body was discovered inside a parked day care SUV in Tamarac, his family told Local 10 they continue to struggle with his death.
On Thursday, his mother and grandmother spoke about the incident after police arrested Paris Ward, 19, day care owner Cecily Roberts, 43, and her daughter, Camille Gordon, 20.
Roberts and Gordon were charged in the death of the 4-year-old boy on Monday after being found and arrested in New York.
"A piece of me is gone. Never to be replaced," said Melanie James, Coleman's grandmother.
"It's hard coming home and not seeing Jordan, his smile. He was the life of the house. He was the one child who had four people to his command," said Fantasia Goldson, the boy's mother.
The indictments for Roberts and Gordon were unsealed Wednesday, but were not immediately available to the media, according to the Broward State Attorney's Office.
Detectives said Ward was behind the wheel of the Toyota Sequoia that transported Coleman and several other children from the 3 C's Day Academy in Sunrise to an apartment complex in Tamarac on August 1.
Ward is accused of letting all of the children out when they arrived at the complex, but forgetting Coleman inside.
Goldson said she is outraged to know her son was left alone in a sweltering vehicle. According to an arrest report, doctors said Coleman's body temperature reached 108 degrees.
"When he was baking in that car, when his brain was frying, where were you? Sleeping?" Goldson said.
The 3 C's Day Academy has closed.
Detectives said Roberts and Gordon were operating another day care center in Brooklyn before they were arrested.
Coleman's family is represented by attorney Stuart Grossman. Goldson has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the 3 C's Academy.
"You left. You moved on with your life. You went and you opened up a day care after you killed a baby," said James.
"No mother should bury her child," said Goldson.


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1 May 2013
Hear Professor David Cowan, Director of the Anti-Doping Science Centre, discuss the work of his lab during the upcoming Olympic games. Learn about the cutting-edge processes in place to maintain chain of custody, and ensure fast, robust analysis of more than 6,250 samples. See behind-the-scenes footage from this special lab. SelectScience Special Interview.


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This video from Jason Messina (formerly of The Sixth Borough, current New York comedian) is a holiday reminder your aunts and grandmothers would be sure to thank him for.
Just because tomorrow is Christmas does not mean that Open Mic at the Headhouse Cafe will be taking the day off. A Very Funny XMAS at the Headhouse will start at 8pm and continue throughout the night for those comics finished with their celebrating, or the ones that aren't celebrating at all.
This Friday The Sideshow presents: Know When to Leave, a show hosted by Brendan Kennedy and Shannon Brown featuring performances by ManiPedi, Fastball Pitcher Bob Gutierrez, Bing Supernova, Tim Butterly, Carolyn Busa, Sam Narisi, Kait & Andrew, and more.
Saturday the New Year's Party at HodgePodge (1212 South St.) will feature "music greats: John Francis, James Klueh, GRIZ and a hodgepodge of standup, improv and sketch comics."
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This course will allow you to identify the importance of the report process to a company's projects and virtual work teams. By looking at examples of work reports, you will be able to recognize what kinds of advantages and benefits of this process entail, such as:
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The United Nations is stepping up its campaign to conserve the world's genetic resources so crops and animals can adapt to global warming and other challenges, focusing on fish for the first time since fish are increasingly being bred to meet the world's food needs.
ROME -- The United Nations is stepping up its campaign to conserve the world's genetic resources so crops and animals can adapt to global warming and other challenges, focusing on fish for the first time since fish are increasingly being bred to meet the world's food needs.
Fish farming, or aquaculture, has grown enormously in recent years, representing a $70.3 billion market in 2004 alone. Farmed fish are increasingly being consumed as wild fish stocks decline from overfishing, pollution and the effects of climate change.
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization this week is hosting a meeting on preserving the world's genetic resources, a topic which to date has focused on crops and livestock. This year the agency is focusing on fish, and is urging governments to better conserve the world's fish genes since genetic diversity is critical for breeding.
"10,000 years ago, we started domesticating crops, and 6,000 years ago animals," noted Devin Bartley, senior fisheries resources officer at the Rome-based agency.
"With fish, we've only had the ability to breed them in hatcheries since the late 1950s or 60s. So we're just now starting that process of domestication and genetic improvement" that can lead to production growths of up to 20 percent, he said.
But in order to breed better, meatier fish, scientists need more information about their genetic makeup -- and that information is spotty at best, according to a FAO study. FAO is hoping governments devote more money and attention to change that.
Farmed fish now represent about 35 percent of world fish production -- up from about 3.9 percent in 1970, the study said.
In 2004, fish farms produced 59.4 million tons of fish and aquatic plants, valued at US$70.3 billion, the report said. Fish caught in the wild that year totaled 95 million tons, worth about US$84.9 billion.
FAO estimates that by 2030, an additional 40 million tons of fish per year are required to fulfill consumer needs, and Bartley says much of that will come from fish farms.
"Certainly with human population growth, there's a limited production from capture fisheries," or fishing in the wild, he said. "With aquaculture, and especially with genetic improvement, we're growing better fish on less feed, and that's going to go a long way to meeting this increased demand."
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We've all seen the headlines about David Duchovny's, Tiger Woods', and now Sandra Bullock's hubby, Jess James', reported infidelity. At a time when every newspaper is splashing its front page with stories of outlandish sex scandals and million dollar divorces, internationally-known couples' experts Dr. Harville Hendrix and Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt and the practitioners in their worldwide Imago Relationship Therapy network are in great demand.
Dubbed by the media "The Marriage Whisperer" after his Emmy award garnering appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Harville Hendrix has some forty years of experience working with couples and, as he calls it, "sitting on the bench" and observing couples' interaction and communication. Over the course of that time he has identified changes in society in the 1950's as responsible for pushing the divorce rate for celebs and "ordinary citizens" in the United States to 50%- an instability that continues. In response, he and his wife, Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt, a research scholar and champion of gender equity, co-created Imago Relationship Therapy.
Author of what many consider the seminal books about relationship (" Getting the Love You Want" and " Keeping the Love You Find"), Dr. Hendrix combined his observations with self-discovery: components of Imago also arose out of his experiences when he first met and married his partner, Dr. LaKelly Hunt. Both divorced, themselves, each was seeking the best possible marital relationship.
Dr. Hendrix took some time to talk with me about couples in the news, the pressures with which celebrity couples must contend, and Imago.
"Couples usually tend to focus on personal needs rather than relationship needs," Dr. Hendrix told me, "and divorce occurs when the relationship does not meet the needs of the individual." Dr. Hendrix feels that most couples do not know how to create and sustain connection. The "cure," if you will, for divorce is to train couples to focus on their relationship as a priority rather than individual need, to create what he and Dr. LaKelly Hunt have termed the "conscious marriage." While this may sound simplistic, it requires specific behavioral retraining, so to speak, since Dr. Hendrix discovered this is best achieved not only by changing mindsets but also the way in which a couple talks to one another. Focusing on a conscious marriage strengthens the union by increasing emotional connection and creating safety- for each individual as well as for the marriage.
"Affairs occur because there is no secure emotional connection," Dr. Hendrix explained. "This stems from childhood, when there might have been inconsistent (parental) care taking and no secure emotional connection. Affairs occur when intimacy produces anxiety." The key, he feels, to addressing infidelity is to create within the individual the capacity to connect without being frightened. This requires very special communication.
Imago aims to stimulate dialogue- true dialogue-that has a horizontal rather than vertical approach, i.e., communication that is equal and without judgment. The three steps of the Imago Dialogue include mirroring, validating, and empathizing. These allow, as Dr. Hendrix describes, for discovery of the other person, growth of each party of the couple into his/her potential, and a better connection between the two parties. It is Dr. Hendrix's and Hunt's hope that practicing this technique will foster a relationship that includes a real element of safety to the degree that individuals can be authentic selves within the couple, and thus create an entirely different kind of couple.
"The purpose in these unions," Dr. Hendrix added, "would be healing and wholeness of the individuals. But the modality would be the focus of the relationship and its care." Without a safe family environment, the resulting fear and anxiety, as Dr. Hendrix explains, can later cause "acting out" and inappropriate behaviors. We talked about this situation as cause for what we are reading in the news about celebrity couples' difficulties since "acting out" can manifest as a myriad of things, including infidelity.
"Most couples are the source of abuse (in this world)," Dr. Hendrix added, "and they come to see me because they are tired… of the conflict and all that. We can do the conflict resolution all we want. (But consider) that couples are the source of culture. They are the ones who have the babies, and the babies grow up and leave home and they replicate what is at home. So you could actually say that all abuse and all violence… arise out of connectional rupture in relationship as a child." The two responses to abuse and violence being depression and anger, one can see how a cycle of unhealthy emotions can, ultimately, set an individual up for failure in the world and, further, create a sort of "failing" in our world for each other. Addressing this through Imago could be an answer- a huge answer- to even problematic global issues.
"What if we could change every child's context?" Dr. Hendrix proposes. "We could end all violence because, really, all violence begins in poor coupling skills. The question then becomes, 'Well, how do you do that?' Well, you have to have a home that is safe enough that a child grows up and maintains (his/her) empathic instinct. Every child has internal (empathic capability), and if s/he is parented well, with what we call 'empathic attunement,' then that child cannot hurt things because it feels. That child cannot even hurt trees, can't kill frogs, eventually won't even throw plastic out of a car and into the ocean because s/he feels. Empathy means (resonating) with the "not self," and that I know that it's somehow connected to me but I resonate with it because it's also not connected to me. In empathy you also know everything is connected, so whatever you do to something else or someone else is done to you."
"Empathy," Dr. Hendrix explained further, "allows for more attentive and purposeful child raising- and emotionally healthier children." He believes that, absent of instillation during childhood, individual empathetic confidence can be built through a couple's union. It is his goal to make this achievement as widespread as possible. The sum total of this practice might be an explosion of empathy across the planet that could, for example, prevent individuals from cheating on their spouses or expressing road rage, or even prevent them from being war-minded. To that end, he and Dr. LaKelly Hunt have co-founded an organization of over 1,000 therapists offering Imago Relationship Therapy around the world.
One of these practitioners is Marcia Ferstenfeld, M.A., CIRT, a therapist in the Detroit, Michigan area who discovered Dr. Hendrix- and Imago- on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
"I caught a promotional spot in which Oprah Winfrey said that her upcoming program was her best ever," Ferstenfeld told me when we connected after my interview with Dr. Hendrix, "and that it featured Harville Hendrix who was a specialist in relationships, and that it was a must see! I took it to heart! Watching Harville demonstrate some of what happens on a Getting the Love You Want workshop, and speak about the underlying issues behind the confusion and struggle, I was riveted. I found myself nodding as pieces of clarity fell into place. I ran to the bookstore to purchase my first copy of Getting the Love You Want and raced through it once, then read it again with my husband, and began to 'bootleg' the material into my therapy office with couples."
Ferstenfeld took the Imago Basic Clinical Training in 1993-4 and over the course of several years, coordinated and assisted at subsequent Michigan Trainings. She also gained certification as a workshop presenter for couples and individuals and became deeply involved in the development of Imago Parenting programs. Having just completed immersion in a newly designed parenting program, Ferstenfeld is preparing to present her first Basic Clinical Training in Michigan in May. It's her hope that her work and that of her colleagues worldwide will help spread the empathy and understanding that Hendrix and Hunt teach.
"In an ideal world," Dr. Hendrix feels, "relationship skills would be taught in school. They would be considered as important as spelling, writing, mathematics, etc." That absent, in the Imago Relationship Therapy program, couples now have the tools they need for change. It's worth noting, too, that a program for single individuals, preparing for committed partnership and marriage, is also available.
Imagine a world in which no tabloid had a sex scandal or messy divorce to report. Imagine a world without road rage. Imagine a world without abuse, domestic violence, rape- or even war. All of these begin with change in individual relationship and, ultimately, this creates for us a perspective to better interact with and respond to the rest of the world. Through Imago's healing with peaceful words, we could achieve world change, one might say, "one couple at a time."
"Polarities (in couples) can create an option," Dr. Hendrix said, "and it's a co-creation of a third reality, a joyful union. Ending conflict is the key. As I look forward, I'd like (the Imago technique and result) to be my personal contribution to world growth and change."
More information about Imago Relationship Therapy can be obtained by visiting the following web sites: www.Imago-marriage-counseling.com, www.HarvilleHendrix.com, and www.NewWaytoLove.com.
© M. D. Caprario April 2010
M. D. Caprario is an author, editor and journalist working in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, covering for the media good things in the literary, film and entertainment industries- and also good peple and projects aiming to change our World for the better. Reach her at [email protected].
Dr. Harville Hendrix holds a doctorate in psychology and theology from the University of Chicago and has received an honorary doctorate and two distinguished service awards. He is the author of a number of very popular self-help and guidance books, including Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, and Keeping the Love You Find: A Single Person's Guide to Achieving Lasting Love, both New York Times best-sellers. With his wife, Dr. Harville coauthored Giving the Love That Heals: A Guide for Parents, also a best-seller, and Receiving Love: Transform Your Relationship by Letting Yourself Be Loved. Their books are published in more than 57 languages.
Dr. Hendrix and his wife's professional partnership and collaboration have resulted in 9 books on intimate relationships and parenting. They have also written three meditation books, two study guides, and a video for couples seen on more than 300 public television stations. Their practice encompasses private client intensives to targeted group workshops, to major professional conference gatherings.
Dr. Hendrix has spoken at length about their work with Imago Relationship Therapy and has been written about in numerous newspapers and magazines internationally, including the November 2005 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, where he was referred to as the "marriage whisperer." He also is a member of the Redbook Marriage Institute, serving on the magazine's team of marriage experts.
Dr. Hendrix has appeared on many national television shows to publicize his concept and practice Imago Relationship Therapy. Those appearances have included sixteen (16!) guest appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show. One of those appearances won Ms. Winfrey an Emmy award for the "most socially redemptive" daytime talk show and also earned a spot on her Unforgettable! Oprah's Top 20 Shows list.
Drs. Hendrix and LaKelly Hunt have six children and live in New York and New Mexico.
Books, CDs, & DVDs
"Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples"
"Giving the Love that Heals: A Guide for Parents"
"Keeping the Love You Find: A Single Person's Guide to Lasting Love"
"The Couple's Companion: Meditations and Exercises for Getting the Love You Want."
"Receiving Love: Transform Your Relationship by Letting Yourself Be Loved"
Schedule of Upcoming Workshops
Imago workshops are held around the world. To find one near you visit www.gettingtheloveyouwant.com/couples/workshops.
Of note: Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt will be presenting at the upcoming July 2010 Smart Marriage Annual Conference in Florida a unique program entitled "Women: Why Marriage?!" During this time, she will speak about why healthy marriages should be the rallying cry for women's empowerment and why marriage education is the needed breakthrough for women and girls- and for creating enlightened society. Other presenters scheduled that day are Pat Love, Nisa Muhammad, and Patty Howell.
April 17-18 Getting The Love You Want: A Workshop for Couples
Registration information:
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 877-944-2002 Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers
April 19 Imago: A Theory and Therapy of Couplehood
Wisconsin Association for Marriage & Family Therapy Conference
Registration information
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 608-848-1994
April 30-1 A New Way to Love
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 713-985-3817 St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Houston TX
May 7 IMAGO: Helping Couples Connect
Presented by Dallas Group Psychotherapy Society
Registration information:
Phone: 214-352-8262 The Center for Community Cooperation 2900 Live Oak Street. Dallas, TX
May 10 Feather Your Nest Speaker Series
Relationships "Getting the Love You Want"
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Ritz Carlton Dallas, TX
May 21 New York State Psychological Association Annual Convention
Helping Couples Restore Connection Workshop
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E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (800) 732-3933 The Woodcliff Hotel and Spa, Fairport, NY
May 22 New York State Psychological Association Annual Convention
Keynote: The Five Non-Negotiable Conditions of a Healthy Intimate Relationship
Registration information:
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (800) 732-3933
July 7-8 Smart Marriages Annual Conference
Couplehood Programs, Imago Connects, & Conflict to Connection
Registration information:
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 866-992-9399 Shingle Creek Resort Hotel, Orlando, FL
July 8 Smart Marriages Annual Conference
"Women: Why Marriage?!" Learn why Healthy Marriages should be the rallying cry for women's empowerment and why Marriage Education is the needed breakthrough for women and girls – and for creating an enlightened society. Presented by Pat Love, Nisa Muhammad, Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt, and Patty Howell.
Registration information:
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 866-992-9399 Shingle Creek Resort. Orlando, FL
July 10 Smart Marriages Annual Conference
IMAGO Dialogue: Structured dialogue, the very core of the powerful Imago model, helps couples learn to switch from monologue to dialogue and from judgment to curiosity and affirmation to make important new love connections. Registration information:
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 866-992-9399 Shingle Creek Resort. Orlando, FL
July 10 Smart Marriages Annual Conference
A New Way to Love – TOOB This Imago faith-based course guides couples in finding God's purpose for their marriage, deepening their connection, and starting a grass-roots movement of couples teaching couples
Registration information:
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 866-992-9399 Shingle Creek Resort. Orlando , FL
July 16-18 Getting the Love You Want: A Workshop for Couples
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Phone: 866-200-5203 Kripalu Center Stockbridge, MA
July 19-23 IMAGO: A Theory and Therapy of Couplehood
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Phone: 888-394-9293 The Cape Cod Institute, North Eastham, MA
August 3 A New Way to Love: Teaching Dialogue as a Spiritual Practice
2010 AMFM Marriage & Family Ministry Training Conference
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E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 480-718-3020 Phoenix , AZ
August 6-8 Getting the Love You Want: A Workshop for Couples
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Phone: 512-225-1075 The Crossings Austin, TX
August 27-29 Imago Relationship Therapy: A Theory & Therapy of Couplehood Registration information:
Phone: 877-944-2002 Omega Center, Rhinebeck NY
October 1-3 Getting The Love You Want: A Workshop for Couples
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Phone: 877-944-2002 The Omega Center Rhinebeck, NY
October 15-17 A New Way to Love
E-mail: [email protected]
Riverside Church, New York NY
October 21 Summit for Clinical Excellence
What about IMAGO: Proven Strategies for Helping Couples Get the Love they Want
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Phone: 800-643-0797
Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Resort
October 22 Summit for Clinical Excellence
What We Know About Healthy Marriages
Phone: 800-643-0797 Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Resort
October 28-30 7th Annual Imago International Conference
Atlanta , GA
December 3-5 Getting the Love You Want: A Workshop for Couple Registration information:
Phone: 866-200-5203 Kripalu Center, Rhinebeck NY
December 10-12 Getting the Love You Want: The Imago Process
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Phone: 707-775-3500 IONS Retreat Center . Petaluma, CA
Splash Worldwide publisher's older sister, Marcia Ferstenfeld, M.A., CIRT, is offering in the Detroit, Michigan area Couples Weekend workshops, based on Dr. Hendrix's book Getting the Love You Want, on July 9-11, 2010 and October 15-17, 2010. She is also offering Personal Growth Weekend workshops, based on Dr. Hendrix's book Keeping the Love You Find, on May 15-16, 2010 and December 11-12, 2010, and one- or two-day or 8-week courses for parents entitled "Supporting Our Children," based on Dr. Hendrix's book Giving the Love That Heals and the Imago model. For more information, please contact Marcia or Larry Ferstenfeld by phone at 248/557-8621 or fax at 248/557-2751, or email Marcia at [email protected].
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Investigation sheds doubt on a 'shaken-baby' murder conviction
(Medical Xpress)—Based on developments in science and interviews with numerous medical experts, an in-depth investigation by Northwestern University's Medill Innocence Project raises significant questions about the murder conviction of a Chicago-area licensed day care provider in the death of a young child nearly two decades ago.
Published online today (Dec. 11) at www.medillinnocenceproject.org, it is the Medill Innocence Project's first published investigation of a shaken-baby syndrome case.
Pamela Jacobazzi, now 57, is serving a 32-year prison sentence for the death of Matthew Czapski. At the time of her conviction, shaken-baby syndrome was a largely uncontested diagnosis associated with a triad of symptoms: brain bleeding, brain swelling and bleeding within the eyes. When all three signs were detected, authorities often accused the last caregiver of abuse, believing the symptoms surface instantly and catastrophically.
"In recent years, however, a number of medical studies have shown the triad of symptoms may also arise from less sinister causes," said Alec Klein, director of the Medill Innocence Project and professor in the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications.
Ten undergraduate journalism students in a fall investigative class led by Klein consulted with medical experts, reviewed studies conducted over the past several years and interviewed Jacobazzi's family, neighbors and former clients. They made five Freedom of Information Act requests and obtained thousands of pages of court records, police reports and hospital, pediatric, medical examiner and children and family services documents.
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- Eye injuries considered proof of child abuse at the time of Jacobazzi's trial are today known to also result from accidental trauma and certain medical conditions. The ophthalmologist who diagnosed Matthew in 1994 with "shaken injury" is one of several experts interviewed who now acknowledge that such symptoms may arise from non-abusive causes.
- Research into the onset of symptoms after brain trauma has raised doubts about how accurately doctors can pinpoint when trauma was inflicted. Recent studies have shown infants can experience a lucid interval—a temporary period of well-being—after suffering a fatal head injury. Experts say Matthew may have developed slow bleeding in his brain that did not become apparent until hours or days later.
- Biomechanical studies have called into question whether it is physically possible for a person to shake an infant to death. Experts say it was not possible for the 115-pound Jacobazzi to physically shake Matthew, who weighed 21 pounds, to death, especially since his neck and spine were undamaged.
- Some experts said Matthew's pediatric records, which were not raised at Jacobazzi's trial, indicate he seemed to have suffered from internal bleeding, and a CT scan and slide of brain tissue may have revealed a slow bleed from an old head injury that remained undetected until he was rushed to the hospital on the day he was under Jacobazzi's care.
The Medill Innocence Project is also working to create the nation's first shaken-baby criminal case database available to the public. As medical experts increasingly question the traditional understanding of shaken-baby syndrome, the specter arises that parents, nannies, day care providers and others may have been imprisoned, based on medical thinking at the time, for crimes they did not commit.
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Bankrolling Climate Change: New Study Ranks Top 20 Climate Killer Banks
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - Today, as world leaders gather in Durban to discuss solutions to global climate change, an international coalition of civil society and environmental organizations released a new study, "Bankrolling Climate Change," highlighting the top 20 banks that finance the coal industry. The study examines commercial banks' lending for the coal industry and provides the first comprehensive climate ranking for financial institutions. The study finds JPMorgan Chase, Citi and Bank of America to be the top three banks in the world financing climate change.
A full copy of the study with a ranking of all the researched banks can be downloaded at www.banktrack.org.
The report comes from German environment organization urgewald, the South African social and environmental justice organizations groundWork and Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and the international network BankTrack.
The organizations examined the portfolios of 93 of the world's leading banks and looked into their support for 31 major coal-mining companies (representing 44 percent of global coal production) and 40 producers of coal-fired electricity (which together own over 50 percent of global coal-fired generation capacity). The total value of coal financing provided by these banks since 2005 (the year the Kyoto Protocol came into force) amounts to 232 billion Euro (US $309 billion).
"We chose to look into coal financing as coal-fired power plants are the biggest source of man-made CO2 emissions and the major culprit in the drama of climate change," explains Heffa Schuecking of urgewald. "In spite of the fact that climate change is already having severe impacts on the most vulnerable societies, there is an abundance of plans to build new coal-fired power plants. If banks provide money for these projects, they will wreck all attempts to limit global warming to 2° Celsius," says Schuecking.
The study identifies the top twenty "climate killers" in the banking world. Among the top twenty are banks from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Switzerland, China, Italy and Japan. The top three banks fuelling climate change worldwide are JP Morgan Chase (US $22 billion), Citi (US $18.27 billion) and Bank of America (US $16.79 billion). In the past two years, BoA invested $4.3 billion in the U.S. coal industry, making them the top financer of coal in America.
"Providing underwriting for coal companies is risky business from a regulatory, financial and reputational perspective. Coal is a dirty, dangerous and increasingly outdated energy source," said Amanda Starbuck, director of the Energy and Finance program at Rainforest Action Network. "As the lead financier of the coal industry, JPMorgan, Citi and Bank of America short-term, reckless financing strategies are jeopardizing the health of our environment and our climate." RAN contributed research to the report and works with the international BankTrack alliance.
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Coal-fired power plants are not cheap to build. Typically, a 600 Megawatt plant will cost around US $2 billion. Power producers therefore rely heavily on banks to provide and mobilize the necessary capital for coal plants. "Our figures clearly show that coal financing is on the rise," notes Tristen Taylor of Earthlife Africa Johannesburg. "Between 2005 and 2010, coal financing almost doubled. If we don't take Banks to task now, coal financing will continue to grow," he warns.
The study looks into the statements of the top climate killer banks and also examines their existing climate policies. "Interestingly, almost all of the top twenty climate killer banks in our ranking have made far-reaching statements regarding their commitment to combating climate change," explains Yann Louvel of BankTrack. "However, the numbers show that their money is not where their mouth is." He also notes that the policies many banks have adopted and the voluntary initiatives they have signed on to like the "Carbon Principles" or the "Climate Principles" have failed to make any difference in banks' portfolios.
"Our study names and shames the banks that are destabilising our climate system," says Bobby Peek from groundWork. "Plans for new coal fired power plants and coal mines are meeting with fierce resistance all over the world and we are going to begin turning that heat on the banks", explains Peek. The study calls on banks to become responsible climate actors and to quit coal. According to the NGOs, banks need to shift their portfolios to renewables and energy efficiency and set and implement ambitious CO2 reduction goals for their financed emissions.
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In my May article, "I Love to Cold Call," I asked for your best cold-calling scripts. I received 65 scripts. I sent everyone who responded an e-mail asking for additional information, and got 24 responses to that. Of these, I have picked some "best scripts" and reproduced them in this article. More scripts and additional tips are in electronic form at www.billgood.com/coldcalling2009. This way you can tweak them and more easily submit to Compliance, and you'll be on your way to mastering this tough but highly effective prospecting tool.
With that said, most people seemed to be struggling. There is no doubt in my mind that it is much tougher today than it was five years ago. And it was tougher then than it was 10 years before that. The world has changed.
There are some mistakes people are making when they attempt to cold call. In my new book, Hot Prospects, and in my two previous books, I have identified Basic Mistake No. 1: Get a bad idea and stick to it.
Twenty years ago this mistake reduced rookies to rubble. It is doing so today.
With that as a caution, try out some of my "best scripts." I cannot tell you they will work for you. The script is only one of five ingredients in a recipe that makes up a successful cold-calling campaign. To be effective, all the ingredients have to be there and in the right proportions.
The other four ingredients are:
List. Practically everyone who responded to my request for additional information is using a store-bought list. The first law of lists is: The easier a list is to get, the more competitors have it, the less likely it is to be any good.
Sound. There is such a thing as a professional sound. If you sound wishy-washy, uncertain, tired, bored, sour or have any of a host of other unprofessional sounds, you lose … even if you have the world's best script.
Numbers. When I am debugging a failing cold-call campaign, my first question is always, "How many calls do you make an hour?" If it's below 40 per hour, I won't even discuss anything else. I have to fix that one first. If you're lolling along making 10 or 12 calls per hour, guess what? You will fail even with the best script, an optimum list and a great sound.
Style. There is certainly more than one way to skin the cold calling cat. I refer to this as "campaign style." The style is determined by what you want to accomplish on the call. Do you want to sell something? Virtually none of the scripts I received are trying to sell something on the first call. That's good, because it is a colossal waste of time. Do you want to get an appointment on the first call? A substantial number went for an appointment on the first call. That is almost always doomed. However, I did say "almost." Or, do you want to offer information? In my opinion, after having trained tens of thousands of people to do this, the best way is to offer information and then "develop" that cold-call lead into a hot prospect.
With this as a frame of reference, take one of these scripts. Get a list, get organized so you can pound out calls, put a smile on your face, and go to work. After a few hours, if it's not working for you, change one of the ingredients. It does not take forever to find out if a prospecting idea is a good idea or a bad idea. Eight or 10 hours and you should have an excellent idea if you have a dud, or something you can take to the winner's circle.
Best Scripts 2009
Jason Clowers is brand new in the business and has attacked one of the toughest markets around, "C-Level" executives. Here's the script he's using:
This is __________I work with __________ in downtown (City).
How are you?
FirstName, I specialize in working with C-level executives and have become an industry expert in addressing the needs of executive professionals with our suite of services tailored to each client's specific needs.
What I would like to do is set up a twenty minute introductory meeting to learn more about your business and explain a little more about the value I can provide to you and your financial assets.
I have Thursday or Friday afternoon open. Which day works best for you?
Mark Van Houton with Janney Montgomery Scott uses the following script in calling high-income prospects within a 5-mile radius:
Hello, this is (Full Name) calling from your local, (Place), (Company). May I speak with Mr./Ms. Prospect please? [This is s/he.] Good evening, Mr./Ms. Prospect. The purpose of my call tonight is to help you make your hard-earned retirement income last throughout your retirement years. Many financial advisors are great at helping you to accumulate retirement income; I specialize in making it last for you. With that in mind, could you briefly describe for me your plans for the distribution phase of your retirement assets?
[If open:] I want to make sure you have money to live on in case you live to 95 or 100. Let's get together next [e.g.] Tuesday and talk about that.
[If resistance:] I am going to send some information about retirement income and call you a week from today.
The following script is compliments of Brooks Canavesi of the Canavesi/York Group in Beaver, Pa. He has a great opening question. I would imagine most people who answer that question will at least request information or set an appointment.
Hello my name is (name) from (Company).
I work with businesses in your area to understand their financial concerns in order to ensure that our services are in line with the current market's needs. Do you have a few minutes to speak to me about your top 2 financial concerns facing your company?
No: Would there be a better time that I could reach you, or could I send you an email that you could reply to when you had a bit more time?
Top 2 Concerns:
1. __________________
2. __________________
Thank you so much for your time, If I were to come across anything that may solve your financial concerns or at a minimum save your company some money, could I send you that information?
What would be the best way to deliver that information?
Email or Physical Address:
Email: Would you prefer I send this to your business or personal email address?
I have your physical address as: (Address). Is that correct?
Leo Alapon uses Zillow and WhitePages.com to target neighborhoods/streets. He wrote: "This cold calling technique is designed for a second call in person at the doorstep of the prospect. It certainly seems to be doing the job."
Leo is in a small town. So I cannot tell you this would work in a metro area, but it's gotten excellent results for him.
May I speak with Mr. Prospect please?
Hi Mr. Prospect, my name is (Name) and I work for (Company) right here in town. Have you heard of (Company)?
Yes: That's great. Are you already a client of ours?
Is client: Well you are in great hands. Thank you and have a great day.
Not client: Do you work with a good financial advisor?
Happy with FA: I am glad that you have a professional working for your best interests. However, a second opinion is worth your time. I will be in your neighborhood on Tuesday and Thursday of next week, what is better for you? Two or three o'clock?
No FA: Very well, my firm's service may be a good fit for you. I will be in your neighborhood on Tuesday and Thursday of next week, what is better for you? Two or three o'clock?
No: Well at (Company) we help people in the community just like you reach their financial goals.
Great. I will see you next week!
[Editor's Note: This article was updated on April 11, 2011 to match Bill Good's July 2009 column, replacing an online version that omitted some material.]
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Three hospital systems in Riverside County have been fined this year for dumping unsterilized medical wastes such as blood-soaked bandages, bloody intravenous lines and human tissue into county landfills. Other hospitals may face similar waste-dumping allegations, county officials said.
Three hospital systems in Riverside County have been fined this year for dumping unsterilized medical wastes such as blood-soaked bandages, bloody intravenous lines and human tissue into county landfills. Other hospitals may face similar waste-dumping allegations, county officials said.
The fines are part of a broader effort by the county to clamp down on illegal disposal of unsterilized medical wastes, which can spread diseases to people who use and work in landfills, county officials said.
In about the last two years, Riverside County hospitals have paid more than $500,000 in fines for illegal dumping of medical wastes.
The latest case involves Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, which in August agreed to pay $150,000 to settle its second medical waste dumping case in two years. It is believed to be the county's largest fine ever against a single hospital for illegal waste dumping.
Hospital spokeswoman Eva Saltonstall said Desert Regional has taken steps to prevent improper disposal in the future, including having workers pick through trash bins in search of errant medical wastes, she said.
"We take these matters extremely seriously," she added.
Officials say the county has begun looking more closely at what hospitals and others are dumping into landfills to catch improperly discarded waste.
"We're looking more, we're finding more," said Damian Meins, an assistant director of Riverside County's Department of Environmental Health.
Since January, the county has taken to court Corona Regional Medical Center, Hemet's Valley Health System and its three hospitals in Hemet, Menifee and Moreno Valley, as well as Desert Regional.
Altogether, the three have paid $337,862 to settle the waste-dumping allegations, without admitting guilt.
San Bernardino County environmental health officials said this week that they have not handled any cases involving illegal dumping of hospital medical waste in at least the past year.
In Riverside County, all three cases involved mistakes by people working in the hospitals, said Riverside County Deputy District Attorney Stephanie Weissman. She said her office is investigating more cases involving hospital medical wastes, although she declined to elaborate.
"It doesn't take evil intent to make this mistake," she said.
Wastes must be sterilized before they can be left in a landfill, said Matthew Hickman, an administrator in Riverside County's Waste Management Department. Typically, such waste should be contained in red plastic biohazard bags, which can be easily set aside for sterilization.
But some items, such as recognizable body parts, pharmaceutical wastes and radioactive wastes, cannot be dumped in the landfill, he said.
Hypodermic needles must be solidified in resin or ground up before disposal.
County inspectors randomly check incoming loads for illegal wastes from hospitals, contractors and others, Hickman said.
In the past two years, he said, the county has nearly doubled, to seven, the number of inspectors. The additions were prompted by an increase in illegal waste disposal, including from hospitals, and the growth of out-of-county trash being dumped in county landfills, he said. In turn, the additional staff may be helping the county catch more illegal material before it gets buried, he said.
Last summer, Tenet Healthcare agreed to pay $200,000 to settle waste-dumping charges brought against both Desert Regional and John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Indio. Most of the illegally dumped waste was sent by the Indio hospital to a Coachella Valley landfill. But some bloody syringes and other medical waste traced back to Desert Regional were found dumped behind an abandoned Denny's restaurant in Cabazon.
Earlier this year, county inspectors twice found blood, tissue and other untreated medical waste from Desert Regional at the county's Edom Hill landfill in the Coachella Valley, Weissman said.
The hospital has gone to extreme lengths to prevent future problems, Weissman said. "From the minute this occurred, their focus was on 'How do we make sure this doesn't happen again.'"
Valley Health System, the Hemet-based public hospital district, also has had repeat problems with medical waste disposal. In 2002, the district's Hemet Valley Medical Center paid nearly $35,000 to settle dumping allegations involving operating room waste.
Last year, Valley Health System's hospitals in Hemet, Menifee and Moreno Valley were caught improperly disposing of medical wastes on four separate dates, according to Riverside County Superior Court records.
The hospital district agreed in January to pay $114,586 to settle the case.
District spokeswoman Karen Roberts said the hospitals now are sterilizing nearly all of their waste.
"If you don't do that, you risk an error. We don't want any more violations," Roberts said.
The hospital district also is ordering new equipment for all of its hospitals to sterilize waste, she said. Until the equipment arrives, the district has hired an outside firm to dispose of the waste.
Corona Regional Medical Center got in trouble for two instances in March and April 2003 when hospital wastes were improperly sent to a county landfill, according to court records.
John Calderone, Corona Regional's chief executive, said the problem arose after the hospital changed its waste-handling procedures. He said the hospital should have trained its staff better in the new procedures.
"It was a real screw-up on our part," he said.
When the hospital learned of the dumping, "the CFO (chief financial officer) got in a van with a bunch of people and retrieved it," Calderone said. The workers then picked through the garbage to pull out the medical wastes.
Corona Regional agreed to pay about $73,000 to settle the case.
Calderone said the staff was retrained. Since the mishap, "we have a clean record," he said.
--Bandages or gauze soaked with liquid blood or caked with dry blood
--Visibly bloody intravenous tubes or bags
--Needles, if ground up or solidified in resin
--Linens saturated with blood
--Suction canisters if they cannot be emptied
--Recognizable body parts
--Liquid blood
--Pathology samples
--Some pharmaceuticals
--Radioactive wastes
--Chemotherapy wastes
Source: Riverside County Waste Management Department
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(c) 2004, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.


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Hey, Drew Barrymore -- want to be "@drew" on Twitter? If you get the sweet username, you can blame a chatty Web guy with cancer.
Blogger Drew Olanoff was diagnosed with stage three Hodgkins lymphoma in late May this year, and he hasn't shut up about it, online or off -- with good reason.
Rather than actually blaming his cancer, he created BlameCancer.org, while friends and admirers have been blaming Drew's cancer for everything from colds to Kanye West and posting it online at sites like Twitter and Facebook.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to raise awareness -- and cash -- he created a Facebook Cause, which has managed to help raise $4,000 in direct contributions for the Livestrong Foundation created by cycling legend and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong.
Olanoff was also an early Twitter adopter who managed to nab the account name "@drew" before any of the likely thousand or more Drews who now use the service had a chance.
Those Twitter fanboys and fangirls include Hollywood celebrities, who've lately taken to Twitter like they have to cults and plastic surgery, in the process creating a cottage industry of ghost writers and publicist interns who keep their accounts fresh.
Barrymore has her directorial debut, Whip It, about to open nationwide, which got Olanoff thinking.
"I don't think she uses Twitter," Olanoff told NBC Bay Area. "I'm pretty sure she doesn't. She should! Why not start with the best Twitter name you could possibly have?"
So Olanoff is opening the bidding for his Twitter handle, minus the followers and with the blessing of company cofounder Ev Williams, at $10,000. Officially, Twitter's terms of use forbid the sale of account names or details for profit, but since any and all money is going directly to Livestrong, Williams has declared it fair game.
Olanoff will be conducting the auction openly on Twitter, and betting that the well-intentioned goal will self-select for a fair name game. So simply post a tweet with an offer and add the tag "#drewbid" to price your place.
He'll award the account to the highest bid made by midnight, Eastern Time, on November 9 -- a birthday made possible by the advances in cancer research that have given cases like his an 80-85 percent chance of remission after undergoing chemotherapy.
Ten thousand bucks seems like a lot, but it's only half what Olanoff reports he's already raised online for projects like Livestrong, the American Cancer Society and the Make-A-Wish Foundation -- without their permission, necessarily, but without any benefit to himself beyond the inevitable research advances made.
The likes of Barrymore, comedian Drew Carey, quarterback Drew Brees or Web entrepreneur Drew Curtis could turn up $10,0000 in their walking-around money. And Twitter was recently valued by Bay Area venture capitalists at $1 billion, many orders of magnitude more arbitrary.
But even with all that built-in potential, Olanoff worries. "Is $10k too much to ask?" Says the man who's set the "Buy it now" price at $1 million, entirely seriously. Yet, "a bunch of Drews could come out of the woodwork," and who's to say a few can't match or beat that price?
Photo by Randy Stewart.
Jackson West is just glad that Drew went from blaming that cancer to beating that cancer.


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While walking the press line for the InStyle 2013 Golden Globe Awards celebration on Nov. 29, the actress showed off her sexy stance — and a hint of a baby belly! — in a chic monochromatic ensemble.
Dressed head to toe in Barbara Bui, Akerman glowed in the designer's Ramie Jacket ($1,650), Black Leather Skinny Pants ($1,340), Black Suede Stilettos ($575) and Orange and Brown Embroidered Clutch ($1,335).
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