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Icelandic Election Watch and Panel Discussion
You are cordially invited to the IACC´s "Icelandic Election Watch" and panel discussion on Saturday, April 27th from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in New York City, hosted by Jón Sigurðsson, Chairman of the IACC and President and Chief Executive Officer of Össur.
The 2013 parliamentary elections mark the end of a rather eventful four years of government in Iceland, which have been characterized by partisan politics and disparity within the government coalition, as well as between the parliament and the President of Iceland. The opinion polls are showing significant movement of votes between political powers, leaving the Sjálfstæðisflokkur (conservatives), Samfylking (social democrats) and Vinstri Grænir (socialists) in a very precarious situation, and the Framsóknarflokkur (center) as the largest party running.
Þorsteinn Pálsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland, and one of Iceland's leading commentators, will join us for the Election Night Watch panel discussion along with Gauti B. Eggertsson, Associate Professor at the Economics Department of Brown University, and Birna Anna Björnsdóttir, writer and journalist. The moderator is Siggi Hilmarsson, Founder of siggi's dairy.
WHAT: The Icelandic American Chamber of Commerce Election Watch Panel.
WHERE: Turtle Bay, 987 2nd Ave, 2nd floor (between 52 St & 53rd St)
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The event is made possible by a generous support from Icelandair.
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Þorsteinn Pálsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland and the Chairman of the Independence Party (conservative party). He also served as Minister of Finance, Minister of Fisheries, Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs, and as the editor of the newspapers Visir and Fréttablaðið. Since 2011, Þorsteinn served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for MP Bank in Iceland.
Gauti B. Eggertsson, Associate Professor at the Economics Department of Brown University. He previously worked at the International Monetary Fund and at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where he still serves in an advisory role, and taught at Yale University and Princeton University. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Iceland and a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University.
Birna Anna Björnsdóttir, writer and journalist. She is currently working on her third novel and second screenplay for a feature film. She worked at Morgunblaðið in Iceland from 1998-2008 both as a journalist and columnist. She holds a B.A. in Philosophy from The University of Iceland and an M.A. in Literature from New York University.
Siggi Hilmarsson, the founder of siggi's dairy which makes siggi's skyr, an Icelandic style thick yogurt, and siggi's filmjölk, a Swedish drinkable yogurt. His products are available in stores nationwide such as Whole Foods, Safeway and Target. All of siggi's products adhere to an ingredient policy of low sugar and a short list of ingredients. siggi's products are made with milk from local family farms in Upstate New York. Siggi has a B.S. degree in Economics from The University of Iceland and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.
Jón Sigurðsson, President and Chief Executive Officer at Össur hf. since 1996. He is a board member of the Iceland Chamber of Commerce and Rio Tinto Alcan in Iceland. Jon was the Commercial Counselor for the Icelandic Trade Council in New York (1992-1996), Chief Financial Officer at Álafoss (1989-1991), Head of the International Division of Eimskip (1986-1989), and an engineer for Bang & Olufsen Denmark (1982-1984). He holds a B.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from Odense Technical College in Denmark and a Master's degree in Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the United States International University in San Diego. Jon serves as the chairman of the Icelandic American Chamber of Commerce


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Some Republicans are furious at their party's U.S. House speaker, John Boehner, because he removed two party members from the House Budget committee and offered to raise taxes by $800 billion in a budget proposal. Both ousted members were tea party favorites, and both had refused to go along with the compromise Boehner reached with Democrats last year to raise the federal debt ceiling. Boehner proposed increasing tax revenues by closing loopholes and deductions, not by raising tax rates, but that didn't stop some prominent conservatives from denouncing him. What do you think? Is Boehner selling out his party? Or is he just doing what he must to make a deal that avoids the fiscal cliff, an economic disaster that polls show most Americans would blame on Republicans? Would Republicans be better off with another leader less likely to compromise?
As Fiscal Talks Heat Up, Questions on Whether Boehner Can Get the Votes
New York Times, Dec. 11
John Boehner's unenviable job
Washington Post, Dec. 12
Boehner stringing out 'fiscal cliff' talks
Politics blog, SF Gate, Dec. 12
Boehner: Don't make Christmas plans
Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 12

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Inclement weather last weekend cancelled the Our Lady of Peace Cruisers Day. The event, held in conjunction with Cataract Cruises of WNY, has now been rescheduled. The "Super Cruise" is set for Sunday, July 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the facility, 5285 Lewiston Road in Lewiston.
Bring your car, truck, tuner or motorcycle to this family-fun event, which features plenty of entertainment, refreshments, a 50/50 raffle, door prizes and a Chinese auction.
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Whether it was Ray Lewis or Dannell Ellerbe manning the middle or Jameel McClain or Josh Bynes, Ravens inside linebackers did not defend the pass well last season. Only Brendon Ayanbadejo, a special teams regular who played sparingly on defense, had a positive grade in pass coverage, according to Pro Football Focus.
So when the Ravens addressed the two inside linebacker positions this offseason, the ability to cover was clearly a priority. They drafted speedy weak-side linebacker Arthur Brown in the second round of the draft and signed Daryl Smith, formerly of the Jacksonville Jaguars, to play the middle linebacker position.
Smith was an underrated and overlooked defender during his time in Jacksonville, a player who could do pretty much anything the Jaguars asked him to do, including covering tight ends and dropping into zones.
In his first season in Baltimore, Smith is proving he can still get it done in that regard. In addition to a pair of interceptions, he has 17 passes defended in 13 games, a mark that broke Lewis' single-season record by a Ravens linebacker. Lewis set that record in 2003, when he broke up 13 passes.
Smith grades out second among NFL inside linebackers in pass coverage in the eyes of Pro Football Focus, and he's first among all Ravens defenders.
"He's got a really good knack in coverage, in terms of anticipating routes," coach John Harbaugh said. "That'd be the biggest thing. He understands spacing, splits, route stems and has a pretty good feel for what's going to be run, so he anticipates those things and breaks really well. [Inside linebackers coach] Don Martindale has done a great job of taking him through that stuff and anticipating. [Smith has] done a great job. He's a smart player."
Smith has been targeted 58 times in coverage this season, according to Pro Football Focus. He has allowed 34 completions for 304 yards and three touchdowns. Opposing quarterbacks have a 75.6 passer rating when throwing into his coverage area.
The 31-year-old's two interceptions are a single-season career high, and his 17 passes defended are more than double his previous high of eight, set back in 2011.
Asked why he has defended the pass so well this season, he said: "It's just one of those years where I'm getting certain routes and I'm able to recognize them a little bit."
Smith, who remained unsigned until early June, is showing he is still capable of being an every-down player in the league. He has sat out just two defensive snaps this season, both coming when he got nicked up in the win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 10. Playing all three downs is something Smith takes pride in.
"You never want to come off the field as a player — offense, defense, whatever it is," Smith said. "I just go out there and try to do my job the best way I know how to."


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An excerpt from John Main OSB, "The Way of Dispossession" in FULLY ALIVE Meditatio Talks Series, 2011, Oct-Dec (London: World Community for Christian Meditation, 2011) p. 11
One of the aspects of meditation we have to come to terms with is to learn to approach it not with seeking to gain something, to possess something. We have to try to approach it much more in terms of total devotion beyond ourselves.
Christians have often approached their spiritual life in terms of reward, possession. The enemy of all spiritual value is desire: seeking reward, seeking to possess. The wisdom that unlocks the spiritual treasure is the spirit of poverty, a spirit of non-possession. Indeed, in meditation, we learn to be dispossessed.
The spiritual path is a path that leads away from self to the other. As you know from your present experience of meditation, we must tread it in faith and with courage. To learn to say the mantra so that we dispossess ourselves of all thought, of all self-consciousness requires devotion. And it leads us to absolute liberty because we have left behind all the secondary values: success, wealth, possession, power, whatever they may be. In meditation, we are not concerned about the fruit of action, but only that we humbly say our mantra. The mantra is for us the way beyond desire into union. We don't cease to be human; we don't cease to be ourselves. Indeed, we become ourselves.
After meditation: Kabir: Ecstatic Poems, versions by Robert Bly (Boston: Beacon, 2004), pp. 26-27.
I said to the wanting-creature inside me:
What is this river you want to cross?
There are no travelers on the river-road, and no road,
Do you see anyone moving about on that bank, or resting?
There is no river at all, and no boat, and no boatman.
There is no tow-rope either, and no one to pull it,
There is no ground, no sky, no time, no bank, no ford!
And there is no body, and no mind!
Do you believe there is some place that will make the soul less thirsty?
In that great absence you will find nothing.
Be strong then, and enter into your own body;
there you have a solid place for your feet,
Think about it carefully!
Don't go off somewhere else!
Kabir says this: just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things,
and stand firm in that which you are.
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|2004-05-07, 23:28
|Link #1
Senior Member
Could Someone Please Translate This?
Not sure if this is where this would go or not..but anyway..
This is probably the stupidest question ever, but I was curious if any can translate a song from japanese to english? Or even if you know of a place that has it translated.
Anyway -> http://opforum.free.fr/lyric/Wanted!.txt is the lyrics in romanji or whatever.
So yeah, sorry for the stupid thread, but I was just really curious as to what the lyrics ment..(even if you only translate a verse or two, it's all appreaciated)
-goes and hides -
|2004-05-07, 23:59
|Link #2
annoying white bat
Join Date: Jan 2004
I am pretty sure that Live-eviL has some kind of thing going where you can go to their irc channel and make a translation request. The channel info is available on the AnimeSuki site, or go to their Web forum and check there.
Song lyrics require a fairly experienced translator; the phrases can be very short, leading to ultra-vagueness.
|2004-05-08, 00:29
|Link #4
Evangelist of the Kazoo
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: AnimeSuki Forums
Well, I did my best...
* WANTED! WANTED! Friends' ten world!
WANTED! WANTED! Something's one world!
Who are you?
I'm Monkey D. Luffy!
Man something in pirate.
Something something, something something
You are me something, something in friend.
Something something something
Something something. something something
None something something's ocean.
Something something, something something
That's why surely, what something.
Something, amazing people!
**WANTED! WANTED! Friends' ten world!
WANTED! WANTED! Something's one world!
I'm Monkey D. Luffy
Man something in pirate!
Something, something
You are my something friends.
What an amazing something, something
Who something ocean something
something, something is dream.
That's why definitely, something something.
Something something, something.
Repeat *
Repeat **
|2004-05-08, 06:10
|Link #6
Go Suzuka!
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Malaysia
Okay, here's my guess to the translation:
WANTED! WANTED! Friends of the free world!
WANTED! WANTED! The world's greatest feeling!
Who are you?
I am Monkey D. Rufi
The man who's going to be the pirate king!
In the beginning, there was a time (pintto) came.
You became my comrade.
In the beginning, I longed to fulfil a dream I saw.
Now I have confidence. Because it was impossible by myself.
Anything you can't see in the middle of the ocean
Don't be unreasonable, because I'm going mad (??)
So surely, whatever there is
don't be unreasonable, the great hero is...
WANTED! WANTED! Friends of the free world!
WANTED! WANTED! The world's greatest adventure!
Put meat in my mouth.
I am Monkey D. Rufi
The man who's going to be the pirate king.
I believe whatever you say.
Because you are my comrade.
Whatever great victories, it's just a (something) thing.
If I am obstinate, I won't lose to anyone.
To whoever doesn't know the sea's end,
I will bring the beauty and overflowing dreams
So surely, sorry, but I have to go
and bring the beauty before it dissapears.
DISLAIMER: Everything here is a guess. Most of it is probably incorrect.
Last edited by Xess; 2004-05-08 at 07:25. Reason: Sent by mistake
|2004-05-11, 00:44
|Link #13
Bishoujo Goodness Galore!
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Stuck Between Reality and Fantasy
i think it's "to not be"
A: "You're not even trying!"
B: "Arimasen!" (something like "no i'm not!")
|2004-05-11, 01:53
|Link #14
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2004
Arimasen is a word to end negative sentances to mean (in literal terms) "I don't have..."
example: hon (w)o arimasen. [Literaly: I don't have the/a book]
The meaning is more subject to what the context of the conversation was about.
Shit = Kuso(u)
Dammit= I have no clue, you could be close.
Wow = waa (as stated above) add "sugoi" to it and you have "Waa sugoi!"
Which comes out as (depending on how much emotion put into it) "That's really freeken cool!!!"
Hope that wasn't too confusing, I study Japanese in college and alot of what you think you learn from anime about the language is not 100% right. Subtitleing of the anime is not always accurate either, I've seen a few instances where they changed the meaning from what was really said because it wouldn't make sence in English if translated literaly, but you probaly knew that already.
|2004-05-11, 09:02
|Link #15
Bishoujo Goodness Galore!
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Stuck Between Reality and Fantasy
i just didn't exactly know what "arimasu" meant...but i've seen it used elsewhere (even my teacher's used it...well now i know what he was talking about LOL)
|2004-05-12, 00:12
|Link #19
Go Suzuka!
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Malaysia
chikusho really means beast but it seems to be used whenever an English speak would use 'damnit!'. Because of the frivicative thing or whatever you call it, it always ends up sounding like chksho. If you'd like a really literal translation, then babelfish is pretty good.
Some others would be (non-literal translations):
"I'm f***ed!/ Oh crap!" -> shimata!
"Thank god!" -> Yokatta~
"Don't care." -> shiranai~
Dropping -ru for -masen is a rather simple way of putting it. There are -ru verbs which follow a different rule. The most common one would be aru -> arimasen.
|2004-05-15, 20:47
|Link #20
A laughing demonic Skull
Join Date: Apr 2004
I got a problem with two jap words.
in inuyasha, inuyasha often say Urusei (or something like that), that is translate shut up. I also eared wakamashi for the same meaning.
Urusai, urusei, urusanai
what could means this words?
My phonetic is not the best pardon me
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Another example of the power of the student mob.
Have you been following the dining services drama at the University of Miami during the last few weeks? The short version is this: A Chartwells-employeed dining services worker, Betty Asbury aka Miss. Betty, was fired from her job after a man walked out without paying for breakfast. Asbury maintains she didn't see the man because she was ringing up a customer that had come in with him. Because of Asbury's popularity with the students, they quickly banded together and demanded her job back, using campus rallies and online petitions. As of yesterday, Chartwells has reinstated Asbury but with some caveats. She will not be allowed to handle cash.
"A thorough review has been completed, and Chartwells has concluded that while the original dismissal decision was appropriate, after careful consideration of all aspects of Ms. Asbury's work record, she will be given the opportunity for continued employment within campus dining services," read a company statement.
Once reinstated Asbury credited the student support with helping her get her job back. This is just the latest example of a point FSD made when naming students as one of our 20 Most Influential. It's nice to see students reach beyond just the menu or sustainability concerns. Here, they helped a woman get her livelihood back. As someone who has heard quite enough about the fact that my generation has no work ethic and doesn't care about anything but themselves, it warms my heart to see students standing up for what is right, and, successfully, being heard.


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Working Together - Projects Bridging Conventions! Convention to Combat Desertification
Volume 2 Number 1 - April 2005
Gail Bromley
Résumé en Français
Resumen en Español
For the last three years, Gail Bromley from Kew Gardens has been working alongside staff in an Argentinean NGO, Los Algarrobos, to develop and implement education projects in dry-land areas of Argentina. The NGO was originally set up to develop education projects in support of the Convention to Combat Desertification, but soon recognised that conservation of watersheds was intrinsically linked to the conservation and sustainable management of biodiversity. Having little knowledge of current efforts and activities in biodiversity education, the director of Los Algarrobos contacted Gail and together they have been working to support a number of rural and community education programmes including a distance learning course for teachers, watershed management for the San Roque and sustaining arid land agro-biodiversity. In this article, Gail explains a little of the work under progress and how certain groups are linking up to help deliver conservation and education in Argentina.
Translating international conventions into education programmes at the local level is a challenge that has always interested me. It therefore came as an exciting opportunity to work on a joint project with Andrew Joseph Hamilton, Director of Associacion Civil Los Algarrobos (ACLA), an NGO based in Argentina. The organisation acts as a UN 'focal point' for the Convention to Combat Desertification; implementing forestry programmes, conducting research and promoting sustainable development at the national level as well as supporting the role of women and capacity-building in local communities. Much of their work supports communities in arid zones of Argentina such as the State of Cordoba and many of the poorer north-eastern states such as Salta, Catamarca and Jujuy. ACLA staff quickly recognised the need to encourage the implementation of specific actions at the local level on drylands and forest ecosystems, and to develop education materials that would contribute to a more effective implementation of the Rio conventions.
Andrew and I looked at how we could enhance the biodiversity education element of a long distance education course on environmental issues they were developing. The 20 week radio broadcast course was targeted at primary teachers in rural areas and offers basic information, with a follow-up programme of activities for the teacher to carry out. These activities are submitted and assessed by trained education supervisors.
In each state the course is run, the ACLA education team work with staff from the Ministries of Education, Environment, Sustainable Development and Tourism/Culture. Additionally, the Education Ministry credits teachers who successfully complete the course with the maximum training points available (a reflection of its excellent standing amongst education officials).
In recent times, the challenge posed by the intricate relationships of climate, biological diversity, drought and desertification on the social, economic and environmental fronts has been recognised in many countries. This course was set up to help people start to implement and encourage corrective measures. This basic course covers a range of issues including climate change and desertification, pollution, biodiversity, sustainability, basic ecology, etc.
For each state, modules such as the one on biodiversity vary to explore key local issues. In Jujuy, for example, local biodiversity issues include over-exploitation of fuel wood, inappropriate animal husbandry, impact of tourism in a newly designated World Heritage Site, pollution from agrochemicals and the local loss of knowledge in the range of potato and bean species and cultivars – for which the area is a 'biodiversity hotspot'. In the state of Cordoba, tourism, pollution and removal of local biodiversity have seriously impacted on the watershed of the San Roque area, which supplies all of the water for this region. These local issues are highlighted, discussed and corrective measures recommended, so that the teachers can start to implement a range of teaching programmes to explain and explore these problems with schoolchildren and, through them, their families. Each teacher who signs up for the course gets a large manual that covers the transcript of the broadcast tapes (made as a series of 'conversations' between two women teachers), a series of activities to complete, background resource material and information and resource directories.
ACLA also saw the need for a very pragmatic approach and raised large amounts of money to establish not only radio masts for these remote rural areas to support their communication, but also 'garden nurseries'. The idea is for children and teachers to use them as a learning resource; grow food and eat more healthily, learn horticultural techniques and celebrate local crops. The course itself is also completely free, as ACLA has managed to enlist the financial support of a number of local and national companies.
The launch of each new state programme is prefixed by meetings and discussions with local teachers and the media (radio and TV). 'Biodiversity' workshops are also run to promote the course and offer ideas and teaching methodologies such as games, artwork and theatre to help children understand environmental issues. One of the greatest spin-offs of the course has been the fact that the school is often the centre of activity and culture for these remote villages. Because of the lack of transport and difficult terrain, many children board at school for up to a year and many schools provide a central cooking and eating point for everyone in the village. Everybody usually tunes in to the radio broadcast, and often locals are quite keen to help out with activities, the school nursery and any follow-up conservation projects. At the workshops, participants may include not only teachers but local tourism staff, shopkeepers, farmers and craftspeople – in fact anyone who is interested! As you might imagine this usually leads to exciting and innovative workshops – although numbers have sometimes tended to get a bit unwieldy with 400 participants turning up on one occasion!
Increasingly, teachers also hand on or share their materials with other teachers who have not signed up for the course. Ultimately this does not matter to ACLA, as it is hoped that everyone exposed to the messages will become more 'aware' of the local issues and thus more likely to support measures to enhance sustainable activity in the community. Currently the course outcomes are being evaluated and include:
- materials and displays from schoolchildren
- media reports of 'conservation, recycling, sustainable resource management and pollution control' projects in the area implemented by the local communities
- teacher and school reports
- oral conversations with local people
- changes in local constitutions/laws etc. in favour of sustainable practices
- requests for further information and resources
- festivals celebrating local culture and natural resources etc.
Some very good materials are being gathered that will demonstrate the impact of the course. Hopefully this will stimulate the 'roll-out' of the course nationally.
As a result of the initial training course, other projects have developed. The first is a 'basic' course on 'Sustainability and Environmental Management' targeted at such groups as company managers, local authority and utility officials and key tradespersons. The second is the establishment of 'Biodiversity Interpretation Centres' (BICs) in each state. These are in the process of being developed 'by the people, for the people'. They are being overseen by ACLA in collaboration with various Ministries, local authorities, university departments, local teachers/schoolchildren and NGOs. The centres will comprise a physical structure, set into or near a key biodiversity area, where local staff and volunteers will offer activities, events, displays, information and resources that will highlight local key issues.
We all know that desertification and biodiversity mismanagement or loss can only be reversed through profound changes in local (and international) behaviour. Little by little, with integrated practices such as these, the changes will ultimately lead to sustainable land use and food security for a growing world population. Education empowering communities, conservation and careful water management, let's have more of it!
Durant les trois dernières années, Gail Bromley des Jardins de Kew a travaillé côte à côte avec le personnel d'une organisation non gouvernementale Argentine, Los Algarrobos, pour développer et rendre effectifs des projets d'éducation dans des zones sèches d'Argentine. L'ONG avait, à l'origine, développé des projets éducatifs en s'inspirant de la Convention sur la lutte Contre la Désertification, mais elle a rapidement reconnu que la conservation du bassin hydrographique était intrinsèquement liée à la conservation et à la gestion durable de la biodiversité. Ayant peu de connaissances dans ce domaine et sur les activités d'éducation à la biodiversité, le Directeur de Los Algarrobos a contacté Gail. Ensemble ils ont collaboré à l'appui de nombreux programmes éducatifs ruraux et communautaires notamment des cours à distance pour les enseignants, la gestion du bassin hydrographique pour le San Roque ainsi que le maintien de l'agro-biodiversité des paysages arides. Dans cet article, Gail apporte des informations sur le travail en cours et comment certains groupes se sont mis en réseau pour délivrer un message de conservation et d'éducation en Argentine.
Durante los últimos 3 años, Gail Bromley, de los Jardines Reales de Kew, ha estado colaborando con personal de una ONG en Argentina, Los Algarrobos, en el desarrollando e implementación de proyectos educativos en las zonas áridas de ese País. Inicialmente la ONG se dedicaba a organizar proyectos educativos para apoyar la Convención de lucha Contra la Desertificación, poco después se reconoció que la conservación de las cuencas estaban intrínsicamente relacionadas con la actividades de conservación y manejo sustentable de la biodiversidad. Con el escaso conocimiento de los esfuerzos y actividades actuales en la educación de la biodiversidad, el director de Los Algarrobos se puso en contacto con Gail, desde entonces han estado trabajando juntos brindando apoyo a las comunidades rurales con programas para maestros de educación, en los que se incluye la universidad a larga distancia, manejo de la cuenca de San Roque y la sostenibilidad de agrodiversidad de las zonas áridas. En este artículo, Gail explica un poco de este trabajo y su progreso, así como algunos grupos que están uniéndose en una iniciativa para cumplir con la educación en la Argentina.
About the Author
Gail Bromley MBE FLS. Education Development Manager & International Consultant for Biodiversity Education. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey. Email: email@example.com
RBG, Kew is grateful to the British Council and ACLA for their generous support of this project.
Details of this Convention can be found at www.unccd.int.


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By Rebecca Boone
Associated Press
Boise, Idaho - An organization representing
snowmobile manufacturers is asking a federal judge to let it bring an appeal
over rules governing the use of snowmachines in national forests.
The International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association filed
the motion to intervene in Boise's
U.S. District Court last Thursday in a lawsuit the Idaho-based Winter Wildlands
Alliance brought against the U.S. Forest Service in 2011.
The Winter Wildlands Alliance won the lawsuit earlier this
year when U.S. District Judge Ronald Bush agreed with the group's contention
that the Forest Service was wrongly excluding snowmobiles from a requirement
that forests must create travel management rules for motorized vehicles in
national forests. Now the snowmobile industry group would like to appeal that
finding to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but first it must get
permission to become a party in the lawsuit.
National forests have been required to craft travel
management plans restricting wheeled cross-country travel to designated routes
since 2005. But snowmobiles were exempted and the Forest Service allowed
individual national forests to decide if snowmobile plans were necessary. The
Winter Wildlands Alliance sued over that exemption in 2011, asking the judge to
force the Forest Service to add snowmobiles and other over-the-snow vehicles,
or OSVs, to the motorized travel plan requirements.
The judge sided with the Winter Wildlands Alliance, finding
the OSV exemption contrary to federal law.
"Unless the judgment is reversed, there is a substantial
risk that a `closed unless opened' regime will take over-i.e. National Forest
areas will be closed to snowmobiling unless affirmatively opened by the Forest
Service," Paul Turcke, an attorney for the snowmobile industry group, wrote in
the motion. "This will result in fewer National Forest areas being open to
snowmobiling, fewer sales and rentals of snowmobiles by businesses in and
around the National Forests, and reduced demand for snowmobiles and snowmobile
parts by those businesses."
That will cause the industry financial harm, the group
The Winter Wildlands Alliance has not yet filed its response
to the motion and its attorney, Lauren Rule with Advocates for the West, could
not be immediately reached for comment. The judge has not yet ruled on the
snowmobile association's request.
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Teamwork makes the dream work
This article is part of the USA Women's Eagles blog. All articles are written exclusively by Women's Eagles themselves.
I have two sisters - the absolute loves of my life whose excellence I could rant and rave about until you were so bored you just walked away and I didn't even realize it. That's not to say we haven't had more than our fair share of disagreements and fights as all families do. My little sister has the claws of a tiger, and I think the older one learned that "mom stare" that makes you cower in a corner by the time I was three. Trust me, they are beautiful and hilarious, but they are not to be messed with. Neither is the solid, irreplaceable relationship I have with them. Now if only I could get them to play rugby . . .
We never lived further than a few hours from each other until I moved out to California. And that's when the importance of teammates really set in.
Okay, so your teammates are your friends . . . usually. We get along just fine just for that to be shattered by the first hit of practice when I want to get up and charge down whoever just crushed me. Usually it's Jillion Potter. I do just that and for a moment there's about to be a brawl . . . but then we just laugh, high-five or hug it out and go back to playing.
Teammates are this weird cross between friends and siblings.
Like friends, you spend a lot of time together. You laugh and you joke and sometimes even hang out in those rare moments of free time between Pete Steinberg]'s pre-pre-practice meetings or between narrow breaths at Ric [Suggitt]'s conditioning sessions. You share stories, ups, downs, tears and joy from hard work, close wins and devastating losses.
But, just like siblings, you don't necessarily have to be friends. However, also like siblings, teammates never seem to go away. They're still there annoying you to get your butt out of bed to run the beep test or in your ear when you need some tough love. Or stealing your clothes (unless you're the smallest rugby player ever like me) because athletes need real people clothes, too. And sometimes you just don't get along at all. But they're still there, and you can choose to bicker over petty problems, or find a way to work it out so that the team can perform. Because guess what? They can play.
I can't stress enough how fortunate I am to be a part of the families that I am. In both my biological family and my Eagle family, I have the benefit of being great friends with my siblings and teammates. It's a bond that can't be split by distance nor discord. We've been through it all and only come out stronger (and funnier).
You better watch out when all three Rozier sisters walk in to a room together.
And the rest of the world better watch out when the Eagles walk out onto that pitch together, filled with pride for our country and united by a bond forged in the fire.


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SAN ANGELO – The sixth Concho Valley Cotton Conference is set for March 1 in the San Angelo Convention Center.
"This year's program reviews how new technologies can be incorporated into a producer's farming operation and the cost of doing business in the Southern Rolling Plains today," said Rick Minzenmayer, Texas Cooperative Extension entomologist for Runnels and Tom Green counties.
"We'll be looking at ways to optimize cotton pest control dollars and hearing about new, more efficient cotton technologies,"said Minzenmayer, a coordinator of the conference. "We'll also hear about new findings for some old problems such as cotton root rot and weed management during those tough weed-control years. If you're in the cotton business, and want to keep abreast of the industry, this program is a must for you."
The biennial program, which runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., will feature an extensive trade show that will remain open throughout the day. The Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Association's annual meeting follows the educational program at 3:30 p.m. The meeting will include reports from commodity groups, John Macguire (National Cotton Council) and election of new officers.
Morning topics and speakers will include:
-"Cost of Doing Business in the Southern Rolling Plains," Dr. Jason Johnson, Extension economist, San Angelo; -"Producer Economic Benefits from Boll Weevil Eradication in Texas," Dr. John Robinson, Extension economist, College Station; -"Conservation Tillage / Strip Tillage - Where are We Now?" Charles Stichler, Extension agronomist, Uvalde; -"Tillage Impacts on Insects in Cotton," Dr. Chris Sansone, Extension entomologist, San Angelo;
-"What's New in Plant Delivered Cotton Insect Control," Dr. Shea Murdock, Monsanto, Lubbock; Reagan DeSpain, Syngenta, Lubbock and Dr. Le Reginelli, Dow AgroSciences, Lubbock -"Use of Cotton Variety Trials to Make Decisions," Minzenmayer.
Afternoon topics and speakers will include: -"What's New with Cotton Root Rot?" Stichler; -"Weed Management During Those Difficult Weed Control Years," Dr. Wayne Keeling, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station agronomist, Lubbock; -"Is Something Missing for Good Cotton Yields?" Dr. Robert Lemon, Extension agronomist, College Station; and -"Why are the Weeds Still Here?," Dr. Billy Warrick, Extension agronomist, San Angelo.
The conference is sponsored by Extension's Runnels/Tom Green Integrated Pest Management Committee, the Tom Green and Runnels County Crops Committees, the Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Association and the Runnels/Tom Green Counties' Extension staffs.
Three Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be offered to those staying for the entire program. There will be four continuing education units given to Certified Crop Advisors.
Registration is free and includes a complimentary noon meal and snacks, but participants must pre-register by Feb. 23. After Feb. 23, individual registration is $10.
To pre-register, call the Extension office in Runnels County at (325) 365-2219, the Extension entomologist's office at (325) 365-5212 or the Extension office in Tom Green County at (325) 659-6523.


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Asia's Richest Man Loosens Reins
Asia's richest man, Li Ka-shing, signaled Thursday that he's allowing his eldest son to step out from his shadow. The WSJ's Jake Lee and Te-Ping Chen discuss the power shift happening in Cheung Kong and Hutchison Whampoa.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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In the world of headphones, it's all the rage to add the moniker of a music superstar to your brand in order to create a sense of authority. The House of Marley has released a range of earbuds and cans, David Guetta has loaned his name to a DJ-centric headset from Beats, and Chas and Dave are rumoured to be in talks with the Cockernee Headphones Co from Bow. Probably.
But, two specific brands have used their association with big name producers to climb to the very top of the tree. The first is AKG, with its tie-in with Quincy Jones. While the other can be summed up succinctly with four little words; Beats by Dr Dre.
It's impossible to walk the streets of London (at least) without seeing someone - generally in their 20s - sporting a pair of Beats by Dr Dre headphones. You definitely couldn't visit the changing room of a Premier League football club without being surrounded by them. For the younger generation, a Beats by Dr Dre headset is the must have accessory, often being worn around the neck as much as on the ears.
In stark contrast, AKG's Quincy Jones signature range of headsets are favoured more by older audiophiles. And although they too are offered in a range of colours, including a rather garish bright green, their focus is on high-end performance rather than good looks.
So, therefore, the Beats by Dr Dre Studio and AKG Q701 Quincy Jones headphones may seem strange bedfellows in a battle of the brands. Until you realise that they share a similar message, that is; a deep-routed philosophy that runs throughout their core. These are no mere licensed products, these both have the soul of their respective sponsors running through their very cores. Jones and Dre helped design these headphones, and boy can you tell.
Take the AKG Q701 'phones, for example, they are possibly best suited to jazz or music that requires keen control and subtlety. They are spatially excellent, offering up every ounce and sonic drop afforded by a lossless audio track, while retaining some of the lower end bass required for traditional rhythm and blues. In short, they are Quincy Jones personified.
The Beats by Dr Dre Studio headphones, however, are as subtle as a swift punch in the man glands. There be bass in that there them hills, and it's going to beat you into submission. Listening to Eminem's Lose Yourself or Public Enemy's Night of the Living Baseheads on these baddest of bad boys is like trying to juggle knives on a bouncy castle; hugely dangerous but ultimately great fun.
Sadly, that bass overload does mean that they are far from suitable for all musical ventures. Trying to listen to If I had a Gun by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds on a pair was like trying to have a conversation in a nightclub - the vocals were fine, but the precision was mugged by a bassline so massive it could've been security at a Boo-Yaa Tribe gig.
So, indeed, in audio terms, these headsets are chalk and cheese. And that's why they are both equally brilliant.
The Beats do win out in extra features, offering battery-powered isolation functionality (effectively, the manufacturer's own proprietary noise cancellation) which definitely helps when in a loud environment, such as on a plane or tube train. But we suspect the Q701s will be utilised more in the home than on the move - certainly, they're much bigger, being of an over-the-ear design.
Both come with two cables, but only the Beats offers one that's designed for iPhone or BlackBerry use, coming with an in-line mic. Neither of the leads supplied with the Quincy Jones cans have a mini microphone, although one of them is much much longer at 6 metres (the other is 3 metres), so can be used across a living room or recording studio.
The last important disparity between the 'phones is in recommended retail price. The Beats by Dr Dre Studio (which are available in black, white and red usually, with a host of limited edition colours on the way) come in at £280, while the AKG Q701 Quincy Jones headphones are listed at £500. However, the latter can be found for under £300 if you shop around, so there's not much in it considering.
What it all boils down to really is what type of music you prefer: The Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters or Captain Beefheart? Quincy's your man. NWA, Chase and Status or Pendulum? It's all about da Beats. N-Dubz? Check yourself into a clinic immediately.
Do you have a pair of either of these headphones? If so, which would you recommend? Let us know in the comments below...


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Our resident toy experts share their favorite new toys for 2013 and even explain why they will make for a whole new year's worth of fun!
Nail Art Fashion Effects
Toy Expert Susan says, "This easy-to-use set of press-on nails feature a trendy crackle design and use a water-based polish that's easy to clean up!"
Wobble Deck Extreme
A lover of all things "toy," Connie says, "This fun, interactive balance game keeps kids engaged, entertained, and even helps them develop balance and coordination skills!"
Candy Construction Building Kit
Our digital guru Chelsi loves playing with the Candy Construction Building Kit alongside her niece and nephew. She says, "It gives them the opportunity to build 'sweet' designs using just their imaginations or by making the ideas from the included booklet into reality!"
Squishy Science
Jon, our webmaster and dad of two, loves that the Squishy Science kit is equal parts gross and great for learning. The cool, squishy organs even help kids study the human body.
Light-Up Air Power Soccer Disk
Toy Expert Susan says, "This super-awesome hovering 'soccer' disk features colorful LED lights and is perfect for encouraging active play indoors and out!"
Stick & Stack Zoo Animals
According to new mother, Laura, these soft, engaging animals stick together with Velcro and even include chimes and rattles to engage her adorable little son.
Eco-Friendly Pink Dump Truck
Toy Expert Connie, says "This truck is tough and pretty all in one! It's even earth-friendly, since it's made from recycled milk cartons."
Zoo Kids Owl Rolling Luggage
The loving father of 5-year-old Zoey, our designer, Van, says, "My daughter loves this suitcase. It's easy for her to roll along, and even easy for me to carry, because it comes with an adjustable strap for me to use when she gets too tired to keep pulling."
Lay N Go
Jennifer, the loving mom to one messy boy, says, "This solution is such a lifesaver when it comes to easy LEGO clean-up! All I have to do is 'cinch' it all up when my son is done playing."
Jungle Head Lamps Monkey & Frog
Toy Expert Susan says, "These cute, stylish, and fun-to-wear head lamps will certainly brighten things up this year!"
Felt Mosaic
Toy Expert Susan also loves this beautifully crafted mosaic building set and how it all stores in one box for easy clean up!
Rody Horse
(Available in both red and pink)
Experienced mother of two, Rosanna, says "This classic toy will entertain children for hours while also helping them to learn balance and coordination."
Lacing Pony
Toy Expert Connie says, "Colorful and creative, this wood-and-felt lacing toy helps children develop fine motor skills and let's them customize their pony with colors."
Check out what else is new to our extensive toy collection at http://www.kaplantoys.com!


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Venezuela supreme court to decide on delaying Chavez's swearing-in
CARACAS, Venezuela – The president of Venezuela's Supreme Court said Thursday that it could decide whether it's constitutional to postpone the date of ailing President Hugo Chavez's swearing-in as he recovers from cancer surgery in Cuba.
Supreme Court President Luisa Estella Morales also said the matter has not yet been brought before the court. Chavez is due to be sworn in for another six-year term on Jan. 10, but complications after his Dec. 11 surgery and his silence after the procedure have thrown into doubt whether he will be capable of taking the oath of office.
"At this time, there is no constitutional question to resolve," Morales said at a news conference. "When the matter is brought up, if it's brought up, then it will be the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice that will decide."
The justice's remarks came after National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello suggested on Tuesday that Chavez's inauguration could be postponed -- a statement that has fed uncertainty about the his prospects of recovery.
Cabello defended the idea in a message Thursday on his Twitter account, saying: "I only expressed my opinion, of which I'm absolutely convinced since it's in line with our constitution."
His stance conflicted with that of Vice President Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's chosen successor, who on Wednesday said he didn't want to speculate about such a scenario and that the Supreme Court could settle any such question if needed.
Venezuela's Constitution says the president should be sworn in on Jan. 10 before the National Assembly.
Maduro said in a televised speech Thursday that Chavez is conscious and progressively recovering. He also said Chavez has been with his family resting while receiving treatment for a respiratory infection.
"He's well. He's conscious," Maduro said during the speech in central Guarico state. "He's fighting a great battle ... for his life, for his health."
Maduro reiterated that the president had undergone a complicated surgery.
In addition to the infection, the 58-year-old Chavez also suffered bleeding during the operation, which the government said was promptly stanched.
It was his fourth cancer-related operation since June 2011.
Maduro said on Wednesday that the government is still hoping Chavez can return for the inauguration, and that if the president weren't able to be sworn in as planned, "he left clear, public instructions about any scenario."
Chavez said before leaving for Havana that his vice president should take his place if necessary and should be elected president if a new election is called.
The Supreme Court president's comments seemed to mirror those of Maduro. She said that for now, Chavez is out of the country after being granted permission to travel by lawmakers.
Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin said Thursday she and other officials plan to attend Chavez's inauguration on the scheduled date. "We're going to see how the president's health evolves, and whether it's done on Jan. 10 or it's postponed," Holguin said in Bogota.
Medical experts who aren't involved in the president's treatment say his recovery is likely to take a month or more if all goes well because he had undergone previous surgeries, radiation treatment and chemotherapy.
State television on Wednesday night showed a documentary about Chavez's life, including his days selling sweets on the street as a boy in the rural town where he lived with his grandmother.
Maduro praised Chavez in his Thursday speech to supporters, calling the president a unique leader and echoing some of Chavez's battle cries.
"The unpatriotic oligarchy will never return to govern this country," Maduro said. "We're all Chavez! Chavez is a nation that's on its feet! And it will never, never be defeated!"
The crowd responded, chanting, "Chavez, friend, the people are with you."


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The aim of this educational project is on one hand to bring Universal Primary Education by 2015 as - anno year 2000 initiated - United Nations Millennium Development Goal nr.2. On the other hand, OLPC's mission is to manage the open hard and software project, to bring forward the best possible laptop combination for education: the XO-XServer combination. For this and above approach, - and also a lot of lobbying by the right persons on the right places and time - the United Nations is a Partner in this Open Community project! It is the largest educational project undertaken by Humanity ever, and deemed by many as one of the most inspiring projects out there. Things are moving very fast indeed: 2008 saw the first 3 countries with full coverage, i.e. with all kids age 5 to 12 equipped with these smallest schools in a box-laptops and Australia is now following at fast pace too, over 86.000 eBooks available, all education disciplines covered, etc. etc..
Together with the RDC, Algeria are the two biggest countries of the whole of Africa: elle n'a pas moins de x pays voisin. Le pays partage ses frontières avec l'enclave de Cabinda (Angola) et la République du Congo à l'ouest, la République centrafricaine et le Soudan du Sud au nord, l'Ouganda, le Rwanda, le Burundi et la Tanzanie à l'est, la Zambie et l'Angola au sud2. Plusieurs centaines d'ethnies forment la population du pays. Quelques régions frontalières ont pas mal des ressources minières, surtout pour une population apauvrie. Gérer un tel pays s'avère pas evident, surtout dans ces régions. Plus: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/monusco
Beaucoup d'inhabitants cherchent fortune ailleurs. Le RDS therefore has a very very large diaspora. We hope that this diaspora will work their way to these pages, set-up, link-up their projects with OLPC, coordinate projects and that they can inspire many in their host countries to come along. It is so difficult in these host countries to develop additional value and hence make money. In many regions in the home country however it is so easy as everything is to be developed.
Also the societies from the host countries will benefit from the Algerian diaspora who has one leg in the host country and another still in their countries of origin. Maybe it will start by developing leadership for OLPC, but soon it will be accompanied by exporting technologies, know-how and experience from the host countries along Agenda 21, the MDG's and together you will be able to accelerate bringing the level of quality of life in Algeria to a level that will inspire others, existing generations and generations to come.
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Algeria is one of the 18 partner countries of Belgian governmental cooperation were selected on the basis of their degree of poverty, aspects of good governance and Belgium's potential for providing meaningful support. The precise criteria for selecting countries are set out in the law on international cooperation, which limits the maximum number of recipients to 18 partner countries. More: http://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/development_cooperation/countries/partner_countries/
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As Antoinette Casselberry approached the end of her most recent marathon, organizers had already started to pack up and runners crossing the finish line were being given a paper that said " no finish."
"I thought there was going to be a battle with bloodshed," Casselberry wrote in an email following the race, which was in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 11. "People from all over the world finished after the road shut-down time looking for the medals and paper. The race promoters refused to be understanding and cooperative."
Casselberry waited more than an hour — no food, water, or support services available — with some of the other runners until, finally, the longtime Bonny Doon resident got what she wanted: Proof.
A promoter returned with shirts and medals, and wrote down the remaining runners' times by hand.
Mission accomplished.
Casselberry, who has been dedicated to the goal of running a marathon on every continent for years, could mark Asia off her list after having also finished 26.2-mile races in the United States [North America], Ireland [Europe], Australia, Antarctica and Madagascar [Africa] and Easter Island [South America] — sometimes going to creative lengths in order to create a marathon where there wasn't one.
Although the 34th Eurasia Marathon website still shows a "DNF" after her name, Casselberry said she finished in about 5 hours, 50 minutes. And while the race was a tough one — few bathroom facilities were provided, and course workers only had water, sugar cubes, and apples on hand — she said she thoroughly enjoyed her trip to Turkey.
So what's next? Casselberry, a Santa Cruz Track Club member, has already set a new goal of running a marathon in every state. She estimates she is 35-40 percent of attaining it after having completed The X-Country Marathon in the Everglades in Florida last weekend, where she finished in 6:58:45 for 22nd among women.
Three Questions with Antoinette Casselberry
Q: What was the best experience you had in fulfilling this goal?
A: My best experience with this goal is that I have met incredible people along the way and we have become life-long friends. One cannot help but learn incredible amounts about other people, places and ways of life.
Q: Which was your favorite marathon?
A: All of my marathons abroad were quite memorable. Antarctica was the most beautiful and the most difficult. I made really good friends on Easter Island. Istanbul touched my heart, tantalized my taste buds, and was a soulful experience.
Q: What kind of support have you had from family and friends?
A: If it was not for the support of family, friends, and my doctors at Santa Cruz Dental Group, none of this would have been possible. My bosses have been very patient and understanding of my goals.