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Overview of Computers and Genealogy
This article originally appeared in "Computers and Technology" by Juliana Smith in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy
Computers have changed the face of family history forever. Once stereotyped as the hobby of old spinster aunts, family history is now a favorite pastime for much of mainstream America. According to the October 2005 comScore report, 'More than 11 million American consumers went online during October 2005 to conduct genealogy research.'
Today's technology makes it easier to gather and organize information, communicate with other genealogists, publish and share our findings, and preserve our family's history. Information gathered over time, once entered into genealogy software, can be reorganized and reformatted with the click of a mouse. Family databases in electronic format can easily be shared with relatives by e-mail, on websites, or on removable media like CD-ROMs, DVDs, or diskettes.
While visits to places like libraries, archives, courthouses, and cemeteries will still remain a necessary and integral part of genealogical research, much more can now be achieved from the comfort of home. Images of original records, increasingly available online, may eliminate the need to travel to repositories with inconvenient hours of operation to view the records. Growing collections of databases enable genealogists to search huge quantities of data, almost instantaneously, from home computers or at local libraries.
In the past, queries for information on individuals in family trees had to be mailed in to genealogical periodicals, which were in turn mailed to subscribers. Sometimes it would be months between the time they were sent in and when they reached their audience. They were typically browsed quickly and later filed in the trash or stashed in closets. Now these requests can be sent electronically in an instant to targeted audiences of researchers sharing similar research needs. These electronic queries, sent to mailing lists, posted on message boards, or placed on electronic registries are often archived for quick and easy retrieval days, months, and even years later.
The ability to create heirloom charts, restore old photographs, and turn fragile documents into electronic files is now at our fingertips. Saved in electronic formats or printed from desktop publishing tools, our family treasures can now be shared with many family members quickly and inexpensively.


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Never mind Johnny Rotten, real punks boycott Israel
Johnny Rotten's racism does not represent the core vaules of punk rock.
"If Elvis-fucking-Costello wants to pull out of a gig in Israel because he's suddenly got this compassion for Palestinians then good on him. But I have absolutely one rule, right? Until I see an Arab country, a Muslim country, with a democracy, I won't understand how anyone can have a problem with how they're treated."
These words weren't spoken by Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. They didn't crawl from the bile of AIPAC, Newt Gingrich or some hardened, right-wing ideologue from the heart of the Israel's illegal settlements. They came from the mouth of John Lydon, a.k.a. Johnny Rotten of The Sex Pistols.
Most devotees of punk rock stopped taking Lydon seriously well before he started shilling for Country Life butter. To be sure, any and all credibility he once had from his work with the Pistols, or, for that matter, later on with Public Image Ltd (PiL), flew out the window years ago.
It's also true that the Pistols idiotically paraded around in swastikas during their early years. Still, even taken with that grain of salt, Lydon's words are profoundly troubling. Like it or not, the former Rotten is considered a granddaddy of punk rock. It's not far fetched to imagine someone reading his words and thinking his flagrant racism, his willful defense of an apartheid state, are somehow the punk norm. It's for this reason that Punks Against Apartheid exists.
In the summer of 2011, Punks Against Apartheid came together as an ad hoc formation of BDS activists and punk fans (a formation that, in the interest of full-disclosure, includes this writer). The goal was initially modest: draft a letter and petition urging Jello Biafra, formerly of The Dead Kennedys, to cancel his gig in Tel Aviv with his band The Guantanamo School of Medicine.
The response was overwhelming: within four days, Punks Against Apartheid's petition had more than 500 signatures ("Sign the petition: Tell Jello Biafra to cancel the gig in Tel Aviv," 16 June 2011).
As pressure built and Biafra publicly reaffirmed his commitment to the show, he specifically called out Punks Against Apartheid. However, a few days after that, with the petition bearing more than a thousand signatories, Biafra canceled the gig ("Jello Biafra cancels Tel Aviv gig," 29 June 2011).
Furthermore, many of those who had supported us were urging Punks Against Apartheid to continue as a formal network.
Now, Punks Against Apartheid has finally launched its official website:www.punksagainstapartheid.com. Of course, the group doesn't exist in isolation. The global movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions is at a crucial international turning point. With the Arab revolutions and the anti-capitalist Occupy movement in close to 100 countries inspiring a new generation of rebel musicians, there may be no better time for Punks Against Apartheid to announce its formal presence.
"Racism Ain't Punk"
Punks Against Apartheid follows a firm tradition of anti-racism within the punk movement. This encompasses punk rockers' early embrace of reggae, the formation of Rock Against Racism and the Two Tone movement, the music of the Clash and Bad Brains, X-Ray Spex and MDC, Subhumans and The Specials.
There's more than a little romance to the idea that all of this came out fully formed somehow. On the contrary, it had to be fought for both in the concert halls and on the streets. In both the US and the UK, open white supremacists vied for support within the punk movement during these early years. In a climate of economic crisis and harsh anti-immigrant scapegoating, the angry wail of punk was initially just as liable to trail into some dangerously dark territory. (Sounds familiar, doesn't it?)
And just like today, there was an international dimension that was difficult to ignore. Punk groups like National Wake from Johannesburg, South Africa were shut down and prevented from playing just like Black Flag in Los Angeles — though in the former's case it was usually due to it being an integrated band in an apartheid state. The pleas from Nazi boneheads like the UK's National Front or the American National Socialist Party to "support white South Africa" obviously had the effect of dividing the global punk community rather than uniting it.
No surprise then that the anti-racist side also embraced the worldwide movement against South African apartheid. David Widgery, one of the founders of Rock Against Racism, recalled in his book Beating Time that South Africa was a key part of Rock Against Racism's message. Its publication, Temporary Hoarding, featured pictures of the Soweto uprisings on its cover. The same issue made a case that, as Widgery put it "our little Hitlers had their big brothers in power in South Africa." The Specials, with their infectious blend of ska and punk energy, were particularly moved to support the anti-apartheid movement — most famously and obviously in "Free Nelson Mandela."
When Steven Van Zandt, a guitarist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, formed Artists United Against Apartheid and declared "I ain't gonna play Sun City," Joey Ramone and The Dead Boys' Stiv Bators were among those who recorded the single. Countless other punk acts heeded that same call and pointedly refused invitations to perform in South Africa — including The Dead Kennedys and Public Image Ltd.
The parallels between apartheid South Africa and modern-day Israel have been laid out again and again. Areas designated "off limits" to Arabs and Palestinians, systematic denial of basic rights. Forced removals, refugee camps and checkpoints. Random raids of homes and violent repression of anything smacking of resistance. Though it's been almost twenty years since white rule was abolished in South Africa, its ancestor is alive and well in a similar colonial settler state.
Of course, punk rock hasn't gone anywhere either. For every sugary corporate Green Day ripoff willing to cross the Palestinian people's international picket line (I'm looking in your direction, Simple Plan), there are untold numbers of young folks forming their own bands, their own labels and own fanzines because they believe punk stands for something. It's these people that Punks Against Apartheid seeks to reach.
And believe it or not, despite the stubbornly persistent notion that punk remains a white boy thing, many of these punks are those most under the gun of American racism, a racism that has become more pronounced since 11 September 2001.
"Being a punk and being a Muslim-American to me go hand in hand," says activist and writer Tanzila Ahmed. "They are both about standing up to the man. They are about believing what you believe with your whole gut and soul … It's about being marginalized and fighting to reclaim your voice."
Ahmed, or "Taz," as she is known, is one of many participants in the burgeoning Taqwacore scene: Muslim punks. It's a sub-culture that is currently taking its rightful place next to riot grrl and Afro-punk in the ever expanding horizons of a diverse punk scene.
In an interview with The Electronic Intifada, Taz also insisted that her identity as a Muslim punk is a big reason she supports BDS: "The US government is largely why Israel feels empowered to bully the way it has … It's all about political power, and at this point of history hate speech against Muslims is the tactic and Muslim-Americans are the pawns. I absolutely believe that the lack of support for Palestine is the sacrifice politicians are making to stay in power and to win votes."
Bigger than Jello
Thirty years ago it was open fascists emboldened by a political establishment who turned the other cheek. Now it's white nationalists milling around the ranks of the Tea Party andthe "Stop Islamization" crowd. Back then they pointed at jobs and services "stolen" by black people and higher crime rates in the inner-city. Today they shriek about Arabs and Muslims conspiring to impose sharia law via downtown mosques.
Back then, both gutter racists and establishment politicians alike looked to South Africa as a bulwark against the invading brown hordes. Today, it's Israel. Global empire doesn't care about apartheid. On the contrary, without divide-and-conquer, it probably wouldn't survive.
As always, the fight is international. Amplifying the shouts of those shoved to society's margins doesn't end at national borders. Perhaps that's why the original Punks Against Apartheid petition included signatories from all over the world — London, Beirut, Chicago, Istanbul, Paris and beyond.
It's also perhaps why a glimpse of those who have signed on to Punks Against Apartheid's "points of unity" so far will reveal a diverse swathe: "Spirit of '77" originators The Angelic Upstarts, anarcho-punk architects Oi Polloi and the Oppressed, riot-folk singer Mark Gunnery, radical torch-bearers Propagandhi and more.
Of course, Punks Against Apartheid is tapping into something much bigger than any list or artists, bigger than Jello Biafra, John Lydon, or even "Elvis-fucking-Costello." Punk rock's legacy, twisted and contradictory though it may be, had to be fought for and can still mean something to a new generation. Ultimately, it's about solidarity. If the world's most marginalized are ever going to take back what's theirs, then this is one value that has to remain at our very core. Time to show the world that punk is a lot more powerful than any divisions — real or imagined — ever could be.
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I am the Director of Operations for a development company in the British Virgin Islands, we develop high end resort and villa properties in the Caribbean.
We are the kind of place and company where we work in shorts and t-shirts and going to work sometimes means going on a boat, or a few. The current project is on an island with no more than 200 residents, it's postcard perfect, with white sand for miles and a reef full of marine life. You can snorkel for your own lobster lunch.
It's a relaxed, eco-sensitive island, no paved roads, you don't lock your car or your room, there is no crime, everyone is your friend. The hotel is going to be one of only 3 beach hotels on the island and will be the nicest but nothing too posh or over the top, the point is to be relaxed, no shoes, active and outdoors, sandy and happy.
Our audience is young active (30+) all the way to exploring parents with children. Active people, everyone from windsurfers and surfers, hikers, bikers, to mom and dad with 3 kids wanting to play in the sand and surf, bring their kids to learn how to sail, want to trek and explore, eat lobsters bbq'ed on the beach and make your own drinks at an honor bar. it's seriously cool, hip and laid back. No clubs, bars, malls, movie theatres, it's about calm, peaceful, meeting people, being in the water, on a boat, and watching the stars while having drinks on the beach at night.
No palm trees, waves, nothing that screams too beachy. I'd like you to have some fun, a sense of humour, think about Neptune, or Poseidon (one and the same), perhaps a triton, puffer fish, lobster, eel... mermen/maids. It cant be too intricate because it needs to be logo'ed onto shirts, stationary, towels, so a good image AND a good presentation of the name is needed so we can use both or one or the other. I want this to stand out as a brand, so nothing that people need to look too hard at to understand what is going on. Don't get too Picasso.
I won't restrict colour as yet, but stay in moderation.
Not Florida, think desert island like in Lost (the TV show).
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The citizens of Popcorn Falls, better known as kernels, are in danger of having their town turned into a waste management site and theatre is the only way to save it! With only a week to work with, the Mayor of Popcorn Falls must bring the city together to put on the performance of a lifetime. 15 characters. 2 actors. 1 town. Popcorn Falls is the high stakes rollercoaster of a performance you've never seen before.
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- Chinese Grand Prix
Alonso takes first win of season in ChinaChris Medland April 14, 2013
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Gutierrez given five-place grid penalty for Sutil crash
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Fernando Alonso comfortably won the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of a close battle for second place between Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.
Alonso took the lead early in the race from Hamilton and slowly eased away from the pack despite the field often being mixed up due to differing strategies. Raikkonen came home second, just 2.1s ahead of Hamilton who held off a charging Vettel - on soft tyres at the end - by just 0.2s across the line.
Jenson Button was fifth ahead of Felipe Massa, with Daniel Ricciardo coming home an impressive seventh. Mark Webber - starting from the pit lane - retired with a loose right rear wheel after having to pit following a collision with Jean-Eric Vergne, while Nico Rosberg's race also ended prematurely with a suspension issue.
Hamilton led away from pole while Raikkonen dropped back to fourth place behind the two Ferraris. Crucially, Hamilton couldn't break the DRS gap and on lap five both Ferraris found a way passed; Alonso using DRS over the finish line and Massa following him through in to turn one.
At the end of the fifth lap Mercedes pit both cars at the same time, while Alonso and Raikkonen pit on the following lap. Ferrari's decision not to stack its cars in the pit lane cost Massa, with Hamilton, Raikkonen and Webber - who had pit at the end of the first lap to get rid of his soft tyre - leapfrogging him.
As the pit stops were playing out there was a collision at Turn 14 as Esteban Gutierrez ran in to the back of Adrian Sutil, taking both out of the race. A large list of drivers - Vettel, Webber, Raikkonen, Button, Romain Grosjean, Valtteri Bottas and Max Chilton - are all under investigation for using DRS under the resulting yellow flags, with the FIA still unable to disable it from race control.
Button, Vettel and Nico Hulkenberg had all started on medium tyres and it was Hulkenberg who had risen to the front of the trio by the pit stop phase, leaving him in the lead. The pair pit together on lap 14 and Vettel got the jump on the Sauber, rejoining behind team-mate Webber. However, hopes of an on-track battle were dashed within a few corners as Webber ran in to the side of Vergne at Turn 6 and lost out to Vettel before retiring as his right rear wheel dislodged at Turn 14.
A lap later Raikkonen also had contact at Turn 6, getting forced on to the kerbs and grass under braking by Sergio Perez and slewing in to the back of the McLaren. Both continued but Raikkonen finished the race with a damaged front wing and hole in the nose of his Lotus. It didn't hurt his pace too much, however, as he caught the back of Hamilton and jumped him in the final round of pit stops.
Alonso had eased away at the front after passing the two-stopping Button and was able to pit under no pressure for the final time. Learning from Hulkenberg - who had put on soft tyres at his second stop and dropped out of contention - Button pit for soft tyres in his final tint with six laps to go and jumped Massa but couldn't chase those ahead.
Vettel led briefly as he looked to wait as late as possible to put on the softs, finally making the switch with four laps to go. Although Button couldn't get the pace from the option tyre, Vettel proceeded to reel in Raikkonen and Hamilton ahead. As Hamilton fell slightly off the back of the Lotus, Vettel closed down a gap of 13 seconds to attack on the final lap but outbraked himself slightly in to Turn 11 on the final lap and eventually crossed the line right behind the Mercedes.
The provisional result leaves Vettel leading the championship by just three points from Raikkonen, nine points from Alonso and twelve from Hamilton.


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1 Approaches with regards to environmental protection
1.1 Voluntary environmental agreements 1.2 Ecosystems approach 1.3 International environmental agreements
2 Government
2.1 Tanzania
2.1.1 History of environmental protection 2.1.2 Government protection
2.2 China 2.3 European Union 2.4 Russia 2.5 Latin America
2.5.1 Brazil 2.5.2 Mexico
2.6 Oceania
2.6.1 Australia 2.6.2 New Zealand
2.7 Switzerland 2.8 United States
3 In literature 4 See also 5 References
Approaches with regards to environmental protection[edit] Voluntary environmental agreements[edit] In industrial countries, voluntary environmental agreements often provide a platform for companies to be recognized for moving beyond the minimum regulatory standards and thus support the development of best environmental practice. For instance, in India, Environment Improvement Trust (EIT) has been working for environment & forest protection since 1998. A group of Green Volunteers get a goal of Green India Clean India concept. CA Gajendra Kumar Jain a Chartered Accountant, is the founder of Environment Improvement Trust in Sojat city a small village of State of Rajasthan in India [1] In developing countries, such as throughout Latin America, these agreements are more commonly used to remedy significant levels of non-compliance with mandatory regulation.[2] The challenges that exist with these agreements lie in establishing baseline data, targets, monitoring and reporting. Due to the difficulties inherent in evaluating effectiveness, their use is often questioned and, indeed, the whole environment may well be adversely affected as a result. The key advantage of their use in developing countries is that their use helps to build environmental management capacity.[2] Ecosystems approach[edit] An ecosystems approach to resource management and environmental protection aims to consider the complex interrelationships of an entire ecosystem in decision making rather than simply responding to specific issues and challenges. Ideally the decision-making processes under such an approach would be a collaborative approach to planning and decision making that involves a broad range of stakeholders across all relevant governmental departments, as well as representatives of industry, environmental groups and community. This approach ideally supports a better exchange of information, development of conflict-resolution strategies and improved regional conservation.Religions also play an important role in conservation of environment.Ref-Hadiya Habib (Role of religious education and different religions in conservation and maintenance of environment, www.oiirj.org)vol 07, July 2017, special issue.[3] International environmental agreements[edit]
Kyoto Protocol
Kyoto Protocol Commitment map 2010
Many of the earth's resources are especially vulnerable because they
are influenced by human impacts across many countries. As a result of
this, many attempts are made by countries to develop agreements that
are signed by multiple governments to prevent damage or manage the
impacts of human activity on natural resources. This can include
agreements that impact factors such as climate, oceans, rivers and air
pollution. These international environmental agreements are sometimes
legally binding documents that have legal implications when they are
not followed and, at other times, are more agreements in principle or
are for use as codes of conduct. These agreements have a long history
with some multinational agreements being in place from as early as
1910 in Europe, America and Africa.[4] Some of the most well-known
international agreements include the
Kyoto Protocol
Kyoto Protocol and others. Government[edit] Main article: Kyoto Protocol Discussion concerning environmental protection often focuses on the role of government, legislation, and law enforcement. However, in its broadest sense, environmental protection may be seen to be the responsibility of all the people and not simply that of government. Decisions that impact the environment will ideally involve a broad range of stakeholders including industry, indigenous groups, environmental group and community representatives. Gradually, environmental decision-making processes are evolving to reflect this broad base of stakeholders and are becoming more collaborative in many countries.[5] Many constitutions acknowledge the fundamental right to environmental protection and many international treaties acknowledge the right to live in a healthy environment.[6] Also, many countries have organizations and agencies devoted to environmental protection. There are international environmental protection organizations, such as the United Nations Environment Programme. Although environmental protection is not simply the responsibility of government agencies, most people view these agencies as being of prime importance in establishing and maintaining basic standards that protect both the environment and the people interacting with it. Tanzania[edit] Tanzania
Tanzania is recognised as having some of the greatest biodiversity of any African country. Almost 40% of the land has been established into a network of protected areas, including several national parks.[7] The concerns for the natural environment include damage to ecosystems and loss of habitat resulting from population growth, expansion of subsistence agriculture, pollution, timber extraction and significant use of timber as fuel.[8]
Zebras at the Serengeti savana plains in Tanzania
History of environmental protection[edit]
Environmental protection
Environmental protection in Tanzania
Tanzania began during the German occupation of East Africa (1884-1919) — colonial conservation laws for the protection of game and forests were enacted, whereby restrictions were placed upon traditional indigenous activities such as hunting, firewood collecting and cattle grazing.[9] In year 1948, Serengeti was officially established as the first national park for wild cats in East Africa. Since 1983, there has been a more broad-reaching effort to manage environmental issues at a national level, through the establishment of the National Environment Management Council (NEMC) and the development of an environmental act. In 1998 Environment Improvement Trust (EIT) start working for environment & forest protection in India from a small city Sojat. Founder of Environment Improvement Trust is CA Gajendra Kumar Jain working with volunteers.[10] Government protection[edit] Division of the biosphere is the main government body that oversees protection. It does this through the formulation of policy, coordinating and monitoring environmental issues, environmental planning and policy-oriented environmental research.The National Environment Management Council (NEMC) is an institution that was initiated when the National Environment Management Act was first introduced in year 1983. This council has the role to advise governments and the international community on a range of environmental issues. The NEMC the following purposes: provide technical advice; coordinate technical activities; develop enforcement guidelines and procedures; assess, monitor and evaluate activities that impact the environment; promote and assist environmental information and communication; and seek advancement of scientific knowledge.[11] The National Environment Policy of 1997 acts as a framework for environmental decision making in Tanzania. The policy objectives are to achieve the following:
Ensure sustainable and equitable use of resources without degrading the environment or risking health or safety Prevent and control degradation of land, water, vegetation and air Conserve and enhance natural and man-made heritage, including biological diversity of unique ecosystems Improve condition and productivity of degraded areas Raise awareness and understanding of the link between environment and development Promote individual and community participation Promote international cooperation[11]
Tanzania is a signatory to a significant number of international conventions including the Rio Declaration on Development and Environment 1992 and the Convention on Biological Diversity 1996. The Environmental Management Act, 2004, is the first comprehensive legal and institutional framework to guide environmental-management decisions. The policy tools that are parts of the act includes the use of: environmental-impact assessments, strategics environmentals assessments and taxation on pollution for specific industries and products. The effectiveness of shifing of this act will only become clear over time as concerns regarding its implementation become apparent based on the fact that, historically, there has been a lack of capacity to enforce environmental laws and a lack of working tools to bring environmental-protection objectives into practice. China[edit]
Longwanqun National Forest Park
Longwanqun National Forest Park is a nationally protected nature area in Huinan County, Jilin, China
Formal environmental protection in China House was first stimulated by the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm, Sweden. Following this, they began establishing environmental protection agencies and putting controls on some of its industrial waste. China was one of the first developing countries to implement a sustainable development strategy. In 1983 the State Council announced that environmental protection would be one of China's basic national policies and in 1984 the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) was established. Following severe flooding of the Yangtze River basin in 1998, NEPA was upgraded to the State Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) meaning that environmental protection was now being implemented at a ministerial level. In 2008, SEPA became known by its current name of Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China (MEP).[12] Pollution control instruments in China
Command-and-control Economic incentives Voluntary instruments Public participation
Concentration-based pollution discharge controls Pollution levy fee Environmental labeling system Clean-up campaign
Mass-based controls on total provincial discharge Non-compliance fines ISO 14000 system Environmental awareness campaign
Environmental impact assessments (EIA) Discharge permit system Cleaner production Air pollution index
Three synchronization program Sulfur emission fee NGOs Water quality disclosure
Deadline transmission trading
Administrative permission hearing
Centralized pollution control Subsidies for energy saving products
Two compliance policy Regulation on refuse credit to high-polluting firms
Environmental compensation fee
Environmental pollution and ecological degradation has resulted in
economic losses for China. In 2005, economic losses (mainly from air
pollution) were calculated at 7.7% of China's GDP. This grew to 10.3%
by 2002 and the economic loss from water pollution (6.1%) began to
exceed that caused by air pollution.[13] China has been one of the top
performing countries in terms of
GDP growth (9.64% in the past ten years).[13] However, the high economic growth has put immense pressure on its environment and the environmental challenges that China faces are greater than most countries. In 2010 China was ranked 121st out of 163 countries on the Environmental Performance Index. China has taken initiatives to increase its protection of the environment and combat environmental degradation:
China's investment in renewable energy grew 18% in 2007 to $15.6 billion, accounting for ~10% of the global investment in this area;[14] In 2008, spending on the environment was 1.49% of GDP, up 3.4 times from 2000;[14] The discharge of CO (carbon monoxide) and SO2 (sulfur dioxide) decreased by 6.61% and 8.95% in 2008 compared with that in 2005;[14] China's protected nature reserves have increased substantially. In 1978 there were only 34 compared with 2,538 in 2010. The protected nature reserve system now occupies 15.5% of the country; this is higher than the world average.[14]
Rapid growth in
GDP has been China's main goal during the past three decades with a dominant development model of inefficient resource use and high pollution to achieve high GDP. For China to develop sustainably, environmental protection should be treated as an integral part of its economic policies.[15] Quote from Shengxian Zhou, head of MEP (2009): "Good economic policy is good environmental policy and the nature of environmental problem is the economic structure, production form and develop model."[14] European Union[edit] Environmental protection
Environmental protection has become an important task for the institutions of the European Community after the Maastricht Treaty
Maastricht Treaty for the European Union ratification by all the Member States. The EU is already very active in the field of environmental policy with important directives like those on environmental impact assessment and on the access to environmental information for citizens in the Member States. Russia[edit] In Russia, environmental protection is considered an integral part of national safety. There is an authorized state body - the Federal Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology. However, there are a lot of environmental problems. Latin America[edit]
Top 5 Countries by biological diversity
United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has identified 17 megadiverse countries. The list includes six Latin American countries: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru
Peru and Venezuela. Mexico
Mexico and Brazil
Brazil stand out among the rest because they have the largest area, population and number of species. These countries represent a major concern for environmental protection because they have high rates of deforestation, ecosystems loss, pollution, and population growth. Brazil[edit]
Panorama of the
Iguazu falls
Iguazu falls in Brazil
Brazil has the largest amount of the world's tropical forests, 4,105,401 km2 (48.1% of Brazil), concentrated in the Amazon region.[16] Brazil
Brazil is home to vast biological diversity, first among the megadiverse countries of the world, having between 15%-20% of the 1.5 million globally described species.[17] The organization in charge of environment protection is the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment (in Portuguese: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, MMA).[18] It was first created in year 1973 with the name Special
Special Secretariat for the Environment (Secretaria Especial de Meio Ambiente), changing names several times, and adopting the final name in year 1999. The Ministry is responsible for addressing the following issues:
A national policy for the environment and for water resources; A policy for the preservation, conservation and sustainable use of ecosystems, biodiversity and forests; Proposing strategies, mechanisms, economic and social instruments for improving environmental quality, and sustainable use of natural resources; Policies for integrating production and the environment; Environmental policies and programs for the Legal Amazon; Ecological and economic territorial zoning.
In 2011, protected areas of the Amazon covered 2,197,485 km2 (an area
larger than Greenland), with conservation units, like national parks,
accounting for just over half (50.6%), and indigenous territories
representing the remaining 49.4%.[19]
With over 200,000 different species,
Mexico is home to 10–12% of the world's biodiversity, ranking first in reptile biodiversity and second in mammals[20]—one estimate indicates that over 50% of all animal and plant species live in Mexico.[21] The history of environmental policy in Mexico
Mexico started in the 1940s with the enactment of the Law of Conservation of Soil and Water (in Spanish: Ley de Conservación de Suelo y Agua). Three decades later, at the beginning of the 1970s, the Law to Prevent and Control Environmental Pollution was created (Ley para Prevenir y Controlar la Contaminación Ambiental). In year 1972 was the first direct response from the federal government to address eminent health effects from environmental issues. It established the administrative organization of the Secretariat for the Improvement of the Environment (Subsecretaría para el Mejoramiento del Ambiente) in the Department of Health and Welfare.
The axolotl is an endemic species from the central part of Mexico
The Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, SEMARNAT[22]) is Mexico's environment ministry. The Ministry is responsible for addressing the following issues:
Promote the protection, restoration and conservation of ecosystems, natural resources, goods and environmental services, and to facilitate their use and sustainable development. Develop and implement a national policy on natural resources Promote environmental management within the national territory, in coordination with all levels of government and the private sector. Evaluate and provide determination to the environmental impact statements for development projects and prevention of ecological damage Implement national policies on climate change and protection of the ozone layer. Direct work and studies on national meteorological, climatological, hydrological, and geohydrological systems, and participate in international conventions on these subjects. Regulate and monitor the conservation of waterways
In November 2000 there were 127 protected areas; currently there are 174, covering an area of 25,384,818 hectares, increasing federally protected areas from 8.6% to 12.85% its land area.[23] Oceania[edit] Australia[edit]
Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef in Australia
Australia is the largest barrier reef in the world
In 2008, there was 98,487,116 ha of terrestrial protected area,
covering 12.8% of the land area of Australia.[24] The 2002 figures of
10.1% of terrestrial area and 64,615,554 ha of protected marine
area[25] were found to poorly represent about half of Australia's 85
Environmental protection
Environmental protection in Australia
Australia could be seen as starting with the formation of the first National Park, Royal National Park, in 1879.[27] More progressive environmental protection had it start in the 1960s and 1970s with major international programs such as the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in 1972, the Environment Committee of the OECD
OECD in 1970, and the United Nations Environment Programme of 1972.[28] These events laid the foundations by increasing public awareness and support for regulation. State environmental legislation was irregular and deficient until the Australian Environment Council (AEC) and Council of Nature Conservation Ministers (CONCOM) were established in 1972 and 1974, creating a forum to assist in coordinating environmental and conservation policies between states and neighbouring countries.[29] These councils have since been replaced by the Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council (ANZECC) in 1991 and finally the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) in 2001.[30] At a national level, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is the primary environmental protection legislation for the Commonwealth of Australia. It concerns matters of national and international environmental significance regarding flora, fauna, ecological communities and cultural heritage.[31] It also has jurisdiction over any activity conducted by the Commonwealth, or affecting it, that has significant environmental impact.[32] The act covers eight main areas:[33]
National Heritage Sites
World Heritage Sites
RAMSAR wetlands
Nationally endangered or threatened species and ecological communities
Nuclear activities and actions
Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Migratory species Commonwealth Marine areas
There are several Commonwealth protected lands due to partnerships
with traditional native owners, such as Kakadu National Park,
extraordinary biodiversity such as Christmas Island National Park, or
managed cooperatively due to cross-state location, such as the
Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves.[34]
At a state level, the bulk of environmental protection issues are left
to the responsibility of the state or territory.[29][32] Each state in
Australia has its own environmental protection legislation and corresponding agencies. Their jurisdiction is similar and covers point-source pollution, such as from industry or commercial activities, land/water use, and waste management. Most protected lands are managed by states and territories[34] with state legislative acts creating different degrees and definitions of protected areas such as wilderness, national land and marine parks, state forests, and conservation areas. States also create regulation to limit and provide general protection from air, water, and sound pollution. At a local level, each city or regional council has responsibility over issues not covered by state or national legislation. This includes non-point source, or diffuse pollution, such as sediment pollution from construction sites. Australia
Australia ranks second place on the UN 2010 Human Development Index[35] and one of the lowest debt to GDP
GDP ratios of the developed economies.[36] This could be seen as coming at the cost of the environment, with Australia
Australia being the world leader in coal exportation[37] and species extinctions.[38][39] Some have been motivated to proclaim it is Australia's responsibility to set the example of environmental reform for the rest of the world to follow.[40][41] New Zealand[edit] At a national level, the Ministry for the Environment is responsible for environmental policy and the Department of Conservation addresses conservation issues. At a regional level the regional councils administer the legislation and address regional environmental issues. Switzerland[edit] See also: Environmental protection
Environmental protection in Switzerland The environmental protection in Switzerland is mainly based on the measures to be taken against global warming. The pollution in Switzerland is mainly the pollution caused by vehicles and the litteration by tourists. United States[edit]
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park in California. One of the first protected areas in the United States
Since 1969, the
United States Environmental Protection Agency
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been working to protect the environment and human health.[42] All U.S. states have their own state departments of environmental protection.[43] The EPA has drafted "Seven Priorities for EPA's Future", which are:[44]
"Taking Action on Climate Change"
"Improving Air Quality"
"Assuring the
Safety of Chemicals" "Cleaning Up Our Communities" "Protecting America's Waters" "Expanding the Conversation on Environmentalism
Environmentalism and Working for Environmental Justice" "Building Strong State and Tribal Partnerships"[44]
In literature[edit]
There are many works of literature that contain the themes of
environmental protection but some have been fundamental to its
evolution. Several pieces such as
A Sand County Almanac
A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold, Tragedy of the commons
Tragedy of the commons by Garrett Hardin, and Silent Spring by Rachel Carson have become classics due to their far reaching influences.[citation needed] Environmental protection
Environmental protection is present in fiction as well as non-fictional literature. Books such as Antarctica and Blockade have environmental protection as subjects whereas The Lorax has become a popular metaphor for environmental protection. "The Limits of Trooghaft"[45] by Desmond Stewart is a short story that provides insight into human attitudes towards animals. Another book called "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury investigates issues such as bombs, wars, government control, and what effects these can have on the environment. See also[edit]
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The judges of "The Voice" came together to remember the victims of the Connecticut school massacre by singing a poignant rendition of "Hallelujah" during the opening of the talent show on Monday night.
Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine led this season's finalists in a moving version of the classic Leonard Cohen song at the beginning of the latest episode.
They performed the track in a darkened studio surrounded by candles, with each member of the group holding a placard emblazoned with the name and age of each of the 26 people who lost their lives at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on Friday.
The show's host Carson Daly and Social Media Correspondent Christina Milian also joined in the performance.


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I created a Jam Games page in order to keep all my short form games in one location. Currently only the games that have already been hosted on here appear there but I may add more that I feel comfortable sharing and any future jam games will be located there rather than on a separate page. Check it out here or up in the navigation bar.


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Researching the Genealogy and Family History of Orphan Heirlooms
Search our archive for Bibles, autograph albums, IDed photos, documents, correspondence, and other treasures from the past that may relate to your family or area. This project is ongoing, so please visit often.
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Monday, April 26, 2010
1908 invoice, W.T. Spates, Eastport Maine, with photo of Mr. Spates
1908 invoice from W. T. Spates of Eastport, Maine, Tin Plate and Sheet Iron Worker.
Thanks to a reader [see comment below], I now know that William Thomas Spates was born in Eastport, Maine, in February of 1845. There was another William Spates in Eastport, but he was the nephew of William Thomas Spates. The Spates surnames appears to have evolved from the Braunschweig surname Specht.
From online research, hopefully correct:
The parents of William Thomas Spates were John Edward(s) Specht, born in 1813 in Nova Scotia, and Sarah S. McMullen, born in 1812 in Digby, Nova Scotia. William's paternal grandparents were Thomas William Specht (son of Hessian Johann Julius Anthon Christoph Specht of Braunschweig, in what is now Germany) and his wife Bridget. William's maternal grandparents were Peter McMullen and his wife Mary Joanna McDormand of Digby, both of Nova Scotia.
William Thomas Spates married Anna Graham of Nova Scotia; they had, I believe, three sons and a daughter.
I found an interesting website on the Hessians and on Johann Julius Anthon Christoph Specht
Other names that appear on the invoice are O. H. [?] Brown and B. N. Andrews, who must have been members of the I.O.R.M., which I assume was the International Order of Red Men, to whom the invoice is directed. I found Oscar H. Brown and Byron N. Andrews in the 1900 Census for Eastport, Maine.
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William T. Spates was born in Eastport in 1845. He did not pass his name to a son. His brother John W. Spates was also born in Eastport. In 1870 William Anthony Spates was born to John W. Spates in Eastport.ReplyDelete
I can't vouch for the picture but the William Thomas Spates would be my first cousin 4x removed through my late mother Muriel Frances Spates Cohoon
Thank you for your helpful comment. I notice that the Spates name evolved from Specht of Braunschweig in Germany. Johann Julius Anthon Christoph Specht came to North America with a company of Hessians. Like several thousand other Hessians, he stayed in North America after the Revolution. In the summer of 2010, Prof. Anette Ruppel Rodrigues of Bangor, Maine, spoke at the Border Historical Society, Eastport, Maine; she's an expert on the Hessians who served in the Revolutionary War and has done extensive research both in North America and Germany.ReplyDelete


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In my search for more of my Read ancestors, I note all those I come across, mainly in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire and sometimes further afield.
On re-checking some of my notes today, I came across all the Reads that were baptised, married or buried in Chicheley, Buckinghamshire, UK.
At this stage I don't know if these are actually my ancestors, but it is very likely they are. I just thought this was rather sad.
We have John Read and his wife Anne. They have five children. Their daughter Elisabeth was baptised in 1582 and within her first year, sadly died. There is a little gap and then they have another daughter, again calling her Elisabeth baptised in 1589. She also did not make it to her first year of age! John and Anne's next child was another daughter, so they named her Elisabeth, just like the earlier two daughters. This daughter was baptised in 1591. Her mother was buried in 1591 and she herself was buried in 1591. I think maybe John's wife died as a result of giving birth to the last Elisabeth.
John must marry again as he has a son Thomas born in 1593. But he also has a wife, Cresset, buried in 1597. Still, he must marry for a third time as he has another daughter, named Elisabeth baptised in 1599. Sadly she is also buried in 1599. He has one more child, a son called John born in 1600.
His last wife, Elisabeth manages to live another thirty years after the last child is born, and is herself buried in 1630. Sadly John, the father, died in 1613 so his last child was only about 13 when he lost his father.
It just seems so sad to have had four daughters and lose them all within the first year of their lives, especially when they were all given the same name. John and Anne quite obviously wanted to name their daughters after someone in particular.
John and his first wife Anne also had another daughter before the first of the Elisabeths called Martha. She is buried in 1578 but I have not found a baptism for her, so think maybe they were living elsewhere when she was born.


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Remember back when the Prius being a hybrid was a big deal? Not anymore. Nowadays, every car company has hybrids, and the race is on to find the next big green technology. We saw a bunch of eco-friendly(er) power systems at the LA Auto Show, including some sweet cars that you'll be able to get your hands on within the year.
There are a few different ways to make a car that doesn't have to run on gas. Battery powered cars are pretty easy to build in principle, and most companies have at least one pure electric demonstrator sitting sad and neglected in a corner of their booths just to say that they've done it. I'm looking at you, Volvo. Producing a commercially viable electric car, on the other hand, is trickier than it sounds, which is why only a few companies are anywhere close to fielding something mainstream.
Other options include pure electric hybrids with auxiliary gas engines, which seem like a decent idea, and hydrogen powered cars, which really don't. In addition to having to make hydrogen somehow, you also have to carry it around inside a big tank that, if punctured, turns into a rocket. Not that that's stopping people from trying to make it work.
Take a look through the gallery below to see some of the cars at the LA Auto Show with realistic, green power systems that you'll actually be able to buy within the next year or two.


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Did you know Columbus, Indiana (about 45 min south of Indy) ranks 6th in the nation for architectural innovation and design? Uh-huh. Is true.
Allow me to name drop: Eero Saarinen, Eliel Saarinen, Harry Weese, I.M. Pei… and more.
I'm still reeling from this weekend's whirl-wind architecture tour. See, what happened was this: Columbus Visitor Center invited a whole bunch of design bloggers from across the country for a VIP tour, including me. You can follow this weekend's play by play here: #COLMCM and check out some of the pictures I shot on Flickr. Expect more blog posts in the following days.
Aside from all the MCM eye candy, there were also a ton of cool people to hang out with. Go ahead, give 'em some love:
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Little Company of Mary Hospital Completes Its Seven-Year Campus Transformation Project
Campus Transformation Project
In mid-2006, LCM completed a three-year strategic plan and a campus-wide facility plan. The plans identified the opportunity to better serve women in the Southwest area through a Women's Center, in addition to several other initiatives. During the research phase, LCM critically thought about its overall facility needs and the best time horizon to address those needs. After much analysis, discernment from the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary and guidance from community members who voluntarily serve on many LCM committees and Boards, a decision was made to address all of the facility needs in a Campus Transformation plan.
The Campus Transformation Project, which is scheduled to occur in three phases, would conclude in four to five years from the initial groundbreaking. The new Building will include many new locations for our services currently in our two oldest buildings - the Tower Building and North Pavilion.
- 96 new private rooms for medical and surgical patients
- New Comprehensive Women's Center for Life and Health
- One day surgery pre- and post-op care
- New Pharmacy and Laboratory
- Kitchen/serving and dining areas
Preliminary drawings from the architect show the best location for the new facility, called the West Pavilion at this time, to be directly adjacent to the west side of the existing Tower on the Francisco side of LCM's Evergreen Park campus at 95th and California.
Little Company of Mary has received CON approval from the Illinois Facilities Planning Board to move forward with this Project. The groundbreaking for the new West Pavilion is scheduled to begin in fall 2010. The Campus Transformation Project is estimated to cost between $150 and $180 million. Your support will enable LCM to provide high quality, compassionate health care for generations to come. Gifts may be made to Values. Vision. Innovation: The Campaign for Little Company of Mary Hospital by clicking here. Thank you.
"God is calling us to move forward at this time to make this strong investment in our community." - Sister Kathleen McIntyre, L.C.M., Chairperson of the Board-2013


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Dave Campbell necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 90 diseños de 31 diseñadores freelance.
Durham Group Inc.
We are a private start-up company focusing on acquiring private and frequently family-owned small and medium-sized enterprises that generate stable and predictable free cash flow of less than $5 million. We are not interested in start-up and early stage companies.
We will be dealing with three target audiences: Target Companies (companies we are looking to buy), deal flow generators (people/entities that send potential Target Companies to us) and investors in our company.
Target Companies must be based in Canada between Ontario and British Columbia. We respond quickly and efficiently. We pay with cash to acquire the entire business. We retain key general operating management and the balance of key employees.
Deal flow generators will typically be accountants, lawyers, asset management companies, business executives, insurance companies, including largely at the outset business associates and friends.
Investors will primarily be successful business associates and friends, who are able to generate deal flow.
We're initially looking for a corporate logo to represent our investment company. It will be used on letterhead, business cards, website, etc.
We want to be perceived as solid, stable, conservative, prudent., trustworthy, sincere, capable and fair. We're looking for size, color, icons, font that re-inforce this stable conservative image. We don't believe the use of modern lower case words is consistent with this image.
I have attached a logo that we like.
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Having reunited for "Green Zone," director Paul Greengrass and star Matt Damon knew that doing press for their new film would inevitably entail a deluge of questions about the possibility of them doing a third "Bourne" film together.
"Listen, I just love the Bourne franchise, number one, and I owe it a great deal, and I gave my all on the two films that I made," Greengrass told Coming Soon. "But when I was honest with myself last autumn, and I was starting to get going on other things, you just come to a point where you realize you've done it. You don't have anything more to contribute... I loved it and I want it to continue."
Greengrass went on to dispel rumors of a rift between him and Universal over "Bourne," insisting that he still has a good relationship with the company and that they'll likely make more movies together.
Damon, for his part, didn't say he was done with the role, but he has said in the past that he wouldn't do it without Greengrass, and made a point of explaining how easy it would be for the franchise to continue without them -- until they were ready to come back.
"He's got his memory back three times now. I don't think anybody wants to see me say 'I don't remember' again, but I think what we could do is that you can do some movies with another actor... and he's Jason Bourne... so it just becomes like a 007," said Damon. "So then if Paul and I come back and do a fourth one in ten years, we'll pass it onto someone else and then the thing can kind of go on."


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I swear Gallory better win just because of their integrity and love for the game. I have seen someone more excited to be on the race just to experience other cultures than Mallory!
The excitement and the joy that Mallory brings into the Race, making me enjoy to watch this Race!I rooted for them or RonChris or MargieLuke to be on final three, but with the other 2 eliminated...my support is 100% on Gallory!Go and be the 1st parent/child team to win!
And I am the Speed Bump, which Gary & Mallory have to perform next episode. Best of luck to them. I had a dream a while back that they made the Final 3, and I really hope it comes true.
jet and cord, best two people i've met ever, we'll miss you
i cried on the mat when you got out
they so live up to the hype.
i wanted the cowboys to win too
OMG. I'm so proud of their performance... they looked like the couldn't survive past mid-point but they've won 2 legs and are now in the F4. Just one step away.. go GALLORY.Even if they get eliminated next i'm still gonna <3 them. One of my all-time favourite teams ever.
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January 15, 2013
Saddle Brook, NJ
Dr. Anthony John (Tony) Agresta, Sr., age 79, of Saddle Brook, NJ, formerly of West, NY, Bogota and Washington Township, NJ, passed away January 15, 2013 at Holy Name Hospital.
He was born to the late Charles and Pauline (Truncellito) Agresta.
Tony earned his Bachelor's degree from Fairleigh Dickinson, Masters of Education from William Paterson, and PhD from the University of America. He worked passionately in the field of education for over 58 years as an educator and administrator. He was a long time teacher at Wallington High School and served as the principal from 1971-1981. Since his retirement from the public school system, he founded the Master Learning Institute, was an educational consultant, and most recently served as Vice President - School Director for the Asian-American Mission Academy and an instructor for the Japanese - American Society of New Jersey.
He also owned and operated the family business of B&H Shoes in Hackensack and Red Bank, NJ. He volunteered as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and served in the U.S Army where he reached the rank of Sergeant First Class. Anthony was also selected for the Who's Who in America.
Devoted husband to Carla Perls Agresta, he is also survived by his daughter, Lisane and son-in-law, Edward Snyder of New Columbia, PA; daughter, Suzanne Agresta Schreter of Accord, NY; and son, Anthony Agresta Jr. of Clifton Park, NY. He was predeceased one month prior to his passing by his loving daughter-in-law, Julie Agresta of Clifton Park, NY. He was stepfather to Kimberly Carey of Saddle Brook, NJ and Christopher Carey of Sterling Forest, NY.
Tony was a cherished grandfather to Charles and Kirsten Snyder of Stamford, CT, Alan Snyder of Philadelphia, PA, Samantha Schreter of Fort Worth, TX, and Gabriella and Elizabeth Agresta of Clifton Park, NY.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the viewing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and service at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Kugler Community Home for Funerals, 311 Fifth St., Saddle Brook NJ, with a repass to follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Anthony Agresta may be sent to Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck, NJ or The National Kidney Foundation, www.kidney.org


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Hi Everyone!
Almost back from vacation.........still have some company, but I thought I would squeeze this post in this evening while they are out for a few hours.
I fell in love with this villa when I happened upon it..........imagine finding an old, decaying house in Lyford Cay (a gated community in the Bahamas considered to be one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the world!) and discovering the house is the former home of Laura Ashley.......yes, that Laura Ashley.
Then, imagine having the good fortune to hire a decorator to add the finishing touches after all the necessary repairs have been completed. And it seems designer Andrew Raquet was just the man for the job. With "windows that wouldn't open and doors that wouldn't close", he had his work cut out for him.
However, his persistence paid off and the end result is an absolutely beautiful home with a mix of old (some of Laura Ashley's furnishings came with the house) and new furniture, neutral color schemes, some island touches and just enough chintz to give a nod to it's former owner.
Scraping through the layers of exterior paint, this lime green shade was discovered and refurbished.
Traditional and island charm in the foyer.
The neutral living room tones calm this room and the chintz fabric adds an English feel.
Canvas wall murals with the sea and palm trees, coral fabric covered chairs and jute area rug add an island feel in the dining room.
Antique maps line a wall in the library.
The solarium with a mirrored trellised walls.
Corner banquette and garden stools in the solarium.
Bedroom detail............such soothing colors.
So serene.........
Love the idea of upholstered bathroom seating.
How beautiful and inviting is this?


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- raise the visibility and awareness on ServiceMix Kernel
- attract a broader community
Several Apache projects are planning to use ServiceMix Kernel as their container: this includes Apache James, Apache Directory and Apache ActiveMQ. The Apache Sling community is also willing to contribute to this effort along with some other groups like the OPS4J project.
During this discussion, a name as been proposed by Jamie Goodyear: Apache Karaf.
A carafe is a small container used for serving wine and other drinks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carafe). In similarity to the name the Kernel allows applications to be more easily handled, and improves their characteristics (much like a bottle of wine left to breath in a decanter) :)
I have to thanks Jamie for this name, I really like it. Plus the K might eventually fill a hole in the list of Apache projects and also reminds the Kernel.
Moving into Felix does not mean that Karaf will be tied to the Felix OSGi runtime. We haven't really worked on that yet, but the goal is to be able to use either Felix or Equinox runtimes inside Karaf. Maybe we'll provide two different distributions in the future...
Today, both ServiceMix and Felix community have voted and accepted this move. I think this is a great news for ServiceMix Kernel users, for the Apache communities and for all OSGi users and I'm really excited about that...


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Sportster necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 63 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
Move more Today
This is our start up online presence, with the emphasis on Move & Today. My message emphasizes my departure from conventional fitness that borders a provocative way to get people to think differently with regards to their health vs. 'exercise', the chore; or 'workout' like a gym rat.
The idea behind the choice of language is to simply 'get moving...every which way... but tight and boring'. I avoid using words like 'exercise', 'lifting', 'working out', 'going to the gym' in everything I teach. I want to create a look on the logo that is movement centric. Although I do use some equipment, it is rare that I use machines ...please feel free to check out my persona at http://www.youtube.com/user/MyFiveAlive
My idea is to educate & bring new ways to move with fresh new ideas and as I said away from conventional styles.
I am quite passionate & creative and often an enthusiastic renegade about my message and the programs that I design for individuals and groups...would love the logo to have that feel.
Words that I would associate this idea with are sensible, intelligent, playful, creative, fun, practical, collaborative and emergent. It really is all about the movement.
It is mostly women 45-65 yr. old. Folks under 30 usually do not gravitate towards this idea. Do not want to exclude men because they too could get their own kick butt 'workout' too! So, perhaps the target ideal is 35-60 yr. olds.
Also, I love to encourage anyone who may be overweight and otherwise discouraged to consider moving our way. No target to athletes or gym rats.
simple, clean, clear logo.
No 'girly' look at all.
No cartoons.
Please do not use stock images or clipart.
Love color, not pastelly though.
Medium color vs. bold bright color.
I actually use red, yellow, orange, green & blue in a lot of my program design to emphasize certain movements …so please feel free to experiment .Would like to see a creative flare if you want to step outside of that as well.
Like white space with the clean, fresh look. This logo will be used on our new website, our blog, and facebook fan page.
Curious to see how you would display the 'movement' in the logo.
Like white space with the clean, fresh look.
This logo will be used on our new website, our blog, and facebook fan page.
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Labor Daze: Part-Time Summer Jobs
The right summer or part-time job can build kids' skills, make good use of their spare time, and fill their pockets. But before your teen dives into the work force, here's what you both need to know to avoid any occupational hazards.
Labor Daze
When Chelsea Bourque, 17, took a summer job scooping frozen yogurt, her mother, Kim Guidry, was confident her daughter would gain good life experience. And Chelsea was eager to make her own money and be more independent. Kim felt doubly reassured because she'd known the store owner in New Iberia, Louisiana, for years. Chelsea did such a good job that when summer ended she was asked to stay on and even open and close the shop sometimes. That was when Kim started feeling uneasy. "She'd be there alone with a drawer full of cash for the first or last 20 minutes of her shift," says Kim. "If she was opening, I'd drop her off, tell her to lock the door the minute she got into the building, and I'd wait in the car until the owner arrived. If she was closing, I'd arrive 20 minutes early. You can't be too careful."
Kim's concerns were natural. Even though the 6 million American teens who hold jobs reap multiple benefits — learning to manage money, developing time-management skills, gaining a sense of responsibility, and becoming efficient at problem solving with other people — they face some potential downsides as well. About 230,000 teen workers are injured yearly, in incidents ranging from burns and cuts in restaurant kitchens to accidents with power tools and falls from roofs in construction and landscaping jobs. Deaths, fortunately, are rare, but they do happen — between 60 and 70 each year, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (Close to half of those are in agricultural jobs.) And there are other hazards that don't threaten life but can still inflict emotional damage, including sexual harassment and encounters with hostile coworkers, managers, or customers.
It's no wonder kids are experiencing so many of the ups and downs of work life — they're racking up a lot of hours. A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill finds that American teens average about 16 hours a week on the job; more than 80 percent of them work after 7 p.m. on school nights and over half of them are still toiling away after 9 p.m. Much of the trouble kids encounter happens in those evening hours.
But for most teens — and their parents — the payoffs of working far outweigh the risks. Help your teens get the most out of employment with these stay-safe strategies.
Stay-Safe Strategies
- Do your homework. Before your teen says "yes" to a job, find out as much as you can about the potential employer and the workplace. "Ideally teens will work with friends so they can ask about the environment ahead of time," says Darlene Adkins Kerr, coordinator of the Child Labor Coalition, an organization that works to strengthen child labor laws and encourage their enforcement. "In addition, you should casually drop by once in a while. If it's a restaurant, stop in for dinner or lunch; if it's a supermarket, shop there occasionally. Take note of how the manager treats the employees and whether safety precautions are being followed."
- Know the laws. Explain child labor regulations to your teen so she'll know if she's asked to do anything inappropriate (like serving alcohol in a restaurant or working beyond allowed hours). Go to youthrules.dol.gov/states.htm for the specifics in your state.
- Establish your own ground rules. "Don't just rely on the laws," advises Carol W. Runyan, PhD, director of the Injury Prevention Research Center at UNC at Chapel Hill. "You may need to be stricter." Even if it's legal for your teen to work until 7 p.m. on a school night, for instance, you may want him home by 6 p.m. so he's not driving after dark.
- Ask leading questions. Your teen may not tell you how things are going — you'll have to pull it out of her. "How was work today?" is likely to yield an unenlightening, "Fine." Instead, inquire, "Does the manager ever ask you to work after you clock out?" Or, "How closely does your supervisor watch to make sure you do things the right way?" Or, "Do you feel comfortable asking your boss questions if you don't understand something?" One of the most important things a parent can ask is, "Have your responsibilities changed since you started the job?" You need to know whether a kid who was hired to do something innocuous may have graduated to something riskier. "We've heard tragic stories from parents who say, 'When my teen got this job, she was hired to bus tables. I didn't know they'd put her in the back using a slicing machine,'" says Kerr.
More Stay-Safe Strategies
- Watch for signs of sexual harassment. Does your teen seem worried or exhausted? Does she get agitated or secretive when you ask about work? In a recent study of 393 teen boys and girls conducted by the University of Southern Maine in Portland, 35 percent (two-thirds of whom were female) said they had been sexually harassed on the job. Tell your teen about this study and ask, "Has anybody at work asked you out repeatedly after you'd already said no? Has anyone ever made crude comments about your appearance or touched you in a way that made you feel uncomfortable?"
- Practice some good responses together. To a crude remark, she could say, "That's gross. Don't say things like that to me." If things don't improve quickly, she may need your help writing a complaint to the manager (or the next person up the ladder, if the harasser is the manager, as happens in 19 percent of cases). If your teen feels seriously threatened, it might be best for her to quit the job and file a complaint, either alone or with other employees, with the local chapter of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or even with the police. You and your teen can log on to the EEOC's Web site to read about sexual harassment laws and get the answers to common questions teens have at youth.eeoc.gov/harass.html.
- Empower your teen to speak up. Unlike adults, who prefer to feel autonomous by learning tasks for themselves, teens are happiest when their responsibilities are clearly spelled out. "Teens often hesitate to ask questions of their bosses because they feel like they should already know the answers or simply because they're not used to talking to adults," says Runyan. "As a parent, you can help by pretending to be your teen's boss and letting him practice the best ways to get information." For instance, if your teen isn't sure he's doing something correctly, he could say, "Mr. Smith, I want to get this right. Is this the way I'm supposed to do it?"
- Help your teen decide when to act. There will be times when your teen has to stand up for himself. But it's hard. "Most teens aren't used to challenging adults, and they often feel that if they don't do what the manager asks them to do, they'll get fired," says Runyan. Help your child by role-playing possible responses to a problem he's encountering. Say your teen is being pressured to work at a time that's not legal for his age. He should say, "Mrs. Smith, I'm 15 so I'm not allowed to work past 7 p.m. on a school night. But once I turn 16, I'd be glad to talk about working longer." In cases where the manager is breaking the law, your teen's best course of action may be to quit and find another job, then report the manager or the organization to your state's Department of Labor. Go to usa.gov and click on the State Government link.
Benefits Department
What moms say their kids have gained on the job:
- Respect and compassion: "Both of my teens work in restaurants, and now when we go out to dinner they always insist we leave a good tip because they understand how hard some people have to work to live," says Annmarie Ferguson of Pleasant Valley, New York, mom of Hannah, 16, and Matthew, 18.
- Confidence: "My daughter wasn't into sports and didn't do many extracurricular activities at school, but working in a restaurant and being promoted twice has given her an idea of what she is good at," says Heidi Overson of Coon Valley, Wisconsin, mom of Mari, 17.
- People skills: "Alex has had three managers and has dealt with lots of customers in the supermarket where he works. He has learned that if a customer is rude or grouchy, he should never respond in kind, just smile and be willing to carry out their groceries," says Lauren Caldwell of Clifton Park, New York, mom of Alex, 18.
- Responsibility: "From the time he started working at 15, I've never had to wake up Tyler for work. He knows his schedule, and he's got his priorities. He's become very mature about balancing his job and his social life. He knows what it feels like when a place is understaffed because someone called in sick on Monday," says Courtney Edwards of Kittery, Maine, mom of Tyler, 18.
- Money smarts: "When my daughter was 15 and started wanting a lot of extras, I told her she'd have to earn the money to buy those things herself. When she realized how hard she had to work she quickly decided she could skip hair highlights and designer sunglasses. And she's become a good saver too," says Jeanine Trikilis of Canyon Country, California, mom to Olivia, 18.
The Right Job for Any Age
You can't assume child labor laws are always enforced. The parent is the ultimate authority. Prepare yourself with a look at what the U.S. Department of Labor says tweens and teens can do and when.
13 and under
When they can work: At the discretion of parents, for neighbors and friends' parents they know well and trust.Good options: Babysitting, delivering newspapers, petsitting, and collecting mail for vacationing neighbors, shoveling snow or doing yard work (but no power equipment), performing and assisting in businesses owned by their parents.
14- and 15-year-olds
When they can work: Cannot coincide with school hours, and must be between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. (hours are extended to 9 p.m. in the summer); up to 3 hours on a school day; up to 18 hours in a school week; up to 8 hours on a non-school day; up to 40 hours during a non-school week.Good options: Jobs that don't require your teen to make major decisions, like clerking in retail stores, assisting in a library, or filing papers in an office.
16- and 17-year-olds
When they can work: Any time of day, for any number of hours.Good options: All positions except those declared hazardous by the Department of Labor (working with explosives, driving, mining, logging, roofing, excavating, demolition, anything that uses power-driven machines). Ideal jobs are those related to a teen's possible career choice.
Copyright © 2008. Used with permission from the May 2008 issue of Family Circle magazine.


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When old Ben
died recently, the town was saddened, but probably not for the usual
reasons. Ben had been widowed for nearly 20 years and had lived
alone in the house where he and Judith had raised their boy, John.
Sometimes when a guy is in that shape,
people nod and smile slightly at his passing and say, "Well, in a
way it's a blessing, isn't it."
But not with old Ben. There's the sailboat, you see.
After Judith died — and Judith was the most practical woman in
town — Ben started buying and reading magazines about sailboats.
Then he cut the front off the barn/garage out in back, and began
building a boat. He drew crowds with his work for a while. Everyone
stopped by from time to time, and we all know it is to be 32 feet
long and a gaff-rigged — not Marconi-rigged — sloop. Said they look
more like real sailboats.
Eccentric? Well, maybe. Eccentricities last a year or two, but a
20-year project is a lot closer to being an obsession.
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When Ben could afford more of the special wood he was using, he
bought it. Sometimes all he'd get were some of those little brass
whatchamacallits to put along the side. But each time something
came, there was work going on out in that garage. Ben took pride in
the project being pay-as-you-go, so he wouldn't owe anybody when he
finally put it in the ocean.
Ben died before that happened, and that saddened us greatly. We
might chuckle a bit behind his back, but we also secretly envied him
and admired him for building that boat.
After Ben passed, his son brought his wife and children to live
in the little house. After a few weeks, we heard activity out in the
garage, and we found John working on his dad's boat. It would, he
said, eventually sail.
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The depletion of mineral reserves poses no serious threat to society, this new report from the Adam Smith Institute concludes.
The No Breakfast Fallacy: Why the Club of Rome was wrong about us running out of resources argues that outcries over resource availability from environmentalist groups are based on a misinterpretation of numbers and a misunderstanding of what mineral resources actually are.
The monograph, written by Senior Fellow and rare earths expert Tim Worstall, says that groups that have warned about the world running out of rare mineral resources, such as The Club of Rome, have been using the wrong sets of data, mistaking the exhaustion of mineral reserves for the exhaustion of mineralresources.
Mineral reserves, the monograph explains, are simply the minerals that have been prepared for use for the next few decades; they are minerals that can be mined with current technology at current prices. Some reserves are going to run out in the near future, but this is a normal process. Every generation runs out of mineral reserves.
Mineral resources, however, refer to a concentration of minerals of a certain quality and quantity that have shown reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction. These are much larger than mineral reserves.
Organic farming, for example, may be a useful idea, the monograph asserts, but the idea that it is a necessity because we're about to run out of inorganic fertilisers is based on a falsehood. The reserves for minerals used in fertilizers may exhaust in the next few hundred years, but the exhaustion of resources is not estimated to occur for 1,400 years for phosphate and 7,300 years for potassium.
The report concludes that efforts to conserve and/or recycle mineral resources are wasteful and often end up being net harms to society, by diverting economic activity from more productive uses.