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4StruggleMag is a classic prisoner rights zine put out by and for North American political prisoners and friends. One of the resources they link to is this great Legal Solidarity Handbook. They also put out alerts about the abusive conditions of confinement being experienced by prisoners due to their political views, as in the case of anti-imperial prisoner Jaan Laaman.
Jaan is currently buried in solitary confinement in a federal facility in Tucson, Arizona for expressing solidarity with women and his grief over the loss of a friend of all things.
Especially if you're in Arizona, please email the regional director, as noted below, and urge her not to punish Jaan further. The BOP needs to know there are people bearing witness to how they treat our elders - and really, those Communication Management Units need to be banned (that's where they'll dump me, too, no doubt, if they ever get the chance...).
Jaan is currently buried in solitary confinement in a federal facility in Tucson, Arizona for expressing solidarity with women and his grief over the loss of a friend of all things.
Especially if you're in Arizona, please email the regional director, as noted below, and urge her not to punish Jaan further. The BOP needs to know there are people bearing witness to how they treat our elders - and really, those Communication Management Units need to be banned (that's where they'll dump me, too, no doubt, if they ever get the chance...).
to support prisoners in Arizona and fight the police state:
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Take action now! Political prisoner Jaan Laaman still in segregation, threatened with transfer to CMU
June 26, 2017
Dear Friends,
As of today, Monday, June 26, 2017,
Jaan K. Laaman, long-time anti-imperialist political prisoner, is still
locked down in segregation (minimum of 23 hours locked down in a 6×9'
cell). Jaan has been in "segregation" for three months simply for
issuing two statements, a clear violation of free speech and human
rights. He is being threatened with transfer to a Communication
Management Unit (CMU) or Special Management Unit; punishments that are
not appropriate for a prisoner of Jaan's age, and would be a violation
for practicing free speech.
After a prison hearing on May 4, 2017, Jaan was found to not have
violated prison regulations regarding "misuse of mail," but was found to
have violated prison regulations concerning "misuse of the telephone,"
for speaking on the phone to a friend and conveying his support of the
"Day Without a Woman Strike" (International Women's Day, March 8, 2017),
and his feelings about the death of his friend, Attorney Lynne Stewart.
Jaan was sanctioned by losing 10 days good time credit and by loss of
the telephone for 6 months (in addition to the loss of email access
which was imposed without a hearing one year ago). Jaan is currently
appealing this ruling. Meanwhile, Jaan is still in "segregation," and
still being threatened with transfer to a CMU.
CMUs are prison units designed to isolate and segregate prisoners.
People locked up in the CMUs are completely banned from any physical
contact with visiting family members and friends, and other types of
communication are also severely limited, including interactions with
non-CMU prisoners and phone calls with friends and family members. For
more info see: https://ccrjustice.org/home/get-involved/tools-resources/fact-sheets-and-faqs/cmus-federal-prison-system-s-experiment
How you can support Jaan:
Write/call/email the Bureau of Prisons Regional Director and ask her not to transfer Jaan to a Communication Management Unit.
Please remind her that Jaan is an elder prisoner, and you are
concerned about his health in segregation and you would be concerned
about his safety if he is moved to a Communication Management Unit.
Mary M. Mitchell, Regional Director
BOP Regional Office
7338 Shoreline Dr
Stockton, CA 95219
Regional email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Send a message through the Bureau of Prison (BOP) website here: https://www.bop.gov/inmates/concerns.jsp
– Select 'USP Tucson'
– Send a message that includes his name and number: 'Jaan Laaman #10372-016'
Please be polite but firm in your letters and send the responses you get to email@example.com
Write to Jaan and let him know he's in our hearts and on our minds.
Jaan has no access to news and access to phone calls. It's
important we send him some letters right now. Send him articles, so that
he gets some world news and messages of solidarity and support. Let the
jailers see that Jaan has support from the community and cannot just be
left in segregation or silenced.
Jaan Karl Laaman #10372-016
USP Tucson
P.O. Box 24550
Tucson, AZ 85734
Background Information
Jaan is imprisoned at United States
Penitentiary (USP) Tucson in Arizona, and is one of the last two
remaining Ohio-7 political prisoners still locked up. The Ohio-7 were
convicted in 1986 of direct actions to protest U.S. support for the
white-supremacist apartheid regime in South Africa, illegal U.S. attacks
on Nicaragua, and repression against advocates for Puerto Rican
Jaan was placed into solitary confinement because of two short messages: one in support of the "Day Without a Woman Strike" (International Women's Day, March 8, 2017) which was printed in the NYC Anarchist Black Cross (ABC) update, and his "Farewell Thoughts to My Friend, Lynne Stewart"
which was broadcast on Prison Radio. Lynne Stewart, revolutionary
peoples' lawyer passed away on March 8, 2017. When the NYC ABC magazine
arrived by mail to the prison, Jaan was promptly placed in solitary
confinement. Prison officials charged Jaan with "threatening the
security of the prison" because of these First Amendment protected
No one should be punished for exercising
their First Amendment Rights. The United States District Court in
Pennsylvania recently ruled in a case involving efforts to censure Mumia
Abu-Jamal: "A past criminal
offense does not extinguish a person's constitutional right to free
expression. The First Amendment does not disappear at the prison gate."
Pattern of Increasing Repression
Being placed in segregation is the
latest act of repression by the prison administration, following
increasing actions against Jaan. Over a year ago, the prison shut down Jaan's
access to email, and they have been censoring him in various ways since
then, including withholding his mail and limiting access to his lawyer.
Jaan was placed in segregation on his birthday and has been there ever since. There
is a growing consensus as to the psychological harm caused by solitary
confinement. In 2011 the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture
concluded that solitary confinement for more than 15 days constitutes
torture and can cause irreversible harmful psychological effects.
Jaan previously wrote about the increasing censorship he has been facing, here. Jaan
has been writing reflections about global events since he was first
captured in 1984, so this level of censorship is certainly something new
and different.
This update was written by friends of Jaan Laaman.
Facebook: Free Jaan Laaman
Twitter: @4StruggleMag


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PRESS RELEASE: 03.24.10 Fertility industry offers big money to recruit "desirable" egg donors at top universities
From a sample of over 300 college newspapers, findings revealed that almost one-quarter of advertisements offered payment in excess of $10,000, a violation of guidelines issued by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).
Compensation strongly correlated with average SAT score of the university's students, according to the study published in The Hastings Center Report by researcher Aaron D. Levine, of the Georgia Institute of Technology. In addition, approximately one-quarter of the advertisements listed specific requirements for potential donors, such as appearance or ethnicity. This also goes against ASRM guidelines, which prohibit linking compensation to donor personal characteristics.
Holding all else equal, such as demand for in vitro fertilization within a state and donor agency variables, Levine found that each increase of 100 SAT points in the average for a university increased the compensation offered to egg donors at that school by $2,350.
Of the advertisements violating ASRM guidelines, many offered $20,000, several offered $35,000, and one was as high as $50,000. Current ASRM guidelines recommend that sums of $5,000 or more require justification and sums above $10,000 are not appropriate.
The extent to which compensation limits are appropriate remains an open question, says Levine, but industry steps to self-regulate could alleviate concerns about exploitation. Monetary thresholds may be valuable if these limits protect a substantial number of potential donors from undue pressure to donate. Levine suggests verifying donor agency compliance (which is currently self-reported) or changing the format of advertisements.
In a related commentary, John A. Robertson, of the University of Texas, argues against greater regulation, and calls the current guidelines into question themselves. "After all, we allow individuals to choose their mates and sperm donors on the basis of such characteristics," he writes. "Why not choose egg donors similarly?"
Contact:Michael Turton, Communications Associate,firstname.lastname@example.com 845-424-4040, ext. 242

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Eighteen different blogs have combined forces today to share some ghost stories in honor of All Hallows' Eve! Our efforts today are loosely based upon the DC Comics crossover "Ghosts" that appeared in the 1998 JLA-related Annuals. During that crossover, the heroes fought against or were "haunted" by figures who had died throughout their careers. For example, remember The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Man Annual #6 (1998) featuring the ghostly return of "Shoe" Shine, the man responsible for the murder of Ronnie Raymond's mother?
Just in case you've never read this Annual, here is a brief recap. The ghost of deceased mobster "Shoe" Shine invades the Firestorm matrix. His plan is to escape hell by trading Martin Stein's soul for his own. "Shoe" Shine's ghost wrestles control of Firestorm from Ronnie for a short period of time, but is eventually exorcised with the assistance of the Phantom Stranger.
Does that ring any bells? Still struggling to remember this Annual? Really? … ummm … well, okay … You got me. Dedicated Match-heads (and anyone else who can easily see through my terrible Photoshop above) know there was no Fury of Firestorm Annual in 1998. In fact, Firestorm wasn't even being published at the time.
Sorry, I couldn't help myself! There is this cool blog crossover going on today about the 1998 "Ghosts" Annuals. I'm a sucker for these crossovers and wanted to play along. Therefore I repurposed an image and the plot from The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #32 (Feb. 1985). That issue actually features the story of "Shoe" Shine's ghost. For a full recap, click here to check out the amazing "I am the Phantom Stranger" blog. Then click here to return to Firestorm Fan and read my thoughts on the issue.
Halloween Heroes Crossover Links
As mentioned, 18 different blogs have teamed-up today to share some Halloween fun! My thanks to Chad Bokelman, the stellar Green Lantern-themed blogger over at Corps Conjecture and The LanternCast, who recruited all of us for today's hijinks! While I'm featuring Firestorm here on my site, you should visit these other character-specific blogs to see how they spotlight their own favorite heroes today. Visit them now, visit them later, and visit them often!
- "Ghosts" @ The Aquaman Shrine
- "Bough Breaks" @ Batman: Gotham Knights Online
- "Swamp Thing's Ghost Dance" @ The BLOG from the BOG – Swamp Thing
- "Seeing Ghosts" @ Boosterrific
- "Life Itself" @ Captain's JLA Homepage
- "Ghosts' – The Corpse Corps!" @ Corps Conjecture
- "What Creeps Out The Creeper?" @ DC Bloodlines
- "The Distance Gone" @ Diana Prince is the New Wonder Woman
"Shoe Shine.. Back from the Dead" @ Firestorm Fan
- "The Death Sentence" @ Great Krypton!
- "Happy Halloween" @ I Am The Phantom Stranger
- Martian Manhunter in "Heart's Afire" @ The Idol-Head of Diabolu
- "Legend of Driq" @ Indigo Tribe
- The Vixen in "Role Model" @ Justice League Detroit
- "Ghosts" @ Power of the Atom
- "Ragman – Ripped to Shreds!" @ Ragman – DC's Tatterdemalion of Justice
- The Spectre in "Zor" @ Siegel & Shuster: Mythmakers
- "High-Speed Hauntings" @ Speed Force
If you've enjoyed this blog crossover, then you should check out some previous comic blog crossovers we've done. The first major blog crossover celebrated the gorgeous George Pérez/Alex Ross painting from the Crisis on Infinite Earths 1998 hardcover. The next major blog crossover was a celebration of the Super Powers Collection's 25th Anniversary. Some subsequent major crossovers included: DC Challenge, Read This Too, Mayfairstivus, April Fool's Day 2011, Blackest Night to Brightest Day, Green Lantern: Circle of Fire, Animated Anthem Day, Secret Files & Origins, and DragonCon 2012 Cosplay!
Support Firestorm (and these other bloggers)! Fan the flame!


text: At Wrightslaw, our mission is to help you gain the knowledge and skills you need to navigate the confusing, changing world of special education. 1. Call to Action! New York Allows Schools to Use Aversive Interventions on Children ... Including Electric Shock to Inflict Pain In June, the New York Board of Regents approved "emergency regulations" that permit all public schools to use aversive behavioral interventions and time-out rooms as consequences for behavior of disabled students. These regulations went into effect on June 23, 2006. What are "aversive behavioral interventions"? According to the New York regulations, "aversive behavioral interventions means: * noxious, painful, intrusive stimuli or activities intended to induce pain such as electric skin shock, ice applications, hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking, hurling, strangling, shoving, deep muscle squeezes That's not all. The NY state department of education described "requirements for staff supervision" and the need for "Humane and Dignified Treatment of the Student." Humane, dignified state sanctioned child abuse? The fact that these regulations were enacted on an "emergency" basis, with no public hearings or public comment, may be good news for parents. This gives parents and child advocates some time to plan and implement a strategy to persuade the policy-makers that these regulations are - inhumane. Call to Action: New York Regs Allow Schools to Use "Aversive Interventions" on Children, Including Electric Shock is available at https://www.wrightslaw.com/news/06/abuse.nys.regs.htm To learn more about these issues, download free publications, read cases, and contact advocacy groups, please go to Restraints, Physical and Sexual Abuse in Schools at https://www.wrightslaw.com/info/abuse.index.htm More Special Ed News: https://www.wrightslaw.com/news.htm 2. Online Training: Bell Curve Beta Groups ROCK! On July 12, Pete held his first demo of the Bell Curve (Tests & Measurements) online training program. Three volunteers generously gave their time, advised him of technical problems, and made suggestions about how to improve the presentation. After July 12, he held several sessions, and limited enrollment to a few individuals. Pete is on a roll! The next online training program on the Bell Curve is scheduled for Thursday, July 20 from 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, EDT. Attendance is very limited. If you are interested or want to help, please go to the Wrightslaw WebEx Event page at https://wrightslaw.webex.com/wrightslaw/mywebex/default.php?Rnd3282=0.6326385678875439 3. Summer Schedule: Wrightslaw Programs in GA, TX, KY, PA Wrightslaw offers a variety of special education law and advocacy programs taught by nationally-known experts in the field. The Summer schedule includes these programs: July 19: Atlanta, GA - Special Education Law & Advocacy Training at the National Fragile X Foundations 10th International Fragile X Conference. Speakers: Pete and Pam Wright August 3: Austin, TX - Special Education Law & Advocacy Training sponsored by Texas Parent to Parent. Speakers: Wayne Steedman and Pat Howey. Nearly Sold Out! August 15: Philadelphia, PA - Special Education Law & Advocacy Training sponsored by the North Penn Special Education Council. Online Registration Now Available. Speakers: Pete and Pam Wright 4. Sample "No Restraint" Letter Please do not think restraints, time out rooms and abuse in schools is an issue that only affects New York. The improper issue of restraints and time out rooms is a serious problem around the country. Until parents recognize this and take steps to protect their children, children with disabiltites will continue to be victims of officially-sanctioned child abuse at school. What can you do to protect your child? Learn more about letter writing and paper trails. 5. Free Pub: A Parent's Guide to Protecting Your Child from Restraint, Aversive Interventions, and Seclusion One obstacle in advocating for a child with a disability is finding time to do research. We spend hours collecting information so you can spend your time learning, not searching. When you visit the Free Pubs Page, you can download publications about IEPs, special education, transition planning, reading, children's mental health, harassment, high-stakes testing, retention and social promotion, zero tolerance and discipline. The contents of the Free Pubs page change often as we add new publications. In The Name of Treatment: A Parent's Guide to Protecting Your Child From the Use of Restraint, Aversive Interventions, and Seclusion (PDF) is a free pub that includes information on restraint, aversive interventions, and seclusion. Note: This publication includes images of children being restrained. Some individuals may find these images disturbing. We did. More Free Pubs: https://www.wrightslaw.com/links/free_pubs.htm 6. Subscription & Contact Info The Special Ed Advocate is a free online newsletter about special education legal and advocacy issues, cases, and tactics and strategies. Newsletter subscribers also receive "alerts" about new cases, events, and special offers on Wrightslaw books. Subscribe Contact Info Pete and Pam Wright |


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Video Length: 4 Hours 50 Minutes
Award-winning Kathy Anderson's easy-to-follow and detailed painting demeanor will have you painting fresh beautiful florals with new knowledge of floral structure. Her passion is easily conveyed so you'll soon share her true love for the flowers, weeds, dirt and detritus of a natural, healthy garden.
Kathy has many prestigious affiliations; as a Signature member of Oil Painters of America, Charter member of Putney Painters, member of the Salmagundi Club in NYC and as an Exhibiting Artist member of the National Arts Club. She has won national awards and exhibits her work in many galleries. Kathy also gets numerous invitations to hold popular painting workshops throughout the country.


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Cremation of Care at Bohemian Grove, was secretly videotaped by Alex Jones and British journalist, Jon Ronson on July 15, 2000. The ceremony gives insight to the inner beliefs of the high priests who devised the ritual, and those of the powerful elite - the most powerful politicians and top ranking international businessmen who attend.[1]
Full transcript[]
The Sire
- Bohemians, by the power of our fellowship,
- Dull care is slain.
- Hearken!
- High up the hill you may hear Care's funeral music.
[Tolling of the bell and faint, far strains of the funeral dirge (DENKE). Torches are glimpsed in the distance. Music and light approach]
The Sire
- Behold, the effigy of this, our enemy, is carried hither for our ancient rites.
[Music ceases. Drumbeat accompanies the descent of cortege. The cortege passes through the dinning circle and down the main isle as the Band and the effigy of Care proceed down the road to the floor of the Grove. When the torch bearers are leaving the dining circle, followed by the Old Guard]
The Sire announces Bohemians, follow to Bohemia's Shrine!
[The band resumes the funeral dirge (Denke). The band turns into the traffic road, where it continues to play; the spectators pass to their seats opposite the shrine, through the two columns of the Torch Bearers who flank the path to Edwards Road. The shrine is bathed in the soft, flickering light from the lamp of fellowship. The radiance of the rising full moon touches the crown of Hamadryad's tree. Offstage chorus of woodland voices. The Hamadryad emerges from the bark. Music by Jan Philip Schirhan and W.J. McCoy]
The HAMADRYAD singing
- Beauty, and strength and peace,
- They are yours; they shall never cease
- While the trees are, and the hills.
- The stars come in with the night,
- And the wind, like a presence, fills
- The temple-aisles of the wood;
- It is yours, it is good,
- It is made for your delight.
- Beauty, and strength and peace,
- They are here that you find release
- From the mournful memories
- Oh, cast your grief to the fire.
- And be strong with the holy trees
- And the spirit of the Grove.
- In your dreams you shall rove
- To the land of Hearts Desire. (Sterling)
[the Hamadryad retires into the tree. The illumination fades. The shrine is now in full moonlight. Enter, accompanied by the music of Charles Hart, the High Priest, Assisting Priests, and choristers]
The High Priest
- The owl is in his leafy temple; let all within the Grove be reverent before him.
- Lift up your heads, O ye Trees, and be ye lift up, ye ever-living spires.
- For behold, here is Bohemia's Shrine and holy are the pillars of this house.
- Weaving spiders, come not here!
[The High Priest descends to the water's edge]
- Hail Bohemians!
- With ripple of waters and the song of birds.
- Such music as inspires the sinking soul.
- Do we invite you to Midsummer's joy!
- The sky above is blue and sown with stars;
- The forest floor is heaped
- with fragrant drift;
- Evenings cool kiss is yours,
- The campfire's glow,
- The birth of joyous rosy- fingered dawns!
- Shake of all your sorrows with
- the City's dust
- And scatter to the winds the cares of life!
Second Priest
- Let memory bring back the well-loved names
- Of gallant friends who knew and loved this Grove.
- Dear boon companions of long ago!
Third Priest
- Aye! They shall join us in this ritual
- And not a place be empty in our midst!
The High Priest
- O Beauty's vassals
- Who keep, in this gray autumn of the world,
- Her springtime in your hearts,
- I charge ye all:
- For lasting happiness we lift our eyes
- To one alone, and she surrounds you now,
- Great Nature, refuge for the weary heart
- And only balm for breasts that have been bruised,
- Her counsels are most wise.
- But ye must come
- As children, little children that believe,
- Nor ever doubt her beauty or her faith,
- Nor dream her tenderness can change or die! (STERLING)
[Soft music by Edward Harris as the High Priest ascends to be invested]
Second Priest
- Gather, Ye forest fold, and cast your spells Over these mortals.
Third Priest
- Touch their world-blind eyes with fairy unguents.
Second Priest
- Open their eyes of fancy
- And seal the gates of sorrow.
Third Priest
- Dull Care and all his works are but a dream;
- As vanished Babylon and goodly Tyre
- So they shall vanish.
Second Priest
- But the wilding rose
- Blows on the broken battlements of Tyre
- And mosses rend the stones of Babylon-
Third Priest
- For Beauty is eternal and we bow
- to Beauty everlasting! (irwin)
The High Priest
- Our funeral pyre awaits the corpse of Care.
[The Barcarolle by Charles Hart. The introductory horn solo comes from the direction of the ferry slip. The ferry of Care, poled by a lone boatman, appears and passes up the lake to the foot of the shrine. Acolytes await the barge]
The High Priest:
- Oh thou, thus ferried 'cross the shadowy tide
- In all the ancient majesty of death
- Dull Care, arch-enemy of Beauty; not for thee
- The tender tribute and the restful grave,
- But fire shall have its will of thee
- And all the winds make merry with thy dust! (sterling)
- Bring fire!
[Fanfare of music by Leigh Harline. Enter the torch bearers. The Acolytes now seize and lift the beir from the barge, hold it high above their heads and bear it in triumph up to the pyre, accompanied by the choristers. The music is interrupted by the peals of thunder and rush of wind. The ensemble stands transfixed with surprise and awe. All lights down, except torches and the lamp.Care laughs upon the hill. The dead tree is illuminated]
- Fools! Fools! Fools!
- When will ye learn that me ye cannot slay?
- Year after year ye burn me in this Grove, lifting your silly shouts of
- triumph to the stars.
- But when again ye turn your feet toward the
- market-place, am I not waiting for you, as of old?
- Fools! Fools! Fools!
- To dream ye conquer Care!
[The High Priest has come down to the lake's edge and stands gazing up at the ghostly tree from which the voice of Care has come]
The High Priest
- Nay, thou mocking spirit, it is not all a dream.
- We know thou waitest
- for us when this our sylvan holiday shall end.
- And we shall meet and
- fight thee as of old,
- and some of us prevail against thee,
- and some thou
- shalt destroy.
- But this, too, we know: year after year, within this
- happy Grove,
- our fellowship has banned thee for a space, and thy malevolence
- that would pursue us here has lost its power beneath these
- friendly trees.
- So shall we burn thee once again this night and in the flames
- that eat thine effigy we'll read the sign:
- Midsummer set us free.
- So shall ye burn me once again! Ho, Ho,
- Not with these flames which hither ye have brought.
- From regions where I reign!
- Ye priests and fools!
- I spit upon your fire!
[Explosions at the Pyre. The torches are instantly extinguished. No light save from the lamp. Care's laughter fills the darkness. The High Priest kneels and lifts his arm to the shrine]
The High Priest
- O thou, great symbol of all mortal wisdom, Owl of Bohemia, we do beseech thee,
- Grant us thy counsel!
[The music of Fire Finale begins, offstage. An aura of light begins to glow about the Owl's head, gradually silhouetting the colossus]
- No fire, if it be kindled from the world
- Where Care is nourished on the hates of men
- Shall drive him from this Grove.
One flame alone
- Must light this pyre, the pure eternal flame
- That burns within the Lamp
- of Fellowship
- Upon the altar of Bohemia. (GARTHWAITE)
[High Priest rises and ascends to Lamp of Fellowship]
The High Priest
Great Owl of Bohemia, we thank thee for thy adjuration.
[lights torch and turns toward Pyre]
- Well should we know our living flame
- Of Fellowship can sear
- The grasping claws of Care,
- Throttle his impious screams
- And send his cowering carcass
- From this Grove.
- Begone, detested Care, begone!
- Once more we banish thee!
- Let the all potent spirit of this lamp
- By its cleansing and ambient fire
- Encircle the mystic scene
- Hail Fellowship; begone Dull Care!
- Once again Midsummer sets us free!
- ↑ Bohemian Grove, Cremation of Care - Full Transcript, posted by Milo (), February 04, 2007


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Attacking combinations for the 4-3-3 formation
Attacking schemes and combinations to create a common philosophy
Every coach has the objective of occupy the field in an logical way creating organized and efficient actions, getting the players used to read situations and resolve them in a common way.
Soccer is becoming increasingly organized and fast, that's why the coach has to instill simple and efficient solutions exploiting players best features.
Tactic must be studied and analyzed in detail by coaches that have the difficult task of lead the team, create a philosophy and give a common direction to players that often have different courses.
This playbook proposes a series of collective solutions for 4-3-3 scheme, a collection of attacking schemes and combinations of one of the most known and used scheme in all soccer classes. Every scheme has a data sheet to allow the reader to understand clearly the argument, develope it and propose during training sessions.
These proposals are the result of the study and cataloguing of a large number of notes passed on by Sergio Buso after his death. This huge archive represents the memory of the evolution of football in the past thirty years. Study, research, passion, respect for the subject and care for detail have made Sergio Buso one of the best experts on football of recent times. With a view to pay tribute to his studies, the staff of YouCoach has decided together with his family to publish a series of writings drawn from his notes, with the hopes of fostering reflection and study to improve the knowledge and culture of this sport.
It is a protected PDF file that will appear in your 'My e-Books' page with timely unlimited access.


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When I saw a picture of this very delicious looking blueberry tart from a Chinese cookbook (甜心小妙厨), I thought I should give it a try. I like the way the tart is decorated, and it will be a good chance for me to practice my piping skill. The recipe looks simple, as it is quite similar to the no-bake oreo cheesecake I have done before. I have came across a low-fat cheesecake recipe, where cream cheese is mixed with yogurt. Hence, instead of the fresh cream called for in the recipe, I replaced it with non-fat plain yogurt. I was glad with what I did as the taste is really awesome, and it is a much healthier version.
The recipe in the cookbook didn't give any instructions on how to decorate the tart. I tried to follow by studying the picture. It turned out that my "stars" were too big, as such, after lining the blueberries in 2 circles, there was little room for the blueberry jam! I should have used a smaller piping tip. The tart was really out of proportion, as the "stars" were bigger than the blueberries :(
The cream cheese mixture was a little soft to handle when I tried to do the piping. In the end, some stars were big, some were small. It didn't help when my younger boy came over to have a hand in squeezing the piping bag. He found it rather interesting. We had fun placing the blueberries as we tried to look for those which were of the same size...he happily finished up the remaining "unwanted" blueberries.
My elder boy couldn't wait to eat the tart when he saw the finished product in the fridge. He missed out the fun as he was busy catching up with his holiday homework...poor fellow! He finally got this slice after dinner. He likes it very much and the slice was gone within seconds!
(makes one 18cm tart)
for the base:
125g digestive biscuits, crushed into fine crumbs
60g butter, melted
for filling:
1 tablespoon gelatin powder
40ml boiling water
250g cream cheese
50g icing sugar
1 cup non-fat plain yogurt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/2 cup blueberries
3 tablespoon blueberry jam
- Mix biscuit crumbs & melted butter together and press firmly with the help of a spoon onto the base and side of a 18cm tart pan. Chill for 30 minutes.
- Place gelatin powder and boiling water in a bowl. Heat a pot filled with some water until just simmering and place the bowl inside the pot. Dissolve gelatin and boiling water in the bowl. Keep warm.
- With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese , icing sugar and vanilla essence until smooth and creamy.
- Add in yogurt and continue to beat till smooth. Blend in gelatin solution and mix well.
- Pour and spread the cheese mixture evenly on the biscuit base. With the remaining cheese mixture, pipe two rings of stars. Then, place two rings of blueberries and fill the centre with blueberry jam. Chill for 3 to 4 hours before serving.


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A pair of 6-sided electric dice (original in Dutch, here's the Google Translate link) was sent in on the tip line for our ATtiny hacks theme. We really appreciate the simplicity of the circuit; it really shows how the complexity of discrete components can be cut down with a simple microcontroller.
The circuit is very simple – An ATtiny26 serves as the core of the project. Fourteen LEDs are connected to fourteen pins on the micro. The tiny26 might be a bit overkill. With Charlieplexing, we suspect this build could have been completed with an 8-pin micro like an ATtiny25. The code for the build (written in BASIC with BASCOM-AVR), board files and schematics have all been posted.
We've seen a few electronic dice builds before. this build uses an ATmega328 in a hugely overwrought circuit. Compared to what can be done with a 555, the ATtiny26 build provides a very nice middle ground.
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David in Jerusalem. 1a Hiram, king of Tyre, sent envoys to David along with cedar wood, and masons and carpenters to build him a house.* b 2David now knew* that the LORD had truly established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom was greatly exalted for the sake of his people Israel. 3David took other wives in Jerusalem and became the father of more sons and daughters. 4These are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 5Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, 6Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 7Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.c
The Philistine Wars. 8When the Philistines had heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, they marched out in force looking for him. But when David heard of this, he went out against them. 9Meanwhile the Philistines had come and raided the valley of Rephaim.d 10David inquired of God, "Shall I attack the Philistines, and will you deliver them into my power?" The LORD answered him, "Attack, for I have delivered them into your power." 11So they attacked, at Baal-perazim, and David defeated them there. Then David said, "By my hand God has broken through my enemies just as water breaks through a dam." Therefore that place was called Baal-perazim.* 12The Philistines abandoned their gods there, and David ordered them to be burnt.e
13Once again the Philistines raided the valley, 14and again David inquired of God. But God answered him: Do not try to pursue them, but go around them and come against them near the balsam trees. 15When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then go forth to battle, for God has already gone before you to strike the army of the Philistines. 16David did as God commanded him, and they routed the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.
17Thus David's fame was spread abroad through every land, and the LORD put the fear of him on all the nations.
* [14:1] The Chronicler's account of David's establishment as king and his victories over the Philistines follows 2 Sm 5:11–25, but makes David's rule even more prominent.
* [14:2] David now knew: see note on 2 Sm 5:12.
* [14:11] See note on 2 Sm 5:20.
b. [14:1] 2 Sm 5:11; 2 Chr 2:4.
d. [14:9] 1 Chr 11:15.
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The Final Context How very rare it is to have the satisfaction of starting something…and then finishing it! I have worked on countless excavations since I began my fieldwork career…many I joined half way through, some I left half way through. Each was memorable in their distinctive way – but nothing quite matches up to my experience on the Silchester Field School. I began this in June 1997 with a JCB and a handful of excavators – and I finished 18 summers later in August 2014, with 130 excavators, a fleet of JCBs and dumpers, a barn full of finds and samples, 16,303 units of stratigraphy recorded – and a tearful Professor. What kind of journey has it been? (scroll down for some photos!)
Childhood ambition? I have always loved being in the field, and my job as Director of the Silchester Field School at the University of Reading has allowed me to combine this passion with a desire to teach the few things I know, and the chance to develop my managerial and organisational skills in ways I never dreamed possible….
Trowelblazing As a woman in fieldwork I have always taken the attitude that there is nothing I cannot do. My early days in commercial archaeology toughened me up quickly – leading an archaeological watching brief on the site of a multi-million pound multi-storey car-park on a cold December morning in the middle of York, surrounded by a team of hardened contractors intent on getting their job done – was a baptism of fire indeed. Women in site supervisory positions were a rarity in the 1990's when I was leading teams…..there were women running the finds hut, the environmental aspects, the drawing office ….but outside in the crisp York air I was in a male dominated environment. I have always fought against any kind of 'gender divide' on my project teams – but that division does still cast a shadow. Sadly it is a self-perpetuating stereotype….trench work is often seen as 'physical,' mattock-wielding, trowel twirling work, whereas finds are all about housekeeping 'pretty things'….still. 18 years of running the Silchester Field School gave me the opportunity to challenge these preconceptions and actually do something about them. And now that I have just finished running the biggest, boldest, brightest excavation on and in British soil (no bias showing here) – I am pleased to say I feel the scales tipping. In the final Silchester season 58% of participants were women, the majority of my Silchester Supervisors have been women, and the Department has an excellent track record of our female graduates working in commercial archaeology. It's a good feeling.
Team Tactics Running the Silchester Field School has never been hard for me. Yes of course it is challenging in terms of sheer numbers of hours in the field, and on some of those days when nothing goes right…..the portaloo emptying lorry is stuck in the mud, half the students have a crippling summer cold, the site wifi has dissipated, a dozen tents have blown over, the pump for draining the water from a well under excavation has choked and stopped, 125 unbooked in visitors have arrived for a tour, I can't find my coffee mug and context 14725 is not where I would like it to be stratigraphically…..But I instinctively know how to make it all work…..it is simply about the teams and the working environment you create. And the rest just follows. The archaeology may be a repetitive mix of wafer thin gravel layers – but it is still possible to teach and learn, to inspire and aspire.
Opportunity Knocks I love digging, I love excavations – wherever and whatever they may be – and my desire to communicate this passion can verge on the intimidating! I believe that attending an excavation is a life-altering experience – and everyone should try it at least once. My goal is to demonstrate that regardless of age, gender, skill, ability, aptitude, there are many many different experiences and opportunities an excavation can offer – something for everyone. Never think 'I can't' – always think 'how can I'.
More to come from Amanda next week in Part 2!
A bit about today's blogger: Amanda Clarke is a field archaeologist appointed by Reading University to help train its students in all aspects of field archaeology. She is Site Director for the Department of Archaeologys training excavation at the Roman town of Silchester, and for fieldwork in Pompeii, Italy. When not in the field she is involved in the post-excavation work for these projects. She has spent many years in the field, on sites all over the world including Norway, Beirut, Jamaica, Belize and the northern and western isles of Scotland. She has worked most recently for York Archaeological Trust on many of their large urban sites, as well as directing two seasons of work on the early Christian site of Whithorn in Galloway. She also works as a Teaching Fellow for the Department of Archaeology at Boston University on the student training excavations in Belize, Central America.


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Firefox uses this URL to retrieve the suggestions: http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?output=firefox&qu=[query]. Note that Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer doesn't show expression results.
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- AnonymousSeptember 19, 2006 at 5:27 PM
The Google Calculator is NOT related to Firefox 2. It works fine with FF 1.5, and presumably, even with former versions, for it is actually attached to Google search.
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i can't believe they actually have the answer to the ultimage question of life the universe and everything. google used to know where carmen sandiego was too, (cairo, egypt) but they took that down a while ago...i wonder if they know god's last message to mankind?
ReplyDelete Am I the only one having problems with this? I type in "speed of light" or "the answer to life, the universe and everything" and they both come up with suggestions, however, it doesn't give me the answers... I entered the URL you provided and it didn't do me any good, it just took me to some page or something. Anyway, I don't know what that's all about... Not to get off topic, but "Anonymous," God hasn't given his last messege to mankind, he's still giving messeges. That's my belief.
ReplyDeleteYou clearly didn't understand a thing. And I thought a picture can replace a thousand words.
You must have Firefox 2 (now in beta) to see suggestions in the search box. Of course you can type "909-67", press enter, go to Google and copy the answer. But this way you just type "909-67" and you have the answer.
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That URL I gave you is useful if you want to write your own application (or a Google module) that uses Google's suggestions.- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2006 at 2:15 PM
While Google is certainly more advanced (especially for expressions), if you already use Firefox then there's an extension which performs common conversions much more conveniently: the Converter.
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Erm, sorry, the URL above is wrong; here's the proper one: Converter.
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Pakistan's First Street Vision Map being launch, which is a technology breakthrough by any mapping company in the country.
The street view maps covered with features which include 60,000+ images and includes a street network of approximately 3,000 kilometers across the three top cities of Pakistan. Consumers can now virtually see their favorite locations such as restaurants, hotels, residential areas, cinemas, parks and other popular public places from almost anywhere around the world via their mobile phones.
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The Seven Nutrients Americans are Most Deficient In & How to Get Them © 2017 Health Realizations, Inc. Update
Eating healthy is on a lot of people's minds these days, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture's most recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) has found that many Americans' diets are still not up to par. The problem is not a lack of food, but rather a lack of nutritious foods that supply the vitamins and minerals our bodies depend on to function.
Fruits and vegetables provide many of the important nutrients that Americans don't get enough of.
In fact, about 30 percent of the calories that Americans consume daily are from nutrient-poor junk foods like sweets, desserts, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages and salty snacks, a study published in the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis found.
"What is really alarming is the major contribution of 'empty calories' in the American diet," said Gladys Block, professor of epidemiology and public health nutrition at the University of California, Berkeley. "We know people are eating a lot of junk food, but to have almost one-third of Americans' calories coming from those categories is a shocker. It's no wonder there's an obesity epidemic in this country."
Further, probably as a result of not eating nutritious foods, many Americans are lacking in crucial nutrients. Ironically, Block points out, it's possible to be overweight and still be undernourished.
"It's important to emphasize that sweets, desserts, snacks and alcohol are contributing calories without providing vitamins and minerals," Block says. "In contrast, such healthy foods as vegetables and fruit make up only 10 percent of the caloric intake in the U.S. diet. A large proportion of Americans are undernourished in terms of vitamins and minerals. You can actually be obese and still be undernourished with regard to important nutrients. We shouldn't be telling people to eat less, we should be telling people to eat differently."
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Vitamin E is an antioxidant that protects your cells from damaging free radicals, may protect against cancer and Alzheimer's disease, helps your cells to communicate effectively and helps to boost your immune system. However, up to 93 percent of Americans are not getting enough.
How Much You Should be Getting Daily: 15 milligrams (for adults 14 years and older)
Excellent Food Sources: Mustard greens, Swiss chard, sunflower seeds (raw, preferably), turnip greens, almonds, spinach, papaya and olives
2. Vitamin C
Over 30 percent of Americans are not getting enough vitamin C, which is crucial for boosting your immune system, helping wounds heal, protecting against cancer and fighting against free radical damage.
How Much You Should be Getting Daily: Women (19 years and over) 75 mg, men (19 years and over) 90 mg
Excellent Food Sources: Red bell peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, parsley, lemon juice, strawberries, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cantaloupe, and grapefruit
Eating healthy foods, not taking supplements, is the ideal way to get the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients your body needs to stay healthy.
3. Fiber
Fiber helps to support bowel regularity, maintain normal cholesterol and blood sugar levels, and may help you maintain a healthy weight by staving off hunger. However, upwards of 96 percent of Americans are not getting enough.
How Much You Should be Getting Daily: For Americans aged 19-50, 38 g for men, 25 g for women
Excellent Food Sources: Turnip greens, raspberries, broccoli, Swiss chard, raw celery, kidney and pinto beans, squash, strawberries and asparagus
4. Magnesium
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How Much You Should be Getting Daily: For Americans aged 31 years and up, 420 mg for men, 320 mg for women
Excellent Food Sources: Swiss chard, spinach, squash, pumpkin seeds, cucumbers, sunflower seeds, black beans and navy beans
5. Vitamin A
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Sports and other physical activities can help kids stay healthy and physically fit, but they can also sometimes result in injuries. Scrapes and sprains are a fact of life for most children. So it's good to know what to do when they occur.
When a child gets a scrape or cut, the flow of blood can make even a minor cut look like an emergency. Minor injuries should stop bleeding after a few minutes. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advises the following treatment plan:
Apply direct pressure for 10 to 15 minutes to stop any bleeding.
Wash the wound with plain water and look for any debris.
Put an antibiotic ointment on the wound. Cover the wound with an adhesive bandage or other dressing that is airtight and watertight.
Call your child's healthcare provider if your child gets worse in any way, or if the wound:
Looks infected
Is leaking fluid (pus)
Is red or discolored
Is hot to the touch or swollen
Becomes more painful to the touch
A strain is when a muscle has stretched too far and partly tears. It can look bruised. Pain, soreness, and swelling can develop several hours after it happens.
A sprain is a more serious injury that may include the tearing of ligaments. In a mild sprain, the ligament is overstretched. More severe sprains can cause partial or full tearing of the ligament.
With a sprain, the injured area often swells right away. Your child may be in a lot of pain. Sprains can take weeks to heal and can feel like a broken bone.
Because children are more likely to break a bone than have a sprain, it is important to check with your child's healthcare provider if your child has a lot of pain, especially if it is over an area of bone. Children are still growing. Breaks that happen in the parts of bones where growth starts need to be watched closely.
The signs and symptoms of sprains in young children can look like those of a fracture. They can include:
Swelling around the joint
Inability to walk, bear weight, or use the joint
If your child has a sprain or strain, have them stop putting any weight on the injured area right away. Follow the RICE rule:
Rest the injured part.
Put Ice or cold compresses on the area several times a day to reduce swelling.
Compress the area with a splint or bandage to prevent swelling.
Elevate the injured part so that it's above the heart.
When treating injuries from sports and other activities, pain medicine can be helpful in soothing your child and reducing inflammation. Acetaminophen and ibuprofen are pain medicines that are available over the counter. They are generally safe to use with few side effects when given in the correct dose.
Both types of pain medicine come in liquid drops or chewable tablets that children can take easily. Don't give ibuprofen to children ages 6 months or younger. Always read the directions on the package. Don't give more than the dose or give doses too close together. Be careful when giving these medicines along with other types of medicines.
Don't give aspirin or medicine that contains aspirin to a child younger than age 19 unless directed by your child's provider. Taking aspirin can put your child at risk for Reye syndrome. This is a rare but very serious disorder. It most often affects the brain and the liver, and may cause death.
For scrapes and cuts, you can use an antibiotic ointment that has a mild ingredient to ease pain.
Small injuries, cuts, and bruises are bound to happen to all kids. These injuries may be a part of growing up, but you can take care to help prevent more serious mishaps. To prevent injuries:
Wear the correct protective equipment. And be sure they are correctly fitted. These include neck, shoulder, elbow, chest, knee, and shin pads. They also include helmets, mouthpieces, faceguards, protective cups, and eyewear.
Condition and strengthen muscles before play.
Stretch before and after play to increase flexibility.
Have rest periods during play to prevent illness related to the heart and reduce injury.
Stop the activity if injury or pain occurs.
Drink plenty of fluids before, during, and after exercise or play.
Delay or stop activities that are high intensity during times of high heat or humidity.
Wear clothing that is right for the weather.
It's also a good idea to keep a first aid kit on hand, just in case an accident occurs.
Call your child's healthcare provider or get medical care right away for any of the following:
A wound that does not stop bleeding after 10 to 15 minutes of pressure
A cut that has ragged edges, has skin edges that are far apart, or is long or deep
Redness, bruising, pus, or swelling that gets worse
The injured area feels numb
A popping sound occurs during the injury. This can mean completely torn ligaments.
An injured body part that is oddly bent or misshapen
Any major injury of the head or face
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Strep Throat Treatment in Kingston, NH
When your throat and tonsils become inflamed as the result of a bacterial infection, thereby causing a scratchy pain sensation, you may find yourself the victim of strep throat. Most commonly affecting children between the ages of 5 and 15 (though strep throat in adults may occur as well), strep throat is highly contagious and should be treated promptly so as not to allow symptoms to worsen or cause more serious complications.
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Strep Throat Symptoms
The severity of strep throat is largely dependent on the individual. While some experience a mild sore throat, others may experience more severe symptoms including a high fever and difficulty swallowing. A sore throat, while the most common symptom of strep throat, is not necessarily indicative of the infection, as there are a number of health complications that may cause a sore throat, hence making it important to discuss your individual symptoms with your healthcare provider to determine whether you definitively have strep throat. Strep throat symptoms in adults as well as children may include:
- Sudden, severe sore throat
- Pain when swallowing
- High fever (over 101°F or 38.3°C)
- Swollen tonsils and lymph nodes
- White or yellow spots on the back of a bright red throat
- A headache
- Chills
- A loss of appetite
Other common conditions causing a sore throat include the common cold, a sinus infection, postnasal drip and acid reflex. If the cause of your sore throat is something other than strep throat, it is likely that your sore throat will improve on its own within a few days. If your sore throat lasts longer than two days, it is important to meet with your healthcare provider as you might have strep throat. Other possible indicators of strep throat include:
- White patches accompanying your sore throat
- Dark, red splotches or spots on your tonsils or on the top of your mouth
- A fine, sandpaper-like pink rash on your skin
Strep Throat Diagnosis
To diagnose strep throat, your healthcare provider will begin with a discussion of your symptoms accompanied by a physical exam in which he or she inspects you for signs of inflammation. This will include an inspection of your lymph nodes. If you, your healthcare provider or both of you suspect you have strep throat, he or she will start by distinguishing whether the cause of your sore throat is a strep throat infection or some other type of other bacteria or germ. This process is called a rapid strep throat test and will include a swab of saliva taken from the back of your throat and sent to the lab for closer evaluation. Confirmation of strep throat will take only about 10 minutes.
Strep Throat Treatment
If it is determined that you have strep throat, your healthcare provider will prescribe an antibiotic such as penicillin or amoxicillin to treat the infection by inhibiting the spread of the bacteria. Your healthcare provider will recommend a duration of time for taking this medication and it is important to follow this recommendation in order for the infection to be completely eliminated. While symptoms will generally begin to subside, if you don't follow your healthcare provider's orders and end treatment early, the infection may reoccur. In addition to a prescription antibiotic, your healthcare provider may recommend taking an over-the-counter medicine like acetaminophen (such as Tylenol) or ibuprofen (such as Advil or Motrin) to help reduce pain and lower your fever. Your healthcare provider may also recommend a probiotic to counteract an antibiotics effects on your gut health and to keep a healthy balance of good bacteria.
Receiving proper strep throat treatment is essential as a bad case of strep throat can lead to a number of complications including:
- An ear infection
- Sinusitis
- Rheumatic fever, an inflammatory disease affecting the joints, heart and skin
- Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, an inflammation of the kidneys
- Mastoiditis, an infection of the mastoid bone in the skull
- Scarlet fever, which occurs when toxins created by a strep throat infection cause a scarlet-colored rash to develop on different parts of the body
- Guttate psoriasis, a condition causing small, red teardrop-shaped spots to appear on the body
- Pus-filled infections called peritonsillar abscess which develop behind the tonsils
To reduce the likelihood of developing complications of strep throat, it is important to meet with your healthcare provider if a sore throat lasts longer than two days. To schedule a consultation with a qualified healthcare provider in Kingston that specializes in strep throat treatment, call (207) 536-9661 or contact Dr. Johanna Mauss online.
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Pollution caused by hazardous substances still poses risks to the Baltic Sea area. Loads and impacts of some hazardous substances have been reduced considerably during the past 20-30 years, but concentrations of some other substances have increased in the marine environment.
The COHIBA Project will identify the sources and inputs of the 11 hazardous substances, which are largely unknown and develop measures to reduce these substances.
With HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) the Baltic Sea countries have committed themselves to achieve a "Baltic Sea with life undisturbed by hazardous substances. The overall objective of COHIBA is to support the implementation of the BSAP with regard to hazardous substances by developing joint actions to reach the goal.
COHIBA will last three years (2009-2012). It's co-financed by the European Union within the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013. The aim of the COHIBA (Control of hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea region) is to
identify the most important sources of 11 hazardous substances of special concern,
quantify inputs of the selected substances to the Baltic Sea,
analyze the pathways of the selected substances from production, processes and uses to the marine environment,
create cost-effective management options to reduce discharges and
contribute the development of national implementation programmes
The project consists of six work packages (WP). Each work package will have its own leader, who will manage and monitor the activities of this WP.
Project management and administration (lead by Finnish Environment Institute)
Communication and Information (lead by HELCOM Secretariat)
Innovative approaches to chemical controls of hazardous substances (lead by Finnish Environment Institute)
Identification of sources and estimation of inputs/impacts on the Baltic Sea (lead by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute)
Cost effective management options to reduce discharges, emissions and losses of hazardous substances (lead by Federal Environment Agency of Germany)
Capacity building and knowledge transfer (lead by Baltic Environmental Forum)