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Procedure to remove Board of Appeal member from office ends - after reports of attempts to nobble the Enlarged Board
Today was the day fixed for the Oral Proceedings before the Enlarged Board of Appeal in which the Administrative Council of the European Patent Office was seeking a proposal from the Enlarged Board for the removal from office of a Board of Appeal member. Under Article 23 EPC, only the Enlarged Board can make such a proposal, and without it, a BoA member cannot be removed from office. Amazingly, this was the third set of such proceedings; two previous cases in respect of the same matter had been concluded with no admissible requests made by (or, more strictly, on behalf of) the Administrative Council. Merpel says "on behalf of" because it appears that it is employees of the European Patent Office, technically employed by the President as their appointing authority, who are acting on behalf of the AC in this matter. (For the background of this case, see the first section "Boards of Appeal - disciplinary case" of Merpel's post here).
Today's hearing was not published on the Oral Proceedings calendar of the EPO, but there were notices announcing the hearing placed around the EPO, which indicated that the Oral Proceedings were public. Article 12a of the Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Boards of Appeal, setting the rules for proceedings under Art 23(1) EPC, states:
(9) Unless and to the extent that the Enlarged Board decides otherwise, the proceedings shall not be public and shall be confidential.
Clearly, then, the EBA had decided to make the Oral Proceedings public. Merpel can only surmise that this must have been with the agreement of the Board of Appeal member concerned.
Now, Merpel has heard a couple of reports of what happened today. Apparently, despite the notices, in fact for the beginning of the hearing the public was in fact excluded. Merpel understands that the reason was that the President had written to the Enlarged Board in an attempt to stop them from making the proceedings public. Merpel is then told that the proceedings continued in public - the EBA stated that they had received a threatening letter from a non-party to the procedure (presumably the President), and asked "the petitioner in its quality of the members' appointing authority to distance itself from the threats in that letter" (see comment here at 17:54 today). [Edit 21.40] Merpel understands from this and later information that the EBA asked the Administrative Council (the petitioner) through its Chairman to distance itself from the President's letter, which the AC Chairman did not do to the EBA's satisfaction.
Merpel then understands that the EBA considered that it could not continue under these circumstances and closed the case without proposing removal from office of the Board member concerned.
Will this be the end of the disciplinary case? Merpel does not know. She presumes that any semblance of due process does not allow an unlimited number of attempts to prosecute the same matter, and three seems quite a lot. But as ever in the EPO at the moment, who can say?
Merpel finds such an attempt to nobble persons acting in a judicial capacity, as here, even over a procedural matter, quite outrageous. It increases the suspicion that the President's proposals to reform the structure of the Boards of Appeal is aimed at perception of independence (window-dressing such as the physical location) while decreasing actual independence (removing security of tenure and removing from the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal the right to determine their own rules of procedure).
Concerning the proposed reform to the Boards of Appeal, the latest proposals are due for consideration by the Administrative Council at the end of the month. AMBA - the representative body of the Board of Appeal members - has criticised the proposals, adding to earlier concerns expressed by AMBA and the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal (which you can read here). AMBA states:
In the Boards' view, if this proposal is adopted in its present form, it will inevitably result in further challenges before constitutional courts and before the Enlarged Board as in R 19/12.
In our view, it would be far better to reject this proposal and accept that the problem underlying R 19/12 has in fact already been resolved by the Vice-President's withdrawal from management activities.
Merpel completely concurs.


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There are 95 neighborhoods recognized by Portland's Office of Neighborhood Involvement, and Next Portland has now written posts about projects happening in 29 of them. In some of these neighborhoods we've written 20 or more posts; in almost half of them we've only written about one project. To a certain extent this reflects where development is happening: there are a number of cranes up in the Pearl for construction of high rises, while other neighborhoods don't have a single pin on our map. It is also however a reflection of the fact that in the Central City Design Review is required for all projects; in other neighborhoods such as Northwest or Boise developers can choose between Design Review or the prescriptive Community Design Standards; while in other neighborhoods such as Richmond or Sunnyside projects never go through Design Review. As such there are sometimes no published images of large new buildings, even once they are under construction.
Over the past month we've added categories to all of our in depth posts. To see which neighborhoods we've written about the most, read on.


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'Kidz Bop Karen' Woman Goes Viral Following Road Rage Incident
Welcome to PopCrush's Daily Break! Here's a breakdown of today's hottest pop culture and lifestyle stories as heard on PopCrush Nights, airing across the country. Check out chicken sandwich chaos, what the new term for "single" is and more below!
'Kidz Bop Karen' Goes Road Rage Viral
A woman the internet has dubbed "Kidz Bop Karen" went viral online following a bizarre road rage incident that was captured on video. The mother argued with a ride share driver and his passenger after getting cut off in traffic, but when the passenger suggested the woman lower her voice as the woman's children could likely hear her swearing, "Karen" retorted that her kids couldn't hear them because they were listening to Kidz Bop. In the wake of the viral encounter, "Karen" reportedly wants to apologize to the other driver. (via TMZ)
Auto Legend Killed in Crash
39 -year-old Jessi Combs, the "fastest woman on four wheels," died tragically in August after trying to break her own land speed record. The incident occurred in a jet-powered land speed car in Oregon's Alvord Desert. Investigators concluded that the fatal crash was caused by a mechanical failure in the vehicle. The front wheel failed and she was moving too fast to recover the vehicle. An official release reports that Combs officially died from blunt force trauma. (via Cosmo)
Get Rid of Your Free Time!
Start setting your goal for the New Year now and essentially take back the time you spend doing unnecessary activities. Take back 30 minutes of your free time and replace it with something productive. Use that time to work on something that will make your life better and more meaningful in the long run. Some examples that can help inspire you include starting a business, begining a side hustle, learning a new language, gaining a new skill or getting in shape. (via Inc)
Chicken Sandwich Chaos
People all over the country are fighting to try the infamous Popeyes chicken sandwich, and one man was even killed in the chaos. A 28-year-old man got into an altercation that led to his stabbing death by another man in line at Popeyes. Investigations are still ongoing. (via TMZ)
Is 'Self-Partnered- the New Single?
In a new interview with British Vogue, actress Emma Watson described herself not as single but "self-partnered." She also talked about the stress and anxiety she faces while approaching her 30th birthday because she is not living the traditional life of being married with kids. But Watson specified that just because she says she is "self-partnered" doesn't mean she's not out there dating. (via PopCrush)
Another Reason to Like Trader Joe's
A Trader Joe's employee revealed recently that most locations have a stuffed animal hidden somewhere throughout the store and that if a child finds the toy, they will receive a prize. The sweet activity was also confirmed by a public relations director at the supermarket chain. Have fun searching! (via People)
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Airlines in multiple countries have suspended the use of Boeing's new 737 MAX 8 aircraft over concerns about its safety, after an Ethiopian Airlines flight of the same model crashed Sunday killing all 157 on board.
Flight ET302 to Nairobi had just taken off from the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa Sunday when it reported technical problems and asked for permission to turn back. It crashed shortly afterwards.
As the crash investigation got underway, the Civil Aviation Administration of China ordered Monday that all domestic Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets be out of the air by 6 p.m. local time, due to its principle of "zero tolerance for safety hazards."
China has one of the world's largest fleets of Boeing 737 MAX 8, operating 97 of the planes, according to Chinese state-run media.
The move was followed by an announcement from Ethiopian Airlines that the carrier had grounded its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets as an "extra safety precaution." Cayman Airways also said on Monday it was grounding both of its "new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft ... until more information is received."
Sunday marked the second time in less than six months that a new Boeing aircraft crashed just minutes into a flight. A Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight went down over the Java Sea last October, killing all 189 people on board.
Both crashes are under investigation and there is no evidence of a link between the two, but similarities in the incidents have prompted caution among some airlines.
"Given in both air crashes, the aircrafts were newly delivered Boeing 737 MAX 8, and both accidents occurred during the take-off, they share certain similarities," the Chinese administration said in a statement. It added that it would contact Boeing and the US Federal Aviation Administration to confirm "flight safety" issues before allowing the planes to fly again.
Mary Schiavo, a CNN aviation analyst and the former Inspector General of the US Transportation Department, called the two incidents "highly suspicious."
"Here we have a brand-new aircraft that's gone down twice in a year. That rings alarm bells in the aviation industry, because that just doesn't happen," she said.
State-owned Ethiopian Airlines is one of Africa's leading aviation groups, and the continent's largest carrier by number of passengers.
The Kenyan and Ethiopian governments announced a joint disaster response team on Monday to investigate the crash. Kenya's Cabinet Secretary of Transport James Macharia described it as a "very complex investigation."
In a statement Sunday, Boeing said it was "deeply saddened" to hear about the loss of life in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash.
"A Boeing technical team will be traveling to the crash site to provide technical assistance under the direction of the Ethiopia Accident Investigation Bureau and US National Transportation Safety Board," the statement said.
Investigations ongoing after crash
The Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi, in Kenya, lost contact with authorities shortly after takeoff at 8.44 a.m. local time, just minutes after it left Bole International Airport.
Tewolde GebreMariam, Ethiopian Airlines CEO, said at a press conference Sunday that the pilot had reported technical difficulties and had been given clearance to return to the Ethiopian capital.
An eyewitness told CNN they saw smoke coming from the plane before it crashed on Sunday.
GebreMariam said a routine maintenance check hadn't revealed anything before takeoff. The pilot was a senior Ethiopian Airlines employee who had flown more than 8,000 hours and had an "excellent flying record," he added.
"As it is a fresh incident, we have not been able to determine the cause. As I said, it is a brand new airplane with no technical remarks, flown by a senior pilot and there is no cause that we can attribute at this time," GebreMariam said.
Speaking on Monday, Kenyan Transport Secretary Macharia said relatives of the victims would be given "the utmost attention," including accommodation and flights to Ethiopia, if necessary.
The US National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday it would be sending a team of four to assist in the investigation into the crash.
CNN aviation expert Richard Quest said while a "final determination" on the cause of the crash might be years away, information from the flight recorders should be retrieved within a matter of weeks.
Global disaster
Citizens of 35 countries were among the 157 people killed in Sunday's crash, including 32 Kenyans, 18 Canadians, nine Ethiopians and eight passengers each from China, Italy and the United States.
The United Nations has announced 19 of their staff members were among the dead, including employees of the World Food Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner on Refugees and the Food and Agriculture Organization.
Not all victims have been named, but some details have been released.
The Ethiopian government expressed its "deepest condolences to the families," in a statement from the office of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.


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How Do the Phases Get Their Names?
When the Moon appears smaller than a quarter, we call it a crescent. When the Moon appears larger than a quarter, we call it gibbous. When the moon is getting bigger (phases New to Full) it is waxing. When it is getting smaller (phases Full to New) it is waning.For example, if today the Moon were a waxing crescent, then tomorrow the crescent shape would continue to grow larger, approaching first quarter. After first quarter, the Moon would be a waxing gibbous, and continue growing until it reached full. The Moon would then begin to shrink, becoming first a waning gibbous and eventually reaching third quarter. Following third quarter it becomes a waning crescent, and continues to shrink until it becomes invisible at new Moon.
Just in case you can't remember all of this, there are a few handy
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From Houston to Melbourne, the surprising ways urban areas are dealing with water woes
September 1, 2015 — Memorial Day barbecues and parades were thwarted this year in Houston when a massive storm dumped more than 10 inches of rain in two days, creating a Waterworld of flooded freeways, cars, houses and businesses, leaving several people dead and hundreds in need of rescue.
But it was a predictable disaster. That's because, thanks to a pro-development bent, the magnitude of stormwater runoff has increased dramatically as Houston has sprawled across 600 or so square miles of mud plain veined with rivers, sealing under asphalt the floodplains and adjoining prairies that once absorbed seasonal torrential rains and planting development in harm's way. Land subsidence from groundwater pumping and oil and gas development and, now, sea level rise and more frequent and severe storms are applying additional pressure from Galveston Bay, which sits just east of the city of 2.2 million.
The good news? Houston had already begun shifting gears, hoping to reduce the severity of future floods by reclaiming 183 miles of natural waterways that snake through the city and 4,000 acres of adjacent green space from industrial areas through a project known as the Bayou Greenways. The goal is to absorb rain where it falls, reducing the volume rushing into stormwater detention facilities, and to encourage biking and walking as "active transit" in the parks that make up the Bayou Greenways.
With these measures, Houston is beginning to embrace a worldwide trend in urban retrofitting — layering new infrastructure on top of old to help cities weather climate change. In many places, that includes reducing greenhouse gas emissions: shifting to cleaner energy, making buildings more efficient and improving public transit. For cities facing increased threats from floods and droughts, it also means adapting to a changing world by finding new ways to manage water.
Resilient and Economically Beneficial
The Memorial Day flood led Houston to postpone its planned celebration of the new Buffalo Bayou Park, a piece of Bayou Greenways. The flood was something of a test: While much of the city suffered because of the floodwaters the park passed with flying colors, acting as a stormwater channel while park infrastructure weathered the deluge as intended, Anne Olson, president of the Buffalo Bayou Partnership, a nonprofit organization focused on redeveloping and restoring the bayou, told a local news site.
Such water management projects can pay economic dividends to cities, says Henk Ovink, a Dutchman who was recently appointed by Dutch government ministers as the first special envoy for international water affairs for the Netherlands. Having danced with the sea and four river deltas for nearly a millennium, the Netherlands has created something of a cottage industry imparting hard-won water management wisdom to other countries — among them, the United States, the Philippines, Japan, Colombia, Vietnam, Korea, Bangladesh, France and Guyana.
"Waterfronts are turning communities' faces back to the water as they become great urban places, parks, public amenities." – Henk Ovink
Ovink points to the economic benefits reaped by London's Docklands redevelopment project and Essen, Germany, which was recently dubbed European Green Capital for 2017 for remediating derelict coal industry areas with green infrastructure that enhances nature and biodiversity. Essen has built green and blue corridors and taken steps to address climate change, air quality, waste management and energy as it moves to a services and financial center economy.
"Waterfronts are turning communities' faces back to the water as they become great urban places, parks, public amenities," Ovink says. That in turn attracts new businesses by making it easier to hire good employees, which is a big part of Houston's motivation, says Michael Bloom, manager of sustainability practice at R.G. Miller Engineers, a Houston-based civil engineering firm.
The extent to which cities are making natural infrastructure an integral part of their water management plans is new, says Katie Arkema, senior scientist at the Natural Capital Project, an early proponent of resilient infrastructure. Around the world — from Melbourne, Australia, to China's "sponge cities" to coastal cities in New Jersey and Belize — urban planners are formally expanding natural stream and wetlands hydrology and ecosystems such as dunes, mangrove forests and coral reefs to better protect communities. Last fall the White House explicitly backed natural infrastructure as a tool to boost climate resilience.
"Natural" or "green" infrastructure tends to be more resilient to water stress than human-engineered infrastructure because it's flexible; it bends, rather than breaks. The goal is to create a system that "functions as a living organism," says Tony Wong, an early advocate of green infrastructure and founder and CEO of the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities, which has hubs in three Australian cities, including Melbourne. Green infrastructure "mimics the functions of forests and wetlands and open spaces to serve and cleanse our cities," he says.
It's a reversal from the 20th century model that collected rain in detention tanks and lined rivers with concrete to move water away from built infrastructure as quickly as possible. That approach cut off rivers from their floodplains, raising water levels. And because concrete systems don't flex, when they were inundated disaster struck.
As more cities formally embrace green infrastructure in their planning, it can be hard to remember how radical it seemed just a few years ago. In fact, in Houston, despite the Bayou Greenways project, it's still pretty radical, says Bloom, who is active in local groups focused on water sustainability. Given Texas' anti-regulation culture, "I can't be too outlandish, but I do try to move the needle forward," he says. He encourages developers to build swales swathed in native grasses as an alternative to concrete stormwater detention cisterns. One colleague dubbed them "beautiful ditches," Bloom says, and their popularity is growing because they "add landscape attraction and usually cost less."
Floods and Drought
Meanwhile, Wong's home city of Melbourne has a complex challenge — one with which more cities are beginning to grapple. Even though it sometimes floods, Melbourne also suffers from the severe droughts that frequently plague Australia.
Like several other cities in Australia, Melbourne built a desalination plant in response to the recent 11-year drought. However, the facility is energy intensive and the water it produces is expensive, so it has sat idle since it was completed because the drought broke soon afterward, meaning cheaper, less energy-intensive sources of water were once again available.
But one approach can solve both drought and flooding, says Wong.
"If you look at the water balance in many of our cities, you will realize that the combined amount of stormwater … plus the wastewater, the sewage water, are in fact more than the water that our cities consume," he says. By creating wetlands among buildings, expanding community gardens and urban orchards in public spaces, using gray water to water landscapes and flush toilets, Melbourne can reduce its dependence on dams and desalination plants to supply itself with the water it needs in dry times, he says.
Urban Kidneys
Taking steps to restore a city's natural hydrology can also clean polluted water. Many cities on the U.S. East Coast and Great Lakes were built with a combined sewer system. Stormwater is routed through the sewage treatment plant to clean it before releasing it into nearby rivers. It sounds like a good idea, but these systems are regularly overwhelmed during big storms — meaning that untreated sewage overflows into rivers.
While some cities have replaced combined systems with separate "gray" stormwater infrastructure to reduce the number of combined sewer overflow incidents, others, such as Philadelphia, are using green infrastructure to absorb more stormwater where it falls — which can be a cheaper way of dealing with the problem. Philadelphia reclaimed land along the banks of local creeks and rivers and built parks that can flood when necessary. That reduces the amount of water entering the sewage system during storms and also cleans it via the ground's natural filtration. This Green City, Clean Waters initiative, begun in 2011, also gives incentives to private landowners to open natural water pathways with street tree wells, planted "bumpouts" in sidewalks, rain gardens, green roofs, urban agriculture and even porous pavement.
"People are saying, 'I'd rather lose my view and have a big dune to protect my home.'" – Katie Arkema
Such features act as "the kidneys of our city that filter the stormwater that carries all the urban pollution every time it rains," says Wong, adding that they also beautify cities and enhance their microclimates. Wetlands and native grasses in Houston's Bayou Greenways project are expected to filter 2 billion gallons of runoff annually, saving US$1.3 million in treatment costs, according to a report to the Houston Parks Board.
Hurricane Response
Seaside, enhancing natural ecosystems can also be cost-effective and deliver ancillary benefits. After Hurricane Sandy, the Rebuilding Task Force asked for input from Ovink, then deputy director general of the Dutch Department of Spatial Planning and Water Affairs. Ovink set up a competition called Rebuild by Design to inspire innovative rebuilding solutions. Green infrastructure was a critical goal of the competition, and a final task force recommendation was to build up and protect existing ecosystems, such as sand dunes. Now New Jersey is working to close the gaps between dunes in a massive sand dune restoration effort to protect homes. Although not everyone is on board, many local homeowners see the benefits. "People are saying, 'I'd rather lose my view and have a big dune to protect my home,'" says Arkema.
Sometimes neither built infrastructure nor natural ecosystem enhancement can do the job, however, and the best solution is to withdraw from the shoreline entirely. Unfortunately, disasters are the quickest way to convince property owners to relocate. Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 killed 22 people and damaged 73,000 Houston-area homes, causing US$5 billion in property damage. The disaster prompted the Harris County Flood Control District to use money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to buy out the hardest-hit homeowners, removing the structures from future harm's way.
Community Engagement
But dialogue and community engagement can sometimes work ahead of disaster. The Dutch recognized the importance of collaboration in water management way back in the 1100s, Ovink says, because if a farmer built levees around his house, the water would then inundate neighbors. "Our democracy started as a water democracy with regional water authorities, even before we were a kingdom," he says.
A near-disaster can also spur change, says Ovink. Rising waters in the Dutch rivers Rijn, Maas and Waal in 1995 forced 250,000 people to evacuate. Although the waters eventually receded without flooding the towns, "it raised the awareness of how vulnerable our riverine system was," Ovink says.
In response, the government created a national program called Room for the River. "This really meant making more room for the rivers, giving up the land and asking people to move," says Ovink. Farmers were asked to give up land that had been in their families for generations. "This was not the government coming in and telling you, 'You have to leave your houses,'" he says. "The government said, 'These are the risks, here are some possible solutions. … We have to make room for the water.'"
Communities across the region came together to discuss the problem with experts and officials and ultimately agreed on solutions. "Instead of only building higher dams and dikes, we increased the capacity of our delta," says Ovink, by pushing back dikes and widening floodplains. Some farmers were persuaded to give up their land; others agreed to let their land flood if necessary — after evacuating their cattle to higher ground. "It was a marriage between two interests: safety and community," says Ovink.
Informed dialogue works, agrees Arkema. In Belize, the Natural Capital Project met with local communities to identify their priorities: storm protection, a healthy lobster fishery and tourism, which also benefits from healthy coastal ecosystems. The agreed-upon national plan allowed for some development — for example, new resorts to boost tourism — but "done in a way that didn't jeopardize protective ecosystems," Arkema says.
It's important to understand, however, that there's not going to be a one-size-fits-all solution. "Cites are unique — built upon varied habitat with different weather patterns, economies and social values," Arkema says. Interdisciplinary science and community engagement helps cities figure out what approach works best where.
A mental shift into the 21st century, which is going to continue to look very different than what we've known, also helps. The key, says Ovink, is to "try to live with water instead of fight it."


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The Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act
Reducing Acid Rain
You have probably heard of "acid rain." But you may not have heard of other forms of acid precipitation such as acid snow, acid fog or mist, or dry forms of acidic pollution such as acid gas and acid dust. All of these can be formed in the atmosphere and fall to Earth causing human health problems, hazy skies, environmental problems and property damage. Acid precipitation is produced when certain types of air pollutants mix with the moisture in the air to form an acid. These acids then fall to Earth as rain, snow, or fog. Even when the weather is dry, acid pollutants may fall to Earth in gases or particles.
How Acid Rain is Formed
Burning fuels release acid pollutants. These pollutants are carried far from their sources by wind. Depending on the weather, the acid pollutants fall to Earth in wet form (acid rain, snow, mist or fog) or in dry form (acid gases or dusts).
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) are the principal pollutants that cause acid precipitation. SO2 and NOx emissions released to the air react with water vapor and other chemicals to form acids that fall back to Earth. Power plants burning coal and heavy oil produce over two-thirds of the annual SO2 emissions in the United States. The majority of NOx (about 50 percent) comes from cars, buses, trucks, and other forms of transportation. About 40 percent of NOx emissions are from power plants. The rest is emitted from various sources like industrial and commercial boilers.
Heavy rainstorms and melting snow can cause temporary increases in acidity in lakes and streams, primarily in the eastern United States. The temporary increases may last for days or even weeks, causing harm to fish and other aquatic life.
The air pollutants that cause acid rain can do more than damage the environment-they can damage our health. High levels of SO2 in the air aggravate various lung problems in people with asthma and can cause breathing difficulties in children and the elderly. In some instances, breathing high levels of SO2 can even damage lung tissue and cause premature death.
Acid Rain's Harmful Effects
Acid lakes and streams have been found all over the country. For instance, lakes in Acadia National Park on Maine's Mt. Desert Island have become acidic due to pollution from the midwest and the east coast. Streams in Maryland and West Virginia, as well as lakes in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, have been damaged by acid rain. Since the wind can carry pollutants across the country, the effects of acid rain can be seen far from the original source of the acid forming pollutant.
Acid rain has damaged trees in the mountains of Vermont and other states. Red spruce trees at high altitudes appear to be especially sensitive to acid rain. The pollutants that cause acid rain can make the air hazy or foggy; this occurs in the eastern United States in areas like the Great Smokies and Shenandoah National Park, areas where vacationers go to enjoy the beautiful scenery and awe-inspiring views. In addition to damaging the natural environment, acid rain can damage manmade objects such as stone statues, buildings, and monuments.
The 1990 changes to the Clean Air Act introduced a nationwide approach to reducing acid pollution. The law is designed to reduce acid rain and improve public health by dramatically reducing emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx). Using a market-based cap and trade approach, the program sets a permanent cap on the total amount of SO2 that may be emitted by electric power plants nationwide. As of 2005, emission reductions were more than 7 million tons from power plants, or 41 percent below 1980 levels.
The initial phase of EPA's Acid Rain Program went into effect in 1995. The law required the highest emitting units at 110 power plants in 21 Midwest, Appalachian, and Northeastern states to reduce emissions of SO2. The second phase of the program went into effect in 2000, further reducing SO2 emissions from big coal-burning power plants. Some smaller plants were also included in the second phase of the program. Total SO2 releases for the nation's power plants are permanently limited to the level set by the 1990 Clean Air Act - about 50 percent of the levels emitted in 1980.
Each allowance is worth one ton of SO2 emissions released from the plant's smokestack. Plants may only release the amount of SO2 equal to the allowances they have been issued. If a plant expects to release more SO2 than it has allowances, it has to purchase more allowances or use technology and other methods to control emissions. A plant can buy allowances from another power plant that has more allowances than it needs to cover its emissions.
There is an allowances market that operates like the stock market, in which brokers or anyone who wants to take part in buying or selling allowances can participate. Allowances are traded and sold nationwide.
EPA's Acid Rain Program has provided bonus allowances to power plants for installing clean coal technology that reduces SO2 releases, using renewable energy sources (solar, wind, etc.), or encouraging energy conservation by customers so that less power needs to be produced. EPA has also awarded allowances to industrial sources voluntarily entering the Acid Rain Program.
The 1990 Clean Air Act has stiff monetary penalties for plants that release more pollutants than are covered by their allowances. All power plants covered by the Acid Rain Program have to install continuous emission monitoring systems, and instruments that keep track of how much SO2 and NOx the plant's individual units are releasing. Power plant operators keep track of this information hourly and report it electronically to EPA four times each year. EPA uses this information to make sure that the plant is not releasing quantities of pollutants exceeding the plant's allowances. A power plant's program for meeting its SO2 and NOx limits will appear on the plant's permit, which is filed with the state and EPA and is available for public review.
You can also help to reduce SO2 and NOx emissions from power plants by conserving energy and promoting conservation and renewable energy efficiency in your community. See Ways to Reduce Air Pollution for energy conservation tips.
Market Approaches and Economic Incentives
Besides the ground-breaking features in the Acid Rain Program, the 1990 Clean Air Act encouraged other innovative approaches that spur technology. These approaches allow businesses greater flexibility in how they comply with the law, and thus clean up air pollution as efficiently and inexpensively as possible. For example:
- EPA's new cleaner vehicle standards include an averaging system that allows manufacturers to choose how to produce a mix of more- or less- polluting vehicles, as long as the overall fleet average is lower.
- Gasoline refiners can receive credits if they produce cleaner gasoline than required, and they use those credits when their gasoline does not quite meet the clean-up requirements.


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WASHINGTON, DC - January 22, 2013 - The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) announced today that Trend Micro has become the latest member of the global FOSI family. Trend Micro develops Internet content security and threat management solutions that make the world safe for businesses and consumers to exchange digital information.
Like FOSI, Trend Micro is committed to promoting socially responsible corporate and digital citizenship. The Trend Micro Internet Safety for Kids and Families program was founded five years ago to enable and empower kids, parents, teachers, and schools around the world to make the Internet a safe and secure place for today's youth, providing them with the tools and information they need to make responsible online decisions.
"We feel that Trend Micro and FOSI share a similar set of values," said Stephen Balkam, CEO of FOSI. "We are looking forward to exchanging new ideas with Trend Micro on how to make the most of the Internet for the younger generation.The commitment Trend Micro has made to promoting safe online behavior reminds us of the unlocked potential of the Internet for kids and how we can work together to make the next generation more digitally aware."
"Trend Micro shares FOSI's commitment in making the Internet a safe and productive place for our youth," said Lynette Owens, the global director of Trend Micro Internet Safety for Kids & Families and newest FOSI board member. "We believe that digital citizenship must start at home, which is why we continue to support and partner with organizations like FOSI. Together, we can help raise awareness and reach more families with the resources they need to encourage the positive use of technology."
About FOSI
The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) works to make the online world safer for kids and their families by identifying and promoting best practices, tools and methods that also respect free speech. FOSI is a trusted, international convener, bringing together leaders in government, industry and the nonprofit sectors to collaborate and innovate new solutions in child safety in a Web 2.0 world. FOSI's members include: AOL, AT&T, BAE Systems Detica, BT Retail, Comcast, Disney, Entertainment Software Association, Facebook, France Telecom, Google, GSM Association, Microsoft, Mind Candy, Motion Picture Association of America, NCTA, Nominum, Sprint, Symantec, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, Telstra, The Cyber Guardian, The Wireless Foundation, Time Warner Cable, Trend Micro, Verizon and Yahoo!.
About Trend Micro
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704;TSE: 4704), a global cloud security leader, creates a world safe for exchanging digital information with its Internet content security and threat management solutions for businesses and consumers. A pioneer in server security with over 20 years' experience, we deliver top-ranked client, server and cloud-based security that fits our customers' and partners' needs, stops new threats faster, and protects data in physical, virtualized and cloud environments. Powered by the industry-leading Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ cloud computing security infrastructure, our products and services stop threats where they emerge - from the Internet. They are supported by 1,000+ threat intelligence experts around the globe.
Additional information about Trend Micro Incorporated and the products and services are available at Trend Micro.com. This Trend Micro news release and other announcements are available at http://newsroom.trendmicro.com and as part of an RSS feed at www.trendmicro.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @TrendMicro.
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Dr. Khizer Ahmed – The Most Influential Entrepreneur Transforming the Tech Industry
December 20: For Dr. Khizer Ahmed, life has always been about finding opportunities. In fact, he doesn't view challenges as they are; he sees them as something he can take advantage of. A visionary since, as far as he can remember, Dr. Khizer Ahmed aims to revolutionize the tech industry, one innovation at a time.
The Founder & Director of Digifinite Solutions Pvt Ltd, an IT Company that focuses on developing Mobile Applications, Websites & Digital Marketing – is dedicated to creating products and services that cater to the problems of the regular man by saving time and cutting down costs, thereby taking every challenge head-on.
The path to entrepreneurship wasn't always smooth for Dr. Khizer Ahmed. Born in Bengaluru, Dr. Khizer Ahmed stepped up as the stronghold in his life and nurtured the burgeoning passion inside. Without his Team support, Dr. Khizer believes, he would not be as successful as he is today.
Dr. Khizer Ahmed didn't just want to be successful and financially independent – he aspired to create a legacy. He didn't let anything hold him back from pursuing his dreams and invested his time and effort into web design and development, becoming a professional.
Everything came together when Dr. Khizer Ahmed was blessed with the opportunity to go to NIIT for his software engineering course. His strong Leadership skills got him this position. He also has a Doctorate in Information Technology.
In just a short period of time, Digifinite Solutions has left an undeniable footprint in the tech sector. This success doesn't mean they didn't struggle; there were multiple hiccups along the way that put a halt on whatever they had in mind.
However, not once did they let these trials make them reconsider their journey. The direction may have changed, but the end goal always remained them – to build something that would lead to a seismic effect in the industry.
At just 32 years old, Dr. Khizer Ahmed is a role model for every young individual who aspires to leave their mark on this world.
Dr. Khizer Ahmed also successfully launched Chatbaaz, early this year.
Currently, Dr. Khizer Ahmed & Team are working on a major matrimonial app by name ShubhVivaah which will launch in early 2022. Dr. Khizer is immersed in the ideas of sustainable fashion and sustainable innovation in the tech industry. He is also working on developments in the real estate industry.
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Boston Mayor To FCC: Please Don't Listen To Comcast
In April, cable subscribers in Boston were offered a glimmer of hope after the FCC ruled that the city would once again, after a decade of price increases from Comcast (the only cable company in town), be allowed to regulate cable pricing. But the war isn't over, as Comcast has asked the FCC to rethink its ruling while Boston's mayor has asked the FCC to just please not listen to Comcast.
Let's rewind back a decade to when the FCC took away the city's authority to regulate Cable prices because RCN had entered the Boston market (no pun intended) and the competition would keep prices down.
Except RCN never caught on, serving only a small fraction of the city's cable customers. Meanwhile, the folks in Boston watched their cable bills go up, with the most basic Comcast package now costing about double what customers paid in neighboring cities.
Last year, Mayor Thomas Menino filed a petition with the FCC to let Boston rein in cable prices again. It took almost a year, but the commission finally agreed in April.
Comcast recently filed its own petition claiming that between RCN and satellite providers there is enough competition to pass the 15% market share threshold and let Comcast charge whatever it wants to customers.
However, Mayor Menino's response to the Comcast petition takes exception with some of the math used in figuring that number. He claims that Comcast does not count dormitories, hotels and other similar facilities when it calculates the entire customer base in Boston, but that dorms are included when Comcast adds up the total number of "households" subscribing to competing services.
Thus, alleges Menino, Comcast is artificially increasing the market share enjoyed by its competitors.
The mayor also questions Comcast's math on satellite competition, saying that there are only two neighborhoods in the city where satellite use exceeds 15%, and that those two neighborhoods combined only account for about 10% of the city's households.
More importantly, argues Menino, while satellite may offer comparable TV service to cable, it is not analogous, as satellite does not provide other services like reliable broadband Internet to homes.
In an e-mail statement, Mayor Menino explains:
We are simply trying to protect a lifeline level of basic cable service for those least able to afford it. These old rules that define video competition just don't apply anymore. We need robust broadband services in our City and a measure of competition that drives good customer service and pricing.
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Israeli Apartheid Week: a ritual of discrimination and incitement against Israel
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Almost all Americans, regardless of their politics, want lasting peace in the Middle East. Most hope for the Arabs and Israelis to resolve their conflict based on a compromise that would maximize, as much as reasonably possible, security and justice for both sides. In other words, most of us want progress.
But this month, we heard from a small group of ideologues who stand firmly against this idea. For the first time, Boston campuses played host to "Israeli Apartheid Week," an annual ritual of discrimination and incitement against Israel. Instead of seeking progress, Apartheid Week organizers demand that the world regress to a darker era by rolling back the hard-earned, much-needed, and inherent right to national self-determination for the Jewish people.
One need look no further than the event's title to understand its malignant nature. The canard that Israel is an apartheid state is an assault on the country's very legitimacy. The South African apartheid regime was rightfully dismantled, and this campaign seeks to cast Israel as guilty of similar policies and equally deserving to be dismantled.
Indeed, according to this year's Invitation for Participation in Israeli Apartheid Week, potential participants were expected to certify that they oppose Zionism, or Jewish nationalism, as a pre-condition to their involvement. That is, Apartheid Week participants are against the continued existence of the Jewish state – a philosophy, it's worth noting, shared by the terrorist group Hamas and Iran's fanatical president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Although the inevitable endpoint of anti-Zionism is not always openly expressed, Omar Barghouti, a star of last year's Apartheid Week and a leader of the anti-Israel boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, described with chilling frankness that the goal is to replace Israel with "a unitary state, where, by definition, Jews will be a minority."
Mr. Barghouti's assertion, and the Apartheid Week crowd's anti-Zionism, means these protests are not a dispute about settlements or borders or land. It's not about promoting compromise. It's not about helping the Palestinians by giving them a state alongside Israel. It's about harming the Jewish people by taking from them the only small corner of the world where they are not a minority – in fact, the only country where they make up more than a mere 3 percent of the population.
It should go without saying that, as much as any other national group, the Jewish people have the right to a nation state. And history has shown that they need this state perhaps more than any other people. To advocate for artificially forcing Jews into minority status in Israel, then, is more than misguided. It is immoral.
As if this goal is not reprehensible enough, the Apartheid Week organizers promote their extreme views using discrimination and falsehoods.
The discrimination is apparent in the organizers' Invitation for Participation, which, just one paragraph after expressing opposition to Jewish national self-determination, describes self-determination for the Palestinian people as an "inalienable right." Another clear sign of Apartheid Week's discrimination is the strange singular focus on Israel, the only Middle Eastern country ranked as "free" by the Freedom House, despite the fact that many of its "not free" neighbors flagrantly oppress women, gays, and religious minorities – see, for example, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
The most glaring Apartheid Week falsehood is its title. Palestinian citizens of Israel vote, serve as parliamentarians, government ministers, and Supreme Court justices. Jews and Arabs, despite the inevitable suspicions that come from a history of conflict, mix freely whether on the beaches of Tel Aviv or in the markets of Jerusalem. With apartheid like that, who needs liberal democracy?
Benjamin Pogrund, who moved to Israel after a career as an anti-apartheid journalist in South Africa, has addressed the use of the word apartheid as "an epithet of abuse" for Israel. "If true," he wrote, "it would be a grave charge, justifying international condemnation and sanctions. But it isn't true. Anyone who knows what apartheid was, and who knows Israel today, is aware of that."
Civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., who devoted his life to fighting oppression, addressed the more fundamental point. Only weeks before his untimely death, King said, "I see Israel, and never mind saying it, as one of the great outposts of democracy in the world, and a marvelous example of what can be done, how desert land can be transformed into an oasis of brotherhood and democracy."
Gilead Ini is a senior research analyst at the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA).


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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Caillianne- Private Benjamin + Blondie
Jacket- D&G bomber jacket (borrowed from Samantha) from D&G Store in NYC
Shirt- Vintage Army green shirt from Value Village in Toronto
Black bow Kentucky Tie- Frances Rose Is, a Gift from Amy Goppereth who designs Frances Rose Is from Australia! (Love it so much!)
Gold Chain Bolo- Vintage from my grandmother
Belt- Vintage 80's Belt from Sherway Gardens Antique Show in Toronto
Pants- Black Marc Jacobs (borrowed from Samantha) jodpurs from Fall 2009 Collection
Shoes- Leopard Ralph Lauren from Holt Renfrew in Toronto
Bag- Fendi bag borrowed from Mom from Holt Renfrew in Toronto
Glasses- Vintage glasses (I got them when I was 8years old) can't actually believe I still have them! hahah!
The Look: Private Benjamin + Blondie
Fun Fact: Today was a funny kinda day! I have been very sick for the last three days and in bed running fevers and on top of that I have laryngitis so I have to whisper everything and its really hard to talk! So Sammy got me out of my bedroom (aka The Dungeon) because I have been there for soo long and told me to put some clothes on cause it will feel better and I have to admit after taking these pictures and putting on some REAL clothes instead wearing my PJ's I feel better! Pin It Now!
Trip to Mexico Circa 1966
We just found these pictures of our grandmother and grandfather vacationing in Mexico and love them! They are from their trip to Acapulco in 1966. The bathing caps are just so flower power! We wanted to put these up and celebrate our grandmother because she is so special to us and she is turning 89 years old next week! Yahoo! xoBeckerman girls
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Caillianne- Candy Buttons + Glo Sticks
Jacket- Vintage Schott Jacket from Hell's Kitchen Flea Market in NYC
Neon Yellow Top- Alexander Wang from Barneys in NYC
Sunglasses- Vintage (no label) from Showdown Vintage in Toronto
Snood- Vintage Snood (our Mom's from the 80's) with studs on it
Pants- Lilly Lab a gift sent from Lilly Lab! YAY!!!
Grey leggings- Grey American Apparel leggings from American Apparel store in NYC
Boots- Pura Lopez from Holt Renfrew in Toronto
Gloves- Chenille peach gloves from Duane Reade in NYC
Pink purse under arm- Vintage Jay Herbert clutch from Colette store in Hampton's in NYC
Ankle Purse- Chanel Ankle Purse from Chanel store in NYC (because I am on house arrest) hahha! just kidding! My ankle monitor really isn't in there! hahah!
The Look: Candy Buttons + Glo Sticks
Fun Fact: I love these rockin' sweat pants soo much! I love that they have neon paint splattered all over them, that they have an 80's vibe and that they are really comfy! Lilly Lab is owned by South Godfrey and her mother! They design and hand paint everything and all of their fabulous clothing is one of a kind. They sent us a magnificent happy box in the mail today and we couldn't be any more excited to wear it! Everything is so colorful and cool! To see more of their awesome tee's and sweatpants check out their facebook page! Pin It Now!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Samantha- Popples + Band on Tour
Jacket- Vintage Vanson Leathers jacket from Value Village in Toronto
Scarf- BCBG blue leopard scarf from BCBG store in Toronto
Blouse- Yellow leaf crepe Beckeman blouse from Beckerman Fall 2007 Collection
Pants- Black denim Blank jeans from Holt Renfrew in Toronto
Head Band- Yellow Prada Spring 2007 turban/head band from Prada store in Toronto
Shoes- Burberry Prorsum black leather ankle boots from Burberry store in Toronto
The Look: Popples + Band on Tour
Fun Fact: I finally tracked down my dreamy Burberry Prorsum boots from the Fall 2009 Collection and got the last pair in Canada at such a steal! I got happy feet!!! OMG! Pin It Now!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Scrap-Crack Book
It was raining lions and tigers here in Toronto! So we did a lil scrap crack booking while listening to The XX ! Their songs are are so chill and just mesh into one another seamlessly, perfect for a relaxing Sunday! xox Beckerman girls
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Friday, January 22, 2010
Caillianne- Edie Sedgwick + Lime Sherbet
Coat- Custom made coat (fabric purchased in London) and tailored in Paris was a gift from our neighbour
Leggings- Turquoise leggings from American Apparel from store in Ottawa
Scarf- Vintage peach bandanna around neck (no label) from Mexico
Bag- Pink robot nylon Prada bag from Godmum
Charm on bag- Pink robot Prada charm from Godmum
Hat- Vintage Janyth Roy New York hat from Textile and Clothing show in Toronto
Boots- Etro boots from Etro store in NYC
The Look: Edie Sedgwick + Lime Sherbet
Fun Fact: When we were in Cabo, Mexico 2 years ago we went dirt buggy cart racing through canyons. It was completly crazy and scary! Im not sure if I would ever do it again because of the amount of dirt and dust that I ate that day. The place that we did it at gave us bandanas to put around our nose and mouth! The bandanas were the best colors and mine was this vintage peach one that I am wearing around my neck! Pin It Now!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Samantha- French Teacher + Painter
Jacket- Vintage Linda Cherry tweed jacket with gold buttons was a gift from a neighbour
Belt- Gucci bamboo belt from Holt Renfrew in Toronto
Pants- Vintage painter pants (borrowed from Caillianne) from a Kibbutz volunteer donation box in Israel
Bag- Vintage Abercrombie and Fitch 1950's accordion bag (borrowed from Caillianne) from Bayview Village Heritage Antique Show in Toronto
Shoes- Ralph Lauren oxfords (borrowed from Caillianne) from Holt Renfrew in Toronto
The Look: French Teacher + Painter
Fun Fact: I have to admit that having sisters is awesome!!! Today I wore almost all of Caillianne's stuff! And since we are identical twins and have the same shoe size I get to wear all of her shoes! SCORE! Pin It Now!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Caillianne- The Virgin Suicides + Blue Cotton Candy
Dress- Vintage Creeds dress a gift from our neighbour
Black tights- Silks from Sox store in Toronto
Shoes- Black velvet Marc Jacobs shoes borrowed from Chloe
Belt- Vintage Polka dot belt (no label) our Mom's in the 80's
Bag- Vintage Glomeshi from the 80's borrowed from my Mom
Ring- Lalique Glass Sunflower ring a gift from the Lalique store
The Look: The Virgin Suicides + Blue Cotton Candy
Fun Fact: We did a fashion show with Genart for Spring 2006 and it was awesome! Lalique had just launched their jewelry line and and we did a collaboration with them. Our model's wore Lalique jewelry in our runway show. As a thank you they gave us a choice to pick whichever piece of jewelry we wanted. And I got this big glass sunflower ring! I love it! Pin It Now!
Samantha- Nascar + Cow
Blazer- Vintage Atrium Collection a gift from our neighbour
Cow dress- Vintage (no label) from Marmalade Vintage store in NYC
Scarf- Vintage YSL from The Hamptons Flea Market in NYC
Belt- BCBG belt from BCBG store in NYC
Gloves- Vintage gloves from our Grandmothers glove collection
Shoes- Ralph Lauren shoes from Holt Renfrew in Toronto
Bag- Orange suede Burberry bag from our Godmum
Rings- Alexander McQueen skull ring from Holt Renfrew and Vintage Ram ring from Grandmother
The Look: Nascar + Cow
Fun Fact: (sorry, I couldn't help myself!)
"Knock Knock...."
"Who's there?"
"Interupting cow."
"Interrupting c..."
"MOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Pin It Now!
Monday, January 18, 2010
Samantha- Russian Roulette + Matryoshka Doll
Jacket- Vintage wool coat (no label) decorated with felt and beads from Value Village in Toronto
Tank- Alexander McQueen tank with zipper around neckline from Holt Renfrew in Toronto
Skirt- Vintage Mexican skirt (no label) from Stella Luna in Toronto
Tights- Blue Fogal tights from Fogal store in NYC
Necklace- Vintage silver chain from shop in Kensington Market in Toronto
Hat- Turban (no label) from Brimfield Antiques show in MA
Gloves- Red leather gloves by Alfred Sung (borrowed from my Mom) from the '80s
Bag- Velvet Prada Fall 2009 bag from Prada store in Toronto
Boots- Gucci Fall 2008 Tassel boots from Gucci Store in NYC
The Look: Russian Roulette + Matryoshka Doll
Fun Fact: This tree is so special to us! Caillianne and I call it the "Giving Tree" from our favourite children's book by Shel Silverstein. That book ALWAYS makes me cry! We've been wanting to shoot here since the summer but there always seem to be cars all around....but today, was our lucky day! Pin It Now!
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Because I have like TWO seconds to do a post. BUT . . . .
Two of the freaking best things EVER!!!!
1. I received the FREAKING best visor in the mail . . .
See, I told you. I'm a HUGE PRR fan. If only I was sweet enough to be a racing member . . One day Emz, One day [when I'm dead]. You can buy one here: [click]
I posted the picture on Instagram [linking to Twitterati]
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From today's run. In the visor.
See HOW bright that screen is J-moo? It's a NEED.
2. Peanut. Freaking love her guts. We had one of the sweetest convesations ever yesterday. [I may post about it one day . . . but . . . . not today.]
She stayed at a friend's place last night - - - so this morning we were texting.
Freaking love that kid.
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You learn a lot about a person when you live together.
While my wonderful friend Amanda was staying with us earlier this year, I learned that she always drinks her coffee cold. That she sometimes wears glasses without lenses just for fun. That she hardly ever sleeps. That she owns a pair of white platform ankle-strap "stripper shoes." And that even on my darkest day, or maybe especially on my darkest day, she can always make me smile just by being in the room.
(I love Amanda.)
When you live together you also start to eat the same way, just by virtue of the fact that you're eating out of the same refrigerator and pantry. When Amanda started making these healthy lettuce wraps filled with hummus, olives and cut-up veggies, we both got addicted. Now that she's back home in the land of the cheeseheads, I can't bring myself to make these "hummus tacos" - they make me cry. You, however, probably won't have the same reaction.
Amanda's lettuce wrap hummus "tacos"
A healthy vegetarian snack or lunch. Crunchy leaves of romaine make great wrappers; a squeeze of lime and a sprinkle of feta brings it all together.
- 4 leaves of romaine (use the inner leaves from the heart)
- 1/2 cup hummus (homemade or store-bought)
- 1 4-inch piece English cucumber, unpeeled, cut lengthwise into narrow spears
- 1/2 red or yellow bell pepper, seeded, cut lengthwise into narrow strips
- 1/3 cup Kalamata olives, pitted
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/8 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 fresh lime
Lay the romaine leaves out on a plate or cutting board. Divide the hummus evenly among the four lettuce leaves, spreading it lengthwise. Divide the cucumber spears, bell pepper strips and olives evenly among the romaine leaves. Sprinkle each "taco" with feta and chili powder, then squeeze fresh lime juice over each one. Serve immediately, allowing two per person.
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Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerabilities
Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerabilities
As business owners, we are all keenly aware of how integral technology is in every industry these days. We have heard countless times how technology helps drive innovation and growth, improves communication in the organization, and increases your advantage over the competition. As a warning, new technology still has vulnerabilities. Recently, new security flaws were discovered on Microsoft Exchange Servers. That's why we are running this blog: as a warning to anyone running Microsoft Exchange Servers.
Your Microsoft Exchange Server may be Vulnerable to Attack
We're acutely aware of how many small businesses rely on these servers to augment their IT departments. And this means many small businesses are at risk. More than 60,000 companies and organizations have been compromised. This is a world-wide threat. Chinese hackers are confirmed at attacking and exploiting vulnerabilities in on-premise servers. Something to pay attention to is, if you're running Microsoft Exchange '13, '16, or '19 on-site, these were the servers that were vulnerable to attack.
Attacks and Hacks
In January, Microsoft was made aware of what were labeled 'zero-day' bugs. These bugs are flaws that we are aware of, but have not yet been addressed. As these weak spots are uncovered, there is a high probability of attacks and breaches. This means they're highly dangerous for organizations and businesses that hold sensitive data. On March 2nd, Microsoft released updates to repair the zero-day bugs and said that there had only been a limited number of targeted attacks. Despite these fixes and patches, there is still a huge potential for attacks on individual Exchange Servers. This threat is due to the awareness and speed of the patch installation. This means the number of victims grows as more and more hackers continue to target un-patched systems.
Who is behind these Hacks?
Microsoft initially reported that their zero-day vulnerabilities were exploited by Hafnium, a Chinese APT group that is state-sponsored. The group achieved the hacks by using zero-day vulnerabilities to gain access to Exchange servers. As a result, hackers can access email accounts and install malware. These attacks create long-term access for future breaches.
Hafnium has a reputation for targeting US entities in different sectors. Some of these attacks included NGOs, policy think tanks, defense contractors, higher education institutions, law firms, and infectious disease research facilities. Previously, the group compromised victims through the exploitation of internet-facing server vulnerabilities. Hafnium has used open-source frameworks such as Covenant, a legitimate piece of software, for control of the servers. After gaining access to the victim's network, the group usually uploads the stolen data to a file-sharing site.
Currently, Hafnium is often unsuccessful in its attempts to compromise customers' accounts. Unfortunately, this doesn't make the problem any less serious. You have to be aware that they are trying new attacks every day. Usually, if hackers want to find a way in, they will.
Other Group Threats
Since the initial hacking by Hafnium, other groups have exploited the flaws in MS Exchange Servers. A report was published declaring at least 10 groups that are hunting down un-patched servers.
When Will we be Safe?
According to DIVD (the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure), there are thought to be at least 46,000 un-patched servers still running that are at risk of being heavily exploited. Current estimates are that up to 40% of Exchange servers in the Netherlands are still open to attack.
Protect Your Business!
Check to see if your business uses Microsoft Exchange Servers. If you do, or if you're not sure, keep reading. If you know you haven't updated your Exchange Server recently, there are some things you should do immediately. First of all, passwords that are sitting in memory could be vulnerable. You should immediately reset all passwords. Next, run the latest patch for your system. As a safety measure, you might want to change your passwords after you run the patch. What this means is, when breaches like this occur, you can't be too safe.
Steps to Secure Your Server
There are several things you can do to enhance your protection:
- Patch your system with Microsoft updates.
- Reset all passwords and change all credentials.
- Double-check your backup device. Is the repository ok? Have you tested it?
- Verify your router. You should also check your security with your vendor. Ask them when they last updated their signatures.
- Scan for and investigate any malicious activities on your Exchange servers.
- And finally, if you are unsure about your network's safety, restore your Exchange server to a time before the compromises occurred.
If you are not sure what kind of servers you are using, or you need help running the update patch, that's what we're here for. We are happy to help you figure out if you're at risk from this threat. To help you ease your mind, contact us today!


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Number: 10.
Code: HO 107/1091/9.
Description: All that part of Wisborough Green which lies north west of the Road leading from Round Street to Drungewick Hill & to the end of the road from Round Street Common to Arfold Bars bounded by the parished of Arfold.
Enumerator: James Hepworth.
Sub. District: Billingshurst.
Registration district: Petworth.
Address: Fletchfold.
Type: Inhabited.
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Schedule: [89] ~ Stendler.
Head of household: Not known - relationships not specified in 1841 census.
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Folio: 12.
Page: 15.
Row: 14.
Name: Stendler, Edward.
Occupation: Unknown or not given.
Age: 15.
Gender: Male.
Marital status: Not given.
Relationship to head: Not given.
Born In County?: Yes.
Birth parish: Unknown (SSX).
Birth county: Sussex.
Birth country: England.
Transcribed by: John Morrison.
Batch: CEN_Wisborough Green_1841-1091-WisboroughGreen-10-JohnMorrison.csv.
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THE CHARM OF YOU by Jennifer Probst
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It Takes Three Simple Steps To Make a Guy Fall in Love with you…Determination.
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Presley Cabot has come a long way from the overweight, awkward college student who fell hard for the gorgeous track star, Nolan Banks, only to be humiliated after their one night together. Now, she's one of the billionaire badass owners of LWW Enterprises and has everything she'd ever wanted in life, leaving her past behind.
But when Nolan comes back into town, and doesn't even recognize the girl he once destroyed, she decides to invoke her own personal revenge. The plan is simple—make him fall hard for her, then dump him. She transforms herself into his perfect woman using three simple steps to spin her web.
But she never planned on getting caught up in old feelings…and new promises…
Nolan Banks leaves Wall Street behind to open up a brewery in his small college town. Finally ready to carve out his life away from the dreams of his family, he never expected to find an immediate attraction to the sexy corporate mogul who challenges him at every step. He falls hard and fast, determined to show her they're meant for each other, until the truth of their shared past shatters their fragile foundation. But Nolan is playing for higher stakes, and he's not about to let Presley walk away without a fight. Can he convince her his feelings have nothing to do with the game rules, and everything to do with the woman she is?
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She'd known all along he'd lied about his identity in order to secure this appointment. Admiration flowed through him, along with a strange punch in his gut that urged him closer. The spicy scent of orange blossoms and clove filled the air, making him want to breathe deeper. "How did you know?" he asked, stopping on the opposite side of the monstrous espresso structure that held two oversized monitors, dozens of papers, and a toppling pile of books. "I thought I covered my tracks nicely."
She gave a half shrug and reached for her Starbucks cup, seemingly already bored with his conversation. "You're predictable."
Male pride stung, he still couldn't help laughing. Why did he have to be attracted to a woman who gave him shit? Would be so much easier to find a more complacent partner for an affair. Unfortunately, Nolan knew it was way too late for him. He was officially smitten. "Then I'll have to up my game."
Another shrug. "Maybe you have no game left." She sipped her coffee and studied him, those stunning eyes shielding her secrets. He ached to know every detail about this woman, but knew he'd have his work cut out for him.
"Come to lunch with me and find out."
She tilted her head. Tapped her index finger again those bee stung lips as if considering. "Why?"
Her question delighted him. "Because the moment you walked into my brewery I haven't been able to get you off my mind."
"How sweet." She fluttered her lashes. "Too bad I forgot you the moment I walked out of your brewery."
He dropped into the chair opposite the massive desk and hooked his foot over his knee. He made no attempt to hide his naked admiration for those amazing legs or the brazen way she challenged him to go and try. Her foot flexed, lifting the spiked heel, and those sleek muscles clenched under golden skin. His dick practically wept and got strangled in his jeans. "Ouch. What if I confessed you were the first woman in a long while to intrigue me?"
"Yeah? What intrigues you so much?"
He warmed up to the topic. "Besides your rapier wit, and superior intelligence? Your eyes. When I look into your eyes, I seem to lose track of time. I don't want to be anywhere else."
Was it possible she actually looked bored with his compliment? She gave a long-suffering sigh, regarding him like he was mentally challenged. "Please tell me you have better things in your arsenal. And you better upgrade from that Peter Gabriel song because it's been overdone. I spend every Saturday with a personal trainer who makes me throw up for fun, so I really don't want to hear about my pretty eyes or wit. Go ahead and bring it. Tell me I have a slamming body and get creative, dude, or I'm throwing you out and you won't get another chance to bang me."
God, she was magnificent.
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Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn't stopped writing since. She took a short hiatus to get married, get pregnant, buy a house, get pregnant again, pursue a master's in English Literature, and rescue two shelter dogs. Now she is writing again.
She makes her home in Upstate New York with the whole crew. Her sons keep her active, stressed, joyous, and sad her house will never be truly clean.
She is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of sexy and erotic contemporary romance. She was thrilled her book, The Marriage Bargain, was ranked #6 on Amazon's Best Books for 2012. She loves hearing from readers. Visit her website for updates on new releases and her street team at www.jenniferprobst.com.


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20th Century Southern Writers/Intimacy and Distance: Faulkner, Hurston, Welty, and Wright
This course presents four 20th Century writers whose literary careers were shaped by their unique experiences as Southerners. While each of these writers has gained a considerable reputation as an American writer whose writing transcends regional distinctions, the South resonates in their voices and mediates their vision. What each writer finally confronts is Southern history as burden and source, convention and curse. This course will begin by exploring the myths and cultural codes shaping life in the South (particularly after the Civil War). We will then proceed towards an examination of how the writers in the course frame Southern experience, given their differences in race, class, and gender, as they portray lives lived within and across a variety of socially recognized boundaries. Works to be read include Absalom, Absalom. Their Eyes Were Watching God, Uncle Tom's Children, Black Boy, The Wide Net and Other Stories, and Losing Battles. There will also be screenings of the films The Birth of a Nation and Gone With the Wind. Coursework will consist of two critical essays and a final group project.