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UNICEF-led Rio+20 Side Event Calls for Scaling-up Learning for Sustainable Development
21 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A range of projects and initiatives to foster learning for sustainable development have been implemented with support of international and national organizations as well as civil society. While these practices have contributed to fostering democratic governance, creating jobs, developing more resilient communities and more competitive productive practices, they often retain a status of "good examples". The Rio+20 side-event "UN Multi-stakeholder Strategies for Scaling-up and Mainstreaming Learning for Sustainable Development", 21 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro called for new concerted efforts to implement, in partnership between various sectors, transformational learning strategies for a sustainable future. The event was organized by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the UN University (UNU), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and UNITAR.
The side event was moderated by Dr. Kartikeya Sarabhai, Director of the Center for Environment Education. The first cluster of presentations focused on the theme of "A World Fit for Children". Dr. Nicholas Alipui, UNICEF Director of Programmes introduced the approach of child-centered programming. Dr. Alexander Leicht, Head of the UNESCO Secretariat for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development spoke about learning towards a sustainable future.
The second cluster covered initiatives that facilitate information sharing, knowledge generation and capacity development for sustainable development. Mr. Nils Boesen, Director of the UNDP Capacity Development Group presented the organization's work in the area of community-level adaptation. Mr. Ricardo Cerruti Oehling from the Foundation for Environmental Education presented eco-schools projects. Dr. Zinaida Fadeeva, Research Fellow, UNU introduced supported Regional Centers of Expertise.
The third cluster featured case studies from education and the private sector that aim at transforming learning systems. Mr. Achim Halpaap, Associate Director and Head, Environment Unit, UNITAR introduced UN CC:Learn, a One UN Initiative involving 32 multilateral organizations to support Member States in designing and implementing results-oriented and sustainable learning to address climate change. Ms. Fanny Demassieux, Head of the Responsible Consumption Unit, Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch, UNEP discussed institutional aspects of strengthening education for sustainable development. The intervention of Dr. Heinz Leuenberger, Director of the Environmental Management Branch at UNIDO focused on clean technology in enterprises. The panel presentations were followed by an interactive discussion on the theme of "The Way Forward – Pathways to Sustainable Development."
UN CC:Learn is a One UN Initiative which supports Member States in designing and implementing results-based and sustainable learning to address climate change through collaboration involving UN agencies and international development partners. The 2011-2013 Pilot Phase covers five country pilot projects including Benin, the Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Malawi and Uganda. UN CC:Learn is included in the 'One UN Climate Change Action Framework' of the UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) through the High Level Committee on Programmes (HLCP). To date, 32 multilateral organizations are collaborating in UN CC:Learn.
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'We see the world, not as it is, but as we are'
Occasionally, just occasionally I visit the countryside in search of dinner and/or accuracy. Where for the most part I shoot unloved action figures and empty larger cans in an event we like to call Airgun Frenzy. Sometimes the best laid plans go awry in a good way. I'm not complaining. Here's how it happened.
As we've had a brief respite from the rain, Elfa had gone away for the weekend, and the freezer has been a rabbit-free zone for weeks, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to put the pellet-to-the-metal and have an afternoons air rifle shooting. With two permissions between us I was hopeful that we'd be able to bring home a few bunnies, and if we didn't, any day out of town is a good one.
Did I mention HunterX was involved? Multiply that by HunterY being there as well, and regular readers will know that we may as well have set Airgun Frenzy in the twilight zone, do do der der do do der der......
HunterX: Air rifles, small game and target shooting Saturday.
SBW: You had me from Air rifles.
SBW: Is Airgun Frenzy still on?
HunterX: Mine 8am Sat.
HunterX: Scrub that. We have to collect HunterY, as near to 7 as you can
SBW: Bell you on route.
We make our arrangements - as ever TBC at the last moment, I prepare a picnic/tapas and hit the road in excellent time. Rather than go to his house where escape velocity may well be impeded by, pretty much anything, we agree to meet in the street at a halfway point. I almost have time for a second round of coffee and danish, after the wait for the cafe to open. HunterX rocks up and we make our way across town. HunterX has a plan. "Y will still be in bed, we'll call him, he'll say we're early and should come in for coffee, we'll refuse and wait for him in the truck, otherwise it'll be lunchtime and we'll still be there."
SBW: "No worries I've laid on a lunch"
HunterX "What does that even mean? 'I've laid on a lunch'?"
SBW: "It means a selection of cold meats, from Spain. a selection of cheeses, from Portugal, an excellent pate, French, some pickles to go with the pate, and plates instead of eating off the wrappers"
HunterY appears carrying a machete, which makes for an unexpected sight on a sleepy west london street on Saturday morning, friday night in south london normal, saturday morning in west london, unusual.
SBW: Where's your air rifle dude?
HunterY: "As St Paul said 'when I became a man I put away childish things'"
HunterX: _________ [Y's famous friend] said that about five years ago at a game fair, and Y has repeated it every time air rifles are mentioned since. Yawn
The cussing, bragging and bickering continue as we drive out of town.
We drive through the flooded fields of the English countryside, that as you may have seen are slowly draining, while its been a tough time for the deer all that sodden ground is about to burst into verdant life, the rains stop for the day and the sun lights up the fields. HunterX casually mentions a few little jobs, all of which could be done with tools and tubes of gloop which I have in abundance. Just not with me. HunterY announces he needs to buy a pair of boots. This is all par for the course. No trip to X's permission is complete without a visit to a hardware store [or two].
Our new friend Kentish Hunter joins us for the afternoon. A true travelling sportsman, he's hunted some very far-flung destinations, and preferring to shoot his own rifle has bought himself a box full of take-down goodness. A Blaser R8 in .243 and what a sweet thing it is too.
Maybe its because I'm an AOH, [adult onset hunter] that the Blaser design appeals to me. Mauser's design is true genius, using the options he had at the time. Blaser's doing away with the bolt and replacing it with a collet that locks the case into the barrel is the next step.
It took me ages to tire of reading the hilarious Blaser knockers online, like all people who know in their heart of hearts that they've lost the argument [they started], the grounds for their dissatisfaction change before the wind. Very few of them are intellectually honest enough to sight either of the two good reasons for not buying a Blaser ; 'I'm not spending THAT on a rifle' and 'If I spent THAT on a rifle I'd want it to be historic or made by one 'smith '. If I lived a life even approaching the life of my dreams I'd have one, but sadly I can't even begin to justify a used R93 let alone the super trick R8.
Like every Kit-Tart I've always thought having tip-top gear that you totally believe in, gives you the confidence to take on the job. Be that Bahco's for wrestling with seized nuts on ancient plumbing or Kifaru/ThermArest for sleeping out in inclement weather. This doesn't seem to be working for the deflated Kentish Hunter who I'd have expected to be full of new-toy-joy but is a font of negativity, even going as far as uttering that most defeatist of phrases "Maybe my wife is right, maybe I'm just not cut out to be a hunter". Que gasps of horror from hunter's X, Y and yours truly.
It happens. I've seen it happen at work, I've seen it happen in love, I've seen it happen to salesmen and to sportsman. It's happened to me.
In Spain, a few months ago, in the campo. The Evil Elfa and I had a shooting competition with her open sighted Cometa .177.
The first to shoot is to put a hole in the pressed steel lid of an old food tin, after that it's how close to the hole for scoring. The sun is going down and the holes are illuminated from behind. Elfa's pellets make the 'phutunk' sound as they cluster around the hole in a tight group, mine are 'pa-ting' sounding different and no holes are appearing. Elfa is beside herself with glee 'don't be too hard on yourself I was trained for this with my dad when I was a kid' she crows, smirking in mock sympathy.
I review my memories of each shot; it all felt so right, the hold, the breath, the settle. I'm falling into my confusion; the gap between practice and feedback seem out of sync. Confusion becomes despondency. Whupped by mi chica.
In my minds eye I can imagine what she'll say as I leave the house for future hunting trips. I'm actually future-pacing my self-doubt. My despondency reaches a new low.
Where it would have remained if the coyote god hadn't made the the wind blow.
For the second time a gust brings the lid down from the fence, this time I go to re-hang it. As I bend to pick it up I see the Zen of this thing, beaten into the metal.
While Elfa's pellets have clustered around the hole, mine are all in a tighter group where they struck but didn't puncture, the tin's embossed rim. About 20mm to the right and 15mm low there are deep dimples, deep deep dimples, where pellets have landed in the craters of previous pellets. One on top of another.
Oh the power of negative thinking.
I can see how Kentish Hunter must feel. Twelve long months have passed between his last deer on the ground, and they were punctuated with a lost deer. The guilt and uncertainty have drained the poor chap of his confidence. I've stalked a lot more than I've shot deer, you've got to be a sport about it, 'it's called hunting not shopping' and all that. But I haven't bought myself a brand new Blaser R8. If I had I'm not sure I'd be so sanguine about it either, the rings on that thing cost more than a perfectly good preloved deer rifle.
There is something in the sportsman's code. Scrub that. There is something in the hobbyist's code, even if he'd said 'maybe I'm just not cut out to make my own mayonnaise" the very fact that he prefaced it with the words 'maybe my wife is right' means that, in the style of fellow freemasons seeing the summoning of aid symbol, Hunters X and Y were now honor-bound to re-inflate his sense of 'Hunter-ness'.
HunterY sets Kentish Hunter up on the range with targets at 100, and 200 meters. Y is an excellent range captain, there is something very avuncular about him as he calmly breaks the procedure down into steps. Kentish Hunter puts round after round within the deer killing zone. Out of the corner of my eye, I catch it. There is a discernible flicker, a long unused neural pathway illuminates as his synapses reconfigure towards 'can do'. Clouds both climatic and metaphorical are blown away from the range and we're in clear sunlight.
Kentish Hunter: "even if I don't get a deer I'm happy". "I think we can do a bit better than that" HunterY
Kentish Hunter offers us the chance to shoot his rifle, HunterY likes to pretend he disdains the Blaser brand [range captain and lead controversialist], HunterX knows I want to have a go and taps his watch like a station master concerned for the smooth running of a timetable in mussolini's Italy.
The 'Settle' or preparation to take a shot, it turns out is something fairly easily practiced, and as its gun-less can be practiced anywhere. That feeling of narrowing my focus of attention can be recreated, and by practicing with the hands of a clock the feedback on how fast you're moving between states, helps you to get faster at moving between generalised alertness and the narrowed focus required. The zen of shooting never stops fascinating me.
With our thoughts we make the world.
As the sun was now falling towards the trees, HunterX sets out his plan for the remaining shooting light, Kentish Hunter in a highseat for Fallow, with me and him to take on the curse of the were-rabbits with our .177's. Before the air rifles can leave their slips HunterY suggests another likely highseat for me to sit in.
Climbing into it I wasn't to wait long before I was able to invite a Roe doe to dinner with HunterX's .243 'cull gun'. A Tikka with its bolt knob replaced with a plastic sphere. It doesn't look as trick as those 'tactical' milled aluminium knobs, but seems loads more ergonomic than the OME or the tactical knob [there's a joke in here somewhere] and was only $10.
As I'm making the rifle safe to climb out of the seat, there's the muffled ping of another .243. Did he? Has the jinx been broken?
HunterY and I are working our way through the gralloch when Kentish Hunter appears dragging a Fallow yearling. I say dragging, but his feet weren't really touching the ground, he's flying. Usually a firm handshake is the order of the day, but this time we all hug him. Kentish Hunter wears a grin that would shame a Cheshire Cat for the rest of the day. Later I casually ask him if he's still thinking of selling his R8. Apparently not. But he does have plans to buy a new scope, a .308 barrel and install a deer hoist in his garage.
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ESA and isolation studies
ESA has previously organised isolation studies. This included the ISEMSI campaign in 1990 in Bergen, Norway, which consisted of six male subjects and lasted 30 days, and the EXEMSI campaign in 1992 in Cologne, Germany, which consisted of three men and one woman and lasted 60 days. These campaigns were performed in shore-based deep diving complexes (hyperbaric chambers). During these two experiments, the psychology of group dynamics and individual performance under isolation and confinement were studied amongst many other topics.
In addition, much of the expertise in isolation studies has been built up by the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute for Biomedical Problems (IBMP) in Moscow, with which ESA has jointly undertaken the Mars500 study.
IBMP cooperation
IBMP had already organised a one year isolation study in 1967/68. ESA also participated in some of the more recent studies. In 1994, ESA cooperated with IBMP on the Human Behaviour in Extended Spaceflight (HUBES) study. This study, which took place at the IBMP facility in Moscow, involved a crew of three men and lasted 135 days. For this campaign the mission duration and the crew number, as well as many others organisational and operational aspects were modelled with respect to the EuroMir-95 mission, which at that time was due to take place the following year.
In 1999, ESA also cooperated with IBMP on the 'Simulation of the Flight of the International Crew on Space Station' (SFINCSS). This experiment was aimed at modelling the living conditions on the International Space Station. The simulation, which also took place at the IBMP facility, involved three crews living simultaneously in connected chambers.
One crew was confined for 240 days, while a second crew stayed in the connected chamber for 110 days and was followed by a third crew, who also stayed 110 days in the same chamber.
Space Shuttle and Soyuz ferry flights were simulated by several visiting crews for 8 days at a time. ESA's main experiment during SFINCSS-99 was the Flywheel Exercise Device, which produced positive results during the study and is currently on the ISS to be used as an exercise device for the ISS crews.
Full martian mission simulation
In 2004, IBMP started considering using its facilities for a simulation of a full martian mission profile (i.e. 520-700 days of isolation) and invited ESA to participate in the programme. This programme, which was given the name Mars500, took shape in the following years. The crew of the 105-day isolation study consisted of two Europeans and the 520-day isolation crew will have two members from Europe as well.
Based on experience gained from isolation studies, from other terrestrial-based simulation facilities such as with bed rest studies, and of course from studies on human missions in low Earth orbit, especially within the last two decades, the European scientific and technology community has gained substantial experience in assessing the risks for humans in the space environment.
In addition to being helpful in determining psychological aspects of spaceflight, this research has been invaluable in determining radiation hazards and the adaptation to weightlessness, as well as in the development of life support systems.
This knowledge is a solid base when approaching the next frontier, namely human missions beyond the Earth orbit, i.e. to the Moon or to Mars. This not only means additional challenges in the areas of radiation protection and human physiology, it also gives a greater importance in other areas of research and technology such as the psychological issues of long-duration spaceflight as were studied within Mars500.


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Children love to learn. In fact, you can't stop them from learning; it's inherent in their very being. They bounce through their first handful of years tasting, smelling, touching, and listening to everything they possibly can; they are authentically in love with learning. The key for parents is to acknowledge this inherent love for learning and make sure they select the right people, places, and circumstances to continually support their children as they venture out into the world. The good news is we haven't been left to our own devices. We've been given a tool to help keep our children's love for learning alive and well: intuition!
Throughout my career, I've spent hours coaching parents about the power of intuition when raising and educating our children. My message is always the same: The most important thing you can do for your child is to trust and follow your intuition. It doesn't matter how much formal education you have, how much research shows you should be doing this or that, or how many experts with PhDs are telling you what you need to do or not do. At the end of the day, no one knows what's best for your child better than you. If you follow your intuition, your child will be in the right place getting exactly what they need 100% of the time.
As I was raising my sons, Brock and Gabe, this intuition was my preemptive comfort. It made me aware and cautious of potential hazards, told me to take numerous head counts while at the park, and allowed me to look in on them just one more time before going to bed at night. Once my children were in school, it let me know which teacher could provide the best possible learning environment, which adults truly had my children's best interests at heart, and in no uncertain terms, if something was going on in my child's education that was tampering with their love for learning instead of honoring it.
I trusted my intuition, even when it meant I had to buck the system with its scary rules and intimidating people. I trusted it even when I didn't have any facts, logic, or wordy rationales to back it up. Once, it spoke to me and told me to pick up a phone and call home just in time to find out that one of my boys had been in a terrible bike accident. It wasn't a literal voice (although I have talked with parents that have had this experience) but more of a knowing feeling that something wasn't right. In this case, it prompted me to ask the clerk in the store if I could use her phone (this was way before cell phones).
I experience my intuition as a feeling; a sort of hunch or "hum" telling me that something is up or not quite right. We may call it different things, and each of us may experience it a bit differently, but the common thread is this: it's an internal mechanism we have and it's quite powerful. My experience, plus the testimony of multitudes of parents I have worked with over the years, has been that when we trust these feelings our children end up with the best possible educational solution, and we find their joy for learning alive and well. Conversely when we don't pay attention to it, we leave our children at risk for losing their inherent abilities and love for learning.
So, listen to and trust your intuition about your child and their education. No one knows the best learning environment, curriculum, teacher, or school for your student better than you. If you are tempted to waiver, giving in to self-doubt, please contact me! I will remind you in short to trust yourself, to listen to and follow your feelings, and provide you will a long list of other intuition-following parents you can call on for support.
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Yes, you read that right. You'll talk to a Sporty's employee with an average customer service tenure of 28 years. This isn't a phone bank in some remote location—our Customer Service people work side by side with other staff right here at the Clermont County Airport in Ohio.
You'll talk to one of our helpful staff—Angie, Carmen, Joyce, Janet, Eric, all of them—they are all dedicated to getting you answers, helping you out, solving a problem, hearing a complaint. Whatever it takes to make sure your shopping experience with Sporty's is the best possible.
It all starts with our guarantee that remains unchanged since 1962. If for any reason you are not 100% satisfied with your purchase, let us know—we will make it right. If you would like a refund or exchange, please return the product within 30 days in the same condition in which it was received. That's it—no fine print and no hassle.
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We're proud to offer the fastest service of anyone in the business. If you order today before 4:00 P.M. Eastern (weekdays), it will be on its way this afternoon. Mail orders ship the same day we receive them.
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Delivery time for international orders is approximately 14 business days depending on customs and destination.
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If you would like a refund or exchange, please return the product, along with this form, in the same condition in which it was received, within 30 days. Personalized products such as embroidered shirts or engraved glasses are not returnable. Gift cards are non-refundable and cannot be redeemed for cash.Sporty's Shops
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Hometown: Rodney Mullen
Rodney Mullen Hometown
Alachua County, Florida
By Sean Mortimer
If you look closely at Rodney's recent coverage—the typical gnar tech we've come to expect from The Mutt—you might notice that the majority has been goofy footed. He's spent the last two years in semi-seclusion figuring out how to erase his stance. (Not switch—we're talking NO favored stance.) But The Mutt broke away from his intense regimen to talk with us about his memories of driving tractors and skating with the cows.
When I was 10 and started skating, I lived in Gainesville, Florida in a typical suburban neighborhood. Maybe three other people skated there. This was the surf days of skating, around '77. It was also the pre-quarterpipe era and the skaters in the neighborhood built a mini-bank and painted a wave on it. They'd wiggle through the ramp pretending they were getting tubed. There were hills to bomb and curbs to go off. My mom had all these potted plants so I'd steal the pots and put them on the road to practice slalom. After a year, my dad built a little ramp for me.
Rodney in 1983.
I skated there for about a year and a half and then I moved out into the country—Alachua County, Florida. Our property had hundreds of acres and we raised cattle on it. One of my daily duties was doing hay. I grew up on tractors. The skaters in my old neighborhood were the coolest people and then I moved and it was just me and the cows and the three-car garage where I skated. I was always off to my own anyway, but it was hard being stuffed into a garage. That was tough, but you're a kid—you just roll with it.
Tank was a farmhand I used to do my daily chores with. He was a great guy. He was like a mentor and I'd show him new tricks. [Rodney showed him 360s flips after he invented them.] I said, "What do you think of this new trick?" He didn't know what to say. How does he relate to it? He was just stoked for me and had this great laugh.
I skated the garage for a few years and then they built a skatepark in the city and I went there on the weekends. Going to the park on the weekends was cool, but I spent so much time alone as a kid that I didn't know how to interact. But everyone was always nice with me. I skated vert but I wasn't super duper great or anything. I just did handplants, varials, fastplants, halfcab boardslides, lipslides—stuff like that. My dad was a dentist and the deal was the first time I got hurt I had to quit skating. The first big slam I had, I knocked my two front teeth out. I was goofing around on a rainy day waiting for it to dry and I whipped out. [Rodney's father made Rodney stop skating vert but allowed him to skate flatland if he wore safety equipment.]
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Not a lot of people did flatland at the park—why would you? There was a whole skatepark to ride. I was the only skateboarder out there on this rollerskating rink that went around a little lake. An alligator found its way into the lake and it'd appear sometime. I was stuck out there with the rollerskaters during the roller boogie era. It was really weird back then.
Then my dad built an open barn and poured a cement floor. It meant so much to me and he put in really nice lights because I liked to skate at night. But they didn't level the ground so there were all these crazy dips—right when you're setting up to do something, you'd hit a dip and whip out. It would rain and there'd be puddles everywhere.
California represented absolute freedom for me. I had very limited exposure to a lot of things because of how I grew up. [Rodney's dad was extremely strict.] Moving out to California wasn't a goal—it was a dream. I was so stoked to come to California for contests that when I was there, I'd tape the radio station KROQ. When I needed a boost I'd play those tapes in the barn while I skated for the memories. KROQ didn't always play the best music, but at least I had the feeling of being somewhere else. It was my own world out there in the barn, an escape. It was dark and then you had the bright lights and you felt like you were in space.
Mortimer wrote some books with Hawk, Mullen, Daewon, Olson, Vallely, Haslam, etc.
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Mississippi School Forces Students To Listen To Christian Lecture, Teachers Block Exits
By Stephen D. Foster Jr.
Religious freedom is being killed in Mississippi. It has been for a few years now. And Christian fundamentalism is the murderer.
Mississippi is ground zero for religious anti-abortion fanatics. They've literally nearly outlawed abortion in the state in an effort to strip women of their reproductive rights. Mississippi is also the state where Republicans passed a law forcing public schools to give students an open forum to push their religious views onto others, something that mostly favors Christian students. And now, Mississippi is home to a school that has attacked religious liberty in the worst way.
Northwest Rankin High School in Flowood, Mississippi is under fire for allegedly forcing its students to attend and listen to Christian lectures during three assemblies held in April alone. Worse yet, students were barred from leaving and teachers blocked the exits to prevent any of them from doing so. One student was able to film one of the assemblies. As a result, a lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the students by the American Humanist Association. The organization filed the suit on Wednesday.
According to Raw Story,
"The assemblies showed a video laced with Christian messages about overcoming personal hardships through Jesus Christ and were allegedly led by local church officials."
These church officials spoke about Jesus Christ dying "for our sins" and that the only way "to atone" for those sins is to accept Jesus. In other words, Christian officials were trying to indoctrinate students into the Christian religion whether they liked it or not.
Under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, such assemblies are unconstitutional because they violate the religious freedom of those who do not want to be in attendance. And since the school forced all of the students to be there and physically blocked them from leaving, these students were held against their will. That action is known as unlawful restraint and it is a felony. So this high school basically committed a crime in the effort to convert non-Christians to Christianity.
Whenever the Christian Right claims that religious freedom is under attack by the government, that's simply a way to hide the fact that they themselves are attacking religious freedom. What is happening in Mississippi isn't new. Similar instances are occurring in states around the country, where religious zealots have positioned themselves within state governments in an effort to shape the states with their sick and twisted version of Christianity. To date, North Dakota, Arkansas, Kansas, Virginia, Florida, Nebraska, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana have all passed or seriously considered laws written based on an extreme religious view. These bills and laws are specifically designed to target reproductive rights, science, history, and other religions in an effort to declare America a Christian nation, even though the Constitution forbids laws that place one religion over another. But that is exactly what all these bills attempt to do. By introducing and passing such measures, states are favoring a specific yet misguided Christian viewpoint despite the fact that not every citizen is a Christian. Some practice Islam, some practice Judaism, some practice Buddhism, and some are even agnostics and atheists. And not even all Christians have the same views. But nevertheless, Republicans are endorsing one specific religious view, and that view is extreme fundamentalism, and extreme fundamentalism in any religion is dangerous. And when you have to stoop to the low level of holding kids captive in an effort to convert them, your religion is a bad one.
I am disgusted by the actions of these religious "leaders" and this high school in particular.
I do, however, disagree that most of these folks are Republicans. Yes, a goodly number of them are but you also have Democrats, Independents and Libertarians who are "fundamentalist Christians" as well.
Is THIS what is now means to be a follower of the Christ?
Is THIS what "showing the face of Christ" to the world has become?
Are these folks any different from fundamentalist Islamists?
Is this high school any different than the madras's in the Middle East?
I am sick to my stomach right now.
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Chris takes another break from the solo. This time, he looks at a pentatonic sequence that is reminiscent of something Jimmy Page might do.
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Although this is a horror movie, this scene, of course, is light and it can be used with all audiences. However, in order to prevent the youger ones from being curious and renting the movie, I recommend you show it only to adults.
Personal Space - This air space around us is a private area that we consider almost as an extension of our body. Personal space is the distance that you keep between yourself and another person. It varies widely between cultures.
I. Work in groups:
There are actually many psychological and physical effects that are immediately activated when someone is getting too close, invading your personal space. They cause us to behave a little different than usual, some examples (not all of them must occur). Discuss how you would feel, and if the following reactions would apply to you when someone invades your personal space. Think about traveling on a crowded airplane or/and a stranger asking you for directions. :
● Extreme self awareness – suddenly you forget how to act 'naturally'
● You limit movements and gestures
● You reduce eye contact
● You turn aside or away from the intruder
● You immediately take a step back or get away from the intruder
● You adopt a defensive position – folded arms, less smiles, tense posture
● You stop the conversation entirely
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It's important to understand the personal space requirements of a different culture, so that you're not perceived as rude (by standing too far away) or pushy (by standing too close).
Personal space also includes touching. In Mediterranean and South American cultures, touching is an important part of conversation and connecting. If you don't touch others, you'll be considered cold. However, in Eastern countries, touching is often considered taboo, and you'll offend your colleagues if you pat them on the back or touch their arm.
II. Read the information below and decide if you agree with them and why.
According to the site above, all of them are true, and I definetly agree with them.
III. Watch the movie segment and discuss with your friends:
1. Where is the couple from?
2. Why were they so worried about who could seat next to them?
3. Who was more worried? The man or the woman? How do you know?
4. How did they react when they felt their personal space invaded?
5. How did the "intruders" react?
6. How would you have reacted?
7. How would someone from your country react in that situation? Would their reaction be the same as yours or the couple's?
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FAIRFIELD -- Shoddy fielding cost the Ludlowe baseball team its rivalry game Monday against cross-town foe Warde. However, the fielding was solid two days later as the Falcons got all their runs in the last three innings on Wednesday to rally past Westhill 4-3 in an FCIAC game at Kiwanis Field.
Reliable fielding rarely wins games by itself unless there is strong pitching and timely hitting to complement the defense. Ludlowe got both and won it on shortstop Taylor Szemplinski's single into right-center field with two outs and the bases loaded in the seventh inning.
Westhill brought a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth, then responded to the Falcons' three-run fifth, which gave them a 3-2 lead, with a two-out, bases-loaded walk by sophomore second baseman John Spoto that made it 3-3 in the top of the sixth inning.
Ludlowe's victory improved its overall record to 10-6 overall and 8-6 in the FCIAC. The Falcons had begun the day in a tie for ninth place in the conference standings along with Greenwich and Wilton. The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs beginning May 27.
The Vikings entered the game at No. 4. The loss drops Westhill 10-7 overall and 10-5 in the conference.
Westhill coach DJ Mulvany was hoping for a win over Ludlowe to give the Vikings some comfort within the FCIAC field.
"It was a big game for both of us," Mulvany said. "I wasn't looking forward to knocking them out. I was looking at it as one big step at getting closer to the FCIAC tournament. We certainly blew an opportunity to play with a little less pressure next week.
"Ludlowe always plays us tough. Ludlowe has had some nice wins. Every (FCIAC) game is a huge game."
The starting pitchers accepted the challenge of game's importance, though neither got the decision. Westhill starter Billy Blau last 4 2/3 innings, giving up six hits and a walk with one strikeout. He surrendered a two-out, bases-loaded two-run single to Ludlowe right fielder Patrick O'Leary in the fifth that turned the Falcons' 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 led.
Austin Nardi relieved him, got out of the inning and issued a walk in the sixth inning to the Falcons. An infield error hurt Nardi in the bottom of the seventh, but he allowed a single to first baseman Kevin Hickey before Mulvany decided to have O'Leary reach on an intential walk to load the bases, setting up a force at any plate. Then Szemplinksi delivered.
Sophomore Chris Huzil relieved Falcons' starter Dan Stanko in the sixth inning after Spoto tied at 3-3 with his bases-loaded walk. Huzil hit Westhill's Luke Dawson leading off the top of the seventh but that was it.
"He hasn't had many opportunities (to pitch this season)," Falcons' coach Mike Francese said of Huzil. "The next time we put him in there, we'll have more confidence in him. He has a live fastball and he pounds the strike zone. He took full advantage (of the opportunity)."
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Records: Westhill 10-7, 10-5 FCIAC; Ludlowe 10-6, 8-6 FCIAC. Batteries: W--Billy Blau, Austin Nardi (5) (L, 0-1) and Mike Rossi; L--Daniel Stanko, Chris Huzil (6) (W, 1-0) and Connor Daley. Highlights: W--Dave Lauture had an RBI walk; Luke Dawson had an RBI single; starter Billy Blau gave up 6 hits and 1 walk with 1 strikeout; L--Patrick O'Leary (2-for-2) had a two-run single; Taylor Szemplinski had game-winning single; starter Dan Stanko allowed 7 hits and 4 walks with 3 strikeouts.


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While there are miles of trails for the dedicated hiker and backpacker, Big Sur also offers spectacular scenery within steps of Highway 1. And for those willing to hike a few miles, the rewards include rapidly changing settings of oak and lush redwood forests, ocean views, rocky streams, and coastal brush.
This web site is a collection of favorite day hikes, both easy and challenging, sorted by scenic appeal and personal bias. Having hiked in Big Sur for over 30 years, its a neverending treat to bring visitors in for a day or two.
The question quickly arises: "which hikes are a must-see while were here?"
Not an easy one to answer, since everyone has different preferences. But there are a few spots the first time visitor needs to see, and a handful of hikes the persistent visitor wont want to miss.
Hiking in Big Sur is reliably safe, but there are a few Hazards to be aware of. In particular, know how to identify poison oak, and what to do if you inadvertently touch it.
This website features a Hike Map of the Big Sur coast, with the locations of all hikes described here and major landmarks noted. Each hike also has its own printable trail map.
There is also a page with Big Sur Information, including links to local weather forecasts, information about the best times to visit the area, and other points of interest.
Other Adventures includes several more favorite excursions near the Big Sur area. These include visiting the Elephant Seals just north of San Simeon, Point Lobos south of Carmel, and Montana De Oro State Park near Morro Bay.
Finally, the Big Sur Photo Gallery offers some favorite pictures taken on various hikes in Big Sur, and presented in no particular order.


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Erste Group's Ronald Stoeferle has released another must read report on gold, recapping all the recent developments in the space, and more importantly putting the recent price moves in context. While there are numerous key observations which we leave to readers to uncover on their own, arguably the key fact is the following: "The possession of gold is tantamount to pure ownership without liabilities. This also explains why it does not pay any ongoing interest: it does not contain any counterpart risk. Along with the International Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, JPMorgan now also accepts gold as collateral. The European Commission for Economic and Monetary Affairs has also decided to accept the gold reserves of its member states as additionally lodged collateral. We also regard the most recent initiatives in Utah and in numerous other States as well as in Malaysia, and the planned remonaterisation of silver in Mexico as a clear sign of the times. The foundation of a return to "sound money" seems to have been laid." And as the currency basket vs gold since 1999 chart below demonstrates, the key feature of fiat money is that is most certainly has liabilities, paradoxically in the form of central bank assets which collateralize it. The more worthless "assets" that are taken up by central banks to match the balance sheet expansion, the more worthless the actual currency in the form of actual circulating paper and reserves. As such it is not so much the actual dilution of fiat paper that devalues it: it is the increasingly less valuable available collateral that supports it. As for the future: one of Erste's scarier hypotheticals is that should the US lose control of its monetary base, leading to a 1000% jump in said monetary metric, the shadow price of gold assuming 40% backing of gold, would be $99,419. Frankly we have yet to hear even some of the most undaunted gold bulls throw this number around.
Probably the most important chart which each and every report on modern monetary analysis should include is the following: the one showing the relative value of gold versus a basket of currencies. While it is true that within the closed system of fiat currencies, where the devaluation of one leads explicitly to the revaluation of another (or others), the ceaseless dilution of all ultimately leads to an absolute loss in credibility and value relative to hard assets. Per Erste:
The following chart also shows the clearly intact downward trend of most currencies vis-à-vis gold. The equally weighted currency basket consists of US dollar, euro, Swiss franc, yuan, Indian rupee, British pound, and Australian dollar. The downward trend is intact and is at the moment only marginally above the trend line. We have little reason to believe that the downward trend should subside in the foreseeable future, which is why we stick to our positive assessment of the future gold price development.
And some more observations on the central bank-FX-gold interplay:
We underestimated the supply of "digital printing ink" by the Fed and the relentless deficit spending. In June 2010 we had not expected the US central bank to attach as little importance to monetary stability as it ended up doing. We believe that the "Bernanke put" is the main reason for the rising prices in the commodity segment. The Fed has repeatedly referred to the positive effects of higher share prices. Gold also benefits from the decrease in risk aversion, as the following chart clearly illustrates. The higher correlation between the equity market and many commodities can hardly be explained by traditional supply/demand structures; in fact, the monetary policy seems to have turned into the most important determinant of the financial markets.
Other key highlights in the report focus on why excessive structural debt suggest much more future appreciation in the price of gold, why negative real eates have been a boon to gold price increase, the dead end of debt saturation which means that soon baseless currency destruction will be the only outcome of further monetary and fiscal easing, on gold and silver as official means of payment versus Gresham's law, on why money is now gold according to the regression theorem, and much more.
Probably one of the most curious observations in the report goes to the gold stock-to-flow ratio.
The most important feature of gold is definitely its extremely high stock-to-flow ratio. The aggregate volume of all the gold ever produced comes to about 170,000 tonnes. This is the stock. Annual production was 2,586 tonnes in 2010 according to the World Gold Council. That is the flow. Dividing the former by the latter, we receive the stock-to-flow ratio of 65 years.
Stock-to-flow as most important reason for the monetary relevance of gold and silver Paradoxically, gold is not scarce – the opposite is the case: it is one of the most widely dispersed goods in the world. Given that its industrial use is limited, the majority of all gold ever produced is still available. The recycling of existing gold accounts for a much larger share of supply than for other commodities. This is also why any significant production expansions or disruptions can be absorbed more easily. We therefore believe that gold is not that precious because it is extremely scarce, but because the opposite is true: gold is considered that precious because the annual production is so low relative to the stock. This feature has been acquired in the course of centuries and cannot be undone anymore.
Global gold reserves grow by an annual 1.5% and thus at a much slower rate than all the other money supply aggregates around the globe. The growth rate is vaguely in line with population growth. The trust in the current and future purchase power of money or any means of payment not only depends on how much is available now, but also on how the quantity will change over time. If mining production were to increase by 50% (which is highly unlikely), this would only translate into an annual increase of 3%. This fact creates a sense of security as far as the availability is concerned and prevents natural inflation. If production were down for a year, this would also have little effect on the overall situation. On the other hand, if the copper production were to be disrupted for an extended period of time, the stocks would be exhausted after about 30 days. For example, if a huge new mine were to come online and supply doubled, this would come with huge repercussions for the copper price, but with hardly any for gold. This stability and safety is a crucial prerequisite for the creation of trust. And it is what differentiates gold and silver as monetary metals clearly from commodities and the other precious metals. Commodities are consumed, whereas gold is hoarded. This also explains why traditional supply/demand models are only of limited use for the gold market.
Due to the high stock-to-flow ratio gold tends to be traded in contango. This means that the futures price is above the spot price. The last backwardation in gold dates back to2008, while silver was traded in backwardation in January 2011. In the case of backwardation, the market sends a signal as a result of which demand all of a sudden increases, and it makes no sense anymore from an economic point of view to bet on a later delivery date, given that the costs of storage, financing, and insurance would be higher. Backwardation is a clear sign of supply shortages.
What are the implications - enter the Shadow Gold Price:
In 2008 we set our long-term price target of USD 2,300 for the first time. We continue to expect the gold price to rise at least to the inflation-adjusted all-time-high of USD 2,300/ounce (dating from 1980) at the end of the bull market. Some historical comparisons suggest even higher spheres. When we compare the pinnacle of the previous gold bull market with the closing prices of 2010, we find that gold had increased only marginally in relation to the S&P index, the money supply, debt, or even the US dollar reserves.
QB Asset Management calculates the so-called "Shadow Gold Price" ("SGP"). It divides the US Monetary Base by U.S. official gold holdings, the same formula actually used during the Bretton Woods regime to fix the exchange value of the dollar at USD 35.00/ounce. It would be the theoretical price of gold today were the Fed to depreciate the USD to a level that would cover systemic bank liabilities (transform a debt-based into a asset backed currency). The current Shadow Gold Price would be just under USD 10,000. This figure illustrates the magnitude of monetary inflation already embedded into the system, sitting latent and threatening to increase the general price level.
The following table shows the theoretical Shadow Gold Price in different base-money supply scenarios. If the money supply were to fall by 25%, then the SGP would still be USD 7,456, if the monetary base were to rise by another 50%, then it would be at USD 16,634.
This calculation is by no means a pure mind game but rather the way the exchange rate between paper and money was calculated during the Bretton Woods Agreement. After the Federal Reserve Act of 1914 coverage was set to at least 40%. Therefore we have also based our calculations on a 40% coverage ratio.
At the moment less than 2.6% of US government debt is covered by gold, which is clearly below the long-term median of 5%. Should the gold price therefore double, the coverage would only rise to the long-term median. But this would also require stable government debt, which is less than likely. The highs of the ratio dating from the 1980s would only be reached at a price of about USD 15,000.
If one were to fully cover the current debt with gold, the price would have to increase to USD 57,000/ounce. That said, a full coverage is extremely unlikely; at its highs the ratio was at 55% in 1915 and at slightly less than 25% in 1980.
All this and much more in the full report below.


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While Neil Young spoke to a Calgary news conference at the Jack Singer Concert Hall prior to his Sunday night show, five rock star-style motorhomes were left running outside, spewing fumes into the Calgary air, even though they were mostly unoccupied.
Inside the concert hall, the 68-year-old rock 'n' roll legend was talking about the "elephant in the room," which he later explained was man-made global warming. The only elephant I could see was his enormous carbon footprint and his even bigger hypocrisy between his walk and his talk.
Oh, his talk is righteous, all right. His walk, however, remains an abomination.
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Calgary was the last stop on Young's four-city Honor the Treaties tour, which is designed to raise awareness and money for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, which is suing the federal government and Shell Canada in an effort to stop Shell's Jackpine Mine expansion proposal in northern Alberta.
The first question Young was asked was, does he ever fly on private jets?
"Yes, I do fly on private jets," said the 68-year-old rock 'n' roll hall of famer. "Sometimes I have to brush shoulders with oil executives," he said, his face screwing up in distaste. The horror! Poor old Neil. If that's supposed to absolve him of some of his environmental guilt, he needs to recognize that oil executives don't tend to lecture others on how to live absolving them of the sin of hypocrisy, at least.
"Sometimes to play my shows I have to use them (private jets) to get from one place to another to do my job and be in good enough shape to do my job when I get there," explained Young.
So, what's the main thing wrong with that explanation? If you said Young's use of the words "I have to," you'd be right. Neil Young does NOT "have to" fly on a private jet. He chooses to.
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In other words, for Neil Young and other hawkers of hypocrisy like him, he chooses his own comfort over his convictions. Actually, scrap that. If he actually truly believed that human created CO2 causes catastrophic global warming, he wouldn't even so much as look at a private jet let alone climb aboard one.
Flying by private jet is the most carbon intensive way to move humans next to space travel.
According to a 2008 report entitled High Flyers: How Private Jet Travel is Straining the System, Warming the Planet, and Costing You Money," private jet travel is at least five times more carbon intensive than commercial air travel.
For example, the report states that four passengers flying in a private Cessna Citation X from Los Angeles to New York would each be responsible for more than five times as much CO2 emitted by a commercial air passenger making the same trip.
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But that's a very forgiving calculation when you consider about 40 per cent of private jet flights are empty as pilots often return home rather that waiting for the return trip.
What's more, private jet travelers pay lower taxes and fees than ordinary commercial travelers.
The irony wasn't lost on me that the person who chirped up to come to Young's defence on his high-flying lifestyle was David Suzuki, the CBC television star who is fond of flying hither and yon and is severely over housed — as he owns several large homes and often insists on his own limo when he goes on CBC shoots rather than travel with the rest of the film crew. Two CBC camera men, who have asked to remain anonymous, have told me so.
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Outside, Young's diesel buses spewed away, keeping the interiors toasty warm, with a big-screen television displaying a football game to no one at all.
How do I know that the buses were running while Young was inside the Jack Singer concert hall? Because I spoke to a security guard tasked with keeping fans away from the five buses parked along 9th Avenue across from the Epcor Centre of the Performing Arts and also in the parking lot and in the loading dock.
When asked if the buses had all been kept running for the past hour, he said they had been running for longer than that.
I knocked on the doors of all of the buses, rented or leased from Florida Coach Luxury Design and Leasing, and only one was opened by a young man who introduced himself as a cook. The chef explained that the motorhomes, must be kept running to run the equipment aboard.
"But some of the buses don't appear to have anyone on board," I said.
"We just always keep them running whether they're occupied or not, but we use bio-diesel which is trucked in from the U.S., so it's OK."
Get it? A little bio diesel here a little solar power there and the gigantic greenhouse gas footprint of the likes of Neil Young and David Suzuki should be overlooked by us peons who have much smaller carbon footprints.
Never mind that biodiesel is causing great hardship for the world's poorest citizens since staple food crops like corn are used to power vehicles rather than grow their food, causing their food prices to spike.
There is no doubt that Neil Young is a very talented musician with a heart of gold. Too bad his facts are made of mush and his lifestyle and rock-star livelihood is the very thing that makes Saudi Arabia's bloody oil gush and pressure for Alberta's oilsands to continue to grow.
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The Weasley Candy Emporium (or simply Weasley Emporium) was, in conjunction with Weasley Supplies Bargain Basement, a small business created by the Weasley twins during the 1991-1992 school year.[1]
It was a small shop, ran by Fred Weasley, in which sweets and potions could be bought and/or sold.[1]
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There might be many ways to skin the proverbial cat, but there's really only one way to make a successful horror film: Challenge the audience with the unexpected. The trouble is, it's much, much harder to go that route than take the oft-frequented shortcut employed by many a would-be horror auteur: Crib your ideas from what you've already seen and give the audience precisely what they are anticipating.
It is, unfortunately, the latter method employed by the "Saw" boys, director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell, in their latest film. They take a different tack from the quasi-torture porn stylings of their previous smash-hit franchise, and instead attempt to build a domestic haunted house flick, channeling everything from "Poltergeist" to "Paranormal Activity" to "The Shining" in the process.
The story concerns a family who has just moved to a new house, a heavy-wood-and-door-knob affair with multiple bedrooms for the three children. The husband, Josh (Patrick Wilson), a schoolteacher, and wife, Renai (Rose Byrne), a would-be songwriter, believe their new house to be a "fresh start" (from what, exactly, is never made clear). Of course, shortly after they move in, strange happenings begin. Closed doors open, books are thrown about, and the sounds of people stomping around upstairs can be heard at all hours. To make matters worse, the oldest son, Dalton (Ty Simpkins), after a scary encounter in the attic, falls into a mysterious coma from which doctors can neither revive him nor provide much of an explanation for his condition.
In desperation, the family moves to a new house, but the hauntings continue. Perplexed, they eventually employ a psychic (Lin Shaye) recommended by Renai's off-kilter mother (Barbara Hershey) to solve the mystery, which, as you can imagine, ultimately involves astral projection, alternate worlds and a secret from Josh's own childhood.
Whereas the first third of the flick sets a reasonably spooky atmosphere, this is the kind of horror film where the more you find out about what's happening, the far less terrifying it becomes. By the time Josh enters "the further" (psychic's term) in order to rescue his son, we've pretty much hit neighborhood-haunted-house standards of terror: women in bad make-up and fright wigs, kids in chains, creepy men smiling sardonically, and a red-faced dude sharpening his claws on a giant manicure wheel, everything enveloped by a rich and inexhaustible swirl of dry-ice fog to the musical accompaniment of struck piano strings. Expect the expected.