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As of Aug. 1, 7.711 million acres have been reported to FSA as prevented planting for 2013. That's a sharp rise from the 1.238 million acres the agency said were unplanted in 2012.
Here's the commodity breakdown for prevented acres reported to FSA:
For corn, Minnesota tops the list in prevented planting acres, with 616,671. With its August Crop Production report, USDA estimated 8.2 million acres of corn are planted in the state. Iowa is next in line with 613,257 prevented planting acres. USDA estimates 13.5 million acres of corn are planted in Iowa.
Prevented planting acres surpass 200,000 in all of these states: Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and Wisconsin
For soybeans, North Dakota is the clear leader in prevented planting acres, with 418,046. Coming in second is Minnesota, with 203,760 prevented planting acres.
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European Journal of Neurology
Volume 10, Issue 1, pages 59–62, January 2003
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Allam, M. F., Del Castillo, A. S. and Navajas, R. F.-C. (2003), Parkinson's disease, smoking and family history: meta-analysis. European Journal of Neurology, 10: 59–62. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2003.00512.x
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My six year old granddaughter can grasp it and we all enjoy playing it together. Can be played and enjoyed at different levels (i.e. with or without defensive measures).
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I bought it for myself and my mother. My mom plays it all the time with both friends and buy herself. She says it's one of the best presents she's gotten.
I've played it with only one other person, and it was still challenging and fun.
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Played at a friends house first time and loved it! Works your brain and is fun at the same time. Would recommend it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Red-Green Colorblind? Think twice about this game...,
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Qwirkle is a fun game, and very easy for my 6-year-old grandson to grasp the basics. However, I immediately had a problem because I am red-green colorblind, as is a fair percentage of the male population. The colors chosen for the Qwirkle tiles include blue and purple, which are hard for me to distinguish. There are also green, red, and orange tiles, all in very muted tones, which look very similar to one another for those of us who are red-green color blind. I would suggest that Mindware consider using brighter tones to make the color choices more distinctive. I play other color-oriented games using green, red, orange, and blue game pieces, and I do not have trouble distinguishing the bright colors. I think Mindware has unfortunately chosen very muted hues of those colors, making the differences too subtle for some of us to discern. (Note: Purple vs. blue is always difficult for me, so I would avoid one or the other color in the same game.) We have decided to paint white dots on some of the pieces in order to distinguish one from another: purple pieces have one dot to distinguish them from blue (no dots). Green pieces have one dot and orange pieces have two dots, to distinguish them from each other and from red pieces (no dots). Yellow is no problem!! :)
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The Serengeti Shared Safari Camp makes use of a traditional mobile tented camp on a shared-use basis, periodically moving location within the Serengeti according to Migration game movements and weather conditions. Although the camp will NOT move during your actual stay, the chances of being within reach of the wildebeest migration, which is one of the principle goals of any visit to the Serengeti, are greatly enhanced by this mobility.
The camp has up to 16 guests staying at anyone time in its eight luxury tents with en suite bathrooms. The focus of the camp is a large dining tent with a shaded 'sitting out' area. As well as a fully-stocked complimentary bar, there is a small reference library of African books and a variety of games. There is a campfire every evening, around which guests can share the day's adventures with like-minded souls.
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National Report prepared for the 7th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)
Implementation of the Ramsar Convention in general, and of the Ramsar Strategic Plan 1997-2002 in particular, during the period since the National Report was prepared in 1995 for Ramsar COP6
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Ramsar Strategic Plan - General Objective 1
To progress towards universal membership of the Convention.
1.1 Describe any actions your government has taken (such as hosting regional or subregional meetings/consultations, working cooperatively with neighbouring countries on transfrontier wetland sites) to encourage others to join the Convention.
No action taken.
Ramsar Strategic Plan - General Objective 2
To achieve the wise use of wetlands by implementing and further developing the Ramsar Wise Use Guidelines.
2.1 Has a National Wetland Policy/Strategy/Action Plan been developed, or is one being developed or planned for the near future? If so:
a. What are/will be its main features?
No National Wetland Policy has been developed, but a National Mire Conservation Plan is being implemented.
b. Was it, or is it, intended that the Policy/Strategy/Action Plan be adopted by the whole of Government, the Minister responsible for Ramsar matters or through some other process. Please describe.
The Mire Conservation Plan is endorsed by the Government.
c. How does it relate/will it relate to other national environmental/ conservation planning initiatives (e.g., National Environmental Action Plans, National Biodiversity Action Plans, National Conservation Strategies)?
The Mire Conservation Plan is included as one element in the National Biodiversity Action Plan. Another objective in the Action plan concerns a nation-wide survey of lakes and watercourses.
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b. a committee drawn from several Ministries, or
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2.4 For countries with Federal systems of Government, are there Wetland Policies/Strategies/Plans in place, being developed or planned for the provincial/state or regional levels of Government? Yes/No If yes, please give details.
Not relevant.
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As a result from reviews, the following decisions have been taken recently: (i) To introduce a general ban of further drainage in southern Sweden and parts of middle Sweden. The ban is likely to be geographically expanded to the north in the near future. (ii) To introduce a general ban of further drainage in all Ramsar sites. (iii) To have a stricter interpretation and enforcement in relation to further drainage, resulting in a situation where further drainage is not accepted in the most valuable areas according to the National Wetland Inventory. (iv) To forbid the use of lead shot when hunting ducks and geese as of 1 July 1998. The ban is expected to be formally widened in the coming years if not carried out on a voluntary basis.
2.6 Describe the efforts made in your country to have wetlands considered in integrated land/water and coastal zone planning and management processes at the following levels:
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b. provincial
c. local
On a national and regional basis, a nationwide survey is made on coastal areas including shallow waters, shore meadows and small islands in cooperation with the other Nordic countries. The purpose is inter alia to facilitate integration of nature conservation into coastal planning.
2.7 Have there been any publications produced, or practices documented, which could assist other countries to promote and improve the application of the Ramsar Wise Use of Wetlands Guidelines? Yes/No
2.8 Noting COP6 Recommendation 6.14 relating to toxic chemicals and pollution, please advise of the actions taken since then "to remedy and to prevent pollution impacts affecting Ramsar sites and other wetlands" (Operative paragraph 9).
There is a general ambition to reduce the use of polluting substances in industry and land use practices. A nationwide programme on liming lakes and watercourses in order to reduce effects from acid rain has been carried out for several years, which improves a large number of water habitats throughout Sweden. A majority of Swedish Ramsar sites have a status as Nature Reserves.
2.9 Describe what steps have been taken to incorporate wetland economic valuation techniques into natural resource planning and assessment actions.
This has not been done in a general way. In the case of the restoration of Lake Hornborga, an effort has been made to estimate the collected costs and benefits for the society.
2.10 Is Environmental Impact Assessment for actions potentially impacting on wetlands required under legislation in your country? Yes/No
Measures taken under the Water Resourses Act always need an EIA. In other cases the permitting authority, on a case by case basis, decides whether an EIA is needed or not.
2.11 Is wetland restoration and rehabilitation considered a priority in your country? Yes/No.
Restoration comes second to conservation of natural or semi-natural areas. Nevertheless, a few restoration projects are always being carried out, often based on joint actions by authorities, municipalities, and WWF-Sweden. In recent years, a small number of wetlands have been restored successfully, mainly targeted at improving biological diversity, notably birds. There is no National Restoration Plan in Sweden. Research in the field of mire restoration is desirable.
2.12 Describe what actions have been taken to "encourage active and informed participation of local communities, including indigenous people, and in particular women, in the conservation and wise use of wetlands." (refer to Actions 2.7.1-4 in the Strategic Plan).
Nothing in particular has been done, except when carrying out restoration projects, when local people are always approached in order to achieve full understanding of the project.
2.13 Describe what actions have been taken to "encourage involvement of the private sector in the conservation and wise use of wetlands" (refer to Actions 2.8.1-4 in the Strategic Plan). Has this included a review of fiscal measures (taxation arrangements, etc.) to identify and remove disincentives and introduce incentives for wetlands conservation and wise use? Yes/No
Within the European CAP programme, however, farmers are encouraged to restore or create small wetlands on agricultural land. In the period October 1997 - April 1998, a total number of 445 Swedish farmers presented applications that were approved in this field. Incentives for drainage activities have been removed.
Ramsar Strategic Plan - General Objective 3
To raise awareness of wetland values and functions throughout the world and at all levels
3.1 Is there a government-run national programme for Education and Public Awareness in your country which focuses on, or includes, wetlands? Yes/No? If yes, what are the priority actions under this programme and who are the target groups? (Refer also to question 9.4)
3.2 Describe the steps taken to have wetlands issues and Ramsars Wise Use principles included as part of the curricula of educational institutions. Has this been at all levels of education (primary, secondary, tertiary and adult)? Please give details.
No major activities have taken place but information material on wetlands is frequently used in case studies at higher educational institutions.
Ramsar Strategic Plan - General Objective 4
To reinforce the capacity of institutions in each Contracting Party to achieve conservation and wise use of wetlands.
4.1 Describe the mechanisms in place, or being introduced, to increase cooperation between the various institutions responsible for actions which can have an impact on the conservation and wise use of wetlands. If one of the mechanisms is a National Ramsar/Wetlands Committee, please describe its composition, functions and modus operandi.
The Swedish Ramsar Committee consists of a mixture of authorities (Swedish EPA, Royal Academy of Sciences, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Centre for Biological Diversity) and NGOs (WWF-Sweden, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, Swedish Ornithological Society and Swedish Hunters´Association). It meets normally 2 times a year and acts as an advisory body to the government and Swedish EPA in different international matters including Ramsar.
4.2 Of the following, indicate which have been undertaken:
a. a review to identify the training needs of institutions and individuals concerned with the conservation and wise use of wetlands Yes/No? If yes, please indicate the major findings of the review.
b. a review to identify training opportunities for these people both within your country and in other countries. Yes/No?
c. the development of training modules or a training programme specifically for wetland managers. If yes, please give details.
In some years, the Swedish EPA, in cooperation with other authorities, arranges courses for management people and other personnel involved in wetlands. WWF-Sweden also arranges seminars on wetland issues on a regular basis.
d. people from your country have gained wetland-related training either within or outside the country. Yes/No? If yes, please give details.
One person has participated in the international training course at Lelystad, the Netherlands.
Ramsar Strategic Plan - General Objective 5
To ensure the conservation of all sites included in the List of Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar List).
5.1 Of the Ramsar sites in your country, how many have formal management plans:
a. being prepared? Not known, but a few are added each year.
b. fully prepared? Swedish Ramsar (30 in all) includes 56 protected areas, 41 of which have a management plan.
c. being implemented? 41
Please indicate in the attached table of Ramsar sites which sites these are and what category they fall into.
Cf. enclosed overview of Swedish Ramsar sites, page 16-17.
5.2 Of the management plans referred to above, which ones have included a monitoring scheme or programme to allow changes in ecological character to be detected? Please indicate this in the attached table of Ramsar sites also.
Generally, the monitoring part of the management plans is weak.
5.3 Has there been a change in the ecological character (either positive or negative) at any of your Ramsar sites or is this likely to occur in the near future? Yes/No. If Yes, please give details.
Gradual changes take place in most sites on a long-term perspective, mainly due to natural processes and changes in land-use practices (such as discontinuation of grazing). Recent significant changes due to exploitations or other important encroachments are not known. Local drainage activities which have taken place in Persöfjärden Ramsar site are subject to administrative processes. In Lake Östen, the water regime was damaged in the 1980s due to enlargement of the outlet. Current discussions include proposals to restore the earlier situation.
Major restoration measures or enhancement activities has taken place in the last three years in some of the Ramsar sites, such as River Helgeån, Lake Hornborga, Kvismaren, Hjälstaviken, and Lake Åsnen.
5.4 In the case of Montreux Record Ramsar sites where the Management Guidance Procedure has been applied, what is the status of the implementation of the MGP report recommendations? What is the expected time-frame for removing the site from the Montreux Record?
Not relevant.
5.5 For those countries referred to in COP6 Recommendations 6.17.1-4, "Ramsar sites in the Territories of Specific Contracting Parties", please provide advice on the actions that have been taken in response to the issues raised at that time.
Not relevant.
Ramsar Strategic Plan - General Objective 6
To designate for the Ramsar List those wetlands which meet the Conventions criteria, especially wetland types still under-represented in the List and transfrontier wetlands.
6.1 Has a national inventory of wetlands been prepared for your country? Yes/No. If no, are there plans for this to be done? Yes/No.
Where a national inventory exists please provide details of when it was finalised, where it is kept and what information it contains.
The National Wetland Inventory started in 1981 and will be complete by about 2000. Today it covers 20 out of 21 counties and includes information on c. 28 000 sites, divided into c. 70 000 sub-sites. It covers more than 2 million hectares and contains information on e.g. size, wetland type, different evaluation criteria (naturalness, natural richness, rareness etc) as well as biological diversity.
6.2 Does there exist a list or directory of "important" wetlands for your country or region? Yes/No.
If yes, please provide details of when it was finalised, where it is kept, what criteria for "important" were used, and the types of information it contains.
No Directory exists, but the sites identified in the wetland inventory are classified into one of four classes ranging from Very high conservation value to No existing conservation value. In addition to that, according to the Natural Resources Act, a large number of Nationally Important Areas are identified in Sweden. Many of those include wetlands that have been given a high priority in the inventory.
6.3 If it is known, please provide an estimate of the area of wetlands in your country at present and any information on rates of loss or conversion to other activities.
It is estimated that the total wetland area in Sweden in early 1800 was about 12 million hectares (according to the Wetland Inventory definition, see below). In all about 2.7 million hectares have been lost, corresponding to 23 %. About 50 % is affected by various antropogenic activities, the rest (24 % equivalent to about 2.9 million hectares) being in a natural or near-natural state (apart from the fact that large areas are influenced by acidification).
If this information is available, please indicate what definition of "wetland" was used.
In the National Wetland Inventory a somewhat more narrow definition of the wetland concept has been applied compared to the Ramsar Convention definition. Lakes, coastal and running waters are not included unless they contain aquatic vegetation.
6.4 Have any actions been taken in response to the COP6 Resolutions and Recommendations that Contracting Parties should give priority to listing Wetlands of International Importance which:
a. meet the criteria for fish habitat (Resolution VI.2),
b. meet the 1% criterion for waterbird populations using data provided by the International Waterfowl Census (Resolution VI.4),
c. are subterranean karst or cave wetland systems (Resolution VI.5),
d. are peatland ecosystems (Recommendation 6.1)
e. are coral reefs and associated systems (Recommendation 6.7)
f. are under-represented wetland types (which apart from d. and e. above include mangroves and sea grass beds) (Strategic Plan Action 6.2.3)
Yes/No? If yes, please describe these actions.
Current planning include the selection of further Ramsar sites based on mainly criteria a, b, and d.
6.5 If your government indicated at COP6 that it would be proceeding to list further specific sites, please advise of the status of this action.
It is anticipated that the government will confirm an additional number of Ramsar sites in early 1999, based on proposals from regional authorities. A tentative list will be circulated for consultation in the near months and hopefully at least 20 new sites will be classified as new sites.
6.6 Please advise which of the sites included in the Ramsar List from your country are transfrontier wetlands (Refer also to 7.1).
At present none.
6.7 Describe any plans, or actions being taken for further transfrontier sites to be listed (Refer also to 7.1).
One such site (bordering southern Norway) has been proposed and is included in the tentative list.
Ramsar Strategic Plan - General Objective 7
To mobilise international cooperation and financial assistance for wetland conservation and wise use in collaboration with other conventions and agencies, both governmental and non-governmental.
7.1 Briefly describe any bilateral or multilateral activities that have been taken, are under way, or are planned for the management of transfrontier wetlands or their watersheds/catchments (Refer also to 6.6 and 6.7).
None so far.
7.2 Do you have Ramsar sites that are "twinned" with others, either nationally or internationally? Yes/No. If yes, please give details.
7.3 Where your country is also a signatory of any of the following Conventions, describe what mechanism(s) exist to assist regular dialogue and cooperative actions between the personnel responsible for their implementation and the Ramsar Administrative Authority:
a. Convention on Biological Diversity
b. Framework Convention on Climate Change
c. Convention to Combat Desertification
d. Convention on Migratory Species
e. World Heritage Convention
There are only informal internal contacts between people responsible for the running of the different conventions in questions related to more than one convention.
7.4 Is your country cooperating as part of any bilateral or multilateral activities directed at the conservation of migratory wetland species? Yes/No. f yes, please provide details.
No, but a few Swedish ornithologists are involved in various foreign research projects in this field.
7.5 Are there multilateral and/or bilateral donors supporting projects which contribute to implementation of the Ramsar Convention in your country? Yes/No. If yes, please provide details.
7.6 Does your government make an annual budgetary allocation to support the conservation and wise use of wetlands within your country? Yes/No.
No, but as part of a temporary major allocation to municipalities, a restricted number of wetland-related projects have been supported in recent years.
If yes, is this a specific allocation to a wetlands programme or as part of a larger environment or natural resource management budget?
7.7 If your country has a development assistance programme, does it include funds earmarked for wetland conservation and wise use in other countries? Yes/No. If yes, please give details.
Occasionally Sida (and the government) have contributed to the Small Grants Fund.
7.8 Is there a formal process in place for consultation between the Ramsar Administrative Authority and the development assistance programme in your country, where one exists? Yes/No
However, some governmental money allocated to the Swedish EPA, are spent on wetland-related issues within the Baltic states.
Ramsar Strategic Plan - General Objective 8
To provide the Convention with the required institutional mechanisms and resources.
8.1 Has your government made voluntary financial contributions, other than the invoiced contributions or to the Small Grants Fund, to further the work of the Convention globally? Yes/No. If yes, please provide details.
8.2 If your country is in arrears with the payment of its annual contributions to the Ramsar Convention, please indicate the reasons for this situation and the prospects for paying these arrears in the near future.
Not relevant.
Optional section - Participation of non-government organizations in the implementation of the Convention
These are optional questions relating to cooperation with and involvement of non-government organizations in the implementation of the Convention.
At COP6 some 42 NGOs made the "Brisbane NGO pledge of support for the Ramsar Convention". The Standing Committee agreed that for COP7 there should be an effort made to gauge the level and type of cooperation which is occurring between government Administrative Authorities and the national and international NGOs with an interest in wetlands issues.
In this optional section of the National Report, you are asked to describe the nature of the cooperation and relationship with any other international, regional, national and provincial NGOs operating within your country.
9.1 Approximately how many NGOs have wetlands as part of their regular "business" in your country?
Four (WWF-Sweden, the Hunters´ Association, the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, the Swedish Ornitological Society).
Please break this down between international, regional and national/provincial organizations.
9.2 Is there a regular forum or mechanism through which these NGOs express their views on wetland conservation and Ramsar implementation:
a. to each other? Yes/No
b. to the government? Yes/No
If yes in either case, please give details.
Mainly through the meetings in the National Ramsar Committee. In addition they spread their messages through various media sometimes by launching campains.
9.3 Does your government include one or more NGO representatives on its official delegation to Ramsar COPs? Yes/No
9.4 Do any of the NGOs run programmes aimed at Education and Public Awareness about wetlands in your country? Yes/No. If yes, please give details (Refer also to question 3.1).
See 9.2. The Swedish Hunters´Association has created a Wetlands Fund to promote wetland conservation.
9.5 Where they exist, do Ramsar site management advisory committees include NGO representatives? If yes, please give details
Where advisory committees exist, which is far from everywhere in protected areas, they normally include the presence of one or more NGOs.
9.6 Describe the themes of the Convention (refer to General Objectives 1-8 of the Strategic Plan) where you perceive the national/provincial NGOs to be most active.
It is felt that the main inputs are made in the following areas:
Objective 2.6 Restoration and creation of wetlands (mainly WWF-Sweden and the Swedish Hunters´ Association)
Objective 3 To raise awareness (all NGOs)
Objective 7 To promote international cooperation (mainly WWF-Sweden)
Objective 8 - Institutional mechanisms and resources (mainly WWF-Sweden)
Final comments:
10.1 General comments on implementation of the Ramsar Strategic Plan.
10.2 Observations concerning the functioning of, relations with, and services provided by:
a. The Ramsar Standing Committee
b. The Ramsar Scientific and Technical Review Panel
c. The Ramsar Bureau
d. The Ramsar NGO partners
10.3 Any other general observations and/or recommendations for the future.
No comments given apart from the fact that the staff at the Bureau always has been very service-minded, cooperative and devoted.


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Idea: Global property tax to support environmental reform
The idea I am kicking around is to establish a global agency, perhaps a party to the world court which would assess a tax on each person globally say one one thousandth of there properties value (local market value) times the estimated shares of mean carbon production they are responsible for, which would i grant you be hard to quantify, maybe it could be based on a per capita national average.
The tax could be levied against nations wishing to or having ever used the world court, and could be once a decade or whatever time interval seems good, the revenues would be available for the world courts foundation managers to disperse to address credit challenged projects that are of great environmental value.
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Corperations constrained and taxed more here than anywhere else in the world. Which is why they put manufacturing in China. 25% or more of the pollution over Los Angeles comes from China. Problem is that the China is not under the purview of California law,
I have a rare book, it is called international Anarchy and it was written and published in the interval between the end of the first world war and the failure of the united states to ratify and empower the league of nations. The premise is that conflicts wars and struggles over the sea and air can be avoided if the nations agree to a code of law and mutually enforce it. This does not even require the individual nations to give up sovereignty, just the right to launch wars of aggression, and perhaps its time to include pollution of air water land and bio spheres to the list of mutually outlawed actions. Certainly I can see that you cannot fix problems by simply redistributing wealth, or at least not all problems, but what would the harm be in providing an incentive for developing nations to not pursue programs we know now are destructive to everyone? After all the wealth of the rich nations and the rich in those nations was made on the resources of other nations from time to time, plus it was the process of amassing that wealth or more accurately the process' which were used to do so which have caused such wide spread damage.
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Nov 6 2012: I am open to hearing more. Like I said I think its a good idea to use this site as a place to spread ideas and that obviously includes education., There are ways to begin doing things to protect what we have left of our bioshere. It can be as simple as the tax break that is currently available in the us to people who use their property to grow Christmas trees, or as complex as requiring an end destructive mining in the Appalachians. Wealth is as I understand it generated by work and by the investment of capitol into enterprises by capitalists, I love the idea of capitalism and of democracy and I don't see the problem with advocating a global state to replace competing nations. I do not think its wise to trust private companies with the power to regulate themselves, We live in an age where just as we the people are being compelled to surrender rights the we hold dear, privacy and possession of weapons and precursor chemicals to dozens of proscribed things, corporations must also yield to being constrained. When it comes to Economics I have to say I know enough to know that even people who are "experts" have conflicting theories and ideas and plans. The sort of math that really describes the way things like markets work is the stuff that mathematicians explore , note that theories and explore axiomatically mean that no one totally understands the subject.
Nov 6 2012: "I don't see the problem with advocating a global state to replace competing nations. "
"corporations must also yield to being constrained. "
They are already constrained and taxed more than anywhere else in the world. Which is a huge reason why they simply put the manufacturing in China. They estimate that 25% or more of the pollution over Los Angeles comes from China. Problem is that the China is not under the purview of California law.
Regarding the last couple of sentences, is that excuse not to study the subject? There is a lot of propaganda on the subject of economics which imo is designed to obscure political intentions E.G. calling the FED printing of money QE is designed to obscure the huge inflationary effects of this practice as well as the fact that it is hugely crony capitalism and is in effect stealing and could be the downfall of the country.
That does not mean there is no science to the subject. The problem is that Keynesian economics is a tool of the politician who's only purpose is to get reelected. Mean while schools of economics like the Chicago School of Economics or the Austrian School of Economics don't get noticed because there is no political capital in them in fact quite the opposite.
Centralized anything is ALWAYS a problem. The way to approach your idea is from the bottom up. The last thing the world needs is another ignorant bureaucracy telling people what they should do and using it as guise to more power.
Nov 6 2012: @russell lester: "The sort of math that really describes the way things like markets work is the stuff that mathematicians explore , note that theories and explore axiomatically mean that no one totally understands the subject."
I would agree or disagree based on what you would consider qualifies for "totally understands the subject". But, I must point you to Hayek's Nobel prize acceptance speech: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1974/hayek-speech.html
Nov 8 2012: Thank you for the link, but I am confussed doesn't he say that following any economists thoughts exclusivly is bad? That economists who win public regard are danerously prone to making pronouncements on issues that they have not devoted enough study to? What is the basic underlying foundation of economics? Is it not that the exchange of goods and services is good and that a way to make this exchange as easy as possible is the goal?
Nov 8 2012: What Hayek is arguing against is the kind of people like Krugman or Bernake who sit in their comfortable offices and come up with plans on what the rest of us should and should not spend money on. Hayek's fundamentals were solid, but he never went into details of which stocks to buy, which fields to invest in, or whether the government should encourage land-ownership or buying new cars, etc. He advocated leaving those details to those who knew it best.
In case of the environment, it would be rating agencies such as http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/offerings/businesses/environment/, rather than governments which sometimes come up with hair-brained schemes like "cash for clunkers".
Basically, it would involve raising awareness on a massive scale. A task that seems impossible to me, unless we were to start educating kids with solid science, and to inculcate a culture where they ask companies for what they want, rather than be passive recipients of products that we seem to have become these days.
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Going to the Home Run Derby is one of those things you can bet your guy has on his "To Do Before I Die" bucket list. And since the famous fundraising event moves from city to city each summer, it's that much harder to land a ticket. Lucky for us, this year's Derby landed right here in New York City at Citi Field. Announcing their new status as an official MLB sponsor, Lipton graciously hosted this major baseball fan to watch hit after hit (along with a mini concert from Pit Bull – "Feel This Moment" is just as good live, FYI), then introduced me to Yankees' relief pitcher David Robertson. Read on to see how our chat went – trust me, you want to: He let us in on the most attractive look fit women rock.
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I am! I'm really excited because these guys sent me like five or six cases of tea, and I drink the green tea all the time. I love it. I buy it all the time anyway, so now that they sent me some, my fridge is stocked. It's become my morning routine to just grab one of the green teas with citrus and suck it down. I feel like I get my little caffeine boost and I'm hydrated; ready for the day.
Every home run tonight equals a donation to a few select charities. If you could choose any charity yourself, which would be your pick?
Well, I have my own charity. It's High Socks for Hope, and we do disaster relief. Right now we're helping Hurricane Sandy victims. We started the charity because my hometown, Tuscaloosa, AL, was hit by a tornado and it destroyed over 15 percent of the town. I knew friends and people that lost everything, so we kind of made it our off-the-field job to help regroup, bringing out goodie bags and figuring out how to take the next step in the rebuilding process. We do a lot of furnishing homes and work with Habitat for Humanity. So I'd say give it to us because we will use that money. We've helped thousands of families and we'll help thousands more.
I'm from upstate New York, and my hometown recently experienced a ton of flooding. It's the same thing: People I grew up with had their homes destroyed.
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It appears that the airline industry is going to do everything possible to shoot itself in the foot. Many airlines are doing away with the small bag of peanuts or pretzels that they use to give you after they took off. Most airlines have stopped serving meals. They talk about how they can save millions of dollars a year by not providing pretzels. The problem with this approach is that most people don't like flying anyway. It's a hassle to get to the airport, it's a hassle to go through security, the seats are uncomfortable, etc.
The small signs of hospitality once the plane takes off are more important than the airlines realize. Furthermore it's not like the airline stewards have much to do after the plane takes off. If they're going to be paying them anyway they might as well have them do something that's going to make passengers like the airline better.
I'm curious how many airline executives actually travel on their own airlines outside of first-class. It would appear that they have no idea what it's actually like to ride in an airplane as a normal passenger. I understand the need to cut costs, but simply making everyone's lives miserable isn't going to win you any new passengers. There are few airlines they go out of their way to try to make passengers happy–and they still are able to keep costs under control.
Now to be fair to the airline some of the things that make airline traveling a hassle outside of their control. No big airlines have a big say in what TSA does inspecting passengers. Still just because the travel experiences miserable doesn't mean they need to jump on the bandwagon and try to drive off their customers in addition to everything else that's going on outside of their control.


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One lucky guy named Shouta finds her washed ashore on his island, so he takes her in and cares for her while she heals. Being the upstanding girl she is, Nagato tells him that she'll do anything he asks of her to show her gratitude. And he takes her up on that offer. What does he want? For Nagato to become his wife! She agrees, but she clearly did not consider the lust of a young man in the presence of a beautiful woman. She's definitely gonna become the wife Shouta wants, if he's got anything to say about it :3


text: The Mapmaker's Opera : Born in Seville to a dishonored governess, Diego Clemente finds solace from the turmoil of his early years in the world of books. Presented with the tremendous opportunity to assist in compiling the first guide to the birds of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, Diego embarks on a journey that will transform his life. Arriving on the eve of the Mexican Revolution, Diego finds himself in a world of precarious beauty, where opulent henequen plantations are built on the backs of slave labor, and where the social order is on the brink of imploding. There, Diego falls in love with Sofia, the beautiful, independent daughter of a Mexican farmer, a woman who longs to be as free as the birds she also loves.


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Swimmers — on your marks! See your way to the finish line in open water better and faster with new IOLITE technology. Lighting your way, the IOLITE LEDs can be attached to your favourite swim goggles and send data in real time. It will keep you on a straight line for the shortest swim possible.
IOLITE helps you to maintain your pace even with the unexpected winds, currents, and hectic environment. Finish the swim portion of a local triathlon or the Ironman with energy to spare while reaching your goal. IOLITE can also help you to keep rhythm in your stroke with the cadence LED. The LEDs can let you know how far you've swum already, and make pacing a breeze to the finish.
The best part? Use the goggles of your choice. The LED display is attached to IOLITE through a small waterproof wire that attaches at the back of your goggles or a swim cap. The lights line up to indicate if you are on course, or straying slightly to the right or left. Green means go! The green light display indicates you are exactly where you need to be. In addition, cadence and pace tracking lights are positioned to the right of the directional lights for additional data that is streamed to you during your open water swim.
The inventors (both Ironman competitors) say the testing of the IOLITE has gone better than expected and they are ready for the Beta testing. "Our tests so far with IOLITE have been even better than we hoped. The distance saved, the added peace of mind, and energy savings have all been remarkable. We have working prototypes all over the world — from the USA to South America, Europe, and even Australia!" The project is almost ready to roll. They already have a supply chain for parts set up and quotes from Injection Molding companies, and a supply chain for all the parts set up. The patent is filed and software is ready for the Beta testing phase. What this 'dynamic duo' needs now is funding for creation of their Injection Molding tooling. They also need funding for a large enough production run to make IOLITE affordable, some Beta testers of the device firmware, and the software to ensure it is ready for launch (get in line now!). Great perks are waiting for you or the whole swim team.
Find out for yourself all the advantages hooking your goggles to the revolutionary IOLITE has to offer — or help a friend train for the big race! If you want to get in on the Beta testing now is the time. Kickstarter crowd sourced funding can take this from concept to reality in the blink of an eye. Great perks start low price-points. Just $5 gets you an internet 'high five'… or take your team to the top with a team sponsorship (and a major competitive edge) for just $2,000. Of course there are plenty of perks to rock your look and up your game in between. A $150 pledge gets you an early IOLITE prototype. With IOLITE you can own the course, but only if the product makes it to market.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Police say two suspects who were caught stealing jewelry from Louisville area Kohl's stores told officers they were forced to commit the crimes by the bad economy.
According to arrest reports, 29-year-old Geoffrey Scott and 28-year-old Kristen Welch committed the jewelry thefts on Thursday and Friday.
Police say that on Thursday just after 8 p.m., the pair entered the Kohl's department store near Westport Road and the Gene Snyder Freeway, and stole $4,120 worth of merchandise.
The next day, Scott and Welch allegedly walked into the Kohl's on Bardstown Road, just south of the Gene Snyder Freeway, and took $3,100 worth of jewelry.
They later went back to the Kohl's near Westport Road -- the one they had visited the previous day -- and concealed $2,939 worth of jewelry, according to police.
Officers say this time, police were ready for them.
Welch and Scott were arrested, and police say all of the thefts were captured on surveillance video.
When confronted about their alleged crimes, police say Scott and Welch blamed the economy, telling them that, "times were bad and they had lost their jobs."
Police say they recovered a total of $7,060 of stolen merchandise in their car.
Both suspects are charged with multiple counts of theft.
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A Stanley man who was charged in the April deaths of his daughter and nephew has now been charged with stalking his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.
Jordan Keeley Arwood, 32, is facing a misdemeanor stalking charge of the high school student.
According to deputies, the warrant, taken out by the victim, states that Arwood unlawfully and willfully contacted her numerous times via text messages and telephone calls, as well as in person.
Officials say Arwood has also frequently gone to East Lincoln High School, where the victim is enrolled, and inquired about her attendance and various other personal matters.
Arwood was arrested on October 4, and released on a $1,000 secured bond.
In late September, Arwood was charged with two felony counts of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of his 6-year-old daughter, Chloe Jade Arwood, and his nephew, 7-year-old James Levi Caldwell.
The incident happened on April 7, when the children were playing in a large dirt pit while Arwood was using a backhoe to dig and move dirt, according to officials.
One wall of the pit collapsed, trapping the young children underneath. Arwood called 911.
It took rescuers and emergency services personnel more than 12 hours to locate the bodies of the children.
In September, detectives said they had determined that Arwood showed culpable negligence in the deaths. Charges were then filed.
After the charges were filed, he was placed in the Harven A. Crouse Detention Center under a $15,000 secured bond.
WBTV spoke to Arwood in September, moments after he left the jail.
"I'm going to continue to take care of my family and be a good father and be the best role model I can be for everybody," he said.
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A Rolls-Royce AE 3007 engine, now on display at the new Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering at Purdue University, is another example of the strong and growing relationship between the company and the school.
The engine – which serves as a powerplant for both commercial and military aircraft - will be used as a teaching aid for students in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics. It is on a long-term loan to the university.
After years of working together informally, Rolls-Royce and Purdue formalized their association in 1999 with a Memorandum of Understanding supported by a Master Sponsored Research Agreement. The results of the agreement speak for themselves.
In 2003, the organizations worked together to acquire funding to establish a new Rolls-Royce sponsored High-Mach Propulsion University Technology Center (UTC) at Purdue. UTCs are key to the Rolls-Royce research and technology program, with a worldwide network of 29 such facilities providing technology support for product development as well as fundamental research.
The Purdue UTC, still the only Rolls-Royce facility in the US, is an alliance under which researchers work on propulsion technologies for future aircraft that may fly as fast as seven times the speed of sound.
Also in 2003, Rolls-Royce committed $250,000 to support construction of the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering at Purdue. The new building opened to the public last week.
Rolls-Royce and Purdue co-founded the Indiana Advanced Aerospace Manufacturing Alliance in 2005, with the stated mission of growing an aerospace-capable industry within the state of Indiana. To date, more than 45 companies in Indiana have joined this alliance generating results in the form of new business opportunities;
Rolls-Royce defines Purdue as a "partner school", one of a small number of academic institutions around the world that collaborate with the company on recruitment, learning and research and technology programs.
A significant number of Rolls-Royce employees serve on university advisory councils and, each year, Rolls-Royce hosts the Freshman Engineering Honors Program for a full-day of technical briefings and tours.
Since its founding in 1915, thousands of Purdue graduates have worked at the company's Indianapolis facility. Today, there are over 600 at Rolls-Royce, of which 80 per cent have Engineering or Engineering Technology degrees.
Dr. Allen Novick, VP of Marketing Intelligence at Rolls-Royce in Indianapolis, also serves as the company's University Business Executive with Purdue.
"Rolls-Royce is pleased to support Purdue as it continues to raise the bar in terms of the quality of education it provides to its students," he said. "The many links that exist today between Purdue University and Rolls-Royce have far-reaching benefits to industry, to academia, to students, and to the state of Indiana. This is a model relationship in North America, and one we would like to replicate with other schools around the country."
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(First, I'd like to apologize for the lateness of this posting. But new jobs and a new apartment have given me little free time. Secondly, the title, Vines of the Mind, was taken from a poem by a member of GEMS (Girls Educational & Mentoring Services) which is where most proceeds from the show were being given to.)
I got to know two of the three producers of this fashion show about a month ago thanks to The Fashion Potential and they invited me to come out to La Maison D'Art in Harlem for their event. I arrived very early and was greeted with the usual flurry of activitiy that surrounds these shows. But I was also greeted by Jocelyn Pizarro who immediately remembered me. Jocelyn was the co-producer/dresser and stylist for the models behind executive producer and jewelry designer Dana Shirley. These ladies did a wonderful job for first timers showing their own skills/collection and producing their first show. Ah, I remember my first show… We only had one line, these girls had 8, plus two entertainers and some surprises on their end… I'd give the show a 2.5/4 star rating.
La Maison D'Art is a tiny gallery on West 132nd street with less than a handful of pieces in about a handful of space, but I love the love and effort put into art. My only concern is that there seemed to have been a garden, a spacious garden, that the show could have taken place in because we were hot without proper AC, and the production space upstairs was even hotter, we were told. The runway was minimal, with some silk flowers lining the sides of it on the floor and a rather low garden archway, with silk flower vines weaving in and out of it. I admired that they kept overhead to a minimum so as much as possible could go back to the charity!
While waiting for the show to begin I spoke to a couple of girls I hadn't met before. One was Ms. Simone S. who works at an American Apparel in the city. Her particular store just celebrated its ninth year in business! Woot-woot! I love American Apparel on multiple levels for their designs and their no sweatshop practices and of course that they try to make everything in America. The second lady I spoke to was one of the designers showing her collection, Vinniece Dufresne of NYBC (Not Your Boyfriend's Closet). We bonded over TV shows like Game of Thrones and Orange is the New Black and she told me that her collection is all about the tom girl who likes wearing her guy's things, but making it more feminine. I really liked that idea and immediately checked out her online boutique. It was definitely clothing I would wear. [You mean if you were a girl?] Yeah, we'll go with that.
So on to the main events! The catwalk…
Desi Amour
A Jewelry designer who made everything herself and preferred the airy look of tulle with her earrings and necklaces.
Define Me Designs
This brand was projecting for Summer 2014. They saw cinched waists, lots of black, sequins and knits! Very eclectic… even the swimwear presented used the sequins and knits!
Kash Kow
An established brand with clothes being worn by people in the entertainment industry already, Kash Kow focused on the classic American sportswear, the T-shirt and graphics. Although they do cut the Ts to be airable, probably for dancing in. The most interesting design were denim vests with accents I would have liked to study more closely but alas the models were rather rapid and the runway short.
Fresh, flirty girls (models) in classic flowing summer white bounced down the runway with energy and seeming to enjoy the clothes they were wearing. Models today are usually treated as mannequins. This designer gave her clothes an interesting life allowing the model to be a bit of herself.
Shaine Errington Collections
A Carribean/Jamaican designer with an interesting silhouette: she tightened the torso, but allowed the rest of the garments to blossom out. Whether this was to allow for movement or whether she had some ulterior motive I cannot say, but with the juxtaposition of Jackson Pollock-esque prints I feel the clothes were more urban than regal, not so bourgeois as to mirror the power styles of the 80s dresses.
An autobiographical romp in yellow and blue cocktail dresses and swimwear.
As a boutique drawing from its own shelves it provided more of a stylist's eye to the runway than the designers could give showing only their own creations. I saw summer-y bustiers, floral overalls and hot pants unite for some sweet-sexy modern day girl on the street. If they had only had lollipops or ice cream it would have completed the looks.
Human Element Squared
Seemingly the youngest designer, he had many ideas and put them all on the runway. Such design choices as contrasting zipper colors, halter tops, plaid vests, and deconstruction reigned over the final show.
Once again, I must thank these ladies for letting me attend their show and apologize for getting this posting out so late.


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More music from the upcoming EP. Enjoy.
New sounds posted : Written tonight on my flight home. I was inspired by a twitter chat about favorite composers and decided to read up on one of my favorite pieces by Strauss. Ended up listening to some Debussy and it inspired this. On the flight I experimented with some new granular/convolution ideas. Overdubbed piano (Pianoteq) in the kitchen with some Valhalla shimmer and Room (automated). This composition is one of 7
Inspired by watching the irregular isorhythms of my christmas lights (this and avoiding doing email). This was created in Abelton using STreson opcode (Csound for Live) for melodic figures and MAX/MSP (mainly) for beats. Spectral processing in RX and using Tob Erb's Soundhack plugins. Also LFO on the master tempo in places. Enjoy :)
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It is with exceptional pleasure I share this gift back with you. Thank you ALL so much for making a donation to Japanese relief efforts. As individuals we can do little, together we can do much.
Thank you for supporting this worthy cause. Blessings to you,
ps: there is a marker for 3 minutes at the end of the track. It is not just silence, it is there for a reason.
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Opening Ceremony
The festival opens at 1pm on Saturday 25th October at the Town Square.
Invited artists for 2014
Confirmed to date: Martin Beek, Jo Chance, James Gemmill, Nazir Hamid, Jason Hicklin, Susan Moxley, Manja Scott, Tim Steward.
Henmans Freeth sponsors!We are delighted to announce that Henmans Freeth are to be sponsors of Art in Woodstock again this year. Their enthusiasm and support of our festival over the last few years has been invaluable to us.