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The Conventions CEPA Programme
Regional, National, sub-National and Site CEPA Action Plans/ Strategies
The first Ramsar CEPA Resolution (VII.9) gave a call for the development and implementation of action plans for wetland CEPA. The latest CEPA Resolution (X.8), adopted at COP10 in 2008, reiterates this call for Parties to "formulate their Wetland CEPA Action Plans (at national, subnational, catchment, or local levels) for priority activities that address international, regional, national, and local needs, and to provide copies of these to the Ramsar Secretariat".
Sixteen Action Plans (two Regional, eight National, three sub-National and four Site) have so far been sent to the Secretariat and we are pleased to make them available to readers below.
While the CEPA Resolution calls for separate action plans, it also asks Parties to ensure that appropriate CEPA actions are included in site management plans. Efforts are being made to identify such plans. Two such plans are available below.
Regional Action Plan
MedWet, the first out-posted regional unit of the Ramsar Secretariat, published its MedWet Strategy for Communication, Education and Public Awareness (MedWet CEPA Strategy) 2003-2005, in June 2003. MedWet was set up as a regional initiative for the conservation of Mediterranean wetlands and as a regional implementation mechanism of the Ramsar Convention in the Mediterranean, so the CEPA Strategy is based firmly upon Ramsar's CEPA Resolution VIII.31 and MedWet's work plan for 2003-2005. The Strategy sets clear actions, target groups and specific targets to be achieved within given time frames under five general objectives. You can view the Strategy on-line here.
Wetlands International's West Africa Programme has produced the first wetland CEPA strategy at the supra-national (regional) level. Their "Stratégie régionale en Éducation et Sensibilisation du public sur les zones humides" was published in March 2003 and effectively integrates the major elements of the Ramsar CEPA Resolution with the CEPA components of the Wetlands International Strategy, 2003-2005. Available for download (in French only at the moment) in PDF format here (527KB).
National Action Plans (in order of publication)
Australia officially launched its National Action Plan 2001 - 2005 on World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2001, and an updated version became available in 2002. You can download the latest version here as a PDF file. Read about the development of the Action Plan here.
Germany published a 47-page German Action Plan for Communication, Education and Public Awareness on Wetlands under the Ramsar Convention, on 31 August, 2001. The German Ramsar Administrative Authority has very kindly been made this available to the Convention in Adobe PDF format (486KB).
Hungary published its National Strategy for Communication, Education and Awareness in Support of Wetland Conservation in Hungary on 2nd May 2002. The Hungarian Ramsar Administrative Authority, the Authority for Nature Conservation of the Ministry of Environment, has made the strategy available as a Word document which you can download and the Bureau has reproduced it in HTML.
Spain published its Guidance for CEPA plans (Communication, Education, Participation and Awareness) in Spanish Wetlands in September 2005. The Spanish Ramsar Administrative Authority, the Ministry of Environment, has kindly made the publication available to the Convention in PDF format in both English and Spanish (950KB)
China published its National Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA Pland for Wetland Protection in China inDecember 2009. This was prepared with the support of the Ramsar Small Grants Fund. The Office of Wetlands Conservation and Management of the State Forestry Administration in China has kindly made the publication available in PDF in both English and Chinese (400 and 700 KB)
Mexico has published a Estrategia mexicana de Comunicación, Educación, Concienciación y Participación (Cecop) en humedales 2010-2015. The Strategy was developed and launched in 2010 by the Education and Training Centre for Sustainable Development of the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (the Ramsar Administrative Authority in Mexico) with the participation of the coordinators from Mexico's nine CEPA Regional Centres. Available here (in Spanish only).
Norway published its National CEPA Action Plan in 2011 for the period 2011-2014. Produced by the Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management, this is available in Norwegian with an English abstract. Available here for download in Norwegian, Russian and English.
France published its National CEPA Strategy in 2011 for the period 2012-2014 (Dispositif de communication, éducation, sensibilisation et participation (CESP) sur les zones humides 2012 – 2014). Available here in French and here in English.
Sub-National Action Plans
The first to produce its National Action Plan, Australia now takes the number one spot again having produced a Wetlands Communication Strategy for the 22,000 km2 Hunter region in the southeast of the country. This work was spearheaded by The Wetlands Centre Australia (Chair of the Centre is Chris Prietto, CEPA NGO Focal Point). The Plan is reproduced here in HTML.
And another from Australia. Shorebird Education was an initiative identified in the Australian CEPA Action Plan (see top of this page) and The Wetlands Centre has taken this initiative one step further by developing a Shorebird Communication Strategy to deliver targeted education programs to site managers, educators and children along the East-Asian Australasian flyway. Reproduced here in HTML.
A third plan from Australia is the New South Wales Ramsar Wetlands Communication Program (2005-2006) aimed at increasing awareness, appreciation and value for wetlands within the state across a range of land tenures and targetting key audiences using a range of tools such as website, media campaign, brochures, site tours, school presentations, presence at key events etc. Intended specifically to bring benefits to the private Ramsat sites in the state but also other Ramsar Sites and wetlands in general. Available for donwload as a PDF file here and with an update for year 2 of the programme here.
Site Action Plans
Slovenia has developed a CEPA strategy for a network of Karst wetlands established in the karst area in the south west part of the country. The Strategy, published in 2006, will primarily focus on bringing together and strengthening cooperation between schools, local people, other stakeholders and management authorities of the protected areas. View as a PDF file here.
A CEPA Action Plan for for the Malagarasi-Muyovozi Wetland, Tanzania's first Ramsar Site, has been developed by the Tanzanian Ramsar Administrative Authority to complement a project on the sustainable and integrated management of the site. Published in 2004, this proposed strategy can be viewed as a PDF file here. Read here a status report on implementation of this plan, March 2007.
A three-year awareness-raising strategy developed by the Ramsar Administrative Authority for Tanzania to prepare local stakeholders for their future role in the management of the Lake Jipe Ramsar Site. Published in 2004, this can be viewed as a PDF file here.
A CEPA plan has been developed for the Lower Kinabatangan-Segama Wetlands Ramsar Site in the state of Sabah, east Malaysia. The plan was developed following a workshop in 2009 to develop a management plan for the site which identified CEPA as one of four key issues. A follow-up workshop in 2010 specifically on this issue resulted in a CEPA plan and this is presented as a maetrix in the attached PDF. This PDF also includes additional details on the background to the workshop and the format of the workshop itself. Available here in PDF format.
CEPA actions in site management plans
This integrated wetland management plan for Thailand's Nong Bong Kai Ramsar Site, prepared in 2004, was developed through a participatory process involving local stakeholders, local government, local communities, NGOs and the private sector. CEPA activities, including training, awareness-raising and active participation of local communities, are an integral part of the plan. Available as a PDF file here.
Management plan of Lao People's Democratic Republic's Beung Kiat Ngong Ramsar Site, 2013-2017. Produced by the government of Laos with the support of IUCN. This initial 5-year management plan was developed through dialogue between community members and the Ramsar Provincial Committee and includes CEPA activities. Available as a PDF document here.


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Sinusitis is inflammation of the sinus cavities. It is usually associated with infection. The sinus cavities are air-filled spaces in the skull.
Acute sinusitis lasts for less than three weeks. Chronic sinusitis is diagnosed when symptoms last for at least three months. You may have recurrent sinusitis if you have repeated bouts of acute sinusitis.
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Infectious sinusitis is caused by bacterial or fungal infection of the sinus cavities. The most common organisms to cause acute sinusitis include:
These factors increase your chance of developing sinusitis. Tell your doctor if you have any of these risk factors:
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Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Sinusitis is diagnosed based on its symptoms and tenderness of the sinuses when pressed.
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Fact sheet: allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and rhinosinusitis. American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery website. Available at: http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/rhinitis.cfm . Accessed June 22, 2008.
Mandell GL, Douglas RG, et al. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases . 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Churchill Livingstone, Inc; 2000.
Medical Center of McKinney. So long, sinusitis. Medical Center of McKinney website. Available at: http://medicalcenterofmckinney.com/your-health/?/11554/Sinusitis . Published May 26, 2010. Accessed June 10, 2010.
Medications for sinusitis. EBSCO Health Library website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/healthLibrary . Updated September 2009. Accessed December 11, 2009.
Okuyemi KS, Tsue TT. Radiologic imaging in the management of sinusitis. Am Fam Physician . 2002;66:1882-1886.
Rakel RE, Bope ET. Conn's Current Therapy 2001 . 53rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders Company; 2001.
Scheid DC, Hamm RM. Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis in adults. Am Fam Physician . 2004;70:1685-1692:1697-1704.
Sinus infection (sinusitis). National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health (NIH) website. Available at: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/sinusitis/Pages/index.aspx . Accessed June 22, 2008.
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Stewart AE, Vaughan WC. Balloon sinuplasty versus surgical management of chronic rhinosinusitis. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep . 2010;10(3):181-187.
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While the entertainment company and the performer have yet to make an announcement or confirmation, the Winnipeg Sun is reporting that Chris Jericho will be returning to WWE on March 7, 2014, during a live event held at the MTS Centre.
"I have faith that CM Punk will end up as a major part of Wrestlemania 30. WWE is THE show, and Punk is a big enough part of THE show to be needed for Wrestlemania."
- Sean Waltman discusses the CM Punk departure
While he did not make an appearance during Royal Rumble 2014 as speculated, Sean Waltman, who canceled an appearance at an independent wrestling show, was said to be backstage at the event, where his good friend Kevin Nash made his return.
There is speculation that Sean Waltman could be a mystery entrant at Royal Rumble 2014 tonight, as the former WWE star canceled an appearance at an independent wrestling show in Virginia last night. Waltman also revealed that he was in Pittsburgh right now.
Sean Waltman revealed on Twitter that he was robbed while in Costa Rica. Apparently, his credit card was stolen by someone that he did a good deed for.
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The Word: 'Mike & Molly' finale pulled due to storm plotline
CBS has decided not to air tonight's season finale of "Mike & Molly," because of a plotline that hits a little too close to home. The episode, titled "Windy City," follows Mike (Billy Gardell) and Molly (Melissa McCarthy) confessing secrets to each other as a tornado bears down on Chicago.
According to Deadline, the brass at CBS decided that it would be insensitive to air the episode tonight, given Monday's devastating tornado in Oklahoma. Instead, they will delay it until sometime later in the summer. Tonight's episode will be a rerun instead.
CBS is not the only network to change its normal schedule because of the tornado: NBC has decided to replace a scheduled recap episode of "The Voice" with a one-hour live special from Oklahoma City, according to Deadline. The live results episode of "The Voice" will air at 9 p.m. as planned.
At least 91 people, including 20 children, were killed when a two-mile-wide tornado tore through an Oklahoma City suburb, trapping victims beneath the rubble as one elementary school took a direct hit and another was destroyed.
President Barack Obama declared a major disaster area in Oklahoma, ordering federal aid to supplement state and local efforts in Moore after the deadliest U.S. tornado since one killed 161 people in Joplin, Mo., two years ago.
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According to new USDA figures, cheese plants in the Badger State pumped out almost 241 million pounds of cheese in the final month of 2013. That's down one-and-a-half percent from the same month in 2012.
California, the second-largest cheese producer, saw its output rise by 3.7 percent from the year before. The Golden State made 202 million pounds -- up from 195 million the previous December.
Wisconsin's decrease bucked the national trend. Total U.S. cheese production was 973 million pounds for December, an increase of 2.3 percent from the year before.
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South Carolina Plastics LLC, a subsidiary of Carolina Technical Plastics Corporation, made the announcement on Wednesday.
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These 2 videos were taken a few days ago. It's difficult for me to get everything right as I was too conscious of my piano playing. I know that "Music is supposed to be bigger than the player" and that "the composer's intention should be given the priority during the playing" but there are times when "The Pianist is bigger than the Music..haha!!" That very sentence proves that I still have a lot to learn!
The first video is Chopin Waltz Op.64 No.2. I don't know why I am attracted to this piece. I think this piece is so mysterious that I'd always left feeling puzzled caused by the piece's mysteriousness. I added the Cartoon Effect to the video for my very own mysterious reason.
I was recording the Chopin Waltz for hours and I got tired of doing a repetitive job. Surprisingly, Mozart saved my mood for the day. I played just the first movement of Mozart's K545 sonata because it's supposed to leave me feeling cheerful at the end of the movement which I successfully did! So, enjoy the video.
I recorded the videos using a handphone so I bet that the sound isn't as great as what I heard exactly from the piano.
Okay, gotta go.
Oh, before I go, let's get us all puzzled.
A quote from Mezirow (1991) on critical reflection:
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8 oz spaghetti pasta
1 lb lean ground beef, 7% fat
1 cup frozen diced onions
1/4 cup frozen diced bell peppers
3 large eggs (or 3/4 cup egg substitute, divided)
1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 cups shredded Italian-blend cheese, divided
1 jar tomato basil pasta sauce (24-26 oz)
CALORIES (per 1/8 recipe) 360kcal; FAT 14g; CHOL 135mg; SODIUM 660mg; CARB 33g; FIBER 3g; PROTEIN 26g; VIT A 15%; VIT C 10%; CALC 25%; IRON 20%
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1/4 cup canned artichoke hearts
1/4 cup roasted red peppers
4 plum tomatoes
1 bag romaine salad blend (8–10 oz)
1/4 cup sliced green olives
1/2 cup seasoned croutons
1/4 cup Italian salad dressing
CALORIES (per 1/4 recipe) 120kcal; FAT 7g; CHOL 0mg; SODIUM 620mg; CARB 12g; FIBER 2g; PROTEIN 3g; VIT A 35%; VIT C 45%; CALC 4%; IRON 6%
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Granite Quarrying
The history of granite quarrying on Cape Ann could not have been written without the help of the Cape's unique geology. Perched on a granite ledge, Cape Ann is littered with large granite boulders that define the coastline and pop up throughout the interior.
The Museum's Granite Quarrying Collection contains samples of local granite, tools, equipment, personal effects, documents, photographs, paintings and sculpture, all of which help to illustrate the unique history of this industry on Cape Ann.
Granite Quarrying in the 19th Century
Civil War veteran General Benjamin Butler had one of the earliest quarrying operations located in the Bay View section of Gloucester. This colorful local personality later went on to purchase the first yacht to win The America's Cup.
In the early years, quarried granite blocks were hauled by oxen to nearby Lane's Cove where they were loaded onto sailing vessels for delivery by water to major cities in the Northeast. Later, inclined railways took the place of animals.
By the end of the 19th century, the granite quarrying industry had become well established, joining fishing as a mainstay of Cape Ann's economy. The granite industry drew workers from Finland, Sweden and Ireland, adding to Cape Ann's rich cultural mix—and produced some real characters to boot.
The Decline of the Industry
All but one of the Cape Ann, Massachusetts granite quarries are silent and water-filled, the only sound the distant cry of a seagull planing in the blue overhead or of a small, wild bird flitting over the surface of the still, green depths. Many of the bigger quarry pits, about fifteen of them, are more than 100 feet deep with water.
It has been just 50 years since the last quarryman picked up his toolbox from the ledge and walked home after the final whistle sounded.
These opening paragraphs in Barbara Erkkila's book Hammers on Stone (published 1987, now out of print) mark the end of an important chapter in Cape Ann's history.
Although there has been no major quarrying on Cape Ann since the 1930s, there are lasting reminders of its existence. In addition to the water filled pits there are the paving blocks, building stones, curbings and memorial carvings which are abundant on Cape Ann.
In 2004, the Museum created a sculpture garden which is most likely the last project of any size to use Cape Ann granite. An interior wall, at seating height, was added to an existing courtyard in front of the Museum. The granite was quarried from a small pit (called a motion) near the Rockport-Gloucester line.


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The two new dances the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performed in its opening Miami show — Wayne McGregor's contemporary ballet Chroma, with its daringly skewed geometry, and Ronald K. Brown's pulsing Afro-spiritual ritual, Four Corners — were studies in contrast. But they were tied together by the intensity and vitality of the dancers, bursting out in new ways as artistic director Robert Battle expands the troupe's repertoire.
Liberty City native Battle gave his usual jocular opening speech from the stage of the Adrienne Arsht Center's Ziff Ballet Opera House on Thursday night. "You know I'm from here, right? Or do you just like me?," he told the enthusiastic crowd. But his intentions for the company are clearly serious.
Chroma was the more radical departure. Created for England's Royal Ballet, it exudes an icy cool atmosphere and is filled with angular ballet pyrotechnics that are a world away from the earthy soulfulness of Revelations, the troupe's signature piece.
Chroma takes place inside John Pawson's stunning set, a soaring, ceiling-high white box with a square cut out in back through which dancers enter and exit, illuminated by Lucy Carter lighting that shifts from blinding florescence to shades of pale.
Inside this sci-fi lightbox, the 10 dancers, wearing Moritz Junge's filmy pastel tops and tiny shorts, seem etched in space. They hurl themselves into wildly angled arabesques and tilts, limbs windmilling precisely, then seamlessly segue into twisting hips and snaking spines, lines constantly shifting to curves. The dancers' intensity enabled them to sharply etch the shape and quality of the movement despite its speed and density. The music by Jack White III (of The White Stripes) and Joby Talbot shifted from dissonant orchestrated rock to plaintive strings and piano.
Linda Celeste Sims radiated fervor in an opening duet with Antonio Douthit-Boyd, while Sean A. Carmon, Kirven Douthit-Boyd and Yannick Lebrun rocketed through a fierce, sinuous, voguing-inspired trio. Alicia Graf Mack, with her endless limbs, sky-scraping arabesques, graceful technique and fearlessness, made her duet with Vernard J. Gilmore a highlight. Chroma builds to a not-quite-coherent climax; still, it's always compelling.
Brown's Four Corners, the fifth piece he's made for the Ailey troupe, was more familiar territory. What felt fresh was the sense of joyful, exuberant ease with which the 11 dancers performed Brown's pulsing mix of African and modern dance, their torsos moving in a seamless, curving flow that rippled out to their arms and legs. The movement was simpler than in Brown's Grace, his most beloved work for Ailey, but the dancers' naturalness and commitment kept it compelling, propelled by Carl Hancock Rux's engaging Afro-funk-jazz score.
Brown based Four Corners on a passage from the New Testament book of Revelation about four warrior angels at the four corners of the world, and on an idea of a spiritual journey to overcome grief and oppression. The magnificently commanding Sims and the more gently authoritative Matthew Rushing were the angels, along with Belen Pereya and Glenn Allen Sims. Garbed in Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya's flowing dresses, turbans and pants, the four come together in a watchful circle and lead the other dancers in spiraling lines and patterns. By the end, Four Corners felt like a call to battle, leading to an exhilarating ritual celebration.
The soul of Revelations, which closed the program, was Rushing, filled with emotion and intention in the yearning "I Wanna Be Ready" solo and grinning with pleasure as he partnered Mack to lead the "Move, Members, Move" finale.


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Randy Lewis has gone to Utah football games as a season-ticket holder since he was 6.
In 1963.
USC at Utah
» USC was the AP preseason No. 1 , but its national title hopes were derailed when it lost at Stanford on Sept. 15.
» Utah is 2-2, including losses at Utah State and Arizona State.
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Safe to say he's seen most of the big games ever played at Rice-Eccles Stadium (and Rice Stadium and Ute Stadium). So forgive him if he's a bit amped for the Utes to host Southern California on Thursday.
"It's hard for me to define the significance of it, to be honest with you," said Lewis, a Salt Lake City real estate agent and former Crimson Club board member.
Even with both teams struggling, and the Utes likely to enter the week as double-digit underdogs, Utah-USC may be the most anticipated game in school history. Tickets for the sold-out game available last weekend on StubHub ranged from $93 to $1,200 (as opposed to $42 to $325 for the Utah-Cal game three weeks later).
USC has won 11 national championships and appeared in the Rose Bowl 33 times, more than any other team in the country. The Trojans last visited Salt Lake City in 1917, when they beat the Utes 51-0.
For Utah, the matchup against one of the most dominant programs in college football history is just the latest checkpoint in its move from the Mountain West Conference to the Pac-12.
"In the past it was once every 10 years we'd get a team from a power conference in here," Lewis said. "Now it's five times a year."
Thursday's showcase matches the Utes (2-2, 0-1 Pac-12) and Trojans (3-1, 1-1) in a game that, in the preseason, pundits had circled as having national significance. The Trojans were the preseason No. 1 and Utah was returning a fourth-year starter at quarterback and perhaps the best running back in school history.
However, the loss of Jordan Wynn in Week 2 and the emergence of holes in Utah's defense have derailed Utah's hopes of a run at the Pac-12 championship. Meanwhile, USC has not received the prolific offense it anticipated from quarterback Matt Barkley, receiver Robert Woods and former Penn State running back Silas Redd.
The Trojans' national title hopes took a serious hit when they lost to Stanford on Sept. 15, and they rank sixth in the Pac-12 in total offense and defense.
"The Stanford loss takes some of the luster off the game, I guess you can say from a national perspective," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said last week. "But for us it's a huge game, as is every week from this point forward in the season."
Last year, in their first game in the Pac-12, the Utes lost 23-14 after a field goal that would have tied the game was blocked and returned for a USC touchdown.
Utah Athletic Director Chris Hill said the most excited he's been for a game at Utah was in 2004 against BYU for the Fiesta Bowl, but that Thursday's game comes close.
"I think people thought USC would be ranked No. 1 and that we would be 4-0," he said. "That's what everybody wants, but I think it's taken very little off the excitement for people."
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Pick the number of times a week that you eat chocolate. This number must be more than one but less than ten.
Multiply this number by 2. Add 5 (for Sunday). Multiply by 50... Can you explain why it. . . .
Pick a square within a multiplication square and add the numbers on
each diagonal. What do you notice?
Take any two digit number, for example 58. What do you have to do to reverse the order of the digits? Can you find a rule for reversing the order of digits for any two digit number?
Spotting patterns can be an important first step - explaining why it is appropriate to generalise is the next step, and often the most interesting and important.
Choose a couple of the sequences. Try to picture how to make the next, and the next, and the next... Can you describe your reasoning?
Caroline and James pick sets of five numbers. Charlie chooses three of them that add together to make a multiple of three. Can they stop him?
Semicircles are drawn on the sides of a rectangle ABCD. A circle passing through points ABCD carves out four crescent-shaped regions. Prove that the sum of the areas of the four crescents is equal to. . . .
Take any two numbers between 0 and 1. Prove that the sum of the
numbers is always less than one plus their product?
A little bit of algebra explains this 'magic'. Ask a friend to pick 3 consecutive numbers and to tell you a multiple of 3. Then ask them to add the four numbers and multiply by 67, and to tell you. . . .
Arrange the numbers 1 to 16 into a 4 by 4 array. Choose a number.
Cross out the numbers on the same row and column. Repeat this
process. Add up you four numbers. Why do they always add up to 34?
How many pairs of numbers can you find that add up to a multiple of
11? Do you notice anything interesting about your results?
Imagine we have four bags containing a large number of 1s, 4s, 7s and 10s. What numbers can we make?
Choose any two numbers. Call them a and b. Work out the arithmetic mean and the geometric mean. Which is bigger? Repeat for other pairs of numbers. What do you notice?
This addition sum uses all ten digits 0, 1, 2...9 exactly once.
Find the sum and show that the one you give is the only
You can work out the number someone else is thinking of as follows. Ask a friend to think of any natural number less than 100. Then ask them to tell you the remainders when this number is divided by. . . .
Carry out cyclic permutations of nine digit numbers containing the
digits from 1 to 9 (until you get back to the first number). Prove
that whatever number you choose, they will add to the same total.
Take any whole number between 1 and 999, add the squares of the
digits to get a new number. Make some conjectures about what
happens in general.
Find some triples of whole numbers a, b and c such that a^2 + b^2 + c^2 is a multiple of 4. Is it necessarily the case that a, b and c must all be even? If so, can you explain why?
If you know the sizes of the angles marked with coloured dots in
this diagram which angles can you find by calculation?
In this third of five articles we prove that whatever whole number we start with for the Happy Number sequence we will always end up with some set of numbers being repeated over and over again.
The final of five articles which containe the proof of why the sequence introduced in article IV either reaches the fixed point 0 or the sequence enters a repeating cycle of four values.
This article extends the discussions in "Whole number dynamics I". Continuing the proof that, for all starting points, the Happy Number sequence goes into a loop or homes in on a fixed point.
Find the smallest positive integer N such that N/2 is a perfect
cube, N/3 is a perfect fifth power and N/5 is a perfect seventh
Janine noticed, while studying some cube numbers, that if you take
three consecutive whole numbers and multiply them together and then
add the middle number of the three, you get the middle number. . . .
What happens to the perimeter of triangle ABC as the two smaller
circles change size and roll around inside the bigger circle?
A, B & C own a half, a third and a sixth of a coin collection.
Each grab some coins, return some, then share equally what they had
put back, finishing with their own share. How rich are they?
Make a set of numbers that use all the digits from 1 to 9, once and
once only. Add them up. The result is divisible by 9. Add each of
the digits in the new number. What is their sum? Now try some. . . .
Eight children enter the autumn cross-country race at school. How
many possible ways could they come in at first, second and third
A huge wheel is rolling past your window. What do you see?
Can you see how this picture illustrates the formula for the sum of
the first six cube numbers?
The nth term of a sequence is given by the formula n^3 + 11n . Find
the first four terms of the sequence given by this formula and the
first term of the sequence which is bigger than one million. . . .
Find the largest integer which divides every member of the
following sequence: 1^5-1, 2^5-2, 3^5-3, ... n^5-n.
Use the numbers in the box below to make the base of a top-heavy
pyramid whose top number is 200.
The picture illustrates the sum 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = (4 x 5)/2. Prove the general formula for the sum of the first n natural numbers and the formula for the sum of the cubes of the first n natural. . . .
Show that if you add 1 to the product of four consecutive numbers
the answer is ALWAYS a perfect square.
Can you convince me of each of the following: If a square number is
multiplied by a square number the product is ALWAYS a square
Can you rearrange the cards to make a series of correct
mathematical statements?
Can you make sense of these three proofs of Pythagoras' Theorem?
This shape comprises four semi-circles. What is the relationship
between the area of the shaded region and the area of the circle on
AB as diameter?
Eulerian and Hamiltonian circuits are defined with some simple examples and a couple of puzzles to illustrate Hamiltonian circuits.
This article invites you to get familiar with a strategic game called "sprouts". The game is simple enough for younger children to understand, and has also provided experienced mathematicians with. . . .
Can you arrange the numbers 1 to 17 in a row so that each adjacent
pair adds up to a square number?
What is the area of the quadrilateral APOQ? Working on the building
blocks will give you some insights that may help you to work it
Can you fit Ls together to make larger versions of themselves?
Imagine we have four bags containing numbers from a sequence. What numbers can we make now?
Advent Calendar 2011 - a mathematical activity for each day during the run-up to Christmas.
What can you say about the angles on opposite vertices of any
cyclic quadrilateral? Working on the building blocks will give you
insights that may help you to explain what is special about them.
Here are some examples of 'cons', and see if you can figure out where the trick is.
If you can copy a network without lifting your pen off the paper and without drawing any line twice, then it is traversable.
Decide which of these diagrams are traversable.
Replace each letter with a digit to make this addition correct.


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Function: To serve as guardian of the academic freedom and rights of all members of the academic community; to receive inquiries and complaints concerning academic freedom and rights and to consider formal charges of violations of academic freedom and rights from any faculty member, student, administrator, trustee or from the CAPT; to advise and make appropriate recommendations to the President. The Operating Procedures of the CAFR are available from any member of the Committee. The CAFR meets annually, and whenever necessary in the pursuit of its functions, with the appropriate committee of the Board of Trustees. Revisions to Part One of the Faculty Handbook Articles I - XI, XIV-XVI, and XVIII are reviewed by the CAFR for its recommendations prior to a faculty vote.
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10 people who could direct the next Bond movie
As Sam Mendes announces he will not be taking on the next James Bond film, we ponder other directors who could take the job
It's official – Skyfall director Sam Mendes will not be behind the camera when the next Bond film goes into production.
Which means there's a vacancy for a director confident or foolhardy enough to follow in the footsteps of a man who brought the venerable 007 franchise unprecedented financial, critical and Oscar success.
Who will that be, though?
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First, Blizzard adds advertisements to the forums because they need to make more money right? 11 million monthly subscriptions have GC driving a pinto to work everyday I'm sure. Though I don't think adds should have advertisements, if you download the add, it's your choice to filter through that garbage. Don't like the advertisement? Don't use the add. It's amazing how cleansing the freedom of choice can be.
Second, though I am personally not a user of any add on that requires me to pay for it, this is a country where people get paid for their ingenuity. Blizzard is, essentially, saying that they are the only ones that can make any money on this game.
Third, though the policy on addon code is understood, let's not pretend that Blizzard doesn't at least look at the code that someone else wrote, if only to save them time, when it comes to adding game features. I know this argument can be shot down because no one at blizzard apparently even glanced at a mod like Omen when they put in their built in crap of a threat meter, but they could have used it. So Blizzard is now not only saying that you can't charge for the mod, but we have exclusive rights to steal your intellectual property. Again, I know Blizzard has some of the best programmers in the world, but intellectual property that saves them man hours is still intellectual porperty that saves them cash, and it never even belonged to them.
I am a software architect, so this situation is not a surprise. I love open source software and use it daily, but this issue is pretty clear cut IMHO.
Some key points as I see them:
- Wow is a proprietary platform and there is no sense of it being "open" in any sense of the word (and there are MANY)
- There was no formal agreement between companies to allow them to make money off their add ons. Thus their business model was always shaky at best.
- Glider case just resolved and was a nightmare for Blizzard.
- Premium addons could be in danger of allowing some players an unfair advantage over others who pay money to a company Blizzard has nothing to do with.
- We can now, finally, put to bed the argument over wowmatrix!
- Closed source, "proprietary" addons could contain code that causes WOW trouble. Might just be a bug and not necessarily intentional. Blizz obviously wants them (and you) to be able to examine the code.
As much as this is a bad thing, it is nice to see the "open source" portion of this. (pseudo open source of course!) This means that others can pick up where some left off, branch and improve etc. A very positive change.
There will be casualties, but then is that such a bad thing for most players? Most players use free tools anyway?
The real problem is their being able to arbitrarily kill an addon. Hopefully they will not use this ever but they really can do what they want here. There is a fine line between great addon and unfair advantage in their mind as far as I can tell. (from GC's posts)
For example: he spoke of cooldown timer addons being a bit of a cheat.
What about decursive? Healbot? I vaguely remember (I don't have a healer) him talking about them in less than favourable terms?
Now that glider has been defeated and this bunch of lawyering is obviously one of the results. All paid mods are going down with it also. I guess the theory is that if there is no market, there are no evil market players.
Hopefully their suit wearing types will not invoke some overreaction to all the helpful mods out there as well. I doubt it though - bad PR is not something they want.
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Thank you C Anthony for providing some actual real life legal basis for all these arguments


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In Tribute to Maggie Mae
Maggie Mae is buried – there just beyond my kitchen window
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A beautiful tribute! Love the image of Maggie Mae barking at the deer under the apple tree.
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What a beautiful poem and a beautiful dog! Words cannot even express my feelings right now. March of 2009 was a nightmare for our family. My beloved cat Pinky was hit by a car right in front of me and died in my arms. One week later, while coaching my son's basketball game, our home burned. I lost 17 furry family members who were my best friends that day. Four of our cats were able to escape thru a window. My life shattered that day. It's been a year later and I am finally able to remember the good memorizies and the happy times. Not always without tears but I am able to concentrate on the good they brought to my life not just on my grief. Your poem did bring a tear to my eye but also a smile! Thank you for sharing and God bless you and your beautiful angel that will always be with you.
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Bradley W. Greider M.D., M.S., FACS has practiced comprehensive ophthalmology in north coastal San Diego County for over 20 years. He is one of the most experienced cataract surgeons in California having performed over 20,000 cataract and lens implant surgeries. Dr. Greider's lens implants can correct astigmatism and decrease dependence on glasses post operatively. Dr. Greider enjoys a reputation of surgical excellence and trust, and has performed surgery on ophthalmologists, optometrists, physicians, senators, judges, generals, and their families. His surgical expertise extends beyond cataract surgery and he routinely performs ophthalmic plastic surgery, corneal/refractive surgery and glaucoma surgery.
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In this comic's starring roll: My toys. Cheifly, my bear, Brownie.
Did you guys have those "My First Sony" things? Like this!
I loved that damn thing so so so much, I can still taste the microphone to this day (that's how you use a microphone, right? Basically by talking with the mic actually touching your mouth?)
Somewhere in my mom's basement are HOURS of recordings of me breathily making up my own radio commercials for toothpaste and snack foods, and interviewing the neighbor kid.
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Nectar to switch focus to redeeming rewards
Nectar is switching the focus of its marketing messages to how loyalty points can be used to redeem rewards rather than on collecting points in an effort to build a stronger emotional connection between its partners and consumers.
The shift will come into effect throughout this year and the brand is likely to launch campaigns demonstrating how cardholders can collect points and redeem them against bigger purchases such as a holiday or flights, instead of just using them to get money off shopping in Sainsbury's.
In recent months Nectar has signed a number of new redemption partners, including EasyJet and restaurant group Tragus which operates the Cafe Rouge, Strada and Bella Italia chains, to bolster its reward offering.
These brands and reward parters including Vue Cinema, Eurostar and Expedia, are likely to feature heavily in activity to support the scheme but how Nectar rewards will be brought to life through marketing is still in the development stages, according to a spokesperson for the brand.
Increasing redemption is a way of increasing engagement with a loyalty scheme as activity tends to increase when a customer has redeemed a promotion or points, according to Stuart Evans, general manager UK of loyalty specialist ICLP.
Focusing on how members can spend points and encouraging them to do so is also a way to prevent loyalty points going unredeemed, traditionally known as "breakage" in the CRM industry, and amounting to a cost liability for Nectar.
Evans adds: "Loyalty programmes are increasingly paths for brand relationships and therefore those relying on historic models of discounting rather than creating true value for customers and relying on breakage [unredeemed points] instead of proper programme management will struggle to maintain customer interest with the new connected and digitally engaged audience.
"Breakage is a broken promise and in today's world disappointing socially connected customers is not the way to succeed in loyalty," he adds.
Nectar claims that collectors have redeemed £2bn worth of points since the programme launched 10 years ago. Sainsbury's, Nectar's largest partner, said in January customers redeemed £110m worth of Nectar points over the Christmas and New Year period.
Last year the brand introduced a new advertising concept, created by G2 Joshua, featuring a Gift Horse character and the strapline "Never look a gift horse in the mouth" to encourage members to use its eShops site to collect points online shopping with more than 500 retailers and boost their points balance.
There are 19 million Nectar card holders in the UK.
For most shoppers, collecting points is just an automatic thing they do at the checkout. It's not always the engaged behaviour marketers would like to think. It has become collecting for collecting's sake and i'd say far more people earn points than spend them and many more points are collected each year than are redeemed.
By promoting the value and significance of the rewards they can be redeemed against, the points start to take on greater meaning.
One of the aspects that makes Boots Advantage Card different to other established retail loyalty schemes is that it offers the feel-good factor. Boots has consistently made its Advantage Card about helping customers treat themselves, not about getting a few pounds off the next time they shop.
In doing so it has built up a relationship based on emotional connection and added value, not on transaction and Advantage Card points are seen as a reward, rather than a currency.
If Nectar can introduce more of this it will boost engagement and in turn cardholders will seek out more ways to collect points in a self-perpetuating cycle that benefits Nectar, its brand partners and members.
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Wonder why, in that case, they recently dropped their relationship with Amazon, one of the most popular places for Nectar members to redeem their points?
Maybe due to the bad publicity following the tax avoidance scandal.
The Nectar scheme is really just Sainsburys loyalty scheme as the vast majority of points will be redeemed there.
Other partners seem to come and go over a 3 to 4 year cycle which makes you think that they don't see a loyalty benefit themselves.
All these loyalty schemes have traditionally only seen 35 - 40% of the points issued actually redeemed. So getting customers to use their points up is important for them to actually see some value from collecting. However, if they did all redeem you would have to wonder if the companies operating the schemes would still have the funds to redeem all the claims?!
I've recently come across Nectar's sister company Adpoints. They've got an interesting model that rewards Nectar members with Nectar points for watching commercials. If Nectar could integrate Adpoints deeper into its site and partners that could be very interesting, especially if you could buy the product being advertised at one of their partners.
I disagree that collecting points is automatic, in the case of Nectar, I actually drive past my nearest petrol station to go to the BP one where I can collect points. I'm also pleased to see Nectar's more consolidated approach with Ebay, so you no longer have to click back and forth between the sites to collect points.
I disagree that if all the customers redeemed their points the companies operating the schemes would struggle to cover the claims. Studies have proven that customers who redeem their points end up spending more with their loyalty card provider so there is a commercial model behind the schemes.
Is the point not more that in today´s market with so many loyalty cards on offer from coffee chains through to airlines that customers are becoming fatigued and will end up concentrating on a limited number of providers? I think consolidation of the schemes is inevitable so Nectar´s strategy to increase emotional connection is a sensible one.


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PCI Fellow David Hughes' report Drill Baby Drill leads RP Siegel at Triple Pundit to write that we should "immediately terminate the Keystone XL pipeline and to initiate criminal prosecution of all those involved, for their attempt to defraud the American public, and to, once again put the entire world economy at risk."
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Tar sands oil, the raison d'être for the much-opposed Keystone XL pipeline, is likewise troubled. It contains relatively low energy while requiring lots of energy, in the form of steam, to produce. Some estimates claim a cost of as much as $100 per barrel.
It is not just Hughes saying this. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) sees U.S. domestic crude oil production including shale oil peaking at 7.5 million barrels per day (mbd) in 2019 (well below the all-time U.S. peak of 9.6 mbd in 1970), and by 2040 the share of domestically produced crude oil is projected to be lower than it is today.


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"'RoboCop' the first movie was fantastic," he told us. "But even if there was no movie, the concept of 'RoboCop' is brilliant, first because it lends itself to a lot of social criticism, but also because it poses a question, 'To when do you lose you humanity?' The way it does that is by replacing body parts with machine parts, and that's very smart because guess what? It's going to happen!"
"I have my take on it," he continued, "And I can tell you this: In the first 'RoboCop' when Alex Murphy is shot, gunned down, then you see some hospitals and stuff and then you cut to him as RoboCop. My movie is between those two cuts. How do you make RoboCop? How do you slowly bring a guy to be a robot? How do you actually take humanity out of someone and how do you program a brain, so to speak, and how does that affect an individual?"
For those Brazilians hoping that Padilha will reunite with his "Elite Squad" star Wagner Maura to play RoboCop, we have some sad news (at least for them) that in fact, the director is looking for an American actor for the role.
"We need an American RoboCop, man. RoboCop is an American guy, his name is Alex Murphy," he said, laughing at the idea of turning Maura's character Nascimento into an android. - Coming Soon
"We are going to remake it. The first one. And people are a little iffy about that [but] we wanted to remake a movie with better effects and we're better at telling stories now... There's no 'Ash' character and that pisses people off [but] we didn't want to have the direct comparison. I wouldn't want to put an actor in that position." - Bloody Disgusting
The Academy had no comment on post-Ratner plans. Ratner's Tuesday announcement was the result of industry pressure. Following three days of outrage about his use of a gay slur at a Friday Q&A for "Tower Heist" and his raunchy interview on "The Howard Stern Show" on Monday, Academy president Tom Sherak accepted his resignation by phone Tuesday morning.
In an open letter, Ratner said he "apologizes publicly and unreservedly."
"I should have known this all along, but at least I know it now: words do matter," Ratner said. "Having love in your heart doesn't count for much if what comes out of your mouth is ugly and bigoted."
The Academy issued a statement Tuesday that included a quote from Sherak, who did a 180-degree shift in tone from his let's-move-on comments Monday.
"He did the right thing for the Academy and for himself," Sherak said in the statement. "Words have meaning, and they have consequences. Brett is a good person, but his comments were unacceptable. We all hope this will be an opportunity to raise awareness about the harm that is caused by reckless and insensitive remarks, regardless of the intent."
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Eddie Murphy has stepped down as host of the 84th Academy Awards telecast. The move comes a day after show producer Brett Ratner exited.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Tom Sherak said Wednesday in a statement, "I appreciate how Eddie feels about losing his creative partner, Brett Ratner, and we all wish him well."
Commented Murphy, "First and foremost I want to say that I completely understand and support each party's decision with regard to a change of producers for this year's Academy Awards ceremony. I was truly looking forward to being a part of the show that our production team and writers were just starting to develop, but I'm sure that the new production team and host will do an equally great job." - Hollywood Reporter
One of the jobs of the Oscar producer is to wrangle talent relationships and persuade reluctant stars to turn up on the telecast. The Academy confirms that Grazer has lured back veteran Oscar host Billy Crystal, who has hosted eight times, to replace departing show host Eddie Murphy, who didn't want to proceed without Ratner. Crystal will be the oldest solo host, at age 63, since Bob Hope. Crystal tweeted: "Am doing the Oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions. Looking forward to the show." - Thompson on Hollywood
Back in October, it was reported that Mickey Rourke dropped out of 'The Expendables 2' so he could negotiate to appear in Martin McDonagh's 'Seven Psychopaths' with Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell. About that: "The director was a jerkoff. He wanted a whole lot for nothing," Rourke told Moviefone late last week during an interview for 'Immortals.' When asked to confirm that he won't appear in the thriller, Rourke had this to say about McDonagh ('In Bruges'): "He can go play with himself." - Moviefone
Universal's adaptation of the Atari video game Asteroids, meanwhile, will be written by Evan Spiliotopoulos. Matt Lopez (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) originally worked on the script. Spiliotopoulos was a writer on the upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman.
The trade says "the plotline for the film adaptation has evolved into the story of two estranged brothers that must team up to save Earth from an alien race." Lorenzo di Bonaventura ("Transformers" films) is producing. - Coming Soon
In the epic action-adventure Snow White and the Huntsman, Kristen Stewart (Twilight) plays the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen (Oscar(r) winner Charlize Theron) (even in fantasyland that's some cockamamie bull malarkey) out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined is that the young woman threatening her reign has been training in the art of war with a huntsman (Chris Hemsworth, Thor) dispatched to kill her. - Apple
The family featured on TLC's 19 Kids and Counting revealed that matriarch Michelle Duggar is three and a half months pregnant with her 20th child. In true Duggar fashion, the family appeared in full on the Today show to announce the good news.
"We are due in April and just thrilled," Michelle told Ann Curry during the broadcast. "We have the motto in our house that there's always room for one more."
"I don't know how it happened!" joked husband Jim Bob. - Hollywood Reporter
I could go for an Oregon Trail movie and they might even do a "Lewis and Clark" spinoff. - Posted By: The Great Capt. Smooth (Guest)
Hey, you probably are not aware but "What a jip" should actually be "What a gyp" with gyp short for gypsy. It's an old offensive term which in the UK isn't used much as it's basically a racist term against romanov gypsys.
I know it's a saying but it has unpleasent beginnings that I thought you'd probably want to know. After all there are a bunch of old Southern sayings that you'd NEVER use these days - same thing. - Posted By: Guest#8706 (Guest)
Gyp is thought to be short for "Gypsy." And long before that term meant a group of odd people who roam the countryside running scams, it was an ethnic slur for the Romany people who immigrated from Eastern Europe. The term "Gypsy" evolved from the habit of calling the people Egyptians, because they sort of looked Egyptian and the locals were apparently too shy to ask the people where they were actually from.
The point is the negative meaning of the word started centuries ago, and even now plays off the common stereotype of Gypsies as sneaky, thieving con artists. At least they don't break all your shit like the Vandals, though. Assholes. - Cracked
I like how the Jersey Shore fan guy's argument is basically "Come on people!"
Reminds me of South Park:
"Come on people, gotta drive hybrids now people... hybrid driving people... come on people now," - Posted By: Guest#4106 (Guest)
I tried to stay away from TDKR spoilers. I was successful until Entertainment tonight showed video of Cat woman running over an IMAX camera with the Bat Pod. :/ - Posted By: Ant-LOX (Guest)
An Oregon Trail movie could be fun, especially if it was dark and led to cannibalism. MMMMMMMM.... cannibalism..... - Posted By: APrince66 (Guest)
" Christian Bale's hair is looking rather Bateman-esqe in those pics - Posted By: E. Edward Grey (Guest)
Now there's a combination of great joy: Batman meets Arrested Development. Think of the ratings!
Uh, dude, was this a joke of some sort, or did you really not get the Partick Bateman/American Psycho reference?
I guess it must be a joke. Carry on. - Posted By: Guest#8318 (Guest)
I REFUSE to watch that video. You're not gonna spoil my show Diaz! - Posted By: MBD (Guest)
I actually think a Carmen SAndiego movie would be interesting, although I think Julia Roberts looks more like Carmen than J'lo. - Posted By: JLAJRC (Guest)