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Fresh fruit is a staple in the summer and honestly, I can't get enough. While I love to eat fresh fruit straight up, sometimes it's even better to blend them together. Don't think smoothies are too time consuming to whip up — they really only take a few minutes!
Smoothies can be made from any combination of items. Traditional varieties can include straight up fruit such as strawberry and pineapple and the outcome is always so refreshing and delicious. If you're trying to be a little more creative, try the Banana Cashew Smoothie from Real Simple. It sounds so creamy, refreshing and a really delicious snack.
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• Watermelon Smoothie, Martha Stewart
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As I read this, I'm drinking a chocolate shake:
frozen banana
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These smoothies sound amazing. Love the way those glasses look with the vegan one!
Yeah, it's all about the frozen bananas. They give it that milkshake quality. I vary what else I put in my smoothies by by season, but I always have banana chunks in the freezer to round them out. Yum.


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Pull out the July edition of Food & Wine magazine and look for a feature on Cuvaison's 2007 Chardonnay, Carneros! If you don't have the magazine in front of you, here is what Food & Wine's expert panel had to say about our 07 Chardonnay.
The special offer ends on our 07 Chardonnay this Friday! >>
|In the Carneros region, characterized by a morning fog that keeps grapes from quickly heating up and afternoon breezes that lower leaf temperature and dry the morning dew, this cool- climate wine delivers clean and balanced flavors with pronounced fruit nuances. Light lemon curd aromas and a crisp citrus flavor produce a bright and penetrating acidity that elevates this wine from Chardonnay mediocrity. - Anthony Giglio
|A lot of California wines billed as cool-climate styles don't really deliver on that promise, coming off hot, fat and tropical regardless of their source vineyards. Not so with this clean, balanced, Carneros-grown bottling, which skews toward the citrus end of the vast Chardonnay flavor spectrum. Its aromas of lemon curd are bright and penetrating, as is the acidity, which really distinguishes this wine from the mass of flabby, buttery styles out there. – David Lynch
|This sustainably made wine and solar powered winery will turn anyone into an earth-loving hippie. Cuvaison was one of the early pioneers in this cool climate corner of Napa Valley, planting its first grapes there in 1979. The ripe, peachy and flowery nose gives way to a medium-bodied and good textured wine. Juicy, frosty acidity holds it together. A wonderfully light summer wine that's perfect to pair with a white- fleshed fish, such as cod or halibut. – Daniel Johnnes
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Need a place to recycle your wine corks?
Cuvaison has partnered with Yemm & Hart, a recycling company that converts cork into self-sustaining products, to create a recycling program that promotes the education and collection of corks!
Why recycle wine corks?
There are 13 billion (yes, billion!) natural cork wine stoppers sold into the world market each year. At present, the majority of them end up in landfills. Cork is ideal for recycling. It is biodegradable, renewable, energy efficient, sustainable and 100% natural.
What are recycled wine corks used for?
Recycled wine corks can find a new life as shoe soles, fishing rod handles, bulletin boards, place mats, flooring tiles, building insulation, gaskets, packaging materials, under playground equipment, and even as a soil amendment in compost.
What makes natural cork environmentally special?
Natural cork is made up of billions of cells. This gives cork its buoyant, elastic quality as well as the ability to absorb and retain nearly 9 grams of C02 throughout the life of the cork. And, with 13 billion corks sold each year worldwide, cork is an important source of C02 retention.
Where can I send my corks to be recycled?
Make Cork Recycling a Way of Life! Drop your corks off at either one of our Tasting Rooms OR ship them directly to Yemm & Hart:
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Last Saturday was a beautiful day for the Grand Opening of our Carneros Tasting Room! The Ambassadors of the Napa Chamber of Commerce came out to help us celebrate our 40th anniversary and Grand Opening! Come check out our new Tasting Room, if you haven't done so yet!
Yesterday was a beautiful morning for a marathon! Over 3,000 people from all over the country showed up to our Carneros Winery and Tasting Room location to start the race!
While everyone is a winner, special kudos go out to Eli Rodriquez of Whittier, CA who won the race with a time of 1:09:25 beating Ed Baker of Palo Alto, CA and Tesfaye Dirba, of Ethiopia. On the women's side it was Julia Malon Stamps of Miami, FL with a winning time of 1:22:01 just edging out Lisbet Sunshine of San Francisco and Christine Keenedy of Los Gatos, CA.
A lot of excitement for 7:00 in the morning!
The Grand Opening of our Calistoga Tasting Room was a success! As the party was coming to a close, we were able to take some photos:
It's always interesting when you give a winemaker a large pair of scissors. Check back for some video of our Winemaker, Steve Rogstad cutting the ribbon!
Our 2 delicious Zinfandels: 2007 Bald Mountain Zin & 2007 Brandlin Zin, Mount Veeder have just been Released! And they are on Special! Mix and match to receive 25% off 3 bottles or 30% off 6+ bottles. The perfect pairing for your next summer soiree; our Zinfandels go great with BBQ, burgers, tri-trip and anything else you can throw on the grill!
Here is what our Winemaker, Steve Rogstad has to say about these Zins:
2007 Bald Mountain Zinfandel
The Bald Mountain Vineyard vines offered little fruit for picking, but what they did give us was stellar. This is classic, 100%, old-vine Zin. Rife with crushed berry, black cherry, raspberry and notes of sassafras and licorice, it warms both heart and palate. The wine shows off a bright core of red fruit matched with the jammy concentration we come to expect from this well-drained hillside vineyard. Limited production.
2007 Brandlin Zinfandel, Mount Veeder
An exceptional vintage for Zinfandel the 2007 Brandlin Vineyard eeks out everything it can get from these octogenarian vines. Boysenberry, huckleberry and blueberry jam generously spiced with hints of cardoman and cinnamon stretch across the palate and linger through the long, silky finish of this mountain top Zin. Just 8 barrels of this rare wine were produced.
The Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon is sold out, but you can still come to our Carneros location to cheer the runners on to a good start! Meet us there at 7:00 AM on Sunday, July19th!
"Runners from all over the country will travel to this wine-themed race which starts amongst the vineyards at Cuvaison Carneros Estate Winery in Napa and finishes in front of City Hall in downtown Sonoma." For more info go to http://www.napa2sonoma.com/site3.aspx
You might even catch a glimpse of Jenny Craig's own Valerie Bertinelli! Valerie is supporting the Napa-Sonoma marathon! http://www.jennycraig.com/successstories/blog/valerie
Here are some photos from last year. There is nothing like beautiful scenery to pump up runners for a Marathon!
Our traditional Calistoga tasting room just had a makeover! Still warm and intimate, it's a contemporary take on the classic tasting environment with tree shaded picnic grounds.
Just like our Carneros location, our Calistoga tasting room re-design was built with the environment in mind! The cabinets are made from fallen logs, we used natural stone products like grey slate floors, and we reused and recycled all the existing materials that were in the tasting room!
Come check it out at our Grand Opening July 11th and enjoy a little down home bbq!
Please join us for the Grand Opening of CUVAISON'S TWO Newly Designed Tasting Rooms!
Great estate wines, fun food, fresh 'green' architectural design, wine games, special offers, chat it up with our engaging president & winemaker, and more...
Calistoga: Saturday, July 11th, 4–8pm | 4550 Silverado Trail, Calistoga
Our traditional Calistoga tasting room just had a makeover! Still warm and intimate, it's a contemporary take on the classic tasting room with tree-shaded picnic grounds. Come check it out, and enjoy a little down home bbq.
Carneros: Saturday, July 18th, 4–8pm | 1221 Duhig Road, Napa/Carneros
Our Carneros tasting room is surrounded by the rolling waves of our sustainably farmed estate vineyard; one of the best views in the valley! Come see the cool eco-friendly design and get your Asian fix with dim sum and more!
>>> RSVP by July 6th for the Calistoga Opening
>>> RSVP by July 13th for the Carneros Opening
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Join us at B O T H locations, (bring your friends!)...and expect the unexpected...
Our Carneros tasting room is in the center of the rolling waves that make up our estate vineyard. It is arguably the best tasting room view in the valley.
That's why our architects, Gould Evans | Baum Thornley (http://www.btarchitects.com/), constructed the massive frameless glass doors, to ensure your view would not be obstructed! Terrace seating is available too!
But did you know that our new Carneros tasting room was built keeping our sustainability integrity intact? Our architects call it 'Smart Design.' Reclaimed redwood and certified sustainably-grown cedar line the tasting room walls and ceiling, storm water is directed to our irrigation ponds to be re-used later, we maximized the use of natural stone products like grey slate, and we used cross-ventilation to ensure natural temperature control.
Our reclaimed redwood is mostly old growth wood, meaning it can only be found from fallen trees on personal property and logs discovered in lakes or rescued from barns or old buildings.
For insulation we used recycled denim insulation, an environmentally-friendly option that costs an additional 25%.
Come check out the view inside and out...at our Carneros Grand Opening July 18th from 4-8pm!
If you didn't get the chance to listen to The Job Radio Show on 960am (San Francisco Bay area's Working Radio) last Sunday night, you missed a very special interview! Larry Olson of The Job Radio Show interviewed Joelle Kurrus, Special Events Manager here at Cuvaison, on how she leaped into the Napa Valley wine industry.
"Every once and a while it's good to get inspired by a real life success story. Someone who followed their career dreams. Joelle Kurrus left her life in Connecticut to follow her passion of wine in Napa. Listen to Joelle as she gives us a lesson in taking chances." - thejob.podbean.com
Joelle is our Special Events Manager here at Cuvaison and along with putting on fabulous events, she holds a designation as an Advanced Certified Wine Professional from the Culinary Institute of America, Greystone.
Click to listen on thejob.podbean.com under the June 18th, 2009 post!
We've just recently learned of some great ratings on our Chardonnay!
Look for our 2007 Chardonnay Carneros in the August issue of Wine Enthusiast Magazine, 92 points and an Editors Choice rating. The August issue of Wine & Spirits Magazine will also give our '07 Chardonnay 92 points and a Best Buy rating: "Slice a late summer Bosc pear over puff pastry and bake it, the tart will taste a lot like the scents and flavors of this chardonnay. Though tightly built, the wine broadens into the finish, refreshed by a bristle of acidity. Decant it for roast veal with chanterelles." Yet another reason to Chill Out with Chardonnay!
One of many great benefits of my job at Cuvaison is travel. It's not for everyone but I've had the opportunity to see the world due to our global market exposure, and I now have friends and associates in over 43 countries. And that doesn't include domestic travel.
While I truly enjoy my business associates, I especially enjoy running into one of our club members. I'm amazed at how often it happens and in some of the most surprising locations. I've had this experience at wine dinners and consumer tastings in Singapore, London, the Caribbean and other locations in the USA.
I was just in Mexico supporting the Four Seasons Punta Mita with staff training, guest tastings and winery dinners and guess what? At one of the guest tastings, I hosted club members who had never met me or each other. Two of the couples even brought their own Cuvaison wines from the US into Mexico to enjoy! They didn't offer to share any with me but I guess they thought I'd brought enough of my own. So, there I was with 10 guests of the Four Seasons, some club members but all had visited our tasting rooms. One person even mentioned our Tasting Room associate, Brady, by name and what a great tasting he'd given.
It is our desire to keep you better informed about my travel and events for you to attend in the future. Who knows, we may even run into each other in Kazakhstan?
Best regards,
Jay Schuppert, President
It's getting hot out...Summer cools down with this great deal on chardonnay. Mix and match a case and save 30%, or 35% for 2 cases or more!
Celebrating our 40th anniversary, we have turned our two tasting rooms into two fresh, distinct and stunningly evocative spaces. The re-design of our historic Calistoga site is a contemporary take on the classic tasting environment – warm and intimate, with an inviting tasting bar and tree shaded picnic grounds. While the Carneros site is a light-filled space surrounded by waves of vineyards, the compelling design blurs the distinction between in- and outdoors. Massive frameless glass doors slide out of sight, opening to a terrace protected from the elements by the building itself. Be sure to come check out our new spaces!
Celebrate with us at our grand re-openings this July!
Calistoga Open House – Saturday, July 11th, 4-8pm
Carneros Open House – Saturday, July 18th, 4-8pm


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New Pilot Project to Empower Villagers in India
A woman in India, where Global Footprint Network is working with communities on sustainable development.
For the first time, Global Footprint Network is partnering with other NGOs to support both sustainable and human development at the community level in India. While Global Footprint Network projects often target decision-makers at the national, sub-national, and city levels, this new pilot in India aims to give local villagers a more informed voice in shaping development in their communities. The project, titled "Sustainable Development Return on Investment: Empowering Communities and Measuring Investment Effectiveness," or SDRoI, is a partnership with International Development Enterprises-India, Gram Vikas (of India) and Fundación Escuela Nueva (of Colombia).
Pragyan Bharati (right), Global Footprint Network's India director, is leading the 18-month project. She holds a doctorate in sociology and is a social development specialist with experience in leading various water and sanitation projects with ONE DROP, UNICEF, and the government of Odisha's Ministry of Rural Development.
We asked Pragyan a few questions about the new project.
1. Where in India are you working?
PRAGYAN: I live in the eastern coastal state of Odisha, and that's also where the project is taking place. The state is rich in natural resources, minerals and biodiversity. It also has a unique cultural heritage with 62 different indigenous tribes living there. However, the state has a high incidence of poverty.
It's a tropical area with high temperatures and recurring natural disasters like cyclones, floods and droughts. Last year the state was hit by the severe Cyclone Phailin and then massive floods that marooned hundreds of thousands of people and killed 44.
2. Which communities will you engage with?
PRAGYAN: We will be working with nine to 12 rural communities where our partner organizations operate. We are still exploring the criteria for selecting communities, but some will be low-income, tribal villages in the interior pockets of the state. More than 2,000 villagers will be directly influenced by this project.
3. What are the goals of the SDRoI project?
PRAGYAN: There are two main goals. One is to empower local communities to own, negotiate, and manage their own socio-economic development through the use of the SDRoI tool that we will be creating with them. Secondly, we intend to measure donor agency investments against both local development goals and global sustainability development goals.
Intense engagement with communities through use of the SDRoI tool will enable them to make informed decisions and choices about their own development needs and goals and negotiate better with different service providers and planners from both government and non-governmental agencies.
For example, let's assume the community was considering clearing an area of land in order to build a factory. Rather than prescribe a certain action, the tool would estimate benefits and potential losses of building the factory based on the community's human development needs and its resources. This could include economic benefits to the community and decreased unemployment as well as the loss of ecological habitat and pollution.
4. What kind of tool will you be using?
PRAGYAN: The tool will be a data-driven, science-based framework that captures the two core dimensions of sustainable development. Development is mapped using the UN's widely recognized Human Development Index (HDI) and the resource constraints are captured with Global Footprint Network's Ecological Footprint and biocapacity accounting.
HDI measures human well-being based on longevity, literacy and income. An HDI of more than 0.67 is considered to be "high development."
Global Footprint Network's Ecological Footprint and biocapacity accounting will enable us to measure the degree to which communities are living within the means of the resource base available to them. We will compare the population's demand on the community's resources to the biocapacity under control of the community members.
We are currently in the process of refining the metric to better adapt it to local situations and the needs of our partners.
5. What are the biggest challenges?
PRAGYAN: As exciting as the project is, I foresee one of the challenges to be designing an effective communications strategy to reach out to our target audience, as I expect many to be tribal communities with their own indigenous languages and scripts.
It could also be a challenge to shift the prevalent attitude within communities from dependence on external aid towards self - reliance, making informed development decisions and taking action themselves.
But we have great partners and resources. Right now I am doing a lot of ground work, visiting different villages, meeting with local partners and villagers, and mapping various resources for the project.
6. Tell us about your background and experience.
PRAGYAN: Initially I taught sociological concepts and theories at the undergraduate level. After obtaining my PhD in sociology, I felt more interested in seeing the application of those theories and the actual working of societal dynamics. I started my development career working on women empowerment through governance, livelihood and food security issues. Subsequently, I joined UNICEF and my career focus changed to water and sanitation issues.
At ONE DROP, the foundation for Cirque du Soleil, I worked on an innovative pilot project using the social arts as a medium to mobilize communities for adopting WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) strategies and access to safe drinking water through purification technologies.
This project was of particular interest to me because it gives an in-depth understanding of the broader canvas of development and sustainability, which is so relevant in current times.—Interview by Amanda Short
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Drought Jolts California Into Managing Shrinking Resource Responsibly
California is waking up to the value of the Commons. State lawmakers have acknowledged the need for the responsible management of its natural capital.
This major cultural shift occurred last week when Governor Jerry Brown signed three bills stipulating that the state will manage groundwater if local water agencies and irrigation districts don't. The move officially put an end to the gold-digger mentality that had prevailed until now, allowing large landowners to deplete a vital natural resource at the expense of their neighbors. It took three years of exceptional drought for this awakening to take place.
The Golden State stipulated a long time ago that anything that belongs to your land, above or below, belongs to you. And so it is that anyone with a well on his or her property could pump groundwater unfettered.
Northern California's Folsom Lake on January 16, 2014. The reservoir, 25 miles northeast of Sacramento, has shrunk from 97 percent capacity in 2011, to 17 percent capacity in this past January, according to a news release from the California Department of Water Resources.
Groundwater is the reason California's agriculture is still standing strong despite the drought. As surface water supplies have been dwindling, aquifers have come to provide over more than 60 percent of freshwater needs for irrigation. As groundwater became the new gold, landowners raced to the riches, drilling wells without being encumbered by any form of regulation.
Well drilling and groundwater pumping have been so intense, in fact, that the ground has been sinking in some places. Seismic experts have even warned of the risk of earthquakes as depleted aquifers cause a shift in the weight balance of geological layers, adding pressure to active faults.
In summary, it became an inescapable fact that responsible management of dwindling natural resources like fresh water requires public oversight through monitoring programs and a solid implementation of regulations.
The signing of California's groundwater management law implicitly acknowledges that the ecological stress caused by the drought may not be a short-lived anomaly. We are encouraged that the authors of the bills and the governor recognized the need to adapt the state's infrastructure to an increasingly resource-constrained era.
Last year, Global Footprint Network published the very first study of California's Ecological Footprint. We were surprised to find out that the state's population demands more than five times more natural resources and services each year than its own ecosystem can renew in that same amount of time. In fact, California's per-person biocapacity is much lower than that of the United States. This is due mostly to California's relatively high population density, but also to the aridity of much of the state.
On a global scale, humanity's demand for renewable ecological resources and the goods and services they provide is now equivalent to 1.5 Earths.
In a world of growing ecological overshoot, access to sufficient natural capital is key to long-term, sustainable success. It is in the overwhelming self-interest of any country, state, city and investor to address resource constraints proactively. California is no exception.
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Deconstructing Carbon before UN Climate Summit
Charged up by activists mobilizing for the UN Climate Summit in New York next week, we delved into our carbon Footprint data to see if we could shed light on the very intractable debates swirling around nations' responsibilities for reducing emissions. In the first graph below, our intrepid research analyst David Zimmerman found while EU countries toot their horns about declining emissions (as represented by the blue line below), the picture is not so simple.
Here's what David discovered after creating an index starting at 1993: EU emissions are actually increasing (except for a 2009 recession dip) when you account for all emissions resulting from consumption by EU residents (as shown in the red line). The measurement includes goods produced outside the EU but ultimately consumed inside its borders, and excludes goods produced within the EU that are consumed outside its borders.
In a second graphic, David compared carbon emissions within a nation's borders (domestic carbon emissions) to carbon emissions embodied in national consumption, which includes carbon associated with the production of goods outside the nation that were ultimately consumed inside the nation's borders.
Not surprisingly, domestic emissions in countries like the US, the UK, and Switzerland were actually lower than the overall carbon emissions globally associated with the products their citizens consume –because they have large Ecological Footprints and consume many goods produced beyond their borders.
As these graphics show, pointing fingers is no simple matter. Rather, it's in each nation's self-interest to establish policies to reduce its citizens' carbon and Ecological Footprints. The alternative is more political, economic, and climate instability and uncertainty.
That's why Global Footprint Network President Mathis Wackernagel is supporting two initiatives related to the UN Climate Summit in New York. Dr. Wackernagel is a founding signatory to a letter asking world leaders to take urgent action on climate change to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees centigrade. You, too, can add your voice here: unsdsn.org/climate-letter.
Dr. Wackernagel also has joined a coalition of countries, companies, NGOs and indigenous peoples organizations in endorsing the New York Declaration of Forests, which calls for halving the rate of loss of natural forests globally by 2020 and striving to end forest loss by 2030.
Carbon Footprint, Footprint for Government
Global Footprint Network Fuels Public Debate on Swiss Competitiveness
Given that Swiss residents consume four times more than Swiss ecosystems can regenerate, what should the nation do to stay competitive?
That was the question that Global Footprint Network and partner BAKBASEL was charged with addressing in a new report launching Sept. 16.
The objective of the study, commissioned by Switzerland's Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE) and four other ministries, was to establish the impact on Swiss competitiveness of current resource trends.
The report's findings will be unveiled Sept. 16 in Bern to spark debate at the fifth public town hall event of Dialog Nachhaltige Entwicklung Schweiz ("Dialogue on Sustainable Development in Switzerland"), a program sponsored by ARE.
Global Footprint Network and BAKBASEL recognize in the report that current economic impacts of ecological constraints may still be limited for the Swiss economy. Still, the economic risks from growing ecological constraints are becoming increasingly significant. The longer-term implications – in its most condensed form — can be summarized as follows:
In the competition for limited ecological assets, what really matters are trends in relative GDP. To win the "resource game" in a world of shrinking natural resource availability and increasing demand, one's relative income has to rise.
As is happening for most high-income countries vis-à-vis the emerging economies, Switzerland's relative income has been receding compared to the world – the Swiss resident is now taking home a 35 percent smaller share of the global income than 20 years ago, or less than 50 percent of the share 35 years ago.
At the same time, most countries are increasing their demand on the rest of the world, fueling the competition for resources and ecological services. With more than 85 percent of the world population already living in countries with biocapacity deficits, this trend can no longer be ignored.
The report identifies five possible ways to reduce the competitiveness risks from biocapacity deficits:
1. "Retreat from the world," and reduce global integration as much as possible (even if it reduces standards of living) to avoid the exposure to negative impacts from cut-throat competition over resources.
2. "Embrace hyper-growth," and accelerate economic output in order to keep up with or even outcompete the relative gains of emerging economies.
3. "Hedge your bets," keep maximizing the global integration benefits through a strong Swiss brand as long as it lasts, and set up a sovereign fund to reengineer the economy when it becomes necessary.
4. "Reengineer extreme resource-efficiency right now," employ the most efficient technologies to make Switzerland far less dependent on foreign resources – without reducing labor productivity. A variance of this strategy may be to also invest heavily in the resource efficiency of value chains leading into Switzerland.
5. "Forge privileged resource relationships." One way of securing Switzerland's supply may be to develop long-term bilateral resource contracts with biocapacity-rich nations. Enabling this would require significant additional intervention by the government (since until now most resources are traded privately and not via government-sponsored channels).
Of course, each scenario comes with its long suite of challenges and risks. In fact, none can easily be embraced as the obvious fix. What about a sixth option, yet to be envisaged? Or could this sixth option be an optimal blend of the five ones listed above?
At any rate, any attempt at an answer must first determine what level of biocapacity deficit would be strategic for Switzerland in order to bring forth an affordable pathway to a resilient, resource secure and prosperous future.
ARE commissioned the study in collaboration with the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Swiss Federal Statistical Office (SFSO), Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), and State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).
Download the report in English, French or German.
The invitation to the national dialogue available here (in German) summarizes the event.
Carbon Footprint, Ecological Limits, Footprint for Government
Partner Profile: Footprint Changes Policy in Vancouver
Dr. Jennie Moore,
Director, Sustainable Development and Environment Stewardship
British Columbia Institute of Technology
School of Construction and the Environment
In 2006, the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) became the first post-secondary educational institution to join Global Footprint Network's partner network, which now numbers 76 institutions applying the Ecological Footprint methodology around the world. Dr. Jennie Moore, director of sustainable development and environmental stewardship at BCIT's School of Construction and the Environment, has led the charge, applying Footprint science to make real policy changes for the Vancouver city government.
To become the "greenest city in the world," the city of Vancouver is currently implementing its Greenest City 2020 Action Plan, which includes ambitious lighter Footprint targets. The city hopes to reduce its ecological footprint by 33 percent below 2006 levels by 2020, and achieve one-planet living by 2050. Moore and Bill Rees, co-founder of the Ecological Footprint, have been working closely with the city to explore what it would take to achieve this goal.
Vancouver already has the lowest carbon Footprint of any city in North America. However, Dr. Moore suggests that there is still a long way to go. "The reality is that here and in North America generally, we rank among some of the highest-level consumers in the world. For example, if everyone on the planet lived the way an average Vancouverite does, we would have observed Earth Overshoot Day on May 2nd instead of August 19th," she notes.
The city has applied Dr. Moore's PhD research to advise policy direction. Using a newly improved urban metabolism methodology of residential consumption, Moore and colleagues have developed a "bottom up" ecological Footprint approach that enables cities to apply their own local data for sustainability policy work. This methodology is also being incorporated in the newly developed International Ecocity Framework and Standards (www.ecocitystandards.org).
Food is the largest contributor, making up nearly half of Vancouver's Ecological Footprint. Moore et al.'s research found that consuming less red meat would have one of the largest impacts, as red meat consumption accounts for half the food footprint. Any significant reduction to the food Footprint must come at the citizen level, so the city government has focused instead on reducing food waste at different stages of the consumption chain.
Transportation was the second largest portion of Vancouver's Footprint, with personal motor vehicle use counting for 55 percent of the transportation Footprint. To meet its one-planet living target, the city is pushing an effort to increase the mode-share of walking, cycling and transit to comprise 66 percent of the total resident transportation profile. This is a step towards the 86 percent that would be needed to get to one-planet living.
BCIT is also practicing what it preaches back on campus. The School of Construction and Environment has set a goal to reduce its institutional Footprint by 75 percent from its 2008 Footprint assessment. Click here for more on Ecological Footprint efforts at BCIT.
Ecological Limits, Footprint for Government, Our Partners' Work
Japan Footprint Exposes Risks to Food Security
Japan Footprint Exposes Risks to Food Security
Global Footprint Network presentation in Tokyo focuses on ASEAN reliance
The ASEAN region is one of the fastest growing areas in the world, with a population of approximately 600 million people and a combined GDP that would make it the planet's eighth largest economy. Despite these gains, the region faces myriad challenges: Large numbers of the population remain in poverty, while its member states are among the most vulnerable to climate change, deforestation, depletion of fisheries and other ecological pressures. These resource constraints pose threats to the region's energy and food supplies.
But what does this mean for Japan?
That question was the focus of a recent presentation in Tokyo given by Global Footprint Network Research Economist Katsunori Iha, and Asia Regional Director Pati Poblete hosted by the Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund.
According to a recent study by Global Footprint Network, Japan is growing increasingly dependent on resources from the ASEAN region. Most notably: Thailand is a major contributor to exports to Japan in the cropland Footprint as well as the fishing grounds Footprint, suggesting a large dependence of Japan on Thailand for its fish products and agricultural crops. In the case of forest land Footprint, Indonesia is the highest contributor, suggesting Japan's dependence on the country for timber and forest products.
Four countries make up 80 percent of the ASEAN food Footprint exports to Japan: Thailand , Indonesia, and Vietnam and the Philippines.
With growing ecological pressures in the ASEAN region, Japan faces its own risks to food security and economic stability as it continues to depend on the region for essential commodities. Understanding these risks and identifying opportunities to work with the region to manage its resources is the ultimate goal of the study, which was funded by KNCF.
The presentation was attended by representatives of numerous government agencies, including the Ministry of the Environmental, and by members of the private sector, including Toyota Foundation.
Contribution of Japan's imported Ecological Footprint by ASEAN countries
Here are just a few additional facts about Japan's Footprint, taken from Global Footprint Network's Japan Ecological Footprint Report 2012:
- Nearly 20 percent of Japan's Ecological Footprint is associated with the consumption of food.
- Japan produces only about 24 percent of the biocapacity required for its food consumption.
- On average, the shipping distance of food imported into Japan is about 4,500 miles, approximately the direct distance between Tokyo and Moscow.
- Since Japan imports over 50 million tonnes of food per year carbon dioxide emissions just from the maritime shipping of food (ignoring the transport of food to and from sea ports) into Japan corresponds to an Ecological Footprint of about 800,000 global hectares.
Ecological Limits, Footprint for Government
Spreading the Word on Earth Overshoot Day 2014
Media outlets around the world helped share the news of Earth Overshoot Day this year, and thanks to countless partners and supporters, a conversation about our planet's ecological deficit also took off on social media.
Earth Overshoot Day is an annual observance meant to bring attention to the risks of humanity's growing ecological deficit. This year, August 19 marked the date when humanity exhausted nature's budget for the entire year.
Highlights of Earth Overshoot Day 2014 media coverage included articles in Le Monde in France, El Mundo in Spain, and the Brasil Post in Brazil. Earth Overshoot Day also made the front page of La Stampa in Italy for the second year in a row. An online article in The Guardian in the UK generated 92 comments. In Switzerland, a Q&A with Bruno Oberle, director of the Swiss Ministry of Environment, was featured on the ministry's website.
Les Echos in France published an article about Earth Overshoot Day as well as a lengthy Q&A with Global Footprint Network President Mathis Wackernagel. Thomson Reuters ran an op-ed by CEO Susan Burns on the link between resource restraints and national economics. Reuters TV also produced a segment about Earth Overshoot Day featuring our partner, Wendy Arenas, founder and executive director of ALISOS - Alianzas para la Sostenibilidad, in Columbia, which made Thomson Reuters' list of top 100 stories for the day.
In Asia, Beijing News ran a feature on Earth Overshoot Day in its Sunday Earth Supplement. In Japan, Yomiuri Shimbun, one of the five national newspapers there, featured a short article, and Naoki Adachi, a leading voice in the corporate social responsibility field, wrote a blog post on Earth Overshoot Day.
Stories about Earth Overshoot Day also reached such diverse countries as Kenya, Romania, Cuba and Australia.
A TV news station in France took a lighter approach to the Earth Overshoot Day news, with clips of a small inflatable globe rolling through the streets.
A coalition of German activists in Berlin led by INKOTA used an even larger inflatable Earth to draw attention to Earth Overshoot Day at a gathering in Alexanderplatz. Participants in the event symbolically sucked the resources from the Earth until it collapsed onto the ground as part of their call for a more sustainable use of resources to enable a good life for future generations.
We also received entertaining pictures from Berlin of a Segway race from an Earth Overshoot Day-inspired event organized by British performance Ellie Harrison. After "speeding" around a track, the racers headed into town to spread the word about global resource constraints. Why Segways? As Harrison explained, "These popular, but profoundly annoying, machines symbolise the stupidity of our species gratuitously wasting money and resources, whilst simultaneously preventing access to the gentle exercise that all bodies need to stay healthy."
In China, students participated in an Earth Overshoot Day activity that involved answering questions and performing tasks to reduce the planet's Ecological Footprint. Our partners WWF-China helped coordinate that event in addition to getting the word out about Earth Overshoot Day throughout the country.
From Berlin, we received entertaining pictures of a Segway race from an Earth Overshoot Day-inspired event organized by British performance Ellie Harrison. After "speeding" around a track, the racers headed into town to spread the word about global resource constraints. Why Segways? As Harrison explained, "These popular, but profoundly annoying, machines symbolise the stupidity of our species gratuitously wasting money and resources, whilst simultaneously preventing access to the gentle exercise that all bodies need to stay healthy."
In the social media world, we were thrilled to see our first Facebook post announcing Earth Overshoot Day shared by more than 500 supporters. Our first Tweet on Earth Overshoot Day garnered nearly 42,000 impressions, according to Twitter.
Thank you for helping us raise awareness about Earth Overshoot Day and move a step closer toward ensuring our entire society lives well within the means of nature.
Click here for a list of media coverage of Earth Overshoot Day 2014.
Carbon Footprint, Ecological Limits, Footprint for Government, Human Development, Our Partners' Work, Personal Footprint
What do Switzerland and China Have in Common?
Did you know the Chinese province of Guizhou in southwest China bears some striking resemblance to Switzerland? I confess I didn't, until I was invited to Guizhou last month to speak at Eco-Forum Global. Since 2009, this annual conference gathers participants from around the world to share knowledge about policies regarding green economic transformation and ecological security. This year I spoke on a finance panel led by the chief economist of Bank of China, Ma Jun, and a panel organized by the Sino-Swiss Dialogue.
Just like Switzerland, Guizhou is landlocked and boasts a mountainous landscape. It is one of two provinces in China that President Xi Jinping declared to be testing grounds for China's new focus on "eco-civilization" and the "China dream."
Hoping to learn more from Switzerland to build that dream, Chinese officials announced the Guizhou-Switzerland Agreement on Establishing Mountainous Economy and Eco-Civilization at Eco-Forum Global this year. With its rich landscape, including spectacular lakes and waterfalls, Guizhou is believed to be an ideal location to apply the innovative cleantech, eco-tourism and sustainable development strategies that have enabled Switzerland to preserve its stunning natural environment.
The Guizhou-Switzerland agreement builds on a larger bilateral free trade agreement between China and Switzerland that was signed last year and just took effect in July.
My Sino-Swiss Dialogue keynote talk at Eco-Forum Global delved into the similarities between China and Switzerland, where Global Footprint has worked with four ministries to analyze the country's resource dependence and make Footprint and biocapacity part of the Swiss statistical information data published annually.
Like many countries, both China and Switzerland are ecological debtor countries using more biocapacity than their own ecosystems can provide. They make up the difference through trade with trading partners who are also in ecological deficit.
Switzerland's Ecological Footprint is four times larger than what ecosystems within Switzerland can renew. Its biocapacity deficit per person hasn't changed over the last half century, and its financial resources have allowed it to easily access resources from abroad. However, because the world as a whole is becoming more constrained, Switzerland's biocapacity deficit will become economically more significant in the future.Switzerland: Stable Biocapacity Deficit
China's Ecological Footprint is two times larger than its ecosystems can renew. Its biocapacity deficit has grown substantially amid the country's rapid development of the past decade.China: Rapid Footprint Growth
On the bright side, however, both Switzerland and China have worked to preserve their natural resources, particularly forests. In Switzerland, forests were under severe pressure of overexploitation at the onset of industrialization in the middle of the 19th century. Soil erosion and avalanches prompted reform in forestry management and Swiss forests now cover 30 percent of the country's territory. China's forests were also under pressure until the Natural Forest Protection Project was launched in 1998. By the end of 2003, the Chinese government had injected about 50 billion Yuan (about 6 billion USD) into the program, putting some 95 million hectares of natural forest in conservation nationwide. The government has recently committed an additional 220 billion Yuan (36 billion USD) to the project and aims to add an additional 7,800 hectares of forest area.
China has been acutely aware of resource constraints for decades, as has Switzerland. Many Swiss still remember World War II when the country only had enough domestic food to feed its population (then half the current size) for seven months per year. This sense of resource fragility has been an important factor spurring Switzerland's focus on energy, material and water efficiency, high-performance buildings, effective public transportation, land protection, urban containment and forest conservation.
However, the global context within which China is developing today is markedly different to that of Switzerland in the past century. Since World War II, the entire planet has gone into ecological overshoot, with humanity now using one and a half times more from nature every year than the planet can renew in the same timeframe. Today we are living in a far more resource-constrained era, making it more important than ever for all countries to track and manage their natural assets.
With China's Ecological Footprint continuing to grow, Guizhou Province is clearly a region at a crossroads. On the cusp of rapid development, it has enormous opportunities to seize the moment and build new economic momentum. The question is whether it will set policies that enable it to thrive while at the same time avoiding the pollution and congestion that has plagued other regions in China. Gleaning valuable lessons from Switzerland is certainly one important step. Of course, we also believe Guizhou Province will need data-driven decision-making tools like the Ecological Footprint to succeed as well.
Ecological Limits, Footprint for Business, Footprint for Finance, Footprint for Government
The Effect of Rising Temperatures on the Energy-Water Nexus
May and June this year were the hottest ever since record-keeping began in 1880, according to a new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report. 2014 could go down as the warmest year yet, exceeding the previous records set in 2003 and 2013.
There's no question that the Earth is warming, ancient ice is melting and sea levels are rising. Friends of Global Footprint Network are well aware of many of the risks that anthropogenic climate change poses, particularly to the world's poorest regions.
A risk that remains under-appreciated, however, is the impact that water availability will have on energy, and that constrained energy supply will have on water.
After food production, electricity generation is the second-largest consumer of water globally. Thermal power plants – those powered by coal, natural gas, oil and nuclear – consume vast amounts of water in their cooling cycles. A single nuclear reactor can consume over 15 million gallons of water per day. Power generation accounts for 41 percent of freshwater withdrawals and about three percent of freshwater consumption (3.3 billion gallons of water per day) in the United States.
Warmer temperatures have been taking a toll on these thirsty facilities. Every summer, a lack of water (or of water that is sufficiently cold) forces power plants to shut down. Inadequate and irregular rainfall has also forced hydropower facilities to shut down, such as the Shivanasamudra plant in southern India this month.
Just as producing power requires water, producing water requires power. In California, one-fifth of the state's electrical power is used to pump, treat, transport, heat, cool and recycle water. Agriculture consumes 80 percent of the water in the state, which produces one-third of the vegetables and two-thirds of the fruits and nuts consumed in the United States.
This year is on track to be the driest in the history of recorded rainfall in the state, and has already forced cattle ranchers to pare down their herds and almond farmers to plow under their trees. Food prices across the nation have crept up due to the drought.
California is emblematic of the predicament that the world now faces. A growing population puts water, food, and energy supplies under even more pressure even as they are increasingly strained by climate change. But the most accessible solutions often lead to destructive feedback loops. For example, California's current plan to replace the 2.2 gigawatts of power generation from the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station, which was shut down in 2012, is likely to rely substantially on new power generation from natural gas, which will pump even more CO2 into the atmosphere and increase the probability of future droughts.
As we anticipate the announcement of Earth Overshoot Day this year, which will arrive earlier than ever, it's worth contemplating how we can find a way out of our predicament, and find real and enduring solutions to the knot of problems in the energy-water nexus. As many have observed, it is really an energy-water-food-economy-security-and-everything nexus, because energy and water are so fundamental to life. Eliminating waste, and using the precious resources we have as efficiently as possible, is the obvious place to start – and that's a challenge we can all help to answer.
Carbon Footprint, Ecological Limits
Canada: Ecological Footprint Instrumental in Supreme Court's Ruling
In a first for the Ecological Footprint and a native group in Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada supported the Tsilhqot'in Nation's title over 1,900 square kilometers in British Columbia as part of a landmark decision announced in June.
The historic ruling came about a decade after Tsilhqot'in Nation's lawyers called Global Footprint Network to provide an expert study for the case, which centered on clear-cut logging permits granted by the British Columbia government without consulting the native community living on the affected land.
The government defended the so-called terra-nullis ("nobody's land") hypothesis—the assumption that pre-European Canada was a vast and empty land—and argued that the First Nation's title claimed was "too large."
The challenge that the Tsilhqot'in Nation posed to Global Footprint Network: provide a scientifically sound evaluation of the capacity of the land to support the native group around 1800, prior to European influence and trade.
Global Footprint Network researchers approached the problem from several angles. One was to study the Ecological Footprint of the current population of bears living on the territory. The theory was that the findings about these omnivorous animals that compete for the same food niche as humans could be used to extrapolate the Ecological Footprint of a human group living off the same land.
A second angle involved studying the current local population of wild horses as a proxy for the hooved animals that would make up the main source of animal proteins for the people. And a third approach used anthropological accounts to study the general food habits of the aboriginal population to evaluate how much food they would gather, how much they would store, and what the impact of living on the edge was.
Global Footprint Network's research findings converged to the conclusion that the claimed area had the capacity to support between 100 and 1,000 people – in other words, that this entire area was needed to meet the needs of the smallish nation – given their traditional hunter gatherer lifestyle. Their Footprint was both wide and light, meaning that it required a wide area given the small volume of natural resources harvested per hectare. Such a Footprint benefits biodiversity, ensuring that the natural capital can regenerate and thrive.
Global Footprint Network was able to show that, at best, terra nullis was an erroneous concept sustained over centuries, ignoring the physical reality of the resource flows supporting populations.
For the very first time, the legal pundits acknowledged this physical reality. "My argument was accepted by consensus by both sides of the case. In fact, I didn't even have to appear in court to testify since there was no need for cross-examination," said Mathis Wackernagel, president of Global Footprint Network and lead author of the research report.
After arguing the case in the Supreme Court in November, Jack Woodward, the lead lawyer representing the Tsilhqot'in Nations, wrote Wackernagel, "We simply stated that because of the climate and geography of the area, only a limited number of people could sustainably live in the area, citing the expert opinion report you prepared for us many years ago."
The historical ruling that followed on June 26 gives the Tsilhqot'in Nation "the right to use and control the land and to reap the benefits flowing from it."
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Tomorrow night is the first Portland Opera Studio Artist recital of the season, presented by baritone André Chiang, with Robert Ainsley on piano. Please join us! The recital will take place at Whitsell Auditorium (inside Portland Art Museum) beginning at 7 PM. Admission is free, with a suggested donation of $10.
In honor of his first performance, I thought I'd take this week to "formally" introduce you to André. Rather than giving him the standard Meet the Staff interview, I asked him to fill out the Proust questionnaire instead. If you're familiar with the Proust questionnaire, you probably know it best from the back pages of Vanity Fair magazine, where every month, a celebrity's answers are published.
Marcel Proust did not himself write the questionnaire, but rather made it famous simply by answering it; such questionnaires were common party games in the 19th century. He filled out this kind of questionnaire at least twice in his life: once at age 13, and again at age 20. His answers from both of these occasions can be seen here.
Here are some great examples from the pages of Vanity Fair:
Margaret Atwood
Tina Fey
John Waters
So now, André shares a little of himself with you -- but apparently we should have fed him first.
What is your current state of mind?
Full and Hungry. It's also my body state too...
What is your chief characteristic?
My infinite half-optimism.
What do you appreciate the most in your friends?
Listening skills, with not just their ears.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
The trait of always being hungry and the need to eat constantly (though deplore is a strong word).
What historical figure do you most identify with?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, or maybe just Sherlock Holmes.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Pristine relaxation with a season of Arrested Development. Oh heck, all three seasons.
If not yourself, who would you be?
John Cho.
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
My turkey neck.
What is your idea of misery?
A room full of only one food: olives.
Who are your favorite heroes in fiction?
Batman, Spiderman, The Flash, House
Who are your favorite heroines in fiction?
Katniss Everdeen, Catwoman, Lucille Bluth
What is your favorite journey?
I really love going to Dim Sum. Also, I like hiking sometimes.
Who are your favorite composers?
Brahms, Mozart, Verdi, Schumann.
What living person do you most despise?
Zooey Deschanel.
What is your greatest regret?
Not learning Mandarin when I was younger.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
What is the quality you most like in a man?
High video game proficiency.
Who are your heroes in real life?
People who follow their dreams.
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
A siamese cat.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I would be able to hit a 100 mph fastball
What are your favorite names?
Bruce, Aiden, Rebekah, Hitsugaya
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Still being able to sing for a living.
What natural talent would you most like to have?
Is being 6'3'' a talent?
How do you wish to die?
Doing something super courageous.
What is your favorite motto?
Cowboy Up!


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Not a bad app at all. .99 is well worth it. If an automatic instagram was on there that would be awesome, but that's likely asking for too much lol
another feature already present on my S2, nice app though. might put it on my i4 just for kicks.
Anthony, how do i get into contact with a dev if i have an amazingly simple idea for a tweak for ios?
How bout automatic upload to fb or from camera roll up to fb like tweeter since I never use twitter
It doesn't work for me.
Rubbish it doesn't work. Waste of money.
It crashes almost every time I hold my finder on a image in Safari.
Plain wrong. Geez, please fix the crash issue.
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Just bought this one... Probably not something I will use a lot, but I figure it will be well worth the dollar eventually.
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August 6th, 2014
Summer Fun in Telluride, Colorado
While it may be famous for being a ski resort, there's something happening in Telluride just about every week in the summer. This laid-back, hippie-chick mountain town plays host to everything from wine and food events to major music acts and, of course, outdoor and fitness adventures. The picture-postcard setting provides the perfect backdrop for […]
June 25th, 2014
Loews Don Cesar: St. Pete's Pink Palace
Etta James' rendition of the classic 1940's blues standard,"At Last", keeps humming through my head when I think of the iconic Loews Don Cesar Hotel in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Perhaps, it is the property's inspiring story of resilience or the romance of the era that makes the song ring true. Born from a developer's […]
June 18th, 2014
See a Broadway Play When You Travel… to Houston and beyond!
The New York City tourist check list usually includes scoring tickets for a Broadway play. The word is out on how to find those tickets, either on-line, via telephone or standing in one of those day-of-show lines. Those visiting other major cities in the US might consider taking in an evening of touring theater. Ok, […]
On my recent visit to the luxury health resort Canyon Ranch, just outside Tucson, Arizona, I found the very essence of the place to be about escaping from everyday life, to rebalance and perhaps discover some components of life and wellbeing that would enhance my life moving forward from this special place. The many activities and […]
June 17th, 2014
Top Princeton Grad goes 'wild'
by Cynthia English We met at the Asheville Botanical Gardens for a talk, a walk and a commune with nature. Me and one of the foremost celebrated 'foragers' of our time, Alan Muskat. A complex man who invites his clients to live from love, not fear, and to begin that journey by experiencing the gorgeous […]
June 16th, 2014
I Hate Children Children's Magic Show
Travelers and locals alike will be relieved to hear about this marvel of family entertainment. The I Hate Children Children's Magic Show was showered with awards at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, moving on to a run at San Francisco's Hotel Rex. If you have ever stayed at the Rex you know about their beautiful Library […]


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Wrangler Texas Straight Stretch Mens Jeans – Gravel Grey
Trustworthy, consistent and reliable, Wrangler presents the Texas jeans in a tough Gravel Grey colourway to style your casual looks all year round.
Instilled with timeless Texan honesty and high quality craftsmanship, they're treated to rugged construction, a zip fastening and classic five-pocket Western styling. The straight leg fit offers a versatile silhouette, whilst the stretch material provides a bit of give for a comfortable fit throughout the day and night. A branded logo to the rear pocket provides a famous finish that that represents the quality within.
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Wrangler Graphic Mens Crew Neck T-Shirt
American brand Wrangler was originally seen as the brand choice for the riding cowboy, yet the brand has adapted to modern trends and this T-shirt delivers a key casual statement.
Offering practicality to your layered look, it's the crew neck and funky print across the front that makes this tee a solid wardrobe choice. The branded tab attached to the side seam delivers a touch of authenticity.
The short sleeve silhouette ensures you're kept cool and comfortable all year round. Pair this tee with jeans and plimsolls for a classic, casual look.
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IRS scrutinized politicians' records. Love raises $476K. House impeachment transparency?
Happy Tuesday. IRS officials may have improperly targeted political candidates and donors in recent years, subjecting them to audits without justification, according to a report in The Washington Times. The Treasury Department says tax records of candidates for public office and contributors were scrutinized by IRS officials, though it's unclear who the subjects were. The Justice Department has declined to prosecute. [WaTimes]
Topping the news: Even though Mia Love has raised more than 70% more for her campaign than Rep. Jim Matheson in the past three months, Matheson has marginally more cash at his disposal. [Trib] [DNews]
-> In advance of Wednesday's special session of state lawmakers who will consider bills empowering a House committee to investigate AG John Swallow, a coalition of media outlets has met with legislators to discuss how much of the investigation will be public. [DNews]
-> Utah gun-lobbyist Clark Aposhian, who was charged with domestic violence and stripped of his firearms, has been accused of stalking by his ex-wife Natalie Meyer and her new husband Ronald Keith Meyer. [Trib] [ABC4]
-> Republicans may have even-money odds of taking back the Senate, according to Nate Silver's new prognostication. [NYTimes]
Tweet of the day: From @FloridaJayhawk: "If Harry Reid does this thing called the 'Nuclear Option' what city will he blow up? Is this like an episode of 24? Sounds scary! NO HARRY!!"
Happy birthday: to state Rep. Merrill Nelson and former Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon.
In other news: Sen. Orrin Hatch was spotted at a White House event on Monday hosted by President Barack Obama to honor former President George H. W. Bush for creating the Thousand Points of Light Foundation. Hatch had a prime seat in the front row right next to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. [Trib] National coverage: [NYTimes] [Politico]
-> Pat Bagley gives his take on racial profiling of young men. [Trib]
-> One U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer single-handedly accounted for half of the simple possession of controlled substance cases dismissed by Utah's federal court in 2012. Defense attorneys and defendants have accused him of unlawful searching. [Trib]
-> The Salt Lake City Airport Authority has raised the rent at the 18-hole Wingpointe Golf Course from $1 to $55,000, causing concerns that Salt Lake City may be forced to close the course in 2017 at the end of its current lease. [Trib]
-> Nine years after Summit County rancher Dennis Earl submitted it, a claim accusing the U.S. Forest Service of negligence in losing control of a "prescribed" burn that destroyed 85 percent of the land he leased has been denied by the Department of Agriculture. [Trib]
-> At the request of Rep. Mike Noel, R-Kanab, Utah lawmakers are set to consider repealing a bill that makes it illegal for BLM rangers and Forest Service employees to enforce state law. [Trib] [DNews] [Herald]
-> Bob Bernick looks at some of the reasons the Legislature has to tweak state laws as it heads into the Swallow investigation. [UtahPolicy]
-> Federal agencies are reviewing two energy projects that affect Utah - the Ruby Pipeline natural gas line and the TransWest Express wind power transmission line. [DNews]
Nationally: Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, wrote an op-ed column in Monday's Washington Times explaining his bill to reform the prison system. [WaTimes]
-> Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., is still adamant that the Senate filibuster rule must be changed. A vote is set for Tuesday morning to decide whether new limits will apply to the minority party's ability to delay confirmation of presidential nominees. [NYTimes] [Politico] [WaPost]
-> AG Eric Holder says he is concerned about the shooting death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin and has promised to pursue a federal investigation into the case. [WaPost]
-> Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., is urging House Republican leaders to send over the pared-back farm bill that they passed last week as quickly as possible so that the two bodies can go to conference, concerned that time may run out on the existing farm bill. [Politico]
-> The secret FISA court, which authorized the government surveillance programs, is calling on the Obama administration to declassify as much of one of the court's early sanctioning decisions - concerning Yahoo - as it can. [WaPost]
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Master all the fundamentals.
Prepare for a deliciously rewarding career.
A food service career offers a rare combination of variety, creativity, and the satisfaction of hands-on accomplishment. Chefs use skill and imagination to prepare everything from delicate pastries to entire meals. Food and beverage managers focus on the bigger picture, overseeing day-to-day operations to ensure excellent customer dining experiences and business profitability.
Overall, food service is the second-largest employer in the United States, and career prospects are expected to be good, especially in fast-growing resort and vacation destinations. By 2022, food service is expected to add the highest number of jobs among all industries.
Salaries for food service professionals can vary widely. Those with specialized training and skills consistently make far more than average, and salaries for executive chefs and other specialists are at the high end.
Available Degrees
Baker College prepares you for your career in Culinary Arts through carefully designed programs that stress personalized instruction and practical experience.
Our instructors are working professionals in the food service industry, who share their real-world knowledge and experience. Our current instructor-to-student ratio is the lowest of any culinary program in the state, so you're assured lots of one-on-one attention.
You'll develop your skills through hands-on learning in facilities designed exclusively for the instruction of culinary arts, food and beverage management, and baking and pastry. Plus, you'll gain real-world experience working in one of Baker's full-service restaurants, and participating in the extracurricular activities we offer to help you further hone your skills. When you graduate, you'll be ready for your first job, with all the hands-on training and credentials that employers want.
Visit the Culinary Institute of Michigan website to learn more about our Faculty, Locations, and Facilitites.
Program Availability
Program availability varies by campus. Please contact the Admissions Department on your campus to learn more.
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- Is Baker accredited?
Yes. Baker College is regionally accredited—the highest level of accreditation awarded in the U.S.—by The Higher Learning Commission, A Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2504; (800) 621-7440; Web address: www.ncahlc.org. Baker College is an Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) participant.
Additional Accreditations
Baker has also earned specialized accreditations for programs and degrees in:
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For details about these specialized accreditations, see the individual Programs and Degrees pages.
- Does Baker provide any help in my job search?
As a graduate of Baker College, you are eligible for our Lifetime Employment Services, which include:
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Baker Online is part of Baker College, a private, non-profit, regionally accredited, degree granting, higher educational institution with locations throughout Michigan.
As an accredited college, Baker College has been granted legal authority by the state of Michigan to operate as a nonprofit educational corporation and is empowered to grant certificates, associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees. It is approved for veterans' benefits. Baker College is recognized as an institution of higher education by the U.S. Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education.
All Baker Online undergraduate and graduate programs are accredited by the following regional institutional accreditor: The Higher Learning Commission, A Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2504; (800) 621-7440; Web address: http://www.hlcommission.org. Baker College is an Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) participant.
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- The MBA program has international accreditation through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).
- The Occupational Therapy program also has accreditation through The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
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After you enroll, and are accepted to your online program, you sign-up, or "register" for your first courses. Like all Baker Online students, you will begin your online experience with a three-week online class designed to orient you to the Baker Online classroom, and review the expectations and requirements of Baker Online students. When you have completed this course successfully, you can move on to additional online courses.
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Once you have applied for financial aid, you will receive a Financial Aid Notification package from the Financial Aid office. Your FAFSA serves as the application for the Student Loan. If it is determined that you qualify for student loan funds, the eligibility amounts will be listed on your award notification, and a student Loan Request Form will be included with the award package. The Loan Request Form must be completed and returned to the Financial Aid Office before the loan process can begin.
If you are a new student and would like to request student loan funds to help cover your educational expenses you will need to:
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- Return the form to the Financial Aid office.
If you are a returning student and would like to request student loan funds to help cover your educational expenses you will need to:
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A general education core is required for all associate and bachelor degrees. All graduates must meet the general education requirements established by each academic program.
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Many of the courses and programs at Baker College are offered in an online delivery format. See Online Programs. Contact your campus Admissions Office for details about online courses. If you are already a Baker College Student, contact the Academic Office for details about online courses.
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The New Federal Leadership: Building Resiliency and Facilitating Recovery
While we are far from eliminating drug use, we have made enormous strides in the last several decades. There are three major fronts of progress which must be recognized:
First, is the new understanding of the power of resiliency to thwart addiction. We know now, thanks to prevention research, that by developing assets in individuals, families and communities, and by fostering relationships with caring adults, children can develop resiliency that acts as an antidote to substance abuse. Today building resiliency is the keystone of both prevention and treatment efforts in communities across the nation. It is a guiding principle and indeed, is recognized as the element which must pervade an entire continuum of care: To delay the onset of substance abuse, to prevent relapse, and to promote healthy recovering individuals and families.
Second, is the strong Federal commitment to facilitate recovery from addiction. Today recovery means far more than simply continuing abstinence from drugs and alcohol. It means a rejuvenation of health on every level: Physical, mental and spiritual. It means a return to responsible living as evidenced by a lack of involvement with the criminal justice system and a re-engagement in productive activities such as work and school. Most of all, recovery means finding a sense of place within the community, a sense of belonging and purpose, and a feeling of connection to one's family, neighborhood and the people within it. The promise of recovery today means former substance abusers—and their families and friends—living fully among others; no longer sequestered by their disease, but thriving in spite of it.
These intangible qualities of "resilience" and "recovery," while difficult to measure are the unmistakable elements of true well-being. They are the foundation of "A Life in the Community for Everyone." Every SAMHSA dollar spent, every grant program, every technical assistance activity, every publication and conference is geared toward the fulfillment of this bold, yet simple, vision. But it was not always this way.
The third and critical stride forward was the transformation of Federal leadership in how it addressed substance abuse and co-occurring illness. SAMHSA realized that it could not, should not, be the deliverer of direct prevention and treatment services. Instead, the Agency committed itself to become the prime architect for the nation's demand reduction infrastructure. Under new leadership, service providers received new support, prevention efforts thrived with increased funding, treatment capacity was targeted for expansion, communities were engaged as partners, and States were dealt with on an individual basis, according to their unique needs and data. Today, SAMHSA is fulfilling its proper Federal role while remaining grounded in the understanding that all substance abuse ultimately occurs at the local level: The entirety of SAMHSA's prevention and treatment efforts, including grants, programming, technical assistance and other efforts, is directed towards building resiliency and facilitating recovery at both the community and personal levels.
Commitment to the twin goals of building resiliency and facilitating recovery has been echoed in numerous speeches by the President and the First Lady. In the 2003 State of the Union address, President Bush announced to the American people his support for a new substance abuse treatment program known as "Access to Recovery (ATR)." This national initiative is today minimizing suffering, providing choice, and maximizing accountability by helping people with substance abuse problems to enter effective treatment quickly through a system of vouchers at the State and local level. The President's public announcement of the ATR initiative, greeted by warm applause, elevated to an even higher level SAMHSA's key conviction: People with substance use and co-occurring mental disorders can and do recover!
Finally, we stand at a crossroads. The dream of building resiliency and recovery is real and achievable. The building blocks of a powerful demand reduction infrastructure are in place. But if we are to conquer substance abuse and its co-occurring illness, enduring passion and perseverance are required. These are the qualities of the human heart, not of the Government structure. SAMHSA infrastructure and guiding principles are only part of the solution. They must be grounded in a citizenry committed to a answering a call of action. Every American in every community must ask himself and decide, "What Can I Do To Help Achieve a Drug-Free America?"