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World Wetlands Day 1997 -- Update on Activities
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This report on activities around the world held in observance of the annual World Wetlands Day (WWD), 2 February 1997, has been constructed from reports by Wetlands International - Asia Pacific and information supplied directly to the Bureau.
AMERICAN SOMOA: A television broadcast of "Wetlands: a Source of Life", produced by the American Samoa Coastal Management Program, was aired in both Samoan and English.
- Wetlands Australia published a special edition for WWD with news of both regional and global events.
- NSW: The Wetlands Centre at Shortland, Newcastle, presented a special day for the public in collaboration with other local groups. Events on offer included guided walks, displays, schools' art competition, film festival and international food and wine tasting.
- South Australia: The Federal Environment Minister visited key wetlands, including two Ramsar sites, and launched the new federal wetlands policy. WWD was featured on local television by presenter Rob Morrison.
- Victoria: The Victorian Wetland Trust celebrated with a photographic competition and a field trip to Melbourne's Werribee Sewerage Farm, part of which is a Wetland of International Importance where some 250 bird species have been recorded.
[See also the 2 February press release announcing Australia's new Wetlands Policy, reproduced on this site, and the Wetlands, Waterways and Waterbirds Unit (Environment Australia Biodiversity Group)'s Bulletin Board for Australian and International activities for their World Wetlands Week, beginning on World Wetland Day, 2 February, and running through to the 9th.]
BANGLADESH: Inauguration of Wetland Research and Education Centre at Netrokona. A one-day seminar was held in conjunction with this event. The Nature Conservation Movement, with the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies, held a discussion meeting and photo exhibition.
BOLIVIA: A exhibition on wetland conservation and the Laguna Colorada Ramsar site was shown in La Paz as part of a Ramsar public awareness campaign, and an interview on Ramsar issues with local representatives of Spain's EFE press agency was aired on national radio and carried in two national newspapers.
CANADA: Delta, Canada, and the Burns Bog Conservation Society conducted special tours of the Delta Nature Reserve, and the mayor, Beth Johnson, proclaimed World Wetland Day for the Corporation of Delta.
CHINA: There were feature articles on the front page of the People's Daily and a live TV programme on wetlands.
FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA: The National Ramsar Committee of Macedonia celebrated World Wetlands Day with a ceremony and seminar at the Biological Institute in Skopje, attended by guests from the Ministries of Urbanism, Building and Environment Protection, Development, Foreign Affairs, and Education; Macedonian television, radio, newspapers, and magazines; scientific institutions, and NGOs. More information from Branko Micevski of the Bird Study and Protection Society of Macedonia and President of the National Ramsar Committee (fax +389 91 228 141).
HONG KONG: WWF-Hong Kong organized a Wetland Art Day for children at Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve. Activities included painting, clay model making, reed grass dyeing, t-shirt painting, face painting, etc. - all with a wetland theme.
INDIA: WWF India reports an Open Discussion on World Wetlands Day, attended by some 4,000 people, as part of the country's first Birding Fair held on the bank's of Jaipur city's lake, Jal Mahal, in Rajasthan state. Gauhati University organized special lectures and an outing to Deepor Beel Sanctuary. Eco-Club of Harinavi, West Bengal, disseminated WWD information to the media. NEWS, a Calcutta-based NGO, gave a WWD slide presentation with discussion. Darbhanga University held a special programme on the wetlands of North Bihar.
INDONESIA: WWD activities were organized by the members of the National Wetland Committee and the Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation in the Ministry of Forestry, with help from the Wetlands International Indonesia Programme and the Ministry for the Environment. Activities included a TV broadcast on WWD by the Ministers of both Forestry and Environment and the Director General of Forest Protection, interviews with the ministers, and press releases. A highlight was an art competition for schoolchildren organized by the Bogor Agricultural University and Wetlands International. Info from the secretariat of the National Wetland Committee (email@example.com).
IRELAND: Wexford Wildfowl Reserve celebrated with a WWD afternoon at the reserve. The event was attended by one of Irish TV's most successful children's wildlife artists and covered on national radio and television. A particular theme of the afternoon was WWD activities in other countries around the world.
JAPAN: Kushiro City Museum organized a wetland hike entitled "Nature Conservation in Winter"; the participants traveled to the start by train, to avoid taking individual cars. The museum also held a photo exhibition about the natural history of the Kushiro wetland. The Japanese Association for Wild Geese Protection held a number of activities in Miyagi, Japan, and established a web page which chronicled their activities (http://www2m.meshnet.or.jp/~wwd/).
KENYA: WWD celebrations were held at the National Museums of Kenya, and progress was announced on a National Environment Action Plan and a policy on the sustainable use of wetlands (from the Daily Nation on-line edition, 3/2/97).
MALAYSIA: The Wetlands International - Malaysia Programme held a family-oriented two-day event at a local shopping centre. There was also a variety of wetland exhibits as well as contests for children. The New Straits Times published a special WWD edition of its monthly supplement Wetland Wonders, which is produced by Wetlands International - Malaysia Programme. A 30-minute documentary on mangrove conservation was shown on national television.
NEPAL: The Director General of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, advised the Bureau on 3 February that the following activities had been held in celebration of 2 February. More news is expected as the different field offices report in:
- National Radio broadcast a message on WWD on 2 February from the Minister of Forest and Soil Conservation, appealing for the conservation and wise use of Nepal's wetlands.
- Nepal Television broadcast the 1993 Ramsar video The Wise Use of Wetlands, in the Nepali language, also on 2 February.
- The Minister of Forest and Soil Conservation formally released a number of publications from the IUCN Nepal Country Office and an electronic database on Nepal's wetlands.
- The King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation (KMTNC) organized an awareness programme at Taudaha, an ancient lake in Kathmandu valley, and signed an MOU with Bird Conservation Nepal for management of the area.
- The Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness, the Lumbini Crane Sanctuary, and IUCN Nepal is conducting an art competition, with the participation of the International Crane Foundation (USA) on "The crane: the bird of peace" in Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha.
- Royal Bardia National Parks and the WWF Nepal Programme are undertaking awareness programmes and bird count activities in Ghodagodi tal in the Kailali District.
- Royal Chitawan National Parks and KMTNC's Nepal Conservation and Research Training Center is undertaking an awareness programme and student art competition in Bees Hazar Lake, Royal Chitawan National Park.
- The Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve and Parks and People Project initiated biodiversity monitoring activites in the Reserve, a Ramsar site.
IUCN-Nepal reports that, in addition to the above activities, the Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists is assisting in mobilizing print and electronic media to popularize the essence of WWD, and the Environment and Public Health Organization delivered a talk programme on a high altitude sacred lake Gosain Kunda. More info from Tirtha Bahadur Shrestha, Programme Coordinator, IUCN-Nepal (email@example.com).
PAKISTAN: WWF-Pakistan held a seminar and slide presentation in Karachi and stamped their WWD '97 logo on all outgoing mail, which received wide local press coverage. A documentary on Pakistan's wetlands was shown on TV.
THE PHILIPPINES: The Department of Environment and Natural Resources held a 3-day celebration at the Olango Island Wildlife Sanctury Nature Center, a Ramsar site, Lapu-lapu City.
SPAIN: Spurred by a press release from Amigos de la Tierra [Friends of the Earth], several national newspapers published articles on WWD and various aspects of wetland conservation, highlighting the value of wetlands, the situation of Spanish sites, and actions to protect them. In addition, Amigos de la Tierra presented a poster on the Network for the Coordination of the Conservation and Sustainable Use of the East Atlantic Flyway, which will be widely distributed all along the flyway.
SWEDEN: The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency celebrated WWD with an open day for the public at their "Eagle Restaurant", where eagles of two species are fed throughout the winter.
THAILAND: The Yad Fon Association, an environmental NGO, organized a children's camp with a WWD theme by the Trang River.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: The Ministry of Agriculture, Land & Marine Resources' Wildlife Section commemorated WWD with a series of lectures on the theme of "Benefits of Wetlands to the Human Population" delivered to 17 different primary schools, and initiated an essay competition on the benefits of wetlands with the prize of a boat trip to the Caroni Swamp for the class from the winning school. The Wildlife Section also hosted a well-attended Open House for the public, which included a poster display, slide shows and films on wetlands. A press release on WWD and the importance of wetlands was published in the national newspapers. For info, contact Nadra Nathai-Gyan, Head of the Wildlife Section (fax +809 645 4288).
TUNISIA: The Minister of the Environment opened an all-day seminar, with a great deal of media interest, to kick off World Wetland Week in Tunisia.
TURKEY: On 2 February, in a press conference and speech on national television, the Minister of Environment emphasized the importance of wetlands for human life and nature and described ongoing and planned national and international activities on behalf of the wise use of wetland in Turkey. In addition, a Turkish translation of the Bureau's press release on WWD was distributed to the national press. Further information, Halis Gökalp, Director General of Environmental Protection, Ministry of Environment (fax +90 312 286 2271).
- For 2 February, mass media programmes have been slated to focus on important national and local wetland issues, and a press release has been issued to publicize the day. Uganda TV is running an infomercial and the Minister of Natural Resources was expected to address the nationa on TV and radio on the eve of WWD.
- In addition, a wetlands open day is planned for 18 February in Kampala and will feature a public lecture, video and slide shows, and an exhibition of wetland products.
UNITED KINGDOM: The Environment Minister and the Secretary of State for Wales jointly issued a press release designated a new Ramsar site, Midland Meres and Mosses, in honor of World Wetland Day. The Government also pledged £10,000 for use in the "Involving Local and Indigenous People in the Management of Ramsar Wetlands" project (see the project proposal).
UNITED STATES: Not much has been learned of WWD activities in the USA, where a terrible winter has made many wetlands difficult to celebrate, but both government agencies and NGOs have for some time been gearing up to celebrate National Wetlands Month for all of May.
VENEZUELA: Authorities in Venezuela publicized the first WWD in 1997 and initiated the governmental process for having World Wetlands Day officially recognized at the national level for 1998.


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VALPARAISO | Fredrick Cashner Jr., the husband of a Portage herbal store owner, was charged with her murder Tuesday afternoon.
In documents filed in Porter Superior Court detailing the grisly scene, police allege Cashner, 54, of 371 E. Tratebas Road in Jackson Township, shot his wife at least eight times with a high-powered semiautomatic rifle Sunday night.
Police said that about 10:25 p.m. Sunday, Porter County dispatchers received a 911 call from the Mystic Moon Herbal Shoppe, 5830 U.S. 6. Dispatchers reportedly heard faint breathing on the line and nothing else, though on a second review, detectives later heard a male voice in the background say, "It's too late," followed by three or four gunshots.
Two Portage officers arrived at the scene and found Cynthia Cashner, 50, the store's owner and Fredrick Cashner's estranged wife, lying dead on an air mattress with multiple gunshot wounds to her legs, left hip, abdomen, both shoulders and neck. Detectives described the bloody scene in court documents.
"The condition of Cynthia's body and the shape of the wounds indicated to (the detective) that a large-caliber bullet had been used in the shooting," court documents state.
Eight casings consistent with an AK-47 assault rifle were found in the apartment, and several appeared to have ricocheted off of the second story's cement floor.
Detectives said it appeared as though Cashner had been sitting cross-legged on the air mattress looking at her laptop at the time she was shot.
Police said that outside the building, a blue steel door leading to Cashner's suite was damaged and its wire-meshed window was hit several times with a blunt object.
About 30 minutes after the initial call, police said dispatchers received a call from Cynthia Cashner's adult son, saying his stepfather called him and said he just killed her. After several attempts to reach his stepfather and his mother, the man called police.
The Porter County SWAT was called to Fredrick Cashner's home and set up a perimeter, according to court documents. Officers said after multiple attempts to coax him out of the house, Cashner exited and reportedly said he'd been waiting for officers and asked, "What took you so long?"
In a search of Cashner's pickup truck parked in the home's driveway, police said they found a loaded AK-47 assault rifle on the back seat, along with an extra magazine of ammunition. Police said they also found a hammer with blue paint transfer and shards of glass on the driver's side floor mat.
Porter County Prosecutor Brian Gensel said Fredrick Cashner is charged with one count of murder and is being held in Porter County Jail without bond. An initial hearing before Porter Superior Judge Roger Bradford has not been scheduled.


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Left 4 Dead 2 - 360 - Review
Ok, Ok, it's time for me to wax poetic about how zombies are great and how we are them, minus a fully functioning brain and sense of self preservation (plus there's that whole cannibal thing). And to add to that, the huge debate about fast-moving zombies vs. slow-moving zombies. Purists who believe only if the movie was directed by Romero or Argento is it true to the lore and those new fans of the undead who subscribe to the evolving zombie who runs and is overly aggressive. To me, I say, quit arguing, there isn't enough quality zombie movies being made or enough quality zombie games to satisfy my addiction and I suspect that goes for most of you.
There, now that I have said it, lets get on with this review.
Left 4 Dead was an absolutely fantastic game, a multiplayer masterpiece that required four people to team up in order to escape what seems to be the end of the world. It was a truly team-based game as the obstacles you encountered, as well as the enemies that appeared, literally required you to call for help so you were not killed. It was a frantic, fast-paced shooter that was a real joy to play. Well, not one to rest on its laurels, Valve has upped the ante with the sequel. Taking four completely different characters and showing what happened in other parts of the country during the zombie apocalypse, you once again take up arms to battle your way to safety.
"Darn it, I cut myself shaving again, is it noticable?"
And when I say take up arms, you do in a big way. L4D2 (doesn't that sound like a robot from Star Wars?) has the usual accoutrements of handguns and rifles, but now all of a sudden we have a much wider selection of weapons, AK-47, M-16, shotguns, handguns, sniper rifles, hunting rifles, a flippin' grenade launcher and what's this? Melee weapons! Yes, this go-round really has made up for any complaints you may have had about the first one. Namely, the lack of weapons one would use in the real world. Now you can grab a chainsaw and rip through hordes of the undead as well as swords, bats, clubs, a guitar, heck there are all sorts of things you can use to bash brains in. And this truly does increase the gaming dynamic. While the handgun never runs out of ammo, you do have to pause to reload, and as anyone who is familiar with the series will tell you, that's when the zombies surround and pummel you. Now instead of carrying a handgun and a heavier rifle, you can swap the handgun for a bat and start swinging for the fences.
This is all well and good, especially since the game has a whole new cast of zombies to deal with including three new "special" infected. Since this is a completely different part of the country, it seems to take after the events of L4D1, and I say this because the characters seem to be a lot more at peace with the whole undead invasion thing. Anyway, the locales are decidedly different, what with the battle to get out of the shopping complex, dealing with the worst carnival ever, the whole swamp scenario and two other chapters make this game much more richer than the first. Yes, I realize we aren't into heavy plot devices or even too much character development, and yet it seems with these four characters you get to know them more. There are the canned phrases they all say and even one character, Ellis, who is always rambling on about something or other.
"Boy, eHarmony has really lowered its standards."
One thing I was really happy about is how the game looked. I know its only been a year since the last game, but wow, the level of detail has greatly improved. Damage to the zombies is more detailed and you can see the actual effects your weapons have on them. The look of the zombies is much more sickly and unhealthy (in a good way) and the new design of them can cause some nervousness. I love the zombies in the hazmat suits who clearly were sent down to help clean up the mess and fell victims themselves. The new "special" infected are the Jockey, who jumps on your back and controls your movements. The Spitter, who spews forth deadly green slime that can sit on the ground and cause harm if you walk through it, and the Chargers who have one overly deformed arm that grabs you and hammers your head into the environment. All three of these, along with the regular infected and the other "special," provide an almost desperate feel to the game. You never know when one of these things is going to come and in some cases they come several at a time.
The fact that part of the game takes place in the daylight is also pretty weird. It looks great and it's fun to explore all the new places you go. There is ammo, weapons and other things to find, so it pays to take a look in a dark room. Otherwise, the controls are virtually the same. You can heal yourself or a teammate when necessary, use your flashlight, jump, shoot and activate things all easily. Some sequences involve using parts of the environment to complete your survival task. Communication is key and I don't mean, merely talking things out - the game moves at too fast a pace for that. Rock solid plans must be formed and all parties need to get on task if you expect to survive. This is a game where it pays to be a team player.
"These late night raves are really starting to affect my job performance."
Any game with voice work is subject to scrutiny, and this one is, of course, looked at with apprehension. I mean, this is a "B"-movie lovers' dream and we have all heard about "B" movie acting. Well, this is good stuff here. Like I said, these characters, over time, begin to gel and their conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes sad. But they are much more fleshed out and give the player a deeper connection with them. The sound effects are also great, this is a game where alarms may sound and hordes of zombies come storming in. The ominous music queues up when the Tank is about to attack; it's great, and if you have a killer system to listen to while playing, it's even better.
Now, there are some new modes with this title as well, including a team-based game where four infected take on the four humans for eight-player fun. A mode where the realism is increased and you no longer know where your teammates are or objects no longer highlight, so a keen eye is required. This was where I found most of the people playing online. The realism is much more functional and enjoyable. Yes, you can cause problems for teammates if you shoot or set fire to them and players who hop into games with the specific intention of causing problems will find themselves booted via a voting option.
Gameplay: 9.2
Still sharp and accurate, this is a FPS after all. Fast paced and adrenaline filled, I think this game is awesome.
Graphics: 9.4
Valve has really upped the graphics this time around. The levels are larger and better detailed as are the zombies themselves. Cut scenes are top notch.
Sound: 9.0
Booming music, great voice work, sound effects that make you want to take up arms and storm the streets when the undead rise.
Difficulty: Medium/Hard
You simply will not make it trying to do it all yourself. The game is designed for you to rely on others to pull your fat out of the fire.
Concept: 8.5
In my book, any game that has you battling the undead in the streets is a winner.
Multiplayer: 9.5
With the introduction of Director 2.0, the game changes automatically to adjust for how well you are doing, and then makes things harder. No two games are the same because the random zombie generator puts them in different places each time.
Overall: 9.1
This is my favorite multiplayer game of all time. If I had another child I would name it Ellis whether it was a boy or girl.


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Hi, I'm using the Python 'smart client' from a web application and notice when load testing that the connection setup and close times dominate the total time taken to access Couchbase. It was recommended for 1.8 that as usage grows it can be advantageous to move to client-side Moxi; http://www.couchbase.com/docs/moxi-manual-1.8/moxi-performance.html. However, this page also says the 'smart client' can be even better, and that it removes the need for Moxi? I'm unsure how the smart client removes the benefit that client-side Moxi gives you from maintaining connections to the Couchbase cluster?
In addition I am wondering if I can use CAS operations through a client-side Moxi?
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The python client is undergoing quite a bit of change at the moment, and the end result will have the kind of persistent connections you're looking for. The code is under review right now, actually.
I don't know that we've changed the connection handling yet though. The goal at the moment was to get the developer API correct. One option at the moment is that there is a community developed python wrapper atop libcouchbase.
It doesn't have all of the functions for 2.0 though, but the guys who did it are friends and I know they use it in production. I'll see if we can give a better timeframe.


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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - With the NBA's worst team in town, the Los Angeles Clippers were conscious not to play down to the Bobcats' level.
Blake Griffin scored 24 points, keying a decisive second-quarter burst that put the Clippers in command en route to a 106-84 victory Tuesday night that improved their home record to 23-6.
Matt Barnes added 17 points off the bench, Caron Butler had 16 points, DeAndre Jordan 13, and Chris Paul had 13 of the Clippers' season-high 34 assists for their sixth win in seven games. The Bobcats managed just 17 assists.
"We tried to attack early and be aggressive," Paul said. "We have to let our defence dictate our offence. Our defence is so amazing. We got two dynamic bigs in D.J. and Griffin who can block shots. When we get stops we're tough in transition because we've got high flyers."
Gerald Henderson tied his season high with 24 points and Kemba Walker had 15 points for Charlotte, which has lost four straight and 12 of 14 while falling to 7-23 on the road.
"We're giving heavy minutes to a lot of young guys, and that's a lot of seeds in the earth that will eventually be harvested," Bobcats coach Mike Dunlap said.
The Clippers put together a 21-6 run over the end of the third quarter and start of the fourth that extended their lead to 91-63 — largest of the game. Lamar Odom ended the third with a 3-pointer and opened the fourth with another for six points in the spurt. Griffin had five points and Grant Hill three.
Griffin was involved in two highlights during that stretch. Jordan blocked a shot, Paul grabbed the ball and fed Griffin on the break for a left-handed dunk and a foul that resulted in a three-point play. Barnes set Griffin up on the break with an alley-oop pass that the All-Star converted into a layup.
"DeAndre and Blake are two of the best athletes you've got in the league," Henderson said. "If you don't put a body on them and be physical with them, they're going to play over the top of the rim."
The Clippers rallied with a 15-2 run to take a 54-45 lead going into halftime. Jordan scored their first five points, including a fast-break dunk off Chauncey Billups' behind-the-back pass that gave the Clippers their first lead since the game's opening basket.
"That's what I do," Billups said. "I seen him coming so hard. I knew I could get it there, I was just hoping he could see it."
Butler hit a 3-pointer and Griffin scored the final seven points. Paul fed Griffin for two straight alley-oop dunks and Griffin closed things out with a fast-break driving dunk.
"We did a good job after that initial first quarter," said Griffin, who had seven rebounds and six assists. "When we get out and get easy buckets it gets us going."
Charlotte controlled the first quarter, shooting 59 per cent to lead 30-24. Henderson had 10 of his team's first 14 points.
"For 20 minutes we played fantastic basketball," Dunlap said. "We had the lead, but we made some turnovers that they made some dunks off of, and that brought the crowd into the game. That ignited them and it carried over into the second half."
Notes: The Bobcats finished the month of February with just two wins (over Boston and Orlando). ... Clippers backup G Jamal Crawford had the night off after his wife gave birth to their daughter, London Faith, on Monday in Seattle. He will rejoin the team for its game at Indiana on Thursday. ... Clippers reserve G Eric Bledsoe sat out with a sore left calf he injured last week against San Antonio. He's day-to-day. ... The Bobcats haven't beaten the Clippers in Los Angeles since Feb. 28, 2009.
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President Mulkey's Blog Posts, Articles and Presentations
Manifesto for Higher Education Reform
The visionary college President who touched off the growing movement for institutions to divest from investments in fossil fuels is offering a manifesto for higher education reform.
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President Stephen Mulkey discusses the ethical, educational, and economic imperatives involved with climate change during his keynote address at the 2014 Climate Solutions Expo & Summit.
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- Surface Temperatures are the Result of Multiple Forcing Factors - Global Warming Did Not Stop in 1998
- Generational Impacts of Climate Change: What Will it Mean For You?
- Little Black Lies: The Facts and the Politics of the Tar Sands
- Strange Logic on the Keystone XL
- Climate Change End Game
- An Open Letter to College and University Presidents About Divestment from Fossil Fuels
- Unity College Board of Trustees Votes to Divest From Fossil Fuels
- Lessons from Sandy: The Political Economy of Mitigation
- Report From the Sustainability Meetings in LA: Why Sustainability is THE Mission
- Why Leadership Matters for Sustainability
- Crisis and Opportunity in the Environmental Century: Inspiring a Generation to Greatness
- Deep cuts now. Get it done.
- Return on Sustainability Investment
- The Case for Leaving the Carbon in the Ground
- Taking a Stand for Science. If University Leaders Don't, Who Will?
- A Time for Courage and Action
President Stephen Mulkey's articles:
- The College President: Dr. Stephen Mulkey An Interview with Stephen Mulkey on Green America
- Sustainability Science as a Foundation for Higher Education in the Environmental Century A Commentary by Stephen Mulkey in Sustainability: The Journal of Record
- The Sustainability Professional An Interview with Stephen Mulkey in Sustainability: The Journal of Record
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Building a Beacon
Stephen Mulkey's presentation of the State of the College at the UCCPA on August 20, 2014.
Crisis and Opportunity in the Environmental Century
Stephen Mulkey's presentation at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Conference October 6-9, 2013.
President's Report to the Board of Trustees on Strategic Plan Implementation
Stephen Mulkey's presentation given on November 15, 2013.
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Building a National Presence - Delivering on The Promise
Stephen Mulkey's State of the College address delivered on August 20, 2013.
Stephen Mulkey's State of the College address delivered on August 20, 2013.
Future of Strategic Initiatives at Unity College - The Case for Investment in Major Transformation
Stephen Mulkey's presentation to the Board of Trustees in March 2013 and the Unity College Community in April 2013
A Call to Change Higher Education to Address the Sustainability Challenges of This Century
Stephen Mulkey's presentation at the 13th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit in February 2013
Pioneering Sustainability Education - Unity College in Transition
Stephen Mulkey's State of the College address delivered on January 17, 2013
Crisis and Opportunity in the Environmental Century-Inspiring a Generation of Greatness
Stephen Mulkey's presentation delivered at the L.L. Bean/Lee Surace Colloquium Series on November 13, 2012 at the Glickman Library at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.
President's Presentation at the 2012 Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
The Innovation Imperative for Unity College: Re-Visioning Higher Education
Stephen Mulkey's State of the College address delivered on August 21, 2012.
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Very disappointed about not receiving TIGER V grant funds. However, efforts will continue in pushing ODOT and the state to find the funds to improve the fishhook. Senator George is 100% behind these efforts as he as well as many others realize that freight traffic will be greatly impacted by having to stop, make a left turn and then climb a curving onramp. I have faith that we will find the funds to address this entry issue for trucks.
I feel the biggest loss we suffered from not receiving the grant was a multi-purpose trail ODOT committed to building along the Bypass if we received the grant. That trail may still happen but funds likely won't come from ODOT or USDOT. If the trail along the Bypass is not built that will be a great loss to the citizens of Newberg and Dundee.
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He's getting rave reviews, and is a hit on the Internet. Hollywood isn't after him yet, but if Yasiel Puig keeps this up, opportunities will surely come calling.
Fittingly, the Los Angeles Dodgers rookie plays for a team co-owned by Magic Johnson, a guy who knew a thing or two about showmanship and style during his NBA days.
The 22-year-old right fielder has shown plenty of both while creating a buzz that had been missing at Chavez Ravine so far this season. Puig was batting .464 with a .964 slugging percentage going into Monday night's game against Arizona.
His first week in the majors was a memorable one, with 13 hits in 28 at-bats, four home runs and 10 RBIs in his first seven games since coming up from the minor leagues.
Puig electrified the last-place Dodgers with a multi-homer game and a grand slam, and helped them to four wins in seven games, big for a club with a $215 million payroll that has greatly underperformed.
"As long as the team is pulling together, I'm happy to be a part of it," he said in Spanish through a translator.
Manager Don Mattingly loves Puig's personality and enthusiasm for the game, evident by the way he runs hard, whether it's to take up his position in right field or charge around the bases.
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Puig's splashy debut and the ensuing excitement it's created have drawn comparisons to Manny Ramirez's arrival in Los Angeles in July 2008.
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The following post comes from Michael Kamen, one of HRC's volunteers on Long Island working on to secure marriage equality for all New Yorkers. This past weekend, Stony Brook University hosted I-CON, the northeast's largest convention of science fiction. HRC Long Island organizer Lisa Votino-Tarrant, a handful of volunteers and I (in monkey costume) were at the school among many other fictional characters including the Zelda, Batman, and even Sailor Moon. Long Islanders (in costume) are speaking up! Over the three-day event, we collected over 650 postcards to send to our New York state senators urging them to support Marriage Equality. Even the Darth Lord and Chewbakka were in agreement; every New Yorker should have the freedom to marry the person they love.Continue Reading ►
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Marc Jacobs is lending his influence in the fight for marriage equality. In collaboration with the Human Rights Campaign, he has designed a limited edition t-shirt featuring the image of a lesbian couple with their child and the words, "I pay my taxes, I want my RIGHTS!" on the front, and "Marc Jacobs Proudly Supports Human Rights Campaign" on the back.Continue Reading ►
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As National Volunteer Week comes to a close, we are grateful for all the stories posted on our Facebook page about how your volunteer work continues to pave the way of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equality. Collectively these stories send a powerful message of hope for thousands of Americans that continue to be discriminated against due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. As Margaret Mead famously stated, "never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."Continue Reading ►
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On Jan. 10, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) issued a preliminary report on its Q4 2012 results, claiming that its phone division, Devices and Services, "has exceeded expectations." But in fact, Nokia's smart device sales continue to collapse on a year-over-year percentage basis.
Smart device unit sales (including Lumia phones) declined by a whopping 66.3% compared to Q4 2011 while revenue dropped by 56.3% year over year. The news that Nokia had exceeded expectations was sufficient to spark a rally in Nokia shares, but given the grim Q4 outlook Nokia stated in its Q3 Earnings Report, this should come as cold comfort to investors.
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Nokia reports sales figures for the Smart Device classification in its Devices and Services division, which include all Lumia Windows Phones. The continuing collapse of Smart Device sales can be seen in the table below, drawn from Nokia's quarterly earnings reports.
Unlike previous quarters, Nokia did actually break out separate numbers for Lumia and Symbian sales within the Smart Device category: 4.4 million and 2.2 million, respectively.
The Lumia sales number of 4.4 million is particularly interesting, since it represents the first hard data on Windows Phone 8 sales that has become available since the platform debuted in October. Assuming as a best case that all 4.4 million sales were of Windows Phone 8 devices, the number is still dismal.
Last quarter alone, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) sold 26.9 million iPhones, and in Q4 they are expected to sell considerably more, because the holiday season is traditionally strong for Apple. Likewise, in the third quarter, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) reported activating 1.3 million Android devices per day, most of which are Android based phones, and Android can also be expected to have a strong holiday season.
The point I made in Is Nokia Overvalued? bears repeating: Given the explosive growth of the smart phone industry as a whole, Nokia's smart device sales would also have to grow rapidly just to keep up, but in fact, the collapse continues. Nokia's data confirms that Windows Phone 8 has failed to arrest the decline in Smart Device sales.
Obfuscation and Spin
The earnings reports of troubled companies often become increasingly obfuscatory as their managements seek to minimize the bad news in the eyes of shareholders. They tend to resort to non-standard accounting to characterize earnings and profitability, or engage in other tactics designed to confuse investors. Nokia's preliminary earnings release does both. The report states that Devices and Services "achieved underlying profitability" with a net non-IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) positive operating margin. We can assume that this means that the IFRS-compliant results for the division will probably show a loss, as they have throughout 2012.
Beyond the accountancy details, Nokia chose to lump together Asha, Lumia, and Symbian smartphones for a total number of 15.9 million sales for the quarter. This seems intended to give the tech media a made-to-order headline: "Nokia Sells 16 million Smartphones in Q4". Lumping the three devices together may or may not make sense, but doing so seems intended to obscure the performance of Windows 8 Phones.
Asha is not really in the same class as smart phones such as Android, Windows Phone, or iPhone. Asha is a feature phone with a touch screen, running an OS derived from Symbian Series 40 that is just called Nokia OS. It is intended for emerging markets (think razor-thin margins) and will probably never make its appearance in the U.S.
It had become obvious even before this report that both Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nokia intended to spin the poor sales results for Windows Phone 8 devices as a consequence of "limited availability". (Microsoft also intends to employ the same gimmick to explain away poor Surface RT sales, I am confident.) In the age of online retailing, "limited availability" seems a poor excuse.
If true, what does this say about the competence of Microsoft and Nokia managements? In effect, they are implying that they missed a major opportunity because they weren't ready. I doubt that this is really true. I can't find even anecdotal evidence to support the contention that demand exceeded supply except perhaps in the first few weeks after WP8's introduction.
2013 Turnaround?
I wouldn't be surprised if this post receives comments to the effect that low Lumia sales really were the result of limited availability, and that sales will begin to take off in 2013. This is not beyond the realm of possibility, I concede, but here I'm inclined to side with Nokia's own guidance for Q1 2012.
Nokia stated that it expects Devices and Services to sink back into a loss, even on a non-IFRS basis, citing weak seasonal demand for Lumia and Asha smartphones.
Let me conclude by offering some observations based on comments received by my last post, Is Nokia Overvalued?. I understand that people can be very passionate about their chosen device platforms and their investments. Even though I'm an iOS developer, all the reader has to do to realize that I'm not particularly biased towards Apple is read my article Apple's Tim Cook: Insularity without Inspiration. In fact, I use Windows PCs and Macs, and I even own an Android tablet. I don't owe allegiance to any particular platform, and I don't base my business assessments of them on my personal preferences.
Personally, I like Windows Phone 8, and I consider it to have the most innovative user interface of the three major mobile OS's. And I consider the Lumia 920 to be one of the best smart devices available from a hardware standpoint, better than Nexus 4 or iPhone 5.
But these things don't change my fundamental assessment that most consumers are not interested in Windows Phone. More than ever I stand by my last post's assessment: Nokia's return to sustained profitability will be difficult if not impossible in 2013 if Windows Phone 8 doesn't succeed. To succeed, WP8 has to gain significant market share, and this is looking increasingly unlikely. Faced with mounting losses, Nokia may seek a merger with none other than. . . Microsoft.
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Keeping Catchy Infections Contained
How to care for someone without getting sick yourself.
By Leanna Skarnulis
Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD
Are you caring for someone who has a contagious infection? Good luck. Taking precautions to protect yourself at this point can be like closing the barn door after the horse got out.
People are often too late to guard against infection because they were probably exposed to the disease before symptoms appeared. For example, flu can be contagious about a day prior to the onset of symptoms, while strep throat can be contagious as much as five days prior to onset.
Children who are normally healthy are ill about five days each year. Their illnesses are likely to be flu, pink eye, gastroenteritis, and other contagious diseases, which readily spread to other members of the family.
Bacteria and viruses are the main culprits, and they're not easily contained. WebMD talked to three experts about what a caregiver should do to try to stay well.
What to Watch Out For
Controlling contagions and getting kids back to school as soon as they were well was the reason the role of school nurse was created more than 100 years ago. "School nurses have been behind vaccinations that have reduced or eliminated diseases such as smallpox, measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and polio," says Wanda Miller, RN, MA, executive director of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) in Castle Rock, Colo.
But contagious diseases often confound the best efforts to control them. While adults are urged to get vaccinated for flu, the vaccines aren't always 100% effective. And flu can lead to serious respiratory complications, such as pneumonia.
Now there's concern about a resurgence of whooping cough (pertussis). "Babies are routinely vaccinated, but new evidence shows that vaccine effectiveness wanes after five or 10 years," says Dee-Dee Vallez, RN, MS, NASN continuing education director. "We made a recommendation on adolescent pertussis vaccination in the spring, and the Food and Drug Administration's Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices is currently looking at adult vaccinations."
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Prevention begins with basic hygiene:
It seems ironic to say that staying in good health is one of the best ways to keep from getting sick. But it's true, says Miller. "For example, about one-fourth of all kids test positive for strep without being sick themselves. If you're ill with something else and your resistance is down, you could get strep throat. Getting proper rest and good nutrition can help improve resistance."
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Two of the most storied franchises in major league history will battle in the 2013 World Series, as the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox get the best-of-seven matchup underway Wednesday at Fenway Park.
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In addition to being the best defensive catcher in the game, Yadier Molina, left, has also become a more than capable bat in the lineup. This year, he hit .319 and drove in 80 runs. Molina, though, was just 5-for-25 in the NLCS.
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SPOKANE--One business is expanding the services it provides in Spokane to try to encourage more entrepreneurship and job growth.
McKinstry came to Spokane ten years ago. Last year, the business moved into the 800 block of East Spokane Falls Blvd., bringing 100 new jobs to the area. October 1st, it celebrated its new innovation center, which will help other businesses contribute to the local economy.
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The focus on science and math based careers or STEM, is one leaders from local colleges discussed at the event. Leaders of the company and educators believe they have to reach out to local school districts, by helping them better prepare their students for college and find them work in a growing business environment.
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"Entertaining BEST series out there!"
There's no comparison. The humor is "natural" and not forced. No zombie three stooges here.
He's great - enough said
This is my favorite zombie series. I LOVE this one! Tufo does a great job. He's my favorite author. I'd "read" anything this guy wrote!
"All for killing main character when it makes sense"
All for killing main character when it makes sense..............This one doesn't. Some times it makes sense to kill off a main character so the others can come to the forefront and grow. In the last book we spent the entire thing longing for certain people & struggling to get to them. . All is well for awhile but there is not a happy ending. There were 5 other main characters that the author could have killed off that would have left a huge hole in Cassie's heart and changed how she grows & acts. The one killed off made no sense. I stopped listening. The narrator is awesome as usual.
"I have 1200 audio books BY FAR WORST narrator ever"
OMG this lady needs to find another career. I would do a better job and trust me when I say that is saying allot. I would not even like her reading children's books. She's THAT BAD. No emotions, dull, monotone and I swear I checked twice to make certain I wasn't listening in slow mo. Nope just the worlds worst narrator. Seriously 1200+ audio books (no tv for me I listen to books) and I can honestly say this lady was the absolute worst! The author turned me off from the beginning as well. He spends a huge amount of time telling people not to give away the book, download extra copies, if you want to give it to someone purchase another copy blah blah blah. What little bit that I listened to wasn't bottom of the barrel just so so. Husband does the unthinkable, wife & daughter move away to small mountain town for a fresh start. Every word out of the mother's mouth to her 15 year old daughter is honey, sweetie, sweetheart, baby and munchkin......yes she calls her 15 year old munchkin. No wonder she plays with a ouja board lol. Don't wast your time. You'll be cringing. The printed copy may be worth it but audio................NO!
"Wow what a disappointment - lazy writing"
I LOVED Rosemary's baby, Book & even the movie. I was so excited when I saw the sequel coming to audible. I had just finished Dr. Sleep (king) and I guess I was hoping this sequel would be just as good..............uh NO. I can't really tell you why it was so bad without giving away the ending & pretty much the entire premise of BOTH books. Lets just say the author turns the entire book Rosemary's Baby & Son of Rosemary into the biggest, annoying "no no" that any author can do. Lazy. Not only did he ruin Son of Rosemary but the first book as well Good Grief. Great writing but horrible horrible ending that ruined both books. Levin could have gone in so many other directions. The narration was wonderful, the book fast paced & as always he did a great job with the characters. Just lost his imagination in the end.................I think I'd rather watch an episode of "Dallas" lol.
"OK zombie story"
Tufo he is not BUT it isn't horrible either. I don't feel the need to return it. It needs a little more zombie action/fighting. It is mostly about the humans & their struggles/relationships. The characters are likable & their actions believable. No dumb blonds (I'm blond I can say that) going up to a zombie asking if they need some lipstick! So So story, nothing special. Narrator did a really good job. Bottom line, if out of zombie books to listen to buy it. If one of your favorites is coming out in a day or two - save your credit it for it!
"Listed in wrong genre............horror it is not"
I like my coffee black, my house clean, my daughter strong and my Stephen King with a touch of horror/paranormal. Mr. Mercedes was not. Great police procedural, great narration but definitely NOT horror. Bad guy runs down group of job seekers, cop retires never able to find the killer and haunted with the mystery of how he got the 2nd key of the stolen mercedes he used. Mr mercedes contacts the now retired cop who watches tv all day and contemplates eating his gun. A game of cat and mouse ensues between the cop, his friend & lawn boy, new girlfriend (who happens to be the sister of the owner of the stolen infamous mercedes) and eventually the cousin of the sisters who is mentally unstable. Great character development, just enough detail to make the story interesting without bogging us down and realistic events. Why 4 stars? It is not horror. If it wasn't a good read I'd return it. You won't be disappointed in the story - you will be disappointed, if like me you shop in the "horror" & "paranormal" sections, that there are no ghosts, ghouls, monsters. Not even a premonition!
"omg over acting, too much filler and amateurish..."
I thought Scott Brick (yes some think he is a narrator-GOD - me? dislike him immensely) over "acted" but whoever voices victor good grief. I heard peanuts teachers! OSC drags out everything. My gosh if he were describing eating an apple it would take him three chapters. Useless filler. He spent WAY too much time on Victor. Ship? What alien ship. It seemed like he skimmed over it. The story, the character development, and even the dialogue seemed amateurish. Yep, I'll pass on this one.
"Dumb scientists, weird pronunciations.....pass ugh"
The scientists made it out of the lost world but the mite outbreak back in the real world has escalated. Militia, crazy zealots and people with their skin falling off are abundant. I had to give up after chapter three. The last straw.....They are trying to get the possible CURE back to the CDC in an armored truck with a flame thrower on top. They've been attacked by zealots & one scientist & one army guy killed. The leader is stalking them. So what do they do? See a little girl with boils on her in the middle of the street holding a dead cat. When her boils burst aka bloom the mite eggs will be thrown in the air for blocks, get in your lungs and eat you from the inside out. NO cure. Can't help the girl. She will either bloom (the boils are close to blooming) or the mob that's chasing her will kill her and them. What do they do? Stop! If she blooms in their "tank" they'll die instantly but that's ok. Carla, the CDC scientist that could save the world decides they have to bring this ticking time bomb into the tank with them. Head military guy argues against it & the crazy mob shoots him. One little girl who is contagious and about to die/kill everyone for blocks is far more important than getting the cure to save millions to the CDC. Dumb Dumb Dumb. Would never happen. Kill blooms, Carla the scientist who insisted on stopping and CDC wiz kid who can save the world is holding her shoulders & now infected. Head military guys, only one left, is dead, tank on fire and now they're on foot. Girl is dead. Audio turned off ............
The narrator has weird pronunciations that are driving me insane. Debris is Deb-ri and figure is fig-ur - those are the worse and abundant throughout
Books one & two had flaws but was a descent listen. I can't continue with book #3. Characters would simply NOT act like that & good grief someone tell this narrator how to pronounce his words.
"won't look at a baby the same way again!"
I walked by my daughter's baby doll & almost had a heart attack when it said "mama". That's how creepy this book is! It's been awhile since a book gave me the "heebie jeebies" but baby talk is truly one of those books that keeps you up at night.
MINOR spoiler...................
Neal finds himself in an unhappy marriage, in a minimum wage delivery job (dropped out of college before becoming a chemist then medical school because a one night stand ended in a pregnancy) and a very young father to Natasha. Natasha is he and Annie's 5 month old daughter. All is not what it appears when he thinks he hears Natasha, in an evil voice, talking to him. Think Chucky but instead of a doll its a baby. TOTALLY creepy. If your Aunt Mary has a room full of lifelike dolls that you have to help her change a light bulb in .....do NOT read this book lol.
The author did a good job with the story & with the characters. All were multi dimensional and not boring. In a story like this it is easy to just pile catastrophe and bad luck so high on the character that the reader becomes smothered as well and frankly loses interest. There's just enough to make it interesting without bogging down the story and making us think "there is just no way someone has THAT much bad luck. There are hints as to who or what baby Natasha is but I would love to see another book with another unsuspecting family and a tad more back story
I loved it and will definitely keep my eyes out for more from this author. Spend the credit you won't be disappointed!
"my first one star review - omg don't waste credit"
boring, dry, VERY hard to follow, all the characters seem exactly alike to me. The "bad guy" is not scary just annoying. Stopped after a few chapters.
"Talbots BT Tripp Mrs. D Tommy & ZOMBIES best yet!"
OMG OMG OMG. Best one yet! I really think I like the Elizaless story much better. Mike & Family set out looking for Dr. Baker thinking he can cure BT & Mike's son. Both had been infected but not yet turned. BUT not only does the Talbot caravan provide awesome entertainment - Tufo gives us the back story of Mrs. D. and it is a doozy! Better yet...........TRIPP is back! Gotta love the stoner with a big personality. It seems Mike & Company aren't the only ones looking for Dr. Baker. A military group with connections to Mrs. D. is also interested in the Doc. Everyone ends up in the same place and we learn more about what started this whole zombie apocalypse.
Mike & the group start to ponder on whether or not GOD is steering the group together & somewhere since there are allot of events that they had been chalking up to coincidences or fate that now seem outrageously unlikely. I don't mind the religious aspect of 7 at all but I hope, are you listening TUFO?, the author doesn't turn this whole series into a Lost finale and the Talbot party is in purgatory. That would not fly with us loyal fans. GOD helping out, fine, Mike waking up in the shower and this is all a bad dream, Mike being in a psych ward & slowly coming out of his stupor and purgatory/hell would be an insult to those of us who love this series!!!! I don't know if that's where he is going but I hope not. The book kind of ends abruptly but I don't have a problem with it at all. It simply means there's a book 8!!!
Zombie Fallout 7 is the best yet! WOW
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January 26, 2012, 1:55 PM — Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski recently announced a plan that would expand the Universal Service Fund's Lifeline program to include broadband Internet service.
The concept of universal service dates to the Communications Act of 1934 and was expanded by the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Today, the Lifeline program provides land-line telephone service to people who can't afford it. Those people use it for everything from finding a job to coordinating childcare to calling 911 during an emergency. Isn't the Internet just as much of a fundamental need?
That might seem crazy, but think it through. Today, when you need to read the news, do you turn to a newspaper? Probably not. Many areas no longer even have a local newspaper. You don't care about the news? Fine. Then think about how you find a job. You go online, to Craigslist, Dice or LinkedIn, right? What other choice do you have in 2012?
OK, you might say, but people can go to a library to get on the Internet. A nice idea, but it's hard enough to get a job without having to wait in line for two or three hours just to see what jobs are available. And how much longer do you think public libraries will be around? The current economy is aggravating libraries' eternally short funding, and the rise of e-books will hasten libraries' decline. The American Library Association, in its 2010-2011 Public Library Funding Landscape report, states, "A majority (59.8%) of public libraries reported flat or decreased operating budgets in FY2011, up from 56.4% in FY2010." Oh, and that reminds me: If you're poor, how are you going to access books, print or electronic, without the library system? You're not.
We can deliver broadband to all. The FCC has already called for the deployment of a nationwide free or low-cost wireless broadband network by 2020. When it was first proposed, the FCC estimated it would cost $15.5 billion. Sound like a lot of money to you? I guess it depends on your priorities. The war in Afghanistan, which has now lasted more than 10 years, has cost us well over $450 billion. Other developed countries are making big pushes to expand broadband access, and the U.S. already trails most of them in broadband penetration. Yes, the greatest penetration is in tiny places like Liechtenstein, but countries like South Korea, France and the U.K. have broader high-speed Internet access than the U.S.
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