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Chapter 1: A baby is born
(Elizabeth Mason pov)
I was nine months pregnant and my husband was at the bank but was coming home soon. We were soon to become parents of our first child ever and i was very excited. I had a room ready and everything and we had a party that night and i was going to go in a blue dress that went all the way down to my feet. Edward my husband got it for me.
"Good afternoon Mrs. Mason!" He said coming through the door of our beautiful house. It was big and white and had blue shudders. with a big front lawn with roses and tulips.It was like a dream.
"Good afternoon my love! How was your day?"
" Good, long day without you and our almost perfect and ready to come out baby!" he laughed.
"Im very excited that it will be here soon and we have to be at the party very soon so go get ready please!" And he walked out of the room to get changed.
We arrived at the big brick house and i felt as if i couldnt move through the crowd easily because of my stomach. We finally got to the tableand when i sat down i started to feel very sick. Then it was getting hard to breath and i felt my water break.
"OH MY GOD THE BABY IS COMING!" i screamed at the top of my lungs and edward and my best friend Jane got me to my feet and brought me to the carriage. When we finally got to the hospital i was brought to the bed. Then my doctor came in.
"Hello my name is Doctor Meranson. How do you feel Mrs. Mason?" He asked very politley.
But i couldnt help not to scream, it hurt. And the color of the room was disgusting.
" I WANT YOU TO GET THIS BABY OUT OF ME IT, HURTS SO MUCH!" i cried out. Then i started heing and hoing, i could feel the baby forcing its way out. Then the Doctor came over with his nurses and started telling me what to do. I was pushing and pushing and i could feel it.
Then the next thing i heard was the cry of my little baby boy. "What is the babies name going to be Ms?" The nurse said to me with a pen and paper in her hand.
"Edward Anthony Mason."
So after a few days in the hospital we finally brought him home and brought him up to his big blue room. It had a nice crib in the middle and we had toys and teddy bears all over the room and we put him in the bed and he slept in his cute little pajamas that had teddy bears all over them. The next few years were tough. He was very adventurous and wanted to be everywhere. Then it came his birthday and he finally turned 3 years old and nothing had changed since we brought him home that night he was still the same and my little edward was turning 3 years old. Everyone adored him and always wanted to hold him because he was the cutest little baby ever and he was all mine.
CHAPTER 2 It's my birthday
(Edwards pov)
I was so excited i was finally 3. I was running all over the place and bouncing off the walls.The best time that i ever had. Both my parents were excited and i was going to have all my friends there and my Aunts and Uncles there and i was going to get a bunch of presants.
What i got was books, clothes and my favorite Toys!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then when i was all done eating my big cake me and my friends were running around like crazy untill they had to go.
After the party my mom and dad came up to me.
"So did you enjoy the party my baby?" my mom asked me.
"Yes mamma i did i cant wait for next year!!!!!!" Then more and more presents. Mua hahahaha
As the years went by i got more and more things. I went to school and met my two best friends Simon and William and we had a lot of fun together. We went to each others birthday parties and we played pranks on neighbors and each other it was a tippacle boy life.
"Edward get down here just becuase your 16 doesnt mean you get hide out in your room all day!" My mom screamed for me. I was upstairs making out with a girl that was leaving twon on my birthday tomarrow. My room has changed a lot. no more teddy bears i had many bookshelfs and paintings and a big piano in my room which i played all the time. I couldnt wait till i got married and write a composition for the love of my dreams.
"I dont need to go Edward i can stay here and live with you." She said.
"No you need to go with your family and i need to go downstairs with my mom and dad before they freak out on me thinking im doing something im not supposed to be doing with you!" Ha that was kinda funny and so true.
"Ok fine but i hope you know that i will never be back again not till im in my 50s becuase that is probobly when my parents will finally let me leave." We both laughed.
"Ok Georgiana i will miss you." i got up and gave her a hug around the waste. She has been my girl best friend for a while and i really would miss her.
"Ill miss you too."
We gave each other a hug one last time and that was the last thing we said to each other.
When she finally left i went downstairs and then
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY EDWARD!" my mom and dad screamed.
"Thanks. Oh this is nice." I started to my cake that was shaped like a piano.
"Well its not everyday our son turns 17." My mom said. i opened one present before we cut the cake and just when we were about to cut the cake, It happened..........................................
CHAPTER 3 i wish i could have helped
My father fell to the ground in pain.
"Dad whats wrong?" i screamed. but he could talk so we quickly grab him and put him in our carage. He was still coughing when we were half way there and he was starting to get purple. Then we finally pulled up to the hospital and i picked up my dad and ran him inside.
"Whats wrong young man?" The nurse said when we walked in.
"He just fell down and he started to cough and didnt stop!" i said very paniky.\
"Oh my, bring him in the room over there while i get the doctor!" so i went into the room where she told me to bring him and i set him down on the bed and my mother and me sat in the chairs and waited till the doctor came in.
My mother was starting to cry.
"Its ok mom the doctor will make shore of it." i reasured her.
"Hello my name is Doctor Cullen. May i ask you to both leave the room please?" He asked very politly.
"Yes of course." i said to him and brought my mom out to the hall. When we sat down i was remembering the new doctors face. It was nothing like i never seen before, he had pale white skin and had golden brown eyes. He was like a god and not like anyone i have ever scene before. Then i was looking around the hospital and there was people with sick faces walking aorund me and my mother. One of them came up to me.
"You must leave now, do you here me young boy!" She said in a scratchy voice. I was getting scared now for my life and i didnt know what to do. But i wasnt going to leave my father here alone and i was going to stay here as long as it takes for him to get better.
After about 10 minutes of waiting the doctor finally came out of the room and had me and my mother follow him to his office. He showed us in and had us sit down.
"Well how is he doctor? Will he be ok?" I asked starting to get very impatient.
"Well by the looks of it he will be dead in about 2 days." Doctor carlisle said with a very sad look on his face.
"What! You mean to tell me that my father will be dead in 2 days? What does he have?" i said said getting sad and angry at the same time.
The Doctor gave me a disappointing look.
"He has Spanish influenza? Is there something wrong with your mother?"
I looked at my mother who was turning purple like the color of my father and she was shaking like crazy.
"Oh no get to the hospital bed now i think she might have it as well!" He said getting up and grabbing her with me and we ran her into the room where my father was. He looked up when we came in.
"No she cant be dying too." He said with tears coming down his cheek. Then the nurses took me out to the hall and i waited. When Doctor cullen finally came out he came and sat down next to me.
"Son im so very sorry but you are going to loose your parents in 2 days and im doing the best i can and will try to keep them alive. you just have to be careful." He said giving me a hug.
That is when i felt myself crying, not the type of crying when you get hurt, the type when you feel like you got a knife plunged into your heart. That is what it felt like, but double. Im going to loose 2 people that i loved and i would be all alone. I will have nothing else to live for. But then i started to get sick and when i looked down at my arms they were getting bright red and when the doctor felt me look down he knew what to do.
"Nurse get this boy to a hospital bed emediatly. He must be taken care of now." He said lifting me up.
i couldnt feel my body, it felt like they were taken off me. Then he put me down on the bed and the nurses new what to do. They did everything and i felt tired so i closed my eyes and went to sleep.
But i could here everything
"Save him please Doctor Cullen please, now that my husband is dead and i can feel that i only have a few more minutes i want you to save my little boy." That was the sound of my mother who was on her death bed.
"I will do everything i can Elizabeth Masen that is my promise to you." The doctor said to her.
"Thank you and that is my dying wish." That was the last time i heard my mothers voice.
"Take these 2 to the other room and put them on the list of those who died and i want all of you to leave the room please." Docotr cullen ordered the nurses.
Then i started to feel my heart slow a little and i opened my eyes for the last time think that i would be with my mother and father within a couple of minutes.
But when i was just about to die Doctor Cullen came up to me like he was gonna whisper something and said "im sorry" and he bit my neck and i screamed and then i was burning.
CHAPTER 4 what happened to me
It was all black at first, then i started to see a light that was very far away. It was getting closer and closer to me when i finally got to it i was looking through it. i saw myself when i first started walking and i saw how happy my parents were.
Then it changed i was 4 now running with simon, william and Georgiana running together playing in my front lawn of my big house. i was wearing a white puffy scruffled shirt and black pants. Then it changed to when i was 6, reading and doing my studies with my mother cooking in the kichen where the smell of chicken was roasting over a fire. My dad sitting across from me reading a book about banking.
Then it changed again to when i was 8 were i was playing around with Simon and William and skipping rocks across the lake at the summerhouse we had. Then i was 10 and i was getting older and that is when i saw Georgiana again when she moved back from london. When i got to when i was 12 i had the worst memory of when my grandmother and grandfather died together in a housefire that happened when a few kids got too close to the house with the fire and burned it. They were both sleeping. 14 years old is when i started getting looks for beautiful girls who were giving me the little cute laughs when i walked by.
Then the age i dreaded 17 when i saw my parents die again. Then i saw myself dying and the way my face looked. i was getting pale.
Then there was pain in my throat and a very bad tingiling sensation in my bones. everything hurt. I wanted to scream HELP but the pain hurt to much to move. I dont know how many days it has been but it felt like i was dead but then the pain started to melt away in my bones.
When it finally stopped the thirst in my throat got worse. I was very thirsty, too thirsty. i felt my back arch as if my heart was reaching for the heavens, then i dropped i could no longer hear my heart beating just the sound of someone else close by.
Then i opened my eyes.....................................................
CHAPTER 5 my new life
i opened my eyes and everything changed. Everything was bright and the man standing next to me not as angel like anymore but still very good looking for human eyes. I felt thirsty and my throat was scorching of how thirsty i was. The doctor came over to me.
"We have to get you out of here and we have to go to my apartment." He said kindly, but ergingly.
"Ok." Then i got up and started to follow him but what i noticed was that we werent walking we were full out running and no one saw us. It was like we were invisable.
When we finally got to his house he had me go to the couch.
"Hello, i hope you remember me? Im the Doctor that tried to save your Mother and Father!"He said trying to confort me. but i just looked at him. Then i heard my voice for the first time again.
"Why am i here? I thought i died?" I asked shocked about my voice. His house was kind of soothing and relaxing.
"Yes you did die, but i saved you." He said looking at me.
"Then why am i alive and thristy?" I said giving him an expression of how could you save me.
"My name is Carlilse. I know you will find it hard to beleve but i am a Vampire and you are too." He said trying to keep me calm. "The thirst we will fix with some animal blood."
I just stared at him. A vampire? i thought those were just myths or is he playing me.
*i hope he beleves what im telling him*
"What did you say?" i said looking at him.
"I didnt say anything! What did you here?" he stared at me very confused.
"I thought you said "i hope he beleves what im telling him' is what i thought you said!" i must be losing my mind.
"I did. But i thought it." Then he paused for a long second."Oh my it seems that you have a gift my boy. The gift of hearing peoples thoiughts. Here try again to see if it really is." He stopped and thought.
"You said 'i cant beleve this is happening'. is that right?" i asked getting a little excited.
"Yes that is exactly what i said. you do have a gift. But you must use it wisely dont use it just to get something unless you need to." He said with a big smile on his face.
"I am really thirsty." I said holding my throat.
"I think its time to hunt."
"Hunt?" I asked very confused.
"Yes time to drink some Blood my boy." He said smiling.
"Blood, like actual blood. that is so gross." i said looking discusted.
"Well its that or keep the fire burning your throat. Your pick." He said crossing his arms.
"Blood please." I said still kind of sick.
"Ok lets hunt." Carlisle said laughing.
CHAPTER 6 the hunt
We ran out the door and we were running full speed. But it was during the dark night when i noticed when we were going through the woods.Then he stopped and turned to me..
"Ok this is what you have to do first you watch me then you can give ago ok!"
"Ok." i said watching closely with my new eyes.
This was diiferent than anything. He looked beautiful.....................not that i go that way but it was nothing like i never expected but when he bit into the deer and i smelt the blood i felt myself get bloodthursty. When he was done he got up and looked at me.
"Now it ia your turn young Edward." He said coming over and putting his hands on my shoulders.
"Now that you have watched me i want you to close your eyes." i did."Now what do you hear?"
I listened "i hear everything but i also hear a big pawed animal down a little ways to the northeast."
"Ok so what do you ant to do.................." before he could finish i ran after what i smelt.
Wheni finally got there i stopped and looked at the thing that was looking right back at me.
A big Moutain Lion.
Who smells so good and mouthwatering.
When i didnt move he looked down and i attacked him.
He had a lot of fight in him but i finaly got on top of him and brought my new sharp teeth into his thick neck. I had teeth that was like cutting through a steak when i finally got to the blood part my throat started to get cooler and the pain was going away. The hottness of it was delicious. When i finally got the dead body out from under me i found that my puffy white shirt my favorite one was all bloddy and ripped from our fight. When i looked up Carlisle was standng there looking at me.
"Sorry i took off on you like that Mr. Cullen. I didnt mean to i was so thirsty and.." He put his hand up.
"No it is alright Edward. But i would perfer if you call me Carlisle please, i know i dont seem like a father yet but i would much rather be that than called Mr. Cullen."
I put my hand up to his "No dont say that ever since i woke up you have been more than just a father to me. I was alone because my parents were always working but the last few days i was feeling more lost than you could imagine. But when i woke up to see you, you looked at me and you really cared more than my parents but i loved them and they loved me and i love you all the same father."
I stopped and he smiled at me.he thought I think im going to cry
"Then go ahead." i said and laughed. He laughed with me.
"Are you all done for today or did you want to continue on for more food?"
"Im all done. can we go home please."
"Yes." Then we started walking.
When we got back to his appartment we found a paper that had a picture of all the people that died from the Spanish Influenza. We got inside and looked. When we finally got to Mason i saw a picture of my parents but not me.
"Why am i not in here?" I asked.
"I told them that you had to recover at my house because your illnese was not as bad as the others."
" You lied to them."
"Would you have rather have them think you dead and you would have to sit in a coffin and wait till it was all over?"
No that was a good lie." i said looking away.
"There mass is going to be this friday, we could dress up and go to see your parents one last time. Would you like that Edward?" He said looking at me like he was comforting me
"Yes i would thank you." I said leaning my head down on his shoulder.
"Ok Then lets look in my closet to see what we have that will fit you."
"How dangerous is this?" i said looking up at him.
"Very!" We both laughed and got to go pick out clothes.
CHAPTER 7 The last time
He found a tux for me and i put it on. i couldnt believe that i only get to see my parents one last time and they are gone forever. I walked out to the other room where Carlisle was waiting and he smiled at me.
"Are you ready to go?" He asked with the kindess voice you could ever imagine. But i was wondering again where he came from and i thought that after i see my parents i would ask about my new father.
"Yes im ready." so we walked out side and started walking because we were still in Chicago and the cemetary was only five minutes away.
"What do you do when the sun is outside?" i asked so i didnt do anything that could reveal us.
"We wont be going outside in the sun." he said and kept staring forward.
"Because there is something that happens that could reveal us and i dont want them to know what we are or close to and when we go hunting sometime i will show you." he told me very calmly.
"Ok." and i just kept staring forward myself.
We got to the cemetary now and we sat in the way back. the coffins werent there yet and i was getting very nervous and i knew that i couldnt just go up to see them i would have to wait till the very end. but i was feeling empty that my birth parents werent alive anymore.
Then i heard music and when i looked back there was two coffins being carried down and i felt saddness wash over me. They brought them down to the end of the isle and i couldnt believe it i really was all alone and the last Mason alive. My stomach felt like i was getting stabbed in the gut and my eyes starting to hurt and then my hands started shaking. Carlise reached over and being like a father to a five year old kid which i felt like held my hand through the whole ceremony.
When all the people went through i went up for my turn and when i walked up i saw there white faces. The face of my handsome father and my beautiful mother still and lifeless. i turned to Carlise.
"You will always take care of me right." He just looked at me with surprise.
"Promise me right now and in front of my dead parents and make them this promise. im begging you please?" i got down on my knees.
"Of course Edward, i will always take care of you no matter what. i wouldnt have turned you if i knew i didnt want to be alone. you are the only son i ever had and i dont want to lose you ever." He truned and looked at my parents. "Mr and Mrs. Mason i promise to keep your son safe and nothing will ever happen to him. Please forgive me for doing this to him and your welcome mrs. Mason for saving him."
I looked up and his hand was out to help me up. i got up and went over to my parents and kissed them on there forheads and whispered;
"I love you mother and father."
I turned and we walked away togther as father and son.
CHAPTER 8 Just Carlisle and me
A few days after the funeral we went back to Carlisle's appartment and he told me all about his life and how he became a vampire. He told me how he lived with a royal vampire family "the Volturi". They sounded like they were a very nice coven but he told me that they would kill anyone who asked them. Then i saw the vision in his head as he replayed the whole scene for me. That was what made me shiver and made me feel horrible that someone as kind as Carlise had to see that.
"Did you like it when those people came in and asked them to kill them?" I asked.
"No. I wanted to say something to them that there was another way to live this life but if i did im sure they would have had a long talk with me of what not to do when people come to see them." He said with sad look in his eyes.
"Are you happy that you saved me, Mr. Cullen?" i asked looking at him like i looked at my father.
"Yes, to know that i have someone with me and i am no longer alone makes me feel very happy. But i would prefer if you would call me Carlisle please." He looked at me with a smile on his face.
I smiled back at him. i felt very happy to have him as well untill he went back to the hospital and i was alone. I would watch all the people below walk around like i was able to once and being able to sit in the sun and enjoy the warmth, but know that i was a vampire i couldn't. i watch them all have fun playing outside, but i wished just for one moment that i could go out and not worrying about anything. so i steped away from the window and stopped wishing and sat there and took a book of Carlisle shelf. I had never read Wuthering Heights before so i sat in one of his chairs and just started reading it.
It was approaching Three o'clock and i had finished reading the book in one day and i felt angry with Healthcliff. i told myself i would never read it again. Then Carlisle came bursting through the door.
"WE HAVE TO LEAVE NOW?" he screamed at me.
"Why?" I asked without screaming back at him.
"It's time for us to leave they saw you were missing from the hospital and they are asking questions." he told me.
"I thought you said that they would never know?" i said confused.
"Well i was mistaken! Lets go!" he said leaving half of his things he didnt need.
"Where?" i asked.
"Ohio." Is all he said.
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Through a grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), we are working to protect nursing home residents from unnecessary hospitalizations. As one of only seven organizations in the nation selected for the "Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents," we're partnering with 23 nursing homes in 14 Alabama counties.Read more
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AQAF, Alabama's long-time Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), will continue to lead healthcare quality improvement initiatives for the Medicare program in Alabama under a new redesigned five-year contract through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). AQAF will continue to work with Alabama providers to promote patient-centered care, make care safer and more affordable, and improve population health.Read more
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As I've mentioned before, I am using this New Years day marathon to raise money for a charitable effort: http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/rosesherman/roseshermansfundr.... I know the economy is in the crapper, but I'm starting to get seriously bummed out about how far from my fundraising goal I am...
That, and I am starting to get good and truly terrified about my questionable ability to complete this marathon. I went out to Stony Creek for the first time this past Sunday and ran 18 miles. (I am using the word "ran" loosely.) Up until then, I'd been doing all of my training on the pancake that is St. Clair Shores. GOOD LORD, I had no idea how many hills there are at Stony Creek!
I've been having some setbacks with my training. Minor ones. I missed one short run, and had to cut another one short because of leg pain that put me in the ER. I seem to be almost fully healed, and fortunately the ER doctor who took care of me is a marathoner himself, so he was very encouraging. He did tell me that I was to "participate" in this event, not "compete," and that my ONLY goal should be to finish. Which it is. And I know that with my unathletic past and the few health complications I have, it is a miracle that I can run at all, no matter how slowly. But I can't help but have those insecure feelings about how slow I am, how awkward I am, how it may take me until New Years 2013 to actually finish this thing...
I guess what it is boiling down to right now is that I am getting scared about this marathon, and the lack of response to my fundraising efforts is compounding the problem. How do I keep my spirits up and my head in order, and not let myself panic and cry?
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your ER doctor is right your goal is to finish. you'll get the same medal as the person who finishes 1st. Fundraising is never easy. Have you tried posting on Facebook so that all your friends can donate. If you have post again and suggest that they donate just a couple of dollars if money is tight. Have you emailed all your friends?
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Peter, Eric, and Travis Magrane
A family of musicians, father Peter and brothers Eric and Travis Magrane, held a family reunion at MerleFest 2009. Living in three corners of the United States, the Magrane family decided to meet and volunteer at MerleFest. Peter made the trip to North Carolina from his home in Madison, Connecticut, Eric from Tucson, Arizona, and Travis from Portland, Oregon. Peter had volunteered in 2008 and shared with his sons "how cool a festival it was" and encouraged them to meet him there in '09 to volunteer. "We had a wonderful time and have decided to try and make it an annual event and perhaps even perform sometime, too!" enthuses Travis.
The Magrane family loves the arts -- especially music. Peter is a performing musician and works a day job in a bakery. Eric is a poet and writer and works a day job as a hiking guide, and Travis is a performing musician, teaches music, and works a day job in a restaurant. Their common interests, diverse talents, and love of music make for great family gatherings. Travis comments, "Dad and I are always talking about music and guitars, sharing stories about the last or upcoming gig, or chatting about cool chord progressions or tunes we're working on." Eric is a poet and has combined the written word with glass art by sandblasting and etching poems and words onto glassblown pieces and mirrors. The two brothers love the outdoors and backpack frequently. After MerleFest they remained in the area and took a backpacking trip in the Great Smoky Mountains.
The Magranes applied early to volunteer at MerleFest and so were able to be scheduled together. They worked in perimeter security and as stage ushers. "We love that the festival is very family-oriented, and that so many people walk around with their instruments ready to play at any moment! Volunteering was wonderful because it gave us a different perspective on the festival, and connected us in a deeper way than just being attendees."
Travis found that you never know who you might run into at MerleFest. He was talking with someone at a Doc Watson set and after ten minutes of conversation found that they both live in Portland, Oregon and had even shared a stage together in the Pacific Northwest! Since then they have played several gigs together. The world is small and members of the MerleFest family are everywhere. "We were also impressed by the 'apprentice' nature of the festival and bluegrass musical heritage--so many young folks on stage playing with the old guard. It's a refreshing change from the competitive, 'holier than thou' attitude that comes with a lot of other music, festivals, and communities in general."
Peter, Eric, and Travis Magrane look forward to reuniting at MerleFest 2010 and camping at "Sewerfest" aka the Wilkesboro Fire Department Campground. "Being in North Carolina was wonderful - the weather, landscape, and friendly folks were a prime combination." They are just one of the many groups of families and friends who meet at the festival to enjoy the music and fellowship. MerleFest looks forward to seeing the Magranes back next year.
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Minister of National Revenue v. Calgary (City) 2012 SCC 20
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The city constructed a transit system for city residents' use under obligations imposed on it by the City Transportation Act (CTA). In the course of constructing the system, the city entered into funding agreements with the province as contemplated by the CTA. The city paid GST on purchases made in constructing the system. Since the provision of a municipal transit service was an exempt supply, as defined in the Excise Tax Act, the city was not entitled to claim input tax credits regarding purchases made in providing the transit system. The city took the position that the construction of the system (as opposed to its operation) was a separate supply to the province under its contracts with the province (the funding agreements) such that the construction was not an exempt supply. Accordingly, the city claimed input tax credits with respect to GST paid in connection with the construction (approximately $6.5 million). The Minister of National Revenue denied the claim. The city appealed.
The Tax Court of Canada (TCC), in a decision reported at 2009 TCC 272, allowed the appeal. The Minister appealed.
The Federal Court of Appeal, in a decision reported at (2010), 403 N.R. 41, allowed the appeal, setting aside the TCC decision and confirming the Minister's assessment. The city appealed.
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- Robert Steury
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How do we justify consumption of palm oil? What can we do to stop palm oil companies from destroying the African rainforest?
The Consequences of the Palm Oil Industry and African Primates
Primate communities in the African rainforest provide many ecosystem services and they are a critical source of protein for rural human populations. But primates are severely threatened by many activities including logging, development, agriculture, and overhunting for bushmeat and trophies. Rural Africans have little power (less than 2% of the rainforest is publically owned) over land that is increasingly sold to private companies by their governments.
Government of Cameroon recently offered Herakles Farms the use of 300 square miles of rainforest land at 50 cents per hectare per year, with exemptions; it even gave the company the power to "search, apprehend, detain, exclude, and evict" anyone trespassing on their leased land. The American corporation that promised to build sustainable development for local villages in the region started building roads and nurseries before any agreements were official. After 13 months, villagers realized Herakles didn't live up to their promises, so they seized the company's equipment and nurseries. Now they await their government's decision whether to allow Herakles to proceed or not. If Harakles's oil palm plantation is allowed to proceed, it will majorly impact 45,000 indigenous people in 88 villages.
Africa is the next prime target of palm oil development. If this happens, Africa will likely experience the same fate as Asia in regards to deforestation and primate decimation. So, why palm oil? Palm oil is primarily used for household products. It's farmed due to its low cost, superior production, low space requirements, and the promise of generating jobs. However, in light of the social and ecological impacts of palm oil farms in Africa, should these justifications satisfy consumers of palm oil products? Can consumers make decisions (e.g. petitions and product research) that will empower the indigenous peoples of Africa and protect the remaining biodiversity?
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May 30 2013: I wrote a paper in a conservation bio class I took last year about palm oil plantations on Borneo. Indonesia and Malaysia provide 86% of the world's supply of palm oil with Indonesia being the world's main supplier. Here is a National Geographic article about deforestation in Borneo with an emphasis on palm oil plantations and orangutans. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/11/borneo/white-text/1
Here is a link to the photo gallery as well. It tends to make more of an impact when you can actually see the devastation. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/11/borneo/klum-photography
Here is a specific paragraph from the article I find interesting. It talks about the perspective of the locals: "When Meijaard spends time in villages discussing the choice between forest conservation and oil palm plantations, he never mentions orangutans. "People get bored with that in five minutes. To them it's just another monkey in a tree that Western people want to come and look at. But if I talk to them about fish in the rivers or pigs in the forest, then they pay attention, because those are resources they can harvest from the forest."
Robert or Ryan: Do the locals around the Ivory Coast in Africa have the same view as those from Borneo?
By same view I mean how do they view the local monkeys and apes? I believe a really important step in conservation is educating the locals on how important it is to conserve their natural setting while still allowing them to the freedom to harvest the resources they need.
May 30 2013: Thanks Laurel. I read the article and viewed the photos. The notion that "hungry people can't appreciate nature" or that "an orangutan is just another monkey" are not views that I encountered in my limited research. However, Ryan did his research in Tai National Park. He may have a first hand sense of this through talking with locals. I think that the Red Colobus in Ivory Coast is the best analogy for the chimpanzee in Borneo. Hopefully Ryan comments on this.
May 30 2013: I think the people in Ivory Coast feel the same way because they are not interested in primates for their aesthetic value, but they like what the forest has to offer them in the way of resources. The issue there is, they have never been educated on sustainable practices so most do not have any concept of extinction. Many people claim that when an area appears depleted of monkeys that the monkeys have simply "moved to another part of the forest". I do believe there could be ways to allow locals to utilize the forest, but we need to educate the people and also establish a system, which great management, to ensure sustainable practices are followed.
May 31 2013: Well, I tried really hard to find it but there was an article I once read about a country with a large population of endangered sea turtles in which a program was set up to teach the locals about how important conservation of the turtles was. The program was intended not only for education but if I remember correctly, it created paying jobs for the locals to protect the turtles in different ways (educate tourists, patrol the beaches, etc.) It ended up working really well and I believe they were able to stop the population decline. I'm sorry for the vagueness. If anyone knows the article/program I am talking about please post it!
Ryan CoveyMay 31 2013: Well in cases where the community is educated and actively engaged you can see successful conservation results.
Constant evaluation is also necessary to ensure conservation goals are met and the socio-economic benefits remain for those involved.
May 31 2013: In conservation bio we learned that the more you can involve local inhabitants into a plan, the more likely it is to be successful. It is nice to see a real example of where this is being implemented and the positive results that have come from it.
However, it looks like the Namibian government played a big role in the success of this process. Do you think the government of Cameroon will be as likely to have the same interest in benefiting its citizens and wildlife?
May 31 2013: Perhaps not. Historically resource rich countries do not always follow sustainable growth plans in the interest of personal enrichment which often leads to corruption in the government and further explotation of natural resources without regard to the long term impact.
If the government of Cameroon supports the Herakles Farms against the wishes of the locales in the area who have since halted the development of such plantations. This would then suggest that a bigger problem of needing to work with the government of Cameroon to explain the short term benefit versus long term losses the country may experience if they uphold such a contract. Other African countries such as Botswana have renegotiated contracts with private (in this case mining) companies:
I think it is important to help countries such as Cameroon in assessing the value of its natural resources to the benefit of all in its borders (wildlife included) to help it develop in a more sustainable matter so that this concept of "Resource Curse" dissipates
Sandra MayneMay 30 2013: Hi Laurel- Wow, you're right, those pictures are really powerful. thanks for posting the link.
On a brighter note, while I was researching for our presentation I came across some information about collaborative efforts to protect wildlife in Sarawak, Borneo.
They have been developing what is known as the "Master Plan For Wildlife in Sarawak", and it includes dedicating more land to protected areas, educational programs, and regulating shot gun cartridge availability and wildlife transport in logged areas.
Here's a link to a brief summary of it. It talked about hunting and logging, but unfortunately I didn't see anything about palm oil regulations or reductions
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NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) just reported a solid third quarter and beat analyst estimates with record revenue of $1.2 billion and a net profit of $209.1 million, up over 17 percent from $178.3 million in the same period last year. However, while profit easily beat the analysts' mark, the company provided lighter-than-expected revenue guidance for the coming quarter in the range of $1.03 billion to $1.18 billion.
Then why, despite light revenue guidance, were shares of NVDA trading up around 2% in the after-hours session Thursday?
Record margins
While it certainly helps to post record revenue numbers, shareholders were delighted to see NVIDIA is making more per dollar than ever before with record GAAP gross margins of 52.9% on strong shipments of their high-margin line of Kepler GPUs, including a "greater mix into [their] high-end segments."
Tegra, GeForce strength
While NVIDIA's professional Quadro business remains constrained, its weakness was more than offset by enviable strength in its Tegra-based products, which showed revenue increases of 35.7% from last quarter and 27.6% year-over-year. This should come as no surprise given NVIDIA's slew of Tegra design wins in phones and tablets, including Google's Nexus 7 and Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Surface tablet.
Also remember a few months ago NVIDIA won a spot for inclusion of its GeForce products in the new line of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Macbook Pro laptops. Of course, while it's true NVIDIA is betting much of its future on growth in Tegra products and is doing much to distance itself from its former over-dependence on discrete GPUs, inclusion in the Macbook Pro line should do much to give NVIDIAan edge in the continuous battle it faces with competitor AMD (NYSE: AMD). Even if the Macbook Pro win doesn't haven't a substantial positive effect on revenues, any perception of confidence in NVIDIA's products is a good thing -- especially when it comes from Apple.
To the cloud
Perhaps the most under-appreciated trend for NVIDIA is its new Kepler-based GeForce GRID technology which aims to bring next-generation games to the cloud -- and streamable through any device with an Internet connection and a screen -- with minimal lag times through its partners' implementations of massive networks of data center servers.
Translation? Game consoles, handheld systems, and PCs with discrete graphics cards will no longer be required to experience the newest games the way they're meant to be played. Furthermore, since the GRID is continually-upgraded with the latest GPU technology, consumers would no longer have to worry about continous upgrades or the stagnant graphics technology limitations of game consoles.
NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang also mentioned during the 2012 GPU Technology Conference that NVIDIA's GRID technology arose out of a lust for the movie and television industries' broad reach and compatibility. Nowadays, consumers think nothing of the revolutionary work Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has done to make streaming video more convenient and commonplace than ever.
As Gaikai CEO David Perry asked during his conversation with Huang at the conference, "Could you imagine making a movie and it only working on one specific brand of television? It's a crazy idea, but it's something we put up with (in the gaming world)." As NVIDIA's Kepler-based GeForce GRID grows, Huang points out NVIDIA will be able to seamlessly "put the power of the GPU in the hands of billions of mobile users around the world."
Buybacks and dividends?
I admit I'm generally skeptical about stock buyback programs being a responsible use of cash (cough * Zynga * cough). However, considering NVIDIA's massive $3.43 billion cash pile, growth prospects, and comparatively-conservative P/E around 16, I'm fine with its willingness to reduce the outstanding float to increase shareholders' slice of the pie. Besides, I'm hardly the first person to claim NVDA shares are undervalued.
Perhaps the biggest news of the afternoon came, though, when the company announced its inaugural quarterly dividend of 7.5 cents per share, representing a 2.4% annual rate at today's prices. While some might wonder whether this signals an inability to find better uses for their cash pile, remember this annual dividend of 30 cents per share represents a healthy payout ratio of approximately 27% assuming margins and revenue remain within NVIDIA's stated guidance. As a shareholder of nearly three years and counting, I'm more than happy to get paid for my troubles while I wait for the company's stock price to catch up with its value.
Say what you will, but I'm proud of NVIDIA for putting the building blocks in place to stay relevent in the fast-changing world of computing. As is the case with most good things, NVIDIA's significant new market opportunities will take time to materialize.
As famed value investor Joel Greenblatt says, "To the patient investors go the spoils."
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New Development: Senate To Vote On DOMA Bill And ENDA Bill On Tuesday Sept. 10 - Debate On ENDA Starts Today
Contact your Senators and tell them to say NO to Discrimination and YES to Fairness by voting NO on the DOMA bill (S1740) and YES on the ENDA bill (S 2056). IT IS IMPORTANT TO TELL YOUR SENATORS THAT THEIR VOTE ON BOTH BILLS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
On Tuesday, September 10, the Senate will make two historic votes affecting the lives of millions of Americans. Under a new agreement reached late Thursday night, the Senate will hold separate votes on the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) with NO AMENDMENTS permitted on either bill.
If you have not previously contacted your Senators on either the DOMA bill or ENDA issue, please do so right away - this may be your last opportunity to do so since there are not many days left in this session of Congress. Even if you have contacted your Senators before, please do so again as a way of letting them know that we know there are two separate votes coming up next week.
CONTACT YOUR SENATORS BY PHONE OR FAX RIGHT AWAY AND URGE YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES TO DO SO AS WELL. BOTH OF THESE VOTES ARE HISTORIC AND YOUR SENATORS NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THEIR VOTES. To talk to your Senators' offices in Washington D.C., call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask for your two Senators phone and fax numbers. If you don't know who your Senators are tell them what state you live in and they will tell you - they can connect with an office right away. Ask to speak with the staff person handling DOMA.
You can also send a telegram to both your Senators by using the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's marriage hotline number, 1-800-651-1482. (This call will send a telegram to both your Senators urging opposition to DOMA and support of the ENDA bill, and to the President urging him to NOT sign the DOMA bill - the call costs $9.95 to send the three telegrams which were drafted by NGLTF).
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The terms of the previous agreement allowed a vote on ENDA as an amendment to the DOMA bill and that debate and discussion was to have happened on Thursday, September 5. When that agreement fell apart (because the Republicans proposed amendments to DOMA relating to the White House travel office issue and other controversial and unrelated issues), Senate Majority Leader Lott filed a petition forcing cloture on all debate on DOMA. Since Senator Kennedy and others knew they did not have the votes to defeat that motion, they would have been forced to proceed to a vote on DOMA on Tuesday, September 7. Under the Senate rules, no amendments unrelated to the underlying subject of the bill (marriage) are allowed under these circumstances, so neither the proposed ENDA or hate crimes amendments, referred to in the previous Action Alert, would have been allowed.
Under the new agreement reached last night both bills will come up for separate votes on Tuesday, with the DOMA vote scheduled for about 2:15pm and the ENDA vote about 2:45pm. ENDA debate began today, for 3 hours, and will continue after 5pm on Monday. On Tuesday, there will be 2 hours of debate on DOMA, evenly divided between proponents and opponents immediately prior to the DOMA vote. Following that vote there will be a 15 minute per side summary of the ENDA bill and then a vote on that bill. NO AMENDMENTS WILL BE ALLOWED ON EITHER BILL.
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SPOKANE, Wash. – Students at Gonzaga Prep don't have to worry about hauling around books in their backpacks anymore, because every one of them will soon carry iPads.
The large, private Jesuit high school in north Spokane announced Thursday that all of the school's 870 students will use iPads starting in the fall. Gonzaga Prep would become the largest school of its size in the region to ditch books in favor of iPads.
All of the faculty members will also receive iPads if they don't currently own one.
The school administration gathered information from parents, students, alumni, faculty and staff on the change. They also consulted with education and technology experts on the feasibility of implementing a "one-to-one" computing environment throughout the school.
The school is revealing its decision in an assembly at 10 a.m. Thursday. KREM 2 News will be there to gather reaction from students and staff. Watch KREM 2 News at Noon, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. and stay KREM.com for more information.
Gonzaga Prep sent a list of frequently asked questions and answers to parents about the move to iPads in the fall. Here it is in its entirety:
We believe that the use of the iPad is an opportunity to level the playing field for our students. We know that our students come from vastly different economic backgrounds, and we know that technology is required of our students in many different ways. What we do not know is what their access to technology is when they leave campus. The use of iPads will not make everything equal, but it will at least provide all students with a common baseline.
Will the school provide the iPad?
No. Each student must purchase her/his own iPad. It is the family's decision to insure and accessorize the iPad. A protective case is strongly recommended.
What are the specifications for the iPad?
iPad 2, 16GB, Wi-Fi
Will there be any cost savings by requiring iPads?
We intend to use as many electronic textbooks and books as we can. Electronic books cost much less than traditional textbooks. We fully expect families will experience a significant cost savings over two to three years.
Will you be offering volume purchases of Apps?
The school is already enrolled in a program in which it can purchase Apps in volume and distribute those to the students at a reduced price. This would be for Apps the school would require for student use. The school intends to access as many free Apps as possible.
Will there be provisions to help us manage the cost of iPads?
We are currently exploring possibilities for an iPad Purchase and/or Financing Program that we can offer to our families. This includes volume purchasing models. We are working with Apple and local vendors to achieve this.
Will the school teach my student how to use the iPad properly?
We will focus technology training to help students use these devices responsibly, ethically and productively.
Will this device distract my child from doing his/her work?
Students can be distracted by what they can do with the device. The iPad makes it easy for a student to surf the internet, check email, send an instant message, play a game, read a book for another class, and so on. Many students are already experiencing these distractions with phones, iPods, and laptops. We will work with the students on developing self-discipline and in making the right choices when in class and when they are doing homework.
Aren't kids already overexposed to technology and social media?
We are aware of the dangers associated with overexposure to technology and social media. Our job is to make sure that students know those dangers, too, and become smart users of their smart phones and computing devices. Your child's teachers will help in that endeavor. They have been trained to use the right tool at the right time. Sometimes it makes sense to put pen to paper or turn the pages of a book, whether those are paper pages or electronic pages. Sometimes it's important to just listen or to lead a group discussion. And sometimes it's essential to use an iPad to find the best answers, synthesize mountains of information and create something dynamic that will help transform our world. We also want to create a level playing field, without digital haves and have-nots. The iPads will ensure that every student has the necessary digital tools to aid his or her education and growth.
Can I block my child from using certain apps or websites?
The iPad does have parental controls that can be used to lock down a device. We are exploring options for parents to have control over the devices.
Will the school block my child from using apps or websites?
Gonzaga Prep filters the web content available to the students through the on campus wireless network. If a student has a 3G or 4G capable device, we cannot filter, and off campus and at home we cannot filter. You may want to contact your internet service provider for ways to block websites at your home.
Will there be training or orientation for students and parents?
Though we have not finalized the details, we will plan orientation sessions for August 2013 for both students and parents.


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Compensation revisitedPosted on July 27th, 2007 – 10:02 AM
By Joe Christensen
A tip of the cap to cmatthewson for helping rein us in during yesterday's discussion about the compensation the Twins would receive if Torii Hunter, Luis Castillo and Carlos Silva left via free agency at season's end. I did some more research, and it does appear that Hunter will be a Type A free agent, Castillo is on the bubble as a Type B, and Silva won't make either category, resulting in no compensation.
Folks, this is complicated. It's changed even from last year under the new basic agreement. The rankings come out in late October from the Elias Sports Bureau, and they are based on statistics over the previous two years. Here's a link to last year's rankings, but this year, only the top 20 percent of the players in each position group will be Type A (down from 30 percent), and only the next 21 percent will be classified as Type B. Baseball phased out Type Cs after 2005.
From a story in the Toronto Globe & Mail recapping the 2006 labor agreement: Free-agent compensation has been altered, with a class of free agents (type C) eliminated. As well, compensation for a team losing a type-B free agent will be a sandwich pick instead of another team's draft choice. Also, effective 2007, only 20 percent of players at each position will be classified as type A, down from 30 percent. Only 21 percent of players at each position will be classified as type B free agents, down from 40 percent.
Hunter ranked toward the bottom of the Type As last year (outfielders, first basemen and DHs are grouped together) but with back-to-back strong seasons, it seems likely he'll climb into the top 20 percent. Castillo ranked toward the top of the Type Bs last year (2B, 3B and SS are grouped together), but with the A pool shrinking and Castillo's production shrinking, that pushes him toward the bubble of the Type Bs. Silva ranked toward the bottom of the Type Cs last year among starting pitchers. A rough 2006 season will hurt him again in this fall's rankings.
Still confused? Here's a good story from the Detroit News that gives a few more examples. Anyway, temper my enthusiasm for just letting these Twins players walk at season's end. Hunter should bring two extra draft picks, Castillo possibly one, and Silva none. Not that this puts me in the white flag camp just yet. As I said Wednesday, and as Terry Ryan hinted to La Velle yesterday, this is a very big series in Cleveland for the Twins.


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I look forward to your suggestions because I still have lots of Brunello's in my cellar and if there is a dish that pairs better than any other with a good Brunello -then I would like to hopefully try it and second the opinion.. HOWEVER-i think i had last night the absolute perfect food compliment to a Brunello-I willnot reveal it till others have posted there best ideas.. THEN when i've tested those out (hopefully if i can cook the dish and it does not contain what i do not eat) I will report back whether they topped my recommendation or not.
Of course we are talking of a perfect pairing match not merely a match that is merely agreable with the wine..It must taste great enough together that one can't inagine any pairing better. So describe WHY you think the match workd so well.