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By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Norman Dauerer remembered the first chewing gum he ever had, two Chicklets given to him by an American soldier when the 106th Cavalry drove through the German countryside at the end of World War II.
"It was April 28, 1945 and I was six years old," he said. "I chewed it until it disintegrated."
NARRAGANSETT – New England's fishing fleet may have to make room for Big Brother as a federally funded pilot program plans to use closed-circuit cameras on board to record the catch and replace human observers on fishing boats.
The program has local fishermen up and arms over the extremes regulations have taken.
EXETER – Someone has just dropped off a vegetable that Brandon Read, executive chef and co-owner of the Celestial Café, can't identify.
The master of creative cooking is stumped by this exotic item which reportedly tastes like the liqueur Benedictine. This is not a disaster; it's a challenge
"I'll try it in a rhubarb pie or use it in a martini," he vows. "Something good will come of it."
The Chariho Tri-town Task Force on Substance abuse Prevention was one of nine Rhode Island drug use prevention coalitions to receive a grant from the White House Office of Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) for their Drug-free Community Support Programs in 2011.
By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard
SAUNDERSTOWN – If you don't know a lot about dogs, you're probably unaware that they smile and laugh when feeling especially cheerful or silly.
Right here in our own backyard, we have a sweet little nine-year-old mixed breed named Buddy – adopted from the East Greenwich Animal Protection League after going through some tough times – who grins from ear to ear.
It's because she has been adopted by a family who adore her and the feeling is mutual.
RICHMOND - Abutters were on hand at the Richmond Town Council meeting on Tuesday night, Sept. 20, to voice their displeasure about a temporary closing of the landfill that has been used as an unofficial dog park near Stilson and Buttonwoods Roads.
By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Attention language lovers, spelling bee champs and everyone else who knows how to fit a word containing the letter "z" on a triple score square.
This Saturday, the Grand Chapter of Rhode Island Order of the Easter Star is sponsoring a Scrabble tournament at the Cold Spring Community Center on Beach Street. Proceeds from the event, which costs a minimum of $25 in pledges for each player, will benefit the American Cancer Society/Breast Cancer Research program. It is scheduled from 9 am to 5 pm.
Inside today's paper, find out what's inside the SKESP teacher aides contract for 2011 to 2014 and why the union is not so happy. Also, with the pension problem looming, Narragansett Schools are fearing the worst for pension costs.
Also, inside today's The Narragansett Times, find out why local fishermen have had enough with a new federal program to electronically monitoring the men at sea.
Lastly, as the Kimberly Fry trial enters its second week, read up on her ex-husband's the heartbreaking testimony on his daughter's death.
WOOD RIVER JUNCTION - In an effort to raise money for Chariho Career & Tech. students competing in the national Skills USA competition in Kansas City, Mo., there will be a fundraising motorcycle run leaving from the Chariho High School campus at 11 a.m., on Sept. 25.
By LINDSAY OLIVIER
NORTH KINGSTOWN – "Camden was a little adventurer, was creative, loved music, science and swimming. She was a brave, spirited and vibrant little girl. She had just finished the second grade at Fishing Cove Elementary and had enjoyed one last trip to the North Kingstown Town Beach with some new friends, when, on the evening of Aug. 10, 2009, her mother strangled and murdered her with her own hands."


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Kabul, Afghanistan • A senior Afghan official said security forces rescued seven foreigners working for the International Red Cross on Wednesday after a two-hour-long gun battle with insurgents at a guest house in the eastern city of Jalalabad.
Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi said the three women and four men were safe after police killed an insurgent who had remained holed up inside the compound. He said one of the male aid workers was lightly wounded.
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The other of the two assailants had detonated a suicide vest at the building's gate at the beginning of the attack, killing an Afghan security guard, Sediqi said.
Security forces were searching surrounding buildings in case any other attackers were involved and managed to escape, he added.
A spokesman for the Red Cross in Afghanistan, Abdul Hasib Rahimi, said all organization's foreign staff that were inside the compound are safe. He said they were checking to see if any Afghan staffers were there at the time, but added that local employees had left for the day an hour before the attack. The foreigners live in the compound, he added.
A total of 35 Red Cross staff, including the seven foreigners, work at the facility, he said.
"We contacted our foreigners, they are safe. We are now contacting Afghan staff," Rahimi said.
Sediqi said Afghan forces arrived at the scene of the attack shortly after the suicide bombing at the door, which had cleared the way for the other attacker to enter.
"As a result of the shooting exchange the gunman was killed and all seven foreigners who were inside the building were rescued safely. Only one foreigner has minor injuries to his leg, but the six others are unharmed. Right now the security situation is under control," Sediqi said.
The attack in the eastern city of Jalalabad is the second major assault against an international organization in five days. Militants launched a similar operation against a U.N.-affiliated group in Kabul last week that killed three people.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, and it is unclear why insurgents would want to target the Red Cross, which not only carries out humanitarian work around Afghanistan but also is the conduit for families to communicate with detainees taken off the battlefield, including the Taliban.
The Red Cross warned last month that security was deteriorating across Afghanistan as militants flood the battlefield and conduct attacks in what could be the most important spring fighting season of the nearly 12-year-old war.
The violence comes just five days after Taliban gunmen backed by a suicide car bomber attacked the Kabul offices of the International Organization for Migration, killing two Afghan civilians and a police officer. The assault sparked an hours-long street battle and left another 17 wounded, including seven IOM staff members.
The IOM is a U.N.-affiliated agency assisting returning Afghan migrants as well as those displaced by fighting.
The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack on the IOM guest house in an upscale neighborhood of Kabul, a relatively uncommon operation by the group targeting an international aid organization.
The Taliban and other militants have unleashed a wave of bombings and assassinations around the country, testing the ability of the Afghan security forces to respond with reduced help from international forces, who have begun a withdrawal that will see most foreign troops gone by the end of 2014.
This year is crucial for Afghanistan as the U.S.-led coalition is expected to hand over most security responsibilities in the country to its own security forces, sometime in the late spring. Foreign military forces are then expected to begin a massive withdrawal of forces that will culminate at the end of next year.
Earlier, seven insurgents wearing police uniforms and bomb-laden vests attacked a government compound in Panjshir, a usually secure province in eastern Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another was wounded.
The Taliban, which claimed responsibility for the attack, has ramped up its assaults on government forces and officials since launching its spring fighting campaign earlier this month. While the attacks have grown more frequent in many parts of Afghanistan, Wednesday's violence was of note because it took place in in eastern Panjshir province, a normally peaceful area in a valley that was the heart of the anti-Taliban resistance until the U.S. invasion in late 2001.
Governor Kramuddin Karim said the attackers targeted the government complex in the provincial capital of Bazarak, and that all seven militants were killed.
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Give the Kids a Bath Outside
We blogged about the idea of bathing the kids outside almost exactly one year ago, but with a string of hot days on the way, we thought we'd remind you of this fun and simple idea.
We succeeded in giving the kids a bath outdoors several times last summer but want to do it more frequently this summer as long as the weather cooperates. This does require a little bit of pre-planning. I leave our two metal tubs stacked by the back door with a small bottle of soap and some bath toys. Fill the tub up and let the sun warm the water a bit before putting the kids in. I usually grab a glass of iced tea and put my feet up while they soak and splash.
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We took an inflatable wading pool with us to a music festival this weekend, and, four days in a row, splash time was bathtime. So much fun.
RAINSTORM SHOWER!! My mom & dad used to hand us a bar of soap in the rain whenever we were camping; this last weekend, while visiting them, my kids got to experience playing in deep water in the driveway in the rain...
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A conversation with the pediatrician's nurse yesterday…
Nurse: Here are his percentiles (handing me a sheet with my son's height, weight, head size and corresponding percentiles for his 9 month check up)
Me: Are these the percentiles based on a 9 month old? Because he's over 10 months now. He was sick twice when he was 9 months so we're late
Nurse: No. Those percentiles are based on a 9 month old
Me: But he's not 9 months. Why plot them for the wrong age?
Nurse: Because this is his 9 month check up
Me: But he's not 9 months old. Doesn't being almost two months older make a difference?
Nurse: Yes, it does
Me: Then would you figure them for his actual age, please?
Nurse: I can't. It's his 9 month check up
And then my head exploded. I'm typing this from the great beyond.
(The doctor did his stats for 10.5 months and it turns out he made a semi-major jump down from 97th to 85th percentile in weight but not height or head size so it was good that I got the right info.)


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romantic places in Ohio's Amish Country has done just that. Since Valentines Day falls on a Tuesday in 2012, Garden Gate Get-A-Way Bed & Breakfast has put together a weekend murder mystery with a romantic, wedding theme. What could be more romantic than reliving your own marriage with a wedding themed package. Guests will dress in wedding clothes as if they are coming to a real wedding, the only twist is that there will be a "murder" at this wedding. All of the guests must work together to solve the mystery during a "wedding reception" where they can indulge in a meal. Details for this February 17-19, 2012 package can be found on their website.
Written by Carol Steffey, Garden Gate Get-A-Way Bed & Breakfast, Millersburg, Ohio (330) 674-7608 www.garden-gate.com
Monday, January 9, 2012
Marriage & Murder: Valentines Weekend
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What should I expect when I visit?
A warm welcome and friendly faces await you at Cornerstone. Relevant Bible-teaching and contemporary worship are part of each service. You are sure to find someone with whom you can relate. There are a variety of ways for people of all ages to get involved. Our services are typically 90 minutes long and feature compelling messages that speak to people on every level.
As you visit Cornerstone for the first time, you will notice clearly marked Visitor Parking spaces located in the parking area directly in front of our facility. Once inside, our friendly greeters will be ready to welcome you and answer any questions you may have.
What do you have for kids?
Babies are special! Excellent nursery/preschool care is provided for little ones 6-weeks to 4-years old so parents can experience a meaningful time of worship. A special room for nursing moms and fussy babies is also available. A live audio feed from the sanctuary plays in this room during all corporate worship services.
Our Kids of Destiny in Grades K5-6 gather for an exciting time of worship, teaching, and fun that grow their faith on an age-appropriate level.
What should I wear?
Come just as you are! Wear what you have and what makes you comfortable. When you visit you will see people in a variety of clothing styles.


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Orchard Lake Thrift Store3232 Orchard Lake Rd, Orchard Lake, Mi 48324Near Orchard Lake Rd & Commerce Rd.1.248.681.8751
Sunday: 11am-5pm for Donations OnlyMonday: 9am-10pmTuesday: 9am-10pmWednesday: 9am-10pmThursday: 9am-10pmFriday: 9am-10pmSaturday: 9am-10pm
Opened in November of 2004 in a former A&P building it replaced the smaller Salvation Army Thrift Store formerly located just 3 miles east. At 22,125 sq. ft., it has 6 fitting rooms and serves the financially diverse community with both great shopping and a convenient donation drop off center located at the rear of the building. The 33 employees that comprise the staff are assisted regularly by 2 ARC Program beneficiaries and 3 volunteers.
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LSS Life Safety Services® offers fire and smoke door inspection and repairs as a compliment to our passive fire-protection inspection services.
Fire-rated doors are an integral part of not just the building's passive fire-protection system but the building's overall fire protection. A properly operating fire door, just like a properly operating fire damper, is a key component in the compartmentalization of a building to stop the spread of deadly fire, smoke, and toxic fumes and gases. For the fire door to operate successfully the entire fire assembly must operate, and the fire door is just one part of the overall fire assembly. The assembly is composed of the fire door, frame, fire exit hardware, door closers, hinges, locks, door bolts, and other door components that when combined provide varying degrees of fire protection that is contingent on the door fire rating (e.g. 45 minutes, 90 minutes). In addition to all of the components of a fire door assembly there are multiple categories of fire doors: horizontal sliding; fire shutters; swinging; vertically sliding; chutes; and overhead rolling fire doors.
Combining the critical role fire doors play in fire protection, the varying types of fire doors, the multiple components that comprise a fire assembly, with the high frequency that fire doors are used on a day-to-day basis in building occupancy the likelihood of a fire or smoke door not being in optimal condition to protect occupants in the event of a fire is quite high. That is why The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), The International Code Council (ICC), and The Joint Commission all require the inspection of Fire Doors. The two primary NFPA Codes that have requirements for the maintenance and inspection of fire doors are NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code®, and NFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and Other Protective Opening Protectives®.
Fire doors and door hardware are subject to failure due to the constant usage they take in high traffic areas, such as busy corridors in hospitals and schools. Constant usage can lead to misalignment of the door which could potentially lead to failure of the door to close in the event of a fire, which NFPA claims to be the most common failure of fire doors during an actual fire. Other common non-compliant issues are holes or openings in the fire door assembly, improper gaps, missing labels, failure of latching hardware to operate, missing screws, door coordinator operates improperly, non-working self-closing devices, missing gasketing, improper kick plates (protective plates) sizes, improper field modifications, and numerous other problems.
All of the potential areas that can cause a fire door to be non-compliant have led to updated fire door inspection standards in the 2007 Edition of NFPA 80® that in concert with NFPA 101® have provided a detailed guideline for the inspection and maintenance of fire and smoke doors for facility managers to follow. NFPA 80, Section 5.2.1 states "Fire door assemblies shall be inspected and tested not less then annually, and a written record of the inspection shall be signed and kept for inspection by the AHJ." NFPA 80 also requires that the inspections be carried out by qualified individuals with understanding of fire rated door assemblies.
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LSS Life Safety Services®' fire door inspection protocol is one of the industry's most detailed, inspecting over seventy (70) items on each fire door assembly, which more than encompasses NFPA 80, section 18.104.22.168's eleven (11) major inspection points. At the conclusion of the fire door inspection LSS Life Safety Services® provides our client with an industry leading report. The report includes:
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Monochromatic Bathrooms
Growing up, our next-door neighbor's home was like a box of crayons. Each room had a color: the red bedroom, the blue bathroom, the green living room. Although it was a very colorful home, the individual rooms adhered to strict monochromatic schemes. Most people don't design their homes that way, but we do see this a lot in bathrooms. They're small rooms with minimal furniture that naturally lend themselves to a simple, cohesive palette. Click below for a few ideas...
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I love monochromatic designs - and it seems particularly appropriate for bathrooms given their generally small spaces
I like a monochromatic bathroom- very spa-like!
I had been wondering what color to paint my upstairs bathroom...now I have a great idea! :-)
I admit I tend to do this. Not 100% all the same colour, but most of it. Living room is green, Dining room brown/orange equally, master bedroom red, bathroom blue, laundry room turquoise. I like it.
I love the tile in the top photo
I would like to start a revolt against the giant bathtubs! How does one get in and out of them? Really look at some of them and think about it. I had one in my old townhome and almost killed myself twice getting out of it (I was trying to have a spa day). After that, I used the shower only. I recently bought a townhome that had no bathtub in the master, but a very large shower and I am in love. I can stay in there for hours. Will the giant bathtub trend ever go away, because I don't want to have to install one in order to sell this place down the line...


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(a) Complaints by Secretary of Agriculture; notice of hearings
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make complaint to the Surface Transportation Board with respect to rates, charges, tariffs, and practices relating to the transportation of farm products, and to prosecute the same before the Board. Before hearing or disposing of any complaint (filed by any person other than the Secretary) with respect to rates, charges, tariffs, and practices relating to the transportation of farm products, the Board shall cause the Secretary to be notified, and, upon application by the Secretary, shall permit the Secretary to appear and be heard.
(b) Secretary as party to proceedings
If such rate, charge, tariff, or practice complained of is one affecting the public interest, upon application by the Secretary, the Board shall make the Secretary a party to the proceeding. In such case the Secretary shall have the rights of a party before the Board and the rights of a party to invoke and pursue original and appellate judicial proceedings involving the Board's determination. The liability of the Secretary in any such case shall extend only to liability for court costs.
(c) Utilization of records, services, etc., of Department of Agriculture
For the purposes of this section, the Surface Transportation Board is authorized to avail itself of the cooperation, records, services, and facilities of the Department of Agriculture.
(d) Cooperation with complaining farm associations
The Secretary is authorized to cooperate with and assist cooperative associations of farmers making complaint to the Surface Transportation Board with respect to rates, charges, tariffs, and practices relating to the transportation of farm products.
Source(Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title II, § 201,52 Stat. 36; Pub. L. 104–88, title III, § 311,Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 948.)
1995—Pub. L. 104–88substituted "Surface Transportation Board" for "Interstate Commerce Commission" in subsecs. (a), (c), and (d), "Board" for "Commission" wherever appearing in subsecs. (a) and (b), and "Board's" for "Commission's" in subsec. (b).
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Yup..that's right. I'm writing about men's fashion! I've been told multiple times by my male co-workers that I should write about men's fashion, but I've been putting it off because it's a little intimidating. As much as women give guys a hard time about what they wear, men's fashion does have its challenges. Guys don't have the choices between pants, jeans, skirts and dresses like we do, so it can be tough adding variety to guy's wardrobes. It can also be a challenge getting a suit, shirt, shoes, socks and ties to match. I've had to occasionally help my boyfriend with this and even I've been stumped a few times as to what tie goes with his shirt. Anyway, I'm excited to start this new men's style series on my blog. Hope you enjoy and please pass this along to your guy friends, boyfriends or husbands!
For my first men's style post, I'm featuring something every man who works in an office should own: the classic blue dress shirt. My boyfriend owns this non-iron Brooks Brothers shirt and I will say the non-iron part is pretty impressive (no dry cleaning bill!). It needs some ironing when it comes out of the dryer, but not nearly as much as other shirts. Plus it's a great quality and available in a variety of sizes for all body types.
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text: Dancing "Heaven" Marc Sanchez, associate producer Up and coming choreographer Morgan Thorson recently premiered her new work, "Heaven," at the Diverse Works Art Space in Houston. Here's her description of the piece: "This project is inspired by the rigor and austerity of religious practices while decrying the barriers that religion creates. We will approach our research as a devotional practice allowing this intension to essentialize our communal purpose. Simplicity and economy can demonstrate how extreme restriction can be turned into powerful kinesthetic expressions. This project seeks to create a performance that is the sum of perfect gestures and total sensory engagement." The performance also features original music by Alan and Mimi Sparhawk of the band Low. And, upcoming performances are scheduled at PS 122 in New York, Wesleyan University in Middletown, and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. 4 years ago Tagged: #art #dance #performance #video #Walker Art Center Comments


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Resolution VIII.1: Guidelines for the allocation and management of water for maintaining the ecological functions of wetlands
|"Wetlands: water, life, and culture"
8th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)
Valencia, Spain, 18-26 November 2002
1. AWARE of the Preamble to the Articles of the Convention, which recognizes the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands as regulators of water regimes and as habitats supporting a characteristic flora and fauna, especially waterfowl;
2. RECALLING Resolution VI.23, which identified reconciling water management and wetland conservation as a key challenge for the Convention in the 21st century;
3. ALSO RECALLING Resolution VII.18, which requested the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) to review the current state of knowledge in the area of allocation and management of water to maintain wetland ecosystem functions, and to report to COP8 on its findings, and if possible to provide guidance for the Contracting Parties on this subject;
4. NOTING Decision IV/4 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which identified the Ramsar Convention as its lead partner for actions concerning the conservation and wise use of wetlands, and particularly inland water ecosystems, including actions concerning the allocation and management of water for the maintenance of inland waters biodiversity;
5. NOTING ALSO the development, under the CBD/Ramsar Joint Work Plan 2000-2002, of the River Basin Initiative (RBI), which is designed to provide improved exchange of information and experience in the incorporation of wetlands and biodiversity issues into river basin management, and which is establishing linkages between wetlands, biodiversity and water management bodies that promote integrated water resource management;
6. AWARE of the Report of the World Commission on Dams, which includes information on the evaluation and assessment of water allocations, and specifically on environmental flow releases from dams, in the decision-making process for large dams, and of Resolution VIII.2 on the same subject adopted by this meeting;
7. RECOGNIZING the vital contribution made by wetlands on many occasions to ensure the allocation of water required for human well-being, including food and water security, and in flood control and poverty alleviation; but ALSO AWARE of the increasing demands being placed upon freshwater resources in many parts of the world and the threat this poses for maintaining wetland ecosystem functions and their biodiversity;
8. FURTHER AWARE of the importance placed on freshwater resources in the United Nations Special Session of the General Assembly to review and appraise the implementation of Agenda 21, and in the subsequent Commission on Sustainable Development meeting in May 1998, which as part of its report relating to Strategic Approaches to Fresh Water Management recommended support for the implementation, inter alia, of the Ramsar Convention;
9. RECOGNIZING that, in Technical Session 1, this meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties has considered and discussed the Guidelines for allocation and management of water for maintaining the ecological functions of wetlands;
10. NOTING that additional technical guidance, including case studies, on the use of tools and methodologies for the allocation and management of water for maintaining wetland ecosystem functions has been prepared by the STRP and was available to this meeting of the Conference as an information document (COP8 DOC. 9);
11. REALIZING that a number of related decisions have been adopted previously which provide guidance for the Contracting Parties on wetland policy formulation (Resolution VII.6), reviewing laws and institutions (Resolution VII.7), involving local communities and indigenous people in wetland management (Resolution VII.8), promoting communication, education and public awareness related to wetlands (Resolution VII.9), incentives (Resolution VII.15), impact assessment (Resolution VII.16), wetland restoration as part of national planning (Resolution VII.17), and international cooperation under the Ramsar Convention (Resolution VII.19), all of which are relevant to the process of the allocation and management of water for maintaining the ecological functions of wetlands;
12. REALIZING ALSO that this meeting of the Conference has adopted further guidance that is relevant to the allocation and management of water for maintaining the ecological functions of wetlands, notably the New Guidelines for management planning for Ramsar sites and other wetlands (Resolution VIII.14), Principles and guidelines for wetland restoration (Resolution VIII.16), impact assessment (Resolution VIII.9), Agriculture, wetlands and water resource management (Resolution VIII.34), The impact of natural disasters, particularly drought, on wetland ecosystems (Resolution VIII.35), and Guidelines for rendering the use of groundwater compatible with the conservation of wetlands (Resolution VIII.40); and
13. GRATEFUL to the Government of the United States of America for its financial contribution to the work of the STRP which allowed, inter alia, the preparation of the guidelines and background document on water allocation and management;
14. ADOPTS the Guidelines for allocation and management of water for maintaining the ecological functions of wetlands, as annexed to this Resolution, and URGES all Contracting Parties to give priority to their application, adapting them as necessary to suit national conditions and circumstances;
15. ALSO URGES all Contracting Parties to utilize the additional guidance on tools and methodologies for the allocation and management of water for maintaining ecological functions available as an information document for this meeting of the Conference (Ramsar COP8 DOC. 9), and to take into account the relevant guidance and information, particularly on the environmental flow releases from dams, including information contained in the Report of the World Commission on Dams;
16. STRONGLY URGES all Contracting Parties to bring the Guidelines for allocation and management of water for maintaining the ecological functions of wetlands and the additional guidance on tools and methodologies to the attention of their national ministries and/or agencies (at different levels of territorial organization) responsible for water resource management, to encourage these bodies to apply the guidance in order to ensure appropriate allocation and management of water for maintaining the ecological functions of wetlands in their territory, and to ensure that the principles contained in the Ramsar Guidelines are incorporated into their national policies on water and on wetlands;
17. FURTHER URGES Contracting Parties to include representatives of national water management ministries and/or agencies in the membership of their National Ramsar/Wetland Committees;
18. ENCOURAGES Contracting Parties with wetlands lying in shared river basins to work cooperatively to apply the Guidelines for allocation and management of water for maintaining the ecological functions of wetlands within the context of the management of water allocations in transboundary basins, making use of the Ramsar Guidelines for international cooperation under the Convention (Resolution VII.19);
19. REQUESTS the Scientific and Technical Review Panel to review the role of wetlands in groundwater recharge and storage and of groundwater in maintaining the ecological character of wetlands, as well as the impacts of groundwater abstraction on wetlands, and to report to COP9 including, as appropriate, with guidelines for Contracting Parties on these matters;
20. DIRECTS the Ramsar Bureau, working with the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to bring the Guidelines for allocation and management of water for maintaining the ecological functions of wetlands to the attention of other water management organizations, relevant regional institutions, river basin authorities and commissions, and other interested parties and organizations, using the partnership mechanisms established through the joint Ramsar/CBD River Basin Initiative (RBI) for this purpose;
21. REQUESTS the Ramsar Bureau to work with the secretariat of the Third World Water Forum (Japan, 2003) to ensure that the critical importance of the goods and services provided by wetlands for water management, and the Guidelines for allocation and management of water for maintaining the ecological functions of wetlands, are fully recognized and debated during the Third World Water Forum;
22. FURTHER REQUESTS the Ramsar Bureau to make available the guidance adopted by this Resolution to the subsidiary bodies and Contracting Parties of other multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), and in particular to the CBD's Subsidiary Body for Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) with regard to the maintenance of the biodiversity of inland waters, and to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification's Committee on Science and Technology (CST) with regard to the critical issue of water management for wetlands in drylands;
23. URGES multilateral and bilateral donors to ensure that the allocation and management of water for maintaining the ecological functions and production potential of wetlands is fully addressed in the design, planning and implementation of river basin and water resource management projects, taking into account the special circumstances and constraints of the concerned countries; and
24. ENCOURAGES Contracting Parties and other interested organizations to develop projects and other activities that promote and demonstrate good practice in water allocation and management for maintaining the ecological functions of wetlands, to make such good practice examples available to others through the information exchange mechanisms of the Ramsar/CBD River Basin Initiative, and to report to COP9 on the successes achieved and lessons learned from these activities.
1. Turkey entered a reservation to the adoption by consensus of this Resolution. The text of the reservation appears in paragraph 83 of the COP8 Conference Report.
Guidelines for the allocation and management of water for maintaining the ecological functions of wetlands
Operationalising the principles
The decision-making framework
The process for determining water allocations
Scientific tools and methods
1. Wetland ecosystems are adapted to the prevailing hydrological regime. The spatial and temporal variation in water depth, flow patterns and water quality, as well as the frequency and duration of inundation, are often the most important factors determining the ecological character of a wetland. Coastal and marine wetlands are often highly dependent on inputs of freshwater and associated nutrients and sediments from rivers.
2. Impacts on wetlands can be caused both by human activities within them and, because of the interconnectedness of the hydrological cycle, by activities that take place within the wider catchment. Human modification of the hydrological regime, by removing water (including groundwater) or altering fluxes, can have detrimental consequences for the integrity of wetland ecosystems. Insufficient water reaching wetlands, due to abstractions, storage and diversion of water for public supply, agriculture, industry and hydropower, is a major cause of wetland loss and degradation. A key requirement for wetland conservation and wise use is to ensure that adequate water of the right quality is allocated to wetlands at the right time.
3. Many river basin authorities and water agencies have insufficient appreciation of the socio-economic values and benefits provided by wetlands in terms of their productivity, e.g. fisheries and livestock grazing, and their social importance.
4. There is generally a lack of awareness of the wide variety of services that wetlands can provide, including flood reduction, resource management, and water quality improvement, and of the fact that they can be a very positive asset at the disposal of water managers. As a consequence, wetlands frequently do not receive due consideration in water allocation decisions. In contrast to this view, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands promotes the principle that wetland ecosystems are an integral component of the global water cycle from which water resources are derived.
5. To maintain the natural ecological character [1] of a wetland, it is necessary to allocate water as closely as possible to the natural regime. The ecological character of many wetlands has adapted to past alterations of the water regime, yet they still provide important goods and services. A key step in any wetland conservation strategy is to define the desired ecological character of the most important wetlands. In any water allocation decision, it is then necessary to quantify the critical water needs of the wetlands, beyond which their ecological character will change in an unacceptable manner.
6. The following principles and guidelines aim to support improved allocation of water to wetlands so that they receive adequate water for maintaining the provision of their goods and services. The text is in two parts: 1) basic principles; and 2) guidelines for their operationalisation. The guidelines are further divided into four areas: a) decision-making, including policy and legislation; b) the process for determining water allocations; c) scientific tools and methods; and d) implementation.
7. Through the Dublin Principles adopted by the 1992 Dublin International Conference on Water and the Environment, the international community has, at the highest political level, affirmed the notion that water is an integral part of ecosystems, and that it is a social and economic good whose quantity and quality should determine the nature of its utilization.
8. In recent years the concept of integrated water resources management (IWRM) has come to the fore as a strategy to implement the Dublin Principles. IWRM is defined as "a process that promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources, in order to maximise the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner, without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems".[2] A key element of IWRM is that river basins (also referred to as catchments or watersheds) are usually the most appropriate physical entity on which to plan the management of water. Given the important hydrological and ecological functions of wetlands, it is essential that they be explicitly incorporated into river basin management.[3]
9. To ensure consistency with the international development agenda, the following seven guiding principles have been defined not only through analysis of previous policy documents of the Convention on Wetlands, but also by reference to principles developed by other international organizations and initiatives.
10. The principles are:
10.1 Sustainability as a goal. Adequate water has to be provided to wetlands to sustain the functioning of these ecosystems, respecting their natural dynamics for the benefit of future generations. Where water requirements are not known, or where the impact of reducing water allocation to wetlands is unclear, the precautionary approach [4] should be applied. The wetland ecosystem is the resource base from which water is derived. It should be managed to protect the resource base in order to provide goods and services in a sustainable manner. This requires sufficient water allocation to maintain wetland ecosystem structure and function. This is directly compatible with the "wise use" concept embodied in the Ramsar Convention, which has been defined by the Conference of the Parties as "the sustainable utilisation of wetlands for the benefit of mankind in a way compatible with the maintenance of the natural properties of the ecosystem".
10.2 Clarity of process. The process by which decisions are made on the allocation of water should be clear to all stakeholders. Water allocation has often been a contentious issue and this is likely to increase in future as competing demands rise and available water resources may diminish due, inter alia, to climatic change. In many cases stakeholders have not understood why a particular allocation decision was made, leading to suspicion and mistrust of decision-makers. Whilst it will not be possible to please all stakeholders in any water allocation decision, by ensuring a transparent process in the decision-making the outcome can often be less contentious and more acceptable.
10.3 Equity in participation and decision-making factors. There should be equity for different stakeholders in their participation in water allocation decisions. There should also be equity in the factors that are considered in decision-making, including the functions, products and attributes of wetlands. Decision-making is often a complex process requiring consideration of many factors and competing demands. Some water users may feel that their requirements have been given less weight than others. Whilst weightings may be applied to different demands for legal or policy reasons, no demand should be ignored. In any decision, ecological and social issues should be considered equally with economic considerations.
10.4 Credibility of science. Scientific methods used to support water allocation decisions should be credible and supported by review from the scientific community. Science must be based on appropriate hydrological and ecological data, including adequate baseline ecosystem records. The best available knowledge and science should be employed, which should be updated as better knowledge becomes available from research and monitoring. However, lack of perfect knowledge should not be used as an excuse for inaction. The precautionary approach [4] should be applied.
10.5 Transparency in implementation. Once procedures for water allocation decisions have been defined and agreed, it is important that they be seen to be implemented correctly. This requires a transparent implementation processes, so that all interested parties can follow the choices made at each step, have access to information on which they are based, and recognize agreed procedures.
10.6 Flexibility of management. Like many ecosystems, wetlands are characterized by complexity, changing conditions, and uncertainty. It is essential that an adaptive management strategy be adopted, which requires plans that can be changed as new information or understanding comes to light.
10.7 Accountability for decisions. Decision-makers should be accountable. If agreed procedures are not followed or subjective decisions can be shown to be contrary to the spirit of the above principles, decision-makers should provide a full explanation. Stakeholders should have recourse to an independent body if they feel that procedures have not been followed.
Operationalising the principles
11. The guidelines that follow provide for specific actions that should be undertaken to operationalise the seven guiding principles set out above. They are presented in four sections - a) the decision-making framework, including policy and legislation; b) the process for determining water allocations; c) scientific tools and methods; and d) implementation. Further supporting information can be found in the Ramsar Wise Use Handbooks.
The decision-making framework
12. In order to make decisions on water allocations for wetland ecosystems, an enabling policy environment is required [5], supported by adequate and appropriate legal tools [6], which clarify the legal status of water and water allocations, and by a framework for assessing the merits of different allocation options (Box A).
13. Economic valuation provides a potential decision-support framework, as indicated in Resolution VI.23 and Operational Objective 2 in Section II of the Convention's Strategic Plan 2003-2008 [7] (Box B). It should be noted, however, that there are various forms of economic valuation: the multi-criteria analysis is recommended for application to water allocation issues because it permits evaluation of ecological and social, as well as economic, criteria.
14. In addition, in order to ensure that water allocation issues are addressed within wetland policy development legislation and economic valuation frameworks, there is a need to build public awareness of the value of ecosystem services and ecosystem health [8]. In this way, policies, legislation, and decisions that support the allocation of water to wetlands will be better understood and more readily accepted.
15. A key element in water allocation is the involvement of stakeholders in the decision-making process. This involvement should include establishing a forum, such as a working group, to enable interaction and conflict resolution. The implementing agency needs to establish a multi-disciplinary team and to open an information centre that holds all reports and data with open access.
16. Through stakeholder participation the various water uses and users within the catchment should be defined along with the objectives for water allocation, which should include the desired ecological character of wetlands. Objectives for water allocations to wetlands may be primarily ecological or may be related to wise use practices, such as fishing or livestock grazing. Management problems should be phrased in quantifiable terms [9].
Box A: Guidelines related to policy and legislation on water allocations for wetland ecosystems
Taking cognizance of the Guidelines for developing and implementing National Wetlands Policies, adopted by Resolution VII.6, the Guidelines for reviewing laws and institutions to promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands, adopted by Resolution VII.7, and the Guidelines for establishing and strengthening local communities' and indigenous people's participation in the management of wetlands, adopted by Resolution VII.8:
A1. Review water policy and legislation in order to establish clearly the legal status and priority of water allocations for wetland ecosystems in relation to water allocations for other uses.
A.2 Harmonize environmental and water policy and legislation to ensure consistency with regard to the principles and approach to determination of water allocations for wetland ecosystems.
A.3 Clearly identify, in policy and legislation, the responsibilities of different ministries and resource management agencies in the determination and implementation of water allocations for wetland ecosystems.
A.4 Research and document customary law and practices relating to water resource management in order to incorporate these, where appropriate, into formal decision-making processes for managing water allocations to wetland ecosystems.
A.5 Establish minimum standards to be applied to new and existing water infrastructure to minimise environmental impacts including, inter alia, capacity to release environmental water allocations, thermal pollution mitigation devices, and fish passage.
Box B: Guidelines related to valuation of wetland ecosystems
B.1 Create awareness about the values of the goods and services provided by wetland ecosystems, and incorporate the valuation of these goods and services into water resources planning.
B.2 Define a framework, such as multi-criteria analysis, that allows evaluation of all social, cultural and ecological values of wetlands, as well as economic values.
B.3 Develop economic tools to enable evaluation of the use of water to support wetland ecosystem services, for comparison with the value of alternative uses such as industrial and public supply, intensive irrigation and power generation.
The process for determining water allocations
17. Once the frameworks related to policy, legislation and decision-making have been established, a process for determining water allocations should be defined, encompassing the concepts outlined in the guidance above.
18. Clearly stated and measurable goals and objectives should be defined, and explicit outcomes identified. All wetlands that may be affected by allocation decisions should be identified and the goods and services they provide should be determined, as part of the definition of their ecological character. Potential steps in this process are outlined in Box C.
Box C: A sample process for determining water allocation
C.1 Establish roles and responsibilities of stakeholders.
19. Tools should be developed to define the water needs of wetlands, the goods and services they provide, and to evaluate their benefits to society. Tools are only as good as the data upon which they are based, so it is essential to establish adequate monitoring of the hydrology and ecology of the wetlands, if this is not already in place.
20. When planning the water requirements of a wetland, historical patterns of flow, groundwater fluxes, and rainfall, and their inter-annual variability, should be examined closely to determine their role in sustaining native biota/habitats. This information is essential if wetlands are to be considered appropriately in water allocation decisions. Planning should also consider 'dry' periods when wetlands should naturally receive low or no water flows. The quality of water required to maintain the ecology of wetlands, including the appropriate temperature of water released from dams, should also be identified.
21. When the decisions have been made and implemented, wetlands should be monitored to record any decline or loss of goods and services. If such a decline or loss is detected, remedial measures should be taken, where feasible.
22. In catchments with existing dams, or where dams are planned, explicit consideration should be given to changes in the priority of water uses and the provision of environmental flow releases to meet specific downstream ecosystem and livelihood requirements. In some cases "managed flood releases" designed to overtop river banks and supply floodplain wetlands and/or coastal deltas may be necessary.
Box D: Guidelines related to environmental flow assessment downstream of dams
D.1 Make use, as appropriate, of available guidelines and information (including information contained in the report of the World Commission on Dams) on incorporating social, environmental (including biological diversity), technical, economic, and financial issues in the processes of decision-making for water and energy development and management of water allocations for wetland ecosystems.
D.2 Encourage the determination of water allocations for wetland ecosystems as an integral part of the impact assessment process for water resource projects. [11]
D.3 Encourage launching baseline ecosystem assessments for water resources where projects are currently in the planning phase in order to ensure that the necessary basic data will be available to support the environmental impact assessment process, the determination of water allocations for wetland ecosystems, and the development of effective mitigation measures when necessary.
Tools and methods
23. Three types of tools are required:
a) tools to achieve stakeholder participation in the definition of the desired status of wetlands and their acceptance of the process for water allocation;
b) physical-biological scientific tools capable of quantifying the goods and services provided by wetlands, as well as of predicting the impacts of changes in water availability on these goods and services; and
c) tools to evaluate the benefits derived by societies from the goods and services provided by wetlands.
24. Whilst some generic tools may be available, these may need to be developed further or adapted to local requirements. A range of tools is likely to be needed to cope with different resolutions (temporal and spatial) and different levels of expectations.
25. For allocation issues where impacts are likely to be low, rapid and simple methods can be adopted. In addition, it may be acceptable to transfer knowledge from other wetlands, including water requirements of species. However, for contentious issues that need to stand up to detailed scrutiny (such as at a public inquiry) more detailed tools, such as hydro-ecological response models, may be required. This situation will also need more detailed data to be collected from the wetlands that may be impacted.
26. Each tool will need to be tested for its performance and applicability in a range of local case studies. The applications of tools to water allocation cases should also be monitored in order to refine and improve the methods. In many cases, basic research will be necessary to establish the preferences and tolerances of local species.
Box E: Guidelines related to determination of water allocations for a particular wetland ecosystem
E.1 Undertake studies to identify the habitat preferences (hydraulic, physico-chemical and geomorphological) of representative indigenous species at key life stages, and their tolerances of changes in habitat.
E.2 Undertake baseline surveys in wetland ecosystems where water allocations are to be determined, in order to establish their ecological character, hydrological conditions (natural and present-day), water quality conditions (background and present-day), and geomorphological conditions.
E.3 Design and implement appropriate ecological and hydrological monitoring programmes to establish whether water allocations for wetland ecosystems are being delivered and whether they are having the desired ecological effects.
E.4 Identify wetland ecosystems which require a high level of protection (including those listed or proposed for listing as Wetlands of International Importance) or which are linked ecologically or hydrologically to Ramsar sites, and determine and implement water allocations for these ecosystems as a matter of priority.
E.5 Develop or adapt locally applicable tools and test their applicability.
E.6 Monitor application of tools and refine them as appropriate.
27. A long-term strategy or plan should be established to manage water demand so as to achieve water allocations for ecosystems. Water allocations may be achieved in a variety of ways, including flow releases from reservoirs or restrictions to abstraction. In some cases, pumping from groundwater may also be used to augment stream flow. Groundwater extractions to supplement stream flows to wetlands should only be supported where such extraction does not significantly impact on other water-dependent ecosystems and their values.
28. Flows should normally follow the natural regime as closely as possible to maintain the natural ecology. This may be achieved by relating the magnitude, duration and timing of releases or abstractions to flows in nearby unregulated reference catchments, which will require real-time monitoring. Special abstraction/release rules should be defined for droughts, floods, and emergency situations. In cases where the dominant use of the wetland is farming (e.g., flood recession agriculture), flows may be tailored for specific requirements such as following the planting of rice on the floodplain.
29. Effective communication mechanisms should be established with all stakeholders for exchange of real-time information about releases and flow patterns.
30. Management of water quality also needs to follow natural processes and mechanisms as far as possible. Water quality varies naturally according to the source and anthropogenic impacts, such as discharges. Water released from a reservoir may be of different quality to that of the natural river (e.g., colder and lower in oxygen), so outlet structures should be designed to reduce such impacts.
31. It is important to monitor compliance with water allocations and to ensure appropriate actions and responses. Where necessary, management strategies should be adapted in the light of monitoring and evaluation.
Box F: Guidelines related to implementing water allocations to wetlands
F.1 Establish a long-term strategy or plan to manage water demand so as to achieve water allocations for wetland ecosystems.
F.3 Establish operating rules for droughts, floods, and emergency situations when rapid decisions may need to be made.
F.5 Disseminate real-time information about releases/flow patterns to stakeholders.
F.6 Monitor compliance with water allocations and ensure appropriate actions/responses.
F.7 Adapt management strategies in the light of monitoring and evaluation.
32. Wetland ecosystems are an integral component of the global water cycle from which water resources are derived Allocating sufficient water to conserve wetlands provides important water resource benefits to people, including products (such as fisheries) and services (such as flood reduction).
33. To conserve wetlands, national policies, legal instruments, and a decision-making framework should be developed in order to promote the allocation of water to wetlands. Additionally, a decision-making process needs to be defined that establishes the desired ecological character of wetlands, which includes the goods and services they provide and the aspiration to conserve this character.
34. The following diagram summarizes the elements of the recommended overall process for the allocation and management of water for maintaining wetland ecosystem functions.
1. The Conference of the Parties of the Ramsar Convention has defined ecological character as "the sum of the biological, physical and chemical components of the wetland ecosystem and their interactions which maintain the wetland and its products, functions and attributes" (Resolution VII.10).
2. Global Water Partnership 2000. Towards water security: a framework for action. GWP, Stockholm, Sweden.
3. See Ramsar Wise Use Handbook 4, Integrating wetland conservation and wise use into river basin management.
4. The precautionary approach, as set out in Principle 15 of the 1992 Rio Declaration, states that: "In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States according to their capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation."
5. See Ramsar Wise Use Handbook 2, Developing and implementing national wetland policies.
6. See Ramsar Wise Use Handbook 3, Reviewing laws and institutions to promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands.
7. See also Barbier, E.B., Acreman, M.C., and Knowler, D. 1996. Economic valuation of wetlands: a guide for policy makers and planners. Ramsar Convention Bureau, Gland, Switzerland.
8. See Ramsar Wise Use Handbook 6, Promoting the conservation and wise use of wetlands through communication, education and public awareness - the Outreach Programme of the Convention on Wetlands and Resolution VIII.31 on this subject.
9. See New Guidelines for management planning for Ramsar sites and other wetlands, Resolution VIII.14.
10. See Ramsar Handbook 8.
11. See also Resolution VIII.9, "Guidelines for incorporating biodiversity-related issues into environmental impact assessment legislation and/or processes and in strategic environmental assessment" adopted by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and their relevance to Ramsar.


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WINFIELD, Ill., April 5, 2010 – Jayme Golias, 43, of Mokena, has recently been hired as director of medical administration at Central DuPage Hospital (CDH) in Winfield, Ill. Prior to joining CDH, Golias worked for Morrisey Associates of Chicago, providing clients throughout the United States with education and training on state-of-the-art credentialing, privileging and other software programs.
Golias' background includes business administration management and more than 10 years of experience in medical staff credentialing and privileging. She has served as both medical staff coordinator and director of medical staff services at St. Alexius Medical Center, formerly known as Hoffman Estates Medical Center, where her duties included compliance with regulatory requirements as well as bylaws and policy development.
Golias attended Western Kentucky University and University of Kentucky.A resident of Mokena, Golias is an active member of Lincoln Way Central Athletic Boosters.
She and her husband, Tom, have two children and one granddaughter.
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Crews are hard at work in Blacksburg putting the finishing touches on the new Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech. Ruth Waalkes, the Center's executive director, spent some time inside earlier this week.
"They've started to put in the seating in the performance hall and it's a pretty big milestone in terms of a theater, often that's one of the last things that happens and it is just amazing," said Walkes
Waalkes says the facility which will have its grand opening in late October, will not only hold a 1,260 seat theater, but there will also be a mix of classrooms and research labs.
"It's not a classroom building or an academic building in any traditional sense. We have the studio spaces in there where our research faculty will be working with students and with guest artists and with other researchers," said Waalkes.
According to university leaders, they are hopeful the Center for the Arts will not just be a place for students going to school there and faculty working there, but also a place that people living in Blacksburg and who call it home, will embrace as well.
"We are counting on the public from the region here to come in and participate in programs whether those are performances that are happening on stage, or workshops and residencies that we are doing."
Just another way Virginia Tech and the people of Blacksburg are working together and building a stronger foundation for the future.
The fate of a teenager is still unclear a day after he was stunned by a police Taser. In the meantime, questions are mounting over why it happened.
The fate of a teenager is still unclear a day after he was stunned by a police Taser. In the meantime, questions are mounting over why it happened.


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In what is an eerily near-perfect re-telling of my own coming-to-New York story, Pat Benatar's Love Is A Battlefield video tells the story of a runaway from small-town America, who, against all odds, fights her way through the grime-ridden dive bars of New York's oily, leather-clad underbelly, to end up dancing in the streets (where else?) under the High Line!
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Former Sorrento Police Chief Earl Theriot Jr. has pleaded guilty in a case accusing him of lying to an FBI agent about an alleged sexual assault of a heavily intoxicated woman last year.
U.S. Attorney Walt Green says the 65-year-old Theriot entered the plea Monday to making false statements in connection with a criminal civil rights investigation.
Theriot, of Sorrento, faces up to five years in prison, three years of supervised released following the jail time and a $250,000 fine. A sentencing date has not been set. His attorney, Roger W. Jordan Jr., was not immediately available for comment.
Theriot, who started his fourth four-year term as police chief July 1, resigned the post Friday under a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
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Join us for the fourth event in the series, this time featuring Jem Finer, a UK-based artist, musician, and composer. Finer has worked in film, photography, installation, and experimental and popular music since studying computer science in the 1970s. Much of his work explores systems and processes playing out over extremes of time and space.
For this event, he'll offer two performances. In an inversion of the usual supporting role of the soundtrack, Finer gathered sound using a video camera, then draws upon this raw material to compose improvisational films whose visual component is a byproduct of these sound juxtapositions in "Original Soundtracks #5," which will also include new material recorded in San Francisco. In addition, he'll perform "Starfield." Each star shines with a unique spectrum of light frequencies. By translating these into sound, Finer generated the raw material for this celestial composition.
Resonance performances are held in the Exploratorium's new Kanbar Forum and enlivened by its state-of-the-art, 72-channel Constellation sound system, providing an intimate experience of each event's sonic details.


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Cosmetic procedures on rise despite sagging economy
Chicago — An American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) survey says interest in cosmetic surgery is on the rise as technological advancements make procedures more accessible, more affordable and safer than ever.
According AACS, based here, more than 17 million cosmetic surgery procedures were performed in the United States in 2009, more than has ever been reported before — and especially significant considering the economic downturn.
The rise in cosmetic surgeries is primarily due to the baby boomer generation's desire to preserve their youth and to elective cosmetic surgery financing being more available than ever, according to the academy.
The survey notes that the invasive procedures that have increased in number the most over the past five years are blepharoplasty, abdominoplasty and rhinoplasty. Among less-invasive procedures, laser resurfacing, chemical peels and filler procedures have increased the most.
For AACS members, rhinoplasty surgeries jumped from 12,460 in 2008 to 21,730 in 2009, a 74 percent increase. Facelifts were also up this year, from 20,478 in 2008 to 34,455 in 2009, a 44 percent spike.
More would opt for cosmetic procedures if financially able
Seattle — A new online survey by Harris Interactive reports that interest in cosmetic surgery is way up among prospective patients and that many more procedures would be occurring if money weren't an issue.
ASAPS research foundation names new president
New York — Geoffrey Keyes, M.D., is the new president of the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation, the research arm of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, based here.
Few mastectomy patients choose reconstruction
Las Vegas — A California study finds that a surprisingly low percentage of women there who undergo a mastectomy choose to have breast reconstruction later, Medscape Medical News reports.


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Havre de Grace City Council members sent their sympathies to the people of Newtown, Conn., during Monday's meeting, and several said they want to see mental health and gun safety better addressed as a result of the shooting at an elementary school that killed 20 children and six adults last Friday.
Mayor Wayne Dougherty was emotional after a speech by Police Chief Teresa Walter on the shooting.
"I held and hugged my granddaughter that day, and [in] my years in law enforcement, Chief, our years of working the crisis unit, made no sense back then and it still makes no sense," Dougherty, a former law enforcement officer, said about the incident before adding that residents with potentially troubled relatives can take some action to keep such events from happening.
"We all know there are family secrets and those family secrets can involve a member of that family that everyone is very concerned about but no one says anything and everything will be OK," he said. Adam Lanza, the Connecticut shooter, who also killed himself and his mother, has been described in media reports as a loner who was shy and uncomfortable in social situations and who may have had other emotional issues.
Dougherty said he knows society can be "vicious and stereotyping" for anyone trying to get help. "That's the responsibility of that family to seek help," he said. "Our alarms have to go up more today than they ever have before."
Dougherty said Havre de Grace has taken action to help individuals or families who may been in need of emotional assistance and counseling to receive such help.
"The verbiage 'It can't happen here,' it's just a false sense of security. It can happen anywhere," he continued. "But [for] us, all of us, as a community, there are identifiers and I will tell you right now through our local law enforcement agencies to include our police department, they do have the ability to direct families, to get them assistance, to sit down and talk with those family members who are perhaps seeking assistance for a family member or a close friend."
"Don't ever hesitate to call. It may be the best call you've ever made," Dougherty said, becoming emotional again as he thought of the victims. "God bless those children. God bless the adults. I don't think there's any more that can be said."
Gun control debate
Councilman Joe Smith expressed his "heartfelt sympathy and condolences for the people of Connecticut and the country for having to go through yet again such a horrible crime."
He suggested, however, that the incident brings up the issue of gun control, saying part of the problem is the country has "hundreds of millions" of guns but only about a four-year supply of ammunition, so something could be done to limit the supply of ammunition.
"I am, of course, saddened by this but the sadness has quickly transferred itself into anger, and my anger is not necessarily against the individual [shooter]," Smith said. "My anger is really focused on the insanity of having semi-automatic weapons in the society in the way we do. It just makes no sense."
"I'm all for Second Amendment rights, I'm all for the right to bear arms, but it just seems to me there is no logic to having large numbers of people having the types of weapons that they do that can produce this type of violence in a short amount of time," Smith continued.
"We are better than this. You look around the globe and look at other civilized countries, developed countries, this doesn't exist, and it's time that politicians like ourselves are brave enough to say to those that disagree with us that this has to stop and there has to be a rational way to deal with this, and it has to be a conversation," he said. "We have to have this conversation and it's ludicrous that we don't."
Smith said he is not afraid to be challenged by the "powerful gun lobby."
"Let them do it, because we can't allow the children of this country to be mowed down," he said, adding he believes there have been 70 shootings since the Arizona incident that critically wounded then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, among others.
"It just boggles my mind," he said.
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Councilwoman Barbara Wagner said she was mulling over what lessons can be taken from the tragedy.
"It's a very painful time for everybody and trying to reflect on it and trying to think, what are we supposed to learn, what are we supposed to get from this," she said. "One thing I saw in media that I thought was an important perspective is, it's time for us to talk openly about mental illness. It shouldn't be a secret. There's a lot of people with problems that can be helped and I think we need to make some improvements within our health care system to help those of us with mental illness."


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Above is a montage of gratuitous sexy man photos of today's guest, Bradley Cooper. Terry asks him about poses like this on the show today.
TERRY TO BRADLEY: There are certain kinds of sexy man poses that I think are just hysterically funny … particularly true of fashion models, clothes models. They're staring at the camera like I am so attractive – "I really can't believe how attractive I am!" They have this passionate look in their eyes, but you think what is going on in their minds is "If I could make love to anyone in the world, it would be to myself, cause I'm that good looking.' And then there's the sexy man pose where he's running his fingers through his hair, thinking "yeah ladies (or some men) you'd like to be doing this too, wouldn't ya?"
Listen to Cooper's response here. (Spoiler alert: Bradley Cooper draws the line at trampolines.)
For the full interview go here.


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