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The Orioles sported the most power-packed lineup in the major leagues last year and just added free agent Nelson Cruz to the mix. Executive vice president Dan Duquette was hoping to add more on-base potential, but he made headlines instead for adding another potential 30-homer threat. This is a stretch, but theoretically the Orioles could get 20 or more home runs from every position in the batting order. They'll still need to improve the continuity of the offense by pumping up that so-so on-base percentage, something that Buck Showalter has identified as a priority this spring. A rejuvenated Nick Markakis figures to help, but let's not get carried away and assume Chris Davis is going to hit 53 home runs every year.


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All we have to understand that night so many years ago are the biblical renditions of our Christian story. When they arrived in Bethlehem, there was no room at the inn. That tale of being filled to capacity is replayed time and time again as the helpless, homeless and hungry of America seek any relief they can find.
"That is impossible", people retort. We have government programs, food stamps, housing projects, bailouts and stimulus legislation. We have given the poor more than two years worth of unemployment checks. Everyone has been taken care of by the government. That such benefits have been provided is true. That people are not hurting is false...and wrong.
From this vantage point we can only provide an antidotal view on how our national debt and devastated economy are impacting the least fortunate of our bothers and sisters. Even though Harlingen, Texas may have the most modern and expansive facility in the nation to feed the hungry and shelter the homeless, Loaves and Fishes of the Rio Grande Valley is still negatively impacted by an ever increasing demand for services, diminishing dollars and its space filling to capacity. In some cases, even this shelter has been forced to say..."there is no room at the inn."
At Loaves and Fishes the increased needs of both the hungry and the homeless started to markedly increase in May 2010. At that time the feeding program was serving just over 9,000 hot meals a month. By July that number had increased to more than 10,300 meals served. One year later the average had grown to more than 11,500 hot meals a month. When the total meals served from January through September of 2010 are tabulated the number is 95,154 plates of food provided for the hungry. Using the same monthly figures for 2011, Loaves and Fishes has served 102,371 hot meals to the poor.
If we look back at the holiday season of 2010, it can be seen that for the homeless of America the past, present and future remain bleak. By December 2010 Loaves and Fishes had given warm beds to those without homes on 6894 bed nights. In tabulating the use of a shelter, a bed night is one person sleeping in one shelter bed for a single night.
Has the homeless situation improved in South Texas? No, it remains a concern here, as it is across the country. Though the bed night total for 2010 had not been reached by September 2011, even with the hot Texas summer and very little rain, the number of people requiring shelter had reached 6248 bed nights, only 400 shy of the 2010 total usage. With October still upon us, Loaves and Fishes have already reached the total bed nights of one year ago. As the weather turns colder and winter nears it is frightening to contemplate what bed night total will be reported by year's end.
Though the actual percentage of increased shelter use seems slight at this time, it does not tell the complete story. By October of this year there were already more women and children seeking shelter than for the entire year of 2010. By September there had been a 130% increase in the number of women and children seeking a place to lay down their heads at night. There were so many, that Executive Director Pastor Bill Reagan was forced to tell them no room remained for them in the facility, while at the same time he searched for other beds they could sleep in at neighboring locales.
Soon winter will knock on the door of Loaves and Fishes. Its Board of Directors understand this and are already making plans for increased shelter needs during those cold nights of late November through February. They have assured there is a supply of cots that can be put in place in the halls and dining room to accommodate any overflow. At Loaves and Fishes of the Rio Grande Valley it is difficult for anyone to ever say "there is no room at the inn."
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Meanwhile, our fearless leader spends millions of tax payer dollars traveling around the country in Airforce 1 making political campaign speeches to dwindling crowds of well-paid ...
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Meanwhile, our fearless leader spends millions of tax payer dollars traveling around the country in Airforce 1 making political campaign speeches to dwindling crowds of well-paid union members.
How many bed/nights could just one Obama speech pay for? hmmmm..... Me thinks that's a whole lotta fishes.
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So I didn't get in to my dream university…
The moment I saw my DLSUCET results, I wasn't that shocked that I didn't pass, maybe because I already anticipated that I'm not going to pass, I prayed a lot to God that I hope I passed the college entrance exam, but I guess He has better plans for me! :)
Yes, I cried because DLSU is my dream school and that was my preferred course and knowing that I didn't pass and wasn't good enough just sucks and frustrated me, but I'm still thankful to God that He has given me this opportunity..
I'm also happy because some of my friends passed the DLSUCET and I'm so proud of them no matter what and they really did deserve it, I was just hoping that I was one of those people who will rejoice because I passed, but life is life and it doesn't always go your way, sometimes you need surpass trials and rejections like this.
I'm so thankful to my friends who cheered me up and said that God has a better plan for me and He knows exactly where I belong, I prayed to Him that if I passed the DLSUCET I'll praise Him and if I don't, I'll still praise Him. All I know is I shouldn't give up, if I really want to study in this school, I should do everything possible to do so.
DLSU has reconsideration for those student who didn't pass the test but still want to try and study there but they must choose another course. I think I'm going to take that reconsideration test, I'm going to think about it.
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Falling water levels threaten Mississippi barges
Vital barge shipments have already been disrupted as an ongoing drought hits the key artery of the nation's inland waterway system.
Commercial traffic along America's busiest waterway is in danger of grinding to a halt as a record drought continues across much of the U.S.
The U.S Army Corps of Engineers and the Coast Guard are keeping federal and state officials briefed on the state of the Mississippi River, which normally carries close to $3 billion in commodities every January.
But this month has been far from normal when it comes to water levels along the historic river.
Reuters reports the Corps has been dredging parts of the Mississippi for six months now to give barge traffic the "draft" or depth of nine feet needed by most commercial vessels.
They've also been working to remove rocks from the river bottom at a potential choke-point south of St. Louis, Mo., near the Illinois towns of Grand Tower and Thebes, by the middle of January -- around the time the river is expected to reach dangerously low levels.
The Corps is also releasing water from some Midwestern lakes and reservoirs to keep water levels along the mid-Mississippi from dipping too low.
The University of Missouri's Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute calls the Mississippi "the most critical artery" of America's inland waterway system. The river, it notes, transports more than 90% of U.S. corn and soybean exports to the Gulf of Mexico. Many energy utilities also rely on river barge shipments of coal and oil.
Shipping organizations say the low water levels have hurt commercial traffic along the Mississippi for months, in some cases doubling transit times, reducing the size of barge shipments and cancelling some orders. And they're looking for continued assistance from the federal government to keep those water levels up.
"If a barge has a 14-day transit time from loading to the low points on the river, barge operators and their customers must make plans based on the forecasted water depth at the time of the barge's arrival at the bottleneck," Michael Toohey, CEO of Waterways Council, said in a press statement. "That is why longer-term assurance that barges can reliably load to a 9-foot draft even beyond January is absolutely critical."
According to the Council and the American Waterways Operators, Mississippi River supply chain disruptions for the month of January alone could affect more than 8,000 jobs and more than $54 million in wages and benefits -- as well as the transportation of 7.2 million tons of commodities valued at $2.8 billion.
Disruption of Mississippi River commercial traffic is already having a ripple effect across the nation's transportation sector.
USA Today reports that 15 river barges can carry the same amount of freight as 215 rail cars or 1,050 large tractor trailers.
And Seeking Alpha says railroad companies like CSX (CSX), Kansas City Southern (KSU) and Union Pacific (UNP) are "waiting in the wings" to see how much more demand for their services will increase, as the water levels along the Mississippi continue to drop.
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We could put about a million people to work cleaning up the Carp and other invasive species in the river.
All you have to do is run a motor over the water and they will fly out onto land. Just collect them and make cat food out of them or fillet them and send them to China.
No worries. If no rain.. no crops..corn soybeans etc. There will be no need to ship them. Might have the need for fuel to plant the crops but nothing needed to harvest them. Things will quietly shut down. If there's a good crop there will be rain to replenish the river too. The river will take care of itself !
This drought is far from being over !
it is really amazing to see the river at such a low level, there are many barges that are not being used and they are tied onto moorings at the waters edge, many are completely out of the water since the water has receeded. Tilted at odd surreal angles along the banks, many have been unused for months, and from the looks of things, with the continued drought, it will probably get a lot worse before it gets better.
there was rain in the forecast today, it hadn't rained in weeks, there was the expectation of some substantial rains, but when the clouds came in, the clouds produced scarcely more than a drizzle.
Millions of trees died in the heat of 2012, as well as tens of millions of fish, there is a sturdy strain of mosquito which has been proliferating since the fish died off, it is some kind of aggressive sturdy little thing, a "tiger mosquito", it doesn't just bite in the mornings and evenings like the "old" mosquito, this one feeds during daylight, and at night, and spreads a disease called the "west nile virus".
There are a lot of things happening other than just the water levels going down.
I used to remember how many lock/dams are on the river....#11 at Dubuque. Someone mentioned below about continueing the system down river.......
That may be the only way to guarentee sufficient levels. I don't know if it's possible to design barges with less draught and higher capacity.
And that sounds exactly like what we have turned the river into....a canal.
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LeClair, a unit movement control center chief with Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, was honored for his work last year in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
He and his team of five Marines provided logistical support to more than 15,000 personnel within Regional Command Southwest, according to the Marine Corps website. "In a given month, they processed approximately 600 logistical requests including food, equipment, gear and supplies, often working 13 hour days to push supplies to coalition forces," according to a story on the site.
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Ramsar COP9 DR 16
The status of sites in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance
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Explanatory note by the Secretariat
1. Article 8.2 of the Convention states that the continuing duties of the [Ramsar Secretariat] include, inter alia:
2. Pursuant to these duties, information concerning Contracting Parties' implementation of Articles 2.5 and 3.2 is provided to COP9 in the "Report of the Secretary General pursuant to Article 8.2 (b), (c), and (d) concerning the List of Wetlands of International Importance" (COP9 DOC.6).
3. The draft Resolution attached to this note provides the mechanism for Contracting Parties to discuss these matters at COP9 in line with Article 8.2 (d) and to make recommendations, if they so wish, on any such matters raised (Article 8.2 (e)).
4. The draft Resolution also covers other issues concerning reporting and responding to change or likely change in the ecological character of Listed Ramsar sites in relation to the terms of Article 3.2, as well as issues concerning progress in the establishment of a global network of Ramsar sites, including the provision of adequate and up-to-date information on the status of Ramsar sites through the preparation of Information Sheets on Ramsar Wetlands (RISs). At COP8 such matters were addressed through two separate Resolutions (VIII.8 and VIII.10).
5. Text in square brackets [ .] in paragraphs 12, 14 and 25 of the attached draft Resolution includes text submitted to the 31st meeting of the Standing Committee by the government of Romania, and suggested recommendations in the light of the Report of the Secretary General pursuant to Article 8.2 (COP9 DOC.6).
6. As advised in earlier communications, this draft Resolution was not included in the first mailing of COP9 documents since it has been necessary for the Secretariat to first complete its analyses of Parties' COP9 National Reports in order to include relevant information from these Reports in COP9 DOC.6 and this draft Resolution.
The status of sites in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance
1. RECALLING Article 2.1 of the Convention, which states that "each Contracting Party shall designate suitable wetlands within its territory for inclusion in a List of Wetlands of International Importance", and Resolution VIII.11, in which the Parties established that the Vision of the Ramsar List is to be achieved through the designation of coherent and comprehensive national and international networks of Ramsar sites;
2. AWARE of Article 3.1 of the Convention, which specifies that "the Contracting Parties shall formulate and implement their planning so as to promote the conservation of the wetlands included in the List, and as far as possible the wise use of wetlands in their territory";
3. CONGRATULATING the 60 Contracting Parties which have designated since COP8 a total of 246 Ramsar sites covering a total of 18,311,510 hectares: Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Samoa, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay; but RECOGNIZING that despite this representing an almost 20% increase in the number of sites included in the List, and in the total area designated since COP8, there remain significant gaps in the comprehensiveness and representativeness of the global network of Ramsar sites;
4. CONCERNED that for 619 Ramsar sites (41% of sites included in the List) in 104 countries (see the Annex to this Resolution), Ramsar Information Sheets (RISs) or adequate maps have not been provided or updated RISs and maps have not been supplied to the Secretariat for more than six years, so that information on the current status of these sites is not available;
5. AWARE of Article 3.2, which provides that "each Contracting Party shall arrange to be informed at the earliest possible time if the ecological character of any wetland in its territory and included in the List has changed, is changing or is likely to change as the result of technological developments, pollution or other human interference. Information on such changes shall be passed without delay to the [Ramsar Secretariat]";
6. RECALLING Resolution VIII.8, which expressed concern that (according to available information including the National Reports to COP8) many Contracting Parties do not have in place the mechanisms to comply with Article 3.2 or that these are not being implemented, and which urged Contracting Parties, as a matter of high priority, to "put in place mechanisms in order to be informed at the earliest possible time, including through reports by national authorities and local and indigenous communities and NGOs, if the ecological character of any wetland in its territory included in the Ramsar List has changed, is changing or is likely to change, and to report any such change without delay to the Ramsar Bureau so as to fully implement Article 3.2 of the Convention";
7. EXPRESSING CONTINUING CONCERN that according to available information (including the National Reports to COP9) this situation does not appear to have improved;
8. AWARE that, despite information provided in their National Reports to COP9 concerning monitoring of the ecological character of Ramsar sites, few Parties have reported to the Ramsar Secretariat issues of change, or likely change, in the ecological character of their designated Ramsar sites in line with Article 3.2 of the Convention;
9. ALSO EXPRESSING CONCERN that this lack of Article 3.2 reporting has meant that the Convention's Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) has been unable to prepare a report to COP9 on the status and trends in the ecological character of Ramsar sites, as requested by Resolution VIII.8;
10. RECOGNIZING that many Ramsar sites have undergone or are undergoing change in their ecological character, or are likely to undergo such change, by virtue of the land use and other pressures affecting them;
11. EXPRESSING CONCERN at the number of reports received by the Ramsar Secretariat from third parties of Ramsar sites facing human-induced change, or likely change, in their ecological character as reported to this Conference in the Report of the Secretary General (COP DOC. 6) in accordance with Article 8.2 (d);
[12. NOTING WITH CONCERN some cases involving engineering works, such as the construction of the deep-water Bystroe navigation canal Danube-Black Sea, where there is a degree of international concern over the environmental impact ( including possible transboundary impacts) of the project which appears to be in conflict also with commitments under several multilateral environmental agreements, and FURTHER NOTING the recommendations of the 2003 joint UNESCO-MAB Programme and Ramsar Convention Advisory Mission to Ukraine (Kyliiske Mouth) that the Bystroe route "would represent the worst solution" and that a comprehensive environmental impact assessment should be undertaken since "the reports already established and presented to the mission do not yet fulfil this need";]
13. RECOGNIZING that some of these sites are parts of transboundary wetlands and river systems, so that change in their ecological character may affect the status of those parts of the wetland, including any Ramsar sites, lying within the territory of neighbouring countries, and RECALLING Article 5 of the Convention which states that "the Contracting Parties shall consult with each other about implementing obligations arising from the Convention especially in the case of a wetland extending over the territories of more than one Contracting Party or where a water system is shared by Contracting Parties", but;
[14. CONCERNED that in the management of some [transboundary] Ramsar sites, such as those in the Danube Delta, in relation to developments causing or likely to cause change in ecological character, fruitful international cooperation has not been achieved;]
15. CONCERNED that of the 57 Ramsar sites included in the Montreux Record only three sites, all in Ukraine, have been removed from the Record since COP8;
16. RECOGNIZING the submission of Article 3.2 reports by: the government of Australia concerning damage to part of the Gwydir Wetlands: Gingham and Lower Gwydir (Big Leather) Watercourses Ramsar site and its further reporting of the steps being taken to restore the ecological character of this Ramsar site; the government of Bulgaria concerning current GEF project implementation activities which are intended to improve the ecological character of the Belene Islands Complex Ramsar site; the government of Cyprus concerning lead poisoning of flamingos at the Larnaca Salt Lake Ramsar site, a problem which has now been resolved through the removal of contaminated sediments; the government of the Czech Republic concerning the continuing potential threat of the planned Danube-Oder navigation canal to two Ramsar sites, which have now been placed on the Montreux Record; and the government of Norway concerning a pollution accident linked to works adjacent to the Ilene & Pesterødkilen Ramsar site; and
17. RECALLING that under Article 2.5 a Contracting Party has the right, because of its urgent national interests, to delete or restrict the boundaries of wetlands already included in the List, and that the Party shall at the earliest possible time inform the Ramsar Secretariat of any such changes; ALSO RECALLING that Resolution VIII.20 provided "General guidance for interpreting "urgent national interests" under Article 2.5 of the Convention and considering compensation under Article 4.2", and NOTING that, since COP8, Article 2.5 has been invoked by Georgia concerning construction works started for the Kulevi oil terminal at the Black Sea coast inside the Central Wetlands of Kolkheti Ramsar Site;
18. REAFFIRMS the commitment made by the Parties in Resolution VIII.8 to fully implement the terms of Article 3.2 on reporting change and to maintain or restore the ecological character of their Ramsar sites, including utilizing all appropriate mechanisms to address and resolve as soon as practicable the matters for which a site may have been the subject of a report pursuant to Article 3.2; and, once those matters have been resolved, to submit a further report, so that both positive influences at sites and changes in ecological character may be fully reflected in reporting under Article 3.2 and in the reporting to meetings of the COP in order to establish a clear picture of the status and trends of the Ramsar site network at three-year intervals;
19. CONTINUES TO ENCOURAGE Contracting Parties to adopt and apply, as part of their management planning for Ramsar sites and other wetlands, a suitable monitoring regime, such as that outlined in the annex to Resolution VI.1, and to incorporate within these monitoring regimes the Convention's Wetland Risk Assessment Framework (Resolution VII.10), so as to be able to report change, or likely change, in the ecological character of Ramsar sites in line with Article 3.2 of the Convention;
20. CONTINUES TO ENCOURAGE Contracting Parties, when submitting a report in fulfillment of Article 3.2, to consider whether the site would benefit from listing on the Montreux Record, and to request such listing as appropriate;
21. EXPRESSES ITS APPRECIATION to those 28 Contracting Parties which in their National Reports to this Conference provided information, in relation to Article 3.2 of the Convention, on at least 102 Ramsar sites where human-induced changes in ecological character have occurred, are occurring, or may occur, namely: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Finland, Islamic Republic of Iran, Gambia, Germany, Hungary, Kenya, Liberia, Norway, Peru, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, The FYR of Macedonia, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, and Zambia; and URGES all of these Contracting Parties to consider, at the earliest opportunity, the possible inclusion of these sites onto the Montreux Record, if they are not already included, in line with the further guidance provided in Resolution VIII.8 on the purpose and role of the Record;
22. REQUESTS Contracting Parties with sites on the Montreux Record to regularly provide the Ramsar Secretariat with an update on their progress in taking action to address the issues for which these Ramsar sites were listed on the Record, including reporting fully on these matters in their National Reports to each meeting of the Conference of the Parties;
23. REQUESTS those Contracting Parties with Ramsar sites for which the Secretary General has received reports of change, or likely change, in their ecological character to advise the Secretary General at the earliest opportunity of steps taken to address these changes, or likely changes, in ecological character;
24. CONGRATULATES Contracting Parties for their statements made concerning addressing site-specific ecological character and boundary issues, notably:
a) The government of Australia for its actions taken to resolve and restore damage to the ecological character of part of the Gwydir Wetlands: Gingham and Lower Gwydir (Big Leather) Watercourses Ramsar site;
b) The government of Bulgaria for its stated intention to improve the ecological character of the Belene Islands Complex Ramsar site through GEF project implementation activities;
c) The government of Cyprus for its actions to resolve lead poisoning of flamingos at the Larnaca Salt Lake Ramsar site through the removal of contaminated sediments;
d) The government of Ukraine for its successful application of the Montreux Record procedure and the subsequent removal of three Ramsar sites (Karkinitski & Dzharylgatska Bays, Tendrivska Bay, and Yagorlytska Bay) from the Montreux Record;
e) The government of Algeria for its stated intention to remove the Oasis de Ouled Saïd Ramsar site from the Montreux Record, following improvements to its ecological character; and
f) The government of Poland for its stated intention to remove two Ramsar sites (Jezioro Siedmiu Wysp and Slonsk Reserve) from the Montreux Record, following improvements in their ecological character;
25. RECOMMENDS, pursuant to Article 8.2 (e), the following with respect to alterations to the List or changes in the ecological character of specific Ramsar sites and other wetlands included in the Report of the Secretary General to this Conference (COP9 DOC.6) or otherwise brought to the attention of this Conference:
[i. that the government of Australia prepare and make available to all Contracting Parties advice on lessons learned from the application of national legislation in addressing issues of change in the ecological character of part of the Gwydir Wetlands: Gingham and Lower Gwydir (Big Leather) Watercourses Ramsar site;]
[ii. that the government of Germany submit an updated Ramsar Information Sheet and map for the Mühlenberger Loch Ramsar site showing the reduced boundaries of the site, and a consolidated report on the compensation measures taken under Article 4.2 and their effectiveness in line with Resolution VIII.20;]
[iii. that the government of Georgia submit an updated Ramsar Information Sheet and map for the Central Wetlands of Kolkheti Ramsar site showing the reduced boundaries of the site, and a consolidated report on the compensation measures taken under Article 4.2 and their effectiveness in line with Resolution VIII.20;]
[iv. that, in respect of the development of the deep water Bystroe navigation channel in the Danube Delta, the government of Ukraine:
a) suspend further works pending a full environmental impact assessment being conducted and its findings acted upon;
b) make available full documentation including the findings of the environmental impact assessment for Phase II of the project to all stakeholders, including the government of Romania as a potentially affected state;
c) ensure that compensatory provision is made for any damage to the ecological character of designated Ramsar sites and other wetlands caused by the works which have already been carried out;
d) establish, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and the government of Romania, a programme of international monitoring of the ecological character of the Ramsar sites and Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, in line with the Convention's guidance on wetland monitoring (Annex to Resolution VI.1; Ramsar Wise Use Handbook 8); ande) in line with Article 5 of the Convention, apply international norms in the provision of information, consultation and involvement in decision-making processes of all stakeholders concerning Phase II of the project;]
[v. that the government of Peru advise the Secretary General of steps taken to maintain the ecological character of the Paracas Ramsar site in relation to the construction of the port facility in Lobería beach within the buffer zone of the Ramsar site;]
[vi. that the government of Colombia advise the Secretary General of steps taken to maintain the ecological character of the Sistema Delta Estuarino del Río Magdalena, Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta Ramsar site in relation to the development of a multi-purpose port facility in Palermo;]
[vii. that the government of Kenya advise the Secretary General of the implications for the maintenance of the ecological character of the Lake Naivasha Ramsar site of the court action halting implementation of the management plan for the site, and the steps taken to resolve this matter;]
[viii. that the government of Chile advise the Secretary General of the steps being taken, including establishment of monitoring programmes, to restore the ecological character of the Carlos Anwandter Sanctuary Ramsar Site and that the site be placed on the Montreux Record so as to facilitate and gain all assistance necessary to implement actions to restore the ecological character of the site;]
[ix. that the government of the United Kingdom advise the Secretary General of the current status of proposals for the construction of an airport at Cliffe Marshes within the Thames Estuary and Marches Ramsar site;]
[x. that the government of the Netherlands advise the Secretary General of the current situation concerning shellfish harvesting and its impact on the intertidal ecosystems of the Wadden Sea Ramsar sites and the internationally important migratory waterbird populations dependent upon them;
[xi. that the government of the Dominican Republic advise the Secretary General of the current situation concerning the enactment of legislation weakening the status of protected areas, including Ramsar sites;]
[xii. that the government of the Republic of Korea advise the Secretary General of the current situation concerning the sea-wall construction and reclamation of the Saemangeum coastal wetlands, and the impact of the construction works undertaken to date on the internationally important migratory waterbird populations dependent upon these wetlands; and]
xiii. that the governments of the Contracting Parties listed in Annex 3b of COP9 DOC.6, and which have not already done so, make a report to the Ramsar Secretariat without delay under Article 3.2 concerning reports of change or likely change to the ecological character of those Ramsar sites listed in this Annex;
26. REQUESTS Contracting Parties to use the revised format of the Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS) prepared by the Secretariat to incorporate the amendments introduced by [COP9 DR1 - Annex B] in their designations of new sites, extensions to existing sites, and updates of existing sites;
27. STRONGLY URGES those Parties within whose territories lie Ramsar sites for which official descriptions have not been provided in one of the three working languages of the Convention, and/or for which suitable maps have not yet been submitted, to submit those materials to the Secretariat as a matter of the highest priority;
28. INSTRUCTS the Ramsar Secretariat to contact the Contracting Parties listed in the Annex to this Resolution and request them to provide or update, as a matter of high priority, Ramsar site descriptions (Ramsar Information Sheets and/or maps), using the Ramsar Information Sheet as revised to incorporate the amendments introduced by [COP9 DR1 - Annex B], in one of the Convention's official working languages; and
29. WELCOMES the statements made in the National Reports to COP9 [or during this meeting] concerning planned extensions to existing Ramsar sites, and future designations of new or extended Ramsar sites, from the following [41] Contracting Parties: Albania, Argentina (1 site), Armenia (3 sites), Bahamas (2 sites), Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Congo (5 sites), Ecuador (3 sites), El Salvador (15 sites), Estonia (13 sites), France (4 sites), Georgia (3 sites), Germany, Ghana (1 site), Honduras (4 sites), Indonesia (1 site), Islamic Republic of Iran, Jamaica, Kenya (3 sites), Lesotho, Liberia (4 sites), Malaysia (4 sites), Mauritius (1 site), Morocco (10 sites), Mozambique, Nepal (10 sites), Netherlands, Peru (3 sites), Poland, Republic of Moldova (1 site), Russian Federation, Slovak Republic, Sweden, Sudan, Trinidad and Tobago (2 sites), Tunisia (15 sites), Turkey (8 sites), Uganda (15 sites), and Vietnam.
List of Contracting Parties from which one or more Ramsar Information Sheets or updated Sheets are needed as a matter of priority


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Etsy Find: Crocheted Swiffer Duster Cover
Here at AT we get a lot of mixed reviews of the Swiffer. Some people swear by its ease and utility, others decry the waste and impact on the environment. For those who are moving from the former to the latter camp, this crocheted cover can be used to delay a decommissioned Swiffer mop's trip to the landfill.
Made from 100% cotton yarn, we're digging the colors and the machine-washable, reusable aspect.
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I wrap a rag around the Swiffer head and clip it with a clothespin. Even less wasteful than a Swiffer cozy.
Yep, we just use our microfibers attached our Swiffers. They are hella grungy, but they still clean the unbelievable amounts of dust and fluff balls that tend to accumulate in a 120 year old house.
Although it does take ages to gather together enough stuff for a "nasty cleaning cloth" wash even though we use cloths to clean *everything*.
I will admit that the crocheted "cozy" is way more attractive...
Cool idea. I use rags too, but this is much more interesting to look at.
method's omop comes with compostable corn-based pads, and also a washable/reusable microfiber one!
Oh God, this is the definition of twee.
I use the washable & reusable Method Omop microfiber pads with my Swiffer Wetjet for both dry and wet cleaning. They work incredibly well and pick up a ton of gunk - I'm convinced more than the disposable pads ever did. The Omop pads just adhere to the base of the Wetjet thru some kind of velcro-esque attraction. Cool. They're a little bigger than the base too, but I find that's a good thing as it allows them to sweep under cabinets and appliances just a little bit. They pickup well dry and soak up a ton of gunk wet.
You can make your own Wetjet solution too, but I haven't gone that hardcore (yet).
I had to look up the definition of twee. Now I get it.
I had to look up twee also, and think a better definition for this is "old ladyish". But, I do like the concept!


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42 U.S. Code Chapter 46, Subchapter XII–J - MENTAL HEALTH COURTS
Prior Provisions
A prior subchapter XII–J, consisting of sections 3796ii to 3796ii–8, related to grants for drug courts, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101[(a)] [title I, § 114(b)(1)(A)], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321–21; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a),May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327.
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Steven Wehner had overcome dyslexia, a stint in jail on drug charges and the loss of his repair shop on Martha's Vineyard.
Living in the basement of his mother's Rodgers Forge home, he set his sights on his biggest challenge yet: Bringing an IndyCar race to downtown Baltimore.
With the drop of the green flag in three weeks, Wehner's dream will roar to life.
Glossy race cars are set to dart down newly paved roads alongside the Inner Harbor, bearing on their sleek frames the aspirations of city and state officials who are betting on the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix to draw tens of thousands of race fans, pump tens of millions of dollars into the local economy and burnish the image of the city.
Organizers enlisted Indianapolis 500 champion Al Unser Jr. as a partner, won the support of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and picked former Secretary of State Colin Powell to serve as grand marshal.
But behind the scenes, the event was hatched by an eclectic group that included a state delegate, an engineering tycoon and Wehner — an out-of-work mechanic who wasn't even a fan of car racing.
Dropping names and twisting arms, he talked his way into meetings with key city, state and IndyCar officials.
Despite racing's mixed record elsewhere, Baltimore leaders bought into the idea, and have spent more money on race preparations than any other U.S. city in recent memory, according to the head of IndyCar.
Supporters see an event that could transform Baltimore's ordinarily sleepy Labor Day weekend, now and in the future. Detractors see a boondoggle that already has cost millions of dollars and tied up traffic around the course for months, even before it paralyzes a large part of the city for several days.
Neither organizers nor government officials expect the race to turn a profit in the first year. But they say staging events such as the Baltimore Grand Prix is a necessary gamble if the city, which came up short in bids to host the Olympic Games in 2012 and the FIFA World Cup in 2022, is to become a bigger player in international sports.
"If you're ever going to change the city's image, if you're ever going to grow a tax base and change perceptions, you have to be willing to try new things," said CityCouncilman William H. Cole IV, an early supporter of the race, which will run through his district.
Wehner did not appear to have the background to pitch a three-day sporting event for a major city. But he had determination, and he had connections.
More important, officials say, he had a winning idea.
The Vineyard
The story of Baltimore's Grand Prix begins not in a downtown boardroom but on the moneyed island of Martha's Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts.
Wehner, 51, made his home on the spit of land off Cape Cod for more than a decade, repairing Porsches and BMWs for its summer visitors.
The Baltimore native built bonds with islanders, including a race car-loving millionaire whose deep pockets proved vital in the early stages of creating the race.
Wehner, a stocky man with a white brush mustache, dresses as if he's ready for a day on the golf course or aboard a yacht. On a recent morning, he sported a white shirt emblazoned with the logo of his new company: IMD, short for International Marketing Development. Or, he said with a wink: "I make deals."
Wehner arrived at an interview this summer in a friend's sports car, telling reporters, "Follow the blue Porsche," before jumping into the passenger's seat and speeding down Roland Avenue. For a subsequent meeting, he pulled up in his own set of wheels: a Ford pickup pocked with rust.
By his own admission, Wehner is an inveterate name-dropper. He says frequently that he is descended from passengers aboard the Ark and the Dove — the ships that brought the first Europeans to Maryland.


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42 U.S. Code § 12612 - Establishment of National Civilian Community Corps Program
(a) In general
The Corporation may establish the National Civilian Community Corps Program to carry out the purpose of this division.
(b) Program components
Under the National Civilian Community Corps Program authorized by subsection (a) of this section, the members of a National Civilian Community Corps shall receive training and perform service in at least one of the following two program components:
Source(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 152, formerly § 195A, as added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1092(a)(1),Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2523; renumbered § 152 and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 104(b), title IV, § 402(b)(2),Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 840, 919; Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1502,Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1521.)
Section was formerly classified to section 12653a of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 103–82, § 104(b).
Prior Provisions
A prior section 12612,Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 161,Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3157; Pub. L. 102–384, § 7(a),Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1456, related to eligibility and selection procedures, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–82, § 104(a).
2009—Pub. L. 111–13, § 1502(1), amended section catchline generally.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1502(2), substituted "National Civilian Community Corps Program" for "Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1502(3), in introductory provisions, substituted "National Civilian Community Corps Program" for "Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program" and "a National Civilian Community Corps" for "a Civilian Community Corps".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1502(4), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Both program components are residential programs. The members of the Corps in each program shall reside with other members of the Corps in Corps housing during the periods of the members' agreed service."
1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–82, § 402(b)(2), substituted "Corporation" for "Commission on National and Community Service".
Effective Date of 2009 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 111–13effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) ofPub. L. 111–13, set out as a note under section 4950 of this title.
Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
Amendment by section 402(b)(2) ofPub. L. 103–82effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 406(a) ofPub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 5061 of this title.
Report and Study Requirements
Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1092(b),Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2534, as amended by Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 104(e)(1)(B), (C), title IV, § 402(a)(1),Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 846, 918, related to a progress report to be submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress assessing the activities undertaken in establishing and administering Civilian Community Corps camps and analyzing the level of coordination of Corps activities with activities of other departments or agencies of the Federal Government and a report to be submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress concerning the desirability and feasibility of establishing the Civilian Community Corps as an independent agency of the Federal Government.
Coordination of Programs
Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1093,Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2534, as amended by Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 104(e)(1)(B), title IV, § 402(a)(2),Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 846, 918, provided that:
"(a) Coordinated Administration.—To the maximum extent practicable, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the Director of the Civilian Community Corps shall coordinate the National Guard Youth Opportunities Program established pursuant to section 1091 [of Pub. L. 102–484, 32 U.S.C. 501 note] and the Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program established pursuant to the authorization contained in section 152 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 [42 U.S.C. 12612] (as added by section 1092(a)).
"(b) Objectives.—The officials referred to in subsection (a) shall ensure that—
"(1) the programs referred to in subsection (a) are conducted in such a manner in relationship to each other that the public benefit of those programs is maximized;
"(2) to the maximum extent appropriate to meet the needs of program participants, persons who complete participation in the National Guard Youth Opportunities Program and are eligible and apply to participate in the Civilian Community Corps under the Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program are accepted for participation in that Program; and
"(3) the programs referred to in subsection (a) are conducted simultaneously in competition with each other in the same immediate area of the United States only when the population of eligible participants in that area is sufficient to justify the simultaneous conduct of such programs in that area."
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The supply of empty homes for rent is falling, and the nation's homeownership rate is hovering near a fifteen year low.
How can that be when the housing market is finally turning around and more homes are selling?
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The nation's home ownership rate ticked up a statistically insignificant basis point, from 65.5 percent in the first quarter of this year to 65.6 percent in the second quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Q1 was the lowest home ownership rate since 1997 and is down from the peak of 69.4 percent in 2004.
Given that home sales improved significantly during the first half of this year, you would think that home ownership rate should have surged higher, but the rate is calculated using only owner-occupied homes. If an investor buys one home or 100 homes, those homes are not even put into the calculation because they owner doesn't live in the homes. Realtors estimate around 20 percent of homes sales are currently to investors, but given bulk deals offered by the government and banks on foreclosed properties, that percentage is likely higher.
"The very modest increase in the homeownership rate in Q2 does not persuade us to alter our view that the share of the population who own their home will fall further over the next couple of years," writes Paul Diggle of Capital Economics. "Meanwhile, supply conditions in the rental market are tightening, with a falling proportion of single and multi-family rental homes vacant."
Rental vacancies in fact fell to their lowest rate since 2001. That is why so many investors are rushing in to buy distressed properties. The rental market his hot and getting hotter. Average asking rent rose 5 percent from a year ago, though they are down slightly from the previous quarter.
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Houma, La. - A 19-year-old Houma man has been arrested on sexual battery charges involving a 13-year-old girl. Houma Police say Ryan Domangue sexually assaulted a teenaged girl while at a relative's house.
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