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A sampling of questions received by the LRB Reference Section. Check back frequently for new information. For FAQs about the Wisconsin Legislature and the legislative process, see www.legis.wisconsin.gov/
QWhat are the laws regarding officiating a wedding in Wisconsin?
AWisconsin Statute Section 765.16 lists those who are authorized to officiate a wedding. The following section, s. 765.17, outlines necessary qualifications and sponsorship for a nonresident officiating person.
QHas the number of Representatives in the Wisconsin Assembly always been 99?
AThe Wisconsin Constitution does not specify the numbers of members of each house, but it does establish upper and lower limits. Article IV, Section 2 states, "The number of members of the assembly shall never be less than fifty-four nor more than one hundred. The senate shall consist of a number not more than one-third nor less than one-fourth of the number of members of the assembly."
From Statehood in 1848 to 1852, the Assembly had 66 members. It increased to 82 for 1853-56, 97 for 1857-62, and 100 starting in 1863 all the way through 1971. It changed to the current 99 for the 1973-74 session.
The number of Senators has changed over the years from 19 for 1848-52, 25 for 1853-56, 30 for 1857-62, and the current 33 from 1863 to present.
QWhen do amendments to the Wisconsin Constitution take effect?
AAccording to Article XII, Section 1, of the Wisconsin Constitution, amending the constitution requires that both houses of each of two consecutive legislatures adopt a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment, to be submitted to the voters for approval. The joint resolutions must be identical on both "first consideration" and "second consideration"; if the resolution is amended on second consideration, the process must start over again before it can be placed on the ballot.
If a proposed constitutional amendment qualifies to be placed on the ballot and voters approve it, Section 7.70 (3) (h), Wisconsin Statutes, states that it goes into effect when the election results are certified unless the resolution specifies a different effective date.
Other Resources:
Chapter 7 (for Section 7.70), Wisconsin Statutes
Pending Constitutional Amendments and a Wisconsin Brief explaining current constitutional amendments given first consideration by the 2009 Wisconsin Legislature.
Governing Wisconsin on "Amending the Wisconsin Constitution"
QWhen was Wisconsin's open meetings law first created?
AIt was created by Chapter 289, Laws of 1959.
QWhat are the rules for how many parking spaces must be reserved for persons with disabilities?
ASection 346.503, Wisconsin Statutes, states that a facility offering 26-49 parking spaces must have at least one space designated for persons with disabilities. For a facility with 50-1,000 spaces, at least 2% of all spaces must be reserved for persons with disabilities. For facilities with more than 1,000 spaces, the requirement is 2% for the first 1,000 spaces and 1% for spaces in excess of 1,000. The spaces reserved for persons with disabilities must be at least 12 feet wide. See Section 346.503 for additional details.
QWho is responsible for trimming trees that are on my neighbor's property but overhang my land?
AThere appears to be no Wisconsin statute that assigns responsibility among neighbors for tree maintenance. Municipal ordinances may apply, particularly if the trees are considered nuisances that pose a hazard to health or safety, or could negatively affect property values. In general, who is responsible for maintaining trees on or near a boundary line is subject to common law that has resulted from rulings by judges over the years. The University of Tennessee Extension has published a summary of this topic, "Tree Owner's Rights and Responsibilities."
QDoes the state allow municipalities to issue PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) bonds, which allow building owners to pay for energy efficiency improvements over time through an increase in their annual property taxes?
AOne provision of 2009 Wisconsin Act 11 allows political subdivisions (cities, villages, towns, and counties) to make loans for energy efficiency improvements to residential property. The political subdivision would collect the loan repayments as a special charge on the property owner's property tax bill, and the special charge could be payable in installments.
QDoes Wisconsin have a law regarding breastfeeding in the workplace?
AThe Wisconsin Legislature passed, and the governor signed into law, 2009 Wisconsin Act 148 regarding breastfeeding in any public or private location.
QWhen did Wisconsin extend the 2 a.m. legal closing time for pubs to year-around, rather than only during Daylight Saving Time?
AChapter 140, Laws of 1959, extended closing time for outside of Milwaukee County from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m., but only during Daylight Saving Time. Closing time remained at 1 a.m. Central Standard Time for the rest of the year. It became 2 a.m. year-around (except for 2:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday mornings) following the enactment of 1987 Wisconsin Act 121, effective December 8, 1987.
QI am an active duty military member stationed in Germany and was wondering do I have to attend a hunters safety course in order to obtain a hunting license?
ASection 29.593, Wisconsin Statutes, generally requires persons born on or after January 1, 1973 to complete the Hunter Education Program under s. 29.591 in order to receive a hunting license. However, s. 29.593 (3) exempts from the hunter's safety course requirement any person who has successfully completed basic training in the U.S. armed forces, reserves, or national guard.
QWhen a car is going to enter onto the highway/interstate using the on ramp and there are cars already on the highway/interstate in the lane that connects to that on ramp, who has the right-of-way, the car already on the freeway or the car that is trying to enter it?
AGeneral rules of right-of-way are described in statute section 346.18. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Motorist's Handbook (page 39) gives the following advice:
"Entering traffic: When you merge with traffic, try to enter at the same speed that traffic is moving. High-speed roadways generally have ramps to give you time to build up your speed. Use the ramp to reach the speed of other vehicles before you merge into traffic. Do not drive to the end of the ramp and stop or you will not have enough room to get up to the speed of traffic. Also, drivers behind you will not expect you to stop. If they are watching the traffic on the main road, you may be hit from the rear. If you have to wait for space to enter a roadway, slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before you have to merge. You must yield to traffic already moving on the roadway. It is illegal to cross the solid white line and merge early."
QWhen did Wisconsin establish special elections to fill a vacancy for United States Senator from Wisconsin?
AChapter 647, Laws of 1957, provided for a temporary appointment by the governor, and the appointee would serve as U.S. Senator until a regular primary and general election cycle, either the next September primary and November general election if the vacancy occurred before 60 days prior to the second Tuesday in July of an even-numbered year, or the primary and general election two years hence if the vacancy occurred after that deadline. (If the next general election would have ordinarily been for the full six-year term anyway, the appointed Senator would simply complete the unexpired term.)
1985 Wisconsin Act 304 established the possibility of a special election to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy, completely eliminating the interim appointment by the governor, leaving the seat empty until after an election. Current law provides that a vacancy that occurs between the second Tuesday in May and the second Tuesday in July in an even-numbered year will be filled at the regular September primary and November general election. Otherwise, the seat is filled in a special election. For the current law, see Sections 8.50 and 17.18, Wisconsin Statutes.
QCan landlords charge pet fees for service dogs and do service dogs need to be certified to override the fee?
AAccording to federal fair housing laws, landlords are required to allow reasonable accommodations for tenants with disabilities. Service animals should not be considered as pets, and therefore, landlords may not prohibit a service animal from living in the unit or charge the tenant extra rent or deposit. The tenant may be required to provide a note from a physician that verifies the service animal is needed as an accommodation to the person with the disability, but the animal need not be a certified service animal.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has publications available about fair housing and can direct you to local fair housing resources. You can also visit HUD's Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) Web site for more information.
QAre studded tires legal in Wisconsin?
A Section 347.45, Wisconsin Statutes, generally prohibits the use of studded tires, but provides exceptions for authorized emergency vehicles, school buses, vehicles used to deliver mail, and out-of-state vehicles passing through this state over a period of not more than 30 days. When allowed for those uses, the studs must not project more than one-eighth inch beyond the tread surface of the tire, and may be used on those specified vehicles only during November 15-April 1.
Tire chains may be used on any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid.
QWhen was the last time each party had a majority in both houses of the legislature, and held the governor's office?
AThe last time the Democrats controlled both houses of the legislature and there was a Democratic governor was the 2009 Legislative Session, when the Democrats held a 18-15 majority in the Senate, and a 52-46 majority in the Assembly. Democrat Jim Doyle was the governor at that time.
Prior to the 2011 and 2013 Legislative Sessions, the last time the Republicans controlled both houses of the legislature and there was a Republican governor was in 1998, when, following a special election, the GOP took a 17-16 majority in the Senate. The Republicans held a 52-47 (one Independent) majority in the Assembly at the beginning of the 1997 session, and maintained the majority throughout the session despite numerous resignations and special elections. The governor was Republican Tommy Thompson.
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Anyone can buy a gift during the holidays, but it's the ones that take time and effort to make that really stand out to me. They're inexpensive to give, but really special to recieve. I, for one, would be thrilled with any of these. (Hint, hint!!!)
1. Homemade Vanilla Extract. Not only does this look gorgeous, but it's also sure to be needed during the holidays.
2. Candy Cane Vodka. Talk about necessary! Let's just call this medicinal. And, it couldn't be easier to make.
3. S'mores in a Jar. Can't you almost feel the campfire?
4.Personalized Snow Globe. How cute would these be personalized for your kids? I'm thinking Lego people and plastic dinosaurs for mine.
5. Chocolate Dipped Pretzels. Salty, sweet and adorable add up to perfection in a jar.
6. Christmas Tree Cards. Halmark has nothing on these.
7. Monogrammed Candles. I'd package this with a box of pretty matches and a nice bubble bath. Ahhhh...
8. Peppermint Foot Scrub.Be sure to save a little for your own tired feet.
9. Cowgirl Cookies in a Jar. Almost too pretty to eat. Almost.
10. Stamped Sachets. Keep the smell of Christmas lingering well into January.
What's the best homemade Christmas gift you've ever received?
I already know what's under my tree right now from my sister, and I almost cried when I saw the card...from my sister and my grandfather. My grandfather died over the summer and left behind a huge mess of beads and jewelry making stuff that my sister was able to keep because she makes jewelry as well. I'm guessing my gift is a necklace of some sort that she made for me from our grandfather's beads. :,-) It's bitter-sweet.
I can totally go for some candy flavored vodka right now.
I used to love making pine scented sachets. I would take the bark from the part of the tree that was cut off the bottom and put it in chiffon fabric. They smelled awesome.
how fun - thanks for the ideas
ooh lots of interesting fun gifts here..
you missed another easy one. No sew blankets, two pieces of fleece, cut, tie and done! and they are way cute! I made my brother a Florida Gator one in like an hour.
Thanks to everyone for the gift ideas. Real neat way to give love to.
for anyone who would want to make the snowglobe you do not need to use the glycerin you can substitute and fill jar with mineral oil or add corn syrup instead of the glycerin to the jar. also I saw it suggested youcan substitue egg shell for the glitter. It says to boil the eggs then dry them removethe thin stik with twesers from the inside then crush them use as the glitter.

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Citations for the August 27, 2014 TRMS
The rest of tonight's citations are listed after the jump, but here's the Kent Sorenson plea agreement (pdf) Rachel mentioned in tonight's F block.
.@msnbc's Rachel @maddow is here to talk current events with Dave. Tune in tonight! 11:35|10:35c pic.twitter.com/lvWqSB931b— Letterman (@Letterman) August 26, 2014
Ahead on the 8/27/14 Maddow show
Tonight's guests:
- Robert White, Denver, CO Chief of Police
- Richard Engel, NBC News chief foreign correspondent
Here is Cory Gnazzo with a preview of tonight's show:
If we are going to war with ISIS, the Constitution says only Congress can declare it.— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 27, 2014
The founders were careful to lodge war declaration in the hands of Congress, so whole country has a say.— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 27, 2014
Wednesday's Mini-Report, 8.27.14
Today's edition of quick hits:
* It's like watching an invasion in slow motion: "Tanks, artillery and infantry have crossed from Russia into an unbreached part of eastern Ukraine in recent days, attacking Ukrainian forces and causing panic and wholesale retreat not only in this small border town but also a wide section of territory, in what Ukrainian and Western military officials described on Wednesday as a stealth invasion."
* An emotional appeal: "The mother of an American journalist held by the militants of ISIS pleaded with his captors on Wednesday to spare his life and 'please release my child.' In a video message, Shirley Sotloff directly addressed the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, by his preferred title -- 'the caliph of the Islamic State' -- and asked him to show mercy on her son, Steven."
* More ISIS news: "The United States has begun to mobilize a broad coalition of allies behind potential American military action in Syria and is moving toward expanded airstrikes in northern Iraq, administration officials said on Tuesday." President Obama is also weighing "airstrikes and airdrops of food and water around the northern Iraqi town of Amerli, home to members of Iraq's Turkmen minority."
* More on this tomorrow: "The Obama administration is working to forge a sweeping international climate change agreement to compel nations to cut their planet-warming fossil fuel emissions, but without ratification from Congress."
* A stunning story: "A coroner's report obtained exclusively by NBC News directly contradicts the police version of how a 22-year-old black man died in the back seat of a Louisiana police cruiser earlier this year -- but still says the man, whose hands were cuffed behind his back, shot himself."
* Proponents of marriage equality, watching developments at the 7th Circuit closely, have reason for optimism: "Lawyers for Indiana and Wisconsin on Tuesday tried, with little success, to explain to three judges why their laws banning same-sex couples from marrying were constitutional."
* House Republicans look for an excuse: "Congress should not give President Obama additional authority to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) until the administration provides a strategy for defeating the militant group, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) said Wednesday."
* Jindal really hopes we forget that he was a Common Core supporter up until very recently; "Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday accusing the U.S. Department of Education of illegally coercing states to adopt the Common Core academic standards by requiring states that want to compete for federal grants to embrace the national standards."
McConnell offers a peek behind the curtain
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), with welcome candor, recently told Americans what they can expect if Republicans retake the Senate majority. McConnell's plan is to include policy measures in spending bills that gut Obama administration policies, and if the White House balks, GOP lawmakers will shut down the government.
As it happens, much of what McConnell says in public is what he also says in private.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) explained his plan to use a government shutdown as a bargaining chip against President Barack Obama to a room full of wealthy conservatives two months ago, according to audio obtained by The Nation magazine."So in the House and Senate, we own the budget. So what does that mean? That means that we can pass the spending bill. And I assure you that in the spending bill, we will be pushing back against this bureaucracy by doing what's called placing riders in the bill. No money can be spent to do this or to do that. We're going to go after them on health care, on financial services, on the Environmental Protection Agency, across the board. ... All across the federal government, we're going to go after it," McConnell said at a private summit hosted by the Koch Brothers.
In practice, it means a Republican Congress -- if there's a Republican Congress -- might pass a spending bill that includes a policy provision: no money in this bill can be used to implement safeguards against Wall Street. Or fund health care exchanges. Or promote clean air. Or all of the above.
And, of course, if President Obama refuses to go along, the GOP response will be exactly what it was last fall: "Fine. We're shutting down the government."
When reports on this initially surfaced, McConnell and his allies pushed back a bit, arguing the Republican leader never explicitly promised more shutdowns if/when the GOP has more power. That said, as Brian Beutler explained well, "McConnell can't sidestep the implications of his publicly declared strategy. He can't say 'when we're in power, we're going to put two and two together,' and then get angry when the headlines say, 'McConnell promises four.'"
Regardless, that's not all McConnell said behind closed doors at the Koch brothers' event in June.
Budget deficit remains on track for six-year low
About a year ago, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was asked about the radicalism of some of his political agenda. "You know, the thing is, people want to say it's extreme," he said. "But what I would say is extreme is a trillion-dollar deficit every year. I mean, that's an extremely bad situation."
The same week, then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) told Fox News that Congress should be "focused on trying to deal with the ultimate problem, which is this growing deficit."
Neither lawmaker was making sense, even at the time. The United States isn't running "trillion-dollar deficits every year"; the deficit isn't "the ultimate problem"; and the budget shortfall, as we were reminded today, isn't "growing."
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Wednesday raised its projection for this year's federal deficit to $506 billion.The budget office's last report in April had projected the deficit for fiscal 2014 would top out at $492 billion on Sept. 30.
The minor difference between the latest figures -- which are not final until the fall -- and the previous projection are a gap in corporate income taxes, which will affect the final tally at the end of the fiscal year. (The entirety of the latest CBO report is online here.)
Regardless, at this point, the deficit is on track to reach a six-year low, and is expected to fall further next year. In fact, looking ahead, the CBO projects modest deficits for another decade.
How we got to this point matters.
Geography can be tough. Here's a guide for Russian soldiers who keep getting lost & 'accidentally' entering #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/RF3H4IXGSp— Canada at NATO (@CanadaNATO) August 27, 2014
GOP Senate candidates credit Koch backing
The Republican line on Charles and David Koch, better known as the Koch brothers, has always been a little tricky. As we discussed in June, GOP politicians certainly welcome the massive amounts of campaign cash the Kochs are willing to spend, but as the Kochs have become better known, Republicans have also struggled to defend the idea that voters should support candidates backed by controversial billionaires.
Earlier in the summer, Dan Sullivan, Alaska's Republican Senate hopeful, was asked whether he would benefit from the Kochs' support. Sullivan "paused for 25 seconds" before dodging the question.
But away from the cameras and notepads, Republicans tend to be a little more forthcoming about their wealthy benefactors. Sam Stein reported overnight:
Three top Republican Senate candidates heaped praise on the political network built by the conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch during a secretive conference held by the brothers this past summer, according to audio of the event.Iowa state Sen. Joni Ernst and Arkansas Rep. Tom Cotton directly credited donors present at the June 16 retreat in Dana Point, California, for propelling them forward. Colorado Rep. Cory Gardner told attendees that his race would likely be decided by the presence of "third party" money -- an obvious pitch for generosity from the well-heeled crowd.The presence of Gardner and Cotton was previously reported by The Nation magazine, though it is unclear if Cotton ever confirmed his appearance. Ernst's attendance had not previously been reported.
Iowa's Ernst, in particular, said it was the Kochs and their allies that "really started my trajectory" towards the U.S. Senate, adding, "And this is the thing that we are going to take back -- that it started right here with all of your folks, this wonderful network."
Wednesday's Campaign Round-Up, 8.27.14
Today's installment of campaign-related news items that won't necessarily generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers:
* The latest Pew Research Center poll shows Democrats leading Republicans on the generic congressional ballot by five, 47% to 42%. The margin is slightly higher than most other recent national polls.
* In Iowa's U.S. Senate race, the new PPP survey shows Rep. Bruce Braley (D) up by one over state Sen. Joni Ernst (R), 41% to 40%, in a multi-candidate race. In a head-to-head match-up without third-party candidates, the two are tied in the poll at 42% each.
* In Arkansas' U.S. Senate race, Sen. Mark Pryor's (D) campaign launched a provocative new ad this week that plays on public fears of the Ebola virus -- it reminds voters that Rep. Tom Cotton (R) voted to "cut billions from our nation's medical disaster and emergency programs." The far-right congressman was one of only 29 lawmakers to cast the vote.
* In Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Ed FitzGerald's campaign is starting to lower expectations about its chances and take steps to help protect Democrats down-ballot. FitzGerald is running against incumbent Gov. John Kasich (R).
* President Obama was in North Carolina yesterday, where Sen. Kay Hagan (D), facing a tough re-election fight, was willing to be seen with the president, despite speculation she wouldn't.
* Miami Republican David Rivera, the scandal-plagued former congressman, tried to launch a misguided comeback bid this year, but it came to an abrupt halt yesterday with a primary defeat.
Kristol: 'What's the harm of bombing'?
Last week, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol was, as he put it, "appalled." Following the release of the ISIS video on James Foley's murder, the Republican pundit said the Obama administration was doing "nothing" to target the terrorist group.
It was an odd thing to say -- President Obama had already ordered dozens of U.S. airstrikes against ISIS targets by the time Kristol made the remarks, suggesting he either wasn't keeping up on current events or has a curious definition of "nothing."
Yesterday, while talking to Laura Ingraham, Kristol did it again.
Kristol was talking about the Islamic State, the militant group which is also commonly called ISIS. He scoffed at people who worried that bombing ISIS might cause new problems in the Middle East."Someone said, 'we can't just bomb,'" he said, speaking about an ABC panel he was on. "You know, why don't we just [bomb?] We know where ISIS is. What's the harm of bombing them at least for a few weeks and seeing what happens? I don't think there's much in the way of unanticipated side effects that are going to be bad there. We could kill a lot of very bad guys!"
It honestly seems as if the conservative commentator has no idea the U.S. military has completed 93 separate airstrikes against ISIS targets, most of them in and around Mosul. What's more, the Pentagon has completed more than 1,000 aerial sorties over Iraq in this mission to target ISIS. Most of them are surveillance flights, but nearly 100 of them have been airstrikes thus far.
All of this has unfolded just since Aug. 8. In other words, the Obama administration has been "bombing them, at least for a few weeks." Why doesn't Kristol know that?
Don't know much about history, Jody Hice edition
American history has been in the news a bit lately, with the Republican National Committee denouncing Advanced Placement history curricula for high-school students and Rush Limbaugh writing a book that "tells the story of a fictional history teacher named Rush Revere, who travels back in time to experience the pilgrims' journey to America and their first Thanksgiving in the New World."
But Andrew Kaczynski reported yesterday on right-wing pastor Jody Hice, who'll soon replace Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) in Congress, and who knows a lot less about history than he pretends to know.
Hice represents an anti-gay viewpoint based on pseudo-science and seriously outdated myths about gay Americans. He also really loves freedom. He calls himself a "constitutional conservative" and LOVES the Founding Fathers. [...]"I have one plan: the Constitution. If we were following this document we wouldn't have the problems that we're facing today," Hice has said.Hice also loves to naturally share Founding Fathers quotes. Unfortunately, many of them are fake.
Kaczynski's list is surprisingly long. Jody Hice posted fake quotes -- which he apparently believed to be real -- from Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and John Quincy Adams. There may have been others, but after highlighting nine quotes that Hice promoted, all of which turned out to be wrong, Kaczynski apparently got tired and stopped looking. And I can't blame him.
Of course, the common theme from all of the fake historical quotes was predictable: the Founding Fathers, the argument goes, agreed with contemporary far-right, anti-government views. The fake quotes were made up for a reason: modern conservatives call themselves "constitutional conservatives" because they're convinced they -- and they alone -- carry the mantle of America's historic traditions. Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin may be gone, but their legacy lives on in 21st century Republican politics.
Tea Partiers don't dress up in tri-corner hats because they're making a fashion statement. They see themselves as the inheritors of the Founding Fathers' legacy.
Of course, in reality, this is nonsense, which is probably why guys like Hice feel the need to promote historic quotes that are entirely made-up.
Coffman repackages himself for tough 2014 campaign
By any fair measure, it'd be tough to characterize Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) as somehow moderate. The Club for Growth lists Coffman as having an 82% lifetime rating, while Heritage Action puts the Colorado Republican to the right of most House Republicans.
But the conservative congressman is facing a tough re-election fight against former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff (D), and as such Coffman is now striking "a decidedly Democratic tone."
[His new] 30-second spot highlights Coffman's service as a Marine, his work to protect victims of sexual assault in the military, and his efforts two decades ago as a state legislator to prevent health insurers from discriminating on the basis of gender.The ad also says he "bucked his own party to help pass the Violence Against Women Act." His support for the bill's reauthorization in 2013, with just 32 other House Republicans, won him plaudits from Planned Parenthood, a group that gave him a 0 percent rating on its most recent scorecard."It's nice to know someone has our back," a woman says at the end of the ad. "That's Mike Coffman."
Mike Coffman up until recently supported "Personhood" measures that would ban abortion and many popular forms of contraception. He also celebrated the Supreme Court's recent Hobby Lobby ruling. But now that he's worried about getting re-elected, all of this is behind him?
The larger significance of this is how common these moves have become.
GOP bites its tongue on contraception
The usual pattern is hard to miss: the Obama administration announces a policy, which is immediately followed by Republicans condemning the policy. Rinse, lather, repeat.
But last week, in response to the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling, the White House unveiled a new compromise measure that would extend contraception access to a very specific group of Americans: employees at "closely held" companies run by religious conservatives who oppose some or all forms of birth control.
Given fierce GOP opposition to President Obama's contraception policies, and the broad Republican support for the Hobby Lobby ruling, it was reasonable to expect quite a few strong reactions to the White House's latest policy, right? Wrong. The Hill ran a good report overnight.
Republican Senate candidates are staying silent on President Obama's latest changes to the birth control coverage mandate even as the policy catches flak from the religious right.Top GOP hopefuls haven't weighed in on the issue since Friday, when the administration announced new measures meant to accommodate religious groups and businesses that object to their insurance covering birth control.Republican Senate candidates failed to jump on the announcement that day, and a dozen campaigns reached individually this week all declined to comment.
Not to put too fine a point on this, but it's probably safe to say Republicans realize they're out of step with the American mainstream when it comes to birth control, and the issue has left the GOP terrified.
GOP strategist Ford O'Connell told The Hill this issue "could spoil an entire Senate campaign." He added that Republicans recognize that they "shouldn't be discussing birth control right now unless they can be on offense."
The DSCC's Justin Barasky responded, "What Republican candidates haven't been silent on is their unabashed support for laws that block women's access to common forms of birth control and allow employers to decide whether or not birth control should be covered as part of their health insurance."
The National Republican Senatorial Committee "did not respond to a request for comment. " Imagine that.
ACA makes health care more affordable in Arkansas
Rep. Tom Cotton (R), his party's U.S. Senate hopeful in Arkansas, has been a fierce critic of the Affordable Care Act, vowing to destroy the system if given an opportunity. The far-right congressman even went so far as to argue that some Arkansans, because of "Obamacare," could "face triple-digit increases in the cost of their health care premiums."
As of yesterday, that's not quite what happened. The Arkansas News Bureau reported:
Insurance policies sold through the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace are projected to see a net aggregate decrease of 2 percent in premium costs for 2015, Gov. Mike Beebe's office announced Tuesday.Beebe's office said the projection includes policies offered through the so-called private option, which uses federal Medicaid money to subsidize private health insurance for Arkansans earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level. Premiums under the private option are projected to decrease slightly but remain essentially flat.
For much of the recent debate about health care policy, the argument about premiums has been based on two sets of expectations. ACA detractors predicted premiums would "skyrocket," while ACA proponents suggested modest increases, consistent with trends that existed before the Affordable Care Act became law.
But for the second time in as many weeks -- Connecticut last week and Arkansas yesterday -- we're actually seeing some projections of modest premium decreases. Obviously, Cotton's rhetoric about "triple-digit increases" looks pretty silly now.
Is it any wonder the political debate, especially in Arkansas, has gone so topsy turvy?


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Rolston witha wicked hard slapper!
It took a little extra work but the New Jersey Devils skated past the New York Islanders to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Brian Rolston's goal in the 6th round of the shootout iced the win for New Jersey. Rolston is known more for his booming slapper then his stickhandling finesse. But tonight he went deep into his bag of tricks to put a nifty move on Islanders goaltender Al Montoya beating the sprawling netminder for the victory.
"He's played very well for them," Rolston said of Montoya. "We knew that coming in, and we were trying to figure out how to beat him."
The goal ended an intense shootout and preserved 2 more critical points for New Jersey.
During regulation, Rolston opened the scoring early in the second on the power play. Kovalchuk fed Rolston for as slapper that zipped passed Montoya. The goal was Rolston's 12th of the season.
Later in that same period Josh Bailey tied the game at 1-1. With Andy Greene off for a cross-checking penalty, Brodeur made the initial save but a juicy rebound came to Bailey who buried it for his 10th of the year.
Kovalchuk put the Devils back in front at 2:52 of the third. He snapped a wrister through the 5-hole of Montoya giving New Jersey the 2-1 lead. After Kovalchuk's goal Devils fans at the Nassau Colisseum began chanting, "Kovy! Kovy!"
Jacob Josefson got an assist for his first career NHL point.
"We got a lot of chances today," Kovalchuk said. "I just go out there and try to do my best."
The Islanders Blake Comeau tied the game with 3:42 left in regulation, He snapped a loose puck past Brodeur for his 18th goal of the year and sending the game to overtime.
With less then 10 seconds left in the extra period, Kovalchuk and Zajac nearly ended it on a 2 on 1. Kovalchuks's shot sailed wide setting the stage for Rolston in the shootout.
Rolston and Ilya Kovalchuk each had a goal in regulation and in the shootout.
Brodeur stopped 20 shots for his 16th win of the year.
The win was the Devils 4th in a row. New Jersey is now 20-2-2 in their last 24 games improving to 30-31-4 on the season. The haven't been 1 game below .500 since the 4th game of the year. The Buffalo Sabres won in OT tonight so the Devil now trail them by 8 points for the eighth and final playoff spot.
Note: Tonight's attendance at the Colisseum was 15.893. That was the second largest crowd of the season and a majority of them were Devils fans.
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Breathtaking scenery, championship design -- many of the courses dropped into the Canadian Rockies are among the most memorable in the world.
Centered in the province of Alberta and heading north from Calgary, you can find several must-play courses that inspire awe, and might even improve your game -- the elevation and thin mountain air can add an easy 10 yards to your drives.
These courses are situated in the valleys that hug this northern stretch of the Rockies, with massive peaks rising up around you.
The Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course
Located within Banff National Park, this course is a natural panoramic wonder that's both challenging and captivating.
Surrounding mountain cliffs stare down on you on nearly every green of the championship course.
The original 18 holes were designed by Canada's master golf architect, Stanley Thompson, back in 1928.
With a judicious use of bunkers and a layout that hugs the winding Bow River, it's a course that thrills amateurs and professionals alike.
The Tunnel Mountain nine-hole course added in 1989 allows you to get in an early game and still enjoy the wide array of outdoor activities in the area, like a raft trip down to nearby Canmore, where more magnificent courses await.
The Fairmont Banff Springs, 405 Spray Ave., Banff, Alberta; +1 403 762 2211
Silvertip Resort
Located on the "sunny" side of the Bow Valley, this course brings you as close to wildlife as you'll get -- at least while holding a golf club.
Between two wildlife corridors, the course has been certified as an "Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary" for its conservation and preservation practices.
The par 72 sports 600 feet of elevation change and is the only course in the area on the south-facing side of the mountains -- so you can tee off later and enjoy longer days on the links.
The clubhouse deck offers one of the most spectacular views in golf and offers front row seats overlooking the 18th, so you get to be judge, jury and commentator as your fellow golfers display their downhill skills on an extremely steep par 4.
Silvertip Resort, 2000 Silvertip Trail, Canmore, Alberta; +1 403 678 1600
Stewart Creek Golf Club
Built on an abandoned coal mine, this may be the area's most rugged and rewarding championship course.
On the eastern slopes of the mountain range near Canmore, it's a 15-minute drive from Banff and consistently ranked with 4.5 stars by "Golf Digest."
A massive, eye-catching three-peak wall known as The Three Sisters hovers over the property and makes for stellar selfies.
In a nod to its proud past, this reclaimed masterpiece incorporates a number of refurbished mine entrances that add authenticity, and places to hide from the rain.
While the mine shafts that still run beneath the fairways have been reinforced, the steep tees and vanishing fairways may leave you feeling a bit shaky -- all the more reason to make sure you get some "beautiful shots" of the photographic kind.
Stewart Creek Golf Club, 4100 Stewart Creek Drive, Canmore, Alberta; +1 403 609 6099
The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
Another Stanley Thompson creation, this course is considered his greatest work.


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Robert Bork, 1927-2012
December 19, 2012
Robert Bork, professor, federal judge, solicitor general, Supreme Court nominee, has died. He has sixty-five appearances in the C-SPAN Video Library. Robert Bork's confirmation hearings to the U.S. Supreme Court were the first events included in the Video Library. They remain a fascinating legal seminar as he answered every question put to him. No other nominee subsequently had such a lengthy or detailed hearing. His opening statement at his Supreme Court nomination hearing can be viewed here.
You will find many speeches and book interviews where he discussed his judicial philosophy and his ideas on the state of jurisprudence. See this speech to the Heritage Foundation in 2009. In this oral history interview, he describes his role in the Nixon administration. He spoke at the National Press Club about judicial nominations. See also his first speech following his failed nomination.
He also sat down for an interview about his life and career. and for a Booknotes interview. The earliest pre-nomination interview can be viewed here.
Robert Bork was an important figure in the C-SPAN Video Library through his comments on the judiciary and legal issues. Not everyone will agree with his views, but they were a significant viewpoint in the public policy debate.
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Welcome to Medaille College and the Department of Residence Life! My name is Jason Perri, and I was born and raised north of Buffalo in Tonawanda, NY. I attended SUNY Geneseo as an undergraduate and received a dual BA in English and Communication Arts. I completed a Master's of Education in Student Affiars Administration from the University at Buffalo in 2001.
I have since worked at Longwood College in rural Virginia and most recently spent five years as a residence director and Assistant Director of Residence Life at St. John's University in New York City. In my spare time I can be found hanging out with my family, listening to music, and enjoying the sights and sounds of WNY. I also have an odd fascination with monkeys and am tough to beat in music trivia!
The goal of the Residence Life team is to provide opportunities for growth and development for all students through personal and intentional interactions and programming. Living in the residence halls and Humboldt houses allows students an opportunity to meet students from diverse backgrounds, form friendships and develop themselves into responsible adults and global citizens. From Resident Student Council to simply helping an RA with their bulletin board, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved in your residential experience!
I look forward to having the opportunity to meet with you all during your time at Medaille; please feel free to reach out to me for any reason by stopping by the Sullivan Center, second floor. You can also e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Have a great year!
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Prior to joining the Medaille College family, I worked at the University at Buffalo in residence life. I was drawn to the small and close-knit community Medaille College provides to students and staff. I also love the Buffalo community that surrounds Medaille College. Buffalo is an awesome city and there is always something new to explore!
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Just about everyone looks for love at some stage in their life and most of us want someone we can get serious with. There are of course exceptions, but generally speaking, we seek and put a high value on committed relationships, and look for suitable partners for life starting at a fairly early age. Typically, dating is a process of getting experience with others, deciding what you are looking for, and then eventually finding someone who wants the same things you do – and living happily ever after.
But there are some people out there that seem to do an odd thing – they sabotage their relationships before they can get serious, and do it in a purposeful, if not overt and visible, way. They push others away before they get too close, they say or do things to cause a lack of trust or an inability to continue, and they easily and prematurely end a promising pairing. Are you a self-saboteur? If you have any of the following fears, and your behavior is based on them, you might be.
Fear Of Intimacy
When you get close to another human being, it becomes a natural thing to be intimate. Unfortunately, we tend to equate intimacy with having a sexual relationship, but it's more complicated than that. First of all, casual sex is very popular these days, and people hook up for nothing more. But that doesn't make them actually intimate with each other. Real intimacy is a sharing of all kinds of things between two people – hopes, dreams, fears, history, regrets, and yes, physical closeness is a large part of it. But a person who fears intimacy doesn't want to get too close, because the process of revealing oneself is too painful or dangerous.
Fear Of Honesty
Along with a fear of being too close comes a tendency to be afraid of honesty and openness with another person. If you get close to another person, as most of us do eventually, and an intimate relationship develops, there will be a point where being honest and disclosing private and perhaps hidden aspects of yourself will be expected. If it doesn't happen, that's usually a deal-breaker. The person who fears such events may sabotage the relationship in order to avoid the honesty and disclosure of this stage.
Fear Of Commitment
We've all heard about the fear of commitment. It happens when one of the partners in a romantic relationship doesn't want to be tied down, or be held to any kind of promise that would involve faithfulness or mature and expected stages of development. He or she wants to keep things casual, to not take everything so seriously. This fear is usually based on feelings of inferiority, inadequacy, and an inability to be self-responsible. If you have this fear, you will more than likely self sabotage in order to avoid having to commit to the other person.
Fear Of Failure
Finally, the fears of intimacy, honesty and commitment may be based on a deeper fear of being a failure. Family histories and previous experiences may have taught the self-saboteur that it's better to get out of a relationship as cleanly and quickly as possible than to let it go on and fail. Driven types who may be successful in the more practical aspects of life are often seen as having this fear when it comes to slippery and dangerous human relationships. These people will sabotage the situation so that he or she does not have to worry about being a failure.


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Scott Weiland is keeping busy while Stone Temple Pilots are on a touring hiatus. The singer has just announced that he'll be launching a new solo tour next month where he'll be performing tracks from the band's first two albums: 1992's Core and 1994's Purple . That outing, dubbed the Purple at the Core tour, begins on March 1 at The Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan and will make stops in Boston, New York, Chicago and Houston, among other cities.
Tickets for all the newly-announced shows are on sale now at ScottWeiland.com . More dates are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
Here are the tour dates:
3/1 -- Flint, MI, The Machine Shop
3/2 -- Traverse City, MI, Ground Zero
3/4 -- Niagara Falls, NY, Rapids Theatre
3/6 -- Patchogue, NY, The Emporium
3/7 -- Boston, MA, Wilbur Theatre
3/9 -- New York, NY, Irving Plaza
3/11 -- Washington, D.C., Howard Theatre
3/12 -- New Brunswick, NJ, State Theatre
3/14 -- Bethlehem, PA, Sands Bethlehem Event Center
3/19 -- Chicago, IL, House of Blues
3/20 -- Cleveland, OH, House of Blues
3/22 -- Cincinnati, OH, Bogarts
3/23 -- Indianapolis, OH, Egyptian Room
3/26 -- Houston, TX, House of Blues
3/27 -- Dallas, TX, House of Blues
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The Ramsar Bulletin Board, 3 April 2002
WWF TV Centre wins award. The World Wide Fund for Nature's International TV Centre has won a Certificate of Merit, in the category of Public Affairs/Video News Release, in the Chicago International Television Competition. The film "Niger - Bawa Ousmane Goah", produced by WWF's Joanna Benn (firstname.lastname@example.com) and colleagues in September 2001, highlights Mr Ousmane's work with the Programme for Local Development-Gaya in fostering community-based planning and management in Albarkaïzé in the Gaya region of the southwest of Niger, restoring life through sustainable management to the floodplains of the "Zone humide du moyen Niger" Ramsar site (designated June 2001). The film surveys the prevailing problems of deforestation and unorganized use of the flooding cycle of this important length of the River Niger, and then follows Bawa Ousmane Goah as he illustrates the planning meetings with villagers, drawing upon their traditional knowledge, reforestation projects, and sustainable use of the available water in a programme that has already produced significant results in terms of agricultural yields and vastly increased numbers of birds and fish. The work along the Middle Niger is part of an ongoing cooperative effort of WWF's Living Waters Programme, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the Swiss Development Corporation (SDC), and the Government of Niger, based upon proposals by IUCN in 1992, and as a result of its success in using the wetlands as a starting point for village-based development, the SDC is supporting larger community-based development programmes in agriculture and other sectors. [A little more here.] [03/04/02]
Kenya Wildlife Service announces wetland management course. The Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute at Naivasha will hold a six-week "East Africa Wetland Management Course" from 16 September to 27 October 2002 at Lake Naivasha. A reprint of the brochure for the course, including objectives, details, and forms for application, is available here. [02/04/02]
Cooperation between Ramsar and the World Resources Institute. Carmen Revenga, Senior Associate, Information Programme, of the World Resources Institute (WRI) in the USA has arrived in the Ramsar secretariat in Switzerland to begin a five months' WRI secondment with Bureau staff. Her ambitious programme of work includes a number of projects of benefit, not only to Ramsar and WRI, but to CBD, IUCN, UNEP, and other bodies as well. Very briefly, these include: 1) fulfilment of a WRI contract from Ramsar/CBD to prepare a study of the status and trends of inland water biodiversity; 2) Ramsar liaison with other ongoing freshwater assessment work, such as the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, the Conservation International Freshwater Hot Spots study, the World Water Forum, and several others; 3) Ramsar liaison with the "Water Resources and Wetlands e-Atlas" led by IUCN's Water and Wetlands Programme and involving WRI, IWMI, UNEP GRID-Geneva, FAO, and the University of New Hampshire (USA); 4) representing WRI with the River Basin Initiative, in the context of the CBD and Ramsar Joint Work Plan; 5) advising Atlantis consultants, on behalf of WRI, on the Ramsar component of the European Space Agency's TESEO project; 6) serving as Ramsar liaison in efforts by IUCN, UNEP-WCMC, Conservation International, and The Nature Conservancy to improve digitally available information on protected wetland areas around the world, in the context of the forthcoming World's Parks Congress; and 7) drafting a Memorandum of Understanding for future cooperation between Ramsar and the World Resources Institute. The Bureau heartily welcomes Carmen to the Bureau and IUCN HQ, just as spring begins to become really beautiful around Lake Geneva. [28/03/02] [français et/y español]
Andorra publishes new book and prepares to join Ramsar. On 15 March 2002 Olga Adellach Coma, La Ministra d'Agricultura i Medi Ambient of the Govern d'Andorra, wrote to say that her country had taken the occasion of World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2002, to launch a new book, Aigua i Natura (Water and Nature), and to announce the Government's intention of joining the Ramsar Convention. The preparations are already in hand and it is hoped that more concrete news can be announced by the time of Ramsar's COP8 in Valencia, Spain, in November 2002. Here are a few illustrations from the beautiful new book. [27/03/02]
Update on the Society for the Protection of Prespa. In May 1999, the Society for the Protection of Prespa (SPP) in northwestern Greece was awarded one of the first Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards. The next year, closely assisted by the MedWet Initiative, it played a key role in the agreement of the governments of Albania, Greece and the FYR of Macedonia for the establishment of a transboundary park in the area, which was announced on World Wetlands Day 2000. The General Assembly of the SPP met on 9 March 2002 in Aghios Germanos to assess its current programme, and here is a brief report on the results. [27/03/02]
Mediterranean meeting on water. An interesting regional conference on 'Effective water governance' was held in Athens on 19-20 March 2002. It was organised by the Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med) and the Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE), as part of the global dialogue on this sensitive issue. Here is Thymio Papayannis' brief report. [27/03/02]
Ramsar and the MAB Programme agree programme of joint work. Ramsar and UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) have much in common, particularly in the designation, management and monitoring of wetlands as protected areas (Ramsar's Wetlands of International Importance and MAB's Biosphere Reserves). Currently there are 75 sites in 41 countries that are designated both as Ramsar sites and Biosphere Reserves. To improve awareness of our common interests, a Ramsar/MAB Joint Web Site was established on World Wetlands Day 2001. To further develop collaboration between Ramsar and MAB, an innovative and practical Programme of Joint Work has been developed and approved by Ramsar's Standing Committee(Decision SC26-51, 7 December 2001) and MAB's International Coordinating Council (at its 17th session in Paris on 20 March 2002). The programme includes actions to review and further develop cooperation between Ramsar and UNESCO, including MAB and other relevant programmes such as World Heritage and the International Hydrological Programme, development of joint guidance for designation, management and monitoring of shared designated sites, using such sites as models for the promotion of better understanding and management of critical wetland ecosystems, and raising awareness of the benefits of involvement in both Ramsar and MAB. The Programme of Joint Work is available here, and other MEAs and organizations with which Ramsar has developed cooperative agreements can be viewed here. [22/03/02] [français et/y español]
Saint Lucia joins the Convention. The Bureau is very pleased to announce that UNESCO's Office of International Standards and Legal Affairs has notified the Secretary General that on 19 February Saint Lucia deposited with the Director-General its instrument of accession to the Convention as amended by the Paris Protocol (1982) and the Regina Amendments (1987). In accordance with Article 2, Saint Lucia has designated two wetlands - Savannes Bay and Mankoté Mangrove - as its first Ramsar sites and has provided the required maps; their Ramsar Information Sheets are expected in due course. The Convention will enter into force for Saint Lucia on 19 June 2002, and the Bureau welcomes Saint Lucia as its 131st Contracting Party. [20/03/02] [français et/y español]
Perú creeará primera facultad universitaria dedicada a humedales. Beatriz Torres, UNEP/CMS Secretariat (email@example.com), nos informa sobre el taller para el Dia Mundial de Humedales, en Peru. Durante la actividad, el Dr. Fenando Cabieses anunció la creación de la primera Facultad de Biología y Ecología de Humedales a nivel mundial, en la Universidad Científica del Sur. El Campus Universitario se hospedará en el humedal limeño Pantanos de Villa (Sitio Ramsar) desde donde se espera hacer una gran contribución a la protección de este y otros humedales mediante estudio e investigación. El subjefe del Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales, INRENA (Autoridad Administrativa Ramsar en el Perú) Ing. José Perea Cáceres hizo un recuento de los beneficios al ambiente que se han desarollado en el Perú en relación a la Convención de Ramsar. También subrayó la importancia de los humedales para aliviar el serio problema mundial de escasez de agua fresca. Finalmente, el Dr. Víctor Pulido Capurro aprovechó la ocasión para comunicar el mensaje del Secretario General de la Convención, Delmar Blasco, sobre el estrecho vínculo entre las culturas humanas y los humedales, y la necesidad de fomentar su uso racional." Nota de prensa. [21/03/02]
WISP's Discover European Wetlands brochure available from Ramsar. "Wetlands in Spatial Planning" (WISP) is an EU-funded project within the Interreg IIC North Sea Region Programme. The project aims to stimulate social and economical development in and around a number of bird-rich wetlands. One of the main objectives is the development of sustainable tourism, eco-tourism, in wetland areas. Now WISP's attractive and informative 36-page brochure "Discover European Wetlands: a Guide to 12 Wetland Areas in the North Sea Region" is available, not only from WISP directly, but for our Ramsar readership directly from the Bureau. Before you begin planning your next holidays, view more details here. [19/03/02]
Le grand public privé de nature en Camargue. Dans la nuit du jeudi 14 au vendredi 15 mars 2002, l'observatoire du marais du Grenouillet a été entièrement détruit par le feu. Les restes d'un pneu brûlé trouvés sur place indiquent que l'incendie est volontaire. [The public deprived of nature in the Camargue. During the night of 14-15 March 2002, the nature observation station of the Grenouillet marsh, placed there for the public's use by the Biological Station of Tour du Valat, was completely destroyed by fire. The remains of a burnt automobile tire at the scene indicated that the fire was deliberately set.] "Suite à l'incendie volontaire de l'Observatoire de Grenouillet, appartenant à la Tour du Valat, vous trouverez ci-après un communiqué de presse (et des photos), que nous souhaiterions voir diffuser le plus rapidement possible. Vous en remerciant par avance, et restant à votre disposition pour tout renseignement complémentaire, je vous prie d'agréer mes sincères salutations." Here is the Tour du Valat's press release (in French) about this sad incident in a continuing sad drama. [19/03/02]
Guinea names six large Ramsar sites in upper Niger Basin. On 16 February at the summit meeting of the Heads of State of the Niger Basin Authority in Abuja, Nigeria, the Prime Minister of Guinea announced the designation of six new Wetlands of International Importance, all located in the headwaters of the Niger River. Totaling over 4.5 million hectares in area, these new sites are of extraordinarily great significance because they represent Guinea's recognition of the vital importance of sustainable management of the entire vast catchment of the Niger Basin and help to ensure adequate water supply downstream. For the past two years, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the Ramsar Convention Bureau, and the Niger Basin Authority have been developing a remarkable Niger River Basin initiative for freshwater conservation in the West African subregion, and now, in efforts supported materially by the Living Waters Programme of WWF, the designation of this suite of Ramsar sites can be seen in the context of a basin-wide effort for the wise use and sustainable management of the entire system, similar to ongoing Living Waters/Ramsar work in cooperation with the Lake Chad Basin Commission reported elsewhere on this Web site. Brief Annotated Ramsar List entries for the six new sites, drawn from their Ramsar Information Sheets, can be viewed here. [français et/y español disponible] [15/03/02]
Progress in the transboundary management of the lower Neretva valley. A workshop on the transboundary management of the lower Neretva valley took place on 7-8 March 2002 in Mostar (Bosnia-Herzegovina) and Metkovic (Croatia), the culminating event of the Ramsar SGF project on "Preparations for a transboundary management plan for the lower Neretva valley". The workshop provided therefore a first opportunity to show synergies, based on the active cooperation between the coordinators of the Ramsar SGF project and the local managers of the REReP project (international "Stability Pact" Regional Environmental Reconstruction Programme). It became clear that the respective project activities are indeed complementary, and that they should be pursued in an even more collaborative and integrated way. This thorough summary of the meeting lays out the issues involved, and the attached background paper supplies succinct and useful information on the importance of the site. [14/03/02]
West and Central Asian Subregional Meeting results now available. On 3-5 February 2002, the Islamic Republic of Iran hosted a successful Ramsar subregional meeting, with lively discussions and strong consensus on matters of common concern throughout the region, notably the severe impact on many wetlands of the persistent drought in the region, and the priority for international cooperation throughout the region, especially in relation to action on transboundary wetlands and river basins and on capacity-building. The meeting, attended by some 60 participants from Parties, non-Parties, International Organization Partners and other regional and national NGOs, international organizations and staff of the Department of the Environment and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was a success in no small part because of the excellent local organizing of venue and arrangements, and received considerable media attention. Thanks to generous funding support from the Government of Japan and the Government of Belgium through the Ministère de la Région Wallonne, delegates from western and central Asia will be particularly well positioned to contribute to the 8th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties next November. The meeting's report and photos are available here. [12/03/02]
Exploración Petrolera Rechazada en Costa Rica. Luego de una disputa de casi 5 años entre grupos ambientalistas y dos empresas petroleras, el Gobierno de Costa Rica desaprobó la exploración de 4 sitios terrestres y marinos en la zona Atlántica del país. Dos Sitios Ramsar de Importancia Internacional, el Humedal Caribe Noreste y Gandoca-Manzanillo, se encuentran en esta zona. La Secretaría Técnica Nacional Ambiental (SETENA), ente gubernamental encargada de emitir el permiso correspondiente, rechazó la solicitud de las empresas. SETENA indicó que el estudio de impacto ambiental presentado por la compañía Harken Energy Corporation presentaba "lagunas técnicas" que no garantizaban una exploración limpia, añadiendo que la propuesta de búsqueda en el Caribe costarricense "no es viable ambientalmente". Grupos ambientalistas como la Red Oilwatch y la ONG local Asociación de Lucha Antipetrolera (ADELA) mostraron satisfacción con la decisión pero prometieron continuar buscando la derogación de la Ley de hidrocarburos (1996) de Costa Rica. Las empresas petroleras afectadas, Harken y MKJ Exploration, emitirán sus criterios próximamente y se cree apelarán la decisión. [07/03/02] [English: Costa Rica petroleum exploration rejected near Ramsar sites]
Pre-COP8 -- International Forum on Youth and Wetlands / Foro Internacional de Jóvenes y Humedales / Forum International de la Jeunesse et des Zones Humides. Raúl Urquiaga, Amigos de la Tierra / Friends of the Earth Spain, writes to the Ramsar Forum: "In conjunction with the Eighth Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement on Wetlands, also known as the Agreement on Ramsar, to be held in Valencia next November, we at Amigos de la Tierra España (Friends of the Earth Spain, a member of Friends of the Earth International) are organizing an International Youth Forum regarding the Ramsar wetlands. This forum has as its aim to debate the rational use and the future of these important ecosystems from the ecological, social, economic, and cultural points of view, valuing especially the contributions that youth can make with sustainable use." Here is a full description and pre-registration questionnaire in English, Français, and Español. [06/03/02]
Wader Study Group's evaluation of migratory wader populations in Africa and Eurasia. "For the last few years, the WSG has been undertaking a major project to review and update population size estimates for all migratory wader species in the African-Eurasian region. The project has grown from an early focus on updating 1980s estimates for the East Atlantic Flyway populations to a more comprehensive assessment of all migratory species within the area covered by the Africa-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA). The new edition is intended for publication later in 2002 so that the conclusions (revised population estimates and trend information, and new or revised 1% thresholds) can be used to inform the 2nd Meeting of Parties of AEWA (September) and the 8th Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention (November). The re-assessment will have significant implications for other issues being discussed at those inter-governmental meetings and contribute to the third edition of Wetlands International's Waterbird Population Estimates due to be published this autumn for Ramsar's COP8." Here is David Stroud's appeal for comment on the review text. [06/03/02]
Review of national wetland inventory in Europe. As part of the on-going review of national wetland inventory information in Europe (being conducted under the RIZA-funded project "Pilot Study Towards a Pan-European Wetland Inventory"), Scott Frazier and Claire Nivet of Wetlands International have posted draft "country chapters" on the www.wetlands.org Web site and have appealed via the Ramsar Forum for comments and corrections. Here is their message and the links to the European chapters. [02/03/02]
Mauritania places Diawling on the Montreux Record. The Government of Mauritania has completed the procedure for placing the Parc National du Diawling Ramsar site onto the Montreux Record, effective 28 February 2002, with the intention of drawing national and international attention to changes in the ecological character of the site. Plagued in recent years by infestations of alien invasive species, particuarly Salvinia molesta and Typha australis, this extremely important site has seen a loss of biodiversity and diminution of open water. Following a joint Ramsar Advisory Mission in September 2000 (see ram_rpt_42e) to Diawling and the nearby World Heritage and Ramsar site in Senegal, the Djoudj National Bird Park, undertaken by Ramsar, the World Heritage Convention, and IUCN-The World Conservation Union, financial assistance has been forthcoming to address many of the Mission's recommendations, and it is thought that the problems with Salvinia molesta are on the way to resolution. There is a considerable hope that, with the added attention to be brought to bear upon the Diawling site as a result of its Montreux Record listing, the Typha australis and related problems can be solved satisfactorily and the site removed from the Record in not too long a time. [français et/y español] [01/03/02]
Sri Lanka publishes guide to Bundala National Park. In coordination with its final Ramsar Small Grants Fund project report, in early 2002 IUCN-Sri Lanka, on behalf of the Department of Wildlife Conservation, has published an attractive 54-page book entitled Guide to Bundala: a guide to the biodiversity of Bundala National Park, a Ramsar wetland in Sri Lanka (ISBN 955-8177-12-1), compiled and edited by Channa N. B. Bambaradeniya, with financial support from the Ramsar Bureau. Nicely illustrated with maps and photos, this small book will be useful, not only as a visitors' guide, but also for researchers interested in Sri Lanka's wealth of wetland flora and fauna. A few more details here. [28/02/02]


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Demonstrating a new use for DNA-sequencing technology, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed individualized biological markers for patients with cancer. The biomarkers, which can be detected in blood, could potentially help doctors manage the disease in patients.
In a pilot study, the researchers used next-generation DNA sequencing tools to identify genetic changes called chromosome rearrangements. The changes, which occur when chromosome regions are swapped or merged inappropriately, were then used to create genetic fingerprints for individual tumors.
To test potential clinical applications, the researchers first identified rearrangements in the tumors of two patients with colorectal cancer. They then showed that blood tests could pick up these same changes in DNA shed into the circulatory system by tumors, allowing them to track levels of abnormal tumor DNA as a biomarker over time.
In one case, the patient's biomarker levels dropped substantially after a tumor was removed, before rising again later. The levels declined once more after subsequent chemotherapy and a second surgery, though not to zero. This was likely because of a small lesion that remained in the patient's liver, the researchers said.
"This study is a proof of principle, and it demonstrates that the approach worked well for these particular patients," said lead investigator Dr. Victor Velculescu, who co-directs the cancer biology program at Johns Hopkins. The strategy represents one of the first applications of next-generation, whole-genome sequencing that could be clinically useful for patients, he said.
A report on the method, called Personalized Analysis of Rearranged Ends (PARE), will appear in the February 24 issue of Science Translational Medicine.
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"This is an exquisitely thoughtful and useful application of DNA sequencing technology," said Dr. Stephen Chanock, who directs the Laboratory of Translational Genomics in NCI's Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics and who wrote an editorial accompanying the study.
In addition to marking the tumor for forensic purposes, the strategy could reveal insights into the biology of tumors. "What this method allows us to do very nicely is to quickly identify sets of markers, and we can see how they change during the disease," Dr. Chanock continued. "The presence or absence of these markers may reveal insights into the life cycle of a tumor."
Because some rearrangements may disappear and others may emerge over time, it will be important to test sets of markers rather than individual rearrangements, Dr. Chanock noted. This would reduce the chances that a patient might be found incorrectly to have no cancer when in fact the disease had simply gone undetected.
The Johns Hopkins team did not set out to develop personalized biomarkers when the project began. They sequenced the genomes of six colorectal and breast tumors, hoping to find recurring chromosome rearrangements like those that are hallmarks of cancers of the blood. But they found none. Instead, the sequencing revealed that each tumor had these rearrangements and each one was different—on average, nine per tumor.
Right away the researchers realized that rearrangements were promising biomarkers. Not only were the changes specific to the tumors, but these were large, dramatic events in the genome. They would be easier to detect than point mutations, where a single letter of DNA is altered.
"This study is an exciting step forward in terms of how we might develop and use these types of biomarkers in patients," said NCI Deputy Director Dr. Anna Barker. "While there is a lot more work to do, it opens up some new windows for investigation." If the biomarkers are reproducible and highly sensitive, they could help address a range of clinical needs, such as improving the detection of residual disease following surgery, she added.
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Dr. Velculescu and coauthor Dr. Luis Diaz, an assistant professor of oncology at the Kimmel Cancer Center, presented the findings last week at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They said the approach could be made broadly available to patients in several years if costs could be brought down and the findings were confirmed. The cost was about $5,000 per patient, primarily for DNA sequencing. But the cost of next-generation sequencing has declined sharply and is expected to keep falling, they noted.
The Johns Hopkins group has expanded their study to identify other common cancers that are amenable to this strategy. It will also be important to establish how early in the development of cancer the markers are detectable.
The researchers are hopeful that this approach might help distinguish patients who are at risk of relapse and need additional therapy from those who could be safely spared more treatment. Such questions will need to be addressed in prospective clinical trials.
"In terms of next steps, it will be important to show that the new strategy is not just novel but also useful in real clinical situations," noted Dr. Sridhar Ramaswamy, an assistant professor of medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, who directs a laboratory focused on translational cancer genomics.
"The million-dollar question when you have a patient who has undergone treatment for cancer is does the person have incipient disease," said Dr. Ramaswamy. "Circulating tumor cells are one way to pick up microscopic cancers that are not readily apparent, and this is potentially a different way."
What's exciting about the strategy, he added, is that the researchers are using the powerful new genetic tools to go after individualized mutations in tumors. The tools are more commonly used to identify recurrent genetic changes shared among many patients.
Thousands of Genomes
The genomes of thousands of patients with cancer will be sequenced over the next few years. As the data from large-scale projects such as The Cancer Genome Atlas and the Pediatric Cancer Genome Project become available, researchers will increasingly focus on translating the results into knowledge and clinical tools, Dr. Barker predicted.
"The community is really starting to think about new ways to detect genomic changes in tumors and about how to use the changes as biomarkers," she said. "All of these studies are building an invaluable cancer genomics knowledge base, and this will move us toward improving the care of patients with cancer."
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One of the parents' chief issues with these program changes stem from the district's changing story regarding the origins of the TWI program. We were told when we enrolled our daughter five years ago, that TWI was a true dual-immersion program, designed to produce children who were dual-lingual. Now we are told that the program was envisioned as primarily a boost to ELLs (English Language Learners), who would flourish side-by-side with native-Engish-speakers.
We believe that any public school program should benefit all its students, not primarily one limited group. If the nature of the TWI program is as the district now describes, we resent not being told that our children were essentially being used to boost the ELL program, with the secondary benefit of gaining Spanish fluency.
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