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When it comes to restoration, let nature fill in the detailsDecember 19, 2013 | Posted by Delta Dispatches in 2012 Coastal Master Plan, Restoration Projects, Science
This was originally posted by Environmental Defense Fund on EDF Voices: People on the Planet.
By David Festa, Vice President, West Coast & Land, Water & Wildlife, Environmental Defense Fund
I was struck by a line in an article in the new issue of Scientific American. It called the loss of Louisiana's coastal wetlands "the greatest environmental, economic and cultural tragedy on the North American continent."
It's easy to see why they would say that. Since the 1930s, efforts to control the Mississippi River and widespread energy development in the delta have resulted in the sacrifice of 1,900 square miles of Louisiana's coastal wetlands to the sea. If that had happened on the east coast, an area twice the size of Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. put together would be under water. Of course, the engineering projects on the Mississippi spurred over a century of economic development and navigation. But the cost has been the loss of the original delta ecosystem, leaving coastal communities more exposed to storm surges and a rising sea level.
As dramatic as that is, the thing that caught my eye even more was another line in the Scientific American article: "Many wetland recovery programs have failed by trying to re-create the original ecosystems."
The article goes on to make a point that we don't have to re-create the past to make things better for people and the planet. In fact, when you think clearly and specifically about the need we as a society are trying to meet, and then ask how nature can help meet that need, surprisingly positive things can happen.
Consider Scientific American's example of the Delaware Bay, an ecosystem that was teeming with aquatic life before settlers built dikes and drained thousands of acres to grow crops.
"Looming on the New Jersey shore of the bay is the Salem nuclear power plant, owned by utility giant PSEG. The plant sucks in billions of gallons of water a day for cooling and kills millions of tiny fish and other creatures as they get drawn through the intake valves. In the early 1990s state regulators asked PSEG to build cooling towers to end the carnage. Reluctant to spend $1 billion to $2 billion, the utility proposed an alternative: restore enough salt marsh to compensate for the loss of fish — more than 10,000 acres."
The restoration team decided to take a less-is-more approach — cut gaps in the dikes that would let just the right amount of water into the marsh to create an initial maze of tidal creeks, and then let the rest of the creeks develop on their own. "If you engineer a drainage system in great detail, the system is forced to go the way you think it ought to be," a restoration expert told the publication. "But if you allow it to develop itself, it's more likely to be stable."
Today, reports Scientific American, the increase in fish populations more than makes up for the losses from the power plant's water intake, and the restoration looks like the natural marshes next door. Plus, it saved consumers money because letting nature meet the need cost hundreds of millions of dollars less than the concrete cooling towers.
Reversing Damage
You see this principle at work in the efforts of EDF and our allies in the Gulf of Mexico. Last year, as part of ongoing efforts to reverse losses in the Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana passed the Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast. This landmark plan serves as the blueprint for restoring Louisiana's wetlands, and it follows two tenets that proved so successful in the Delaware Bay. First, it focuses on a single goal: rebuilding and sustaining hundreds of square miles of land. Secondly, it relies on nature to do the bulk of the reconstruction. Sediment-laden water from the Mississippi River will be diverted into marshes and shores. Over time, the sediment will create new land and a more resilient coastline.
In the face of extreme weather and global sea-level rise, this new approach takes on great meaning. Superstorm Sandy provided powerful illustrations of how wetlands can serve as a first line of defense against extreme weather events. Salt marsh remnants along Long Island's Jamaica Bay, for example, helped to protect residents there, while the lack of wetlands around Manhattan left it exposed to crashing waves.
More than 3 billion souls — 40 percent of the world's population — live as close to the sea as New Orleans. By letting nature back into the game, we can help rebuild coastal Louisiana and turn "a North American tragedy" into a model of success for protecting nearly half the planet's population.
Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle signs teach visitors about need for coastal restorationNovember 22, 2013 | Posted by Elizabeth Skree in 2012 Coastal Master Plan, Hurricane Katrina, Meetings/Events, Mississippi River Gulf Outlet
By Amanda Moore (National Wildlife Federation) and Elizabeth Skree (Environmental Defense Fund)
Excitement filled the air last Friday as community members, government officials, students and staff from local and national conservation organizations gathered on the Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle viewing platform in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward to celebrate the unveiling of new educational, interactive signs. These signs help interpret an important story for visitors as they look out over the open water and ghostly remains of a former healthy cypress swamp. At this powerful site, in the backyard of a community less than five miles from the French Quarter that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, visitors will learn about efforts to restore the Bayou Bienvenue ecosystem as well as the broader, critical need for coastal restoration. The signs were a project of The Lower Ninth Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development and the Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign.
In addition to the four National Park Service-grade signs, a new website, www.restorethebayou.org, was also created to accompany the signs. On the site, visitors can learn more about the history of Bayou Bienvenue; read about the vision for restoration of the wetland triangle as well as broader Louisiana coastal restoration; learn about community and environmental organizations working to restore the wetlands; watch videos in the multimedia gallery; sign the virtual guestbook by taking a photo using Instagram and adding the hashtag #restorethebayou; and take action by signing a petition to decision-makers, asking them to prioritize MRGO-area restoration projects – like the Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle.
The dozens of people in attendance heard from Garret Graves, Chair of Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, who proclaimed the importance of the platform and signs when he said, "This is such an important teaching tool for us…it's a microcosm of what is happening on a huge scale in coastal Louisiana."
Other speakers included Charles Allen, Director of the City of New Orleans' Office of Coastal and Environmental Affairs; Arthur Johnson, Executive Director of the Lower Ninth Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development; and Amanda Moore, Greater New Orleans Program Manager for the National Wildlife Federation, speaking on behalf of the Mississippi River Delta Restoration Coalition.
Get involved! Check out Restore the Mississippi River Delta's Facebook album of photos from the unveiling event, and visit www.restorethebayou.org to learn more about the Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle and coastal restoration efforts.No Comments
Mississippi River Delta Restoration Coalition submits comments on proposed RESTORE Act Treasury regulationsNovember 19, 2013 | Posted by Delta Dispatches in 2012 Coastal Master Plan, BP Oil Disaster, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, RESTORE Act
By Whit Remer and Elizabeth Weiner, Environmental Defense Fund
Earlier this month, the Restore the Mississippi River Delta Coalition submitted public comments to the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) on a proposed rule governing disbursements from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Trust Fund. The Trust Fund was established by the RESTORE Act, enacted in 2012, and is funded by 80 percent of the civil Clean Water Act penalties that have been, and will be, paid by the parties responsible for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. The Act mandates that the Trust Fund be housed within and managed by Treasury and requires that Treasury propose and finalize a rule, with input from the public, regarding its management protocols. This is common practice for federal trust fund management. It is important because funding cannot be disbursed from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Trust Fund for urgently needed Gulf restoration until the rule promulgation process is complete.
Multiple federal rules, developed in similar manners, are necessary to implement the RESTORE Act. They may overlap with other implementation documents and reiterate statutory language. We believe that when overlap exists, the entities involved should ensure as much consistently and clarity as possible. For example, the RESTORE Act language and the Final Initial Comprehensive Plan direct the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's funding allocation exclusively to ecosystem restoration projects. Our comments suggested that the language and instruction in the final Treasury rule could more clearly reflect that specific direction from Congress and the Council.
As part of its management role, Treasury must also develop a compliance and auditing program – compliance on the front end to verify that grant applications comply with statutory requirements, and auditing on the back end to ensure that applicants did what they said they would do with the funds. Within Treasury, the Treasury RESTORE program will handle some aspects of this, and Treasury Inspector General will handle others. Because of the RESTORE Act's unique structure with different funding components, the Council also has compliance and auditing authorities. Our comments urged Treasury to more clearly delineate the compliance and auditing roles of each of these federal entities so as to minimize delays and duplication and maximize the amount of funding that can be spent directly on restoration efforts.
Our comments also encouraged Treasury to consider adopting Louisiana's 2012 Coastal Master Plan as the RESTORE Act's mandatory state expenditure plan. To receive funds from the Spill Impact Component, states must submit a multi-year expenditure plan that describes each program, project and activity for which the state seeks funding. Due to Louisiana's substantial land loss crisis, the state has already developed a science-based planning process. The most recent product of that process is the 2012 Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast. The State of Louisiana has dedicated, by state law, all funds from the RESTORE Act to its constitutionally protected Coastal Restoration and Protection Fund to be spent solely on projects in this plan. Recognizing that projects in the master plan still have to be sequenced for the purpose of serving as a RESTORE multi-year plan, we have advocated that the Plan meets, and often exceeds, the requirements of the State Expenditure Plan. If Treasury accepts the master plan process as compliant with the process set forth in the rule, the State of Louisiana will be ready to apply for RESTORE funds and utilize grant dollars more quickly.
Over the next few weeks, Treasury will read and consider comments submitted by the public as they prepare the final rule for the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Fund. The Council will also have to promulgate a rule regarding the RESTORE Act Spill Impact Component.No Comments
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Announces Nearly $68 Million for Louisiana Restoration ProjectsNovember 14, 2013 | Posted by Ryan Rastegar in 2012 Coastal Master Plan, Media Resources, Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, Restoration Projects
Erin Greeson, National Audubon Society, 503.913.8978, firstname.lastname@example.com
Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, firstname.lastname@example.com
Elizabeth Skree, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, firstname.lastname@example.com
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Announces Nearly $68 Million for Louisiana Restoration Projects
$40.4 million dedicated to Mid-Barataria Diversion, a critical project to comprehensive coastal restoration
(New Orleans, LA – November 14, 2013) Today, leading national and local conservation and restoration organizations – Environmental Defense Fund, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation – released the following joint statement:
"We applaud the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in partnership with Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, for dedicating $67.9 million to seven key barrier island and river diversion projects, including $40.4 million for the Mid-Barataria Diversion project. The Barataria Basin has one of the highest rates of land loss in the world, and this large-scale wetland restoration project is crucial to reversing that trend.
"The mid-sized Mid-Barataria sediment diversion is a key component of Louisiana's 2012 Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast. The master plan is a blueprint for restoring the Mississippi River Delta and Louisiana's coast and contains a suite of coastal restoration and protection projects. Our organizations support the full suite of restoration projects in that plan, of which the Mid-Barataria Diversion is a critical piece.
"Restoration of Louisiana's disappearing wetlands is important not only to Louisiana but to the entire nation. Louisiana's wetlands and waters provide one-third of the nation's seafood, are a stopover point for migratory birds traveling the Mississippi Flyway and provide critical wildlife habitat. Projects like the Mid-Barataria Diversion can help revive Louisiana's coastal wetlands – part of America's largest delta – to a productive, functioning state, which provides important ecological and economic opportunities for people and wildlife. We look forward to continued work with both the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the State of Louisiana to implement the Mid-Barataria sediment diversion on its current timeline of being ready for construction in 2015."
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Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign volunteers plant 250 trees in Big Mar basinNovember 7, 2013 | Posted by Delta Dispatches in 2012 Coastal Master Plan, Meetings/Events, Restoration Projects
By Theryn Henkel, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
Since 2009, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (LPBF) has been actively documenting the development of an emergent delta in the receiving basin, Big Mar, of the Caernarvon Diversion outfall canal on the east side of the Mississippi River south of New Orleans. Since October 2010, in partnership with the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL), LPBF has conducted tree plantings within Big Mar as part of a Restore the Earth Foundation grant-funded reforestation effort, called 10,000 Trees for Louisiana.
The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation and the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana conducted a 7th tree planting in Big Mar on October 28, 2013. This planting was conducted as a restoration event opportunity for members of the Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign. All of the volunteers were people who work on various parts of the campaign and included staff from Environmental Defense Fund, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Foundation, LPBF and CRCL.
Twenty-five people, including 18 volunteers and 7 staff, planted a total of 250 trees at five different sites. Two of the sites, with 25 trees planted at each, are demonstration sites. If trees grow successfully at these locations, then future plantings will occur there with many more trees. 125 bald cypress trees (Taxodium distichum) and 125 water tupelo trees (Nyssa aquatica) were planted. Photos from the event can be seen on the Restore the Mississippi River Delta Facebook page and the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana Facebook page.
The focus of these volunteer events is to plant trees that will abate and reduce storm surge. Big Mar is located directly in front of the newly built Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System Levees, and a thriving cypress forest will provide some protection to this levee system by buffering storm surge. Big Mar is also located in front of the Braithwaite community, which is outside the federal levee system but has local levees that were overtopped and breached during Hurricane Isaac. A swamp forest in front of that community would provide some storm surge attenuation benefit. Additionally, monitoring the growth of these trees under the influence of the Caernarvon Diversion, at different distances from the diversion, will provide valuable information for future restoration projects. The work being done around the Caernarvon Delta Complex provides a unique opportunity to test the effectiveness of many proposed 2012 Louisiana Coastal Master Plan restoration initiatives, which rely heavily on river diversions.
Ultimately, if the data bears out and the hypothesis is true that the sediment delivered by river diversions builds land – and that the fresh water flowing into a receiving basin lowers soil salinity and the nutrients associated with river water increase growth rates – then this information could be used to manage river diversions more effectively in the future in an effort to do what they are supposed to do, which is to build wetlands that will help sustain coastal Louisiana and protect its people and communities from devastating storm surges.No Comments
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council approves Initial Comprehensive PlanSeptember 6, 2013 | Posted by Delta Dispatches in 2012 Coastal Master Plan, BP Oil Disaster, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, Meetings/Events, RESTORE Act, Science
By Estelle Robichaux, Environmental Defense Fund
Last week, the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council held a public meeting in New Orleans to vote on its Initial Comprehensive Plan: Restoring the Gulf Coast's Ecosystem and Economy. The RESTORE Act, signed into law in July 2012, established the Council and tasked it with, among other duties, creating a long-term ecosystem restoration plan for the Gulf Coast region in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
In his opening remarks, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (Council member and host of the meeting) spoke of the many natural and human-caused disasters that have afflicted Louisiana in recent years: Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, Ike and Isaac; and, of course, the BP oil disaster.
Jindal highlighted the need to move restoration projects forward and not let the bureaucratic process delay implementation of projects that have already been sufficiently vetted. Jindal stated he had "directed state officials to commit 100 percent of Louisiana's RESTORE Act funding to ecosystem restoration and community resilience projects associated with our Master Plan." While the governor acknowledged Transocean for stepping up by paying their Clean Water Act fines, he called on BP to stop spending millions of dollars in public relations, claiming that they have spent more money on television commercials than on actual restoration, while there are still 200 miles of oiled shoreline along the Gulf Coast.
The chair of the Council, newly appointed Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, spoke following Jindal and stated, "the Gulf Region is part of who we are as Americans" and the Council wants "the world to see the Gulf Coast as a wonderful place to visit, work, play, and live." Although the Comprehensive Plan in its current iteration is still very general, the Secretary took this opportunity to affirm that science will be integral in the decision-making process. She emphasized that the Council was committed to moving forward with the planning and restoration process, despite uncertainties about the ultimate amount or timing of available funds. The desire for momentum was underscored by the Council's stated goal to begin selecting and funding projects within the next 12 months.
Justin Ehrenwerth, Executive Director of the Council, presented an overview of the Plan and discussed next steps before the Council unanimously voted to pass the Initial Comprehensive Plan and accompanying documents, including the Programmatic Environmental Assessment, Finding of No Significant Impact and Response to Public Comments. Mimi Drew (Chair of the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council), Thomas Kelsch (Vice President of National Fish & Wildlife Foundation's Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund) and Russ Beard (Acting Director of the RESTORE Act Science Program) gave overviews of their respective programs and how they anticipate coordinating with the Council and the Comprehensive Plan as it moves forward.
More than 50 people spoke during the meeting's public comment portion, which was notably held after the Council had already voted to accept the plan. Many residents of Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states traveled to New Orleans to have their voices heard. Most of them, having watched the natural areas around their lifelong homes degrade in recent years, encouraged, supported and even pleaded with the Council to move forward urgently with Gulf Coast restoration. In the words of the Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign's own David Muth: "Delay is the enemy."
Some individuals tried to further impress upon the Council the damage that had been done to the Gulf ecosystem, pointing to evidence of the continued presence of oil slicks and suspicious absence of wildlife around Mississippi Canyon block 252, where the Deepwater Horizon oil platform was located. Several staff members and experts from our Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign gave statements to the Council, reminding them that Louisiana's Coastal Master Plan is "not a perfect plan, but it is absolutely the best approach to coastal restoration that has been done."
Louisiana's 2012 Coastal Master Plan was developed using a science-based process and examines both present-day and likely-future conditions of the coast. The Master Plan provides a model for how restoration should be addressed Gulf-wide, and the Council should work with Louisiana to prioritize restoration projects set forth in the state's 2012 Coastal Master Plan.
One of the most passionate speakers, who created the most poignant moment during the almost four-hour-long meeting, was 10-year-old Sean Turner. Sean, the youngest Conservation Pro Staff member of Vanishing Paradise, spoke with conviction about saving coastal Louisiana. "I want to save the coast," said Sean. "I go fishing. I go hunting. That's why I care. I want to stay here because Louisiana is Sportsman's Paradise." You can watch a video of Sean giving his comments here.
The next crucial step for the Council will be selecting projects that are consistent with the restoration priorities criteria defined in the RESTORE Act and will benefit and restore Gulf Coast ecosystems. The RESTORE Act requires that these projects be designed, selected, prioritized, and implemented using the best available science.No Comments
Study shows how coastal habitats help provide protection from storms, sea level riseSeptember 3, 2013 | Posted by Delta Dispatches in 2012 Coastal Master Plan, Community Resiliency, Hurricanes, Reports, Restoration Projects, Science
By Alisha Renfro, Coastal Scientist, National Wildlife Federation
Coastal communities throughout the U.S. are increasingly threatened by rising sea levels and extreme weather events. The conventional approach for protecting people and property along the coast has relied on engineering solutions such as levees, seawalls and bulkheads, which "harden" shorelines. However, not only can these structures be expensive to build and difficult to maintain, but in some cases, they can also increase erosion, impair the recreational uses of the area and reduce water quality.
In recent years, efforts to protect coastal communities have been expanded to recognize restoration and conservation of coastal habitats as ways to help buffer coastlines from waves and storm surge. In a study recently published in Nature, "Coastal habitats shield people and property from sea-level rise and storms," researchers assessed the risk reduction that natural habitats provide to vulnerable people and property and found that loss of the ecosystems that currently exist will result in greater damage to people and property.
Different types of coastal habitat and shoreline offer varying levels of protection to coastal communities depending on their morphology and previously observed ability to offer protection from erosion and flooding. For example, in this study, coastal forests and high cliff shorelines were classified as providing a higher level of protection when compared to marsh and oyster reef habitat, with barrier beach shorelines and areas with no habitat offering the lowest level of protection.
To provide a nationwide view of the risk reduction that could be provided by natural coastal habitat, the researchers in this study compiled a coastal habitat map for the U.S. and compared model runs with and without the habitats under present-day and future sea level scenarios. Their modeling results indicated that, today, 16 percent of the U.S. coastline is classified as a "high hazard" area. When the same conditions were modeled without the presence of protective coastal habitats, the results suggested the extent of U.S. coastline that would be considered vulnerable to storms and sea level rise would double.
Compared to the West Coast, the low-relief Gulf and eastern coasts of the U.S. are more vulnerable to both sea level rise and storms. In order to better protect these vulnerable regions, the authors of this study suggested that large expanses of coastal forests and wetlands, oyster and coral reefs, dunes and sea grass beds are critical.
Recently, some coastal protection plans have begun incorporating conservation and restoration of coastal habitat alongside traditional physical structures. Louisiana's 2012 Coastal Master Plan is an excellent example of a plan that acknowledges not only the value that coastal habitats have for the fish and wildlife of the area, but it also examines how to combine conservation and restoration of these habitats with traditional engineering strategies to enhance protection for the millions of people that call coastal Louisiana home.1 Comment
RESTORE Council Releases Initial Gulf Coast Restoration PlanAugust 21, 2013 | Posted by Elizabeth Skree in 2012 Coastal Master Plan, BP Oil Disaster, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, Media Resources
CONTACTS: Erin Greeson, National Audubon Society, 503.913.8978, firstname.lastname@example.com
Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, firstname.lastname@example.com
Elizabeth Skree, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, email@example.com
RESTORE Council Releases Initial Gulf Coast Restoration Plan
Groups urge Council to prioritize ecosystem restoration, Louisiana Coastal Master Plan in final plan
(New Orleans, LA – August 21, 2013) Today, the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council released its Initial Comprehensive Plan: Restoring the Gulf Coast's Ecosystem and Economy. Leading national and local conservation and restoration organizations – Environmental Defense Fund, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation – released the following statement:
"We thank the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council for its efforts toward a comprehensive plan to restore the invaluable Gulf ecosystem. As the Council takes its next crucial step of prioritizing ecosystem restoration projects, we urge them to embrace the Louisiana Coastal Master Plan as its guiding document for restoring the Mississippi River Delta, which was ground zero for the 2010 Gulf oil disaster.
"Since the Mississippi River and its surrounding wetlands are a driving force behind ensuring a healthy Gulf Coast ecosystem, thriving local economies and protected communities, these Mississippi River Delta restoration projects will create an important cornerstone for Gulf-wide ecosystem restoration. Truly restoring the delta will be a critical component to successfully restoring the entire Gulf region – both ecologically and economically.
"As the Council moves from planning to implementation, it should work with Louisiana to achieve the vision set forth in its Coastal Master Plan. A vibrant Gulf of Mexico starts with a strong Mississippi River Delta.
"We look forward to working with the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council as it moves its plan from conception to completion."
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My summer at EDF: An intern's take on Mississippi River Delta restorationJuly 26, 2013 | Posted by Delta Dispatches in 2012 Coastal Master Plan, BP Oil Disaster, Clean Water Act, Economics, Restoration Projects, RESTORE Act, Staff Profiles, Wildlife tourism
By Will Lindsey, Environmental Defense Fund
As my first summer internship as a Tulane University Law School student comes to an end, I am grateful to have been so involved in work that directly relates to the place where I live and attend school. My work as a policy and partnerships intern with the Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign at Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has ensured that I will never look at the Gulf Coast in quite the same fashion again.
Upon arriving at EDF, I knew I would be working on the RESTORE Act. Generally, I knew the RESTORE Act was significant because it would dedicate a large majority of the Clean Water Act penalties from the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster to the Gulf Coast states for restoration. What I didn't know was what this meant, practically speaking, for the Gulf Coast and for coastal Louisiana, specifically.
I quickly realized that the RESTORE Act has the potential to fund significant restoration projects that the Gulf Coast has desperately needed for a long time. It also became clear that if used wisely, this funding could vastly improve and protect the long-term ecological and economic stability of the Gulf Coast. It also became clear that if used unwisely, there was a possibility of wasting an unprecedented funding opportunity and the chance to make a real difference in the Gulf.
What this means on the ground is using funding from the RESTORE Act, as well other funding streams stemming from the Deepwater Horizon disaster, to implement projects that will both restore the natural environment as well as combat the loss of coastal wetlands that the Gulf Coast has been experiencing for several decades. These projects have long been recognized as needs in the Gulf Coast and have been outlined in many state plans, including Louisiana's 2012 Coastal Master Plan. These projects not only present the opportunity to protect and restore wildlife habitat, but many of these projects would create and/or restore coastal wetlands which ultimately serve as a natural storm surge buffers for populated areas.
Finally, I realized that the Gulf Coast economy was inescapably intertwined with the Gulf ecosystem. Wildlife tourism, including wildlife watching, recreational fishing and hunting, generates substantial revenue in the five Gulf Coast states and would not exist without a healthy ecosystem. Additionally, the Gulf Coast economy stands to grow as coastal restoration projects are initiated as new funding becomes available. Many businesses throughout the U.S. have recognized the economic opportunities that coastal restoration can provide and thus have begun to include coastal restoration-related services in their repertoires.
With good forethought and cooperation, it seems clear that these funding streams, which resulted from a terrible disaster, can ultimately serve to reverse much of the degradation that the Gulf Coast has seen in the past. In turn, this will strengthen the Gulf Coast economy, protect Louisianans and other Gulf Coast residents from natural disasters and improve, as well as safeguard, natural wildlife habitat.No Comments
Louisiana's compounding coastal threatsMay 10, 2013 | Posted by Delta Dispatches in 2012 Coastal Master Plan, Community Resiliency, Science
By Alisha A. Renfro, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, National Wildlife Federation
Worldwide, rising global temperature is a threat to coastal communities in the form of rising sea levels and stronger hurricanes. Last week, the Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans hosted a presentation by Virginia Burkett, Ph.D., Chief Scientist for Global Climate and Land Use Change at the United States Geological Survey. In Dr. Burkett's presentation, "Climate Change and Sea Level Rise: Implications for New Orleans," she discussed the science of climate change and the threats sea level rise present to the vulnerable low-lying landscape and communities of coastal Louisiana. Louisiana's 2012 Coastal Master Plan acknowledges these threats and outlines a 50-year plan for protection and restoration that takes into account subsidence, sea level rise and increased storm frequency and intensity.
Global sea level rise is a consequence of water influx from melting glaciers and ice sheets and the expansion of ocean water as it is heated. During the 20th century, global sea level rose approximately eight inches, but satellite data indicates that the annual rate of sea level rise has almost doubled over the last 20 years. As the different processes that affect melting of large ice sheets are still the subject of intense scientific study, the range of predicted sea level rise in this century ranges from 0.6 to 6.6 feet, but the most likely range of sea level rise is between one and four feet.
While the predicted rate of global sea level rise is enough to cause concern for many coastal regions, in Louisiana, the threat is intensified as not only is sea level rising, but the land is also sinking. Subsidence can occur due to natural geological processes, such as dewatering and compaction of deposited river sediments over time, but it can also be increased by human actions, such as groundwater withdrawal and oil and gas extraction. Subsidence rates across Louisiana's coast vary, but in many areas, the rate of subsidence far exceeds the global rate of sea level rise. The combination of global sea level rise and local subsidence means that the local sea level will rise sooner and higher in Louisiana than in most other places in the world.
At the conclusion of her talk, Dr. Burkett had a few recommendations for actions we here in Louisiana can take to adapt to sea level rise and increase the resiliency of our coastal communities and coastline. For coastal communities, elevating and flood-proofing infrastructure are important steps for adapting to the increased threat of inundation from sea level rise and hurricanes, but in some cases, retreat from low-lying coastal areas may be necessary.
We can better manage our coast by factoring our understanding of the natural processes and trends and by getting sediment from the Mississippi River into the wetlands. As one of the most vulnerable areas to sea level rise in the United States, coastal Louisiana will serve as the testing ground for scientific innovation and policy that will likely shape the response of coastal communities throughout the country to the threats of climate change and sea level rise.No Comments


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Sheep Street, Bicester
Bicester shown within Oxfordshire
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Coordinates: 51°54′N 1°09′W / 51.90°N 1.15°W
Sheep Street, Bicester
Bicester shown within Oxfordshire
|28,672 (2001)
|OS grid reference
|Civil parish
|Shire county
|South East
|Sovereign state
|United Kingdom
|Post town
|Postcode district
|Dialling code
|Thames Valley
|South Central
|EU Parliament
|South East England
|UK Parliament
|Bicester Town Council
Bicester (i/ˈbɪstər/ BIS-tər) is a town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of northeastern Oxfordshire in England.
This historic market centre is one of the fastest growing towns in Oxfordshire[1] Development has been favoured by its proximity to junction 9 of the M40 motorway linking it to London, Birmingham and Banbury. It has good road links to Oxford, Kidlington, Brackley, Buckingham, Aylesbury and Witney, as well as rail service.
Bicester has a history going back to Saxon times.[2] The name Bicester, which has been in use since the mid 17th century, derives from earlier forms including Berncestre, Burencestre, Burcester, Biciter and Bissiter (the John Speed map of 1610 shows four alternative spellings and Miss G. H. Dannatt[who?] found 45 variants in wills of the 17th and 18th centuries). Theories advanced for the meaning of the name include "of Beorna" (a personal name), "The Fort of the Warriors" or literally from Latin Bi-cester to mean "The 2 forts". The ruins of the Roman settlement of Alchester are 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of the town and remains of an Augustinian priory founded in 1180 survive in the town centre.[3]
The West Saxons established a settlement in the 6th century at a nodal point of a series of ancient routes.[4] A north-south Roman road, known as the Stratton (Audley) Road, from Dorchester to Towcester, passed through King's End. Akeman Street, an east-west Roman road from Cirencester to St Albans lies 2 miles (3.2 km) south, next to the Roman fortress and town at Alchester.
St Edburg's church in Bicester was founded as a minster perhaps in the mid seventh century after St Birinus converted Cynegils King of the West Saxons after their meeting near Blewbury. The site was just east of the old Roman road between Dorchester and Towcester that passed through the former Roman town at Alchester. The earliest church was probably a timber structure serving the inhabitants of the growing Saxon settlements on each side of the River Bure, and as a mission centre for the surrounding countryside. Archaeological excavations at Procter's Yard identified the ecclesiastical enclosure boundary, and a large cemetery of Saxon graves suggesting a much larger churchyard has been excavated on the site of the Catholic Church car park almost opposite St Edburg's.
The first documentary reference is the Domesday Book of 1086 which records it as Berencestra, its two manors of Bicester and Wretchwick being held by Robert D'Oyly who built Oxford Castle. The town became established as twin settlements on opposite banks of the River Bure, a tributary of the Ray, Cherwell and ultimately the River Thames.
By the end of the 13th century Bicester was the centre of a deanery of 33 churches. It is unclear when St Edburg's church was rebuilt in stone, but the 12th century church seems to have had an aisleless cruciform plan. Earliest surviving material includes parts of the nave north wall including parts of an originally external zigzag string course, the north and south transepts and the external clasping buttresses of the chancel. The triangular-headed opening at the end of the north wall of the nave was probably an external door of the early church. Three great round-headed Norman arches at the end of the nave mark the position of a 13th century tower.
The Augustinian Priory was founded by Gilbert Bassett around 1183 and endowed with land and buildings around the town and in other parishes including 180 acres (73 ha) and the quarry at Kirtlington, 300 acres (120 ha) at Wretchwick (now called), 135 acres (55 ha) at Stratton Audley, and on Gravenhill and Arncott. It also held the mill at Clifton and had farms let to tenants at Deddington, Grimsbury, Waddesdon and Fringford. Although these holdings were extensive and close to the market at Bicester, they appear to have been poorly managed and did not produce much income for the Priory.
The priory appropriated the church in the early 13th century. The church was enlarged by a south aisle, and arches were formed in the nave and south transept walls linking the new aisle to the main body of the church.
A further extension was made in the 14th century when the north aisle was built. The arched openings in the north wall of the nave are supported on thick octagonal columns. The Perpendicular Gothic north chapel (now vestry) is of a similar date, on the east wall are two windows. The chapel originally had an upper chamber used later for the vicars' grammar school, accessed from an external staircase which forms part of the north eastern buttress.
In the 15th century the upper walls of the nave were raised to form a clerestory with square-headed Perpendicular Gothic windows. The earlier central tower and its nave arch was taken down and the nave roof rebuilt (the present roof is a copy of 1803). The columns of the north arcade were undercut making them appear very slim and the capitals top heavy. In the east bay of the nave, there is carved decoration probably forming part of a canopied tomb originally set between the columns. The west tower was built in three stages, each stage marked by a horizontal string course running round the outside. The construction would have taken several years to complete. The battlements and crockets on the top of the tower were replaced in the mid nineteenth century.
The priory church was built around 1200, and enlarged around 1300 in association with the construction of the Purbeck marble tomb of St Eadburh. This may have been the gift of the priory's patron Henry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of Lincoln. The walled rectangular enclosure of the Priory lay just south of the church. The gatehouse was on the site of 'Chapter and Verse' Guesthouse in Church Lane. The Library, dovecote and houses in Old Place Yard lie within the central precinct. St Edburg's House is built partly over the site of the large priory church. This was linked by a cloister to a quadrangle containing the refectory, kitchens, dormitory and Prior's lodging. The priory farm buildings lay in the area of the present Church Hall, and these had direct access along Piggy Lane to land in what is now the King's End Estate.
Early charters promoted Bicester's development as a trading centre, with a market and fair established by the mid 13th century. By this time two further manors are mentioned, Bury End and Nuns Place, later known as Market End and King's End respectively.
The Lord of the Manor of Market End was the Earl of Derby who in 1597 sold a 9,999 year lease to 31 principal tenants. This in effect gave the manorial rights to the leaseholders, 'purchased for the benefit of those inhabitants or others who might hereafter obtain parts of the demesne'. The leaseholders elected a bailiff to receive the profits from the bailiwick, mainly from the administration of the market and distribute them to the shareholders. From the bailiff's title the arrangement became known as the Bailiwick of Bicester Market End. By 1752 all of the original leases were in the hands of ten men, who leased the bailiwick control of the market to two local tradesmen.
A fire in 1724 had destroyed the buildings on the eastern side of Water Lane. A Nonconformist congregation was able to acquire a site that had formerly been the tail of a long plot occupied at the other end by the King's Arms. Their chapel built in 1728 was 'surrounded by a burying ground and ornamented with trees. At the southern and downstream end of Water Lane, there were problems of pollution from animal dung from livery stables on the edge of town associated with the London traffic.
Edward Hemins was running a bell-foundry in Bicester by 1728 and remained in business until at least 1743.[5] At least 19 of his church bells are known to survive,[5] including some of those in the parishes of Ambrosden, Bletchingdon, Piddington and Wootton in Oxfordshire and Culworth in Northamptonshire.
King's End had a substantially lower population and none of the commercial bustle found on the other side of the Bure. The manorial lords, the Cokers, lived in the manor house from 1584. The house had been rebuilt in the early 18th century remodelled in the 1780s. The park was enlarged surrounded by a wall after 1753 when a range of buildings on the north side of King's End Green were demolished by Coker. A westward enlargement of the park also extinguished the road that followed the line of the Roman road. This partly overlapped a pre-1753 close belonging to Coker. The effect of the enlargement of the park was to divert traffic at the Fox Inn through King's End, across the causeway to Market Square and Sheep Street before returning to the Roman road north of Crockwell.
The two townships of King's End and Market End evolved distinct spatial characteristics. Inns, shops and high status houses clustered around the triangular market place as commercial activity was increasingly concentrated in Market End. The bailiwick lessees promoted a much less regulated market than that found in boroughs elsewhere. Away from the market, Sheep Street was considered 'very respectable' but its northern end at Crockwell was inhabited by the poorest inhabitants in low quality, subdivided and overcrowded buildings.
By 1800, the causeway had dense development forming continuous frontages on both sides. The partially buried watercourses provided a convenient drainage opportunity, and many houses had privies discharging directly into the channels. Downstream, the Bure ran parallel with Water Lane, then the main road out of town towards London. Terraces of cottages were built backing onto the stream, and here too these took advantage of the stream for sewage disposal, with privies cantilevered out from houses over the watercourse. Town houses took their water from wells dug into the substrate which became increasingly polluted by leaching of waste through the alluvial bed of the Bure.
Until the early 19th century the road from the market place to King's End ran through a ford of the Bure stream and on to the narrow embanked road across the boggy valley. The causeway became the focus for development from the late 18th century as rubbish and debris was dumped on each side of the road to form building platforms, minor channels of the braded stream were encased and culverted as construction proceeded.
The vernacular buildings of the town have features of both the Cotswold dip slope to the northwest and the Thames Valley to the southeast. The earliest surviving buildings of the town are the medieval church of St Edburg; the vicarage of 1500 and two post Dissolution houses in the former Priory Precinct constructed from reused mediaeval material. These buildings are mainly grey oolitic limestone, from the Priory Quarry at Kirtlington, five miles (8 km) west on Akeman Street, some ginger lias (ironstone) comes from the area around Banbury and white and bluish grey cornbrash limestone was quarried in Crockwell and at Caversfield two miles (3 km) to the north.
Early secular buildings were box framed structures, using timber from the Bernwood Forest on the western slopes of the Chilterns five miles (8 km) east. Infilling of frames was of stud and lath with lime render and limewash. Others were of brick or local rubble stonework. The river valleys to the south and east of the town were the source of clay for widespread local production of brick and tile. In the 18th and 19th centuries the Page-Turners had a brick fields in Wretchwick and Blackthorn and which operated alongside smaller produces such as the farmer George Coppock who produced bricks as a sideline.
Local roofing materials included longstraw thatch, which persisted on older and lower status areas on houses and terraced cottages. Thatch had to be laid at pitches in excess of 50 degrees. This generated narrow and steep gables which also suited heavy limestone roofs made with Stonesfield slate or other roofing slabs from the Cotswolds. The other widespread roofing material was local red clay plain tiles. 19th century bulk transport innovations associated with canal and railway infrastructure allowed imports of blue slate from North Wales. These could be laid at much more shallow pitches on fashionable high status houses.
Apart from imported slate, a striking characteristic of all of the new buildings of the early 19th century is the continued use of local vernacular materials, albeit in buildings of non-vernacular design. The new buildings were constructed alongside older wholly vernacular survivals and, sometimes superficially updated with fashionable applied facades, fenestration or upper floors and roofs.
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The town has a long-standing connection with the military. Ward Lock & Co's 'Guide to Oxford and District' suggests that Alchester was 'a kind of Roman Aldershot'. During the Civil War (1642–49) Bicester was used as the headquarters of parliamentary forces. Following the outbreak of the French Wars from 1793, John Coker, the manorial lord of Bicester King's End, formed an 'Association for the Protection of Property against Levellers and Jacobins' as an anti-Painite loyalist band providing local militia and volunteer drafts for the army. When Oxford University formed a regiment in 1798, John Coker was elected Colonel.
Coker's Bicester militia had sixty privates, and six commissioned and non-commissioned officers led by Captain Henry Walford. The militia briefly stood down in 1801 after the Treaty of Amiens. But when hostilities resumed after 1804 invasion anxiety was so great as to warrant the reformation of the local militia as the Bicester Independent Company of Infantry. It had double the earlier numbers to provide defence in the event of an invasion or Jacobin insurrection. The Bicester Company was commanded by a captain, with 2 lieutenants, an ensign, 6 sergeants, 6 corporals and 120 privates. Their training and drill were such that they were deemed 'fit to join troops in the line'. The only action recorded for them is in 1806 at the 21st birthday celebrations of Sir Gregory O Page-Turner when they performed a feu de joie 'and were afterwards regaled at one of the principal inns of the town'.
During the First World War an airfield was established north of the town for the Royal Flying Corps. This became a Royal Air Force station, but is now Bicester Airfield, the home of Windrushers Gliding Club, which was absorbed into the military gliding club previous based there, to re-emerge in 2004 when the military club left the airfield. There is now a campaign by the BCH to turn the RAF centre into a museum. They say that it is 'the best example of a historic RAF site in the UK.
The MOD's largest ordnance depot - Logistic Services Bicester - is located just outside the town. The depot has its own internal railway system, the Bicester Military Railway.
Bicester benefited from the Railway Mania of the 1840s. The Buckinghamshire Railway completed the railway between Bletchley and Oxford in 1851, opening "a neat station at the bottom of the London road" in 1850 to serve Bicester. The town's first fatal railway accident occurred at this station in September.[6] In 1910 the Great Western Railway built the Bicester cut-off line through Bicester to complete a new fast route between London and Birmingham, and opened a large station on Buckingham Road to serve Bicester. The GWR station is Bicester North, and to avoid confusion the Buckinghamshire Railway station is now called Bicester Town.
Bicester Town station was closed in 1968 but reopened in 1987 for shuttle services to Oxford - though not continuing on the line to Bletchley. In 2011 funding for the East-West Rail Link was agreed, which is scheduled to bring restoration of passenger services between Oxford and Bletchley via Bicester in 2017, then continuing to Milton Keynes and Bedford.
Bicester is also going to benefit from the Chiltern Evergreen 3 project which allows trains to run from London Marylebone to Oxford via Bicester's 2 stations. Bicester Town Station will be completely rebuilt, Bicester North will be refurbished and the journey between Bicester and Oxford will be 15 minutes, half the current journey time.
Bicester also has local bus services to Oxford and Banbury, and is served by long-distance route X5 between Oxford and Cambridge.
Bicester is celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Bicester boasts a number of very active residents' associations including: Bure Park Residents' Association; Langford Village Community Association; and Bicester Parkland View Residents' Association.
Bicester has two secondary schools: Bicester Community College (BCC) and the Cooper School. There are a number of primary schools including: Langford Village Primary; Glory Farm Primary; Southwold; Brookside Primary School; St Edburg's; Five Acres; Longfields; St Mary's Primary School; King's Meadow and Bure Park Primary.
The new Kingsmere development (south of Bicester) is due to create a two-form primary school and a secondary school.
The historic shopping streets, particularly Sheep Street and Market Square, have a wide range of local and national shops together with cafés, pubs and restaurants. Sheep Street is now pedestrianised with car parks nearby. Weekly markets take place on Fridays in the town centre along with farmers' markets and an occasional French market. A £70 million re-development of the town centre, originally planned to start in 2008, had been delayed by the onset of the credit crunch; Sainsbury's pledged develop the project itself in January 2009.[7] Development (phase one) to divert the river to the other side of the road started August 2010. Once the redevelopment is complete, Bicester will have a cinema, civic centre, a new Sainsbury's store and a brighter shopping area. There are also talks of improving the Market Square at a later date.
South of Bicester beyond Pingle Field is Bicester Village Shopping Centre. Further towards Oxford is Bicester Avenue, one of the largest garden centres in the UK.
Most churches in Bicester belong to the ecumenical organisation Churches Together in Bicester: Crowded House (Pioneers in missional Community, meeting in the Moto); St Edburg's Parish Church (Church of England); Emmanuel Church (Church of England, meeting in their brand new (Dec 2012) church at Barberry Place); Bicester Community Church (meeting in the Salvation Army Hall); Bicester Methodist Church; The Church of the Immaculate Conception (Roman Catholic); Elim Lighthouse Church (Pentecostal - meeting in Bicester Methodist church); Orchard Baptist Fellowship (meeting in Cooper School); and The Salvation Army.
Churches independent of Churches Together are: Bicester Baptist Church (meeting in Southwold Community Centre); and Hebron Gospel Hall.
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The unit left the United States exactly a year and three months ago today.
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I came across Lyle & Scott a few years back while my brother lived in London. Their vintage line is worth checking as they come up with some outstanding scottish lambswool sweaters for Winter. I own a couple and it's actually one of the few brands whose logo doesn't put me off, the gold eagle is a nice touch. I'm glad to see their SS offerings are keeping it up.
The low V-neck sweater
One of the most important aspects when it comes to knitwear, besides fabric and cut, is the shape of the collar. Among all the available options, the v-neck sweater is probably the most elegant and versatile of the bunch, being easily dressed up or down as you pair it with a tee or a shirt and tie. Make no mistake, not all V-necks are created equal, and within the spectrum you're offered several variations: higher, lower, wider…
A higher stance V is the most common type, but I'd like to express my love for the low V-neck sweater. In colder months when layering is a necessity, and walking out the door with nothing but a shirt under your jacket will most likely turn you into a popsicle, this is one of my favourite pieces. Its lower and wider stance allows you to portray the shirt+jacket ensemble (while keeping warm) as it's easily concealed by your outerwear. Plus, if you're a fan of neckwear, few other pieces allow you to show just the right amount of shirt and tie, while keeping them perfectly framed.
When looking for this type of sweater I believe it's best to go with thicker fabrics, with some shape to them, as very lightweight, thin fabrics may end up looking loose and baggy, depriving them of the elegance and framing assets. Scottish brand Lyle & Scott offers some great options in outstanding quality wools which are definitely worth checking. Here, I paired mine with a navy peacoat and a shirt+tie combination, stressing the aforementioned framing effect and drawing attention towards the tie. Also, this is the kind of Winter day when you should throw on your white jeans: sunny and freezing cold.
Navy melange peacoat by Paul Smith, greyish blue low v-neck sweater by Lyle & Scott, striped dress shirt by Carolina Herrera, white slim fitting jeans by Massimo Dutti, brown brogues by Henry James Shoes, sunglasses by Ray Ban (aviators), vintage tie, argyle socks by Calzedonia.


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The Front is both a comic delight and perhaps the most graceful act of show business revenge in cinema history. Written by, directed by, and starring various talents blacklisted during the McCarthy-era witch hunts of the 1950s entertainment industry, the film stars Woody Allen as Howard, a cashier and bookie approached by blacklisted television-writer Alfred (Michael Murphy) to act as a "front," i.e., the alleged author of Alfred's works. The scam proves hugely successful. Soon Howard is fronting for several other banned writers, taking a cut from every sale to the networks, and basking in praise (and romantic attentions) for his prolific talent. It all unravels when congressional investigators dig into Howard's past for Communist ties and squeeze him to name others with supposed links to the Red Menace. The Front is charming, tragic, heroic, and briskly intelligent, featuring a heartbreaking performance by Zero Mostel and directed by Martin Ritt (Hud). --Tom Keogh
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Bing Crosby's second wife and her children are the sole heirs to the late entertainer's right of publicity, an appeals court determined in an opinion obtained today.
In reversing a trial court's opinion, the Court of Appeal found for Kathryn Grant Crosby in a lawsuit brought by Crosby's first wife, Wilma Wyatt Crosby and her heirs.
Wyatt and her children claimed they possessed a community property interest in Bing Crosby's right of publicity, even though they had signed a settlement agreement in 1999, waiving all community property interests in Crosby's estate, according to Kathryn Crosby's attorney, Cindy Tobisman.
"Right of publicity issues frequently cause major disagreements in families that often end up in court," Tobisman said. "Because this is an area where there is very little case law, this new decision provides important guidance for the heirs of famous people to understand who owns their right of publicity when they die."
The Wyatt heirs argued that publicity rights were not covered by the settlement because those rights did not exist until 2007, when the legislature amended the right-of-publicity statute.
Kathryn Crosby and her children argued that the Wyatt heirs had no interest in the singer's right of publicity both because they had waived it in the settlement agreement and also because the right was, in any event, separate property.
While the trial court found for the Wyatt heirs, the Court of Appeal, in a published opinion, reversed, finding that the right of publicity existed in 1999 when the settlement agreement was signed.
The estate of Bing Crosby's first wife is not entitled to revenues resulting from the popular entertainer's right to publicity, the Court of Appeal held Wednesday.
The opinion by Judge Walter H. Croskey reversed the order granting Wilma Wyatt Crosby's trust a community property interest in her former husband's right of publicity.
Bing Crosby died in Oct. 1977, leaving the residue of his estate to a martial trust for the benefit of Kathryn Crosby.
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Tha Carter IV is tentatively set to be released on June 14, and he has released the official cover art!
After the frightening sight that is "Born This Way," this has got to be the cutest album cover ever.
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Drive 10 minutes to neighboring Tukdah Tea Estate, to the start of the track leading up to the top of the hill above Glenburn. A breathtaking view awaits you at the summit on a picnic site where once stood a bungalow that burned down and was never re-built. The pine forests at this altitude make the surrounding scenery vary from the foliage found lower down in Glenburn, and is cool and peaceful to linger in. A picnic lunch will be served and you can easily spend a few hours here enjoying the panorama of mountains, valleys, rivers and tea fields from a height a few thousand feet above the Glenburn bungalows.
The walk back down takes you through a series of little hamlets, with friendly villagers eager to interact with you and show you their pretty cottages. You will eventually descend into the Glenburn Lamha Haata Orange Orchard, and our local church and convent school.
If you would like to visit only the orchard and church as a shorter half day trip, the climb up to the church takes about 20 minutes, and then the orchard is another 10 minutes climb above.
The Irish Cluny Sisters run the church and school. Mass takes place every Sunday, and the Sisters are happy to meet any of our guests over a cup of tea or coffee. Have a wander around their school, meet the children that board with them and play with the baby animals that they look after (chicks, puppies, kittens, kid goats - depending on what they have at the time!).
Glenburn's Fine Cut Orange Marmalade comes from the oranges of the Lamha Haata Orange Orchard. From here you can enjoy spectacular views of the surrounding hillside and Darjeeling Town on the opposite hilltop. See what other fruit and vegetables are being grown at the time, and pick a bundle of fresh flowers to take back to your room. Have a cup of tea with our resident caretaker, before you start your descent back to the main track where your jeep awaits you to take you back to
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Stop off on your way back at the Glenburn Hospital, to see what welfare activities take place on a tea estate. Visits to Buddhist and Sai Baba centres within the Estate can also be arranged.
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Finding The Right Supplements For You Will Be Key For Better Health!
Unless you are eating a pristine diet, it is likely that you will benefit from supplementing. Also, when fighting a chronic infection, such as lyme disease, it is very important to make sure you have adequate vitamins and minerals in your body to have the best possible immune system, boost energy levels and mood, calm down an over active nervous system, protect the heart, support joints and tissues, aid the body in the detoxification process and improve sleep, which is when the body repairs and rejuvenates.
Supplements/Herbs have been extremely helpful for me. They can be costly, as you will want to purchase and take high quality supplements/herbs. After ten years of experimenting and research and with the help of my LLMD, I have finally come up with the most beneficial supplements for me. I mainly purchase supplements from, Amazon, LifeSpa (Ayurvedic Herbs), Pure Formulas, Sprouts, Santa Clara Drug (compounding pharmacy), a few from my LLMD and on occasion, Whole Foods.
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Over half of all Americans are magnesium deficient. Magnesium deficiency is linked to numerous health problems. I take magnesium in two different forms. I inject magnesium sulfate up to four times per week and I supplement with MagTab SR daily. I have found the MagTab SR to be the best in oral form. Magnesium is a powerful natural muscle relaxer.
Also with the new discoveries published in the LifeExtension magazine on magnesium l-threonate and it's ability to enhance better cognitive function and works on halting early Alzheimers disease, I have added it to my regimin. It is though to cross the blood brain barrier better than other forms of magnesium. I have noticed better cognitive function in the first week of use and find this truly amazing! You can read the LifeExtension article on magnesium l-threonate here.
Methylcobalamin (B12)- is without a doubt a health enhancing supplement in which I have found to be very beneficial. Methylcobalamin is the most potent form of vitamin B12 found in nature. I take this supplement in two forms. I inject it at home up to 4 times per week and I also supplement it orally through my nasal passages. We need methylcobalamin for the enhanced health of our immune system, circulatory and nervous systems. Methylcobalamin b12 can also improve our mood and sense of well-being.
After reading the 2011 Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements, I have made the switch for the core supplements (antioxidants & minerals) to USANA products with plenty of confidence and research to back it up.
Metagenics makes some quality and trustworthy supplements and medical food products. I really like their product called Ultra Plus pH. Ultra Plus pH is a medical food formulated to provide enhanced, specialized nutritional support for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, and includes macro- and micronutrients to address altered energetic function and liver detoxification. They have a whole line of medical foods supporting different functions of our bodies.
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Super Lysine- Supports immune system by Quantum Health
Vitamin D3- Recent research indicates much of the population is deficient in vitamin D. One of it's main functions is improving immune function. I believe it also helps with depression. Especially important to take during winter months, or if you do not get enough sun exposure. Almost any brand will do the trick.
Cholagest-Supports proper processing of bile, Anabolic Laboratories. Helps keep you regular which is extremely important for flushing out toxins. Highly recommended by my LLMD.
Nattokinas- A biofilm buster and more. Being used more often for chronic cases of Lyme Disease. My LLMD highly recommends this particular product.
Complete Omega-3.6.9.- Supports healthy skin, flexible joints and strong immune function by Nordic Naturals.
Ester-C- Powerful antioxidant for immune system by American Health
Zinc- has many benefits to mention. It is key to boosting the immune system and fighting off colds and the flu. I do keep it at a lower dose, 30 mg per my LLMD
Yeast-Cleanse- with caprylic acid, pau d'arco, grapefruit seed extract, and tea tree oil by Solaray. I have found this product very beneficial for keeping yeast under control.
Compounded Topical Pain Cream- Ketamine 5%, Ketoprofen 2%, Cyclobenzaprine 2% in a gel base. I have tried them all! Since I have severe neck and back pain from a nearly fatal car accident, I use this several times a day and it does do it's job!!! I get this prescribed by my LLMD and filled at Santa Clara Drug. I am compelled to inform you that this topical pain cream is not for everyone. It is a powerful medication and includes Ketamine. Ketamine is an analgesia that is used in human and veterinary medicine. Some people have reported hallucinations. I have not personally experienced hallucinations while using it. It can make you sleepy and that is reported on the prescription label. Ketoprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). As such, it possesses analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties. Cyclobenzaprine, a muscle relaxant, is used with rest, physical therapy, and other measures to relax muscles and relieve pain and discomfort caused by strains, sprains, and other muscle injuries. I weigh the difference between chronic neck pain or feeling more sleepy. I choose less neck pain!
Probiotics- Saccharomyces Boulardii by Jarrow Formulas, Theralac, by Master Supplements. These are my main probiotics taken several times a day. I have tried many different kinds and these are the ones that are working for me. I cannot stress enough how important taking Probiotics is. Especially while taking Antibiotics for any length of time. These are quality probiotics that have proven to work against candida/yeast.
Liposomal Glutathione- Antioxidant and great for liver detoxification. I feel immediate fatigue relief after taking this. I get this at my LLMD's office.
Artemisinin- I use this, usually in combination with Malarone when Babesia (Lyme Co-Infection) is rearing it's ugly head. I pick this up at my LLMD's office. Highly effective against Babesia.
My Favorite Ayurvedic Herb
Bacopa- This herb is used to enhance memory function, to ward off depression and anxiety. In many parts of the world, Bacopa is used to treat Alzheimer's, Attention Deficit Disorder and other health conditions. I would like to add that I have been able to decrease my antidepressant since taking this herb.
Here is to your health and your quest for health enhancing supplements/herbs!
More about Supplements on my "Supporting Therapies" page!


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The Master in Regenerating Intermediate Landscapes at ESARQ-UIC in Barcelona provides a unique methodology for regenerating complex contemporary landscapes that encompasses practices from urban design to landscape architecture at a scale between neighborhood and region. It focuses on the regeneration of urban sprawl, informal settlements and the preservation of cultural landscapes in order to build a more efficient and sustainable metropolis.
Both developed and developing countries currently face a significant challenge in terms of urban design and planning: the management of emerging landscapes that have been triggered by increasing mobility and unprecedented urban growth. Standard planning cannot guarantee the efficiency and environmental quality of these new urban systems and open spaces. These landscapes, due to their size, morphology and use, question the very notion of the compact city, and, accordingly, our usual urban practices.
The regeneration of large suburban growth, shopping centers and commercial strips, or the preservation of agricultural land and river spaces, is taking place in many of our metropolitan areas. All these episodes no longer respond to local government boundaries, but to ad hoc constraints of a functional, morphological or environmental nature. For this reason, intermediate approaches are required, between a local and a regional level, in order to resolve conflicts and create opportunities.
The Master in Regenerating Intermediate Landscapes is devoted to providing the required tools and methodology to achieve this. The program is based on the traditional core values of European planning, specifically: attention paid to local identity and environmental values; and a commitment to social equity. Based on these premises, current research from international experts is incorporated into a comprehensive approach in which economics and management hold a dialogue with ecology and culture.
Future perspectives for the Master's program
This Master's program contributes to the necessary methodological framework for the diagnosis, intervention and management of emerging intermediate landscapes. The regeneration of sprawl areas, the transformation of suburban thoroughfares into main streets, or the preservation of cultural landscapes, are being widely considered. This Master´s program recognizes the need to meet these challenges by training skilled technicians.
Since the eighties, mature and multidisciplinary critical responses have been consolidated in North American and European contexts, responding to various types of environmental, economic, social and cultural repercussions, generated by a demanding growth without a united overview. We can confirm that at present there are sufficient theoretical and professional grounds for offering an alternative model. Within this context, the Master in Regenerating Intermediate Landscapes aims to contribute to the construction of more efficient and sustainable metropolis.
1st MODULE: INTRODUCTION
1. Conceptual framework
2. Introduction to the study and presentation of case studies.
2nd MODULE: METHODOLOGY
3. Urban Materials
4. Topics
5. Tools
3rd Module: CASE STUDIES
6. Local case studies: Fieldwork
7. International case studies
4th Module: MASTERS DISSERTATION
8. Masters Dissertation
9. Development of a regeneration proposal for an intermediate landscape. Integrated methodology involving analysis, intervention and management. Application of the intervention tools acquired during the programme in terms of decision making as part of a multiscale process. The development must express an overall strategic vision and flexible development in terms of its various stages
The academic staff for the Masters programme involves a reasonable balance between professors and lecturers from the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) and visiting scholars from renowned and prestigious universities.
Due to the multidisciplinary approach of the Masters programme, the UIC professors and lecturers are a comprehensive group of academics with diverse profiles and areas of expertise such as: urbanism, geography, economics, law, ethics and anthropology. The management, coordination and masters dissertation supervisions are tasks for which professors or lecturers employed by the UIC are responsible, ensuring the continuity and the required dedication for them to be fulfilled to optimum standards. External professionals and researchers with good quality profiles incorporate their expertise into the programme in order to contribute innovative and competitive knowledge in specific fields. Therefore, the task of the UIC staff is to establish the academic guidelines of the Masters programme, complemented by specific collaboration from international scholars.
The mission of the visiting scholars is to broaden the perspective of the contents of the programme by introducing significant international role models. The involvement of the visiting professors acquires special significance when it is understood to be the initiation of an international research network for the construction and dissemination of knowledge. Along these lines we have established contact with various international research and academic centres.
Programme Directors and Coordination
The learning resources for each of the subjects are listed in the corresponding teaching guide.
Potential fields of work for future graduates
Potential professional work placements for future graduates
Applicants for the Masters programme in Regenerating Intermediate Landscapes in the UIC must present the following documents in order to take part in the selection process:
The applicants will have to certify a sufficient level of oral and written English comprehension, in order to follow the lectures, complete reading assignments, and participate in class discussions.
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Duration on-site master
October 2014 to July 2015 (1 academic year) / 60 ECTS credits.
Duration partially online master (online + workshop in Barcelona) Schedule
October 2014 to July 2015 (1 academic year) / 60 ECTS credits.
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And terrified of what that means.
i woke up with this song stuck in my head.
And terrified of what that means.
i woke up with this song stuck in my head.
yes ma'am
gosh yeah and then sometimes i'll forget how to breathe, if i think about it too much. same with blinking or even heartbeats sometimes.
yep! i've met jonapc, jobeth carlton, hey rabbbit, tangolarina, and say.today. and yes we stay in touch and i hope to see them all again someday! and other people too! also, i inadvertently met my boyfriend because of flickr, even though he doesn't have an account.
oh gosh, really? i'm so sorry! i have about 120 unread facebook messages, i never check them. please send me an email and i'll reply much quicker there! i'm sorry. :[ email@example.com
when i am quiet in crowds i bite my fingers and write poems in my head.
i agree it's hard to do that whole "love yourself" and "not give a shit" thing —it's quite the contrary for me, i hate the way i look and i really, really give a shit about what other people think and i'm the first person to admit that, ha. i just think it's important to dress the way that makes you happy —happy, not comfortable or safe or anything like that. it's okay for anyone to feel depressed about how they look, but please know that someone will love you, many people will love you, not in spite of how you look, but because of how you look —stretch marks or scars or anything included. i apologize for rambling and talking a lot about myself and my own experiences with this sort of thing, but i have this thing called dermatillomania where i pick my skin until it bleeds and scars and it looks absolutely terrible and whenever i look in the mirror i just want to die because i think, you know, you can't be pretty with bad skin, no matter what your face looks like, you just can't. but my boyfriend tells me he loves my scars and he doesn't want me to get them surgically fixed one day, and i get mad at him and yell at him for saying something so dumb, but secretly i love that he says that. so anyway what i'm trying to say is i think that if you dress and find a way to look that makes you really happy —and being insecure and hating yourself won't go away just because of that —then it doesn't fucking matter if you're perfect, because i think perfect is pretty dang boring anyway. and there's tons of people who feel the same way. and there's tons of people who will love you for that.
thankyou, girl <3
thanks! <3 i'm the same way, "curvy" (though i'm pretty chubby i say), and my view is basically just fuck it, i'm never going to be a skinny chick with a flat stomach or stick limbs and god damn i feel bad about myself for that, especially after looking around on flickr and tumblr and seeing what most girls look like, but whatever, i don't know, it's not going to stop me from dressing the way i want. i say if you love short skirts and cute dresses, then fuck the haters who don't want to see thighs bigger than toothpicks. don't get me wrong, i hate my body and the way it looks, but i feel better wearing a pretty dress than covering up, so that's what i do. maybe try wearing something cute out just for a walk to the park or something, just to try it out and get used to it. soon enough you'll realize how much more fun it is than pants and tshirts. :]
the mountains outside the window of the airplane on the way to oregon
it was up on top of a ledge of something and my friend pressed the button —if i remember correctly. yeah, shooting in public is terrifying!
i lived with a boyfriend for a few months and then moved to my own place in the city.
in high school i always thought i'd go to art college and live in a shit apartment in the city. and i did that, and i found out it wasn't what i wanted, haha. i always wanted to go to europe too —i still do, but these days i'm finding so many beautiful things right here in the states. i still don't know exactly what i want, but i'm getting there, and i'm happy for that.
let's go travelling, for real. We can do it in sequins & knee socks.
yes yes yes let's for real<3
in high school i always thought i'd go to art college and live in a shit apartment in the city. and i did that, and i found out it wasn't what i wanted, haha. i always wanted to go to europe too —i still do, but these days i'm finding so many beautiful things right here in the states. i still don't know exactly what i want, but i'm getting there, and i'm happy for that.
oh, gosh, yes! i'm so sorry! i lose track of things in my email so easily and i have the worst memory. :[ email me if you're still interested! firstname.lastname@example.com
gosh i understand. i feel that way a lot, and i felt that way a lot in high school. i went to college and it didn't make me happy, and in the end my family didn't care about it as much as they said they did. post-high-school education is always a good thing to consider, but it isn't for everyone. once you get out on your own and away from your family/friends, it will be a lot easier to tell what makes you happy for real. <3
a nikon d50.
they're pretty nice! i looked at one at a camera store yesterday. they seem like really great basic cameras. i just got my tax return and i might buy a new camera, but i think i'm going to go with a d90 probably.
this was two months ago, but i'm glad at some point i was! thank you. :]
you're not a whore, you just don't know who you are!
haha no i'm the same way. i really just say dumb shit and chatter mindlessly and laugh stupidly at everything. i don't think i'm interesting at all.
angling the camera the right way, or sometimes it's an overlay in photoshop.
i once found an abandoned house with a giant blood stain in it, like someone had been recently shot in the head. the house has since been demolished, and i never really found out what happened.
selectively, ha. selective mutism.
thanks! i got mine at a local vintage shop. around this time of year they tend to put lots of dresses out. same goes for vintage clothing stores on ebay. i hope you found something nice!
i have not, but i'm sure i would if ever presented with the opportunity!
yes, you're right. it's mad pathetic that i don't want to possibly offend and hurt the family of someone who was potentially brutally murdered by speculating openly about it on the internet to complete strangers. yes, that's absolutely pathetic.
if somebody wants to hear the story and talk to me about it, i don't mind sharing in a private message. but i wouldn't feel right making a public blog about it or something. it's not entertainment, it's a real life thing.


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Business Ideas in the News / January 17, 2012
The Jacksonville Daily Record reports that Bubba Burger president and CEO William "Billy" Morris added to his corporate menu with the purchase of Jacksonville-based candymaker Peterbrooke Chocolatier.
"It's exciting for me. Peterbrooke Chocolatier is an iconic brand well-loved in this city," Morris told the Daily Record on Friday.
Morris bought the company from owners that included Kelly Harris, who formerly owned the Times Grill restaurant locations that Morris turned into Bubba Burger restaurants.
Morris said he looks forward to carrying on the Peterbrooke tradition began by creator Phyllis Geiger in 1983.
Originally posted by Mark on January 17, 2012 in Franchise Site.
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OnLive is really ramping up. The streaming game service, which received much criticism upon its release in June during E3, has just announced the official release of their micro-console, which is available for pre-order right now for $99 with a free game and one controller, and will have its first shipments on December 2nd. They also announced that indie games and older titles (meaning those that aren't selling particularly well anymore) will be releasing in the bucketful as part of a new flat rate for games. Finally, apps for OnLive will be available for the iPhone and iPad later this year, and for Android and Blackberry early next year.
The flat rate, which the company has not yet revealed a price for, will essentially be a rental service. OnLive, which is now free to any and all subscribers (the games obviously have to be paid for), will have any games in the flat rate plan available to you when you pay, and they will continue to be that way until you stop paying. When that happens, all of your saved data is saved in case you ever want to go back and play some more.
Apps on mobile devices for OnLive will be available shortly, according to the company. For the iPhone and iPad, apps will release before year's end. For Android and Blackberry, they will release early next year. There are no plans for browser compatibility (for it all to just work through a browser) according to the company. The apps will also require Wi-Fi to connect to OnLive's servers. Games will not initially be playable through these apps, not until developers make their games playable through touch controls or miniature keyboards.
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A sedan worth a thousand flavours
You want state-of-the-art stuff? Witness the incredible Power Turbo inline-6 engine with High Precision (direct) Injection and Valvetronic. Gone is the twin-turbo mill we all knew and loved; however, it was replaced by a new 3.0-litre engine using a single twin-scroll turbocharger. As a result, you no longer feel any turbo lag. I must say, though, that the powerplant did not feel quite as smooth as its predecessor from the get-go. Incidentally, the upgraded Valvetronic fuel management system increases efficiency.
BMW also added Integral Active Steering to the mix. Up to 37 mph, the rear wheels slightly turn in the opposite direction from the front wheels to quicken low-speed steering response and shrink the turning circle. Above 37 mph, they turn in the same direction as the front wheels to enhance handling. Meanwhile, electric-assist power steering is standard.
Ooops, there's a corner!
On the road, the 535i behaves flawlessly. My tester featured the optional Driving Dynamics Control system, which works in Comfort, Normal, Sport and Sport+ modes, toying with suspension calibration, throttle response, shift timing and steering assistance. In Comfort or Normal mode, the car cruised down the small Portuguese byroads without ever flinching.
The all-new 8-speed autobox shifts with the utmost swiftness and seamlessness, molding its action on the driving mode selected. Two paddle shifters behind the steering wheel (optional) allow manual operation. Personally, though, I could never be as quick as the electronic brain of this car.
On a challenging track like Estoril, the 535i never broke a sweat in either Sport or Sport+ mode (the latter makes the DSC stability control switch automatically to looser drift thresholds). Pushed to the limit (with the help of a fellow writer/race car driver), the machine kept its cool and balance. It's not a race car, obviously, but it still handles easily and pleasantly like a true driver's car.
I did feel the 535i understeer a bit at times, which is normal, but the aforementioned Active Steering further kept everything under control. In fact, even I could impersonate Jacques Villeneuve, who happened to win the last Portuguese Grand Prix ever, by the way.
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We are open Tuesday to Friday 11am to 3pm and Saturday 11am to 2pm.
Walking tours of Falmouth Tuesday and Thursday, 10 am, weather permitting.
Thursday, October 2nd, 7 pm: Author Michael Blanding comes to Falmouth to discuss his book, "The Map Thief"
Friday, October 3rd, 6: 45 to 8 pm: Jazz Stroll, featuring CJazz (FREE TO ALL)
Trolley Tours of Falmouth on Wednesday mornings at 10am. Five different dates are available: September 10, 17, 24 and October 1 and 8. Trolleys are enclosed and climate-controlled, allowing the tours to take place rain or shine. Reservations Required. $25 for members and $30 for non-members.
(NOTE: August 17th Trolley Tour is SOLD OUT!)
Circa 1870-The Victorian Age in Falmouth exhibit is now open!
If These Houses Could Talk: A self-guided walking tour of ceramic bird houses with hidden stories in Falmouth's historic architecture. Created by the Falmouth High School Ceramics Program & Museums on the Green. Go to Http://fhsclay.falmouth.k12.ma.us for more information
THIS SUMMER IN THE CULTURAL CENTER: Art + History Series
We invited different visual artists to the Museum, with free reign over our vaults and storage areas to create an exhibit that interprets the Museum's collection and/or the local history of the town. Each artist brings their own work, aesthetic and interest to our collections, inevitably leading to dynamic discoveries by presenting our objects in new, surprising contexts
We are also hosting a tea with each artist. Please join Museum staff, members, friends and the artist for an afternoon of tea and tasty goodies as we talk art, history, and the mixing/matching of the two. FREE ADMISSION.
Jenny Fragosa: September 5 – October 11, 2014
Tea with Jenny Fragosa: Saturday, September 6, 1-3 pm Free Admission
We can't wait to see what Mashpee artist Jenny Fragosa will create in response to our collections. Working primarily as a printmaker and painter, she uses any media she can get her hands on to create. Visual imagery derived from her life, experiences, and emotions appears and disappears in her mark making. What will a trip through our vaults inspire her to create?
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