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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 — The author of the "The Adventures of Lovable Lobo" children's book series visited McKinley School kindergarteners for two days.
Author C. L. Murphy wished to visit her niece, a kindergartener at McKinley and decided to pilot an assembly program she is working on, according to McKinley principal Lynn Parker. Murphy was able to spend at least an hour with each class organizing activities for students.
"Not only did she go to all the classes … she did a lesson plan … it was a lot of fun," said Parker.
For more information and photos of the event, read the April 1, 2014 edition of the Lassen County Times.

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Quarter Horses returned to Fort Erie on Saturday to showcase some of the fastest horses in Ontario racing. Silver Grill won the Fort Erie Bank of America Supplemental Challenge. The $35,000 added event for AQHA Racing Challenge enrolled horses was the longest race on Saturday's program at 870 yards.
Silver Grill, a gray 6-year-old who last ran and won a 440-yard race here at Fort Erie during the July Friendship Festival of Racing defeated First Step Away by 1 ½ lengths. Jess Fischin was another neck back in third.
Jockey Tony Phillips took the lead at the head of the lane and brought the horse home to win. "My horse tired, but I picked him up and he held on," said Phillips. Trainer Barry Woods, who won the 870-yard Battle of the Breeds here last October with Silver Grill, was relieved. "I was concerned about the distance, he hasn't had a race in over two months, but what he won on today was all heart."
He completed the course in :47.190 seconds to earn the winner's purse of $18,750 and push his earnings mark to $82,471. Silver Grill, a Hawkinson gelding out of the Takin On The Cash mare Takin On The Green is owned by Double Mac Racing. Bred in California by Steve D. Burns, DVM, he returned $4.80 to win.
Clinton Crawford owns and trains First Step Away, an 8-year-old First Down Dash gelding out of the Thoroughbred mare Cassie's Promise, by Au Point. Ridden by Helen Vanek he earned $8,200.
Jess Fischin earned $4,100 for owner MLP "From The Inside", Inc. The Feature Mr Jess 4-year-old is trained by Lee Baker and ridden by Marty Mercieca.
Nofearoffailure, First Down Planetary and Rs Coal completed the field.
Live Quarter Horse racing actions continues on Saturday, October 15th and 22nd with a number of special events and promotions taking place including a Tiki Bar Hoedown Party featuring line dancing, roping demonstrations, handicapping contests and much more.
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The DMAFB Annual Career Fair will be held on Tues, May 21, from 10am to 2pm at the Mirage Club. Representatives from numerous local and national companies, including state and federal government agencies, will be on hand to provide information on career opportunities with their respective organizations. The Airman & Family Readiness Center will be offering the following "Career Month" activities in May to help you make a positive impression when you attend the fair!
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Wed, May 1, 10-11:30am, A&FRC*
Learn to write an effective resume and prepare for interviews
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Wed, May 1, 1-4pm, A&FRC*
USAJobs website, Federal resume specifics, hiring practices
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See how to dress for interviews, on the job, and on Casual Friday
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Tues, May 7 or 14, 10-11am, A&FRC*
Find out what to expect at a career fair, what to bring, and what to wear
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Thurs, May 9, 1-3pm, A&FRC*
Connect careers to your personality type — Assess your interviewer's personality type to effectively answer questions
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Fri, May 10, 7:30-8:30am (E-6 & below) & 3-4:30pm (all ranks), Airman's Attic
Professional attire can be pricey — Pick out a savvy business outfit for free
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Thurs & Fri, May 16 & 17, 1-4pm, A&FRC
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An intensive 4 days of instruction and writing. Participants choose from 10 workshops in which they work closely with a professional writer, limited to 15 students.
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Located on Puget Sound, this affordable and intimate conference (limit 275) focuses on the craft of writing, plus information on marketing and specialty topics.
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PNC Bank is moving out of downtown Leonardtown in July, leaving in question what will happen to the building it occupies that has overlooked the town square for 92 years.
The Leonardtown branch of PNC is moving to a nearby location north on Route 5, called the Breton branch, less than a mile and a half away.
"The [downtown] branch will be closing on July 19 at 3 p.m.," said Marcey Zwiebel, vice president and senior manager of external communications for PNC Financial Group. Accounts at that branch will be transferred to the Breton branch, though customers are free to use any branch, she said.
Closing the Leonardtown branch is part of a national restructuring underway including about 200 PNC branches. "Customers are banking very differently today," Zwiebel said, using ATMs, the Internet and mobile devices more for banking services. "We're making adjustments as we need to ... as cost-effectively as we can."
Zwiebel couldn't disclose the number of employees at the Leonardtown branch, but said, "We do our very best to place employees" when a branch is closed.
The bank in downtown Leonardtown began as First National Bank of St. Mary's. The building later became headquarters for Mercantile Southern Maryland Bank and then became a branch of PNC.
"I hate to see it, but I understand why" the branch is closing, said Leonardtown Mayor Dan Burris. The branch didn't have a lot of foot traffic to begin with, and then it dwindled even more after Social Security payments were made directly into bank accounts, he said.
"It's such an iconic building in town," said Laschelle McKay, town administrator of Leonardtown. "It's certainly key to the town." She called the move "disappointing."
"It's an opportunity to bring some other businesses to town," Burris said. He said he expects PNC to try to sell the property.
"That's the icon of the square. I want to work with them to try to get someone in there as soon as possible," he said, though "it's going to be hard to find an occupant for that large of an area."
The bank property includes another office building to the rear. The bank building is 9,148 square feet and the Candela office building is 8,342 square feet. "I don't see the two pieces staying together just because of the sheer size," he said. "If we could draw retail down to one of those spaces that would be great."
The First National Bank of St. Mary's wasn't the first bank in the county, according to the Maryland Historical Trust, but it was one of the first. With a capital stock of $25,000, The National Bank of St. Mary's opened on Feb. 9, 1903, in a small, brick building close to the corner of Washington Street and Park Avenue, where the Candela building is now.
The St. Mary's Beacon newspaper said of the bank's opening, "We believe the Bank will prove the 'advance agent' in the industrial development of St. Mary's."
In 1917, the bank set out to move next door on the corner into a larger building. The lot was cleared and a much larger, two-story brick building was completed in 1921. "The bank's imposing location at the focal point of Washington Street visually supplanted the County Courthouse," the Maryland Historical Trust noted. That section still stands at the corner of Washington Street and Park Avenue.
A three-story addition was built down Park Avenue in 1966 to the bank building's current size. But in recent years, much of the space inside was not used. Burris said in the last four or five years, about 10 people have worked in the building.


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The Panorama report on Zimbabwe's Marange diamond fields
An interesting Panorama report on Zimbabwe's Marange diamond fields and severe human rights violations from the BBC last night (8th August 2011).
DiamondGeezer.com recognised and drew attention to these problems and violations way back in November 2007.
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Zimbabwe is home to 11.9 million people and accounts for a tiny and estimated 0.4 percent of global diamond production. This once thriving landlocked African country has become increasingly dependent on diamond exports to support its collapsed economy. Partnership Africa Canada, a leading regional NGO has reported that Zimbabwe's diamond industry is out of control. 'The government has expropriated diamond lands and companies without due process and awarded the prizes to ZANU-PF supporters and to the military. It has used brute force to clear the diamond fields…murdering hundreds of people in the process. Increasing military control in almost all of the diamond mines, and over the Ministry suggests that a new conflict scenario may be developing.'
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The wiper can be towed to the farm using a pickup or SUV then attached to a tractor or ATV for use in the field. Herbicides are pumped from the holding tank and applied using a rotating roller. This application method uses very little herbicide resulting in lower costs for weed control. The unit is 12 feet wide, which will result in fairly quick coverage of a field. — Funded by: TVA Ag & Forestry Fund; NCDA & CS; WNC Communities. Seed Drill - The seed drill was provided to the District, by the NC Foundation for Soil & Water Conservation through a Grant from The NC Tobacco Trust Fund, it has been used by many farms in the area to renovate pasture and hay land. Post-Driver - The post driver can be used to improve existing fencing, expand pastures, and add cross fencing for rotations and will reduce labor costs and improve profitability. The post driver is capable of driving up to eight inch diameter posts and will have a pilot auger to use in adverse ground conditions. Must bring tractor to pick-up site to attach post driver for hauling. — Funded by: TVA Ag & Forestry Fund; NCDA & CS; WNC Communities. Prior to pickup of the weed wiper, seed drill, or post driver, proof of insurance on the towing vehicle, a a valid North Carolina drivers license, and the rental agreement must be provided to the Soil and Water Conservation District office at 155 Hilliard Avenue, Suite 204, Asheville NC 28801 or fax to 828-251-4908. All equipment must be reserved through the Buncombe SWCD office at 828-250-4785. Educational Programs such as: N.C. District Employee's Association Scholarships Resource Conservation Workshop - Application Area 1 Soil & Water Conservation Districts Scholarship Application- PDF | Word Presentations to school classes, civic organizations, community clubs, and others. Poster and Essay 2014-2015 Poster Contest: Grades 3-5 2014-2015 Essay Contest: Grade 6 Environmental Education Field Days for students Workshops such as Project Wet, Project Wild, and Aquatic Wild Special Exhibits (Mtn. State Fair, etc.) Environmental Education Newsletters Video Library Educational Materials (cartoon booklets, etc.) Education Resources from NCRS Administer or help to administer State, Federal, and local conservation programs such as: North Carolina Agriculture Cost Share Program – provides a 75% cost share to persons who install water quality improvement projects on agricultural lands. The District has two full-time staff working with this program and receives an average annual allocation of $120,000 for cost share with farmers. (http://www.ncagr.gov/SWC/costshareprograms/ACSP/index.html) Agricultural Water Resources Assistance Program (AgWRAP) (http://www.ncagr.gov/SWC/costshareprograms/AgWRAP/index.html ) The purposes of the program are to: Identify opportunities to increase water use efficiency, availability and storage Implement best management practices (BMPs) to conserve and protect water resources Increase water use efficiency Increase water storage and availability for agricultural purposes Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) – a federal program that provides cost share for a variety of water quality conservation practices. Buncombe County Voluntary Farmland Preservation Program – a local government program that allows farmers to voluntarily enroll their farm property in an agricultural district. The purpose of the program is to slow the decline of farmlands in the county and offer operators of farms some protection from encroachment of development. Soils data for Buncombe County. Aerial photos, map unit descriptions, soil series descriptions, and soils series interpretations are available from an unpublished 1975 soil survey. The county is currently being mapped and the above information is available on the areas that have been mapped. The complete Buncombe County Soil Survey can now be viewed online in PDF format. Community Conservation Assistance Program "What is CCAP? A voluntary, incentive-based program designed to improve water quality through the installation of various best management practices (BMPs) on urban, suburban and rural lands, not directly involved in agricultural production. CCAP consists of educational, technical and financial assistance provided to landowners by local soil and water conservation districts." (from http://www.ncagr.gov/SWC/costshareprograms/CCAP/index.html ) For more information, check out their website. CCAP Website Information available for viewing in the District office National Wetland Inventory Maps (1995) Aerial Photos – 1951, 1963, 1975, 1982, 1988 U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Flood Hazard Maps U.S.G.S, 7.5 minute topographic maps of Buncombe County To learn more about the departments within Soil & Water Conservation, select a topic from the list on the left.


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DURHAM, N.C. - Following the ACC-opening victory over Georgia Tech on Thursday evening, Blue Devil IMG Sports Network's Morgan Patrick caught up with head coach Joanne P. McCallie to talk about the win over Georgia Tech and heading to the Maggie Dixon Classic in New York, N.Y., this weekend.
The fourth-ranked Blue Devils will face 25th-ranked St. John's on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 1:30 p.m., in Madison Square Garden. It will be a part of a doubleheader in the Maggie Dixon Classic as Louisiana Tech and Rutgers will play in the first contest beginning at 11:00 a.m.


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En español | Door-to-door scams are among the most common crimes against people 60 and older. Why so? Retirement-age folks are more likely to be home to answer the door during the day. Usually raised to be polite, they're less likely to slam the door. And when scammed, they're less likely to report it to police or other authorities.
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1. Magazine subscription sales. You answer your door and there's a solicitor asking you to subscribe to magazines and pay with a credit card or check. In autumn it's often described as a fundraiser for a local school. You're told it's a bargain, but often the rates are three times what you'd normally pay, and even then the magazines may never arrive.
The Better Business Bureau is predicting that in 2012, complaints about magazine sales will be double the number of 2011. This follows the Federal Trade Commission receiving more than 21,000 such complaints last year, double the number in 2010.
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With meat prices expected to increase in 2013 (the summer drought devastated the corn crop that's fed to livestock), you can expect these vendors to press you to "buy now" to avoid predicted hikes.
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The Stowe Theater Guild presents "Little Shop of Horrors." Tickets are $20 for performances that run Wednesday through Saturday, 8:00 pm at the Town Hall on Main Street. The theater guild presented the same play ten years ago and earned a highly popular reception. It's being brought back by popular demand. The play has some great laughs and compelling 50's and 60's doo-whop music that makes it very popular.
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Lewis Hamilton has downplayed expectations after Mercedes' flying conclusion to pre-season caught the eye...
Lewis Hamilton has downplayed expectations after Mercedes' flying conclusion to pre-season caught the eye.
Signing for Mercedes last year, Hamilton's chances of winning this year's World title - and even grands prix - were all but written off.
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Terunobu Fujimori's Otherworldly Tree Houses Defy the Laws of Gravity
Terunobu Fujimori had his first building erected at the age of 44 (the Jinchokan Moriya Historical Museum was commissioned by his hometown, Chino City in Nagano). Enveloped by local stones and hand-cut planking, the Museum marked the beginning of the architect's controversial career. His own residence, the Dandelion House, has strips of volcanic rocks affixed to the façade and is overgrown with plants. The Flying Mud Boat is a tea-ceremony room built in front of the Chino City Museum of Art in Nagano. It is a shell-like structure suspended on metal wires and wooden supports. Another tea house, the Irisentei Tea House rests on a series of spindly tree legs and is accessible only by ladder.
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This volcanic archipelago, with its spectacular landscapes, is situated off the coast of the Hebrides and comprises the islands of Hirta, Dun, Soay and Boreray. It has some of the highest cliffs in Europe, which have large colonies of rare and endangered species of birds, especially puffins and gannets. The archipelago, uninhabited since 1930, bears the evidence of more than 2,000 years of human occupation in the extreme conditions prevalent in the Hebrides. Human vestiges include built structures and field systems, the cleits and the traditional Highland stone houses. They feature the vulnerable remains of a subsistence economy based on the products of birds, agriculture and sheep farming.
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Cet archipel volcanique avec ses paysages spectaculaires est situé au large des côtes des Hébrides. Il comprend les îles Hirta, Dun, Soay et Boreray. C'est une des plus hautes falaises d'Europe qui possède des colonies d'espèces d'oiseaux rares en danger, dont les macareux et les fous de bassan. St. Kilda est inhabité depuis 1930, mais l'archipel conserve des traces de la présence de l'homme de plus de 2 000 ans dans les conditions extrêmes qui sont celles des Hébrides. Les vestiges humains incluent des structures bâties et de systèmes d'exploitation des terres agricoles, les cleits, ainsi que les traditionnelles maisons en pierre caractéristiques des Highlands. Ils représentent les traces fragiles d'une économie de subsistance fondée sur les produits avicoles et agricoles et l'élevage d'ovins.
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يقع هذا الأرخبيل البركاني بمناظره الطبيعية الخلابة على طول شواطئ جزر هيبريد. وهو يتألف من جزر هيرتا ودان وسواي و بوريراي ويشكل إحدى أكبر الشواطئ الصخرية الاوروبية التي تشكل موطناً لأصناف من الطيور النادرة المهددة بالخطر كبطات الصخور. ورغم خلوه من السكان منذ عام 1930، حافظ هذا الأرخبيل على آثار لوجود بشري يعود الى أكثر من ألفي سنة في ظروف جزر هيبريد القاسية. وتشمل هذه الآثار البشرية مباني مشيدة وأنظمة لاستغلال الأراضي الزراعية تعرف بالعنابر، ومنازل حجرية تقليدية تتميز بها الهايلاندز، كما تجسّد آثاراً هشة لاقتصاد اكتفاء ذاتي قائم على المنتوجات المرتبطة بالطيور والزراعة وتربية الغنم.
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Острова Сент-Килда
Живописный вулканический архипелаг, лежащий близ Гебридских островов, включает острова Хирта, Дан, Соуэй и Боререй. Здесь находятся высочайшие во всей Европе морские утесы, которые служат убежищем для крупных птичьих колоний, в первую очередь для тупика, северной олуши и глупыша. Архипелаг, который с 1930 г. не имеет постоянного населения, хранит следы более чем 2-тысячелетнего пребывания человека в этих суровых условиях. Здесь можно увидеть следы старых полей, сложенные из камней амбары-хранилища (cleits) и традиционные каменные дома. Все это напоминает о былом образе жизни местного населения, которое использовало перо, пух и яйца морских птиц, занималось земледелием и разведением овец. Впервые архипелаг был занесен в Список ЮНЕСКО в 1986 г., а прилегающая к нему акватория вошла в объект наследия в 2004 г., благодаря чему его общая площадь практически удвоилась. В 2005 г. объект был расширен вновь с целью включения культурных ценностей, и в связи с этим он был отнесен к культурно-природному наследию по категории «культурный ландшафт».
source: UNESCO/ERI
San Kilda
Este archipiélago volcánico de paisajes espectaculares, formado por las islas de Hirta, Dun, Soay y Boreray, se halla frente a las costas de las Hébridas y posee algunos de los más altos acantilados de Europa, donde viven inmensas colonias de especies poco comunes de aves marinas en peligro de extinción, en particular frailecillos y alcatraces. Despoblado desde 1930, el archipiélago de San Kilda posee vestigios que atestiguan una presencia constante del hombre en estos parajes apartados e inhóspitos de la región de las Islas Hébridas desde hace más de 2.000 años. Entre esos vestigios destacan los sistemas de explotación agrarios denominados cleits y las casas de piedra tradicionales de los Highlands, huellas frágiles de un asentamiento humano con una economía de subsistencia basada en los productos de las aves, la agricultura y la ganadería ovina.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: NFUAJ
Saint Kilda
Deze vulkanische archipel met zijn spectaculaire landschappen ligt voor de kust van de Hebriden en bestaat uit de eilanden Hirta, Dun, Soay en Boreray. De archipel bevat een aantal van de hoogste kliffen van Europa, die grote kolonies zeldzame en bedreigde soorten vogels herbergen, vooral papegaaiduikers en jan-van-genten. De archipel is sinds 1930 niet meer bewoond, maar bevat sporen van menselijke bewoning gedurende meer dan 2000 jaar. Zo heeft men er veldsystemen gebouwd en zijn er de traditionele stenen huizen van Highland te vinden. De menselijke sporen laten de kwetsbare overblijfselen zien van een minimaal bestaan gebaseerd op vogelproducten, landbouw en schapenhouderij.
Source: unesco.nl
Outstanding Universal Value
Brief synthesis
The tiny archipelago of St Kilda, lying off the west coast of mainland Scotland, is breathtaking. Formed from the rim of an ancient volcano associated with the opening up of the North Atlantic some 65-52 million years ago, the intensely dramatic, jagged landscape of towering cliffs – some of the highest sea cliffs in Europe – and sea stacks present stark black precipitous faces plunging from steep grass-green slopes in excess of 375m. Scenically, every element appears vertical, except the smooth amphitheatre of VillageBay on Hirta with its relict historic landscape. Exposure to some of the greatest wave heights and strongest wind speeds in Europe plays a major role in shaping the coastal ecology.
With nearly one million seabirds present at the height of the breeding season, St Kilda supports the largest seabird colony in the north-east Atlantic, its size and diversity of global significance making it a seabird sanctuary without parallel in Europe. The very high bird densities that occur in this relatively small area, conditioned by the complex and different ecological niches existing in the site and the productivity of the surrounding sea, make St Kilda unique. Of particular significance are the populations of Northern Gannet, Atlantic Puffin and Northern Fulmar. The sight and sound of these myriad seabirds adds significantly to the scenic value and to the experience of the archipelago during the breeding season.
The islands' isolation has led to two outstanding examples of remote island ecological colonisation and subsequent genetic divergence in the two endemic sub-species, the St Kilda Wren and St Kilda Fieldmouse. The feral Soay sheep, so much a feature of the landscape, represent an ancient breed, descendents of the most primitive domestic sheep found in Europe. They provide a living testament to the longevity of human occupation of St Kilda and, in addition, are a potentially significant genetic resource.
The combination of oceanic influences (proximity of deep ocean currents along the continental slope, extreme exposure to waves and oceanic swell, high water clarity) and local geology around the archipelago has created a marine environment of unparalleled richness and colour. The seabed communities are outstanding in terms of biodiversity and composition, including 'northern' and 'southern' species at the extremes of their range. The plunging underwater rock faces are festooned with sea life – a kaleidoscope of colour and form kept in constant motion by the Atlantic swell, creating an underwater landscape of breathtaking beauty. The complex ecological dynamic in the marine environment is essential to maintenance of both the terrestrial and marine biodiversity.
Overlaying the spectacular natural landscape and giving scale to it all, is a rich cultural landscape that bears exceptional testimony to millennia of human occupation. Recent research indicates that the archipelago has been occupied on and off for over 4000 years. The landscape including houses, large enclosures and cleits – unique drystone storage structures found, in their hundreds, across the islands and stacks within the archipelago – culminates in the surviving remains of the nineteenth and twentieth century cultural landscape of Village Bay. The time depth, preservation and completeness of the physical remains, provides a tangible and powerful link to the islands' past history, its people and their way of life, a distinctive existence, shaped by the St Kildan's response to the peculiar physical and geographic setting of the islands.
The islands provide an exceptionally well preserved and documented example of how, even in the most extreme conditions of storm-swept isolated island living, people were able to live for thousands of years from exploiting natural resources and farming. They bear physical witness to a cultural tradition that has now disappeared, namely reliance on seabird products as the main source of livelihood and sustenance, alongside subsistence farming. These age-old traditions and land uses that have so shaped the landscape, have also unquestionably contributed to its aesthetic appeal.
St Kilda represents subsistence economies everywhere – living off the resources of land and sea and changing them over time, until external pressures led to decline, and, in 1930, to the abandonment of the islands. The poignancy of the archipelago's history, and the remarkable fossilised landscape, its outstanding and spectacular natural beauty and heritage, its isolation and remoteness, leave one in awe of nature and of the people that once lived in this spectacular and remarkable place.
Criterion (iii): St Kilda bears exceptional testimony to over two millennia of human occupation in extreme conditions.
Criterion (v): The cultural landscape of St Kilda is an outstanding example of land use resulting from a type of subsistence economy based on the products of birds, cultivating land and keeping sheep. The cultural landscape reflects age-old traditions and land uses, which have become vulnerable to change particularly after the departure of the islanders.
Criterion (vii): The scenery of the St Kilda archipelago is particularly superlative and has resulted from its volcanic origin followed by weathering and glaciation to produce a dramatic island landscape. The precipitous cliffs and sea stacks as well as its underwater scenery are concentrated in a compact group that is singularly unique.
Criterion (ix): St Kilda is unique in the very high bird densities that occur in a relatively small area, which is conditioned by the complex and different ecological niches existing in the site. There is also a complex ecological dynamic in the three marine zones present in the site that is essential to the maintenance of both marine and terrestrial biodiversity.
Criterion (x): St Kilda is one of the major sites in the North Atlantic and Europe for seabirds with over 1,000,000 birds using the island. It is particularly important for gannets, puffins and fulmars. The maritime grassland turf and underwater habitats are also significant and an integral element of the total island setting. The feral Soay sheep are also an interesting rare breed of potential genetic resource significance.
The islands encompass exemplary and well preserved remains of the distinctive way of life that persisted in this remote area, unaltered after the St Kildans abandoned the islands. They encompass the complete fossilised cultural landscape. The natural heritage of the archipelago is the result of natural processes coupled with its long history of human occupation and, more recently, external human influences. The marine environment is largely intact.
Ownership and stewardship of the archipelago by the National Trust for Scotland, the statutory designations in place, the archipelago's remote location, the difficulty of accessing it and human activities almost entirely centred upon Hirta, have significantly contributed to retaining the integrity of the archipelago's heritage.
However, both natural and cultural attributes are threatened to a degree by a range of remote and local environmental and anthropogenic factors such as climate change and unsustainable tourism. Climatic conditions and coastal erosion remain the main threat to the abandoned houses, cleits and other archaeological remains across the archipelago. Large-scale off-shore developments could pose a potential threat to the pristine setting of the islands. Accidental introduction of invasive species poses a significant threat to the natural heritage; and probably the most severe potential threat to the integrity of the marine environment comes from variations in the marine ecosystem, especially the plankton, caused by climate change. Lack of strong protection of the marine environment, unsustainable fishing methods and oil spills also pose a threat to the marine environment and seabird colonies.
The modern installations, the radar base and related buildings, associated with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) operations on Hirta, take up a relatively small footprint, although they do still have an impact on the landscape, as do the coastal defences.
The challenge for conservation of the cultural landscape is to keep a balance between the principle of minimum intervention and active conservation work necessary to minimise decay, whilst keeping records of all the work that is done. With few exceptions this has meant re-using fallen materials, with little introduction of new materials. Where new materials have necessarily been required these have largely, and as far as possible, been like-for-like replacements. A representative sample of the 1400 cleits is monitored and actively maintained.
Protection and management requirements
The primary legislation that protects the archipelago and surrounding seas and their key attributes are: The Conservation (Natural Habitats. & C.) Regulations 1994, as amended; The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; The Land Reform Act 2003; Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004; The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979; The Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006; and The Environmental Liability (Scotland) Regulations 2009. The Scottish Historic Environment Policy (SHEP) sets out the primary policy guidance on the protection and management of the historic environment in Scotland.
The archipelago and surrounding seas are protected by a number of national and international designations, both statutory and non-statutory. For the natural values, the property is designated as a Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, National Nature Reserve, Site of Special Scientific Interest, National Scenic Area, Marine Consultation Area and Geological Conservation Review Site. For the cultural values, selected areas of Hirta are designated as Scheduled Monuments. These designations are backed up by UK, Scottish and local policies, plans and legislation.
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS), a charity, owns and manages the archipelago of St Kilda. Management is guided by a Management Plan which is approved and its implementation overseen by the major stakeholders.
Currently, the MOD has the only full time presence on the islands, although NTS and other conservation bodies/researchers are there for a significant part of the year. The current management regime is vulnerable to the withdrawal of the MOD and to resource constraints within the NTS.
Management of the cultural heritage will proceed on the basis of the minimum intervention required to sustain the attributes of the property's Outstanding Universal Value, underpinned by the recent intensive and systematic archaeological survey of the whole archipelago, carried out by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Conservation of the marine environment, at present, lacks the strong protection of the terrestrial heritage, and ensuring its greater protection in the future will be critical. Management of the natural heritage is and will continue to be one of non-intervention, allowing natural processes to take their course, except where a feature of greater heritage significance is under threat.
Many of the challenges facing St Kilda and/or the NTS in its management of the archipelago -e.g. the threat of invasive species, unsustainable tourism or fishing practices, coastal erosion, etc. -are tackled through working closely with relevant stakeholders, undertaking systematic research and monitoring, providing adequate resources and implementation of the approved and endorsed Management Plan for the property.
Long Description
St Kilda is of exceptional natural beauty and supports significant natural habitats. It is unique in the very high bird densities that occur in a relatively small area which is conditioned by the complex and different ecological niches existing in the site. There is also a complex ecological dynamic in the three marine zones present in the site that is essential to the maintenance of both marine and terrestrial biodiversity.
The cultural landscape of St Kilda is an outstanding example of land use resulting from a type of subsistence economy based on the products of birds, agriculture and sheep farming; reflecting age-old traditions. The built structures and field systems, the cleits and the traditional stone houses of the Highlands bear testimony to over two millennia of human occupation of distant land in extreme conditions.
The archipelago of St Kilda, the remotest part of the British Isles, in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, is the remains of a Tertiary ring volcano, weathered and glaciated to produce dramatic precipitous cliffs. Two stacks adjoining Boreray are the highest in the country: Stac an Armin (191 m) and Stac Lee (165 m). the rocks are predominantly gabbro, granophyre, dolerite and basalt.
There is archaeological evidence of habitation from over 2,000 years ago, concentrated at Village Bay and Gleann Mor, including evidence of Bronze Age occupation and Viking visits. Important changes came in the 19th century, when most of the earlier structures and residential buildings were replaced with new. The church is a relatively plain two-bay oblong structure built in 1826, a schoolroom being added on the north-west side in 1898-1900. As a result of several outside influences, including religious missionaries, a devastating outbreak of smallpox, and tourism, the islands were finally evacuated in 1930.
The most common traditional structure on St Kilda is the cleit, of which is about 1,260 have been recorded on Hirta, distributed all over the island, and more than 170 others on the outlying islands and stacks. Cleits are small drystone structures of round-ended rectilinear form, with drystone walls and a roof of slabs covered with earth and turf. Within this basic plan are numerous variations of door position and examples even includes integral adjoining cells. Cleits were usually used to store materials, and their generally open wall construction was designed to allow a through-flow of air. They were used to store birds, eggs and feathers, and harvested crops as well as peat and turf which were both used as fuel.
The protected settlement areas on St Kilda are:
- the Village, the largest settlement, on the south side of the island, overlooking the Village Bay or Loch Hirta;
- Gleann Mor settlement, on the north side of the island, on the Glen Bay or Loch a' Ghlinne,
- Geo Chrubaidh settlement, north-west of Gleann Mor;
- Claigeann an Tigh Faire, a small site on the west coast.
Historical Description
The origins of the name St. Kilda are uncertain, as there has never been a saint called Kilda. Skildar is the Old Icelandic word for 'shield' which would describe the shape of the islands as they appear to rest on the surface of the water. Archaeological evidence suggests that Hirta has been occupied, almost continuously, for well over 2,000 years. It is certain that the Vikings visited and may have settled the islands. The place names on the islands reflect both the Norse and Gaelic influence.
The first comprehensive account of life on St. Kilda was provided by Martin Martin, who visited the islands in 1697. At this time, St. Kilda was owned by the MacLeods of Harris and Dunvegan, and would remain with a branch of the family until the time of evacuation in 1930. At the time of Martin's visit there were approximately 180 people on Hirta, living in a main settlement in Village Bay. They kept sheep and cattle and grew crops, but mainly used the products from seabirds and their eggs. They caught the birds by either scaling the cliffs from the bottom, or by lowering themselves down to the cliff ledges where the birds nested. The birds provided them with oil and feathers, which they collected and used as payment in kind for their rent.
In 1822, the Reverend John MacDonald, a renowned evangelical preacher, the 'Apostle of the North', visited St. Kilda. He set about the foundations of a puritanical religion, built upon by the Reverend Neil MacKenzie who arrived as resident minister in 1830. He decided to try to improve the standard of living of the St. Kildans. The traditional 'run-rig' system of agriculture was now replaced by a permanent allocation of land to each family. The old village houses were demolished and replaced by a line of black houses on Village Bay. In 1861, MacLeod paid for a new set of cottages, which were built by his masons from Dunvegan. These were erected alongside the black houses, many of which were retained as byres.
In 1865 the Reverend John Mackay was sent to St. Kilda and set about imposing a strict rule over the islanders. By this time, much of the tradition of music and poetry on the island was forgotten and now it was replaced by the requirements of this strict faith. Other factors in the history of the St. Kildans were the diseases. A smallpox epidemic in 1724 killed most of the population. The population never again exceeded 110, and the traditional economy began to falter. From the 1870s, visitors started coming to the Village Bay. Money was introduced and the St. Kildans came to rely on the tourists for income. By the beginning of the 20th century this uncertain source of income also began to decline. Communication with the mainland was difficult though a post office was opened in 1899.
During the First World War, 1918-19, a naval unit stationed on the island bringing radio communication, regular mail, employment and supplies. The naval gun and ammunition store were added in 1918 in response to a German U-boat attack which destroyed the communications mast, the Store and some other buildings. By 1928 the population had fallen to 37. In 1930 the remaining islanders signed a petition requesting evacuation, which was granted. On 29th August 1930 they left the islands. The majority settled to work for the Forestry Commission on the mainland. In 1931 the islands were sold by the MacLeods to the Earl of Dumfries, later to become the 5th Marquess of Bute. He retained the property, unoccupied and managed as a bird sanctuary, until his death in 1956. In January 1957, it was acquired by the National Trust for Scotland.Source: Advisory Body Evaluation
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Americans demand low prices and giant warehouse stores where they can buy anything they want. We may not like it, but big box retailers are a part of life. But don't assume that being big is bad. Massive, world-wide retailers can make a difference especially because they are that big. Enter IKEA, a company with stores all over the world. Critics say that IKEA is a landfill-waste generator because they make huge volumes of stuff that doesn't last. IKEA only started working toward sustainability in 1999, when it published its first set of environmental priorities, but their new slogan is "low price, but not at any price."
IKEA is pursuing sustainability in a big way. They stopped using plastic bags. They are investing $77 million in clean technology startups like solar. Today, 71% of all IKEA products are recyclable, made from recycled materials, or both. The company recycles 84% of the waste generated in its stores. When a country introduces stricter emissions rules, like when Japan decided to restrict formaldehyde emissions to levels close to zero, IKEA imposes the new restrictions on its global operations. As a result, Ikea's policy reflects the strictest emissions policies in countries across the world, even though it sometimes drives costs higher.
IKEA's sustainability initiative focuses on four areas: products and materials, suppliers, climate change and community involvement.
IKEA's requirements for its suppliers are outlined in their code of conduct, IWAY, which you can read online. The requirements include compliance with national legislation, no forced or child labor, no discrimination, payment of at least the minimum wage and compensation for overtime, a safe and healthy working environment, responsibility for waste, emissions and the handling of chemicals. Suppliers are inspected for compliance by a third party auditor, and more than 1,000 audits are done every year to catch suppliers who break the rules. However, some countries – namely China – have been uncooperative with providing correct information. China is a major source of materials, providing 22% of IKEA's sourcing. IKEA hopes to increase China's compliance by making consequences harsher and increasing awareness in China and the western world.
IKEA also requires third party audits of its wood suppliers. If you've ever been to an IKEA store, you know that they use a lot of wood in their products, especially furniture. IKEA has four levels of requirements for its wood suppliers. Their long-term goal is to source wood from FSC-certified forests, although this is a long way off. Currently, 94% of suppliers meet IKEA's minimum requirements, but only a small number are FSC-certified.
A new forestry plan for 2009-2012 was approved last year where stronger action and more investment will bring certified volumes up to 35%. In 2012 this would correspond to over 5 million pounds of round wood that is being certified as coming from well managed forests, according to the company.
IKEA wants to limit its use of raw materials like wood and its working on new techniques that will accomplish this. One example is a technique where a core of stiff card is sandwiched between thin sheets of wood, called board-on-frame. IKEA's global CEO says this and similar techniques will make up all of IKEA's offerings in the future, and solid wood will be phased out.
IKEA is also addressing its contribution to climate change by examining its carbon footprint in detail and looking at ways to reduce it. In addition to cutting down on business travel and providing public transportation to some of its stores, IKEA has rolled out free bike trailer rentals at some of its stores.
Still, IKEA's global CEO Anders Dahlvig said at a summit in August: "If we include everything, i.e the extraction of raw material at source, the processing at sub-suppliers, our customers' transportation to the stores, our customers' use of our products in their homes (light bulbs, white goods) and of course our own activities at IKEA including our stores, warehouses, all our suppliers, etc., a rough estimate is that our CO2 emissions today amount to around 27 million tones per year".
But a comprehensive initiative, "IKEA goes renewable," was launched in 2006 to substantially decrease CO2 emissions. IKEA set the long term objective of powering all IKEA units – stores, warehouses, offices and IKEA owned factories – with 100% renewable energy. IKEA also wants to increase energy efficiency in its units by 25%. As of late 2007, the company was on 42% renewable energy and had achieved a 10% energy efficiency improvement.
For example, the new Karlstad store is the first IKEA store in Sweden heated with a ground source heat pump, reducing heating energy consumption by 80%, which is equivalent to the energy consumption of 150 detached houses per year. The new Spreitenbach store is the first store in Switzerland heated only using wood pellets and sunshine.
At the same summit, Dahlvig summed up IKEA's efforts this way: "On the one hand I am proud of what we have achieved. However I have some hope that we will be able to speed up our efforts even further in the coming year. We are taking one important new step that we were not ready for until now.
"The environmental agenda has until now been developed as a separate strategy with a top down approach. I believe this was necessary to get us to this point.
"Now, however we have reached a level of maturity in the organization where the sustainability work can be truly integrated in our everyday business agenda and strategies. Sustainability is no longer an activity on its own but it is totally integrated in everything we do. I am convinced that this will make a big difference in the years to come."
Someone thinks IKEA is doing things right – a more detailed description of IKEA's sustainability efforts can be found in the Swedish book called Value Based Services for Sustainable Business: Lessons from IKEA.
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February 5, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Hey, thanks for this post! We're pointing to it in a piece over on Super Eco, and it's reminded me to look into just what is IN all that IKEA furniture from the standpoint of offgassing etc.
February 1, 2009 at 6:18 am
ESS, Hold your horses buddy. I totally agree that Ikea's PR is probably better than their environment policy. In fact as their products are mainly short life cycle products we all are probably better of buying durable stuff instead of stuff at Ikea.
BUT: Being a Dutch law student I can tell you that Ikea IS paying taxes. Before you say stuff like the stuff you said, you should probably have tried to learn a bit more about Dutch Tax Law (as Ikea is officialy a Dutch company). The Dutch law says that EVEN charitable organizations should pay taxes when they enter a merket in which they compete with the normal actors. So shouting that they do not pay any taxes is rather ignorant and lacks complete nuance.
Besides even my statement needs nuance, as I understand it, Ikea is divided up in many many different companies all of which are taxed. Proabbaly the holding is not taxed, but the holding WILL have to pay taxes over the income of their shares, and again, even if the holding is a charity, then still they are competitors with normal legal entities and their turnovers WILL be taxed.
Just thought I should mention that.
January 30, 2009 at 1:12 pm
IKEA does a lot to keep up a good PR face, with all of these environmentally friendly policies, and even make relatively high quality products for the price. People are often left wondering, "if IKEA can do it, why can't other companies?" The simple answer is:
IKEA is listed as a non-profit organization with the stated mission (paraphrased) to provide healthy living environments to all people around the world. They do not pay any taxes because of this classification and the owner of IKEA is at times the richest man alive. Sustainability means more than simply awareness of the natural environment, it means to be aware of the consequences of our actions on all aspects of our society. By robbing governments of their rightful taxes, IKEA is picking out of the pot funds that could be invested in new technologies, public schools, etc.
IKEA may be mindful of the environment, but it is not sustainable.
January 29, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Some great detail here, thanks Inhabitat. It is great to see large corporations focus on social responsibility and get a lot of things right. But part of me thinks that despite the big CSR play, some part of IKEA's business model is simply incompatible with a sustainable world.
IKEA wants to limit its use of raw materials like wood a…stiff card is sandwiched between thin sheets of wood, called board-on-frame… and solid wood will be phased out.
Let's think about this for a minute. IKEA are going to phase out real wood, a material that lasts centuries, and replace it with cardboard compound. Whilst this may be recyclable my children aren't likely to be left it in my will or likely to be buying it from a used furniture dealer in 50 years time. IKEA are the Topshop of the furniture, McFlatpack. Surely it's better to turn a tree into table form today and use it for a couple of hundred years than produce cardboard and mold it into disposable furniture once per decade. It's time we saw leadership from IKEA in this area but that may simply too much against their grain.
January 29, 2009 at 4:51 pm
I enjoy re-using ikea wood in other projects once my original furniture has met the end of its usefulness. Will board-on-frame be as re-usable as previous materials?